Chapter 233 The next step, surrender, departure to Yanglu

“What do you think next?”

Xia Chuan sat in the main seat, withdrew his eyes from the map, glanced at the seven people sitting in the hall, and asked in a low voice.

When the seven people heard this, the excitement on their faces subsided a little, and then they all lowered their heads to think.

Chen Yingba did not leave. Although he looked dazed, he couldn’t help but prick up his ears to listen to what Daxia would do next.

After a long time, Yuan Cheng was the first to stand up, clasping his fists and speaking.

“Sir, we have taken down the Beehive without losing a single person. There are only about 200 Diggers on the Beehive side. If we use some tricks, we only need to leave 100 people behind to keep an eye on them. In my opinion, we should just go all out and take the Yanglu!”

When everyone in the hall heard the voice, their expressions were slightly shocked.

Take the Yanglu again!

If this could really be done, Daxia would be able to swallow up the territories of the two giant camps in Longyou. Judging from the map in Xia Chuan’s hand at the moment, this would allow Daxia to expand its territory by at least 1500 square kilometers.

1500 square kilometers, what does this mean?
The latest territory expanded by Daxia is the area around Wuyuan Mountain. Even if that area is included, the current total territory is only 900 square kilometers.

It has to be said that Yuan Cheng’s proposal moved everyone in the audience.

Even Xia Chuan, looking down at the map, couldn’t help but look a little shaken.

There are already two maps on his desk.

One is a simple diagram that Xia Hong sent back through Luo Ming’s hand;
The other is a full map of the hive’s territory found in the main hall.

The Beehive is located on the southeast side of Pingxi Plain, reaching Hongmuling in the south, with a length of about 700 kilometers from east to west; to the north is the Hanqiong Camp, about kilometers from north to south, and the total area is about square kilometers.

The Yang Camp, which is comparable in strength to the Hive, has a territory of approximately 700 square kilometers. The two territories combined are exactly about 1500 square kilometers.

No, not only such a large area, but also…

Xia Chuan looked at the map with a gleam in his eyes.

“Yanglu and Fengchao are the only two of the twelve families in Longyou that are adjacent to the northern entrance of Hongmu Ridge. In other words, as long as we can capture these two families, the western and northern entrances of Hongmu Ridge will belong to Daxia!”

Xia Chuan’s gaze became increasingly fiery.

“inappropriate……”

But at this moment, Yuwen Tao expressed a different opinion.

“Sir, forgive me for being blunt, but the fact that we were able to take down the hive so smoothly has little to do with our own strength. No one knows what the situation is with Yanglu. We don’t know where they are stationed, how many people they have, how many are at the Cold Resistance level, and how many are at the Digging Level. We know nothing about it. It would be inappropriate to attack rashly!”

Xia Chuan was stunned when he heard this. The heat in his eyes disappeared instantly and his face became much more sober. A hint of fear flashed through his mind, and then he gave Yuwen Tao a look of gratitude.

I almost did something stupid!

Being able to capture the hive without bloodshed is certainly something to brag about, but it also happens to show from the side that Daxia’s success did not come without a bloody battle. It relied more on his planning, or to be frank, luck.

The news and defense map sent back by the eldest brother in advance; the insider of the Hive; he and Luo Yuan and the other four disguised themselves as Lu Sheng and sneaked into the Hive base in advance; and a large number of people sneaked in five days in advance…

It can be said that all the preparations made by Daxia in advance can at best be regarded as preliminary preparations for successfully taking over the hive today.

The decisive factor that allowed them to capture the hive without bloodshed was that they happened to encounter Zhaoyang attacking the hive, which was a perfect opportunity.

He and Luo Yuan and four others had sneaked into the main area of ​​the Hive on April 20th, and even got close to Chen Yingba and Wu Tianxing along the way. The reason why he didn’t capture the two directly at that time was because he was not completely sure.

Chen Yingba and Wu Tianxing both have the power of six manes.

After breaking through the cold-resistant level, he also had the power of six manes. With the 30% increase from the Great Xia Holy Mark, he now had the power of eight manes at most. It would be no problem for him to take down one of them, but there was still one. What should he do?
After the breakthrough, Yuan Cheng and Luo Yuan had more than three manes, Zhao Long had two manes, and Hong Tian had only one mane. Even if the bonus of the Great Xia Holy Mark was taken into account, it would be impossible for the four of them to kill a Cold-Resistant-level cultivator with the power of six manes, let alone capture him alive.

