The wicked female is extremely fierce, but she's pampered by her seven beast husbands.

Chapter 345 Extra: Little Su Borrows Troops
When Su Weihua received the transfer order, the enemy on the north bank of the Xuemu River had been completely annihilated.

In this battle, a total of over three thousand prisoners of war were captured. Almost all the remaining prisoners were killed along the Jiangbei line. Only a very small number of people managed to escape through their own abilities. Some managed to return to their original tribes, while others were forced to flee in panic by the pursuers and had no choice but to hide in the deep mountains and dense forests to the southwest.

After reading the letter, Su Weihua folded it up again and stuffed it into the bamboo tube. He then ordered the soldiers outside the tent, "Go and call Geke and Budam over."

Ling Chengen's instructions were clear: this time they had to complete the river crossing operation within ten days and establish a defensible camp on the opposite bank.

This task isn't particularly difficult, but it's not exactly easy either...

The Eastern Army is currently stationed in the middle reaches of the Huiye River, which is still tens of kilometers away from the easternmost point of Zhaoshi Mountain.

Across the river from the main army lies a vast expanse of land belonging to the Gray Shadow Beastmen.

The Gray Shadow Tribe is a large tribe. In its early years, it suffered from severe internal strife and later split into two medium-sized tribes, but their names differ by only one character.

One is called the Left Gray Shadow Tribe, and the other is the Right Gray Shadow Tribe.

Although the two tribes are usually at odds, they have a surprisingly consistent attitude towards outsiders.

The territory of the Gray Shadow Tribe is a typical example of a territory that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The territory is full of strange mountains and dangerous peaks, mostly gray rock. Only in the crevices of the rocks can some extremely tenacious plants grow. The rock walls are quite steep, and ordinary orcs who want to climb them are at great risk of falling to their deaths.

Between the mountain peaks, instead of valleys, flowed swiftly through the landscape. Most of these rivers were nameless, with jagged rocks in their channels and extremely rapid currents. Every year, many orcs would fall and drown while trying to cross them.

Therefore, the territory of the Gray Shadow Tribe is very difficult to conquer.

However, if it could be captured and fortified, it would become a fortress that could be described as an impregnable fortress, perfectly suited as a base for a large army to advance south.

Later in the southward campaign, it could also serve as a transit point for logistical supplies.

Su Weihua got up and took a long bamboo tube from the bookshelf in the corner of the tent. After checking the label hanging on the tube, she took out a map from it. Before she could unfold the map, Budam and Geke lifted the tent flap and strode in.

Su Weihua looked up at the two of them, spread out the map, pressed down the edges of the map with a polished bluestone, and said unhurriedly, "You two have come at just the right time. I have received the combat orders from the City of Ten Thousand Beasts, as well as a transfer order."

Gek smoothed his sweat-dampened short hair behind his head and asked in surprise, "Where are you being transferred to? Is it the entire army, or just you?"

Budam glanced at Gek and said slowly, "Can you not be in such a hurry? Can't you let the adults finish what they have to say first?"

Geke immediately stood up straight, staring at Su Weihua with a nervous expression.

In the Eastern Military Region, Su Weihua was the backbone of the entire team.

If Su Weihua is transferred away, no one will be able to mobilize this army of 100,000.

Su Weihua sat down in the chair and sighed softly: "Although the transfer order has been issued, there is no rush. What is more urgent now is... this combat order."

Su Weihua pushed the battle order in front of the two men and said, "We need to complete the crossing mission within ten days and establish a camp on the other side. This camp should ideally have a terrain advantage, be easy to defend and difficult to attack. Otherwise, even if we take it, we will be facing an enemy on the other side who outnumbers us several times over, and we will lose it in the end."

"I prefer the territory of the Gray Shadow Tribe on the other side of the river."

"However, you can also think about whether there are any places that are easier to conquer than the Gray Shadow Tribe."

Budam unfolded the small piece of paper on the table, saw the small print, signature, and bright red seal, and couldn't help but sigh, "This task is really not easy."

"Isn't Commander Chang coming to take command?"

Su Weihua shook her head and said, "He can't come; he has to guard the main city gate."

"Some time ago, several tribes in the south joined forces to cross the river and seize a piece of territory on the Mulan Plain, but were eventually driven back. The Mulan Plain is too flat, and apart from the natural barrier of the Xuemu River, there are no other natural defensive barriers. Therefore, someone must guard the line, otherwise the City of Ten Thousand Beasts will be in danger."

Geke had a good relationship with the Raven Clan warriors and had heard about the situation on the Mulan Plain before, so he wasn't surprised to hear it. Instead, he focused his attention on the map, moving his finger back and forth on it. Finally, he frowned and said, "How about we consider the Zhaoshi Mountain area?"

