Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 719: Chapter 295: Deploying the Beehive, Splitting Into Two Groups

“They came fiercely, but ended up with nothing. Li Xuanling must be dumbfounded by now. Who would have thought, Wushuang suddenly is completely empty.”

“Not just empty, nearly all moveable resources like beast meat, iron ore, and coal stone have been relocated. They’ve only got a piece of deserted land.”

“Four hours of rapid marching, those Long Mountain soldiers are filled with frustration, yet having no place to vent it, they must be furious inside, hahaha…”

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Southeast of Wushuang, three kilometers away on the snowfield, Xia Hong was gazing at the direction of the Wushuang Camp from a distance, while Xia Chuan and others were eagerly discussing behind him.

“I have to say, those three thousand Longyou Army soldiers indeed had a terrifying momentum. Those three shouts scared me a lot; if our four thousand men were to defend to death, eighty percent chance we couldn’t hold them.”

“Not eighty percent, but a hundred percent, definitely can’t hold them!”

Upon hearing Yuan Cheng’s words, Xia Hong immediately shook his head and offered a different answer.

Everyone reacted differently, but if you looked closely, you would notice Xia Chuan, Yuwen Dao, Chen Yingyuan, and Peng Bo all nodded firmly, clearly agreeing with Xia Hong;

Whereas Yuan Cheng, Lin Kai, and Qiu Peng, whose strength were a bit weaker, showed a half-believing expression.

This truly reflects the disparity in perspectives caused by different levels of strength.

The stronger one’s ability, the more clearly one can perceive the might of the three thousand Longyou Army;

Conversely, those weaker feel as if there’s still hope to block them if they fight desperately.

“Soon, you all will know exactly how strong those three thousand Longyou Army are!”

Xia Hong turned his head, staring at Xia Chuan and the others, suddenly adopting a serious expression.

This made everyone realize Xia Hong was about to give orders, significantly increasing the gravity of their demeanor.

“Long Mountain attacked in vain, morale must be vastly diminished, Li Xuanling likely won’t continue chasing. But don’t let your guard down; Li Tiancheng has already seen our retreat to the Beehive, and Long Mountain surely knows about the southeast Xia Straight Road. It’s no surprise they’ll soon discover the northeast road connected to Hanqiong. Prepare adequately, preventing them from using these roads for marching.”

Though the two straight roads of Wushuang are buried under snow, each extends over twenty kilometers in length, making it unrealistic to hide such large constructions from Long Mountain. Xia Hong even suspected Long Mountain might already be aware.

These roads were built by the Great Xia for their own use. Now, with everyone pulled out from Wushuang, it’s impractical and wasteful to destroy them, so means have to be left to prevent their use by Long Mountain.

“Rest assured, leader, I’ve got everything arranged.”

Xia Chuan immediately replied with cupped hands, showing a confident smile.

“These days, I’ll deploy Cold Resistance Level constantly watching the Xia Straight Road. If Li Xuanling dares let the Longyou Army attempt passage, I guarantee they won’t even reach the Beehive…”

He paused briefly and continued: “Not just the road from Wushuang to Beehive, but also from Beehive to Jing Valley and Jing Valley to Xia City, I’ve already instructed Yue Feng to take action in advance.”

Xia Hong raised an eyebrow at this, smiling, “Thinking quite ahead, do you think Long Mountain would bypass the Beehive and attack Jing Valley, or even Xia City directly?”

Xia Chuan furrowed his brow, replying: “Not Xia City, probably, but Jing Valley is uncertain. If they can’t break through the Beehive after a prolonged assault, Long Mountain might get desperate and march south. It’s not impossible, is it?”

Xia Hong shook his head lightly, chuckling: “Li Xuanling isn’t foolish. She knows to send people ahead to scout Wushuang, surely she also sent scouts to analyze Xia City’s situation. If I’m right, someone from Long Mountain has likely visited Twin Dragon Valley, witnessed Xia City.”

Initially puzzled, Xia Chuan quickly figured it out, brightening his eyes, “Indeed! Li Xuanling just proposed that our Great Xia withdraw from Longyou; she must know Xia City’s circumstances, know that no matter what, Long Mountain can’t breach it, hence the restrictive condition.”

Xia Hong nodded with a proud gleam in his eyes.

Sturdy Xia City stands as Great Xia’s strongest current reliance.

With three sides of walls five meters thick, fifteen meters high, stretching a total of ten kilometers, plus over a hundred thousand people within Xia City, forget about three thousand Longyou Army, even if ten thousand attack, Xia Hong remains fully confident in holding it.

As Xia Chuan pointed out, from the aggressive advancement towards Wushuang earlier, as if resolved not to cease until defeating Great Xia; to the recent easy negotiation, proposing merely Great Xia’s withdrawal from Longyou for cessation of warfare.

This change proves Long Mountain surely received some kind of intelligence.

Besides Li Xuanling having sent scouts to investigate Xia City, Xia Hong couldn’t think of other reasons.

“Li Xuanling won’t abandon the home turf advantage; she knows that as long as the battle remains in Longyou, there’s room for maneuver, but once outside, it’s a whole different scenario…”

After guessing Li Xuanling’s move, a gleam of determination flashed in Xia Hong’s eyes, “Forget attacking Xia City; if she dares lead Longyou Army south to Jing Valley, I have the confidence to deliver a decisive blow, erasing Long Mountain from Ice Abyss forever!”

Upon hearing this from Xia Hong, Xia Chuan and those behind him, like Chen Yingyuan, instantly became excited, their expressions invigorated.

Xia Hong looked up, surveying the crowd behind him, swiftly spotting Yue Feng among them.

“Yue Feng.”

Yue Feng immediately stepped forward, saluted with cupped fists, “Subordinate present.”