Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 294 Internal strife in Longshan, Li Tiancheng's caution [Please vote! ]

June 21, 48th year of Longyou
At Songyuan garrison, the situation in Longshan had already been in an uproar.

"In the Battle of Changbaigou, only 39 people from the four armies of Longyou returned alive. The -year-long reputation of Longshan was lost in one day. Zhou Yuan must be blamed for this."

"It's only been a month, just a month! The new troops are gone, 961 Digging Realm ultimate fighters, a quarter of the camp's assets, just gone."

"A quarter of the family fortune, you dare to say that? Have you included the thousands of sets of armor invested in the formation of the new army, and the 800 sets that are ready to be sent to Zhaoyang? That is all the hundred-forged-level armor in the camp, including the healing pills distributed before departure. Now they all fall into Daxia's hands."

"Daxia, this damn Daxia, we will grind them to dust!"

"The families of the soldiers who died in the battle are all crying and shouting in the camp. There are also more than 200 families of the captured soldiers who are clamoring for us to rescue them. What should we do now?"

"How do we rescue the more than 200 captured soldiers? Even the captain Zhou Yuan was captured, as well as the two lieutenants, Li Yuanqing and Cheng He. It's hard to say whether Daxia killed them or not."

"I've said it before, Zhou Yuan can't be the new army commander, but you insisted on letting him come, causing such a huge loss, how is this going to end?"

"How did it end? The new army is gone. Zhou Yuan is smart. With his strength, how could he be captured so easily? Maybe he lost the battle and knew he was to blame, so he deliberately let himself be captured. He actually wanted to defect to Daxia."

"this…………"

"I've said it before, outsiders are unreliable. I handed over the four armies to Zhou Yuan, and now they're all gone. Humph!"

………………

In the lobby on the top floor of the main building of Songyuan Station, there were more than fifty people standing there, almost all the strong cold-resistant warriors in Longshan.

If you observe carefully, you can find that the positions of these fifty-plus people are somewhat clearly divided. There are about thirty people on the left and less than twenty people on the right.

At this moment, those who were speaking angrily one after another were all the people on the left.

They seemed to be discussing last night's defeat in anger, but they were obviously blaming Zhou Yuan. At the same time, several Li clan members began to throw dirty water on Zhou Yuan, accusing him of being captured on purpose, and even in the end, they pointed the finger at people from other families.

After hearing this, someone on the right side finally couldn't stand it anymore.

"Song Ning told your son and the 39 soldiers who returned that Zhou Yuan was captured because he tried his best to stop the Xia army in order to protect their escape. Li Xuanping, is it appropriate for you to lie like this?"

The person who stood up was Meng Ying, one of the Eight Vajras of Longshan. He had always had a good relationship with Zhou Yuan, so he naturally couldn't bear to hear people slandering his old friend like this, so when he stood up, his tone was very impolite, and he directly pointed the finger at Li Xuanping who had slandered Zhou Yuan.

In the Battle of Changbaigou, Li Yuankai, one of the two cold-resistant soldiers who escaped, was Li Xuanping's son. So Zhou Yuan saved his son. However, Li Xuanping turned black into white and falsely accused Zhou Yuan of deliberately allowing himself to be captured and wanting to defect to Daxia. This was clearly an act of ingratitude.

This is also the reason why Meng Ying was so angry.

But what happened next made him even angrier.

Li Xuanping, who was named by him, had no shame on his face. Instead, he stood up and sneered, "Song Ning and Yuan Kai have just broken through to the Cold Resistance Level, not to mention a group of defeated Digging Realm remnants. With Zhou Yuan's strength, even if he pretends to resist, do you think they can tell?"

When Meng Ying heard this, his expression suddenly froze.

Not only him, but also the dozen or so cold-resistant-level warriors behind him all looked up and glared at Li Xuanping, obviously very angry at his shamelessness.

What’s even more terrible is that Li Xuanping is still continuing.

