C61 (1/2)
Hearing Xiu'er's words, the young Tenth Tiger King's face became a little sour. Ninth Tiger King was still relatively stable, without a hint of dissatisfaction from being refuted by Xiu'er, but he once again poured tea for the few of them. It seemed like they were going to start a conversation slowly.
Seeing that, Xu Keding immediately took out a map from the side, and asked for Qu Feizhi's help to hang it on the wall, and added a few lamps to the side, allowing everyone to see the map clearly.
When all of this was done, Ninth Tiger King stood up from the table, and slowly walked to the map, smiling at the three of them and asked, ”Please take a look, how is this map different from the one you have?”
Xiu'er looked at the map and saw that it was different from the one they had. They only had a very simple map that was provided by the merchant group. On the map, there were only the locations of the southwest (near the Wulian Mountain Range side), northwest (near the Phoenix City Pass side), and the Moqiu City. Although creating a map wasn't a simple process and was quite challenging, it wasn't practical. It could only serve as a guide, allowing everyone to know where to go and where to go.
After that, the Fat Cui raised his hand and surrendered. However, due to the knowledge of position and other reasons, the Fat Cui's map was only slightly more detailed and professional than the previous merchant group's. The region did not expand by much, and this was one of the reasons why Xiu'er and the others had no choice but to return to Tiger Running City.
In the end, Moqiu State belonged to the division of territories. The great Tiger King s viewed their own territory with extreme importance, and adding to that, the various great Tiger King s were more or less against each other, so the key point could not be exposed. Relying on the fact that the Fifth Tiger King and the Seventh Tiger King's fiefdom were neighbors and their relationship wasn't bad, the map in Fat Cui's hands gained a little value.
But looking at the map that Ninth Tiger King took out, it was as if it was a real treasure. The size of the map was a size bigger than the one the Fat Cui had. Although it was better than the size of the map, it was still possible to display more details. Next was the marking. On this map, there were rivers, mountains, snow, forests, and even swamps. Even the height of the mountains and the depth of the rivers were all marked out with symbols. As long as he put his heart into it, he could completely rely on this map to complete a military deductions similar to the one that happened in the real world. The most eye-catching part of the map was the color. The map was painted with very detailed hand-painted colors. Every two adjacent color blocks were not duplicated. This was also one of the advanced map techniques, and it was used to distinguish between different areas of influence. The multicolored map that hung in front of them, those who knew better could tell with just a glance that this was the Tiger King's land sealing atlas, which also meant the distribution of power.
In the center of the map, there was a large piece of special golden area that was located in the southwest. This was without a doubt the location of the Moqiu City, which was also the territory of the monarch s. The rest of the eleven Tiger King s who guarded the surroundings of Mo Qiu, and were located in the most northeastern corner of the bitter cold lands, were without a doubt the Eleventh Tiger King and the ten Second Tiger King s. And those who were close to the perimeter of the Moqiu City and adjacent to the river courses, should be the second, third, fourth, and fifth ranked Tiger King s.
The expert stretched out his hand and knew if he had it or not. Not to mention Chen Chu and Qu Feizhi, who were both born with Imperial Military Academy, even Xiu'er, who were both born halfway through their journey, viewed them as treasures, which was even more important than giving them an extra battalion of troops. Although the three of them felt embarrassed to get up, their eyes were still carefully observing the situation. Ninth Tiger King did not urge them to do so. After the three of them looked at it for a good while, they slowly spoke, ”Everyone, there is no need for this king to say anymore. However, this king still needs to ask, do you all know how it is within the Moqiu State? ”
The three Xiu'er s looked up and glanced at him. None of them spoke, obviously because they did not want to give too much face to this self-satisfied Ninth Tiger King. The Ninth Tiger King smiled faintly, not caring about it at all, and continued to speak, ”You are here, your Moqiu City is here, and your Fourth Tiger King is here. As for this king and Tenth Tiger King, they are here. ” As he spoke, he pointed to three spots.
When she could clearly see the locations of the spots that she had pointed to, Xiu'er frowned. The range of action of the Fire Phoenix Expeditionary Force wasn't particularly large when it passed through the Wulian Mountain Range beneath the map. Coupled with the fact that it was waiting for Xu Keding's reply, it had been lingering around this area the entire time. Above and to the left of their positions, was where their Moqiu City s were located. Although the straight line did not extend far, it was still close to the right side of the Moqiu City, where the Fourth Tiger King was located.
