Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 297: Failure, Belated Insight

June 21st, the 48th year of Longyou.

About four hours after nightfall, on the snowfield two kilometers west of Wu Shuang.

The mighty 3,000-strong Longyou army finally arrived.

"The army is resting here, preparing bows and soldiers!"

Although the Wu Shuang boulder base could be vaguely seen under the snowy night, the 3,000-strong army had come a long way after all, so Li Xuanling was not in a hurry to attack the city. Instead, he ordered everyone to rest on the spot.

"The army is resting here, preparing bows and soldiers!"

"The army is resting here, preparing bows and soldiers!"

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As the military order spread to all places, the three thousand soldiers all stopped, stuck their spears into the snow beside them, then sat cross-legged on the spot, took off the longbows behind them, and began to quickly organize their weapons and armor.

Clang clang clang……

The three thousand soldiers were silent, with only the sound of weapons rubbing against each other. Many soldiers looked up at the hazy boulder garrison in the east under the snowy night, with murderous eyes, and the atmosphere suddenly became extremely murderous.

Li Xuanling led a group of cold-resistant soldiers in the front, looking at the giant stone base from a distance.

"Tell me, how should we fight?"

Li Xuandu spoke first, "Wushuang only has one main gate on the east side, which is three meters wide and six meters high. It will be too troublesome for three thousand people to attack from there. Let Second Uncle join us and break through the huge rock from the west to attack!"

Having been the overlord of Longyou for decades, Longshan was basically aware of the conditions of the eleven giant camps under Longyou, and Wu Shuang was no exception.

To attack from the main gate, the army would have to continue marching around to the east side. Moreover, the three-meter-wide and six-meter-high cast iron main gate would be difficult to break. Even if it was successfully broken, the advantage of the 3,000 Longyou troops could not be brought into play.

Compared to attacking the main gate, it is obviously more reasonable and convenient to directly break through the huge rocks on the west side and let the army directly attack Wu Shuang’s base.

As for the chances of winning, that was totally out of everyone's consideration.

Longshan will win this battle tonight!

Therefore, Li Xuandu's words were immediately recognized by everyone.

Including Li Xuanling.

She looked at the huge rocks outside Wushuang with a serious expression, then turned to look at Li Xuanping and said, "You just said that there is also a secret passage under the snow on the northeast side, which is connected to the Hanqiong camp. It has been more than an hour, and it is confirmed that no reinforcements have come, right?"

When the army approached Wu Shuang's position of three kilometers, Li Xuanping and eight other cold-resistant soldiers who were temporarily acting as scouts all returned to the team when they knew that the battle was about to begin.

Li Xuanping nodded and replied, "It is certain. Yuan Kai and I have been watching from the north. From beginning to end, only Han Qiong's 1000 defenders came over."

When Han Qiong's 1000-man army appeared on the northeast side of Wu Shuang, Li Xuanping was very puzzled. He had been watching three kilometers north of Wu Shuang. In theory, if an army of a thousand people approached, he would definitely be able to discover it.

But Han Qiong's 1000 men seemed to appear suddenly. If Da Xia had not suddenly tightened the cordon, he might not have seen them.

It was not until he went back to report to Li Xuanling that he heard his sister Li Xuanqiu say that a secret passage under the snow was found in the southeast. Only then did he react and realize that there was probably a secret passage under the snow on the northeast side of Wu Shuang.

So when he returned to the north of Wu Shuang for the second time, he immediately began to search on the snowfield, and this time, he really found it.

After discovering the secret passage, he did not destroy it, but just kept an eye on it, guarding against any reinforcements from Daxia or Hanqiong.

More than an hour had passed and indeed no reinforcements had arrived. He reported this to Li Xuanling as soon as he returned to the army.

Li Xuanling nodded and looked at Li Xuanqiu again.

"There will be no reinforcements coming from the Hive, that's for sure!"

It can be basically confirmed that Wu Shuang only has 1000 Yunjiao soldiers at the moment, plus a maximum of ordinary digging realm soldiers, which means at most people.

The logging realm can be completely ignored!
"It's almost time. Notify the army..."

"Captain Li, how are you?"

Li Xuanling was about to give orders to everyone when suddenly a voice came from the east, interrupting her.