"Xiao Ning, Yuan Kai, tell me, did you make sure you saw it clearly last night?"

Song Ning and Li Yuankai were standing behind Li Xuanping. Facing the gazes of Meng Ying and a dozen others, the two of them were obviously evasive in their eyes. In the end, they lowered their heads and chose not to say a word.

"Shameless, shameless, shameless..."

Meng Ying was extremely angry at this moment. He raised his hand and pointed at Li Xuanping and the other two. His body was shaking with anger and he called them "shameless" three times in a row.

"Meng Ying, there is no need to say more. I have no intention of pursuing whether Zhou Yuan was captured or not. However, the loss of Longshan's reputation and the huge losses in the war must be attributed to him. From now on, you outsiders will never be able to hold any military positions again."

As soon as Li Xuanping finished speaking, all the Li family members behind him immediately echoed him.

"Yes, after this battle, who would dare to hand over the new army to you?"

"That's right. Military posts cannot be given to outsiders like them."

"We also need to discuss Zhou Yuan's crimes and find out whether he was really captured?"

"That's right. If we find out that he has really defected to Da Xia, we must not let any of his relatives go. We must arrest them all."

………………

Snapped……

"Li Xuanping, all of you shut up!"

Li Xuanling, who was sitting alone with his eyes closed in deep thought, couldn't bear it any longer after hearing this. He slapped the table in front of him and angrily scolded Li Xuanping and others.

It’s a pity that her majesty seems a little insufficient.

"Youngest, it was you who proposed the alliance with Zhaoyang, it was you who proposed the formation of a new army, and it was you who proposed Zhou Yuan to be the captain. It was also you who arranged for 800 sets of armor to be sent to Zhaoyang... You have been the leader for more than two months, and we have listened to you in everything. Now that such a big thing has happened, you don't think that the council will only hold Zhou Yuan responsible, right?"

Li Xuanping is not only Li Tiancheng's eldest son, but also the eldest of the Xuan generation of the Li family. Being scolded by Li Xuanling like this, he was obviously embarrassed and directly retorted sarcastically, not even calling him the leader.

Li Xuanling is the youngest of the Li family's Xuan generation. There is nothing wrong with calling her "the youngest", but the problem is that by calling her that in front of so many people at the Yuhan level, Li Xuanping is obviously deliberately trying to embarrass her.

The expressions of all the cold-resistant-level players in the audience froze slightly. The whole hall suddenly fell silent and the atmosphere suddenly became stagnant.

Although Li Xuanling did not speak for a long time, everyone could see the anger in her eyes as she stared at Li Xuanping.

"Youngest, don't look at me like that. After all, you are just a woman. I admit that you have some talent for cultivation and your strength is unrivaled in Longshan. It won't be a big problem for you to catch up with my father or even surpass my uncle in the future.

But being the leader of Longshan requires more than just a talent for cultivation. You were too emotional. You handed over military power to these outsiders just because they cried to you. Now that something has gone wrong, you naturally have to take responsibility."

"Then according to you, who should be the leader?"

After Li Xuanling finished speaking, he sat back in his chair, and then casually glanced at Li Xuantian on his left side below him.

As expected, Li Xuanping stood up and said to everyone:

"Of course it's the Second Young Master Xuantian. He escaped death from Yangyuan Peak and brought back something as important as the Holy Yang Pill. He has made great contributions to Longshan. Moreover, the First Young Master failed to inherit the position of leader smoothly. The position of leader should have been inherited by the Second Young Master. What do you think, is that right?"

Li Xuanping's last question was directed to the people on the left side of the Li family, obviously trying to create momentum.

The group of people from the Li family on the left immediately understood and spoke one after another:
"That's right. The young lady is a woman after all. It's not appropriate for her to be the leader." "The second young lady should inherit the position of leader. I agree."

"The eldest son has lost his position, so it should be the second son's turn."

