Chapter 368
Extra: The Three Cities Under Cover of Fire
Chapter 368 Extra Chapter: The Fall of Three Cities (The End)
The plan to attack Kamishimori Valley came earlier than Ling Chengen had anticipated.
More than 70% of the main force attacking Aomori Valley this time were Nanbara warriors.
More than 90% of these warriors were born slaves.
The willingness of the slaves from Nanyuan to join the army was much higher than Ling Chengen and Chang Tianchen had anticipated.
The region north of Beast King City, after being ravaged by war for several years, would normally need many years of recuperation to slowly recover.
However, the nobles of Nanyuan were inhumane, so after the Xiao army entered the country, they immediately carried out sweeping reforms.
From the abolition of slavery to the popularization and implementation of legislation, it was carried out thoroughly from beginning to end.
Therefore, the slaves of Nanyuan, who were originally hostile to the Xiao Kingdom's army, stopped resisting the new ruler in just about a year.
Nobody's a fool.
Nowadays, everyone has enough to eat, there is no more endless hard labor, no more slavery and oppression from nobles, and life is guaranteed...
What more could one ask for?
Do we still want to reminisce about the days when we were ruled by those nobles?
Therefore, after the first conscription began in Nanyuan, many slaves changed their previous timidity and chose to join the army.
The military offers better benefits and provides extensive combat training for new recruits.
Such a thing was unthinkable before.
Because combat capability is directly related to a person's fighting strength.
The nobles were terrified that the slaves would rebel, so they would only try their best to suppress them and would not give them the opportunity to advance to higher ranks.
Having combat abilities means that even if they can't become high-level or super-high-level warriors, they will be more adept at hunting and gathering in the future.
Of course, people will die in war.
They are also afraid of death.
But they were incredibly envious of these warriors from the Northern Wilderness, envious of everything they had.
So what's wrong with risking your life for a better life?
If the warriors of the Northern Wilderness can do it, so can they.
Moreover, they understood the environment of the Southern Plains better than the warriors of the Northern Wilderness, and were more adapted to fighting in the Southern Plains.
Therefore, it remains to be seen which is better or worse.
……
Of the remaining three cities, Ling Chengen chose to take Aomori Valley first.
The situation in Whitewater City of Three Forks and Wind Dock of Six is somewhat complicated.
Kamishomori Valley wasn't much better, but overall, Kamishomori Valley's combat capabilities were relatively weak, making it a good target for attack.
Moreover, the location of Kamishimori Valley is right between Six Wind Dock and Three Forks Whitewater City.
Taking down Kamishimori Valley would completely sever the possibility of a joint operation between Trident Whitewater Castle and Six Wind Dock.
Of course, if Six Wind Dock and Three Forks Whitewater City were to jointly reinforce Aomori Valley, then this battle would definitely be very difficult.
But Ling Chengen is not stupid.
After careful consideration, she confirmed the joint operation agreement between Trident Whitewater City, Upper Aomori Valley, and West Wind Dock, and finally decided to join forces with Shi Panxing.
His initial suggestion was actually beneficial to Ling Chengen.
The Three-Forked Whitewater City has been temporarily assigned to the Sea Clan, but if Ji Xue takes over the heavy responsibility of the Sea King, and does not insist on establishing herself as king, she can indeed achieve the unification of the entire region.
But who can predict a child's future?
Therefore, Ling Chengen did not intend to pass on the heavy responsibility of conquering Sancha Baishui City to the next generation.
She won't know how to do it for a while.
Therefore, it's better to achieve your own goals.
It's better for Shi Panxing to handle this herself.
First, use the Three-pronged White Water City to trap Shi Panxing, then deal with Shang Qingsen Valley, and then we'll have a real fight with him.
……
The casualty rate in the battle of Kamishimori Valley was similar to that in the battle of Huangyan Beast Castle, and was kept within a reasonable range.
The overall commander of this operation was not Chang Tianchen, but Ling Chengen himself.
Chang Tianchen and Yu Heng led the attack as the vanguard.
Yuheng has returned to his old lair, and nothing in Shangqingsong Valley poses a threat to him now.
Chang Tianchen is a Heavenly Python with maxed-out defense, making him impervious to all kinds of poisonous creatures in the Upper Aomori Valley.
Therefore, the main force attacking Aomori Valley this time consisted partly of Northern Wilderness Serpent Clan warriors and the rest were all warriors from Southern Plains Serkin Castle.
At the same time, Ling Chengen also dispatched a team to intercept them in Sancha Baishui City.
This team's role is not only to block reinforcements, but also to support the operation of climbing stars during the "support" phase.
But in the later stages, Shi Panxing gradually figured it out.
