At first, everyone thought that the 13 million coalition forces of the three families would head north through Jiuhua Dao to Dongyuan Path to join with the allied forces and attack them together.

No one expected that Hou Yuxiao didn't do that, but instead sent 2 million Red Flame Army troops alone to detour to Lincang Path and even attack Junyang Prefecture City.

After capturing Junyang Prefecture City, the next target should have been Lincang Path City.

No one expected that Hou Yuxiao again didn't do that, but instead changed course to attack Hulao Pass. The first two steps somewhat shocked the generals in the main hall, but only this third step, attacking Hulao, suddenly relaxed their tense moods.

To imagine defeating Hulao Pass with 2 million troops was simply a dream.

In their view, Hou Yuxiao's choice was to catch the enemy off guard and provide greater assistance to the coalition, while also gaining more capital for the three families; secondly, as Hou Yuxiao was of humble origin and lacked vision, he couldn't comprehend the significance of Hulao Pass being called the greatest stronghold under heaven.

From the moment Hou Yuxiao led 2 million Red Flame Army troops and changed the route to Cangyuan Mountain, it was destined that the Lord of Hexi, who had gained fame throughout Shenzhou over the past decade, would face a certain defeat.

With Yucheng King's over 5 million troops, plus Zuoqiuyuan's 1 million troops at Hulao Pass, Hou Yuxiao was bound to lose. Even if he could escape, his painstakingly cultivated 2 million Red Flame Army would vanish without a trace.

Without the 2 million Red Flame Army, Hexi would completely lose its qualification to compete with the Holy Land. By then, neither Great Jin nor the coalition would take Hexi seriously.

So, they had no idea what Li Su was worrying about.

"No, that's not right!"

Li Su seemed to have realized something suddenly, and he suddenly stood up from his chair, his gaze fixed on Hulao Pass, a trace of panic and fear gradually appearing in his eyes.

"Strategist, what's wrong?"

Wanyan Cheng's tone also turned grave, realizing that Li Su must have recognized something important. The question was, what important matter could still change Li Su's complexion now.

"The 2 million Red Flame Army attacking Junyang Prefecture City was led by Hou Yucheng and Hou Yujie. But the people Wanyan Jun encountered at the foot of Cangyuan Mountain were Hou Yuxiao, Chu Kuangren, and Lu Kangping. Why is that?"

Hearing Li Su's inquiry, Wanyan Cheng's expression became solemn, and he said, "Why else? Hou Yuxiao also knows Hulao Pass is hard to conquer, so he wanted to personally bring Chu Kuangren and Lu Kangping along..."

Wanyan Cheng realized something and suddenly stopped, his expression fazed.

The other generals also suddenly recalled and were shocked.

Hou Yuxiao also understands... Hulao Pass... is hard to conquer...

"Hulao Pass is hard to defeat, and Hou Yuxiao knows this full well. He was never going to attack Hulao Pass; he deliberately brought Chu Kuangren and Lu Kangping to make Wanyan Jun mistakenly believe he was going to attack Hulao Pass." Li Su's voice suddenly grew heavy, and his face gradually turned grim.

"No, that's impossible! Wanyan Jun said he saw the blood-red clouds himself; the 2 million Red Flame Army were definitely at Cangyuan Mountain, heading toward Hulao Pass!"

"The three-family coalition has 13 million troops; apart from Hou Clan's 2 million Red Flame Army, the other 11 million are all heavenly army, pretending to be a Sacred Army is not even difficult..."

"It can't be, if it were an ordinary army, how could they have captured Junyang Prefecture City guarded by Tuoba Tao with 500,000 Wolf Slaughter Guards?"

Li Su's voice was sure, and he turned around, his tone somewhat sinister:

"The ones who captured Junyang Prefecture City were, of course, the 2 million Red Flame Army. The problem is, when they detoured into the Lincang Path territory, they weren't the only ones. Hou Yuxiao had long arranged for two armies in advance. After capturing Junyang Prefecture City, they split their forces. Had you all forgotten? Wanyan Jun had no knowledge of the marching whereabouts of his army nor their exact numbers."

Everyone suddenly looked up at the map, their expressions changing instantly.

"Wanyan Jun is leading over 5 million troops to Hulao Pass, but Hou Yuxiao has surely already secretly detoured to Lincang Path. What's his objective..."

Wanyan Cheng suddenly stood up from his chair, his gaze turning to the three pathways of Shuofeng, Lincang, and Gyeonggi controlled by Great Jin, and finally settled on the Capital Region Path, his expression gradually becoming twisted.

"Hou Yuxiao intends to attack the Divine Capital!"

Li Su's seven words were like a giant stone, instantly crashing into the hearts of everyone present in the main hall, including Wanyan Cheng, causing waves of shock.