Bringing The Farm To Live In Another World - Chapter 16332

Chapter 16330: The Defense Line

“Although this defensive line isn’t connected in the middle, it’s absolutely effective. If they want to attack us, they’ll have to eliminate all these cities and sects first. If they don’t, we can easily attack them from behind, making their situation even more difficult. However, eliminating these cities and sects will be very troublesome for them, because we’ve strengthened their defenses. It won’t be easy for them to do so. That’s the advantage in defense. Now let’s talk about the advantages in offense.”

General Li paused here, then continued, “In terms of offense, these cities and sects can serve as transit points. Our army can go directly to these cities and sects and then cross over…” “The Thousand Lotus Mountain defense line will make it easier for us to launch our own attacks as well,”

General Li said. Everyone nodded in agreement, finding his words reasonable. General Li continued, “Furthermore, this defense line has another advantage: it has depth. No matter which point the enemy breaks through, it won’t matter, because the cities and sects are there, and they will face the risk of being attacked from both sides. However, this defense line must be carefully constructed, and the cities and sects must coordinate well.”

Everyone nodded in agreement. General Li’s suggestion was indeed excellent. He wanted to turn the cities and sects into fortresses, like nails. If you don’t remove them, they might stab you in the back at any time. Removing them would require a considerable amount of time and effort. This was indeed a good method.

Most importantly, those cities and sects could truly become bridgeheads for their attacks. Attacking the areas occupied by the Blood Slaughter Sect from those cities and sects would indeed be much easier.

After listening to General Li’s words, Gongliang Juewen nodded, then glanced at everyone and said, “Everyone, please share your opinions.”

Everyone nodded, and then Qingxuan stepped forward and said, “I second that.”

Wan Hai also stepped forward, cupping his fist towards Gongliang Juewen and saying, “I second that.”

The other ministers also stepped forward and loudly proclaimed, “I second that!”

Gongliang Juewen nodded and said, “Good, it’s good that everyone agrees. Then let’s do as General Li says. However, this matter requires everyone’s cooperation. The resources of each clan and sect must also be uniformly allocated. Also, the Prison Suppression Sect, this time it’s up to you. You must step forward to reinforce those cities…” “The defense of the cities and sects, the defense of the magic array, I’ll leave that to you. Is there any problem?”

Wen Jing immediately stepped forward and said, “No problem, Your Majesty, please rest assured.”

Gongliang Juewen nodded and then said, “The Lu family, and the Imperial Workshop, cooperate fully. You need to form a joint team. The first thing you need to do is to draw up a list, see which cities and sects need to be strengthened, and how much stuff is needed. Oh, and someone, go and get the map.” Immediately, a eunuch responded and turned to leave. A few moments later, several eunuchs carried in a huge map. The map was drawn on a piece of animal hide, which was quite large, about five meters wide.

The eunuchs spread the map on the ground and then unfolded it. The map was more than ten meters long when unfolded. Then, two eunuchs floated up lightly. They didn’t float very high, only about a foot off the ground. Each of them took out a wooden stick more than a meter long and stood guard on both sides of the map.

Gongliang Juewen pointed to the map and said, “Draw the line between Thousand Lotus Mountain and the Crimson River.” The two eunuchs could only respond, and then one flew onto the map and began drawing with a wooden stick. This map was, of course, incomparable to a sand table, but Gongliang Juewen couldn’t possibly bring so many people to his sand table room; that room couldn’t hold so many people.

After the eunuch drew the line between Thousand Lotus Mountain and the Crimson River, everyone truly realized just how vast the Myriad Laws Divine Sect’s territory was—it was truly enormous, almost a fifth of the entire divine kingdom.

Gongliang Juewen then pointed to the map and said, “Mark the locations of all the cities and sects behind Thousand Lotus Mountain and the Crimson River.”

The two eunuchs responded, and then they flew across the map continuously, each carrying a small red flag with a wooden block attached to it. They placed these flags one by one on the map, and soon the map was filled with countless flags, each representing a city or sect.

