Bright Sword: I don’t want to be the king!

However, once the evil Japanese really launch a full-scale cleanup offensive,

Then the stronger the appeal of Cao Geng of the Third Battalion, the better.

Otherwise, the Third Battalion would inevitably suffer even more tragic casualties.

Kong Jie had personally experienced the brutal purge by the evil Japanese, which clearly aimed to turn China's spiritual land into a battlefield like purgatory.

Now it seems that if the evil Japanese really intends to sweep across the entire northwest region of Shanxi,

Kong Jie decided to treat this matter with extra caution.

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Immediately afterwards, Cao Geng did not hesitate. Since he had decided to take the initiative, he immediately called together the company commanders to discuss the strategic deployment in depth.

A treasure map depicting the northwest region of Shanxi was spread out on the table.

Cao Geng said in a deep voice: "Whether the evil Japanese really intend to counterattack the main force of the Jinsui Army in Huairong County, or whether they really have a plan to carry out a comprehensive cleanup of our northwest Shanxi region! When an army travels a thousand miles, food and grass must go first. This is the unchanging rule of cultivation and war since ancient times!"

"At this moment, the evil Japanese troops in northwest Shanxi are already stretched to the limit, even against the Shanxi Suiyuan Army and the Central Army. Under this situation, not to mention our Eighth Route Army, which has always made the evil Japanese restless!"

"Battalion Commander, what do you mean..." Everyone's eyes were focused on Cao Geng.

Cao Geng replied: "What I want to say is that before the evil Japanese mobilize enough troops, we should set this place as our target!"

As he spoke, he marked a point on the map in front of everyone's gaze.

Everyone's eyes were focused on that point, and they were all shocked!

It turned out that what Cao Geng pointed out was the Zhengtai Line, a vital spiritual transportation line near Huairong County and Yongping Town!

Then, before everyone could come to their senses, Cao Geng continued, "This place is the key transportation node for the evil Japanese to replenish magic tools and supplies when they carried out a large-scale cleanup in the northwest of Shanxi. As long as our third battalion successfully destroys this Zhengtai line, then, in our overall battle, we will once again write a glorious chapter!"

For Cao Geng, this was undoubtedly a great time to attack the Zhengtai line and seize the initiative.

You must know that when the evil Japanese troops had not yet been replenished, a large number of enemy troops in the entire northwest Shanxi region had been pinned down by the Central Army and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army.

At this moment, Cao Geng's three battalions could take advantage of the fact that the evil Japanese were unable to take care of them and make another achievement.

But if we wait until the evil Japanese cleanup troops are replenished,

By then, the difficulty for Cao Geng's Third Battalion to break through and destroy the Zhengtai Line will increase exponentially.

"Captain, please give the order."

Seeing that Cao Geng was preparing to fight the evil Japanese again, every company commander present was ready to go, with anticipation on their faces.

Before this, every time their disciples from the three peaks underwent a training trial, they would bring rich training resources to the three peaks where they were.

Therefore, they were eager to conduct trial battles day and night.

Passively avoiding war and keeping silent?

This is unimaginable in the world of cultivators.

If they can only hold on, then where will they get the mountains and seas of supplies for practice from the three peaks?

If they want to recruit new disciples, they can only do so by fighting against the evil demons - those beings they call "Yinsha Demon Clan".

The resources for cultivation come from the hands of those evil demons.

The supply of spirit stones was also plundered from the Yinsha demon clan.

Only by being so proactive can their Three Peaks grow rapidly.

Kong Jie had long been aware of the warlike habits of the Sanfeng disciples.

At this moment, there was a sharp light flashing in his eyes.

Ever since he joined Sanfeng, he had wanted to see how Cao Geng led his disciples to participate in trial battles.

Now might be a perfect opportunity for him to gain a deeper understanding of how Cao Geng fights and how he can quickly gather so many practitioners in the entire northern Jinxi Mountains.

