The most frightening thing in war is being led by the enemy. Therefore, after roughly deducing Dapeng's plan and purpose, the Duke of England did not blindly change the combat strategy of the Celestial Empire's army. Instead, he first ordered the staff group to conduct a comprehensive, in-depth and rigorous discussion on Dapeng's movements, the situation of the outer ring of Baiwan Mountains, and various changes in Baiwan Mountains in the near future, and to form a document. This was followed by a military-wide general-level meeting. If the speed of time flowing between the earth and the underworld was not sixty to one, Duke Cheng, Duke Jing, and the generals under their command would also have attended the meeting. Soldiers act with vigor and determination. The staff held a big discussion half an hour ago, and a general-level combat meeting was held half an hour later. At the suggestion of the Duke of England, the Chief of Staff made a phased summary of all aspects of the campaign, reported the important intelligence obtained, described the new changes in the situation, and reiterated the strategic goal of the Celestial Empire's expedition to the Million Mountains. More than 200 generals listened quietly to the chief of staff's report. The atmosphere in the meeting hall was very serious. "The above is the entire content of the staff group's interim summary of this campaign. The report is complete."

The Chief of Staff spoke fluently about the contents of the urgently prepared document and breathed a sigh of relief. After saluting the Duke of England and the generals present, he returned to his seat and sat down. The Duke of England then stood up and had something to say. A swish sound. The chief of staff who had just sat down, along with more than 200 generals, stood up at the same time, with their bodies straight and upright. "Everyone, take a seat." The British man pressed his right hand in vain. Swish! The more than 200 generals and chiefs of staff attending the meeting sat down again in unison. Soldiers obey orders. As the commander-in-chief, every order of the Duke of England must be strictly implemented. Glancing at everyone, the Duke of England spoke in a deep voice, "Three years ago, I left the capital and came to the southwest. His Majesty summoned me the night before I left and gave me instructions." Swish! All the people present stood up at the same time, standing straight and solemnly. This time, the Duke of England did not let the Chief of Staff and more than 200 generals sit back. Because what he wanted to relay were His Majesty's words. The British public said: "Your Majesty asked me, is the territory of the Celestial Empire, nine provinces within and eighteen provinces outside, a total of twenty-seven provinces, sufficient? I was about to answer that it was not enough, but His Majesty stopped me and told me that it was enough. His Majesty said that the most fertile land in this world is in the hands of the Celestial Empire, which is enough to feed billions of people in the Celestial Empire. The Ice Demon Realm, the Overseas Demon Gate, the Ten Thousand Demons Desert, and the Millions of Mountains are all bitter and cold places. Food is tasteless and there is no benefit in occupying them. However, the Celestial Empire had to continue conquering them. Why?

Because the Celestial Empire has existed for more than a thousand years, but it is still not stable enough and may collapse at any time! If the Celestial Empire does not expand outward and strengthen itself, nothing good will happen to it. Therefore, successive emperors of the Celestial Empire were actively expanding abroad. Then His Majesty asked me again, the Celestial Empire has 7749 guards. With such a strong military force, why is it that no more than 10 guards can be used for foreign conquests? Why do ten guards have to rotate instead of forty-nine guards sending out at the same time? Even if we can't go out together, can we send out twenty guards? I am speechless. ” The words were not loud, but they exploded like thunder in the hearts of the generals present. If the king is not secretive, his ministers will lose; if the ministers are not secretive, they will lose their virginity; if several things are not secretive, it will cause harm. The Duke of England has always been good at commanding the army and acting prudently, so it is natural that he was not leaking secrets when he said this, but was trying to unify ideas. Therefore, all the generals present at the meeting knew that what the Duke of England was going to say next would inevitably have a major impact on the battle situation in Baiwan Dashan and even on the strategy of the Celestial Empire for a long period of time in the future. And this impact is not just what the British public wants to see. What’s more important is your Majesty’s will! I heard the British Duke's voice suddenly become majestic: “His Majesty said that within five years, he would wipe out the Icefield Demon Realm and pacify the Beginningless Sea. Now, only three years have passed, and His Majesty has accomplished the two things he wanted to do. You may ask, we are in the southwest, in the Baiwan Mountains, and I was summoned by His Majesty the night before coming to the southwest. Doesn’t His Majesty have any plans for the southwest? Have! Of course! Your Majesty's plans have always been open plots!" Having said that, Britain once again looked around at the generals present, and was very satisfied to see that everyone was maintaining the most solemn and serious appearance. A soldier should act like a soldier. Then, the Duke of England continued, "Just now, the Chief of Staff reiterated that the strategic goal of this expedition to the Million Mountains is not to seize land or plunder people. For the Celestial Empire, the land and population of the Million Mountains are not spoils of war, but burdens. Do you understand?" "understand!" More than 200 generals responded loudly in unison. "tell me," The Duke of England's voice also grew louder, "What is the strategic goal of this expedition to the Million Mountains?" "Establish the order of the underworld in the Celestial Empire!" More than 200 generals answered loudly in unison. The Duke of England's eyes suddenly sparkled: "This is your majesty's conspiracy! What your majesty wants, what the court wants, is always the power of the netherworld that can be used by the Celestial Empire!" After saying this, Duke Ying changed his way of speaking: "After you go back, inform the entire army of this strategic goal. This time, the Celestial Empire is conquering the Million Mountains. What it wants is to seize the power of the netherworld that can be used by the Celestial Empire and improve the Celestial Empire's netherworld order, not the gains and losses of a city or a place!" "promise!" More than 200 generals obeyed the order solemnly.

