Chapter 701: Chapter 447: Strong Self-Confidence_2

General Vance and the military high command were still seated behind the table as before, with the clergy of the Moon Church and the Hailing Group facing each other across.

Upon entering, Chen Lun immediately heard a middle-aged priest of the Hailing Group speaking sternly to the general, expressing discontent:

“General, the fact is as we have said, there truly is an ambush by enemy forces within the canyon… All three churches have warned you at the same time, why then did you insist on going your own way?”

“Priest Kuni, first of all, thank you for your warning…”

General Vance nodded with a smile.

“But it’s not that we disregarded your opinions, after deliberation at headquarters, pushing deeper into the canyon was deemed the best choice… In this encounter, we only lost a hundred and twenty-two men, and all the injured have been treated and have recovered combat power, whereas the enemy lost seven hundred and fifty men, none survived.”

As he spoke, he gently tapped the table, his expression growing more solemn.

“Those were Anlong’s Suicide Squad, equipped with Transcendent artifacts that can conceal their presence, and also a large number of intense explosives! Annihilating seven hundred and fifty men is a great victory! How many more times can Anlong afford to send out such squads?”

The Hailing Group’s clergy frowned deeply.

General Vance continued:

“Strictly speaking, I owe you no explanation, but to facilitate our future cooperation, I think it’s necessary for you to know… War aims for victory by any means necessary, and in this respect the Imperial Army is particularly adept. Please remember your duties, Priest Kuni, you have no right to interfere in matters of strategy and decision-making.”

Kuni sighed lightly and nodded solemnly.

At this moment, General Vance turned to look at Chen Lun and asked in a calm voice:

“Governing Officer Jack, what brings you this time?”

“Nothing much, I just wanted to get an update on the battle situation and to ask about our next move, what do we need to do?”

Chen Lun didn’t take a seat, he just stood at the entrance and spoke calmly.

General Vance gave a slight nod.

“For the specific battle situation, you can ask Major Fuller, his men have completed their tally. As for our next move… you will be informed after the troops have fully entered the Ker Plains. It’s not a matter of trust, but the headquarters also need to formulate deployment based on the specific situation on the fly.”

“Alright, I understand.”

Chen Lun nodded and left the tent.

As he turned around, his mind was very clear, in fact, the military didn’t really have any demands of the Seven Gods Church, they only needed to deal with the enemy Transcendents and various cunning Transcendent methods… Besides that, the military did not want them to meddle in anything.

The best way for both parties to get along was to keep out of each other’s way.

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Time shifted, and it was the morning of four days later.

Around eleven o’clock, the Imperial Army had already crossed the Ker Plains, and from a distance, one could see a wide river that stretched across the view, with its rapid current making any ordinary crossing attempt sheer folly.

The several hundred kilometers width of the river also gave one the impression of the far shore being at a distant remove.

Over these days, the Imperial Army had been ambushed several times by forces from Anlong, and Chen Lun, representing the Generous Council, alongside the clergy of the Moon Church and the Hailing Group, had faithfully warned General Vance in advance.

However, in these encounters, General Vance did not hold back but chose to confront them head-on… The outcomes were as Chen Lun expected, despite often being at a disadvantage, the Imperial Army emerged victorious every time.

These attacks led to Anlong losing thousands from their Suicide Squads and countless Transcendent artifacts and pieces of equipment… while the Imperial Army lost only over four hundred men.

The cutting-edge black technology from the Empire’s Transcendent workshop emerged one after another, refreshing Chen Lun’s knowledge yet again. Many Transcendent artifacts that he had never seen in his past life were being used ingeniously by the Imperial Army, turning many apparent disadvantages around.

Meanwhile, Chen Lun shared some of the intelligence he knew with General Vance and the Imperial command staff as “observations and deductions,” warning them that the Ker Plains had surveillance and early warning measures set up by Anlong Transcendents, leaving the Imperial Army’s movements crystal clear to the enemy.

General Vance had already noticed the pattern, given that the enemy’s attacks were relentless, clearly informed of their movements… Therefore, the general abandoned the strategy to “cross the river,” opting instead to turn directly towards the Hercules Bridgehead Fortress, intending to take it by the most straightforward and brute force method.

Such a maneuver posed no problem for the strength of the Imperial Army.

This was also Tresor’s strong confidence.

Another two and a half hours passed.

Chen Lun was sitting inside a carriage, he pulled back the curtain, and through the window, he could see the Benavides River and a stone bridge standing quietly in the distance ahead, with a massive fortress connected at the other end.

The sturdy and thick walls were a deep grey, with numerous small bunkers standing on top, like candles on a cake. Large-caliber metal cannons were mounted in the wall’s embrasures, like vicious eyes, intently watching the Imperial Army on the riverbank.

Around the walls were arranged large wooden spikes, and in the gloom, one could vaguely see many of Anlong’s troops patrolling along the high walls, with flickering lights.

It wasn’t long before the carriage came to a stop.

Golov lifted the curtain and spoke softly:

“Mr. Jack, an order has been conveyed by a messenger, the Imperial Army will prepare on the spot and officially start the assault on the Bridgehead Fortress at dusk.”

“Hmm, I got it.”