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As the leader spoke, the distant mountain remained silent. As they drank, the leader did not speak any further.

When Yuan Shan finished the wine in his cup, he suddenly said: "The Western barbarians are the enemies of the Central Plains. All martial artists should be responsible for participating in this expedition, but how can the Heroic Assassins guarantee their safety if they go all out against the Western barbarians?"

"The entire Central Plains has been preparing for this expedition for five years. Who do you think would dare to neglect it?" The leader replied in an indifferent manner.

The distant mountain once again fell silent. The leader of the group did not urge him. Not long after, the distant mountain said, "Next spring, the Heroic Assassins will immediately leave the Western barbarians."

"No, unlike the Western barbarians, we need to work together. This master hopes that your senior executives will negotiate with the higher ups of the other sects and families in the west before we can march again!" The leader stared at the distant mountain road.

"Alright!" Having said this, Yuan Shan turned around and left. The co-owner watched as the back of the distant mountain slowly disappeared into the distance. The corners of his mouth curled up as he finished the cup of wine in his mouth and left the tavern.

The land of the Central Plains was busy. In the blink of an eye, another year had passed.

In the spring of the second year, only a few clan leaders were able to return their disciples to their homes for the new year. After the new disciples returned, the leaders of the various factions all led their disciples to the west.

Although they were scattered all over the place, the entire Central Plains was vast and imposing. After five years of training, there were now a million members from the sects and families in the west.

The troops of the various factions set up camp at the border, and the leaders of the various factions gathered at the Flying Cloud Sect.

After ten days passed, a group of people that did not belong to any sect or aristocratic family had arrived in the west.

Those people were the chivalrous warriors, and there were at least three to four hundred thousand of them. Moreover, they were all here at the same time. How could they not be imposing and majestic?

The location where the Heroic Assassins camped was not far away from the aristocratic families of the sect. All of the Heroic Assassins and above had gone to the Flying Cloud Sect.

They were not afraid of being wiped out in one fell swoop. Just like what their host had said, they had put in too much effort in this expedition. No matter how brazen a clan or clan they were, they would not dare to start a bloody battle here.

Moreover, if they really wanted to do this, it would depend on whether the clan members would agree or not.

In order to break away from the status of the Devil Dao and ascend to the stage of the Central Plains, the Heroic Assassins would have to pay a great price. Thus, when giving out tasks to the Heroic Assassins, Tian Jue and the other Heroic Assassins would not be able to refute anything.

After a few more discussions, the Heroic Assassin Qing Ye, Immortal Drunken Wine, the Dragon Catcher, and the Immeasurable Sage were all assigned missions of their own. They were all the four famous Western barbarians' main generals.

As for the leaders of the five great sects, Xu Xun and Zhang Yuan had also been assigned two generals, and Wu Hui was still participating in the decapitation mission along with the leader, Yuan Shan.

The patriarch of the Southern Sword Sect and the master of the Flying Cloud Sect were in charge of assisting in the beheading of the head. The masters of the various first-rate powers were in charge of leading the battle while the chivalrous masters were in charge.

The Elders of the five great sects and the Storm Sect had formed a discussion association, with Tian Jue in charge. The main responsibility was to direct the front lines, as well as to supply food and supplies.

The gyrfalcon was in charge of the front line, leading most of the knights.

After the distribution was completed, it was time to consider the matter of the transportation of the grain. As the saying goes, before the horse moves, the grain would be taken first.

The grain is the vital vein of the army, after consultation, the chivalrous guest is responsible for the grain first.

When Hai Dongqing returned to the Heroic Assassin's base camp, she felt that even though the higher-ups of the Heroic Assassins were assigned a mission, she still had a feeling that they were intentionally separated, but she did not have enough evidence.

But now, the grain was not moved, which meant that there would not be much progress in the war against the Western barbarians. The task of transporting food was too risky.

The gyrfalcon had been frowning ever since he had returned to his base camp, just enough for Ji Hao to notice. Ji Hao stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said with a bow, "Sir, what's troubling you?"

The gyrfalcon looked at Ji Qing and said somewhat worriedly, "The aristocratic families in the sect threw us a good thing, but it's kind of hot on our hands."

"Ji, I've heard a little about it. Delivering grain is a big deal, and aside from the president and the others, we still have a great chance of delivering it." Ji Hao chuckled.

"Although the Western barbarians will be held back while they feed, they still cannot be underestimated. They are all at the same level as the president and he has important matters on his hands, so how can we say that his confidence is great?" The gyrfalcon frowned.

"Ji is not talented, and is highly regarded by my master. His strength can now be compared with that of my president." Ji Hao cupped his fists and saluted.

When the gyrfalcon heard this, he almost lost his balance. His talent was excellent, and he had experienced so many life and death situations to finally have strength now, but he didn't think that Ji Hao, who didn't pay much attention to him, would still be on par with him.

"Really?" Hai Dongqing didn't even close his mouth as he asked Ji Hao lightly.

"Yes." Ji Hao nodded affirmatively.

"But that's not enough." The gyrfalcon waved his hand.

"Has the lord forgotten? The Man of Immeasurable Honor, Zhu Changpeng Changyue, was far superior to the president, while the eldest grandson of Qing Ye's disciple, Mu Xue, was a much lower profile Fu Hu, and an arrogant Ren Feng was not weaker than the president.

Furthermore, with Master here personally leading the way and selecting five thousand experts, this trip will not be worrisome. " Ji Hao said in a low, serious voice.

"If you didn't tell me, I would've forgotten. You really are a fool. Alright, then I'll trouble you to bring them over." The gyrfalcon clapped.

"Yes!" Ji Hao cupped his fists and saluted, then left.

Regarding the arrangements and selection process, Hai Dongqing had ample time because the time he needed to transport them was the day after the outbreak of the war.

With the outbreak of the war, other than the decapitators and the people who were going to deal with the main general, the rest of the people walked in side by side. They all brought food, and Hai Dongqing wanted to bring the food before they ran out.

This meant that the mission would be carried out with the troops from the beginning to the end of the war, and they would drag the food along the lines.

Not long after that, Ji Hao led Chang Yue and the rest to the tent of the gyrfalcon. When they saw them arrive, the gyrfalcon hurriedly stood up to welcome them.

"Sir, when we came here, we heard from Junior Ji Qingqing about the purpose of this mission. The others don't know, but I can't handle this matter. I just want to go to the front line and kill the enemy." Let me clasp my fist in salute.

Fu Hu remained silent. His eldest grandson Mu Xue wanted to say something but remained silent. As for Chang Yue, she seemed as though she could say anything.

Whether or not our army can really wipe out the Western barbarians and control the flow of our army's provisions is most likely the case. With all of our rations and provisions in our hands, our army will definitely be defeated, is this not more important than killing our enemies at the front lines? The gyrfalcon frowned at me and asked.

Let me do the talking, Hai Dongqing said: "Regarding the matter of the food and fodder, leave all of it to the few of you. I won't ask too much about it."

Hearing this, Ji Hao hurriedly cupped his fists and said, "Milord!"

The gyrfalcon raised his hand to stop Ji Hao, then said lightly, "A great army must not lose a leader every day. Hand over the command of a chivalrous expert to a clan or family, I am worried."