Bringing The Farm To Live In Another World - Chapter 16430

Chapter 16428. The Plan

Just as General Wu had predicted, he couldn’t find the stronghold. It was surrounded by forest, completely obscuring its location. Seeing this, General Wu breathed a sigh of relief; he had anticipated this. There was no sign of anyone sent to scout the area. General Wu decided not to wait any longer and flew directly towards Hu Yang City, shouting as he flew, “All disciples, retreat to your bases! All disciples, retreat to your bases! All disciples, retreat to your bases!” After shouting this three times, his men were far from the stronghold’s location. Although he couldn’t see the stronghold, he knew its approximate location, which was why he needed to leave. He was well aware that the stronghold must also have a Creation Golden Wheel; one Creation Golden Wheel would be enough to deal with him. What worried him even more was the possibility of a large, spherical magical artifact there. If such a large artifact existed, he would be in even greater danger, so he had to leave as soon as possible.

General Wu soon returned to Huyang City. As soon as he arrived, he went to see Wu Qian. Wu Qian seemed to have been waiting for him. Upon hearing that he had returned, he immediately invited him to his room. General Wu did not dare to be negligent and went directly into Wu Qian’s room. After entering the room, General Wu bowed to Wu Qian.

Wu Qian waved his hand and asked, “What happened? How did you lose?”

General Wu smiled bitterly and then told Wu Qian what had happened. After listening to General Wu’s words, Wu Qian was also stunned, and then his face turned somewhat ugly as he said, “So, the Blood Slaughter Sect has acquired a new large-scale magic weapon? A sphere? And with many tentacles? Those tentacles can release spells? Can they be used for close combat?”

General Wu shook his head and said, “I don’t know. They only attacked us with spells once, without engaging in close combat, but they didn’t come out of Wuwei City, and we dared not go in.”

Wu Qian said in a deep voice, “It’s possible that the people in the underground base are still resisting. If they came out to attack you, it would give the people in the underground base a chance to escape. They didn’t chase after them because they wanted to deal with the people in the underground base.”

General Wu nodded. “That’s possible, General,” said Wu Qian. “So what should we do next?”

Wu Qian pondered for a moment, then said, “I will report this matter to His Majesty and summon representatives from the other bases to discuss our next steps.”

General Wu responded, and Wu Qian continued, “Alright, you can go back now. This incident isn’t your fault. On the contrary, you brought back such important intelligence, so you’ve done a meritorious service. However, regardless, you’ve failed this time, so the merits and demerits cancel each other out, and I won’t reward you.”

Hearing Wu Qian say this, General Wu felt a surge of gratitude. He knew that Wu Qian was protecting him; otherwise, given the mistakes he made, he would have been punished. The failure of this operation was largely due to his command errors, but Wu Qian said the merits and demerits canceled each other out, which meant he was protecting him.

General Wu immediately stood up, bowed to Wu Qian, and said, “Thank you, General. This subordinate takes his leave.”

Wu Qian waved his hand, and General Wu withdrew directly. Wu Qian then sent a letter to Gongliang Juewen, telling him about the day’s events. Actually, this letter was intended for Gongliang Juewen to show to the others, as they all knew what had happened. Wu Qian then wrote to the commanders of the other bases, requesting them to come to a meeting, but only after they had arranged their base’s defenses.

The commanders of those bases quickly replied, saying they would arrange things at their bases and come immediately.

Wu Qian waited quietly at the Poplar City base. Before long, all the commanders from the other bases arrived. After they arrived, Wu Qian led them directly to the conference room. Once everyone was in the conference room, Wu Qian looked at everyone and said, “Everyone, I think you all know about what happened in Wuwei City, so I won’t say anything more. Wuwei City is finished now, and you should also know that the Blood Slaughter Sect now has another large magic weapon, a spherical one with tentacles.”

Everyone nodded; they knew this, of course. Wu Qian looked at them and continued, “But I think that besides this kind of magical artifact, the Blood Slaughter Sect must have other means of attack. You know, the forces at the Wuwei City base are not weak. There are quite a few Kingdom-level experts there, as well as a large number of disciples. Under these circumstances, not a single one of them escaped. This is enough to prove how strong the Blood Slaughter Sect is.”

