Chapter 360 - 165: Three Thousand, Breaking One Hundred Thousand!_7

"They just want to delay us,"

"If they really want to talk, it’s not impossible."

After pondering for a moment, Ran Jingxuan made a decision, "Very well, Lord Eight, tell them we can talk peace, but they must first send back Lord Fourteen, and then... dispatch at least two Mystical Phenomenon Generals along with Fang Qingyun, all to negotiate amidst our hundred thousand troops!"

"If they dare to do so, there’s no harm in talking with them, after all, the exchange mentioned in the letter is already far more valuable to us than attacking Hu Lao Pass."

"But if they don’t dare, it will shows they’re lying!"

"Brilliant!"

Fan Shuzhen was overjoyed and immediately sent someone to reply.

...

Several days passed in a flash.

During this time, it continued to drizzle, the rain wasn’t heavy, yet it made the already humid southeast even more obscure, especially for the hundred thousand troops, who had no good shelter from the wind and rain, their tents were directly in contact with the ground, it was genuinely long-term torture.

The soldiers were filled with grumbling.

"Why is there still no movement!"

Fan Shuzhen paced back and forth, his patience slowly fading, "The agreed upon negotiation, with no news for days on end, Li Gong’s side has basically been urging every day, my head is about to explode."

You Jingzhi said, "It seems that it’s really just a stalling tactic."

"Damn it! How dare they play games with me!"

Fan Shuzhen was furious, "Strategist, let’s take action!"

"Clang—"

Ran Jingxuan drew the long sword from his waist, "Pass my command!"

"Buzz—"

"Rumble—"

At a single command.

An army of hundred thousand.

Due to the huge number of troops, they formed a giant array, stretching out twenty li!

They surged mightily, with a momentum that shook the heavens and earth!

They advanced to suppress Hu Lao Pass!

Above the city walls.

Even the repeatedly victorious Black Armor soldiers felt somewhat daunted upon seeing this spectacle; after all, this was a genuine army of hundred thousand, and they knew that they only had three thousand men!

But at this critical moment,

a messenger arrived at the enemy camp.

"They agreed?"

Fan Shuzhen looked at the text above and once again became elated, "Strategist! Look quickly! Hu Lao Pass’s messenger says they’re willing to accept your terms!"

"Oh?"

Ran Jingxuan was slightly surprised, "They’re willing to dispatch two Mystical Phenomenon Generals to our camp for negotiations?"

"No."

Fan Shuzhen said, "It’s actually four people, Sha Wenlong, Deng Feng, that fierce general whose name is unknown, and Fang Qingyun. It seems Ziwei Mountain really is important to them, they are sincerely coming to negotiate."

"All of them?"

You Jingzhi heard this with some disbelief, "Doesn’t this mean they’re practically handing over ninety percent of Hu Lao Pass’s strength right into our camp? Their sincerity is really enough. Strategist, I think it’s worth talking."

"If that’s really the case..."

Ran Jingxuan said, "It might be worth trying to talk to them, but I still feel like something isn’t quite right."

"Strategist, you might be overthinking this time!"

You Jingzhi hastily said, "Three Mystical Phenomenon Generals are all in our Central Army Camp, even Fang Qingyun included. Once they enter our camp, they’ll be like lambs to the slaughter, don’t they value their lives?

"Besides, with these people out, even Chen Sansi left in the rear, no matter how cunning, probably can’t exert his strength, can he?"

Without Mystical Phenomenon Realm Generals.

Having explained everything, what remained of Chen Sansi was merely someone in the Meridian Passage Realm.

Even the previous Heavenly Book Array at Silver Pine Cliff had required that bare-handed warrior, and the later double cavalry raid relied completely on Deng Feng to resist Martial Artists of the same realm.

Without them, what could Chen Sansi possibly do?

"This point is indeed correct."

Ran Jingxuan still hesitated somewhat, "It’s just..."

"Strategist, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

Fan Shuzhen said, "The Emperor of the Sheng people, Longqing, is inept and morally corrupt. Do you remember what happened in Yunzhou ten days ago? Eight or nine out of ten, it was his doing! If there really are treasures on Ziwei Mountain, to him, trading two states for them is nothing."

Ran Jingxuan thought about it, and it really was so.

"Strategist."

Fan Shuzhen continued to persuade from the side, "Don’t forget, our fourteenth brother is still in their hands. Even if we can’t agree, we can at least rescue him, right?"

"Alright."

Ran Jingxuan was finally convinced, "In that case, let them come in to talk first, but if we can’t agree..."

His gaze suddenly became sinister, "then they don’t need to leave!

"Pass my command!

"Set up the trapping array around the Central Army Tent in advance. Wait for my signal with the throwing of the cup!

"Then...

"Welcome the guests!

...

"Buzz—"

The gate of Hulaoguan city swung open.

Fang, Deng, Sha, Wang, the four individuals, didn’t bring any attendants and walked straight toward the hundred thousand-strong army; the dense Armored Soldiers parted like a tide, eventually swallowing them up.

"Sir..."

"Is this, isn’t this too risky?"

Even Zhao Kang and the others watched with fear and trepidation.

"Yes."

"General Fang and the others are all over there, that’s a hundred thousand troops!"

"If something happens, wouldn’t it mean..."

No one could come out!

After all.

The opponents still had three Generals of the Profound Image Realm, among whom Fan Shuzhen was no less powerful than Deng Feng. With only one Sha Wenlong left, should anything go wrong, it would mean the real end of Hulaoguan!

Chen Sansi looked over the wasteland, silent, his gaze filled with a resolute determination to win.

"Xia Cong, heed the command!"

"The entire army to prepare for battle!"

"Tomorrow morning, march out for a decisive battle!"

"A decisive battle?!"

Xia Cong almost thought he misheard: "Sir, aren’t we negotiating? Why suddenly a decisive battle! General Fang and the others are still inside there?"

Chen Sansi’s silence provided the answer.

Xia Cong and the others no longer dared to object and immediately took their leave to carry out the orders.

This arrangement.

Was a negotiation, but it was also a decisive battle!

This was the fourth move, and the last move in the battle of Hulaoguan.

Three thousand, to break a hundred thousand!