After Ling Tian and the others entered the city, they hesitated for a long time before deciding not to return to the Ling Residence for the time being. After all, it was still broad daylight and there were too many people around. Pudding might be careless and leak the news. They would wait until the dead of the night to visit his mother and Old Madam. Firstly, it was to let the elders be at ease. During this period of time, Old Madam had been extremely worried. While others might not know of Beyond Heavens' reputation, Old Madam was someone of great status. While she was extremely confident in her only grandson, she was still extremely wary of Justice and the number of white hairs on her head had increased by quite a bit.
Old Madam Chu Ting 'er even cried for her son from time to time. As the saying goes,' When a son travels a thousand miles, his mother is worried. 'Furthermore, this time, he was being pursued by the number one expert in the world. How could she not be worried? However, she did not dare to express her worries in front of her parents-in-law. In just a few months, Madam had become much more haggard. When Ling Tian saw this, he had to meet her personally no matter what to dispel the worries of the elders. As for the elders of the Ling family, they would definitely not leak the news. The only person who could leak the news was naturally Ling Tian's father, General Ling Xiao. However, General Ling Xiao was currently not at home. However, this old man was also the one who felt the most at ease and had the most confidence in Ling Tian. In his words, what Justice? This old man has never seen him before, but this old man only knows that this old man's son is a ferocious individual who can take the head of a general in an army of a million. If Justice chases after Ling Tian, it would be best if he doesn't end up being chased by Ling Tian!
Thus, Ling Tian's first step was to head to the Ling House's courtyard. He immediately got Ling Chen to announce an emergency meeting with the upper echelons, gathering all the upper echelons of the Ling House together. During this period of time, while Ling Tian had been keeping abreast of the happenings in the Ling House through the eagle messenger, there were bound to be areas where a person's strength was limited. Now that he was back, he naturally needed to understand the situation in detail. At the same time, he wanted to meet everyone so that they could have a pillar to rely on.
Meng Lige, Feng Mo, and the rest were still unaware of the purpose of this meeting. When they entered the secret chamber, they actually saw Ling Tian sitting there. They could not help but be startled, followed by wild joy! This was especially so for Meng Lige. Feng Mo and the rest were the trusted aides of Ling Tian and had always believed that their young noble was unrivalled in the world. While they were shocked that Ling Tian was actually able to force Ling Tian out of Sky Bearing, they were not worried about Ling Tian's life. Furthermore, they were even more at ease when they received news and orders from Ling Tian!
However, not only was Meng Lige one of the top strategists in the world, he was also a renowned scholar with a strong memory. He knew what Beyond Heavens and the Martial Order Medallion represented, so how could he not be worried for Ling Tian? Now that he saw that Ling Tian had returned safely, he did not know if he was happy for Ling Tian's safety or that Ling Tian was actually able to escape from the hands of the Martial Order Medallion owner!
The number of people present was extremely small, with only Ling Tian, Ling Chen, Ling Jian, Li Xue, Meng Lige, Feng Mo, and a few others. Even Ling Six, who was in charge of information, did not participate. However, all of their information was in the hands of Li Xue. Although the number of people present was small, these people were the true elites of the Ling House Courtyard. They were the true elites of the Ling House!
The most interesting thing was that of the six people present, other than Ling Tian whose strength was publicly acknowledged, the other people present were all extremely secretive characters. Although Ling Jian's First Pavilion was infamous and the First Pavilion Head's name was known throughout the world, not many people knew of his name. As for Ling Chen and Li Xue, they were even more obscure characters. As for how strong they were, other than Ling Tian, there was probably no one else who knew. If one had to find someone, it would only be Justice who had exchanged two blows with them!
Ling Tian's first topic of discussion was the recent military operations of the Ling House. After all, Ling Xiao and Shen RuHu were leading 300,000 soldiers outside. To the current Ling family, this was the first large-scale military operation and they had to be extremely careful. If there was even the slightest mistake, their foundation would be damaged.
Hearing Ling Tian's question, the person in charge of military planning, Meng Lige, stroked his beard and smiled delightedly. "Young noble had not returned previously, but the matter of the Nangong family plotting to attack Miss Chen could not be delayed. Thus, after our discussion, we decided to have Great General Ling lead 200,000 soldiers and head south first. However, even now, although both sides are at daggers drawn, they have yet to engage in battle. This is within our expectations and is also the situation that we wish to see."
Meng Lige revealed a sly smile. "After all, young noble is not around. If we were to cause chaos in the world, it would not be good. Thus, before we left, I invited Old Master Ling to speak to Great General Ling. Surround them but do not attack, force them but do not engage in battle! In other words, suppress them as much as possible and create as much pressure as possible. However, we will not engage in battle with them. No matter how obvious our advantage is, no matter how powerful the battle situation is, we must not engage in battle! Otherwise, we will be punished according to military law! We must drag this out until young noble returns before we make a decision. "
Ling Tian almost spat out the tea in his mouth. Such a decision would probably cause his father to be extremely depressed. To use 'military law' on the number one figure in the country's military, anyone would be depressed! However, Great Strategist Meng was also quite crafty. He had mobilized his grandfather. Otherwise, there might not be anyone who could suppress his father!
