Chapter 243 An offer I can’t refuse, a narrow escape
Where is Pinggu?
It’s the headquarters of Zhaoyang Camp!

This place name is located inside Longyou. Except for the cold-resistant level people in the twelve camps, very few people know about it, but Qiu Peng knows it.

This undoubtedly proved once again that Daxia knew much more about Longyou than they imagined.

Daxia sent two special envoys.

One of them is Qiu Peng, who comes to see them.

And the other one went to Pinggu.

What else can you do in Pinggu? Of course, you should look for Zhaoyang Camp.

If anyone dares to kill him, Daxia will definitely stand with Zhaoyang and rebel against Longshan.

How could the eight people present not hear the subtext in Qiu Peng’s words?

If it is just a single camp, based on the strength currently displayed by Daxia, to be honest, it is not enough to make Longshan wary.

But the problem is, Qiu Peng has just said that Fengchao and Wushuang have both signed an alliance with Daxia, and the two families will act with Daxia as their main supporter in the future.

In other words, Daxia can already represent three giant camps.

If three families turn to Hou Hu at the same time, Longshan will be in big trouble!
So the seven people who were about to attack Qiu Peng immediately stopped.

“We are guests from Daxia who have come from afar. What are you doing? Sit down!”

Fortunately, Li Xuanling above provided a step at the right time.

The seven of them either snorted coldly or looked unwilling, but they all sat back down.

“So you, Daxia, want to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight?”

Li Xuanling’s words hit the nail on the head, causing Qiu Peng’s expression to change slightly.

Daxia sent two special envoys, one to Longshan and the other to Zhaoyang. Their intention to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between the two tigers was obvious, so it was not surprising that Li Xuanling could see it.

The real reason why Qiu Peng changed color was that when Li Xuanling said this, there was a strong threat in his tone, which immediately reminded him of the conversation he had with Xia Chuan before he left Wu Shuang.

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“Sir, isn’t it a bit like admitting guilt to take the initiative to go to Longshan’s people at this time and tell them that we will not interfere in the Longyou dispute?”

“Of course, we will send you and Zhao Long, one to find Longshan and the other to find Zhaoyang. Even a fool can see that we are just sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight. No one will believe it!”

“Then what is the significance of Zhao Long and I going to the two families as envoys?”

“Reassure them. At least let them know that we are not cooperating with another company. We now have the Wushuang Hive, which means there are three giant camps. We have the ability to influence the current balance in Longyou. What do you think will be the attitude of Longshan and Zhaoyang towards us in this situation?”

“To win over, at the very least, we will appease them and not make them enemies.”

“It is highly likely to be so, but not entirely. Longyou is very xenophobic. As an outside force, Daxia can easily become the target of public criticism. Moreover, we have taken down the Beehive and Wushuang families with lightning speed. If the people from Longshan and Zhaoyang families are smart enough, they will be extremely wary of Daxia after knowing the situation.

If the two families adopt the same attitude, we will be the ones in trouble!”

It is not easy to be the fisherman. As for the current situation in Longyou, as an external force, if Daxia arouses the fear of both families at the same time, it is more likely that the two families will start with Daxia.

Of course Qiu Peng understood such a simple truth.

So his expression changed, and after thinking for a moment, he had some vague guesses about Xia Chuan’s real intention of asking him and Zhao Long to visit the two families.

“Your Excellency wants me and Zhao Long to test Zhaoyang and Longshan’s attitudes towards Daxia. If they are both wary, then we must change our strategy and do our best to prevent Daxia from becoming the common target of the two families?”

“It’s just that you, Zhao Long, are different. I originally thought that Zhaoyang was in the upper hand in Longyou at the moment, but from the time the Longshan army was stationed here last night until now, the Zhaoyang families haven’t made any moves. This idea is obviously wrong.

Since Zhaoyang is at a disadvantage, our three families are his lifeline, so he must rely on us and win us over. Therefore, Zhao Long will definitely be treated as a guest of honor by Zhaoyang on this mission, which is much easier than yours!”

With the presence of Peng Bo and Chen Yingyuan, and with his personal participation, Xia Chuan has already had a fairly clear grasp of the situation in Longyou, which is also the biggest basis for his subsequent step-by-step planning.

