Chapter 417 (1/2)

Chapter 417

Chapter 417: Reckless Charging

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

Fang Zhengzhi could not figure out where he had gone wrong . The commander was Xing Yuanguo, someone who had the foresight not to stay in the Icy Monkey Settlement .

Furthermore . . .

Xing Yuanguo would definitely have seen the chaos in the Sagely Mountain City . He would not let such a golden opportunity pa.s.s .

Was there something that he had missed?

Fang Zhengzhi did not understand . However, he had to solve the immediate problem first/ He couldn't just stay outside the city walls .

If the Great Xia army was still defending the Icy Monkey Settlement, then they will prevent the advance of the Southern Region army .

The Sagely Mountain City was being surrounded by 50,000 Demons, but they were in no immediate danger . However, Princess Shan Yu's 80,000 troops could not hold out indefinitely .

Even though Fang Zhengzhi was quite sure he guessed Yun Qingwu's plan correctly, his counter would not be effective if the Great Xia continued to stay in the Icy Monkey Settlement .

After a few days, the Demon armies would meet and become an unstoppable force .

Furthermore, the Southern Region Crown Prince can add a few hundred thousand soldiers to that force . . .

With two armies bearing down on the Great Xia . . .

The battle would be a hard fought one and any victory would be pyrrhic . If the Northern Barbarians took the opportunity to strike, the Great Xia would be in serious danger .

What was he to do now?

Even though Fang Zhengzhi was not interested in state affairs, he did not want the country to be run over .

He still cared for his family .

If the Great Xia fell . . .

The Northern Mountain Village would be affected as well . He did not want to see it embroiled in battle, and this was something no citizen wanted either .

As such, he had to come up with a plan .

But . . .

Fang Zhengzhi looked at the fires and the patrolling Demon soldiers helplessly .

They were 50,000 strong . Even if he tried his best, he would only be able to kill a few hundred . That was insignificant in the grand scheme of things .

He was immensely outnumbered .

Fang Zhengzhi tried to recall the military strategies of the past, where a significantly outnumbered army had managed to wrestle victory from the hands of the enemy .

Xiang Yu's war against Liu Bang, Cao Cao's battle against Yuan Shao, or even Zhuge Liang's famous Empty City Strategy .

But, they could not be applied to his current situation .

Burn the rations?

Good plan!

But where were the rations?

The Empty City Strategy was a good plan as well . However, it would be stupid to use that plan here .

He would be completely smashed!

What about kidnapping Yun Qingwu?

Fang Zhengzhi's eyes glimmered . However, they darkened almost instantly . For starters, he did not even know where Yun Qingwu was . Furthermore, after the incident at Feng Su, the Demons were bound to step up their defences .

A headache . . .

Fang Zhengzhi already had enough to deal with . Just as he thought he couldn't get any worse, he realized he still had to deal with Princess Shan Yu .

After hearing Fang Zhengzhi reject her proposal, Princess Shan Yu decided to go at it alone .

Without waiting for an explanation, she went over the wall .

”F*ck me!” Fang Zhengzhi wanted to push Princess Shan Yu to the ground and sit on her .

However, Princess Shan Yu was someone who was used to being in control . She would never allow Fang Zhengzhi to control her .

Her wishes were orders to the Southern Region soldiers . This was how she was brought up . She wasn't going to wait for Fang Zhengzhi's approval .

By telling Fang Zhengzhi her plan, she was already showing him some respect .

Was he going to let the Princess go at it alone?

Or should he follow her into the city and continue to think of a plan after he was inside?

This was the dilemma that Fang Zhengzhi was presented with .

This wasn't a difficult decision to make at the moment . Since he did not have any concrete plan at the moment, he decided to wing it .

Of course, he was also afraid that Princess Shan Yu would just leave him behind .

After all, this was her territory . The only reason why he could make it this far in without being spotted was Princess Shan Yu .