Capítulo 1007: Chapter 71: Bai Sha Province Campaign (Part 2)
This vanguard force directly marched towards the provincial city to replenish supplies, then had so people ‘defect to the light,’ and finally carried these people along as they continued forward.
Along the way, this vanguard force had always been doing this, so instead, their numbers increased the more battles they fought.
Of course, such a force is destined to only win favorable battles.
As soon as the battlefield situation turns slightly unfavorable, this force would imdiately collapse!
As the vanguard of the rebels was about to reach the provincial city of Xiguang Province, the ‘Mirage’ of the Xiao Family also flew over the provincial city of Bai Sha Province.
Baisha University is located within the provincial city.
Li Fei did not have the ‘Mirage’ land directly, but instead, continued to maintain invisibility at high altitude. He then quietly landed with Xiao Ruixing, Huo Hansi, and Qiu Zian on the campus of Baisha University.
According to the prior arrangent, they arrived outside a building guarded by the Imperial Camp Army.
However, all their appearances had changed, no longer looking the sa as before.
Soon, soone walked out from the building, exchanged a few words with the leader of the guards of the Imperial Camp Army, and then the guards made way, allowing the four to enter the building.
Inside the building, officials in official robes could be seen everywhere, and their positions were not low.
After the Gouchen Sword Sect and Bai Tuo Mountain openly started taking action, the Governnt Affairs Building of the provincial city of Bai Sha Province was moved into Baisha University to avoid assassination by assassins.
Li Fei and the others were soon led to the fifth floor and entered a eting room.
Four people were seated inside the eting room.
Upon seeing the newcors, these four people stood up successively.
After the eting room door was closed, Li Fei and the others undid their Disguise Technique.
A man without cultivation, wearing the official robe of a cabinet official, had his eyes light up and imdiately saluted Li Fei:
“He Shushan, Inspector of Bai Sha Province, greets Marquis Jing’an and everyone.”
“Lord He.”
Li Fei clasped his fists in return.
“I have finally longed for your arrival. To be honest, we just received news that the vanguard of the rebels has already entered Xiguang Province. If you had arrived a day later, we might have already left with our people.”
He Shushan said sowhat excitedly.
In fact, few of the people in Bai Sha Province were willing to leave.
It wasn’t that they were truly loyal to the Da Lan Dynasty or willing to sacrifice themselves for the country, but because their families, friends, businesses, wealth… all of these were within Bai Sha Province.
If they left with elite forces, the entire Bai Sha Province would fall to the rebels’ rcy.
Even if they reclaid Bai Sha Province in the future, who knows what their hos would beco by then? How much would they still have?
Therefore, when Li Fei contacted the upper echelons here and proposed his plan, He Shushan and the others were in full support.
Firstly, this was an opportunity to earn rit.
Secondly, the Gouchen Sword Sect and Bai Tuo Mountain launched a sudden attack, killed many people, seized a lot of interests, and had already ford a blood feud with local forces represented by He Shushan!
Thirdly, if they could eliminate the Gouchen Sword Sect and Bai Tuo Mountain, they might gain more ti, enabling them to evacuate more people and resources.
For these reasons, He Shushan and others were willing to fully cooperate with Li Fei’s proposed action.
After everyone sat down, they quickly got to the main topic.
“How is Principal Liu’s injury?”
Li Fei first asked a crucial question.
No matter the form of warfare, top-tier powerhouses are always key players in determining victory or defeat.
Liu Changwen’s condition would directly affect this operation’s chance of success.
The principal of Baisha University, Liu Changwen, was not tall and a bit chubby.
Such a physique was rare among Martial Artists, most of whom were usually muscular.
Liu Changwen’s eyes looked sowhat gloomy, and he spoke:
“That old bastard Hong Zhi ambushed , injuring the Martial Arts Domain. I’m currently at about seventy percent of my peak condition.”
Li Fei continued to ask: “How strong is the Supre Elder of Bai Tuo Mountain?”
Liu Changwen squinted his eyes: “That old bastard had been at the Divine Derivation Realm twenty years ago. During the last confrontation, he displayed cultivation at the peak of the Divine Derivation Realm, just one step away from the Establishing Dao Realm.”
Li Fei: “Compared to Bai Chen, how is he?”
This question made Liu Changwen pause and he looked at Li Fei with a change in his eyes.
Bai Chen was a figure who was killed by Li Fei and others working together!
“Hong Zhi is not as strong as Bai Chen.”
Liu Changwen said with certainty.
If the person who ambushed him that night had been Bai Chen instead of Hong Zhi, he might already be dead!
Li Fei nodded, having roughly figured it out in his mind.
In this light, Huo Hansi teaming up with Liu Changwen would be enough to match Hong Zhi.
Moreover, with his intervention, there was a significant chance of killing Hong Zhi!
