Bringing The Farm To Live In Another World - Chapter 16343

Chapter 16341. Reporting

the Emperor “Our forces for this attack aren’t very large—300,000. That sounds like a lot, but we’ve lost 30,000 in just one day! 30,000! A tenth of our men are gone! We can’t continue like this. I’ll report to His Majesty and see what to do next. But most importantly, now that we’ve made it this far, we need to establish a foothold. We need a base, but as you’ve seen, all three locations we attacked have been destroyed. They’re no longer suitable as bases. And that’s probably exactly what the enemy wants. They’d rather destroy those places than leave us any—it’s a scorched-earth policy in another sense. But we really do need a base, so we’ll have to build it ourselves. But where to build it? That requires careful consideration. I think we should build it here. And I think we can’t split up now. We have a considerable number of men, but not too many. If we split up, our combined strength will be too small. I think we should concentrate here. We can establish three battalions…” “But we must stay here, not too far away.”

Fang Wuwei and Lü Xiaofang exchanged glances after hearing General Li’s words, then both nodded. General Li continued, “We can see from today’s battle that the enemy has made thorough preparations, but they haven’t placed too much hope on the magic array. They chose the underground battlefield, meaning they don’t want anything on the surface. They have to eliminate it, making every step forward extremely difficult for us. So what we need to do now is establish a base first, and then slowly advance. At the very least, we must build this base to prepare for the subsequent army.”

Everyone nodded. General Li looked at the two and said, “You two should go back too. Explain to your men that we are going to build a base here, and then choose a place to establish a stronghold. Although we have large magic artifacts, establishing a stronghold is for the subsequent army, not just for us. This is necessary.” The two responded, then stood up and turned to leave.

After the two left, General Li immediately called Gongliang Juewen. Once the call connected, General Li explained the situation to Gongliang Juewen and then said, “It seems the sect wants us to send more people in to deal with these people. What do you think?”

Gongliang Juewen nodded and said, “That’s true. So, what do you plan to do?”

General Li said, “This matter isn’t up to me, but rather to Your Majesty. Your Majesty can discuss this with the sect alliance and the aristocratic family alliance. Whatever decision is made, it won’t cause them dissatisfaction or suspicion.”

Gongliang Juewen was taken aback, but then he understood General Li’s meaning. General Li’s intention was very clear: he wanted him to discuss the matter with Qingxuan and Wan Hai before making a decision, so they wouldn’t object.

Gongliang Juewen nodded and said, “Alright, I’ll summon them now to discuss this matter. However, you must submit a written memorial.” General Li responded, and the two hung up the phone without saying anything more.

Gongliang Juewen then thought for a moment, and immediately ordered, “Someone, summon the sect leaders of each sect and the heads of each aristocratic family.”

A eunuch immediately responded and went to relay the order, while Gongliang Juewen made a phone call to Chang Jun first.

As soon as the call connected, Gongliang Juewen immediately bowed to Chang Jun and said, “Greetings, Elder Chang.”

Chang Jun smiled slightly and said, “No need for such formalities. Are you thinking about what to do next?”

Gongliang Juewen nodded and said, “Elder Chang, I already know about today’s attack. So, what’s next?”

Chang Jun smiled slightly and said, “As I said, you should still consider yourself the king of the Divine Kingdom. Do what you need to do. Just let me know your decision after you make it.”

Hearing Chang Jun say this, Gongliang Juewen breathed a sigh of relief and then bowed to Chang Jun and said, “Yes, Elder Chang, I understand.”

Chang Jun nodded and then said, “By the way, there’s one more thing. Your current situation is rather special. If you need any help, be sure to tell me tomorrow…” “Did you understand?”

Gongliang Juewen was taken aback, then he answered. Chang Jun looked at him and said, “You need to adjust your mindset now. You are now the emperor of the Divine Kingdom, but you must also remember that you are a disciple of the sect. The sect supports you behind you, understand?”

Gongliang Juewen felt a surge of warmth in his heart, then replied, “Yes, Elder Chang, I understand.” Chang Jun nodded, then hung up the phone. Gongliang Juewen looked at the disconnected phone and let out a long breath. To be honest, he was a little excited. He was excited because he used to be the emperor. He was probably the last person in the Divine Kingdom, with an abyss behind him. He had no way out, no one behind him, he couldn’t retreat, and he had no support. He had to rely on himself for everything.

