August 12th, Tian Shuang County.
Inside the hall, the [Southern Alliance] members were discussing.
"Alliance Leader, the first batch of rations has arrived at Tian Shuang County. Should we continue to wait for the rations, or? "
"What do you all think?"
Buddha He did not reply directly, but looked at his allies. Although Buddha He already had a plan, he did not want to give his allies a bad impression of him being an autocrat.
A few days ago, he had already acted on his own, and it was not appropriate for him to do so again.
"I think that it is better to wait for the rations to be gathered, and then do it in one go."
This was a prudent leader.
"I disagree. The alliance army took down Tian Shuang County in a thunderous manner, at this time, we should immediately head south and seek a decisive battle. "
This was a radical leader, his voice was a notch higher, and when his words landed, it won a round of applause.
"Well said!"
As expected, there were many hot-blooded people everywhere.
"The current rations can only last for a week, what should we do if we run out? Once the 200,000 strong army moves out, there will be no turning back, we should be cautious. "
The prudent leader was not in a hurry, his words were sincere.
"That makes sense, we cannot be rash." Another round of applause, these people, do they even have a standpoint?
"This is not being rash, blindly seeking stability will only delay the battle. The Shanhai City army is not easy to deal with, it is reported that the commander of the enemy army is the God of Slaughter, Bai Qi. The Song Family people have escaped again, and now they must know that Tian Shuang County has been conquered. If we wait any longer, the enemy will have already prepared a countermeasure, and it will be too late. "
The 3000 cavalry that followed the Song Family returned to Tian Shuang County that night.
Needless to say, they did not find anything.
At this moment, the Song Family people had most likely reached the command center of the Shanhai City army.
The atmosphere in the hall became silent.
Regardless of whether it was the prudent leader or the hot-blooded leader, all of them frowned, their expressions solemn.
The name of the God of Slaughter, Bai Qi, was truly terrifying.
In the Battle of Changping, the Battle of Lianzhou, the Battle of Leizhou, and the Battle of Julu, Bai Qi was the main character and the commander of the army.
The name of the God of Slaughter had spread throughout the China region.
In the face of this invincible God of Slaughter, no one had any confidence. Even if the allied army was several times or even ten times stronger than the Shanhai City army, no one dared to say that they were completely confident in their victory.
From the looks of it, the path of prudence seemed safe, but it was actually a dead end. Sometimes, the path of the mean was nothing more than a narrow path.
"Attack!"
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"Attack!"
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became lively, and the voices of people asking to fight could be heard without end.
In the end, the [Southern Alliance] members came to a consensus, they had to attack, and use speed to fight slow.
Seeing this, Buddha He smiled slightly and said, "In that case, the army will rest for a day and prepare all the supplies. Tomorrow morning, the entire army will break camp and head south."
"Yes, sir!"
All the members responded loudly. Thinking about the upcoming battle, they were both afraid and excited.
After the meeting, the entire Tianshuang County became lively.
In addition to the 200,000 allied troops stationed in Tianshuang County, over the past few days, more than a dozen lords from the north of Zhaoqing County had also led their troops to Tianshuang County through teleportation portals or on foot.
In the end, the number of allied troops stationed in Zhaoqing County reached 100,000.
Different from the [Southern Alliance] members, the lords of Zhaoqing County had sent out all their forces. They were too clear that they could only win this battle, and not lose.
Once they lost, no matter how many troops were left in their territory, it would be useless.
Rather than that, they might as well give it their all.
Thus, the small Tianshuang County had 300,000 troops stationed there. The barracks in the city were already filled with people. The various armies simply set up camp outside the city.
Many tents dyed the outskirts of the city white, it was a spectacular sight.
Inside and outside the city, on the streets and alleys, there were valiant soldiers dressed in armor and wielding spears. The commoners in the city, other than the old, weak, women and children, were basically all sent to the grain transport team to transport rations for the army.
On the official road to Tianshuang County, there was an endless stream of carriages transporting rations, with no end in sight. To increase the speed, the grain transport officers in charge of transporting rations would not be stingy with the whips in their hands.
The granaries in the city were once again cleared out, and once again filled to the brim with white rice.
When the order to fight was given, the entire city woke up.
The soldiers who were still wandering outside received the order to return to their respective camps and report. The troops transporting rations, arrows and other resources did not wait until the next day, and had already set off.
He Fo had allocated 30,000 troops to be stationed in Tianshuang County, in charge of transporting rations. He was too clear, once the rations were robbed, what would happen to the alliance army.
Although all of the lords in the north of Zhaoqing County had gathered. But with He Fo's suspicious personality, he was still not at ease. If any of the lords betrayed them and secretly joined Shanhai City, it would be a nightmare for the alliance army.
Think about how Tianshuang County was captured?!
He Fo did not dare confirm whether or not Shanhai City would return the favor.
Thus, he had to be on guard.
