Chronicles of Celestial Origins

As the days passed, with the defeat of most of the coalition forces, not only the troops led by Tang Ning and Gan Xian withdrew, but the coalition forces attacking from the other two directions also withdrew from Hanoi County.

In the majestic and majestic meeting hall, when everyone gathered again, the number of people was almost half reduced.

The original thirty Mahayana monks in the Liangzhou Allied Forces now only have seventeen left.

When Tang Ning walked in from the outside and walked into the main hall, everyone inside looked at him in unison. Various emotions were mixed in their eyes, including surprise, admiration, admiration, etc.

After a period of fermentation, his deeds of killing two Mahayana monsters had already spread throughout the coalition forces. There is no doubt that he became a man of the hour in the Liangzhou coalition forces.

Tang Ning walked into the hall calmly and took a seat next to Ying Yuan.

"Everyone is here, let's start!" Wei Wentong, who was sitting at the top, coughed slightly and said

"Since the attack on the demon clan's home base failed, all the troops have withdrawn from Hanoi County. There are no outsiders here, and we don't need to be secretive. To be honest, this operation is a major failure."

"Not only did we not wipe out all the demon clan's lair, but we also lost a lot of troops. There are still seven Taoist friends who have lost contact. It seems to be a disaster, and six more Taoist friends were injured. This battle caused the Liangzhou coalition forces to fight He lost nearly half of his strength, which can be said to be a serious loss of vitality.”

"Junior Brother Sun of our sect has been injured and is no longer able to hold the position of commander-in-chief of the coalition forces. As the saying goes, a dragon cannot survive without a leader. There must be someone to coordinate all aspects of the Liangzhou coalition forces. Therefore, we are convening everyone today to discuss the matter. The first thing is Establish a new commander-in-chief of the coalition forces.”

"I wonder which fellow Taoist is interested in taking up this position."

No one in the hall answered, and they suddenly fell into an eerie silence. The atmosphere was a bit subtle. Tangning and Ying Yuan looked at each other, knowing what the other was thinking, and looked away in tacit understanding.

During this period, there was a lot of commotion among the top leaders of the Liangzhou coalition forces. Many people were very dissatisfied with the results of this combat operation, saying that Daodezong should bear the main responsibility for this battle.

They even came to see the two of them, wanting to unite with them to put pressure on Tao Te Sect.

Under such circumstances, Sun Jingyuan is naturally not suitable to serve as the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces. To say that he resigned from this post because he was injured is just to give a decent reason.

As the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, he was responsible for the attack on Hanoi County. He used all the forces of the Liangzhou coalition forces, but returned with a huge defeat. The Liangzhou coalition forces were severely damaged. Seven of the thirty Mahayana monks were killed and six were injured. Sun Jingyuan naturally had incomparable powers. To shirk the responsibility, in order to give an explanation to all the forces in the Liangzhou coalition, he must resign.

Resigning due to injury can save some dignity, but if you don't take the initiative, you will be forced to go to the palace during the discussion, which will not look good.

Tang Ning and Ying Yuan, as people supported by the Xuanmen Allied Forces, were not qualified to participate in the internal personnel discussions of the Liangzhou Allied Forces, let alone put pressure on the Daode Sect, but this time the situation was different.

The Xuanmen Allied Forces suffered casualties during this operation. Yi Wenpang's whereabouts are still unknown, and he can basically be classified as dead. Deng Shiyuan was injured again, and with so many dead and wounded disciples, the Liangzhou Allied Forces must give them an explanation. .

What's more, under the current situation, it is impossible for the Xuanmen Allied Forces to withdraw from Liangzhou, and they will still assist the Liangzhou Allied Forces in fighting here in the future. Therefore, they also have a vote on the candidate for the general commander of the Liangzhou Allied Forces.

"If you don't give up, I am willing to accept this position and work together with my colleagues in Liangzhou to fight against the invasion of demons." After a moment of silence, a thin, middle-aged man spoke. His name was Ji Xuequan, a representative of the Ji family. Cultivation in the middle stage of Mahayana.

The Ji family is one of the four major families in Tianyuan, and is also the leader of the Liangzhou family. In Liangzhou, the only one who can command the heroes, besides the Daode Sect, is the Ji family.

"I think it would be good if Fellow Daoist Ji serves as the commander-in-chief of the Liangzhou coalition forces." said a man with slightly white temples. His name is Li Tong, a monk from a local family in Liangzhou.

After his words fell, another person echoed: "I agree with Daoist Ji to take up this position."

Soon, several people expressed their support for Ji Xuequan one after another.

Obviously, Ji Xuequan had reached a consensus with some people within the Liangzhou Alliance Army before the discussion, otherwise no one would have expressed their position so quickly in a hurry.

Tang Ning and Ying Yuan looked at each other again, and both of them remained silent.

The two have discussed this matter before. No matter who comes out to compete for the position of commander-in-chief of Liangzhou, they will maintain a neutral attitude, neither supporting nor opposing.

They are foreigners and have no interests in Liangzhou, so there is no need to get involved in this kind of trouble for power and profit.

Four people in the hall have spoken out one after another, clearly expressing their support for Ji Xuequan. After the four people spoke, the hall fell into silence again. At this time, Zhang Ziqian said: "Since all fellow Taoists have nothing to say, let me say a few words! "

"After this stop, the demons have completely established a foothold in Hanoi County. With the vitality of our headquarters severely damaged, it is no longer realistic to kill them all in a short time. We need to be prepared for a long-term confrontation."

