Chapter 138: Fish and Bear's Paw?????Seeing Duke Rhein shake his head, Mercedes VII spoke as if counting her family treasures: "Jiuhua City has an evil army of one million, with excellent equipment and supplies enough for five months of war consumption. They are also equipped with six thousand fifth-tier magic beasts, three thousand five hundred sixth-tier magic beasts, one hundred seventh-tier magic beasts, and an unknown number of eighth-tier magic beasts! Moreover, the Evil Duke has by his side the tenth-tier Sword Saint Vandy and Zein, the eighth-tier Sword Saint Kano, the ninth-tier Summoner Jack, and the dual-blade mercenary group 'Double Blade' and the lightning-fast mercenary group 'Thunderbolt' are also in Jiuhua City. Although mercenaries do not participate in national civil wars, however, the tenth-tier Sword Saint Brad and the ninth-tier Summoner Arte will help the Evil Duke under private names! Just with these strong individuals, they have the ability to annihilate the one million-strong Sunflower City's Hunting Leopard Army!"

  Such power, even an empire is nothing more than this! Duke Rhein listened with increasing shock, his eyes widening as he muttered: What kind of person is he? In just one year, he has gathered such strength?

  He's a demigod! Mercedes Seventh drops a bombshell.

  Duke Rhein's mind was shaken, and he felt dizzy for a moment. His butt almost didn't sit firmly, and he exclaimed in an extremely high decibel: "Demigod?! Is Li Xie a demigod?!"

  Mercedes VII nodded and said affirmatively: Although a series of events have proven that he is a demigod, I don't rule out the possibility that I misunderstood until recently, when the Sea Emperor invited Duke Evil to the Sea Emperor's Palace.

  Hah! Duke Rhein let out a cold breath.

  Mercedes VII laughed: "As for the Evil Duke's affairs, I roughly know them all. He shouldn't have anything worthy of being invited by the Sea Emperor, unless he is indeed a demigod! Adding to past events, I finally confirmed it! However, he probably doesn't want to expose his true strength and identity, so he won't reveal his own strength to fight against the Leopard Army. So, the Leopard Army attacking the Sunflower City still relies on his Evil Army. What do you think is the percentage of success?"

  "Speaking of the matter at hand, Duke Rhein composed himself from his shock and said seriously: The evil army's military strength is already enough to rival the 100,000-strong Sunflower City's Hunting Leopard Legion. What they lack is the actual strength of their soldiers themselves. If they don't engage in a head-on battle but instead launch a surprise attack, the evil army has a 70% chance of winning! I understand Jack, he should choose to launch a surprise attack, but it's very difficult to do so. With 100,000 evil soldiers mobilizing, it's almost impossible to keep Sunflower City from getting wind of it. I estimate that in the end, they will engage in a head-on battle. In a head-on battle, no matter how well Jack commands, the 100,000-strong evil army only has a 30% chance of winning! However, those high-ranking experts are Jack's trump card; if used well, the 100,000-strong Hunting Leopard Legion won't be able to withstand them!"

  "Hmm? My dear, quickly tell me, how should I play this card?"

  Duke Lei said: In war, what is being fought for is equipment, food, and a momentum! Once the momentum declines, ten thousand elite soldiers can be defeated by one hundred thousand ordinary soldiers! To defeat the ten million-strong Hunting Leopard Army head-on, the evil army needs to work on its momentum first! What affects the rise and fall of momentum in battle? Ordinary people think it's morale, food supplies, military orders... but that's not true! When two armies clash, if a general dies, no matter what, the entire army will inevitably collapse! Without command, soldiers are unable to fight back to the death, they can only flee! With so many top-notch experts in his hands, Li Xie can easily create an opportunity for them to charge into the enemy's formation and hunt down the enemy generals. Once the general dies, with just one shout of "kill", the Hunting Leopard Army will collapse without a fight!

  How to create opportunities?

  Charge! Duke Rhein said: One million evil army, charge as soon as we meet! All defenses are placed in the front, and high-level experts are mixed in the front row! When the two armies collide, the soldiers in the front row will fight, and the high-level experts can immediately charge into the enemy's formation! The ninth-level sword saint and the ninth-level summoner are not afraid of close combat, but rather the long-range strong bow and crossbow, as well as the magic attack of the magician. As long as they can charge into the enemy's formation, they will be invincible! The strong bow and crossbow are still easy to defend against, the problem is that there are three ninth-level magicians leading 3,000 magicians in the Sunflower City, large-scale magic may cause the evil army to retreat in fear. This requires placing the strongest summoner army in the front row, using armor enhancement to increase magic resistance. As long as they can withstand the first wave, the evil army can win with a small price! Another way is to have the main army charge forward, and then divide into two smaller armies on both sides to attack from the flanks. The high-level experts will be hidden in the two wings, and the Hunting Leopard Army will concentrate their firepower on the main army in front. The high-level experts on the two wings can then cut into the enemy's formation. However, this way may result in significant losses for the main army.

  Which method is better? You tell me, and I'll let Jack refer to it.

  Duke Rhein shook his head: "The true strength of the evil army, I'm not clear about. I can only say that it's roughly in this direction, but I dare not make a rash judgment on specific strategies. However, Your Majesty, the evil army has already been able to fight against the 100,000 Leopard Army of Sunflower City. Even if they don't win, the 100,000 Leopard Army will still be severely injured. Our plan to deal with the Panshen family and the Right Prime Minister can now be implemented."

