Chapter 549: Chapter 239: Changing Situation, Great Xia Special Envoy (Part 2)
“If those 1500 people were all regular troops, plus one Hong Xia, and there are at least seven Cold Resistance Level experts below, the Great Xia Camp seems even stronger than Zhaoyang!”
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“Why panic, we know nothing for sure, don’t scare yourselves!”
Seeing everyone below speculating wildly, Li Xuanling furrowed her brow. Her expression remained calm throughout, and after reprimanding the crowd, she turned to look at the large map of Longyou behind her, and softly asked, “Is there no new information from Second Brother?”
“Since the night of the fifteenth, when Second Young Master sent someone to communicate that they had taken Yucheng, no further news has come back.”
It was Li Ying in the hall who answered her. Li Ying not only had Cold Resistance Level cultivation but was also the Deputy Commander of the Longyou army, responsible for intelligence and communication during the army’s march.
Upon hearing Li Ying’s report, everyone turned their heads to look at the large map behind Li Xuanling, focusing their gaze on the Yanglu Camp not far east of Yucheng.
According to Li Xuanling’s plan from three days ago, Second Young Master Li Xuantiang would lead five hundred Longyou troops southeast to occupy Yucheng and then team up with Peng Bo and Chen Yingyuan to take Yanglu and finally proceed to the Beehive.
“Second Brother only took Yucheng on the night of the fifteenth, sent someone back to report, today is the seventeenth, by the timeline, even if he was fast, he would only now be reaching Yanglu, maybe arranging camp affairs with no hands free, by evening, the messengers should arrive.”
As soon as Li Xuandu spoke, the others nodded slightly.
Leader Peng Bo had already allied with Long Mountain. Unless there were accidents, on the night they occupied Yucheng, Li Xuantiang could lead Peng Bo to directly receive Yanglu, perhaps already done and the army advancing towards the Beehive.
This thought invigorated everyone’s spirits.
Third Young Master Li Xuandu not only brought five hundred Longyou troops but also fifty fully assembled Hunting Teams, totaling 1750 people, departing on the night of the fourteenth, taking just two nights to capture Changning and Song Yuan. After arranging everything last night, he brought Zhou Yuan and Meng Ying directly here to provide support.
Second Young Master has already taken Yucheng. With just a little more effort to settle Yanglu and Beehive, Long Mountain would have resolved half of the ten camps of Longyou.
Their four thousand-strong army, stationed at two points, has divided Zhaoyang, Dongkang, White Abyss, Xiling, Wushuang, and Hanqiong into three parts, without the possibility of these camps merging.
Next, once the five occupied camps have been stabilized, they can continuously draw personnel from those areas, allowing the six divided camps by the Longyou army to be conquered one by one.
While everyone was lost in thought, Li Xuanling’s gaze suddenly returned from the map, and she gravely asked Li Ying a question.
“When Great Xia attacked Wushuang, how many defenders did Wushuang have?”
Hearing this question, Li Ying was first stunned, then recalled the scene he had seen, his expression turning grim.
Seeing his reaction, the others immediately understood.
Li Xuanling at the top also furrowed her brows tightly.
“This is not right, Great Xia swiftly taking Wushuang wasn’t because they are too strong, but because there were hardly any defenders at Wushuang. The leaders of Hanqiong and Wushuang never attended the alliance meeting; the two camps must have already joined forces, targeting either the Beehive or Yanglu!”
On the left, Li Xuandu stood up abruptly, speaking in shock.
His words instantly sobered everyone present.
“Yanglu, Wu Xiong and Han Jiuli must have led men to take Yanglu!”
Li Xuanling’s decisive words immediately captured everyone’s attention.
“No surprise, either Second Brother is tied up at the Yanglu Base or has already taken Yanglu, hence no time to send news back.”
“Why not attack the Beehive?”
Hearing Zhou Yuan’s inquiry, Li Xuanling immediately responded with a counter-question:
“Then where do you think Great Xia came from?”
Everyone was suddenly startled, looking up at the map of Longyou above.
“The giant camps here in Longyou, Long Mountain is aware, they couldn’t have appeared out of thin air. Great Xia must not be a local camp. West of Pingxi Plain is Long Mountain, north is Mang Mountain, and past the easternmost Hanqiong is Stone Wall. For outside forces to enter, the only passage is through the southeast. I remember south of the Beehive, there used to be a camp called… Mirror Immortal!”
“There was a Mirror Immortal Camp, I recall the leader was He Yuanhun, very powerful. Eight years ago, Chen Yingyuan sought alliance aid, saying Mirror Immortal intended to annex Beehive, and we were the ones who sent people to deter that He Yuanhun!”
As Li Xuandu spoke, everyone’s memories instantly cleared up.
Indeed, there was such a camp eight years ago.
“So this Mirror Immortal Camp is somehow connected to Great Xia as well?”
“Unclear, but it can be roughly determined that Great Xia came from the direction of the Mirror Immortal Camp. Someone should be sent to specifically investigate this Great Xia.”
“So, does this mean Great Xia not only took Wushuang, but likely also the Beehive, instantly swallowing two of our Longyou camps?”
Upon hearing Zhou Yuan’s words, the faces of everyone in the hall immediately became extremely serious.
And Li Xuanling, who raised this hypothesis, looked the most downcast.
“Great Xia must be well-informed about the current situation in Longyou. We are in the dark while they are in the light. They have accurately seized the timing of Longyou’s internal strife to extend their reach into Pingxi Plain.”