Chapter 1232

Regarding the Xuan Lu Ghost King's request, the superiors also did not agree. Pixia just suffered a defeat, not only losing Baijian Town but also losing over a thousand people; morale was damaged, and they needed to adjust and recover. The Ghost King suddenly requested troops to attack Rolling Stone Valley, which put Pixia in a difficult position.

For the past 150 or 160 years, the Luo Sheng Armor had disappeared without a trace; how could it suddenly appear in Rolling Stone Valley? Even if the Ghost King's information was correct, the Pixia people had heard of the grudge between it and this evil armor.

The Luo Sheng Armor is powerful; how many people would have to be sent to deal with it?

Even if they really caught the Luo Sheng Armor, would the Ghost King let Pixia have it? If they sent troops, wouldn't they be working for the Ghost King? And this was while they were weak.

Baijian Town was lost, and Ju City was in jeopardy; logically, military strength should be used for self-preservation, not risking leaving the city to seize some evil armor.

Commandant Shi understood that his side had just suffered a defeat, so the superiors' strategy would tend to be conservative.

But he still tried hard to fight for it, because "if the evil armor falls into the hands of the Boss Situ family, it will be even harder for us to win."

The significance of seizing the evil armor might not lie in his side gaining more advantages, but in preventing the opponent from leading again.

Furthermore, after Baijian Town was captured, Ju City became an isolated city and urgently needed a new foothold. The terrain of Rolling Stone Valley was barely suitable and close to Ju City; as long as grain was transported in time, it could temporarily suffice.

He argued hard, and the superiors finally relented, allowing him to allocate eight hundred men to the Xuan Lu Ghost King; it is unknown whether they were moved by him or if the Xuan Lu Ghost King made the request directly to Pixia.

Pixia and the Ghost King have a cooperative relationship; no matter how unwilling they are, they have to make a gesture.

It's just that as soon as the order to allocate troops was issued, the Xuan Lu Ghost King came in and said straight to the point: "The operation is advanced; we leave now."

Ah? Now?

Commandant Shi's scalp went numb: "But the manpower hasn't..."

"The Luo Sheng Armor will leave Rolling Stone Valley tomorrow morning; sending troops tomorrow will be useless." The Xuan Lu Ghost King asked him, "How many men did Pixia allocate to me?"

"Eight hundred."

"Too few. Just the Boss Situ family's garrison stationed in Jishi Village is three hundred, not to mention other ambushes." The Ghost King said decisively, "I want two thousand people, right now! There is more than just this little bit of army in Ju City!"

Ju City currently has over three thousand men and horses, all of whom are garrison troops, eight hundred of whom were allocated to the Ghost King; the remaining two thousand or so cannot leave without orders.

"Impossible, the superiors instructed..." Commandant Shi's heart was in chaos.

"What are you afraid of?" The Ghost King looked at him, red light flashing in its eyes, "You have already neglected your duty and committed a crime; if you have no further achievements, you will be dismissed and punished when you return; only by taking Rolling Stone Valley and the Luo Sheng Armor can you be considered to have made up for your crimes with merit. Wealth and honor are sought in danger; you are going to be punished anyway, so you might as well gamble on a big one."

These words pierced Commandant Shi's heart; he couldn't help but take a deep breath. He really had no way out; should he gamble?

"If we take the Luo Sheng Armor...?"

"It belongs to the Pixia people; I don't want it." The Xuan Lu Ghost King said immediately, "I have already agreed with your leader."

Commandant Shi's heart relaxed slightly; that was good.

"Besides, my army has arrived and will coordinate the battle."

Commandant Shi was overjoyed. The Ghost King brought its own army of Yin soldiers? Rare, very rare; the Ghost King's army rarely leaves easily. Pixia and the Howling Forest have been cooperating for so long, and this is the first time they have enjoyed such treatment.

"If you mobilize your army, then there is no reason not to win!" He immediately ordered the assembly and walked to the sand table, "Do you have a strategy for the attack?"

"Of course." The Xuan Lu Ghost King walked over, pointed at the sand table, and said, "The target is the He fellow, who is treating the whole village to a feast in Jishi Village tonight, making a lot of noise. There are three hundred Boss Situ garrison troops in the village, over one hundred and seventy miners, less than twenty villagers, and twenty-six members of their chamber of commerce."

Commandant Shi stroked his chin: "From Ju City, even if we walk at night, we can arrive in one hour. Two thousand men against three hundred, victory should be in our grasp."

Those hundred-plus miners don't count as soldiers.

The Ghost King said coldly: "You have also attacked Jishi Village, didn't you fail? It seems it was because the other side organized the miners and blocked you outside the village."

Speaking of this embarrassing matter, Commandant Shi felt a bit ashamed. However, that was also to catch rations for the Ghost King.

"The manpower sent at that time was too small; this time it is several times more, so we can wipe them out in one fell swoop." The whole village of Jishi Village is feasting, completely unprepared. He thought optimistically that as long as the Pixia people come and go like a gust of wind and fight a beautiful surprise attack, the difficulty of tonight's battle won't be high.

The Ghost King shook its head: "We cannot attack Jishi Village directly."

"Why?"

"The He fellow made a big show of it while feasting, saying he would return east early tomorrow morning and take a ship from Julu Port." The Ghost King said lightly, "Why did he invite the whole village to a feast at this time? Isn't it to let the eyes and ears I have in the village hear the news he wants to release?"

Old Woman Li in Jishi Village worshipped it, and the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce took away the statue and almost tore down her house.

But it still has eyes and ears left in the village, an old farmer of about fifty, who is currently eating and drinking on the threshing floor of Jishi Village, while hearing everything the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce said clearly.

"The He fellow just wants to lure me to attack Jishi Village tonight." The Ghost King pointed at the sand table, "It's not strange that you didn't take Jishi Village last time; the terrain there is good, easy to defend and hard to attack, and now they have added three hundred garrison troops, so it will take some effort to take it by force."

Outside Jishi Village, there are anti-horse stakes and low stone walls; these are all defensive works built by the locals.

"Most importantly, the He fellow is now a guest of the Boss Situ family. Tonight's banquet was specially invited from outside, and there are Boss Situ troops escorting them. Do you think that if the He fellow dares to lure me over, he doesn't have a backup plan?"

"Do you think Jishi Village has more ambushes?" Commandant Shi frowned, "But the village land is limited; it's amazing enough to fit three hundred garrison troops; where would more ambushes hide?"

"Jishi Village can't hide them, so of course they have to be hidden elsewhere, close by and hidden." The Ghost King talked eloquently; he was a great general who led troops before his death, and these strategies and calculations had long been played out, "If we attack Jishi Village by force, the He fellow only needs to hold on for a while and wait for reinforcements."

Hiding ambushes elsewhere? Reminded by him, Commandant Shi looked closely at the sand table for a few breaths and finally realized: "Cotton Village!"

The village they attacked a month ago is only three miles of mountain road away from Jishi Village. If a horse runs fast, it can arrive in the blink of an eye.

What's more wonderful is that all the villagers in Cotton Village were taken away, and now it has long become a deserted village, located in a mountain hollow, and travelers don't go there.

It is indeed an ideal ambush location.

Boss Situ hides his army there; once the Pixia people attack Jishi Village, they will come to surround them.

At that time, they will cooperate from inside and outside; *tsk tsk*, "the intentions are sinister."

(End of chapter)