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After the food delivery had been arranged properly, the gyrfalcon could finally relax and do something that did not conform to the sect's arrangements, which was to keep in close contact with the guild leaders.
This would be of great help to the Heroic Assassin, and not to the Heroic Assassin's troops rushing to their deaths.
If everyone listened to the sect and families' arrangements, they could see that after this battle, the Heroic Assassin's troops wouldn't be completely wiped out, and they wouldn't be far away from being completely wiped out.
In February, when the snow had just melted and the spring cold had not yet subsided, the west began to move. Tian Jue had a discussion with the elders of the five great sects. He knew a bit more about the Western barbarians and the various sects and families, so he was going to send some of his men to lead the Western Sects and Clans.
The elder of the Feiyun sect and a few other elders of the other sects retorted, but in the end, it was decided. However, because of this, people suspected that Tian Jue wanted to take revenge on him.
There were only two reasons for Tian Jue's actions. Firstly, the various sects and families in the west were more familiar with the environment and terrain. Secondly, he wanted to weaken the forces in the west.
According to the statistics from five years ago after the battle, the losses sustained by the Flying Cloud Sect and other clans in the west were extremely small. At that time, the loss was truly unbelievable, no wonder the west retreated so quickly.
The military forces of the Sects were divided into three paths, one directly to the west, one directly to the west, one to the southwest, and one to the northwest. The military forces of the Sects were divided into three paths, one directly to the west, one directly to the west, one to the southwest, and the other to the northwest.
Hai Dongqing divided the Heroic Assassins into 50 routes, using the Western barbarians' continuous strategy. They were not far from each other, and the way they were moving forward appeared to be arc shaped, with each route separated by 30 miles.
With the Western Sects as the counterweight, it happens to be the largest part of the Southern Clans of the Southern Clans. The Northern Clans as the main force.
In the western barbarians, such a strategy was best since the terrain was mostly grassland.
The western barbarians were well-prepared when the Central Plains was being mobilized. Within five kilometers of the western barbarians, the forces of the nobles of the western clans were being strongly obstructed.
The one hundred thousand barbarian cavalry soldiers charged forward without regard for their lives. In the Western barbarians' territory, they were even more nimble. This was the advantage of the terrain.
When the Western Sects and Clans were attacked by the Western barbarians, their two wings and the forces of the Heroic Assassins each gathered at ten thousand. They quickly closed the formation and cut off the Western barbarians.
Seeing that the situation was bad, the western barbarians had no choice but to abandon the first thirty thousand Steel Cavalry and retreat quickly. Those who remained would be flooded by the two hundred thousand odd men of the western clans and families.
The first collision between the Central Plains's troops and the Western barbarians ended with the loss of nearly forty thousand men.
After this time, there were no longer any obstructions to the frontal assault. However, the two flanking offense teams were each obstructed by approximately two hundred thousand Western Steel Cavalry.
After several collisions, both sides had lost close to ten thousand men. After nearly two hours of being stopped, the two flanks of the chivalrous hero's troops had each joined the group of 70,000 people.
Don't underestimate these 70,000 people, they first joined the sect's aristocratic camp to fight back. They then came together and waited for the crowd to gather before they launched their assault.
Seeing that it was already too difficult to stop them, the two western barbarians retreated. However, they did not simply retreat, but would send people to harass them from time to time. This kind of harrassment was truly a headache for others.
From time to time, there would be people sighing. The Western barbarians are just too great.
The large and small conflicts were unceasing, and it always gave people the feeling that someone in the army would fall into a pool of blood every step of the way and not move at all.
Only after the army advanced for three days did they finally see the residences of some of the western barbarians. The people of the Central Plains maintained the spirit of martial dao and did not kill the civilians.
On the evening of the third day after the start of the all-out attack, Hu Tao and a few dozen men were in charge of investigating the situation. Seeing that night was approaching, they were worried that they wouldn't have time to rest, when they saw a place nearby where the Western barbarians lived.
The Western barbarians were a nation of horsemen, so most of their residences were tents.
When the Western barbarians saw Hu Tao and the others, they started to feel scared. Hu Tao tried to comfort them, "Fellow villagers, don't be afraid. You're all innocent in this war."
Hu Tao didn't know whether or not anyone in the western barbarians understood his words, but not everyone thought so. There were also many people who thought that they should return the favor back to him.
Many of the Western barbarians thought the same. They were afraid that the people of the Central Plains would retaliate in the same way.
Hu Tao and the others also discovered that there were almost no young men among the Western barbarians. Most of the young men they could find were handicapped.
After waiting for Hu Tao to calm down, some of the heroes following behind him clearly couldn't understand what was going on. A young man wearing a grey robe pulled Hu Tao over and walked to the corner.
"Brother Hu, why are you being so courteous to them?" Even if these people hadn't personally participated in the invasion, they would have still indirectly participated. Otherwise, where would the initial fodder have come from?
Is it not enough to prove that there is not a young man in such a large place? "
When Hu Tao heard this, his brows furrowed, but he did not say anything. After a while, when the gray-robed youth saw that Hu Tao wanted to say something, Hu Tao spoke first:
"Why do we hate the Western barbarians so much? Because they are not as strong as beasts, we are warriors and heroes, and if we kill their unarmed civilians, what's the difference between us and them? "
When the grey-robed youth heard this, he gritted his teeth, took a deep breath and said: "I will listen to your teachings!"
"Try to enlighten your dissatisfied companions. This is an order from the higher-ups. The consequences of disobeying an order are severe. Phew." Hu Tao patted the young man on the shoulder and said with a sigh.
That night, Hu Tao and his men camped right next to each other. As night fell, a man limped over to Hu Tao, carrying a wooden bowl filled with wine from the Western region.
Hu Tao looked at the man with a puzzled expression. The man smiled and said in the language of the Central Plains, "This is our special wine. I have come to thank you for your tolerance."
When Hu Tao heard this, he frowned and looked at the man. The man then said, "I've admired the culture of the Central Plains for a long time and have learned its language in private."
Hu Tao nodded thoughtfully. Without waiting for Hu Tao's permission, the man walked up to Hu Tao with enthusiasm and offered the wine to him with both hands.
Hu Tao refused, "We can't drink during the march. I appreciate your kindness."
The man didn't listen to Hu Tao at all, he just forced the wine on him. Hu Tao didn't get angry when he saw Hu Tao being so friendly, so he just pushed the wine over.
Suddenly, Hu Tao felt a chill in his heart. When he tried to dodge, it was already too late. There was a dagger hidden under the wooden basin.
