Flower Stealing Master

Chapter 501: Outnumbered

“Tu Hai is a renowned general of the invaders. He dares to advance alone because he commands an army of 30,000. Dealing with him will not be easy!” Chu Hongliu grumbled with dissatisfaction.

Although Chu Hongliu spoke softly, the room was filled with experts, and his words were heard clearly by everyone.

Song Qingshu glanced at him nonchalantly and said, “Although Tu Hai commands 30,000 troops, to me, he is merely a clumsy opponent. Defeating him will be as easy as flipping my hand.”

Hearing Song Qingshu’s boastful words, Chu Hongliu, Meng Bofei, and Sha Tongtian nearly laughed out loud. Although they did not mock openly, the contempt on their faces was impossible to hide.

Not only them, but even Huang Rong, Xiao Feng, and others looked puzzled. 

In their initial expectations, they had planned to achieve a small victory to boost the morale of the Golden Serpent Camp. However, judging from Song Qingshu’s remarks, it seemed he intended to wipe out all 30,000 of Tu Hai’s troops in one go, which was too unrealistic.

“How many troops does the leader need to defeat Tu Hai’s 30,000 men?” Chu Hongliu asked, fearing that Song Qingshu might suddenly change his mind and block his retreat.

“Hmph, anyone can boast. When the time comes and you can’t defeat Tu Hai, let’s see how you can still call yourself the king of the Golden Serpent Camp,” Sha Tongtian and Meng Bofei exchanged glances, both seeing the gloating in each other’s eyes. This Song Qingshu was still too young and impatient, and Old Chu had found his weak spot.

“I only need the troops of Lady You… Madame. Yuan, Hero Sima, General Shui, and Chief Cheng,” Song Qingshu said slowly.

Chu Hongliu’s mocking gaze intensified. With fewer than 8,000 troops in total, how could they possibly win? However, these troops were Song Qingshu’s core supporters, and Chu Hongliu and the others would be delighted to see them get worn out by Tu Hai.

“Is there anything else that the rest of us can assist with?” Although Chu Hongliu decided internally not to put in any effort, he still needed to maintain a proper attitude.

Song Qingshu said with a serious expression, “There is indeed a very important task that requires a leader of great wisdom and courage.”

“Oh?” Seeing his seriousness, everyone in the hall became curious.

“I need a leader to guard Eagle Valley,” Song Qingshu pointed to the map and continued, “Once Tu Hai’s army collapses, this will be their only route of escape. This leader must ensure that not a single soldier of Tu Hai’s army escapes.”

Chu Hongliu almost laughed out loud upon hearing this, and quickly volunteered, “If the leader does not mind, I will take on this task.”

Hmph, Tu Hai is a battle-hardened general with 30,000 elite troops. How could he possibly be defeated by Song Qingshu’s mere 8,000 men? This task is simply a freebie. I’ll just go through the motions and make sure I don’t even see Tu Hai’s troops before making a clean getaway.

Song Qingshu looked at him with a stern expression and asked, “This matter is of great importance. Can Chief Chu guarantee that all of Tu Hai’s defeated troops will be captured?”

Chu Hongliu replied with a forced smile, “Heh, as long as the leader can defeat Tu Hai’s army, I will naturally ensure that they are all captured. If I fail to do so, feel free to deal with me as you see fit.”

Hmph, I don’t believe your 8,000 men can defeat their 30,000!

But Chu Hongliu was not stupid. Although he agreed, he also insisted on the premise that Song Qingshu must defeat Tu Hai’s army. As long as Song Qingshu could not do this, he would have his own reasons to shirk responsibility afterwards. It was simply a foolish dream to use 8,000 bandits to defeat the 30,000 elite soldiers led by the famous general Tu Hai.

“Okay!” Song Qingshu nodded, and then began to assign tasks to the other heads.

Jiao Wan’er of the Jiangsu Golden Dragon Gang, Rong Cai of the Zhejiang Roaming Dragon Gang, Nie Tianfeng, the owner of Flying Tiger Ravine in Huainan, and Zheng Qiyun, the leader of the Overseas Seventy-two Islands, were neutral people. 

Song Qingshu sent them to lead their troops to harass the other three armies of the Qing Dynasty and make sure to delay the other side’s marching speed.

The four heads looked at each other and communicated their inner thoughts with their eyes. Although they were more inclined to Song Qingshu on the surface, they were still neutral in their bones. If Song Qingshu wanted to requisition their troops to fight Tu Hai, they would definitely not be willing.

Now they can still accept that it is just to delay the marching speed of the Qing army. After all, it is just a delay and harassment. Even if there is some damage, it will not be serious. They can also take the opportunity to wait and see. Once Song Qingshu’s main force fails, they will take the opportunity to escape to the mountains and forests and find a place to occupy the mountain as the king. Their strength will not be lost at all;

If Song Qingshu’s main force really defeats Tu Hai’s army, they can also report the credit of this mission. Afterwards, they will be rewarded for their merits. Of course, this situation is impossible in their eyes.

Therefore, the four of them happily accepted this task.

As for Meng Bofei and Sha Tongtian, Song Qingshu asked them to lead their troops to stay in the base camp and be on standby at any time. Seeing that they don’t have to work hard, the two are naturally happy to watch the show.

When the heads of the various families received their missions and left, Song Qingshu said to Yang Miaozhen, the Heaven and Earth Society, and the people of the Prince Mu Palace: “Fourth Lady, Chief Leader Chen, Young Master Mu, I need to trouble you with something…”

Before leaving, Yang Miaozhen looked at Song Qingshu deeply: “So you are serious about destroying the Tu Hai army.”

Song Qingshu smiled slightly: “I have always been a serious man.”

“I hope you won’t let me down.” Yang Miaozhen did not ask Song Qingshu about the specific plan, and left after leaving a word.

After some arrangements, only Song Qingshu, Zhou Zhiruo and other women, the two heroes of the Wudang Sect, and Xiao Feng and his party were left in the hall.

“I don’t know how Master Song plans to defeat Tu Hai’s 30,000 troops.” Seeing that most of the people had left, Huang Rong could no longer help asking.

“Madame. Guo has always been called the female Zhuge Liang, do you have any good ideas?” Song Qingshu smiled but did not answer, but asked instead.

“The enemy is numerous and we are few. There is probably only one way to win.” Ever since Song Qingshu announced that he would destroy Tu Hai’s 30,000 troops, Huang Rong has been thinking about how to do it. Now she has a vague idea.

“This Xiao has thought of a way.” Xiao Feng, who had been silent just now, watching the intrigues in the Golden Snake Camp with cold eyes, laughed out loud now.

Song Qingshu smiled slightly: “In this case, let’s follow the example of the sages and write down our own methods on the palm of our hands to see if we can think of the same thing.”

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