Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 228: Longshan Meeting, Li Xuanling is Resolute and Swift

While Xia Hong was pretending to be Hong Xia and having a great time talking to Hou Hu, the atmosphere in the Longshan camp in the distance was extremely solemn and murderous.

As the overlord of Longyou for nearly fifty years, the Longshan Camp is not only powerful but also extremely well-capitalized.

You can get a glimpse of this from the grandeur of the meeting hall in Longshan Camp.

The meeting hall, which is 20 meters square, is filled with various iron tables, chairs and benches covered with animal fur. The hall is magnificent with carved beams and painted pillars. The ground is covered with animal skin rugs. In the middle is an iron stove with a diameter of more than five meters. The coal fire in the stove is burning brightly, and the whole hall is warm like spring.

However, the blazing fire was clearly out of tune with the gloomy faces of the twenty or so people sitting in the hall.

Sitting in the first seat was Li Xuanyan, the eldest son of Longshan;
Sitting next to him was the gray-haired Li Tiancheng. A maid was treating his bloody left shoulder, applying medicine gently.
Next were the three siblings Li Xuantian, Li Xuandu, and Li Xuanling, as well as the four Yu Han-level warriors who had previously surrounded and killed Yu Bin with Li Xuantian; then came the Eight Vajras of Longshan, and seven people who had not appeared before.

Obviously, the outside world's speculation about the number of Longshan cold-resistant level tanks is inaccurate.

"Why didn't Yu Bin and the other two die? If I remember correctly, Xuantian, you are in charge of the east side. Can you tell me why?"

The first person to speak was not Li Xuanyan, but Li Tiancheng.

Seeing that the wound on his left shoulder was almost treated, he waved his hand to dismiss the maid, turned his head and looked at Li Xuantian below, his expression stern but also a little confused.

If Yu Bin and the other two were not killed, the three camps would become a big problem, which would be extremely unfavorable to the future situation in Longshan. He had previously stated the pros and cons. He knew very well what kind of strength Li Xuantian had. He was angry but also found it difficult to understand how he could mess up such an important matter with four cold-resistant level soldiers.

It really shouldn’t be!

Li Xuantian shrugged slightly and gestured to Li Xuanyan above him.

Seeing his action, Li Tiancheng glanced at Li Xuanyan, his brows immediately drooped, and said: "There is nothing that cannot be said during the discussion."

"Yu Bin and the other two begged for mercy, but my eldest brother was soft-hearted and asked me to stop. I couldn't disobey the leader's orders. Then the fourth one spoke up, and I tried to kill them. Unfortunately, Hou Hua showed up with the Blood Guards at the critical moment, so I failed."

Li Xuantian's words, "I can't just disobey the leader's orders," were full of obvious sarcasm in his tone. He even looked up at Li Xuanyan who was sitting on the high platform, his face full of sarcasm, without any concealment.

Upon hearing this, Li Tiancheng subconsciously turned around to look at Li Xuanyan, and found that although Li Xuanyan looked gloomy, he did not refute anything. His expression suddenly froze.

"Uncle, it is a fact that Yu Bin and the other two are alive. It is useless to investigate who is to blame. The most urgent task is to deal with the Yucheng, Changning and Songyuan families first. In addition, we must stabilize the Fengchao and Yanglu families and prevent them from joining Zhaoyang. Otherwise, the pressure behind us will be a bit too much."

Li Xuanling, the only woman in the audience, spoke.

The direct and practical words made everyone present show their approval. Even Li Tiancheng, who was at the top, nodded slightly, looked at her and asked in a deep voice: "Ling'er, what do you think we should do?"

Li Xuanling stood up directly and walked to the middle of the hall. She changed from her previous gentle and agile demeanor to a fierce look in her brows, and her whole temperament became full of heroic spirit.

"Uncle, I won't say any more nonsense. Hou Hu has sneaked into Longshan. The news that my father is gone will soon spread throughout Longyou. This time, our plan to strike first did not achieve the best results. The most important thing right now is to remedy the situation and consolidate the five families that have already been conquered..."

