The reason for this, is because Empress Yexiyun understands:

In the battle against Dibiles, there is no need to sow unnecessary hatred;

If the attack goes smoothly, then the invading army must immediately switch to the role of builders to quickly stabilize the occupied area.

To achieve this, it cannot rely on the physically strong Yin Yangang, or individual with dark hearts, or mysterious generals;

In reality, the best choice to pacify the people in those areas is none other than Le Song.

And Le Song did not disappoint the Empress's expectations, now even before taking down this fortress, he is already pondering various issues related to post-war reconstruction.

Currently, the attacking side is composed of calm individuals, while the defense side is nervously on edge.

The generals in the command room are yelling:

'Are they not enemies? How did they get in?'

The answer is revealed:

As soon as the generals leave the command room and take a look outside, they will immediately understand:

The enemies came in directly from the outside!

The barrier?

There used to be such a thing, but it was already shattered before.

Initially, the beasts significantly weakened the barrier, followed by Yin Yangang arriving at the front of the barrier and shattering it completely with his fists alone.

Moreover,

due to the beasts' attack, now near the barrier, there are only the Kingdom's dispatched Pegasus Knights;

And the members of the knight's brigade are focused on dealing with the beasts, which allowed the two marshals to easily intrude into the fortress after shattering the barrier.

At this moment above the fortress, the beasts, under the siege of the Pegasus Knights, start to show signs of exhaustion.

'Target is tired, commence annihilation warfare!'

The captain gestured an attack, and the knights then switched to their long spears, preparing to charge forward.

And in the next moment, the beast suddenly howled and leaped high, black magical power uncontrollably ravaging in all directions.

'Stop the attack, everyone retreat.'

Following the order, the knights began to retreat in all directions, as the frenzied beast swelled from within, forming into a ball, and then exploded.

The remains of the beast's body, tangled with dark green fluid, spilled onto the barrier, while a chaotic entity shrouded in black magic appeared in the air.

'Is that the core of the beast? Withdraw, let me handle it!'

The leading captain drew his sword, and the other knights obediently stepped back to the sides.

Just as the captain was about to act, a voice from the ground came:

'There's no need for battle, the war is over for you.'

The voice belonged to Le Song, and as he said, currently, the Inran Empire's army has control over the majority of the fortress inside and out.

Though the command room has not been captured yet, the resistance in that area cannot fundamentally change the situation;

Furthermore, there are no strong individuals inside the command room, so its capture is only a matter of time.

After a fair assessment of the situation, the knights who discovered the fortress had been occupied from the sky found it easy to realize:

The enemy's statement was correct, rationally speaking, this battle had indeed come to an end.

With the battle over, should they just give up?

The feeling lingering in the hearts of the knights right now was like setting up for a coordinated assault on the opponent's base in one breath;

But in the end, the defenders failed to pay attention and ended up losing the battle as the opponent shattered the crystal, a defeat in this way.

Unacceptable!

Under the leadership of the captain, the knights, disregarding the tactics previously devised, launched a joint assault towards the chaotic form of the beast;

With this momentum of risking it all, dozens of figures appeared around the beast from all sides.

Crack, crack, crack!

As the weapons pierced the beast's body, the sound of metal impacting echoed;

Subsequently, the beast resembled an upright sea urchin, covered in dozens of spear-like thorns.

Under the coordinated assault, the beast completely lost its life.

Later on, it shrunk and, within seconds, self-destructed, splattering sticky liquid across the top of the fortress.

After defeating the beast, the members of the knights' brigade did not lower their weapons but organized themselves in formation, ready to charge towards Le Song on the ground.

However, at that moment, with a grimace, Yin Yangang raised his fists, and with holy power enveloping them, he struck the untouched sky with hundreds of punches.

In the next moment, the fist shadows carrying the sound of breaking wind materialized vividly in the eyes of the Pegasus Knights, moving closer towards them.

As the fist shadows in their eyes grew larger, almost filling their entire field of vision, their senses seemed to pause for a moment.

In the following moment, the knights' bodies were hit, and as they began to fall, the pain spread from within.

The immediate reality was:

They were struck by the fist shadows unleashed by the enemy, falling from midair one by one, along with their horses;

The scene that became a reality within seconds was:

After landing on the ground, the knights lost their combat capabilities one by one;

While they and the Pegasus horses were not in mortal danger, the thought of continuing the fight became a luxury at that moment.

