Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 344 - 246: Each Fight Their Own Battles

Chapter 344: Chapter 246: Each Fight Their Own Battles

The morning without dawn was extremely quiet.

The bone-chilling cold wind swept through, lifting veils of snow fog off the ground.

Without the obstruction of the blizzard, the encampment of the Barbarian Tribes, stretching from city to city, stood in stark confrontation with Northern Border City twenty miles away.

But this hard-won stillness was soon shattered by the screeching of a fire phoenix.

Standing atop the city gate tower, Xu Yuan subconsciously looked up, then his gaze suddenly sharpened.

One...

Two...

Ten...

A hundred...

The screeching of the flying Demonic Beasts merged into one continuous cry across the sky, as countless massive flying Demonic Beasts soared over the towering city walls, flying off in all directions outside the city.

Xu Yuan silently watched the group of flying beasts for a long while, then suddenly asked in a low voice:

"Could that Barbarian Strange King have anticipated the Princess’s plan to attack their camp this time?"

The person Xu Yuan was questioning was none other than Deputy General Cang, a subordinate of Li Qingyan.

Poker is an art, but going all-in without any backup can easily lead to a swift defeat.

Deputy General Cang was left on top of the East City gate, commanding a battalion of the Feathered Forest Army, ready to provide support to Li Qingyan, who had gone to raid the camp.

Deputy General Cang looked up at the departing Demonic Beasts, his voice low:

"After many years of conflict, that Barbarian King understands the Princess’s thoughts very well. The moment there was a sign of the blizzard letting up last night, the Barbarian Tribes immediately sounded the retreat and shrank their frontlines."

A basic ability of an excellent general is to be able to sense the direction of the battle.

Xu Yuan slightly furrowed his brows:

"If the enemy is prepared, how are we going to cross these twenty miles of plain terrain?"

Advancing in formation would slow them down, and even for the elite Feathered Forest Troops, it would take at least fifteen minutes to cover this twenty-mile distance.

And while crossing this distance, the Barbarian Tribes could do a lot of things.

Deputy General Cang glanced at the thick snow clouds in the sky:

"Minister Xu, besieging the city will stretch the Barbarian Tribes’ frontlines thin. Even if they are prepared, the Barbarian King cannot possibly determine our main direction of attack.

"As for how to cross these twenty miles..."

At this point,

Deputy General Cang suddenly pointed to the flock of beasts that had swept over the city walls.

Following the direction indicated, Xu Yuan suddenly noticed that the flock had already begun to slow down before even flying half the distance, a trace of confusion in his eyes.

Compared to the one-dimensional land warfare of ancient times, the Dayan Empire’s methods of warfare were more complex and multi-dimensional.

Xu Yuan had already seen the role that flying Demonic Beasts played in warfare in Wanxiang City; he thought this time would be similar.

Have the flying beasts bombard a path with their lives to create chaos, with the Demonic Beast cavalry quickly following up to ambush, and the heavy infantry to finish up—a complete sequence.

But now, it seemed that the flock of beasts wasn’t heading for the Barbarian Tribes’ encampment.

With a piercing gaze, Xu Yuan suddenly noticed that this group of beasts had started dropping some "cloth bundles" at a point about seven or eight miles from the encampment of the Barbarian Tribes.

And these cloth bundles didn’t immediately fall to the ground but hung suspended in mid-air.

Watching this scene, Xu Yuan murmured softly:

"This is..."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the "cloth bundles" burst apart right there in mid-air.

Dense white smoke surged out instantly!

It seemed that all of the beasts were carrying this kind of "cloth bundle".

In just an instant, a smoky chasm had formed between Northern Border City and the encampment of the Barbarian Tribes.

Seeing this scene, the corner of Xu Yuan’s eye twitched uncontrollably:

"Smoke grenades..."

"Smoke grenades?"

Deputy General Cang looked at Xu Yuan with a hint of surprise, then smiled and said, "Minister Xu’s description is rather fitting, though this thing is called ’Smokescreen’, capable of blocking the exploration by the will-spirit of the powerful. I’ve heard it’s rather expensive."

Well, these smoke grenades even counter electromagnetic scanning.

Xu Yuan realized he had somewhat underestimated the variety of Dayan’s military technology.

However, when I think about it, it makes sense that everything is military priority.

