In late May, the dark clouds of Shangguancheng were overwhelming, lightning and thunder roared, and heavy rain fell like a pour.

Compared with the heavy rain, the rebellion of Fengyun City and Li Jiazhuang is the biggest crisis facing the entire Shangguan City, and even the entire alliance. Ten days ago, Fengyun City and Li Jiazhuang colluded with the Bloodthirsty Gate to raise the banner against the rule of the Scattered Cultivation Alliance, which was like a catastrophe for this already loose alliance.

Fengyun City and Li Jiazhuang jointly raised 500,000 troops, rampaged, crushed the weakest Night City in three days, wiped out the army of Night City, the city lord Zhou Tianliang was martyred, and few of the rest escaped, facing the brutal rebel alliance, the other cities controlled by the city lord trembled and panicked.

For a long time, the Scattered Cultivation Alliance and the Bloodthirsty Sect are still allies, although there is a gap, but it can generally be maintained, this time the Bloodthirsty Gate suddenly attacked, and the Scattered Cultivation Alliance was caught off guard and suffered heavy losses.

The original Six Cities Alliance was the largest area controlled by the Scattered Cultivation Alliance in the Western Continent. Once lost, it will seriously shake the foundation of the Scattered Cultivation Alliance, and in the face of the crisis, the high-level leaders of the Scattered Cultivation Alliance were furious and brazenly attacked, and the masters of the Scattered Cultivation Alliance and the masters of the Bloodthirsty Gate fought one after another, the heavens and the earth were discolored, the rivers were diverted, and the mountains collapsed and the ground cracked.

The loss of the Tianji master is unbearable for both sides, and the discoloration of the mountains and rivers caused by the Tianji master's action is also intolerable to other forces in this world, under the mediation of the Immortal Sect and the Liuyun Sect, the two sides temporarily stopped and made an agreement, the world is in the world, and the masters above the middle level of the prefecture are not allowed to participate, and the victory or defeat is decided by the city lord and the kingdom under the control, and the violators will be destroyed together.

Mu Tianxiang and Shangguan Qingyun went through thick and thin, and led the army back to the stormy Shangguan City in three days.

The rebellion of Fengyun City and Lijiazhuang, coupled with the destruction of Night City, caused the loss of the land to the west of the Alliance. Shangguancheng inevitably became the front line of the war. Around Shangguan City, a million-strong army composed of Mingjian Villa, Monkey Head Ridge and Shangguan City gathered.

Mu Tianxiang didn't care about going home, so he accompanied Shangguan Qingyun to the City Lord's Mansion. Originally, Mu Tianxiang was not qualified to attend the meeting, but I don't know what Shangguan Haoran had for letting Mu Tianxiang attend the meeting. When I entered the City Lord's Mansion, I heard the noise and arguments of people inside.

"What else is there to discuss, since the alliance high-level has spoken, we will lead the army to push over and fight to the death......

"Where is the decisive battle, how to fight?" have you considered?" someone asked.

"I think it's better to combine the favorable terrain of Shangguan City, defend on the spot, and destroy the invading enemy...... someone suggested.

"Defend on the spot, what if they don't come? Wait a few years, the Bloodthirsty Gate will digest the territory it now controls, and then attack again, what will we ...... resist?" someone objected.

......

The hall was chaotic, arguing, expressing their opinions, and arguing into a pot of porridge.

With a "bang", the Tianji master sent by the Scattered Cultivation Alliance, who was sitting on the main seat, smashed the case table made of dark iron wood with one palm, and the sawdust was one after another, and the breath of the heavenly pole emanated, and the hall personnel were instantly silent, and everyone was silent.

"After arguing for three days, I didn't come up with an effective way, you city lords, who were originally also disciples of the alliance, have now come out, established their own forces, and have their own families, has the glory and wealth of the world consumed your will in the past few years, and now you are afraid to do anything, and you are suffering from gains and losses. ”

"Some of you may have other ideas, thinking about preserving your strength, but you can't beat it, follow the example of Fengyun City and Li Jiazhuang, surrender it, exchange for glory and wealth, and continue to enjoy. I tell you, don't even think about it, you have this idea, what did you do earlier, surrender now, it's too late, look at the tragedy of Night City, they will not accept this childish idea of continuing to be the city lord after you surrender. It would be nice not to kill you for a while. ”

"If you fail, although the alliance will suffer heavy losses, the alliance can continue to invest a lot of resources to support other forces, and start from a new layout, it may not be hopeless, and if you fail, it means death, and your entire family will die, think about it. ”

"The war must be fought, and it must be taken the initiative, we now have a million troops, and the rebels are only half a million. Although the strength of the monks restricts the participation of monks above the middle level of the prefecture, we are not much worse than the other monks. How to fight, where to fight, we must come up with ideas today. Otherwise, once the rebels relent, our situation will be even more difficult. ”

The Heavenly Extreme Cultivator sent by the alliance spoke about the dangers they were currently facing, and also spoke about the dark and filthy hearts of some people, and also broke the illusion of some people's passive avoidance of war, and the atmosphere became even more depressing. There is only a battle ahead, and there is no other way to go. After all, the example of Dark Night City is right in front of you.

