Tian Yuan Xian Ji

Everyone saw the dispute between Tang Ning and Han Siyuan in the meeting hall at that time. It was obvious that the two had huge differences, and this difference was the result of a long period of time.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for two people who were both from the Taixuan Sect to end up arguing in the meeting hall.

Generally speaking, for important matters like this, each faction will first discuss privately with their own people to reach a consensus.

One of them is the master of Qingxuan Hall of Taixuan Sect and the commander-in-chief of the Qingzhou coalition forces, and the other is a favored child of heaven with the highest cultivation, the strongest strength, and the greatest prestige in Taixuan Sect. However, they had to refute each other in public, which shows the tension between them.

Since they were dissatisfied with Han Siyuan, they could only move closer to Tang Ning. After all, they had a mission and could not just leave Qingzhou because of a defeat in a war. They had to stay in Qingzhou and continue to fight against the demons.

If he wanted to get rid of Han Siyuan's dispatch in the future, he could only unite with Tang Ning.

"We are all serving the coalition forces, so we should do our best. I oppose Senior Brother Han's decision to attack Jinan County. It's not that I'm dissatisfied with Senior Brother Han, but it's a serious matter. I can't pretend to be ignorant. This is irresponsible."

"Listening to your words is worth ten years of reading. No wonder the Qingzhou coalition forces respect and admire Fellow Daoist Tang so much."

After the two chatted for a while, Yao Qingyuan said goodbye and left.

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After the Qingzhou coalition forces retreated from Jinan County, the demons did not immediately take advantage of the victory to advance. Instead, they continued to manage Jinan County and built many soul-transforming formations to transform various spirit veins into surging demonic energy.

Obviously, the demons are planning to stay in Qingzhou permanently, using Jinan County as their base and gradually expanding their territory.

Since this battle, Han Siyuan's prestige has plummeted. Many people in the Qingzhou coalition have complained about him, not only because he failed in the battle to advance to Jinan County, which he strongly advocated, but also because he has been sitting in the rear and refused to go to the front line in person. It was clearly he who advocated the attack on Jinan County, but he did nothing and sent others to fight to the death.

The most direct manifestation of this change is that during the coalition meeting, Han Siyuan's views and opinions were refuted in person without any hesitation on several occasions, which had never happened before.

No matter what, Han Siyuan was not only the master of Qingxuan Hall of Taixuan Sect, but also the long-time commander-in-chief of the Qingzhou coalition forces. Other senior coalition leaders still respected his opinions.

After this battle, it was obvious that more and more people began to doubt his ability. Some even discussed privately that they wanted to hold him accountable and deprive him of his position as leader of the coalition forces.

For example, Kong Rui and Zhu Zhiqing had hinted at this matter during a private meeting with Tang Ning, saying that Han Siyuan was not capable enough to be the leader of the coalition forces and that he should take the position.

But Tang Ning did not agree and politely rejected the proposal.

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Time flies, and several years have passed in a flash.

The Qingzhou coalition forces are currently maintaining a tense confrontation between Linzi County and Jinan County. Recently, the demon army seems to have become unable to hold back and is becoming more and more restless. The demon army has been launching exploratory attacks on the front-line camp of Linzi County. The situation is becoming more and more tense, and it seems like a storm is about to come.

In Linzi County, at the Qingzhou Allied Forces Headquarters, everyone gathered together again in the meeting hall.

Han Siyuan still sat in the main seat, his face expressionless. The impact of the failed attack on Jinan County made his usual friendly smile less and less common.

"The demon army is attacking the frontline camps in Jiangyue County and Anning County more and more frequently. According to intelligence, the demon army has gathered a large number of troops in the neighboring Xuyang County and Hongxing County, and seems to be planning a large-scale invasion. What do you think of this, fellow Taoists?"

No one in the hall responded, so Tang Ning spoke first: "I have said long ago that the demon army will not stay in Jinan County alone, and will attack Linzi County sooner or later. Now we have prepared fortifications, no matter what the demons do, we can just fight back."

"Based on the current situation, I judge that the demons are likely to launch a large-scale operation against Linzi County in the near future. This will be a battle for the survival of Qingzhou. If we cannot resist the offensive and defend Linzi County, the entire Qingzhou will fall into the hands of the demons."

“So I ask everyone to go to the front line to fight the enemy, no matter who they are, to do their best.”

His remarks were obviously directed at Han Siyuan, accusing him of hiding in the Allied Forces headquarters.

When these words were spoken, everyone had different expressions. Han Siyuan had a blank expression on his face. He ignored them and did not refute them.

"Fellow Daoist Tang is right. In this critical moment, the only way we can repel the demons and defend Qingzhou is to work together." Feng Yuliang spoke first.

As soon as he finished speaking, Yao Yuanqing also said: "We are assisting the Qingzhou coalition to fight against the demons. If there is any need, we will do our best to help." Everyone expressed their opinions. Tang Ning has now become the backbone of the coalition. Han Siyuan's suggestions are often refuted, but as soon as he opens his mouth, there will definitely be a chorus of people who agree with him. Therefore, Han Siyuan now expresses his opinions less and less.

