Chapter 748: Chapter 304: The Defeated Longyou Army, Xia Army Cannot Escape, Holy Tripod
The people’s expressions, which were originally somewhat dispirited, finally lifted a bit upon hearing these words. Especially when they heard that three from the Great Xia at the Cold Resistance Level had been killed and not one from our side was lost, it gave everyone’s spirits a jolt.
In such large-scale melees, it’s actually quite difficult for those at the Cold Resistance Level to die. After all, even the weakest Cold Resistance has a basic strength at least three times that of the Earth-digging Realm Limit, if not more. Restricted by battlefield conditions, they might not be able to exert their full strength, but their skin’s toughness is there. As long as they don’t stand still to let the soldiers hack away, they’re only threatened by attacks from similarly leveled experts.
Even at the worst, if you can’t win, can’t you at least flee?
As long as you retreat nimbly into the crowd after being seriously injured, surviving is still quite easy.
In this situation, three from the Great Xia died, and nineteen were seriously injured;
while on our side, only six were seriously injured, and none died.
Clearly, Long Mountain has achieved a significant advantage in the Cold Resistance Level aspect.
Of course, this is also due to sheer numbers.
This time, Long Mountain brought a total of 52 at the Cold Resistance Level, while the Great Xia had only 27, and that’s just in terms of numbers;
In terms of strength, the gap is even wider. On our side, there are eleven whose strength is above the level of Nine-maned, and one with the strength of Twenty-one-maned, Li Xuanling; while on the Great Xia’s side, the strongest are Xia Chuan and Chen Yingyuan, but they’re only at Nine-maned, and the rest are at around Three-maned, and there are even a few at One-maned.
Thinking of this, the people’s expressions stiffened slightly, and they all showed some embarrassment.
Seeing the awkwardness on everyone’s faces, Li Xuanling was not surprised at all.
Obviously, like himself, they also realized that with such a disparity in strength, ending up in the current situation is indeed quite shameful.
"It’s good that you know to be embarrassed. Feel ashamed and then show courage. In the next round, don’t hold back anymore. If you can have the mentality of fighting to the death like the Xia Army, from those at the Cold Resistance Level to ordinary Earth-digging Realm, how could they possibly stop us with just that number of people!"
After Li Xuanling finished speaking, he paused for a moment, then continued in a deep voice: "If I’m not mistaken, Xia Hong should be leading those 1000 Cloud Dragon Army to Long Mountain..."
"What?"
"Going to attack Long Mountain, has Xia Hong gone mad?"
"1000 Cloud Dragon Army, attacking Long Mountain?"
"Impossible!"
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Li Xuanling’s words undoubtedly stirred up a storm, with over forty people, a handful exclaimed directly, and nearly half had expressions of disbelief.
Of course, there were also a few people, such as Li Xuanyan, Li Xuantiang, Li Xuanping as well as Meng Ying, Cheng Guang, and Song Kang, whose expressions remained calm, obviously having anticipated this earlier.
"1000 Cloud Dragon Army dared to attack Long Mountain, Xia Hong seems to have lost his mind. No matter how strong he is, he can’t possibly succeed."
"Long Mountain has a population of 130,000, with 15,000 Earth-digging Realm. No matter how strong he is by himself, how could he possibly do it? It’s a fool’s dream!"
Upon hearing Li Xuanping’s two comments, everyone nodded immediately.
Long Mountain originally had just over 70,000 people. But don’t forget, in April, Long Mountain seized the initiative and annexed the three families of Yucheng, Song Yuan, and Changning in one fell swoop. Although the number at the Cold Resistance Level hasn’t changed much, the number of those in the Earth-digging Realm has increased significantly, and now, even after deducting these 3,000 Longyou Army, it’s still as high as 15,000.
This is also why, in early June, Long Mountain was able to form a new army.
Although the new army is gone, the Earth-digging Realm in the camp still remains!
Moreover, Long Mountain also has Li Tiancheng, the strongest in Long Mountain, commanding five Cold Resistance Levels on standby, with ample war materials. What does Xia Hong have to attack us with?
However, Li Xuanling chose to say that Xia Hong was attacking Long Mountain at this time, clearly not to reassure everyone.
Meng Ying was the first to react, speaking softly to everyone:
"Before attacking the Beehive, you also thought it was foolproof. Now what?"
Upon hearing this rhetorical question, everyone’s expressions froze.
Indeed, before attacking the Beehive, they thought nothing could go wrong. As long as the two armies clashed, Long Mountain would surely win. Just like now, hearing that Xia Hong was attacking Long Mountain, not a single person thought it would succeed.
The recent defeat had already slapped them in the face;
And as for the latter scenario...
Could Xia Hong possibly continue to slap their face and really capture Long Mountain?
Following Meng Ying’s train of thought, everyone’s expressions changed immediately.
The Beehive was just a post of the Great Xia.
But Long Mountain is their home.
Their parents, children, kin, and friends, they’re all in Long Mountain!
The more they thought from this angle, the graver their expressions became, and some even looked up at Li Xuanling, obviously wanting to say something.
"I’m telling you this not to make you worry. With my uncle leading the defense, I believe Xia Hong’s thousand men couldn’t possibly break through Long Mountain. But you all need to understand, the more time we waste here at the Beehive, the longer Xia Hong has to attack our camp, and the more casualties there will be..."
Li Xuanling paused for a moment, then solemnly continued: "So, for the next round of attack, victory is the only option. No defeat, understood?"
Upon hearing this inquiry, everyone suddenly raised their heads, displaying an incredibly determined expression, and answered in unison: "Understood, leader!"
Seeing the morale of everyone restored, Li Xuanling finally showed a satisfactory expression, picked out six commanding captains from the three armies, and ordered: "Go make everything clear to all the soldiers and inform them to march in half an hour. The second attack must decisively defeat the Xia Army."
"Understood, we obey!"
After the six commanding captains bowed in response, they all proceeded towards the direction of the barracks.
"Unstoppable Longyou Army."
"Decisively defeat the Xia Army!"