For these indigenous phantoms, it was truly an undeserved catastrophe.

Where did the enemy come from?

These indigenous phantoms were originally just small tribes attached to the Beidi People, and indeed, during the battles between the Beidi People and the Chu Dynasty, these tribes may have also contributed manpower and effort.

But they had never imagined that one day, they would actually suffer retaliation from the grand army of the Chu Dynasty!

Because these tribes were either in the Western Regions or in the Desert North, separated from the Chu Dynasty by vast distances. Under the constant harassment from the Beidi People, the Chu Dynasty, at most, defended its borders tirelessly—how could it suddenly come slaughtering over?

This time, demons and order restorers used this historical slice as the battlefield, so these small tribes closely associated with the Beidi People were naturally also categorized on the side of demons.

However, the demons only needed a limited number of demonic soldiers; Chi You did not really care about these small tribes, so he let them maintain their status quo.

In Chi You's view, even if the order restorers truly had a flanking division that could break through the dark fog layers and penetrate deep into the Desert North, they would suffer severe casualties. If there were only a few hundred individuals left, these small tribes could have managed them.

But Chi You clearly had not anticipated that although the casualties were severe, the remaining players were all elites among elites.

Moreover, they were led by General Wei Huo!

"Kill!"

No need for more words, after groping their way in the dense fog for so long, as soon as they encountered the enemy, the players rushed forward like wild horses freed from their reins, chopping down anyone in sight!

The Beidi People were nomads, so the large tribes' tents were generally gathered together, not far apart. The players hacked their way in from one side and out the other, wielding swords and various weapons fiercely!

"Surrender and you will not be killed!"

General Wei Huo shouted in the Beidi language amidst the chaos, and many of the enemies actually dropped their weapons in a panic.

The fight did not last long, soon, the few fiercely resisting Beidi People were cleanly wiped out, and the rest were driven by the players led by General Wei Huo to an open area.

Only then did these startled Beidi People realize that this god-like descending force of the Chu army actually consisted of only a few hundred men?

"General Wei Huo, how should we deal with these people?" a player asked.

General Wei Huo quickly provided an answer, "Those who surrender will not be killed; those who fight will be destroyed immediately!"

Some players disagreed with this approach, as it posed some risks.

They were deep in the heartland of the Beidi People. If they spared these individuals, some might run off to inform others.

It seemed that thoroughly exterminating them was a better option.

But upon further reflection, one could understand that General Wei Huo's choice was correct.

This was after all the age of cold weapons, where the disparities in military strength were not that significant. Currently, the Chu army did not have a superiority in numbers, so completely annihilating these Beidi People may not have been realistic. Even if successful, there would inevitably be significant damage due to the enemies' desperate resistance.

As for the issue of informing, it was an inevitable risk.

Even if they annihilated this small tribe, other nearby tribes might discover and report the news.

Therefore, General Wei Huo's strategy was: Speed!

He needed to keep advancing swiftly, rapidly eliminating the living forces of the Beidi vassal states, then sustain the war effort through further fighting, continuously advancing into the heartland of the Beidi People.

What if someone reported and informed on them?

No worries, as long as they moved faster!

General Wei Huo was well aware that it was impossible to truly block all news, but in the vast Great Desert, even if the Beidi People knew there was an army of the Chu continuously attacking different tribes both large and small, finding them remained unlikely.

Thus, sparing captives was the wise choice; it reduced enemy resistance, preserved their own living forces, and allowed for decisive and swift actions to deeper penetrate enemy territories and choose the moment for a final battle.

In actual history, after General Wei Huo invaded a tribe, he would allow his troops to take enough provisions and a few horses, rest briefly, then continue on their journey.

But in this historical slice, what he needed was not provisions, but overwhelming righteousness.

As a large number of Beidi People fell or surrendered, the Demonic Qi around them rapidly dissipated.

Then, with General Wei Huo acting as a heroic spirit, his overwhelming righteousness instantly ignited, causing the Demonic Qi to melt away like ice under the sun.

...

Meng Yuan was fighting on the battlefield alongside other players.

His strength was just right, neither too brave to fall into danger, nor too weak to be quickly defeated; no one noticed anything problematic about him.

Just then, Meng Yuan heard the voice of Shen Shang in his mind.

"General Wei Huo has news!"

Many visions instantly appeared in Meng Yuan's mind; first, he swiftly flew over the vast desert and pervasive black air from a god-like perspective.

In the boundless black Qi, a tiny speck of light flickered.

