Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 16447 is lost.
In fact, it wasn't just Chang Jun's group; the other groups also achieved victories, and these victories came very easily. The army of the Divine Kingdom collapsed at the first touch, something the Blood Slaughter Sect hadn't expected.

That's why, after defeating the Divine Kingdom's army, Chang Jun and his men launched a direct attack, heading straight for the bases on the second line of defense. The five armies captured five bases in one fell swoop. Since the main force on the second line of defense had been defeated, the remaining people in their bases simply couldn't withstand the Blood Slaughter Sect's attack. So, these five bases on the second line of defense were quickly taken down. After capturing these five bases, they immediately began to set up magic arrays.

However, Wen Cheng and his group did not return to the base. Wen Cheng was well aware that even if they returned to the base now, they would not be able to stop the Blood Slaughter Sect's attack. Therefore, they withdrew directly from the second line of defense. However, when Wen Cheng fled, he sent a letter to the people at each base on the second line of defense, instructing them to retreat immediately, regardless of whether anyone attacked them.

After escaping the second line of defense, he immediately wrote to Gongliang Juewen and Wenjing. In this letter, he described in great detail the changes in the Blood Slaughter Sect and their current situation. He felt that they could no longer confront the Blood Slaughter Sect head-on. They had to use the underground base to resist the Blood Slaughter Sect step by step, depleting their strength. Only in this way could they possibly defeat the Blood Slaughter Sect.

After sending the letter, Wen Cheng went to a small town to rest. He was actually waiting for Gongliang Juewen's orders. He knew very well that he would be summoned by Gongliang Juewen, since he had just lost the second line of defense. Gongliang Juewen and the others needed to know what had happened.

Meanwhile, Gongliang Juewen and his group also received a letter from Wencheng. Gongliang Juewen immediately wrote to Qingxuan and the others, asking them to come to the meeting right away. At the same time, he also wrote to Wu Qian and Wencheng, asking them to come to Wukong City as soon as possible to attend this meeting.

Qingxuan and the others also received the news. To be honest, when they first received the news, they were somewhat incredulous. So they sent someone to confirm it. When they confirmed that the news they received was true, they were dumbfounded. They really did not expect that the Blood Slaughter Sect would be so powerful, managing to break through the second line of defense in just one day. This was something they never expected.

That's why Qingxuan and the others arrived at Wukong City as soon as possible. When they arrived, they found Gongliang Juewen sitting in the main hall with a gloomy expression. They all bowed to Gongliang Juewen and then sat down in their seats, not daring to say anything.

Finally, Wu Qian and Wen Cheng arrived at the main hall. Upon seeing them, Gongliang Juewen glanced at everyone and then said, "Alright, everyone's almost here, let's begin. Wen Cheng, tell me in detail what exactly happened at the second line of defense this time."

Wen Cheng's face was ashen, like a defeated rooster. Upon hearing Gongliang Juewen's question, he immediately nodded and began to recount what had happened on the second line of defense. He didn't exaggerate at all, from how he received the news and made the decision, all the way to when he saw the Blood Slaughter Sect's army, then the battle between the two sides, the various changes in the Blood Slaughter Sect's army, and finally how he ordered a retreat and how the Blood Slaughter Sect's army completely defeated them. He explained everything clearly, even why he made that decision.

After he finished speaking, the hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Everyone listened to him in silence, wondering what they would do if they were in Wencheng's position.

But after thinking about it for a long time, they realized with despair that if they were in Wencheng's position, they couldn't possibly do better than Wencheng, and might not even do as well.

After Wencheng finished speaking, Gongliang Juewen finally spoke up, "Alright, please sit down."

Wen Cheng responded and sat down. Gongliang Juewen looked at everyone and then said, "To be honest, before hearing Wen Cheng say this, I was a little angry and I was prepared to punish him. But after hearing what he said, I decided not to punish him anymore because he did nothing wrong."

Everyone else was stunned by Gongliang Juewen's words, and then they all fell silent, because Gongliang Juewen was right, Wencheng had indeed done nothing wrong.

Gongliang Juewen continued, "The Blood Slaughter Sect clearly wasn't going all out from the very beginning. Their attacks and defenses were all pretense, designed to lower our guard. Of course, it's also possible they weren't ready then, and now that they are, they've finally made their move. But whatever the case, they've been plotting against us from the very start. We've underestimated them." Everyone nodded in agreement; they all agreed that Gongliang Juewen was right—the Blood Slaughter Sect had indeed been scheming against them from the very beginning.

