355: I mean, kill them all.

Xie Weilou pondered for a moment, then said, "Now, all the generals, please introduce yourselves! And tell me about the Zhenxi Army’s situation."

The original owner naturally had some understanding of the Zhenxi Army, but after three years, the Zhenxi Army had suffered heavy losses, and its deployment must have changed.

A burly man in golden armor bowed: "My subordinate, Tie Hammer, is one of the Eight Great Golden Generals under the Marquis, commanding the Ba Qi Camp."

"My subordinate, Yi Qing, is one of the Eight Great Golden Generals under the Marquis, commanding the Bow and Arrow Camp."

A woman in golden armor stepped forward.

"My subordinate, Feng Xiao, is one of the Eight Great Golden Generals under the Marquis, commanding the Xuanjian Camp."

A middle-aged man in golden armor walked out; his body was filled with dense sword qi, indicating he was a sword cultivator.

"My subordinate, Yang Xiu, is one of the Eight Great Golden Generals under the Marquis, commanding the Tieqi Camp."

Yang Xiu bowed to Xie Weilou.

"My subordinate..."

The other nine people in silver-white armor also reported their names and positions.

Yang Xiu said to Xie Weilou, "Young Master, the Zhenxi Army has Eight Great Golden Generals. The other four, who followed the Marquis to resist the Demon Race, have already been annihilated!"

"And above us, there are four elders. In the past three years, they have all reached the Dao Repository Realm Peak. They once fought alongside the Old Marquis and are now also in the Western Region. They will not take action unless it’s a critical moment. However, I don't think they will easily meet This Young Master; they probably want to see what kind of person This Young Master truly is."

Those four elders were extraordinary back then, both teachers and friends to the Old Marquis, fighting side by side. Each of them had achieved great military feats and could have been enfeoffed as marquises or generals.

Tianqi had tried more than once to grant them fiefdoms, but the four elders never accepted.

They only wanted to guard this territory, fighting the Western Chu their entire lives.

In their words, as long as the Western Chu was not destroyed, they would vow to never leave the Western Region!

"I understand."

Xie Weilou nodded with a smile.

It was normal for the Old Marquis's people to have a bit of a temper.

Moreover, for such elders, who had experienced wars and constantly shed blood, if he was just a callow youth, it was understandable that they would be unwilling to show themselves.

Yang Xiu continued, "Currently, the Zhenxi Army in the Western Region is mainly divided into five major camps: Ba Qi Camp, Bow and Arrow Camp, Xuanjian Camp, Tieqi Camp, and Logistics Camp..."

After listening, Xie Weilou gained a new understanding of the Zhenxi Army. He asked, "Does the Zhenxi Army not have a strategist?"

Yang Xiu smiled bitterly: "When the Marquis was alive, he was the strategist, and he also had powerful commanding strategists by his side, but unfortunately..."

When the Marquis was annihilated, that strategist also perished. One hundred thousand troops, defending against the Demon Race, were completely wiped out, leaving no bones, which was heartbreaking.

Xie Weilou was silent for a second: "I generally know the situation of the Zhenxi Army. Now, let's talk about the Western Chu army entrenched at the border."

Yang Xiu said with a solemn expression, "The Western Chu army entrenched at the border is mainly composed of Demon-Humans. In the past three years, the number of Demon-Humans has increased instead of decreased, reaching two hundred thousand. Behind these two hundred thousand Demon-Humans are ten thousand regular Western Chu troops and ten thousand Demon Race troops."

The Demon Race's infiltration of the Western Chu helped the Western Chu develop countless Demon-Humans. Even ordinary people without cultivation, after becoming Demon-Humans, would experience a surge in strength and become extremely ferocious.

This was also why the Zhenxi Army suffered greatly year after year. While there were naturally cultivators in the army, the conditions for becoming a cultivator were very high, and most soldiers were ordinary people, with very few cultivators.

In contrast, in the Western Chu, after ordinary people transformed into Demon-Humans, their strength surged, making them even more terrifying than ordinary cultivators, almost an unsolvable problem.

For the Western Chu, as long as the Western Chu was not destroyed, they could continuously produce Demon-Human armies, which was simply unsolvable.

The struggle between Great Xia and Western Chu had always been at a disadvantage. The Western Region was only the second line of defense; before the Western Region, many Great Xia territories had already been swallowed by the Western Chu.

The Zhenxi Army's ability to hold out in the Western Region for so many years was already quite impressive.

Perhaps some might ask why Great Xia had countless experts but none took action, but did the Western Chu not have experts either?

When Great Xia's experts appeared, Western Chu's powerhouses would also show up to resist.

"Two hundred thousand..."

Xie Weilou's eyes narrowed.

With so many Demon-Humans, his ten thousand souls banner was already itching for action.

However, unleashing the ten thousand souls banner would probably be too conspicuous and would draw the attention of the Demon Race, the Devil Race, and the Nine Heavens Tower.

Seeing this, Yang Xiu immediately said, "Young Master, rest assured, we have fought the Western Chu for many years. No matter how strong the Western Chu is, they will not be able to break through the Western Region in a short time. We will certainly defend to the death."

Xie Weilou smiled faintly: "My meaning is... how to slaughter all these two hundred thousand Western Chu troops!"

"......"

Everyone smiled bitterly. Slaughtering them all, how easy was that? They could only resist and defend, making it difficult to launch an active offense.

"Reporting to all generals, the Western Chu army has invaded and is already ten li outside the City."

A scout quickly entered the main hall, saluting everyone with a solemn expression.

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiu and the others looked solemn but not overly surprised.

They had experienced such things countless times and were long accustomed to them.

However, when the actual fighting began, there would still be immense pressure.

"How many personnel are in this Western Chu invasion?"

Yang Xiu asked.

The scout quickly replied, "Approximately one hundred thousand."

"One hundred thousand... Young Master, you stay here for now. We will go to resist the powerful enemy."

Yang Xiu and the others' gazes sharpened. One hundred thousand was no small number. Previous invasions were usually around fifty thousand, yet they had already caused the Zhenxi Army to suffer heavy losses.

After all, those Demon-Humans were too terrifying; any one of them had the combat power to fight ten, and they were extremely ferocious.

The Old Marquis and the Marquis had already fallen, and This Young Master was the Marquis's only bloodline; he could not be lost.

Xie Weilou said with a composed expression, "You all wouldn't think This Young Master came here just to stroll around, would you? I came by order, and if I don't participate in resisting the Western Chu army, it won't be easy to report back to Tianqi."

"This..."

Everyone exchanged glances.

Xie Weilou said indifferently, "From now on, just follow my command."

Everyone's hearts tightened. This Young Master had no experience in warfare; if they followed his command, something big might happen.

"......"

Yang Xiu shook his head at the others. Perhaps they needed to let This Young Master experience the cruelty of war so he could grow quickly.

Without the baptism of blood, it was very difficult for a person to grow.

All the generals understood Yang Xiu's thoughts.

"If that's the case, then we will follow This Young Master's orders entirely."

Everyone immediately bowed.

"......"

Xie Weilou walked out of the main hall with a calm expression.

Everyone quickly followed him.

In the City, the army was fully assembled and ready to depart. The massive City was densely packed with figures. An invisible pressure and killing intent permeated the air, causing the heavens and earth to change color.

"......"

Xie Weilou led everyone to stand on the City wall. In the distance, the figures of the Western Chu army could be faintly seen.

Yang Xiu looked at the approaching Western Chu army and asked gravely, "Young Master, what are your arrangements next?"