Li Xuanyan, Li Xuantian, Li Xuandu, and all the cold-resistant-level warriors in Longshan all looked frozen after hearing this voice, and they all turned their heads to look towards the east.

On the outskirts of the Wu Shuang Stone Formation on the east side, more than thirty figures had appeared at some point, and those thirty people were slowly walking towards them.

On a snowy night, the distance was too far to make out the faces of the thirty-odd people. All I could see was that except for the man at the front who was dressed in black, the rest were all wearing Daxia's iconic light gold armor.

"It's Xia Hong's voice."

"There are thirty-three people in total, they should all be at the Great Xia Cold Resistance Level!"

"So many? Daxia's strength is indeed much stronger than Zhaoyang's."

"Not only that, Daxia's main nest is in Redwood Ridge, and these thirty-three may not all of them be of the cold-resistant grade."

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Swish!
As soon as the voice was rang out, the 3,000 disciplined Longyou soldiers immediately stood up from the ground, drew their bows and arrows and aimed at the enemy.

As the group of cold-resistant soldiers in Longshan were whispering to each other, the other party slowly walked from the outskirts of the base to a position four or five hundred meters away from them.

More than four hundred meters is already within the visual range of the cold-resistant level.

After seeing the faces of the thirty-three people clearly, everyone in Longshan, including Li Xuanling, had a look of horror in their eyes and their expressions were a little shocked.

It's not that they saw anything horrible. The people who came were indeed the cold-resistant class from Da Xia, led by none other than Xia Hong, whom they hated to the core. They also knew the others, such as Chen Yingyuan, Chen Yingba, Peng Bo, and Wu Tianxing, four old acquaintances from Longyou. They also remembered Yuwen Tao, Qiu Peng, and the other cold-resistant class who had appeared in Hanqiong Hulu Valley when rescuing Xia Hong.

Everyone's expressions were shocked because of other people besides these familiar faces.

"Why are all these cold-resistant-level warriors in Daxia so young?"

"Most of them look like they're in their early twenties, right?"

"Except for Chen Yingyuan and the other three, there aren't many people over 30 years old!"

"Isn't this what a group of geniuses are like?"

………………

From quantity to name, and then to specific people.

Longshan actually doesn't know much about Daxia's cold-resistant level.

Except for Qiu Peng who had been on a diplomatic mission to the Longyou military camp before, Yuwen Tao and Yuan Cheng who they met at the Yanglu garrison, and the few people they had fought in Hulu Valley, they were all strangers to the rest.

When Qiu Peng was sent to the Longyou military camp earlier, a misunderstanding occurred in Longshan. Because Qiu Peng was too eye-catching at the age of just over 20, Li Xuanling and several others thought he was the son of some important figure in Daxia.

Looking at the group of people in front of them, they realized that there were so many cold-resistant people of the same age as Qiu Peng in Da Xia. Even some of the others who were older than him looked no more than 40 years old.

There are more than 50 cold-resistant soldiers dispatched by Longshan tonight, and their average age is at least 40 years old;
But among the 33 people from Daxia on the opposite side, the oldest ones seemed to be Peng Bo and Chen Yingyuan, two old acquaintances from Longyou.

Age means potential and talent, which is a truth that everyone understands.

At this moment, the expressions of all the cold-resistant level warriors in Longshan, including Li Xuanling, became extremely solemn.

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“This is because of age!”

Seeing the solemn expressions of the people in Longshan, Xia Hong reacted immediately.

That's normal, almost all of Daxia's cold-resistant class are here tonight.

Xia Chuan, Yuan Cheng, Lin Kai, Lu Yang, Yue Feng, Xu Ning, Liu Yuan, we won’t talk about the younger ones; even the three brothers Luo Yuan, Zhao Long, and the two brothers Ying Xuan are almost thirty years old, but compared with the group of people in Longshan who are in their early forties, they are still too young.

Xia Hong shook his head slightly, and did not take it to heart. He led everyone to continue moving forward, and stopped nearly 300 meters away from the Longyou Army. 300 meters is almost the range limit of the 30-stone strong bow.

"Captain Xia, why don't you dare to move forward?"

Li Xuanling, who had been silent the whole time, sneered and made a sarcastic remark when he saw Xia Hong and others stop.

Xia Hong looked up at her, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with a smile: "The Longshan army is too strong, so I must act cautiously. I hope Chief Li will not blame me!"

