Chapter 709: Chapter 437: Bloodbath at Phoenix Palace! _2

Their teeth are made of the sharpest alloys, indestructible; they can even bite through stone and metal.

What chance does flesh and blood stand?

A nine-tailed snake lashed its tail, and a platoon of soldiers was flung into the sky.

Mechanical lions and Mechanical Tigers are excellent beasts for charge and breakthroughs; they barreled straight into the ranks, and after a single pass, the formation was disrupted, strewn with the dead and wounded…

Qin Jianyi led the grand army in a siege from the outside while the Lu Clan’s mecha army struck back from within.

The hundred thousand strong army that was supposed to encircle Lu Ban Mountain was now wrapped up like dumplings in a difficult situation.

Unable to fight.

The battle was simply unwinnable.

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Military Committee.

In the war room, Shen Wuxiang, upon hearing about the coalition forces being ambushed, had eyes sharp as knives and a demeanour as still as water; he asked aloud, “Qin Jianyi?”

“Yes, Qin Jianyi has led his Sky Wolf Army in a frontal total assault on the Undying Army…”

“Qin Xinghai and Qin Xuanyang, leading the Qin Family’s direct lineage 711 troop, launched an attack on the sides against the Phoenix Dance Army and the Flame-Bathed Legion…”

“The Lu Clan has deployed their mecha troops and pet units… launching a counter-offensive against our encircling troops from the inside…”

“The fight is at a stalemate… but the news from the frontline headquarters… the situation is very pessimistic…”

“We might actually… face defeat…”

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Defeat?

Such a familiar term.

Last time they dispatched three brigades to besiege Lu Ban Mountain, they fell for a deep trap and were wiped out completely.

Annihilated.

This time, they assembled a coalition army of a hundred thousand under the name of the Imperial Family to surround Lu Ban Mountain.

Unexpectedly, they encountered a pincer attack orchestrated by the Qin Family and the Lu Family…

I fear it’s not just a simple defeat.

“One Lu Ban Mountain, a hundred thousand troops buried,” Shen Wuxiang’s eyes gleamed with a dangerous light, and anyone would feel dreadfully terrible hearing such news: “Are one hundred thousand men not enough? Are they unable to fill the gap?”

“If we only had to deal with the Lu Clan inside Lu Ban Mountain, one hundred thousand might be enough…” Shen Xinglan, who stayed to assist his grandfather, replied: “But now that the Qin Family has stepped in to stab us in the back… the situation is quite grim.”

“Qin Jianyi’s Sky Wolf Army is an elite force, and each soldier is worth ten; though they number only thirty thousand, their strength cannot be underestimated…”

“The 711 troop is the Qin Family’s trusted direct lineage, and each soldier is armed to the teeth… in comparison, we are at a numerical disadvantage…”

“Why would the Qin Family step in to help them?” asked Chen Erben, one of the staff officers, with furrowed brows: “Aren’t they sworn enemies?”

To aspire to great things, one must understand the dynamics of all parties involved.

Although the Qin Family had always refused to be drawn by the Shen Family, and was not on the same side.

But they had even less reason to stand with the Lu Clan, right?

According to the intelligence they gathered, when Tang Fei and his brother Gong Shulei first arrived at New Star, they were harassed and humiliated by Qin Yuyang of the Qin Family.

Because of that incident, Tang Fei even fought with Qin Jianyi at Phoenix Palace.

That was when Tang Fei first made a name for himself on New Star and caught the attention of various factions.

Later, when Tang Fei worked at the Monitoring Bureau, he tormented Qin Yuyang to the point of death, and before an audience of many young masters, repeatedly slapped him in the face.

Not yet satisfied, he even sent Qin Jianyi to the Monitoring Bureau for a while.

It was a vicious cycle of retribution.

So how come now they’ve turned enemies into friends?

Incomprehensible!

Truly baffling!

“Men die for wealth as birds die for food,” Shen Xinglan said calmly, always astute, seeing through most matters at a glance: “Perhaps they had some differences before but later came together for mutual benefit.”

“What interests could they have between them? What could the Lu Clan offer them?” Chen Erben challenged.

If the family’s comprehensive power was considered, the Qin Family’s overall strength should be slightly stronger than the Lu Clan’s.

Mainly because the Lu Clan had been suppressed too severely in recent years, and besides a Mechanical Minister, the entire family had no other high-ranking officials…

Even within the Mechanical Department, the royal household and major clans had infiltrated like a sieve.

Aside from the irreplaceable technical personnel and engineers, most administrative officials had been occupied by various powers.

The royal household, in alliance with the Commerce Department, founded several companies to produce smart wearables and military equipment, aiming to dilute the Lu Clan’s economic power and influence among the citizens.

This is the foundation of a country; how could an untrusted family be entrusted with full authority?

One could say, aside from technology, the Lu Clan was left with nothing.

The Qin Family, on the other hand, controlled the most armies next to the Shen Family.

They had money and people.

What could the Lu Clan offer the Qin Family?

If it was an alliance with the Qin Family taking the lead, it would make sense…

But it seemed more like the Qin Family was providing support to the Lu Clan.

What could drive them to such desperation?

“I did indeed want to take this opportunity to draw out their people and capture them all in one fell swoop…” Shen Wuxiang said with icy resolve: “But I never expected to lure out the big rat of the Qin Family…”

“This is also puzzling to me.”

Sun Shehu, with deep furrows on his brow, added: “Choosing sides at this moment is actually very unwise.”

“Especially since we currently have the absolute advantage and the initiative… Choosing the Lu Clan means they are our enemies, the Shen Family, and they must face our full-scale assault.”