Chapter 2241

But the River Valley Main Force is different.

The River Valley Main Force was originally the first to be attacked by the werewolves through the spatial rift.

Having just lost their vice regiment commander and several main force captains, they are not only the weakest in strength, but the lords are also all panicking, making it hard to bring their combat power to bear.

And because the werewolves attacked their main force through the spatial rift, the spatial rifts near them are also full of werewolves.

When their main force fled into the spatial rift, they tried their best to detour around, but there were still too many werewolves inside, and they almost instantly ran into a werewolf squad.

Then an entire werewolf main force surrounded them, with more werewolves continuously coming to reinforce.

Even if we go to support them, it would only change from a huge disadvantage to a big disadvantage.

There's no essential change.

Charging in to rescue them is basically a one-way trip.

Rescue is meaningless in this situation.

Yao Feng 【Min Cheng, you several captains should stop worrying about the other lords, get out first. In this situation, whoever can run should run】

Min Cheng 【I know, but I'm afraid I can't run either】

Yao Feng 【There's always a way to run. These are our coordinates, you're very close to us, come over and rendezvous with us】

Min Cheng 【I'll do my best!】

Yao Feng 【Shangguan Ting, Le Ning, Tang Jinyan, Duan Li, Qi Hengying, and the other mid-level and small squad captains, the same goes for you. If you can run, run immediately. Now is not the time to be entangled or hesitant. Opportunities vanish in an instant. You can head north and rendezvous with us! Act immediately!】

Le Ning 【Yes! I'm evacuating right now... but I'm afraid all the other lords are going to die at the hands of the werewolves】

Tang Jinyan 【There's no choice. Either we all die, or we escape. Let's go quickly. I'm about to defeat the connected werewolves on my side, and I can evacuate right away!】

Qi Hengying 【Damn... I can't possibly abandon the entire clan and evacuate】

Zhao Shizhang 【We're the same. An old man like me has lived long enough, dying is dying, but the children are a pity】

Xiao Qiao 【Yeah... we can stay together. Our Creek Mid Squad... no, our Creek Village will fight together one last time】

Qi Hengying 【We can concentrate, pool our combat power together, and kill a few more werewolves】

Kong Mushan 【I'm the same. An old bone like me, nothing to pity, except a few outstanding Kong family juniors are too much of a pity】

Jin Qianliu 【Let's concentrate our South Forest Village too. Our Jin family will also fight together】

Lin Wujiu 【Together, together. Clan Leader Xiao, our Lin family is in too. Even if we must die, we can still hold down quite a few werewolves】

Zhao Shizhang 【We old fellows can at least hold back the werewolves. Even if we hold back a few more, it's still fine. Let's try to let the children run】

Kong Mushan 【Right! They're too weak. Even if they fight, they can't kill many werewolves. We can hold back the werewolves and let them run!】

Duan Li 【Our Duan family joins too】

Yang Zheng 【Good! Our Yang family joins too!】

Yao Feng 【... Several clan leaders, if it's you, there's definitely a chance you can escape, but how will your juniors escape? Even if you can hold back the main werewolf force, you can't hold back all the werewolves】

Duan Li 【This...】

Yang Zheng 【We hold back the main werewolf force, the remaining scattered werewolves—the juniors should be able to handle them, right?】

Jin Qianliu 【Sigh... and I'm afraid there will still be werewolf reinforcements coming from ahead. The juniors won't be able to handle that】

Zhao Shizhang 【Then we still need some people to protect their evacuation】

Yang Zheng 【Who's still here? Vice Main Force Captain Min, have you evacuated?】

Min Cheng 【Sorry, I've already evacuated】

Tang Jinyan 【Sorry...】

Le Ning 【On my side... I can't help either. Sorry】

Yao Feng 【All clan leaders, this approach is unwise. You can evacuate based on strength! Only with strength can you escape. If you stay behind to hold back the werewolves, those juniors will find it very hard to escape either, and in the end it's still total annihilation. There's no need to do this】

Li Ruanyu 【Can we... let those juniors abandon their territories, leave the territory connection points in place as bait for the werewolves. Then everyone flees into each clan leader's territory, and each clan leader leads the entire clan in escaping?】

Lin Wujiu 【That works!】

Yao Feng said loudly:

【This won't work!】

【The premise of escape is to disperse the werewolves' attention】

【A large number of lords escaping separately creates a very chaotic scene, which can make the werewolves unable to attend to everything】

【If the werewolves chase this side, they can't chase that side. They definitely have to split their forces】

【When they split their forces, the combat power distribution becomes uneven. At this time, if the werewolves chasing the clan leaders have average combat power, you will definitely be able to escape】

【But if a large number of lords abandon their territories and enter your clan leaders' territories, then the number of lords escaping instantly decreases】

【The targets the werewolves need to chase are drastically reduced. Every lord will have a large group of werewolves chasing them. How would you still escape?】

【To put it bluntly】

【The only plan now is to let the other lords serve as bait to draw away large numbers of werewolves】

【This is the only plan! Don't be bound by moral pressure. You are all clan leaders. Please be rational!】

【As for leaving the territory connection points in place, it won't be any attraction to the werewolves!】

【Werewolves aren't fools】

【They are also a highly intelligent race】

【Their current policy is to eliminate our lords, not to plunder and occupy territories. They don't lack territories, let lack supplies and captives】

【If they can eliminate one of our clans in one go, that's far more important than occupying some insignificant territories】

【If you concentrate the lords together, you'll become an even more important target for the enemy, and you definitely won't be able to escape】

【I hope everyone won't be swayed by emotions. Whoever can escape should escape】

【Please forgive me for such cold-blooded words, but as a regiment commander, I must abandon personal feelings and put rationality above all else】

【So I'm very sorry, I won't divert personnel to provide support either】

【I hope you all understand】

【I still recommend that each clan head and high-ranking lord evacuate on their own — only that way will the odds of escape be highest】

The discussion in the group chat fell silent for the moment.

This is the captain group.

Everyone inside is a lord of squad leader rank or above, and there aren't many of them.

But every one of them counts as experienced.

The reasoning Yao Feng laid out… they all understood it.

What Yao Feng said wasn't wrong either.

It was indeed a little cold-blooded.

But it was also indeed rational.

Yao Feng, sitting in the position of regiment commander, also had to make preserving the entire White Tiger Regiment her top priority.

Preserve every additional unit of fighting strength, preserve every additional unit of fighting strength.

But she is she, and the clan heads of each family are clan heads.

Their standpoints are different.

Every family's clan head would, of course, take the family as the priority.

Of course they could also be very rational.

After all, clan heads are all experienced elders — they don't need anyone else to tell them about this sort of thing.

But they are clan heads.

The head of a clan.

Everyone in the clan is brothers and sisters, descendants and juniors.

Pure rationality cannot achieve that.

Besides, this is about the extermination of the clan.

How could they possibly flee on their own?

If they could send a few juniors out, they'd be willing no matter how great the cost.

Even if it meant using their lives to hold back the werewolves.

Of course, there were also clan heads who fled on their own.

But the greater number were clan heads and family elders like Zhao Shizhang.

Kong Mushan 【Damn it! This won't work either! That won't work either! Then what the hell are we supposed to do? I can stay behind to hold back the werewolves — I only ask that two children of my family be allowed to escape. Regiment Commander Yao, can you arrange someone to come meet and escort them?】

Yao Feng 【……】

Zhao Shizhang 【I'm also willing to stay behind to hold back the werewolves】