Chapter 171 Gap
Amid the bloody destruction, someone leaned over and grabbed several wrists. After confirming that the name tags on the bracelets were indeed from Xuanzhou, he whistled and called the remaining fifty or so people over, reminding them, "They are indeed from Xuanzhou, but they are not Xuanzhou people with real strength."
He glanced at his bloodied and wounded companions, and sighed to the sky with a look of regret: "Our meteor shower event has ended early. Find a place to hide until we can get out. Let's retreat!"
"We didn't provoke them, they provoked us." Someone complained.
But everyone knows that complaining is useless. This world is ruled by strength. They have killed so many people from Xuanzhou. Xuanzhou's elite troops will most likely not let them go when they find out. That is not something they can resist, especially when they are currently weak.
So the fifty or so wounded people, with full of regrets, with wounds all over their bodies, and with their current harvest, left the scene, leaving behind corpses on the ground, and quickly fled away...
"The boss!"
"Boss, we were wrong..."
There were cries of howling everywhere, and a group of Xuanzhou soldiers who had returned from the battle after being defeated knelt on the ground outside the cave where Shi Chun had settled. This was also the place where they had been in high spirits yesterday.
At this time, everyone was crying, tears and snot coming out, regretting deeply, regretting that they did not listen to the advice.
After this battle, they truly understood the gap between the elite and the mob. They were an elite sect standing at the top of a continent, and they could not be easily defeated by relying on their large numbers. Now they understood that the boss was right. They made military remonstrations and forced the emperor to abdicate, and the boss could not stop them. I am afraid that the boss was heartbroken.
Of the 2,900 or so people, only 1,300 have returned alive, and most of them are still injured.
Most of the casualties were caused, and the number of casualties in all the previous battles combined was not as much as this time.
None of the group that led the attack last night survived.
Not long after the battle began, the Dizhou people rushed towards the leader and killed them, intending to create a chaotic situation where there was no leader. The other side did not expect that even if they lost their leader, no matter how the target of attack changed its position, they could adjust their attack direction in time and continue the siege.
It was too tragic. This was the heaviest loss that Xuanzhou had suffered since entering the Xiji venue, and it was caused by disobeying orders and acting on one's own.
At this point, everyone didn't know how to face the boss except to kneel down and repent.
The people from the Bilan Sect who were guarding the cave entrance sighed inwardly as they watched this tragic scene.
There was crying and wailing outside, but Shi Chun, who was sitting quietly in the cave, ignored it and leaned against the wall to look through the album in his hand.
He didn't want to care about it, nor did he want to seek revenge. He didn't have the time and energy, and he couldn't find the whereabouts of the Dizhou people. After Lan'er's people evacuated, it was impossible for them to go back this time.
Things have come to this point and he is about to face the consequences, and he doesn't want to create any more trouble.
The setbacks suffered here and the depletion of the holders of the high-quality resources of Insect Crystal are more in line with the current situation.
What a joke! If they can find lots of Insect Crystals, what will Mulan, Qingqing and the others who have already participated think? Do they think they are stupid?
The high-quality resources that can be extracted within their capabilities have been exhausted and can no longer be found. The amount they obtain now is far lower than that of Mulan, Qingqing and others. This is the normal phenomenon at present.
Only by exposing weaknesses at this time can we cover up the irrationality of previous large gains and dispel all doubts of the opponent.
As for those people begging and crying outside, it couldn't change his decision.
Regardless of whether he truly sympathizes with everyone's plight or is just pretending, it is not appropriate for him to express it now.
It is meaningless for him to show strong hatred or sympathy in public now. The more serious he acts now, the more disgusting the group will be when they get out in the future. If he overacts, it will have a counterproductive effect and all his previous efforts will be wasted. He just needs to stop at the right time.
This disastrous defeat has been explained both internally and externally.
After letting them wail for a long time, he finally said, "They are all tired. Let them go back and rest when they have cried enough."
Wu Jinliang, who had taken off his shoes and was picking his toes, chuckled, got up and walked away barefoot. When he was almost at the entrance of the cave, his face became heavy again, and he said loudly outside: "The boss said that we are all tired, let's go back and rest."
After saying that, he turned around and went back. He felt that sometimes it was more comfortable to walk barefoot. The living habits in the exile land have not yet been completely assimilated here.
Regardless of whether they met the boss or not, the boss had already sent a message, and everyone got an explanation. Then they all got up and dispersed one after another, feeling sad.
Captain Mai Zhan, whose legs were nearly cut off, stood up with great effort and limped away. He did not cry, he could not cry, he was forced to follow the show and almost lost his life, and also lost two of his fellow disciples. His eyes swept over the group of sobbing figures and he cursed in his heart.
Xuanzhou's elite troops really tried their best. They carried out as many as five raids in one day and made full use of the information they had learned during the previous dormant period.
It was not until very late that the group went into a state of rest and recuperation, and the haul announced to the public was more than 10,000.
After cheering excitedly, the elite troops dispersed to rest.
Several leaders met together in private again.
Tang Zhen mentioned the other side, "I heard that Wang Sheng suffered a disastrous defeat and lost nearly 1,600 people in one battle."
Li Shanshan: "It has nothing to do with Wang Sheng. They are a bunch of rabble who are blindly arrogant. Wang Sheng couldn't stop them. They insisted on attacking the elite troops of Dizhou. Nearly 3,000 people fought against 200 people, but they suffered heavy losses.
