Just as Yunhai said, on that day, a joint support force composed of several nearby fortresses rushed to the Skyfort and stationed at the forward base behind the Kraff Gate. In this way, the Skyfort finally had no worries.
Now, the only thing that Skyforge has to consider is how to end the war as soon as possible. After all, the war has dragged on for too long, and even if it is won later, the cost will be too great.
Now that he had no worries, Chu Yan decisively transferred half of the troops in the fortress. In addition, all the families, led by the Yun family, responded to the mobilization of the fortress and organized troops to rush to the front line.
As a result, the number of troops on the front line of Qingtian Castle increased greatly, and the number of strong men and masters also doubled, which put tremendous pressure on Jingtao Castle.
The pressure on Jingtao Castle not only came from outside, but also contradictions and conflicts began to erupt within it.
Located behind the front line, Jingtao Fort set up a military camp here. This is the base camp of Jingtao Fort's elite legion "Angry Dragon", and Lin Yuanwu is personally in charge here.
It was already dark, and the heavy clouds made the camp look dim and gloomy, just like the bleak road ahead to Castle Storm.
The soldiers of "Angry Dragon" are fully armed and closely guarded. They are spread all around the military camp and are very intimidating.
In a tent deep in the military camp, Lin Yuanwu had not yet rested. He was standing in front of a sand table, deducing the subsequent changes in the battle situation.
At this moment, he heard footsteps, and then a familiar voice rang out: "Father."
Lin Yuanwu raised his head and saw the face of his son Lin Canghai. He nodded and waved, "Canghai, come and see. I plan to divide our troops into five groups tomorrow to attack the supply base of Qingtian Fort."
Lin Canghai's eyes dimmed, he smiled bitterly, walked over and said: "Father, I just received news that the heads of the Jin family, the He family, the Yang family, the Fang family, the Kong family and other families are all planning to withdraw from this war and not help either side."
Lin Yuanwu's expression froze for a moment, and then anger flashed in his eyes: "They rebelled!"
"I heard that it was Duan Guanshan who went to lobby them personally, and pointed out the fact that he was imprisoned in the water dungeon. The Jin family and other major families believed that although Duan Guanshan did not respond to your war mobilization, his crime was not serious enough."
"The water prison has always been used to hold only the most heinous criminals. You threw Duan Guanshan into the water prison just because he advised you not to start a war. They think you are too inhumane and even too stubborn."
"They believe that you have little chance of winning this war, so they advise you to negotiate with Skyfort while you still have the upper hand, so as to avoid suffering too great a loss."
Lin Yuanwu was so furious when he heard this that he slapped the sand table with his palm. With a loud bang, the entire sand table exploded into pieces and scattered all over the ground.
Lin Canghai quickly waved his hand and asked the people in the tent to leave. After they left, Lin Canghai said again.
"In addition, the dissatisfaction with you in the army is getting louder and louder. After my uncle came back, he complained to many officers, saying that you didn't care about his life or death. He was a general of the fortress, but you didn't redeem him after he was captured, causing him to suffer many humiliations for nothing."
"You said you would not redeem him, but you also ignored the lives of other officers and soldiers, allowing them to be captured by the enemy and their lives to be controlled by the Skyforge."
Lin Yuanwu roared: "Idiot!"
"I was wondering how he could escape from that old guy Chu Yan. It turns out he was being used as a lobbyist!"
Lin Yuanwu shook his head and said, "What does he know
From what I know about Chu Yan, the old guy will not kill prisoners. If they stay in the Sky Fortress, they can consume the enemy's supplies. I just need to wait for me to capture the supply base and then I can rescue him naturally."
"For so many years, I have devoted all my efforts to cultivating him because of his sister. Otherwise, with his talent, how could he become a general? Could he be promoted to rank 7?"
"I spent so much effort on him, but he didn't even trust me. In just a few days, he was used as a pawn by the enemy!"
"This idiot is still disrupting the morale of the army. I must kill him!"
Lin Yuanwu's hair and beard stood on end, and he looked like he was about to rush out and kill Lu Jian.
Lin Canghai knew his father's temper well, and knew that although he was angry, he would not kill Lu Jian. But he couldn't just leave it alone, so he stepped forward to stop him.
"Father, don't be impulsive. I have already told mother about this matter. She has already called my uncle back, so you don't have to worry about him."
"But first, Duan Guanshan persuaded the family heads, and later, my uncle shook the army's morale. If this war continues, I'm afraid it will be very disadvantageous to us."
Lin Canghai pulled his father and said, "Why don't we do as the other family heads said and negotiate with Sky Fort while we still have the advantage? I'm sure we'll benefit a lot from it. With this as capital, we can concentrate on business and in another ten or twenty years, we will definitely take down Sky Fort."
Lin Yuanwu looked at his son, and suddenly shook his head and smiled: "Canghai, you are still young, so you don't understand. Even if we negotiate now, Qingtian Castle may not agree to our conditions."
