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

Chapter 145: Prayer for Decision

Afterwards, he ordered his disciples to convey a secret message to Chu Yunfei of the 358th Regiment of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army - that was Jianzhou City in the desolate land of northwest Shanxi, a vital transportation point for the Japanese evil spirits.

After learning about this, Chu Yunfei naturally believed it without a doubt. At this moment, the Japanese devils were wreaking havoc on the fairyland in the northwest of Shanxi. If the Jinsui Army could destroy the key supply location of the Japanese devils in one fell swoop, it would undoubtedly be of great benefit to the war situation of the Chinese cultivator forces in the entire northwest of Shanxi.

However, when the New Third Regiment led by Cao Geng and the Independent Regiment led by Ding Wei were about to rush to the heavily guarded area by the Japanese evil spirits and use thundering means, they did not dare to take the Yangcun stronghold lightly.

Although this place is no longer the core area of ​​the fierce battle between the New Third Regiment and the Independent Regiment, they still need to be wary of the Japanese who may suddenly attack from here and attempt to raid the main force of the Eighth Route Army. For this reason, Ding Wei and Cao Geng each left 30 elite disciples to lurk here to thwart the Japanese offensive.

Cao Geng even left his capable general, Taoist Wei, here to better contain the incoming Japanese army. In order to ensure that Ding Wei and Zhao Gang could be included in his strategic deployment and help him achieve his goals, Cao Geng made great efforts in the strategic layout of the Yangcun stronghold.

At the same time, when Cao Geng and Ding Wei were mobilizing their troops, intelligence came that two Japanese detachments were gathering troops and marching towards the area where the independent regiment was stationed. These unusual movements did not escape the attention of some shrewd and sharp-eyed people in the Eighth Route Army.

The various factions of the Eighth Route Army in northwest Shanxi soon learned of this information. Everyone was shocked. Previously, the Japanese had sent a regiment and a team of troops to Yangcun, intending to capture the independent regiment’s base; now they have come out in full force again, adding two more regiments of troops to head straight for Yangcun.

Obviously, the Japanese evil forces were determined to capture Yangcun and deal with the 386th Brigade Independent Regiment.

"I only hope that Captain Ding Wei can survive this disaster safely..."

At this moment, the various units of the Eighth Route Army were unaware that in the direction of Yangcun, the Japanese troops, regiment after regiment, had already been defeated by Ding Wei's Independent Regiment and Cao Geng's New Third Regiment.

When the Japanese invaders again divided their troops into two regiments and headed for Yangcun, the enemy faced by the independent regiment led by Ding Wei had exceeded the scale of a brigade and was approaching the level of an army group.

In the past, the strength of a single brigade was enough to compete with a group army of the Central Army. But now, Ding Wei had to face an enemy force that was one more than the number of Japanese brigades.

Under the pressure of the Japanese attack, many Eighth Route Army monks could only make a secret wish, hoping that Ding Wei could find a glimmer of hope for survival in this life-or-death situation.

Of course, many of the cultivation sects at this moment also did not notice it.

Because of Cao Geng's previous sincere recruitment of Ding Wei and Zhao Gang.

At this moment, both the disciples of the new three sects and the elites of the independent sect have evacuated their garrisons in the Yangchuan Secret Realm.

Even if the two monks of the Japanese demon clan rushed to Yangchuan's secret stronghold,

At this moment, they were destined to end up with nothing.

For these two groups of Japanese monks, attempting to capture the sect where Ding Wei of the Independent Sect or Cao Geng of the New Sect was located was no longer possible.

……

Just when the various sects of cultivation learned that the Japanese demon tribe was gathering strength in full swing, intending to launch another fierce attack on the territory of the Independent Sect.

Although the headquarters of the Cultivation Alliance was in the midst of a strategic shift, it also learned of this information at the first opportunity.

However, unlike the intelligence held by the various sects, on the eve of learning that the Japanese demons were planning to invade the Independent Sect again, the headquarters also received news that Cao Geng and Ding Wei's disciples had wiped out an entire enemy corps of monks and a battalion in the outskirts of the Independent Sect.

Upon receiving this good news, both the alliance leader and the deputy leader were delighted.

The leader of the alliance praised: "I said that this kid Cao Geng has potential! Choosing him to support the Independent Sect is indeed the right choice! The disciples of Li Yunlong from Peak 772 came to help. They had just stabilized the situation, and Cao Geng, who acted at the same time as Li Yunlong's disciples, helped Ding Wei to completely consolidate the overall situation of the Independent Sect! I have to admit that Cao Geng's fighting talent is always amazing!"

The deputy leader deeply agreed with this.

