The Emperor is Above

Chapter 509: Major Adjustment of Strategic Layout (460+ additional chapters) Second update
"It's not a possibility, it's a certainty!"

Qing Yi said with a firm look, "Without the support of its own crystal mines, the Ghost Witch Tribe would never have a giant beast puppet army of this scale.

Relying solely on external trade to obtain crystals is not enough to support the huge demand and consumption of the giant beast puppets, and the crystals purchased will also be diverse.

Now that the world is in chaos, even if the princes of various countries are greedy for money and forget their principles, they will not sell such a large-scale crystal reserve at one time.

Therefore, judging from the quality of this batch of crystals, it is an indisputable fact that there are crystal deposits in the swamp where the Ghost Witch Tribe’s lair is located.”

“That’s great!”

Gongsun Wu was surprised and delighted and said, "The consumption of crystal stones in Longcheng Fengtu is huge now. It is already difficult for the elders of Longjiu family to meet the demand by going deep into the mountains and forests to collect them.

If there are crystal mines available for mining in the Lishui Lake where the Ghost Witch Tribe's lair is located, it can at least meet our needs for a few years.

No wonder the Ghost Witch Tribe has been entrenched in the Great Marsh for nearly a thousand years. It’s not just because of the natural dangers here, their ancestors were good at choosing places.”

Gongsun Wu's ridicule caused everyone to laugh. In their opinion, the main force of the Ghost Witch Tribe had been destroyed, and everything in the Daze lair was within their reach.

Even if there are still 200,000 or 300,000 elderly, weak, women and children, they will have no power to resist after losing all armed protection.

"It seems that our previous strategic layout must be adjusted significantly!"

Qing Yi smiled and watched everyone joke around for a few seconds, then looked around at everyone and slowly pondered, "Lishui Lake has crystal stone deposits, and it is also a large lake with abundant water and grass. This piece of land must be controlled by me.

If Yangwu City and Xuanwei City can be controlled, the area between the three will be a very stable and safe area, which is enough to accommodate a large number of people to settle and farm.

Therefore, the original plan to relocate the people of Xuanwei City was cancelled. Not only can we not abandon Xuanwei City, but we must also build it into a strong city. "

By drawing the entire Xing State and Yunling's topography and cities on the map, one can keenly discover why the Ghost Witch Tribe is obsessed with Yangwu City, not only because it is very close to the Ghost Witch Tribe's lair.

The shape of the northern border is like a deformed dumbbell, or a somewhat strange gourd, and Yangwu City is right at the thin waist.

To the west of Yangwu City are six cities, namely Huolu City, Beilin City, Baiqiu City, Biancheng, Yanhu City and Hecheng. Among them, Yanhu City and Hecheng are slightly further south, and Qing Yi did not pass through them when he came.

To the west of Yangwu City are five cities, namely Xuanwei City, Shepherd City, Wucheng, Liehu City and Bailang City. Wucheng and Bailang City are next to a mountain range bordering the State of Dai.

It can be seen from this that Yangwu City is the key node for controlling the east and west of the entire northern border, and it controls the east-west transportation of the twelve cities in the entire northern border.

When the Ghost and Witch Tribe controlled the natural barrier of Lishui Lake, Yangwu City was the weak link among the twelve cities and faced many dangers.

However, if Daze is controlled by Qing Yi, building a city here will form a stable triangular area with Yangwu City and Xuanwei City.

This piece of land is one or two thousand miles from east to west and one thousand five hundred miles from north to south. To the south is the vast natural barrier of the Daze Lake, to the southwest is the vast salt lake, to the north is the rolling Yunling Mountains, and there are strong cities on the east and west sides as defenses. It is far more suitable for settling the population than the Dragon City.

The most advantageous place is undoubtedly the canyon where Shi Ling and Qinghua are located, a thousand miles to the north. Even if the Xianyu people and the Yuezhi people break through the border town and Gaocheng, it will not affect the safety here.

"If the lord intends to occupy Xuanwei City, I am willing to lead the central camp of the Dragon City Guards there!" Liu Yi was unable to take part in the war before, and in the end he only led his troops to pursue the enemy to the north. Now he took the initiative to volunteer with an eager look in his eyes.

