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n“Prepare for battle!”

nLong Qian Xing pushed all the thoughts to the back of his mind and quickly ordered the soldiers to go toward their position.

nRiver General Kui wouldn’t let them get this place.

nBut he knew that he and his father would do everything they could so that they would be able to control this area.

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nSlash! Thud!

n“How many are left?” Nan Luo asked, panting as he dragged his tired body. After that brutal river crossing attempt, they couldn’t rest easy because the soldiers were attacking them like crazy to make sure that they wouldn’t be able to reach this place in one piece.

nThe soldiers who managed to cross were all engaged in fierce battle.

nUnlike General Long’s side where the general was timid, the leader in this place was a commander, but he was courageous and continued the attack without stopping.

nIt was only when the night fell that he began to order the soldiers to retreat.

nNight battle would be disadvantageous for both sides.

n“Young Commander, they’ve retreated,” Xiao Yan gave the report.

n“Good.”

nThud!

nSitting down on the ground, Nan Luo really didn’t have any strength left. He looked at the other soldiers and silently admired how they could still walk and went back to their resting location.

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nHe felt completely spent.

n“Nan, are you alright?”

n“Mhm.” Nan Hua nodded and silently walked towards Nan Luo. She looked at her tired twin brother and handed the water container. “Drink some.”

n“Thanks!” Without standing on ceremony, Nan Luo took the bottle and drank it before pouring the rest on his face. It felt much better after washing off a bit.

nNan Hua nodded and looked around her. Looking at how her grandfather was still giving order, Nan Hua had a newfound respect for generals. No matter how tired they were, they still had to make sure that their subordinates were coordinated and all.

nIt was truly a position that was worthy of respect.

n“We’re going to stay here for the next few months.” Nan Luo stood up weakly. “Hopefully we’re not going to cross the river to the other side anytime soon.”

n“That wouldn’t happen.”

nNan Hua passed a look at her twin brother then saw her cousin, who was carried by Si Kang. It seemed that for Feng Ao Kuai, this battle had spent his entire stamina. He no longer had any strength left to even walk.

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nIt was not easy.

n“Rest well, it’s only starting.”

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nOld Master Nan led the soldiers to conquer some of the cities near the river towards Zhang Xu Kingdom’s border, but he didn’t expand further than several cities.

nAfter that, he ordered General Chi to build wall and fortress in this area. It was all in order to make sure that they would be able to stay connected.

nFor the time being, they didn’t dare to conquer another city that was much closer to Zhang Xu Kingdom.

nAfter all, being attacked by Zhang Xu Kingdom could be painful.

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nOld Master Nan reunited with General Long, who had already rebuilt one of the cities near the river. The areas around it still need renovation and with the addition of Old Master Nan, the battles were easier and the progress could be hastened.

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nThey received report from General Cao that stated that all cities along the border with Fei Yang Kingdom and Wei Da Kingdoms were already conquered. The only problem they had left was the fact that Xia Mountain was on the way.

nAside from the West Valley, they couldn’t cross it so easily.

nIn the end, General Long ordered them to attack the border with Shi Long Kingdom so that they could build a passageway towards the nearest city there. Naturally, he also sent message to General Shangguan and General Feng to help if it was necessary.

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nIt has been three months.

nSpring passed and Summer came.

nShi Long Kingdom still reacted with violent battle against General Cao and General Shangguan. Unfortunately, they had to concede the area between Xia Mountains and one of their cities to Fei Yang Kingdom.

nIt was the road that General Cao used to get more people towards their new areas in front of Xia Mountain.

nBut they still avoid Xia Mountain.

nNo matter how brave they were, not a single one of them wanted to provoke those who were staying on top of the mountains.

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nAt the same time, General Feng had to move to another city that was closer to the road. His task was to make sure that they could maintain the road while the border with Shi Long Kingdom was completely handed to General Shangguan.

nGeneral Shangguan might be still quite young, but he had enough capabilities. And with his brute force known to be rivalling his father… not many people wanted to challenge him directly.

nThey were worried that they would turn into mincemeat if they did clash head front.

nDuring this time, Nan Luo couldn’t count how many battles he had fought anymore. From time to time, he had to think of countermeasure as River General Kui kept on using various tactics to stop them from building the wall and fortress.

nUnfortunately, River General Kui couldn’t move forward.

nBut at the same time, General Long and Old Master Nan knew that they wouldn’t be able to advance easily past this area.

nIt was time for them to return.

n“Return?” Nan Luo asked in surprise when Feng Ao Kuai told him the recent news.

nFeng Ao Kuai nodded. He passed the bamboo strip towards Nan Luo. “This is the recent battle report from nearby areas. It seems that another kingdom is being impatient.”

nReading the report, Nan Luo’s expression turned cold. When they were busy with their fortress here, there were other people who had made the move to make sure that Fei Yang Kingdom wouldn’t have too much of advantage.

nZhang Xu Kingdom.

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