690 Battle of Red Cliff (1/2)
Chapter 690-Battle of Red Cliff
Translator: ryangohsf
Editor: Nora
A large war was only a touch away.
Shanhai City's actions had greatly exceeded the expectations of the four city-states.
”You will help us, right?” Qin Feng looked at the representatives of the other city-states; he looked exceedingly nervous.
”Do not worry Brother Qin, Lingnan City-state will help you. When we go back, I'll convince the members of the committee. We will move our 150 thousand alliance army to the Zhaoqing Prefecture border to face off against the Tiger Legion. If there's a need, we will fight our way in in accordance to the battlefield on the west.” Yuan Ping was the first to express his opinion.
His stance was not surprising at all.
After Ouyang Shuo married Song Jia, Yuan Ping had become extremely stubborn, to the point where he was obsessed with getting rid of Shanhai City.
”Xiangnan City-State will also move the 100 thousand alliance army into battle status to take charge of the Leopard Legion.” Caiyun Zinan expressed his stance.
Caiyun Zinan only said that he would keep the Leopard Legion busy. Hence, if the Leopard Legion did not strike, the Xiangnan City-State would not either.
Lastly, the representative of the Chuanbei City-State, West Gate Big Official, was a little jittery, ”Oh, um, okay, we will support you. The Chuanbei City-State alliance army will maintain alert.”
Half a year had passed, and many unknown changes had occurred within the Chuanbei City-State. There was a level of internal conflict regarding the matter of facing off against Shanhai City.
Even West Gate Big Official was unwilling to directly conflict with them.
When Qin Feng heard their words, he frowned.
Obviously, the stances of the three City-States did not please him, ”You need to hold them, but is there any chance you could send troops to help us?”
The enemy troops they faced included the two legions of the Dragon Legion Corps, the Guards Legion, and the war fighting legion of Consonance City for a total of 280 thousand elites.
Four legions were already a huge challenge to the Yunnan City-State. The alliance army there only had 100 thousand, and they could only gather 300 thousand if they tried.
Qin Feng knew that his 300 thousand troops were not even in the same league as the enemy; there was a big gap in both strength and equipment.
Not to mention that Shanhai City had sent the two god generals Baiqi and Huo Qubing to lead together.
The cold-blooded Asura Baiqi and the genius cavalry general Huo Qubing.
Just thinking about it terrified them.
If Yunnan City-State faced them alone, it would be a little too much.
”This....”
This time, even Caiyun Zinan became jittery.
”Brother Caiyun, if the lips die, the teeth will grow cold!” Qin Feng looked anxious.
Caiyun Zinan sighed, ”Cough, Brother Qin, it is not that we are not helping you. You also know that the committee must discuss such issues, and it is not up to me. If it was just to go up against their threat, the committee would not have much resistance, but sending assistance is rather difficult.”
”That's right, Brother Qin, you have to understand our situation.” West Gate Big Official replied.
Even the most eager Yuan Ping did not speak out.
The Lingnan City-State was not an alliance where he could make all the decisions, and it had extremely complicated internal circumstances. Especially in this half a year, Yuan Ping could feel that there was a group waiting for them to make a mistake and give them a chance to strike.
Hence, although he really wanted to dive into the battlefield, he could not.
When Qin Feng saw this situation, his face turned extremely ugly. On one side, he understood the worries of Yuan Ping and the others. Taking their place, if the Yunnan City-State wanted to help their allies, it would be a problem too.
On the other hand, Qin Feng felt a chill; his allies were leaving them in the lurch.
The emergency meeting of the four City-States ended in unhappiness. The three other City-States only promised to be in charge of dealing with the Tiger and Leopard Legion. As for the main battlefield, there was nothing they could do about it.
”I have no choice, we can only fight to the death!”
After sending away his allies, a look of determination appeared on his face.
Shanhai City, Nanjiang Governor-General House.
8th month, 24th day morning, Ouyang Shuo personally sent off the Guards Legion.
Huo Qubing led the Guards Legion to leave from the north city gate toward Mulan Stronghold. Such a scene was captured in the eyes of all the spies from the various territories.
Rain was coming.
That afternoon, Ouyang Shuo personally met Zhang Tingyu and Wei Yang and received their assurances. Finally, he agreed to let Pei Yun take up the role of Civil Affairs Director.
Zhang Tingyu agreed to the appointment in the end because he had made considerations. If he rejected the offer, he would be offending both Wei Yang and Pei Mo; it would not be a smart decision.
Furthermore, during the Qing Dynasty, such actions were simply too common. Even Zhang Tingyu sometimes had to go along with the Yongzheng Emperor's wants.