Gongliang Juewen glanced at everyone and then said, "We underestimated the Blood Slaughter Sect from the very beginning. From the very beginning, they didn't just want to occupy a piece of territory; from the very beginning, they aimed to overthrow us. We all underestimated the Blood Slaughter Sect's ambition, so we made the wrong judgment all along. Now the Blood Slaughter Sect has finally revealed all their strength, so it's up to us to deal with it. Wencheng, why did you order all the bases on the second defensive line to withdraw all their personnel from the second defensive line?" Wencheng immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the most important reason why I ordered all the personnel from the bases to withdraw from the second defensive line is that I was worried that the Blood Slaughter Sect would use the same methods they used on the first defensive line on the second. If those people are not allowed to withdraw from the second defensive line, they may be trapped there, and in that case, we will lose another large number of our troops."

Gongliang Juewen nodded. At this moment, a eunuch walked in, quickly came to Gongliang Juewen's side, handed him a jade slip, and then stepped aside.

Gongliang Juewen took the jade slip, scanned it with his spiritual power, and saw its contents. He then tossed the jade slip onto the desk in front of him and said, "I just received news that the Blood Slaughter Sect has set up another magic array at the second line of defense. This array is now activated and is connected to the array at the first line of defense."

Upon hearing Gongliang Juewen's words, everyone was stunned. Then they all gasped in shock, and their gazes all fell on Wen Cheng. They hadn't expected that Wen Cheng's worries would come true so quickly. If Wen Cheng hadn't ordered all the people from those bases to withdraw from the second line of defense, then those people would probably have died there, and their losses would have been enormous.

Gongliang Juewen looked at everyone's expressions and then said, "There's another piece of news."

Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to Gongliang Juewen. Gongliang Juewen glanced at everyone and then said, "Although the second line of defense has been lost, the news we just received also said that 60% of the people on the second line of defense withdrew and returned to the area we control."

Upon hearing his words, everyone was taken aback, but then their expressions relaxed. Sixty percent was already quite a lot. After all, when the first line of defense was lost, not even a single person on the first floor could escape.

Gongliang Juewen looked at everyone, and finally his gaze fell on Wencheng. He said in a deep voice, "Wencheng, you did a great job. This time, so many people were able to survive at the second line of defense. Most of the credit should go to you. You deserve credit."

Wen Cheng hurriedly bowed to Gongliang Juewen and said, "Your Majesty, I am a criminal, how can I possibly make any contributions? I beg to continue to the front lines and fight the Blood Slaughter Sect to the death."

Gongliang Juewen waved his hand and said, "No rush, go and sit down first." Wencheng then responded and sat down.

After he sat down, Gongliang Juewen continued, "In his letter to me before, Wencheng said that he did not recommend that we fight the Blood Slaughter Sect head-on. It would be better for us to use our bases as a base to resist the Blood Slaughter Sect layer by layer and wear down their manpower. I think his plan is feasible. What do you think, my ministers?"

Everyone nodded, and Gongliang Juewen continued, "Since the second line of defense has been lost, we must build a third line of defense. Someone, bring the map up."

Immediately, a eunuch went to fetch the map and set it up so that everyone could see it. After the map was spread out, Gongliang Juewen spoke up: "I had previously discussed this matter with Minister Qingxuan and Minister Wanhai. They both felt that a third line of defense needed to be established. However, how to establish the third line of defense requires further discussion. First, we need to discuss the approximate scope of the third line of defense. Let's all share our thoughts."

Upon hearing Gongliang Juewen's words, everyone turned to look at Qingxuan and Wanhai. Some of them were unaware of the establishment of a third line of defense. They had assumed that Qingxuan's previous statement about turning all cities and sects into bases meant the construction of a third line of defense. However, it now appeared that this was not the case; they still intended to build a third line of defense, and the three of them had already discussed it.

Once they reached an agreement, the others had no choice but to agree. However, the size of the third defensive line needed to be carefully discussed, as did how it should be defended. It absolutely could not be allowed to be taken away by the Blood Slaughter Sect as easily as the first and second defensive lines. Therefore, the defense of the third defensive line required careful consideration.