Chapter 3085

Moreover, the nobles are temporary allies; is it necessary to sabotage the cooperation this early?

Zhao Chi asked all these questions out loud.

Yao Feng smiled and shook her head.

She explained in a very gentle tone: "Do not have any illusions about the nobles. The current cooperation is forced by necessity. As long as the werewolves in Binghe County are wiped out, the relationship between us and the nobles will immediately cool down."

That is true.

Cooperating with the nobles is only because everyone wants to eliminate the two regiments of werewolves in Binghe County.

That number is not small.

However, the World-Breaking Army coalition can only surround them; they lack the strength to devour them, so they had to contact the nobles to solve the problem together.

The nobles were also very willing, and both sides hit it off immediately.

Only then did the nobles begin to send support to the Binghe County battlefield.

But the werewolves were no pushovers; they soon sent reinforcements to surround the noble reinforcements in turn.

After that came the nobles' second reinforcement, followed by the werewolves' second reinforcement.

Ultimately, it turned into the current standoff, with layers encircling layers.

Therefore, the werewolves in Binghe County are the foundation of cooperation between both sides. If the werewolves here are destroyed, the relationship between the two sides will indeed return to what it was before.

Yao Feng continued: "Moreover, do not think that only the werewolves want to kill us now; the nobles do too. But the nobles have not yet obtained enough costumes, so they are just temporarily holding back. Once the werewolves outside are dead, they might attack us immediately."

Zhao Chi nodded: "So, there is still about one week left?"

"Judging from the intelligence, that is the case, but it mainly depends on today and tomorrow whether the two regiments of werewolves in Baicao City will really set out."

Zhao Chi asked again: "If they set out as normal, will we still fight the werewolves together with the nobles?"

"That's right."

"Then after defeating the werewolves, we turn around and fight the nobles?"

Yao Feng shook her head and said: "It has not been decided yet. For now, we have only held a simple meeting within our White Tiger Regiment and within the World-Breaking Army, but no plan has been confirmed. Furthermore, we must coordinate with other legions; the earliest we can fully formulate a plan is the day after tomorrow."

"Is there any rough plan?"

"No. Without a direction settled, there is no question of a plan."

"Even the direction hasn't been confirmed?"

Yao Feng laughed: "These are all classified information! You are asking so carefully and pressing so urgently. Could you be a spy for the nobles or the werewolves?"

Yao Feng narrowed her eyes, leaning over the armrest of the sofa with a smile.

As she bent down like that, two soft, trembling mounds were right before his eyes. Although not fully revealed, there was almost no difference.

Zhao Chi sighed: "Perhaps. Then, Commander, how will you deal with me?"

"Haha~" Yao Feng was amused: "I haven't thought of it yet, but since your contribution is so great, I certainly cannot punish you, but I can penalize you."

"How will you penalize me?"

Gulp~

Yao Feng's throat moved.

The sea seemed to be getting closer and closer.

Zhao Chi quickly pulled the topic back: "Commander, let's talk about business first."

Yao Feng sat back down with a smile: "If we successfully defeat the werewolves, we will definitely have to assess the situation first. We cannot blindly attack the nobles; it is best to ambush or pincer them."

"Ambush or pincer? Pincer with whom?"

"With the werewolves, of course~"

"Pincer together with the werewolves? Ally with the werewolves?"

Yao Feng laughed:

"It is not allying with the werewolves, but snatching a chestnut from the fire, taking advantage of the fire to steal, and fishing in troubled waters.

"War is changeable.

"Allies are also shifting.

"Do not be too rigid.

"Even if the werewolves on the Binghe County battlefield are eliminated, the crisis in Zone 1 has not yet been resolved. Even if many royal elites return, since they are fighting their way back from outside the city, it will take time for them to recover their strength.

"If we win in Binghe County, the overall situation will be very unfavorable for the werewolves.

"In this situation, the nobles might go on the offensive, or they might not be in a hurry to fight.