The Duke of England then waved his hand and said, "Chief of Staff, send down the next phase of the battle plan and reiterate it." The chief of staff responded immediately, called the staff from outside the tent, and presented each general with a paper document of the battle plan. Even though they had studied this battle plan many times in private, each general carefully read it from beginning to end in front of the Duke of England. After confirming that there were no changes to the content of the next phase of the battle plan, all the generals looked at the Duke of England who was sitting at the head, waiting for instructions. The Duke of England spoke calmly, "The enemy fights the enemy, and we fight ours. After you go back, shrink the front line according to the plan and defend the base. If an emergency occurs, abandon the less important forward bases as appropriate, merge the troops according to the affiliation, and defend the core base. You are all veterans who are experienced in battle. You know when to defend, when to attack, and when to retreat. Don't make mistakes, and don't let His Majesty down." Having said this, the Duke of England stood up again and said, "Okay, let's adjourn the meeting." More than 200 generals saluted the Duke of England and watched him walk out of the tent before leaving one after another. After returning to their respective units, they immediately followed the Duke of England's instructions and the established next phase of the battle plan and retracted their previously heavily punched fists in an orderly manner. Completely switch from offensive and stalemate to defensive. For a moment, the situation in the outer ring of the Million Mountains changed again. The Celestial Empire's army, which had originally created such a huge momentum, has ceased its activities. Instead, the issue of many evil cultivators, ghost cultivators, and alien forces moving out of the outer ring has become a hot topic. Panic quickly developed and spread at an extremely fast speed. Those forces that did not have sufficient capacity to relocate, and those forces that had sufficient capacity but were unable to sever their original ties in a short period of time, chose to riot in panic. After receiving instructions from the Duke of England and the hundred and eight geniuses who had gathered at the Five Fingers Mountain from all directions and gained a foothold, they saw that the outer ring was in complete chaos. Without the oppression of the Celestial Empire's army, the civil war between the millions of mountain humans, alien species, and dark fairies/monsters, which had lasted for thousands of years, broke out once again. And the intensity is extremely high. Those forces that have already moved out or want to move out of the outer ring naturally don't want to be dragged into the quagmire and move unsteadily. However, the abandoned forces will never let the other party go too easily. The dark goblins/monsters that were targeted by the will of millions of mountains continuously poured out from various underground caves, indiscriminately attacking every force, regardless of whether they were human or alien, and regardless of whether the other party moved or not. Anyway, from the perspective of dark fairies/monsters, humans, alien species and even the will of millions of mountains are all enemies! No matter which side you meet, just deal with it. On the contrary, the forward base of the Celestial Empire’s army was not attacked by the dark goblins/monsters. "Do you understand?" In an underground cave near Wuzhi Mountain, Dong Shou turned his head and asked Wei Fengge and Yang Tianci. Although the geniuses were ordered to station at Wuzhi Mountain, observe changes in the situation, and choose the time to carry out the original harassment combat missions, they would never set up camp on Wuzhi Mountain. The geniuses all know who the Wutong demon is. What if the other party reforms and tries to make amends for his crime? Until it is completely cleansed, it is not worth the trust. Didn’t you see that Tao Tie’s eight followers and one ghost did not oppose the decision of the geniuses? Tao Tie has some connection with this Five-Power Demon Taoist!

