Chapter 2093 - 2091: Seventy Percent Human Calculation

Chapter 2093: Chapter 2091: Seventy Percent Human Calculation

Li Feng looked at Zhuge Xuanji, whose eyes were flickering, and in the blink of an eye already understood what was on the other’s mind.

"You’re thinking of seizing this opportunity to strike at the Candle Dragon Demon Country’s million-strong army?"

Li Feng couldn’t help pouring cold water on it: "The idea is good, but making it happen will be very hard."

"Oh?"

Zhuge Xuanji looked at Li Feng in surprise: "Since you and I have thought of the same thing, you should know this is a once-in-a-millennium opportunity."

"Qingqiu and the Candle Dragon Demon Country are putting on a show at the southern First Line Pass, deceiving everyone. That means, right now, the Candle Dragon Demon Country’s top-tier combat force at First Line Pass is definitely not as much as we imagined."

"On the contrary, First Line Pass is probably gathering quite a number of top cultivators at this moment. After all, to defend First Line Pass, large armies don’t matter much, but top-tier battle power is crucial."

"So, taking both sides into account, our side’s high-end combat strength should have the advantage. That’s the first point."

"Second, you have penetrated into the Demon Clan, and even roped in a hundred thousand demons. If that demon army is used properly, it can absolutely play a decisive role."

"Third, right now Qingqiu and the Demon Country still don’t know that their plan has been leaked, so we hold the initiative. As long as we plan it well, defeating a million-strong demon army in one fell swoop is no problem at all. We might even be able to kill two or three demon generals of the Candle Dragon Demon Country and change the current situation."

Though Zhuge Xuanji’s face remained calm, his eyes shone with light, because he saw a huge opportunity, a turning point in the war. As long as it was used properly, the Candle Dragon Demon Country’s million-strong army would be nothing but a swarm of ants, easy to crush.

Zhuge Xuanji was very confident, but he also noticed Li Feng’s lack of approval.

"You think I’m wrong?"

The three points Zhuge Xuanji had just laid out were all inferences based on the situation Li Feng had described. Could there still be something the other man hadn’t told him?

"The scheme itself is excellent. If carried out, it would have at least a seventy to eighty percent chance of success." Li Feng didn’t say "almost certain," because man proposes but Heaven disposes; no matter how perfect a plan is, there will always be unforeseen variables.

Seventy percent is human planning; the remaining thirty is Heaven’s will.

Zhuge Xuanji heard the subtext in Li Feng’s words: "If you have something to say, say it outright. We may not be of the same era, but we are both Ancestor Dragon cultivators. Facing the Demon Clan’s armies, we of the Human Clan must advance hand in hand if we want to stand against the demons."

Li Feng shrugged.

"Mr. Zhuge, your calculations are very good. You’ve perfectly seized on the flaws and opening in Qingqiu’s move on this board. But you’ve overlooked one point: over two hundred years have passed, and the White Tiger Guard has been missing for over two hundred years as well."

"In your calculations, the two most important factors are the high-end combat power inside First Line Pass, and the hundred thousand demons I’ve gathered within the Demon Clan. Only if these two parts mesh perfectly—fight side by side, even—can we achieve the goal you’ve set."

"So there are two major difficulties. First, how to drive those hundred thousand demons to attack the demon armies. Second, how to persuade the Ancestor Dragon cultivators inside First Line Pass to come out and lend their strength."

"If these two points aren’t solved, then no matter how good this plan is, I’m afraid it will never be executed."

Li Feng directly exposed the biggest flaw in Zhuge Xuanji’s scheme. He himself had wanted to use inside–outside coordination to strike at the Demon Country, but in the end he’d given up.

The simplest reason: a nobody’s words carry no weight.

Li Feng’s current status is merely that of someone born in the Ninth Ring. In Ancestor Dragon City, those of the Ninth Ring are basically lowborn scum. What right do you have to command those aristocratic clans?

Besides, you’re proposing such a perfect plan—who knows if you’re colluding with the Demon Clan to deliberately set a trap?

The first thing is that they won’t fully trust you, and they certainly won’t risk themselves for you.

When Ouyang Tianshu, the garrison commander of First Line Pass, received Ouyang Qiuhai and Sikong Yu, the two women proposed Li Feng’s inside–outside coordination plan. Ouyang Tianshu pondered for a moment and then directly rejected it.

Was it that Ouyang Tianshu couldn’t see the plan’s feasibility? Obviously not. It was just that he had doubts in his heart and couldn’t make a decision. Moreover, Ouyang Tianshu knew very well that based solely on Li Feng’s words, he simply could not make the hundred thousand cultivators of First Line Pass risk their lives for him.

No one is willing to vouch for what Li Feng has done. Even if he lays out today’s events and goes to inform Ouyang Tianshu of First Line Pass, Ouyang Tianshu will still choose stability and will not leave the pass to take risks.

After all, in their bones, those aristocratic clans at First Line Pass will never believe the words of a lowborn scum from the Ninth Ring.

After listening to Li Feng’s explanation, Zhuge Xuanji instantly understood the unspoken meaning behind his words.

"Indeed, the White Tiger Guard has been missing for over two hundred years. Now is no longer two hundred years ago. If we suddenly show up and propose such a plan, the garrison commander of First Line Pass will probably find it unbelievable, and he’ll also doubt our identities."

"We’ve been trapped in enemy territory for two hundred years, and not just anywhere, but in Qingqiu, among the Fox Clan most adept at manipulating people’s hearts. Who would believe we haven’t been controlled by the foxes?"

"I was thinking too simply."

Zhuge Xuanji took a deep breath.

If it were two hundred years ago, with the status of the White Tiger Guard and his own position, just by proposing this plan he could have directly made the commander in chief decide, without needing to persuade anyone.

Because he was Zhuge Xuanji.

Because back then, throughout Ancestor Dragon City, even if they weren’t all his old friends, they all knew Zhuge Xuanji’s capabilities. Any plan he proposed would naturally unfold like water flowing downhill.

But now, after more than two hundred years, things and people have long since changed.

If he runs to First Line Pass now and claims he’s the White Tiger Guard’s think tank Zhuge Xuanji, they’ll probably treat him like a fool.

Even if he proposes a plan, for the sake of caution they’re very likely not to adopt it.

And opportunities in war vanish in a blink.

According to Qingqiu’s plan, detouring to West Pass is a matter of a day or two. When they attacked First Line Pass, the Three Marshals also set forth a bold pledge to break the pass within three days.

Those three days to break the pass are clearly a time limit—and what they intend to break isn’t First Line Pass, but West Pass.

Today is the first day. ℯℯ𝑙.

Li Feng is at least two to three thousand li away from the Demon Clan’s main camp right now; by the time he rushes back it will already be the second day, and the situation in his camp is still unknown.

With the main commander lured away, will the Three Marshals spare his hundred thousand demons? They’ll probably turn those hundred thousand demons into cannon fodder on the second day, sending them straight to First Line Pass, using another’s knife to kill and wipe out every trace Li Feng left behind.

He has to go back, seize command of the camp, and then incite those demons to defect, making them strike back at the demon main camp. That’s something that cannot be done with a few words.

Time is the greatest obstacle.

Moreover, they would still need the garrison within First Line Pass to coordinate a Counterattack. It’s easy to state the plan, but to execute it is as hard as climbing to the heavens.

"However, if I’m confident I can persuade the garrison of First Line Pass, can you make those hundred thousand demons turn their spears around and launch a Counterattack against the Demon Country?"

Zhuge Xuanji suddenly changed tack. Instead of shrinking back, his fighting spirit surged as he spoke.