Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1748: Chapter 555: Cai Qiuhu’s Fury, Tension Everywhere_2

Can Cai Qiu, which has been peaceful for a long time, withstand the fierce approach of the Three Vassals?

Cai Qiuhu’s brows darkened with a shadow as he was about to move forward, but several figures arrived in succession.

“Reporting to Little Landgrave, the northern exit is filled with pits which contain burning coal stone, the fire stretches for two kilometers, and the entire exit leaves no space at all. Outside the exit, there are at least one hundred and fifty thousand laborers blocking it.”

“Reporting to Little Landgrave, the trees in the area one kilometer ahead have all been cut down by the rebel army and piled chaotically in the forest, reaching at least thirty meters high. They’re still cutting and piling more on the outskirts, placing large amounts of broken wood, dry branches, and flammable coal dust between them. It seems they’re planning to set fire to block us.”

“Reporting to Little Landgrave, the people from Evergreen Valley’s temporary subordinate bureau are all out of contact. The bureau’s office is littered with corpses, everyone inside was slaughtered by the rebels. When we approached the airspace above the rebel’s main tent, we ran into Lord Cai, who went to the rebels to negotiate, but the outcome seems unfavorable. He mentioned the County Guard Army from Qinghua City is heading this way, but they’ll take at least…”

It’s natural to send scouts ahead when marching. Although Father Cai Qianshan took away all those in the Tribulation Body Realm, Cai Qiuhu still had many at the Xianyang Level under his command. He was worried that Great Xia and the rebels both might have tricks up their sleeves, making him reluctant to stray far from the army, but he could still send the Xianyang Level ahead to scout the situation.

Those reporting back right now were the scouts he had previously dispatched.

Receiving three consecutive pieces of news made Cai Qiuhu’s temples throb with shock. Seeing the last person hesitating to finish, he yelled angrily, “Are you mute? How long will it take, hurry!”

The person shuddered and quickly replied, “Two hours.”

“Ah…”

With a roar, Cai Qiuhu’s eyes almost ignited with fury.

If Cai Yunzhou were present, he might have dealt him a fatal blow directly.

This is truly troublesome now!

Cutting trees to block roads, digging pits to set fires, everyone blocking the northern exit — Could this really be the work of those peasant rebels from Evergreen Valley?

Clearly, someone is giving advice to the rebels from behind!

On the other hand, look at Cai Yunzhou, the City Lord of Qinghua City. It’s been almost half a night since Evergreen Valley’s rebellion began, and his reaction time is absurdly slow. The County Guard Army will take another two hours to arrive.

“Negotiation, what did he achieve, how many rebels are there, who is leading them, are there any from the Tribulation Body Realm? Did he get these details?”

Cai Qiuhu shouted angrily, seeing the man’s eyes dodging, he immediately realized Cai Yunzhou’s negotiations were useless, a surge of ire instantly rushed through his chest, distorting his expression.

After all, Xia Hong had already been injured by Father. As long as the ten thousand Xia Army soldiers don’t catch up, the problem isn’t large. The core issue making him reluctant to stray far from the army is his lack of understanding about the rebels at the northern exit.

Although the rebels’ strength was questionable, he knew nothing about who might be in the Tribulation Body Realm or how many were at the Xianyang Level. His heart was uneasy, especially after hearing the scout mention the rebels cutting trees, blocking roads, digging pits, and setting fires.

Cai Yunzhou went to negotiate with the rebels, resolving the issue would’ve been fine. Even if they temporarily backed down, it might’ve helped. But instead, he achieved nothing, not even gaining basic intelligence about the rebels.

How could this not infuriate him?

“Little Landgrave, given the circumstances, we can only proceed with caution. Dead trees, residual branches, burning pits — although they seem organized, they actually show the rebels have no real strategy. If they were confident in blocking us, they wouldn’t need such methods. Allow me to lead a small elite team to clear the roadblocks and fires!”

Suddenly, a burly middle-aged man in the rear offered to take the mission.

Seeing the speaker, Cai Qiuhu’s chest anger slightly receded.

Zhu Fang, the cousin of Master Zhu Huorong, a Xianyang Level cultivation, has strength of 18 jun. He possesses an Evil Wind Trickery Technique, which is perfect for clearing the roadblocks the rebels set up.

However…

Looking from the rear to the southern side, Cai Qiuhu then glanced towards the northern exit. His eyes showed a shadow, and he said solemnly, “The Great Xia’s marching speed is slow, they should take half an hour to catch up. There’s no need to rush, first mobilize five thousand elites for a swift advance to clear roadblocks…”

He’s truly afraid!

Such a large rebel force from Evergreen Valley, must be either Chen Cang or Great Xia orchestrating, regardless of which side, he can’t believe they’d attempt an interception with only these hundreds of thousands in the Earth-Digging Realm.

The rebels must have additional plans. He feels uneasy about sending Zhu Fang with a small elite force, he must go personally.

“Sir, the main troops are more important, who knows if Great Xia…”

“Stop the nonsense, the main army isn’t halting. Five thousand elites will advance quickly, the two armies are at most two to three kilometers apart from each other. If the Xia Army has any tricks, it’ll be early enough to detect them. Our priority is clearing roadblocks and dealing with the rebels at the exit.”

Ignoring the opposition, Cai Qiuhu waved to dismiss them and then gestured a signal to Zhu Fang.

Zhu Fang said no more and went to mobilize soldiers at once.

Though just recently suffering a major defeat, the fifteen thousand remaining troops’ strength was evident. Selecting five thousand elites from them was unnecessary to mention; their strength was virtually above 20 zhou.