usatvline Chapter 146: Zhao Gang secretly rejoices in his response to the situation
Chapter 146: Zhao Gang secretly rejoices in his response to the situation
However, the deputy sect leader thought again and realized that even he could not find a more appropriate solution to the current predicament.
Ordering the two monks Ding Wei and Cao Geng to lead their respective tribes to defend the Yangcun Fortress against the impending invasion of the two legions of the Sun and Moon Demon Clan would undoubtedly push them and their disciples to the brink of life and death.
After all, Ding Wei and Cao Geng were both rare and brave warriors in the Immortal Alliance. It would be a great pity if they died like this.
However, if Ding Wei and Cao Geng were not ordered to guard the Yangcun Fortress, once the Sun and Moon Demon Clan's mopping-up army caught up with the main force of the Immortal Alliance, the consequences would be disastrous.
Whether to send Generals Ding Wei and Cao Geng to continue to defend the Yangcun Fortress, and how to defend it, these specific strategic deployments were difficult for both the ancestor and him as the deputy leader to give orders easily.
Instead of the headquarters directly asking Ding Wei and Cao Geng to defend the Yangcun Fortress to the death, it would be better to let these two generals act according to circumstances and make their own decisions.
In other words, Ding Wei and Cao Geng must not take the defense of Yangcun Fortress lightly; but if the situation is unfavorable, they also have the right to choose to retreat at an appropriate time to preserve their strength so that they can better fight against the Sun and Moon Demons in the future.
"I understand." The deputy sect leader took a deep breath and secretly praised the ancestor for his foresight despite seeming to be doing nothing.
It is indeed the ancestor, so open-minded and wise.
After expressing his emotion, he immediately sent orders to inform Generals Cao Geng and Ding Wei of the latest strategic intentions.
At this moment, whether under the leadership of Cao Geng or Ding Wei, their teams were already heading towards their target - a supply point of the Sun and Moon Demon Clan.
Just when the two teams were halfway there, suddenly, the communication disciples on both sides received secret messages from the headquarters.
When the message reached Cao Geng and Ding Wei, even though they had split up and were in different places, they both smiled indifferently at almost the same time.
"So the Sun and Moon Demon Clan actually mobilized two legions to attack the Yangcun Fortress?"
"If it were in the past, this might have given us quite a headache."
"But it seems that Yangcun is not our main battlefield. You can come over here as you please."
"Because our real goal is no longer there."
As for the Eight Desolate Army's defensive battle with the Youluo Demon Army at Yangcun's training ground to delay time, the Youluo Demon Army will naturally not be afraid.
The previous Taoist formation brigade and the magic formation brigade of Japanese monks were unable to break through the defense line of the Eight Desolate Army, so they sent two more Taoist formation brigade!
After all, in the massive purge of the Youluo Demon Army, mundane resources such as manpower are the most insignificant.
No matter how the Eight Desolate Army moves and hides, it will ultimately be difficult to escape the control of the Youluo Demon Army.
Zhao Gang was naturally aware of this and felt very fortunate.
If Cao Geng had not tried his best to persuade them to stay in their training ground, perhaps the fate that awaited them in the Duli Group would have been to be ruthlessly destroyed by the Japanese monks from the two major Taoist formation teams.
Indeed,
It was Cao Geng's timely appearance that not only reversed the critical situation when they were besieged by a Taoist regiment and a magic regiment of Japanese monks.
It also enabled their entire independent group to escape from the brink of life and death when facing the siege of Yangcun training ground by monks from two major Japanese legions.
Speaking of this, everyone knows that the New Third Regiment led by Cao Geng saved the Duli Regiment from danger twice in one day, and this is not an exaggeration at all.
Ding Wei naturally knew everything about this matter.
"The new Third Regiment's leader, Cao Geng..."
At this moment, both Ding Wei and Zhao Gang whispered softly, with complex expressions in their eyes.
At this moment they had to admit that Cao Geng was undoubtedly a great benefactor to all members of the Dulituan.
Then, Ding Wei took a deep breath and said, "If Captain Cao Geng falls into danger in the future, I will leave the regiment alone and do my best to rescue him!"
"I will always remember the kindness of Captain Cao Geng even though I am leaving the regiment alone." Zhao Gang also expressed his deep agreement.
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At the same time, Cao Geng and Ding Wei each received a secret order from the headquarters, instructing them to lead the New Third Regiment and the Duli Regiment to decide on their own how to respond when the two Japanese legions of monks raided Yangcun's training ground.
At the same time, in the training ground of the 772nd Regiment, Cheng Mangzi's troops, which were skillfully dealing with the main force of the Japanese Army, and Li Yunlong's troops, which had just assisted the 772nd Regiment in stabilizing the situation here, also received intelligence - the Japanese Army once again dispatched two large Taoist formation regiments to launch a new round of offensive against the Duli Regiment's training ground.
The moment they learned the news, even though Li Yunlong and Cheng Blindzi were in the middle of a fierce battle with the Japanese soldiers outside the 772nd Regiment's training ground, they were extremely anxious and wanted to immediately send reinforcements to support Cao Geng and Ding Wei.
The reason why they were eager to help Cao Geng and Ding Wei was actually very simple.
To be honest, the Japanese army's invasion of the Dulituan training site was too arrogant and domineering.
First, they dispatched a Taoist regiment and a magic regiment of Japanese monks to launch a fierce attack on the Duli Group's training ground.