Moreover, the five of them were all in the main area of ​​the hive. If they failed to take it down in a short period of time, it would cause siege by hundreds of Digging Realm masters of the hive, which would put them in trouble.

To be safe, Xia Chuan ordered his men to control the No. 19 mining area first, and then asked Jinggu’s people to sneak into the hive in batches, and also called Yuwen Tao over.

But to be honest, even with such a safe situation, Daxia could not completely take down the hive without bloodshed. Everything was thanks to Zhaoyang’s hard work in the previous two days, as they consumed most of the hive’s combat power.

Wu Tianxing’s trick was the icing on the cake. If it weren’t for that, the main area of ​​the honeycomb was as hard as a tortoise shell, even if a thousand people from Daxia came, plus the eight of them at the cold-resistant level, they would probably be as helpless as the people from Zhaoyang.

“This great victory was entirely due to too many coincidences. I almost got carried away and wanted to continue attacking Yanglu. Thanks to Yuwen Tao’s reminder, if I had gone there rashly, I would have suffered a great loss in the end!”

Xia Chuan shook his head slightly, suppressed his greed, stopped looking at the map, and turned to Yuan Cheng and said, “Yuwen Sizheng is right. Yanglu is different from the beehive. We know nothing about him. It would be unwise to attack rashly.”

Yuan Cheng and the other six people were not stupid. They understood what Yuwen Tao said. After thinking for a moment, they all nodded, obviously agreeing with Xia Chuan’s decision.

“Sir, Chengping wants to see you!”

Just as Xia Chuan was about to speak, a voice came from outside.

Meng Yi immediately stood up and walked outside, but came back after a while and reported to Xia Chuan: “Sir, the casualties have been counted. There are 214 Diggers in Zhaoyang. There are 721 Diggers in the Hive, 592 of whom died, leaving 129. There are 4921 Woodcutters, 1282 of whom died, leaving 3639. In addition, the remaining population of the Hive is 29273 in total, and they have all been counted!”

Hearing that there were only 214 people left in Zhaoyang, the four people including Zhaoyang Hou Ming who were kneeling below had a flash of sadness on their faces and looked extremely sad.

This time they brought more than 1500 people with them. Not only did % of them die, but now even they themselves have become prisoners of Daxia. It can be said that their misery is extreme.

The same was true for Chen Yingba. Of the more than 700 diggers, only a little over 100 were left. More than 1,000 loggers also died. The main force of the Beehive was almost completely lost, and they would have no foundation to stand in Longyou in the future.

The key point is that the base has been taken over by Daxia. Even if the eldest brother comes back, he will be powerless to save the situation. The Hive is really going to become history!

Realizing this, the sadness on Chen Yingba’s face became more intense. Suddenly he thought of something, turned his head and glared at Wu Tianxing who was kneeling on the ground, his pupils turning blood red.

If Wu Tianxing hadn’t betrayed him, how could Zhaoyang have gotten in so smoothly?
If he hadn’t tricked himself into opening the iron gate at the last minute, not only the Zhaoyang camp, but even the people from Daxia would have had no chance of setting foot in the main area tonight.

“Wu Tianxing, you beast, I will kill you, I will kill you…”

“We’ve been so good to you, why did you betray the Hive!”

“Big brother has great trust in you. He always shares the jade bone with you every time he cooks it. You ungrateful bastard, I will kill you, I will kill you!”

………………

Chen Yingba was so angry that he forgot for a moment that this was Da Xia’s home court. He drew his sword and roared, then rushed directly towards Wu Tianxing, trying to kill him.

Wu Tianxing, who was kneeling on the ground, was obviously caught off guard. His scapula was pierced by the hook and he was unable to put up any strong resistance. He could only roll on the ground to dodge in panic.

But he was unable to display his full strength and at best he could only dodge the attack.

Chen Yingba’s second knife was aimed at his neck.

“stop!”

clang…………

Just as the broadsword was about to chop off Wu Tianxing’s head, a broadsword flashed from the side and was placed directly on Wu Tianxing’s neck, blocking Chen Yingba.

Chen Yingba seemed not to have heard Yuwen Tao’s angry shout. He drew back his sword and continued to kill Wu Tianxing.

