Chapter 133: Checks and Balances
On the table in the conference room was a map of Tokyo's 23 wards, and due to the suddenness of the war, they could not prepare other materials, so they had to consult on a map that could be bought anywhere.
Akai Matsuhei pointed to the center of the map, "Chiyoda Ward, Chuo Ward, Minato Ward, Shinjuku Ward, Bunkyo Ward, and Taito Ward are called the 'Six Wards of the Metropolitan Center' in the division of Tokyo, and in the Dongzhou Spiritual Realm, we have also turned these six wards into the six main wards, and Mr. Hakuba set up pillars in these six wards to support the barrier between the underground spiritual world and the terrestrial realm, if the six pillars are closed, then this barrier will disappear, and then the army of Himiko can drive straight into the living realm." β
Minamoto said, "It seems that Himiko really wanted to occupy all of Japan. Doing so will not only devastate the lives of Japan, but will also expose the existence of the spirit world to the world. β
As a person outside of Dongzhou, Ji Keyan understands that this is no longer just a matter of Dongzhou's family, if he really lets Himiko close this last barrier pillar, then the spirit and ghost war will evolve into the three realms war of spirit, life and ghosts, which will be a real world war.
Thinking of this, Ji Keyan's hands began to tremble, for a young spirit like her, the responsibility she was carrying was beyond her bearing, "Maybe...... Should we apply for UG intervention? This is ...... after all."
"Miss Ji. Akai Matsudaira looked at her rhetorically, with unquestionable firmness between his eyebrows, "Dongzhou, it has been three hundred years since the management of the Juhe Association, during which we have experienced three spirit and ghost wars, and even the first two wars have not yet established the UG, and Fez is even more ethereal, don't we come over like this?"
"But ......"
Ji Keyan just wanted to say that the situation this time was obviously different from before, and the consequences were even more severe, but he was ruthlessly interrupted, "Dongzhou has its own order!" She was stunned by such a resolute tone for a moment, and at this time she noticed that not only him, but also the other three family heads except Bai Bird Ling were also like this.
"The order of Dongzhou needs to be maintained by ourselves. We are not cowards who seek outside help when we encounter a setback. If that were the case, we would have been ruled by the UG long ago - no offense asideβbut Miss Ki, we can assure you that by the time Himiko invades the Living Realm, the Iho will be completely wiped out. At that time, that will be Himiko's affair with you. As he spoke, the four heads of the family stood up together and bowed deeply to her, "At that time, we will be in heaven to bless you." β
Bai Bird Ling had no memories of the past, and her consciousness of Dongzhou was very vague, and seeing that they were so resolute at this time, she followed the customs of the locals, and also stood up and bowed to her.
Seeing that the five of them were so resolute in this principle, Ji Keyan understood that this was a group of extremely dignified samurai, and they had to fight to the death, if Himiko really hit the living world, then UG would have no obstacle if he wanted to intervene, although there was still a way back, but if he joined forces with UG and solved them underground, it would be the best ending.
But she still chose to respect their decision, "I understand. But...... Tell UG by the time, and wait for them to invade the living realmβI mean ifβif they do have to inform UG by then, it's too late. β
The four of them looked at each other and reached some kind of consensus, and Minamoto said, "We agree." However, please explain to them that as long as we have one person left, the ban on Dongzhou will always exist, and any spirit who tries to enter the territory of Dongzhou will be our enemy. β
Ji Keyan took a deep breath, "I know." β
Speaking of this, they sat down again, Bai Bird Ling followed the trend at a loss, for Dongzhou, she was just a newcomer, although she couldn't resonate with them, but vaguely understood their beliefs.
