Bringing The Farm To Live In Another World - Chapter 16351

Chapter 16349. The Attack

“If our attack goes smoothly this time, I think we should divide our forces and garrison them. If we can’t take Qingyuan City, we can’t just abandon this place. In fact, I don’t recommend that everyone attack Qingyuan City. We still need to leave people to garrison our current base. No matter what, this base cannot be compromised. It’s the bridgehead for attacking the enemy, and we must ensure its safety,” Fang Wuwei said. General

Li nodded and said, “Indeed, we can’t send everyone to attack Qingyuan City, but that raises a problem: who goes and who doesn’t?”

Fang Wuwei and Lü Xiaofang were taken aback, but then they immediately understood General Li’s meaning. They knew that Gongliang Juewen had said that the benefits would be distributed according to military merit. In this way, those who attacked Qingyuan City would naturally have military merit and could get some territory, but those who did not participate would not have military merit. They should know that those people represented not just themselves, but their sects and families. No sect or family wanted to give up this opportunity.

Thinking of this, Fang Wuwei and Lü Xiaofang felt a headache coming on. Although they had their own sects and families, they now represented the Sect Alliance and the Family Alliance. If they were too biased towards their own sects and families, they wouldn’t be able to command respect, and they wouldn’t be fit to be commanders. General

Li saw their predicament and said in a deep voice, “If you’re having trouble, how about I handle this?”

The two were taken aback, then turned to look at General Li. He glanced at them and said, “My idea is this: gather everyone from the various families and sects, then we’ll draw lots. Those who draw lots will attack Qingyuan City, and those who don’t will stay to defend the base. How does that sound?”

Hearing this, the two’s eyes lit up, and they both nodded. Fang Wuwei then said, “Good, that’s a good idea. That’s fair.” Lü Xiaofang also nodded, agreeing with Fang Wuwei’s suggestion.

General Li glanced at the two men and then said, “Then go back and gather your people. Call over representatives from all the sects and aristocratic families.” The two men responded and then turned and left. A short while later, they returned with a group of people. This time, General Li had changed to a much larger room, large enough to accommodate everyone.

Once everyone had arrived, General Li looked at them and said, “I discussed this with Elder Fang and Elder Lü today. We plan to attack Qingyuan City in two days and retake it. However, not everyone can participate in this operation; some people must stay behind to guard the base. But this raises a problem: who will fight and who will stay behind? I know everyone wants to fight and no one wants to stay. Of course, it would be even better if someone was willing to stay. Is there anyone willing to voluntarily stay behind?”

Upon hearing this, no one moved. Clearly, no one wanted to stay behind, which was within General Li’s expectations. General Li glanced at everyone and continued, “Just as I thought, everyone wants to fight and no one wants to stay behind, but the base cannot be abandoned. Therefore, I have decided to draw lots to decide. Those who are drawn will fight, and those who are not will stay behind. This is the fairest way.”

Everyone nodded upon hearing this. They approved of this method because it relied entirely on luck, and no one objected.

Seeing that everyone agreed, General Li said, “Alright, it’s settled then. Bring pen and ink.” Immediately, someone brought pen, ink, and paper. General Li began to write on the paper, writing very simply the character “中” (zhong).

He wrote according to the number of people, only writing “中” for half the number, leaving the other half blank. After finishing, he carefully folded both the written and blank paper. Then he took out a wine jar, and with a flick of his wrist, broke the clay seal. Next, he took out a jade bottle, and with another flick of his wrist, he poured the wine from the jar into the jade bottle. He then placed the jade bottle on the table, glanced at his men, and said, “We’ll drink the wine in this bottle together in a moment, as a farewell toast.” He then cleaned the wine jar and threw all the slips of paper into it.

The wine jars they used were no ordinary jars; these were specifically for holding spiritual wine. The spiritual energy within the wine couldn’t be allowed to leak out even slightly, otherwise it would lose its spiritual power. Therefore, these jars were also considered magical artifacts. Placing the slips of paper inside the jars was to prevent anyone from using their spiritual power to read their contents. Putting the slips in the jars ensured that they were drawing lots purely by luck.

After General Li threw all the slips into the jars, he shook them and then said to everyone, “Let’s draw lots. Those who draw the winning slip will go to battle; those who don’t will stay behind.” Everyone responded and then stepped forward one by one, drawing a slip from the jar and opening it. Of course, some won, and some didn’t.

