Pursued by the Top Grade Saintess after Engagement Annulled-Chapter 289 - 287: Cleansing the Imperial Capital, Continuing Deployment

Chapter 289: Chapter 287: Cleansing the Imperial Capital, Continuing Deployment

Xia Feng’s lips curled slightly: "No rush, I just got here, why the hurry to send you off?"

After speaking, he waved to the back, and a group of soldiers surrounded them, taking control of the entire scene.

Two elite soldiers looked at Emperor Li Huo with a serious expression: "Sir, please."

Emperor Li Huo opened his mouth, obviously wanting to say something more, but seeing Xia Feng’s impatient expression, he didn’t dare to speak again.

Xia Feng’s intention made him somewhat confused. Did he want him to leave or not?

On one hand, he said that among everyone, only he must leave, while on the other hand, he didn’t want to continue the conversation, nor did he take any forceful actions to send him away.

As Emperor Li Huo was being escorted out of the palace, Gu Sha came over, puzzled.

"Emperor’s Son, what are you planning to do?"

Xia Feng raised an eyebrow. In his next moves, he needed Gu Sha to stand firm, so he didn’t mind taking this moment to train him a bit.

"What do you think I’m plotting?"

Gu Sha furrowed his brows, but after a long while, he still couldn’t figure it out.

"The Emperor’s Son doesn’t trust Emperor Li Huo, so he can’t possibly leave him here, but the Emperor’s Son doesn’t seem to be in a hurry to send him away either. I can’t understand."

Xia Feng turned to look at him: "After tidying up the situation here in the Imperial Capital, come to my tent to discuss the next course of action."

Gu Sha’s eyes lit up, knowing that the Emperor’s Son was giving him an opportunity. With a slightly excited look, he replied.

"Understood, Sir."

Xia Feng didn’t bother to look at the chaotic situation in the Imperial Capital anymore, he just instructed his men to keep an eye on Emperor Li Huo, then took Feng Yu and left.

The entire Li Huo Imperial Capital was in chaos, but strangely, perhaps due to his swift actions, there wasn’t any Divine Sense above the Martial Sovereign level spying here.

It was a waste of Xia Feng’s plan to shield the heavenly secrets.

Feng Yu followed behind Xia Feng: "Why did the Emperor’s Son leave Emperor Li Huo behind?"

He had been following Xia Feng for some time and knew he didn’t like Emperor Li Huo, but Xia Feng’s attitude today left him a bit puzzled.

Xia Feng smiled: "If a ruler acts solely based on personal preference, this Empire will soon be doomed."

They had arrived in haste, and as soon as they landed, they began the siege, barely having time to set up camp.

Now, most of the soldiers were in the Li Huo Imperial Capital, with only a few scattered outside setting up the camp.

Xia Feng found the main tent, entered, then unfolded the map of the Celestial Essence Continent, starting to ponder over the Southern Continent and Western Continent.

Feng Yu, having been an emperor himself, was also familiar with this kind of strategic layout, so Xia Feng didn’t hide it from him and let him have a look as well.

"Which direction does the Emperor’s Son plan to attack next?"

Feng Yu was genuinely curious, although Xia Feng had unexpectedly seized the Li Huo Empire, opening a breach in the Southern Continent.

But the Vermilion Bird Empire and the Southern Barbarian Empire weren’t to be trifled with.

The small territory of Li Huo Empire could easily be barricaded by those two major countries, trapping Great Xia here.

He pointed his finger along the Turki Mountain Range, extending further to the southernmost dense forest, then drew a circle.

Feng Yu looked puzzled: "The Sacred Land of the Southern Barbarians? What’s up with that place?"

Xia Feng’s lips curled slightly: "Just curious, I’ll want to visit it someday."

While they spoke, Gu Sha had delegated the remaining tasks to Chen Hongyu and hurried over.

His cultivation wasn’t very high, but he was quite smart and extremely loyal.

Xia Feng’s upcoming plan needed someone like him to maintain control of the Li Huo Empire.

After Gu Sha saluted Xia Feng, he revealed a somewhat honest smile.

"Figured anything out yet?"

Gu Sha’s smile dimmed a bit, shaking his head: "Emperor’s Son, I’m a simple man. If you want me to lead the army into battle and charge ahead, I can certainly do that."

"But such strategic work should be asked of Chen Hongyu, no?"

Gu Sha spoke with genuine grievance; he was a general. Although he knew some military formations, previously Great Xia didn’t have such opportunities for conquest.

The only battle he fought was against Amaterasu, an old adversary. He was no strategist, and genuinely found thinking through these problems challenging.

Xia Feng glared at him like he was hopelessly useless: "Then go bring him here too."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Hongyu had already come in: "Haha, I knew the Emperor’s Son would call for me."

He looked at the map on the table, glanced around at the only four of them present, and had an idea.

"Does the Emperor’s Son think there are spies from other countries in Great Xia?"

Xia Feng snorted, and Chen Hongyu blushed, realizing he had asked a stupid question.

With water too clear, no fish can survive. Every country has spies from others; if Great Xia didn’t, others would be more suspicious.

He turned to Chen Hongyu: "I asked Gu Sha earlier about his view on the upcoming situation; now, it’s your turn."

Chen Hongyu’s demeanor turned more serious, moving closer to the map and pointing at the Turki Mountain Range.

"The Li Huo Empire is almost surrounded by the Turki Mountain Range, easy to defend and hard to attack. If we hadn’t directly invaded the interior, it wouldn’t have been so easy to capture."

"If we take the initiative next, we can penetrate into the Vermilion Bird Empire’s territory from behind, but we may easily be cut off."

He paused, cautiously glancing at Xia Feng’s expression, making Xia Feng impatiently speak: "Continue your point, and explain it well to the muscle-brained Gu Sha."

Chen Hongyu almost burst into laughter but quickly recollected himself to continue: "Li Huo’s rear is just taken and is not stable yet."

"Especially since Emperor Li Huo can’t be sent away for now, and it seems the Emperor’s Son doesn’t plan to kill him, it’s even more troublesome."

"While we’re conquering territory up front, the most critical part is still provisions."

"Capturing Li Huo is to secure a supply point, so when attacking the Vermilion Bird, the rear won’t have issues."

"But if Emperor Li Huo isn’t killed, while we’re sieging upfront, he might stab us in the back."

Xia Feng’s lips curled slightly: "So, what is your plan?"

Chen Hongyu cleared his throat: "Stop here to regroup, cleanse some internal issues in Li Huo, make it as solid as iron, and then exhibit a facade of being too spent for a distant campaign."

"The news of us capturing Li Huo won’t spread quickly. Once it does, Vermilion Bird and the Southern Barbarians won’t sit idle." 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

"By then, we can rest and set up a trap to ambush the coalition forces, waiting leisurely to repel them and then seize the opportunity to counterattack and capture both nations."