Xie Pengtao couldn't help but look gloomy as he looked at the Youliang army that was retreating again.
Since he came to the front line, he has seen the battle between Youliang Kingdom and Xuanjian Sect with more defeats and fewer wins.
Xie Pengtao is the general of Youliang Kingdom and a master of the fifth level of Tiangang Realm. His strength in Youliang Kingdom is second only to that of King Youxi of Youliang Kingdom, and he is the second master of Youliang Kingdom.
Half a month ago, the army of Youliang Kingdom, which had almost won the victory, was suddenly defeated by Xuanjian Sect, and suffered a terrible defeat in that battle.
Under this situation, Xie Pengtao had no choice but to go to the front line and personally command the battle.
In this half month, Xie Pengtao mobilized almost all the troops of Youliang Kingdom to the border with Songtao Kingdom. In this battle, Youliang Kingdom invested almost all its strength, so that Mingda and Riyuezhai
The border defense of the kingdom was handed over to other dependent countries of the Blood Shadow Alliance.
But even so, Youliang Kingdom was still at a disadvantage in the battle with the Xuanjian Sect army, and it was difficult to win even one of the ten battles.
Moreover, the occasional victory seemed to be caused by the Xuanjian Sect's army deliberately letting off steam, which made Xie Pengtao feel extremely shameful and humiliating.
He just couldn't understand why the Xuanjian Sect's army suddenly increased so much in strength when it was almost impossible to fight back at the hands of Youliang Kingdom in the past few months.
Although he received a report from his subordinates that it was the sudden appearance of another Chu Jianqiu in Xuanjian Sect that greatly increased the strength of Xuanjian Sect.
But Xie Pengtao didn't believe this statement. How could one person have such a huge influence on a large army? Moreover, this person was only a warrior at the eighth level of the Yuan Dan Realm.
As for the dozens of Tiangang-level puppets that those defeated subordinates said appeared on the battlefield, Xie Pengtao was even more unconvinced because he had not seen a single Tiangang-level puppet on the battlefield in the past half month.
Xie Pengtao now very much doubted whether those people had lied about their military exploits before. It was originally a defeat, but they reported them based on their victory.
It was only now that the situation was completely out of control that the truth was reported.
However, although Xie Pengtao was suspicious, now was not the time to investigate the faults of those generals. The most important thing now was how to win this battle.
Xie Pengtao is now very torn in his heart as to whether he should truthfully report the current battle situation.
If you conceal it and don't report it, the army of Youliang Kingdom will really not be able to defeat Xuanjian Sect.
Now that the war situation is eroding, continuing to fight will only put Youliang Kingdom into an increasingly difficult situation.
However, if the report was made truthfully, Xie Pengtao's position as general would probably be in jeopardy.
Once the top brass of the Blood Shadow Alliance are alerted, even Youxi, the king of Youliang Kingdom, will not be able to retain his position.
With the Blood Shadow Alliance's strict reward and punishment system, both Xie Pengtao and King Youxi will be held accountable when the time comes. It would be a minor matter to be removed from their position, but it would be terrible if they were demoted to hard labor.
Once you are demoted to hard labor, you are basically destined to become cannon fodder on the battlefield. This is the most severe punishment in the Blood Shadow Alliance besides the death penalty.
After careful consideration, Xie Pengtao decided not to report the fighting situation here for the time being, but to borrow troops from the neighboring Chibao Kingdom.
The Red Leopard Kingdom is also a superior vassal state of the Blood Shadow Alliance, but its strength is far inferior to that of Youliang Kingdom.
Although Youliang Kingdom is also a superior vassal state of the Blood Shadow Alliance, it is the lowest ranked vassal state among the superior vassal states of the Blood Shadow Alliance, and is only slightly better than the intermediate vassal states of the Blood Shadow Alliance.
However, the Red Leopard Kingdom is one of the top 30 kingdoms in the Blood Shadow Alliance, and its strength is several times stronger than that of the Youliang Kingdom.
The number of Tiangang Realm experts alone in the Red Leopard Kingdom reached fifty, and the number of elite troops reached three hundred thousand.
Xie Pengtao reported his thoughts to Youxi, the king of Youliang Kingdom, and soon Xie Pengtao got feedback from Youxi.
Youxi decided to adopt Xie Pengtao's suggestion, and also decided to go to the Red Leopard Kingdom in person to borrow troops.
After all, Youxi didn't want to be held accountable by the top brass of the Blood Shadow Alliance and lose his position as the king of Youliang Kingdom.
After Xie Pengtao received Youxi's reply, he felt a little relieved.
Next, Xie Pengtao stood still and stood firm in the border fortress. He allowed the Xuanjian Sect to provoke him but refused to fight.
After receiving the intelligence from the border, Chu Jianqiu in white also guessed that Youliang Kingdom might have gone to move reinforcements, so he ordered the Dark Night Battalion to inquire about the relevant information and pay attention to the unusual movements in Youliang Kingdom.
Soon news came from the Dark Night Camp that Youxi, the king of Youliang Kingdom, left the Youliang Kingdom Palace and headed towards the Red Leopard Kingdom.
Dark Night Camp has gathered the most elite talents of Xuanjian Sect. Under the management of Xue Liyan and Ma Jingyao, Dark Night Camp's intelligence network has long spread across the territory of more than ten kingdoms near Songtao Kingdom.
Whether it is the Youliang Kingdom and the Red Leopard Kingdom of the Blood Shadow Alliance, the Songtao Kingdom and the Mingda Kingdom of the Sun and Moon Zhai, as well as the Fenghan Kingdom and the Huangyan Kingdom of the Shangqing Sect, they are all covered by informants from the Dark Night Camp.
It is precisely because of this huge intelligence network that Chu Jianqiu in white can obtain the latest information as soon as possible and make judgments and actions.
However, maintaining this huge intelligence network consumes extremely huge resources. If you want to open up all the key points, you must have a lot of resources and wealth.
When Xuanjian Sect's resources were tight some time ago, this intelligence network was almost stagnant.
Now that Chu Jianqiu has brought back a large amount of wealth, this intelligence network has been reactivated.
And due to the injection of huge wealth, this intelligence network has developed more rapidly and the information has become more informed.
With accurate information, not only Chu Jianqiu in white can accurately grasp the battle situation on the front line, but the management of Xia Youhuang's Youhuang Pavilion can also seize business opportunities more accurately and quickly.
With sufficient financial support and Chu Jianqiu's intention to expand the power of Xuanjian Sect, Xue Liyan took advantage of this opportunity to expand the Dark Night Camp and build the Dark Night Camp's intelligence network even closer and larger.
With enough wealth, Xue Liyan's Dark Night Camp can even bribe powerful Tiangang realm men from enemy countries to become the Dark Night Camp's informants. After all, even the warriors in the Blood Shadow Alliance can't resist the temptation of huge wealth.
Sometimes a fifth-level magic weapon or a fifth-level elixir is enough to bribe a Tiangang realm strongman.
It is precisely because the Dark Night Battalion's intelligence network is so developed that the Dark Night Battalion can easily grasp the enemy's movements.
Otherwise, if Youxi’s departure from Youliang Kingdom was such a confidential matter, how could the Dark Night Camp have obtained such important intelligence information so easily if they had not bribed the powerful people at the top of Youliang Kingdom????.
Chu Jianqiu in white is naturally very satisfied with the current intelligence capabilities of the Dark Night Camp.
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