Sheng Fu

Chapter 1155 A Great Wave Is About to Rise
Seeing Yue Bo's appearance, Li Hongshan didn't say much. He simply patted Yue Bo's shoulder lightly and said to Nan Zhuo and Huo Mu, "Let's begin."

Nan Zhuo and Huo Mu could immediately see the melancholy between Yue Bo's brows.

Upon learning of Qiu Qing's death, this now unshaven human general wept in his room all night...

The four men took their seats, and Li Hongshan offered to serve them tea and water.

Then, Li Hongshan opened the spatial container and took out a thick file.

"Here is the intelligence compiled by Xingluo, as well as the specific situation of the human race's current internal affairs. Please take a look, fellow Daoists." Li Hongshan frowned slightly, his eyes humble yet wild.

Nan Zhuo gave Huo Mu a look, and then picked up his teacup and began to savor the tea.

In Yuxi Town, the tea has always been made with Longquan spring water. But now, the tea in this military tent is high-quality flower tea. When you come to a new place, you naturally want to try something different.

Homu then opened the file and began to examine it carefully.

The four sat around a table, the only sound the turning of pages echoing in their minds. Yue Bo, however, remained absent-minded. In fact, many recent military matters had been settled by Li Guangxin, Xu Huanshan, and others. Only when Yue Bo personally stamped the documents would he stamp them numbly, like a walking corpse.

Gradually, the page-turning speed increased, and Li Hongshan remained silent, knowing that the soul magician's insight was superior to his own.

Soon, Homu closed the file.

"How is it?" Li Hongshan asked cautiously.

Homu said, "The Lord's intention is to take the initiative and gain a strategic advantage. Currently, our morale is low. This low morale is related to the passing of a certain important figure and the handover of government affairs after the implementation of the new policies. In the short term, our morale will be difficult to recover."

Therefore, we can only fight a tough battle.

Upon hearing this, Li Hongshan looked suspicious and said, "At this critical juncture, why would we fight an army with high morale when morale is low?"

Homu nodded solemnly.

"Strategically speaking, we need a victory to boost the morale of both the humans and the elves."

"As for the internal affairs of the human race, we cannot interfere. We can only proceed slowly and perhaps, in some unexpected turn of events, we will find a new path to prosperity."

"The first military stronghold north of Lianheng Mountain is Changmao Prefecture. Changmao Prefecture is vast and rich in resources, equivalent to the sum of the three city-states of Haomiao City, Shuangyue City, and Taicang City."

"It would be best if we could take Changmao Prefecture."

"If we cannot take Changmao Prefecture, we need to establish a clear advantage on the main battlefield."

"Judging from the signs, the commander-in-chief of Changmao Prefecture will still be General Ji Nan."

"Ji Nan will likely adopt a defensive strategy and will not initiate a direct war with us."

Upon hearing this, Li Hongshan frowned even more deeply, feeling that so-called soul practitioners were incompetent when it came to matters of national importance.

"How do you know?" Li Hongshan asked in a solemn voice, his throat tightening slightly.

Homu said, "Whether the gods and demons have formed an alliance is still uncertain."

"At the same time, there is another matter that will inevitably lead Ji Nan to adopt a strategy of strict defense."

"That was the Battle of Xinghan City. Mu Chun single-handedly withstood the combined onslaught of the Demon Queen and the Zhen'an King, thus standing in an invincible position and wearing down the Spirit Clan's morale."

"In terms of cost, if Changmao Prefecture falls, the national fortune that the Divine Emperor has worked so hard to build will once again show signs of collapse. Strategically, the safest course of action for the Divine Race is not to seek to recover lost territories, but only to avoid making mistakes."

Li Hongshan gradually came to his senses. But still puzzled, he asked, "Why are you so certain that Ji Nan, who is guarding Changmao Prefecture, will not engage in direct combat with us?"

"Could it be because His Majesty of the Demon Realm will be heading to the battlefield?"

At this point, Li Hongshan felt a pang of sadness for the Demon Realm. Her Majesty the Queen had fallen to the point of being a mere enemy of ten thousand men on the battlefield.

