"No more waiting, who knows how long this will take,"
Lin Zhan turned and said to Mingling, who led the Earth Dao Ancestors, "Esteemed Ancestors, are there any cavalry in the Earth Dao skilled in all-terrain combat?"
Mingling, who had been transferred to the Qi Luck battlefield, returned to the Gao Xin clan after a group of Earth Dao Ancestors revived.
After all, most of the elite forces of the entire Earth Dao had been transferred here. Leaving behind the two brainless subordinates, the Black Robe Ancestor and the Asura King, was truly worrying.
Mingling quickly nodded and said, "Ghost Cavalry Legion, with a full strength of ten million, all members have been assembled and can be dispatched at any time."
"The commander of the Ghost Cavalry Legion is Gui Qi," Mingling said, gesturing to a burly man in black knight heavy armor below.
The burly man quickly stood up and said to Lin Zhan, "The Ghost Cavalry Legion is at the disposal of Marshal Lin at all times."
Lin Zhan nodded and said, "Gui Qi, dispatch two million elite cavalry to enter the Heavenly Clan's hinterland along with the Human Race's Wolf Cavalry. The objective is not to engage in battle, but merely to thoroughly scout the terrain, major cities, and population distribution."
Then, Lin Zhan turned to the Golden Wolf Cavalry and said, "Ancestor Tie Muzhen, lead two million Golden Wolf Cavalry on the same expedition. Scout up to 200 kilometers, and along the way, look for information left by the scout teams. Everything is to be carried out according to the General Staff's plan."
"Yes," Tie Muzhen, leading a group of grassland men, cupped his hands and said.
Gui Qi, imitating him, saluted Lin Zhan and followed Tie Muzhen out.
"Ancestor Huo Qubing, lead the Great Han Iron Cavalry and depart two hours after Ancestor Tie Muzhen. You don't need to do anything, just trail behind Ancestor Tie Muzhen. Provide support when necessary."
"Assemble 500 elites from the Asura Legion and 3 million elites from the Underworld Beast Legion. Advance and set up camp 50 kilometers from the second Heavenly Pass. Ancestor Li Jing, lead the Black Armored Army to follow and establish an outpost base on the spot."
"The Wind God Pterodactyl Knights and the Underworld Beast Air Division will take to the skies and scout within a 100-kilometer radius inside the Heavenly Pass."
The generals who received the military orders quickly stood up and left.
Lin Zhan said to Mingling beside him, "Ancestor, integrate the elite forces of the Earth Dao. Keep ten million for special missions, and the rest are ready for support at any time."
Seeing Mingling nod, Lin Zhan said to Leng Shan, "Leng Shan, lead the Seventh Army Group and mobilize an engineering regiment from Xiao Ming. After Ancestor Li Jing has established the outpost base, advance forward. Build a warning fortress every 30 kilometers. Leave 50,000 Human Race and 50,000 Earth Dao Army soldiers in charge. The Heavenly Clan will definitely try to cut off our rear. These warning fortresses will be our eyes."
"Yes," Leng Shan nodded and left without any further words. After all, they were old comrades, and they understood Lin Zhan's unconventional ideas instantly.
The Seventh Army Group, though said to have ten million soldiers, was bolstered by its formidable canine companions. Excluding the Leng family members themselves, even the ordinary soldiers of the Seventh Army Group kept a mastiff of comparable power. The entire Seventh Army Group now had more dogs than people.
It could be said that the Seventh Army Group was not the most valiant among the nine army groups, but it was definitely the one with the most insidious and shameless combat style, and also the one with the longest combat endurance. After all, they had many brothers. For the Leng family, dogs were also considered brothers.
The rest of the morning passed in a heavy silence in the command center, with only the returning scouts and their discussions with the general staff breaking the quiet.
Zhang Dabiao walked up to Lin Zhan and said, "Marshal, the map has been scouted for 80 kilometers, and the scout team has also contacted the command center. Minister Xiao will be returning personally in half an hour. Minister Xiao just ordered the reconnaissance department to assemble all personnel at or above the King rank."
Lin Zhan frowned upon hearing Zhang Dabiao's words and said, "Old Xiao must have suffered a loss. It seems the Heavenly Clan is indeed difficult to deal with."
"Dabiao, relay the order to the Rocket Army. Launch all available reconnaissance rockets. You, the General Staff, will determine the launch coordinates. Although it may not be of much use, I hope it can provide some assistance to Old Xiao." Su Dan Novel Network
Lin Zhan knew that Xiao Hanyi commanded the entire Human Race's reconnaissance department, and the personnel within were all masters of their level. A significant portion of them were elite killers brought by Xiao Hanyi from Lou Wai Lou. These people were not only powerful in combat but also had excellent training results in various fields.
It could be said that the loss of each of these individuals would cause Xiao Hanyi considerable distress. The fact that Xiao Hanyi had assembled all the King rank experts in the reconnaissance department clearly indicated that they had encountered a tough opponent in the Heavenly Clan's hinterland.
Indeed, half an hour later, Xiao Hanyi entered with four Great Emperors from Lou Wai Lou. Each of them was carrying a severed head.
"Old Lin, come and take a look at these people. They are quite different from the normal Heavenly Clan army. Our Emperor rank experts are no match for them."
"Especially the Heavenly Clan scouts they led, they are even more powerful. More than 200 Heavenly Clan scouts were able to chase down and cut down over 300 of our brothers. Compared to them, our scout team's casualties reached a 1:3 ratio."
Lin Zhan and the others rushed forward. Mingyuan's gaze sharpened, and he fell into thought, saying, "Could these people be from the Heavenly Dao Legion?"
"Xiao kid, did your scout team encounter many Heavenly Clan warriors like this?"
Xiao Hanyi shook his head with a bitter smile and said, "If there were many, we might not have returned at all. The opposing side had only two Great Emperors and ten Emperor ranks. With me, we had a total of five Great Emperors and twenty-four Emperor ranks. Even so, we still had one Great Emperor injured and seven Emperor ranks killed. It's thanks to the ability to revive in the Earth Dao, otherwise, I would have cried myself to death."
Lin Zhan and the young generals like He Dazhuang were stunned. It was known that although Xiao Hanyi was only a mid-level Great Emperor, his killing-based martial arts made him a formidable opponent, even for some high-level veteran Great Emperors of the Human Race.
Furthermore, the four Great Emperors he brought were all former 99 Heavenly Level assassins from Lou Wai Lou who had followed Xiao Hanyi through countless battles and survived. None of them were weaklings, yet they had been defeated so badly.
Mingling placed a hand on a severed head and muttered an incantation. A moment later, a blurry image appeared before everyone's eyes.
"It is indeed a scout team from the Heavenly Dao Legion. Kid Xiao, you are truly fortunate. The Heavenly Dao Legion's scout force consists of one Half-Ancestor, twelve Great Emperors, and one hundred and twenty Emperor ranks. If you had encountered all of them, it would have been extremely dangerous."