Chapter 519: Chapter 519: Long Xiang Defends Yang City (4 more Chapters)
Gong Yu pondered for a moment, then said:
"Han Capital is a large city near the Long River. Together with several cities and over a hundred Genetic Store strongholds nearby, the population should be seventy to eighty thousand, or even one hundred thousand.
Last time, Lu Sun led five thousand men here, and although we lost that many men, in terms of the overall strength of Han Capital, it should not have hit us at the root.
Right now, we have over two thousand of those five thousand men in our hands. If we can quickly take down Han Capital, they will surely submit to us wholeheartedly. However, if we can’t take down Han Capital or if we delay for too long, these people only surrendered to us initially out of desperation to survive, and I’m afraid there might be changes in their loyalties in the future."
Yang Xiao nodded in agreement.
Gong Yu continued:
"Even though Lu Sun is dead, there are still quite a few strong individuals in Han Capital. I estimate that they’ve quickly chosen a new King. Our forces have just been reorganized and aren’t strong enough yet, and loyalty is also an issue. The thing I fear most is a betrayal in the midst of battle.
If those more than two thousand people from Han Capital betray us during battle and strike back at us, we will be in danger. We won’t be able to take down Han Capital and might even lose Xiangfan."
"So you mean we should hold Xiangfan first, right?"
Gong Yu nodded and said:
"By holding Xiangfan, we can enjoy the resources of the Shenlongjia alone. We can send a large force into Shenlongjia to hunt monsters, to help you break through to the Enhanced Gene Advanced as soon as possible. That way, when we attack Han Capital, with the power of your Soul Skill, we can definitely sweep the opposition."
Yang Xiao nodded his head, expressing agreement with Gong Yu’s opinion.
"There are at least ten to twenty thousand Elite Soldiers in the three towns of Han Capital. Even if we go all out now, we might not be able to defeat the enemy. The task of subduing Han Capital has to be put on hold for now."
The next morning, Huang Jun gathered the original three thousand Elite Soldiers of Xiangfan City and, together with the six thousand men brought by Gong Yu, reorganized the fighting teams. Nearly ten thousand people assembled near the city square of Xiangfan City to pay their respects to the new King of Xiangfan, Yang Xiao.
Yang Xiao opened the transmission channels from Xiangfan to Nanmu City, Shanyun City, Jin State, Zhu City, Yin State, and Yang City, and then sent people through the Transmission Array of Shenlongjia back to Kongming City, so that Xia Luo and others also opened the transmission channels to Xiangfan.
Yang Xiao hosted a banquet in Xiangfan, inviting Xia Luo, Xiao Zhe, Long Yongjun, Zhou Qiang, Zhao Gang, Huang Wen, and others to come together for a celebration.
For a time, Xiangfan City was buzzing with excitement. It had been a long while since Xia Luo and others had seen Yang Xiao, and everyone hugged each other warmly, also getting acquainted with new friends like Dai Peng, Huang Jun, and Long Xiang.
Yang Xiao specially called everyone for a meeting to discuss the new situations arising in various places.
"Boss, we don’t know what happened, but the five thousand men that Han Capital sent out, who were originally stationed in a small town less than 30 kilometers from Shanyun City, suddenly withdrew urgently yesterday."
Zhou Qiang reported.
Xia Luo laughed:
"If Han Capital didn’t withdraw their men, boss, you were about to take down their stronghold, haha!"
Gong Yu nodded and said:
"It seems that the people from Han Capital are feeling pressured and have started to shrink their lines. This is good, at least it reduces the pressure on Zhou Qiang’s side, and we can divert forces to focus on dealing with provocations from East City."
Huang Wen said:
"People from East City are gathering more and more at several strongholds in front of our borders, often harassing us. However, there doesn’t seem to be any indication of a large-scale attack just yet, and their numbers are not very many, only about three thousand. They’re probably just scouting in advance."
"Boss, what should we do now?"