Originally he wanted to provoke Xia Hong, but who would have thought that Xia Hong would give such a response. Li Xuanling suddenly felt as if his fist had hit cotton, and his face froze.

"Captain Li, Daxia is not Longshan's number one enemy, at least not at this stage. You should know this, right?"

Xia Hong had no intention of arguing with Li Xuanling. After asking this question, her gaze slowly shifted to Li Xuantian behind her.

Like Zhou Yuan and the other two, there was nothing abnormal about Li Xuantian. When Xia Hong looked at him, there was no fluctuation in the other party's eyes. Like the other Longshan Cold-Proof Class, there was only hatred and anger.

"They robbed my supplies for no reason, slaughtered my new army, ambushed the Blood Guards, severely injured Chief Hou, and imprisoned hundreds of my Longyou soldiers and more than a dozen Yuhan-level soldiers. Daxia is not the number one enemy of Longshan. Chief Xia, you really know how to joke..."

As Li Xuanling spoke, her voice rose, obviously wanting to speak to the 3,000 Longyou troops in the rear. After a pause, she rebuked in a stern voice:

"Xia Hong, the war in Longyou was caused by you, Daxia. Longshan did not want to start a war. If you obediently hand over all the prisoners in Zhaoyang, Longshan, and then lead Daxia to withdraw from Longyou and swear not to invade again, you can avoid this night's war. How do you think?"

Although Li Xuanling concealed it well, Xia Hong saw it clearly. When he looked at Li Xuantian just now, her eyes flickered obviously.

So, as he expected, Li Xuanling was very clear from the beginning to the end that Li Xuantian and Bai Lugui were somehow related.

But in order to deal with Daxia and maintain Longshan's dominant position, she chose to let it go and let Bai Lu do whatever she wanted.

Xia Hong looked at Li Xuanling, anger rising in his heart, and sneered:

"Daxia has no precedent of handing over prisoners. Are you so sure that the 3,000 Longyou troops can defeat me by avoiding the fighting tonight?"

Li Xuanling did not speak, but just signaled to his three brothers with his eyes.

The three of them understood what he meant. Li Xuanyan swung his sword, Li Xuantian slashed with his spear, and Li Xuandu drew his sword. The three pointed their weapons at Xia Hong and shouted angrily, "Kill!"

The 3,000 Longyou soldiers, who were drawing their bows, all roared in unison:

"Kill, kill, kill!"

Given the physical fitness of the people of Bingyuan, even if only three thousand lumberjacks shouted in unison, the noise would be extremely shocking, not to mention the three thousand Longyou troops.

The basic strength of the three thousand were all above 30,000 jin, and some of them even began to reshape the membrane to the limit of the digging realm. They roared in unison, and the momentum they created was so huge that it was far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

boom…………

The airflow caused by their roars alone changed the course of snowflakes within a one-kilometer radius. The strong murderous aura almost condensed into substance, pressing towards the Wu Shuang boulder base in the east, with an extremely terrifying momentum.

call!
A violent airflow came over them, and it had to be said that not to mention Xia Chuan and other Da Xia's cold-resistant-level warriors, even Xia Hong's expression instantly became much more solemn.

This is the momentum of the elite army. The more people there are, the more terrifying they are.

The Yunjiao Army’s momentum is also good, but compared with the 3,000 Longyou Army in front of them, it is still not even a little bit behind.

"They are invincible. Even if I am surrounded by these three thousand people, I will be skinned alive if I don't die. After all, they have been the overlord for more than 40 years. Longshan's wealth is really enviable..."

When Xia Hong's expression was solemn, Li Xuanling over there spoke again.

This time, there was a clear threat in her voice.

"Xia Hong, Wu Shuang has no barrier. It is easy for us to break through the outer boulders. There are only 4,000 people in your garrison. It is impossible for you to defend against my 3,000 Longyou troops. I will give you one last chance. If you agree to the conditions I just proposed, they are still valid now."

Li Xuanling, are you planning to rely on your words to force Daxia to withdraw from Longyou?

After being persuaded again and again, Xia Hong had a strange look in his eyes.

But soon, he understood Li Xuanling's thoughts and his expression slightly condensed.

"This woman is not stupid!"