He discovered that this team, on the surface, was helping them attack Sancha Baishui City, but behind the scenes they would still resort to underhanded tactics to delay their capture of the city.
Shi Panxing saw through Ling Chengen's scheme and couldn't help but write a thick letter, denouncing her for lacking the spirit of the alliance and being despicable, insidious, and shameless...
Ling Chengen didn't even read the letter; he burned them all.
Shameless is shameless.
It would be truly meaningful if the city ultimately fell into her hands.
So let him curse, he can't really say anything interesting anyway.
Besides, he didn't hesitate to betray himself when it came to the Red Origin Stone and the Temperature Locking Ring technology.
Shi Panxing received the letter on Su Weihua's behalf and couldn't help but slam it on the table, laughing in exasperation.
He banged on the table, unable to contain his anger as he glared at Ling Jixue, who was squatting on a chair playing with a sea monster bone ball: "Your mother is really... heartless."
Ling Jixue looked up at his eyes, then used her hand to pry open the hollowed-out bone ball. Her beautiful ear fins slowly opened and closed, and she said softly, "What a coincidence, Mother said something similar."
Shi Panxing leaned against the table, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "Who is she talking about?"
“You,” Ling Jixue pushed the bone ball to his side, looked up and laughed, “Mother said that Uncle Panxing not only has a heart, but also a belly full of black water.”
Shi Panxing's expression stiffened slightly. He reached out and tapped her forehead, asking, "Where is my heart?"
"Do you think your mother is right, or am I right?"
Ling Jixue sat on the chair, turned her legs into a fishtail, patted the chair legs twice, and rested her chin on her hands, saying, "You two are both right, but you both have some misunderstandings about yourselves."
Shi Panxing, his face expressionless, reached out and pinched her chubby cheek: "...I think you're asking for trouble."
"If you hit me, I won't come to see you next time!"
Shi Panxing tapped her nose: "You're always threatening me. You're so clever at such a young age. You're just like your mother."
“My father said that it’s good that I’m like my mother, but if I’m like him, it would be a disaster.”
Shi Panxing sneered, "You even speak ill of your father. You're becoming more and more disrespectful."
“I’m telling the truth, that’s really what my father said.”
Shi Panxing couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy and said, "At your father's place, even your mother's farts smell like roses."
Ling Jixue smiled and said, "Me too."
Shi Panxing released his grip and chuckled, "You're a ghost!"
“Since you can’t run around anymore, your father keeps leaving you with me to take care of you. He’s really annoyed with you.”
Ling Jixue hugged his arm, baring her sharp little teeth, and said, "It's clearly you who likes me so much, yet you insisted on taking me away from Father and keeping me by your side!"
"Saying one thing and meaning another!"
No wonder he doesn't have a wife.
Shi Panxing immediately lifted her up from the chair, put his hands under her armpits, and said seriously, "That's because I don't want to find one! As the lord of the far north sea, if I really wanted to find a partner, wouldn't I be able to find one?!"
Ling Jixue giggled and said, "It itches, hurry up and put me down!"
Shi Panxing tickled her armpits, making her laugh non-stop, and then rubbed her head a few times, messing up her black hair, before finally stopping, satisfied.
"Uncle Panxing, are you going to keep writing letters and arguing with your mother?"
Shi Panxing sat in a chair, teasing her with a bone ball while sighing, "She probably hasn't even read the letter. It's pointless to argue one-sidedly."
"What about Trident City?"
Shi Panxing scoffed, "What else can we do? We'll each rely on our own abilities!"
"If she's so capable, she can lead her troops to besiege the city right now. Otherwise... with her petty tricks to hinder me, she thinks she can stop me from taking down Trident Whitewater City? She's dreaming."
……
As the battle in Kamishiromori Valley came to a close, the situation in Shiraito Castle was also nearing its end.
Although Ling Chengen later recruited many aquatic warriors to fight in Sancha Baishui City, he was unable to attend in person. As a result, Shi Panxing completely exploited that team, turning it into a stepping stone for him to take over Sancha Baishui City.
When Ling Chengen received the message, he couldn't help but grind his teeth as he looked at the letter.
What a despicable and shameless bastard!
With his attitude, how dare he write so many letters to insult her?!
The fact that she didn't write a 30,000-word paper to criticize his cunning and treachery shows her high moral character.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Ling Chengen picked up his pen and wrote a long letter, which he wrote in a flamboyant style. Then he had someone send this letter, which vilified him, to Sancha Baishui City.
Chang Tianchen looked at her angry face and said with amusement, "What's the use of you scolding him? He probably won't even read the letter."
Ling Chengen sneered, "He'll definitely watch it!"
"Besides, why is scolding him useless?"
"I feel so relieved!"
"And it can also teach him to be a moral person."
