In front of Yang Ling's powerful demon army, the Ruo people who wanted to wipe out the Bantu people had to stop their hands and let go of the nearby Stov.

  To ensure the smooth execution of his next plan, Yang Ling ordered Gu De to escort Stoff and his party back to Weissen Castle, ostensibly to protect them from Russian raids, but in reality to put them under house arrest.

  After the war, there were only over a hundred Russians left, and almost everyone was injured, including Genoa, who was the prince. The Russian losses were heavy, while the Bantu people were almost completely annihilated, leaving only a few dozen people.

  The Black Armor Army of three thousand people has been reduced to just a few dozen men!

  As he passed by the military camp where flames were burning, he looked at the charred bodies inside the camp and then at the few soldiers beside him, Stoff was on the verge of tears.

  Seeing the abandoned armor of the Russians on the battlefield, he realized that a large number of reinforcements had arrived and laid an ambush, raiding his own camp. He secretly vowed that one day he would tear the detestable Russians to pieces.

  Stov gritted his teeth and secretly swore an oath. In the valley of Ladoga, Genoa was also extremely dissatisfied. Dissatisfied with Yang Ling's slow arrival, even more dissatisfied that he saved Stov at a critical moment, until he understood that Yang Ling had launched a surprise attack on the Bantian people's camp, only then did he slowly calm down.

  The biggest task of this trip is to disrupt the plan of the arch-enemy, Bantou people. After almost all of their troops were defeated, their strength in Weisen Town was basically uprooted. At this time, whether Stov lived or died was no longer so important. Next, as long as Yang Ling could hold on to Alashan Pass and block the reinforcements of the Bantu people thousands of miles away from Weisen Town, it could be said that the plan of the Bantu people had already been aborted.

  "Yang Ling, why did you save Stov?" Although she had calmed down, Genya still had a lingering resentment in her heart.

  "Your Highness, the Bantu people have arrived with 10,000 reinforcements. I'm outnumbered and outmatched. What can I use to fight them?" Shaking his head, Yang Ling feigned a sigh of helplessness, "I might as well say it out loud, I only saved Stoff because I wanted to use him as a hostage, to leave myself a way out!"

  Nastov as a hostage?

  Humph, crafty, a sly fellow like a fox!

  Rena let out a cold hum, neither affirming nor denying, and recalled the last time she was ambushed by Yang Ling in Visen Castle, once again recognizing his cunning nature.

  He had been following the king for many years. He knew that guys like Yang Ling were the most troublesome, standing on his side today and maybe defecting to the Bantu people tomorrow. If possible, he would have liked to shoot Yang Ling with a single shot. Unfortunately, facing the surrounding demonic beast army and the subtle situation in Weisen Town, he could only think about it.

  "Yang Ling, how confident are you in dealing with the reinforcements from the Bantu people?"

  Although the three thousand Black Armor Army led by Stov was almost annihilated, Genoa couldn't help but worry when he thought of the opponent's reinforcements of 10,000 troops rushing over. If Yang Ling couldn't hold off the Ban Tu people's reinforcements and they counterattacked, all their previous efforts would be in vain.

  "Three-tenths, at most three-tenths grasp!" Yang Ling shook his head and continued: "To be honest, my family is very dissatisfied with my private actions and has declared that they will not provide any assistance. If things don't go well, I'll have to hand over this hostage, Stoff, and hurry back to confess to the master of the house!"

  When things go wrong, withdraw immediately?

  As soon as Yang Ling's words fell, Helena was almost furious enough to vomit blood. He didn't think that this cunning guy would fight to the end, but he never thought that Yang Ling would be so thorough. Ready to give up at any time before the war even started!

  On the continent of Tyron, the older a family is, the more rules and stricter they are. Therefore, Jena did not doubt Yang Ling's words, but was extremely dissatisfied with his idea of being ready to give up at any time.

  Was it still necessary for these more than a hundred disabled soldiers to deal with the 10,000-strong army of the Bantu people?

  Rena shook her head, throwing away the unrealistic idea. If Yang Ling fled without a fight, then all her previous efforts would have been in vain, and Visen Town would once again fall into the hands of the Bantu people. Unfortunately, she only had over a hundred wounded soldiers left, and it was impossible to resist the Bantu army's forces, so she could only place her hopes on Yang Ling.

  After a difficult swallow, Helena had no choice but to dismount and discuss the situation with Yang Ling in detail, from the security of Weisen Town to the deployment at the Aras Mountain Pass, for two whole hours. Under the tense situation and unfavorable circumstances, they had to compromise again.

  Under the assistance of Haili Beili, Yang Ling extorted a total of 500,000 purple crystal coins from Genoa under the pretext of recruiting mercenaries and adventurers to cooperate in defense; moreover, he also left behind 100 elite soldiers on the grounds that they lacked strong warriors.

  After the battle, although covered in blood, the soldiers around Genoa were still full of murderous spirit. It can be imagined how strong and fierce these tiger-like warriors are, worthy of being the elite of the Ros Empire's southern and northern expeditions.

  Leaving Hetianyan's personal guard beside him, Yang Ling had multiple meanings.

  Firstly, when dealing with the Bantu people's army, they can be made to charge like cannon fodder; secondly, as Russians, they will definitely cause misunderstandings among the Bantu reinforcements. With careful planning, it may be possible to use the tiger's might to achieve a deterrent effect.

