After the immortal disappeared

Yuan Xuan explained calmly, "It's just a little trick of the immortals. The Xushan Mountain where our Heavenly Palace is located used to be the territory of the Dahuan Sect. This sect would erect a boundary marker on the border. The runes on the marker are like the black dragon mark, which cannot be scraped off or wiped off, and can even glow. Once an external enemy invades, the sect will be warned. The Nine Nether Emperor used this little trick to play tricks and fool the world."

Seeing how he made light of it, everyone was skeptical.

Another person said, "Even if the Dragon God is fake, it is true that the army formed by the Nine Nether Emperor is very powerful. We heard that when they first started the rebellion, each team only had a few thousand people, and they absorbed new soldiers like a snowball, and in the end the army grew tenfold."

They were worried because this was also their practice: every time they captured a place, they would absorb troops on the spot and then move on to the next position.

As long as we win battles, the number of troops will increase.

This is the problem that all forces are facing right now: when they wake up, their former neighbors have become the Dragon God Army!

It's like standing on a solitary reef in the sea, with huge waves surging in front, behind, and on all sides, and the small space under your feet is also precarious.

If the waves are bigger, will I be blown into the sea?

This worry and fear are now making every force unable to sleep or eat.

Qingyang raised his cup and drank a sip of warm tea: "Since the army of Emperor Jiuyou is like a torrent, why didn't it overwhelm all the lords present?"

Someone said, "It is easy for the Dragon God Army to take but difficult to abandon, and they are not just going for a head-on attack. From what my lord has seen, the Dragon God Army has not touched a single tough opponent."

Another messenger added, "Not really. The leader of the group coming from the west is called Qiu Hu, and he is also very fierce. The army led by the Dragon God, uh, the Emperor Jiuyou himself, is even more fierce and fierce. Attacking cities and strongholds is no problem for him. It took him less than a month to destroy Luodian!"

"The fact that you are all sitting here and talking to me shows that Jiuyou's army is strong on the outside but weak on the inside. There are too few truly powerful soldiers and generals! Otherwise, they would have swept through like a whirlwind. Why would they have missed your territories?" Qingyang said softly, "Not only do I see this clearly, but your lords also see it clearly. Otherwise, they would have just raised their hands and surrendered. Why did they send you here to listen to the old woman's nagging?"

The envoys exchanged a few pleasantries and then got down to business:

"Qingyang Guardian invited us here, so he must have some strategies to teach us?"

"Of course." Qing Yang gave an affirmative answer, "Jiuyou is coming with such a strong momentum, but he is actually trying to cover up his own shortcomings by taking the initiative. You all just need to use your own strengths to attack his weaknesses."

"Please give me some advice, Lord Protector."

"The Jiuyou army may seem large in scale, but in fact, it has expanded rapidly like a snowball by absorbing surrendered soldiers, bandit troops, and peasants from all over the country. There are less than one real vanguard and warrior in a hundred." Qingyang said in a clear voice, "Let alone whether he can manage well, can such a team really have any combat effectiveness? They only know to rush forward when they hear the drums, without understanding flags and orders, formations and queues, and can't even distinguish between retreat and escape. What's the difference between such an army and a mob?"

Someone immediately echoed: "Yes, these rookies can only fight when the wind is favorable. Once they get into a stalemate or show the slightest sign of defeat, they will immediately collapse and have no will to fight at all."

Qingyang smiled slightly: "So, what kind of soldiers and generals do your lords have?"

"My master was besieged by the enemy at Huxi Rock for three days and three nights. He fought off the enemy several times and finally broke out, killing two generals."

"It took my brother seventy-six days to capture the city of Qi'an. He exhausted the city until it ran out of arrows and food, and finally opened the city to surrender."

"When our General Guo was still serving the Yao Kingdom, he once led his army on a raid for seven days and seven nights, even passing through the black sand swamp that ate countless people, to rush to the front line to support Xue Zongwu and defeat the Luodian army!"

The envoys braced themselves and began to report their lords' achievements. As long as the Heavenly Palace was pleased, they would get a bigger share of the resources later.

"Your lord's army has been trained for at least a year, right?"

Everyone laughed and said, "One year is not enough. Those who have been with our lord through thick and thin are veterans who have been through life and death for at least three to five years."

"Then everyone, look at Jiuyou's army. Isn't it too large and useless, wasting food and resources?" Qingyang casually summoned a sand table and tapped on it a few times. "He knows his own shortcomings, so he began to gather troops to these places for training. For example, in Duocheng, the scouts I sent out reported that there are at least 100,000 people gathered there."

"The territory that Jiuyou has occupied is already large enough, and now we are going to conduct large-scale military training. I think everyone understands what this means."

The light made everyone's face look grim.

Why did the Nine Nether Emperor want to train his troops? Obviously, there were still tough battles to fight.

Where does the tough battle come from? Of course, it comes from the various forces present today!

Judging from the attitude shown by Emperor Jiuyou, he will never stop until he has annexed the entire continent!

"Delusion!" the Guo family's messenger muttered, "Where on earth did such a lunatic come from?"

Someone replied, "Could it really be below the Netherworld?"

Everyone was glaring at him. Would he say anything?

"If he really trains his troops well, guess what he will do next? Anyway, the first battle will never take place in Yao Country."

No need to guess, I will use those present here as an example.

So everyone immediately asked, "What good plan does the Dharma Protector have?"

"Whatever he wants to do, we should do the opposite and wreak havoc." Qingyang pointed at the sand table. "Doesn't he want to train his troops properly? It could take three months at the shortest and half a year at the longest. During this period of time, not only will he not have the energy to deal with you, but he will also not be able to defend the territory he conquered earlier. I've said that his army is large but ineffective. It's quite difficult to defend such a large territory that he conquered in the early stage! Why don't you add fuel to the fire and cause more chaos for him?"

The messengers looked at each other and asked, "Does the Lord Protector want us to harass the enemy's rear?"

"You have also studied Jiuyou's territory, right? Every time the Dragon God Army conquers a place, they must take away the local army and only leave a part of the garrison. In other words, the cities conquered by the Dragon God Army are now poorly guarded, and there are no elite soldiers or generals guarding them at all."

"He conquered such a large territory in the early stage, but now it has become his weak spot! It will be as easy as taking something out of a bag for you to attack it. If everyone here is willing to join forces, it will be even easier."

An envoy said, "It's not difficult to capture a single city, but what good will it do us? Once the Dragon God comes out, he will come to us first!"

"If only one or two forces do this, the Dragon God can defeat them calmly. But if everyone takes action, the war will spread to the Dragon God's territory and he won't be able to save them, let alone stop them." Qingyang responded calmly, "This is the power of collective wisdom and strength, and it is also the reason for our meeting today."