Chronicles of Celestial Origins

After Ma Yuanming made a lengthy statement, the hall fell into silence. As the leader of the Taiji Sect in Le'an County, his attitude was not surprising. Because Le'an County borders Pingyuan and Beihai, it is constantly under attack by Mubei Allied Forces. Threat, once Mubei moves from north to south, Le'an County will be the first to bear the brunt.

He naturally hopes to take back the three counties of Qingzhou. In this way, even if Mu goes from north to south, these three counties will serve as a barrier and buffer to prevent it from affecting Le'an County.

"Ahem." After a moment of silence, Deng Qilin coughed slightly and said slowly: "We all hope to recover the three counties of Qingzhou as soon as possible, but things are slow and urgent, light and heavy. I think the most important thing at the moment is It is to prepare for the invasion of the demons. If we send troops to attack the three counties of Qingzhou at this time, no matter whether we win or lose, there will be a lot of casualties. If we encounter the invasion of the demons, it may be difficult to resist. Moreover, the situation in Mubei is unclear, and the outcome of the battle between the two sides has not been decided. It is better to wait. We will make a decision after the outcome of the Mubei War is known.”

Jinan County is located in the southernmost part of Qingzhou. Even if the Mubei Allied Forces move south, there will still be Le'an County and Linzi County as buffer areas, which will not immediately affect Jinan County. Therefore, Deng Qilin has a more conservative attitude towards this matter.

The hall fell into silence again. Tangning and others had stated their views many times in the hall before, and everyone's attitude was already clear. There was no need to repeat those clichés at this time.

Zhou Yanlin and Fan Shize, who had never spoken on the matter, also did not answer the call.

"Do you have anything to add?" Seeing that no one spoke, Han Siyuan glanced at everyone: "If no one is willing to add, let's skip this link and let's vote! Then please support sending troops to capture the three counties of Qingzhou. Down."

"I agree."

"I agree."

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Words rang out one after another in the hall, and eight of the sixteen monks from the coalition expressed their clear attitudes, namely Feng Yuliang, Zhu Zhiqing, Tang Ning, Nangong Muxue, Zhou Buqun, Yang Yanlin, Ma Yuanming, and Kong Rui.

"I also agree to send troops to recover the three counties of Donglai County." Han Siyuan was the last to speak. At this point, nine out of sixteen people had voted in favor, and it didn't matter whether the other seven people opposed or abstained.

Five of the nine votes were Taixuan Sect monks, not to mention Tang Ning and Nangong Muxue. Zhou Buqun and Yang Yanlin were hesitant at first and their attitudes were between two sides. It was Han Siyuan who did the work and reached an agreement with them.

"According to the Qingzhou coalition regulations, the minority obeys the majority decision. I declare that from now on, the headquarters will launch an attack on the enemy forces in the plains and Beihai to retake the occupied territory of Qingzhou..."

After the discussion, everyone left. Today was just a vote on this matter. As for the specific military strategy, many details had to be discussed and decided slowly. Starting a war is not something that can be done overnight, it needs to be considered over a long period of time.

For a period of time after that, the coalition headquarters held frequent discussions, discussing how to mobilize troops, how to ensure logistics, where to march from, who to send to the front line to lead the troops, who would be the vanguard, who would be the rear supporter, who would be in charge of the base camp, who would be responsible for logistics, etc. Series of affairs.

A few months later, the preliminary plan was finalized. After discussion and decision-making, Tang Ning, Zhu Zhiqing, Feng Yuliang, and Kong Rui were the vanguard of the army, leading the first, second, third, and fourth armies to attack Pingyuan County.

Yang Yanlin, Ma Yuanming, Fan Shize, and Zhou Buqun led the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth armies to attack Beihai County.

Nangong Muxue, Jiang Yixin, Feng Jingxing, and Deng Qilin were the rear responders, leading the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th legions to garrison Le'an County, ready to support the other two armies at any time.

Han Siyuan, Lu Shiyuan, Jiang Jue, and Gan Yuan were stationed at the coalition base camp in Linzi County, coordinating logistics and other matters.

This personnel arrangement fully took into account personal wishes and attitudes toward Mubei's advance. Tang Ning, Zhu Ziqing, Feng Yuliang, Kong Rui, Yang Yanlin, Ma Yuanming, Fan Shize, and Zhou Buqun were responsible for leading the attack.

Seven of the eight Mahayana monks expressed their support for the recovery of the three counties of Qingzhou in the resolution. Only Fan Shi did not have a clear attitude, but he was not a firm opponent.

For those who are more determined in their opposition, they are placed in the rear. They are unwilling to start a war, so naturally they cannot be forced.

Forcibly sending unsupportive coalition high-level officials to the front line will likely be counterproductive. Not only will it not be beneficial to the war, it will actually delay the war and easily cause conflicts and friction.

After the plan was finalized, there was a large-scale mobilization of troops. After several months of busy work, everything was ready.

………

The sun was shining brightly and there were no clouds in the sky.

In Le'an County, Huaiyang City, in the majestic and majestic hall, Tang Ning, Zhu Zhiqing, Feng Yuliang, and Kong Rui gathered together to discuss the strategy of entering the army.

"The first, second, third, and fourth legions have all gathered in the city, and everything is ready now. Fellow Taoist Tang, when do you think we will launch an attack on Pingyuan County?" Feng Yuliang said with a smile.

The Xingyi Sect was originally the top Taoism school in Pingyuan County. After the Mubei demons went south, the Xingyi Sect and other sects and aristocratic families in Pingyuan County had to leave their homeland and follow the coalition forces south.

Without the supply of training resources in Pingyuan County, the Xingyi Sect has been in decline in recent years. It has a burning hatred for the Mubei Allied Forces, so it has the most positive attitude towards sending troops to retake Pingyuan County this time.

