Chapter 788 – Fish Takes the Bait
The fact that Yizhou Island could fall at any moment was not bad news to Di Chen.
In the end, Di Chen and Xiong Ba were still enemies and rivals, and this animosity could not be wiped off. Di Chen's question to Xiong Ba was like he was forcing the latter's hand.
If Xiong Ba insisted on returning to King City, his prestige in Yanhuang Alliance would crash, and this was something that Di Chen would be glad to see.
Moreover, even without King City's 30 thousand troops, Wuqi's plan could succeed.
To Di Chen, he would win no matter what. Hence, why not just push Xiong Ba to the edge of the cliff?
Just at this moment, Wuqi said only a single word, "Lord."
It was just a simple word but the meaning it contained was exceedingly deep.
Before the meeting, the two of them had a deep discussion. As a result, Xiong Ba had already known about Wuqi's plan. Hence, Xiong Ba had not made a sound since the start of the meeting.
Wuqi honestly told Xiong Ba that since the Shanhai City Navy had acted, he would not be able to keep Yizhou Island regardless of if he returned or not.
This was the result of an absolute difference strength, and no one could turn such a situation around.
Hence, the only thing King City could do now was to totally give up on sending help to Yizhou Island and try to gain as many benefits as possible from the Yunnan Battlefield.
Wuqi was the Yanhuang Alliance Army Commander, and he had provided so many great strategies. If things went well, King City would have a huge say in the future Yunnan City-State.
However, Xiong Ba's heart still felt extremely uneasy for some reason, and he could not find the reason for it. In terms of understanding Ouyang Shuo, Xiong Ba was even above Di Chen.
He felt that there was a larger scheme hiding behind the actions of the Shanhai Alliance.
However, his conjecture lacked concrete proof, so there was no way he could convince the other people in the alliance.
After hearing Wuqi's words, Xiong Ba gritted his teeth; he threw aside the thoughts in his head, raised his head, and said, "I agree."
"Great!"
Everyone within the hall cheered.
Only Xiong Ba's expression seemed a little crestfallen. When Zhan Lang saw that he patted his shoulder and asked with concern, "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine!" Xiong Ba smiled and suppressed all the emotions in his heart.
'Let's just place all our efforts into the upcoming battle.' Xiong Ba thought to himself. He had paid such a huge price, so he did not want to end up losing on both sides.
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As time was of the essence, and the Yanhuang Alliance had already come to a consensus, they immediately informed the Yunnan City-State.
When Qin Feng and the others received the news, they immediately heaved a collective sigh of relief. After learning about Wuqi's plan, they felt even more confident. Tengchong City started to work, and the army started to pack up and prepare to teleport.
Such a huge 300 thousand strong army could not leave as and when they wanted.
After busying themselves all the way till the dead of night, the 170 thousand Yanhuang Alliance Army and 110 thousand Alliance Army quietly teleported to Wenshan City.
Based on the news from the frontlines, Shanhai City's left army had split into two. Baiqi led the Dragon Legion Corps 1st and 4th legion to camp outside Wenshan City; they had a total of 100 thousand troops there.
As for Feng Yi's 3rd Leopard Legion, he was camped 50 miles out of Yuanyang City; these people were in charge of monitoring Yuanyang City and cutting off all ways for it to assist Wenshan City.
Since it was a battle where they were surrounded, Wuqi immediately targeted Baiqi's Dragon Legion Corps. As long as these troops were wiped out, Feng Yi's legion would not pose a problem.
The moment he wiped out these three legions, Shanhai City's west conquering mission would come to a quick end.
Di Chen and the others wanted to catch Baiqi alive and wipe out the Dragon Legion Corps.
All of a sudden, their morale skyrocketed.
The Battle of Yunnan had welcomed its most crucial moment.
Consonance City, Governor Manor.
Under the cover of the night, Consonance City had returned to a peaceful and quiet state. Because of Ouyang Shuo, the security along the manor was extremely strict, and there were squads of iron-armored soldiers patrolling the streets.
On the west side of the manor, there was still a room that was brightly lit.
Not only Ouyang Shuo, Bai Hua, Du Ruhui, Chen Gong, and Huo Qubing were all there. Everyone present was reading the intel sent by the Shanhai Guards.
In a day, the three armies had all achieved some decent harvests.
In Taiyuan Province, Fallen Phoenix's 200 thousand troops entered. By nightfall, they were under Fengxiang City. If things went well, they could start sieging the next morning.
At 4 PM, 20 miles away from the city, 30 thousand elite cavalry from Fengxiang City had a fight with the 50 thousand vanguard forces of Fallen Phoenix City. In this exchange, both sides had suffered casualties.
In the end, the 30 thousand Mongol cavalry lost 10 thousand men and retreated back to the city. On the other hand, the Fallen Phoenix City vanguard lost 20 thousand men.