"Let's take a step back and say that even if they agree, they can't give us ten or twenty years to manage this matter. They might attack us just as we return to the fortress."
Lin Canghai frowned slightly and said, "But if we delay any longer, I'm worried that the advantage we have gained with great difficulty will be lost."
Lin Yuanwu said with his hands behind his back: "That's right. Now that the troops of Qingtian Fort have been fully assembled and have the support of the Fortress Family troops, both the army and the strong men are about to defeat us. If they delay for another day or two, maybe we will surrender."
"I believe Chu Yan has the same idea, but this is actually an opportunity for us."
“An opportunity to win in a dangerous situation and turn the tide!”
Lin Canghai frowned and asked, "Father, why do you say that?"
Lin Yuanwu said confidently: "If you were Chu Yan and received our invitation for peace talks, what would you think?"
Lin Canghai said without much thought: "Of course I will agree. It has not been long since the last Fortress War ended for Qingtian Fort. It has been less than a year. In such a short time, they certainly have not been able to fully digest the various benefits brought by the war, and have not been able to transform those things into the strength of the fortress."
“So, they probably won’t be willing to delay it for too long.”
"Yes, that's right."
Lin Yuanwu laughed and said, "My plan is to pretend to negotiate with Skyfort to numb their minds. Taking this opportunity, we will concentrate our superior forces to attack the supply base. I will personally take action to see if I can kill that old guy Chu Yan."
"Even if we can't kill him, as long as we capture him, Sky-Qing Castle will be leaderless and they will be a mess. In that case, I will secretly contact the Yun family and instigate them to take the position of city lord, causing Sky-Qing Castle to fall into civil strife."
Lin Yuanwu snorted:
"That old man Chu Yan can use the strategy of sowing discord, so why can't I do that? Once the Sky-clearing Castle is in chaos, my Thunderstorm Castle will be able to gain the greatest benefit."
“By then, I’m afraid those idiots in Duanguan Mountain will beg me to take them with me to finish this war!”
Lin Canghai did not expect that under the current situation, his father would actually come up with such a strategy, and it was not just talk, but had certain feasibility.
It's just more adventurous.
Lin Yuanwu said in a deep voice: "You can't reveal this plan to outsiders. Even our own people can't leak the news. In this offensive battle, I will not deploy other troops. I will only use the 'Angry Dragon' to achieve the effect of a surprise attack."
"As for those people from the Jin family, let them go if they want. Once they leave, Chu Yan will not doubt our sincerity in the peace talks. This time, I will make this old man fall flat on his face!"
Lin Canghai nodded and exhaled, "I know what to do, father."
Gradually, the night became darker, especially late at night, even the distance that the light could illuminate was very limited.
There were still more than two hours until dawn. At this time before dawn, even the elite "Angry Dragon" soldiers would find it difficult to go against their instincts.
At this moment, nine out of ten soldiers were yawning, and the remaining one had already dozed off.
This place is behind the front line. To get here, one needs to pass through several war zones. Even so, the soldiers of "Angry Dragon" did not lose their due vigilance. But at this time, their mental state and concentration dropped drastically, so they did not realize that multiple scopes in the dark had already put them in the crosshairs.
Low, almost imperceptible gunshots rang out in the darkness, and blood burst out from the bodies and heads of soldiers at various sentry posts in the barracks. Before the survivors could react, hundreds of figures had already taken advantage of the night to sneak up quickly, pounced into the sentry posts, and wiped out the remaining survivors.
It was not until the gate of the military camp was blown open by a heavy artillery shell that a shrill alarm sounded in the camp. However, more artillery shells and the fireballs and rain of arrows formed by their power had already pierced the night sky, shattered the tranquility, and fell into the military camp, sending the soldiers who were still dreaming or had just woken up into hell.
Fierce gunfire and huge explosions rang out in the camp. The enemies that came in the night were reaping the lives of the Jingtao Fort army like mowing grass.
On a high slope about ten kilometers away from the military camp, Chu Yan stood next to a rock. Without the help of any equipment, he could see the scene of the military camp being attacked in the distance.
In the darkness next to him, there was a flickering fire; it was Han Shu's cigarette butt.
The captain of the Night Walker exhaled a puff of smoke and said, "Commander, you are still insidious. As soon as we received the news that the Jingtao Fort family wanted to withdraw from the war, we immediately organized people to take a shortcut and attack Lin Yuanwu's lair."
Chu Yan said angrily, "Bullshit, this is called tactics, how can it be insidious? Lin Yuanwu, that old man, deserves it. He refused the face I gave him before. If he had negotiated with us earlier, he wouldn't have been caught off guard by me tonight."
"He thought he would be safe if he set up his base behind the war zone. He didn't even think about whose territory this was. He could just find a shortcut to bypass the war zone and burn his ass. He really thinks he is a military god."
"Before, I didn't dare to do anything serious because I was worried about the EsGod. Now that the EsGod has been dealt with, I'm not afraid of him anymore!"
"This time we destroyed his most proud 'Angry Dragon'. I wonder if he can still be so arrogant!"