Bright Sword: I don’t want to be the king!

"How to deal with it? Naturally, we should agree to join forces with Cao Geng." Chu Yunfei's answer was calm and decisive.

If the Chixiao Army could really join forces with Cao Geng's Xuanling Third Battalion and defeat the Japanese Yinming First Brigade in one fell swoop, it would only be a matter of seizing the material reserves and training resources of a reinforced division. Fang Licheng only needed to report this to the chief patriarch to handle it. For the Chixiao Army, this move was undoubtedly a huge gain.

However, if they and Cao Geng could not subdue the Yinming First Brigade, then Cao Geng's request for assistance would be nothing more than a piece of waste paper in Chu Yunxiang's eyes. Why? Because Cao Geng had broken his promise and failed to capture the Yinming First Brigade.

Chu Yunxiang naturally didn't have to pay any price for this. Nevertheless, even if the main force of the Chixiao Army and Cao Geng Xuanling's three battalions fought together, they still failed to defeat the Yinming First Brigade. For the Chixiao Army, this was also a good opportunity to weaken the enemy's strength.

Chu Yunxiang would not easily miss this opportunity. Fang Licheng was stunned when he heard Chu Yunxiang's words.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see at a glance that this information was just Cao Geng's attempt to plunder and extort from their Qingyun 358th Regiment. But Fang Licheng never expected that his own regiment leader Chu Yunxiang would agree to it out of the blue.

"But, Captain..." Fang Licheng wanted to say more.

Chu Yunxiang waved his hand to stop him, interrupting his words: "Although our Chixiao Army has just conquered Huaishan City, we urgently need to rest and recover. However, Cao Geng is eager for our Chixiao Army to cooperate with his Xuanling Third Battalion to attack the Yinming First Brigade. This is also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our Chixiao Army."

"You and I have already witnessed Cao Geng's growth rate on Cangqiong Ridge... If we can work together with Cao Geng in this battle and successfully defeat the First Brigade of those evil Japanese pirates, the training resources and material reserves of a mere enhanced division will be nothing compared to the destruction of the First Brigade."

"But if we cannot defeat the Yinming First Brigade, we don't have to give Cao Geng any compensation. Instead, we can use his troops to help our Chixiao Army weaken the strength of the Yinming First Brigade."

At this point, Chu Yunxiang paused and said, "Sooner or later, my Chixiao Army will have a life-and-death battle with the Yinming First Brigade."

Fang Licheng was dumbfounded, and instantly understood Chu Yunxiang's careful consideration. "Captain, that's a great idea!" Fang Licheng couldn't help but praise.

When he was reading this secret letter just now, his attention was focused on Cao Geng's greed. Since the battle of Huairen City, Cao Geng has repeatedly seized the materials and training resources of their Qingyun 358th Regiment, and the amount is so huge that it is heartbreaking. Although the compensation paid by their 358th Regiment to Cao Geng was indeed an equal exchange...

However, as an ally, he was always calculating in every cooperation, which made Fang Licheng deeply dissatisfied with Cao Geng's behavior, which was extremely narrow-minded. At first, he thought that the secret letter sent by Cao Geng this time was another trick to squeeze benefits from their 358th Regiment of the Chixiao Army. Unexpectedly, his regiment leader Chu Yunxiang revealed the essence of this matter from another perspective.

It turns out that the real beneficiary was not Cao Geng...

However, the truth was that the Jinsui Army was using Cao Geng's power to fight against the first brigade of the Japanese devils who had achieved success in cultivation. Only when this strange first brigade was completely eradicated would they not have to pay Cao Geng any cultivation resources as a reward.

This realization made Fang Ligong feel extremely relieved. Chu Yunfei also smiled calmly and said, "In this case, please start preparing for this matter immediately."

Fang Ligong immediately accepted the order and responded, "Yes, sir!" and then left the meeting place.

However, just after Chu Yunfei agreed to Cao Geng's request to jointly deal with the Japanese First Brigade, the news was quickly transmitted to the command center in Ping'an County through the interaction between the messengers of the two armies in Ping'an County and Huairong County, like a secret message.

Cao Geng looked at Chu Yunfei's reply and couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief. In fact, he was thinking in his heart: If Chu Yunfei refused to join forces with his Third Battalion to fight against the Japanese First Brigade, although he would still bet everything on the enemy, it would undoubtedly have a major impact on the subsequent strategic layout of the Third Battalion.

But now that Chu Yunfei has agreed to jointly resist foreign aggression, Cao Geng began to formulate a battle plan without hesitation. The additional support of the reinforced regiment's baggage and spiritual stone resources mentioned in the secret letter were added by Cao Geng on a whim.

In his eyes, it would be best if Chu Yunfei could accept such conditions; if he couldn't accept it, then let him do it. After all, his Third Battalion was destined to fight against the Japanese First Brigade that practiced evil magic. If Chu Yunfei was willing to help the Third Battalion, it would undoubtedly meet his core needs. What's more, as long as Chu Yunfei came to fight side by side, Cao Geng would be a sure win. On this basis, if Chu Yunfei could also agree to provide a regiment-sized spiritual stone and supplies, then for Cao Geng, it would be extremely profitable.

Seeing that Chu Yunfei accepted his conditions, Cao Geng felt that he had returned with a full load. However, his Third Battalion was now facing a thorny problem - after continuous fierce fighting, the soldiers' vitality had been greatly consumed, and their mental state was far from the past. Facing the upcoming confrontation with the Japanese First Brigade, their combat effectiveness would definitely be greatly affected.

In order to win this life-and-death battle, Cao Geng had to find more energy-saving tactics to fight against the Japanese devils who practiced strange skills.

"Chu Yunfei has given a clear answer. We must immediately prepare for the next round of battle!" In a temporary combat strategy room in Ping'an County, Cao Geng raised his eyes suddenly, his gaze as cold as iron, and looked directly at the deputy battalion commander Wang Huaibao beside him.

Cao Geng ordered: "Deputy Battalion Commander, immediately tell all company commanders to gather here quickly. I have new combat missions to deploy."

Wang Huaibao's heart tightened, predicting that a tough and bloody battle would be waiting for their third battalion. But he had no complaints and answered firmly: "Yes, sir!" Then, Wang Huaibao left quickly and quickly summoned the company commanders to gather in Cao Geng's temporary war strategy room.

Everyone sat around a large, quaint table, with Cao Geng sitting at the head, looking solemn and resolute.

On the table, there is a map that details the geographical structure of Cao Jin's northwestern fairyland.

Cao Geng spoke instantly, his voice rolling like thunder: "The first brigade of the evil Japanese pirates dared to occupy the vicinity of my Xiaweidixian Village for more than ten hours while my three battalion monks were out on a mission!"

"Although the monks of the 5th Company of the 3rd Battalion in our Xiaweidixian Village were tenacious and successfully resisted the enemy's siege, and forced the 1st Brigade to shift its offensive to our area."

"However, those evil Japanese pirates dared to bully our three battalion monks like this. How can we monks sit back and watch!"