On the coast, every three feet, there was a bonfire, and the firelight illuminated the lake island brightly.

The hot firelight not only illuminated the lake island, but also illuminated the ships not far from the coast, allowing the soldiers on the shore to clearly see the newly appeared ships.

Zhou Tai, who had a straight and burly body, stood on the bow of the ship, holding a magical sword in his hand, with a majestic momentum. The firelight shone on his face, seeming to create circles of halo, like a god of war.

"I didn't expect that after passing through the fog, there would be such a lake island. Is there the entrance to the Cave Heaven Paradise here?" After a quick glance at the situation on the shore, Zhou Tai whispered to himself.

Zhou Tai selectively ignored the soldiers occupying the lake island.

Behind Zhou Tai's boat was the lingering fog, and about thirty feet ahead was the shore of the lake island.

Without the thick fog, the lake space in front of the bright lake island was not spacious. After the warships emerged from the fog, they gradually occupied the small space in front of the lake island.

"Get ready to land on the island!" Zhou Tai ignored whether there was an ambush on the lake island and directly ordered to land on the island domineeringly.

"Yes!" The messenger behind Zhou Tai who was always ready for orders heard the words and responded sonorously without any hesitation. The orders were carried out immediately. General Zhou Tai's orders are military orders. Military orders are like mountains, this is their code.

Li Jia, who was next to him, looked at Zhou Tai and then at the group of unknown people who looked quite embarrassed on the shore not far away. There was some hesitation on his face, but he didn't say much. He was not a member of the military.

He doesn't know how to march and fight. If he wants to give advice, he may seem nondescript.

Soon, warships cut through the calm lake water one after another and arrived at the shore of the lake island. The water level on this lake island was very deep, and there was no problem for the warships to dock directly on the shore.

News of the arrival of Zhou Tai and others soon spread to a military camp on the lake island.

Different from the ragged clothes of ordinary soldiers on the edge of the lake island, the soldiers in the military camp here are all full of energy, brightly dressed and full of smiles.

They held a large bowl of wine in their hands and bit into large pieces of cooked meat, which was extremely moist.

"Report! Report to General Cui, a fleet has passed through the fog of Jinghu Lake and arrived at Dongtian Island!" A pale-faced messenger rushed over from outside the camp to report. There was a look of difficulty on this soldier's face.

The color of hope I saw.

After reporting the news, the messenger glanced greedily at the wine and cooked meat on the desk, swallowed without leaving a trace, with a look of desire and helplessness in his eyes.

Since the fleet entered the fog of Mirror Lake, he has not eaten meat or drank alcohol for two months!

Maybe because they can't find a way back, maybe because they can't find a way forward, maybe because backup hasn't come, or maybe because there's no hope... the Exploration Corps fell into a desperate situation.

For various reasons, the fleet's supplies were occupied by the middle and higher-ups of the military. They, the small soldiers, could only eat ordinary military rations, even on a limited basis, let alone a free meal.

Especially recently, there are rumors in the military that the food reserves are about to be exhausted. The supply of military rations has been reduced again and again.

They just peeled off tree bark and dug up grass roots to eat!

The roads are frozen to death, and the wine and meat in the rich houses stink.

However, these high-ranking military officials still drink and eat meat.

It's a pity, if there were singers or something, I believe these guys would still be singing every day.

The top brass in the military are rotten!

However, the messenger did not dare to go any further because he was afraid of being incorporated into the exploration camp. And the soldiers in the exploration camp, once they got into the fog, never came back!

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"Well...if there is a fleet, then there will be a fleet. Get down..." General Cui spat out a breath of alcohol and replied groggily.

However, just when he was about to tell the messenger not to disturb their enjoyment of drinking, his groggy mind finally filtered the information from the messenger, and he immediately jumped up.

"There is a fleet?!" General Cui exclaimed, his momentum suddenly rose, and the strength of the earth-level generals burst out, and the camp was filled with momentum for a while.

The strength of this military leader should not be underestimated.

After changing his state of being a decadent drunkard, General Cui's eyes sparkled, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.

"If you have a fleet, you will have supplies. If you have supplies, you can continue to live! Prefect Xu has not forgotten us!" General Cui said solemnly.

The other generals who were addicted to wine and meat were all in high spirits.

"General, has our backup finally arrived?" a general said with excitement.

"According to the earlier plan, we should have arrived a long time ago, but why are we dozens of days late!" Another general complained.

In fact, these generals are also good players in Xu Zhao's army. If there was hope, they would not be so corrupt and degenerate.

The decay in the camp suddenly changed due to the sudden appearance of a fleet!

"Commander, does the incoming fleet have signs?" General Cui asked in a solemn voice.

