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Chapter 2706 The Fall of Shangdang County
The army of the Buddhist Kingdom was completely wiped out before they even traveled ten kilometers after entering the cross-border passage. Well... not entirely wiped out, more than 300,000 of them managed to escape...

The losses were so great that even bystanders felt heartbroken.

First the army of the Great Grassland suffered a setback, and now it's the turn of the Buddhist Kingdom. Both forces have died before they even got started!

"Hmph, this is the consequence of underestimating the enemy." Wolf God sneered, his voice full of disdain: "Thinking that you can easily take down this force in China with those Blood Buddha Generals and fanatics is too naive."

He had witnessed the arrogance of the Buddhist kingdom before; even the bald monks had that unruly attitude, thinking they were the center of the world and that the world should revolve around them...

Upon arriving on someone else's territory, they were careless and unvigilant, charging straight in, thinking they were invincible... But little did they know, a trap would send them utterly defeated.

The Eagle God chimed in, "Indeed, the loss of a million elite troops is no small matter. Even if we wanted to gather that many believers again, it wouldn't be something that could be done in a short time."

One of the three Buddhas, barely suppressing his anger, clasped his hands together and said, "My two lords, there's no use in saying all this now. The most urgent thing is to discuss how to deal with this next step. This force in Shenzhou is already so troublesome. If we don't act cautiously, I'm afraid we'll suffer even greater losses."

The wolf god glanced at the Buddha and said, "Then what do you think? Should we just give up, swallow our anger, and choose another path?"

"In addition, the other gods have already started their plans and have not come over yet, so we cannot contact them."

“Of course we can’t give up.” A sinister smile appeared on the Buddha’s狰狞 face as he said, “But we need to plan again. This defeat has shown us Lin Mu’s strength and resources. He is not as easy to deal with as we thought. We can unite more divine forces, consolidate our strength, and then launch another attack.”

"They could even contact those warlords within the Central Plains who are at odds with him; they must also be eager to get rid of him!"

Another Buddha frowned and said, "Uniting with other divine forces, uniting the feudal lords of the land... how easy is that? Each force has its own ideas and interests, and they may not cooperate with us easily. Moreover, even if we were to unite, coordinating the forces of all parties would be a major problem."

"What I fear most is that if we contact them, won't we fall into their trap? Those strategists in China are all incredibly shrewd, far more adept than we are at manipulating people and controlling human nature!!!"

"Never mind all that! Wolf God and Eagle God, you two have connections with Yuan Shao, a warlord of the Central Plains. Could you use this divisive tactic to incite internal strife within his ranks?"

After a moment's thought, Eagle God said, "I will try my best to contact them, but I cannot guarantee it."

The first Buddha to speak said, "In any case, we cannot allow Shenzhou to continue to be so arrogant. We can first send out some small forces to test their strength and weaknesses, while secretly contacting other deities to see if any are willing to cooperate."

Wolf God nodded and said, "This plan is feasible. However, Lin Mu from the China region is quite formidable, and we must be careful. The fact that he was able to come to the rescue at a critical moment shows that his judgment of the situation is very accurate and that he has considerable strength."

Wolf God had already dealt with Lin Mu and knew his strength.

Upon hearing Lin Mu's name, a hint of apprehension flashed in the eyes of the three Buddhas. During the previous divine invasion, Lin Mu's presence had disrupted their plans, causing them heavy losses.

"No matter what, we must find a way to get revenge!" roared the colossal Buddha, whose body was hundreds of feet tall. "The million Blood Buddha Generals and fanatical followers cannot have sacrificed themselves in vain. The people of Shenzhou must pay the price!"

Just then, the giant Buddha, who had been silent until now, said in a deep voice, "We can't move anymore. It has already damaged the foundation of our civilization. Close the teleportation channel!"

His face still bore a ferocious expression; though he was angry, he was also calm.

The other two Buddhas wanted to retort, but were glared at by the former, and then neither of them did.

Upon hearing this, the Wolf God and the Eagle God glanced at the composed Buddha in surprise. Despite suffering such a setback, he remained so calm, cutting off his tail to save his life and not acting rashly...

Then, with a thought, the Buddha's figure vanished.

The next moment, what came into His view was a group of panicked, disheveled, and utterly pathetic spoiled dogs!
"Buddha!!!" When the others saw him appear, they felt as if they had found their pillar of support and cried out in grief.

