113: Oasis Lord

“That won’t happen either!”

“Huh?”

“No need to worry. The Northwest Province, after Li Dingbei's death, has become a power vacuum. They will start fighting among themselves, probably for longer than our battle with Sardin!”

Han Huohuo knew this was a brief vacuum. To completely stabilize the area, Sardin had to be eliminated first!

Only then could his Tongtian City have a chance for a longer period of development.

The era of great chaos had begun.

No matter how impressive you are, you might die tomorrow. Even if you are a beggar, you could potentially raise a force overnight and become the final King!

This is the charm of a chaotic era!

Li Dingbei's power was so immense, yet he died just like that!

Only those who survive to the end are the true Heroes!

And living in a chaotic era...

...requires exhausting all one's strength and wisdom, fighting one's way through, not hiding.

Kill through this world!

You will survive, and then possess this world!

It's that simple.

However, the battle against the Barbarians is not easy at all, not for any other reason, but because the Barbarians' territory is simply too vast!

No one has estimated how large the Barbarians' territory is.

But even the most conservative estimate is a thousand times larger than the Ten Thousand Mountains!

It's even several times larger than the Great Qian Kingdom. This desolate world is filled with Deserts and Gobi Desert, and further north, there is an endless Ice Field.

In such a desolate place, it's difficult to even find the enemy, let alone fight.

But Ke City is a nail.

This is the Barbarians' capital!

Han Huohuo actively prepared for battle but did not attack, simply waiting for Sardin to come to him.

A few days later, Han Xin and Hua Mulan both arrived at Ke City and discussed strategies with Han Huohuo.

Together with Duoduo, they conspired for several days.

In the end, they almost entirely followed Han Xin's tactics. This old fox was incredibly cunning and despicable, leaving Duoduo stunned.

His naive heart suffered a great blow.

He thought to himself, fortunately, I didn't encounter this guy on the battlefield before, or he would have played me to death!

Hua Mulan was more suited for charging into battle. Han Xin, this old schemer, had an endless stream of stratagems that didn't match his age at all.

“Are we sure we're not defending the city?”

“We're not defending!”

“This is truly unexpected!”

Han Huohuo's heart itched, wanting to ask Han Xin for advice on battle techniques.

As a result, Han Xin just said one sentence: “Fight if you can win, run if you can't. What other secrets are there to fighting?”

Han Huohuo listened, and it resonated deeply with him.

True ultimate skills are simple and clear, without so many frills.

War is the most basic art.

Of course, when to fight, where to fight, when to run, and where to run, there is no fixed method.

Military books cannot teach one to be a Marshal; this relies on comprehension!

“Everyone, please remember, this time we are fighting a rout battle, not an encirclement battle, because our strength is insufficient. We cannot swallow Sardin's army in one go. After routing them, we will then encircle and annihilate their scattered forces separately. Does anyone have any questions?”

“No!”

“No!”

Only when your strength is several times greater than the enemy can you encircle them. When forces are evenly matched, you must first rout the enemy's main force.

After the enemy is routed, then find opportunities to encircle and annihilate their scattered units one by one!

Everyone understood!

After declaring war, Sardin did not advance rashly. He waited for a long time, but Han Huohuo still remained holed up in Ke City, showing no intention of coming out to fight him.

This greatly angered him!

Barbarians are not good at sieges.

And he didn't have any Cyclops units.

After losing one eye, he became easily irritable and prone to outbursts, making him anxious and restless.

“Report, Jackson requests an audience.”

“Let him in!”

A moment later, Jackson walked in, still masked, and leaned in to whisper, “King! Are you getting impatient?”

Sardin sighed, “How can I not be impatient? That fellow is like a timid turtle, not daring to come out and fight me. Ke City's walls are high, and no matter how I think about it, I am truly powerless!”

Jackson smiled, “King, don't worry, I have already recruited the army to break the city for you!”

Sardin was very surprised, “What kind of city-breaking army? Tell me?”

Jackson kept him in suspense, “Please come out, King, to inspect them. I have brought them all over.”

Sardin strode out of the tent and saw a large group of brown lizard troops not far away, and couldn't help but be greatly surprised, “Are these Stone Mountain Lizards?”

“Exactly!”

“These lizards can tunnel through rocky mountains and destroy city walls with ease. But these beasts have always been difficult to tame. How did you domesticate so many Stone Mountain Lizards?”

Sardin looked at Jackson in great surprise.

This mysterious figure, who claimed to be the Oasis Lord, had helped him significantly many times. At this moment, he felt even more unable to see through this person.

“King, our Oasis territory has the most powerful beast tamers, who are trying to domesticate even more powerful beasts. Although our Northern Wasteland is sparsely populated, it does not lack powerful beasts. As long as we have enough time, I can train more and stronger war beasts for the King!”

“Oh? What other beasts do you want to domesticate?”

“North of the desolate mountains, there is a lair of a divine beast. Does the King know of it?”

Sardin's face turned ashen, and his body trembled, “You are too audacious! Are you thinking of the Behemoth?”

Jackson smiled, tacitly admitting it.

Sardin gasped, this group of people was truly audacious.

The Behemoth possesses the bloodline of ancient divine beasts and will never submit to any inferior race. This monster's combat power even far surpasses the semi-divine Cyclops.

It is known as one of the divine-level powerhouses on this continent.

It can even tear apart Dragons!

A hint of fear suddenly arose in his heart.

He thought to himself, I must be doubly wary of this person, lest I be controlled by him in the future.

The Oasis, what a mysterious place?

Sardin was a little dazed.

Not far from the North Mountain, there is an Oasis, which is now occupied by a group of Lords.

And the King of the Lords here is a fat man named Smith. He dislikes doing anything and only loves his backyard.

In his backyard, there are rows and rows of crystal!

All the crystal of the Lords in the Oasis are in his backyard, so he is very satisfied. This way, he can be a parasite and make all the Lords work for him.

If anyone dares to disobey, he has already shown them what the result of shattering their crystal is!

He doesn't need to do anything, nor does he need to take any risks.

He felt that he was the smartest person in the world.

Of course, there were times when he was kind-hearted. So, he would also distribute some rewards. For example, he only kept 99% of the wealth, and the remaining 1% was his grace given to the other Lords.

The other Lords were all extremely grateful.

Fear is the best way to rule.