Chapter 1385: Go All In

Although the other Soldiers were already accustomed to this occasional matter of being sacrificed, they all thought about staying far away from the Tribal Chief; if one appeared too often before the Tribal Chief but lacked outstanding abilities like Xingtian, there was a great possibility of being sacrificed.

Jiebing was also feeling extremely panicked inside now; all his arrangements had completely lost their effect, and listening to that sound just now, he estimated that the Jiang Surname Tribe had already clashed with Huaxia and the others—victory or defeat?

Seeing them dismantling the Traps without the slightest panic, it must mean they had already won; if the Jiang Surname Tribe had succeeded, they certainly wouldn't be so leisurely and carefree.

He could neither leave nor advance now; even if he stayed slightly closer, he was afraid of being struck down by a Heavenly Thunder from the opposite side.

In anxious waiting, Jiang Ming and Jiang Cheng brought their Soldiers and circled around a wide path, because if they were close, the number of Huaxia and Xuanyuan Tribe Soldiers clearing the Traps was enough to capture them entirely.

However, the Huaxia and Xuanyuan Tribe Soldiers were still wary of the uncleared Traps, as they did not know how far the Traps extended, so they could only watch helplessly as the two small groups of people headed toward the direction of the Jiebing Tribe.

Jiang Ming and Jiang Cheng also knew that some Traps were still restricting Huaxia and the Xuanyuan Tribe, so they were relatively safe as long as they stayed a bit further away; if they were captured, their own tribes would no longer have combat effectiveness, and letting Jiebing lead their tribes would mean this war was destined to fail.

As soon as Jiang Cheng saw Jiebing, he immediately pulled off his animal-skin hat and said very impolitely: "Take a look at yourself now! These are all your arrangements! Now that we are in this situation, how can we still fight?!"

Just now, the people from our two tribes went to block their retreat, only to be blasted by their Heavenly Thunder, causing many Soldiers to die or be injured; there aren't many Soldiers from our tribe who returned alive!

You tell me, what should we do now?"

Jiebing's expression was very displeased, and just as he was about to speak, Jiang Cheng added a curse: "Don't go around giving us orders here anymore!

Our failure is not because we are incompetent, but because the enemy is too powerful; you are powerful, so the Tribal Chief let you command us.

Now that things have reached this point, do you think you have any possibility of winning?

I tell you, if you can win, when you return to Changyang Mountain, Shennong will not punish you, but if you lose, your fate will certainly be no better than ours!

If I feel that there is truly no way to win this time, I will take the remaining tribesmen and leave this place, going far away; at least we won't become Slaves!"

Roared at by Jiang Cheng like this, Jiebing lost his previous airs; now he clearly saw his current situation. He had thought the Jiang Surname Tribe was lying, but the facts proved he was wrong, which led to this series of outcomes—everything was very difficult.

It was truly as Jiang Cheng said: if he failed, he would definitely not have it easy and would certainly be severely punished by Shennong. All he could do now was lower his status and discuss with the two of them how to fight this battle.

"Sit down and talk first." Jiebing's tone softened.

The two Jiang brothers sat directly on the ground; a fire was burning in the Tent, but the smoke could not fully escape, so it was still very choking and a bit stinging to the eyes.

"Calling you over this time is mainly to ask, how far can their Heavenly Thunder actually be released?"

Jiang Cheng gave a cold snort: "Are you that afraid of death? Moving your own Tent so far away, I thought you weren't afraid of Huaxia's Heavenly Thunder."

Jiang Ming was not as acerbic, and his tone was softer: "Their Heavenly Thunder is indeed our greatest obstacle, but we also don't know how far their Heavenly Thunder can reach. No one has seen how the Heavenly Thunder comes; suddenly, it will explode right beside you. Even if there is a dark cloud overhead, it shouldn't be this terrifying, and one would be able to know the distance of the Heavenly Thunder."

"Last year, when you fought them, how far did the Heavenly Thunder reach?"

It was still Jiang Ming who answered the question: "Regarding the locations of those large craters we took you to see, I don't know if it's just that far, or if they were afraid of hurting their own Soldiers; anyway, as long as it was close to their Soldiers, there would be no Heavenly Thunder."

Jiebing suddenly had a realization: "That's right, Heavenly Thunder doesn't recognize people; even if they release it themselves, it would hurt them too, right."

Jiang Cheng's eyes also lit up, feeling that there was a breakthrough: "Then what we can do is not to pull the distance away like this, but to get close enough to them; in that case, they won't be able to use Heavenly Thunder, and then we can win with our numerical advantage."

Jiang Ming looked troubled: "No, in that case, there will definitely still be many Soldiers dying under their Heavenly Thunder. As long as they see us, they will definitely release Heavenly Thunder. How many Soldiers will die before we cross their Heavenly Thunder and charge up?"

"Then at night, take advantage of when they can't see and charge up; by the time they discover us, it will be too late." Jiang Cheng hammered the ground with his hand, believing that a night raid was still effective.

"That won't work." Jiang Ming shook his head: "You've also seen that the moon has been so bright these past few nights, so one can see clearly at night. We can't do it at night either, unless we wait for a cloudy day."

Jiebing gritted his teeth: "There is one more way: let the women go up too."

"Let the women go up?" After being puzzled for a moment, Jiang Ming immediately understood Jiebing's meaning: "You mean, let the women mix in among the Soldiers so that they won't be so reckless when releasing Heavenly Thunder, right?

This... is indeed possible. Even if their Heavenly Thunder can be released continuously, as long as our numbers are large, they will also be afraid. Give the women Weapons too; as long as we charge up, we can also kill people."

The fierce Jiang Cheng instead felt it wouldn't work: "Let the women go up? Then what about our tribe? If we send everyone up at once and lose without charging up, what then?"

Jiang Ming retorted to Jiang Cheng: "If we don't let the women go up, the possibility of us losing is even greater. If we lose, what will you do? Leave the Shennong Clan?"

"This, this..."

"It would be better to just do something ruthless: surround them with everyone. As long as anyone can survive, go up and kill them. As long as we kill them all, we win.

The people brought out here are not our entire tribe; after we go back, the tribe will still be there, and Shennong will not punish us.

But if we lose, we can only take these tribesmen..."

Jiang Cheng hammered the ground in extreme distress; he did not know how to vent the frustration in his heart. All of this was caused by Jiebing.