Chang Tianchen: "..." Actually, he really wanted to say that Ling Chengen's moral standards were also quite worrying when he cursed.
But he didn't dare say it to their faces.
Because Ling Chengen would actually challenge him to a fight.
If this fight really breaks out...
If he loses, he'll lose face. If he wins, Ling Chengen will be even angrier.
Forget it, keeping my mouth shut will save me a lot of trouble.
……
Because Sancha Baishui City was controlled by Shi Panxing, Ling Chengen had to readjust his army, leaving some troops to guard Shangqing Forest Valley and transferring the previously arranged troops to Xix Wind Dock.
To deal with Six Wind Dock, we definitely can't use Aomori Valley's full army.
The multi-winged race of Six Wind Docks, almost everyone can fly.
Orcs who can't fly simply can't survive in Sikswind Dock.
Moreover, the Serpent Eagle Clan is a large group, so sending Serpent Warriors to attack Wind Dock would be like throwing good money after bad.
After much deliberation, Ling Chengen decided to let the Yue Ling Qinghe Clan test the waters first.
The Moonfeather Azure Crane clan may be slightly inferior to most of the Winged Clan in terms of sprinting speed.
However, they have their own advantages: they are huge and have strong attack power.
Both the Moonfeathered Azure Crane and the Serpent Vulture Clan are kings of the skies.
The size of the Serpent Vulture Clan is basically only half that of the Moonfeathered Azure Crane Clan.
As for short-range bursts of attacks, the Northern Wilderness also has winged tribes, and most of them are the eagle-dove-owl tribes with very strong attacks.
However, these winged races are mostly loners. Although they are very powerful in combat, many of them are unruly and do not obey orders on the battlefield.
Ling Chengen didn't want to bring this group of Winged Clan members over unless absolutely necessary.
Because it's hard to say whether these troublemakers will harm the orcs of Winddock or their own army.
The terrain of Sikswind Dock is unique; they live on the Wind Valley Cone.
The so-called Wind Valley is a sunken basin located in the western part of the South Plains, and it covers a very large area.
As the name suggests, Cone Mountain is a mountain peak shaped like a cone.
With the cone tip pointing downwards, the space above becomes even more open.
There are hundreds of such cone-shaped hills in the Valley of the West, large and small.
The hundreds of cone-shaped mountains were further divided into different territories, each with a lord.
If Sergin City and Yellow Rock Beast City were cities ruled by a single noble clan, then Sixwind Dock was a piece of land jointly managed by multiple noble clans.
Unlike other cities, Sikswind Dock is not a man-made city.
Walls and houses are basically nowhere to be seen.
The orcs of Sikswind Dock retain their primitive lifestyle; like the winged race of the Northern Wilderness, they live in caves high in the mountains.
Because of its unique shape, the mountain is no longer a straight 90-degree cliff, making it extremely difficult to climb.
After Bai Xi and Bai Qingyu led their team into Xix Wind Dock, they discovered a major problem there.
The wind is too strong.
The winds at Six Wind Dock change direction very quickly and are exceptionally strong.
If you're not careful, you'll be swept away by the gale and crash into the cliff face. Even the Moonfeather Green Crane clan would find it difficult to cope with such a situation.
Only the Winged Ones who live in the Wind Docks of the West can truly understand the wind direction changes at every time and in every location.
The first battle at Six Wind Dock ended abruptly before it even began.
Their men could basically only watch helplessly from below Cone Mountain, unable to do anything about the enemy on Cone Mountain.
Ling Chengen pondered for a long time but couldn't find a breakthrough.
Later, Wu Zhuo came up with an idea.
He went to find out the wind direction changes at the wind dock.
Because he is currently the only wind-type warrior in the Southern Plains army.
He was seriously injured in the battle of Beast King City and spent half a year in bed recovering.
After that, Ling Chengen did not send him to the front lines again.
Wu Zhuo didn't want to stay in the comfort of the rear forever, but he couldn't find a good opportunity to apply for a transfer to the front lines.
Fengwu was his chance.
After taking Fengwu, there will be no more major battles in Nanyuan. At that time, it will be very difficult for him to get promoted again by virtue of his military merits.
Looking at Wu Zhuo, who had volunteered, Ling Chengen was filled with emotion.
Time flies. Wu Zhuo is no longer the orc boy who used to follow behind her and need her to teach him hunting skills.
He was still young, but his face had become resolute; he was courageous, intelligent, and brave in battle.
She had no reason to stop him from achieving great things.
But Ling Chengen was still worried that he might get hurt or sacrifice himself.
Wu Zhuo went to Wind Dock, taking his bag with him.
Ling Chengen hadn't seen a bag in a long time.