This meeting also became the most intense battle of the day.
At this point, Fallen Phoenix City had wounded the strongest force in Fengxiang City.
During the siege tomorrow, the only uncertain factor was not the military but a person's heart. Ouyang Shuo was unsure if Feng Qiuhuang could show no mercy when facing the base of her family.
Although she looked strong, she still had a thread of relationship with her family. If not, Fengxiang City would not have been able to last till now and would have been wiped out already.
This military operation was also recommended by Ouyang Shuo.
Ouyang Shuo made this suggestion for two reasons. First, he did not want to allow the Feng Family to plot against her, so he wanted to wipe out this threat. Secondly, he did not want the Mongols to take root in Fengxiang City.
If such a matter happened, it truly would not be good news for Fallen Phoenix City.
It was only after Ouyang Shuo shared this important intel did Feng Qiuhuang decide to remove this family threat. As for how to deal with her family after she occupied the city, Ouyang Shuo naturally would not interfere.
Ouyang Shuo believed that even if the Feng Family entered Fallen Phoenix City again, Feng Qiuhuang would not be controlled by them.
The current Feng Qiuhuang was not that rash girl who disowned her family. Looking around, she was a truly high positioned wilderness Lord that sat above a whole province.
After Consonance City merged with Shanhai City, Feng Qiuhuang undoubtedly became the top female Lord in the wilderness. How could such a Lord be compared to the family puppet from before?
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Compared to Fallen Phoenix City, Stone City's attack was not as smooth. In a day, they had only taken down two houses in Zhangwu Prefecture. As the huge war machine of Handan City started to work, both sides entered a stalemate situation.
This was definitely not good news to Stone City.
The key to breaking this situation was not in Zhangwu but outside of it. It would be decided by Shanhai City's military action and Baiqi's black chess piece plan.
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The two squadrons attacking Yizhou Island were proceeding extremely smoothly. The encounter during the day saw the Jiaozhou Squadron crush the Penghu Squadron.
After their defeat, the Penghu Squadron encountered a sneak attack from the Yashan Squadron as they tried to retreat. With that, the Penghu Squadron did not even dare to return to Yizhou Island. Instead, they decided to return to King City.
The next morning, they would start their siege on Yizhou Island.
Along with the escape of the Penghu Squadron, King City had already lost their control over the seas. This was like thunder on a sunny day to Yizhou Island. Being taken down by Shanhai City was just a matter of time.
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At this very moment, a guard came to report, bringing with him new intel.
His entrance immediately attracted the attention of everyone present, and they all stared at the intel report in his hands. Out of the corner of their eyes, they gazed at the Monarch nervously.
All of them were core members of the Shanhai City System, so they knew that the Monarch had not gathered them for the previous three intel reports but for other reports.
Those who knew what was going on were exceedingly nervous.
After all, tonight was the key to whether the black chess piece plan could succeed or not. The emergency intel report definitely had something to do with the plan.
The atmosphere in the reading room immediately became rather tense.
The intel report was sent from the Black Snake Guards. Ouyang Shuo actually took a few minutes to read the around a hundred words. When Du Ruhui and the others saw that, they all looked on with bated breath and their heartbeats quickened.
Black Snake had not let them down this time!
Ouyang Shuo placed the intel down and looked around with a smile, "The fish has finally taken the bait!"
"Great!"
Du Ruhui and the rest were energized. Huo Qubing's eyes emitted a sharp bright light. He had been waiting for this day for a rather long time.
"Guys, it's time to act!" Ouyang Shuo was extremely calm, "The various divisions coordinate with Baiqi and complete this killing."
"Yes Monarch!"
All of them agreed, and the reading room's atmosphere heated up once again.
After a short while, the reading room was emptied and only Ouyang Shuo was left inside. The black chess piece plan was simply too important, making Ouyang Shuo feel immensely uneasy and nervous.
Before they started the plan, even Baiqi was not confident about the Alliance Army taking the bait. The overall plan that the Military Affairs Bureau set up prepared for both scenarios.
It was naturally the best if the Alliance Army took the bait.
If they did not, Shanhai City could still take down Yunnan City-State. Yizhou Island and Fengxiang City would also fall. In the end, probably only Stone City would fail.
Just these factors alone placed Shanhai City at an undefeatable position.
Now that the Alliance Army had taken the bait, Shanhai City was not aiming for just that little. If they did not make the Yanhuang Alliance bleed, how could they make it up to the dead Guards Legion soldiers?
For this battle, Ouyang Shuo even used the precious Group Revival Scroll as well as the Silver Prayer House opportunity.
This price would be paid in full by the Yanhuang Alliance.
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That night, the Guards Legion Corps 1st and 2nd legions, as well as the Shanhai City City Protection Legion, disappeared from their various camps.
The night became darker and darker.