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

On the battlefield, the vanguard soldiers who had shaken off their pursuers by using the swamp were very excited and even cheered for Li Mo.

"The battalion commander is awesome! We actually escaped from an encirclement of tens of thousands of enemy troops!"

"Unprecedented! Two thousand people have managed to leverage the power of half a million people!"

"Haha! We completely wiped out the enemy's medical unit! This is a feat we should brag about a lot when we get back!"

To be honest, although everyone was excited beforehand, they were mostly afraid inside.

After all, they only had two thousand people. The Black Soil Tribe, with its five hundred thousand members, could easily subdue them like chickens. Everyone came with the mindset of a suicide squad.

After all, as long as they take this gamble, even if they die here, it will allow their families to transcend social classes, and the compensation for those killed in action will be an astronomical figure.

But Li Mo not only led them to military merits, but now they have also escaped with their lives. They now admire Li Mo to the point of prostration and are extremely grateful to him.

This was a tremendous victory for the vanguard battalion, which consisted of only two thousand men, and it was indeed something to celebrate. However, Li Mo's expression remained relatively calm, because he understood that this was just the beginning.

The enemy has only temporarily stopped marching. Once they confirm that our main force has not arrived, they will inevitably seize the initiative and occupy the Qiyuan Mountains.

Their mission is far from over!

More sacrifices are likely to follow.

Li Mo stood up and slowly addressed the crowd, "Everyone, please don't get excited. Let's rest for a while. In twenty minutes, we'll continue our journey and rendezvous with the heavy artillery positions that have already withdrawn!"

"Also, we lost over two hundred brothers in that battle. Compile a list of the fallen, and I'll report them to the higher-ups on their behalf!"

Facing tens of thousands of enemy troops, the vanguard battalion only lost two hundred men, which is theoretically the most optimistic scenario. But don't forget that the vanguard battalion was small in number to begin with, and two hundred men is equivalent to one-tenth of the total.

If we translate that to the Black Earth Tribe army on the other side, it would be equivalent to a full 50,000 deaths!

This means that the vanguard battalion will inevitably face greater difficulties in carrying out its next mission.

Upon hearing this, all the soldiers calmed down.

Li Mo handled the victory very appropriately. He didn't overly criticize everyone, since victory is indeed something to celebrate, but at the same time, he reminded everyone of the two hundred casualties, showing that they had suffered losses.

As the saying goes, pride comes before a fall. It's understandable for soldiers to be a little arrogant when they have military achievements to show for it, but when it comes to actual war, being blinded by victory is fatal.

"yes!"

Everyone immediately agreed.

After giving his instructions, Li Mo called Zheng Jiahao aside.

"Old Zheng, I've got a thrilling task for you, wanna take it?"

Zheng Jiahao, who always loved doing thrilling things, immediately brightened up when he heard Li Mo's words: "Li Mo, just say what you want to say, no need to beat around the bush! Is this mission quite dangerous? Don't worry, I'll do it no matter how dangerous it is!"

Among Li Mo's subordinates, Zheng Jiahao is probably the most intelligent. In many cases, he even thinks more deeply than Li Mo.

Therefore, if there were dangerous missions, Li Mo really couldn't bear to let him go.

But ironically, the most dangerous task was assigned to him, and he was the most suitable candidate.

In fact, Li Mo had been studying Morpheus for the past few days. As the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy and you will win every battle." He had guessed that Morpheus would probably make the Black Earth Tribe army stop and then send a small force to continue pursuing Li Mo and his group in order to determine whether the Great Xia army had arrived nearby.

Li Mo certainly couldn't let Morpheus know the truth, so he planned to use the remaining 1,800 men of the vanguard battalion to wipe out the troops Morpheus sent.

But before that, some people must be left in the vicinity to spy out the enemy's movements!

Zheng Jiahao is clearly the most capable person for the job!

"Old Zheng, select a few skilled men from the army to wait around here for the enemy pursuers, and then report back to me the enemy's numbers, strength, and other intelligence!"

As soon as Li Mo said this, Zheng Jiahao immediately guessed his purpose.

"I get it. You plan to rendezvous with the people at the heavy artillery position before taking out the enemy pursuers, right? Good idea!"

Zheng Jiahao gave Li Mo a thumbs-up in approval of his battle plan.

At this moment, Li Mo hesitated and said, "This mission is very dangerous. Once you are discovered by the enemy, I'm afraid..."

Suddenly, Zheng Jiahao's lips curled into a smile, and he patted Li Mo on the shoulder: "You underestimate me! It's just a reconnaissance mission! It's not like we're going to assassinate the enemy commander! Don't worry about this mission, leave it to me!"

Li Mo nodded slightly. To be honest, he would only feel at ease if this task was entrusted to Zheng Jiahao.

Then Li Mo stood up and continued to command the group: "Everyone, follow me to meet up with the people at the heavy artillery position. Remember to make sure your footprints are deep along the way! Leave as many traces as possible!"

Li Mo's purpose in doing this was actually to lure a small group of enemy troops to catch up with him and to draw the enemy deeper into his territory.

Not long after Li Mo and the others left, some figures slowly emerged from the swamp.

These people were the ones Morpheus sent to pursue Li Mo; there were about five thousand of them, roughly the size of a regiment.

The leader was a man as strong as an ox, more than three times the size of an average person, who looked like a human tank.

The medals on his shoulders indicate that he was of a high rank.

Zheng Jiahao, hiding in the shadows, gasped in shock the moment he saw him.

"It's Baal! Why did he personally chase after us?"

Baal, commander of the First Division of the Sixth Army of the Black Earth Tribe, was known on the battlefield as "Tyrant".

As his name suggests, this man was tyrannical and cruel. He enjoyed torturing and killing his enemies on the battlefield, dismembering them into eight pieces. Because of his immense strength, he often smashed his enemies' heads with a single palm strike when killing them on the battlefield.

When this person is mentioned, both the people of the White European Empire and the people of Great Xia feel deep hatred for him.

He was like a killing machine, even extremely cruel to his subordinates!

His strength has reached the Three Harmony Realm, which is similar to that of General Walter whom Li Mo killed before. Because of his meritorious service in killing the enemy, Baal has also reached the rank of Major General in the Black Soil Tribe.

But Walter was known for his battlefield command tactics, not for his own strength. Bal was different; he was a hardened warrior who had fought his way up in real battles.

This one man alone is enough to give the vanguard battalion of over 1,800 men a run for their money, not to mention he brought a full 5,000 men with him.

Although Li Mo managed to shake him off through the swamp, it doesn't mean he can defeat him on the main battlefield!

Zheng Jiahao sighed, "This is getting a bit troublesome!"

Just as Zheng Jiahao was feeling overwhelmed, Bal suddenly looked in his direction and roared, "Who's there?!"