  Good! Mercedes VII heavily slapped the table, his eyes narrowing: Specific plans, you and Zuo discuss them carefully! Settle internal worries, this king must sweep away external troubles!

  "Yes, Your Majesty!" The Duke of Rhein and the Right Minister responded in unison. The Duke of Rhein's expression turned grave as he continued, "Your Majesty, if the evil duke captures the Sunflower City, he will control all the important cities in the southern part of our kingdom. At his current rate of development, within two years, my Wild Lion Army won't be able to withstand the evil army! By then..."

  "This king knows what you are concerned about. Mercedes VII smiled and said: He is a demigod, and it's unlikely that he will be moved by worldly power. Even if he wants to raise troops and become king on his own, this king will also fulfill his wishes! With a demigod emperor bordering our territory, can't our dynasty achieve imperial dominance?"

  But I'm afraid he has a big appetite, so I'll replace him...

  Don't worry about this, I have a card up my sleeve, or else I wouldn't let things develop like this!

  What's with the card?

  Avril Lavigne!

  Chrysanthemum City, the study of the castle owner's mansion.

  Lee Cha every morning is working hard for 100 billion gold coins on Sandor Clegane's side!

  It just seems to have gradually become a habit, practicing writing every morning, especially when accompanied by Little An.

  Xiao An seemed to enjoy accompanying Li Xie in practicing calligraphy as well, coming every day to wake him up and urge him to practice.

  This study has become a world where two people live alone.

  The Sleep Master said: "Love at first sight is due to gravity; love that grows over time is due to friction generating fire. So, what about the subtle, unspoken affection between two people? That's because of quantum theory, where quantitative changes haven't yet led to qualitative changes. How can we resolve this situation? We need to apply wormhole theory and experience a transcendent shock that surpasses time and space, allowing both parties to reach another realm!"

  Xiao An and Li Xie are perhaps only a spark away from each other! Perhaps just a kiss, or even just holding hands!

  Now it's early summer, the weather is getting warmer and warmer, and the clothes are getting less and less.

  Xiao An stood on Li Xie's back, his face against Li Xie's back, holding Li Xie's hand and teaching him to write.

  Li Xie nowadays doesn't need to be taught like this, it's just that they both like it this way.

  Li Ye doesn't need to say more, a beautiful girl, dressed thinly, still zero distance, sticking to his back, that feeling, those who haven't tried it don't understand how cool it is, those who have tried it are secretly thrilled to the point of internal injury!

  Xiao An liked this feeling, quiet and peaceful, accompanying Li Xie to write words, with her face stuck on Li Xie's back, having a sense of comfort and sweetness, plain but warm.

  But today, Li Xie was somewhat restless, not because of the stimulating flesh on his back, but because of Mercedes VII's reply.

  Vandy's letter has been delivered for several days, and Mercedes VII also replied last night to inform Li Xie that everything is ready, just need to set a time, and then launch a comprehensive attack, let Li Xie wait for the specific time.

  It was just an ordinary message, but after seeing Xiao An this morning, Li Xie had a kind of guilty feeling lingering in his heart.

  Because Li Xie thought of Duke Avril.

  He and Avril are already a pair, despite some misunderstandings due to Avril's carelessness, but the resentment in Li Xie's heart will soon be eliminated because of the attack on Sunflower City, because as long as Sunflower City is taken down, Mercedes VII will give Li Xie a gift that can completely capture Avril's heart.

  What about Xiao An then?

  Li Xie did not have the so-called monogamous idea that destroys human nature, he had money, status, and could have several women. Only, he didn't want to deceive Xiao An, nor did he want to hurt Xiao An's heart.

  He knew that he and Xiao An were just a step away from confirming their relationship, but if Xiao An found out that Li Xie had come to Chrysanthemum City because of the gift in Mercedes VII's hand, which was actually meant for Duke Aiwei's heart, what would she think?

  Although Li Xie doesn't believe in monogamy, he understands that emotions are selfish and no one wants to share their loved ones with others. If Li Xie were to bring gifts to offer to Duke Aiwier, what would Xiao An think?

  Alas... Li Xie let out a sigh, he wanted to confess to Xiao An and confirm their relationship at the same time. However, in the end, he couldn't bring himself to say it. He couldn't just say, "Actually, I have a girlfriend," and then ask, "Can you also be my girlfriend?"

  Xie An, who is shy and timid, will probably slap Li Xie and then cut off all ties with him from now on.

  However, Li Xie did not want to give up on Duke Aiwier and also did not want to lose Little An.

  How can we have both fish and bear's paw at the same time? This is a question!

  Xia Ge, what's wrong? Why are you sighing all of a sudden?

  Li Xie decided to probe and test Xiao An's attitude first before making his next move, so he said: "Xiao An, I thought of a friend who has some troubles, can you help him take note?"

  Oh, which friend? What's wrong?

  It's just my friend. Li Xie pulled Xiao An down to the chair and said: This friend of mine likes two women, he can confirm that both women like him, but he is entangled in a question, both women want to get it, but neither wants to hurt these two women, what do you think, what should he do?

  This is simple, both of them got married!

  What? You're kidding me! Your answer is too simple!