The main tent of the Winged Men Clan's army was brightly lit.
Ding Ning was looking at an animal skin map and piling a pile of yellow mud that Shi Xian had prepared on a huge polished stone plate.
Kong Lei looked at him curiously. She couldn't hold back her curiosity. "What are you doing?"
"Making a sand table!"
Ding Ning answered without raising his head.
"What's a sand table?"
Kong Lei became more curious.
"A sand table is a three-dimensional military map that simulates the actual terrain of a battlefield."
Ding Ning answered casually.
Kong Lei's eyes lit up. If it was before, she might not care about this.
But in the past month, she had followed Ding Ning and seen too many incredible things. She had also learned a lot of the latest military theories. Yesterday, she had witnessed with her own eyes the miracle created by these things. The terrible ratio of nearly 1: 10 in a battle made her realize that war could actually be an art. She was deeply obsessed with it.
In everyone's eyes, it was a coincidence that Ding Ning led 100,000 Wolf Cavalrymen to move freely among the millions of soldiers. But for Kong Lei, who had been exposed to modern war theories, it was inevitable.
The so-called war of the Demon Clan was actually a swarm of bees rushing forward. Whoever had more people, who could fight better, who was more ruthless, and who had higher cultivation would be the final winner.
But the modern military theory brought by Ding Ning completely subverted her understanding of war. As long as the structure was reasonable and the cooperation was appropriate, it was not difficult to defeat the many with the few and defeat the strong with the weak. A new door seemed to be slowly opening in front of her.
Therefore, she was willing to be his assistant and eagerly absorbed all the latest military knowledge from him. This new knowledge made her feel ashamed of her shallow knowledge. Sometimes, she wanted to cut open Ding Ning's head and see how his brain was made. How could he have so many seemingly unconstrained but actually extremely complex and effective ideas?
The sand table seemed to be an incredible thing.
Kong Lei didn't continue to disturb Ding Ning. She didn't care whether a man and a woman in a room in the middle of the night would cause any gossip. She couldn't wait to see what kind of magical effect the sand table had.
Although Ding Ning was busy making the sand table and had no time to pay attention to her, he secretly sighed in his heart. This little girl was really a war maniac. She was extremely fanatical about everything related to war and had an amazing learning ability. Not only could she master everything in the shortest time, she could also draw inferences about other things from one instance. She was far more perceptive and intelligent than ordinary people. He didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse that he had taught her so much.
However, when he thought that no matter how much of a battle maniac she was, she would sooner or later become his maid, and she would have to listen to his commands, he felt a little proud. Perhaps, as an amateur in military affairs, he would also be able to cultivate a war goddess.
Ding Ning couldn't say that he knew nothing about military theory, but he only knew how it was and didn't know why. He just learned some superficial knowledge from books and TV. However, in the Demon Country where war was still in the primitive stage, his poor military knowledge was enough to make him ascend to the altar and become a war goddess.
Sometimes, Ding Ning even thought that if he brought Kong Lei back to Earth and sent her to a military academy to learn the latest modern military knowledge, would she create an invincible war goddess for Shenzhou?
Once this thought appeared in his mind, it would follow him like a nightmare and wouldn't go away no matter how hard he tried.
Even though Ding Ning sometimes hated Kong Lei's character, he had to admit that this woman was definitely a rare military genius. It seemed that she was born for war. Compared with her, the war goddess, Mysterious Fairy of Ninth Heaven seemed to be somewhat unworthy of her name.
Kong Lei was very proud, but when she was learning something she was interested in, she could put away all her arrogance and prejudice. Like a good girl, her eyes shone and her attitude was correct. She listened very seriously to Ding Ning's explanation of the role of the sand table deduction in the war.
Ding Ning spoke in great detail and even gave her many classic war examples in history, from the Battle of Muye to the Battle of Guandu, and from the Battle of Hulao to the Battle of Crossing River. Kong Lei listened with fascination.
However, it was difficult for her to understand the scene of modern war. What were guns, cannons, and rockets? What were missiles and nuclear weapons? For her, these were extremely illusory and unreal things.
Ding Ning didn't explain it to her. When she went to Earth, she would naturally understand. The key point he wanted to talk about was that all these battles were classic examples of the weak defeating the many and the weak defeating the strong, which made her establish a concept. This concept was that nothing in this world was absolute. Some battles that seemed to be hopeless and hopeless could be turned into victory if it was well planned.
To cut off all means of retreat, to fight with one's back to the river, to repair the plank road in the open, to fight in the dark, to survive in the face of death …
These idioms combined with actual cases, in the form of storytelling, subtly enriched Kong Lei's empty heart.
Ding Ning did this for two reasons. First, he wanted to cultivate a Goddess of War. Second, he wanted to change her character. In a quiet way, he wanted to establish her correct three views and let her understand what was right, what was justice, what was the overall situation, what was sacrifice, and what was feelings.
If the future Goddess of War didn't even have a sense of right and wrong and a heart of justice, wouldn't the world be in chaos?
"Kill!"
Just when one was teaching seriously and the other was studying hard, there suddenly came a deafening battle cry from outside.
Kong Lei's face changed and she cried out involuntarily, "Oh no, someone is attacking the camp!"