The main target was naturally the alliance army's main logistical base — Tianshuang County. Other than that, all of the large territories in Zhaoqing County were on guard.
The only thing that made He Fo feel uneasy was that the lords of Zhaoqing County had basically mobilized all of their field troops, and the rest were either city defense troops or reserve troops.
If Shanhai City really launched a sneak attack, the various territories would not be able to defend.
The problem was, firstly, He Fo could not reject the good intentions of the lords, and secondly, he could not reject the 100,000 troops. In truth, with just 200,000 troops, He Fo did not have much confidence.
But with the 100,000 allied army, the situation was completely different.
He Fo had the confidence to fight against Shanhai City. He did not believe that with his army ten times that of the enemy, as long as he did not make any big mistakes, they could still lose?!
That night, He Fo tossed and turned, his mind was constantly thinking about how to react if Shanhai City's army suddenly appeared in the north of Zhaoqing County.
The entire night, He Fo did not sleep well.
When he woke up in the morning, He Fo washed his face with cold water with dark circles under his eyes, and finally made up his mind.
He decided that from the alliance army and allied army, he would take 25,000 elite cavalry to form 50,000 iron cavalry, and be in charge of patrolling the north of Zhaoqing County, and guarding the rear.
In the morning, the members of the [Southern Alliance] and the lords of the alliance army had their final meeting.
During the meeting, He Fo expressed his worries. Towards He Fo's suggestion, some people did not agree, while others were extremely moved.
The first to express their support were naturally the lords of Zhaoqing County.
In truth, they were also feeling uneasy about going out in full force. In the battle of Thunder Prefecture, didn't the lords of Thunder Prefecture fight with all their might, but in the end, their bases were destroyed by the Shanhai City army?
To have a group of iron cavalry patrolling the area, they felt more at ease.
Seeing that, the members of the [Southern Alliance] could not directly object, and the matter was settled.
Like that, other than the 30,000 soldiers and 50,000 iron cavalry of Tian Shuang County, the actual army that was sent out was only 220,000. Even so, it was still an extremely large number.
The 220,000 strong army naturally could not break camp at the same time.
The 50,000 cavalry would act as the vanguard unit and set off first. In the middle would be the main army formed by the 100,000 strong army. Finally, the 70,000 infantry and cavalry mixed together would act as the rear army, and would be responsible for escorting the rations.
The vast army left Tian Shuang County, and like a black dragon, they headed south.
A monstrous war had begun.
The moment the army set off, the Black Snake Guard's intelligence station in Tian Shuang County received the news. An unassuming hummingbird soared into the sky, and disappeared into the blue sky.
The alliance had occupied Tian Shuang County, so naturally they had to clean it up. The Bank of the Four Seas was the main target.
Times were different now, the Bank of the Four Seas was not only famous within the [Shanhai Alliance], but the entire China region knew of its existence.
Buddha He and the rest were no exception.
As to how to deal with the Bank of the Four Seas, the [Southern Alliance] had some internal differences.
The reason was that after searching the entire Bank of the Four Seas, not a single copper coin was found. Anyone with eyes knew that the funds of the Bank of the Four Seas must have been taken away by the Song Family.
What was left in Tian Shuang County, other than a building, there was a shopkeeper and 20 workers.
According to Ruan Ping, he naturally wanted to kill them all to vent his anger. Some of the lords of Zhaoqing County had the same view.
Buddha He, however, had a different view, to him, killing the shopkeeper and workers to vent his anger was too low class, and also harmful.
Killing a few workers was not a loss to Shanhai City. If there was a loss, it would just be a loss of face.
That was Ruan Ping's intention.
But after venting his anger? What was left would be endless trouble, big trouble.
Buddha He knew himself, he knew that even if the alliance won this battle, they would not be able to shake the foundations of Shanhai City. Shanhai City's main camp, Lian Zhou County, including Qiong Zhou County, was still as stable as Mount Tai.
No one would be arrogant enough to think that they could defeat the world's number one overlord in a single battle.
Therefore, Buddha He had to consider the situation after the battle. To him, the best outcome would be for both sides to negotiate, Shanhai City would give up on the Southern Ridge Province, and the [Southern Alliance] would not take another step forward.
At the end of the day, the [Southern Alliance] was just a Southern Ridge Province.
Therefore, in the future, the [Southern Alliance] would have to deal with Shanhai City.
Just like that, if they were to completely fall out with Shanhai City just to vent their anger, it would not be worth it, and it was not a wise move.
Taking over Tian Shuang County was a war, and no one could say anything about the methods used. But if they won, and still wanted to kill the workers of the Bank of the Four Seas, that was not right.
If it was him, Buddha He, he would definitely not let it go.
Because of that, Buddha He suppressed the opinions of Ruan Ping and the rest, and only monitored the Bank of the Four Seas, and did not make any further moves.
Needless to say, Buddha He's actions had saved his life in the future. (To be continued.)
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