769: Chapter 244: The Method of Threatening the Beastman into Staying Still (Part 2) 769: Chapter 244: The Method of Threatening the Beastman into Staying Still (Part 2) “Marshal Martin, I have something important to tell you.
May we speak alone?” Ye Yinzhu finally made up his mind and directly interrupted Martin.
Martin was taken aback for a moment, looked at Ye Yinzhu, and slowly nodded, saying, “All right.
Everyone else, leave.”
The officers of the Northern Legion inside the Marshal Mansion glanced at Ye Yinzhu and then at Martin, with some dissatisfaction in their eyes.
Ye Yinzhu and his Qin City were indeed powerful, but they were outsiders after all.
“Leave, do I have to say it a third time?” Marshal Martin’s authority was instantly put on display.
Including Matlachi, the officers of the Northern Legion reluctantly walked out of the Marshal Mansion.
Martin said, “Good, now that there is no one else here except you, Yin Zhu, please speak your mind.”
A gentle wave of spiritual fluctuation spread from Ye Yinzhu’s forehead, and an invisible spiritual barrier suddenly expanded, enveloping him, Sura, and Martin.
With his level of spiritual power, he could isolate not only their voices but also block any soul probing from the outside.
Even if the Tower Masters of Faran’s Seventh Tower were here, unless they destroyed this spiritual realm, they would not be able to hear what they were discussing.
Ye Yinzhu’s caution took Martin by surprise, and he had a faint guess that what Ye Yinzhu was about to tell him must be a significant secret.
He pulled a chair over to sit opposite Ye Yinzhu.
Having made up his mind, Ye Yinzhu no longer hesitated and said solemnly, “Marshal Martin, since we are now in a cooperative relationship, I would like to have an open and honest discussion about the war against the Beastmen.
First, I would like to know what the Milan Empire hopes to achieve in this war in terms of our relationship with the Beastman Clan?”
Martin answered without hesitation, “We have never been greedy towards the Beastman Clan.
Honestly, if the threat of the Beastman Clan were not so great, who would willingly e to this bitterly cold land of the Northernmost Wilderness?
The conditions in the interior of the Northernmost Wasteland are even worse and utterly unsuitable for humans to survive.
Only the physically strong Beastmen can live there.
Despite this, they attack us because of their lack of food.
The sole purpose of our Northern Legion’s presence here is to block the southward invasion of the Beastman Clan.
To pletely annihilate a race like the Beastmen is impossible.
Not to mention that the Northernmost Wasteland covers such a vast area, just the march into the Northernmost Wasteland is too difficult for us.
Hundreds of years ago, when Thor Hammer Fort was not fully constructed, the Milan Army ventured deep into the Northernmost Wasteland.
Just when the Empire’s Army thought they could pletely erase the Beastmen threat, they encountered severe weather and attacks from many small Beastman tribes in the wasteland.
Those mere harassment attacks bined with the terrifying weather caused huge losses to our military.
That time, less than a third of the warriors who went there were able to return to the Empire alive.”
Ye Yinzhu nodded and asked, “So that is to say, the Empire no longer has any ambition for the lands of the Northernmost Wilderness?”
Martin replied, “Of course.
As long as we can fend off the Beastman Clan from attacking us, invading our land, and killing our people, the Northern Legion’s purpose is achieved.
To destroy a race like the Beastmen, even if all human nations bined their efforts, it might not be possible.
Who would bother with such a thankless task?
Moreover, the Empire is facing an even greater crisis in the South, and what we hope most is to stabilize the situation here in the North, so the Empire can focus fully on confronting Landias.”
Ye Yinzhu showed a trace of a smile and said, “In that case, I understand.”
“Understand?” Martin looked at Ye Yinzhu somewhat puzzled.
Ye Yinzhu explained, “Marshal Martin, you must be curious why I re-deployed the Four Sacred Beasts and the Legion of Behemoth Beasts, which are the strongest bat forces of Qin City, especially right after we arrived here.”
By now, he was no longer in a hurry to attack Thor Hammer Fort.
As the Behemoth King, Santos could make quick progress if the Behemoth Beasts were to march at full speed.
Even Guti and his Golden Legion would be unable to catch up immediately, and with Guti farther from the Fort, it would be easier for their side to attack Thor Hammer Fort and teach the Thunder God Tribe a profound lesson.
Therefore, he decided to clarify things with Martin first.
Martin’s eyes flickered, and he smiled, “This is an internal affair of your Qin City.
We are only in a partnership, and you have no obligation to explain to me.
Furthermore, today on the battlefield, the warriors of Qin City have already given me too many surprises.
You have no idea–the Northern Legion has not seen such a rousing victory in a long time.
Whether it’s in terms of morale or depleting the Beastmen’s strength, you and your Qin City Warriors have already made a significant contribution to this war.”