At this point, Yuwen Tao was no longer willing to tolerate him and kicked him directly in the chest.

Chen Yingba had only fought with Hou Ming before. Among Da Xia’s eight cold-resistant-level warriors, he knew that Xia Chuan was the strongest, and he didn’t take the others seriously.

So, when facing Yuwen Tao’s kick, he just dodged and then drew his sword and threw it directly at Wu Tianxing on the ground.

boom…………

The next second, his body was kicked away like a cannonball, smashing through the wall, flying more than ten meters out and arriving outside the hall.

Pfft…………

Chen Yingba climbed up outside the hall, spitting out a mouthful of blood. He raised his head to look at Yuwen Tao again, his pupils filled with horror and shock.

“Qimane, his strength is also stronger than mine!”

clang…………

Seeing that the big knife he threw was also blocked by Yuwen Tao’s sword and failed to kill Wu Tianxing, Chen Yingba’s expression instantly fell.

Wu Tianxing had escaped death twice, and while he was feeling lucky, his emotions seemed to have reached a breaking point. He turned around and looked at Chen Yingba and shouted, “Betrayal? This beehive originally belonged to my Wu family. You two brothers…”

“It seems that you are still not aware of your own situation!” Xia Chuan above was a little unhappy with this farce.

He stood up and interrupted Wu Tianxing’s roar. With obvious impatience in his eyes, he looked at the two of them and spoke in a low voice:
“I am not interested in the hatred between you two. I only care whether you two can be loyal to Daxia and work for me in the future!”

Without even thinking, Wu Tianxing immediately turned around and knelt down in front of Xia Chuan, saying respectfully, “Wu Tianxing is willing to lead the whole family to join the Great Xia Camp and serve you in the future!”

Xia Chuan naturally would not take a traitor’s loyalty too seriously. He nodded with a noncommittal smile and then looked at Chen Yingba.

Chen Yingba subconsciously showed a hint of anger, but then he thought of something and his expression became very struggling.

Xia Chuan didn’t continue asking, but turned around and gave Meng Yi a questioning look.

Meng Yi understood what he meant and immediately said, “The family members of Chen Yingyuan, Chen Yingba, and Wu Tianxing, including their collateral relatives, and all those who are related to them, total 426 people. I have already checked them all out. I will send people to escort them back to the base tomorrow night.”

This sentence was undoubtedly the last straw that broke the camel’s back.

thump…………

After the words fell, Chen Yingba knelt down directly in front of Xia Chuan, his expression full of sadness and compromise, and leaned over and said: “Chen Yingba is willing to serve you, sir, I only ask that you treat my family well.”

As a result, Wu Tianxing on the other side also became more respectful.

Xia Chuan then showed a smile on his face and said loudly: “Okay, as long as you work hard for Da Xia, not only will your family members be fine, but they will also live a better life than you do now!”

Judging from their expressions, it was obvious that they only remembered the first sentence.

If you work for Daxia, your family will be fine.

“Okay, let’s stop here with the Beehive matter. Starting tomorrow night, arrange for someone to go to Jinggu to inform Yue Feng and ask him to bring people over to escort the prisoners back to Jinggu in batches. Meng Yi and Hong Tian will temporarily lead the garrison at the Beehive. Are you two okay?”

“Don’t worry, sir, we’re fine!”

Meng Yi and Hong Tian immediately stepped forward and bowed in obedience.

There are only a little over a hundred Diggers left in the hive, more than three thousand Logging Level soldiers, more than twenty thousand ordinary people, two Cold-Resistant Level soldiers, and two fully staffed intermediate hunting teams of a hundred people. It should not be difficult to control them.

The thousands of people who came this time were all members of intermediate hunting teams, a total of twenty teams. Each of the eight cold-resistant levels had one team, so there were actually twelve captains of intermediate hunting teams who had not arrived yet.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Chuan continued, “The remaining 900 people will stay here for the time being, and you two will lead them. Wait for my orders.”

Hong Tianmengyi bowed again and agreed, his eyes brightening slightly.

It’s not because he can command an additional 900 people. The current situation of the hive can be controlled by the two of him and a hundred people. Leaving behind 900 people is obviously not for the hive.

If not for the hive, then why?
The expansion is not over yet!

Not only the two of them, but also Yuwen Tao, Luo Yuan and others noticed this, their eyes lit up and their expressions showed some anticipation.

