Now, Oliver Sheng’s subordinates couldn’t keep up with his pace at all.
Thanks to the System’s point allocation for cultivation, Oliver was now standing at the pinnacle of a Great Grandmaster, while his subordinates were only at the early stages of the Innate realm.
If his subordinates were all Grandmasters, Oliver would dare to lead them to sweep across the entire grasslands.
He decided to pass on the Flood Dragon Devouring Technique to his subordinates. This cultivation method wasn’t particularly powerful, but its unique advantage was that as long as they could eat well, they could convert the food into essence for cultivation, with relatively fewer bottlenecks.
After driving away the Xianyou Tribe and defeating the Shanrong and Gudis Tribes, Oliver led his subordinates to occupy the River West grasslands.
After a three-day rest, Oliver was ready to march north to sweep through the Barbarians.
“Summon Wesley Hu and Harrison Zhou!” Oliver immediately ordered.
“Yes, General!”
The personal guards quickly went to fetch Wesley Hu and Harrison Zhou.
“General, you called for us!” Wesley and Harrison arrived at Oliver’s tent.
“I plan to march north and sweep through the Barbarians,” Oliver said, looking at the map with his back to the two men.
In Oliver’s tent hung a map. North of the River West grasslands lay the vast grasslands occupied by the Barbarians.
Compared to the grasslands occupied by the Barbarian tribes, the River West grasslands were just a small piece of land.
The entire northern grasslands were as large as a country from his previous life, vast and expansive.
Three major tribes occupied these vast grasslands.
The Barbarians, the Huns, and the Xianbei!
Further north was a land of severe cold.
Hearing Oliver’s plan to march and sweep through the Barbarians, Wesley and Harrison were overjoyed.
Was he planning to appoint them as generals to lead the charge against the Barbarian tribes?
“General, we swear to follow you to the death,” Wesley and Harrison said in unison.
“Good, gather your subordinates and prepare to march with me,” Oliver said, turning to look at the two men.
“Yes, General!”
The two immediately left the tent to gather the soldiers.
Oliver also assembled two thousand heavy cavalry, leaving one thousand to guard the camp.
Oliver led ten thousand light cavalry, two thousand heavy cavalry, and three thousand auxiliary soldiers to continue the expedition.
This time, he didn’t bring Chi Tiansheng. He had Chi Tiansheng lead the one thousand heavy cavalry to guard the camp, while Felix Wu supervised the prisoners of war in clearing the ruins of the ancient city and rebuilding River West County.
Xiao Chuyi, Lin Jiang, and Sawyer Shangguan were left to guard the camp.
Oliver led his fifteen thousand-strong army, marching grandly towards the northern grasslands.
……
Zane Wang rode swiftly to deliver the battle report to River West County!
“Good news!!”
“Good news!!”
Hearing Zane Wang’s shouts, Cameron Guo, standing on the city wall, was overjoyed. It seemed the army’s campaign was going well. He quickly walked down the wall.
“The army has conquered the River West grasslands and reclaimed River West County.”
As soon as Zane Wang entered the city, he shouted. The residents on the streets made way for him.
“The army has conquered the River West grasslands and reclaimed River West County.”
Hearing Zane Wang’s shouts, the surrounding residents were first stunned, then looked at each other.
“What did he say?”
“The army has reclaimed River West County!”
“What? River West County has been reclaimed!!”
“Hahaha, River West County has been reclaimed,” a scholar burst into laughter.
“Our River West Army has reclaimed River West County.”
“Great, I have to go tell my grandfather that River West County has been reclaimed by General Sheng.”
“Magnificent, magnificent!” An old scholar shouted, tears of excitement streaming down his face.
“Father, did you hear that? River West County has been reclaimed,” an elderly man, nearly seventy, said with tears streaming down his face.
The former River West County, which later became just River West County, had most of its residents descended from those who fled the original county.
With Zane Wang’s shouts, the entire River West County soon fell into a frenzy.