Huo Mu took a slight breath, his brows also furrowed, but his eyes seemed to conceal a ferocious beast ready to pounce. He said confidently, "The Demon Queen is only one of the reasons."

"My lord has now entered the Lingxiao Realm, and his Chaos Emperor Qi has become increasingly refined. With Yinglong's assistance, he is capable of confronting Ji Nan head-on, and even some Wuji generals who possess a portion of the Primordial True Essence."

"If they engage in direct combat, they may be defeated."

"Even if they don't lose, they will at least suffer heavy losses."

"Morale is determined by the hearts of the people, but the changes in the situation on the battlefield depend on which side has more courageous and sharp warriors. So, we may only have low morale, but we will not be at a disadvantage in terms of combat strength."

"Although the information provided by the Grand Preceptor contains clues about an alliance between the gods and demons, no one knows how much of the Demon Lord's strength has been recovered."

"No one knows how much true strength the demon race still possesses."

"As the great struggle has progressed to this point, only the God Emperor has resorted to his trump cards, such as the Heavenly Nether Python and Wan Xin of the Purple Gold Alliance. If the God Emperor had sent the Heavenly Nether Python to the front lines from the beginning, our army would not have captured the three city-states of the Divine Realm. But in that case, it would have inevitably triggered the Spirit Emperor and the Human Emperor to join forces and engage in a life-or-death battle with the God Emperor."

"The result of the three kings' battle was that the demons gained more strategic breathing space. Judging from what has happened, the God Emperor is obviously unwilling to give the demons more strategic breathing space."

"The so-called alliance now is just the God Emperor trying to take advantage of the situation. Coincidentally, the alliance of the three races will also affect the strategic space of the Demon Race to some extent. So, in some minor matters, the God and Demon Races will work together, but when it comes to the distribution of greater interests, the two races will inevitably turn against each other."

"Military and political trends never consider national grievances or sentiments and moral character; only interests are the sole yardstick."

"We can't control morale and the hearts of the people, but we can win the war and make the foundation of the three-race alliance more solid."

Li Hongshan suddenly felt enlightened, his brows gradually relaxed, and his eyes shone brightly with admiration for the Lingxiao Soul Technique practitioner.

With such advisors under his command, Yuwen Jun truly has the potential to achieve great things amidst the great struggles.

"The upcoming battle of Changmao Prefecture will also create a new situation in the great struggle. For example, how many powerful enemies can my lord's Chaotic Emperor Qi destroy on the battlefield? And how many powerful enemies can the Queen Consort who obtained the Ziwei Holy Sword kill on the battlefield?"

"Based on my calculations, once a direct confrontation begins, our army will actually have the upper hand."

"However, the war that follows will be a large-scale, protracted conflict."

“Once war breaks out in Changmao Prefecture, the Zhen'an King of the Ling Clan will inevitably go to war with Mu Chun of Xinghan City.”

"In terms of national strength, the three-race alliance is actually weaker than the gods and demons."

"Therefore, we cannot adopt a defensive posture; we can only adopt an aggressive one, gradually eroding their strength step by step. During this process, many earth-shattering battles will inevitably take place."

"It's like a life-or-death battle between two people. Even if both of them are running out of breath, they still have to grit their teeth and keep going. There's hardly any room to catch their breath. Of course, unexpected situations can happen on the battlefield from time to time."

"Now, the internal affairs of the three-race alliance have been rectified and stabilized, as has the internal affairs of the Divine Realm. The Demon Race is already stable internally, which will naturally lead to the most exciting and intense stage of this great struggle."

Li Hongshan was very serious, and the underlying logic in his mind gradually became clearer. However, he still asked with a bit of hope, "Is there any way to make the gods and demons fight a war again?"

Nan Zhuo, standing to the side, shook his head with considerable embarrassment and said, "There's absolutely no way that's possible."

"The God Emperor and the Demon Lord may each have their own ulterior motives, but they would prefer to wipe out the three races before launching a god-demon showdown that sweeps across the heavens and earth."