Chapter 1947 - 1946: The Benefits of a Guide Party

Chapter 1947: Chapter 1946: The Benefits of a Guide Party

"Ha, do I need to care about their opinions?"

You.

Sikong Yu watched Li Feng lift his foot to leave, looking like a dog that bites Lv Dongbin, ungrateful. Ouyang Qiuhai came forward to Sikong Yu’s side.

"Sister Yu, that guy is really ungrateful. He knows you mean well for him, yet he acts like this. Sooner or later, he’ll pay for it."

Finding another clean place as a temporary resting spot, they lit a bonfire and slaughtered some meat beasts to roast directly.

"Shi Xing."

"Master."

Shi Xing hurriedly stepped forward with a complete bootlicker image, and Li Feng didn’t bother to correct him, instead directly asked, "How much do you know about the deployment of the Demon Country this time?"

Hearing this question, Shi Xing pondered for a moment and said, "Replying to Master, my Stone Gate tribe is just a third-rate demon clan and doesn’t know much about the major military and political matters of the Demon Country. I’ll just share what I know."

"We received the order ten days ago. It commanded my Stone Gate tribe to send 500 warriors. I gathered the warriors that day, and then we were led here by a guide."

"According to the instructions, my tribe’s 500 warriors are responsible for this camp, providing food and accommodation for the tribes passing through. We’re not responsible for anything else."

"It took us three days to get here. We camped here for about seven days and roughly twenty squads of thousands have passed through, mostly setting up camp at night and moving on at dawn."

Upon hearing this, Li Feng couldn’t help but furrow his brows.

"So before your tribe came here, there was already a formation of some scale, right?"

"Yes, when we got here, there was already a rough framework. Originally, this camp was very simple, just a matter of adding more tents."

"How was the food supply handled?"

"Some was self-supplied, and there’s a dedicated transport team. That transport team was huge, with over 3,000 carts and herding over 100,000 meat beasts. It passed through here three days ago, left some provisions and meat beasts for us, and moved on to the next spot."

"I specifically inquired and learned that there are many such transport teams, continuously transporting provisions forward. Some remain at the rear, and our camps are responsible for feeding the demon clan warriors, while some are stockpiled at the forward camp."

"How is the transport team protected?"

"There is no protection per se. However, the grain transport team itself needs to handle numerous large carts and herd a plethora of meat beasts, so there are still thousands of people, and there’s a camp almost every other day, with the farthest squad of thousands not exceeding half a day."

"And judging by the pace, the transport convoy should have just passed the next camp."

Shi Xing said.

On the side, Sikong Yu heard what Shi Xing said and clicked her tongue slightly, saying, "If he’s speaking truthfully, squads of thousands are passing through camps almost daily. The camp we broke earlier should soon be discovered."

Li Feng and the others launched a surprise attack on a camp before sunset yesterday and traveled overnight, arriving here by noon, breaking through this camp again.

According to Shi Xing’s account, the demon clan moves to the next camp before sunset, setting out from camp at sunrise.

The camp Li Feng and the others destroyed had three squads of thousands, apparently just settling in. Now that the camp is broken, the next squad will arrive tonight, and with the sun setting, discovery is imminent.

"Yes, at the latest before sunset, but the night will buy us a night’s time. If the other side lacks flying demon clan members, discovery should be a day later."

"This reconnaissance by the demon clan is orderly, tribal-led, without centralized command before reaching the main camp. Even if discovered, they won’t know whom to report to."

Although the Demon Country is established, it resembles a nomadic nation, gathering people before a major battle. During this time, these tribes will receive only a location and rough orders. Before reaching the main camp, these demon tribes essentially have no superiors.

No higher-ups meaning intelligence transmission will lag, even fail, presenting an exploitable bug, a loophole.

"Thus, we needn’t worry about being detected for now but must hurry, capturing that transport convoy ahead first."

War hinges on logistics, and a supply wagon of 3,000 bulky carts and tens of thousands of meat beasts, though just a batch of provisions, represents a significant blow to the war-preparing Demon Country.

After speaking, Li Feng glanced at Shi Xing, "Anything else?"

Shi Xing shook his head a bit, "That’s all I know. Oh, right, the two squads that left this morning are from the same place, the Fengshan twin tribes, part of the Sheep Demon clan."

"Sheep Demon."

At the word sheep, Li Feng showed a hint of scorn, for sheep inherently conjure thoughts of prey.

"Don’t underestimate them. Though the Sheep Demon clan is lower-tier, they have formidable swordsmen. In the last war, a Sword Dao expert from this clan seriously injured the previous Pavilion Master of the Sword Control Pavilion."

"Hmm?"

Li Feng was a bit surprised.

Shi Xing also nodded, saying, "Hmm, those Fengshan twin tribes aren’t weak. This morning, they had a confrontation with that Porcupine Demon Clan because among the Sheep Demon warriors were female swordsmen."

"Those crude Porcupines harassed them and ended up getting beaten black and blue, after which the Fengshan twin tribes led their troops away, not even giving the Porcupine Clan a chance for explanation."

"That Zhu Gui was probably brooding over this, coupled with drinking quite a bit, hence...!"

Shi Xing didn’t continue, but both Li Feng and Sikong Yu understood what had transpired—it was frustration from a morning slight and nowhere to vent, and they just happened to hit the mark.

"Additionally, the swordsmen of these Fengshan twin tribes are very united, unlike the chaotic Porcupine clan."

Hearing this, Li Feng gradually put away his contempt.

"They’ll settle in the next camp today, right?"

"Yes, absolutely, they set off early and at their speed, they’ll surely make it."

"We’ll depart overnight, aiming to reach the next camp by morning, then initiate an attack directly."

"But before that, Shi Xing."

"Master, please command."

"I want you to lead your tribesmen to the next camp first and tell them the Porcupine Clan rebelled and massacred the camp. Didn’t the Fengshan twin tribes clash with the Porcupine Clan? They’ll definitely speak up for you."

"By then....!"

Li Feng’s mouth showed a cold smile, and having heard Li Feng’s instructions, Shi Xing immediately flattered, saying, "Master, as expected, you have wise and ingenious plans. If it goes like this, maybe the blame will rest on the Porcupine Clan, and we can wash our hands of it."