To deal with all sorts of situations, it’s only normal for the Dayan Empire, with its reign of thirteen hundred years, to have such a wide variety of military weaponry.

In those days, when the materials for Transmission Formations were not yet exhausted, the mode of warfare was even more outrageous.

But looking at the effect of the "Eclipse," why did he feel it was somewhat similar to the Grand Illusory Fog Formation at Shengshan County before?

It couldn’t be... It couldn’t be that Fourth Sister had tinkered with it again, could it?

Mourning in his heart for this Fourth Sister for a moment, Xu Yuan then raised his eyes to the continuously expanding smoke-filled chasm, and asked:

"General Cang, couldn’t this thing be dispersed by the hands of a Barbarian high-order fighter?"

Deputy General Cang gave a slight smile and said:

"They could, but it would be difficult. The Barbarian Tribes probably wouldn’t dare let their high-order fighters take action."

"Why?"

Xu Yuan asked subconsciously.

Up to now, he had found that high-order Cultivators had no other role on the battlefield besides transporting troops with the Sumeru Ring.

Deputy General Cang was quite patient and explained:

"Firstly, because the smoke can block the exploration by the will-spirit, as long as the core of ’Eclipse’ isn’t hit, the smokescreen will continue to release. Secondly, that area is within the range of attack of our city’s defense weaponry; it can lock onto high-order fighters. And by the time they dispatch their efforts to resolve this batch of ’Eclipse,’ our main force might have already drawn close, and by then, these fighters would have to be buried here."

Xu Yuan pondered thoughtfully:

"So it’s unsolvable in this case."

"Of course there’s a solution, but it depends on whether that Barbarian King has the courage."

Deputy General Cang smiled and stared at the expanse of smoke-filled chasm: "As long as the Barbarian Tribes’ army breaks camp and exits the stockade, gathering totemic power will resolve all this batch of ’Eclipse.’

As the two spoke, a thunderous clattering noise came from the direction of the city gate.

The tide-like Feathered Forest cavalry burst out of the city, with Demonic Beasts treading on snow, shaking the earth and mountains as the ground snow turned into snow mist and rose into the sky.

At the same time, the second batch of flying Demonic Beasts also once again swept over the city walls.

This time, the number of flying Demonic Beasts was several times that of the previous batch, like a dark cloud covering the sky and pressing towards the Barbarian Tribes’ large camp....

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At a simple camp gate twenty li to the south of Northern Border City, several tall and burly members of the Barbarian Tribes stood quietly.

The Barbarian Strange King’s pair of dark blue pupils gleamed with an unusual light.

Suddenly,

a burly figure descended from the sky, landing in front of the others, and immediately knelt on one knee:

"King, that woman Wu Yuan has really left the city; she’s on the east side."

The Barbarian Strange King glanced at the expanse of smoke obscure the view and sighed softly, his awkward Barbarian language resonating deeply:

"Zhaye, the fourteen provinces of Dayan are truly a fine place."

Upon hearing this, Zhaye looked up in surprise:

"What?"

He couldn’t quite understand the words of the Barbarian King. With the military situation so urgent, why was there time for such thoughts?

The Barbarian Strange King’s dark blue pupils stared at the smoke-filled chasm, a few traces of envy in his gaze:

"They have enough resources to develop such superfluous military weaponry."

Zhaye became somewhat anxious upon hearing this:

"King, now is not the time for such remarks. The tribes at the eastern encampment need your order for reinforcement."

"Reinforcements?"

The Barbarian Strange King’s admiring gaze faded, and he glanced at Zhaye indifferently:

"The Kue Tribe, the Zhaye Tribe, the two tribes together amount to a hundred thousand people, and now Wu Yuan has at most thirty thousand elite troops. Guchen actually dares to ask this King for reinforcements?"

He paused,

then the Barbarian Strange King raised his eyes as if his gaze could traverse the smoke-filled chasm, looking at the great Northern Border City:

"This smoke can conceal the Dayan soldiers, and naturally, it can also conceal the children of our Holy Race. If Wu Yuan wants to leave the city to raid the camp, then let her. This King will fight his own battles."

"Zhaye, go tell Guchen there will be no reinforcements. This King will personally lead troops to attack South City. Right now, the military spirit within Northern Border City is scattered; as long as South City’s gates fall, Northern Border City will be in the palms of our Holy Race!"