Dragon's Soul Chapter 143: Blending In

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"No don't buy his melons, I have kebabs for sale! These are way tastier!" 

Before long a small mob had surrounded Zhang, Ai and the other soldiers of the Dark Legion, as many peddlers and salesman were trying to make sales.

"I guess where there is money there is people." Zhang thought as he realized the reason why there were so many people in the city. They were all here to sell things to the soldiers who were being sent to the frontlines. Since the Red Thorn Province and Red Thorn City was located so close to the frontlines and has yet to be involved in the actual fighting, many soldiers that were sent to aid the border provinces were sent here.

With so many people passing by, many merchants had set up shop in Red Thorn City and were making a fortune selling to soldiers who had money but had nowhere and no time to spend it. Since there was a chance of dying on the battlefield, without families many of the soldiers that passed by Red Thorn City spent their money like there was no tomorrow.

"If the reports are accurate, the girls should reach this city in a matter of a few days to a week or two. Once they get here the city treasury should be full thanks to the taxes they should be getting from all these merchants." Zhang thought as he and Ai squeezed their way out of the crowd of people that had swarmed around them trying to sell things.

Once they were able to break out of the swarm of merchants and peddlers, Zhang and Ai were once again surrounded. However, this time instead of men trying to fill their pockets with gold, it was women who worked at the local brothel. 

"Young masters, how about you join us for some fun." A young woman in skimpy attire said as her hand brushed against Zhang's arm while a few others were trying to sink Ai's arm into their massive mounds as a way to entice Ai into being one of their clients.

"Sorry but I like men." Ai said as she tried to get away from the swarm of women had surrounded her.

"Hmph should have said so, instead of wasting our time." One of the women who worked at the brothel said with a snort as she walked toward another group of soldiers who had just entered the city.

But of course Ai was not out of the hot water yet because not too far from here a group of large hairy looking men were standing with big grins on their face.

"We like men also." One of them said with a smile as he walked in front of Ai and Zhang.

"What have we gotten ourselves into now…" Zhang thought as he grabbed Ai's hand and began to run toward a group of soldiers from the Dark Legion and mixing in with them.

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While Zhang and Ai were busy escaping from merchants, brothel workers and large hairy men, the other beauties were still on their path of slaughter. 

The majority of the cities in the Rainbow Rock Province had either been turned to rubble and ashes or have surrendered, laying only Rainbow Rock City and a few villages untouched. 

Most of the citizens in the province had been relocated to Rainbow Rock City and many of which had been conscripted into soldiers as the beauties closed in on the city. 

A militia that numbered hundreds of thousands, much like the one that the Raging Sea Province had, were armed to defend the final stronghold in the Rainbow Rock Province.

Due to how quickly the beauties had made their way across the province, it was without a doubt that reinforcements from the Southern Alliance would not reach Rainbow Rock City in time.

Although it was evident that no reinforcements were going to come and there was no way for Rainbow Rock City to possibly be able to defend against the armies under Yuying, Ling and Lingqi's command, the lord of the Rainbow Rock Province or at least what's left of it was not going to go down without a fight. 

He was determined to fight down to the last man if he had to instead of surrendering, thus every able man within the city was forced to join his destined to fail cause. 

While those inside the city prepared to defend, thousands of men under the command of the beauties had surrounded the city and sealed off all possible routes of escape. Even hidden passageways were found thanks to the interrogation of captive nobles and government officials.

A short distance away from the city, adjust thousands of neatly pitched tents, within a makeshift headquarters, Ling and Yuying could be seen strategizing with each other.

"Do you think you can breach the city walls here?" Ling asked Yuying as she pointed to a map of Rainbow Rock City.

"I can but if we enter through here our troops may take heavy damage if the enemy has the foresight to position archers here and here. If they city was small like those other cities the battle plan would simple to formulate, but it's too big…" Yuying said as the flap into the commander's tent opened and someone entered.

"You're late…" Ling said as she turned toward Lingqi who had just entered the tent.

"I brought shields." Lingqi said with a smile as she arrived at the table where the map of Rainbow Rock City was laid out.

"How many of them and are they fit to serve as the vanguard?" Yuying asked.

"Roughly fifty thousand of them have been gathered." Lingqi said.

"Okay, so I'll break down the walls here and then you have them march in and attract the attention of the enemy forces while a part of our forces splinter off and try to enter the city from this direction." Yuying suggested as she traced a path on the map.

"Then it's settled, we'll go with this plan tomorrow and from here we should be able to march to where brother was teleported to after we attack Red Thorn City." Ling said.

Chapter end