Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 16359 Planning
“This time, we deliberately lost more people in our attack. The people in the Divine Kingdom must be very happy now. They probably think that they have finally defeated us once, and that our methods are limited to this. So next time they attack us, they will send even more people,” Xu Ying said to Chang Jun.

Chang Jun nodded and then said, "You did a good job this time. Now we just wait for the enemy to attack. We don't know when they will attack."

Everyone nodded, and Chang Jun continued, "In any case, let's prepare first. If they don't attack, then we'll attack them."

The group all responded, and then Chang Jun made some arrangements for the defense. After that, they went to rest. They had deliberately suffered more casualties in this attack, so they were no longer in a hurry and would just wait for the enemy to come.

Meanwhile, Gongliang Juewen also gathered Qingxuan and the others together. After they arrived, Gongliang Juewen looked at them and said, "Everyone, I think you all know why I called you here today, so I won't repeat it. The reason I called you here is to ask you all what you think about their talk of a counterattack?"

Qingxuan and the others fell silent. They had also received the message and knew what the plan was. To be honest, they hadn't made up their minds either. After all, this matter was too big. Their previous attacks had all failed. This time, they were going to attack again. Whether they could succeed had become their biggest concern.

Gongliang Juewen glanced at everyone and then said, "I know what everyone is thinking. Everyone is hesitant about whether to take the initiative to attack. After all, the results of the previous two attacks were not very good. To be honest, I am also hesitant. That's why I invited everyone here to ask for your opinions. Please share your thoughts."

At this moment, a minister spoke up: "Your Majesty, I think we should take the initiative and attack. We cannot be afraid to attack again just because of the failure of the first two attacks. If we do that, the enemy will always be there and will never be eliminated. Are we just going to let them stay there forever? That is absolutely not acceptable. I have also read General Li's battle report. General Li and his men said that this time they inflicted heavy losses on the enemy. Although we failed in the first two attacks, the enemy also suffered greatly. Their losses must have been considerable. Moreover, the enemy's territory is smaller than ours, and they have fewer cultivators. Their current strength has already been greatly reduced. If we continue to attack them and keep eliminating their strength, we can wear them down sooner or later."

Qingxuan and the others nodded in agreement with the minister's words, but their faces still showed hesitation. Gongliang Juewen could tell what they were thinking just by looking at their expressions—they were worried about the huge losses involved, which was exactly what Gongliang Juewen needed.

However, Gongliang Juewen was also very clear that he could not persuade too much. If he did, it would arouse Qingxuan and the others' suspicion. Therefore, this matter had to be handled slowly.

Gongliang Juewen said, "This method is not bad, but our own losses will not be small. Let's think about it again and see if there is a better way."

Qingxuan and the others were taken aback when they heard Gongliang Juewen say this. They really hadn't expected Gongliang Juewen to say such a thing, which surprised them greatly. They thought that Gongliang Juewen would do his best to push this matter forward, since eliminating those rebels would be of the greatest benefit to Gongliang Juewen. Not only could he recover lost territory, but he could also cause the rebels to lose more troops, killing two birds with one stone. That's why Qingxuan and the others were surprised.

Gongliang Juewen glanced at the group and then said, "What do you all think? Do you have any better ideas?"

Qingxuan said in a deep voice, "The problem now is that all our previous advantages against those enemies are gone, leaving us only with a numerical advantage. We originally thought we could use our magic arrays and large magical artifacts to both block their attacks and eliminate them, but that's impossible now. The enemy has created those deformable shields that can not only break through our defensive arrays but also deal with our large magical artifacts. This is what's giving us the biggest headache, and we haven't been able to destroy their shields yet. So, besides our numerical advantage, we have no other advantage against them. And General Li and the others also said..." "When the enemy retreated, they took all the corpses from both sides. Their concern was that if they were given too much time, the enemy might use the corpses of our cultivators to create ghostly artifacts. If they did that, their strength would increase, which would be bad news for us. Moreover, the enemy's retreat this time doesn't mean they won't attack later; they will definitely attack. At that point, we'll only be on the defensive. So, it's better for us to take the initiative and attack. As for a war of attrition, let them fight it out. With so many of us sharing the burden, I really don't believe we can't outlast them."