But now it’s different. Now he has someone behind him. Behind him is no longer an abyss, but a powerful force, a powerful force that can give him any support. Gongliang Juewen felt a warmth in his heart, as if someone who had never been cared for suddenly had someone say to him, “You’re too tired. Take a rest. Don’t worry, I’m here. No matter what you do, I will support you.”

When someone who has never received any support suddenly hears these words, they may feel an urge to cry.

Gongliang Juewen took a deep breath, suppressing the surging emotions in his chest and regaining his composure. At this moment, the eunuch arrived and bowed to Gongliang Juewen, saying, “Your Majesty, the heads of all the families and sects have all arrived.”

Gongliang Juewen nodded and then asked, “Where are the court officials?”

The eunuch replied, “All the officials have arrived and are now in the main hall.”

Gongliang Juewen nodded, then stood up and walked into the main hall. Just then, a eunuch approached Gongliang Juewen with a jade slip and said, “Your Majesty, General Li has sent a memorial.”

Gongliang Juewen took the jade slip, glanced at its contents, and then handed it directly to the eunuch beside him. The eunuch carefully took the jade slip and followed Gongliang Juewen forward.

They soon arrived at the main hall, which was already filled with people. Gongliang Juewen walked to the dragon throne and sat down. The people below bowed to him in unison, saying, “Greetings, Your Majesty.”

Gongliang Juewen waved his hand and said, “No need for formalities.” Because it was not a grand court assembly, the ministers did not perform the full ceremony.

Everyone straightened up and then sat on the prayer mats in the main hall. They were allowed to sit down, which was permitted in the Divine Kingdom.

After everyone was seated, Gongliang Juewen looked at the crowd and said, “General Li has sent back a message. Read it.” He then looked at the eunuch beside him, who responded and began to read from the jade slip. The contents of the jade slip were written by General Li, mainly describing the situation of today’s battle, their casualties, and their next steps.

After the eunuch finished reading, Gongliang Juewen looked at the people below and said, “I believe some of you already know this news. So, let’s hear your thoughts. What do you think we should do next?” Everyone fell

silent. They all knew the situation at the front. General Li’s attack seemed to be going smoothly, capturing a city and two small sects in one fell swoop, but what was the result? They lost 30,000 men. The main reason for their heavy losses was that the enemy chose to fight underground.

Clearly, Gongliang Juewen wanted to ask them what they should do next. If they lost 10,000 men attacking a small city or sect, the losses would be too great. They couldn’t afford such losses. This time, the losses weren’t ordinary cultivators; among the 10,000 lost were kingdom-level experts. Moreover, those lost were all elites from various sects, families, and the army. If they hadn’t gone, their losses would have been even greater. They simply couldn’t afford such losses.

However, they really didn’t have a good way to change this situation. The enemy had chosen the underground as the battlefield. Underground, not only ordinary magic, but even earth-based magic would be greatly affected. If you used earth-based magic recklessly underground, it could cause the entire space to collapse, which would endanger yourself. Therefore, you couldn’t use magic indiscriminately underground. Many variations of magical artifacts would also be affected; you couldn’t even use artifacts with too much power, because that could also cause the underground space to collapse, putting them in danger as well.

It could be said that the enemy’s choice of underground as the battleground was a brilliant move. They really didn’t have a good way to counter it. You couldn’t let any enemy stronghold go, because if you did, they might emerge from there and attack you. So they could only advance slowly, step by step, but this advance would come at a price—a bloody price.

And now, Gongliang Juewen was asking them, “I don’t want to pay the price, but I want the result. You decide.” How could they possibly do this? They were truly at a loss for what to do, so they all fell silent.

Gongliang Juewen wasn’t in a hurry either. He simply sat there quietly, looking at the people below, and then spoke again: “The enemy is more troublesome than we imagined. We must come up with a way to deal with them. Let’s all think about how we should deal with those enemies. If we attack like this, it definitely won’t work; the losses will be too great. Let’s all think of a solution together.”