Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely Chapter 1589 - 499: What Is Yuwen Dao Waiting For? Taking the Initiative (2)

"We’ve already rested for an hour; it’s about time. Notify the army to set off immediately and head towards Aikou Camp. The distance from here to Aikou Camp is roughly over 60 kilometers, passing through Hanzhao and Qing Valley along the way. I’ll give you six hours."

Hou Quan was startled upon hearing this, and then quickly understood. He immediately bowed deeply and said solemnly, "I accept the command!"

Hou Quan currently holds three positions: Commander of the Great Xia Dragon Martial Army, Vice Governor of the Jinyang Alliance Army, and General of one battalion of the Jinyang Alliance Army.

Under normal circumstances, the Jinyang Alliance Army would be led by the Alliance Commander Xiang Fuhai, but ever since Yuwen Dao personally came to Jinyang last year to oversee, Xiang Fuhai had stepped back.

All marshals of the four northern expedition armies of Great Xia were appointed by Lady Li Xuanling. As the marshal of the right-wing army, Yuwen Dao naturally became the supreme commander of the fifty thousand strong Jinyang Alliance Army.

After receiving the order, Hou Quan directly withdrew from the main hall and quickly informed Yuwen Yong and other generals from the seven battalions.

"The army moves out!"

The four thousand strong army, after resting for an hour at the West Yuan Camp, immediately began to assemble and arm themselves. Within less than half an hour, they were fully prepared, and then, following Yuwen Dao’s command, they slowly marched eastward.

Watching the empty West Yuan Camp below, Yuwen Dao shook his head slightly.

Like the Yinhe Valley region, by the time the army arrived at the West Yuan Camp in the first half of the night, the defending forces of Jinshan Town had already withdrawn. Not only the defending forces but also all the materials from the treasury had been completely moved out, leaving behind an almost empty camp apart from a few civilians.

"Avoiding battle, delaying, wishing for our supplies to run out, naive. If we were not fully prepared, how could we wage war against you on four fronts simultaneously? These Northern Five Towns are too ridiculous, especially when there are two vassal towns supporting from behind..."

Yuwen Dao shook his head repeatedly, watching the army slowly move forward, and he directly took the lead, flying ahead to scout the way.

Though he is the main commander, he is also one of the few Xianyang Level personnel in the army. To ensure the safety of the army, the Xianyang Level personnel are tasked to act as scouts; even as the main commander, he is not an exception.

Besides Yuwen Dao, Hou Quan, the Vice Governor of the Jinyang Alliance Army, also being Xianyang Level, must serve as an advanced scout.

However, Hou Quan is not at the army’s front but on the right wing, hovering high in the air, observing the speed of the army’s march with eyes full of curiosity and speculation.

"60 kilometers, 6 hours, what is being waited for?"

Great Xia has emphasized marching speed since its inception.

Take the Dragon Martial Army as an example: at the initial breakthrough to Cold Resistance Level, their marching speed was 50 kilometers per hour. Following years of training, it reached up to 70 kilometers per hour.

Of course, that was during a scale of one thousand people. With an expansion and restructuring two years ago, elevating Dragon Martial Army to an Eighth-level Legion, and expanding to a scale of five thousand, the marching speed slowed down but could generally be maintained at around 50 kilometers.

Now it is different; currently, departing from West Yuan, the force is 40,000 Alliance Army, with Dragon Martial Army being just one battalion. Yet even then, the 40,000 Alliance Army can march at about 30 kilometers per hour, of which the data was obtained when previously stationed at Jinyang City.

A mere 60 kilometers, yet Yuwen Dao gave them six hours.

Jinshan Town has already amassed heavy forces at Aikou Camp, evidently ready to defend there. With no possibility of ambush around, Yuwen Dao had no reason to afford them so much time.

There’s only one possibility: Yuwen Dao is doing this deliberately!

Deliberately slowing them down, waiting for something...

Considering the movements of splitting forces yesterday, Hou Quan vaguely grasped something, but with insufficient information, he still couldn’t fully comprehend.

"Great Xia is undoubtedly powerful, but Lady Li seems overly confident. If any of the four armies encounter problems amid simultaneous battles, it could cause total chaos..."

Recalling the orders received at Jinyang, Hou Quan suddenly let out a sigh. Yet, the sigh had not ended before he seemed to suddenly realize something, abruptly startled and his pupils brightened.

"So that’s it... So that’s it... I understand!"

............

What Hou Quan understood, none knew.

Meanwhile, Lord Long Mingyuan of Dragon Valley Town was in exceptionally high spirits.

"The rear army from Yuan Cheng is watching Yangqu, Luo Yuan’s central army in Muyin Town amounts to merely 40,000; with 30,000 stationed at Fushan, only 10,000 are garrisoned in Muyin Town, making our Dragon Valley the least pressured among the Northern Five Towns..."

Staring at the map on the table, Long Mingyuan’s pupils shimmered with light.

Beside him, Army Chief Li Yangtian, upon hearing his words, nodded emphatically, saying, "Lord, we currently have a total of nineteen thousand troops, capable of supporting Yangqu in the southeast or threatening Muyin in the north.

Attacking Muyin Town could be challenging, but we can cooperate with Wuchuan Town to encircle and destroy Luo Yuan’s 30,000 troops at Fushan. If we succeed, Great Xia will have no threats left in the central area; when the time comes, we might even capture Muyin Town..."

Listening to what Li Yangtian said, Long Mingyuan’s face was full of temptation, yet doubt still lingered in his brows as he asked solemnly, "Actively attacking, is it wise? Yang Zhun has not ordered an attack, and we have just this amount of people. If anything goes wrong..."