Everyone nodded solemnly. Wu Qian was right. Wuwei City was the base of powerful families, and they had amassed a large army there. Under these circumstances, not a single one of them escaped, which showed how strong the Blood Slaughter Sect was.

Wu Qian continued, “However, in my opinion, the Blood Slaughter Sect’s overall strength is inferior to ours. The main reason they were able to destroy the Wuwei City base in one fell swoop is that they concentrated all their forces to attack it, while we had to divide our forces to defend all our bases. Our forces were too scattered, while their forces were highly concentrated. That’s why they were able to destroy the Wuwei City base.”

Everyone nodded again. No one believed that the Blood Slaughter Sect was stronger or stronger than them. However, if the Blood Slaughter Sect concentrated all its forces to attack one of their bases, the balance of power would be reversed. The forces of one base could not possibly match the combined strength of the Blood Slaughter Sect.

“Therefore, we must concentrate our forces to attack the Wuwei City base and retake it. If we cannot retake it, it will become a bridgehead for their attack on us, putting us in an even more passive position. So we must retake it.”

This time, no one nodded; instead, they all frowned. Attacking the Wuwei City base meant facing the Blood Slaughter Sect’s army and large magical artifacts, which would inevitably increase their casualties. To be honest, they were all reluctant.

Wu Qian looked at everyone and said, “I know that this operation may result in significant losses, but everyone, this is a necessary price to pay. Don’t forget, we are now fighting to the death with the enemy. If we cannot retake Wuwei City, we will pay an even greater price later.” Everyone remained silent.

Wu Qian looked at them and said, “My idea is that this time we should not only attack Wuwei City. The Blood Slaughter Sect must have gone all out to attack the Wuwei City base, and they must have anticipated our full-scale counterattack and attack Wuwei City. Therefore, they will definitely mobilize…” “They’ve heavily fortified Wuwei City, but we can split our forces in two. One group can attack Wuwei City, keeping their main force tied down there, while the other can directly attack their base at Qianhe Mountain. With their forces focused on attacking here, the defenses at Qianhe Mountain will be weak, allowing us to attack there. Once they know Qianhe Mountain is under attack, they’ll definitely rush back to reinforce it. At that point, we might be able to recapture Wuwei City without losing many men.”

Hearing Wu Qian’s words, everyone’s eyes lit up. If what Wu Qian said was true, then attacking Wuwei City… “Wuwei City…it doesn’t seem like a bad idea.” Thinking this, they exchanged glances, and then an elder spoke up: “General Wu, if that’s truly the case, then we support sending troops. After all, Wuwei City’s location is quite important; it’s practically in the middle of the defense. Now that the Blood Slaughter Sect has captured Wuwei City, it’s like cutting our entire defensive line in half. This is indeed very disadvantageous for us.”

He paused here, then continued: “However, General Wu, you must also know that while this plan is excellent, it has a major flaw, which is that we…” “If we can successfully take over the Blood Slaughter Sect’s base at Qianhe Mountain, then our plan can proceed smoothly. But if we fail to take over the Qianhe Mountain base, then our plan will be impossible to continue. What do you think?” As soon as

he said this, everyone was stunned, and then their expressions changed. The elder was right. If they could successfully take over the Qianhe Mountain base, then everything would be fine, and the Blood Slaughter Sect would definitely come to their rescue. But if they failed to take over the Qianhe Mountain base, then their losses would certainly be significant.

Wu Qian said in a deep voice, “In any situation, a plan is always the best, but whether things will go as planned is anyone’s guess. Three-tenths depends on luck, but the remaining seven-tenths depends on ourselves. Everyone, I know you are heartbroken over the loss of our disciples and don’t want them to sacrifice too much. But everyone, what time is this? We are at war with the Blood Slaughter Sect. If we win, that’s fine, but if we lose, even more people will die in various sects, families, and even our military and royal family. If everyone is thinking about these gains and losses, we will never be able to defeat the Blood Slaughter Sect. Are we going to watch the Blood Slaughter Sect slowly devour us? I think no one wants to see that happen. Sometimes, necessary sacrifices are inevitable. So don’t just focus on the casualties of our disciples. We are at war, war, do you understand? A war of life and death? Sometimes we have no choice, no right to choose. Even when it’s necessary, not only our disciples, but even we ourselves, have to give our lives. Do you understand?” (End of Chapter)