Chapter 261: Seamless
Ye Qiluo looked at the generals discussing so enthusiastically below and did not know if she should agree.
The generals were talking so enthusiastically, as if this command center was very necessary. However, she did not understand why everyone was so enthusiastic about this command center. It seemed to be something that could not be delayed.
After the Great General raised this suggestion, it attracted the praise of many people. Everyone discussed it enthusiastically for a long time, but Ye Qiluo could not say a word.
The Great General suddenly stood up. As soon as the general stood up and everyone else shut their mouths, the scene instantly fell silent.
The Great General turned to look at Ye Qiluo. Just as Ye Qiluo was feeling confused, the general fell to one knee.
“General, what are you doing? You can’t do this!”
Ye Qiluo saw the Great General’s actions and hurriedly went up to help him up. However, he was tall and strong. How could a weak woman like her help him up?
The Great General said in a low voice, “City Lord, please make a decision as soon as possible. If you can’t make a decision early, I’m afraid the human race of Rong City will be in danger!”
Seeing the general’s desperate pet.i.tion, the other generals also knelt on the ground.
“City Lord, please give the order to set up the forward command center as soon as possible so that all of us soldiers can have a backbone to defeat the rebels!”
“City Lord, please give the order!”
“City Lord, please give the order!”
Ye Qiluo was confused as she listened to the shouts again and again. She did not know what to do and had lost the ability to think.
Everyone’s enthusiasm was for Rong City and the safety of the entire human race. This was everyone’s hard work.
Ye Qiluo watched in a daze and said solemnly, “Since this command center is so important, let’s set up a pre-war command center with the Great General as the core to coordinate this battle with the rebels!”
A gratified smile appeared on the Great General’s face. His eyes were very cold as he suddenly stood up. Ye Qiluo’s face was on the general’s chest and he blocked her.
“Thank you, City Lord! I will not disappoint you!”
“Thank you, City Lord, for saving the human race from danger!”
“Thank you, City Lord!”
Ye Qiluo felt relieved, as if she had suddenly lost a very, very heavy luggage. She slumped in her chair and looked at her uncles blankly.
Ye Qiluo, who was extremely confident in the past and could arrange everything very smoothly, could no longer be found. It was unknown when it started, but it seemed that ever since she saw Li Yuanqing, she had lost everything she had.
After the generals obtained what they wanted, they carried their heavy armor and left the hall. They did not look back.
Ye Qiluo was the only one left in the hall. She sat on the cold chair and looked at the table blankly. What had she been doing all her life? What had she been doing the first half of her life? She asked herself this, but she realized that she could not find an answer at all. Perhaps her parents had once told her that answer.
“Your mission is to shoulder the heavy responsibility of revitalizing the human race!”
Perhaps revitalizing the human race was Ye Qiluo’s mission for the rest of her life. She did not have any time for anything else, be it love or friendship.
Now, it was as if everything had suddenly fallen from Ye Qiluo’s shoulders. For a moment, Ye Qiluo did not know if it was true or false, whether it was good or bad. She only knew that she felt unprecedentedly relaxed. This relaxed feeling carried a little disappointment.
“What exactly is it?”
Ye Qiluo did not know what the emptiness in her heart was for, but every time she thought of this question, a familiar figure would appear in front of her eyes. That figure was so sunny and cute, with a faint smile on his face and the aura of a hero.
“Young Master Li…” Ye Qiluo muttered to herself as a tear fell from the corner of her eye.
After the generals left the City Lord Manor with the generals, they mounted their horses and rushed out of the city.
“The command center will be set at the south wall. The wall is where the command center is!”
The Great General immediately set his goal. He set his command post at the front. This was the place they had to defend. If the southern city wall was lost, the entire Rong City would be broken through. This was their last defense.
Rong City had a total of 100,000 soldiers. Although there were more than 100,000 rebels outside, they were all messy.
The 100,000 soldiers in Rong City were all elite soldiers. They were all carefully selected from various cultivators and were professional soldiers who had received absolute training.
The rebel army outside basically only had a few hundred thousand people. They only had these people left and were basically all soldiers.
In terms of strength, the strength of both sides was very different. After all, Rong City had Ye Qiluo and the others’ acc.u.mulation for so many years, so they had rich financial resources and their entire strength was very strong. In addition, they had trained well, so they should have the upper hand.
However, the rebel army was not to be underestimated. They had obtained a batch of very powerful Dharma artifacts at some point in time. These Dharma artifacts were basically consumable.
Moreover, many of them were very powerful. It was unknown who had created those half-human and half-beast creatures.
In this situation, both sides seemed to be evenly matched. It seemed like no one could have the absolute advantage.
The entire Rong City army divided the 100,000 people into six regiments.
Among them, the First Division only had ten thousand people, but they were the core of the core, the absolute core power.
All of them were above the fifth-grade Spirit Transformation Realm. With so many people, their combat strength was definitely off the charts. Moreover, they had obtained absolute advantage in equipment. They were equipped with good Dharma artifacts. This way, their combat strength would be stronger.
It could be said that it was the combination of all the strongest combat strength that could be gathered in Rong City. It was simply a heartless war machine.
The second, third, fourth, and fifth divisions were all ordinary corps, and the distribution of personnel was very standardized. Those who could reach the Spirit Transformation realm could bring a small group of people. They were considered a very agile mobile army.
