The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 267 - 266: When You’re Poor, You Got to Dig for Treasure
Lin Yun’s question also left the Snow Maiden somewhat perplexed.
The original plan was for Huyan Jue to hold this position while they went together to attack the Mountain and Sea Pass, but Zhang Ling insisted on catching the insider traitor first.
So be it, they tried to catch the traitor, and after a round of statements, everyone unanimously felt that the most likely insider traitor was Huyan Jue.
What a mess, they bound Huyan Jue right away, but now who will guard the pass?
For the sake of eliminating the worry of the insider traitor, several suspects must return to the Snow Mountain Divine Church, otherwise, if a war broke out, constantly guarding against backstabbing from those beside them, they wouldn’t be able to fight.
But they couldn’t leave the Mountain and River Pass unguarded either, and now they suddenly found themselves in a situation with no one available to hold it.
"Does Ah Yun have a solution?"
Seeing Lin Yun pose the question yet appearing confident, the Snow Maiden couldn’t help but ask for his help.
Lin Yun then said, "Yun has a strategy, but I don’t know if Sister would dare to use it."
"Tell me your thoughts first."
"When Sister and the warriors return to Snow Mountain, our army will relinquish this piece of the Grassland. At that time, the Central Plains people will have three choices. The first is to seek stability, defend the city without coming out, and by doing so, we don’t need a defender and will be unharmed.
The second choice is to take the opportunity to attack. Our army just needs to give up this piece of the Grassland, and since the Central Plains people have no city to defend, it’s meaningless for them to attack. On our route of retreat, we can also gather the common folk to prevent them from being harmed by the Central Plains people. If the Central Plains people dare to venture deep alone, when Sister and the warriors return, you can counterattack.
The third choice, if the Central Plains people are bold, seeing our army’s withdrawal, they might take a risk and send a surprise force from here to the rear, launching a sneak attack on the forces beneath the Mountain and Sea Pass, and coordinating with the Central Plains people inside. At that time, we should set up reinforcements in advance. As long as the Central Plains people dare to come, they will certainly not return."
"Brilliant!"
The Snow Maiden was very satisfied with Lin Yun’s clear and concise strategy which he had devised in such a short time.
Among the Grassland people, she had met few as clever as Lin Yun.
Moreover, she felt that this was the true brilliance of warfare tactics, where the enemy’s choices were already limited, and no matter what they chose, they had measures in place to respond.
Compared to Wutulu’s previous plans, which were simply absurd, one misstep and they’d be caught in direct confrontation, missing out on a great opportunity, leading to today’s difficult situation.
"Let’s follow this plan then. Let’s withdraw the troops immediately!"
Having said that, the Snow Maiden called Huyan Jue over.
The Dragon Binding Rope only made one lose the power to fight, turning them mortal, but it didn’t restrict movement.
After all, Huyan Jue was the leader of the army. If they were to directly take him down, it might shake the morale of the troops, so earlier the Snow Maiden had been more discreet, simply having people watch him.
Now issuing the order to withdraw, it was more suitable to have Huyan Jue do it.
The army had been stationed beneath the Mountain and River Pass for so long, withdrawing without having done much, the Grassland people’s morale was also damaged. But since they had been beaten by Lin Yu before, and then the Snow Maiden was defeated by Dongfang Hongyue, everyone knew they had lost. Withdrawing the troops was now understandable.
The Snow Maiden didn’t think too much about this change in morale. Lin Yun, observing this, quietly considered whether he could use this to his advantage.
To be honest, Lin Yun’s strength limited his actions.
In this era, ordinary soldiers and cultivators below the Upper Realm had a very limited impact on the battle situation.
The deciding factor in battle was those few top-tier individuals.
Only Upper Realm cultivators could fight against Upper Realm cultivators.
"So, are all these people just here for show?"
Lin Yun had always been puzzled. Perhaps, there might be a way to let the ordinary soldiers also play a significant role?
Lin Yun had this idea, and it soon became uncontrollable.