Minamoto took out another map, which was a topographic map of Reicho Town, Bunkyo Ward, "Time is pressing, and before discussing a counteroffensive strategy, the first thing we need to do is to discuss how to defend." The most important thing at the moment is to hold on to the pillars of this medical hospital, otherwise...... We're going to be wiped out tonight. β
Akai Matsuhei nodded in agreement, and drew a circle around the medical spirit hospital on the map with his hand, "My omega can be distributed around the medical spirit hospital to form a protective circle. We don't know the composition of Himiko's army at the moment, but judging from the first encounter with them this morning, they have absolute air supremacy, and the Utengu army can cover all the airspace here. Stone Stones, on the other hand, are long-range projectile weapons, allowing them to drive straight into the Nylum once their shields are broken, smashing them into the interior of the Hospitalium. As for the others, most of them are army forces composed of demon golems, and their ground combat capabilities are very strong, but they are limited to the ground, which is relatively easy to deal with compared to the first two. β
Hiroki Kimura said, "The female samurai of our Kimura family can form an archer corps equipped with bows and arrows, occupy all the commanding heights of the medical hall, and still suppress the opponent's air force." β
Yuan Hai continued his words and said, "All the warrior monks and volunteers of the Black Feather family can be in charge of the other party's ground forces, and it is still possible to block those demon puppets. β
Minamoto finally said, "As for us...... Let our Genji samurai regiment stay in the medical temple and be responsible for protecting the archers of the Kimura family. If Akai-sama's protective shield is damaged, we can also leave it to us to solve it when the stone stone enters the building. β
Seeing that the four of them nodded to each other, and seemed to agree with their respective cooperative deployments, Ji Keyan, the nominal commander-in-chief, couldn't help but be a little embarrassed, none of them asked her opinion, although this was something she was thankful for, because she couldn't make such a deployment at all, because she didn't know anything about the armies owned by various families. But then she seems to be of little use.
There are people who are more embarrassed than her, Shiratori Ling thought for a while and said, "I...... What can we do?" she had the impression that the Shiratori family, which had long since been lost by Sachiko, seemed to have no value other than Shiratori Hira who was on call.
But she clearly underestimated Shiratori.
Minase Jing smiled, "You have a great role. In the living world, Kataoka Shota's forces are needed to bring all of our people here, and you Shiratori are also responsible for covering up our movements. β
Hiroki Kimura also said, "At that time, your medical and spiritual hospital will serve as our military doctor, which is also a very important duty. Moreover, I heard that Himiko made good use of the plague to transform the ghost people into inhuman zombies, and this still requires your Holy Bird Medical Soul Institute to develop an antidote to deal with it as soon as possible. β
In short, he is in charge of logistics...... Shiratori Ling thought to herself. But after listening to them talk for a long time, the most important thing has not been mentioned, "Then Himiko himself, and the enchantment pillar underground, how to defend and deploy?"
When they assigned themselves the task just now, it was quick and harmonious, no one refuted or questioned, but when it came to this, everyone was silent. Bai Bird Ling knew that Ji Keyan definitely didn't understand what this was, so he explained, "Actually, this is what we were arguing about just now, so I hope that there will be a commander-in-chief who can make decisions for us instead of His Majesty." β
Ji Keyan thought for a while, the deployment just now was quite balanced, and the risks between the families were almost the same, but when it came to dealing with Himiko, it was really a task to send him to death, if the strong one was sacrificed, it would be a great loss to the family, but the weak one was sent to death in vain, this is a venture capital, and no one wants to wade into this troubled water.
These are the three monks who have no water to drink. If these people only have one family left, then they will definitely do their best, and what they are most afraid of is this situation where the five forces check and balance each other, and no one is willing to weaken themselves and fulfill others.
It seems that they are still thinking about the pattern of Dongzhou after the war. Ji Keyan looked at these guys who looked like gods, especially the three families of Genji, Kimura and Akai, they had deep grievances, and if they didn't stab them in the back when they started a fight, they knew the righteousness, how could they achieve true unity. She knew that even if she really gave command, the people who were arranged would definitely not be happy, and in this situation, morale was the most important thing.
After thinking for a while, she turned her face to the door and said, "Why don't you give it to the two outside the door?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the door was opened, and as if he had been waiting for a long time, Kenichi Gen and Kenichi Gen Tianchuan broke in.
