The Zhe Family's Patriarch was sitting in his own room. Sitting in front of him were the other Patriarchs of the Family Alliance. They were discussing how to deal with Zhao Hai.
This time, Zhao Hai led 300,000 troops to support them. Moreover, as long as they rested in the rear, they would be sent to the frontlines. At that time, their troops would be able to withdraw. They needed to think about how to arrange their troops and how to coordinate with the Sacred Courtyard's attack.
The Zhe Family's Patriarch looked at the other Patriarchs and said, "Everyone, how should we arrange our troops after withdrawing?"
The other Patriarchs were also thinking about this issue, and they also had their own ideas. One of the Patriarchs said, "This is actually very simple. I think we should let the army rest first. Otherwise, if we send them out now, Zhao Hai would certainly be alerted. Everyone should know that Zhao Hai isn't Year 19, he has a grudge against us, so it's impossible for him to not pay attention to our movements. If we make any moves, Zhao Hai might deal with us. Therefore, it's best for us to be honest for a while, withdraw the army to rest and prepare for battle. As long as the time is right, we can dispatch our troops. In any case, the transmission formations of the various city-states in the continent are open, so we can send our troops anywhere. Therefore, I don't think it's the most important thing to arrange for the army to be stationed there."
So it's not important that we send our troops there. "The other Patriarchs nodded. Then one Patriarch said," I also think the same. If we send our troops to a place that's disadvantageous to the other city-states, then I'm afraid that Zhao Hai wouldn't let us off. Right, didn't Zhao Hai want to have his troops rest in some cities? I think we should arrange our troops in those cities so that we can monitor their army. If they really want to launch an attack on Zhao Hai, then our army can attack them in the shortest amount of time. "Zhao Hai nodded and said," That's right.
The Zhe Family's Patriarch nodded and said, "Alright, this is a good idea. I think we can tell Zhao Hai to have the two armies stay in the same city. This would allow them to interact and communicate with each other. This would make it easier for them to cooperate in the future. I think Zhao Hai wouldn't oppose it. This way, if we really want to deal with them in the future, then our troops would be able to attack Zhao Hai's army in the shortest time possible."
The others nodded as well. They didn't have any objections, they felt that this was a good idea. Unfortunately, they forgot one thing. If you can attack the enemy in the shortest time possible, then the enemy can also attack you in the shortest time possible. Because of this, it was hard to say who would be the one to deal with who in the end.
The Zhe Family's Patriarch looked at the others and said, "This will be our last battle against Zhao Hai. Even if we can't destroy Zhao Hai this time, we still need to make the Sacred Courtyard's army pay a huge price. As long as we can destroy the Sacred Courtyard's army, then the Sacred Courtyard's army will be in danger. When that time comes, we can attack the Sacred Courtyard's army. I think they will be finished at that time."
Everyone nodded. The Anti-Sacred Academy Alliance had lost hundreds of thousands of troops in the previous battle. Some of these troops had fled back to the Anti-Sacred Academy Alliance's own city-states, some of them had died on the way, and some of them had become bandits. Regardless, the Anti-Sacred Academy Alliance had suffered heavy losses last time.
But this time, if they make the Sacred Courtyard's army lose hundreds of thousands of troops, then the Sacred Courtyard's army would be seriously damaged. When the time comes, the Zhe Family's army would directly attack the Sacred Courtyard's army. They believed that the Sacred Courtyard's army wouldn't be able to stop them.
They had an agreement with the Sacred Institute that the territories they conquered would belong to them in the future. The Zhe Family's Patriarch knew that they were useful to the Sacred Institute, so the Sacred Institute wouldn't do anything to them. However, if the Sacred Institute destroyed the Anti-Sacred Institute Alliance in the future, then they would be useless. They understood this principle. Therefore, they wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to conquer more territories in order to strengthen their strength. In the future, even if the Sacred Institute wanted to deal with them, they wouldn't dare to do so because of their strength.
But if they want to gain more territory, then they must first defeat the Sacred Courtyard's army. First, they must defeat Zhao Hai. Only then would they be able to attack the Sacred Courtyard's army. Otherwise, everything would be empty talk.
After deciding on how to deal with Zhao Hai's army, the Patriarchs began to discuss how to receive the reinforcements that would come later. Zhao Hai's army only needed to rest for a short time before they would go to the frontlines. However, the 200,000 reinforcements that would come later would have to rest in Yalong City. In order to not arouse Zhao Hai's suspicion, this reception was very important.
The Zhe Family's Patriarch was now regretting that they didn't participate in the Sacred Courtyard's conference. This made Zhao Hai lose face. Because of this, after Zhao Hai arrived in Yalong City, he had a lot of opinions about the Patriarchs. The Zhe Family's Patriarch knew that this wasn't the time to turn against Zhao Hai. Because of this, the Zhe Family's Patriarch needed to receive the reinforcements properly. This way, they could also mend their relationship with Zhao Hai.
