Bo Yugu, along with the deputy commander, directed the twenty-four corps to initiate an offensive against the Southern Heavenly Kingdom.
Their command and coordination abilities were noticeably worse than those of Xiu Jie Ming.
After stalling for half a day, many units were still unable to reach the designated positions.
After issuing the order to attack the city, so corps even failed when attempting to use their combined attack techniques.
This caused the tempo of the siege to beco chaotic. Although the city was being attacked from all sides, the various assaults struggled to maintain synchronization.
A couple of blasts here and a couple of blasts there—what was supposed to pose a significant threat to the Southern Heavenly Kingdom's city barrier did not achieve the anticipated effect; the city barrier easily blocked the attacks.
Bo Yugu and the others found this situation quite distressing. Commanding an army in battle is certainly not sothing anyone can do well.
To be able to direct a battle involving an army of a million-level scale is indeed extrely rare.
Of course, by "commanding" here, we an a commander who can truly mobilize a million troops effectively, not just an officer who only knows how to give orders.
"Damn it, the Celestial Court Army is really useless; good thing we didn't truly rely on them." Bo Yugu also knew that the current deputy commander couldn't be fully blad for this.
Firstly, he lacks prestige, and secondly, among these twenty-four corps recently, too many officers have defected from the Celestial Court Army, leading to severe coordination issues due to the lack of mid-level and grassroots officers to perform tasks.
This offensive exposed the serious problems currently plaguing the Celestial Court Army.
But for Bo Yugu and his team, it was actually a lucky coincidence.
Bo Yugu thought to himself, "Seeing the Celestial Court Army like this, Chen Guan and his team should be tempted to counterattack, right?"
Originally, he planned to have the Celestial Court Army pretend to be exhausted, but now they didn't even need to act—they were truly a bunch of useless fools.
However, after waiting for a while, despite the Celestial Court Army's disorganized offensive, the Southern Heavenly Kingdom remained firmly shut, only presenting its city barrier without any intention to engage in battle.
"Keep bombing, continue bombing, increase the pace," Bo Yugu issued an order.
"But if we continue to increase the pace, the soldiers' primordial energy will not be able to keep up with the consumption. If the Southern Heavenly Kingdom charges out, it might be hard to resist," the deputy commander said.
"Do you think they can withstand Chen Guan with their current pathetic state?" Bo Yugu sneered, "Everything is under control; just do as I say. We only need to lure Chen Guan and his team out."
"Alright then." The deputy commander simply ordered a faster siege pace.
As the pace of the siege accelerated, the soldiers' primordial energy quickly failed to keep up with the consumption, rotations beca more frequent, but the combined attack techniques beca weaker and increasingly prone to failure.
Finally, under Bo Yugu's deliberate actions, the gates of the Southern Heavenly Kingdom opened, and a troop charged out from inside.
"Finally they've arrived." Bo Yugu's mouth curled into a cold smile, "Chen Guan, oh Chen Guan, you are still too young. In this world, there's no such thing as free fortune; you're making a strategic error by engaging now."
Chen Guan is quite strong, but Zi Donglai has long been invincible within the Grotto Heaven.
Moreover, Chen Guan is essentially solitary, relying purely on the montum of the Ten Great Families.
Now with Zi Donglai making an appearance, plus the presence of the Purple Sun Corps, even the Ten Great Families might not dare to oppose him.
If they offend Zi Donglai, their assets in Pengxuan Grotto Heaven will likely be confiscated by Zi Donglai.
Knowing what's of greater importance, the Ten Great Families should be able to discern correctly.
...
Huang Tianming's eyes widened, staring at the armor in front of him with an expression like he'd seen a ghost.
"No... State Preceptor... say it again... what did you just say... I think I misheard it... didn't hear clearly..."
Chen Guan smiled at Huang Tianming and said, "I want you to put on this armor and play the role of Zi Donglai."
"Play the role of Zi... Dong...lai..." Huang Tianming felt his mind was struggling to process.
What happened next felt sowhat surreal to Huang Tianming.
He put on the armor and was led by Chen Guan to where the Purple Sun Corps was lurking. With Fujimura Reiko's assistance, he beca the owner of the Purple Sun Corps, the one whose na made the Ten Great Families tremble—Zi Donglai.
"I... you..." Huang Tianming looked at Chen Guan, having a thousand words to say, yet not knowing where to start.
"There's no need to say anything; just follow what Fujimura says. Rember, you are Zi Donglai now. Ignore everything else, but you must exude authority," Chen Guan said with a smile.
"Yes, yes... authority... authority..." Huang Tianming nodded blankly, still feeling as if in a dream.
"It's in your hands now." Chen Guan said to Fujimura Reiko, then returned quietly to the Southern Heavenly Kingdom.
When Chen Guan saw the Celestial Court Army digging their own grave, he imdiately gathered forces and prepared for battle.
Because many officers from the Ten Great Families had co over, Chen Guan also had plenty of talent now.
Jiang Tianqing, Xin Ding, and Yun Bihua ca over, though Chen Guan was a bit disappointed that Shi Zhin, Leng Zhe, Bai Yueguang, and Zhu Hongzhi did not join.
Due to different backgrounds, there's really no other choice.
Shi Zhin's family consisted of retired Celestial Court Army veterans, Leng Zhe also hailed from the Celestial Court Army, Bai Yueguang had Ancestral Court connections, and Zhu Hongzhi was certainly with her.
When Chen Guan led troops to engage, they never really fought; as soon as he entered the battlefield, the Celestial Court Army fled at the re sight of him.
Bo Yugu didn't even have ti to issue a retreat order; the soldiers fled even faster, with their direct commanding officers also ordering a retreat without caring about other orders from above.
Bo Yugu sighed helplessly, worried about the current situation of the Celestial Court Army, but knowing there was nothing more he could do; it wasn't within his control.
"Order Zi Donglai to attack," Bo Yugu issued his final command.
The order flag soldiers signaled with the flags, soon followed by the thunderous sound of hooves on the flank.
An all-armored, almost fully ard heavy corps charged from the side of the battlefield, and when the Purple Sun Flag was raised, it imdiately caught the attention of both sides.
"The Purple Sun Corps... It's the Purple Sun Corps... How can they be here..." The presence of the heavy corps terrified both sides of the battlefield.
The reputation of the Purple Sun Corps is unprecedentedly formidable within the Grotto Heaven.
Watching the Purple Sun Corps charge from the flank, cutting off the retreat of Chen Guan's troops from the city, Bo Yugu ordered the deputy commander to rally to jointly attack Chen Guan's team with Zi Donglai from both sides.
"Chen Guan... as a traitor, you didn't expect this... those who gain the way are supported by heaven... those who lose it are left helpless... today the Purple Sun Corps and City Lord Zi aid us to slay you, the rebel..." Bo Yugu shouted loudly.
The noble children saw their retreat blocked by the Purple Sun Corps, and noticing the attire of the leader and Fujimura Reiko beside, they were startled, fearing the worst.
The na of a person, the shadow of a tree—the na Zi Donglai indeed carries an intimidating aura.
"What's going on? Why is Zi Donglai here in Celestial Pillar Grotto Heaven? Does he dare leave Pengxuan Grotto Heaven? Why hasn't the Gong Family given him trouble? What's the Gong Family doing?" Soone had started to curse under their breath.
Chen Guan glanced at the opposing force, whose morale initially crumbled without resistance, beginning to regain composure and reorganizing themselves, ready to fight again upon hearing Bo Yugu's words.
"Is Zi Donglai's na really so effective?" Chen Guan pondered while stroking his chin, not expecting the identity he fabricated to have such significant impact now.
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