"The most important thing now is to prevent the demons from expanding their territory. Everyone saw it with their own eyes when they invaded Hanoi County. Many spiritual veins have been destroyed by the demons. If Hedong and Henan counties are also lost, the consequences will be completely impossible. Accept it. At this time of life and death, we need to unite as one."

"As for the candidate for the commander-in-chief of the Liangzhou Allied Forces, I think we need someone who is virtuous, capable, has enough prestige, and is respected and obeyed by everyone to lead the Liangzhou Allied Forces against the demons."

"Fellow Daoist Ji, I am not targeting you, nor am I saying that you are not qualified, but I think this position would be more suitable if this position was held by Brother Wei from this sect."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately answered: "That's right, in terms of cultivation, prestige, and qualifications, the entire Liangzhou coalition army, Daoyou Wei, is ranked second, and who dares to say it is first? Now that Daoyou Sun is injured and has resigned, of course, Daoyou Wei is still the leader. good."

"I also agree that Wei Daoyou will serve as the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces."

Several people in the palace echoed one after another. By now, the two forces within the coalition were already very clear.

"It is my duty to fight against the invasion of the demons." Wei Wentong said: "It is rare that you all are gathered here today. I see no need to delay it any longer. At this time of crisis, we need someone who can lead the Liangzhou coalition forces. Commander-in-Chief, only when responsibilities are clarified can many subsequent matters be handled more easily, Daoyou Ji, do you agree or not?"

Ji Xuequan nodded and said: "I have no objection. All the fellow Taoists are here, so let's just settle it today!"

"Okay, to ensure fairness and justice, let's vote! Now I and Daoist Ji are both willing to serve as the commander-in-chief of Liangzhou, and some of them agree with Daoist Ji's request."

"I agree."

"I agree."

Several people in the palace who had previously spoken out in support of Ji Xuequan expressed their opinions one after another. There were four of them in total, and the others remained silent.

When it was Wei Wentong's turn, a total of six people expressed support.

Seeing that the results were out, Wei Wentong said without delay: "Thanks to all of you Taoist friends for your love and trust in me, you have elected me as the new commander-in-chief of the Liangzhou Allied Forces. I will do my best to keep Liangzhou. I also hope that all my fellow Taoists can do what they have done in the past." Such a concerted effort.”

"Everyone has the same goal, which is to drive away the invasion of demons and protect Liangzhou together. It doesn't matter who takes the post of commander-in-chief. The reason why Ji came out to choose this position is not to fight for power, but just because he is worried that the Liangzhou coalition forces are leaderless. , will reduce our combat effectiveness. This is a dispute between gentlemen, without any personal grudges. Since all fellow Taoists believe that Fellow Daoist Wei is more suitable, Ji will obey everyone's decision and will naturally assist Fellow Daoist Wei in the future. I also hope that Fellow Daoist Wei can lead us to defeat the invading demons. military."

Although Ji Xuequan had just lost the election, he did not have any dissatisfaction or resentment, and showed that he was aware of the overall situation and magnanimous.

After he said that, several other people also expressed their support for Wei Wentong and worked together.

After the candidate for the position of commander-in-chief of Liangzhou was confirmed, the discussion had just begun.

Wei Wentong said: "As for the future deployment and arrangements of the coalition forces, let me first express my opinions. This attack on Hanoi County has caused considerable losses to the headquarters. According to the battle situation, there are thirty or forty Mahayana monks in the Hanoi County Demon Army. So many. With our current strength, it is almost impossible to completely drive them away.”

"The most important thing now is to prevent the demons from expanding their territory. We have to hold on to Hedong and Hanoi counties, and then recruit more troops. When the time is right, we can fight to the death with the demons."

"My intention is to still follow the previous deployment. Each department will guard the four counties bordering Hanoi County. What do you think?"

Zhang Ziqian then said: "This is the only thing we can do now. I'm afraid that the demons will not give up and will take advantage of the victory to attack with a large number of troops."

Ji Xueqian said: "The demon clan has poured into Hanoi County with so much power, but they have been hiding in Hanoi County before. It is obvious that they want to make Hanoi County into their base, and then invade Liangzhou step by step. In When they completely convert Hanoi County’s spiritual veins into demonic energy, I don’t think they will disperse their forces.”

"I think the focus from now on should be on the intelligence exploration of monsters. The important reason why we failed this time is that we underestimated the strength of the demons and did not expect that there are such Mahayana monsters in Hanoi County. Otherwise, we would not would cause such heavy losses and casualties.”

"I am not blaming anyone. It is impossible for a war to avoid casualties, but such a disparity in casualties is unacceptable."

Wei Wentong nodded and said: "This is indeed a problem. The key is that we cannot communicate with the demons and cannot grasp their information. We have to find a way to solve this problem. Do you have any good ideas?"

Everyone was silent, and Wei Wentong suddenly looked at Tang Ning: "Fellow Taoist Tang, I heard that in this attack on Hanoi County, except for most of the troops who attacked Hanoi County directly, only your troops captured Yanggu County. Taoist Friend, even with one person, I killed two Mahayana monsters with force, is this true?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately focused their attention on him.