Li Xuanling unraveled the matter and his remarks instantly attracted everyone's attention.

She was not at all shy and continued:
"Second uncle will lead his men to guard Longshan, and all of us will be divided into three groups.

Go all the way to the southeast side of Longshan, take Chen Yingyuan and Peng Bo with you, first capture Yucheng, then control Yanglu and Fengchao, at least make sure they don't defect to Zhaoyang;
Walking along the east side of Longshan Mountain, we found that the leaders of Changning and Songyuan families had been killed by us, but the news had not spread yet and not many people knew about it. As long as our people got there first, it would be easy to control the two families.

The last route is to go along the northeast side of Longshan Mountain and try to block the communication routes between Zhaoyang and the other five camps as much as possible. At the very least, there should not be large-scale personnel exchanges between them!
With these three points, even if Hou Hu has the support of the five families, his Zhaoyang camp will not be able to make any big waves. Moreover, since they have rebelled, the Longyou Alliance will naturally be counted. We can directly block Longshan. After a while, the five families will soon know who they should rely on! "

Following Li Xuanling's well-reasoned words, almost everyone nodded, including Li Tiancheng at the head.

In the whole audience, only Li Xuanyan, the eldest son of Longshan, had the worst expression.

"Old Four is right. Wushuang, Hanqiong, Xiling, Baiyuan, and Dongkang, these five families will definitely surrender to Zhaoyang. If we don't control the other five families, we will be in a lot of trouble."

"I agree, let's do as the fourth one said."

"What the young master said makes sense, and we agree with him."

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For a moment, the entire hall was filled with servants.

Almost everyone expressed satisfaction with Li Xuanling's arrangement. Even Li Xuanyan on the high platform forced a smile and said:
"What Lao Si said makes sense, and I agree with it."

In fact, Li Tiancheng also agreed in his heart, but when he saw everyone below obeying Li Xuanling, he instinctively sensed something unusual. Then, when he heard Li Xuanyan's insincere agreement, he immediately frowned and looked down at Li Xuanling.

"Xuan Ling, how do you think we should divide the troops into three groups? The Longyou Army has just lost 200 men, and now there are only 800 men left. If we divide them into three groups as you said, I'm afraid with such a small number of people, it won't be enough..."

"Uncle, you know better than me what time it is now!"

Li Xuanling seemed a little impatient and interrupted Li Tiancheng directly. He said with a sharp look: "What Hou Hu wants is not just the title of the Lord of Longyou. Our camp has occupied the best location in Longshan for more than 70 years. The new and old hatreds are added together. The ten camps below have long hated us. We have no way out. If we don't fight with Zhaoyang, we will be destroyed by Zhaoyang..."

At this point, Li Xuanling paused, turned his head and glanced at Li Xuanyan who was sitting on the first seat, then turned his head to look at Li Tiancheng and continued:

"Uncle, there is no need to hide the remaining 2,000 Longyou troops any longer. Give me the silver token for mobilizing troops. Xuan Ling can swear to uncle that he will personally lead the army to flatten Zhaoyang and tell Hou Hu and others who has the final say in Longyou!"

Li Xuanling's aura was fully open at this moment. Not only did her tone carry an unquestionable tone, but her expression also gave people a sense of irresistible dominance, which was completely different from the soft and graceful appearance she usually showed.

She was clearly asking Li Tiancheng for the military token, but her sharp eyes were always looking at her elder brother Li Xuanyan.

Not only her, but everyone present was staring at Li Xuanyan.

The twenty-four people present today are all strong men of the cold-resistant level, and are the absolute top leaders of the camp. Naturally, they are very clear about the specific number of the Longyou Army.

It is widely rumored that there were only one thousand troops in Longyou, but in fact there were only three thousand.

However, the other two thousand would require two military tokens to be mobilized.

Originally, only the leader could hold the two military tokens, but before leaving, father Li Tianhua was worried that his eldest son Li Xuanyan would not be able to hold it, so he gave one to his younger brother Li Tiancheng, asking him to stand by and give more advice.

