Bringing The Farm To Live In Another World - Chapter 16342

Chapter 16340. Tactics

Following Fang Wuwei’s command, members of all the sects flew out of the large magical artifacts. Looking at the ground, their expressions were grim. They knew the Earthwalking Sect and its strengths. Attacking their territory was tantamount to charging into their enemy’s strongest area; their casualties would be significant.

However, they couldn’t afford not to attack. If they couldn’t take down the Earthwalking Sect, they didn’t know when the sect would stab them in the back, potentially costing them their lives. Therefore

, even knowing the attack on the Earthwalking Sect would be troublesome, they still launched their assault.

Fang Wuwei also emerged from the large magical artifact. He couldn’t remain silent. Although he was the commander, his absence would surely anger the other sects. He didn’t have to lead the attack, but he had to participate.

Fang Wuwei then waved his hand, and immediately several kingdom-level experts unleashed earth-based magic, creating several large holes in the ground leading underground.

Other kingdom-level experts rushed through these holes, and more and more people followed suit. Fang Wuwei joined the rush; in this kind of battle, he no longer needed to command.

Soon, those who entered the underground were met with the most intense attack from the Earth Path Sect. The Earth Path Sect members relentlessly attacked, and casualties began to appear.

While the Earth Path Sect members also suffered significant losses, the attackers suffered even greater casualties. A fierce battle ensued underground, growing increasingly intense.

After an unknown amount of time, finally, there were no more Earth Path Sect members left underground; all enemies had been eliminated. Upon receiving this news, Fang Wuwei breathed a sigh of relief, but he was still uneasy. He ordered everyone to use earth-based magic to search the underground and surrounding areas. Only after confirming that no enemies remained alive did they emerge from the ground.

However, once everyone emerged from underground, Fang Wuwei’s expression turned extremely grim. He discovered that their casualties had reached one-tenth.

One-tenth of the casualties was significant. Often, an army would collapse if it suffered even one-tenth of its casualties, so such losses were truly substantial.

The allied forces of the various sects numbered only 100,000, and this battle alone resulted in the loss of over 10,000—a truly excessive number.

Fang Wuwei frowned as he looked at the remaining men, then immediately ordered everyone to return to the large magical artifact.

Upon returning to the large magical artifact, Fang Wuwei immediately ordered, “Invite the representatives of all the sects over.”

Soon, the representatives arrived. Fang Wuwei looked at them and said, “Gentlemen, I won’t mince words. You’ve all seen the situation. We’ve only just captured one sect, but our casualties have already reached one-tenth. At this rate, it won’t be long before we’re all wiped out. So, we need to carefully consider our next move.”

Everyone fell silent after hearing his words. Fang Wuwei’s words made sense. If they attacked several more sects’ territories, they would likely all perish. And how many sects were there in this area? If they attacked them one by one, the losses would be too great; they couldn’t afford it.

At this moment, an elder from a sect spoke up: “Now, this matter is not just up to us. We must first ask General Li and the others for their opinion and see if their attack is going smoothly. If their attack is going smoothly, they might let us continue the attack. If that’s the case, then we can’t be as aggressive as we were last time. We can take it slow.”

Fang Wuwei and the others immediately understood the elder’s meaning. In fact, the elder’s intention was quite simple: to go through the motions without putting in the effort. That was indeed a solution.

Fang Wuwei nodded and said, “That’s a good idea. Our casualties this time have already been so heavy; they probably can’t say anything. Here’s what we’ll do: I’ll contact General Li now and ask about the battle situation there. They should be fighting now, and it should be almost over. Let’s see how things are going on there.”

Everyone nodded, and Fang Wuwei immediately sent a letter to General Li. Then they waited for General Li’s reply.

General Li was now also having a headache. They didn’t know what the sect was up to. They thought the sect would use a magic array to teach them a lesson this time, ensuring they wouldn’t return alive. But to their surprise, the sect didn’t do that this time. The sect only set up an Eight Gates Golden Lock Array in the city for defense. After they broke through the defense, they found that everyone in the city had hidden underground. When they started attacking underground, casualties began. Just when they had lost about one-tenth of their manpower, the rest all disappeared. This left General Li speechless.

