Super Gene Hunting Ground

Chapter 237: Chapter 237: Turning the Tables

”Star Moon Lake? That place is all ice and snow; how are we to negotiate there?”

”In Star Moon Lake, it is fair for everyone; it is neither within your territory nor ours. Moreover, the ice-covered lake leaves everything in plain sight, making it impossible for either side to ambush or sneak attack.”

This negotiation site had already been discussed by Zhou Qiang and others before setting off, and after some consideration, Star Moon Lake was deemed the most suitable.

In fact, Tan Zong also knew that negotiating in Star Moon Town might not gain agreement from Zhou Qiang’s side; it was merely a probe. If they agreed, it would be perfect. If not, they could negotiate another place. Yue Ying had already given him the authority to decide the negotiation site and time before arriving.

Tan Zong paused for a moment and said:

”Star Moon Lake is so vast; where exactly do we negotiate?”

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qiang immediately picked up a half-burned stick from the fire and drew a simple sketch on the ground.

”Xiaoyang Town is 40 kilometers away from Star Moon Town. This spot is about 20 kilometers away from each side, in an abandoned village. In front of the village is Star Moon Lake and is within your territory, Shanyun City. You should be able to accept this location, right?”

Tan Zong looked at it and nodded,

”How about it, this place is fair to both sides, then let’s settle on it. Tomorrow at 12 noon, we’ll meet on the ice lake in front of this village.”

”Alright!”

”A gentleman’s agreement,”

”As swift as a horse’s whip!”

Zhou Qiang and his party left.

Watching the figures of Zhou Qiang and others disappear, Tan Fa asked:

”Boss, does negotiating mean we won’t have to fight?”

Tan Zong chuckled and said:

”The boss said, negotiation is negotiation, fighting is fighting; we need to be strong in both aspects and grasp both hands.”

”What does that mean?”

”Stop asking, hurry and take your brothers back to rest well, eat and drink plenty, there’s a big task tomorrow.”

”A big task?”

Tan Fa was baffled.

...

Tan Zong rushed to Shanyun City last night to report about Nanmu City’s request for negotiation, and Yue Ying immediately convened a meeting.

”Haha, heaven is also helping us!”

Yue Ying laughed loudly.

Tan Zong was startled and inquired:

”Boss, what do you mean?”

”It’s simple, I was just worrying about how to completely eliminate Nanmu City’s people, and they’ve come right to our door. We’ll use their plan against them, agree to negotiate with them, and tomorrow during the negotiation, we will annihilate them all at once.”

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately became excited.

”Wonderful, boss, this really is a great opportunity.”

”It’s an opportunity delivered to our door; opportunities like this won’t come twice.”

”Boss, do we continue with our plan to attack Xiaoyang Town then?”

”Of course, tomorrow we will first eliminate Yang Xiao’s main forces, then march straight into Nanmu City and occupy it.”

”Where will the negotiation take place?”

”Anywhere is fine, as long as it’s not within the territory of Nanmu City. You can negotiate the specific location with the other party and notify us once it’s settled. Starting now, everyone must enter emergency status. Except for leaving a thousand elite soldiers to garrison Shanyun City, the rest of the two thousand elites will set out tomorrow. A thousand will come with me directly to the negotiation site, and the other thousand will stay in Star Moon Town, ready to receive orders at any time.”

”Yes!”

...

Zhou Qiang returned to Star Moon Town before dusk and informed Yang Xiao of the situation in detail.

”Boss, although they agreed to negotiate, we learned from conversations with their personnel that they might be planning to attack us. Please be careful.”

Yang Xiao nodded and turned to stand in front of a map, a map of Kongming City.

Yang Xiao had been studying this map for the past few days, with many lines marked on it.

On the map, Star Moon Lake was oval-shaped, Star Moon Town was close to Nanmu City, and situated across the entire Star Moon Lake from Shanyun City, with the shortest straight-line distance being around 50 kilometers. It can be said that Star Moon Town is crucial for Shanyun City to control the whole Star Moon Lake. Losing Star Moon Town would be like losing half of Star Moon Lake.

”Look, everyone, our Star Moon Town is 40 kilometers away from Shanyun City, with the lake between them. The closest stronghold to Shanyun City is 50 kilometers away, and there are no other Shanyun City strongholds nearby. It’s an isolated town.”

”Yang Xiao, what do you mean?”

Xia Luo was startled, vaguely sensing that Yang Xiao might have bigger plans.

Yang Xiao smiled and said:

”Look, if we take over Star Moon Town and cut off the transmission channel to Shanyun City, the people from Shanyun City would have to travel 50 kilometers across the ice lake to engage us in battle. How much combat strength could they retain after crossing a 50-kilometer ice lake to fight us?”

”Boss, you’re not thinking of seizing Star Moon Town, are you?”

Huang Wen was stirred inwardly.

Yang Xiao did not respond directly, but glanced over at Xia Luo and others.

”You guys have set up a base on the small island on Star Moon Lake, but that base is also 20 kilometers away from Star Moon Town, and there’s no transmission array available. As the nearby Ice Fish resources get depleted, it’s not a sustainable plan. Take another look. If we control Star Moon Town, it will be a different story. The entrance will be at Star Moon Lake, where you can dig for Ice Fish freely, and it would be convenient to open a transmission array to Nanmu City from Star Moon Town, wouldn’t it?”

After Yang Xiao finished speaking, Xia Luo and others all swallowed.

We also wish for it!

Dream of it!

”But, boss, there are probably quite a few elite soldiers gathered in Star Moon Town right now. Attacking Star Moon Town now is too risky.”

Zhou Qiang said. He had just returned from Star Moon Town; although he did not enter to inspect the specific situation, he sensed that many people had already gathered there. Otherwise, Tan Fa and the others wouldn’t have been so cautious to forbid his entrance, fearing he might see through their plans.

”You’re right. Actually, we’ve lost the best opportunity to seize Star Moon Town. If it was a few days ago before they had moved their troops, we could have launched a night attack and taken it in one fell swoop. Now, it is indeed difficult.

Long Yongjun, immediately return to Nanmu City, bring over the remaining 500 elite soldiers from there, and also from Kongming City, Xianan, and Star City, call over a thousand reserve troops.”

”Yes, boss.”

Long Yongjun immediately left through the transmission array to Nanmu City.

Yang Xiao continued discussing with Xia Luo and others about how to seize Star Moon Town.

The next morning, Yang Xiao led Xia Luo, Zhou Qiang, Huang Wen, Long Yongjun, Qin Yu, and two thousand elite soldiers to the negotiation site 20 kilometers away. Among these elites, 1500 were Yang Xiao’s old subordinates, and the rest were 500 soldiers formerly under Xie Jun.

Huang Wen took two Giant Eagles, along with 300 birdmen, to scout ahead.

Except for leaving Xiao Zhe and another five experts at the Primary Level of the Primordial Gene to defend Nanmu City, all sixty elite Primary Level experts from Kongming Academy and over forty Primary Level experts from Xianan University were brought along, totaling over one hundred.

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