Cao Geng smiled calmly, "I have made up my mind. First, fellow disciples, sneak into the surrounding villages secretly and quickly eliminate the Yinsha monsters within a radius of fifty miles. After that, the disciples will act separately and head straight to the location of the Zhengtai Secret Realm."

Cao Geng pointed in the direction of the Shota Secret Realm.

"In this way, the area within a radius of fifty miles where our Three Peaks are stationed will be peaceful again, and the eyes of those Yinsha demons will not be able to detect the actions of our large army."

Cao Geng's main intention was to allow the disciples of the Three Peaks to quietly approach the Shota Secret Realm.

If the more than a thousand disciples under his command acted at the same time, it would be strange if those evil demons did not use a large number of troops to deal with them.

However, if the disciples act separately, there will be no such worries.

Cao Geng then gave the order: "At the same time, the elite disciples of Qianlong Pavilion will immediately sneak into Huairong City! The target is the training materials that the Yinsha demon clan has just transported to Huairong City..."

As for the command center of Huairong City, Cao Geng believed that destroying it was of little significance.

Compared with the command center of Huairong City, the mountains of training supplies in Huairong City are more critical.

If these cultivation materials are not cleared away, the Yinsha demon clan will definitely use these materials to harm the lives of countless Chinese cultivators and mortals in the future.

Cao Geng would naturally not sit idly by and do nothing about this.

What's more, he already has dozens of elite disciples from the Qianlong Pavilion under his command. No matter in terms of their cultivation realm or their character and will, they are already very close to the top masters in later legends.

Before this, he also prepared the most sophisticated demonic equipment of this era for the disciples of Qianlong Pavilion.

With these equipments, the disciples of Qianlong Pavilion will undoubtedly be able to fight with greater ease.

Cao Geng continued, "The disciples of Qianlong Pavilion and the Sanfeng army will act separately, and a whole team of disciples will be left behind at the Sanfeng garrison to guard the garrison to prevent a surprise attack from the Yinsha demon tribe.

This operation will last for three days. After three days, regardless of victory or defeat, we must return to our base to regroup and recuperate."

As soon as Cao Geng finished speaking, many captains responded loudly.

Kong Jie couldn't help but nodded slightly.

He had to admit that in his eyes, Cao Geng had become a thoughtful, calm and experienced battlefield commander.

The tactical arrangement of attacking on two fronts can not only ensure that the disciples of the Three Peaks can gain more results in their practice, but also enable the disciples of the Qianlong Pavilion to attract more troops from the Yinsha Demon Clan outside the outer Zhengtai Secret Realm.

In the fifth realm, if the True Dragon Army wins first, the attention of the Japanese invaders in the entire Western Wilderness of Northern Jin will surely be focused on Huairong Immortal City.

This move will win more precious opportunities for the many cultivators in the Three Mountains Cultivation Camp to practice and prepare for war.

On the contrary, if the army of the cultivation camp wins the first victory, the meaning is self-evident.

The Japanese invaders will be in chaos at that time, and in the future if they want to transport magic weapons on the Zhengtai spiritual vein, they must be doubly cautious.

Moreover, this incident also greatly increases the chances of success for those true practitioners hiding in Longyin.

This kid...is truly beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Thinking of this, Kong Jie couldn't help but glance at Cao Geng.

He realized that in this Three Mountains Cultivation Camp, he was always shocked by Cao Geng.

However, at this moment, just as Cao Geng was planning to take the initiative and launch a secret attack on the material reserves of Zhengtai Lingmai occupied by the Japanese invaders and the surrounding Huairong Xiancheng.

Little did they know that at the same time, due to Cao Geng's previous occupation of the ancient city of Huaiyi, the Japanese invaders in Taiyuan had quickly discovered Cao Geng's true identity and reported it to Yoshio Shinozuka.

After Shinozuka Yoshio read Cao Geng's background information, his eyes suddenly narrowed and he said in a deep voice: "It turns out that I underestimated this Cao Geng."