Chapter 197 Strategy
This question is indeed very contradictory, because the Ten Thousand Sword Sect is sandwiched between the Luohai Sect and the Divine Sword Sect, and no matter who they crusade against, they will face the crisis of being attacked by the enemy.
To the south of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect is the loose will of the Sea Barbarian Clan, this group of Sea Barbarians is simply impossible to make them really unite and open up outward, as if the sun is coming out of the west.
To the north of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect is another barren area, with extremely scarce spiritual veins and extremely sparse mineral veins, a desert and arid land, known as the "Dead Land", which is entrenched by some martial artists who only care about martial arts.
Therefore, the north and south sides did not pose a mortal threat to the Ten Thousand Swords Sect.
And the east and west are different, the east is the government decree to unify the Luohai Sect, and the west is Ning Yiwu's Divine Sword Sect, this is the external force that poses a threat to the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, especially the Divine Sword Sect controlled by the enterprising Ning Yiwu, which is a big trouble for the shadowless old man.
Although the old man without a shadow hates the old man with white eyebrows, he still agrees with this old guy's policy very much, that is, to continuously send killer assassins to assassinate the Ning family, in an attempt to control the Divine Sword Sect through this method.
However, this method has completely failed, not to mention that cultivating an assassin who can get close to Ning Yiwu and Ning Hongyuan requires a great deal of money and energy, and it may not be able to succeed in the end, not to mention wasting gold in vain, but also exercising the actual combat experience of Ning Yiwu's father and son, isn't it too worthwhile? This is spending money to send experience to others, if this money is spent on building an army, wouldn't it be more reasonable?
And by holding their wives hostage to blackmail Ning Yiwu, it is even more impossible, Ning Yiwu stays by their side and does not leave an inch, practicing swords, bathing, etc., etc., there is no chance to start at all. Ning Wujian is even smarter, and has placed several mansions for his wife, so his wife has not been able to figure out where she lives until now.
As for the assassination of Qin Yuxue, wouldn't it create an opportunity for Ning Hongyuan to be a hero and save the beauty? It would be terrible to make Qin Yuxue even more desperate for Ning Hongyuan.
Now that the assassination method has completely failed, there is only a little practicality.
Whether or not this war will be launched or not is not in suspense at all, it is only a question of when and how it will be fought.
Moreover, the shadowless old man still knows a thing or two about Qin Yuxue, if he can defeat the Ning family on the battlefield, no matter how Qin Yuxue can't do without Ning Hongyuan, the forces behind her will definitely not fund Ning Hongyuan again.
How could a woman with the bloodline of the martial realm fall in love with a loser?
The Shadowless Old Man already had a clear idea of his plan, and after thinking about it repeatedly, he saw him smile slightly, turned around, and said to Patriarch Su: "Patriarch Su don't worry, just ask the Divine Sword Sect and Luohai Tan, who is our feud and who is easier to get?"
Now the shadowless old man has not yet ascended to the position, so he knows that in this period, approachability is the key, and only when he ascends to the throne of the emperor who dominates the world in the future can he take out the shelf that belongs to the majesty of the emperor.
That's pretty smart to do.
"Of course it's the Divine Sword Sect, the area under the jurisdiction of the Divine Sword Sect is only about one-third of our Ten Thousand Swords Sect, and the jurisdiction area of the Luohai Sect is not much different from ours!"
"That's it, although I know a little about military affairs, and I have fought many battles to win more with less, but after all, it is a battle, not a war, a battle is a contest of wisdom and courage, and war is a big gamble of absolute national strength, Luohai Sect's territory and comprehensive strength are almost the same as ours, and there has never been any enmity, how can we abandon the Divine Sword Sect and attack Luohai Sect?
"What the Sect Master said is very true!"
"What's more, the three fathers and sons of the Ning family are all geniuses, if you don't destroy them while they are not strong now, will you think about destroying them after they grow stronger in the future?"