"Elder Zhou, the main energy of several of our city lords in the past few years has been on cultivation, and the wars we have participated in have been divided into a few limited battles at the beginning of the business, and after so many years of peaceful life, we have too little understanding of the battles between the armies. This time, after all, this is a battle to destroy the country, and it will not stop dying, and the battle between us monks is still very different. We should listen more to experienced people. ”

"My subordinate Mu Tianxiang has just participated in the Great War of Annihilation of the Heavenly Wind Kingdom, and he has a deep understanding of the battles and training between the armies, so professional things are left to professional people. Can we hear from him? The hall was silent for a while, and Shangguan Haoran said.

"Mu Tianxiang, that kid who is very good at training troops and commanding battles, who has just won an absolute victory in the face of an unfavorable situation in the small competition of a thousand people, I have heard, is he here?" Elder Zhou asked.

"Here, I asked him to come, Mu Tianxiang came out and said what you think. Shangguan Haoran said to Mu Tianxiang who was standing at the door of the hall.

Mu Tianxiang looked up at Elder Zhou, who usually needed to look up, but he couldn't reach it, and the high-ranking Tianji master was still a little surprised to know his name. Quickly stood up.

"You are Mu Tianxiang, yes, tell me what you think about this battle. To be bold, I don't blame you for saying something wrong. Elder Zhou said with a smile

"After I heard about this, I also thought about it carefully, and I also had my own thoughts on the development of the battle situation. Say it for your reference. Mu Tianxiang replied respectfully.

"Tell me about it. Elder Zhou had a good impression of Mu Tianxiang and said kindly.

"I think that although we have made a lot of worst-case scenarios and plans, I think we are still optimistic, and we have not thought through a lot of things. Lijiazhuang and Fengyun City were originally mainly defended to the west of the alliance, but now that they have mutinied, many of our strategic points have been lost, and the door to the west is wide open. In order to destroy the rebels and defend against the invasion of the Bloodthirsty Gate, we must take the initiative. Restore the previous points of defense. ”

"Although we now have an army of one million and the rebels have only half a million, we have the upper hand, but let's not forget that the Bloodthirsty Gate also controls several secular countries. If the rebels of Lijiazhuang and Fengyun City resist our attack, the reinforcements from the Bloodthirsty Gate will continue to flow in, and it will become a tug-of-war. ”

"The reinforcements of the rebels are constantly reinforced, and we are now the territory of the three city lords, the number of soldiers that can be recruited is limited, and in the end it is definitely us who can't stand it. Mu Tianxiang said eloquently.

"Hiss" The people around pondered for a moment, and they all took a breath of cool air, such a thing will definitely happen depending on the determination of the Bloodthirsty Gate.

"Now that you see this, what is the best way to do it? "Elder Zhou didn't realize it unexpectedly.

Mu Tianxiang believes that many people here have seen this, but in the face of such a dead situation, they are just unwilling to speak out, afraid of demoralization and defeat without a fight.

"I have my own ideas, but it's more adventurous," Mu Tianxiang said after a moment's hesitation.

"Then come out and see. Elder Zhou said.

"My idea is more risky, and the chance of success is very small. Mu Tianxiang looked around.

"Mu Tianxiang, what do you mean......

"Mu Tianxiang, you are a little yellow-level monk, what qualifications do you have to point fingers here......

"Mu Tianxiang, you doubt our ......"

As soon as Mu Tianxiang's words were stacked, the people around him were suddenly chaotic, this is a matter of face, being distrusted by others, this is absolutely intolerable.

"Presumptuous, I haven't spoken yet, what are you messing with," Elder Zhou's Tianji's momentum completely emanated, shocking everyone in the hall: "Mu Tianxiang, you know what you mean," Elder Zhou didn't expect Mu Tianxiang to say this, this kind of thing is very sensitive, once it is not handled well, it will cause the forces under his command to deviate from morality, but the hearts of the people are separated from each other, and the examples of Li Jiazhuang and Fengyun City are in front of him, and Elder Zhou does not trust these people very much.

"I know that if he fails, Mu Tianxiang is willing to die to make amends to everyone. Mu Tianxiang did not flinch.

"Except for the three city lords, the others will withdraw first for the time being," Elder Zhou pondered for a while and said, "It's not that I don't believe everyone, it's a matter of confidentiality, and the fewer people who know, the better." Otherwise, once the matter is leaked, it will cause the war situation to collapse, and it will not be good for everyone. ”

"Hmph" with a cold snort, Mu Tianxiang knew that he had offended people this time.

But Mu Tianxiang did not regret it. Shangguan Haoran is good to himself, and he has just settled down and has a place to stay, Mu Tianxiang really doesn't want all this to be destroyed by the war, now he is not alone, a family of people with secrets, it is not easy to survive anywhere.

"Can you say it now?" Elder Zhou's tone wasn't very good.

"It's okay, map," Mu Tianxiang said with a smile.

Shangguan Haoran brought the map and spread it out on the table. Mu Tianxiang pointed to the Hengduan Mountain Range five hundred miles behind Fengyun City on the map and said, "Whether we can win or not depends here. ”

"Sun Moon Gorge?" Elder Zhou and the three city lords said suspiciously.