Once Bao Bao reaches adulthood, it needs to find a mate to reproduce, so it doesn't come home very often.
In addition, the female mate it found was not domesticated and was very aggressive towards beastmen, so Bao Bao had no intention of bringing the mate home.
However, after Wu Zhuo returned to Beast City last time, he found that Bao Bao had suddenly returned, bringing with her a young winged dragon that was not yet fully grown.
Wu Zhuo thought Bao Bao had brought her cub back to visit, but who would have thought it would stay in the Beast City and refuse to move?
After a long investigation, Wu Zhuo finally discovered that... the bag had been dumped by its partner.
The small winged dragon is neither monogamous nor a lifelong partner.
They gather together when the breeding season arrives to court and reproduce.
After giving birth to their young, the female Winged Wyvern will be responsible for incubating the eggs, while the male will be responsible for hunting to support the family.
However, six months after the cubs hatch, the female Winged Dragon Beast will leave the family and begin living alone.
Until the next breeding season arrives, they will form a new temporary family with a male they prefer.
As the new breeding season approached, Bao Bao lost its mating rights because the cub was still very young and it had to hunt and raise the cub alone, which was not yet able to catch prey. As a result, it was dumped by its original wife.
Heartbroken and despondent, Bao returned to the City of Beasts with her cub, hoping to find her original owner to take care of her and her cub.
As it turned out, Ling Chengen was not there.
Fortunately, the nest left for it at home was still there, so it settled down and lived a life of eating and waiting to die.
Wu Zhuo brought it to the Southern Plains, and as for the cubs... they were given to his family to raise.
Anyway, there are many children in the family, so whether you herd one duck or a flock of ducks, it's all the same.
As for the Little Winged Dragon Beast, it's a beast, while its offspring are beastmen; they seem to be different species.
It's not a big problem; Sister En's husbands will definitely figure something out.
Without the need to raise children, Bao Bao became spirited again, and followed Wu Zhuo to expand into new territory in Nan Yuan, where life became increasingly carefree.
The fog lamp and the bag complement each other perfectly.
Fengwu really needs the two of them to handle it.
Although Wu Zhuo and Bao Bao were ambushed by the Winged Clan of Wind Dock multiple times, they both managed to escape alive thanks to their combat instincts honed over many years of training.
It took them more than four months to finally figure out the wind direction of more than a dozen important cone-shaped hills in Fengwu.
They also conducted a detailed intelligence gathering.
Ling Chengen also decided on a new battle strategy.
Unable to climb up from below, she rappelled down!
Even if Sixth Wind Dock is an iron pestle, she will grind it into a needle.
The following May, Six Wind Dock was captured.
Ling Chengen did not conquer all the cone-shaped mountains; it was the lord of Xix Wind Dock who chose to surrender.
Unlike other cities in the Southern Plains, Xix Wind Dock has no slaves and a free and martial atmosphere, making it the only city in the Southern Plains with an unoppressive atmosphere.
Ling Chengen had a good impression of Xix Wind Dock and did not pursue its destruction, but instead focused on recruiting and pacifying it.
As for Sancha Baishui City, Ling Chengen made a special trip to negotiate with Shi Panxing.
The final agreement reached was that after Shi Panxing's death, sovereignty over Sancha Baishui City would be returned to the Xiao Kingdom.
At the same time, when the Xiao Kingdom takes over the Three-Forked White Water City, it must not expel the sea people who have settled in the city.
After Ling Chengen signed the treaty with him, he raised his hand and grasped it, coldly saying, "In order to see Sancha Baishui City return to Xiao Kingdom, I must also strive to live longer than you."
Shi Panxing looked at her face and smiled, "Likewise."
"I will also try to live a longer life."
This way, Whitewater City can remain in the hands of the sea creatures for a longer period of time.
This gives the sea creatures more time to integrate into the land-dwelling beastman race.
Ling Chengen, with a toothache, said, "We'll see!"
Shi Panxing released her hand, closed the file, and put it into his space. He then asked, "Want to have dinner together later? A seafood restaurant recently opened in Baishui City. It's one of my properties, and the food is pretty good."
Ling Chengen, his face expressionless, moved his wrists slightly.
"No, I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself during dinner and will want to push you into the food bowl."
Shi Panxing clicked his tongue and exclaimed, "You're so petty!"
Ling Chengen: "You're magnanimous, give me Baishui City."
Shi Panxing: "Unfortunately, I happen to be a petty person too."
Bai Shuicheng will definitely not return it to her anytime soon!
(End of the article)
I woke up to find the sky had fallen.
I finished writing the last two chapters in one go and finally breathed a sigh of relief in the early hours of the morning, only to wake up and find my dog gone! I curse the dog thief, may he be poor for three generations!