Watching this team of elite demons go away, cheers broke out in Zuo Feng's army. However, Zhao Mengdi did not relax his vigilance and gave orders in a cold voice.
"Left Front Army, listen up! Move immediately and rush back to the camp at full speed!"
"yes!"
The still cheering Zuo Feng Army heard the new order, immediately reorganized their formation, and marched towards the camp at full speed.
Even some people who were seriously injured in the battle carried out military orders without complaint.
Old Gong was puzzled, and communicated with Xu Chunniang through voice transmission, "After a series of battles, everyone is very tired. Now that the reinforcements have arrived, we should rest well where we are. Why do we have to rush at full speed?"
Xu Chunniang shook her head slightly and replied through voice transmission, "The reinforcements have not arrived yet. The immortal army and flags we saw just now were probably deliberately shown to them by Commander Zhao."
Old Gong was startled, and after thinking for a moment, he asked, "You mean, the immortal army and the flags are illusions? But illusions alone should not be able to fool those demons, right?"
"It's not all an illusion. At least the flag is real."
Xu Chunniang thought about it and told Old Gong her guess, "Commander Zhao has a very high level of attainment in battle formations, which can be seen from the formation of the Zuofeng Army against the enemy.
She probably made this preparation on the way here, integrating the flag into the formation and only showing it at the critical moment to scare away the demon army."
Old Gong suddenly realized and had even greater respect for Zhao Mengdi. No wonder the soldiers in Zuo Feng’s army admired her so much. She really had the ability to do so.
Sure enough, after traveling for a while, the Zuo Feng army met the belated reinforcements.
The people in Zuo Feng’s army were used to all this. This main force from the fairy world had never been very punctual.
After leading the Zuofeng Army away from the battle circle, Zhao Mengdi finally gave the order, ordering everyone to rest in place and count the casualties.
Xu Chunniang and Gong Lao followed the others' example and just as they finished setting up the tent, someone came over and said, "You two are the new recruits who just joined the team today, right? The commander wants you to come over."
As if afraid that the two would be uneasy, the messenger added one more sentence, "Don't worry, the commander is easy to talk to. He asked you to come over because he probably wants to know more about your strength."
Xu Chunniang and Gong Lao looked at each other, followed this man, and stepped into the main tent in the center.
Zhao Mengdi was sitting in front of the eucalyptus, writing something with a pen. When she heard the noise, she did not stop what she was doing.
"You guys take a seat first. I still have some things to deal with. I'll be there soon."
Xu Chunniang and Mr. Gong naturally had no objection and waited quietly by the side. Apart from the "swish" sound of Zhao Mengdi writing, there was no other movement.
After a cup of tea, Zhao Mengdi put away the paper and pen on the eucalyptus tree, looked at Xu Chunniang and Gong Lao, and asked casually, "How much do you know about Zuo Feng's army?"
Mr. Gong didn't know why she asked that. After thinking for a moment, he spoke cautiously.
"The Zuofeng Army is responsible for exploring the way. By fighting with the small demon army to find out the enemy situation, understand the demon army's strategy and report to the main army in time, it can save a lot of energy for the main army."
Zhao Mengdi twitched the corner of her mouth slightly and looked at Xu Chunniang, "Do you think so too?"
Xu Chunniang thought about it and decided to tell the truth.
Although she and Zhao Mengdi had only known each other for less than a day, it could be seen from her performance during the battle that she was fundamentally different from people like Luo Jun.
"On the surface, this seems to be the case, but the real situation of the Zuofeng Army is not optimistic."
Zhao Mengdi held her chin with one hand and raised her eyebrows with interest, "Oh? Tell me what you think."
"I heard that only immortals like us who have made mistakes will be incorporated into the Zuofeng Army, and the death rate of the Zuofeng Army is obvious to everyone."
Although Zhao Mengdi was still smiling, her eyes had changed. "Go on."
"So the Zuofeng Army is an excluded and unpopular team."
Zhao Mengdi's eyes suddenly became sharp, "Do you know what you are saying?"
A strong sense of oppression fell on Xu Chunniang, but she remained calm.
"As soon as Gong Xingshan and I arrived at the battlefield, we were accused of delaying the battle and were incorporated into the Zuofeng Army. When we were fighting the Demon Army just now, we never received any real reinforcements.
So I dare to guess that the situation of Zuo Fengjun is very bad, and they are even being targeted. "
"Courage is a rare quality. Many people can see the situation of the Zuofeng Army, but few people will express it as directly as you do."
The sharpness in Zhao Mengdi's eyes faded, revealing a look of admiration, "In fact, not only the Zuofeng Army, but even I am targeted, otherwise I would not have been placed in the position of leader of the Zuofeng Army."
Xu Chunniang was a little surprised. "With the strength of the commander, he shouldn't be targeted, right?"
Zhao Mengdi said meaningfully, "Many times, strength is not the most important thing. No matter how strong I am, I am only a celestial being. Above celestial beings, there are immortal kings and golden immortals, and even golden Daluo immortals. Blocking an arm cannot stop a car, and how can an ant shake a tree?"
Xu Chunniang was silent. It would be very easy for immortals with higher realms to crush immortals with lower realms. The seemingly free immortal world actually had a stricter order.
Seeing that the two understood what he meant, Zhao Mengdi said nothing more, "So our Zuofeng Army has only one goal, and that is: to survive! No matter how powerful the enemy is, no matter how difficult the situation is, we must find a way to stay alive."
Xu Chunniang was filled with emotion. This Commander Zhao was a truly powerful man and also a principled immortal.
It is a blessing for the Zuofeng Army to have such a commander.
"We understand what the commander-in-chief means."
Zhao Mengdi nodded slightly. "During the battle just now, I saw that you quickly adapted to the military formation. Have you ever come into contact with a formation before?"
"Your Excellency the Commander, I have done some research on formations. With my superficial understanding of formations, I tried to join the army."
Zhao Mengdi was a little surprised. "It's rare for a mere human immortal to understand the military formation I set up."
She thought for a moment, then took out a formation plate and handed it to Xu Chunniang, "This is a little gadget I made before. You can use it to kill time when you have nothing to do."
Xu Chunniang hesitated a little, "I just joined the Zuofeng Army and have not made any contribution. How can I accept the gift?"
"You can take it if I tell you to. It's not a valuable thing."
Zhao Mengdi waved his hand nonchalantly, "Since you are already a member of the Zuofeng Army, the stronger you are, the stronger the Zuofeng Army will be."
"yes."
Hearing this, Xu Chunniang no longer hesitated and accepted the formation plate.
"Okay, you can retreat now. In the days ahead, you only need to remember one thing: the Zuofeng Army has no rules. If you want to live long, in addition to obeying military orders, you must also seize every opportunity to improve your strength. Do you understand?"
"clear!"
After leaving the tent, Old Gong was excited, "I have a feeling that as long as I can survive in the Zuofeng Army, my strength will definitely usher in a qualitative leap!"