Chapter 2056 - 2055: Flanking Maneuver

Chapter 2056: Chapter 2055: Flanking Maneuver

"Young Master, who do you plan to bring?"

Chong Xuan nodded at Li Feng’s arrangement, but knowing the danger, Li Feng couldn’t go alone.

"The Guards have established nine Commanders, five of whom are newly promoted and seem quite capable. I’ll take them with me."

Li Feng said.

"Young Master, these newly promoted Commanders might not have stable intentions yet." Chong Xuan hesitated for a moment.

Besides expanding the previous two hundred trusted aides and having Lan lead them, Li Feng also formed a Guard unit with several thousand selected Demon Clan as the core.

The Guards are organized into teams of a thousand, with a Commander Chiliarch for each team. Among them, four are Li Feng’s confidants, such as Lei Ba, and the earliest to join him, Shi Xing, along with the wandering mercenary Xiong Gang.

However, he didn’t have many usable people, so he had to select five of the strongest from the several thousand Demon Clan and promote them to Commander Chiliarch, but the loyalty of these five is undoubtedly hard to discern.

There’s a high chance they are spies sent by the Three Marshals, so leaving them would be detrimental to Chong Xuan’s control over these few thousand Guards, it’s best to take them along.

"I know, that’s why I’m taking them away. If I leave them, they might become troublesome, hindering your control of the camp."

"As for taking them away, I can evaluate them properly. After all, in times of great peril, true loyalty is revealed. If they can pass through this life-and-death situation and remain loyal, they can be trusted. If not, a few Demon Generals dying doesn’t matter."

Li Feng finished explaining and soon Shadow brought the five Commanders over.

Li Feng glanced at the five of them. The strongest among them were top-tier Demon Generals, while the other four were also high-level Demon Generals, not considered weak.

"You five will accompany me on a mission, come with me now."

Li Feng stated directly.

The five Commanders were slightly surprised but didn’t resist much. They nodded in agreement, and Li Feng didn’t bother to explain further, stepping out of the tent with them following behind.

Outside the camp, they found the three Fox Clan Holy Daughters who had left earlier.

Li Feng looked at the three across from him: "Just the three of you?"

"Mm-hmm, the others went ahead. After all, this is a covert operation, it’s naturally not good to be too ostentatious."

Wanyan Da glanced behind Li Feng but didn’t see the old turtle, Chong Xuan: "That old turtle didn’t come?"

Li Feng raised his eyes to look at Wanyan Da: "The camp needs someone to garrison. I’m worried someone will steal it while I’m not there."

The Fox Clan Holy Daughter glanced at the five Demon Generals behind Li Feng but said nothing. With few strong individuals beside Feng Yang, it wasn’t surprising that the old turtle didn’t come. If he had, it would require more effort.

Better to separate and defeat them individually.

"Alright, this isn’t the time to argue. For the sake of secrecy, we need to first head a hundred miles south to avoid the Ancestor Dragon City’s scouts that might be stationed on nearby mountain slopes."

"Does everyone have a mount?"

They naturally had mounts, so they retrieved them. The nine of them first headed south, away from the First Line Pass, a distance covered in just under an hour, until there were no signs of life nearby, not even Demon Clan scouts were seen.

Ahead appeared a deserted village, with some people undeniably left behind, who came forward upon seeing the Fox Clan Holy Daughter.

"Holy Daughter."

"Are the flying mounts ready?"

"All prepared."

The Fox Clan Holy Daughter dismounted swiftly, then walked into the abandoned village under guidance. From the outside, the village seemed ordinary and deserted, but as Li Feng followed inside, an almost imperceptible ripple passed through the air.

Upon entering the village, it was revealed to be an unexpectedly large camp.

Twenty or thirty tents were scattered around with some Demon Clan wanderers walking among them, and on one side of the camp, numerous bird nests were built, housing large Roc birds, creatures of the Great Roc Bloodline, tamed for aerial travel.

"Next, we’ll ride the Roc birds to cross the mountains. Each Roc’s carrying capacity is limited, so pair up two to each, you on one, Feng Yang, if you don’t mind, you can ride with me."

The Fox Clan Holy Daughter glanced around and promptly made arrangements. Two from the Lion Clan shared one, while Li Feng’s group of six should also pair up, but one Commander was from the Rhino Clan, whose single body was as large as two or three people, luckily, the Roc bird was big enough to carry him.

"Then I’ll gladly accept the offer."

Li Feng agreed, and shortly they all mounted the Roc birds. The birds spread their wings, creating a gale, extending like aircraft wings, and soon soared straight into the sky.

The Rocs didn’t fly directly north but headed west, flying for another half-hour, covering at least several hundred miles before turning north.

"Heh, this operation is indeed cautious."

Li Feng couldn’t help but chuckle at the measures taken.

The Fox Clan Holy Daughter in front replied: "The mountains near the First Line Pass are full of hidden dangers, surely you didn’t think the Ancestor Dragon City merely guarded the First Line Pass to resist our Demon Clan’s army."

"Although the mountains have natural terrain hazards, for our Demon Clan, mountains and rivers are our habitat, easily traversed."

"However, countless array traps have been set in the mountains long ago. Even the experts from the Ancestor Dragon City are stationed there. If we charge in rashly, even Demon King experts might return in defeat. Moreover, these arrays are interconnected, breaking one would alert the others."

"We’re not breaking through forcibly; naturally, we have to take some effort."

"Fortunately, though the Ancestor Dragon City can control the area within three hundred miles around the First Line Pass, any further, they have no spare force to manage. However, these nearby mountains have many strong Mountain Masters residing, thus forming a defensive line."

"But, we from the Fox Clan have long subjugated a few Mountain Masters, so flying over from here will be done quietly."

The Fox Clan Holy Daughter explained fluently.

"Heh, it seems your Fox Clan has indeed put a lot of thought into this day."

Li Feng chuckled.

The Fox Clan Holy Daughter said: "Those who do not plan for eternity have insufficient plans for a moment; those who do not plan holistically have insufficient plans for a region."

"To break the Ancestor Dragon City, we from the Fox Clan have been plotting non-stop, laying down a net long ago, now is the time to draw the net. Although the Ancestor Dragon City escaped last time, they will not escape this time."

"I am curious, even if your Fox Clan’s strategies are superb, you must know that plans never keep up with changes. No matter how well planned, there are always oversights."

"Now the Three Marshals are attacking head-on, but given the uniqueness of the First Line Pass, breaching it requires a pincer approach. Your Demon Clan knows this well, and of course, Ancestor Dragon City’s side would be aware too."

"So, as long as the opposing side isn’t foolish, they will be on guard against your circling behind. Especially since you’re attacking so fiercely, if it were me, I would definitely prepare to guard against you, even set up a trap to lure you in."