The long border left the Iron Blood Brotherhood with no natural defenses to hold. As long as the three of them worked together, Lu Yang would be forced to spread himself too thin. The most likely outcome would be for the Iron Blood Brotherhood to be cut in half across the central region.
The Eight Nation Alliance territory, Olma Region, Tom's territory, and all the way to Jerz Region would fall into the hands of Sanyou Weimen, Chekov, and Roland. Lu Yang would be left only with Black Gauze Region, Bu Dengtian Region, Ayala Region, Claudio Region, and the northeastern area of the original Tiger's Maw Fortress.
If that happened, Lu Yang would find it difficult to send much reinforcement to Claudio Region. Before long, Claudio Region would also be lost. In the end, the most likely outcome would be for Lu Yang to retreat across the board to Tiger's Maw, leaving only Ayala as an outlying region.
Both Sanyou Weimen and Roland were tempted, but after his initial excitement, Sanyou Weimen's frown only deepened. Crossing his arms, he stared at Chekov and asked, "Your idea is very good, but how do I know you aren't working with Lu Yang to set the two of us up?"
Chekov smiled elegantly. She knew her plan had already moved Sanyou Weimen and Roland. "It's simple. Do you really think I would sit by and watch Lu Yang swallow the two of you, then come for me? Surely you don't think that after the two of you are defeated, I alone would still have the ability to fight such an enormous Iron Blood Brotherhood.
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