Above The Sky
Chapter 895 - 895 64 Bowing to Me 6600

895: Chapter 64 Bowing to Me (6600) 895: Chapter 64 Bowing to Me (6600) Frodo Autonomous Region, Fagon Gorge’s Mouth.

A decisive battle is on the brink of breaking out.

The rebellion of the Mountain People that has lasted for nearly half a year is about to reach its conclusion.

Mountain People desiring independence and those who refuse to join the rebellion are, under the support of Fiery Flame Land and The Empire respectively, engaging in a war that will result in loss for both sides regardless of the outcome, using the flesh and blood and lives of their people.

Behind Fagon Gorge’s Mouth, the command center of the Independent Villagers.

Noisy voices are rising chaotically as if arguing about something.

In theory, this shouldn’t be happening.

Even though Kode Jiamu, the supreme commander, has suddenly left due to the changes at the Iron Dragon Nest, there are still many chieftains from other Mountain Tribes, some with great respect and influence to convince all tribes.

Put aside everything else, the Chieftain of Ronggang Tribe, Olay Ronggang, is such a figure.

As the chieftain of the second-largest tribe after Jiamu Sect and the deputy for a long time, Olay Ronggang took over the command of the Independent Villagers after Kode’s departure.

But unusually, this big man of the Mountain People, who used to be considered very trustworthy and reliable, giving a sense of stability, did not issue any commands after Kode left, but let the Independent Villagers act freely.

The Mountaineer Alliance Army was composed of several large and dozens of mid-to-small sized Mountain Tribes.

Their operations were very loose in the past until they had the Third Energy Level as their leader, which then disciplined their actions and developed combat habits, barely qualifying as a local militia force.

However, on the eve of the decisive battle, this force lost its command, and troops from many tribes once again became undisciplined.

Furthermore, for some reason, the news that leader Kode has left because of the change at the Iron Dragon Nest, a secret that should have been kept hidden, was suddenly spread, leaving the entire Independent Mountaineer camp somewhat panic-stricken.

“Olay!

We must start the war immediately, those Empire dogs are currently gathering forces, showing huge vulnerabilities!”

“Don’t wait for Kode anymore, the Ironwing Dragons from Fiery Flame Land will come to hold off Man Cliff for us——if we don’t attack now, we’ll miss the opportunity, and our people’s morale will disperse!”

Facing other chieftains demanding an immediate battle, all Olay did was frown and say in a calm tone: “Wait a bit more.”

“The Ironwing Dragons haven’t arrived yet, Chief Kode has not returned either, rushing into battle now will only result in our loss,” he said.

This was indeed true.

The Dragon Hunting Team that should have arrived to support the Independent Villagers immediately after the surprise attack on Xia Hui Territory is still without news; without Kode’s return, all of them together could probably only match Man Cliff at best.

The others could accept this.

But after some time, similar questions and pressures arose again and again.

“Those Empire dogs have started to prepare for the attack—— if Olay really can’t wait, then we’ll retreat and defend other strongholds!

They can only hold in Frodo Autonomous Region, if we’re not fully gathered, just continue the siege.

No rush for a decisive battle!”

“Wait a bit more!” Olay responded gravely: “Kode just communicated with me, he said he will be back soon!”

Clearly, he could not communicate from beyond the grave, so this was a blatant lie.

But the others did not know this, they were willing to trust Olay, so they bided their time and waited at the mouth of Fagon Gorge for a while longer.

But this patience, in the face of enemies who had already started firing cannons, bombarding the Independent Villagers’ encampment, and preparing to attack their positions, wore thin very quickly.

This time, almost all Chieftains and Priests rushed to the temporary commander Olay’s tent, their anger immense, demanding an immediate answer from him.

“To fight or to flee!”

The crowd roared, and the response they got was an even louder roar from Olay: “Fight!”

“Ironwing Dragons and Chief Kord will be back soon, of course, we fight!”

With a clear command, though still chaotic, all Independent Villager tribes started to adjust according to the battle situation.

Looking somewhat disjointed, but with support from Fiery Flame Land’s heavy weapons, as long as the enemy’s Third Energy Level doesn’t enter the fray, typical forces would hardly be able to breach their fortifications quickly.

Olay Ronggang, after issuing orders that were all lies, quietly sat in his own seat.

He was very clear that from the moment Fiery Flame Land massively supported Mountain People with heavy weaponry, many things were already unchangeable.

Even if the Independent Villager Alliance fails and ceases to exist, Mountain People have already mastered the manufacturing technology and the related usage of a large number of advanced weapons.

The originally peaceful South Ridge will become chaotic, becoming a land of endless war.

Not to mention that, previously, Mountain bandits used bows and some firearms, but from now on, even bandits could perhaps set up a few small cannons to coerce passing caravans into paying tolls.

“Fiery Flame Land just wants to use our flesh and blood to bring ‘governance’ troubles to The Empire…

Heh, but this war is not necessarily a bad thing, at least The Empire can no longer ignore the existence of Mountain People.

The policies towards Mountain People will definitely need major revision, which is probably what Marquis Barton meant by ‘to be courted, one must create a significant impact’.”

This spy from Nauman City, who has now become the temporary leader of the Independent Mountaineer Alliance——it’s truly bizarre.

Once Kode left, it fell to this spy to call the shots; even Marquis Barton probably couldn’t have imagined such a thing happening.