Qing Yi smiled and nodded, saying: "Then I'll trouble you for a while, Brother Liu. I will let Shi Ludan cooperate with you and pay more attention to the cities in the east.

If Dai State really falls to the Yuezhi and other foreign tribes, it would be best to relocate the people as quickly as possible. Also, if there are any Dai State refugees, they can be relocated as much as possible."

When Qing Yi said this, he was paying attention to Shi Dazhu's expression. The old man just frowned but remained silent. It was obvious that he still favored his side in his heart.

"Chirp--" A loud bird call suddenly interrupted Qing Yi's joy.

I saw a fat, fiery red bird the size of a fist flying in like lightning, landing in front of Qing Yi and eating him without any courtesy.

"Huh? Isn't this a dragon bird? Why is it so rude?" Fu Shou's eyebrows suddenly raised, with a somewhat displeased expression.

“Chirp—”

The dragon bird, as a fifth-grade vicious bird, could of course understand other people's language. It ate without any courtesy while stretching out its little claws, which actually contained a paper roll.

Looking at the funny movements of the fiery red fat bird, Qing Yi took down the paper roll with amusement, unfolded it carefully, and said in surprise:
"It's a letter written by Mr. Beigong. It's about a great victory in Yangwu City! We completely wiped out the 50,000-strong invading Ghost Witch Army, and killed two Ghost King warriors in battle."

"Wan Sheng!"

When the retainers heard the good news, they cheered.

Great victories were won on both battlefields at the same time, and both Ghost Witch armies were completely destroyed, which also meant that the Ghost Witch Tribe had lost all its power.

"Daniu, go tell the two captains Shen Bumie and Shen Buhai the good news. Tomorrow I will lead my troops to attack the Lishui Lake and completely wipe out the Ghost Witch Tribe!"

Qing Yi watched Daniu leave happily, and then wrote a letter urgently and tied it carefully to the claws of the dragon bird.

"Longque, Longque, I want to send this letter to Qinghua, inviting her to lead the Dryad Corps into the Great Swamp to hunt the Ghost Witch Tribe together."

“Chirp—”

The chubby dragon bird tilted its little head as if it was thinking, and actually stretched out a wing, clearly asking for favors.

"Haha, you are very clever!"

Qing Yi directly threw a crystal to it, which immediately made the chubby dragon bird squint its eyes happily and hold the crystal tightly in its arms.

July was extremely hot in the summer, and it was also a time of frequent rain and flooding. Fighting in the Lishui Lake, which was full of ponds and swamps, was much more difficult than fighting in the wilderness.

Qing Yi decided to lead only a small number of troops and most of the strong men into battle, including the private army led by Shi Dazhu and Wang Mangyuwang, and the 3,000 men in the left camp under Gongsun Wu.

Of course, the mountain cat Dabao, the little flying bear, the exotic beast totem, the giant kong ape, the civet cat, the little fox, the big rooster and his family, and the great wild dragon eagle are all indispensable.

In addition, there is a reorganized team of 2,000 people from the Zhongzhou coalition led by Shen Bumie and Shen Buhai, as well as a 440-man mage battalion.

Although the army was reduced to only about 6,000 people, the food and supplies required were still a lot, but Qing Yi felt that this was simpler.

From Yangwu City, you can go downstream along the Hutiao River to reach the Lishui Lake. There are many lakes, marshes and rivers in the lake that are interconnected, which fully utilizes the advantages of water transportation.

The only drawback is that there are countless water beasts, alligators, turtles and the like living in the swamp, and the ships must be reinforced with rune formations to withstand the attacks of these strange beasts and water beasts.

Fortunately, the Dragon City now has plenty of rune crossbows and crystal bombs. As long as they are not afraid of the ships being overturned, they will have no problem protecting themselves.

After making all the preparations, Qing Yi led his troops to the lake without stopping. However, from the first day he entered the Lishui Lake, he felt a strange tingling sensation on his scalp.

The next two chapters will be after 10pm

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