The Trassen Mountains undulate, stretching for thousands of miles. The deeper you go into the dense forest, the more mountains there are, and the steeper they become. Weissentown is located in the center of a small plain, with only some small hills within a radius of 200 li. However, once you leave the plain, the mountain ranges continue to undulate without end.

  After several hours, relying on the speed of the unicorn, Yang Ling arrived at his destination smoothly.

  Ara Mountain Pass is the main route in and out of Weisen Town. Although it is also possible to bypass this place by crossing mountains and ridges, at least a thousand miles of mountain roads need to be walked, crossing countless treacherous terrain, and the time spent will take at least half a month. Therefore, almost all merchant teams can only walk here, and it can be said that Ara Mountain Pass is the only way in and out of Weisen Town.

  One man guards the pass, ten thousand men cannot open it!

  The terrain of Arslankho is treacherous, with steep cliffs on both sides. Not to mention humans, even a gibbon would find it difficult to climb. As long as a fortress is built along the mountain wall, one can attack the enemy army from above and defend easily.

  Beyond the Alashan Pass, it is a vast desert. Going south, after crossing thousands of miles of desert, you can reach the vast Bandu Empire; going west, you can reach the rich Livensa Kingdom Alliance; going north, after crossing a vast swamp, it is the powerful Ros Empire.

  Defending Aras Pass is equivalent to defending Visen Town; firmly controlling Aras Pass is equivalent to grasping the throat of Visen Town.

  When Yang Ling arrived, the laborers had already built a two-man-high city wall under the guidance of the craftsmen. It was about 100 meters long and more than three meters wide, with a main body made of hard grass flower rock, coated with a layer of yellowish-white mud similar to lime, which could effectively prevent rainwater from washing away. From a distance, it looked like a large dam storing water, or a giant dragon lying on the mountain.

  After a moment of contemplation, Yang Ling planted the Lion Flag of Ross on the city wall. As Haier Beili said, although the Bantu people attempted to occupy the resource-rich Weisen Town, they did not dare to make a big show for the time being, fearing the intervention of their old enemies. In this way, by planting the military flag of Ross, perhaps the Bantu people who came to reinforce would have to think thrice before acting, with many concerns!

  In the heat of war, every resource is precious, and he wouldn't put all his bets on the Rosian war flag either. After summoning the demon army, command them to act swiftly.

  The withered wooden warriors transformed into giant trees, blocking the city gates. The hornet beasts and stone statue demons were responsible for defending several key strongholds, even without their own commanders. They could still rely on their instincts to attack the incoming enemy invaders.

  The evil eyes were responsible for guarding the city walls, with their dense firepower, believing that the incoming Bantu people would absolutely not be able to rush up. The spider army then lay in ambush on both sides of the winding mountain road. If the Bantu people did not come, and if they all rushed up together, they would be blocked on the winding mountain road, and the Arashan Pass would become their burial ground.

  Unlike the Cornerstone Golems and Statue Gargoyles that require personal command, both the Evil Eye Tyrant and the Wolf Spider King possess a certain degree of intelligence, allowing them to flexibly command their respective legions in response to various situations. In this great war, they will be the true main forces.

  Attack the ferocious beast army. Adding Kassy's 800 warriors and the natural danger of Arslan Pass, Yang Ling believes that he can definitely withstand the attack of the Bantu people. If coordinated tacitly and commanded properly, it is possible to counterattack and make the Bantu people who came from afar suffer heavy losses.

  After making arrangements, Yang Ling rode the unicorn away quickly. The Visen Castle now only has more than 200 warriors left, and the defense is empty. If the mercenaries or adventurers with ulterior motives find out about the emptiness, the situation will be extremely bad.

  As expected. After returning to Visen Town, he found the front of Visen Castle packed with people. There were mercenaries who feared that the world would not be chaotic, shouting and yelling, as well as townspeople who gritted their teeth, the situation was chaotic.

  After putting away the unicorn, Yang Ling quietly entered the castle from the back door and quickly found Agu Su, who was in charge of defense. Soon, he understood what was going on.

  It turned out that after hearing the earth-shaking shout of killing last night, people didn't dare to come out and see what was going on at the time, but as soon as it dawned, they inquired about what had happened. After learning that the Bantour army was completely defeated and Stov, the tyrannical lord who had been plundering and oppressing, was captured, people flocked to Visen Castle, demanding that Stov be beheaded immediately.

  Should Stoff be beheaded and displayed publicly?

  Facing the surging emotions of the townspeople, the numerous mercenaries and adventurers who were eager for chaos, Agu was so tense that he was sweating profusely, while Yang Ling's heart skipped a beat as he thought of a plan to turn the tables.

  "Agus, bring Stove up!" After summoning the unicorn, Yang Ling flipped over and rode on it, giving a low command.

  "Yes!" After wiping away a cold sweat, Agu Su hastily departed with several warriors.

  When Yang Ling rode the unicorn onto the city wall, people immediately became much quieter. Especially those mercenary troops who had previously been eager to stir up trouble, now hid in the crowd like turtles retracting their heads, for Yang Ling was not someone who spouted empty words about benevolence and morality; they did not want to accidentally get electrocuted into charcoal by the terrifying unicorn.