It was General Wei Huo, transforming the defeated demonic soldiers with righteous Qi, like a lighthouse in the deep sea, sending a signal to those returning to order!

"Deploy!"

At Meng Yuan's command, more righteous Qi was released.

The players, originally trapped by the black fog, found their restraints shattered by the righteous Qi in an instant. Not only that, but their bodies turned into streaks of light and, unknowingly, they crossed immense distances to land precisely beside General Wei Huo!

In this historical moment, General Wei Huo was still able to sustain combat through battle, albeit in a different way.

In this battle, the players' losses were negligible, and with new players arriving, the number of troops grew from just over eight hundred to over a thousand—a doubling in size!

General Wei Huo pointed his longsword towards the distance, "Don't stop, keep moving forward!"

…

At the rear of the demonic army, on the vast desert where countless Beidi people resided, a Chu Army was growing stronger.

General Wei Huo kept moving from battle to battle, crushing all encountered Beidi tribes with a tempest-like presence, not stopping for a moment, continually marching forward!

And soon, this great army swelled from a few hundred to over a thousand, thousands, tens of thousands…

General Wei Huo, as if equipped with a GPS, found the harsh, sandy wind of the Great Desert to be his homeland, his stage to run wild.

What was General Wei Huo's strategy?

In fact, it was simple: support war through war, "Where the enemy goes, I can go."

Using the war tactics of the Beidi people, they responded in kind, making the Desert North a home ground for the Chu Army.

Yet to actually accomplish this was easier said than done.

For the soldiers of the historical Chu Army, their emotions were likely very complex. Following General Wei Huo across thousands of miles, they felt the anxiety of getting lost, feared being trapped and killed by the main force of the Beidi people, felt the surprise of finding enemies, and took pride in accumulating military exploits…

In the uninhabited Desert North, these complex emotions kept surging in their hearts, but ultimately, they all converged into one sentiment: admiration for General Wei Huo!

Such blind faith should not exist in the hearts of these seasoned soldiers; they knew better than anyone that the path chosen by General Wei Huo was one of great peril - prevailing in countless battles meant little, as a single defeat would bury them in the vast desert.

Yet, upon seeing General Wei Huo truly turn the impossible into possible, they could not help but place their unconditional trust in him.

And for the players at that time, they obviously had even more reasons than those historical Chu soldiers to trust General Wei Huo unreservedly!

General Wei Huo gazed at the shape of the mountains ahead, lifted his spear, mounted his horse, his spirit high.

Qilian Mountain, Helishan Mountain, Yanzhi Mountain… These high mountains, thousands of miles from his birthplace, yet now the shapes and details of these mountains seemed to be deeply etched in his soul, making him feel as if he was entering a no man's land.

…

Meanwhile, news of this Chu Army rapidly spread among the Beidi tribes.

General Wei Huo had no intention of blocking the news and could not have stopped it anyway. Thus, those small defeated tribes quickly spread the news, which reached the ears of the Beidi people.

These Beidi people were the natives in this slice of history; some of their elite warriors had been summoned by Chi You, but the remnants, indirectly controlled by the demons, still numbered alarmingly.

At that time, Demon Lord Chi You was focused on the frontline and had no time to attend to this area.

Thus, the Beidi natives relied entirely on their own decisions.

In Lord Hunxie's tent.

"A Chu Army is coming to kill us?

"Who is leading them? How many are there?

"Is it that young lad Wei Huo?

"How many does the Chu Army have, exactly? Some say a few hundred, others a few thousand, and some claim tens of thousands! Such crucial military information, how dare they spout nonsense!

"Forget it, considering the maximum of ten thousand, they are not a concern. I will lead the troops to intercept them myself!"

Lord Hunxie and King Xiu Tu led their main forces toward Yanzhi Mountain to intercept General Wei Huo's surprise force.

Although General Wei Huo had some military achievements by then, compared to those famous generals in the Chu Army, his fame was still not that high. Moreover, his young age also led most Beidi people to underestimate him.

Moreover, this was the vast Great Desert, the home ground of the Beidi people—where did he find such courage?

In the eyes of Lord Hunxie and King Xiu Tu, although the Chu Army seemed formidable, its logistics were bound to fail. This young, ignorant general would inevitably lead the Chu Army to a dire fate.

"Dispatch orders, the army to march toward Yanzhi Mountain, cut off these Chu people's path! At the foot of Yanzhi Mountain, that will be the burial ground for these Chu people!"

The mighty armies of Lord Hunxie and King Xiu Tu surged forward towards the reported location of the Chu Army, kicking up a massive storm of sand in the air.

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