However, when the Buddha appeared, his first reaction was not to reprimand the prodigal dog, but to look at the alien who had previously suggested using other points to invade.

When the strange man saw the Buddha staring at him with a sinister look, he knew something was wrong. The next moment, before he could even speak, he felt a sharp pain in his body and vanished in a flash of white light.

When he opened his eyes again, he was already in the Temple of Resurrection.

"Oh no, I've broken a taboo... It seems I shouldn't have spoken so bluntly..." the resurrected player said, slapping his thigh in regret.

In officialdom, serving the emperor is like walking on thin ice. Now that such a disastrous defeat has occurred, the Buddha's first reaction is not to punish the person who made the mistake, but to punish the one who would leave a stain on Him and expose His stubbornness and arrogance!
So, after a moment's thought, he realized what was going on.

Many intelligent people have stumbled because of this! "Lord Buddha, if you had listened to my words, you wouldn't have ended up in this situation!" Regardless, he still cried out in sorrow.

He then quickly left the Temple of Resurrection to continue pursuing his faith.

……

Upon returning to Suanzao City, Lin Mu immediately encountered Ji Beiqin, who was in a hurry and had a strange look on his face.

"Xiao Mu, where have you been again? You don't reply to my messages..." Ji Beiqin complained.

"I went to Jizhou," Lin Mu said with a faint smile.

"You didn't explain what you wanted to say through the communication system..."

"I was planning to wait until I didn't see you before sending it," Ji Beiqin said, waving his hand.

"A piece of news that's both good and bad has arrived. Just half an hour ago, the barbarian tribes who were raiding Shangdang County launched a four-pronged attack on Changzi City!!!"

"The four walls of Changzi City have been breached by their relentless attacks, and street fighting has begun. The remaining 300,000 garrison troops are fighting to the death and will not attempt to break out," Ji Beiqin said solemnly.

"Weren't they near Nie County? How come they've headed south so quickly?" Lin Mu asked in surprise.

Nie County is located north of Changzi City, separated by four or five other cities, and the journey is quite long.

Changzi City was the capital of Shangdang Commandery, a major city. Its garrison should have been quite strong, so how could the city walls have been breached so quickly?

Lin Mu had anticipated this situation. However, he thought it would take some time before the alien races reached the prefectural capital. He didn't expect it to happen so quickly...

"The Wei family has invested a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources in this city. In addition to the basic 300,000-strong garrison, they have also brought out their family retainers and guests to form the garrison."

"The basic 300,000-strong garrison was almost entirely wiped out while defending the city walls. Currently, only the Wei family's retainers and servants are holding the line."

“Currently, Wei Zhongdao has led his troops back to Shangdang County…” Ji Beiqin quickly explained the situation.

"Four armies, one with 500,000 men, totaling two million, the alien race attacked the city regardless of the cost... It's terrible!!" Ji Beiqin continued, looking at the silent Lin Mu.

"Let me contact someone," Lin Mu said, raising his hand to interrupt Ji Beiqin.

Le Jin has already gone to Shangdang County, but he doesn't know exactly where he is now.

Although he had some disagreements with Wei Zhongdao, he would not risk the safety of the people and the city of Changzi by using them as bargaining chips; he would save them if he could!

Moreover, given the current situation of the nomadic tribes on the grasslands, they are very likely to massacre the entire city!

The foreign tribes in Yanmen County have been almost completely wiped out, while those who went to Youzhou are being held back by the Weiguo Army and the Huguo Army, making it difficult for them to achieve anything.

Currently, only the three million foreign tribes deep within the Central Plains are capable of causing trouble.

They ignored the cities along the way, and didn't even plunder the towns outside the cities, heading straight for Changzi City. Could it be that their purpose was to attack the Wei family?
"The Wei family has a treasure that the Lord of the Great Plains has his eye on!!!" This thought came to Lin Mu's mind after he was surprised that the Wei family had headed straight for Changzi City.

Ji Beiqin watched Lin Mu working on a piece of paper and curled his lip.

Lin Mu could actually assign several players to each of the various legions so they could quickly report the situation to him.

Unlike other players who use instant messaging, they still rely on this outdated method of communication. They even consider the Qiankun Mother-Child Book Pages a backward means of communication.

Lin Mu ignored Ji Beiqin and focused on checking information and sending messages.

(End of this chapter)