Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 905: Chapter 341: Moao’s Nine Garrisons, the Inspection System and Zhenyu, Li Hu and Hong Yuru (Part 4)

After explaining the general situation he had seen, Lu Yang’s brows furrowed slightly.

Every figure is very vague, making it obviously difficult to report back to Xia City.

But looking down at the Zhenyu document on the table, he quickly brushed away the haze in his heart and softly said to the three: ”This is just the beginning. Over the past few days, we’ve not only figured out how to travel from Beining Mountain to Beishuo, but we’ve also seen Beishuo City with our own eyes. That’s already enough.

With this Zhenyu document, we have essentially established ourselves in Beining Mountain. Will future opportunities to engage with Beishuo still be scarce?

East Ridge’s sudden foray into Beining Mountain has made Zhu Tong view us as a thorn in his side. He Wuyang was already at odds with him, plus he has accepted our bribes, so he will have no choice but to help us continuously. In return, we’ll assist him against Zhu Tong, hopefully increasing his importance in Beishuo City, which will make it even easier to explore Beishuo’s weaknesses.”

Upon hearing this, Zhao Hu and the others nodded in agreement.

Wang Tao suddenly thought of something and said with a smile: ”It seems Zhu Tong regards Beining Mountain as his private property. Not only does he forcibly make the other six families share tribute during the annual martial competition, but he also likes interfering in the internal affairs of other families. He has even planted his own people in all the large camps within the territory. It’s no wonder He Wuyang can’t stand it. I just don’t know what connections Zhu Tong has in Beishuo Town that would make him so bold.”

”It’s not hard to find out. Just ask next door and you’ll know!”

With this suggestion from Zhu Shun, Lu Yang and the others laughed.

”Indeed, Hong Fan would be more than happy to tell us.”

”Among the Seven Families of Beining, the households of Yanggu, Bai Yuan, Wanxing, and Long River all follow Zhu Ling, clearly colluding with Zhu Tong. Zi Qiang remains neutral without showing any signs. Currently, only Hong Yuan is most discontent with Zhu Ling Camp, harboring the strongest hostility. When they learned we needed to gather tribute recently, none of the other five families were willing to sell us iron ore, except for Hong Fan’s family.”

Lu Yang’s eyes twinkled slightly as he said with a smile, ”I learned something last night outside the city. It seems Hong Fan also knows some people in Beishuo City, but his connections may not be as strong as Zhu Tong’s. I heard he came specifically for his daughter’s marriage arrangement, and when he left the city last night, he looked displeased and barely spoke to us on the way back. I reckon that marriage is most likely off!”

The reason the four mentioned Hong Fan at this moment is because he was their guide for this Beishuo trip.

None of them had been to Beishuo before, and it was unlikely that He Wuyang would personally lead them. As luck would have it, Hong Fan learned about it and needed to make a trip to Beishuo himself, so he gladly agreed to guide them, traveling with Lu Yang’s transport team.

Of course, Hong Fan’s willingness to guide was mainly because he knew Lu Yang came to obtain the Zhenyu document. Since Hong Yuan was struggling to hold his ground in Beining Mountain, it was a rare opportunity for them to encounter a camp not aligned with Zhu Ling, and since they were also strong, he naturally wanted to make an effort.

Speaking of the failed marriage, Lu Yang and Zhao Hu exchanged a look; they had heard about it from a young master of Zhu Ling Camp last year on the sixth of August when they first stepped out of the secret passage and set foot on Beining Mountain.

Judging by the current circumstances, the inability to secure even a marriage between juniors indicates that the conflict between Hong Yuan and Zhu Ling has escalated to an irreconcilable point.

”Hong Yuan Camp is our breakthrough point for opening the Beining Mountain situation. Zhu Tong wants to be the leader and overshadow He Wuyang, but we’ll unite with Hong Fan and stand with He Wuyang against Zhu Ling, to see whether Zhu Tong defeats He Wuyang or we, along with He Wuyang, first defeat Zhu Tong!”

Hearing Lu Yang’s words, Zhao Hu, Zhu Shun, and Wang Tao all looked proud, as if they had found the answer in their hearts.

Never mind that Zhu Ling Camp only has a few small fry now— even if its strength were tenfold, it could never win.

Because behind them stands the Great Xia!

”When we return to East Ridge this time, we must prioritize reporting back to Xia City about the general situation of the Moao Nine Towns to the lord and the minister. We need to make clear that we need more time, not only for Beishuo but to understand all Eight Towns. The minister said, ’Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.’ If we can report back the situation of the Nine Towns to Xia City, then Great Xia’s eastward expansion will be more than half a success...”

Lu Yang mused silently in his heart. Seeing the map on the table, he realized the importance of what he was doing for Great Xia, and his eyes were filled with excitement and enthusiasm.

”I have a question I’d like to ask all of you!”

Suddenly, after examining the draft of the Nine Towns for a long time, Wang Tao seemed to have found something new and abruptly pointed to a section on the map where the Xing River’s course changed northward.

”After the Xing River changes course to flow westward, it should be the southernmost region under our Great Xia. As shown on this map, the north and south sides of the east entrance of the Xing River North Bank are Chui Mountain and Jiangxia towns, respectively. This means that the east entrance is most likely controlled by these two towns, isn’t that right?”

The draft was drawn by Lu Yang based on information he gathered. Although most of the distances were unknown, the basic positions should be relatively accurate.

When Wang Tao raised this question, Lu Yang and the others immediately focused on the position of the east entrance of the Xing River North Bank, falling into deep thought.

”You’re right. Why do you ask?”

Zhao Hu pondered for a while and finally voiced his confusion.

Before Wang Tao could answer, Lu Yang’s expression changed instantly.

”Exactly! Since the east entrance is controlled by Chui Mountain and Jiangxia, then why were Yang Ning and Li Hu the ones who came to Redwood Ridge to draw the maps five years ago?”

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