Chapter 156 - 149: The Condition of the Imperial Army
The sky had just begun to brighten, and Lu Hong awoke from his sleep startled.
"Are you awake?" the female assassin’s deep voice, tinged with a trace of gentleness, emerged by Lu Hong’s ear.
"Yes," Lu Hong nodded. "I still don’t know how to address you."
The female assassin smiled. "Just call me Nightingale."
Nightingale again brought out a lavish breakfast, which they began to enjoy together, and during the meal, she explained everything the empire’s army had experienced in Yuannhua to Lu Hong.
Initially, Nono had led the army into Yuanhua quite smoothly. With the help of Lai Li, a war expert, their advance was unstoppable. They nearly swept through more than half of the Gold Family’s territories, almost entering Gold City.
However, as the Gold Family abandoned their other planes and concentrated their troops in Yuanhua, the roles of both sides began to exchange.
At first, Lai Li had managed to hold her ground despite the enormous pressure from the large garrison of the Gold Family, but as Xia Lu by chance displayed her military talent, the elder council issued an order, and Xia Lu began to take command of the army, causing the imperial troops to retreat step by step.
Lai Li was battle-hardened, but usually, it was Caesar who acted as the supreme commander; she merely played the role of a general. The fact that she could help Nono withstand the pressure and fight until now was already her limit.
Under Xia Lu’s repeated deployment of surprise tactics, the imperial army was ultimately routed, retreating a thousand miles.