“It should be daybreak outside…”

Xia Chuan muttered in a low voice, then turned around and continued, “Yuwen Tao, Luo Yuan, Yuan Cheng, Zhao Long, Hong Guang, the five of you come with me and find out about Yang Lu’s situation.”

“Yes, my lord!”

Of course, bring the other two along.

“Chen Yingba, Wu Tianxing, you should be more familiar with our neighbor Yang Lu than we are, so you two can lead the way for us.”

“Yes, my lord!”

Chen Yingba and Wu Tianxing could only bow their hands in agreement and stood up respectfully.

Pah……

“Thank you, sir!”

Yuwen Tao, who was standing by, directly unhooked the iron hook on Wu Tianxing’s chest. Facing Wu Tianxing’s thanks, he just waved his hand casually and said, “Serve Daxia well in the future, and I won’t treat you unfairly!”

Wu Tianxing’s face was full of gratitude.

Chen Yingba, who was standing aside, felt awkward when he thought about having to work for Daxia together with this traitor in the future.

“Okay, let’s go without further ado!”

At Xia Chuan’s command, he led seven cold-resistant soldiers directly up to the ground through the secret passage on the top floor of the main building.

…………

Just as Xia Chuan had expected, it was already dawn outside.

Eight people walked out of the passage. Except for Chen and Wu, the other six people from Da Xia looked up and saw the scene outside, and they couldn’t help but be dazed.

If Redwood Ridge is a maze carved out of ice crystals, it is a perfect combination of snow and natural vegetation;

Then Pingxi Plain is an ocean covered with snow. The snowfield is like solidified waves, and all you can see is vast white. When the wind whistles past with snowflakes, fine silver sand rises from the ground, as if the earth is breathing.

“The scenery during the day is really unique. It has been more than two months since I achieved my breakthrough, and I still never get tired of it!”

Others focus on the differences between Pingxiyuan and Hongmuling.

Yuan Cheng did not have so much leisure time. He was more immersed in the daytime scenery in front of him. It was obvious that the excitement of breaking through the cold-resistant level had not yet passed.

Upon hearing this, Xia Chuan and the other four all smiled.

Among them, Luo Yuan, Zhao Long and Hong Tian’s breakthrough time was not much different from Yuan Cheng’s, so they somewhat resonated with what he said.

“Me too, I never get tired of watching it.”

Yuan Cheng thought of something and laughed:
“Yue Feng made a breakthrough last month. When I saw Bai Tian for the first time, I was so excited that I almost cried. Xu Ning and I were so happy standing by, hahahaha…”

…………

A few of them were joking with each other, not noticing at all that Chen Yingba and Wu Tianxing, who were following behind them, had their pupils trembling when they heard their words.

These people have just made a breakthrough…

Chen and Wu both thought of Xia Hong, the leader of the Great Xia Dynasty whom they met in Jinggu some time ago, and their eyes were slightly dazed.

Among the six people from Da Xia, Hong Tian looks the oldest and should be the oldest. Luo Yuan and Zhao Long look to be almost thirty.

The remaining three, Yuan Cheng, Yuwen Tao and Xia Chuan, are obviously young. Considering their cold-resistant level, their actual age is much older. These three will not be over 30 years old.

Gulp…

Chen Yingba suddenly swallowed and suppressed the shock in his eyes.

“It’s a pity that only a very few people can see this scenery. After all, this world does not belong to humans!”

Yuwen Tao suddenly sighed, interrupting everyone.

Everyone fell into deep thought after hearing that, and the atmosphere suddenly became much more serious.

Indeed, strictly speaking, the Ice Abyss world does not belong to humans.

Cold beasts and monsters are much more common than humans in terms of both space and time. Compared with humans, they are obviously more favored by this world.

“Whether Bingyuan belongs to humans or not is up to human beings. Who would have thought that Daxia would be able to get to where we are today? Similarly, no one can predict what will happen in the future. Perhaps one day in the future, Bingyuan will belong to humans!”

“Si Cheng is right. No one can predict what will happen in the future.”

Yuwen Tao responded immediately, and his expression became much more cheerful.

Seeing that everyone’s morale was lifted, Xia Chuan turned to Chen and Wu on the side and said, “Lead the way!”

The two nodded and immediately led the six people to the west.

“Yang Lu’s base is at Yang Yuan Peak, located at…”

(End of this chapter)