Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 350 - 249 Temporary Ceasefire

Chapter 350: Chapter 249 Temporary Ceasefire

When South City was in dire straits, the eastern front was quiet.

Apart from the howling cold wind, the only sound over the entire East City was the "crunch, crunch" of soldiers patrolling and treading on the snow.

The gate tower of East City was quite a distance from South City, making it impossible to see the battle situation there clearly. Only plumes of gunpowder smoke and faint sounds of shouting, killing, and booming could be heard.

But even just hearing these sounds was enough for the Feathered Forest Army and Border Army in East City to imagine the situation of the battle in South City.

Some were afraid, some were relieved, and some were itching to try their hand.

Xu Yuan stood on the gate tower and sighed softly as he looked at the various expressions on the faces of the soldiers below:

"Cang Vice General, what do you think... can Qingyan’s plan succeed?"

"....."

After Xu Yuan’s question, the Vice General Cang, with his eyes cast downward, seemed not to have heard.

Ever since he’d learned of Prince Wu Yuan’s intentions, he’d been contemplating certain matters.

Seeing this, Xu Yuan did not urge him, knowing that the other was most likely pondering military affairs.

After a long while,

Vice General Cang glanced at the smoke before him and then up at the protective city formation above, which seemed a bit too frail.

The Protective City Formation of Northern Border City was composed of many small interconnected formation patterns. The collapse of the formation patterns to the south didn’t affect the operation of the formations here, but the overburdened operation of the formation patterns there had siphoned off the Origin Qi from the rest.

In other words,

until the Origin Qi circulation was replenished, the protection provided by this Protective City Formation could basically be said to be reduced to a mere fraction of its capacity.

With this thought in mind, Vice General Cang sighed:

"That Barbarian King is a tough nut to crack. The battle situation changes in the blink of an eye. Whether it can succeed or not, I do not know, but with the Princess down there in South City, at least it won’t collapse."

Hearing this, Xu Yuan glanced towards the smoke-riddled South City.

Under the blessing of the Blood Essence Meteoring Art, he could see the inner city blanketed with blood and flesh, frozen into ice blocks.

In ancient wars of past lifetimes, usually one or two in ten soldiers dying would result in defeat; holding firm at three in ten was seen as elite. He wondered just what the extent of casualties in this supernatural world would be.

Withdrawing his gaze, Xu Yuan spoke softly:

"As long as there is no rout, then this excursion outside the city will be considered to have achieved some results."

Vice General Cang chuckled lightly:

"Minister Xu, I’m not clear about any gains, but I suggest you return to the Government Office."

"Return to the Government Office?"

Xu Yuan arched an eyebrow, glancing subconsciously at the thick smoke blotting out the sun: "Vice General Cang, have you discovered something?"

Vice General Cang also looked towards the smoke that enveloped the city outskirts:

"Minister Xu, as the war has progressed, those barbarian chieftains with nothing but muscle in their heads are either dead or have become vassals under other large tribes, led by that Barbarian Strange King."

After a moment of silence, Xu Yuan quickly reacted:

"Your meaning is... upon learning of Li Qingyan’s surprise attack on the Barbarian King’s central army’s flank, they won’t choose to send troops to aid but will directly start attacking the city from both the eastern and western sides?"

"Yes, the remaining few chieftains of the barbarian tribes are very clear about the combat strength of Great Yan’s elite troops. Even if they urgently divert people to aid, the Princess would be able to turn the army’s spearhead directly from South City back inside the city."

Vice General Cang seemed to understand these old barbarian foes very well, his eyes serious:

"They are seasoned foxes who have been through innumerable battles, highly sensitive to changes in the battle situation. If the Princess dares to lead an army to strike at the Barbarian King’s camp, it means she has taken with her eight or nine out of ten of Northern Border City’s elite, leaving the city vulnerable. The choice with the greatest benefit would be to trust that Barbarian Strange King and directly lead an attack on the city."

"......"

Listening to Vice General Cang’s analysis, Xu Yuan glanced subconsciously at the highly prepared Feathered Forest Army below.

Li Qingyan had already made her preparations.

He’d initially thought his unwed fiancée had left this battalion of Feathered Forest soldiers behind for reinforcement, but now it seemed she had no intention of returning from the East City Gate.

Do all those who play with tactics have such deep minds?

He also wondered whether he would be able to control this chest-wrapped woman in the future.

Indeed, he missed Big Ice Lump on the second day.

Seeing Xu Yuan silent, Vice General Cang, after speaking, immediately made a formal gesture:

"Minister Xu, East City will likely soon see battle. Please forgive me."

Having said this,

he gave no time for Xu Yuan to react and directly ordered in a low voice:

"Qu Li, Zhang Hong, you two escort Minister Xu back to the Government Office!"

"......"

Xu Yuan looked at Vice General Cang with a hint of surprise.

Knowing that the barbarians were likely to attack the city, he understood why the other would not allow him to stay on the gate tower. A Fifth Grade cultivation indeed ranked quite high among these generally Sixth or Seventh Grade Feathered Forest elites, but in the chaos of battle, a stray missile from a piece of equipment or an ambush by a small squad of barbarians could take his life.

But he had not expected the other to actively lay out such an escape path for him.

This vice-general has a promising future.

Glancing at the two deputy guards who were trotting over, Xu Yuan grinned and said:

"Vice General Cang, you do seem to understand this young master quite well."

Vice General Cang’s expression didn’t change much:

"If you were to suffer an accident, I would not be able to explain to the Princess, and the Princess would not be able to explain to the Prime Minister. Please go ahead."

Xu Yuan pondered for a moment but still shook his head.

Vice General Cang frowned slightly.

Xu Yuan said with a smile:

"A gentleman does not stand beneath a dangerous wall, but this wall is no longer dangerous, is it?"

Vice General Cang looked somewhat puzzled:

"Minister Xu, remaining on this city wall serves no purpose."

Of course, Xu Yuan knew it was pointless.

If he were on the South City wall at this time, there might be some purpose.

After all, the Black Scale Army was there.

Having been indoctrinated by Tian’an Martial Hall and the internal training of the Black Scale Army, a personal cult had formed in the hearts of most Black Scale soldiers.

A personal cult for his old father.