Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies Chapter 1289: The War of the Tusi
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Chapter 1289: The War of the Tusi
The conflict erupted without any prior warning.
Twenty thousand troops from the Yasha Langtai family joined forces with two thousand soldiers each from the Xia Zha and La Min families. They struck together at Nahamu City, located deep within Pagyi family lands.
This city served as a vital supply base for the Pagyi family, sheltering countless serfs and holding vast reserves of resources.
Deji hadn't anticipated launching a total war to annihilate the Pagyi family in a single clash,
yet seizing Nahamu City would inflict severe damage on them, compensating for the deaths of multiple top fighters.
The assault took the defenders completely by surprise. Pagyi Gesang had prepared ahead, but guessing the foe's assault path proved impossible.
Before long, flames of battle consumed all of Nahamu City.
Countless armored vehicles encircled the city, unleashing devastating barrages that covered huge areas.
In a flash, the ice-and-snow walls became pockmarked with craters."Boom!"
A towering wall exceeding thirty meters shattered under the blast, tumbling down in an avalanche of enormous ice and snow blocks.
Post-apocalypse, ice and snow emerged as the easiest materials to gather for construction.
Homes and defensive walls were mainly fashioned from them.
Quick to erect, they crumbled just as fast.
Artillery from the Yasha Langtai family's armored vehicles pounded Nahamu City relentlessly, soon transforming it into an inferno.
From his command post, Deji watched the fight unfold via binoculars.
As his family's weapons demolished the Pagyi city and slaughtered their guards and serfs, a wave of glee washed over him.
To La Min Ouzhu and Xia Zha Gyatso at his side, he declared, "A city like this, our Yasha Langtai family can obliterate in the blink of an eye!"
"This is the price for disobeying my orders!"
Witnessing the carnage, La Min Ouzhu and Xia Zha Gyatso paled in fear.
Similar to the Pagyi family, their own clans used reinforced concrete only in core cities, depending on ice elsewhere for building.
What the Yasha Langtai family razed today with ease, they could unleash on their cities tomorrow.
News of the clash raced back to the Pagyi family headquarters.
Upon hearing the report, Pagyi Gesang rallied his private army and hurried to reinforce Nahamu City.
Such a key strategic stronghold must never fall into enemy hands.
Still, to play it safe, he first approached Zhang Yi for backup.
"I won't request you fight directly—just offer support from afar. Should the Lord of the Charnel Ground appear, simply hold him in check."
Zhang Yi nodded. "That's no trouble at all."
He'd seen the Lord of the Charnel Ground's might firsthand; it was truly terrifying.
However, against Zhang Yi, the top defensive master worldwide, the Lord posed no threat.
A total rupture loomed inevitably. If crisis struck, he'd shield Pagyi Gesang, even revealing himself.
After all, operating beyond major factions, he answered to no one, facing minimal constraints.
Joy flooded Pagyi Gesang's heart.
Zhang Yi gathered his group and trailed Pagyi Gesang's troops toward Nahamu City.
Soon enough, they reached the ice-and-snow fortress.
But the war's ferocity left Zhang Yi and his allies speechless.
The expected storm of shells wasn't as fierce as imagined.
The alliance of three families fielded 22,000 fighters, armed chiefly with snowmobiles retrofitted with light artillery.
The Southwest Region simply lacked cutting-edge arms tech.
Hauling heavy guns swiftly over snowfields remained a challenge.
Thus, despite the chaotic front, after thirty minutes of combat, Nahamu City held firm.
To Zhang Yi, it resembled a century-old warlord skirmish—or even tamer.
Sensing Zhang Yi's assessment, Pagyi Gesang explained,
"Our Southwest does possess heavy gear, but terrain and logistics keep it warehoused."
Zhang Yi inquired, "And missiles? Surely your region has them."
Though without control over the Death Reaper of Love, missiles abounded in the Southwest.
Pagyi Gesang smirked. "Only our Pagyi family controls those."
Pre-apocalypse, the Pagyi clan dominated the Snowy Plateau's mightiest power.
Even the local military fell under their sway.
His expression turned grave as he added slowly, "Without that ace, we'd have vanished ages ago!"
Now Zhang Yi grasped how the Pagyi endured two and a half years in the Snowy Region, defying odds.
He inferred that absent the Lord of the Charnel Ground, the Pagyi withheld their ultimate arsenal.
Mutual standoff defined their balance.
Mid-conversation, they entered Nahamu City.
Defenders retreated block by block, yielding over half the area.
Yet reinforcements and the family head's arrival ignited their spirits.
"The family head is here! Brothers, let's give those Yasha Langtai bastards hell!"
With Pagyi elites charging in, the tide swiftly turned.
The clan's guards ranked tops on the Snowy Plateau, boasting superior arms. Though just five thousand strong, they forced a deadlock.
In enemy lines, Deji scowled darkly, mourning his slain elites.
"Pagyi Gesang, are you set on defying the whole esoteric sect?"
His message flew to Pagyi Gesang.
The reply came fast: "The Pagyi family stands by the esoteric sect, yet we won't tolerate anyone twisting its name for personal gain!"
This bolder Pagyi Gesang irked Deji deeply.
Once fawning, now he showed spine.
Indeed, backed by Zhang Yi, defiance came easy.
Ignoring the Lord of the Charnel Ground anomaly, Pagyi might still matched Yasha Langtai after years of pressure.
Prior restraint fooled foes into seeing them as pushovers.
In truth, that patience primed this counterstrike!
Furious, Deji shot back, "By letting your men slay the sect's Dharma-protecting Vajras, you betray us all!"
Author's Note