Although the four people did not clearly define their principals and managerial positions, the other three were not as good as Tang Ning in terms of cultivation, fame, strength, and prestige.

Needless to say, Kong Rui had witnessed Tang Ning's battle with the mysterious late-stage Mahayana monk and was very respectful of his strength.

Zhu Zhiqing and Feng Yuliang were both focused on regaining the three counties of Qingzhou. They both knew that if they wanted to defeat the demons stationed in Pingyuan County, they would need to rely on his efforts.

What's more, if he hadn't supported the decision to send troops and brought the approval of the five members of Taixuanzong, even the resolution would not have been passed.

Therefore, the three of them all took him as the leader and obeyed his arrangements.

"There is no rush, let's proceed as planned. On the first day of July, we and Senior Brother Yang's troops will send troops to attack Pingyuan and Beihai at the same time."

Zhu Zhiqing said: "How will these four legions be arranged? Who will be the vanguard and who will be the back-up?"

"In my opinion, we don't need to divide our forces into forwards and rearguards. We don't need to divide our forces to advance. It's better to gather all our forces and capture Pingyuan County." Tangning pointed to the huge topographic atlas on the desk and drew out One line: "On the first day of July, we will set off from here and take this route, passing through Yulin County, passing Chengxuan County, and directly attacking Pingyuan County."

Kong Rui frowned slightly: "Is this too risky? Although most of Mubei's troops have withdrawn, the force left in Qingzhou is still not weak. Concentrating the troops like this is like a sharp knife to attack Pingyuan County. The risk is too great. If the enemy forces gather their forces to attack, they will completely encircle and eat us. I think it is better to encroach on it step by step. "

Tang Ning said: "Soldiers are valuable and quick. The reason why we sent troops to regain the three counties of Qingzhou this time is because most of the main forces in Mubei were restrained by the demons and could not free up the demons in Mubei to support Qingzhou. If we rely on nibbling away a little bit and advancing slowly, It will take a long time, and it may not be possible to capture one or two counties for several years, let alone recover the land of three counties. "

"And the war between Mu Bei and the Demon Clan will end at some point. If we delay for too long, once Mu Bei quells the Demon Clan chaos and frees up his hands to support Qingzhou, it will be in vain this time."

"That's why we must adopt quick tactics to capture Pingyuan County in the fastest and most efficient way."

"What Fellow Taoist Tang said is true." Feng Yuliang, as the leader of Xingyi Sect in Pingyuan County, no one wanted to take Pingyuan County back more fervently than him, so he expressed his support for Tang Ning without any reason.

"It has taken us more than a year from the time we decided to send troops to the time we gathered our troops now. As far as I know, the war in Mubei has reached a fever pitch, and the outcome should be decided soon. We don't have that much time to dilly-dally, It’s time to fight quickly.”

Kong Rui was still worried: "I still think the risk is too great. We, together with Daoyou Yang, Daoyou Ma, Daoyou Fan, and Daoyou Zhou, are marching into the plains and Beihai with the purpose of spreading the enemy's forces."

"If we gather our forces in one place and advance too quickly, we will inevitably attract a counterattack from the Mubei demons. At that time, they may even give up defending Beihai County and concentrate all their forces to besiege us."

"Although most of Mubei's forces have withdrawn, there are still 30% of the troops remaining in Qingzhou. There are eight Mahayana-level monks alone, including the Peacock King, one of the three demon kings, who is also stationed in Qingzhou."

"Even excluding the previously killed Mahayana monk Yuan Jian of the Qingjiao tribe, there are still seven Mahayana monks. If we go deep alone, once we fall into the circle, the entire army may be annihilated."

"I understand Fellow Daoist Feng's desire to regain Pingyuan County as soon as possible, but we must do our best. If we act too hastily, it will be counterproductive. If we take a wrong approach, we may be catastrophic. Please think deeply, fellow Daoists."

Seeing Kong Rui's resolute attitude, Tang Ning was not good at making opinions. She looked at Zhu Zhiqing, who had never spoken, and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhu, what do you think?"

Zhu Zhiqing pondered: "The thoughts and concerns of the three fellow Taoists are all reasonable, and soldiers are the weapons of crisis of survival. I think it is better to be more cautious."

As the leader of the Mirror Moon Sect, although Zhu Zhiqing also wanted to quickly recover Donglai County, he knew that there was no rush. Even if he quickly captured Pingyuan County, he might not be able to recover Donglai County.

Donglai County is where Mubei's headquarters in Qingzhou is located, and the Maurya King is also in charge. It is not easy to win. Of course, he will still give priority to safety factors.

In a two-to-two situation, Tangning couldn't act arbitrarily.

"Okay! In that case, let's change the plan. What do you two fellow Taoists think of this?"

"With the Fourth Army as the back-up response, the First, Second, and Third Army attacked in three directions. The First Army attacked Funing County, the Second Army attacked Yulin County, and the Third Army attacked Zhaoyang County."

"We will concentrate our main force on the Second Army, still pass through Yulin County, pass through Chengxuan County, and directly attack Pingyuan County."

"The First Army and the Third Army flanked us from the left and right sides to share the pressure."

"Fellow Daoist Feng, Daoist Zhu and I are with the second legion, and fellow Taoist Kong is leading the fourth legion to follow behind."

"What do you two fellow Taoists think of this army strategy?"

"I have no objection." Kong Rui nodded and said, "I only have one suggestion. Before the first and third legions follow up and take down the two wings, the second legion should not go too deep."

Zhu Zhiqing nodded without saying anything.

After determining the strategy for entering the army, the four discussed many specific matters.