Yang Xiao pondered for a moment and then said:
"It’s difficult to attack Han Capital head-on for the time being unless we concentrate all our forces. But by doing so, it will result in a Pyrrhic victory—a victory that is too costly to be worthwhile, and the people from East City would take advantage of our weakness. So, for now, we can’t actively attack Han Capital; we can only wait and see. At least for now, they don’t dare to provoke us rashly, and our pressure is also relieved.
The only trouble might be from East City. The King from Qingyun City has broken through to the King Level, and his strength is formidable. If he personally leads his men to battle, our pressure will be immense."
Gong Yu then said:
"Boss, we’re just short forty million Crystal Coins to break through to the Enhanced Gene Advanced. If you all pool resources from several cities, that should be about enough, right?"
Previously, when Yang Xiao needed eighty million, it was truly impossible to collect, but now that only forty million is needed, the amount has been cut in half.
Xiao Zhe immediately said:
"I can provide eight million Crystal Coins from my side."
Zhao Gang said:
"I can take out six million."
Zhou Qiang said:
"Shanyun City can provide ten million Crystal Coins."
Xia Luo said:
"Tru City can provide eight million Crystal Coins."
Huang Wen’s Yang City, in order to counter the threat from East City, used all Crystal Coin resources to enhance her subordinates. Nanmu City had already contributed last time and doesn’t have many Crystal Coins to contribute now.
Gong Yu said:
"Almost there, over thirty million. We can send more people to hunt in Shenlongjia, and we should be able to gather enough soon. Once the boss breaks through to Enhanced Gene Advanced, relying on his terrifying Soul Skill and Ancient Martial Cultivation, he should be able to contend with King Level fighters, at least not lose too miserably."
This time Yang Xiao did not refuse everyone’s kindness and said:
"Then I thank all my brothers."
Xia Luo said with a smile:
"Before, you always thought about the brothers, distributing all the resources to everyone for the Genetic Plan. Now, gathering some resources for you is only right."
Suddenly, Long Xiang said indifferently:
"Sigh, just a King Level Genetic Evolver scared you all like this? Really necessary?"
Everyone was stunned, all turning to look at Long Xiang.
Except for Yang Xiao and Lan Xin, none of the others knew Long Xiang’s identity and secret.
Zhao Gang said with a laugh:
"What do you little kids know, when a King Level Evolver attacks, you’ll probably be the first to hide."
"Pffft!"
Long Xiang dismissed the comment with a toss of her lip.
Zhao Gang, annoyed, rolled his eyes:
"You? Hopelessly naive! Have you ever seen a King Level Evolver?"
"So what, have you seen one?"
Long Xiang retorted, sticking out her tongue at Zhao Gang.
Zhao Gang was suddenly speechless; he indeed had not seen one.
Everyone burst into laughter.
An idea struck Yang Xiao, and he said with a smile:
"Alright, you two stop quarreling. I have a plan to deal with East City’s people now. Lan Xin, take Long Xiang to Yang City for a while to assist Huang Wen. Also, the five thousand people temporarily reassigned to Shanyun City last time, all relocate to Yang City. Huang Wen, how many troops does Yang City have now?"
"Boss, Yang City originally had three thousand Elite Soldiers. Then Xia Luo and others sent over five thousand. If we bring in another five thousand, that will make it thirteen thousand. Having Senior Sister Lan Xin come over is the best. With her as the Sect Leader of Shenming Mountain Sect taking charge, our Yang City will certainly be safe."
Lan Xin said with a smile:
"Don’t flatter me too much; I’m just contributing a little."
After saying this, she glanced at Long Xiang beside her, then looked at Yang Xiao, and the two exchanged knowing smiles.
Yang Xiao suddenly realized he had overlooked Long Xiang.
With such a formidable guardian securing Yang City, there’s absolutely no need to worry about an attack from East City’s King. He even began to worry that if the King of East City rashly attacked, he might end up dying in a rather unfortunate manner.
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