Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 16365 Mikawara

"How many people came this time?" General Li looked at the adjutant standing in front of him, who immediately replied, "There are 12,000 kingdom-level experts from the sects, 5 million core elders and disciples, and 35 million peripheral disciples and rogue cultivators. The aristocratic families are about the same; they have 11,000 kingdom-level experts, 5 million core disciples and elders, and 35 million peripheral disciples and rogue cultivators. Our situation is similar; 5 million elite troops, 10,000 kingdom-level experts, and 35 million rogue cultivators have come. So, a total of 120 million people have come this time. All of them have been settled, but most of the rogue cultivators can only be assigned to other parts of the defensive line. The entire defensive line is now being utilized."

General Li nodded and then said, "The arrival of so many people is indeed putting a lot of pressure on us. Here's what we'll do: you should inform the representatives of all the sects and families to come here tomorrow. Also, if there are any experts among the rogue cultivators, have them come here as well. Let's have a meeting together."

The lieutenant responded, then saluted General Li before turning and leaving. After they left, General Li let out a long sigh and murmured, "Quite a few people came. I just wonder how many will die this time."

The next day, representatives from various sects, aristocratic families, and some independent cultivators all came to General Li's place. General Li received them directly in the council hall of the Huyang City government.

After everyone was seated, General Li glanced at them and then said, "Some of you here know me, and some don't, but I think you all know my identity now, so I won't introduce myself. Let's get straight to the point. His Majesty sent you all here this time, and I think you all know why. You all know the battle plan. The reason I called you all here today is to ask if you have any difficulties. If you have any difficulties, just bring them up, and we'll find a way to solve them. Don't wait until we're about to set off to bring them up. If anyone does that, don't blame me for being ruthless with military law."

Everyone was stunned. They hadn't expected General Li to be so direct, so they remained silent for a while. Then they looked at each other and said nothing.

Seeing that no one spoke, General Li said directly, "Everyone, please speak up. I'm serious. Just say what you want to say."

The group exchanged glances, and then a representative from one of the sects stood up. General Li waved his hand and said, "No need to be so polite, just sit down and talk."

The sect representative sat down, glanced at General Li, and then said, "General, shouldn't we conduct some reorganization before attacking? Most of those who came with us this time are rogue cultivators. These rogue cultivators have no discipline whatsoever. If we don't conduct some reorganization, they might become chaotic when we reach the enemy's territory."

General Li said in a deep voice, "With such a big commotion here, I don't believe the enemy is unaware. Once they know about our movements, they will be on guard. Moreover, I suspect that there might be enemy agents among those rogue cultivators. If we are conducting reorganization, the news could easily leak out. If the enemy is prepared, our attack will be less effective. Therefore, my idea is to attack as soon as possible. We should try our best to restrain those rogue cultivators, but if they really want to run away, we can't control them. We just need to ensure that our core members are safe."

Upon hearing this, the representative of the sect nodded and fell silent. General Li then looked at everyone and continued, "Furthermore, everyone must understand our purpose this time. We are going to kidnap people. We will kidnap as many ordinary people as we can. Those ordinary people can live in large magical artifacts. Once all the large magical artifacts are full, we will retreat immediately and will not stay there any longer."

The crowd responded once again. General Li glanced at them and then asked, "Any other questions?"

Another representative from a powerful family spoke up: "What should we do if we really encounter a full-scale attack from the enemy? I've heard that the enemy's shape-shifting shields are very powerful and can break through our large magical artifacts."

General Li said in a deep voice, "So this time, our operation must be fast. We need to rush to the enemy's territory as quickly as possible, then abduct the ordinary people there and put them directly onto the large magical artifacts, and then return immediately. The shorter the time required, the better."

"Does General Li have any key areas he intends to attack? We can't just rush in and then search for people everywhere, can we?"

"Yes, our main target this time is Sanhe Plain. Sanhe Plain is where three rivers converge. The land is flat and the water conservancy is well-developed. It also has the highest population density and is an important grain-producing area. Most importantly, it has a large number of spirit fields that can produce a large amount of spirit rice, which is the main ingredient for making Bigu Pills. We not only want to capture all the people there, but also destroy all the spirit fields. So our main target is Sanhe Plain."... This meeting lasted for several hours. General Li answered all their questions and immediately dealt with some issues that needed to be addressed.

