786 Home on Fire (1/2)

Chapter 786 – Home on Fire

Gaia 4th year, 1st month, 5th day.

Just as Di Chen and the others were hesitating, under Ouyang Shuo's instructions, Shanhai City gave Yanhuang Alliance a massive surprise.

Jingdu Region, Fengtian Prefecture, Stone City.

After the New Year, the cold air in the north was rather chilly. The skies were gloomy and exceedingly cloudy, and it was like the entire sky was about to crash down.

In the wilderness, the wind was like a blade slashing at one's face.

The wilderness in the early morning was utterly silent, and the already withered up trees and plants were covered by a layer of snow. Even birds would not come out to find food now.

Stone City was located at the west of Fengtian Prefecture and right out of it was Zhangwu Prefecture.

7 AM, on the silent border, the rumbling sounds of horse hooves could suddenly be heard. The horses stepped onto the frozen up grass, creating many cracking sounds.

”Handan City territory, who dares enter?”

The soldiers in charge of patrolling the border shouted, but the only reply they received was a rain of arrows.

The entire squad of soldiers ended up like porcupines; their fresh blood poured out and flowed onto the ground. The fresh crimson on the white ground was truly eye-catching.

On this day, 120 thousand Stone City war fighting troops along with 150 thousand mercenaries struck the territory of Handan City.

Wufu, who had always been defending on the back foot, had chosen to take the initiative at this moment. Wufu took this chance when Di Chen was in the Battle of Yunnan to bite off a massive chunk of his flesh.

Jingdu Region was one of the biggest provinces in China and had a total of six prefectures. Apart from the Zhili Prefecture where Jingdu Imperial City was located, Handan City occupied four prefectures while Stone City occupied the other.

The difference between the two was like night and day.

As the land was vast, the overall land area of Handan City exceeded that of Chuannan Province or Lingnan Province. In the China region, Handan City was only smaller than Shanhai City.

Wufu was attacking Zhangwu Prefecture, which was the northwest part of Handan City's territory.

Zhangwu Prefecture was between Fengtian Prefecture and the Zhili Prefecture. It was only connected by a 500 mile narrow strip with Cangzhou Prefecture, where Handan City was located in.

If Stone City took this prefecture down, not only would their strength rise, it would be comparable to Handan City. Furthermore, Stone City could use the Zhili Prefecture as a barrier to separate the two territories.

To Stone City, this was a truly worth it trade.

Di Chen was not a fool, so he had obviously prepared contingencies. In the Zhangwu border, he had housed two War Fighting Legions to defend against them.

However, who would have guessed that Wufu would actually spend so much; he spent two million and also used tens of thousands of armor as a reward to hire 150 thousand mercenaries.

They had spent all of the early payment from Shanhai City for coal.

270 thousand against 140 thousand.

The originally stable Zhangwu Prefecture instantly shook, and they had to ask for reinforcements from the headquarters. The key was that Di Chen and Lianpo was not in Handan City at the moment, so how could reinforcements arrive so quickly?

Handan City was destined to be thrown into chaos.

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That was not all.

At basically the same time, in Taiyuan Province, the 200 thousand troops from Fallen Phoenix City went up north to attack Fengxiang City.

Fengxiang City only had a prefecture of land. If it was not for the Mongol cavalry, Feng Qiuhuang would not have mobilized 200 thousand troops, 150 thousand men would be sufficient.

The moment she took down the prefecture, Feng Qiuhuang would unify Taiyuan Province.

At that point, she would pose a massive threat to both Di Chen in the east and Sha Pojun and Wandering Magic in the west.

The more terrifying part was since Fallen Phoenix City had sent out troops, Handan City's headquarters did not dare to dispatch troops. If they went to assist Zhangwu Prefecture, if the Fallen Phoenix army turned and attacked Jingdu Region's Dingzhou or Henshui Prefecture, they would face a calamity.

Wufu and Feng Qiuhuang working together had caused the northern situation to become chaotic once more.

If both of them won, it would be massive news for them.

Apart from the strategic advantages, more importantly, the entire northern city would end up staggered in the order of Asura City, Fallen Leaf City, Fallen Phoenix City, Handan City, and Stone City.

With that, if Di Chen worked with Sha Pojun and Wandering Magic to attack Feng Qiuhuang, she could work with Wufu to attack Di Chen.

The situation of Fallen Phoenix City facing enemies from all four sides had been broken.

At the same time, Stone City had gained an ally to defend against Handan City.

The situation in the north for the Shanhai Alliance had undergone a huge change.

The actions of Wufu and Feng Qiuhuang helped get Shanhai City out of a pickle while also achieving their strategic goals.