After evacuating the Hou Mansion, I fled famine with my pregnant belly

Chapter 705 Internal strife
Soldiers from the western continent suffered casualties under the crossbow fire, but many managed to land successfully thanks to their numerical advantage.

Upon seeing the enemy troops land, Jiang Huai decisively gave the order.

"Attack!"

"Kill, kill, kill..."

"Charge! Drive these invaders out of our territory!"

The soldiers, who had been waiting in ambush, charged toward the enemy with shouts. They wielded long spears and broadswords, their armor gleaming coldly in the sunlight.

The two sides clashed and engaged in fierce close combat.

The martial artists of the ninth rank and above quickly engaged in combat with those of similar rank. Jiang Huai and the other generals kept their eyes fixed on the leaders on the other side, and did not make any rash moves.

At first, the two sides were roughly evenly matched, but soon the Western Continent began to show signs of being at a disadvantage.

Although the martial artists of the Western Continent are of a higher rank than those of the Eastern Continent, they have all been affected to some extent after drifting at sea for a long time.

Jiang Huai and Feng Jiuyou were never stingy with resources, and with their continuous cultivation and body tempering, their strength improved.

It can be said that it is much stronger than those of the same grade in the Western Continent.

Even many Xuan-rank martial artists in the Western Continent were being suppressed and beaten by several Xuan-rank martial artists with good body tempering talent.

"Patriarch Cao, shouldn't we make a move?"

The head of the Xiong family was extremely anxious, because most of the dead were members of their own family.

"What's the rush? If you're so capable, why don't you do it yourself?"

The head of the Cao family swept his gloomy gaze across the chaotic battlefield, his teeth clenched, and the veins on his forehead throbbed faintly.

Fortunately, most of the casualties were from other families, and the Cao family suffered only a few casualties. But this situation cannot continue.

Although the Cao family suffered fewer casualties, if things continued this way, and the other families suffered heavy losses and their morale collapsed, the Cao family would be unable to hold on alone. On the Jianghuai side, although there were casualties, they were much fewer compared to the Western Continent, mainly due to the geographical location and the timely replenishment of reserve personnel in the rear. As long as someone was injured, someone was immediately evacuated for treatment.

Not long after, another group of people fell.

The Xiong family patriarch looked at the Cao family patriarch again, threatening him verbally:

“Patriarch Cao, if you don’t make a move now, don’t blame the Xiong family for going back on their word and ordering us to withdraw from the battlefield.”

The Zhu family patriarch, who had been standing silently to the side, considered a possibility and then looked sharply at the Cao family patriarch:

"Does Patriarch Cao truly intend to wait until all our disciples are killed or wounded before we make our move? Or has your Cao family already decided to use this opportunity to weaken our power so that your Cao family can become the sole dominant force in the future?"

Upon hearing this, the other family heads also changed their expressions, their eyes filled with surprise and wariness as they looked at the Cao family head.

None of them are stupid. If they are at a disadvantage at this time, whether they win or lose, they will withdraw from the five major families and become sacrifices.

The head of the Cao family looked at the head of the Yao family who had spoken those words, and his face darkened completely. These words were undeniably malicious, directly pushing the Cao family into the eye of the storm.

Even if he really had such thoughts, he couldn't show them.

The reason he hadn't made a move before was because he hadn't received any intelligence from the Eastern Continent. He didn't dare to act rashly before understanding their strength.

Moreover, the Cao family head glanced at Jiang Huai, his eyes narrowing slightly. The man's strength was actually the same as his—a high-level Earth-rank martial artist.

Furthermore, the legendary woman has never appeared.

"Zhu Xingzhi, please be careful with your words. This is not the time for internal strife. We are newcomers and do not yet understand the situation. If we act rashly, we may cause accidents. Since you all can't wait any longer, let's make our move."

At that moment, something unexpected happened!

(End of this chapter)