This incident shows that Wang Sheng's previous strategy of picking on the weak was correct and a wise move. So many people were overwhelmed by victory, but Wang Sheng was the only one who remained calm and maintained his established strategy. In comparison, it can be seen that he is really not a simple man. Wang Sheng, Wang Sheng, is worthy of his name. "
Tang Zhen: "It is said that the group of guys who returned in defeat regretted their actions so much that they knelt outside Wang Sheng's cave and cried for a long time. Wang Sheng never came out to see them from beginning to end. I guess he was really heartbroken by those guys. Alas."
Wan Daoxuan: "This defeat also proves a point. Our current strategy has worked and has pushed them into a corner."
Li Shanshan: "That's what happened. They can't find any big gains right now. Seeing that we are about to surpass them, they have no choice but to take risks."
Wan Daoxuan: "I should say something that I shouldn't say. To some extent, their defeat is a good thing for us. It can make them face reality, the reality of losing to us, and it can also help us avoid being too outrageous. The current daily harvest of Insect Crystals cannot be raised any further. Too much may arouse their suspicion."
Everyone nodded slightly when they heard this.
Wan Daoxuan continued, "We will be leaving the day after tomorrow. We can still work hard tomorrow to see if we can get any rare gains on the last day. If nothing unexpected happens, I think tomorrow's gains won't be too high. We just need to be a little higher than them in total."
Guan Yingjie: "What do you mean?"
Wan Daoxuan: "This will make them unwilling to accept the result, and it will be easier to provoke them to change the rules of the competition. If we really surpass them by too much and make them admit defeat and accept the on-site count, then we will be exposed. The number should not be too large. Tomorrow night, we will stir up the atmosphere of opposition between the two sides. With the help of our undercover agents, there should be no surprises in the end. What I am afraid of now is..."
Having said that, he subconsciously glanced at Mulan Qingqing.
Mulan Qingqing's eyebrows moved slightly, "If you have something to say, just say it."
Wan Daoxuan sighed and said with a wry smile: "It shouldn't be a big deal, but I'm a little scared of Wang Sheng now, because the ability Wang Sheng has shown is too strong, and he doesn't seem like someone who can be easily defeated. I'm worried that something unexpected will happen to him."
What's the use of worrying? Not to mention him, Mulan Qingqing was silent here, and she had the same worry in her heart.
Since the two sides have been fighting openly and secretly, she has never won and has always been passive. In addition, the powerful ability shown by Wang Sheng in leading a group of rabble makes people nervous. Can she succeed this time?
She was also very nervous, she also wanted to bring the first place back to Su Yuanzong!
She didn't show her trepidation, and said coldly, "We'll take it one step at a time."
Everyone nodded in agreement. At this point, this was the only way. They couldn't abandon their plans just because they were worried.
When Wan Daoxuan and the others stood up to leave, Mulan Qingqing added, "If you find those people from Dizhou, notify me immediately and leave no one alive!"
"Okay." Several people agreed.
After one night, the white sky gradually brightened the universe, and the elite troops of Xuanzhou once again went out to fight with all their strength.
In contrast to the high morale of the elite troops, Wang Sheng's troops fell into dejection.
Wang Sheng's spies could not find a good target to attack, and the morale of his troops seemed to be too low to fight again.
As time went by, it gradually got dark.
Well, facing the darkness, we at least have new expectations. The conference will end tomorrow and we can leave here tomorrow.
Limping, Mai Zhanzhang found Shi Chun and reported a situation with a bitter face, "Boss, the harvest situation on the other side has come out. Today is the last day, and they didn't have any good harvest. They only got about 2,000 pieces. In total, it seems that they only surpassed us by 5,000 pieces."
Shi Chun remained silent.
Chief Mai Zhan asked, "Boss, we are only five thousand short. Is there any way to make up for it?"
Shi Chun asked back, "Is 5,000 too few? I also want to make up for it, but the question is where can I find it? Mulan Qingqing has been able to get so many in such a short period of time. It is indeed a bit beyond my expectation. Now it is too late in terms of manpower and morale. Our spies who are running around outside have been working very hard and have not returned yet."
"Oh." Mai Zhanchang sighed and finally left helplessly.
It's just five thousand pieces short, just a difference of five thousand pieces. Outside, there were voices of resentment and roars, revealing endless unwillingness.
After paying such a high price and gaining such a huge harvest, we ended up losing because of a gap of 5,000 coins. When the harvest was just right before, one more day would have been enough.
Shi Chun, who was waiting silently, also took out the mother-child talisman, which was a message from Mulan Qingqing, informing the troops of the gathering place. They would gather tonight and leave before the deadline of the meeting tomorrow.
Shi Chun showed Wu Jinliang the contents of the mother-child talisman and said, "Notify them to march."
"Yeah." Wu Jin, who returned the mother-child talisman, took two big strides forward.
Seeing Chu Jingtang looking at him eagerly, Shi Chun said solemnly: "Now it's time to see the truth. You have to keep a close eye on those pockets of yours and don't let any outsiders touch them."
"Don't worry, as long as we are alive, the stone will remain." Chu Jingtang patted his chest to make a promise, then turned around and walked away quickly.
Outside there was the banging sound of men and horses gathering.
(End of this chapter)