She stood up and was about to go to help, but Ding Ning's expression didn't change. He said calmly, "Don't worry, it's not the time to take action yet."
"You …"
After seeing his calm expression, Kong Lei's flustered heart inexplicably calmed down. Then she suddenly realized and pointed at him, saying, "Did you expect that they would attack the camp?"
"Yes!"
Ding Ning directly admitted. He walked out of the tent with his hands clasped behind his back. He quietly looked at the messy camp and the endless masked men in black holding sharp blades, setting fires and killing people everywhere.
Kong Lei frowned and said anxiously, "What should we do now?"
"It's not the time yet. Not everyone is here yet!"
Ding Ning said unhurriedly.
"But those soldiers who were killed were all soldiers of our camp!"
Kong Lei looked at the soldiers of the Wing Clan Alliance screaming and falling in pools of blood under the attack of the enemy. She couldn't bear to see them die.
"Every soldier on duty tonight was specially arranged by me. Not only did they not take their training seriously, they even went around trying to beguile people's hearts, spouting all sorts of strange and grumbling words. Each and every one of them thought highly of themselves, but now, in front of an equal number of enemies, they don't even have the strength to fight back."
Ding Ning's face was calm. With unprecedented coldness and ruthlessness, he said indifferently, "What I need is an elite army, not trash who always hinders and deceives people."
Kong Lei's body stiffened, and her hands and feet were extremely cold. She looked at Ding Ning in shock.
Because she thought of her cousin, Kong Yu. Last night, she went to his tent to talk to him, but she couldn't find him. It was because he had been arranged to be on duty. Was he doing this on purpose? Or was it a coincidence?
At this moment, Kong Lei felt that Ding Ning had become very strange. He was so cold that he was almost ruthless. What she couldn't understand the most was how Ding Ning did it. His control over the entire military camp had reached an unimaginable level.
If she knew that Ding Ning's divine sense could cover an astonishing range of 500,000 meters, and that he had a hobby of eavesdropping, she might not be so shocked.
"Are you worried about your cousin who slandered me everywhere? Do you think I'm especially ruthless? "
Ding Ning seemed to see through her thoughts. The corners of his mouth curled into a meaningful smile. "Don't worry. No matter what, you are a vice commander. I will still give you face. Kong Yu won't die, but he will definitely be taught a lesson. I hope he won't be so stupid in the future."
What he didn't say was that Kong Yu was just an idiot who was used by others. He didn't care about such a small character at all. What he was interested in was the motive of the person who instigated him to spread the rumors.
In the dark forest on the west side of the military camp, a group of wolf riders who should have been drunk were now full of energy. They were wearing neat armor and holding machetes in their hands.
"Commander, your hangover medicine is really useful. According to your orders, the 80,000 wolf riders have all arrived!"
Chief Wolf went forward and respectfully reported to the back of the figure who was looking into the distance with his hands clasped behind his back.
"Alright, follow me to battle. The elites of the Thousand Demons City will launch a sneak attack on our army's main camp. Their main camp is currently empty and without a leader, we can launch a sneak attack and destroy their main camp."
Blonde-haired Ding Ning smiled and turned around.
"Good, destroy their nest. That's more satisfying."
Chief Wolf waved the machete in his hand excitedly. Although he didn't know why Ding Ning's hair had turned golden, he had indeed received Ding Ning's message before the celebration banquet, so he didn't have any doubts.
"Let's go. The enemy has already started a large-scale attack. We can sneak over."
Blonde-haired Ding Ning smiled and mounted the Red-haired Hou. He led the group and quietly rushed toward the Thousand Demon City's military camp in the night.
On a grassland on the east side of the military camp, an infantry made up of Violent Ape Race warriors also quietly rushed toward the Thousand Demon City's military camp under the leadership of the blue-haired Ding Ning.
In the northwest, southwest, and northeast directions, elite warriors of various races also quietly gathered. Under the leadership of the white-haired, red-haired, and green-haired Ding Ning, they quietly gathered toward the Thousand Demon City's military camp.
Near the Thousand Demon City's military camp, two squads of Ghost Assassins silently slit the throats of the spies that were hiding in the dark. The number one assassin clan had used their strength to prove that they lived up to their name. They were like ghosts in the dark, quietly harvesting fresh lives one after another. The faint smell of blood permeated the air.
The two people leading the team were You Wuji and Mystery. They had rushed here in advance to clear the obstacles for the sneak attack of the Winged Clan army.
In the Winged Clan's military camp, Ding Ning stood in front of the central tent with his hands clasped behind his back. Kong Lei was slightly behind him. The firelight reflected on their faces, as if there was a ball of fire burning in their eyes.
One hundred and twenty elite guards unsheathed their swords and arrows. They stood in front of them as if they were facing a great enemy. They were ready to use the swords in their hands and their own lives to defend the chief's dignity.
"Go and report to the chief that we've found Ding Ning. Should we kill him?"
The soldiers of the Thousand Demon City, who were wantonly killing people, finally noticed Ding Ning, who was standing with his hands clasped behind his back without a trace of panic. His position was too conspicuous, like a bright lamp in the dark. It was hard not to notice him.
"Oh, how many people are around him?"
Han Siji's eyes lit up when he heard the report. If they could capture or kill Ding Ning, who would dare to mention the humiliation of their previous defeat?
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