Cultivation Simulator: Starting From The Empress' Palace-Chapter 386 - 384 Bold Idea

Seeing Chen Mo’s stance of driving him away if he didn’t speak, 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

the envoy had no choice but to speak.

"The Alliance Leader has said, the national traitor Xiao Yunqi has acted in reverse, imprisoned His Majesty, raised troops for rebellion, and committed crimes of extreme evil. It is the duty of all to punish him, yet General Chen Mo, being the champion of this martial exam and serving the country, should not assist such evil..."

The envoy went on at length, listing Xiao Yunqi’s series of crimes, then emotionally and rationally appealed to Chen Mo to join them in executing Xiao Yunqi, and promised high official positions and beautiful women to Chen Mo upon success.

"Bold! How dare you directly refer to Lord An Yang by name and slander him. I see you’re tired of living," Li Yang could no longer hold back after the envoy finished speaking, and roared with intent to tear the envoy to pieces.

The envoy was also frightened by Li Yang’s terrifying momentum and quickly said, "In war, emissaries are not to be harmed."

Chen Mo stopped Li Yang: "General Li, calm your anger."

"What do you mean by this, General? Do you really intend to betray Lord An Yang?" Li Yang’s tone was somewhat hostile.

"How can General Li say such things? Lord An Yang has bestowed favors upon both my elder brother and myself. Chen Mo is not someone who would forget such kindnesses,"

Casting his gaze toward the envoy, Chen Mo began to speak righteously.

The main point was that the Eighteen Lords were the real traitors, and he stood on the side of justice, loyal to the country. Then he flattered Xiao Yunqi and refused Zhao Jiang’s invitation.

The envoy’s face was somewhat unpleasant because the generals in the tent seemed to each want to flay him alive.

Yet he was truly bold, and turned to use a threatening tone, "General Chen Mo, do not bring misfortune upon yourself. King Yan is incredibly talented, favored by the people, and his army is sharp. Xiao Yunqi is no match for King Yan. If General Chen Mo surrenders to King Yan, not only can he preserve his life, but he can also enjoy wealth and glory.

Once the allied forces break into Qinyang County, everyone present will be completely annihilated."

At this, even a trace of coldness flashed in Chen Mo’s eyes.

Although he had heard that negotiations in a position of strength and superiority could be very assertive,

this person was too bold, directly issuing a threat.

Sure enough, shortly after the envoy finished speaking, he was killed with one strike by Li Yang.

"Arrogant." Li Yang wiped off the blood on his hand, his face full of anger.

Chen Mo raised his hand to wipe the blood off his face, a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes.

"Someone come."

"Subordinate is here."

"Clean up everything, it’s all covered in blood."

"Yes."

Li Yang seemed not to notice and said, "General, in my opinion, we should hang his body on the city wall, let the other side see."

"Then leave it to General Li to handle."

"Yes."

...

Perhaps it was the expansion of power or something else, but Li Yang taking action without his permission to publicly kill the enemy’s envoy somewhat disgruntled him, even though the matter was indeed infuriating.

But he was the commander of the army, and now that the enemy’s envoy was dead, no matter who killed him, the blame would certainly fall on him.

...

Sure enough, upon knowing that their envoy had been killed, the allied forces of the lords were all very angry.

"Alliance Leader, I said Chen Mo was not one of us. In warfare, emissaries are not to be harmed, yet he not only killed ours but hung our envoy on the city wall. Isn’t that blatant provocation?"

After speaking, Zhao Lu glanced at Zhao Bo: "Ninth Brother, this was all your lousy idea."

Zhao Bo’s face was also somewhat unpleasant, not expecting Chen Mo to go so far, but he explained, "I only wanted to share some burden with the Alliance Leader, and the Alliance Leader agreed."

His words also implied that Zhao Jiang should bear some responsibility.

"Enough, I didn’t call you here to argue over this matter," Zhao Jiang glanced at Zhao Bo with some resentment, but knowing this was not conducive to unity, he did not show it, instead saying:

"Chen Mo does not accept our wooing, so what should we do next about Qinyang County?"

With these words, opinions varied.

Some lords suggested against assaulting, saying the strange weapon’s power was too great yesterday and how many more there might be was unknown, suggesting that an assault would lead to heavy casualties.

Even if they seized it, it would be a pyrrhic victory.

Some lords said that if they couldn’t bribe Chen Mo, they could secretly buy off his subordinates.

After all, not everyone could resist great temptation.

But this was also vetoed, citing the strict defenses of Qinyang County, where even a First Grade Martial Artist sneaking in would likely be discovered unless an exceptional plan was executed.

If a First Grade Martial Artist sneaked in and Chen Mo’s subordinates didn’t cooperate, the army might surround and kill him, a significant loss for the alliance.

Just then, Governor Hu Lin spoke, "Alliance Leader, we can lure the snake out of its hole."

"Oh, how do we lure the snake?" Zhao Jiang inquired.

"From what I understand, after Chen Mo’s army took Qinyang County, he split into two forces, stationed at Luan Mountain County and Tower Town, close enough to support each other."

Saying this, Governor Hu Lin went to the map of the three counties, then said, "If the Alliance Leader sends troops to attack the relatively less defended Luan Mountain County, will Chen Mo save them or not?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Jiang understood his meaning. They had the absolute advantage in numbers and could ambush a force on the way from Qinyang County to Luan Mountain County. If Chen Mo came to the rescue, they could eliminate his reinforcements and then seize Luan Mountain County, a win-win scenario.

If Chen Mo did not come to the rescue, taking Luan Mountain County would be even easier, and after occupying it, they could attack Tower Town, cutting off the Imperial Court’s logistics to Qinyang County.

This strategy quickly gained the unanimous agreement of all the lords, as it also avoided the unknown casualties a direct assault on Qinyang County might incur.

Meanwhile, on Chen Mo’s side,

after simulating several times, Chen Mo finally learned through the Immortal Cultivation Simulator how many troops the Eighteen Lords’ army actually had.

The combined army of the Eighteen Lords barely numbered over 900,000, yet they dared to boast 2 million—it was quite the bluff.

Considering the recent casualties among the lords’ army, they currently had about 800,000 left.

According to military strategy, to successfully besiege, one needs several times the enemy’s forces.

This meant that to capture Luan Mountain County or Tower Town, the lords’ army would need about 100,000 troops, plus the ambush force en route, the lords’ army would need to allocate at least 200,000.

This meant about 600,000 of the lords’ troops would face Qinyang County.

130,000 against 600,000...

Chen Mo suddenly had a bold idea.

If this idea worked, it could instantly turn the tide of the battle.