Peace Order
Chapter 480 - 16 The Strong Wind Rises! (Request for Monthly Votes)

Chapter 480: Chapter 16 The Strong Wind Rises! (Request for Monthly Votes)

Li Guan Yi reviewed the current situation. In just a short time, he had made a decision. He called for Wen Cheng’an, a trusted aide of Xue Zhaoji. The young man looked slightly anxious but still managed to ask Li Guan Yi if they would continue as previously planned.

Li Guan Yi said, "Carry on as usual."

The young Taoist spoke calmly, "Find me the blueprint of the City Lord Mansion."

Wen Cheng’an’s expression changed slightly and said, "You mean to..."

Li Guan Yi said, "Don’t worry, I am not yet at the point of breaking into the heavily guarded City Lord Mansion. Don’t ask; just go get it." Wen Cheng’an clenched his teeth, nodded, and then quickly ran out.

Li Guan Yi spoke a word to Shaking Light, asking the young girl to wait for a moment.

Then, bracing his hand against the window sill, he leapt out, lightly landing on the ground and dusting off his robe, then hurried along. He was utilizing a peak-level Martial Art called "Wind God Movement," which he had acquired from the Book Collection Pavilion in Chen Country.

Stepping on the breeze, he merely tapped his toes and traveled several feet in a leap.

As he sprinted, his robe and sleeves stretched out straight due to the wind.

In just a moment, he reached the vicinity of the City Lord Mansion. The young Taoist smoothed out the wrinkles on his clothes, still composed and leisurely walked up to the nearby tea house, ordered the cheapest green tea and some pastries, and then sat by the window, looking out at the City Lord Mansion.

The City Lord Mansion was the most magnificent building originally.

It occupied a vast area, and Li Guan Yi operated his Qi Observation Skill as the bronze tripod whistled and his eyes moved.

He then saw dragons roaring and tigers howling.

Li Guan Yi slightly curled the corner of his mouth as he saw inside the grand City Lord Mansion, there were four fully manifest Dharma Forms. In the southeast, a longsword stood fiercely, akin to a Divine Weapon; in the northwest corner, amidst massive clouds, a giant Sky-reaching Eagle slowly circled.

On another side, there was a faint red aura flowing, barely revealing the atmosphere of Yin Yang Reincarnation.

In the center, there were waves upon waves, surging and vast.

A Flood Dragon swam among these waves, its scale armor and sharp claws foreboding, with a lot of malice in its eyes.

"Kunlun Sword Sect, Nu Jianxian."

"Chen Country’s Norther Domain, Sect Master of the Sky-reaching Sect."

"Yin Yang Reincarnation Sect’s Great Elder, and the village chief of Seventy-two Linked Villages, the Angry Scale Dragon King."

"Indeed, as suspected, the Qilin Hunting Conference is being held at the City Lord Mansion, that’s why the City Lord wouldn’t agree to any troop deployment..." Li Guan Yi confirmed his guess, accurately pinpointing the positions of these Martial World masters with his Qi Observation Skill.

Beyond that, there seemed to be other strong forces present.

There was an aura of militant hostility that faintly formed a White Tiger, likely the iron cavalry left by Yu Wen Lie. There, a very strong presence suggested that Yu Wen Lie might have hidden a very powerful general among these three hundred iron cavalry.

Li Guan Yi raised his eyebrows and muttered to himself: "Yu Wen Lie, that old tiger, really did dig a big pit, waiting for me to jump down. The information he left claimed it was a straightforward challenge, yet the intelligence was mostly false."

"What’s left, could all be the elites of the Tiger Barbarian Cavalry, right?"

The City Lord Mansion, just as the young man had surmised, had already turned into a Dragon Pond and Tiger Cave; Li Guan Yi even suspected that this move was also left by Yu Wen Lie. The young man’s eyes slightly lowered as he touched the edge of his cup, contemplating perfecting his strategy.

After finishing a pot of tea, he stood up.

He packed up the pastries and went straight back, his thoughts already clear.

This night would be very long.

At a distance of a hundred miles from Zhenbei City, the Yue Family Army’s Armored Cavalry had changed into battle horses. The rest in the past few days had already brought them back to full strength. Yue Qianfeng sat cross-legged, slightly frowning as he looked towards the sky.

In front, he sketched out a simple frontline map using branches.

Zhenbei City sat directly between continuous mountains and raging rivers.

To pass through this area without taking risks through the steep cliffs would only leave the narrow plains. And this area was already under the defensive mechanism coverage of Zhenbei City, where ten thousand troops out of thirty thousand were in heavy armor.

Light Cavalry, Heavy Cavalry, Giant Shield Heavy Infantry, Hooked Scythe Spear Cavalry – all types of troops were present.

And behind the thirty thousand frontline corps, there were support reserves.

Behind each elite frontline warrior, there were three people as rear support.

These soldiers normally only provided support, combining farming with fighting. At the time of battle, they would form into the Third Line Corps, instantly fielding a hundred thousand troops, consisting of full-time military personnel and government soldiers, which greatly reduced the logistical pressure on this fortress and also maintained significant war potential.

Similarly, three hundred years ago, this was one of the twelve strategies provided by the Yin Yang Grandmaster.

He had once considered Emperor Chen Wu his best friend, thus, their final falling out was also the most thorough.

Yue Qianfeng couldn’t help but sigh deeply: "The Yin Yang Grandmaster, indeed, was part of the alliance that tore the world apart with Emperor Chen, Emperor Ying, and Tuyuhun all those years ago. He personally laid down this defense line, and even after being studied for three hundred years, there still isn’t a better choice."

Otherwise, they would have to go through the extremely steep and desolate cliffs.

Aside from the Grandmaster of Ying Country who dared to traverse such a border, losses would likely be over half.

And this place is actually equipped with signal towers, as soon as they were spotted, the forces from Heroic City behind would immediately send troops to close in, resulting in heavy casualties.

Otherwise, it would certainly enter the coverage area of the Cliff Pass of Zhenbei City.

From several tens of feet high, giant mechanical crossbows would shoot, covering a vast area.