Everyone who drew a slip with the word “win” on it was extremely excited, while those who drew a blank slip could only sigh.

After the draw, General Li distributed a cup to everyone and then offered them wine from the jade bottle. He then told everyone to return and that all those involved in the attack should prepare.

These people were all representatives of major sects and powerful families. They didn’t just represent their own sects and families; they often represented a small alliance. If they were chosen, it was as if that small alliance had been chosen, since the members of that alliance were one with them and they had to act together.

As for General Li and his military personnel, they had also selected half of their men to prepare for the operation. They didn’t need to draw lots, as these men were already disciples of the Blood Slaughter Sect, so there was nothing for them to compete for. However,

they still had one task: to convert all the rogue cultivators in their area into members of the Blood Slaughter Sect. Currently, many of them were not members.

They could use this opportunity to gather all the rogue cultivators together under the guise of a meeting and convert them all into members of the Undead race. Two days would be enough time for them to accomplish a great deal.

Meanwhile, Lu Lingguang and his group received notification that the Lu family was also among those participating in the battle. Lu Lingguang didn’t want to participate; he wanted to focus on spreading his teachings. However, the order had been given, and they had no choice but to go. Lu Lingguang’s family was merely a small family under the Great Family Alliance; how could they dare disrespect the alliance?

Two days passed quickly, and all those going into battle were fully prepared. They even rehearsed several times how to quickly set up the magic array in Qingyuan City. They also discussed how to use the Creation Golden Wheel to set up the array.

After everything was ready, General Li and the other two discussed and decided that Fang Wuwei would command this operation, with Lü Xiaofang assisting. General Li himself would not participate in the operation; he would stay at the base. The base couldn’t be left unattended, so General Li stayed behind while Fang Wuwei and Lü Xiaofang led the army into battle.

Finally, the time for battle arrived. General Li personally saw them off from the base, and then led the remaining troops back to the base. After they returned, General Li arranged the defenses in various locations and then waited for news from Fang Wuwei and the others.

On the other side, Fang Wuwei’s army charged directly towards Qingyuan City. They quickly arrived at Qingyuan City, which had suffered some damage in the previous battle and hadn’t been repaired yet, so the entire city looked somewhat dilapidated.

Moreover, just like when they attacked last time, there was no one in Qingyuan City. However, Fang Wuwei was very cautious. Just like last time, he sent out a group of rogue cultivators to go into the city to check the situation and see if there was anyone in the city.

They quickly confirmed that there was no one in the city. Upon receiving this news, Fang Wuwei immediately ordered, “Send word: the army will be divided into three parts. The army of the sect alliance will immediately search the area beneath Qingyuan City to see if there are any people there. Remember, even if you can’t find anyone, you must go at least fifty feet underground. The people of the aristocratic alliance will stay in the city and begin setting up defensive formations and teleportation arrays. Be quick. The military personnel will lead their men out of the city to clear the area within a hundred miles of Qingyuan City. If any anomalies are discovered, immediately launch an attack and eliminate the anomalies.”

Everyone responded and immediately went to relay the orders. Fang Wuwei did this partly out of self-interest. The chances of finding enemies underground were greater, so he assigned the people of the sect alliance to do it. Setting up formations in the city was also very important, so he sent the people of the aristocratic alliance. There couldn’t be any enemies within a hundred miles of the city, so he sent the military personnel. This way, the military personnel wouldn’t have much of a chance to gain merit, since they didn’t need to gain merit anyway.

The three parties immediately sprang into action. The sect alliance directed their independent cultivators to use magic to penetrate deep underground—the most dangerous part, as encountering enemies underground meant certain death, but also the greatest reward. The aristocratic alliance began setting up

magical arrays within the city. They needed two types: defensive arrays and teleportation arrays. The defensive arrays had to be large enough to completely cover Qingyuan City. Meanwhile, the military had dispersed to survey the area within a hundred miles of Qingyuan City. However,

to Fang Wuwei’s surprise, there was no one underground. They discovered the enemy’s previous underground fortifications, but they were deserted. They continued deeper, reaching a depth of fifty feet, but still found nothing. They immediately reported this to Fang Wuwei.

Upon receiving the news, Fang Wuwei frowned; he hadn’t expected the enemy to retreat so cleanly. (End of Chapter)