Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 16354 Arrangement
Everyone fell silent for a while before Gongliang Juewen nodded and said, "That makes sense. What Sect Master Qingxuan said makes a lot of sense. Judging from the current situation, we must take them seriously. If we really have to fight them for a long time, then the first thing we need to do is protect ourselves. Judging from the enemy's current methods, their attack power is still very strong, and they have already developed a way to replace large magic weapons. Therefore, we must strengthen the defenses at the front line and send reinforcements. We must send reinforcements to the front line."

Everyone else nodded in agreement. Indeed, reinforcements were necessary. They had previously assumed the enemy lacked large-scale magical artifacts, meaning it would take them a long time to break through their defensive arrays. However, it now seemed that the enemy had found a way to replace large-scale magical artifacts. They had broken through their base's defensive array, which was no less powerful than the mountain-protecting arrays of major sects, yet it was breached in an instant. This demonstrated the enemy's offensive capabilities. Under these circumstances, they had to reinforce the front lines. Otherwise, if the enemy attacked, their defenses would likely be breached immediately, which would be extremely dangerous.

Although most of these people's forces are not located on the front lines, there are still a few whose forces are very close to the front lines. If the enemy really attacks, they will be in danger.

At this moment, Wan Hai suddenly spoke up: "We can learn from the enemy."

His words stunned everyone, who stared at him in bewilderment. Wan Hai glanced at them and continued, “General Li mentioned in his previous letter that the enemy has constructed underground fortifications beneath all their forces. Our people would have to pay a heavy price to take down these fortifications. We can do the same. We can construct underground fortifications beneath every city or sect. That way, even if they breach our defensive array, they'll have to eliminate all our people within these underground fortifications before they can advance. This gives us enough time to react. Our previous defensive lines were already quite good; we simply withdrew many people from them for the initial attack. Now that we need to strengthen them, we must bring back those who were withdrawn. If anyone dies, we'll replace them. In short, this defensive line must be established, and it must be larger, thicker, and deeper. As for the civilians in that area, we can let them stay there. I don't think the enemy will harm them.”

After hearing his words, Gongliang Juewen and the others all nodded. Gongliang Juewen said, "That makes sense. That's how it should be done. If anyone has any other opinions, please speak up."

At this moment, a minister spoke up: "Your Majesty, there is also the matter of intelligence gathering. We must gather more intelligence on the enemy. Otherwise, if we never understand the enemy, we will have no way to deal with them. Therefore, intelligence gathering is very important. We can send some loyal rogue cultivators to directly enter the areas occupied by the enemy to gather intelligence."

Gongliang Juewen nodded and said, "That's right, this is a good idea, but the loyalty of the rogue cultivators is a problem. Moreover, I've heard that those enemies all have their own methods of identifying people. The people we send over may not be able to gather much intelligence, but we still have to try."

Everyone nodded. Gongliang Juewen glanced at everyone and then said, "Alright, it's settled then. First, reinforce the front line with more troops to strengthen our defenses. Second, send people into the enemy-occupied areas to gather intelligence."

The crowd responded. Gongliang Juewen glanced at everyone and then said, "Although General Li was defeated, this defeat is really not his fault. Therefore, I still hope that he will take command at the front. What do you all think?"

Everyone responded in agreement, as they all agreed to let General Li take command. They had no other suitable candidates, as this battle was far too important for the royal family to allow someone from a sect or aristocratic family to command the army. Therefore, General Li was the most suitable candidate.

Seeing that no one had any objections, Gongliang Juewen dismissed everyone. Meanwhile, after Qingxuan and the others returned to Tianxuan Sect, Qingxuan summoned all the sect leaders together. Once everyone had arrived, Qingxuan looked at the sect leaders and asked, "What do you all want to say about this matter?"

The group exchanged glances, their expressions grave. After a long while, one of the sect leaders finally spoke, "To be honest, I'm quite surprised. I didn't expect this outcome. We sent out quite a few people this time, but we didn't anticipate that the enemy would drive them back so easily. It seems the enemy's strength is even greater than we imagined. Now that they've repelled us, they might launch an attack next. We can't underestimate them; they are capable of attacking."

