Douluo: The blue phoenix cries loudly, and the wind whistles through the air

Qian Renxue remained calm and waved to the crowd.

Upon seeing each other's appearance, Ning Rongrong and Huo Wu paled and stared blankly at each other.

Qian Renxue walked to Wu Qi's side and said with a smile, "How did you know I was here? If I remember correctly, I didn't reveal any aura just now."

Qian Gu Chang Kong sniffed and replied, "Sister Qian, you have a fragrance on you, very obvious and very special."

Qian Renxue gave an awkward smile, realizing that she had been exposed at the physical level.

"Who is this?"

Feng Xiaotian had never met the other party before, nor did he know that the other party was the former Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.

Of course, the Spirit Hall's plan to seize the country was not honorable, and Wu Qi could not go around telling everyone.

Wu Qi joked, "This is the eldest daughter of the Hall of Offerings, whose status is far above Chang Kong."

He had already guessed that Qian Renxue would come when Feng Xiaotian and the others arrived.

Currently, four of the six inheritors favored by the gods on the mainland have gathered. This will greatly reduce the pressure on Wu Qi in the upcoming task of eliminating the wolf bandits.

Qian Gu Chang Kong muttered, "Brother Wu, don't use me as a unit of measurement."

Feng Xiaotian suddenly realized, and was about to introduce himself when Qian Renxue stopped him: "I used to be lurking among you and know your identities. There's no need for introductions. Let's get straight to the point."

Although Feng Xiaotian and his companions had doubts, they still needed to formulate a plan first.

Han Shizhong said bitterly, "My lords of the Empire and the Spirit Hall, if I may be so bold, we only have eight high-level combatants at most."

"According to Lord Wu's estimation, the wolf bandit pack has at least a thousand members, and it is simply unrealistic to wipe them all out."

Qian Renxue looked at Wu Qi.

If they weren't confident, they wouldn't have said it so casually; they must have a well-thought-out plan.

Wu Qi laughed and said, "If Miss Qian hadn't come, my plan would only have had a 30% chance of success. Now, the success rate is 50%, the key is whether Lord Han can cooperate with my plan."

……

Wu Qi's plan was not complicated: he would have Qian Renxue cooperate with Han Shizhong to secretly escort the people out of the city, preferably away from Xibei City.

However, the plan also had major flaws. They did not know when the wolf bandits would attack. If they did not estimate the timing correctly, they were likely to be surrounded and attacked by the wolf bandits while evacuating with thousands of people, resulting in heavy losses.

Qian Renxue shook her head. "No, even if Grandpa is here, he can't just take action for us."

"Xiao Wu, do you know how large a migration of thousands of people is? Moreover, wolf bandits have a keen sense of smell. How could they not detect the scents of thousands of people mixed together?"

Wu Qi shrugged and said with a smile, "The plan I mentioned is just a direction. Of course, the best strategy is to evacuate everyone."

Feng Xiaotian suddenly realized and added, "I understand. The captain means to find a way to hide the people in the city, so that at least in the event of war, the people will not become targets of the wolf bandits."

Han Shizhong added, "Perhaps that's feasible."

"The city of Xibei is surrounded by mountains and has a network of caves. When the city was built, there was a long ravine underground. It was not filled in at the time, but a raised platform was built on top of it, and the straight road of the central avenue was paved."

This detail of city construction was preserved and well-known by successive city lords.

The purpose was to allow a group of troops to be hidden underground before the enemy entered the city during wartime, so that control of the city could be regained after the occupiers lowered their guard.

Xibei City's terrain is too poor, which is why it was left as a strategic buffer by the first city lord.

Wu Qi hurriedly asked, "How many people can be hidden inside? Is that ravine connected to the outside world?"

The ravine was flanked by solid mountains. Unless the wolf bandits dug up the blue bricks paving the road, they wouldn't be able to detect anyone underground! Even if the wolf bandits had the keenest sense of smell, they couldn't possibly smell someone hiding underground, could they?
Wu Qi thought for a moment and felt it was a bit too risky. "I'll lure the wolf bandits out of the city by myself to make sure they don't discover the people hiding underground. Don't worry, I can fly, nothing will happen. The rest of you, try to lure all the wolf bandits into the city."

As he spoke, he looked at Han Shizhong and said, "In this great battle, perhaps only one in ten houses in Xibei City will survive."

"But this is the easiest plan to wipe out the wolf bandits, and I can't think of any other way in a short time."

"Lord Han, you must do a good job of persuading the people. Furthermore, after the war, I can provide 100,000 gold soul coins for the reconstruction of the city."

Wolf bandits are essentially soul beasts, and they have a chance to drop soul bones upon death.

Even a single ten-thousand-year-old soul bone would be worth more than 100,000 gold soul coins. Wu Qi could afford to rebuild the city.

Right now, all they can do is pray that the wolf bandits won't launch a full-scale attack tonight.

After dawn tomorrow, Han Shizhong will arrange for people to clean the underground ditches to ensure that the people will not feel uncomfortable when they take refuge in them.

Furthermore, that ditch certainly couldn't accommodate all the city's residents, so some temporary basements would have to be dug for them to hide in.

……

The necessary sacrifices must be made.

If the wolf bandits realize that Xibei City has become a ghost town, they certainly won't rush into the city.

Therefore, soldiers and militia guarding the city walls must be present, and they must fight desperately.

In this way, the soldiers will suffer heavy casualties.

However, if Qian Renxue and others exert enough pressure from behind to drive the wolf bandits into the city, they might not be in a hurry to kill the guards who have the power to resist. In this way, the soldiers and militia will have a chance to survive.

It wasn't that Wu Qi didn't want to mobilize Soul Master troops from the surrounding areas.

With a large number of Soul Masters arriving in Xibei City, the wolf bandits will surely flee. If they scatter to various parts of the continent, it will be troublesome to eradicate them later.

Furthermore, the Soul Master army is too powerful; if the wolf bandits can't breach the city walls, they will also flee.

If the Soul Master army is weak, what difference is there between its casualties and those of ordinary soldiers?

To compensate these people for their sacrifice, Qian Renxue provided a large sum of compensation.

After Han Shizhong explained the truth to the soldiers, no one backed down.

"Damn it, if we can get the compensation, my son can go to a better Soul Master Academy and become a powerful Soul Master in the future."

"Without the plans of these adults, our entire city would die. Now, if just a few of us die, our families can survive. We cannot back down!"

"Yes, kill those damn wolf bandits!"

These soldiers and militiamen were mostly fathers and the pillars of their families.

Upon hearing that there would be a compensation of 500 gold soul coins, they all became fearless in the face of death!

Wu Qi and his group were deeply moved, but at the same time, the pressure on them increased dramatically.

Wu Qi's plan was indeed meticulous, but the situation on the battlefield can change in an instant. If one link goes wrong, the whole game could be lost!

We cannot let our soldiers sacrifice themselves in vain; the plan must not go wrong in any way.

The plan was devised by Wu Qi, who was under the most pressure.

This was also the first time he had achieved a strategic objective at the cost of human lives! (End of Chapter)