Chapter 33: One-day Truce

Through Xue Ye, Di Hong also learned that the reason why he was the one leading the troops this time was entirely because of the Xue Yu faction. They hoped to strike a blow against Xue Ye's power through this war.

They hoped that Xue Ye would be defeated, preferably miserably.

Everyone knows that the Star Luo Empire will not engage in a national war with them. This war will only last a few months at most. After gaining enough benefits, the Star Luo Empire will withdraw its troops immediately.

That's why the people of the Second Prince's faction persuaded Xue Yu to let him convince the Emperor to let Xue Ye lead the troops. They just hoped that Xue Ye would lose the battle, or even suffer a crushing defeat, as long as the whole army was not wiped out.

Xue Ye’s talent for cultivation is average, and he is simply unable to fight against powerful soul masters. The battlefield is dangerous and who knows if there will be any accidents. If Xue Ye died on the battlefield, it would be even better. Xue Yu could take over directly and there would be no need to fight.

However, the old emperor was obviously not too confused. In addition to the 10,000 royal knights, there were also hundreds of soul masters and a soul master at the Soul Saint level. With them, Xue Ye's safety could be fully guaranteed.

Di Hong had not expected that in just one year, the internal strife within the royal family had reached this point.

The prince was fighting for the throne, but it was these soldiers who were unlucky.

A few days later, the 200,000-strong army arrived at Jialing Pass.

Looking up at the hundred-meter-high city wall in front of him, Di Hong was filled with emotion.

"It's really a magnificent fortress."

Di Yang said: "This Jialing Pass is located in the central strategic point of the Tianling Mountains. It is built on the mountain, with high walls and thick walls. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. There is also a moat several dozen meters wide outside. This pass is a place that military strategists must fight for."

"But it is not easy to capture Jialing Pass. Even if all the 400,000 troops of the Xingluo Empire were killed, they would not be able to capture Jialing Pass."

Although Jialing Pass is very strategic, everyone knows that the Xingluo Empire cannot fight to the death at Jialing Pass. Their troops are now stationed a hundred miles away, while the armies of the Barak Kingdom and the Haagen-Dazs Kingdom are only fifty miles away from them.

The two armies were still very close to each other.

The wind blew across the Lima Plain, bringing with it a cloud of dust, and behind the wind and sand was the smell of blood.

Standing on the city wall of Jialing Pass, looking far ahead at the endless Lima Plain.

"Ah~" Di Hong closed his eyes and felt the wind blowing across his cheeks. There was nothing special about Jialing Pass now, but in a few decades, a shocking war would break out around this pass.

The Spirit Hall, which should have been called the Spirit Empire at that time, fought a bloody battle with the million-strong army of the Tiandou Empire. There were even three gods, or four gods, who fought a war of gods here.

Blood flows into a river.

The result of the war between gods was one death and one disability. Qian Renxue's divinity was shattered and Bibi Dong died directly.

But now, the two empires are fighting here, but the battle is not around Jialing Pass.

There are not many defenders at Jialing Pass now, only more than 30,000 people, but there are many wounded soldiers, all sent down from the front line.

After resting for a short while at Jialing Pass, the army immediately headed to the front line to join the armies of the two kingdoms. The closer they got to the front line, the stronger the smell of blood became.

The latest news is that yesterday the two kingdoms had a battle with the Xingluo Empire, and the Xingluo Empire defeated the armies of the two kingdoms. Currently, the armies of the two countries can only passively defend and dare not take the initiative to attack.

Xue Ye did not go directly to the military camp, but took a dozen cavalrymen to the place closest to the battlefield to observe and understand the situation. Di Yang and Di Hong also followed him to the battlefield.

When they reached a hillside, Xue Ye pulled the reins and stopped.

The plain not far away was filled with smoke and corpses, and the blood almost dyed the land red.

After seeing this, Di Hong frowned slightly, obviously a little uncomfortable. It was the first time he saw such a tragic scene. Blood, corpses, and broken limbs were scattered all over the battlefield. There were those from the Star Luo Empire as well as the two kingdoms of Barak and Haagen-Dazs.

“It’s really tragic.”

"That's what war is like." Xue Ye sighed, then raised the whip in his hand and pointed it into the distance.

"See that? That's the military camp of the Xing Luo Empire."

From their position, they could see camps standing in the distance, one after another.

Then Xue Ye pointed in another direction.

"That direction is Yelin City. If we attack from there, we can directly hit the flank of the Xingluo army or harass their logistics." "We can send more soul masters there."

"But their logistic supply lines will definitely be protected by soul masters, so it will not be easy to attack them." Di Hong said.

Xue Ye nodded slightly: "That's right."

After watching for a while, several people turned around and left.

The news brought by Xue Ye soon spread to the Xingluo Empire military camp.

Inside the big tent of Xingluo military camp.

Dai Yutian sat in the main seat. He was younger than Xue Ye and looked very young and masculine, with blond hair and a pair of sharp eyes.

Looking at the sand table in front of him, his brain was working rapidly.

"The reinforcements from the Tiandou Empire have arrived, led by Xue Ye."

"Here comes the crown prince." Xu Zhong, who was sitting in the first seat on the left, sneered.

Dai Yutian snorted coldly, his tone was very disdainful: "I hope this swan will not be eaten by my tiger."

A soldier entered the tent.

"Report, there is an envoy from the Tiandou Empire outside, he said Xue Ye has a letter for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Oh?" Dai Yutian was a little surprised.

"Letter to me?"

"Bring it here."

He wanted to see what the Crown Prince of Tiandou Empire could say to him.

The soldier respectfully handed the letter to Dai Yutian.

After opening the letter and reading it for a while, Dai Yutian laughed.

"What did this letter on a snowy night say?" Xu Zhong asked curiously, and the other generals were also curious.

Dai Yutian handed the letter to Xu Zhong.

"Xue Ye hopes to have a one-day ceasefire so that both sides can collect the bodies of the dead soldiers."

After reading the letter, Xu Zhong gave it to the general next to him.

"Your Highness, should we agree to this?"

"Agree with them. After all, many of our soldiers died on the battlefield."

Standing up and stretching his neck, Dai Yutian left the tent. Taking advantage of the day's truce, he had to plan how to fight next. It was impossible for Tiandou's reinforcements to completely defeat them unless God helped.

They are fighting deep in enemy territory, so they have to be careful or they could suffer heavy losses if they are not careful.

The next day, soldiers from both sides came to the battlefield and began to collect the bodies of the dead soldiers and clean up the battlefield. Neither side brought weapons, but there were still many soldiers standing by not far away, ready to prevent either side from going back on their word.

As soon as the soldiers of both sides met, the atmosphere became tense and collisions occurred from time to time. If it weren't for the ceasefire, they would have probably started fighting long ago.

The clearing of the battlefield lasted from morning till evening.

As the sun sets, the soldiers on the battlefield return to their respective barracks.

Looking at the bodies being pulled back by cars, everyone, including Di Hong, felt mixed emotions.

After a simple ceremony, Xue Ye ordered people to send them back to Jialing Pass.

(End of this chapter)