Published: March 7, 2025
Chapter 400: Retreat, Retreat, Obediently
In Diwu Qingrou's imagination, after Jing Menghun led his forces to kill the Chu King of Hell at the last moment, he would continue to create obstacles for Iron Cloud's army, delaying them for an hour or two, which should be achievable.
And it should have been like that! With three thousand masters simultaneously causing havoc, their skills far surpassing those of ordinary soldiers, they could definitely reach the front of the army and set up roadblocks to hinder the cavalry. In such mountainous terrain, it was incredibly easy to do so. Just casually felling a few large trees would suffice. Moreover, prior to this, Diwu Qingrou had ordered the entire forest to be burned, creating a terrifying atmosphere where every tree seemed like a soldier!
Under such conditions, even if it was just one or two hours, Jing Menghun should have been able to do it! Not to mention that in Diwu Qingrou's mind, Tie Butian would still need to search for the whereabouts of the Chu King of Hell, which required time and effort.
Overall, regardless of the circumstances, the time delayed by Tie Butian's return would definitely not be less than two hours! Four hours, or even eight hours, could not be ruled out.
But Diwu Qingrou only needed two hours. This request wasn’t high at all; even if anyone were to design this segment of the journey, a delay of two hours would be more than reasonable!
However, these two hours were the most crucial time. It was the additional three hundred miles beyond Diwu Qingrou's plan!
While two hours is not short, even the most elite cavalry cannot cover three hundred miles after a long journey, but they could definitely close the distance to two hundred fifty miles! Or even less!
As long as the enemy could see or hear the cavalry's movements, given their current situation, they would definitely fall into chaos. What Diwu Qingrou needed was this kind of internal turmoil. Because at that distance, hundreds of thousands of troops could not pass through Slant Valley in an orderly manner! Once chaos ensued, it would become even more impossible; they would only be able to crowd together.
This is human nature. Everyone wants to survive; everyone wants to push forward for their own escape. In a chaotic situation, even the most battle-hardened army becomes a mob of misfits!
Diwu Qingrou understood this very well.
These two hours were the time to unify the world! The battle between the two nations, the clash of millions of troops, might ultimately be decided within these two hours!
But Diwu Qingrou never expected that the Ninth Grade Throne, leading thousands of masters, would not even manage to blink effectively! They had made no effort to impede the army and had fled instead.
Because Diwu Qingrou could never have imagined that the Chu King of Hell, whom he thought was already on the brink of death, would unleash such terrifying battle prowess at this critical moment! Surrounded by Jing Menghun's three thousand masters, he had single-handedly slain over a thousand!
Even Jing Menghun at the peak of the Ninth Grade was severely injured and fled in disarray. This was a terrifying variable, one that no one could have anticipated!
What he never expected was that the arrival of the Chu King of Hell coincided perfectly with the arrival of Tie Butian's army! They bumped heads directly.
This saved all the searching time. Then Tie Butian's quick decision to order Wu Kuangyun to lead the troops back immediately saved even more time.
In this back and forth, the time available for Diwu Qingrou's army became exceedingly minimal!
Fortunately, the three generals selected by Diwu Qingrou were all desperate fighters eager for success! Although they did not gain this two-hour buffer, their reckless rush actually shortened the time a bit.
This brought the situation to a near stalemate.
Meanwhile, Wu Kuangyun, on the rapid retreat back to aid, had already sent a message via eagle: ordering Wu Yi, who was waiting in Slant Valley, to return to Heavenly Rift Pass immediately!