“Let’s take a step back. Zhaoyang is in the north, very far from us. Even if he is temporarily afraid of Daxia, he will not pose a threat to us. But the Longshan army stationed in the north of Wushuang is different. So your mission this time is first to find out the strength of that army, and then to test Longshan’s attitude. According to their strength and attitude, make a decision…”

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As the director of the Supply Department, one of the six departments of Daxia, Qiu Peng knows more than just hunting and training.

Managing the vast amounts of supplies in the camp had already trained him to have an extremely clear brain; at the same time, his long-term cooperation with Xia Chuan had also given the two of them sufficient tacit understanding, and he could accurately understand the meaning of Xia Chuan’s words.

Therefore, Xia Chuan gave him such an important mission as the mission to Longshan.

Qiu Peng was also at the cold-resistant level. When he just approached the wooden house, he had already sensed the approximate strength of the more than 2,000 people in the wooden house. Combined with the threatening tone in Li Xuanling’s tone at this moment, he quickly made a decision in his mind.

“Young Master, you are joking. To sit on the mountain and watch tigers fight, one needs strength. I, Da Xia, only want to live on my own small piece of land. I dare not have such thoughts. I hope Long Shan will show mercy. My master promised that as long as Da Xia is not involved in this dispute…”

Qiu Peng paused here, stretched out three fingers, and continued:

“First of all, Daxia, Fengchao, and Wushuang are willing to remain unchanged as before and continue to respect Longshan as the master of Longyou. The three families will pay annual tribute as usual;
Secondly, the three families of Daxia will not cooperate with Zhaoyang in any form;
Finally, Daxia is willing to designate the entire territory of Wushuang as a neutral zone and manage it jointly with Longshan. In the future, people from Longshan will be able to travel freely.

As long as Longshan agrees to these three points, Daxia will immediately implement them!”

When Qiu Peng stated the three conditions, the expressions of Li Xuanling and the seven people in the hall changed instantly, especially the last sentence, which said that as long as Longshan agreed, Daxia would execute it immediately. This made everyone look very excited.

As if the timing was not good enough, Qiu Peng continued to add: “Here, I have some news about the Hanqiong camp, which should be of great help to Longshan. As a token of sincerity, Daxia will directly give it to Longshan…”

Qiu Peng paused, then continued: “On April 800, Wu Shuang and Han Qiong have joined forces to destroy the Yang Camp. Wu Shuang selected 1000 people and Han Qiong selected people. Wu Xiong, Wu Ying, Han Jiuli, and Wu Lin are all stationed at Yangyuan Peak at this moment.”

Pah……

Li Xuandu stood up directly, and the other six people also reacted greatly.

The seven of them all looked up, only to find that Li Xuanling’s eyes were fixed on Qiu Peng, and he was obviously thinking about something.

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At the same time that Qiu Peng was on a diplomatic mission to the Longshan military camp, Wu Shuang was stationed at Jushi.

After Xia Chuan arranged the migration plan for Wu Shuang’s personnel, he was taking Luo Yuan and other cold-resistant-class soldiers to observe the surrounding environment of Wu Shuang while chatting.

From the smile on his face, it is not difficult to tell that he is in a good mood at the moment.

“Sir, respect Longshan as the lord of Longyou, continue to pay annual tribute, and do not cooperate with Zhaoyang in any form to deal with Longshan. These two conditions are indeed good, but Longshan is not stupid. Why should they trust Daxia?”

Thinking of what Xia Chuan said to Qiu Peng before the mission, Luo Yuan finally couldn’t help but open his mouth to ask.

“Did I say that, and want them to believe it?”

Xia Chuan asked back, confusing everyone.

Among the eight people around Luo Yuan, only Peng Bo had a serious expression, and it was obvious that he had some guesses about Xia Chuan’s intentions.

“Showing weakness, these three conditions are all showing weakness to Longshan!”

Xia Chuan turned his head slightly, and when he saw that it was Hong Guang who said it, a hint of admiration suddenly appeared in his eyes, and he nodded slightly.

Some people had already understood something and showed expressions of sudden enlightenment, but more people were still looking at Xia Chuan with confusion, obviously waiting for him to explain.