  After a moment of silence, seeing Agu Su pushing Stof up, the crowd boiled again.

  "Yeebilis, kill him!"

  "Hang him alive on a tree and whip his corpse for three days before throwing it into the forest to feed the wolves!"

  ******

  People recalled Stoff's brutal suppression and the atrocities committed by the Black Armor Army, gritting their teeth in anger. If the city walls weren't high enough, it was likely that Stoff would have been stoned to death or drowned alive in people's saliva.

  "My lord, I have sent all my soldiers to fight against the Russians. Now the townspeople and mercenaries are taking advantage of the situation, surrounding the castle and demanding that you be handed over immediately. I am truly powerless, I apologize!"

  Looking at Stov's pale face, Yang Ling pretended to shake his head helplessly. The only way was to give this young master a good scare, beat him half to death, and maybe he would cooperate with his plan. Now the people were in an uproar, it was a good opportunity to take advantage of.

  Look at the clenched teeth of the townspeople, and then look at the mercenaries wielding their weapons with all their might. Stoff's pale face swallowed hard. After being detained in Visen Castle, he still had a glimmer of fantasy, hoping that Yang Ling would see the land he had granted him and resist the Russians with all his might to protect himself. But now it seems that things are extremely bad.

  "Yang, Yang Ling brothers, let's withdraw all the soldiers back to Wiesen Castle to defend. As long as we hold on until our Bantu reinforcements arrive, everything will be fine!" Recalling the 10,000 reinforcements on their way, Stov seemed to have grasped a lifeline.

  "My lord, the situation is extremely dire. The Russians have dispatched a large army to blockade the Arslan Mountain Pass!" After shaking his head, Yang Ling let out a deep sigh and said: "In order to retake this crucial location, I've already lost several hundred warriors. Unfortunately, it's still beyond my power."

  Russians dispatched a large army to blockade Alataw Pass?

  Stov was struck dumb, as if he had been hit with a hammer, and for half a day he could not utter a word. The fear of death gripped his throat like a demon, and his legs trembled involuntarily.

  ******

  He doesn't want to die!

  In the Imperial City, he had a large group of servants, countless loyal and powerful family warriors, parents who would grant him anything, and numerous beauties and fine wines... He regretted it over and over again, regretting that he had only brought three thousand warriors to rush to Visen Town hastily, regretting that he had ignorantly accepted the task of occupying Visen Town in the first place, regretting...

  "Kill him, kill him..."

  "Yeebilis, smash you this devil!"

  ******

  Looking at Stov's pale face, people became more and more agitated, some shouting loudly, and some even looking for stones to throw. If Yang Ling was not present, Agu Su had no doubt that the angry crowd would directly shoot out sharp crossbow arrows.

  Stov stood motionless, lost in thought, until a piece of rubble hit him squarely on the forehead and he came to, blood gushing out. His whole body was shaking.

  "Yang Ling brothers, you must save me! As long as I can return to the Ban Tu Empire alive, crystal coins, beauties, titles... anything you want is yours!" Stov struggled to swallow his saliva, tightly grasping the last straw beside him.

  What can I get for you?

  Yang Ling smiled coldly, looking at the pale and weak Stov, then at the indignant townspeople, and finally at the endless mountains in the distance. "I don't want beauties, nor do I want any titles," he said. "What I want... is the entire town of Visen!"

  Do you want to buy the entire town of Visen?

  Stov's body shook, looking at the cold Yang Ling, instinctively smelling the taste of conspiracy. He was arrogant and willful, but he was absolutely not stupid.

  Looking at the unexpected Stov, Yang Ling said calmly: "The Russians have laid a heavy ambush at the Arslan Mountains Pass. Even if your reinforcements manage to escape with their lives, they will definitely suffer heavy losses and be unable to control the situation in Visen Town. In other words, your mission has completely failed. Rather than slinking back to the Bant Empire to face punishment, why not cooperate with us and make a deal?"

  Make a deal?

  Stove was a bit confused, and for a moment he couldn't understand what Yang Ling meant. But one thing is certain, Yang Ling is far more cunning than he imagined, in the conflict between himself and Ross, even if he didn't stab him in the back, he absolutely didn't use his full strength.

  "It's simple, I need a separate territory to prove my success to the family, and after your mission fails, you also need a reasonable excuse to escape the king's anger!" Yang Ling paused for a moment, then continued: "The reason why your king wants to occupy Visen Town is nothing more than seeing the rich resources of Trasen Forest. As long as you can stably provide large quantities of magic beast crystal nuclei, wood and minerals, I believe not only can you shirk off your mistakes in front of the king, but also gain great benefits!"

  Stably provide a large number of resources such as WoW cores, wood and minerals?

  Originally, Stov was worried about how to cover up his mistakes after returning to the Bantu Empire. After hearing Yang Ling's words, he couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope in front of him, but after careful consideration, he always felt that something was not quite right.