Looking at the two people with agreement written on their faces, Ji Keyan said, "Right now, you may be the only one who can deal with her." β
Yuan Jian nodded, "The Emperor Lingzhong became famous in a battle, and it was by assassinating the second generation of the Ghost King, so leave it to us this time." β
Yuan Tianchuan also said, "I fought with her, although I can't guarantee that I can kill her, but a few tricks with her are more than enough." β
This should be the best arrangement, the Emperor Spirits are not the organization of the Residency in the first place, and they are even the enemies who stand on the opposite side of the Consortium, and let the enemies go to death, which is really happy. As for Gen Tianchuan, he will also return to Fez after the incident, although he is a member of Genji, but he is not a member of the Juhe Association.
Besides, in the entire Dongzhou, probably only Yuan Tianchuan can compete with her.
"As for the task of defending the pillars, I would like to hand it over to the Seven Samurai of the Spirit Sword. Ji Keyan looked at Gense Sutra, her eyes were full of confidence, as if she was confident that this unfavorable arrangement for Genji would definitely be agreed by Genji.
Of course Minase Jing refused, "The duties of the Seven Samurai of the Spirit Sword should be placed on the periphery of the building, and the other party is not just a ruthless character." β
It's not that Ji Keyan overestimated him, but she had other plans, and she still said confidently, "The outside of the building can be handed over to the samurai of the shogunate." Mr. Minamoto, I would like to transfer all the samurai of the Bunkyo Shogunate and the ghosts who are being contained here. β
At this time, not only Minase Sutra, but even Akai Matsudaira was shocked, "Are you going to give up the shogunate?
Ji Keyan asked rhetorically, "Why do you want to keep it? The most important thing right now is to keep the last pillar, isn't it? Besides, if all the samurai and ghost people are gathered here, then the shogunate is just an empty castle, if they want it, then just give it to them." β
Kimura Hiroki agreed, "The castle can be rebuilt when it is gone, and the most important thing is to keep the fire, and as long as the shogunate samurai are still there, they can rebuild the shogunate wherever they go." β
Yuanhai Heten said, "All appearances are false, and if you see things that are not appearances, you will see them as they are." The shogunate is just a name, so there is no need to worry about it. β
Hearing them say this, Minamotose Sutra was also relieved, "Then so be it." Fortunately, concentrating our forces will give us a better chance of winning. β
Ji Keyan saw that he agreed, and he was half successful, "Mr. Gen can concentrate all the samurai of your mansion in the rear, and be responsible for guarding the pillar together with the Seven Samurai of the Spirit Sword, I believe that after the many family samurai outside the building, as well as the filtering of the shogunate samurai, it is already the end of the strong crossbow that can reach the pillar, and if you can hold the pillar, Mr. Yuan's family is the biggest hero." β
Seeing that she first weakened the risk, and then put a top hat on herself, Minase Jing had no reason to refuse, "Let's do it." Still, I felt a little uneasy. Himiko...... How the hell did you close the pillars?"
As soon as these words came out, except for Bai Bird Ling and Ji Keyan, everyone lowered their heads and pondered. Ji Keyan asked cautiously, "Close the pillars...... Is it hard?"
Kimura Hiroki said, "It was an enchantment set up by the god of spirits hundreds of years ago, Hakuma Fei, and the operation of the enchantment was supported by six pillars, which was an extremely advanced spiritual art, and there were only two ways to close it. The first is to forcibly destroy it with absolutely suppressed spiritual power......"
Ji Keyan blurted out, "That's it, Himiko's power is unprecedented, maybe it can really be ......"
"Nope. "If you have that kind of power, you don't need to destroy the pillars at all, you just slap your hands at the sky, and there's no need to find the six pillars and turn them off." β
"Oh......" Ji Keyan suddenly realized, and nodded thoughtfully, "What about the second one?"
They unconsciously glanced at each other, their faces were pale, and they didn't seem to agree with the second and only possibility.
"The second is ...... Hakuba himself closed it. β