Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 16341 Report
"Our forces for this attack aren't large—300,000. That sounds like a lot, but we've already 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 through, we need to establish a foothold. We need a base, but as you can see, all three locations we attacked have been destroyed. They're no longer suitable as bases. And that's probably what the enemy wants. They'd rather destroy those places than leave them for us. It's a kind of scorched-earth policy. 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 lot of men, but not too many. If we split up, our strength will be too small. I think we should concentrate here. We can set up three battalions, but they must be here, not too far apart."

Fang Wuwei and Lü Xiaofang exchanged glances after hearing General Li's words, then both nodded. General Li said, "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, so they don't really want anything on the surface. They have to eliminate it, which will make every step we take forward extremely difficult. So what we need to do now is to first establish a base, and then slowly advance. At the very least, we must build this base well to prepare for the subsequent army."

Everyone nodded. General Li looked at the two men 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 magical artifacts, establishing a stronghold is for the subsequent army, not just for us. This is something we must do." The two men responded, then stood up and turned to walk away.

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 before dealing 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 is not up to me, but up to Your Majesty. Your Majesty can discuss with the people of the Sect Alliance and the Aristocratic Family Alliance how to proceed. Whatever decision is made, it will not cause their dissatisfaction or suspicion."

Gongliang Juewen was taken aback, but then he understood what General Li meant. General Li's meaning was very clear: he wanted him to discuss with Qingxuan and Wanhai before making a decision, so that they wouldn't say anything more.

Gongliang Juewen nodded and said, "Alright, I'll call them over now to discuss this matter. But you must write a memorial and submit it." General Li responded, and then the two of them hung up the phone without saying anything more.

Gongliang Juewen thought for a moment, then immediately ordered, "Bring over the sect leaders of each sect and the heads of each aristocratic family."

An attendant immediately responded and went to relay the order, while Gongliang Juewen directly made a phone call to Chang Jun.

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 to be so polite. Are you thinking about what will happen later?"

Gongliang Juewen nodded and said, "Elder Chang, I already know about today's attack. 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 should do, just let me know your decision after you make it."

Upon hearing Chang Jun's words, Gongliang Juewen breathed a sigh of relief. He then bowed to Chang Jun and said, "Yes, Elder Chang, I understand."

Chang Jun nodded, then said, "Oh, right, there's one more thing. Your situation is rather special right now. If you need any help, be sure to tell me, understand?"

Gongliang Juewen was taken aback, then he responded. 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 is supporting you from behind. Do you understand?"

Gongliang Juewen felt a surge of warmth in his heart, and then replied, "Yes, Elder Chang, I understand." Chang Jun nodded, and then hung up the phone. Gongliang Juewen looked at the disconnected phone and let out a long sigh. To be honest, he was a little excited. He was excited because he used to be the emperor. He was the last person in the Divine Kingdom, with an abyss behind him. He had no way out, no one behind him, he could not 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 provide him with any support he desires. Gongliang Juewen felt a warmth in his heart, like someone who has never been cared for suddenly having someone say to them, "You're too tired. Take a rest. Don't worry, I'm here. Whatever you do, I'll support you." When someone who has never received any support before suddenly hears these words, they truly feel an urge to cry.

Gongliang Juewen took a deep breath, suppressed the surging emotions in his chest, and regained 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, then asked, "Where are the court officials?"

The eunuch spoke up, "All the ministers 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 came to Gongliang Juewen's side with a jade slip and said to him, "Your Majesty, this is a memorial sent by General Li."

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

Before long they 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 and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

Gongliang Juewen waved his hand and said, "No need for formalities." Since it was not a grand court assembly, the ministers did not perform the proper court ceremony.

Everyone stood up straight and then sat down on the prayer mats in the main hall. They were allowed to sit down, as this was permitted in the divine kingdom.

After everyone was seated, Gongliang Juewen looked at everyone and said, "General Li has sent back a message. Read it." After saying that, he looked at the eunuch beside him, who responded and then took the jade slip and began to read. The contents of the jade slip were written by General Li, which mainly introduced the situation of today's battle, their casualties, and also mentioned what they needed to do next.

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 share our thoughts. What do you all 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 attacking a small city or a small sect would result in the loss of 10,000 people, the loss would be too great, and they could not afford it. They should know that the losses this time were not ordinary cultivators. Among the 10,000 lost were kingdom-level experts, and all those lost were elites from various sects, families, and armies. If they had not sent such people, their losses would have been even greater. They really could not afford such losses.

However, they really didn't have a good way to change this situation. The enemy chose to fight underground. Underground, not to mention ordinary spells, even earth-based spells would be greatly affected. If you use earth-based spells indiscriminately in underground space, it might cause the entire space to collapse, which could put you in danger. Therefore, you can't use spells randomly underground. Many variations of magical artifacts will also be affected. You can't even use magical artifacts with too much power, because that might also cause the underground space to collapse, which would also put them in danger.

It can 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 can't let any enemy stronghold go, because if you do, they might pop out of that stronghold and attack you. So they can only advance slowly step by step, but this kind of advance comes at a price, a bloody price.

Now, Gongliang Juewen was essentially asking them, "I don't want to pay the price, but I want results. You figure it out." How could they possibly do that? They were truly at a loss for words, so they all fell silent.

Gongliang Juewen was not in a hurry. He just sat there quietly, looking at the people below, and then said, "The enemy is more troublesome than we thought. 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 we are now, it will definitely not work. The losses will be too great. Let's all think of a solution together."