Chapter 1316: The Lords Send Their Forces
Chapter 1316: The Lords Send Their Forces
December 20, 2017
Three Kingdoms World, Yanzhou!
After more than three hours of secret discussions with Xun Yu and other advisors, Cao Cao finally made up his mind.
In fact, ever since the Demon Descent Land, Cao Cao had been keeping a close eye on Lu Hai Kong's situation, or rather, since the appearance of the Demon Descent Land, the attention of all the lords across the realm had been fixed on Lu Hai Kong.
Although they had various reasons for not getting involved, they were all keenly interested in the battle's progress.
Despite their diverse motivations for watching, when the battle began and Xi Zhizhai revealed the preparations he had made over several years, nearly all the lords across the realm, having some understanding of Lu Hai Kong's current strength, believed that Lu Hai Kong would ultimately emerge victorious.
And indeed, as soon as the battle erupted, Lu Hai Kong swiftly achieved significant victories.
In less than half a day, he directly extinguished the three Demon Descent Lands within his territory.
Such a decisive and swift victory shocked all the lords across the realm.
However, just as they thought the upcoming battle would be without any suspense and that Lu Hai Kong would effortlessly crush the foreign demons like a bully, the battle situation suddenly changed again.
The four Demon Descent Lands suddenly exerted their strength, and unprecedented formidable enemies appeared. In just a few days, Lu Hai Kong's side suffered two consecutive defeats, both of which were unprecedentedly devastating!
In Yunzhong County, Lu Hai Kong's Third Army Group was almost completely annihilated, and even the deputy legion commander, Xian Yu Fu, a promising general who had distinguished himself in the previous battle against foreign forces, was slain.
This news alone was enough to shock all the lords to their core, and then another message arrived.
The Lingzhi City, where Lu Hai Kong's Second Army Group was stationed, had fallen. It couldn't be called a fall, but rather, it had lost contact.
In the instant the foreign demons descended, a city with formidable defenses, a city with two to three hundred thousand elite troops, and a legion with a dozen brutal generals whose strength had broken through the 90s, was suddenly cut off from Luoyang without a trace.
Two consecutive defeats, the loss of hundreds of thousands of troops, each force comparable to a lord's army, and such a formidable power being defeated so swiftly—one could only imagine the strength of the enemy Lu Hai Kong faced this time.
Adding to this, the two remaining battlefields still in contention were precarious. Ironblood City was on the verge of falling, and Luoyang City was under constant pressure from the enemy. It seemed as if Lu Hai Kong might be eliminated at any moment, and this made the lords restless.
Under these circumstances, the lords had to consider a question: What would they do if Lu Hai Kong were truly killed by the foreign demons?
The simple logic of 'when the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold' is understood even by three-year-olds, and there was no reason for them not to comprehend it. So, at this moment, they began to ponder whether they should step in to support Lu Hai Kong.
Among them, Cao Cao, Yuan Hong, and others were the most enthusiastic about this idea, as they were the closest to Lu Hai Kong, and if he fell, they would be next in line.
Thus, under Cao Cao's leadership, a new coalition of lords took shape once again.
However, unlike the previous coalition, this time, they had no prior communication among themselves, and Cao Cao's leadership merely meant he was the first to dispatch his forces.
Soon after Cao Cao sent his elite troops to support Luoyang, various lords also sent their elite forces to the city.
As for the elite forces of these warlords, it was hard to tell how many were truly there to support Lu Hai Kong and how many had other intentions.
...
As various warlords dispatched their elite troops to 'support' Lu Hai Kong in Luoyang, far away in Lingzhi City, Qin Shi Huang's eyebrows flickered with a flash of black. At the same time, in a certain mountain range of the Three Kingdoms world, Qin Mu coughed up another mouthful of blood.
It was evident that this guy had once again been crushed by someone's overwhelming strength!
Having his Dao Art forcefully broken twice in a row while attempting to spy on others, Qin Mu's current state looked terrible, but his mood was even worse.
In fact, ever since his attempt to spy on Yunzhong County's Dao Art was thwarted, Qin Mu had known that his plan had hit a snag. And when he tried to spy on Qin Shi Huang, his face turned completely dark.
This was because it was entirely different from what he had planned, and those two individuals should not have appeared at this time.
This guy was a unique existence in the foreign realm, with no backing from any faction. Yet, he managed to navigate through the various powers.
Please...You...Collect_6_9_Book_Bar (Six//Nine//Book//Bar)
However, the so-called various powers he associated with were actually the top-tier forces in the foreign realm. The truly elite powers didn't give him the time of day, like the two who had just descended.
This guy's outward appearance was that of a guide, providing coordinates to the human world and opening portals for various powers. In reality, his true intention was to exploit the human world through these factions, profiting from their actions.
All the factions were well aware of his ulterior motives, recognizing his formidable strength and his adeptness at maintaining a delicate balance. Some factions were willing to collaborate with him, aiming for mutual benefit.
"I was wondering why the main forces of Li Tang and Yang Sui hadn't arrived. Now I understand; the portal was opened so early because these two intervened. This has made things extremely challenging for me. I was so close to success, and now, at the final hurdle, this unexpected obstacle has emerged. From now on, I can only adapt and hope to complete my collection before this world merges with the foreign realm!"
After a sigh, Qin Mu sat down cross-legged, taking out a pill to swallow. However, he paused halfway through this action as a surge of energy locked onto him...
(End of Chapter)
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