Ye Yinzhu didn’t care about Martin’s praise.
“Marshal, I didn’t tell you the true reason why Zi and the others left because I intended to keep it a secret, but because the mission they are undertaking is extremely dangerous, you could even say it’s a matter of life and death.”
Martin replied with a nonmittal smile, “What?
Is there a task that even the Four Sacred Beasts would find troublesome?
This is the Northernmost Wilderness; surely you aren’t suggesting they attack Faran.”
Ye Yinzhu smiled indifferently and said, “That’s not it.
If it were to attack Faran, it would be a mission with no chance of survival.
Zi and the others are currently in the Northernmost Wilderness.
To be precise, Zi should already be leading the Four Sacred Beasts and the Legion of Behemoth Beasts at Solomon Fortress by now.”
“Ah?
What did you say?” Martin was taken aback, looking at Ye Yinzhu with a face full of disbelief.
Ye Yinzhu said, “The Marshal must be wondering how I managed to send them behind the three great fortresses of the Beastman Clan, into the interior of the Northernmost Wilderness.
Actually, it’s quite simple to explain.
I once obtained a magical artifact capable of spatial transfer, which allows me to transport any number of creatures, up to a hundred, to a location marked by a magic formation.
When I was still at Milan Magic Martial Academy, Zi and I had trained together in the Northernmost Wilderness.
Therefore, sending him and the Legion of Behemoth Beasts there was not a difficult task.”
“Yin Zhu, are you saying you want the Legion of Behemoth Beasts to attack the Beastman Clan’s fortress from the inside and work in conjunction with us?
No, that can’t be right!
Even if you really wanted to do that, your Legion of Behemoth Beasts should be behind Thor Hammer Fort, not Solomon Fortress.”
Feeling Martin’s surprise, Ye Yinzhu finally revealed the most important point, “Zi and the others didn’t go to the Northernmost Wilderness to work with us from the inside.
To put it accurately, we want to change the master of the Northernmost Wilderness.”
Martin’s body suddenly stiffened, his eyes filled with disbelief as he looked at Ye Yinzhu.
Only now did he understand just how profound, and indeed terrifying, Ye Yinzhu’s plan was.
How vast the Northernmost Wilderness was, Martin knew all too well.
Unifying the entire Beastman Clan was no easy task.
Even the Thunder God Tribe, as domineering as they were, had only managed to share power with the Solomon Tribe and War God Tribe.
Although the Amethyst Behemoth was the legendary King of the Beastman, that was, after all, a tale from many years ago.
How many of the current Beastman Clan still remembered the existence of the Amethyst Behemoth was uncertain.
To Martin, the idea that leading merely a hundred Behemoth Beasts could unify the whole Beastman’s World was pletely unrealistic.
Ye Yinzhu had already anticipated Martin’s feelings.
With an unchanged smile on his face, he slowly rose from his seated position.
“Marshal, you must be very curious as to why we are doing this.
Or perhaps, you don’t believe Zi can achieve any success, am I right?”
Martin nodded, “Yin Zhu, the situation in the Northernmost Wilderness is extraordinarily plex.
Even with the formidable power of the Four Sacred Beasts and the assistance of hundreds of Behemoth Beasts, there’s one thing you must understand: a multitude of ants can kill an elephant.
The three tribes could collectively assemble an army of over two million Beastmen.
If they truly throw caution to the wind to eliminate the Four Sacred Beasts, then they would stand no chance.
Sending them deep into enemy territory alone is simply, simply…”
Struggling to contain his dissatisfaction with Ye Yinzhu, Martin’s face had already bee quite unpleasant.
As a distinguished marshal, he believed that Qin City, with its considerable strength, could deter the Beastman with the threat of the Four Sacred Beasts.
Even if they couldn’t break through the Beastman’s defenses, they could at least prevent the Beastman from daring to attack the Milan Empire again.
However, there was a precondition for this: it was only under the support of his Northern Legion’s several hundred thousand soldiers and the protection of Holy Light City that the Four Sacred Beasts could exert their maximum effect.
Yet now, Ye Yinzhu had already dispatched the Amethyst Behemoth and the Four Sacred Beasts to the interior of the Northernmost Wilderness.
This was tantamount to courting death; the Northernmost Wilderness was like a gaping maw.
Even if the Four Sacred Beasts were larger, could they truly escape the fate of being devoured?
Martin was decidedly pessimistic about the fate of the Four Sacred Beasts.
From a military standpoint, he strongly believed that Ye Yinzhu’s decision was a grave error and could be described as squandering their great strategic advantage.
Ye Yinzhu smiled lightly, finishing the sentence Martin left unspoken, “It’s practically a suicide mission, isn’t it?”
Martin didn’t utter a word, but his expression turned even more somber.
(To be continued.
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