896: Chapter 64 Bowing to (6600)_2 896: Chapter 64 Bowing to (6600)_2 And next, the thing he had to do…
“Inform all personnel.”
After summoning the ssenger, Olay instructed: “We need to close up our formation, open the rear gate of the camp, and retreat in an orderly fashion towards the side of Fagon Gorge’s Mouth.”
“Ah?
Chieftain, aren’t we supposed to be stationed at the central army…”
The ssenger hesitated, although he should not refute the Chieftain’s order, he feared such an order would not be accepted by other soldiers, which would then require him to make extra rounds.
“We are the assault troops.”
Olay glanced at his ssenger; within the tribe, aside from the Priest, no one knew he was actually a spy from Nauman City.
Indeed, everyone in the tribe believed they were fighting for the great revival of the Mountain People.
Thinking of this, the Chieftain with the honest and upright countenance heaved a sigh: “Act first, ask questions later.
The central army will be taken care of by the troops of the Jiamu Sect.
What we need is to strike at the enemy’s vulnerable areas at the critical mont.”
The ssenger left with instructions that could only be considered barely passable, while the Chieftain watched the back of his subordinate with a complex expression.
No matter the outco, the reputation of the Ronggang Tribe was ruined.
Whether it be the Rebel Highlanders or other Imperial Mountaineers, in their eyes, the Ronggang Tribe was an ‘untrustworthy’ entity, and the blood of other Mountain People on the hands of the Ronggang Tribe would certainly not be forgotten.
For the Mountain People, this was not sothing that could be easily dismissed with the trivial excuse ‘I am an undercover agent’.
Moreover, the people of his own tribe would also be bewildered about which side they truly belonged to.
Was the unwavering belief in their hearts just a lie carefully crafted by the Chieftain for betrayal?
Such irony was too much for anyone to accept as the outco.
Outside the tent, a heavy rain poured down, washing away the dust from the ground, turning it into mud.
Inside the tent, Olay had already anticipated the upcoming chaos.
Yet, he had no choice.
Who told Ronggang to be too far from The Empire, and too close to the Jiamu Sect?
But, these were all trivial matters.
After all, only the victorious side can discuss the future.
Orders were delivered amidst the chaos, but as the vanguard of the Rebel Highlanders gathered their forces, and under the support of their own artillery, they initiated the bombardnt to obstruct the Imperial Mountaineers, an accident occurred.
The artillery of the Rebel Highlanders mostly misfired; many ammunitions couldn’t be used at all, and there were even incidents resembling the bursting of gun chambers.
One of the commanders in the vanguard didn’t hit any enemies in the first volley but had his left arm shattered by the Alchemical Firearms he was holding; he was a Sublimator, and if he were an Ordinary person, he would have been reduced to just a pair of legs by now.
In fact, the commander could have defended himself, but he never imagined that the reliable equipnt from Fiery Fla Land would malfunction in such a low-end accident.
In the short term, they wouldn’t think of the possibility of a Traitor causing mischief, only lanting their bad luck.
The battle lasted no more than half an hour before the vanguard of the Imperial Mountaineers broke through the first line of defense, and the Rebel reserve that was supposed to take over was delayed due to command chaos and Olay’s deliberate communication disruptions, receiving the orders only ten minutes later.
And by then, it was too late to do anything.
Many chieftains of the Rebel Highlanders, upon seeing this scene, were so angry they nearly cursed out loud.
They couldn’t understand why the battle suddenly beca so difficult.
They had been suppressing the Imperial Mountaineers all along!
In a short period of ti, almost all the autonomous zones and colonies within the mountains had been captured.
Now, only the Frodo Region remained, barely clinging on with the support of the South Sea Fleet.
“Where is the Ronggang Tribe’s troop?!”
After fighting for a while, so Mountain Tribes Chieftains realized sothing was wrong and started searching for the main force of their own camp: “They are the main force, right?
Where are their gunners?
And the Fiery Fla Land’s firearm teams!
They also have the best equipnt like the Jiamu Sect, don’t they?”
“They disappeared…
no, wrong!
They have already retreated to the left side of Fagon Gorge’s Mouth?!”
A few sharp-eyed Priests saw this and were imdiately shocked – the Gorge was neither too big nor too small.
For the Ronggang Tribe to have retreated to the other side of the Gorge within an hour was almost as if during a scheduled street fight, while engrossed, you suddenly see soone had already ran to the other end of the crossroads, nearly reaching the corner.
“Why are you just watching, Ronggang Tribe!”
Imdiately, chieftains roared angrily, desperately calling Ronggang Tribe’s communication devices, but why would Olay answer?
He led his uneasy troops to the safe zone agreed upon with Elder Mantle, and watched from a distance.
“Chieftain, are we really just going to stand by and watch?”
Inside the troops, many Mountain People soldiers were extrely puzzled; they were prepared to fight to the last drop of blood for the independence and future of the Mountain People, yet others were fighting and bleeding while they just stood by.
“Of course.”
Olay calmly revealed the truth: “Because I am an undercover agent.
In fact, we are on The Empire’s side.”
He even looked around at his many dumbfounded confidants and humorously asked, “Surprised or not, unexpected or what?”
Too surprised, too unexpected – if it wasn’t for the fact that the troops of the Ronggang Tribe always heeded the Chieftain’s orders, and in Terra, the combat power inherent to a Second-Level Chieftain far surpassed the forces under their command, an uprising would have been unavoidable.
But because a Sublimator is so powerful, and also because they were away from the battlefield, Olay effortlessly suppressed the chaos within his own troops: “Don’t be too shocked…
Fiery Fla Land was just using us, which any slightly intelligent person could see.
The Empire, due to various reasons, cannot support us directly for now.
Plus, with the Jiamu Sect right by our side, this had to be kept secret from everyone.”
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