"The eldest son was originally the heir chosen by the previous leader. Since he no longer wants to be the leader, the order of seniority should be followed, so the second son should take the position."

"Although the young master is very powerful, she is a woman after all. She will eventually get married. The second young master should be the leader."

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A trace of fatigue suddenly flashed in Li Xuanling's eyes. Looking at the group of Li family members below, he felt pity for their short-sightedness and was extremely worried about the future of Longshan.

The chief is not the one who has the final say in Longshan. Instead, the system of the council left by his father Li Tianhua is implemented. In short, anyone who breaks through the cold-resistant level will automatically be promoted to a council elder, join the council, and participate in the discussion and decision-making of all major affairs of the camp.

As Longshan became stronger, the size of the council also grew larger, and at the same time, it began to gradually split into two forces: the Li clan and outsiders.

The main clan was represented by the eldest son of the second uncle, Li Xuanping, including the Li family, as well as the descendants of the Cheng, Song, and Yang families who had married into the Li family. They currently occupied 34 seats.
The people from other families are represented by Zhou Yuan, Meng Ying, Yue Qian, Jiang Ping, Sun Yan and He Tu, six of the Eight Vajra of Longshan who have not married into the Li family. They currently occupy eighteen seats.

The conflict between the two parties has been going on for a long time. When my father Li Tianhua was around, he was able to keep the situation under control and the two sides basically did not dare to argue openly.

But ever since his father Li Tianhua left, his second uncle Li Tiancheng, on the one hand, lacked prestige, and on the other hand, he was somewhat biased towards the Li family members. The conflicts between the two sides of the deliberative group became increasingly acute, and the situation slowly began to get out of control.

She knew very well that from the moment she became the leader, Li Xuanping and other members of the Li family had been very resistant to her, and they even approached their second uncle Li Tiancheng several times to ask him to replace her.

But she never expected that these people would be so stupid as to attack her at this critical moment.

Longshan suffered heavy damage, the Zhaoyang Blood Guard Army was completely wiped out, and Daxia was still eyeing them covetously. Faced with a powerful enemy, these Li family members were not thinking about how to deal with others, but taking the opportunity to eliminate dissidents, and even wanted to bring down their leader.

The key point is that the person they nominated was actually Li Xuantian.

Li Xuanling turned his head to look at Li Xuantian, and seeing that he acted as if it had nothing to do with him, he felt a sudden chill in his heart.

In early May, Li Xuantian and the more than 400 Longyou soldiers escaped from Yangyuan Peak and returned to Longshan. Although they had successfully passed the two tests of silver and fire-condensing oil, until now, Li Xuanling and his second uncle Li Tiancheng have not let down their guard against him.

Especially when he thought of the Holy Sun Pill, even though he had already taken it and personally experienced the rapid increase in strength, Li Xuanling was still nervous.

Just because the pills are fine doesn’t mean the person is fine.

The main reason was that Wu Xiong, who was controlled by Bai Lugui that night in Hulu Valley, left her with a huge psychological trauma. Coupled with humans' natural fear of creatures like monsters, she never dared to completely trust Li Xuantian.

Who knows if this Li Xuantian is still his former second brother?

She had secretly discussed with her second uncle Li Tiancheng a long time ago that since there was no dew plague in the camp, as long as Li Xuantian did not show abnormal behavior and was willing to take out the Holy Sun Pill to help Longshan improve his strength, she would let down her guard for the time being.

Who would have thought that Li Xuanping and his gang of idiots would now help Li Xuantian to attack him.

It's normal to think about it. It's natural and easy for Li Xuantian to take out so many Holy Sun Pills to bribe these cold-resistant people in the camp. Even if he doesn't show his intention to be the leader, these idiots may not be able to help pushing him to the position.

"Li Xuanping, don't try to make random accusations. Even if we have to find someone to bear the blame for the defeat of the new army, it can only be Zhou Yuan, Li Yuanqing, and Cheng He. What's the key to the leadership?"

