chsdbacks Chapter 724: Raid on the Quiet City of Malie
Chapter 724: Raid on the Quiet City of Malie
As Dudu spoke, he quietly observed the reactions of others.
"I believe everyone is already clear about what kind of person the King of Chaos is. To be honest, if he were similar to the other kings, I wouldn't mind exchanging his head for my own wealth."
"But after so many days here, I've realized how different he is from other great kings. Compared to other places, only where the King of Chaos rules can we see 'hope' and the future."
"And what about the other kings? Haha, let me put it bluntly. Even if we sell out the King of Chaos, and King David Dai is so pleased that he allows us to become his confidants, we'll just be piggybacking on the king's might, able to wield power over the common people for a few more days. If the king gets upset one day, we'll still be scapegoats."
"So rather than continue to serve the moody, cruel, and merciless King David, I plan to turn from evil to good and join the King of Chaos in his mission to liberate Ula'ula Island."
Everyone was silent at first, and then someone murmured quietly: "What he said seems to have a point." "Yes, if you follow King David, you might end up dead one day."
At this moment, Fenchang, who had been silent the entire time, stood up and said in a gruff voice, "Dudu, you're right! I also think the King of Chaos is someone worth following. I'm willing to follow him!"
Golden Hair also spoke out: "David Dai said that the King of Chaos is a hypocrite, I don't care if it's true or not! Under the current situation, even if the King of Chaos is a hypocrite all his life, he will still be a true gentleman."
"That's right!"
"I originally joined David Dai just to make a living. Since the King of Chaos can bring stability and prosperity to Ula'ula Island, why should I return to David Dai's side and rely on oppressing the civilians to make a living?"
"Let's go and expose David Dai's conspiracy to the King of Chaos!"
Seeing that everyone else's idea coincided with his, Dudu was overjoyed and immediately took everyone to surrender to Yang Ming.
At this time, Yang Ming had been working through the night to devise a strategy for the capture of Malie Jing City. Upon hearing that one of his own spies, sent by David Dai, had surrendered, he was overjoyed. He immediately stopped what he was doing and warmly welcomed them. Dudu and the others laid out David Dai's scheme, including crucial information such as his troop deployments and operational plans. Yang Ming listened, carefully taking notes, his eyes gleaming with excitement. This intelligence was like timely help, giving him a clearer plan for the upcoming battle.
Yang Ming patted Dudu's shoulder and said sincerely: "I admire you for making the right choice at the critical moment. From now on, we are brothers fighting side by side!" After hearing this, everyone felt warm and expressed their willingness to serve the King of Chaos.
After settling several spies, Yang Ming found several small military leaders who had surrendered to him at the beginning, such as Zou Shanmang, and analyzed the authenticity of the intelligence together. He finally concluded that the authenticity of the intelligence was very high.
"Even the undercover agent I sent has surrendered to me. It seems that the people on Liangzi's side have lost their morale."
Although Yang Ming was very tolerant of those who surrendered to him, it did not mean that he was not wary. He had dismantled the troops of Zou Shanmang and others and brought them with him to prevent them from feigning surrender and causing trouble for him if they stayed behind.
However, after testing for several days, Yang Ming was sure that Zou Shanmang and others were truly surrendering, so he decided to let them be his little pendants and act as temporary advisers.
After discussing with these people, Yang Ming was sure that the information from Dudu and others was very credible and most likely a true surrender.
"At this point, I've eliminated all of the enemy's outposts. The only thing left is the isolated city of Malie. The enemy has assembled 90,000 men there, led by the five Quasi-Heavenly Kings: 'David Dai' Liangzi, Little Thomas, Nine Scorpios, Giant God, and Cloud King Kong."
"Most of these 90,000 are civilians who were dragged here, and their combat effectiveness is very low. The ones who really have some combat effectiveness are Liangzi's 'Ogre Army', Little Thomas's 'Khorne Legion', and the Nine Scorpions' 'Brutal Legion'... a total of 15,000 people."
Yang Ming analyzed the information, trying to find some important information from it.
"According to Dudu and the others, Liangzi asked them to infiltrate my forces and secretly pass on my location to him. But what's the point? Although Liangzi currently has 90,000 troops, the vast majority of them are a vulnerable rabble. If a real fight breaks out, I'm 100% sure I can annihilate them all."
"Could it be... they have reinforcements?!"
Thinking of this, Yang Ming's heart sank. If there really was foreign aid, then his original plan would have to be terminated.
"The Aether Foundation has already left the Alola region, and Team Skull has also left. The island king and captains will not participate in this battle... so the reinforcements are most likely armed forces from Poni Island."
Since the death of the previous island king, Poni Island has become the biggest source of chaos in the Alola region. Compared to it, the warlords and bandits on Ula'ula Island are just a bunch of eliminated scum.
Yang Ming even heard that due to the long-term internal circulation of the Gu-breeding style, a king-level warlord had appeared on Poni Island, but it did not invade the other three islands because it was afraid of the island kings and island kings of other islands.
"If this is truly a third-party force from Poni Island, then my previous plan of laying siege and waiting for the enemy to collapse is meaningless. We must strike first and eliminate Liangzi and others entrenched in Malie Jing City before the two opposing forces can attack us from both sides."
After making the decision, Yang Ming immediately called Zou Shanmang and others and worked out a combat plan with them to raid the quiet city of Malie.
Afterwards, he contacted Tokugawa and others fighting on the front line and arranged specific combat steps for them.
Then, he found Dudu and others who had just surrendered, and asked them to lead the way into the city and secretly lift the security forces of the quiet city of Malie.
In order to prevent them from suddenly rebelling, Yang Ming also left Jinmao behind as a hostage.
After arranging all this, Yang Ming secretly found Xiao Juer and Liliae.
It was already late at night, and the sight of a single man and woman crammed into a tent made Lily feel a little nervous, her face slightly red. Fortunately, Xiao Juer was a mature woman with many years of experience in society, and she saw through Yang Ming's thoughts at a glance.
"Looking at your posture, are you ready to start a war?" Xiao Juer asked, "How about it? Do you want my help?"
Yang Ming shook his head: "This is the key battle for me to unify Ula'la Island. I must defeat my opponent alone. Only in this way can I establish my prestige in the hearts of the islanders."
"While I'm away at war, Ju'er, Lillie will be in your care."
Xiao Juer didn't expect that Yang Ming's request was this. Although she was surprised, she simply agreed.