Upon hearing Qingxuan's words, everyone nodded. Wan Hai then spoke up, "I also think it's better to eliminate them sooner rather than later. Although their territory isn't large, it's not insignificant either, and they've suffered considerable losses in the recent battles. If we keep chasing them, we can eventually eliminate them. However, if we give them time to regroup, they might recover, and the longer they have, the more disadvantageous it will be for us. Therefore, we should attack. However, I think we should change our objective." Wan Hai's words surprised everyone. They all looked at him with some confusion, unsure of his meaning. Wan Hai glanced at everyone and continued, "It's actually very simple. In our previous battles, we attacked their strongholds and occupied a piece of land to use as a base for our attacks. While this seems effective, it gives the enemy a target to attack us. But what if we attack without the objective of occupying territory? Wouldn't that be better?"

Gongliang Juewen's eyes lit up, and then he said, "Go on."

Wan Hai nodded and then said, "The enemy has now occupied a territory, and they have built many bases on this territory. These underground bases are very difficult to conquer. If we want to conquer their underground bases, we will have to pay a huge price. So why don't we try a different approach and start from their foundation?"

Upon hearing his words, everyone was taken aback, then looked at him, waiting for him to continue. Wan Hai glanced at everyone and then said, "For people like us, what is the foundation? Is it the ordinary disciples below, or the kingdom-level experts? I think it's neither."

He paused for a moment, then looked at everyone and said, "I believe the most important foundation is actually those ordinary people. Although they may seem insignificant, they are the very foundation of this world. What if we don't occupy that territory, but instead resort to kidnapping people?"

When Gongliang Juewen and the others heard Wan Hai say this, they were taken aback at first, but then they immediately understood what Wan Hai meant. Gongliang Juewen said, "You mean, we go there to kidnap people and bring back all the civilians there?"

Wan Hai nodded and said, "Yes, we'll kidnap people. We'll send out a large army and powerful magical artifacts. Once we get there, we'll infiltrate their territory and start kidnapping. We'll bring back all the ordinary people there. They'll definitely notice our actions, but even if they do, they won't be able to do anything to us. If they come out of the underground space, they'll lose even the last bit of advantage they had to close the gap with us. They'll have to fight us in the sky, and then they'll be the ones who suffer. If they don't come out of the underground space, they can only watch as we kidnap those ordinary people. Once they completely lose those ordinary people, they'll lose their foundation, and it will be even more impossible for them to deal with us."

Gongliang Juewen and the others all nodded, agreeing with his idea. Wan Hai looked at Gongliang Juewen and the others, then said, "Your Majesty, everyone, before we use this method against them, we must also prevent them from using it against us. However, I think even if they wanted to use this method against us, it would be quite difficult. We can use large magical artifacts to pull those ordinary people back, but they can't. They don't have large magical artifacts, so even if they wanted to come here to kidnap people, they wouldn't be able to take them away. Therefore, we only need to be wary of them."

Gongliang Juewen nodded, then glanced at the others before asking, "What do you all think?"

Qingxuan and the others all nodded. Then Qingxuan said, "I agree. This method is indeed feasible, and we can send out more large magical artifacts to capture more people at once."

Everyone else nodded in agreement. Gongliang Juewen nodded and said, "I also think this method is good and we can give it a try. So, after you all go back, send some more people to the front line, and at the same time, send some large magical artifacts to the front line so that the front line can form a large army, rush into the enemy's territory, and bring back the ordinary people there to see how the enemy reacts."

Everyone responded, and Gongliang Juewen continued, "We must eliminate those enemies, but unfortunately, we still don't know their background. This time, we'll capture those ordinary people and ask them if they know who those people are. If we know their background, we can make targeted arrangements instead of being completely clueless like we are now. Alright, everyone go back and prepare." Everyone responded, then they all stood up, bowed to Gongliang Juewen, and turned to leave.