Sheng Fu

Li Hongshan couldn't help but grin and say, "Do the God Emperor and the Demon Lord really look down on us so much?"

Huo Mu pursed his lips slightly and said, "They look down on us, but it will be difficult for them to deal with us in a short time."

Li Hongshan countered, "Even if Ji Nan defends Changmao Prefecture to the death, what will the Divine Realm's next plan be?"

Huo Mu bluntly stated, "If Ji Nan can hold Changmao Prefecture, the Demon Wolf Riders will march south and launch a strong attack on Tie Mang City. Once Tie Mang City is breached, we will be at a significant disadvantage."

"Moreover, I speculate that the God Emperor should possess the ability to break through the Holy Spirit Stone barrier."

Li Hongshan was somewhat skeptical and asked in a deep voice, "You mean, the God Emperor will personally go to Iron Mang City to help the Demon Wolf Riders break through Iron Mang City?"

Huo Mu nodded solemnly and said, "That's how it is."

"The alliance of gods and demons will become impregnable when there is a need."

"From now on, there will be great wars. In essence, both the gods and the demons can afford to lose, but we cannot afford to lose a great war."

"Now that the Demon Realm is in ruins, its strategic value is no longer significant."

"The new policies of the human race will hardly bring prosperity and harmony to the human world in the short term."

"Although the Spirit Race has the strength to fight, whether they can win is another matter."

"After all, both Mu Chun and the Demon King possess the eternal true essence bestowed by the Demon Lord. Moreover, it is even more difficult to speculate how many other Demon generals possess the eternal true essence bestowed by the Demon Lord."

“Cultivation realms are inherently interconnected, with each step leading to a new level. The Demon Lord has reached the pinnacle of the Limitless Realm, and the power of his true essence surpasses that of the other monarchs.”

"And this is also the Demon Race's greatest strategic advantage."

"Besides, no one knows when the Demon Lord will wake up."

Li Hongshan then suddenly realized that these two soul masters were using the world as their chessboard, while he was still preoccupied with how to fight the war within the Divine Realm.

Of course, for a long time, Li Hongshan had been using the world as a chessboard. However, he had just sorted out various intelligence on the Divine Realm, so he was inevitably a little distracted. In addition, many things had happened recently, which caused the Grand Preceptor to be overwhelmed with mental and physical exhaustion and he had not yet recovered.

Overall strategic sovereignty remains in the hands of the enemy.

Li Hongshan then asked, "In your opinion, how should we break this deadlock in Changmao Prefecture?"

Huo Mu said, "Attack with full force!"

Li Hongshan looked troubled and said, "Now that our opponent has the advantage of timing, location, and popular support, if we launch a strong attack, I'm afraid we will not be able to achieve anything."

Nan Zhuo, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up: "There is no other way but to launch a strong attack. If we want to gain control of this great struggle, we must first establish a strategic advantage."

Li Hongshan was speechless. After a moment of contemplation, he asked humbly, "How do we launch a direct attack?"

"Should we send out that Demon Queen?"

Nan Zhu shook his head and said, "No, if we have to send out the Demon Queen as soon as the war starts, the enemy will realize that we are not strong enough."

"My lord led the charge with a strong attack."

“Nowadays, my lord’s head is quite valuable, and Ji Nan will not refuse such military merit.”

"General Yue Bo will assist him from the rear."

Upon hearing this, Li Hongshan felt uneasy. If Yuwen Jun were to suffer any mishap on the battlefield, they would be completely at a disadvantage.

After all, the current morale and public spirit are maintained entirely by Yuwen Jun's integrity.

"Isn't this too risky?" Li Hongshan asked cautiously. Nan Zhu stared at Li Hongshan, exuding an imposing aura, and said seriously, "We don't have that many strategic options. My lord's decision to lead the charge is essentially a ploy to lure the enemy."

"Risk and reward are directly proportional."

"The most crucial point is that no one knows how much killing power my lord and Yinglong can unleash together. Perhaps the outcome will be more optimistic than we imagine."

"Even if my lord suffers losses on the front lines, he still has General Yue Bo to support him from the rear, so my lord can still retreat unscathed."

Given the situation, Li Hongshan couldn't come up with a better idea.

Nan Zhuo expressed his deep concern, saying, "The premise is that nothing unexpected happens in Iron Mang City. If anything unexpected happens, all our efforts in the Divine Realm will be in vain."

Li Hongshan's face was frosty, and a sense of crisis pierced his shoulders like two sharp swords.

……

The next day, early in the morning.

As the sun rises in the east, its golden rays spill across the horizon.

Inside the city lord's mansion, Yuwen Jun had just finished breakfast and sat upright on the city lord's throne. The memorials on the table were piled up like a mountain. Those with red characters were mainly from the military, while those with black characters were mainly about the people's livelihood and governance of the three cities.

Yuwen Jun was naturally the first to be responsible for handling the military's reports.

As long as Yuwen Jun returns, the factionalism and disputes among the lower-ranking soldiers will naturally be resolved. However, all the memorials here will soon be sent by Yue Bo or Xu Huanshan.

Matters concerning the deployment of troops and generals, large and small, required Yuwen Jun's personal review and approval.

As for those memorials focusing on people's livelihood and governance, they can be reviewed later. Moreover, Yuwen Jun does not intend to personally review the memorials with black characters. Since a soul mage has arrived, such matters can naturally be completely handed over to the soul mage.

Just as I was about to start writing, I heard hurried footsteps outside the door.

Looking up, he saw Li Hongshan, Yue Bo, Nan Zhuo, and Huo Mu had arrived.

"It's quite lively! What were the results of last night's discussion?" Yuwen Jun subconsciously stood up and invited the four of them to sit down.

Li Hongshan glanced at the three people beside him out of the corner of his eye, then bowed slightly and said to Yuwen Jun in a serious tone, "The result of the discussion is that Your Highness will personally take the lead and launch an attack on Changmao Prefecture."

"We are hoping that Your Highness will gain a strategic advantage."

Yuwen Jun slowly put down the vermilion brush in his hand, and a focused gaze swept over Huo Mu and Nan Zhuo. Seeing that the two men had firm and bright eyes, Yuwen Jun was certain that this was the conclusion they had drawn after careful deduction and calculation.

“Great! I’ve just entered the Lingxiao Realm and I’d like to show my skills. If I can gain a strategic advantage, that would be even better,” Yuwen Jun said with a cheerful smile.

Li Hongshan was stunned for a moment, narrowed his eyes slightly, and asked with a lack of confidence, "Does Your Highness really want to take the risk?"

Yuwen Jun smiled coldly and said, "I can roughly see the current situation. I'm not blind. Although I have deliberately strengthened the defense of Tie Mang City, and the Dean's White Deer Army will arrive in Tie Mang City soon, it is still uncertain whether the Dean and Zhen'an King can defend Tie Mang City together."

"Actually, the best outcome of the alliance between the Prince of Zhen'an and the Dean is to force the Demon Lord to reveal his trump card. As the fight progresses, they will naturally become unable to fight anymore. After all, I know how capable the two of them are."

"The Demon Realm has a deep foundation, so we have to proceed cautiously, one step at a time. This is a last resort!"

"In comparison, the Divine Realm is slightly weaker, so we can only gain an advantage and establish a foothold there first."

"If we fail to do this, we will be gradually devoured by the God-Demon Alliance sooner or later."

Li Hongshan was speechless once again.

Yuwen Jun laughed with an air of nonchalance, "Such a great responsibility, who else but me!" (End of Chapter)