Read Novel Full Chapter 1702: Chapter 538: Panic and Camp Mutiny, Double-Sided Betting, Sky-Banning Pill_4
Chapter 1702: Chapter 538: Panic and Camp Mutiny, Double-Sided Betting, Sky-Banning Pill_4
“Shangguan Yang and Great Xia are irreconcilable; I only hope your esteemed feudal army arrives to subdue the Xia Army and return peace to the Southern Slope Territory.”
Qin Feng and Shangguan Yang both shuddered violently, quickly turning around to bow to him, hastily expressing their stance.
“That would be best. Big brother, Senior Brother Zhu, take them down, first stabilize the army, try to retain as many people as possible; there might still be battles in Jinyang!”
Cai Qianshan had four sons, and although Cai Qiuhu ranked the youngest, his status was the highest, directly issuing orders to his big brother Cai Qiuyang.
There was no trace of displeasure on Cai Qiuyang’s face as he nodded immediately, together with Senior Brother Zhu Huorong, led the two of them down to stabilize the army.
“My lord, it’s not good…”
However, before the four could descend, a figure suddenly shot up quickly from below, seeking out Cai Qiuhu at the forefront of the crowd, and immediately bowed:
“The brothers Qin He and Qin Shan have taken advantage of the chaos to flee with their people…”
Misfortunes never come singly; just as this person finished speaking, another figure flew up hurriedly from below, anxiously reporting, “Report to my lord, the Jinshan Town Army Chief Shangguan Long has also fled with his two sons taking advantage of the chaos.”
Hearing this, Qin Feng and Shangguan Yang’s faces drastically changed, their pupils filled with fury.
“Those two miscreants, how dare they be so bold? My lord, please assign some men to Qin Feng; I want to personally kill these two renegades!”
“Shangguan Long is from my sect and is famously greedy; he must have been persuaded by Great Xia, and I shall skin him alive!”
The expressions on Cai Qiu and others also appeared rather unpleasant, but upon hearing Qin Feng and Shangguan Yang say this, their faces immediately collected somewhat.
The escape of three Xianyang Level isn’t such a big issue.
The problem is, the identities of these three are too sensitive.
Qin He and Qin Shan are Qin Feng’s two sons; Shangguan Long is not only Shangguan Yang’s sect brother but also the Army Chief of Jinshan Town.
The coalition soldiers had just experienced defeat at Aikou, their minds burdened with thoughts of their relatives in the town, already internally frightened; the escape of these three could have a nearly lethal impact on military morale.
If the three were to rally their arms, it’s hard to predict how many they might sway!
“Big brother, Senior Brother Zhu, quickly take the two Lords down to calm the army, delay any longer, and they’ll truly all run away!”
Though Cai Qiuhu’s face was unpleasant, he made a resolute decision, urging Cai Qiuyang and Zhu Huorong to take the two Lords down and appease the soldiers.
Cai Qiuyang and the others knew that the situation was urgent, immediately nodded and led the personnel down.
Once Cai Qiuyang and the four others had gone far, the second brother Cai Qiuning immediately said coldly to Cai Qiuhu, “This is clearly their doing; if you ask me, just kill these two, Ye Tianhao and Shangguan Ning can almost control the army.”
Cai Qiuning’s statement seemed puzzling, but upon some contemplation, the expressions of the dozens of people surrounding him slightly changed; they immediately realized the matter.
Indeed!
Can’t they manage their own sons and brothers?
The rage portrayed by Qin Feng and Shangguan Yang earlier was evidently a show to deceive them, and they had been misled indeed.
Once they realized this, Cai Qiu and others’ expressions immediately grew gloomier, with a few strands of anger burning within them clearly.
“Not appropriate!”
Just as everyone was about to speak, Cai Qiuhu shook his head, rejecting the second brother Cai Qiuning’s opinion, sternly saying, “Ye Tianhao and Shangguan Ning have already surrendered to us; if they could control the armies of two towns, why would we still bother about Qin Feng and Shangguan Yang? These two hold some reputation, if handled improperly, afraid the armies of two towns wouldn’t follow our orders!”
The Wuchuan Army Chief Ye Tianhao and the Deputy Army Chief of Jinshan, Shangguan Ning, had been secretly persuaded by them and had long since surrendered to Cai Qiu. Unfortunately, their reputation was limited, and in the soldiers’ hearts, their statuses were incomparable to the two Lords Qin Feng and Shangguan Yang.
Because of this, despite having control over two Lords, Cai Qiuhu hadn’t acted to eliminate them, simply because he hadn’t found someone who could replace them.
“Doesn’t matter if they listen or not! We didn’t plan to rely on them anyway; the army will arrive at the latest by the night of the third. No matter how strong the Xia Army is, could they withstand Cai Qiu’s forces?”