“Tell me, when Longshan heard these three conditions, what would he think of Daxia? Especially at the end, what did he feel after hearing the news about the Hanqiong camp that I asked Qiu Pengbai to give them?”

There were three conditions: one was to continue to respect Longshan as the lord of Longyou and to pay annual tribute; one was to promise never to cooperate with Zhaoyang; and the last was to set Wushuang as a neutral area and manage it jointly with Longshan.

This is clearly a case of giving things and treating others like a grandson, and the things given are quite a lot.

Combined with the last piece of news, it tells Wu Shuang and Han Qiong how many people each family sent to fight Yang Lu. On the one hand, of course, it is to inform Longshan that Han Qiong does not have many defenders now, but on the other hand, it is also equivalent to telling Longshan that the reason why Daxia was able to defeat Wu Shuang was because Wu Shuang’s family had few people.

How would Longshan feel after hearing this?
Of course, they would think that Da Xia was very weak, and that they were able to take down Wu Shuang from the Beehive only by chance and luck. Even though there are three families now, they are still afraid of Longshan, so they came here to propose these three conditions.

“Longshan will not put in much effort to defeat Daxia, which is willing to give up so many benefits to Longshan and actively show weakness. At least not at this stage. Their main enemy is always Hou Hu.

Moreover, after giving up some of Wu Shuang’s rights, Da Xia no longer has anything worth Longshan’s efforts. If they force us to do something, it will only force us to Hou Hu’s side. As long as the person in charge is not stupid, he will not refuse. “

“Sir, is Wu Shuang so important?”

Zhao Hu turned his head and looked at Wu Shuang’s Stonehenge wall, looking a little confused.

Among the three conditions just now, he always thought that Wu Shuang’s was the least useful. But now, hearing what Xia Chuan said, Wu Shuang’s condition was the most important.

“Of course it’s important. Yucheng has been conquered by Li Xuantian. If nothing unexpected happens, he may be fighting Yanglu now, or he has already conquered it. When the time comes, if the people from these two camps want to go north to join the Longshan army, it will be the fastest and most convenient to go through Wushuang territory.”

As soon as Zhu Yuan finished speaking, Zhao Hu immediately picked up a piece of broken wood and drew a few strokes on the snow. When everyone saw it, they suddenly realized what was going on.

Wushuang is located in the central part of Longyou. A branch of Longshan Mountain separates it from Zhaoyang in the north, making it impassable. However, there is a small area in the northwest that is adjacent to Baiyuan. The Longshan army is now stationed here. To the south is Yanglu; to the southwest is Yucheng; to the west is Songyuan and then Changning; to the east is Hanqiong.

In other words, not only Yucheng and Yanglu, but even if a large number of people were sent here from Songyuan and Changning, going through Wushuang would be the fastest and most convenient way.

“Not only that, haven’t you guys carefully looked at the Longyou map?”

Seeing that everyone seemed to have not really realized how important Wu Shuang was, Peng Bo finally couldn’t help but interrupt.

Hearing his question, everyone was a little confused.

Peng Bo shook his head slightly, and when he saw Xia Chuan chuckle and nod at him, he immediately took the branch from Zhao Hu and supplemented the simple diagram he had just drawn.

He directly drew a simple map of a mountain range on the far left, which was obviously Longshan Mountain, and then divided the entire Longyou into three parts: north, middle and south.

“Longyou covers more than 13,000 square kilometers and consists of three main blocks:

There are only two in the north, the largest one, Zhaoyang, and Dongkang on the northeast side;
The central area is larger, with Changning on the westernmost side. Changning’s territory is long and narrow from north to south, with Xiling in the northeast, Baiyuan in the east, Songyuan in the southeast, and Wushuang where we are now. The easternmost side is Hanqiong Camp.

The southern part is relatively simple. From west to east, there are three companies: Yucheng, Yanglu and Fengchao. “

As Peng Bo drew and talked, everyone’s eyes slowly changed as they looked at the general map of Longyou on the ground that he was gradually completing.

Especially at the end, Peng Bo used a branch to point at the area where Wu Shuang was.

“Now, do you understand?” There was no need to answer Peng Bo’s question. The simple map on the ground was already clear enough.