Li Xuanling should be aware of Bai Lugui's hidden dangers and did not want to waste too much manpower on Da Xia's side, so he persuaded again and again, trying to make Da Xia withdraw from Longyou without bloodshed.

Pity!
There is no such a cheap thing in the world.

"Li Xuanling, I want to see how your 3,000 Longyou troops are going to break through Wu Shuang's garrison. I..."

call…………

Before Xia Hong could finish his words, his brows twitched suddenly and his body retreated suddenly.

A terrifying silver blade, pulling out a snow wave dozens of meters long, slashed towards him from mid-air on the north side.

boom!
The blade hit the place where Xia Hong was standing, and a gully half a meter wide and three or four meters long was cut into the ground, and the snow and fog rose more than ten meters high.

Xia Hong had already retreated more than ten meters away, and a group of cold-resistant-level warriors including Xia Chuan beside him also retreated with him.

"Don't talk nonsense. Wu Shuang's base has long been empty. The people from Da Xia are retreating to the hive through the secret passage. He is deliberately delaying time here!"

A hurried, old voice was heard in the snow and fog.

Li Tiancheng, dressed in white and with silver hair, broke through the snow and fog, stood up again and chased after Xia Hong.

The expressions of all the cold-resistant-level warriors in Longshan were frozen, and they had not yet reacted to the news that Li Tiancheng said.

"The army advances, kill!"

Li Xuanling spoke in a harsh voice, with a hint of shame and anger evident in his tone.

They were all fooled!

Xia Hong had no intention of fighting with Wu Shuang and Long Shan at all, so he withdrew all his men.

"Three thousand Longyou soldiers have come from afar, we can't go back empty-handed. I will let you take care of Wu Shuang for a few days from my Great Xia. I'm leaving now!"

Like Li Xuanling, Hou Hu and others, Li Tiancheng's strength is much stronger than before, but it is obviously still impossible to keep Xia Hong.

While Xia Hong was pestering him, creating an opportunity for Xia Chuan and the other thirty-two people to escape, he turned around and laughed loudly at Li Xuanling and the others who had not yet caught up with him. After he finished speaking, he quickly fled to the east.

"Seeking the skin of a tiger will not end well. Li Xuanling will give you six words: Those who play with fire will get burned."

Li Xuanling had already chased to the top of the huge rock on the west side of Wu Shuang’s base. Looking at the figure of Xia Hong who had already escaped, his pair of willow-leaf eyebrows trembled slightly with anger, and his face was full of anger.

boom!
Li Xuanyan led his men to break open the huge stone wall on the west side. The huge Longyou army rushed in through the hole. Looking at the deserted Wu Shuang garrison, they were filled with anger, but had no place to vent it.

"Thief, Xia Hong, you thief, we have all been deceived, all deceived."

Li Xuanling was furious and immediately turned his eyes to Li Xuanping, Li Xuanqiu, Cheng Guang and Meng Ying, the four people responsible for investigating the enemy situation.

When these four people just returned to the team, they all swore that no one would enter or leave Wushuang, especially Li Xuanping and Li Xuanping. They said earlier that there would be two groups of reinforcements coming to Wushuang, namely Fengchao and Hanqiong. They were the two of them.

If it weren't for this news, she wouldn't be so sure that Da Xia would defend Wu Shuang to the death.

The four of them also realized that they had made a mistake. They looked very flustered and did not dare to look up at Li Xuanling's eyes.

"Leader, why don't we just chase them? They have 4,000 people retreating to the hive. Their marching speed must be slower than ours. We should be able to catch up."

Hearing Song Kang's words, Li Xuanling's face became even more angry, and he scolded: "Do you know how many people there are? How far did they run? And did they retreat to the hive?
We have been walking for four hours. If we continue to pursue them, what should we do if they set an ambush on the way? They don't even know what a scout is. After being teased to this extent, they still want to continue the pursuit. Stay where you are and rest!"

Li Xuanling looked down at the 3,000 Longyou soldiers below. More than half of them were standing there in a daze. They had completely lost the momentum they had when they just arrived in Wushuang. Their expressions suddenly became even more gloomy.

"You deliberately pretended to defend Wu Shuang to the death to weaken our morale, Xia Hong, what a villain! Great Xia only has three strongholds in Longyou. I want to see where you can retreat to next time!"

(End of this chapter)