Bringing The Farm To Live In Another World - Chapter 16408

Chapter 16406 Methods

General Li’s face was somewhat grim. He said in a deep voice, “It seems that this is an attack that the Blood Slaughter Sect prepared long ago. It will be very difficult for us to take back these places.” After speaking, he turned his head and looked around, then said, “Pass down the order to send men to the surrounding mountains. They occupied this mountain, right? Then we’ll occupy all the surrounding mountains. I want to see what they can do. Remember, after occupying those mountains, immediately build underground bases. I want to see how they conquer those bases.”

Everyone was stunned when they heard General Li say this. They really hadn’t expected that General Li would come up with such a solution. But upon closer inspection, this solution seemed quite good. Although the mountains occupied by the Blood Slaughter Sect were all important nodes, they probably only occupied these important nodes because of their limited manpower. They hadn’t had time to occupy the surrounding mountains. General Li now wanted to occupy all the surrounding mountains and trap this node.

It’s like a battle between opposing sides. You immediately capture one of our important cities—a crucial city, the center of the surrounding villages and towns. But you only control the city, not the surrounding villages and towns, while I firmly control them. In that case, the outcome is uncertain.

They understood that General Li had no choice but to act this way. After all, the Blood Slaughter Sect’s underground base was incredibly well-designed. They had a numerical advantage, but couldn’t utilize it effectively. Continuing the fight would result in heavy casualties. Although they didn’t want to lose Thousand Lotus Mountain, such a loss was unbearable. General Li’s approach was the best solution: you’ve captured an important peak? Then I’ll capture all the surrounding peaks and see what you can do then.

After understanding General Li’s meaning, everyone immediately carried out his orders, sending men to occupy all the surrounding hilltops. In this way, every single hilltop in the entire Thousand Lotus Mountain range, regardless of size, was occupied. Of course, in terms of the sheer number of hilltops, the Divine Kingdom held an absolute advantage. However, this also meant that General Li and his forces had effectively brought everyone on the first line of defense to Thousand Lotus Mountain. Thus, Thousand Lotus Mountain had become, or rather, the first line of defense—a battlefield where everyone was intertwined.

General Li didn’t plan to return to Poplar City. He found a hilltop nearby and built an underground base there, intending to establish his command post.

While the others were building the base, General Li had already informed Gongliang Juewen of the battlefield situation and his decision.

After reading General Li’s decision, Gongliang Juewen felt he had done well. However, he immediately invited Qingxuan and the others to the main hall. Once they were all there, Gongliang Juewen waved the jade slip in his hand and said to everyone, “General Li has sent a letter. They attacked the Blood Slaughter Sect’s base at Thousand Lotus Mountain, but they gained no advantage. The Blood Slaughter Sect’s base is very well-constructed. They used earth-solidification techniques, preventing our people from directly entering their base with earth-based magic. Furthermore, all the passages in their base were built to allow only one person to pass at a time.” The passage prevented us from utilizing our numerical advantage. Furthermore, they were now certain that the Blood Slaughter Sect had brought their Creation Golden Wheel to their base; otherwise, they wouldn’t have been able to use the Earth Solidification Array within the base in such a short time. Since a direct assault was ineffective, General Li devised a plan: they moved their defensive line forward. The Blood Slaughter Sect had already occupied all the important peaks of Thousand Lotus Mountain, so General Li ordered the occupation of the remaining peaks and the establishment of bases there. Now, the situation at Thousand Lotus Mountain was one of intertwined, mutually dependent alliances. “The situation is extremely complicated.”

He paused, glanced at the people below, and continued, “General Li’s idea is excellent. The Blood Slaughter Sect wants to control Thousand Lotus Mountain, but they can’t control certain nodes on Thousand Lotus Mountain, so they don’t truly have complete control. What General Li is doing now is equivalent to completely controlling Thousand Lotus Mountain from another level. However, there’s a problem: he’s transferred all his men to Thousand Lotus Mountain, leaving the first line of defense unmanned. This is absolutely unacceptable. That’s why he just asked me for help, requesting that I send people to take over the first line of defense.” “What do you think we should do?”