The territory of Wu Shuang’s camp was located right in the center of Longyou.

“Starting from Wushuang, going to any camp in Longyou is the fastest and most convenient, so your Excellency has designated Wushuang as a neutral zone. Longshan will definitely be tempted, especially at this critical juncture.”

Only at this moment did everyone fully understand the essence of the three promises Xia Chuan made to Long Shan.

However, everyone’s expressions soon froze and they all looked sideways at Peng Bo.

grown ups?

Did they hear correctly what Peng Bo called Xia Chuan just now?
Xia Chuan was stunned for a moment, then looked at Peng Bo with expectation.

Peng Bo seemed to have finally figured something out. He bowed to Xia Chuan, then bowed and said in a deep voice: “Peng Bo, I am willing to work for Da Xia in the future!”

“Good good!”

Xia Chuan said three good words in a row. As early as last night after he conquered Wu Shuang, he proposed to recruit Peng Bo, but Peng Bo did not agree at that time.

At this moment, he didn’t understand why Peng Bo agreed again. He was just full of excitement and joy. Peng Bo, a late-stage cold-resistance master with the power of eight manes and the leader of a former giant camp, joining was absolutely of great significance to Daxia.

Moreover, Peng Bo is different from Chen Yingyuan, Chen Yingba, and Wu Tianxing. The family members of those three were controlled, and they were forced to join by Daxia.
As for Peng Bo, first of all, Daxia has no grudge against Yang Lu, and secondly, Yuan Cheng and others have done him a favor, so there is basically no water in his joining.

Moreover, Peng Bo’s joining will play a role in Yang Lu in the future, and this is what Xia Chuan values ​​most.

“Peng Bo, now is wartime, so I won’t make any job arrangements for you for now. I’ll arrange for you to work in Longyou and return to Xiacheng, how do you do that?”

Since he had chosen to join Daxia, Peng Bo bowed and nodded without hesitation.

Luo Yuan, Zhao Hu and the other eight people also had excited expressions. It was obvious that they all knew what Peng Bo’s joining meant.

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Longyou 48th year, April 17th, daytime
Three or four kilometers east of Yanglu, next to a large tree with a diameter of seven or eight meters, the snowy field was covered with corpses and broken arms. A quick glance showed that there were at least a thousand people.

If you look closely, you will find that there are differences among these corpses.

Most of the corpses near the inner side of the big tree were mutilated bodies, with marks of knife and sword cuts on their bodies, which showed at a glance that they were killed by humans; the corpses outside the big tree were basically intact, and judging from their frozen limbs, it could be concluded that they were frozen to death after the cold air from the sunlight during the day entered their bodies.

The blood plasma in the inner area mixed with the snow on the ground and had long since dried into ink-black. The air was filled with a disgusting, unpleasant odor.

“Cough cough… cough cough cough…”

A violent cough suddenly broke out from the inner circle of corpses.

Snap……

Two large hands covered in blood suddenly stretched out from under a corpse.

Yuan Cheng suddenly stood up half of his body from the pile of corpses, looking very panicked. He first took a few deep breaths, then turned his head and looked around. Seeing that there were corpses everywhere, the panic on his face disappeared a little.

But there was still obvious fear and shock in his pupils.

“How are you doing?”

Suddenly, Yuan Cheng thought of something and quickly turned around and shouted towards the big tree behind him.

Seeing no one respond, he immediately stood up in panic, walked towards the big tree, and continued shouting.

“All dead?”

“Is anyone alive?”

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“Sir, we are still alive!”

Finally, after Yuan Cheng shouted more than ten times, a weak reply came from the big tree.

Upon hearing the sound, Yuan Cheng’s face was full of surprise. He walked directly to the big tree, followed the tree around, and finally found a small opening covered with wooden boards on the south side.

“My Lord, you are still alive, how great!”

The door was opened from the inside and Yuan Cheng immediately staggered in.

The inside of the tree, which was seven or eight meters in diameter, had been hollowed out.

There were about seventy or eighty people crowded inside. Many of them were standing on the edge and stacked on top of each other. There were also some wounded lying in the middle. The space was already small, and it was so crowded that it was difficult to breathe.

Although he was unable to move after getting in, Yuan Cheng’s expression became much more relaxed when he saw so many people still alive in the tree hole.