Seeing that Li Xuanling did not respond for a long time, Jiang Ping thought that she was frightened by Li Xuanping and his gang, so he stood up. He probably heard something from the new soldiers who escaped back, and continued to accuse angrily:
"Some of the soldiers who returned said that the reason for the defeat last night was that the four lieutenants repeatedly disobeyed Zhou Yuan's orders, and Li Yuanqing and Cheng He did not follow the rules when exploring the route. They walked too far and were captured by Daxia, and failed to report in time, which eventually led to the army being ambushed. You never mentioned these things, but instead put all the blame on Zhou Yuan alone. What is your intention?"

Hearing this accusation, Li Yuankai and Song Ning's expressions changed slightly, and they quickly stood up and refuted:
"Uncle Jiang, who told you this? Ask him to come over and confront you. Yuan Kai guarantees with his life that this is not true."

"Uncle Jiang, if you rely on hearsay to pin the blame for the ambush on me, it would be unfair. I also think that we should let the soldier come here and confront us face to face to see if it is true."

Hearing the two men say that they would call the soldier to confront him face to face, Jiang Ping and others' faces froze, and they were so angry that they were speechless.

Asking a Digging Realm soldier to come here and confront the two of them, not to mention whether he dares to do it, even if he really dares, Jiang Ping will not be the bad guy.

"Why, is it that you can't call anyone, or are those words just made up by Uncle Jiang to frame Song Ning and me?"

"Jiang Ping, you are making up stories without any evidence. Even if you want to help Zhou Yuan, you shouldn't do it this way, humph!"

"That's right, Zhou Yuan has been captured, what else..."

Li Xuanping couldn't help but sneer again, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by an old voice outside the door.

"With such a powerful enemy at hand, what are you still arguing about?"

Li Tiancheng is here!
Everyone in the hall shut up immediately. Li Xuanling, who was sitting at the top and felt extremely tired, finally looked a little relaxed.

"Father, Xuan Ling can't do this..."

Li Xuanping spoke again, but just like before, he was interrupted by Li Tiancheng before he could finish his words.

Snapped!
Moreover, he used a slap in the face.

Li Tiancheng stared at his eldest son with a look of disappointment on his face, and finally he could only sigh, turned his head and looked at everyone and said: "With foreign enemies at hand, you are still fighting among yourselves, do you really want to give away all the foundation of Longshan for more than 50 years?
I don’t care what you think now, just shut up. The most important thing right now is to drive Daxia out of Longyou and restore the prestige of Longshan.

I have seen the Xia City in Hongmuling with my own eyes. That Xia Hong is no ordinary person. The overall strength of Daxia is far beyond your imagination.

Listen to me carefully, no matter if you are from the Li family or not, if Longshan loses this time, all your current struggles for power and profit will be a joke, do you understand?"

Li Tiancheng's last question was so powerful that it almost exploded in everyone's ears.

Everyone's expression changed. They looked up at the solemn and serious expression on Li Tiancheng's face, and their hearts skipped a beat.

To be honest, even though everyone was arguing with each other until their faces turned red, they really didn't take Da Xia seriously in their hearts. They knew their own strength well. Although Da Xia had destroyed the New Army and the Blood Guard Army, it was only an army of a thousand people after all, and they must have suffered a lot of losses in the two battles last night.

There are still three thousand Longyou troops in Longshan!
The reason why everyone is arguing here and even dares to point the finger at Li Xuanling is based on the premise that they have never taken Da Xia seriously.

It was the consensus of everyone present that the army would set out for Wushuang at night and destroy Daxia, which should also include Li Tiancheng who rushed to Songyuan last night.

But Li Tiancheng, what did you just say?
"The most important thing right now is to drive Daxia out of Longyou."

Driving away and destroying are two completely different things.

Xiacheng?

What did Li Tiancheng see at Redwood Ridge that made him become so cautious?

(End of this chapter)