Chapter Seventy-Two: Opening the Way
The four legions of the Ninefold Army, under the leadership of Lin Ba, marched mightily towards the nearest cave mouth, but within a few days, there were problems with their itinerary. Along the way, a myriad of enemies suddenly appeared, hindering their progress. Before they even reached their destination, they had already encountered multiple attacks, and the casualties had increased unexpectedly.
The four generals Lin Ba, Long Mist, Xue Wuye, and He Xiong were all worried about these sudden developments, and they were also very shocked. Their faces began to look more and more ugly. Over the past few days, they have held countless meetings to discuss the matter, but it seems that each of them has reservations, so they have not come up with a definite response.
"General Lin, the situation is not good now! If we continue like this, we will not have the strength to fight before we reach our destination. We have to come up with a plan to deal with it as soon as possible!" said Long Mist as he looked at Lin Ba, his eyes full of worry as he spoke.
"It's really a bad time! If we lose a third of our troops, no matter how many holes we regain, we will fail this operation!" Lin Ba said as he looked into the distance ahead.
Before Lin Ba set out on the expedition, the head of the Nine Folds Sect had told him that there could not be too many casualties, and for the Nine Folds Sect, which had always cherished talents, heavy casualties were the last thing they wanted to see, and it was also something that should not happen. The main purpose of this operation was to regain the lost holes, with the exception of the purpose of training the Nine-Fold Army so that they could use their combat effectiveness in core battles. Therefore, the head of the Ninefold Sect instructed Lin Ba that if he predicted the loss, he would retreat immediately.
Although it was not yet to the point of immediate retreat at this time, if such casualties continued, he could only order the whole army to retreat. What if that really happened? Although he would not be punished much, it would inevitably affect his reputation. But Xue Wuye and He Xiong have always had reservations about themselves, at this time, if they attack with all their might, maybe the situation will improve, thinking of this, Lin Ba turned to look at Xue Wuye and said, "General Xue, look at the current situation, how do you think we should do it!"
Xue Wuye was a little surprised when she heard Lin Ba, who had always been at odds with her, ask her, but thinking of the situation at this time, she could also understand why Lin Ba had such a move, and she also understood why Lin Ba had such a question. Xue Wuye thought for a while and said, "In my opinion, we can't move forward any longer. If we go any further, our casualties will be even greater, and we need to look around us now. ”
As he spoke, he glanced at the intelligence book in Lin Ba's hand, frowned, and continued: "The credibility of the intelligence book in our hands is not very high now. If we continue to draw up plans based on that report, our casualties will be unpredictable, and our operation will end in failure! ”
After speaking, Xue Wuye looked at the other three. The chill in her cold eyes intensified at this time.
Hearing Xue Wuye's words, Lin Ba, Long Mist, and He Xiong nodded at the same time, agreeing with Xue Wuye's words, and at the same time, a trace of anger flashed on their faces.
Lin Ba secretly thought to himself: "The headquarters of the Ninth Heavy Army actually provided us with such an unreliable intelligence book, isn't this sending us to death in vain! Could it be that someone deliberately did it, hoping that this operation would fail? But who else would do such a thing in this situation, if they go back to investigate, this matter will soon be exposed, will someone do such a thing? Could it be that the situation here is beyond the expectations of the Ninth Heavy Army?..." Countless questions flashed in Lin Ba's mind, and he didn't know what to say for a while.
After a while, Long Wu suddenly said: "General Lin, I see that General Xue's analysis is very correct, we can't move forward anymore! We need to send someone to investigate the situation ahead." ”
Hearing Long Mist's words, Lin Ba asked, "Then who do you think this task should be completed?"
"I think it's a big deal, and it's very difficult! Long Wu said and unconsciously looked at Xue Wuye on the side. Seeing the eyes of the dragon mist floating over at this time, Xue Wuye didn't care, as if nothing had happened.
Long Wu thought for a moment and said, "Lord Xue, if you go out to check in person, can you find out the situation ahead?"
As soon as these words came out, He Xiong, who had been silent on the side, was shocked and shouted: "General Long! What do you say? What can you do? You can't let General Xue go! Let me go! I'll take some people to the destination to check first, and I'll open up a road for you along the way!"
As he spoke, He Xiong looked at the dragon mist on the side complainingly.
Then his body trembled, and countless weapons appeared around his body, slowly floating around his body. As one of the most outstanding sons of the He family in recent years, He Xiong's cultivation in the use of weapons has reached the pinnacle, not only that, but he can also use dozens of weapons at the same time, and his power is extremely huge. Sensing that Xue Muye might be in danger at this time, he unleashed all his weapons without the slightest reservation, and the momentum was incomparably huge, like a sea of mountains.
"General He, do you think you are a person who is going to explore the way!" Looking at He Xiong, who was covered with all kinds of huge weapons, Lin Ba shook his head and said.
Hearing Lin Ba's words, He Xiong looked at himself and felt that something was not quite right. But he really didn't want to let Yukinoha go out on an adventure. At this time, he didn't care too much, and said stubbornly: "Don't be so troublesome! I don't think there is any need to explore any way, I will lead a group of people to open the way in front, and you can just follow behind!"
After saying that, He Xiong gave orders to the people around him.
At this time, Xue Wuye stepped forward to stop He Xiong and said, "General He, I understand your kindness." Our Xue Family's Snow Fog Technique is very suitable for this place, so I'll send a few Xue Family disciples to explore the way! If they can't do it, I'll take action again! General Lin, what do you think?"
Hearing this, Lin Ba said happily: "That's great!
As soon as Xue Wuye said this, He Xiong didn't say anything more, and said to himself: "I didn't expect so many enemies to appear this time!
Lin Ba thought for a while and continued: "In addition to the Xue family's disciples exploring the way, I hope that General He and General Long will wait until the Xue family's children find out the situation ahead, and they can take turns to open the way for us." Otherwise, those soldiers who are not strong in martial arts cultivation will be sent to death in vain. As for the center and rear, I will be responsible for resisting, what do the two generals think!"
After speaking, Lin Ba looked at Long Wu and He Xiong sincerely.
"Okay! Let's just decide!" Hearing Lin Ba's words, Long Wu and He Xiong did not hesitate and immediately agreed.
"Then it's hard work everyone!"
After speaking, Lin Ba, Xue Wuye, Long Wu, and He Xiong respectively arranged specific implementation matters to the people below.
A moment later, Xue Wuye sent dozens of people to explore the way forward.