Chapter 162: Chapter 106: Million Allied Forces, Dramatic Development?_1
Before one knew it, another day had passed.
In the county city of Huai Shui County, within an ancient estate that had stood for countless years,
was Feng Wentai, who was the King of Huai Shui.
He silently remained in an extremely quiet room.
Just three days ago, he had sent people to the Luo Family and the estates of the Chen Family.
He also conveyed his thoughts to both families.
Regarding this plan, the longstanding Chen Family of Huai Shui County didn’t hesitate much before agreeing to it outright.
The Chen Family had no better options.
Nowadays, the waters of Huai had all but dried up.
The water resources in the deep wells wouldn’t last much longer either.
The weather was also becoming increasingly hotter.
The locusts in the fields had also become quite formidable in size.
It was entirely possible for a locust disaster to suddenly erupt at any moment.
Therefore, the Chen Family could only collaborate with Feng Wentai.
The Luo Family, however, was somewhat different from the Chen Family and Feng Wentai.
Ever since the Cooling Charm, Rain Seeking Talisman, and the Locust Removal Talisman—this series of miraculous talismans—began to appear,
the crops in the newly opened fields outside Qingshi Town,
grew with astonishing vigor.
Even the excessively suitable climate
had caused the growth rate of the crops to significantly accelerate.
In no more than one month, the Luo Family would be able to harvest these crops for the first time.
In such circumstances, the Luo Family naturally had more options.
“Family Head.”
Inside the room, a servant wearing grey clothes bowed his head in silence.
Feng Wentai raised his head and looked forward,
only to realize that this person was the one specially in charge of communicating with the Chen Family and the Luo Family.
“How did it go?”
“Did the Chen Family and the Luo Family agree to join forces?”
Feng Wentai asked quietly and with a rather calm expression,
as though everything was under his control.
“Family Head, the Chen Family agreed, but the Luo Family on the other hand…”
Feng Wentai’s eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at the servant in front of him and asked in a low voice, “What about the Luo Family?”
The servant bowed his head slightly.
Afterward, he gave an answer, “It seems like the Luo Family isn’t particularly concerned about the alliance of the three families, so they did not agree to participate…”
…
The words of the grey-clothed servant slowly echoed throughout the room.
Upon hearing this, Feng Wentai was momentarily startled,
and then couldn’t help but furrow his brow.
Why?
He didn’t quite understand why.
In Huai Shui County, the Tang Family had the most abundant food reserves.
The combined food reserves of the Luo Family, the Chen Family, and himself, Feng Wentai,
might not even amount to one-third of the Tang Family’s reserves.
Destroying the Tang Family would be an excellent affair for the Luo Family, the Chen Family, and himself, Feng Wentai.
But why didn’t the Luo Family want to participate?
Did they wish to sit on the sidelines?
To watch the conflict between the three powers from a safe distance,
then reap the rewards like a fisherman?
…
After pondering for a long time, Feng Wentai couldn’t find any definitive answer in his heart.
“Did the Luo Family give any reason?”
Feng Wentai suddenly raised his head.
He asked the servant standing before him once more.
The servant in the room did not reply.
He only silently shook his head.
“Alright, I understand the situation. You may leave now…”
Feng Wentai silently waved his hand.
And as the servant gradually left,
only Feng Wentai remained in the room; he then let out a slight sigh, and his expression gradually grew more complex.
The Chen Family was participating, while the Luo Family chose to sit on the sidelines…
If possible, the best choice would clearly be not to act against the Tang Family while the alliance between the Chen Family, the Luo Family, and himself, Feng Wentai, was not fully united.
But given the current situation,
it seemed he would have to make a move against the Tang Family after all.
…
In the blink of an eye,
another three days had passed.
Finally, today, after deliberation between Feng Wentai’s faction and the Chen Family,
both parties chose to deploy their troops against the Tang Family.
If the Luo Family did not participate, so be it.
It was enough to simply keep watch on the Luo Family.
The downfall of the Tang Family had become a necessary action under the current circumstances.
Either the Tang Family would collapse
and the Chen Family along with Feng Wentai’s faction would take over the Tang Family’s territories,
or the Tang Family would seize this opportunity,
using their vast food reserves to rise to power strongly.
Beyond that, there was no third possibility.
As for the Luo Family in Qingshi Town, hidden away in some inconspicuous corner,
they were not truly in Feng Wentai’s considerations.
…
In Huai Shui County, Tang Family City, Tang Family estate,
within an extremely luxurious room,
upon learning the news that the Chen Family and Feng Wentai had joined forces and decided to attack the Tang Family,
Tang Huaiping, the current Family Head of the Tang Family, grew increasingly restless.
“Family Head, although the Allied Forces of the Feng Family and the Chen Family claim to be a million strong,”
“the number of armored soldiers is at most just over half a million…”
In the room, a Tang Family elder stood silently.
He said to the Family Head Tang Huaiping before him.
“Claiming a million, with armored soldiers just over half a million…”
Upon hearing this number, Tang Huaiping couldn’t help but stretch out his hand and rub his head.
His already slightly aching head suddenly felt even more painful.