Wu Qi Drew Up the Plan to Wipe Out the Wolf Bandits
Qian Renxue remained calm and waved to the crowd.
Upon seeing each other's appearance, Ning Rongrong and Huo Wu paled and stared blankly at each other.
Qian Renxue walked to Wu Qi's side and said with a smile, "How did you know I was here? If I remember correctly, I didn't reveal any aura just now."
Qiangu Changkong Kong sniffed and replied, "Sister Qian, you have a fragrance about you, very noticeable and quite unique."
Having exposed herself on a physical level, Qian Renxue an awkward smile.
Who is this?
Feng Xiaotian had never met the other person before, nor did he know that the other person was the former Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
Of course, the Spirit Hall's Nation-Stealing Plan was not honorable, Wu Qi could not go around telling everyone.
Wu Qi joked, "This is the eldest daughter of the Worship Hall, whose status far surpasses that of Chang Kong."
He had already guessed that Qian Renxue would come when Feng Xiaotian and the others arrived.
Currently, four of the six Successor favored by the Deity on the mainland have gathered. This will greatly reduce the pressure on Wu Qi in the upcoming task of eliminating the Wolf Bandit.
Qiangu Changkong muttered, "Wu Ge, don't use me as a unit of measurement."
Feng Xiaotian suddenly realized, and was about to introduce himself when Qian Renxue stopped him, "I used to be infiltrating your ranks and know your identities. There's no need for introductions; let's get straight to the point."
Although Feng Xiaotian and his companions had doubts, they still needed to formulate a plan first.
Han Shizhong said bitterly, "My lords of the Empire and the Spirit Hall, if I may be so bold, we currently only have eight high-level combatants at most."
"According to Lord Wu's estimation, the Wolf Bandit pack consists of at least a thousand members; annihilating them all is simply unrealistic."
Qian Renxue looked at Wu Qi.
If they weren't confident, they wouldn't have said it so casually; they must have a well-thought-out plan.
Wu Qi laughed and said, "If Miss Qian hadn't come, my plan would only have a 30% chance of success. Now, the success rate is 50%. The key lies in whether City Lord Han can cooperate with my plan."
Wu Qi's plan was not complicated: he would have Qian Renxue cooperate with Han Shizhong to secretly escort the people out of the city, preferably away from Xibei City.
However, the plan also had major flaws. They didn't know when the Wolf Bandit would attack. If they didn't estimate the timing correctly, they could easily be surrounded and attacked by the Wolf Bandit while evacuating with thousands of people, resulting in heavy losses.
Qian Renxue shook her head. "No, even if Grandpa is here, he can't just take action for us."
"Little Wu, do you know how large a migration of thousands of people is? Moreover, Wolf Bandit have a keen sense of smell; how could they not detect the scents of thousands of people mixed together?"
Wu Qi shrugged and smiled, "The plan I mentioned is just a direction. Evacuating everyone would naturally be the best course of action."
Feng Xiaotian suddenly realized and added, "I understand. The Team Captain means to find a way to hide the people in the city, so that at least in the event of war, they won't become targets of the Wolf Bandit."
Han Shizhong added, "Perhaps that would be feasible."
"The Xibei City is surrounded by mountains and valleys, with a network of Cave inside. When the Xibei City was first built, there was a long ravine beneath it. It wasn't filled in at the time; instead, a raised platform was built over it, and the straight main street was paved."
This detail of city construction was preserved and well-known by successive city lords.
The purpose was to allow a group of troops to be hidden underground before the enemy entered the city during wartime, so that control of the city could be regained after the occupiers lowered their guard.
Xibei City's terrain is too poor, which is why it was left as a strategic buffer by the first city lord.
Wu Qi hurriedly asked, "How many people can be hidden inside? Is that ravine connected to the outside world?"
Both ends of the ravine were solid mountains, and unless the Wolf Bandit dug up the blue bricks paving the road, they would not be able to detect that someone was underground!
Even if Wolf Bandit have the keenest sense of smell, they couldn't possibly detect someone hiding underground, could they?
Wu Qi thought for a moment, then felt it wasn't entirely safe. "I'll lure the Wolf Bandit out of the city alone to make sure they don't discover the civilians hiding underground. Don't worry, I can fly, nothing will happen. The rest of you, try to lure all the Wolf Bandit into the city."
As he spoke, he looked at Han Shizhong, "In this great battle, perhaps less than one-tenth of the houses in Xibei City will survive."
"But this is the easiest plan to wipe out the Wolf Bandit, and I can't think of any other way in a short time."
"City Lord Han, you must work on the people's mindset. Furthermore, after the war, I can provide 100,000 Gold Soul Coin for the city's reconstruction."
Wolf Bandit are essentially Soul Beast, and they have a chance to drop Soul Bone upon death.
If even a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone were to be unearthed, its value would exceed 100,000 Gold Soul Coin. Wu Qi could afford to rebuild the city.
Right now, all they can do is pray that the Wolf Bandit won't launch a full-scale attack tonight.
After dawn tomorrow, Han Shizhong will arrange for people to clean the underground ditches to ensure that the people will not feel uncomfortable when they take refuge in them.
Furthermore, that ditch certainly couldn't accommodate all the city's residents, so some temporary basements would have to be dug for them to hide in.
The necessary sacrifices must be made.
If the Wolf Bandit realize that Xibei City has become a ghost town, they certainly won't rush into the city.
Therefore, soldiers and militia guarding the city walls must be present, and they must fight desperately.
In this way, the soldiers will suffer heavy casualties.
However, if Qian Renxue and the others exert enough pressure from behind to drive the Wolf Bandit into the city, they might not be in a hurry to kill the guards who have the power to resist. In this way, the soldiers and militia will have a chance to survive.
It wasn't that Wu Qi didn't want to mobilize Soul Master Army from the Surroundings.
With a large number of Soul Master arriving in Xibei City, the Wolf Bandit will surely flee. If they scatter to various parts of the continent, it will be troublesome to eradicate them later.
Furthermore, the Soul Master Army is too powerful; if the Wolf Bandit can't breach the city walls, they will also flee.
If the Soul Master Army is weak, how is its casualties any different from those of ordinary soldiers?
To compensate these people for their sacrifice, Qian Renxue provided a large sum of compensation.
After Han Shizhong explained the truth to the soldiers, no one backed down.
"Damn it, if we can get the compensation, my son can go to a better Soul Master Academy and become a powerful Soul Master in the future."
"Without the plans of these adults, our entire city would die. Now, if just a few of us die, our families can survive. We cannot back down!"
"Yes, kill those damn Wolf Bandit!"
These soldiers and militiamen were mostly fathers and the pillars of their families.
Upon hearing that there would be a compensation of 500 Gold Soul Coin, they all became fearless in the face of death!
Wu Qi and his group were deeply moved, but at the same time, the pressure on them increased dramatically.
Wu Qi's plan was indeed meticulous, but the situation on the battlefield can change in an instant. If one link goes wrong, the whole game could be lost!
We cannot let our soldiers sacrifice themselves in vain; the plan must not go wrong in any way.
The plan was devised by Wu Qi, who was under the most pressure.
At the same time, this was also the first time he achieved a strategic goal at the cost of human lives!