Chapter 357 - - 355 Lin Qing’s Strategy to Lure the Enemy_1

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Duge knew that Lin Qing’s army definitely had Alien Warriors within its ranks.

After the Fourth Prince, Gu Shiming, realized he couldn’t control him, he decisively severed the connection between him and the Dragon Teeth.

Without the secret spies of Dragon Teeth, ordinary scouts simply couldn’t get close to Lin Qing’s great army, so he knew nothing about the situation inside Lin Qing’s military.

In an army of three hundred thousand, hiding a few Alien Warriors and training their attributes was all too easy.

However.

Duge could no longer worry about that.

The arrow was on the bowstring, and he had to shoot.

He had made such a big fuss, and only at each critical moment did he awaken a skill, so even if there were Alien Warriors in Lin Qing’s army, at most they had only awakened one skill too.

Moreover.

He held the overall situation, which could affect everything with a single move, and with the power of Sea God and the cultivation level of a Grandmaster, it was the opponent who should be scared, not him.

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Duge, possessing the power of the Sea God, had better maneuverability than anyone else.

The next day.

The thirty thousand strong army set out, proceeding directly down the Yang River.

After joining forces with Xiang Li’s Earth Tease Army in Linjiang City and Ge Zong’s Earth Alien Army in Jiangbei City, forming a forty thousand strong army, they landed at the Three Bends and seized Gui City that very day.

After resting in Gui City for a night and resupplying provisions, they captured Fan City the next day, and Lin City the day after that…

Three cities.

Duge and Cao Lin hardly had to lift a finger as Xiang Li’s and Ge Zong’s armies took care of the cities with ease.

No one could withstand the absurd contagion and the perverse military spirit.

Especially after Xiang Li and Ge Zong extensively farmed keywords in their territories, their attributes improved by leaps and bounds, their martial arts reached the Innate Realm, and scaling the city walls was as easy as walking on flat ground.

In attacking these cities that lacked masters, Sect Master Gu didn’t even need to use his Tenderness Sword Technique.

Three days.

Three cities fell into Luo Shuang’s hands.

This was only because the three cities were far from the river, preventing Duge from transporting troops on a large scale through the waterways. Otherwise, the three cities could have been taken in a day at most.

When capturing the towns, Duge caused no disturbance among the civilians.

He simply issued a series of policies such as tax exemption and “purchased” provisions from wealthy households using Qingwu Country’s bonds before swiftly moving on to the next target, hardly pausing.

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Gui City, Fan City, and Lin City were on the flank of Lin Qing’s march.

Lin Qing’s scouts learned of Duge’s movements immediately.

In Yang City, two days away from Linyang, Lin Qing once again halted his army to discuss countermeasures.

Central Army Tent.

Lin Qing, looking at the map spread out on the table, smiled and said, “Leng Shi abandons Linyang to conduct guerrilla warfare, hoping to lure us into splitting our forces, which plays right into my hands.”

The deputy general chuckled and said, “He thinks that by us splitting our forces to take Linyang City, it would give him a chance to breathe and enough time to cause trouble in Chongming Country.

Leng Shi probably didn’t expect that we also have a Heavenly Demon in our army. Hiding in Linyang City, he might have held out for a while, but now he has entered dangerous territory alone, which is truly unwise.

Once we capture him, taking Linyang City will be just like turning over one’s hand. He has never understood that without him, Wei Tingjiang and the others are still generals of Chongming Country and won’t resist us. In my humble opinion, the Marshal can now send a letter directly to Wei Tingjiang, persuading them to surrender.”

“Leng Shi is just a Heavenly Demon, and he does not know how to command troops; such a decision is not surprising.” The speaker was Yu Zhang, who kept his hands in his sleeves and craned his neck to glance at the map in front of Lin Qing, licking his lips repeatedly as he spoke.

His keyword was sleazy.

These days.

In Lin Qing’s great army, a sleazy army that belonged to him alone had been trained.

During this time, he awakened an advanced skill: Person and Ghost Hate. When this skill activated, anyone who saw him or heard him speak couldn’t help wanting to punch him.

It wasn’t a group skill, but its taunting power was MAX. Within Lin Qing’s army, he dared not activate this skill at all.

Otherwise, he would definitely be swarmed and beaten to death.

Even without using the skill, Yu Zhang’s sneaky appearance was annoying enough on its own.

Lin Qing glanced at him, couldn’t help clenching his fist, but thinking of his special abilities, he relaxed his grip and put on a smile, “Thank you for your hard work, three generals.”

“Yu Zhang and I will go to lure the enemy,” Ren Shaorong, who had the keyword ‘good times,’ bent his body and smiled, “Yu Zhang will handle the attraction, and I will break Xiang Li and Ge Zong’s abilities. Marshal, just command the troops and arrange the formation, cast your net wide, and this time, we will surely capture them all in one fell swoop.”