"If we wait, the two regiments of werewolves will arrive with reinforcements, but the royal elites returning to the nobles will have more time to recover their strength.

"If we do not wait and fight immediately, the two regiments of werewolf reinforcements will not arrive, but the royal elites returning to the nobles will not be able to recover much strength either.

"Overall, it is about the same.

"The nobles could choose either option.

"Similarly, the werewolves could choose either option.

"But although the werewolves delaying time might allow reinforcements to arrive, overall it would be unfavorable to them.

"So the probability of the werewolves launching a proactive attack is higher.

"But the werewolves certainly cannot take Zone 1, and the nobles in Zone 1 cannot break out either, so the werewolves' target can only be the nobles in Zones 7, 8, and 9.

"However, the nobles in Zones 7, 8, and 9 are not weak either; if the werewolves attack, the cost will be huge.

"And we... are too weak; the werewolves will not take us seriously. At least compared to the nobles, our threat to the werewolves is much smaller.

"So, the werewolves should proactively come to us and invite us to attack the nobles together.

"Do not think this is impossible; the werewolves are very smart too. They know that our alliance with the nobles is temporary and that we are essentially mortal enemies.

"We actually have no reason to refuse.

"So, when the werewolves fight the nobles in Zones 7, 8, and 9, we can make our move.

"The front line will be the werewolves and the nobles tearing each other apart, while we watch the fire from across the river in the rear, fresh and rested, waiting for them to tire.

"Our weakness has actually become our shield.

"Both the nobles and the werewolves want to wipe us out, but each will hesitate to act, worried the other side will seize the chance to strike. So neither dares to attack us right now.

"Even if we sometimes put on a show, overall we're still far weaker than they are. Their primary target is still each other, not us.

"And since we've fallen out with the nobles, the fashion won't be supplied to them. The werewolves' enthusiasm for assassinating the two of us will drop quite a bit too, but the nobles' odds of assassinating us will rise sharply.

"But don't worry about any of it — I'll keep both of us safe.

"But note, we don't necessarily really fight the nobles; we might still end up fighting the werewolves. Though of course there's also a chance we really do fight the nobles.

"Everything has to be judged flexibly based on the situation at the time!

"What do you say?"

Zhao Chi thought quickly.

If the Binghe County battle ended and they won smoothly, it really would be just as Yao Feng had said.

The werewolves had lost two regiments plus several brigades; perhaps quite a few could escape, but their strength had definitely taken a serious hit.

After the nobles won, they'd have a massive haul of spoils, and their royal elites would also basically recover their strength.

By then, the nobles and the werewolves would reach a strategic balance, and the Breaking World Army and the other rebel factions would actually be freer.

But the rebels weren't a single body — they were multiple small groups led by the Breaking World Army. A threat to the werewolves and nobles, yes, but not a fatal one.

Looking at the Breaking World Army alone, their strength was still not small compared to the werewolves and the nobles, so they wouldn't be taken too seriously either.

They might try to win them over.

But they might also, while trying to win them over, secretly arrange to assassinate Yao Feng and Zhao Chi.

Either was possible.

Zhao Chi nodded: "Understood."

Yao Feng smiled: "Of course, what I just said is only one hypothesis — it may not be entirely accurate. We'll still have to adjust based on the actual situation."

"Understood."

"Mm, besides that situation, there's also the chance the werewolves' two regiments never set out at all, or they did set out but their target was some other city. In that case the werewolves would be even more on the back foot, and even more hoping we'd attack the nobles."

Zhao Chi said: "So our policy from here on out really is to ally with the werewolves? At least on the surface?"

Yao Feng smiled: "No. In essence, we ally with whoever is weaker and together we beat the strongest. If one day we become the strongest, and the werewolves and nobles still exist, then both of them will come at us together. Everyone's the same."

"Got it."

"Pass me the stockings."

"Huh? Oh…"

Zhao Chi handed them over.

Yao Feng rolled up the stockings and lifted her long leg.