The shadowless old man was still unsatisfied, pointed to the northwest direction, and said: "The assassination method is no longer a threat to their father and son, I dare to guarantee that no matter how good the assassins are sent in the future, I am afraid it will be difficult to complete the assassination mission, because the Ning family has already formed an innate sensitivity to assassins, and sending assassins again is undoubtedly to give them experience." ”
"Moreover, the old man with white eyebrows assassinated the Zhou clan before, and lost most of the assassination elites of my Ten Thousand Sword Sect, which has proved that this method of cultivating assassins, buying money organizations, etc., will not work. ”
After finishing speaking, the shadowless old man smiled slightly,
"What the sect master said is extremely that the method of assassination has completely failed, not to mention that our Ten Thousand Swords Sect has lost a lot of money, and it has also given Ning Hongyuan and them a head, so the only way to launch a large-scale war and use the victory of the war to destroy Ning Yiwu's will, and persimmons will always be soft pinching!" Patriarch Su replied aloud as if he had suddenly realized.
He had thoroughly understood that this war had to be fought, and this was the long-term interest of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, and he couldn't get rid of it.
The shadowless old man nodded, "Speaking of feuds, since the establishment of our Ten Thousand Swords Sect, due to the mediocrity and incompetence of the previous generations of sect masters of the Divine Sword Sect, we have also taken the opportunity to occupy a lot of land in the Divine Sword Sect, and control one of the only three mineral veins of the Divine Sword Sect - the Purple Qi Mineral Vein, and Luohai Tan has no grudge against us, since the founding of our Ten Thousand Swords Sect, there has never been a war between each other, although there is a gap in some regional divisions, but it has basically been peaceful for decades!" We have been fighting with the Divine Sword Sect for decades, and we have long been incompatible with each other, and it is definitely not a wise choice to provoke the Luohai Sect at this time! Therefore, we can only go west, and we must not go east!"
The last sentence of the shadowless old man was extremely shocking, and it was obvious that there was no doubt at all.
Patriarch Su knew that he had made up his mind, and he was also very looking forward to it, and thanked him with both hands: "Obey the order of the sect master!"
The white-eyed old man nodded, "In addition to this reason, the most important thing is that Luohai Tan is located in the center of the Heavenly Domain, with our current strength, if lightning attacks Luohai Sect, the strategic line and border line are too long, so even if we finally rely on the blitzkrieg method to take Luohai Sect, we can't actually hold it!"
"How can a war not kill people, after we take Luohai Sect, not to mention stabilizing the interior of Luohai Sect, we need to send a large number of troops to guard various places, in the face of a broader strategic line, it is impossible for us to send troops to garrison in a short period of time, and when the time comes, because we occupy a new place, we have to transfer the manpower of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect to garrison, wouldn't it give Ning Yiwu an opportunity to take advantage of!
"The Divine Sword Sect is different, the Divine Sword Sect is surrounded by towering Tianshan Mountains on three sides, except for the east adjacent to our Ten Thousand Sword Sect, the other three places cannot pose a threat to it at all, and if we can take down the Divine Sword Sect, not only do we not have to worry about the drawbacks caused by the long strategic line, even if we fail to fight on the front line in the future, we can also use this land of Tianfu as a reserve force!"
"I don't know anything about military deployment, if it weren't for what the Sect Master said, I would have really been kept in the dark! What the Sect Master said made me suddenly enlightened!" Patriarch Su replied so flatteringly.
Whether the occupation of one place will bring about the hidden dangers caused by an excessively long strategic line is a question that a qualified military commander has to consider.
Those excellent military arrivals know that war is not child's play, even if it is victorious, sometimes it has to pay a heavy price, and whether or not you can rely on the remaining strength to keep the fruits of victory after the war is the key to the war, and this is the fundamental point of whether a war is worth waging.
If, after a war, you are unable to use your existing military strength to defend the expanded strategic line, what is the significance of this victory? Isn't it a wedding dress for others? Will the rest of the forces sit back and watch you grow stronger and stronger, and do not send troops to attack and disturb you?
At the same time, how could the shadowless old man and the white-eyed old man who were born in the military not know about it? Therefore, they all locked the spearhead on the Divine Sword Sect, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack.
The Divine Sword Sect is located in the basin, except for the opening in the east, the Tianshan Mountains on the other three sides are like natural barriers to defend the Divine Sword Sect, so there is no need to worry about the military risks caused by the lengthening of the strategic line after occupying the Divine Sword Sect.