"Fellow Daoist Tang, in your opinion, how should we arrange our deployment to guard against the large-scale attack that the demons may launch this time?" Lu Shiyuan asked.

"Jiangyue County and Anning County are our gateways. We must not let the demons take them easily. We must inflict heavy damage on them here. We only have two legions stationed in Jiangyue and Anning counties, which is far from enough."

"We currently have 23 complete legions. In my opinion, we will deploy four legions in Jiangyue County and four legions in Anning County. We will also send ten coalition officers to guard these two counties."

"Our second line of defense is Weiping County and Qiyuan County. We will also arrange four legions to garrison each county, and also send ten coalition officers to guard these two counties."

"We will also form two elite teams, led by four coalition officers, to support the front lines at any time..."

Tang Ning briefly explained the deployment of the troops, and everyone agreed without objection. Han Siyuan remained silent, and finally said expressionlessly: "Since everyone agrees, then deploy according to this plan."

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As expected by the Qingzhou coalition forces, a year later, the demons really led a large force to attack Linzi County. They also divided their troops into two groups, which set out from Xuyang and Hongxing counties and headed straight for Jiangyue and Anning counties.

This is exactly the opposite of the situation more than a decade ago. Before that, the coalition forces set out from Jiangyue and Anning counties with great momentum to capture Xuyang and Hongxing counties, but now the situation is reversed.

The demon attack was met with tenacious and fierce resistance from the coalition forces, resulting in heavy casualties. However, as the demons gradually increased their forces, the coalition forces began to retreat, and warships carrying the wounded kept coming and going.

Tang Ning was still guarding Weiping County, and warships from the front line were delivered to him almost every day.

As the demon army intensified its offensive, the war gradually entered a white-hot stage. After holding out for several years, Jiangyue County and Anning County were finally lost.

Although the total strength of the demon army is not as good as that of the Qingzhou coalition, its high-level combat power is very powerful. When repeated attacks failed, the high-level leaders of the demon clan went out together and sent a total of twenty Mahayana-level monsters to lead the two demon armies. This made the Jiangyue County and Anning County coalition forces completely unable to resist, and they had to retreat to the second line of defense in Linzi County.

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In Weiping County, everyone gathered in the majestic meeting hall.

Tang Ning sat in the main seat, with nine coalition officers sitting below him, and Kong Rui, Zhu Zhiqing, Feng Jingxing, and Gan Yuan on his left. The five of them had been stationed in Weiping County.

The five people on the right are Yao Yuanqing, Gu Xingyun, Zhou Buqun, Jiang Jue, and Lu Shiyuan. They were previously stationed in Ning'an County, but now they have all retreated to Weiping County.

When discussing the defense deployment, an arrangement had already been made that if the demons became too powerful and Ning'an and Jiangyue counties could not hold out for long, they could retreat to the second line of defense.

The troops stationed in Ning'an County retreated to Weiping County, and the troops stationed in Jiangyue County retreated to Qiyuan County.

"Fellow Daoist Tang, the demons came with great force this time. At the beginning, they only had four Mahayana cultivators leading the team. After we defeated them, the demons increased their strength. There are now ten Mahayana cultivators, led by a late Mahayana cultivator. This person has never appeared before, and he is not the late Mahayana demon that killed fellow Daoist Lu Zhiyuan." Yao Yuanqing said.

"That is to say, among the demons pouring into the Tianyuan Realm, there are at least two late Mahayana demons. They lead the demon army with unstoppable force, attacking cities and strongholds. We cannot defeat them on our own, and in order to avoid causing greater casualties, we can only withdraw from Ning'an County first and join your group."

Tang Ning nodded and said, "I have received a report from Jiangyue County. The late Mahayana demon that killed Fellow Daoist Lu is leading a group of demon soldiers and is heading towards Qiyuan County. I expect the demon soldiers from Ning'an County will soon flood into our county. The most important thing right now is to hold this line of defense."

Lu Shiyuan said: "If the demons don't send more troops, we can rely on our strength and the formation. Although we can't win the attack, the defense should be more than enough. I'm afraid that the demons will not be able to take the city for a long time and will continue to send more troops. Now we don't know how many great demons from the demons have arrived in Jinan County. Twenty have already appeared, and who knows how many are hiding behind them."

"Don't be discouraged, fellow Daoists. At least we didn't suffer any loss in Ning'an County and Jiangyue County. Even if all the monsters in Jinan County come out in full force, we will still be able to fight." Tang Ning said, and began to arrange the defense deployment: "Fellow Daoist Kong, Fellow Daoist Zhu, thank you two for guarding Tianhuo City."

"Feng Daoyou, Gan Daoyou, you will garrison Huaxing City."

"If the demons attack in large numbers, retreat back to headquarters."

Several people looked at each other and nodded. (End of this chapter)