The odor of alcohol on his body was quickly dissipated by the operation of his deep internal energy. With such a level of cultivation, the odor of alcohol was not a problem for him.

"Well... you can't see the sign." The orderer lowered his head and said hesitantly.

There was no time to look at the fleet signs. As soon as the fleet came over, the soldiers who were on guard as usual were like a bolt from the blue and rushed directly to the island to report the situation.

"Can't see the sign? Then let's go and have a meeting in person!" The general looked eager to try.

"Okay! Sound the drums and gather!" General Cui pondered for a while and shouted loudly.

Ever since these dozens of days, he has been feeling uneasy in his heart, and he has indulged in alcohol in order to dispel this uneasiness.

That vague connection with Qinglong City has long since disappeared. Its disappearance may be because of the barrier here, or maybe... it's because... Qinglong City is gone!

The visitor may not be a friendly force!

"yes!"

As the military order was issued, bursts of dull booming drum sounds resounded throughout the not-so-huge lake island.

Soon, groups of soldiers in ragged clothes and armor hung casually gathered together in a panic.

Once counted, the number of soldiers was 600,000!

"Damn it, why are there only 600,000 troops left?" General Cui's face was ashen after hearing the report.

You know, when they came here, including other support personnel, there were two million people!!

Now, most of the people are gone...

He is usually addicted to alcohol and does not pay much attention to military affairs.

Standing on the high platform, he looked at the sergeants whose military discipline was extremely disorganized and whose morale was low. His livid face gradually turned black. This was his fault, and it was also the fault of other generals in the army.

There was a hint of regret in his eyes. If I had known better, I wouldn't have given up hope so early!

If these five scumbags were to fight, would they have a chance to defeat 10,000 elite soldiers?

It was impossible to return to the previous state in a short time, so we had to bite the bullet. General Cui marched with a wave of regret.

We can only pray that the other party is a friendly force!

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"General Zhou, this is the information we have found out!" On the shore of the lake island, Zhou Tai listened to the report from his men.

"Haha, there are less than a million soldiers left. Military discipline is lax, morale is low, and training is lazy, like the setting sun. It really is nothing to worry about!" Zhou Tai chuckled and nodded.

Zhou Tai had dealt with these pioneers who explored Mirror Lake, and he even taught some of them.

"Cui Feng... Min Hu... these two earth-level generals should still be there!" Zhou Tai murmured softly.

"If I can surrender these two people, I can surely surrender these hundreds of thousands of people. In that case, I will be able to make a great contribution!" Zhou Tai thought to himself.

Xu Zhao's deformed kingdom has been destroyed. As a surrendered general, if he can add hundreds of thousands of solid troops to the wilderness territory, he can not only show his value, enhance the territory's heritage, but also find a good way out for the old people.

Kill multiple birds with one stone!

Presumably, Dragon Lord Lin Mu had this in mind when he asked him to be responsible for the exploration of Mirror Lake.

After all, he is a navy general and is more confident in overseas development. Dragon Lord Lin Mu arranged for Brother Yu to be in charge, but he was in charge of Jing Lake.

Everything has a deep meaning.

"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabut, a rush of sound came from a distance, attracting the attention of the sergeants of the Great Wilderness Territory on the shore, and they all started to be on guard.

As soon as Zhou Tai sensed it, he immediately held up his sword and led the way to the front of the formation.

"Zhou Tai, General Zhou!!!"

"Ah, it's General Zhou from Qinglongjiao camp!! It's a friendly army!!"

"Wow haha...it's saved!"

A group of people ran over from a hillside, and what caught his eye was a familiar person, General Zhou Tai! The group of soldiers was filled with the joy of surviving a desperate situation.

You have to hug General Zhou Tai’s thigh quickly!

"Whoever comes, stop!!"

However, before they could run over to hug their thighs, the soldiers of the Great Wilderness Territory next to them immediately showed their spears with a cold luster and took a few steps forward to block them.

"What... is going on? These soldiers don't look like our friendly forces!" A general said in a low voice when he saw the rows of surging soldiers.

That's right, if it was a friendly army, why didn't they come forward to say hello and ask for help instead of fighting against each other?

This rhythm is wrong! Why are the soldiers led by General Zhou Tai not friendly forces? These high-level military officials are confused! Are we still drunk?

Suddenly, the atmosphere of the scene became a little solid.

Zhou Tai frowned, looked around half a circle, and found the person he wanted. Then he relaxed his brows and felt reassured.

When the two armies were locked in a confrontation, Zhou Tai stepped forward quickly and shouted loudly: "Cui Feng, Min Hu, you two come forward!"
To be continued...