Cai Qiuning’s tone was unmistakably hostile, clearly lit by the fire within.
Cai Qiuhu still shook his head: “Even a lion pounces with its full strength against a rabbit. Besides, between Great Xia and Cai Qiu, it’s not quite a rabbit and lion situation; if using the coalition army can create more trouble for them, why not do so…”
He paused slightly, then continued: “Moreover, Qin Feng and Shangguan Yang are only betting on both sides; they haven’t done anything too outrageous, a considerable part of the army should remain untouched…”
“Does this place Cai Qiu and Great Xia on equal footing, truly thinking Great Xia has a chance of winning? When our feudal army descends south, defeating Xia Hong, they will realize how laughable their actions were, humph!”
Though unclear about the small moves of Qin Feng and Shangguan Yang, Cai Qiuning could conclude that the camp mutiny was orchestrated by these two.
Qin He, Qin Shan, and Shangguan Long, without a doubt, must be taking the remaining forces to surrender to Great Xia.
Thus, regardless of whether Cai Qiu wins later or Great Xia wins, both the Qin Family and Shangguan Family are positioned invincibly; it was Cai Qiuhu’s comment about them betting on both sides.
Such thoughts, in a normal situation, might be nothing, but for Cai Qiu’s contingent, this was akin to humiliation.
Because betting on both sides shows that Qin Feng and Shangguan Yang are not confident in the coming situation, to some extent, this places Cai Qiu and Great Xia on equal footing.
Cai Qiu’s participants would naturally be displeased.
“Have Zhu Qing use the Blood Attraction Technique to locate the whereabouts of those three; I shall go butcher them and warn Qin Feng and Shangguan Yang now.”
Cai Qiuning spoke coldly without hesitation.
As his voice fell, a slender, grim-featured, black-clad middle-aged man immediately stepped out from behind Cai Qiuhu.
When the middle-aged man opened his palm, a blood-colored little insect immediately emerged from his skin, wriggled in the air for a moment, then quickly flew east.
It seemed Cai Qiuhu was about to stop, but seeing the second brother Cai Qiuning had set off eastward with people, he remained silent.
“Jinyang still needs them for defense for two days; a warning is justified!”
Previously, he had brought a hundred Xianyang Level individuals, including Zhu Qing.
Zhu Qing wasn’t strong, but he knew a Blood Attraction Technique, capable of noting Xianyang Level’s aura and tracking based on it over a range of a thousand miles; his initial stop southward to Yangqu was to gather information on Great Xia’s Xianyang Level.
After gathering information on Great Xia, naturally, they could also gather information on Jinshan and Wuchuan towns too. Together, the two towns had over twenty Xianyang Level individuals, which had long been collected.
This moment is precisely when it could come in handy.
By killing Qin He, Qin Shan, and Shangguan Long, the aim was to warn Qin Feng and Shangguan Yang, and incidentally sever their betting on both sides, preventing the duo from creating more trouble later.
……
The coalition camp was mutinied, Cai Qiu and others only then understood Shangguan Yang’s bets on both sides.
On Xia Hong’s side, soon after capturing Aikou City, they knew it too.
Specifically, it was Yuwen Dao’s Right Route Army departing from Aikou; once reaching the Hanzhao Realm, he knew.
“Sinner of Jin Mountain, Shangguan Yan, to pay respects to Great Xia Lord!”
Shangguan Yan, also a Xianyang Level cultivation wielder, was led by Yuwen Dao to fly into the sky. Upon sighting Xia Hong, he immediately knelt in mid-air.
Upon hearing Shangguan Yan call himself the Sinner of Jin Mountain, Xia Hong’s gaze slightly drew, and he immediately deduced the situation.
“Defeated at Aikou, Jin Mountain is powerless to turn the tide; I am willing to lead the hundreds of thousands of people in Jinshan City to surrender to Great Xia. I beseech Lord Xia Hong to spare Jinshan City from the military calamity, to save the lives of Jin Mountain’s people…”
Shangguan Yan didn’t come empty-handed; he also carried a large bag. After pleading for Jinshan Town, he immediately extended the bag forward, continuing:
“During the Dajue Temple chaos five years ago, our town Lord slew Master Ju Yuan and obtained his organs; these four thousand Sky-Banning Pills were reproductions based on Dajue Temple’s Shock Sky Pill. The Xia Army faces ongoing battles with Feudal Town, this pill must be greatly effective. Please, Lord, kindly accept!”
Upon hearing this, Xia Hong’s eyes suddenly brightened.
Not just him, even those next to him like Yuwen Dao, Hou Quan, Yuwen Yong, Hou Bing, Hong Gang, and other Xianyang Level generals of the Right Route Army, their expressions intensely shifted, all gazing towards the bag.