Bringing the farm to another world

“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 is 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 creates a problem: who goes and who doesn't."

Fang Wuwei and Lü Xiaofang were taken aback, but they immediately understood General Li's meaning. Gongliang Juewen had previously stated that the benefits would be distributed according to military merit. In this way, those who attacked Qingyuan City would naturally have military merit and would be allocated some territory. However, those who did not participate would not have military merit. It should be noted 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 also felt a headache coming on. Although they also 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 would not be able to win over the masses, and they would not be able to serve as commanders.

General Li saw their predicament and said in a deep voice, "If you are in a difficult position, how about I handle this matter?"

The two men were taken aback, then turned to look at General Li. General Li glanced at them and said, "My idea is this: gather all the people 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 guard the base. What do you think?"

Upon hearing General Li's words, both men's eyes lit up, and they nodded in unison. Fang Wuwei then said, "Good, this is a good method; it's fair this way." Lü Xiaofang also nodded, agreeing with Fang Wuwei's statement.

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 here to guard the base. But this raises a problem: who will fight and who will stay? 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 who is willing to stay?"

Upon hearing his words, no one moved. Clearly, no one wanted to stay behind, which was within General Li's expectations. General Li glanced at everyone and then said, "Just as I thought, everyone wants to fight and no one wants to stay behind. But we can't abandon the base here, so I've decided to draw lots to decide. Those who are drawn will fight, and those who aren't will stay behind. This is the fairest way."

When everyone heard him say this, they all nodded. They approved of this method because it relied entirely on luck, so of course no one objected.

Seeing that everyone agreed, General Li said, "Alright, it's settled then. Bring pen and ink." Immediately, someone brought over pen, ink, and paper, and General Li began to write on the paper. He wrote very simply, just the character "中" (zhong).

He wrote the names of the people, only writing the characters for half of them on a blank sheet of paper. After finishing, he carefully folded both the written and blank sheets. Then he took out a wine jar and easily broke the clay seal. Next, he took out a jade bottle, tapped the jar, and the wine inside flew into the jade bottle. He then placed the jade bottle on the table, glanced at the people below him, and said, "We'll drink the wine in this bottle together in a bit, 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 not ordinary wine jars. These jars were used to hold spiritual wine. The spiritual energy inside the wine could not be leaked out even slightly, otherwise the wine would lose its spirituality. Therefore, the wine jar was also a magical artifact. The reason for putting the slips of paper into the wine jar was to prevent anyone from using their spiritual power to read the contents of the slips. Putting the slips of paper into the wine jar ensured that they were drawing lots purely by luck.

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

Everyone who received a slip of paper with the character "中" (zhong, meaning "Chinese") on it was extremely excited, while those who drew a blank slip of paper could only sigh in disappointment.

After the draw, General Li gave everyone a cup, then invited everyone to drink the wine from the jade bottle. Afterward, he told everyone to go back and that all those involved in the attack should be prepared.

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 equivalent to that small alliance being chosen, since the members of that small 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, because these people were now all disciples of the Blood Slaughter Sect, so there was nothing for them to compete for.

However, they still have one more thing to do: to turn all the rogue cultivators here into members of the Blood Slaughter Sect. There are still many rogue cultivators here who are not members of the Blood Slaughter Sect.

Perfect timing! They can use this opportunity to gather all the rogue cultivators together, and under the guise of a meeting, turn them all into the undead race. Two days is enough time for them to do a lot.

On the other hand, Lu Lingguang and his group received a notice that the Lu family was also among those to participate in the battle. Lu Lingguang actually did not want to participate in the battle; he wanted to seize the time to spread his teachings. However, since the order had been given, they had no choice but to go. Lu Lingguang's family was just a small family under the Great Family Alliance, so how could they dare not give face to that alliance?

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

After everything was prepared, General Li and the other two discussed it and decided that Fang Wuwei would command the operation, with Lü Xiaofang assisting him. As for General Li, he would not participate in the operation; he would stay at the base. The base could not be left unattended, so General Li stayed behind while Fang Wuwei and Lü Xiaofang led the troops into battle.

The time for battle had finally come. General Li personally escorted them out of the base, and then led the remaining troops back to the base. After they returned, General Li arranged the defenses in various places and then waited for news from Fang Wuwei.

On the other side, Fang Wuwei's army charged directly towards Qingyuan City. They arrived at Qingyuan City quickly. Qingyuan City had suffered some damage in the previous battle, and no one had repaired it 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 that the army be divided into three parts. The army of the sect alliance will immediately search the underground of Qingyuan City to see if there are any people there. Remember, if you can't find anyone, you must go down fifty feet underground. The people of the aristocratic alliance will stay in the city and begin to set up defensive formations and teleportation arrays. The action must be swift. 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, attack immediately and eliminate the anomalies."

Everyone responded and immediately went to relay the order. Fang Wuwei did this partly out of personal motives. The chances of discovering the enemy underground were greater, so he arranged for the sect alliance to go. Setting up the magic array in the city was also very important, so he sent the aristocratic family alliance. There was no way there would be any enemies within a hundred miles outside the city, so he sent the military. This way, the military would not have any opportunity to gain merit, since the military did not need to gain merit anyway.

The three parties immediately took action. The sect alliance began directing their independent cultivators to use magic to penetrate deep underground. This was actually the most dangerous part, because if they encountered enemies underground, they might not be able to return. Of course, they would also receive the greatest credit.

Meanwhile, the members of the aristocratic alliance had already begun setting up magic arrays within the city. They were only setting up two types of arrays: defensive arrays and teleportation arrays. Of course, the defensive arrays they were setting up could not be small; they had to cover the entire Qingyuan City. The military personnel had already dispersed and gone out of the city to check the situation within a hundred miles of Qingyuan City.

To Fang Wuwei's surprise, there was no one underground in Qingyuan City. They discovered the underground fortifications built by the enemy, but no one was there anymore. They went deeper underground, down to fifty feet, but still found nothing. They then reported this directly to Fang Wuwei.

Upon receiving the news, Fang Wuwei frowned; he hadn't expected the enemy to retreat so decisively this time. (End of Chapter)