“We are familiar with this area of ​​Zhaoshi Mountain. We fought against Uja and Daxing on the north bank before, so we have a good understanding of each other’s combat strength. At that time, in order to understand the situation, we also learned about the surrounding terrain. Although the Zhaonan tribe and the warriors of the Daxing tribe stationed there are a bit difficult to deal with, they are obviously easier to fight than the territory of the Gray Shadow tribe!”

After thinking it over, Budam retorted, "The Beginning Mountain is not suitable."

"Although Zhaoshi Mountain is also very steep and suitable for establishing a defensive line, that is in relation to the north bank."

“The southern slope of Zhaoshi Mountain is gentle, and apart from a large area of ​​ancient forest, there is no other defense line.”

"The higher-ups mean that we should find a location that is easy to defend and difficult to attack as our base. The so-called defense should be aimed at those tribes in the south."

“Mount Zhaoshi is definitely not an option.”

Gek scratched his head, his face contorted in pain, and said, "You're right, so we have no choice but to fight the Gray Shadow Tribe to the death?"

"The Gray Shadow Tribe has two branches, one on the left and one on the right, each with its own strengths, making them difficult to deal with."

"Most importantly, the people of this tribe can use the wind in the mountains to fly short distances, and they are very agile."

Su Weihua felt a headache coming on when she thought about the orc form of the Gray Shadow Tribe.

The Gray Shadow Beast and the Flying Squirrel are somewhat similar in appearance, but the Gray Shadow Beast is larger and is comparable in size to the Fox Clan's beastmen.

They have a thin, wide membrane between their forelimbs and hindlimbs, making them warriors born with wingsuits. When ordinary cubs grow to the age of three, they can use the membrane on their bodies to glide and fly short distances when there is wind.

The 100,000-strong army stationed on the north bank of the Huiye River, though each soldier was a skilled warrior, had very few who could fly.

Beast City has always lacked orcs who can fly and are powerful in combat.

Most of them are small-sized orcs like the Raven Clan, and when they encounter the Gray Shadow Orcs... they are basically powerless to fight back.

While the warriors of the Crane Clan are strong and brave, the Crane Clan orcs are more adept at large-scale, sweeping battles. Moreover, because they are at least two to three times the size of the Gray Shadow Beasts, their agility in the air is far inferior to that of the latter.

However, the Owl Clan can overwhelm the Gray Shadow Beast Clan in terms of size, speed, and reaction ability.

The problem is that there are only 218 warriors from the Owl Clan in the army.

Moreover, more than half of them are from the Night Owl Clan and the Black Owl Clan. Warriors from these two clans have poor eyesight and reaction time during the day, and their true effectiveness is only realized after nightfall.

The remaining half are snow owls, who can fight both day and night.

However, there was one thing about the Snow Owl warriors that gave Su Weihua a headache. They liked to act cute, play pranks, and be clever. The Snow Owl beastmen were all quite lively and not particularly obedient to orders. So, exactly ninety-nine warriors from this tribe were selected for the army, and the rest were all eliminated in the preliminary and final selections.

It's true what they say, you only realize how few soldiers you have when you need them most. I'm writing back now to recruit a group of Snow Owl warriors, but I don't know if it will be in time.

Besides the Snow Owls, only the Eagles, Hawks, and Falcons can hunt Gray Shadow Beast warriors in the air.

However, these three tribes mostly live in the western highlands of the Northern Wilderness.

Only a very small number of wandering orcs, for various reasons, eventually migrated to other regions and settled down.

The total number of warriors recruited by the three races in the City of Ten Thousand Beasts currently does not exceed two hundred.

Ninety men were assigned to the Eastern Military District, while the rest remained in the central region to provide garrison and support.

Therefore, the Eastern District currently only has 308 warriors capable of suppressing the Gray Shadow Beastmen in the air.

However, the Gray Shadow Beast Clan is a large tribe, with a combined population of over 40,000 across its two branches.

Even counting only adult male warriors, their numbers are definitely over ten thousand.

Three hundred and eight people versus ten thousand.

By any measure, the win rate is almost zero.

Budam tapped his arm a few times with his fingertips and said, "Actually, our situation isn't as bad as you think."

Geke and Su Weihua both looked at him. Budam raised his eyes and said, "The warriors of the Gray Shadow Beast Clan, in the end, only use the wing membranes of their beast form to glide and fly with the help of the mountain wind. They cannot fly on their own like birds."

Su Weihua suddenly remembered something and said, "Their landing point!"

"The Grey Shadow Beastmen can only glide and fly from high to low. Only in areas with special wind directions can they fly from low to high by taking advantage of the upward wind."

"Moreover, they need to adjust their position in advance for each flight, otherwise the landing point will only get lower and lower."

"We don't have a significant advantage in air power, so we can only strike when they land. And when we strike, we must be steady, accurate, and fast so that they can't react in time."

