Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1695: Chapter 536: Reversal, the Outcome of Bargaining with a Tiger (Part 3)

“Xia Hong, cease your attempts to sow discord. Our elite forces in Wuchuan remain strong; how could we simply hand over the town? The Cai Qiu army will advance southward soon, and you’ll see how Great Xia can withstand the sharp edge of a powerful vassal’s forces!”

“Here in Jin Mountain, we’ve always been on good terms with Cai Qiu. You think a few words can sway the heart of my troops? Dream on!”

It wasn’t interrupted by Cai Qianshan, but by Qin Feng and Shangguan Yang.

Xia Hong narrowed his eyes slightly, although they were far apart, he could see clearly. Just as he was speaking, Cai Qiuhu and those Tribulation Body Realm from Cai Qiu moved slightly closer to Qin Feng and Shangguan Yang.

“This is the outcome of plotting with a tiger; lacking strength, seeking cooperation is akin to inviting wolves into the house, especially when Cai Qiu is more than just a wolf…”

Realizing that persuading the two towns to surrender was impossible, Xia Hong suddenly felt disinterested, losing the desire to speak.

In fact, from the moment Qin Feng bypassed Wuchuan Town, leading fifty thousand troops straight to Aikou, he had a bit of a premonition.

The fifty thousand troops under Qin Feng were indeed Wuchuan people, with families all in the town, deceived by Luo Yuan to go to East Valley City. Logically, the next step should be to aid the town, but instead, Qin Feng brought these fifty thousand to Aikou.

It was easy to guess that either Qin Feng was coerced by Cai Qiu and had no choice but to obey, or he had lost his mind and chose to gamble with Cai Qiu.

Of course, if they won, it would be a show of boldness.

If they lost, well, that was a different story!

As Xia Hong was contemplating, Cai Qianshan’s side also began discussing strategies in mid-air.

“The Luo Yuan Tribe has forty thousand, Yuan Cheng Tribe has fifty thousand, plus the more than thirty thousand in Aikou City, the Xia Army’s strength reaches up to 120,000. Xia Hong still commands fourteen Beast Emperor-level puppets. The soldiers of the two towns are inherently inferior to the Xia Army, and their equipment and armor are even less effective. With the morale currently shaken, if we get entangled here, we’ll be undoubtedly defeated!”

After Cai Qiuhu spoke, Shangguan Yang’s face immediately reddened, stepping forward slightly attempting to speak.

Before he could finish, several people from both sides approached him, with one even using a forceful gaze to intimidate him, scaring him into silence.

“Jinshan Town still has over one hundred thousand in the Earth-digging Realm, so Great Xia won’t rashly attack without dealing with your main forces. Rest assured!”

Cai Qiuhu knew what Shangguan Yang was concerned about and immediately consoled him. Then he looked at Qin Feng and continued, “Wuchuan Town is the same; as long as your fifty thousand troops are here, Great Xia won’t seriously attack the town. Right now, your task is to cooperate with us in calming the army’s morale. My Cai Qiu army will soon advance south from the Bone-Eroding Path and, at most three days, with the army united, the crisis of the two towns will naturally be resolved!”

Both Qin Feng and Shangguan Yang wanted to speak at this moment, but seeing Cai Qianshan and the others, they obediently closed their mouths.

Their opinions no longer mattered; being at the mercy of others, they were no longer important. Cai Qiuhu could offer words of comfort, but they couldn’t take them seriously.

“The Luo Yuan Tribe is on the west side, the Yuan Cheng Tribe on the south side, so right now, we can only flee northward, first moving northward through Qing Valley, then around the south slope of Moao Mountain past Hanzhao, into Yinhe Valley, claim Jinyang, and wait for the army to arrive from Yinhe Valley!”

Cai Qianshan hadn’t spoken from start to finish but finally said this, then turned around and flew towards the north.

“Your subordinates obey!”

Cai Qiuhu and the others naturally had no objections.

The army staying here was no longer useful; although Aikou City’s gate had collapsed, defense and attack were entirely different concepts. Moreover, Great Xia had just proven that thirteen Beast Emperor-level puppets were enough to render all those in the Tribulation Body and Manifestation Yang realms ineffective; attacking the city now would be a path to death.

They could only retreat!

The question was, would Great Xia let them withdraw smoothly?

Cai Qiuhu turned his head to look at Xia Hong above Aikou City, his eyes filled with gloom.