Zhao Hai's army rested in Yalong City for a few days. Then the army directly went to the frontlines through the transmission formation. At the same time, all the troops in the frontlines withdrew to the rear to rest. Among them, Stonehammer's army of 100,000 directly entered Yalong City.
The Zhe Family's Patriarch did this deliberately. They wanted to mend their relationship with Zhao Hai so that Zhao Hai wouldn't suspect them. Because of this, they allowed Stonehammer's army to enter Yalong City. This was because Stonehammer was Zhao Hai's most trusted subordinate. Moreover, this army of 100,000 was made up of Zhao Hai's elites. Placing them in Yalong City was to show that they were valued. This way, Zhao Hai wouldn't be able to say anything. Secondly, it would make it easier for them to deal with Stonehammer's army. After all, their base was in Yalong City, and they had the most experts in the city.
Zhao Hai also arrived at the frontlines. The frontlines were actually composed of three large cities. These three cities were distributed in a triangle, two in the front and one in the back. This time, Zhao Hai's army of 300,000 was made up of 100,000 people in each city. The 200,000 in the front two cities were used to fight the enemy while the 100,000 in the back city were used to support the two cities at any time. Naturally, the corresponding defensive strength was also needed.
After arriving at the frontlines, Zhao Hai went directly to one of the two cities in front of him, Fan Long City.
Fan Long City was definitely a large city. Not only did the city have a population of several million, it also had a large army. It was precisely because of this army that the Sacred Court's people were unable to advance.
After Zhao Hai entered Fan Long City, he immediately arranged the city's defenses. Then he began to secretly pay attention to the changes in the city. When he found out that the Family Alliance was going to send the troops to the cities with reinforcements, Zhao Hai couldn't help but smile. He was worried that the Zhe Family's Patriarch wouldn't do this. If they didn't, then it would be very difficult for them to deal with these fellows. But now that they did this, Zhao Hai felt a lot more relaxed.
Sure enough, just as Zhao Hai and the others thought, when their army arrived at the frontlines, the Sacred Court immediately launched an attack on Zhao Hai's army. Moreover, the attack was very fierce. The Sacred Court seemed to have been preparing for this attack for a long time. Not only did they attack the two cities in front of them, they also attacked the city behind them. All three cities were attacked at the same time.
However, this situation was also within Zhao Hai's expectations. Moreover, Zhao Hai was very experienced in this kind of war. In fact, his army was equipped with electric formations. However, they didn't take them out. This wasn't the time to use them, they were waiting for a critical moment to use them.
The electric formations were very powerful. With these formations, the Sacred Court wouldn't be able to break through the three cities. However, it was still too early to use them. This was because there would be a fierce battle later on.
If Zhao Hai and the others were to deal with the Family Alliance, then the Holy Court would certainly go all out in order to help the Family Alliance. At that time, the Holy Court's attack would be at its fiercest. When the time comes, the Lightning Formation would be able to completely neutralize the Holy Court's attack. At that time, the Holy Court would also suffer heavy losses.
On the fifth day after Zhao Hai and the others arrived at the frontlines, the 200,000 troops of the Anti-Sacred Court Alliance arrived one after another. At the same time, Zhao Hai directly transferred Stonehammer to the frontlines and had him lead the army to block the Sacred Court's attack. When Stonehammer arrived at Yalong City, he immediately received the generals of the 200,000 troops.
The Zhe Clan didn't think too much about Zhao Hai's sudden return. Zhao Hai was an Alliance Lord, so it was normal for him to receive these generals. How could they know that Zhao Hai came back to deal with them?
It took several days for the 200,000 troops to completely enter the Yalong City. They stationed themselves in the cities that they had chosen before and began to rest and reorganize. On the surface, it looked very calm, as if nothing had happened.
On the other hand, Zhao Hai didn't make the 200,000 troops move immediately. He let them rest and reorganize in the cities first. At the same time, he had the Long Family come in contact with them and introduce them to the situation in the cities. At the same time, the Long Family also pointed out the positions of the Clan Alliance and how to deal with them in the shortest time possible.
The entire scouting process lasted for three days. These three days were enough for the troops to understand the situation in the cities. But during these days, the war in the frontlines was still going on. The Sacred Court's attack was somewhat weak. At this time, the Sacred Court's situation was similar to what it was in the past. They were facing a solid defensive line that couldn't be broken for a long time. This had a huge impact on their morale, but they didn't have any good methods to deal with it.
On the other hand, Stonehammer didn't think about counterattacking. He was very clear about what Zhao Hai was doing. Therefore, he didn't take the risk to counterattack. He didn't even move when the Sacred Court's people exposed an obvious flaw. He was waiting, waiting for Zhao Hai to make his move.
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