This underground cave is the headquarters of the geniuses. At the moment, there are only Dong Shou, Yang Tianci and Wei Fengge. The other geniuses are still operating outside in the form of twelve teams, collecting information and looking for opportunities to fight. Yang Tianci stared at the surrounding terrain map without any intention of speaking. Wei Fengge snorted unhappily: "Your question is too vague, please explain it more clearly." Dong Shou also snorted in annoyance: "I must be asking why the dark goblins did not attack my Celestial Empire army. What do you think I would ask you? Ask you why the situation has changed so quickly and so drastically during this period of time? Even if I asked you, would you be able to answer it?" Wei Fengge's eyes widened, revealing anger: "What medicine did you take wrong? Why are you so angry?" Yang Tianci on the side suddenly said: "He wanted to find Tao Tie, but he didn't find him." "Looking for Tao Tie?" Wei Fengge frowned, "Dong Wangba, why do you always think about looking for Tao Tie? Could it be that you don't actually admire him, but always want to compete with him?" Dong Shou was not angered, and said calmly: "Duke Ying has clearly told all the forces in the Million Mountains that no matter what they do, what the Celestial Empire wants is the netherworld authority that will help improve the netherworld order of the Celestial Empire. We all know that the netherworld authority of the Million Mountains is divided into three parts: one is Hades, the second is Osiris, and the third is Yamaraja." After a brief pause, Dong Shou emphasized: “Hades is supported by the will of the Million Mountains, and the Celestial Empire… has a certain tacit understanding with the will of the Million Mountains. Yama Castle of Yamaraja has been besieged by the armies led by two dukes. Judging from all the signs, he should be crouching somewhere now, planning to strike at Yamaraja and try to bite something off. But based on my understanding of him, his target is most likely... Osiris! This is why I asked you, to understand why the dark goblins did not attack the Celestial Empire’s army. I feel a lot of contradictions, and I want to borrow your perspective as an outsider to introduce different thoughts and views. " "Oh, that's how it is." Wei Fengge nodded in a drawn-out tone, but then changed the subject, "So you still want to compete with Tao Tie." This sentence successfully made Dong Shou roll his eyes helplessly. But the funny little episode ended there. Wei Fengge said seriously: "Let's not talk about whether Tao Tie really wants to attack Osiris, nor whether the Celestial Empire has any ideas or plans to attack Osiris. In my opinion, we can't confuse the Dark Fairy with Osiris. The Dark Fairy is the Dark Fairy, and Osiris is Osiris. The Dark Fairy's worship of the Styx points to Osiris. Is there a possibility that it is to counter the will of the millions of mountains? After all..." At this point, Wei Fengge's mouth curled up into an inexplicable smile: "The dark goblins are native to the Million Mountains, but they were not created by the will of the Million Mountains. The two are naturally on opposite sides, and it is a life-and-death relationship." Yang Tianci put away the map, stood up and said, "Let's not talk nonsense. The dark elves did not attack the Chinese army and the forward base because they are rational and will not create another mortal enemy when the Chinese did not actively attack them." Dong Shou seemed to be thinking about something after hearing this. Or rather, he had actually known this truth a long time ago. Asking Wei Fengge and Yang Tianci, maybe it was because they really wanted to compete with Tao Tie, but they didn't even know where Tao Tie was or what he was doing, so they felt annoyed and just made up things to talk about. "Why are you going?" Wei Fengge immediately ignored the upset Dong Shou, stood up and followed Yang Tianci, asking as they walked.

Yang Tianci replied: "Go find Wutong." "What are you looking for him for?" "In war, the key factors are the weather, terrain, and people. I have people, but the weather is not in my hands, so I must fight for the terrain. Since Wutong is willing to change his ways and has put it into action, he deserves some trust." "What you want to say is actually worth using." "He can hear you." "A gentleman is open and honest." Wei Fengge straightened his chest and walked out of the underground cave with Yang Tianci: "I never hide my vigilance and desire to use him, just like he never hides his scheming." "well said." Wutong's voice came from the top of the Middle Finger Peak. "I am honored to be used by you geniuses. It reflects my value. I wonder if you two geniuses have any errands for me to do. Just tell me and I will complete the task." Yang Tianci, Wei Fengge and Dong Shou, who came from behind, were stunned for a moment when they saw Wu Tong standing on the top of the mountain, with his long robe fluttering in the wind, his temperament calm and indifferent, and the great changes that made him seem like two different people. Is this still a demon? (End of this chapter)