CHAPTER 985: CHAPTER 680: COUNTERMEASURES

Under the expectant gazes of the two, the Tianyang City Lord slowly said, "Coincidentally, I am acquainted with a great expert of the celestial Demon Realm. With this person pressing the line for us, we can carry out the mop-up operation against the Demon Chief bandits during this period!"

"Once we force out the Heavenly Demon behind the scenes, the Youzhou City Lord will lose his last support!"

The two of them nodded repeatedly in agreement: "I didn’t expect the Tianyang City Lord to know such a person, but if we have a Heavenly Demon to press the line for us, we can indeed handle it."

After all, judging from the current combat strength, even if those bandits gather in large numbers, they number only about ten thousand at most, while all their troops combined already exceed fifty thousand.

They have undergone certain training, but all those Demon Chief bandits are just wild ones from the mountains.

Adding in the three Half-Step celestial Demon Realm experts among them, and nearly ten Half-Step celestial Demons under their command.

The Demon Chiefs on the nearby mountains that are more powerful are all known to them, two are in Duvor City, and apart from that, there is only one each.

Under such circumstances, it’s simply overwhelming suppression, leaving no room for maneuver.

The Tianyang City Lord proposed: "But before that, we must clarify the intelligence, find a way to know exactly where these Demon Chiefs are gathering, and who they openly revere."

"The Tianyang City Lord is right. From today on, we will gather intelligence everywhere. Once we are sure, we will invite the Heavenly Demon expert to press the line and carry out a purge!"

The three immediately agreed with a clap.

At first, Youzhou City was evidently the weakest, but now it is riding on top of them.

Even the words of the Youzhou City Lord must be listened to with respect.

In such a situation, they feel extremely oppressed, with no position at all.

Therefore, they must try every possible means to suppress the Youzhou City Lord!

And if Youzhou City continues to develop at this efficiency, it poses a real threat to them.

In just one year, the Youzhou City Lord has already become the foremost among the Four Cities. If it continues for another ten or eight years, they will practically become a vassal city of Youzhou City.

Wang Yang stood on a high mountain, watching a group of Demon Chief bandits in training.

Wang Yang was very clear that it was impossible to let these Demon Clan of the Free Heaven Country fight alone.

They must learn to deploy troops and formations, must learn training; otherwise, there is no way to contend with that group of formal Demon Soldiers.

Fortunately, within this year, these people did not disappoint him.

They indeed achieved some results, although such training is essentially basic and not the right path.

The real honing is to send them to the battlefield, where victory is better than anything.

Du Feng, beside him, saw Wang Yang pondering and couldn’t help his curiosity: "Sir, what are you thinking about?"

"Let me ask you, if you were the Three Cities’ Lords, should you start suspecting the issues on Youzhou City’s side now?"

Du Feng paused slightly: "Indeed, it should raise suspicions. After all, it seems quite evident that we’re training daily, and there is no movement from the local bandits!"

"If that’s the case, why haven’t the Three Cities’ Lords shown any signs, or are they secretly plotting something?"

Wang Yang’s questioning left Du Feng puzzled: "Even if they have suspicions, they have no other way. It’s already as you said, sir—like frogs in warm water, with no room for resistance."

Wang Yang smiled lightly: "The boiling frog theory is the most ideal state. These three cities’ lords are not fools, how could they not react? At the very last moment, they will surely counterattack."

Du Feng pressed on: "How would they counterattack?"

"Let’s make a bet. Within this month, they will surely send out troops to probe. Do you believe it?"

Du Feng pondered: "This... It’s unlikely, since there was no probing before, why would they probe now?"

Wang Yang laughed heartily without answering as Du Feng returned to his residence.

The Three Cities’ Lords gathered again, each sending troops to probe.

But because most of the troops were gathered on Dongwen Mountain, other areas seemed somewhat empty.

Upon learning this news, the Three Cities’ Lords had calculated: "As expected, these people have already formed a considerable scale. They must be gathering in one place. When we mobilize the troops, we can wipe them out completely!"

The Lord of Duvor City was a bit surprised: "Why are these people gathering together? What are they plotting? Do they really intend to rebel?"

The number of bandits among the three cities has drastically decreased, seemingly gathering at another place.

But they couldn’t figure out what exactly these people were trying to achieve; if it’s rebellion, they’d be suppressed eventually.

But if not for rebellion, what significance does it hold?

Whether they rebel or not, we must eradicate them. At that time, the Youzhou City Lord will lose his last support and will still be tread underfoot by us. The benefits he swallowed during these days must return in full!

The Tianyang City Lord clenched his fists, having endured much suffering and grievances within this year.

On the other side, Du Feng was also constantly monitoring the movements of this group of Demon Soldiers, precisely as Wang Yang had predicted.

"Sir, you were indeed right, these men sent troops to probe, doesn’t this mean they are making a move?"

Upon learning this news, Du Feng immediately went to report to Wang Yang.