He didn’t know what the sect was really up to, why they were using magical artifacts instead of engaging in this battle. Just then, he received a letter from Fang Wuwei. After reading its contents, General Li fell into deep thought. He now roughly understood the sect’s intentions. The sect was actually feigning weakness because the Divine Kingdom had clearly not gone all out in this operation. Although the Divine Kingdom had mobilized 300,000 people for this attack, while that was a lot, it was still a drop in the ocean compared to the number of cultivators in the Divine Kingdom. This was enough to show that the Divine Kingdom had not gone all out and was merely testing the waters.

The Divine Kingdom was testing them, and the Blood Slaughter Sect was willing to reveal their trump cards. However, they couldn’t let the Divine Kingdom’s people think their fighting strength was weak, as that might make the Divine Kingdom suspicious. Therefore, they didn’t use any magic arrays, but instead employed another tactic: fighting the Divine Kingdom’s people underground. On one hand, they would fight the Divine Kingdom underground, inflicting heavy casualties on them. On the other hand, they would pretend that their own side was also suffering heavy losses, giving the Divine Kingdom the illusion that they could only fight a war of attrition. Only in this way would the Divine Kingdom continue to commit troops, or even send a large army to attack. At that point, the Blood Slaughter Sect would use their magic arrays to kill all the attacking enemies, thus maximizing the Divine Kingdom’s losses. It would be too wasteful to use the Blood Slaughter Sect’s trump cards to deal with just 300,000 people.

Having figured all this out, General Li immediately wrote to Lü Xiaofang to inquire about the situation there. Lü Xiaofang quickly replied, telling General Li that the enemy they were attacking had all taken refuge underground, and they were currently fighting them there. Their casualties were also considerable, but the battle was not yet over.

Upon seeing this, General Li was certain of his suspicions. He then wrote directly to Lü Xiaofang, telling him to reply once the battle was over. He also wrote to Fang Wuwei, informing him that the battle at Lü Xiaofang’s location was not yet finished, and that they could discuss the operation further once Lü Xiaofang’s battle was over.

Fang Wuwei did not object; after all, they were safe now, and there was no need to rush. Soon, in less than an hour, the battle at Lü Xiaofang’s location ended. He replied to General Li, also mentioning their casualties, which amounted to about one-tenth of their forces.

After receiving the letter, General Li wrote to Fang Wuwei and Lü Xiaofang, arranging a meeting on a mountain between the three groups.

The mountain was closest to General Li, so they arrived first, followed by Lü Xiaofang and Fang Wuwei. All thirty large magical artifacts gathered on the mountain. Once they arrived, General Li invited the two men into one of his large magical artifacts.

After the two arrived, General Li invited them into the large magical artifact and into his room. Once the three sat down, General Li let out a long sigh and said, “Through this battle, I have a pretty good idea of the enemy’s strategy. They know they are no match for us, so they focused the battle underground. Fighting underground renders our large magical artifact ineffective, and also negates some of our numerical advantage, and even the difference in strength, increasing our casualties.”

Fang Wuwei and Lü Xiaofang both nodded. They had seen the situation clearly. To be honest, the Blood Slaughter Sect’s tactics were indeed giving them a major headache. The Blood Slaughter Sect’s choice of underground as the battleground was something they hadn’t expected, and it was their biggest concern.

There are reasons why cultivators dislike going underground. Once underground, the use of magical artifacts and spells is severely limited. Most importantly, mental power is also greatly restricted. Finding enemies underground using mental power is extremely difficult because the soil hinders its transmission. Ordinary magical artifacts lose power immediately upon encountering soil. If the enemy digs tunnels underground, finding and eliminating them becomes even more costly. This is why cultivators dislike fighting underground.

However, this time the enemy deliberately chose underground as the battleground. Because they were weaker, fighting underground rendered their large magical artifacts useless, forcing them into a direct confrontation. Underground, their artifacts couldn’t be fully utilized, negating another advantage. It can be said that the enemy chose a very clever way to resist their attack; every step forward required a bloody price.