520: Chapter 52 A Scoundrel

Just as the leaders of Fengyang City were falling into despair, the Pistol Shrimp Clan unexpectedly halted their advance and began to set up camp, seemingly unwilling to proceed further. This left the leaders both pleasantly surprised and tormented!

The pleasant surprise was that the Pistol Shrimp Clan's siege would likely be delayed for some time, while the torment was the uncertainty of their own fate. Would they be wiped out upon the arrival of the Pistol Shrimp Clan, or did that little kid Nangong Jidi truly have a way to help them defend Fengyang?

"Sir, what do we do now?" asked Lei Hao, the leader of the City Guard.

Geng Yun was momentarily speechless. After thinking for a bit, he picked up his phone and sent a message to Long Yuan... Soon, the phone dinged, and Long Yuan replied: "Don't worry about them. Just have Nangong Jidi and Xuanyuan Zhaixing keep an eye on them! Those Pistol Shrimp Clan members are only a small portion of their force. They likely don't want to besiege the city yet; they're just waiting for the main army to flank us from the rear!"

Geng Yun was startled when he saw this and hurriedly asked: "They still have a main army attacking from our rear?!"

"This is the Sea Race's plan. Their main army is infiltrating the inland via the Nanyue River and will then attack our coastal cities from behind. However, they won't get the chance! Just wait for my news!" Long Yuan replied.

"The Sea Race is actually this cunning?!" Geng Yun exclaimed in disbelief as he looked at the message.

"Cunning? What's the situation exactly?!" Ye Yuhuang asked urgently.

Geng Yun calmed down slightly and explained, "Young Master Yuan said that the Sea Race's main force is infiltrating the Nanyue River to head inland, then they'll turn around to attack us from the rear. The group of Pistol Shrimp Clan members that appeared now is just a small part. At that time, they will launch a pincer attack on us with the main army coming from behind..."

"Oh my God!!!" Everyone was stunned.

Had the current seafood—oh no, the Sea Race—already evolved to such an extent? Such a plan was something few among the Human Race could even conceive, right?

If they really were allowed to attack from the rear, these coastal cities would surely be doomed, and everyone would end up as food in their bellies!

"Too terrifying!"

"So this group of Pistol Shrimp Clan members was just to attract our attention..."

"Their move is truly massive. Even the bait they sent out is strong enough to easily take down our Fengyang, yet they're still waiting for the main army to attack before starting the fight!"

"Should we consider abandoning the city and fleeing..." a weak voice said.

Everyone was stunned and looked over together, only to find it was Long Bai, the head of the Long Family, who had been hiding behind the other five family heads and hadn't spoken until now!

"You?! Say that again!" Geng Yun shouted sternly.

Long Bai trembled all over, but after thinking about it, he gritted his teeth, straightened his back, and said, "Geng County, since the Sea Race is so terrifying and powerful, and they're going to launch a pincer attack, isn't this clearly a dead end?! Staying here is just waiting for death! We might as well abandon the city and find a place to hide. Or rather, we can flee to Nanyue City or Yingtian Prefecture. There are high-end combat forces of our Great Ming there. With them around, they should be able to protect us!"

Geng Yun's eyes widened as he stared fixedly at Long Bai, slowly saying, "What about the others? Do you have the same idea?"

"No! My Ye Family vows to live and die with Fengyang!" Ye Yuhuang said firmly.

"The Qin Family as well!"

"The Luo Family as well!"

"The Zhang Family as well!"

"The Wang Family as well!"

The other four family heads also echoed decisively.

He Hao looked at them and mocked himself, "The four of you with your great assets are all staying to live and die here, so what does an old man's old bones like mine matter? I'd like to see if our Fengyang can survive such a desperate situation..."

"Haha, well said! There's no turning back once the arrow is shot. Since we chose to stay, we naturally can't be deserters now! I, Qi Da, wouldn't stoop to doing something so foolish!"

Bai Pu and Bai Shan looked at each other and both nodded, saying, "We are the same!"

"Good! Lei Hao, take orders!" Geng Yun shouted.

"Your subordinate is here!"

"Apprehend Long Bai! Keep him under house arrest until the day the war ends!"

"Yes!!!" Lei Hao immediately stepped forward to seize him, with several soldiers nearby helping. Long Bai was terrified and roared, "On what grounds are you arresting me? I'm just voicing the thoughts of ordinary people. Is that wrong? Who wouldn't want to escape if they had the chance?"

"Humph, in the face of a great enemy, you are cowardly, afraid of death, and spreading inflammatory delusions. You deserve to be executed for your crimes!" Geng Yun rebuked angrily.

"What?! Impossible!!!" Long Bai was scared pale and cried out in alarm.

"Take him away! He will be dealt with later!!!"

"Yes!!!" Lei Hao and the others had already firmly restrained Long Bai and quickly dragged him away... "How did the Long Family produce such a scumbag!!!" Ye Yuhuang said with disdain.

"Fortunately, Young Master Yuan didn't return to his Long Family back then, otherwise, he definitely would have been ruined by him!" Geng Yun sighed.

"Indeed!" The others all nodded in agreement. Everyone present now had some understanding of the matter between Dragon Snow and the Long Family. Dragon Snow's decision to cut ties with the Long Family back then was definitely a wise choice. If not for that, there probably wouldn't be the current Long Yuan!

Everyone couldn't imagine what Fengyang, or even the entire Nanyue Base, would be like now if Long Yuan hadn't grown up as he had.

If he hadn't preserved a glimmer of hope for the Nanyue Base, the entire Southern Yue would likely have crumbled instantly before the Sea Race, leaving nothing but misery... Geng Yun took a deep breath and shouted, "Everyone, don't worry. Young Master Yuan said we just need to wait for his news! However, we can't just do nothing. Everyone must take action and maintain a 24-hour alert, just in case! At the same time, we must continue to reinforce the city, set up roadblocks, and increase the resistance to the Pistol Shrimp Clan's advance. As long as they haven't left, we cannot stop for a single day!"

"Yes! We obey your orders, Sir!" everyone responded in unison, their voices loud and firm.

Under the leadership of the various heads, Fengyang City launched a vigorous city reinforcement operation... Other coastal cities were in similar situations. The various Sea Race groups conducting feint attacks did not immediately begin their sieges but were waiting for news from their main army. This gave the various cities time to continue reinforcing their defenses and indirectly boosted the morale and confidence of the Southern Yue people!

Long Yuan drove the qilin war chariot to the Zhoushan Delta area and "swish," he stored the chariot into the Heavenly Dao Space. Relying on his Martial Saint Realm Profound Skill and Breath Concealment Technique, he hid in the sky, overlooking the entire land!

Under the detection of his Divine Sense, everything about the Sea Race was laid bare... He discovered that a large number of the Sea Race had already infiltrated the Nanyue River and were heading upstream. However, because there were so many of them, although a portion had been diverted to attack cities in various places, there were still countless Sea Race members waiting to enter the river in the delta area. Meanwhile, Jiuying, along with dozens of Sea Race powerhouses, stood leisurely atop the waves, watching their subordinates continuously submerge into the river...