After listening to Gongliang Juewen’s words, everyone nodded. Wan Hai said, “General Li made a decisive move, well done! The Blood Slaughter Sect has occupied those important hilltops, but the remaining hilltops are all under our control. This is equivalent to turning Thousand Lotus Mountain into a battlefield. The Blood Slaughter Sect’s plan to use Thousand Lotus Mountain as a springboard to attack us is completely ruined. Good, really good! General Li is indeed brilliant. We never thought of this method before. As for taking over the first line of defense, this old minister believes we should send someone to take over the first line of defense.” No matter what, the defense of the first line of defense absolutely cannot be neglected; that’s our bottom line. If anything changes at Qianhe Mountain, the importance of the first line of defense will become apparent. In fact, in my opinion, this situation is actually a good thing for us. Previously, we believed that although neither side explicitly stated it, there was a tacit understanding that Qianhe Mountain was a buffer zone, and neither side should occupy it. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have only sent out some scouts without actually occupying it. But now, the Blood Slaughter Sect has broken this tacit understanding; they want to use Qianhe Mountain as a springboard to attack us. Therefore, Qianhe Mountain… “That place can no longer be a buffer zone. This time, we’ve essentially pushed our defensive line forward a significant step, which is definitely a good thing for us.”

Everyone nodded, and Qingxuan added, “The first defensive line absolutely cannot be compromised. It’s a line we painstakingly built, and it has repeatedly withstood the Blood Slaughter Sect’s attacks. Therefore, the first defensive line must be even more solid. I agree to immediately send someone to take over the first defensive line.”

Gongliang Juewen nodded and then said, “Good, it’s good that everyone agrees. Now, everyone go back immediately to mobilize manpower and head to the first defensive line.” “Take over the first line of defense. General Li is currently overseeing operations at Qianhe Mountain. The first line of defense cannot be left unattended. Wu Qian, the responsibility of commanding the first line of defense is entrusted to you.”

With Gongliang Juewen’s voice, a tall and strong man immediately stepped forward from among the ministers. This was General Wu Qian, a veteran general with formidable strength and command abilities. However, because he lacked the seniority and strength of General Li, he had always been overshadowed by him. Previously, to avoid displeasing the aristocratic families and sects, Gongliang Juewen had assigned the second line of defense to… He didn’t have real power, but now that General Li was at Qianhe Mountain, which would undoubtedly be a crucial battlefield for some time, and the first line of defense wasn’t far from there, the person sent to garrison it had to constantly monitor the situation there. If anything happened at Qianhe Mountain, he had to rush to its aid immediately. Even if he couldn’t go to its aid, he had to defend the first line of defense and absolutely couldn’t betray General Li. Therefore, the commander of the first line of defense had to be one of their own; otherwise, General Li might be in danger. That’s why Gongliang Juewen directly ordered Wu Qian to be the commander of the first line of defense.

Qingxuan and the others clearly understood Gongliang Juewen’s meaning, and given Wu Qian’s prestige, they didn’t object.

Seeing that no one objected, Gongliang Juewen said, “Alright, court adjourned. Everyone go back and prepare. Make sure to send your men to the first line of defense as soon as possible.” Everyone responded, then stood up and walked out.

After they left, Gongliang Juewen took a deep breath. He knew this was just the beginning. The Blood Slaughter Sect’s attack was about to begin, and Thousand Lotus Mountain would soon fall into their hands. Things would only get more tense afterward.

Chang Jun and his group also noticed the movements of the Divine Kingdom’s army. Upon seeing that the Divine Kingdom’s army had entered Thousand Lotus Mountain and was even building an underground base, Chang Jun immediately summoned Xu Ying and the others to his room.

When Xu Ying and the others arrived, Chang Jun spoke up: “You’ve all seen the commotion from the Divine Kingdom, so I won’t say much more. Let’s talk about how we should attack them next. What do you all think we should do?”

Everyone pondered for a moment, then Xu Ying said: “Actually, I think the Divine Kingdom’s current actions are actually a good thing for us. There are over a thousand peaks in Thousand Lotus Mountain. If the Divine Kingdom were to occupy all of them, how many people would they need? Even if they openly have a large number of people, divided among so many peaks, each peak…” “There won’t be many people, which is a perfect opportunity for us to attack them. Even if they’ve built an underground base, they definitely can’t have built a teleportation array. That means when we attack them, people on other hilltops who want to support them will have to fly over, and won’t be able to use the teleportation array to provide support from within the base. This is our chance. We can use one of their bases as bait to encircle and ambush reinforcements. Of course, we must also take that base. This way, it will be much easier for us to deal with them. What do you all think?” Xu Ying finished speaking and looked at everyone, wanting to hear their opinions.