Chapter 968: Try my Best
Suspended Moon Plain
Within the vast plains of the desolate north, this plain was the most boundless of all. On nights when there was a bright moon, if one looked up here, the moon could be seen with exceptional clarity, as though it hung high overhead. That was how Suspended Moon Plain got its name.
Liu Xiang’s withdrawing army did not travel easily. Two hundred thousand troops had lost fifty to sixty thousand men outside Pine Pavilion Pass, yet in the end they had failed to capture that pass, and had also failed to kill that woman there. For Liu Xiang, this expedition had been a losing bargain through and through.
However, during the withdrawal, a deputy general suggested that since they could not take Pine Pavilion Pass, they might as well capture nearby Greenleaf Pass. Surely the Great Liang army could not have prepared at Pine Pavilion Pass and also be equally prepared at Greenleaf Pass?
After hearing this suggestion, Liu Xiang hesitated for a full quarter of an hour before finally abandoning the idea. Now the entire demon race knew that human woman was famous for her cunning, and that her study of military strategy could not be said to be anything less than thorough.
Since she had already made such preparations at Pine Pavilion Pass, there was no telling whether she had also long prepared at the neighboring Greenleaf Pass.
Thus, out of caution, Liu Xiang ultimately chose to withdraw to the main camp and wait for the later demon armies to gather, before taking several passes before the Northern Frontier Great Wall of Great Liang in one stroke.
But on the road back, he hesitated for a long while again. In the end, he decided not to return by the original route, but instead to travel through Suspended Moon Plain. The reason was that the place was boundless and open, making it difficult for enemy forces to hide. Even if there were an ambush, they would be able to discover it early.
As commander of the demon army, Liu Xiang could not be said to lack careful thought. He had considered almost everything.