Based on what Li Xuanling just said, it should not be difficult to get the military token from Li Tiancheng. The only difficulty is the one in Li Xuanyan's hand.

Everyone present knew that the piece of metal in Li Xuanyan's hand was not just a military token, so it was not easy to get him to hand it over.

"Big brother..."

Li Xuantian below, after showing hesitation, could not help but speak directly. From his previous attitude towards Li Xuanyan, it was not difficult to guess that he wanted to persuade Li Xuanyan to give up the military talisman.
But before he could finish his words, Li Xuanyan above him took out something and gently threw it to Li Xuanling below.

"Second uncle, the fourth one is more suitable to be the leader than me. From now on, the military token will be handed over to her for safekeeping, and it will not be convenient for me to sit in the main seat anymore." No one expected that Li Xuanyan would take the initiative to hand over the military token.

Coupled with his words, the expressions of Li Xuantian, Li Xuandu, and Li Xuanling who took the initiative to ask for the military token became somewhat complicated.

"Brother, you..."

"Xuan Ling, there is no need to say more. You are indeed more suitable to be the leader than me. I am willing to do it. Don't worry, I will listen to you from now on. Whether Longshan can survive this crisis depends on you and Second Uncle."

Li Xuanyan's expression was full of relief, and this magnanimous attitude moved everyone present slightly.

"Hahaha……"

Li Tiancheng laughed loudly and said, "Well, I am very pleased that you two can be so respectful to each other. Xuanyan, you are indeed a bit indecisive. My elder brother has mentioned before that if there is no trouble in Longyou, no one can take away your position as leader. But in the current situation, we have no choice but to let Xuanling take charge."

Li Xuanyan nodded slightly, also showing his approval.

Seeing this, Li Tiancheng's face showed even more joy. He took out his military token from his arms and threw it to Li Xuanling as well.

"Xuan Ling, Zhao Yang is just a weakling. No matter how strong Hou Hu is, he is only one person. Being able to mobilize a thousand-man Blood Guard is basically Zhao Yang's limit. You should know the most important thing right now..."

"Hong Xia, this is the person Uncle is talking about, right?"

"That's right. The authorities are confused. Hou Hu was saved by this person. I guess everyone is confused. How can such a coincidence happen in this world? He appeared just when Hou Hu was about to die. There is something wrong with that Hong Xia!"

As soon as Li Tiancheng finished speaking, the expressions of Li Xuantian, Li Xuandu, the Eight Vajras of Longshan and other cold-resistant level warriors changed instantly.

Some things are just like this, they just lack a reminder.

Before this, they all simply thought that Hou Hu was not destined to die and that God sent someone to save him.

Reminded by Li Tiancheng's words at this moment, he recalled that the timing of Hong Xia's appearance was indeed too coincidental.

A gloomy look flashed across Li Tiancheng's face, and he said in a deep voice:
"We in Longshan have always known how many cold-resistant soldiers there are in the major camps in Longyou. How could such a strong cold-resistant soldier suddenly appear without some trick? I suspect that some external forces are trying to get their hands on Pingxiyuan!"

"Don't worry, Uncle. Xuan Ling knows what's going on."

Li Xuanling spoke with confidence on his face, and his strategic look made Li Tiancheng and everyone present calm down a lot.

“Second brother, you take Cheng Guang, He Tu, Yue Qian, and Song Kang, and lead 500 Longyou troops to the southeast, take Chen Yingyuan and Peng Bo, first capture Yucheng, and then see if you can capture Yanglu and Fengchao.

Wu Shuang and Han Qiong did not show up at the meeting from beginning to end. I suspect they have already started to act. So after taking down Yu Cheng, you should first spy on Yang Lu's situation. If there is a chance, take him down in one fell swoop. If it is impossible, stay put and wait for my order."

"Old Four, I understand!"

After Li Xuanling finished speaking, Li Xuantian immediately bowed. It was obvious that he respected this sister more than his elder brother Li Xuanyan.

"Third brother, you take Jiang Ping, Sun Yan, Zhou Yuan, and Meng Ying, lead 1750 Longyou troops, and add fully staffed hunting teams, a total of people, go to the east side, and make sure to capture Changning and Songyuan as quickly as possible. Don't give them any time to react."