If they wanted to attack Mo Qiu, they had to guard against the Fourth Tiger King blocking them from the middle, or they could even gang up on Mo Qiu and wrap Fire Phoenix Expedition Army with dumplings. Although Xiu'er was confident in his and Wulian Border Army's fighting strength, there were not even a thousand of them. There was absolutely no chance against a fully equipped Fourth Tiger King. Moreover, he had ambushed the army under Fourth Tiger King and beheaded his great general. Both sides could already be considered enemies. If they saw each other again, they would never let it go.
The position of the Ninth Tiger King and the Tenth Tiger King were even more subtle. The Eleventh Tiger King and the ten Second Tiger King were in a bitter cold while the Ninth Tiger King and the ten Tenth Tiger King were guarding the border. The location of their feudal fiefdom was right next to each other, perfectly blocking all the tunnels between Moqiu City s. If Xiu'er wanted to carry out the plan from the very beginning, to attack from behind with the intention to save them, then this matter must break through at least one Tiger King's feudal fiefdom. Even if the Fire Phoenix was able to do it with her fire phoenix elite strength, she was already exhausted. At that time, with such a spent force, how would they face the several hundred thousand strong Phoenix City Pass army?
From a different perspective, it was impossible to advance. Would it be alright to retreat? Passing through the Wulian Mountain Range once again and then returning to the Phoenix City Pass? What was the point of that trip? Chen Chu and Qu Feizhi had broken out of the prison, what kind of price would they have to pay when they returned?
Just as Xiu'er was feeling restless, she opened her mouth once again, ”Everyone, do you know how is the situation on the Phoenix City Pass front line?”
These words caused Xiu'er to become nervous once again, even Chen Chu and the others became a little agitated. Calculating with his fingers, he realized that it had already been a month since the start of the Wulian Border Army, to the time of the garrison Tiger Running City.
The Ninth Tiger King seemed to have made sure of their thoughts as he slowly said, ”I have to say, the movements made by the few masters in the Moqiu State have already affected the front lines of the Phoenix City Pass. Right now, the Five and Seven Kings were on the verge of exploding. They wanted to return to the army and save the enemy. However, the Eleventh and Twelfth Kings are definitely not willing, and the Second and Third Kings are supporting them from behind, so the matter was a little awkward. ”
”Why aren't the Eleventh Tiger King and the Ten Second Tiger King willing to return to the army to help?” Qu Feizhi immediately asked before he could think it through.
Without waiting for Ninth Tiger King to speak, Tenth Tiger King had already let out a cold snort, ”Hmph! Isn't it because I have my eyes on this king and Nine's territory?! ”
Qu Feizhi suddenly realized, what kind of place were the Eleventh Tiger King and the Ten Second Tiger King in? And what kind of place was the Ninth Tiger King at? Although the two of them were extremely close to the Phoenix City Pass, it wasn't that bitter and cold place after all. If one were to talk about it, the two of them were much stronger than most of the Tiger King s, it was just that they were not willing to guard Phoenix City Pass s and Demonic King Valley s. But this place was a fatal attraction for the two people ranked last. Otherwise, why would they clearly be weak, why would they hurriedly follow them to attack Phoenix City Pass?
There was no other choice but to work hard.
A situation and attitude in which the power of Moqiu State was overflowing to the nation, to attack Phoenix City Pass, was something that had to be obtained. The number of troops sent out wasn't the key anymore. Their attitude was more of a problem. If Eleventh Tiger King and the Ten Second Tiger King s could obtain the favor of a few Tiger King s who were ranked near the top, it was possible that they could squeeze out of Ninth Tiger King and occupy their own territory during the next season of the Ranking Tournament.
”Your Highness, have you never thought of this?” Chen Chu frowned as he looked at the Ninth Tiger King. He grew up beside the deceased prince, and had seen too much of this kind of palace battle. He did not expect the two Tiger King s in front of him to ignore this.
The Ninth Tiger King laughed, covering up his awkward expression and explained, ”I was indeed careless. At the beginning, I thought that the reason the Messenger of God called everyone to a meeting was for the Demon Soldier, but I never thought that it would be ~ ~ ~ Ah ~ slow, ~ slow ~ ~”