“It’s just that we don’t know what Leng Shi’s ability is,” said Shen Yu, who had the keyword ‘precision’, “It would be great if we could get more accurate intelligence.”

“It’s highly likely related to water,” said Ren Shaorong. “As long as there’s no water, his strength will be greatly reduced. With an army of three hundred thousand, even if each person fires one arrow, they’ll still turn him into a sieve.”

“All right. There’s no time to lose.” Lin Qing nodded, turning to two martial artists resting with their eyes closed, and said, “Sect Master Niu, Sect Master Liu, please take the trouble to accompany Generals Yu and Ren on this trip!”

“Understood.”

Sect Master Niu was named Niu Jiangsheng, over fifty years old, leader of the Divine Intent Sect, and his Grandmaster realm comprehension was that of speed, swift as lightning. If he wanted to flee, no one among the Grandmasters could catch up with him.

Although Yu Zhang had derived an advanced skill, his own attributes weren’t high, and if he tried to lure the enemy on his own, he’d probably be killed the moment he showed his face.

But paired with the speed-renowned Niu Jiangsheng, the two of them were sufficient to attract any enemy.

And Sect Master Liu was named Liu Jun, who grasped the essence of the wind and moved with it as a Grandmaster, his speed ranking among the very top as well.

The abilities of Xiang Li and Ge Zong, once unleashed, were likely to ensnare someone.

But Ren Shaorong, with the keyword ‘good times,’ had just the skill to counter that. Her awakened ability, Good Times and Beautiful Scenery, influenced people to feel at peace, free from life’s troubles.

It was a skill that seemed useless.

Yet, on the battlefield, it completely countered the abilities of Xiang Li and Ge Zong.

This was also why Lin Qing wasn’t overly concerned about Duge.

Regardless of whether Duge was defending Linyang City or engaging in guerrilla warfare, as long as these four people over here took action, they would lead Duge right into their trap.

Their biggest trump card was Shen Yu, who had the keyword ‘precision’. He had awakened the skill Arrow with No False Shots. Under the influence of his skill, everyone in the army was a godly archer.

Lin Qing had tested it before: when ten thousand people fired at once, all ten thousand arrows would hit the same straw man without a single one going awry.

But that was nothing.

What was truly frightening was that Shen Yu’s unerring accuracy seemed to come with a locking feature. Even if the target dodged, the fired arrows would turn mid-flight to hit their mark, until they struck the target or the arrows were damaged.

It took a lot of training to develop a god archer in the army, but with Shen Yu, as long as one was strong enough to draw a powerful bow, that was enough.

To complement Shen Yu’s skill, Lin Qing had assembled all the experts in the army to form a God Shooting Group of thirty thousand men, just to deal with the Grandmasters in Duge’s team.

A volley of ten thousand arrows fired at once, in three rotations, would be difficult for a Grandmaster to defend against.

After all, there were Grandmasters on their own side too, entangling the opponents one-on-one in combat. When ten thousand arrows suddenly shot forth, there was no need to fear hitting their own people, and it just felt so exhilarating…

Having developed Shen Yu’s skill, Lin Qing even considered, once they had taken back Linyang City, to confront the invading army of three hundred thousand from Dachu Country with his own troops, ensuring they would not return and decisively flaunting the might of Chongming Country.

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But let’s not talk about Lin Qing, who was dreaming beautiful dreams.

On the other side, Niu Jiangsheng carried Yu Zhang on his back, Liu Jun carried Ren Shaorong, and without hesitation, the four of them left Lin Qing’s army and headed straight for Lin City through the air.

“Sister Ren, when you use your skill, don’t forget about the two Sect Masters. Otherwise, long before we can lure the enemy, they would beat me to death,” Yu Zhang, lying on Niu Jiangsheng’s back, chuckled and reminded Ren Shaorong.

“I won’t forget,” Ren Shaorong glanced at him, “Don’t smile at me like that, rein it in. There are only four of us, how much attributes can you increase, don’t make me sick.”

“Sister Ren, a mosquito’s leg is also meat,” Yu Zhang pursed his lips, threw a seductive look at Ren Shaorong, and with a thrust of his pelvis added, “Flirting with you, a woman over sixty, actually disgusts me too. But you know what, the more I do this, the more attributes I gain. Sister Ren, give me a kiss, hmm…”

Feeling Yu Zhang’s movements behind him, Niu Jiangsheng’s face turned ashen, filled with helpless resignation, “General Yu, please restrain yourself. My mental state isn’t stable, and if I accidentally drop you, it would be bad if I mess up Marshal Lin’s big plans.”

“Exactly,” Liu Jun agreed, “I’m feeling nauseous myself. My state of wind is constantly on the verge of collapse…”

“Let him be, I’m here!” sighed Ren Shaorong helplessly. She activated her Good Times and Beautiful Scenery skill, and in an instant, aside from Yu Zhang who still had that thieving look, everyone’s mindset calmed, and their speed even increased a bit.

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