“Once they escape from us, they will quickly realize our purpose and deliberately choose places where we cannot appear when looking for a foothold. At that time, we can only be at a stalemate, and we may even gradually fall into a disadvantageous position.”

After much discussion, Su Weihua finally decided to cross the river and attack the Zuo Huiying tribe.

The territories of the Left and Right Gray Shadow tribes are separate, with the White Wave River as the boundary.

The area east of the Bailang River is home to the Left Gray Shadow Tribe, and the area west of it is home to the Right Gray Shadow Tribe.

To ensure that everything proceeds according to plan when the battle begins.

Su Weihua mobilized a group of water snake orcs to sneak across the river to gather information.

At the same time, they also recruited a group of larger flying warriors from the beastmen in the eastern region, and wrote to Bai Xi to borrow a group of people from him.

Although the Crane Clan warriors cannot match the Gray Shadow Beast Clan in short-distance speed, they are, after all, an extremely skilled race in aerial combat. In their beast form, they have almost no natural enemies, and their aerial combat ability is definitely among the top three in the Northern Wilderness. Even the Eagle Clan and the Owl Clan would be utterly defeated by the Moonfeather Azure Crane Clan, which is enormous in size and has top-notch defense and attack power.

So, if we don't ask them for help now, are we going to wait until we need them for land and sea battles?

……

After receiving Su Weihua's letter of request for help, Bai Xi handed it to Bai Xu, who was standing next to her, and couldn't help but laugh, "This Su Weihua is really flexible and resourceful. She actually dared to ask me for help."

"Tell me, if I didn't use someone else's help, could he still take over the Gray Shadow Tribe within ten days?"

Bai Xu sat on a rattan chair to the side, inspecting the arrows he had retrieved. He pretended not to hear Bai Xi's words, looked down at his flat shoulders, and frowned slightly, saying, "The flat-headed arrows are still a bit lacking. When will the new arrows that the Ministry of Military Industry was casting be delivered?"

Bai Xi plopped down on the table, crossed one leg, shook her left foot, and stared at Bai Xu, saying, "How would I know? This isn't a battlefield. Arrows aren't very effective against inferior beasts. Any new weapons the Ministry of Military Industry has are being prioritized for the southern battlefield first. We'll probably be the last to get them."

"But you're really going too far! I was just talking to you, and you completely ignored me!"

Bai Xu calmly removed the worn arrowhead and bent the wooden shaft with his hands. Before he could exert much force, he heard a "crack" and the shaft broke in the middle. Several fragments fell from the break and landed on his robe.

Bai Xu sighed softly, raised his eyes and said, "You're just saying it. If you don't actually ask someone else for help, you're afraid that Ling Chengen will cause you trouble later."

Bai Xi snorted, "The warriors of the Crane Clan are all my people. I have the responsibility and obligation to ensure they return home alive. We haven't been transferred to the front lines yet, so even if I don't lend them money, Ling Chengen will only say a few words to me. Saving their lives is more important than anything else."

Bai Xu raised an eyebrow at him and chuckled, "You're only good with words."

Bai Xi turned her head, her expression subtle, and said, "I really don't want to lend it."

Bai Xu: "Then we won't lend it. If Su Weihua can't take down the Gray Shadow Tribe within ten days, it has nothing to do with you. As long as you can get over your own conscience, no one can force you! Unless there's a clear order from the Beast City, you don't need to do anything."

Bai Xi looked up and sighed deeply, gazing at the dome of the tent, and said softly, "Forget it, let's just borrow it."

"However, one of us has to go."

"After all, it's a matter of borrowing troops; it would be best if they could all be brought back alive."

"Even if casualties are unavoidable, as long as one of us is alive, we will do our best to ensure that casualties are minimized."

"Go ahead." This time, Bai Xu didn't give any perfunctory replies. He grabbed the arrow beside him, stood up, and said, "I still have some things to take care of here."

Bai Xi looked at the arrows in his hand and the quiver at his waist, and frowned, saying, "You're still not giving up? You want to use arrows to deal with the inferior beasts? As long as the heart stones of the inferior beasts are removed, they will not stop their frenzied attacks. Ordinary arrows cannot break through the defense layer of high-level inferior beasts. Usually, the arrows will break when they hit their skin."

Bai Xu stood at the entrance of the tent and looked back at Bai Xi for a long time: "If ordinary arrows can't solve the problem, then make special arrows. As long as the arrows are sharp enough and fast enough, even the thickest flesh will be pierced."

"The inferior beast's power comes from the Heart Stone. If the arrow carries a substance that can destroy the Heart Stone's power, then the inferior beast will be like a fish on a chopping board, at our mercy!"

Bai Xi asked, puzzled, "Could such a substance exist?"

"If such strange things as inferior beasts can exist, why do you think there can't be any substance in this world that can restrain them?"