His words startled everyone, and their expressions turned even more grim. However, they had to admit that the sect leader was right. Qingxuan nodded and said, "Indeed, the Myriad Laws Divine Sect is part of them. Has the Myriad Laws Divine Sect's style of doing things been influenced by them? If the Myriad Laws Divine Sect's style of doing things has been influenced by them, then they will definitely attack. Don't forget, when the Myriad Laws Divine Sect only had a small number of people, they dared to attack us. Of course, they will dare to attack us too. Moreover, judging from their actions, they will not be content to stay there. They will definitely expand, and as long as they expand, a great war will be inevitable, and we will definitely clash with them." Everyone nodded, and Qingxuan said, "To be honest, although I don't know why those sects surrendered to those people, we can tell from our two battles that those sects who surrendered probably won't have an easy time either. We've taken over the territories of several small sects before, and those people all fought to the death. In the end, they all died in battle. They didn't even seem to have the thought of surrendering. That seems very courageous, but if there wasn't no other way to surrender, would anyone really not surrender? I don't believe it. So those sects that surrendered probably can't make their own decisions, just like those who joined the Creation God Cult. Those who joined the Creation God Cult can never leave it."

Everyone nodded, and Qingxuan continued, "I don't want to become a puppet to be manipulated, so we must fight and drive the enemy back."

Everyone nodded. Qingxuan let out a long breath and then said, "If we don't want to become puppets, then we have no choice but to fight them. Because every step they take forward brings them one step closer to us. So don't think that this battle is far away from us, or that we are fighting for the royal family. In fact, this battle is also fighting for ourselves. You all understand, right?"

Everyone nodded. Qingxuan looked at them and then said, "Alright, then I won't say anything more. When you go back, prepare more manpower and send them to the front lines. Remember, this battle is not just for the royal family, but also for ourselves." Everyone responded again, then they all stood up, bowed to Qingxuan, and turned to leave.

Meanwhile, General Li and his men returned to the defensive line. They returned to Huyang City once again. As soon as they arrived, General Li arranged for everyone to prepare for defense, fearing that the Blood Slaughter Sect would launch a direct attack on them.

After arranging all these things, General Li inquired about the situation of the Aristocratic Family Alliance and the Sect Alliance. After all, Fang Wuwei and Lü Xiaofang had not returned, and the Aristocratic Family Alliance and the Sect Alliance were now leaderless. Therefore, General Li had to pay attention to their situation, and he directly ordered them to prepare for defense.

After finishing all this, General Li finally breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, he hadn't expected the Blood Slaughter Sect to launch such an attack. The Blood Slaughter Sect members were incredibly powerful. They didn't even need to use any magic arrays; they only used the Five Elements Dividing Light Realm to drive them back. Now, General Li was truly becoming more and more impressed with the Blood Slaughter Sect.

After General Li finished arranging the defenses, he immediately invited the elders of the Sect Alliance and the Aristocratic Family Alliance to come over. After they arrived, General Li looked at them and said, "I invited you here today to talk to you about the next arrangements. This time we have retreated, and I think it is impossible to attack again in the short term. So we must do a good job in defense. After you go back, you must do a good job in defense. If you have not sent people to the previous garrison positions, send people there immediately. Our defense line must be fully restored to prevent the enemy from attacking."

The representatives from the aristocratic families alliance and the sect alliance all responded. None of them held a higher position than General Li, so they had to listen to whatever General Li said.

General Li continued, "The enemy must be very proud of repelling our attack this time. They might come to attack again. We must be prepared to defend, otherwise it would be too embarrassing. If we can't attack, and we can't defend, then none of us will be able to explain to our superiors or face our subordinates. So everyone must do a good job in this defense. I really don't believe that if the enemy can stop our attack, we can't stop theirs."

The members of the Aristocratic Family Alliance and the Sect Alliance all responded. General Li then said, "We must pay special attention to the enemy's protective shield. Their shield can be deformed and used as a large magic weapon. We must be especially careful about this. Moreover, our defensive formation cannot withstand such attacks. Everyone must be particularly cautious about this."