Eternal life begins with saving my clan

Chapter 286: Precfecture War - Part 1

Thousands of miles from Zizhu Prefecture's border, a large army gathered beyond what the eyes could see.

This was the Governor's army.

At the center of the camp was the General's tent. Inside was General Sun, an old man with scars of war on his wrinkled face. His prestige was only second to the Stage Governor.

The campaign to take over Zizhu Prefecture came as an emergency. The Governor wanted to seize control of Zizhu Prefecture without raising any dust.

He aimed to loot the prefecture of whatever they discovered and leave quickly before higher authorities discovered anything.

Looking at the decorated General Sun, the commanders inside the tent had respectful expressions on their faces.

Currently, they were discussing how swiftly they would take over the prefecture when a messenger rushed in.

"General!" he shouted and stretched out the scroll.

General Sun creased his brow and took the message. Quickly, he unfolded the scroll, and when he read the content, his expression changed from shock to annoyance.

"Those barbarians are getting ahead of themselves," he mused in anger. "Since they dared deploy their army, then I won't mind killing every one of them without any defense to their land again."

"General," one of the commanders called when they saw the various conflicted expressions on his face.

"Get ready, we're moving out," General Sun commanded.

Even though all the commanders didn't know what was going on, they all saluted and rushed out of the tent.

The war would begin sooner than expected.

Meanwhile, in Cold Steel Pass, the atmosphere was filled with tension.

Last night, news of the deployment of the Celestial Forte Army had spread throughout the garrison.

Even though Cold Steel Pass was famed for being the strongest army of the prefecture, news had spread about how fearsome this new army was.

Outside the garrison, General Shi, Meiling, and the two commanders stood side by side as they waited patiently.

Behind them were ten thousand soldiers in clean formation. Everywhere was silent; not even the chirping of birds could be heard.

After waiting for one hour, three dots appeared on the horizon. In the next couple of seconds, the dots were getting closer at blinding speed.

Watching the fast-approaching dots, the tension among the soldiers was palpable.

In the next minutes, the dots had enlarged, taking the form of massive beasts.

They were Thunderbirds.

Huh!

Everyone sucked in a cold breath, their hearts pounding heavily against their chests full of excitement and anticipation.

Shortly, the massive Thunderbirds appeared before them, and their big eyes looked at the soldiers in disdain.

Slowly, they descended to the ground. On their backs was a woman in brown intimidating armor.

For the other Thunderbirds, three people stood on each, while the last one carried one hundred barren land soldiers.

Taking a step forward, General Shi gave a military salute and said, "Welcome to Cold Steel Pass."

"It's an honor," Biyu said, merely looking at the thousands of soldiers before averting his gaze. "We're short of time. Please lead the way," she added.

Inside the garrison main hall, Biyu looked at the four people and said, "There are spies among your people, which I suppose you know. So, His Majesty has sent one hundred of his men to help you out."

"You don't have to bother with them. They know what to do."

"Apart from that, I need an expert who knows the routes to the State Capital."

When the four heard this, they were stunned, and their jaws dropped to the ground.

Previously when Su Yen told them he was going to take over the state in one clean swoop, they thought it would take months, even years before he could achieve it. But who would have expected there was already a plan in motion to take over the State Capital.

"What's with that expression?" Biyu asked with a light smile on her face.

How could mortals understand the mighty power of His Majesty? Without creating the Celestial Forte, the barren land army was enough to dominate the world.

But His Majesty chose to lay low for the moment and therefore trained a new force.

As for the State Capital, it would be a training ground for the Commandoes.

"N-Nothing!" General Shi shook his head while still reeling in shock.

"Who among our men knows the State Capital?" He turned to his two commanders.

Before they could respond, Meiling spoke. "I know the way."

"Good. You take them," Biyu responded quickly, not giving General Shi the chance to talk his daughter out of it.

Meiling looked at the worried expression on her father's face and took his palm. "Father, I'll be alright. What could happen to me on such a mighty beast?"

"Besides, with that armor, only a handful of people could match me."

Sighing, the expression on his face lessened, and he advised, "Be careful and return immediately."

"I will." A bright smile appeared on her face as she gave him a warm hug.

Looking at her departing back, General Shi shook his head, and his expression returned to normal.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen to her," Biyu said confidently.

"I know."

"Good. Let's focus on our main task. The army would arrive in less than a week. We need to be prepared to march out of the border after that."

Three days later, a massive beast appeared a thousand miles from the state capital.

From the distance, they could see how massive the state capital was compared to their cities.

Towering buildings rose to the sky, and the never-ending wall surrounded the capital.

On the wall were soldiers with an intimidating gaze armed to the teeth.

"So, this is the state capital," the only female among the commando said with a mischievous smile.

"Yes, amazing," Meiling said with a smile.

"Barely."

"What! What do you mean by barely?!" She widened her eyes in shock, staring at the woman.

"Enough of the chat. We need to move," the thin ordinary man said.

He was the second person among the Commandoes.

"Let's separate. You only contact each other when needed," the last person, a bald sturdy young man said.

Looking at the three people walking toward the State Capital as if they were taking a stroll toward an ordinary town stunned her to stupor.

"What could be so amazing than this?" She muttered and jumped to the back of the waiting Thunderbird beast.

Five days later, the Celestial Forte army arrived at the border and was joined by the Cold Steel Pass soldiers.

What happened next was a massive march of over five hundred thousand soldiers out of the prefecture to confront their enemies.