Later on, all members of the knights' brigade were captured.

Dark, cramped prison cells, and not so pleasant black bread, awaited them in the coming months.

Currently, the military strength atop the fortress was completely wiped out, leaving only the general who had not been captured yet inside the command room.

Only temporarily not captured!

The general could not stay inside the command room forever.

After all, all his subordinates, holding onto the belief of being warriors or knights, bravely rushed out to battle the enemy and collectively got captured.

Currently, the general had become a true 'lame duck commander';

Even if he successfully broke through under such circumstances, his remaining life would only be judged by people as 'a coward on the run,' ending it in endless jeers and contempt.

The choice left to the general was never a second one from the start.

As if giving up on oneself, he clenched his fists to encourage himself, repeatedly emphasizing in his heart that he was the kingdom's foremost warrior, and finally shouted at the small mirror in the command room:

'Come on, you are the best!'

As if hypnotizing himself, the general courageously stepped out into the open, halting in front of the enemy's vast army and shouted like a man:

'Who is the commander of the enemy? I demand a fair duel with you, of course, the one-on-one kind!'

The army had been defeated, all subordinates captured;

In such a situation, the general couldn't do anything else too challenging except to demand a one-on-one duel to salvage a bit of his dignity.

For Inran's side, there was absolutely no reason to agree to the one-on-one challenge.

But Le Song agreed, for one reason only, that he had just consulted an oracle and concluded that he could win without a doubt.

Since the divination turned out this way, Le Song had nothing to fear, hence he instructed his soldiers to step aside and faced the general.

If the divination had yielded a different result, Le Song's response would have been straightforward, just 'slam the door.'

In short:

In any situation allowing it, Le Song would never engage in a battle without certainty.

'Why take this opponent seriously? If it were me, I would just beat him up!'

Le Song held back his more impulsive nephew beside him, then bowed to the general.

After observing the necessary courtesy, Le Song signaled the opponent to come forward.

The general did not hold back, delivering a full force blow, his massive fist aiming straight for Le Song's forehead.

Among all those who engage in fights, some use weapons while others do not, and the general belonged to the latter group.

However, not using weapons did not necessarily mean he was weak; at least in terms of robust close combat skills, the general was quite confident.

But it was all in vain!

With a crisp sound, Le Song's raised right palm effortlessly enveloped the incoming fist, no struggling by the general could break free from it.

Without intending to mock, Le Song simply stated the truth:

'Sorry, but you are just too weak!'

'No, impossible! To think you could block my full-force attack, the kingdom's top warrior, with just one hand!?'

The general would rather believe he had a mental breakdown causing hallucinations than accept the fact that he was powerless to retaliate.

'The strength of your top warrior seems to have barely reached the level of a 'potential Army Breaker,' is that really strong?'

'I am the best fighter in our country!'

'Well, your country seems like a typical small nation...'

Feeling regret for the opponent who resembled a frog in a well, Le Song also told him somewhat pitilessly:

'Like me, reaching the level of 'Army Breaker' should make you invincible in your country; however, facts cannot be changed. When it comes to combat prowess, I am the weakest among the 'Four Marshals.''

'What?'

'What's that expression? Do you think it's a high level? No! Look across the entire continent, those who have reached the level of 'Army Breaker' are not that rare.'

For instance, Isabella is now virtually unmatched below 'Potential Empire Toppler.' Even the Ji Knights of Inran possess a similar level of power.

Having such strength qualifies as a top existence in an empire and can influence the battlefield in this major war.

'As for someone like you and me at this level, it's just about making a little ripple in the battle, no need to strain too much.'

That's how Le Song spoke to the general, fully aware that the opponent's role in this war had more or less come to an end.

With the swing of his fist, the general's weakly defended chest was directly hit by an unbearable pain, causing him to howl before falling to the ground.

He was the highest-ranking prisoner captured by the Inran army since the assault on the fortress today.

In truth, the general could have been a bit more shameless, perhaps requesting an extra egg in his dinner each day due to his different status.

'It is officially time to take charge of the fortress. After completing this task, the entire army will start to rest.'

Just as Le Song's voice resounded in the sky, on the day when the imperial main force captured the fortress, the imperial squad led by Ye Chuxue also achieved their initial objective.

After successfully completing their mission, the Jike Knights arrived at an unusual hot spring area in the western continent.