Chapter 1031 – The Sidelined Left Frontier Army
Witnessing this group of Demon World elites going away, a cheer erupted from the Left Front Army, but Zhao Mengdi did not let his guard down and ordered in a cold voice.
“Left Front Army listen to the order, immediately move, full speed back to the camp!”
“Yes!”
The still cheering Left Vanguard Army heard the new order and immediately reorganized their formation, heading towards the camp at full speed.
Even some of those who were seriously injured in the battle carried out the military order without complaint.
Gong Lao was a bit puzzled, transmitting his voice and exchanging opinions with Xu Chuniang, “After a series of battles, everyone is very tired, since the reinforcements have arrived, they should have a good rest at the same place, why do we need to rush at full speed?”
Xu Chuniang shook her head slightly and transmitted her voice to reply, “The reinforcements have not arrived, the immortal army and flags we saw just now, it’s 80% that Commander Zhao intentionally let them see them.”
Elder Gong was startled and after pondering for a moment, he asked, “Are you saying that the Immortal Army and the flag were illusions? But with the illusion alone, it shouldn’t have been able to fool those few Heavenly Demons, right?”
“It’s not all illusion, at least that flag is real.”
Xu Chuniang thought for a moment and told Elder Gong her guess, “Commander Zhao has extremely high attainments in formations, it’s enough to see from the Left Frontier Army’s formation against the enemy.
She most likely made this preparation on her way here, integrating the flag into the formation, only to make it visible at a crucial time to scare away that demon army.”
Gong Lao dawned on him, and in his heart, he had even more respect for Zhao Meng Di, no wonder the soldiers in the Left Front Army worshipped her so much, she did have this strength.
As expected, the Left Front Army had rushed for some time before they encountered the belated reinforcements.
And the people in the Left Front Army were not surprised by all this, this group of the Immortal World’s main army had always been less than punctual.
After leading the Left Front Army away from the battle circle, Zhao Mengdi finally gave the order to order the crowd to rest in place and count the casualties.
Xu Chuniang and Gong Lao followed the example of the others and had just set up their tents when someone approached them, “You two are the newcomers who just joined the team today, right? Lord Commander has asked you to come over.”
Seemingly fearing that the two were uneasy, the person who delivered the message said one more sentence, “Don’t worry, Lord Commander is very good at talking, calling you to go over there should be because he wants to know more about your strength.”
Xu Chuniang and Gong Lao exchanged a glance and followed behind this person, stepping into the main tent at the very center.
Zhao Mengdi was sitting in front of the case, writing something with his pen, and after hearing the commotion, he didn’t stop moving his hands.
“You guys sit down first, I still have some things on hand that I haven’t finished, I’ll be done soon.”
Xu Chuniang and Gong Lao naturally had no objections, quietly waiting on the side, except for Zhao Meng Di’s “brush” sound, there was no other movement.
After tea, Zhao Meng Di put away the paper and pen on the case, looked to Xu Chuniang and Gong Lao, asked in a casual conversation, “For the Left Front Army, how much do you know?”
Gong Lao did not know why she would ask this, and after pondering for a moment, cautiously said.
“The Left Front Army is responsible for scouting the path, by fighting with small branches of the demon army to spy on the enemy, gain insight into the strategy of the demon army and report back to the main army in a timely manner, it can save a lot of energy for the main army.”
Zhao Mengdi gently tugged at the corner of her mouth and looked at Xu Chuniang, “Do you think so too?”
Xu Chuniang thought about it and decided to be honest.
Although she had known Zhao Mengdi for less than a day, she could tell from her various performances during the sparring session that she was fundamentally different from someone like Luo Jun.
“On the surface, it seems to be the case, but the real situation of the Left Front Army is not optimistic.”
Zhao Mengdi dragged her cheek with one hand and raised her eyebrows with interest, “Oh? Tell us your thoughts.”
“I’ve heard that only Immortals like us who have made mistakes will be merged into the Left Front Army, and the mortality rate of the Left Front Army is obvious to everyone.” Although Zhao Mengdi was still smiling, his eyes had changed, “Continue.”
“That’s why the Left Front Army, is an ostracized and unpopular team.”
Zhao Mengdi’s eyes steepened, “Do you know what you’re saying?”
A powerful sense of oppression fell on Xu Chuniang’s body, and she remained unchanged.
“Gong Xingshan and I just came to the battlefield, we were put on a charge of delaying the battle and merged into the Left Front Army, and Fang never waited for real reinforcements when we fought against the Demon Army.
So I would venture to guess that the Left Front Army is in a very bad situation, and is even being targeted.”
“Courage is a very rare character, there are quite a few people who can see the Left Front Army’s situation, but very few people will declare it so directly like you.”
The sharp points in Zhao Mengdi’s eyes converged, revealing a color of appreciation, “In fact not only the Left Front Army, even I, too, am the one being targeted, otherwise I wouldn’t have been placed in the position of the Left Front Army Commander.”
Xu Chuniang was a little surprised, “With the strength of Lord Commander, he shouldn’t be targeted, right?”
Zhao Mengdi said with great meaning, “Often times, strength is not the most important thing, no matter how strong I am, I am still only a Celestial Immortal, above the Celestial Immortals, there are still Immortal Kings and Golden Immortals, and even the Dala Golden Immortals, blocking an arm can’t block a car, how can an ant shake a tree?”
Xu Chuniang was silent, Immortals with higher realms, wanting to crush Immortals with lower realms, couldn’t be easier, the seemingly free Immortal Realm, actually had a more strict order.
Seeing that the two took heed of their meaning, Zhao Mengdi did not say any more, ”So our Left Front Army has only one purpose, and that is: to survive! No matter how powerful the enemy is, no matter how difficult the situation is, we must find a way to stay alive.”
Xu Chuniang’s heart sighed with emotion, this Zhao Commander, was a truly strong man, and even more so, an immortal with principles.
It was fortunate for the Left Front Army to have such a Lord Commander.
“We understand what Lord Commander means.”
Zhao Mengdi nodded slightly, “When we were fighting against each other, I observed that you guys quickly adapted to the military formation, have you guys been in contact with formations before?”
“Back to Lord Commander, I do have some research on formations, and with some crude understanding of formations, I joined the military formation on a trial basis.”
Zhao Mengdi was a bit surprised, “A mere Human Immortal can actually understand the military formation I set up, that’s rare.”
She pondered a little and took out a formation disk and handed it to Xu Chuniang, “This is a gadget I got out in the past, you can use it to pass the time when you have nothing to do.”
Xu Chunniang was a little hesitant, “I just entered the Left Front Army, I haven’t made an inch of merit, how can I accept a gift?”
“Take it if you’re told to, it’s not anything valuable.”
Zhao Meng Di waved his hand without any concern, “Since you are already a member of the Left Front Army, the stronger you are, the stronger the Left Front Army will be.”
“Yes.”
Hearing this, Xu Chuniang no longer hesitated and accepted the array disk.
“Alright, you guys stand down, in the days to come, you only need to remember one thing, there are no rules in the Left Front Army, if you want to live for a long time, apart from obeying the military orders, you need to seize every opportunity to enhance your strength, got it?”
“Understood!”
After leaving the tent, Gong Lao had an excited look on his face, “I have a premonition, as long as I can survive in the Left Front Army, my strength, can definitely usher in a qualitative leap!” (End of chapter)