Suddenly thinking of something, Yuan Cheng immediately looked up and asked:

“What about Yuwen Tao? How is he?”

The man at the entrance of the cave immediately turned around and pointed at the ground behind him, saying, “Lord Yuwen is fine, but he has been in a coma and has not woken up yet.”

Yuan Cheng looked in the direction of his finger and saw Yuwen Tao lying on the ground with his eyes closed. Only then did he completely relax.

call…………

He took a deep breath, looked up and saw the terrified expressions on the faces of the people from Daxia in the tree hole. He suddenly felt extremely guilty and did not speak for a long time.

wrong!

Last night at Yangyuan Peak, his last moment of weakness led to a big mistake.

In the last ten minutes before dawn, he led more than a hundred people from Daxia and evacuated from the outskirts of Yangyuan Peak, carrying the unconscious Yuwen Tao.

According to the original plan, in the last bit of time, they would find a big tree, and then a hundred people would work together to make a simple tree hole to spend the four hours of the day. Then they would return to the beehive at night, and basically everything would be fine.

But I never expected that something terrible would happen.

A large number of those people they rescued from Yangyuan Peak actually followed them. Their bodies were covered with dew. How could Yuan Cheng let them get close to him?

He first gave a stern warning, then suddenly attacked and killed someone to intimidate.

It did work at first, it scared those people.

But gradually, things started to go wrong.

Those people seemed to suddenly become not afraid of death.

One after another they rushed towards Yuancheng.

There are thousands of people, and some of them are at the Digging Realm. Even if Yuan Cheng is very strong, it is impossible to kill them all.

Moreover, it was getting closer and closer to dawn. If the hundreds of people in Daxia didn’t build the tree holes before dawn, they would all be dead.

Yuan Cheng had already begun to regret that he had been soft-hearted, but regret was useless. He could only grit his teeth and persevere, relying on the giant axe to hold out for the last few minutes, allowing all the people of Daxia to hide in the tree holes.

He didn’t know how many people he had killed. He only knew that at dawn, those who had besieged him screamed and many of them ran away. Before he finally lost his strength, he hid himself under the corpses.

“Sir, your body…”

When Yuan Cheng was in a daze, he was suddenly awakened by the person in front of him.

Seeing his terrified expression and pointing at his body, Yuan Cheng hurriedly looked down. When he saw this, his body suddenly froze.

He had a lot of injuries after being besieged by so many people last night. Just a quick look showed that there were at least forty or fifty cuts on his arms, chest, abdomen, and thighs.

He must have taken a blood-sore pill before he passed out, so the wounds on his body showed signs of initial healing.

What made his body freeze was not the wounds that were about to heal, but the area around his wounds, which was now covered with a circle of white dew.

Moreover, the dewdrops seemed to have undergone some new changes. The dewdrops that grew on everyone on Yangyuan Peak last night were as big as the fingernail of a thumb, and were transparent.

At this moment, the dew near the wound on his body was only one-fifth of what it was last night, and it was milky white and thicker than before.

While Yuan Cheng was shocked, the man who had just pointed at him also lowered his head to check himself.

When he saw this, his expression froze instantly.

“My Lord, I have some too.”

Not only him, but everyone else in the tree hole began to screen themselves.
“I’ve grown up too.”

“I have it too, near the wound.”

“I don’t have any wounds on my body. I do have some, but not many.”

“Lord Yuwen Tao also has it.”

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“Calm down, don’t panic. Do you have any fire-condensing oil?”

There was no need for anyone to answer. Yuan Cheng realized after asking the question that it was nonsense.

When he was besieged by those people last night, dew kept coming out of his body. Most of the fire-condensing oil on these people was used by him alone.

“I have to go back to the hive first. You wait here for me. I will bring the fire oil here soon. Don’t run around!”

“Sir, let’s talk after dark. Your wounds haven’t healed yet.”

“Yeah, it’s daylight now, and it’s not safe outside.”

Seeing Yuan Cheng rushing out with his injured body, everyone in the cave immediately tried to dissuade him, but Yuan Cheng ignored them. He just waved at them, staggered out of the tree hole, and walked towards the beehive on the east side.

(End of this chapter)