High Martial Arts: First day of dropping out of school, reward: Devouring the Emperor's Body

Despite the current ceasefire agreement between the three countries, this is only in the event of a substantial conflict.

An alien ruin is valuable enough to investigate, let alone these two high-concentration star crystal mines. Anyone would want to tear off the mask and take it all for themselves.

By telling Li Mo this news, Ike was actually risking treason. If the people of the Black Earth Tribe found out, his fate would be extremely tragic.

Thank you.

Although they were from an enemy country, Li Mo still thanked them for the news.

With that, Li Mo prepared to return to Great Xia immediately.

Since Ike has informed them about the two high-concentration star crystal mines, it's highly likely that the Black Earth Tribe already knows about it and may already be sending troops on their way.

The Great Xia has already lost the initiative, and now it must speed things up.

Li Mo had already guessed Zhao Zhenyuan's shocked expression upon hearing the news. In any case, a world-shaking battle was bound to take place around the Seven Yuan Mountains!

"Silent Whisper Squad, all members, listen up! Forget everything else, return to Great Xia at full speed!"

It's a pity that Zhao Shuai probably wouldn't have believed the news if he hadn't heard it from Li Mo himself. So Li Mo needs to go back and report it in person; otherwise, it would have been a simple matter that could have been resolved with a phone call.

"yes!"

The group quickened their pace to return to Daxia. Since they were already quite familiar with the route, they managed to compress the time to the extreme.

On the way, they even encountered Guan Qi and Meng Zibu, who were escorting prisoners of the White European Empire, but Li Mo had no time to chat with them. He just exchanged a brief glance with them and then continued running back to the city.

With everyone moving at full speed, Li Mo finally returned to the Marshal's Mansion in Ironblood City that very night.

"Li Mo, captain of the Silent Whisper Squad of the Tiger Legion, requests an audience with Commander Zhao!"

Li Mo, panting heavily, held up his identification token and asked to see the guards in front of the Marshal's Mansion.

Generally speaking, the marshal does not receive guests at night, let alone someone like Li Mo, who is only a lieutenant.

Fortunately, the guards understood that Li Mo was a newcomer favored by Commander Zhao, or perhaps Zhao Zhenyuan had given prior instructions, so they did not make things difficult for Li Mo.

"Captain Li, what are you doing at the Marshal's Mansion in the middle of the night? And why are you in such a hurry?"

Although the guards were puzzled, they still opened the gates of the marshal's mansion for Li Mo.

"Something big." Li Mo said casually, then quickened his pace and rushed into the place where Zhao Zhenyuan was resting.

Coincidentally, Zhao Zhenyuan was not resting at this time. He was in his bedroom dealing with some military documents, and his secretary was also there.

Seeing Li Mo in such a hurry, Zhao Zhenyuan was also a little puzzled, because it had only been a few days since Li Mo led the Silent Whisper Team off.

In such a short time, Li Mo theoretically couldn't possibly complete the reconnaissance mission; at most, he could only make a quick trip to the Qiyuan Mountains and then return.

Although Zhao Zhenyuan valued Li Mo highly, he was also afraid that Li Mo had deserted, so he lowered his voice and said, "Li Mo, why are you back? Could you have completed your reconnaissance mission in such a short time?"

"Do you know what the punishment is for desertion in our army?!"

Li Mo took a breath and then told Zhao Zhenyuan everything the Silent Whisper Squad had seen and heard in the Seven Yuan Mountains, especially about the alien ruins and the two high-concentration star crystal mines.

Just as Li Mo had expected, even Zhao Zhenyuan, who was a marshal, showed a shocked expression at this moment, and then slammed his fist on the table and stood up.

"What did you say? Is that true?"

Zhao Zhenyuan and his secretary exchanged glances, a chill running down their spines, for they knew all too well how serious the consequences of Li Mo's news would be.

To avoid any unforeseen circumstances, Zhao Zhenyuan even asked Li Mo, "Li Mo, can you guarantee the truthfulness of all this information you've provided? Is there absolutely no exaggeration?"

Li Mo was not surprised by this. To be able to sit in the position of marshal, one must be cautious, because one word from him could affect the entire army, or even the safety of the Great Xia.

Li Mo stood ramrod straight and then saluted Zhao Zhenyuan: "Commander Zhao, I am willing to vouch for this with the military insignia I wear on my chest!"

The military emblem is the soul of a soldier. Zhao Zhenyuan was now completely convinced by Li Mo and couldn't help but gasp.

He then pushed aside all the military documents in front of him and took out a global map to study.

Li Mo knew that they needed to race against the enemy, so how could Zhao Zhenyuan, a veteran who had been on the battlefield for many years, not understand? He had even started simulating the marching route in his mind.

"Secretary, besides the troops guarding the borders and the immobile troops stationed in various locations, approximately how many troops are currently available for deployment?"

The secretary made a rough estimate and then gave Zhao Zhenyuan an answer.

"We suffered significant losses after the last major battle, but we've replenished our ranks considerably recently. Including new recruits, we can mobilize around 400,000 troops!"

Three hundred thousand is already a huge number, but Zhao Zhenyuan shook his head: "Four hundred thousand? That's not enough! The Black Earth Tribe and the White European Empire can both muster an army of five hundred thousand! We're at a huge disadvantage in terms of numbers!"

The secretary frowned and sighed, "Alas! It's not just a matter of numbers. Marshal Zhao, don't forget, last time the White European Empire used nuclear weapons, resulting in many casualties among our high-ranking officers, even causing a shortage of personnel. Even if we could gather 400,000 troops, we wouldn't have enough commanders!"

The secretary's meaning was clear: if the three countries went to war, Great Xia would be at a disadvantage, and it would be almost impossible for it to seize the alien ruins and high-concentration star crystal mines in the Seven Yuan Mountains.

"Damn it!"

Upon hearing his secretary's words, Zhao Zhenyuan couldn't help but swear.

He was well aware of the current decline of the Great Xia Dynasty, but it was an alien ruin and two high-concentration star crystal mines!

Once we obtain this, we won't need to worry about energy issues for the next hundred years of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Four hundred thousand against five hundred thousand is not actually a huge difference. Zhao Zhenyuan believed that with his own command skills and the fighting skills of the Great Xia army, it was not impossible to fight back.

The problem lies with the commander of these 400,000 troops!

Without a commander, even the strongest army is like a pile of loose sand!

Originally, Zhao Zhenyuan planned to fill the gap in high-ranking military officers within five years and promote newcomers step by step.

But now it seems that plans can't keep up with changes. An epic war is about to break out, and we need to immediately fill the gaps in our commanders!

Thinking of this, Zhao Zhenyuan looked at Li Mo, who had been standing to the side.

"Li Mo, are you willing to fight for the Great Xia?"