The group of generals around Fan Wudi all showed somewhat shocked expressions, looking at Chu Mo.

A troop of six or seven thousand ... up against sixty thousand, one against ten, they still have this much confidence?

Fan Wudi looked at Chu Mo, eyes filled with a hint of satisfaction and said, "The Miner Brigade ... it's our Great Xia's most elite force. I too have faith in them! However, we should dispatch some men to aid them now."

Chu Mo nodded, "Indeed we should!"

He then looked at the group of officers that Fan Wudi was familiar with and raised his fist in salute: "Dear uncles, I'll lead the way. Prepare the food and wine, tonight your nephew and I will celebrate with you!"

It was indeed worthy of a celebration after once again annihilating one of Great Qi's elite forces.

Fan Wudi also instructed over ten thousand cavalrymen to accompany Chu Mo to provide back-up for He Xu's side.

Watching Chu Mo marching away swiftly, a strategist by Fan Wudi's side murmured, "Seeing a youngster grow up and achieve so much so suddenly is truly heartening."

"Indeed, this child showed extraordinary qualities from a young age, but I did not expect him to get this far. General, you are truly fortunate!" an old general remarked.

Fan Wudi stroked the beard on his chin, his face blooming with a triumphant smile, proudly declaring, "That is so!"

...

Leng Hu, along with a few hundred men, escaped the encirclement in a disheveled manner, as day broke.

Looking back, Leng Hu's eyes welled up with tears.

A queen general, leading twenty thousand elite cavalry fighters, after fighting a nightlong battle, was left with only these hundreds of men.

A wave of desolation swept over the group.

Leng Hu looked at the few hundred men who had stayed with him, each bearing serious injuries. Some were hunched over on their horses, unable to sit upright. The dried, coagulated blood from their wounds presented a shocking sight.

"I'm sorry..." Leng Hu's bloodshot eyes and dry, cracked lips barely moved as he uttered these words, his voice hoarse and cracked.

"General...it's not your fault. We did our best!"

"Yes, General...we...did everything we could!"

The group of loyal followers couldn't help but shed tears.

"General, let's go back, we still have a sixty thousand-strong army!"

"General, don't lose heart... we still have a chance for a comeback!"

"Exactly, General, we will always follow you!"

"We will live and die with the general!"

Leng Hu, choked with emotion, looked at his followers: "Thank you... let's go back, let's go home!"

As he was talking, suddenly, sounds of a battle roared from afar.

Leng Hu's face instantly changed.

The faces of the few hundred men with him... also changed instantly!

Without a moment's hesitation, Leng Hu desperately spurred his battlehorse, heading towards his main camp.

Eventually, when there were about ten miles left till the base, Leng Hu and his men saw plumes of smoke rising from their main camp.

And... they heard the deafening roars, battle cries... and screams of agony.

"No..." Leng Hu uttered only this word and then felt his vision go black. He swayed and fell straight off his horse.

"General!"

"General, what's wrong with you!"

"General...wake up!"

.....

After this battle, almost all of the eighty thousand Tiger Head Army led by Leng Hu were wiped out!

In the end, only a little more than a thousand men were left. Led by Leng Hu's personal guards, they fled in disarray.

He Xu, leading his seven thousand miners corps, achieved an incredibly glorious victory!

With less than a hundred casualties, they shattered the Tiger Head Army's base.

In his first solo command of a battle, He Xu won an unimaginable great victory. A new star was on the rise in the army of the Great Xia Kingdom!

That night, at the victory celebration, all the generals from General Fan Wudi's side respected He Xu even more.

Even though all the soldiers in the miner corps were elite, this victory was clearly due to He Xu's command.

He Xu had waited for years for this day to come.

At this moment, the person he wanted to thank the most was Chu Mo!

"I truly wish to continue fighting at Your Highness's side through thick and thin!" He Xu held a cup of wine, walked to Chu Mo's side, and exclaimed thoughtfully.

Chu Mo chuckled: "After this battle, I believe your command has been fully recognized. I presume that very soon… your new appointment will come."

"New appointment?" He Xu was somewhat surprised.

Chu Mo smiled at He Xu: "Of course, the miner corps, after all, is the most powerful unit of our Great Xia. It should remain in your own hands."

"Our own?" He Xu slightly arched an eyebrow, looked at Chu Mo, as if he had realized something. His expression fluctuated a bit, and he opened his mouth as if to say something.

Chu Mo waved his hand with a smile: "This is our victory banquet, let's not discuss this now! Moreover, brother He... I personally do not enjoy this kind of life much. It is what you always wanted, but not me."

He Xu was silent for a moment, slightly nodded, and said, "The Young Master is indeed a man with great ambitions, but those ambitions are not things that ordinary people like us can touch."

Chu Mo shook his head with a smile: "Everyone's pursuit is different. The path I chose may not be smooth."

He Xu raised his glass: "I salute the Young Master with a glass, may all your wishes come true!"

"The same to you!" Chu Mo lifted his cup and drained it in one gulp.

The victory banquet was filled with joy and laughter.

At night, in Fan Wudi's tent, Chu Mo was finally able to sit alone with his grandfather.

Although many people wanted to have a good chat with Chu Mo, everyone knew that the grandfather and grandson had not seen each other in almost a year and needed to talk heart to heart.

"Master has left." Chu Mo looked somewhat downcast. "I won't have many days left in the army. If I'm not wrong, the matter of the vein of primordial stone in Skybreaker Mountain should be about to erupt. I do not know how many factions want to find me now."

"Your master... has ascended?" Fan Wudi looked at Chu Mo, somewhat shocked on his face. "I felt some anomalies in the skies before, but I hadn't imagined that he was traversing tribulation."

"Yes, this Heavenly Tribulation was nothing to Master." Chu Mo smiled slightly. "Master... he must have returned to the Immortal Realm by now!"

"The Immortal Realm?" Fan Wudi furrowed his brows. The old general did not know much about the places beyond this world.

Chu Mo patiently explained some things about the Spirit Realm, Immortal Realm, and Heavenly Realm to his grandfather. Of course, he didn't know much either, but it was enough to shock Fan Wudi.

"I've heard since I was a child that there are heavens beyond heavens, but I never thought it would be true." Fan Wudi sighed. "However, in this lifetime, I have no chance to see what lies Beyond Heaven."

Chu Mo felt a little sentimental and said, "Actually, if Grandfather wishes, it might not be impossible."

Fan Wudi looked at Chu Mo with a kind face. "You child, although you are stubborn at heart, you are actually very kind."(To be continued. If you like this work, please come to qidian.com to vote for its recommendation, or a monthly ticket. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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