Chapter 286: Chapter 146 The Idea of Artifact Refining, Taking the Initiative _3
Even if he could not help the Luo Family take down the entire Da Feng Dynasty,
at the very least, he wanted to thoroughly resolve the challenge posed by Feng Wuyi of Qingcheng Prefecture and even the Guan Family within Luo Mountain Prefecture.
“Huff…”
Taking a deep breath and slowly exhaling, Luo Yong said in a low voice, “Alright, I understand what you mean. Since you are so insistent, then we will launch a full-scale attack on Feng Wuyi of Qingcheng Prefecture tomorrow. At that time, I will take out the one hundred Mo Yu Cavalry I have kept hidden for a long time to coordinate with your forces.”
…
As time passed.
After the Luo Family’s troops were gradually mobilized.
The next day, at dawn.
Before the sky was fully bright,
and when the surrounding temperature was still at a very low level,
the Luo Family forces in Luo Mountain Prefecture had already mobilized a full five hundred thousand armored elites.
Continuously advancing towards the location of the Qingcheng Prefecture’s army.
Among these five hundred thousand, four hundred thousand armored elites were brought back by Luo Yong from Changping Prefecture.
The remaining one hundred thousand had been successively replenished during this period.
…
Five hundred thousand troops marched out,
their momentum was immensely imposing.
As the army advanced, dust clouds soared into the sky and the synchronized marching sound roared like thunder.
Not to mention the Guan Family that shared control of Luo Mountain Prefecture with the Luo Family,
even the lands of Qingcheng Prefecture had already clearly perceived the movements of the Luo Family.
The Qingcheng Prefecture’s army camp,
within the Commander’s Tent.
At this time, a man of about two meters tall, extremely robust,
dressed in a dark-red armor, was sitting silently.
This middle-aged man, named Ao Ding,
was in the Organ Refinement Late Stage.
Because both his cultivation and command abilities were outstanding,
and also because the Ao Family of Qingcheng Prefecture was the maternal power behind Feng Wuyi,
Ao Ding was currently in control of a million armored elites at the border of Qingcheng Prefecture.
In front of him, apart from a few direct descendants of the Ao Family, the rest were representatives from other familial powers in Qingcheng Prefecture.
“The Luo Family has mobilized five hundred thousand armored elites and is actively approaching us. I assume you all already know this news, right?”
From the main seat, Ao Ding glanced at the people before him,
and then spoke to his generals in a low voice.
“General, we were concerned that the Luo Family would keep hiding inside their city and not come out. Now that they have chosen to meet us in battle, isn’t this exactly what we wanted?”
A general in the tent spoke up first.
“No, no, no, there might be some conspiracy here…”
“The Luo Family has always maintained a defensive stance in Luo Mountain Prefecture.”
“And now, they suddenly choose to attack, such a drastic change must harbor some issues.”
Another general in the tent commented thus.
As the words of these two generals gradually echoed in the tent,
other generals also began expressing their opinions.
If you were to categorize, the generals in the tent could roughly be divided into two factions.
One faction believed it to be a great opportunity that should not be missed,
lest they live to regret it.
The other faction, however, held the view that the Luo Family in Luo Mountain Prefecture had been maintaining a defensive stance these past days.
And now that they suddenly chose to attack,
such a drastic change in attitude definitely involved some conspiracy or trickery.
Therefore, regarding the Luo Family’s advance,
they must be extremely cautious.
The opinions expressed by these two factions of generals both had some merit.
However, Ao Ding, who had been sitting silently in the main seat,
after pondering for a long time, ultimately made a decision, which was to engage the Luo Family Army directly.
Conspiracies and trickeries were never something Ao Ding believed in.
What he believed in was absolute strength,
as long as strength was overwhelming, it could crush all conspiracies and trickeries.
He was very clear about the information from the Luo Family side.
Their main general was named Luo Yong,
whose cultivation was at the Organ Refinement Realm Intermediate Stage.
Compared to an ordinary Intermediate Stage practitioner, Luo Yong’s strength surpassed by a slight margin.
But if he were to be compared with himself, a practitioner in the Organ Refinement Late Stage, Luo Yong would greatly fall short.
“Since the Luo Family wishes to confront us head-on,”
“then I shall indulge their desire.”
While speaking, Ao Ding, who had been sitting in the main seat, suddenly stood up.
He looked at the generals before him,
then spoke with a somewhat serious and stern expression, “Next, get ready. Mobilize all the troops we can mobilize and aim to annihilate the living forces of the Luo Family Army as much as possible!!!”
…
Within the Commander’s Tent,
Ao Ding’s words slowly resonated.
And those generals before him, upon hearing these words, could only silently nod their heads.
Even though a small number of generals felt
that Ao Ding’s decision was not very wise,
Ao Ding was, after all, the commander of the army at the border of Qingcheng Prefecture.
In Feng Wuyi’s absence, he was the supreme authority.
His words were an order that everyone had to follow.
Otherwise, losing one’s head
could be framed as defying military orders by Ao Ding.
To defy military orders would mean that even if you died, no one would speak up for you.
…
Thus, under Ao Ding’s command,
the troops amassed at the borders of Luo Mountain Prefecture by Qingcheng Prefecture began to stir.
The six hundred thousand armored elites already stationed outside the land of the Luo Family,
were the first to advance towards the direction of the Luo Family Army.
Even the troops stationed at the Guan Family’s borders in Luo Mountain Prefecture
directly redeployed roughly three hundred thousand soldiers.
Only about a hundred thousand armored elites were left behind to watch over the Guan Family’s borders in Luo Mountain Prefecture.
From that point on, the numbers of troops on both sides
became about nine hundred thousand from Qingcheng Prefecture’s army, facing off against over five hundred thousand from the Luo Family Army.
The gap was roughly four hundred thousand.