“A hundred years, a hundred years, hahaha, we’ve finally reclaimed that rich and beautiful grassland.”
“General Sheng, may you live forever, River West Army, may you live forever!” Many people shouted.
“Restore our mountains and rivers, restore our homeland, General Sheng will be remembered for eternity.”
“Today’s expenses are on the house, everyone celebrate General Sheng and the reclamation of River West County,” the manager of Qingfeng Tavern shouted joyfully to the patrons.
“The manager is so generous, how can we eat for free? Let’s donate silver to the River West Army as military funds, wishing the frontline generals bravery in battle.”
“Yes, we will donate silver, grain, and provisions to reward the frontline army.”
“Today, all guests at Misty Willow House get half off,” the brothel keeper of Misty Willow House immediately made a decision that went against tradition.
The girls at Misty Willow House: ……
Madam, you are really generous, using our services for half-price business.
“The madam is so righteous, I want three girls.”
“Hahaha, this is a great fortune, we are lucky to witness the reclamation of the River West grasslands, let’s celebrate, give me five girls.”
The entire River West County, from streets to alleys, was filled with the sound of drums and cheers, celebrating Oliver Sheng’s reclamation of their homeland with his army.
Cameron Guo was stunned when he heard the news. They had reclaimed the former River West County so quickly?!
This speed was too fast. In just a few days, they had reclaimed their homeland. As expected of General Sheng, truly powerful and impressive!
He felt a tinge of regret in his heart. Such a glorious event, and he couldn’t participate, which was quite a pity.
However, the reclamation of the River West grasslands still made Cameron Guo very happy.
“Good, good, this is truly an inspiring piece of news.” Reclaiming the River West grasslands would surely make the River West Army famous throughout Great Wei, and he was fortunate to share in the glory.
Zane Wang changed horses in River West County and did not linger, continuing to rush towards Luo Capital with an urgent report.
Such a significant event had to be reported to the imperial court. Zane Wang planned to personally deliver Oliver Sheng’s battle report to the Capital City.
“Master, Master!!” Magistrate Chen’s steward hurriedly ran to his study.
Seeing his elderly steward running so fast, Magistrate Chen feared he might fall and pass away.
“Chen Bo, slow down, what’s the rush?” Magistrate Chen quickly said.
“Master, good news, good news,” Chen Bo panted, out of breath.
“Take your time, don’t rush!” Magistrate Chen was genuinely worried that his old steward might suffocate and die.
“Master, General Sheng and his men have successfully reclaimed River West County,” Chen Bo said excitedly.
“What?!”
Magistrate Chen shot up from his seat: “River West County has been reclaimed?!”
“Master, everyone outside is cheering. General Sheng’s subordinates returned to the county shouting the news,” Chen Bo explained.
“Hahaha, good, good, magnificent, General Sheng is mighty, the River West Army is mighty,” Magistrate Chen laughed heartily, his laughter almost maniacal.
He was more excited and happy than if his wife had given birth.
Of course, he didn’t have a wife yet.
“We must celebrate, bring out the best wine, I want to celebrate.” Magistrate Chen could hardly contain his excitement.
His excitement was so intense that anyone who didn’t know might think he had led the soldiers to reclaim River West County himself.
Upon receiving the news of Oliver Sheng’s army reclaiming River West County, the entire River West County fell into a celebration.
The county’s residents spontaneously organized donations of money and goods to send to the River West Army.
Zane Wang rode out of River West County, rushing urgently to Luo Capital, shouting the news of the River West Army’s reclamation of the River West grasslands and River West County at every county he passed.
“The River West grasslands have been reclaimed?!”
Ding Prefecture’s county city!
The newly appointed prefect: “What? The River West Army has reclaimed River West County?!”
Victor Cui, upon receiving the news: “Damn it, it looks like the plan against the River West Army has to be stopped.”
The news of Oliver Sheng’s River West Army reclaiming the River West grasslands spread like a storm, quickly reaching the surrounding counties and prefectures.
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