Everyone frowned as they looked at the flags on the map, not because of anything else, but because there were simply too many. If they were to strengthen the defenses of all the cities or sects, the resources required would be far too great. That was why they frowned.

Gongliang Juewen watched the number of flags on the map increase for a while before finally saying, “Alright, stop.” The two eunuchs then stopped and stepped aside.

Gongliang Juewen pointed to the map and said, “This covers all the cities and sects within a ten-thousand-mile radius east of Qianhe Mountain, totaling over 37,000 locations. This number is simply too vast. If we were to reinforce all the cities and sects, the resources required would be far beyond our imagination. Therefore, my idea is that we must appropriately abandon some places, such as small towns or sects. Their defenses are inherently weak, and even if we reinforce them, they wouldn’t be able to withstand the enemy’s attacks. So, we should abandon those places and focus our efforts on the large cities and major sects.”

Everyone nodded in agreement upon hearing Gongliang Juewen’s words, but one official jumped up… The official stepped forward and said, “Your Majesty, why do you boost the enemy’s morale while diminishing your own? Our territory is now larger and our strength greater than the rebels’. Your Majesty has no need to be so conservative. Even if we retain all those cities, it doesn’t matter, as long as we attack and prevent the enemy from advancing.”

Gongliang Juewen glanced at the official, then coldly snorted, “Considering defeat before victory? Don’t you understand such a simple principle? What if the enemy attacks first? Our defenses need time to prepare. What will we do if the enemy attacks first? We must prepare for the worst. If we don’t abandon some cities, we’ll need to deploy defenses in far too many places. If we don’t abandon those cities, then those…” “The people in the cities can’t be moved. Even if we don’t defend those cities, if the enemy comes first, they can easily occupy those small towns. Then the supplies in those cities will be theirs, and those people can also be considered a resource. If we abandon those cities, we can relocate all the people there, leaving the enemy with no supplies and preventing them from replenishing their supplies here. That’s our goal.”

Upon hearing this, the official immediately retreated. Gongliang Juewen ignored him and turned to the others, saying, “The enemy now occupies such a large territory, and they have many experts. We want to eliminate them in a short time.” “That’s almost impossible. In this situation, we can only prepare for the worst, and we must be prepared for a long-term battle with them. The idea of defeating them all at once is unacceptable. Do you all understand?”

Everyone responded in unison. Gongliang Juewen nodded and then said, “Then let’s discuss which places we should keep and which we should abandon.”

Everyone looked at the map and began to discuss. At this point, disagreements arose. Those in the cities were mostly from powerful families, while those from sects were mostly in the mountains. Both sides wanted to keep more of their own people, inevitably leading to arguments, and neither side was willing to give in.

Gongliang Juewen calmly observed the crowd. He genuinely wanted them to continue arguing, as it would waste time and greatly benefit the Blood Slaughter Sect. However, he couldn’t allow it. If he ignored them, they would gradually discover the problem, and if they began to suspect him, it would be a real problem. Therefore, he wouldn’t allow them to suspect him. He directly said, “Alright, stop arguing. This is pointless. What we need to consider now isn’t whether to preserve more cities or sects, but rather which location is most advantageous for dealing with the enemy. The location we choose must meet the following conditions: First, it must be easy to defend and difficult to attack. This involves not only terrain but also defensive formations. After all, for cultivators, terrain isn’t very useful, since everyone flies. Therefore…” “What we need to examine are the defensive formations, and we also need to upgrade their defensive formations to see which ones are easier to upgrade. That’s the most important thing.”

Everyone nodded, and Gongliang Juewen continued, “Second, location. How large is the area we can control with the places we’ve chosen? For example, if we choose a sect, are there other usable locations around it that can be used as outposts or strongholds? In other words, although the places we choose are individual points, how large is the area these points can cover? This is also very important. For example, a city with several satellite cities around it that can protect it—such a city is obviously the best location for a base. So location is also extremely important.” Everyone nodded again; indeed, location was indeed very important. (End of Chapter)