787 Wuqi’s Plan (1/2)

Chapter 787 – Wuqi's Plan

The three armies of the Shanhai Alliance were like three sharp blade, stabbing right into the Yanhuang Alliance. It made the complicated Battle of Yunnan evolve into an affair entangled the north and the south in chaotic warfare.

Who knew what intentions Shanhai City was hiding behind their backs?

After the war started, everyone focused on how the Yanhuang Alliance would react. They originally thought that it was just a regional war, but would it become an all-out war involving the two City-States?

Apart from the regions where war started, the atmosphere in Jingchu, Jiangchuan, and other related places became exceedingly nervous. Gong Chengshi openly declared that he was ready to go in at any moment.

All of a sudden, the China region was thrown into a state of uproar.

Tengyue Prefecture, Tengchong City.

Shanhai Alliance's actions locked up the solemn Tengchong City in an extremely uneasy atmosphere. The Lords of Yunnan City-State were worried that the Yanhuang Alliance Army would leave immediately.

”Did we obtain abandonment in return for our huge sacrifices?” Some of the City-State Lords looked terrible at this moment; they felt despair, lost.

Even Qin Feng, who was usually calm and settled, could not help but show a panicky expression. With the character of the Yanhuang Alliance, it was not impossible for them to just pull out right away.

That afternoon, all the Lords of the City-State looked toward the west of the Lord's Manor. They were all nervous and were waiting for the outcome.

In the Lord's Manor were the seven Lords of Yanhuang Alliance as well as Wuqi, Dan Tian, and Lianpo; they had all come together for an emergency meeting.

Naturally, the topic of their discussion was the actions of the Shanhai Alliance.

When he received the news, Xiong Ba wanted to immediately leave Tengchong City but Wuqi stopped him from doing so.

Yizhou Island was a place that Xiong Ba had spent so much to obtain, and it was his proudest work. It was also an important strategic position to launch them into the ocean.

Wuqi was the only one who could stop Xiong Ba at this moment.

Even so, Xiong Ba's expression was exceedingly solemn. He knew that with the strength of the Penghu Squadron, they would not be able to face off against two squadrons from Shanhai City.

When he took down Yizhou Island, Xiong Ba knew that Shanhai City would help Xunlong Dianxue take it back. However, he was still out at sea at that time, and the enemy troops he expected did not arrive.

When Xunlong Dianxue had the burst of conflict with Shanhai City, the matter had changed Xiong Ba's view on the situation all the more.

The all in gamble during the Battle of Red Cliff was him taking a massive risk. If the King City Navy could fight against the Shanhai City Navy, he might have gained the support of the alliance.

With that, he could use the strength of the alliance to defend Yizhou Island.

Who would have guessed that he would have such an ending? Not only did he not reach his goal, he also became the laughing stock of the alliance, and he was unable to lift his head for a long time.

Luckily, he was a formidable character. Face was a secondary problem, and the key was how to keep Yizhou Island. With this, Xiong Ba tried to sow discord with Xunlong City while raising the strength of the Penghu Squadron.

At the same time, during these two months, he had personally taken charge of the island to lead the construction and to win the hearts of the people. He strengthened the island defenses and started voyage trading.

Xiong Ba truly put his heart and soul into this matter.

In another three to four months, Xiong Ba was confident about defending the island and making it a golden goose. He had not expected for Shanhai City to give him such a fatal blow at this a moment.

If he knew that this would happen, he would not have listened to Di Chen and joined this battle. If he had not joined this battle, Shanhai City would not have attacked and taken revenge.

Regret built up in his heart.

Just as he was deep in thought, Wuqi spoke out in the hall, ”Lords, their intentions are really apparent; they wish to use this crucial moment to force us to leave Tengchong City. If we leave, Yunnan City-State will lose all ability to fight back and will fall into the hands of the enemy. If that happens, all our efforts will become wasted.”

”But we cannot just abandon our territories and not care, right?”

The moment Stone City took down Zhangwu Prefecture, not only would Di Chen lose face, but it would also be a huge backward step for the territory. It would be enough to shake Handan City's position in the alliance.

Obviously, Di Chen was anxious.

If Handan City did not have Juedai Fenghua there and also his family members helping, Di Chen would have wanted to rush back like Xiong Ba.

Right before the meeting started, Di Chen had received an emergency mail from Juedai Fenghua.

As the matter was too sudden, the two War Fighting Legions housed in Zhangwu Prefecture had underestimated the Stone City troops and had consequently suffered a loss of six thousand men.

The nearest house to Fengtian Prefecture was already taken down by Stone City.

The situation was an emergency.

If it were not for Di Chen's training, he would have failed to maintain such a calm demeanor.

Wuqi shook his head, ”It is not ignoring the matter but how we go about addressing it. Will we follow the enemy's tempo or find a chance in this danger to claim victory?”