Meng Lige continued to speak with the air of an immortal. "As for Great General Shen's side, it is also the same. The reason why we sent out these two groups of troops is firstly to protect ourselves in case we start a war with the Southern Zheng at any time. Secondly, it is also to test the waters. Although we are fighting on two fronts, our original intention is not to start a war. Thus, the real risk is very small. However, with such a large scale mobilization of troops, as the saying goes, 'pull one hair and affect the whole body', the other countries do not dare to treat this lightly. Not to mention the Southern Zheng, even Eastern Zhao is already in chaos. As for the Xiao family's army, they have already split into three groups. One group is led by the Xiao family's General Xiao WuHeng. A hundred and fifty thousand troops are stationed at the Sunset River, biding their time. They are only a hundred and fifty li away from the Southern Zheng. They can be reached in the blink of an eye! This group of troops is definitely here to target the 200,000 troops of our Great General Ling! The other group of 150,000 troops led by Xiao WuJu have also arrived at the border of Eastern Zhao, facing off against Great General Shen with Eastern Zhao in between. The last group of 150,000 troops is led by Xiao FengYang himself. They are only about 500 li away from Sky Bearing! They are also biding their time! "
Meng Lige seemed to be tired from speaking and stopped to drink a mouthful of tea. He then said calmly, "The current situation is extremely clear. We can clearly see that the Xiao family's large-scale mobilization of troops is mainly aimed at our Ling family! If our two groups of troops make a move, the Xiao family's troops in the east and south will immediately attack. The third group of troops will also attack Sky Bearing and take away our Ling family's foundation. They even have the intention of joining forces with the Southern Zheng. If our original intention was to start a war with the two countries in the east and south, it would be difficult for us to stop halfway. However, based on the current situation, it is also not optimistic. "
While listening to Meng Lige's words, Ling Tian focused his attention on the map. The location and direction of the Xiao family's three groups of troops had already been marked out by Meng Lige with a blood red arrow. Ling Tian let out a faint smile with a hint of mockery as he said in a relaxed tone, "Mobilizing 450,000 troops at once, you are indeed the number one financial magnate in the world. What a huge move. The Xiao family really thinks highly of me!"
Hearing Ling Tian's relaxed tone and confident expression, everyone's tense heartstrings could not help but loosen up.
Ling Tian tilted his head and tapped on the table with his finger as he asked casually, "How are the Xiao family's three groups of troops going to replenish their supplies? The amount of food for the men and horses isn't a small amount, right? How far are they from the Xiao family's main supply route? Is there anything we can use to our advantage? "
Meng Lige's eyes lit up and he quickly replied, "The first group of troops is 600 li away from the Xiao family, the second group of troops is 400 li away from the Xiao family, and the third group of troops is 1300 li away from the Xiao family. Each group of troops has been replenished, so there aren't many loopholes that we can exploit. The Xiao family is indeed the number one financial magnate in the world. They are able to supply such heavy troops with their own strength without any problems. This is truly impressive. " Although Meng Lige did not say much, his eyes grew brighter and brighter. Smart people were smart people. He had more or less understood Ling Tian's intentions.
Ling Tian naturally saw Meng Lige's expression. He leaned back and said casually, "Mister Meng, which group do you think we should deal with first?"
Meng Lige smiled mysteriously and said, "It's better to stay still. We can wait for news from the north and bide our time."
Ling Tian laughed and said, "Mister is indeed impressive. Since that's the case, we will do as Mister says. We will leave him hanging for a few days. However, Mister will have to be tired in the next few days. "
Meng Lige stroked his beard and smiled, "This is your subordinate's duty. How can I be tired?!"
Ling Tian smiled and turned to Li Xue. Li Xue did not wait for him to ask and said, "In the war in the north, Tamago's army is already facing off against the Western Han. They have already fought three battles. Although the Western Han has lost every battle, their defense is extremely stable. Tamago has only taken two unimportant small cities. I'm afraid they will not succeed for the time being."
Ling Tian nodded and asked with interest, "Who is the commander of the Western Han army?"
Li Xue glanced at the information in her hands and said, "It's the old general Li Zonghan, the number one general of the Western Han in the past 30 years. Before the first battle between the two armies, Li Zonghan killed the general Han TieXuan and used his blood as a sacrifice to his flag. This matter caused a huge commotion. "
"Li Zonghan …" Ling Tian muttered this name, his eyes flashing. It seemed like XiMen Sa had already sold out Han TieXuan. Otherwise, with Han TieXuan's status as a commander of the royal army, even Li Zonghan might not have the authority to kill him as a sacrifice. However, XiMen Chongtian did not participate in the battle. Instead, he used the old Li Zonghan. It seemed like the royal family of Western Han was still very concerned about the rumors of the XiMen Family and Tamago. XiMen Sa's role was extremely important.
"Tamago's second master and third master have already safely arrived at Bright Jade City two days ago." Li Xue continued.
(To be continued, if you want to know what happened, please go to www.qidian.com.)
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