Chapter 933 - 931: Chen Tianlong Volunteers for Battle
The crowd was initially surprised to see Bing Ruxue recover completely, then they all knelt down, except for Chen Tianlong and Lin Jun who stood.
"Get up, everyone. The immediate priority is to repel the large army from North City. Let’s discuss any good strategies we might have?" Bing Ruxue, having regained her former dominance, began to strategize against foreign enemies.
Everyone discussed, but after a long time, no one spoke up, apparently at a loss for good ideas.
After all, the enemy army was already at the gate, consisting of fifty thousand elite soldiers, while the city had at most thirty thousand and mostly female soldiers. In comparison, the odds were clearly against them.
"I have a suggestion: let me lead two thousand elite soldiers to fight. The Hall Master will lead twenty thousand elite soldiers to defend the city, awaiting my orders to engage. What does the Hall Master think?" Chen Tianlong, confident and assured, proposed directly.
"No problem." Bing Ruxue had been waiting for Chen Tianlong to speak, and naturally agreed. She had agreed to give him her people, let alone her soldiers.
Since the Hall Master agreed, no one dared to oppose. The person who could drive out the Hall Master’s Cold Poison was a terrifying presence, and there was no questioning him.
With everyone’s trust, Chen Tianlong was quite pleased and immediately summoned the army...
An hour later, Chen Tianlong appeared one kilometer outside the city with fifty thousand elite troops, just fifty meters opposite the enemy’s fifty thousand soldiers. Hao Shuai and Fang Dali were wide-eyed, doubting if Chen Tianlong was foolish enough to face their fifty thousand troops with such a small force.
"Young Master Xu, am I seeing things or is it really Chen Tianlong over there?" Fang Dali asked incredulously.
"Yes, Young Master Fang, it’s Chen Tianlong with only five thousand troops challenging us with fifty thousand, haha, it’s the most foolish thing I’ve ever seen." Though Hao Shuai said this, he was somewhat fearful inside. Given his understanding of Chen Tianlong, the latter was meticulous and unlikely to act without certainty.
Now that he dared to lead such few soldiers, he surely had a backup plan.
Fang Dali was thinking the same.
However, Chen Tianlong’s backup plan was to exploit their personalities, suspicious by nature. Had Chen Tianlong summoned thirty thousand elite troops here, Hao Shuai and Fang Dali wouldn’t have been as concerned.
But with only five thousand troops, it baffled the two.
Thus, even seeing Chen Tianlong a few dozen meters away, they dared not order an assault, suspecting he had a trick up his sleeve.
Watching the two glance around nervously, Chen Tianlong knew they wouldn’t act rashly, so he ordered the soldiers to prepare for battle.
Yet, Chen Tianlong’s intention was not for them to fight but to create a tense atmosphere to unsettle the two commanders. Soon, the armies were only twenty meters apart.
"Kid, you really have guts to come here courting death!" Hao Shuai shouted.
Chen Tianlong slightly raised his head, looked at Hao Shuai, and smirked, "You’re a lingering spirit, aren’t you? Even came from South Sea to deal with me, impressive indeed."
"Cut the crap, you saw our fifty thousand troops against your small numbers, ready to surrender?" Hao Shuai threatened.
"I only speak with the leader here, you’re not worthy." Chen Tianlong’s face showed a playful expression.
"You~"
Hearing this, Hao Shuai was almost angry enough to erupt.
"Let me handle this, Young Master Hao!"
Seeing Hao Shuai speechless, Fang Dali urged.
Hao Shuai realized Chen Tianlong was deliberately provoking him, so he didn’t bother to argue. After all, Fang Dali’s prowess was something Chen Tianlong couldn’t match; even the strength of Profound Dao couldn’t compare to the Tunnel.
Clearly, Fang Dali thought similarly, remembering their last encounter when Fang Dali fought with him, only at Profound Dao four-star level. Now Chen Tianlong had reached Tunnel one-star level, except Bing Ruxue, no one else knew.
"Chen Tianlong, you’re really bold, aren’t you? You came here to die?" Fang Dali still had concerns. Though from his formation, their fifty thousand troops could easily encircle them, there was still fear of unforeseen circumstances.
For those naturally suspicious, the greatest fear was unexpected events, so they needed absolute certainty.
"Haha, Young Master Fang, you’re smart. You should know why I came. Since I dare to come, I must be confident." Chen Tianlong spoke casually and calmly, deepening Fang Dali and Hao Shuai’s confusion.
As if beneath Chen Tianlong’s feet, tens of thousands of troops were hidden, and he was utterly fearless.
"Is that so? Then I won’t be polite."
Fang Dali considered that with only five thousand enemy troops, he didn’t have to use all his forces, only five thousand troops to fight first, while over forty thousand observed, ensuring any issues were swiftly managed.
With that, Fang Dali waved his Conductor’s Baton, and the army promptly sent out five thousand troops.
This was the troop deployment signal for their North City army. Chen Tianlong glanced, seemingly unperturbed, and laughed, "Fang Dali ah, Fang Dali, you have so many elite troops and you’re afraid of my five thousand female soldiers, really amusing."
"Who said I was afraid? I just wanted to play with you. Who knows if you will play tricks." Fang Dali retorted.
"Is that so? I’d like to play, but five thousand against five thousand is no fun." Chen Tianlong suddenly shifted the conversation, "Want to have a leader duel?"
"A duel? You? Haha... Defeated opponent, not worth challenging again." Fang Dali mocked.
"Really? Haven’t you heard of making a comeback? Are you afraid, Young Master Fang, that I’ll capture you?" Chen Tianlong smiled playfully.
Fang Dali frowned, thinking capturing him might be a good tactic, but could this guy really capture him? Ridiculous.
"Stop talking, he’s clearly afraid!" Next to him, Lin Jun had understood Chen Tianlong’s intent and hurriedly stoked the flames.
"You... who are you to speak like that to me?" Fang Dali looked at Lin Jun, feeling he looked a bit familiar but couldn’t recall at the moment.
"I am Lin Jun, soldier of the Lin Family Army of East City!"
"Hiss~"
Upon hearing, Fang Dali gasped. Chen Tianlong knew someone from the Lin Family Army, could the Lin Family Army be secretly ambushing around?
Thinking of this, Fang Dali was somewhat anxious. If the Ice Hall and Lin Family Army joined forces, their fifty thousand North City troops might not be a match.
"Haha, with the Lin Family Army here, I wonder if there’s an ambush?" Fang Dali deliberately asked.
Lin Jun smiled without speaking, while Chen Tianlong took a few steps forward and said, "Why waste time talking nonsense? If you don’t dare to duel, then let’s commence the army battle."
Hearing this, Fang Dali hesitated again. If Chen Tianlong wasn’t confident, how could he dare challenge their army with five thousand troops against fifty thousand? Absurd.
The only explanation was that Chen Tianlong certainly had a backup plan.
"Fine, I accept your challenge. We’ll duel!" Fang Dali finally agreed, and Chen Tianlong secretly rejoiced, knowing he had taken the bait.
Both rode their war horses to the center, standing there for a while.