  Finally, seeing that even a group of elite Russian soldiers are working for themselves, I believe it can also intimidate the unscrupulous mercenaries and adventurers in the town, laying the foundation for smoothly controlling the situation in Visen Town.

  After promising to send the crystal coins and war horses as soon as possible, Genoa left with dozens of guards. After suffering heavy losses, it was meaningless to continue staying in Visen Town, and it was better to hurry back to the empire to make arrangements.

  If Yang Ling managed to hold on to the Arslankho Pass, he could use this as an opportunity to invite his father's favor and gain more benefits with the help of his advisors. If Yang Ling was unfortunately defeated, he could also make arrangements in advance, think of ways to deal with the difficulties posed by the enemy forces, and try to minimize losses as much as possible.

  Watching the hot Naya disappear into the not-too-distant forest, Yang Ling also stopped staying and quickly gathered the demon beast army. Except for leaving a few barbarians to sweep the battlefield and bury the bodies, he led the rest of his men and horses to hurry back to Visen Castle.

  Back at Visen Castle, the first thing he did was to order Stov and his party to be detained in a remote small courtyard. Without his orders, no one was allowed to approach, otherwise they would be killed without hesitation.

  As Haili Bery said, Stov himself is worthless, but the Weiss family behind him has a great background. If planned properly, it may be possible to resolve the contradictions with the Bantu Empire through the Weiss family's connections and gain valuable development time and space for the newly born Weissen territory.

  Of course, getting Stoff to cooperate was obviously not going to be an easy task.

  Only by making him misunderstand that a large group of Russian reinforcements have arrived, and day and night thinking of taking his life, will he feel how bad the situation is; only by thoroughly repelling the 10,000-strong Bantu reinforcement troops on the road can he be convinced to cooperate with himself.

  Is there a powerful Bantu Empire to negotiate with, can they really control Visen Town, can they establish a bridgehead for exploring this world... All the spearheads are pointing at the great army of Bantu people who have come to aid!

  ******

  Repelling the army of Bandits requires a large number of warriors, intimidating the mercenaries and adventurers in town, and controlling the situation in Visen Town also cannot be separated from strong power, what to do?

  After taking a sip of the jasmine tea handed over by Alice, Yang Ling gently rubbed his temples and once again felt the inadequacy of his own strength. If he had an army of 100,000 demon beasts, with a dozen or so Evil Eye Tyrants and Wolf Spider Kings, he would have the confidence to face any incoming troops.

  Unfortunately, his own demonic army only had a few thousand troops in total, which was far from enough to deal with the complex and changing situation. Now it's unrealistic to tame evil eyes and horned beasts in the Trasen Forest, not to mention where to get so many demon blood beads to replenish the consumption of witch power and essence, even if there is no time.

  "Sir, as soon as dawn breaks, we'll recruit a large number of mercenaries and adventurers to join the battle. How about that?" After understanding Yang Ling's concerns, Gu De expressed his own opinion.

  Due to its rich resources, Weisen town has always attracted a large number of mercenaries and adventurers. With the rumors of the discovery of a giant dragon's lair deep in the forest, there are even more foreign warriors in the town this time.

  According to the intelligence gathered by the Parrot Group, there are at least 5,000 foreign mercenaries and adventurers in the town now, and more are pouring in every day. This force is a double-edged sword, which can be very beneficial for our current situation if used well, but if we act rashly, it may bring about huge trouble.

  Kong Cheng Ji?

  After drinking a few sips of jasmine tea, looking at the worried face of strategist Gu De, Yang Ling's heart moved, and he thought of Zhuge Liang's story of retreating from Sima Yi with an empty city during the Three Kingdoms period. He gritted his teeth and decided to gamble again.

  "Good, I'll head to Agula Mountain immediately. After dawn, bring gifts in my name and recruit a team of guards from the Barbarian Tribe, Dwarf Tribe, and Elf Tribe. The more people, the better. Once the new guard is formed, heavily recruit mercenaries and adventurers. Be careful not to leak any information beforehand and don't act rashly!"

  "Sir, this..."

  Gud was a bit hesitant, Kassy had already taken away most of the warriors, if Yang Ling took away his demon beast army again, Weissen Town would be left with only an empty city. If the true state of Weissen Castle were to be known by mercenaries and adventurers with ill intentions, the consequences would be unthinkable.

  "It's okay, the unicorn is very fast, I'm leaving now and will be back by tonight at the latest!"

  Seeing Gu De worried, Yang Ling also didn't reveal his own thoughts, and after instructing a few sentences, he rode the unicorn and left quickly, rushing to the Alashan Pass thousands of miles away. As he was about to leave, he had an idea and brought along the Rosso people's Lion Flag.

  Although several hours ago, Kassy had set out with 800 soldiers on horseback, they would need at least a day or more to reach the distant Arslan Pass. Before their arrival, there was only one team of civilians building defensive fortifications at Arslan Pass, and if they encountered a surprise attack by the Bantus, they would be absolutely unable to withstand it.

  Compared to ordinary warhorses, the unicorn was many times faster. Yang Ling planned to rush to Alamut as soon as possible, summon the demon beast army to set up a defense, and then quickly return. Next, even if there were no soldiers or guards, as long as he occasionally rode the unicorn in Visen Town, he believed that the mercenaries and adventurers would not dare to make any rash moves.