“What is the attitude of the Yu Family? Is there a possibility they might aid the other side?”
Li Fei posed another crucial question.
Currently, Bai Sha Province is split into three powers, with the court truly able to control only the provincial city and its surrounding villages and towns.
Of the remaining three prefectures, two are controlled by the Gouchen Sword Sect and Bai Tuo Mountain.
One more prefecture is nominally under the court’s control, but in practice, the greatest influence cos from the Divine Fist Yu Family, one of the Seven Great Families.
The Gouchen Sword Sect and Bai Tuo Mountain have refrained from taking over this prefecture as they are wary of the Yu Family, not wanting to push them to the opposing side.
On the court’s side, there are naturally secret attempts to win over the Yu Family, hoping they will assist.
“I have spoken several tis with the current head of the Yu Family, and their attitude is ambiguous. It seems they intend not to help either side.”
He Shushan said, “Additionally, the inspectors implanted within the Yu Family have not detected any significant actions. The current assessnt is that there is over a 70% chance the Yu Family will not take action.”
“Good.”
Li Fei nodded.
With He Shushan being the Inspector of Bai Sha Province for over a decade, his judgnt combined with the investigators’ intelligence should be relatively accurate.
In fact, if the Yu Family had also joined the other side, Bai Sha Province would have ‘fallen’ long ago, and Li Fei wouldn’t have had the chance to co and aid.
The reason the Yu Family is unwilling to take action is also simple.
With the vanguard force of the Southern Border army about to reach Bai Sha Province, aiding the court yields few benefits but poses significant risk for the Yu Family.
“Then, for now, we won’t consider the Yu Family, but we must prepare contingency plans.”
Li Fei proposed.
Subsequently, they discussed specific tactics in the eting room.
Thirty minutes later, Li Fei and the others left.
This was soon followed by movents from Baisha University and personnel in the provincial city.
Three Martial Arts Masters, one True Master, fifty-seven Dao Foundation Stage Martial Artists, and twenty-two Possession Stage Mages.
Additionally, there were over five hundred Imperial Camp Army mbers and more than twelve hundred City Guard Army mbers.
Gathering all the elite forces from Baisha University and the provincial city, they deployed together!
This could almost be considered an all-out deploynt, completely abandoning the defense of the provincial city.
If this battle is lost, Bai Sha Province would be practically lost to the court’s control.
All five hundred mbers of the Imperial Camp Army rode Exotic Beast mounts, while the more than twelve hundred City Guard Army mbers took large troop-transport trucks.
This force quickly assembled and left the provincial city, heading towards Wangcheng Prefecture controlled by the Gouchen Sword Sect.
The Gouchen Sword Sect’s base was in Wangcheng Prefecture, on a plain more than ten kiloters outside Qingxu City.
The straight-line distance from the provincial city to that area is over one hundred and eighty kiloters, with a road built that reaches there directly.
The troop-transport trucks carrying the City Guard Army, traveling at a speed of thirty kiloters per hour, was the slowest component of the team.
This ans that even if they travel non-stop and face no issues on the road, it would still take them more than six hours to reach the base of the Gouchen Sword Sect.
The commotion on the provincial city side would certainly not remain hidden, with six hours enough ti for the enemy to receive news and prepare.
However, Bai Tuo Mountain is further away from the Gouchen Sword Sect, and they don’t have large Flying Escape Magic Tools at their disposal.
Upon receiving the news, even if they send people at the fastest speed for support, only a few elite can be sent:
Imperial Camp Cavalry, Exotic Beast Riders, and Dao Foundation Stage Martial Artists and above.
These people, rushing all the way, would consu a considerable amount.
Moreover, Bai Tuo Mountain, even when dispatching support, cannot send out all their elite, and must retain so forces.
This is the reason Li Fei and the others chose to attack the Gouchen Sword Sect first.
Bai Tuo Mountain wouldn’t easily give up the Gouchen Sword Sect, hence the Great Grandmaster Hong Zhi must rush to aid.
As long as they kill Hong Zhi and further damage Bai Tuo Mountain’s elite forces,
then this battle in Bai Sha Province would no longer be uncertain.
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PS: Just got our marriage certificate, accompanied my wife on a trip back to her parental ho, spent the day on the road today, so today’s update will be a bit less, will try to add more tomorrow~
Moreover, even if Bai Tuo Mountain sends support, they cannot send out all their elite forces, and must retain so.
This is the reason why Li Fei and others chose to attack the Gouchen Sword Sect first.
Bai Tuo Mountain won’t easily give up the Gouchen Sword Sect, thus the Great Grandmaster Hong Zhi must rush to assist.
As long as they manage to kill Hong Zhi and significantly weaken Bai Tuo Mountain’s elite forces,
then the outco of this battle in Bai Sha Province will no longer be in doubt.
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