"I understand, little sister!"

Li Xuandu also nodded heavily and exchanged glances with the four people below.

"Except for my second uncle who will guard Longshan, the other twelve people will all follow me to the northeast side of Longshan. We will immediately start selecting people from the hunting teams to make up for the losses of the Longyou Army. In addition, we will select fifty fully staffed hunting teams to follow us. A total of more than 3,000 troops will be formed. I want to see which of the five camps is the most eager to join forces with Zhaoyang!"

The remaining twelve Cold-Proof Level warriors below all bowed respectfully to Li Xuanling and shouted in unison:

"I will follow the young master's orders."

Looking at Li Xuanling below, who was giving orders with great force and with just a few words, he swept away the previous dejected atmosphere in the camp and boosted everyone's spirits. Li Tiancheng's face was immediately filled with joy.

But when he looked back at Li Xuanyan, and the two brothers Li Xuantian and Li Xuandu below him, a hint of worry rose in his eyes.

"My eldest brother has three sons and one daughter, but the most outstanding one is his daughter. None of Xuanyan, Xuantian, and Xuandu can take on the main responsibility. From now on..."

Li Tiancheng did not think further. Seeing that Li Xuanling had already deployed all the tasks and even started to lead people out, he exhaled suddenly, as if he had made some decision. Looking at Li Xuanling's back, his expression gradually became firm.

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While Li Tiancheng was discussing matters with the Longshan group of cold-resistant people, Chen Yingyuan and Peng Bo were pacing around in the guest room of the Longshan camp, looking as anxious as ants on a hot pan.

"Brother Chen, we are probably doomed this time. The Wu Shuang and Han Qiong families have had a long-standing grudge against you and me. During this alliance, Wu Xiong and Han Jiuli did not show up from beginning to end. It is likely that they went to attack either the Beehive or my Yang Lu."

Peng Bo's tone was somewhat dejected, and Chen Yingyuan's expression was also complicated.

Originally, because they brought iron ore, they did not follow the footsteps of Yan Chuan, Liu Xian, and Wang Hu. They were lucky enough to save their lives, and they also gained Longshan's trust. This was a good thing no matter how you looked at it.
But the subsequent development suddenly took a sharp turn for the worse.

First, due to Li Xuanyan's hesitation, the three leaders of Yu Bin were rescued by Hou Hua and the Blood Guards who appeared in time. Longshan's plan of striking first failed, and Zhaoyang suddenly had three more die-hard supporters.

Then, Hou Hu sneaked into Longshan and discovered the secret that Li Tianhua was gone, and was chased out by Li Tiancheng;
Things have developed to this point, in fact, there is still a chance of turning around, as long as Li Tiancheng can kill Hou Hu, then there will be no problem for the two families to stand on Longshan;
Who could have expected that Hong Xia, who was so powerful, would show up halfway and not only save Hou Hu, but also fight with him so fiercely. If nothing unexpected happens, it would not be a big problem for him to join the Zhaoyang camp later.

With the help of Hong Xia and the support of five camps, the balance of power between Zhaoyang and Longshan suddenly tilted.

In fact, it feels like Zhaoyang has a better chance of winning.

These, of course, are Peng Bo’s ideas.

At this moment, Chen Yingyuan's mind was full of Hong Xia's threatening look.

"It must be Xia Hong, 100% it's him. That long sword is definitely his. The hand of Da Xia has reached here. Should I tell Long Shan, or tell Hou Hu..."

Chen Yingyuan looked struggling, and a battle between his conscience and his conscience began in his mind.

"Captain Chen, Captain Peng, please take me to your camp!"

Coincidentally, at this moment, Li Xuantian's voice was heard from outside.

The two men stood up suddenly when they heard the sound, then walked out of the room. When they saw the huge army of black-armored soldiers outside, their faces suddenly froze.

Both of them realized something and looked up at Li Xuantian in front of the army, their expressions gradually becoming ugly.

(End of this chapter)