After these matters were settled, General Li looked at everyone and said, "If everyone is alright, then go back and prepare. We will attack in three days."

Everyone responded, and General Li continued, "I will personally lead this attack, but the defense line cannot be left unattended. How about this, Elder Xu Zhengqing, after we set off, you will take command here. Elder Shi, will you come with me? Is that alright?"

Everyone shook their heads, and General Li finally nodded and said, "Alright, then everyone go back and prepare. We'll depart in three days." Everyone responded, then stood up, saluted General Li, and turned to leave.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and the day of the operation arrived. Since their mission was to kidnap people, it might be inconvenient to do so at night, so General Li decided to set off during the day.

So the army assembled early on. General Li didn't waste any words. He knew very well that most of these people were rogue cultivators. These rogue cultivators were unlikely to have any sense of righteousness, so there was no point in talking to them. He just attacked directly.

The army set off in a grand procession. General Li was well aware that with so many of them, the Blood Slaughter Sect couldn't possibly miss them. However, the Blood Slaughter Sect probably wouldn't attack them, because Elder Chang had said that they would be allowed to succeed once, and then dealt with when the Blood Slaughter Sect attacked again.

As expected, the army entered the Blood Slaughter Sect's territory, and they couldn't see a single person. The group wasn't surprised, and they headed directly towards the Three River Plains. The Three River Plains was located in the heart of the Blood Slaughter Sect's territory, making it a very important place. That's why General Li said they had to be quick in and out. If they penetrated deep into the Blood Slaughter Sect's territory and the sect still didn't react, it would arouse everyone's suspicion. So they had to attack as quickly as possible and then come out as quickly as possible to avoid arousing suspicion from others.

The army was moving very fast. Even the rogue cultivators could fly. In order to ensure the speed of the march, General Li specifically ordered that if anyone was too tired to keep up and needed to rest, they could land directly on the large magic artifacts to rest. As for the large magic artifacts, they were already full of people and could not be allowed to go in.

That's why none of the rogue cultivators fell behind; they all followed the army. The rogue cultivators were quite obedient. They had heard that the enemy was extremely powerful, and they were worried that if they separated from the army, they would be killed. So they all followed the army obediently.

They flew forward for over an hour, and were almost entering the Sanhe Plain area. General Li, seeing they were nearing their destination, immediately ordered, "Pass down the order! Everyone, prepare immediately! Release all the rogue cultivators to go to Sanhe Plain and capture people. Give them one hour. Capture as many people as possible from Sanhe Plain, regardless of their status. As long as you capture ordinary people, you will be rewarded upon your return." A disciple immediately responded and went to relay the order. Soon, everyone knew General Li's command, including the rogue cultivators, who also learned of his orders.

The rogue cultivators were overjoyed. The reason they came to the front lines to take risks was to seek wealth, and at the same time, they also wanted a chance to join a sect or a noble family. So when General Li said that there would be a reward as long as they captured people, they were naturally very happy. So as soon as they entered the Sanhe Plain area, with General Li's order, the rogue cultivators all rushed towards Sanhe Plain like madmen.

Although the Sanhe Plain is a large area with a considerable population, the population here is only around ten million, while the number of independent cultivators is over one hundred million. Therefore, the independent cultivators are very anxious, as they are worried that they will not be able to snatch any people, since there are too many wolves and not enough meat.

The core personnel of the military, as well as the disciples of various sects and aristocratic families, did not go looking for anyone. They were not required to take action; their purpose was to remain here to maintain order. If the enemy attacked, they had to ensure that the enemy could be repelled.

Those rogue cultivators did indeed find people in Sanhe Plain. The ordinary people in Sanhe Plain seemed to have no idea what was going on. By the time they saw the rogue cultivators coming to arrest people, it was too late for them to run away. Those ordinary people may have practiced cultivation when they were young, but after discovering that they had no talent, they all stopped practicing. Of course, they were no match for these rogue cultivators, so they were all captured.