Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 518: Chapter 231: Investigating Yang Lu by Day—Whose Side Are We On?

This person’s basic strength is only a little over twenty thousand. His status in the Wushuang Camp shouldn’t be too high, so he’s not clear about the alliance matters. However, the key information contained in his words is more than enough for Xia Chuan.

”Neither of the two leaders attended the alliance meeting; they directly brought their people to attack Yang Lu. This means the Longyou Alliance is practically over, and these two certainly wouldn’t have come on their own courage. According to elder brother’s description of the Longyou situation, they most likely were directed by Zhaoyang. That being said...”

Xia Chuan first deduced in his mind without voicing his speculations.

In Xia Hong’s letter, there is a rough description of the current situation in Longyou. Not only did Xia Chuan read it, but Yuwen Dao and others also read it.

Reading is one thing, but being able to peel out the essence from the letter and, based on the current situation of Yang Lu, predict the current situation of the Longyou Alliance is not something everyone is capable of.

Apart from Xia Chuan, obviously only Yuwen Dao had deduced the most of the situation.

Luo Yuan, Yuan Cheng, Hong Guang, and Zhao Long were all deep in thought, clearly still somewhat unclear about the situation.

Xia Chuan pondered for a moment, then looked up at Luo Yuan, signaling for him to drag another person on the ground to the side. Then he continued questioning that person:

”Did Liu He and Qin Gu resist? How many people died in Yang Lu, and how many on both your sides as well? Tell me everything you know. Don’t try to deceive me; after I finish questioning you, I’ll ask the other person. If your answers differ, you should know the consequences!”

The man shivered a little from Xia Chuan’s threat, then tremblingly began to speak: ”We resisted, but it was useless. Five days ago, our leader and Hanqiong’s leader took the drawbridge directly. Liu He and Qin Gu hadn’t reacted yet, and a large number of people had already gotten over the mound from the drawbridge. Although they had many people, they couldn’t respond effectively in a hurry. In just one night, our camp was captured, and Liu He and Qin Gu were killed.

As for the overall casualties...”

He paused here, then said with a bitter face: ”My lord, I truly don’t know the exact casualties on both sides. I only know that a lot of Yang Lu’s people died, probably more than half. Our camp seemed to have just over two hundred people, Hanqiong’s might have been even fewer...”

A small fry not knowing the specifics of the casualties is normal.

Xia Chuan did not trouble him, just signaled Luo Yuan to question the other person to first verify whether what this man said had any issues.

Upon hearing this, Luo Yuan immediately walked over to the other person on the side.

”Four Cold Resistance Levels, with strength far surpassing Liu He and Qin Gu, along with over 1,800 others. Yang Lu, caught off guard, was overwhelmed and captured, which is quite normal. With Liu He and Qin Gu killed, Wushuang and Hanqiong have certainly decided to consume Yang Lu whole...”

Yuwen Dao spoke up from the side, paused briefly, then his gaze suddenly lifted, looking at Xia Chuan: ”My lord, without any surprises, these two were indeed directed by Zhaoyang. Zhaoyang sent troops to attack the Beehive and informed these two families to take down Yang Lu. There must be significant changes occurring at Long Mountain that we are not clear about. If the Great Xia intends to extend its influence into the Pingxi Plain, now is an excellent opportunity...”

”I know. Wait, let me think it over first!”

Xia Chuan suddenly interrupted Yuwen Dao, his eyes flickering constantly.

The upheaval in Longyou, the contest between Zhaoyang and Long Mountain, is indeed a good opportunity for the Great Xia.

By taking the Beehive without bloodshed, the Great Xia has already gained the upper hand. The next step is to establish this initial advantage well and then gradually expand it to swallow more Longyou territories.

”Elder brother mentioned in the letter that the five families, Xiling, White Abyss, Dongkang, Wushuang, and Hanqiong, have all turned to Zhaoyang. With Wushuang and Hanqiong taking over Yang Lu, if we hadn’t appeared, the Beehive would have been taken by Zhaoyang too. This means that at the moment, judging from the camp’s situation below, Zhaoyang has gained the upper hand, and Long Mountain is at a disadvantage!”

Excluding Long Mountain and Zhaoyang, Longyou has a total of ten giant camps below, five have turned to Zhaoyang, Yang Lu is annihilated, the Beehive has gone to the Great Xia, leaving Changning and Song Yuan, Yucheng, even if all staunch supporters of Long Mountain, Zhaoyang is still at a great advantage, at least from the camp support situation, that is the case.

Yuwen Dao nodded, picking up the conversation: ”So we have to find a way to weaken Zhaoyang’s side first, while not concerning ourselves with Long Mountain for the time being.”

”The problem is, how to weaken them!”

Upon hearing Zhao Long’s words, Xia Chuan’s eyes slightly flashed, ready to speak, but Luo Yuan, having finished questioning, walked over, and gently nodded towards him, indicating that the previous person’s words were accurate.

”With Wushuang and Hanqiong occupying Yang Lu, they won’t easily loosen their grip. Yangyuan Peak is easy to defend and hard to attack; once it’s taken, it’s difficult to change hands again, which should be the reason Zhaoyang signaled both families to take Yang Lu first. Let them enjoy their occupation. Their two Cold Resistance Levels, with more than eighteen hundred from the Earth-digging Realm, all came over...”

Xia Chuan paused his voice slightly, turned to look at Chen Yingba and Wu Tianxing, and with an expectant expression, asked, ”How many Cold Resistance Levels and Earth-digging Realm does Wushuang and Hanqiong have, do you know?”

Upon hearing this question, Chen Yingba and Wu Tianxing were simultaneously shocked, their faces full of astonishment as they looked at Xia Chuan, unable to speak for a long time;

In contrast to their astonishment, the expressions of Yuwen Dao, Luo Yuan, and the other six became incomparably excited, their eyes gradually filled with excitement.