Then they sent more Japanese monks from the two major Taoist formations to attack the Duli Group again?
Being attacked from both inside and outside like this, the total force of Japanese monks faced by the Duli Group's training ground was equivalent to the size of a division plus a magic array brigade.
Notice,
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Three years ago, even the force of a Japanese Zhenyuan Brigade could easily destroy a Xianwei Corps of the Xianmeng Central Army on a vast battlefield.
Now the tide has turned.
The Japanese invaders actually mobilized an entire Zhenyuan Brigade and an extra Zhenyuan Battalion of elite forces just to attack the headquarters of the independent regiment led by Ding Wei in the Bahuang Army.
Although the independent regiment is currently stationed with the New Third Regiment led by Cao Geng as reinforcement to support Ding Wei and resist foreign enemies.
However, the enemy troops came out in full force, with so many cultivators attacking the Independent Regiment’s base. Did they really think that the Eight Desolate Army had few disciples and inferior magic weapons?
"How could such a deceitful thing happen?" Blind Cheng's face was full of indignation.
"Damn it! If I were able to mobilize more troops to fight against these evil ghosts at this moment, I would lead them to attack the independent regiment's headquarters and let those arrogant and domineering ghost monks see the majesty of monks like us!" Li Yunlong pursed his lips and scolded coldly.
At this moment, Li Yunlong was extremely angry.
He had never seen the ghosts bullying their fellows like this.
Even if the new regiment he led was fully assembled, with a total of 5,000 monks, their strength against the ghost clan would be no more than that of a True Essence Brigade.
But now, the ghost clan has actually assembled the strength of a Zhenyuan Brigade and a Zhenyuan Battalion, and jointly attacked the independent regiment’s base jointly defended by Ding Wei and Cao Geng!
It should be noted that Ding Wei is Li Yunlong's comrade-in-arms in life and death, and Cao Geng is his old subordinate.
How could Li Yunlong swallow this when he saw Ding Wei and Cao Geng being bullied by the ghost clan?
Unfortunately, Li Yunlong only had a few monks at his disposal. After finally helping Blind Cheng to stabilize the situation of the 772nd Regiment, the ghost forces here had not yet been completely eliminated.
After learning about this, he could only fire two talismans in succession when facing the small group of ghosts rushing towards him, hitting several of the ghosts on the forehead, piercing their flesh and leaving several bloody holes to vent his anger.
Li Yunlong gnashed his teeth and said, "After this battle, both Ding Wei and Cao Geng's troops must have suffered heavy losses. If anyone dares to hurt the two brothers Ding Wei and Cao Geng, one day in the future, I will personally break into Taiyuan City and kill the commander-in-chief of the Japanese First Army, Shinozuka Yoshio!"
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"sneeze!"
In Taiyuan City, the residence of Yoshio Shinozuka.
For some reason, Yoshio Shinozuka suddenly sneezed.
However, after sneezing, a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.
At this moment, he had received a secret report that the two large teams of monks under his command would arrive at the Yangcun base in less than two hours.
Once the two squadrons under his command successfully arrive, not only will the Yangcun garrison cease to exist, but Cao Geng, who has given him so many headaches, will also completely disappear from his sight.
Thinking of this, how could he not be ecstatic.
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Of course, when the various factions in northwestern Shanxi learned that the Japanese invaders had once again sent heavy troops to besiege the headquarters of the independent regiment of the 386th Brigade of the Eight Desolation Army, it immediately caused an uproar in the world of cultivation.
At the same time, Cao Geng and Ding Wei, who were the focus of attention from all parties, had quietly disappeared from the entire northwestern Shanxi land with their respective troops.
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The two cultivation sects had never expected the changes in the outside world. At this moment, their mission was very clear, which was to destroy the supply base of the demon clan, the ghost clan. Among the four supply bases of the ghost clan, the one closest to Yang Village was located in Liangtian Xiancheng.
Just as the ghost tribe mobilized two legions to attack the Yangcun Fortress, causing turmoil in heaven and earth, Cao Geng took only more than two hours to quietly land in the Liangtian Fairy City.
After entering Liangtian Immortal City, Cao Geng first captured an evil cultivator puppet in the city and took it to a secluded alley. Using this puppet, he found out the specific location of the ghost clan's brigade-level headquarters and spiritual material storage warehouse in Liangtian Immortal City.
Afterwards, Cao Geng mercilessly broke the neck of the puppet that leaked the information. Then, he sneaked into the ghost tribe brigade headquarters silently like a ghost.
At this moment, the ghost defenders of Liangtian Fairy City had not yet realized that their supply base had been discovered, so their defenses were lax, which undoubtedly gave Cao Geng an excellent opportunity.
Without using any of his cultivation power, Cao Geng easily dealt with all the ghost monks in the brigade headquarters. He even had time to sip a cup of spiritual tea in the headquarters, waiting for the ghosts to notice something unusual.
Compared to the ghost tribe's important supply station for spiritual materials that was plundered throughout the vast territory of northwest Shanxi, the security and defense of its headquarters was obviously not comparable to that of the material storage warehouse. Cao Geng's target this time was not the headquarters, but the heavily guarded material storage warehouse. Therefore, when he first entered the city, he decided to destroy the headquarters first to attract the attention of all the ghost tribe and evil puppets in the city and sneak into Chencang.