In his and the alliance leaders' minds, Cao Geng can always create miracles.

The deputy leader sighed, "With only 300 disciples, he helped the Independent Sect to completely stabilize the situation there, and even wiped out an entire regiment and a battalion of the Japanese demon tribe. Cao Geng is indeed extraordinary!"

The leader of the alliance said: "After the Japanese monsters' massive invasion is over, I will definitely reward Cao Geng handsomely!"

Hearing this, the deputy leader did not say much.

Because when they witnessed the miracles created by Cao Geng time and time again, they were all shocked and thought that Cao Geng's treatment in the Cultivation Alliance was actually too low...

In other words, the value Cao Geng created in the Cultivation Alliance far exceeded the value that his current position should generate.

However, within the Cultivation Alliance, due to the scarcity of talent, there will never be a situation where talented people are not appreciated.

Therefore, even if the alliance leader did not explicitly state the commendation and reward for Cao Geng, the deputy leader would naturally attach great importance to this matter.

“We must make Cao Geng feel a sense of belonging to the Cultivation Alliance! We must not let him defect to other forces…” the deputy leader reminded.

He knew very well that before joining the Cultivation Alliance, Cao Geng was actually the company commander in the Central Army's cultivation system.

If Cao Geng feels disheartened by the actions of the Cultivation Alliance Headquarters, he might really choose to switch to other cultivation forces.

……

For a cultivator as talented as Cao Geng, the Eight Desolate Alliance would do its utmost to prevent him from joining other sects.

"That's right." The marshal also deeply agreed and kept it in mind.

At this moment, the Marshal and the Deputy Commander of the Eight Desolations Alliance were discussing the breakthrough in cultivation that Cao Geng had achieved, and they had not been happy for too long.

Soon after, the news that the Japanese demons had mobilized two entire legions of soldiers and were marching towards Duli Valley in a grand manner naturally reached the ears of the marshal and the deputy commander.

After learning this information, the Marshal and the deputy commander, who had originally shown some relief on their faces, suddenly became gloomy.

The marshal was silent for a while, and finally slammed the table and said angrily: "These evil Japanese are really too much! First, they sent a legion and a battalion to attack the Duli Valley where Ding Lie is, and now they are gathering the strength of two legions to continue the invasion?!"

For a moment, the Marshal gnashed his teeth. He knew very well that in the previous battle, even with Cao Geng's help, the total combat strength of the Duli Valley and the New Third Valley led by Ding Lie was only about 400 people left.

The total strength of the two valley areas was no more than 400 men. Whether it was for the emerging Third Valley or for the Duli Valley, the losses were undoubtedly extremely heavy.

At this moment, the Japanese devils once again gathered two legions of troops to invade the Duli Valley stronghold.

If this wasn't bullying, what else could it be? They were clearly determined to completely wipe out the two major groups under Cao Geng and Ding Lie at all costs with the force of thunder and lightning in the flood of the Japanese demon invasion!

"Marshal, in your opinion, how should we deal with this situation?"

At this time, the deputy commander also showed a solemn expression on his face. After all, they had never expected that the Japanese demons would take such actions against Cao Geng and Ding Lie's team.

However, it was too late to say anything. Cao Geng and Ding Lie only had about 400 people left, while the Japanese had gained two more legions.

If Ding Lie continued to hold the Duli Valley stronghold and Cao Geng's new Third Valley assisted in defending Ding Lie, I am afraid that both Ding Lie's Duli Valley and Cao Geng's new Third Valley would face the crisis of total annihilation.

However, if Ding Lie's Duli Valley and Cao Geng's new Third Valley were not allowed to continue to hold on, then how would they respond if the Japanese monsters caught up with their large army of the Eight Desolations Alliance?

To be honest, the deputy commander also felt that the situation was extremely difficult at this moment.

The marshal clenched his fists, unclenched them, and clenched them again, obviously experiencing a fierce inner struggle.

Finally, his eyes became firm:

"In the Duli Valley stronghold, both Cao Geng and Ding Lie are valuable monks and generals in our Eight Desolate Alliance. If we let them die in this battle of invasion by the Japanese devils, then the price we pay for the Eight Desolate Alliance will be too heavy."

"But in this battle, the Duli Valley stronghold has to be defended..."

On the Wanling Continent, the old ancestor who was in the center of the cultivation sect had cold sweat on his forehead. He took a deep breath and finally made an extraordinary decision: "Let's do this. I think the headquarters should not make decisions for Ding Wei and Cao Geng this time. Instead, we should leave the decision to them to decide for themselves and see how they resolve the crisis in the cultivation world."

The deputy sect leader was stunned for a moment. As far as he could remember, the ancestor had never delegated power in this way.