To realize this idea, perhaps he should consider it from the formation perspective, using people as the formation, pooling together everyone’s strength, and he might just accomplish the feat of overpowering the enemy.
"I must learn about formations when I get back."
Lin Yun decided that once this undercover mission was over and he returned to the Central Plains, he would study the ways of formations and artifact refining in depth.
These two aspects complement each other, and it happened that Lin Yun also needed to craft some better equipment for himself.
At the moment, he still had enough money, but his clothes were merely those of a common mortal, and as for weapons... 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦
The Ascending Dragon Sword was left at Purple Cloud Mountain, and the broadsword he was currently wielding had been taken from the Grassland People, made only of ordinary iron.
"Am I actually this poor?"
Lin Yun suddenly confronted this harsh reality. Surprisingly, he had always felt that he wasn’t short of money or treasures, and now he came to a stark realization that he was just a pauper, yet he carried himself with the ease of the wealthiest man.
"Who gave me this courage?"
Lin Yun fell into deep thought.
At this moment, atop the Mountain and River Pass, Yuquan was inclined to pursue the retreating Grassland People, but he hesitated as he couldn’t grasp the reality of their situation, and he dared not act rashly.
Dongfang Hongyue and the Snow Maiden had suffered great losses in their battle and, although they had since recovered, there were still several skilled experts among the Grassland People. Chasing after them would be unwise. It would be more prudent to stay put!
"The enemy’s next target is the assault on Mountain and Sea Pass. It seems that after being thwarted here, they want to shift the battle to Mountain and Sea Pass."
Dongfang Hongyue shared the intelligence received from Lin Yun with Yuquan after a thorough discussion.
Yuquan, crafty as he was, did not rashly voice his opinion but instead asked, "Comrade Dongfang, what do you think?"
"My suggestion is to lure the enemy in deep, abandon Mountain and Sea Pass, which has no natural defenses, and let everyone evacuate the city, allowing the Grassland People to occupy it. Then we launch a surprise attack through Boundary Mountain with our best troops at the greatest speed, and slaughter the Grassland People that have entered the city. This is the best strategy."
Frankly, Dongfang Hongyue couldn’t understand why Mountain and Sea Pass was established in such a place.
Mountain and Sea Pass had existed since ancient times, but the ancestors typically built such passes in easily defensible locations near mountains or rivers. Only Mountain and Sea Pass, despite its name suggesting otherwise, was neither close to mountains nor seas, making it easy to attack but hard to defend, which was truly baffling.
Dongfang Hongyue couldn’t fathom the actions of the ancient ancestors, nor did she bother to speculate; she focused solely on analyzing the current situation.
After some thought, Yuquan found the strategy to be sound but implementing it was not so straightforward.
Mountain and Sea Pass was an ancient city whose existence spanned countless years and was full of extraordinary stories, marking it as an extremely important location.
Yuquan himself had spent many years studying the mysteries of Mountain and Sea Pass, listening to its many legends, yet he found nothing of use. Nonetheless, he still believed the place was exceptional.
"Your strategy is indeed good, but Mountain and Sea Pass must not be lost. I have a premonition that if we lose it, the Central Plains may face a great disaster. That’s why three of my junior brothers are stationed there; this is also what my senior brother believes."
Besides Yuxuan, who was still on standby at home, everyone from the Taiqing Daoist Temple had descended from the mountain.
And with Taiqing Daoist Temple’s main forces positioned in the north, sending only Yuquan to defend Mountain and River Pass indicated the importance Yuxuan placed on Mountain and Sea Pass.
Upon hearing that it was Yuxuan’s idea, Dongfang Hongyue did not object further.
That Taoist’s cultivation level was unfathomably deep. Though he always appeared gentle and amiable, Dongfang Hongyue sensed that among all the people in the world, she could try to fight anyone—run if she couldn’t win—but the Taoist was not to be provoked.
"Are you saying that there are treasures in Mountain and Sea Pass?"
The eyes of the Poorest Demon Venerable sparkled...
