The Demon Lords-Chapter 693 - 139 Carry the Flag_1

What kind of official is a 'committee leader'?

Jin Shuke didn't know either. He had heard of a squad leader, a Centurion, and a leader of a thousand men, but he truly didn't know of an official called a 'committee leader'.

In response to the Eldest Prince's question, Jin Shuke could only shake his head and say, "Your Highness, I do not know either." 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

"You don't understand either?"

"Yes. Sometimes General Zheng and Mr. Bei do say things I cannot comprehend. However, I can assure you those words certainly carry great significance; it's just that I can't grasp their meaning right away. For instance, after we captured Fengxin City last time, Xue San was chatting with Ah Li and said that Situ Yi was basically a 'transportation brigade leader.' He said the city was stocked with plenty of good things."

"A 'transportation brigade leader' and a 'committee leader'… are those official titles?"

"They should be, yes, Your Highness."

"That 'committee leader' apparently forges imperial edicts often. And since they compare someone like Situ Yi to a 'transportation brigade leader,' then both these 'leaders' must be quite contemptible."

"Indeed."

"Never mind. We can ask General Zheng later when there's an opportunity. Jin Shuke, we must go now."

"Yes, sir."

"If we manage to return alive this time, you will follow me from now on. My Royal Consort is the daughter of the Wild King."

My Royal Consort is the daughter of the Wild King, and I am the son-in-law of your Wild People.

In the Eldest Prince's view, this status offered a natural advantage in attracting the Wild People to his service.

Jin Shuke, however, suddenly looked bewildered and said, "The wind is too strong, Your Highness. What did you just say?"

...

The Wild People moved faster than expected. On the night of the second day after the raid, scouts reported sighting a large contingent of Wild People cavalry in the area south of Snow Sea Pass.

After roughly estimating the Wild People's numbers, Liang Cheng, to avoid unnecessary losses, immediately ordered all outlying scouts back into the city.

A night raid is a tactic you can use effectively only once. The enemy aren't fools; they won't give you repeated chances to toy with them. Moreover, their forces were too numerous; attempting another night raid could easily lead to one's own annihilation. One must be aggressive when the time calls for it, but when it's time to lay low, one must indeed lay low properly.

The number of soldiers patrolling the city walls had doubled. One is always keen to prevent being beaten by one's own signature tactics. The Shengle Army's favorite tactic was 'special forces city seizure.' Therefore, vigilance had to be heightened. After all, for the Wild People, losing Snow Sea Pass was like having someone in leather boots stomp on their testicles. At this point, they would be willing to try any method to quickly recapture this crucial chokepoint.

As for the majority of the soldiers, Liang Cheng had them continue to rest. The Wild People had just arrived, and all nearby trees had been cleared by his own men. They couldn't attack the city immediately—they'd need at least two days of carpentry work first. Thus, there was no need to act as if facing a formidable enemy and prematurely exhaust the troops.

General Zheng, disregarding his still-unhealed injuries, donned his armor and ascended the city tower to survey the situation. Not far outside the perimeter, Wild People cavalry, holding torches, were riding back and forth.

"Is this a demonstration of force?" Zheng Fan asked Liang Cheng, who was beside him.

"Yes, My Lord. They are putting pressure on us."

"Hmph, do they really think we're easily scared?"

Zheng Fan currently had little regard for such psychological tactics. This army under his command had been nurtured with his own silver and painstaking effort. One might need to worry about such things if they were truly at wit's end, but the real battle hadn't even begun. Army morale was not an issue.

However, the Wild People's methods of warfare had not yet fully shed their primitiveness. From the distance, chanting could be faintly heard. Apparently, it was their shamans—or 'Star Accepters' as they called them—invoking warnings and curses from the stars upon this place.

"Heh heh, if you translate that, does it mean, 'Surrender quickly, or we'll represent the moon and eliminate you'?"

The Demon Kings beside him all laughed. Some of the Shengle armored soldiers nearby, seeing their superiors laughing, joined in good-naturedly.

"Is everything ready?" asked Zheng Fan.

"Rest assured, My Lord," Liang Cheng responded calmly. As the de facto main general, he had to maintain such composure.

Because everyone knew that the truly brutal battle would soon commence.

At this moment, a sound came from the sky.

Everyone looked up. Many soldiers had already raised their bows, aiming skyward.

"It's a falcon," Liang Cheng said. "Some Wild People tribes raise and train these birds as tools for battlefield reconnaissance and message delivery. The finest breeds of falcons are almost akin to demonic beasts."

"Is it observing us?"

"Yes, My Lord."

"Heh, it's like an unmanned reconnaissance drone."

Zheng Fan even raised his hand and waved at the falcon circling overhead, and he didn't order the armored soldiers nearby to shoot it down.

"This bird is a bit small, and it doesn't look very imposing in flight. I still think the eagles of the Yan people are more majestic and powerful."

This was a case of 'love me, love my dog.' Because of his natural affinity for the Yan State, many things from Yan seemed more pleasing to his eye.

"If I'd known, I should have asked Lord Jingnan for a couple of them to play with earlier. Before a battle, you release the eagles to circle a few times, and then, within that view, the cavalry charges forth... now *that* would be a scene with real flavor."

"Don't worry, My Lord. Ah Li knows how to tame beasts. Once we return to Shengle, we can go to the Skybreak Mountain range to capture some suitable flying demonic beasts for Ah Li to train."