The final sixth division was their city defense army. They only had ten thousand people, but they had mastered many array formations.
The core weapon of the city guards was the array formation. Less than half of their ten thousand people were usually guarding outside. Most of them were guarding the safety of the entire city in places that others could not see.
Such a ratio made their battle very balanced.
The strategy discussed by the general and the others was to first send out a division. They would split into three groups and advance from the side and front together, surrounding the place where the rebel army was about to gather.
They sent the Second Division to hara.s.s the gathering of the rebels. This was because the rebel army was currently building their own huge artillery base. After they built up those very powerful cannons, it would be a huge danger to the overall defense system.
Last time, they had been careless and allowed the other party to set up a camp without them noticing. This time, they had sensed something and naturally wanted to make a difference.
The Second Division split into three groups and headed towards the rebel army. They pressed over in a small group while the other divisions stayed where they were. The First Division was the core force and only the Great General could control it. No one else knew the movements of the First Division.
The commander sent by the Great General to the Second Division was a very famous general of the human race, Lin Fan.
Lin Fan was also at the peak of the Spirit Transformation realm. He was extremely powerful and had many years of combat experience. He could be said to have a huge advantage in such a situation. He was very at ease leading as the general of the Second Division.
Just like that, the Second Division was divided into three large groups and countless small groups under Lin Fan’s lead. They advanced towards the south together.
The Great General even sent out the third and fourth divisions to expand the overall defense line of Rong City to more than fifty miles away. What they wanted was to be able to block the enemy outside. This way, they could maximize the powerful advantage of their backup defense system.
With such an arrangement, Rong City was naturally safer. There had been no movement from the rebel army for a long time. They were just waiting for the Second Division to engage them in close combat and see who was stronger.
“I think the Great General’s arrangements are seamless. As long as we extend this front, we can advance, retreat, attack, and defend. Moreover, we can protect the defense of the periphery of Rong City. At that time, we can retreat and defend after exhausting their strength. These rebels will definitely be helpless.”
“That’s right, it’s wonderful! We can attack and defend, advance and retreat at will. We’re simply at ease. He’s a model of our learning.”
The remaining generals were all bragging about the Great General’s arrangements. Everyone was already deeply dissatisfied with Ye Qiluo’s indecisive style. They were very happy to have such an opportunity to take the initiative to attack. Moreover, they had won more than they lost against the rebel army. They had always considered themselves to be orthodox.
Although it was unknown where these rebels had obtained such a batch of powerful Dharma artifacts, it did not affect the overall situation.
“Everyone, don’t be so relaxed. You have to know that since these rebels can obtain such powerful strength, and from the previous battle, there are many strange people among them. They have most likely reached a cooperation with the demons.”
The Great General was still a little conflicted about the situation this time. After all, they did not have a complete advantage in the current situation.
“These rebels don’t have any bottom line. It’s normal for them to seek strength from the demons. However, these bandits are bandits after all. They won’t be able to achieve anything. In my opinion, they just have to spend more effort.”
“That’s right. As long as we get rid of the City Lord’s leadership, it will be easy for us to defeat this rebel army under the wise and mighty leadership of the Great General. We don’t have to worry at all.”
“That little girl, Ye Qiluo, was fine in the past. She could still think of some good ideas, but now, she feels like a different person.”
“Isn’t that so? Ever since she met Young Master Li, she’s been talking about him every day. Only that Young Master Li. If you ask me, a grown girl can’t be kept at home. Girls ultimately have to be like this. I’ve long said that the old City Lord’s life is not good. He only gave birth to a daughter, so she can’t bear any responsibility.”
“Alright, let’s not talk about this now. Let’s get through the current crisis first.”
As they were chatting, the Great General looked out of the tent. He felt that he had not received news for a long time. Normally speaking, their sentries should have come in to report five or six times every hour. In fact, at the most critical moment, they should have come in more than ten times every hour.
However, after an hour, there was no movement in front of them at all. How was the progress of the Second Army? Where was the Second Army now? Did they exchange fire with the enemy? There was no report of this at all.
This made the Great General feel a faint pain in his heart.
“Something’s wrong. Where did the sentry go?”
“That’s true. According to the rules, the sentries should be rushing back to announce their victory now. But why hasn’t there been any movement after so long? Could it be that the people from the Second Division haven’t arrived yet? Or they can’t find them?”
“That’s hard to say.”
The generals had their own guesses, but they could not figure out what kind of situation would make the sentries in front unable to send any news back. Moreover, after waiting for half an hour, there was still no news. Something was wrong.
Almost two hours had pa.s.sed, but the sentries seemed to have broken off. There was no news for a long time.
There was news of sentries in the middle, but it was from other directions. There was no news from the Second Division at the front line.
The Great General finally sensed that something was wrong.
“Oh no, could it be an ambush?” The Great General cursed in his heart. At this moment, a voice suddenly came from outside. “Report!”
The group pushed open the door and ran out. A horse galloped past outside and stopped at the door. It rolled off the back of his horse. It was a charred soldier.
The warrior’s entire body was burned beyond recognition. His back was even on fire just now. Now, he was rolling on the ground with white smoke coming out of his mouth.
“Report… report…”
The Great General hurriedly took action. A thick spiritual energy was poured into the soldier’s body, temporarily stabilizing his life.