Chapter 1471: Chapter 465: Bad News, Confidence and Invitation, Shocking Speculation and Chu Tianxu_3
This time, the counterattack of the deceitful monsters from the Blood Miasma Plain began on the third of November and continued until the tenth of December, when the siege at Tuoyuan Camp was lifted, lasting a total of thirty-seven days.
Cai Qiu Lin Chu County Governor Cai Qiuyang, Qingcang County Governor Cai Qiuning; Chen Cang Yanling County Governor Chu Tianxu, and East Wall County Governor Chen Tiandong, four top-tier Tribulation Body Realm experts from two vassal towns, along with more than two hundred Xianyang Level experts, and a combined force of forty thousand troops including seventy thousand Red Dragon Army from Chen Cang and fifty thousand Silver Scale Army from Cai Qiu.
But because they were led by the nose by the deceitful monsters throughout, it resulted in a complete and utter defeat.
Firstly, of the two thousand top talents from the two vassal towns participating in the trial, more than sixteen hundred died. The loss of talents creates a gap that might not show immediate change, but will inevitably have a significant impact on the future;
Secondly, Cai Qiu’s fifty thousand Silver Scale Army was reduced by thirty percent, with fifteen thousand Town Guard Army nearly halved, totaling over ninety thousand deaths; Chen Cang’s Tuoyuan Camp was directly destroyed by the Beast Tide, with eighty percent of the ten thousand stationed troops killed, and of the ten thousand reinforcements sent to support Cai Qiu, twenty percent died, so cumulatively the death toll was slightly more than Cai Qiu’s, close to half.
This is just the loss of troops. According to Cai Yuheng, Cai Qiu’s Xianyang Level lost thirteen people in total, with fifty-one missing; Chen Cang, as the main target of the deceitful monsters’ counterattack, suffered even more, losing as many as fifty-three, a major blow to their vitality.
Lastly, the full counterattack of the miasma took advantage of the situation where the two vassal towns were greatly weakened. Shortly after the Beast Tide receded, the blood-colored miasma expanded five or six kilometers north, instantly turning the years of effort by the two vassal towns into a bubble. Now, both towns are increasing their troop presence on the Blood Miasma Plain to prevent further northward expansion of the miasma.
"When the hundred thousand troops were besieged by the Beast Tide on the periphery of the miasma area, Tianxu bravely took the lead but unfortunately died of exhaustion... "
Although she had already guessed in her heart, hearing her grandfather personally say that her father died in battle, Cai Shiqin’s already pale face instantly turned even more ashen, tears as big as beans immediately rolling down her cheeks.
Cai Yuheng instantly hugged his granddaughter in distress, then turned to look at the four siblings of Su Xing’er, and said in a deep voice: "Your master Hong Yu entered the miasma area with Admiral Fan before the war. When I mentioned earlier that Cai Qiu currently has fifty-one Xianyang Level missing, I was referring to Admiral Fan and his group of fifty-one people..."
"Master..."
At this point, not only Cai Shiqin, but Su Xing’er’s body also trembled violently, and if not for Su Jing and the others catching her in time, she might have collapsed instantly.
The three Su Jing brothers, while holding their sister steady, also showed worried expressions, clearly quite shocked by this bad news.
"With the miasma spreading five or six kilometers north, the area where Admiral Fan and others are is even deeper. It seems there has been a significant change in the Blood Miasma Plain this year, and no one dares go in right now. We can only wait until the two Governors have time, as only they going in personally may bring hope of finding Admiral Fan and others."
After hearing Cai Yuheng’s last sentence, the four siblings of Su Xing’er finally saw a glimmer of hope on their faces.
Cai Shiqin, mild-mannered yet not weak, seeing Su Xing’er full of anxiety, suppressed her own grief and stepped forward to grasp Su Xing’er’s hand, gently comforting her: "Xing’er, don’t worry, the Governor ancestors will not sit idly by while Admiral Fan and others are in trouble. They will definitely go in to find them later. Maybe your master will be back soon. Come with me to wait at the Zhenyuan Camp!"
The four of the Su family naturally had no objections and nodded immediately.
"I’ll go with you too!"
Ji Hong, who had been standing to the side, also looking somewhat anxious, couldn’t help but speak up, expressing his wish to go along.
Both Su Xing’er and Cai Shiqin nodded, without refusal.
A group of six people, following Cai Yuheng, quickly arrived at Zhenyuan Camp.
The moment they reached Zhenyuan Camp, the six deeply felt the tremendous damage this deceitful monster’s counterattack had brought to Cai Qiu.
"Dad, Dad, I didn’t have time to fulfill my filial duty, how could you leave so soon."
"Wuwuwuwu, husband, husband, wake up, please wake up!"
"Father, I brought second brother to fetch you, wuwuwu..."
"Husband, didn’t you promise to watch our child grow up? How could you leave so soon, husband, wake up, wake up, wuwuwuwu..."
.........
The entire Zhenyuan Camp was filled with wailing cries;
The ground was densely covered with corpses draped in blue hemp cloth;
From the north, people continuously entered the camp, guided by some soldiers to claim bodies everywhere. Some found and mourned over the bodies of their loved ones, while others, whose relatives’ remains were nowhere to be found, stood silently in the designated gathering point inside the camp, tears silently trickling as if their voices were cut off.
"Those able to join the army from Cai Qiu are all of third-class military rank, and nearly everyone is the pillar of their family. With nearly a hundred thousand suddenly killed in battle, it equates to nearly a hundred thousand families shattered."
It was clearly their first time witnessing such a scene, and the four of the Su family were immediately stunned; whereas Ji Hong, standing to the side, displayed a more composed expression, even when speaking of nearly a hundred thousand families shattered, his expression remained mostly unchanged.
Ji Hong turned his head to observe the expressions of the four siblings of the Su family, with a slight movement in his mind.
Having spent over forty days together, although he didn’t pry into the details of the four siblings of Su Xing’er, he could basically understand their general situation.
"These four seem to come from relatively humble backgrounds. How did the Lord accept them as disciples? As for the three Su Jing brothers, their talents are barely top-grade battle bodies thanks to the Blood Jade Pearl; this Su Xing’er’s aptitude, even less than mine, is truly puzzling. Could it be like before, casually mentioned and taken seriously by the four..."
