Cao Du, who was in Mi Province, quickly received news that a fleet from Shuang Province had left the Independent Province.
He immediately realized that the opponent he had to face this time was different from the one he encountered in Mi Province and would probably bring great trouble to his side.
Shuang Province had a great advantage over the Green Sun Army, and that was their secret box technique. They could bring Xuan soldiers and stay in the wilderness for long periods of time, and the Green Sun Fleet couldn't do that at the moment.
This meant that as long as this fleet traveled a little further, they wouldn't be able to surround and annihilate them in the wilderness.
Moreover, this way, they would have to divert a portion of their forces when attacking the Independent Province to guard against a surprise attack from this person.
He thought for a moment and summoned all the military academies and advisors to discuss how to resolve this matter.
Field Officer Zhan, who was in charge of the northern route, said solemnly, "General, we definitely can't leave such a fleet outside. We must think of a way to defeat them!
If we leave them alone, then they can attack our retreat route or attack our transport flying ships. They can even attack the Mi Province we just conquered. This way, we'll be in a very passive position. "
Cao Du nodded and looked at everyone. "Everyone, if you have any opinions, why don't you voice them out?"
An advisor suggested, "General, in the current situation, we can only place our hopes on those Xuanfu cultivators. These cultivators possess powerful individual martial strength and can patrol outside for long periods of time. Their attack power is also thousands of kilometers away, so they're just right to be in charge of intercepting this fleet. "
A military academy said, "But according to my observations, even among these cultivators, there are only a dozen people with this kind of ability, and the Shuang Province fleet has close to two thousand people. I'm afraid it'll be very difficult to intercept this fleet, right?"
That advisor didn't think so. "Although they're few in number, the threat they pose is real. We need to pay special attention to this fleet that's far weaker than us, and isn't the Shuang Province fleet the same when facing these cultivators?"
The middle-aged advisor thought for a moment and said seriously, "General, this matter can only be handed over to those Xuanfu cultivators. Perhaps we can set up communication sentry posts at the outermost perimeter, and then ask those Spiritual Profound Realm cultivators to help us pay attention to the enemy's tracks. This way, we can guard against surprise attacks to the greatest extent."
Cao Du didn't come to a conclusion immediately, but asked for everyone's opinion one by one. Seeing that everyone supported this proposal, and he himself was inclined to it, he said, "I will try to write a letter to Zhang Xuanzheng and ask him to help restrain the Frost Island fleet, but we must also make our own preparations."
After Zhang Yu sent Shi Yue out, he himself had always been stationed at the front of the military base. Because Mangguang's transmission speed was extremely fast, the military base's movements weren't slow either. Therefore, in just one night, he received a translated transmission from Cao Du from the rear.
After reading it, he put the translated book away.
He glanced at the sky. Dealing with a fleet of almost two thousand flying ships wasn't an easy task, but it also wasn't as difficult as everyone thought.
From the previous battle, it could be seen that the Frost Island fleet almost didn't have the power to counterattack from thousands of kilometers away. Moreover, the fleet wasn't as fast as the Frost Island fleet. This meant that he could lead the cultivators to follow this fleet from afar and launch attacks at any time and place.
If the other party had a large number of creations and the support of the local military base, then it wouldn't be so easy for them to do this.
However, since this fleet left the Independent Province, it lost these protections and could attack with ease.
However, he also thought that the Independent Province should also be aware of the various disadvantages in a battle with cultivators, yet they still dared to send their fleet out like this, so they should have something to rely on. However, as long as they acted cautiously and didn't ask for too much, there shouldn't be any problems.
After making up his mind, he immediately called all the Xuanhe cultivators over. After a few words of advice, he led everyone into the air and followed the clues left behind by Shi Yue and the others in the direction of the Frost Island fleet.
About a day after they left, Cao Du led the large fleet to the front of the military base and started the final adjustments before the attack.
After learning that Zhang Yu had already led the cultivators in pursuit yesterday, he was slightly relieved.
Not to mention annihilating this fleet, as long as this fleet couldn't play its original role, there wouldn't be any suspense about the outcome of this battle.
This time, Yu Fu and the other cultivators of the Spirit Mystic Realm were also invited by the military estate to spread out and stand guard in all directions to guard against a possible surprise attack from the Frost Island fleet.
Daoist Chu was arranged to be in the south this time. That night, he was sitting cross-legged in a hut with his eyes closed when he sensed a trace of abnormality.
He opened his eyes and saw an illusory Nascent Soul projection standing there. The projection bowed to him and said, "Fellow Daoist Chu."
Daoist Chu stood up and returned the salute. "Fellow Daoist Gongsun, is there something else?"
Gongsun Min said, "Fellow Daoist Chu, I came to ask, why haven't you made a move yet?"
Daoist Chu said, "I was just about to tell Fellow Daoist Gongsun that because of the current war situation, we've set the date of the battle to be in a month. Fellow Daoist Gongsun, please wait a moment. I think a few days won't make a difference, right?"
Gongsun Min said, "A few days won't make a difference, but if Fellow Daoist sees an opportunity, you shouldn't miss it."
Daoist Chu was surprised. "What opportunity?"
Gongsun Min said, "Yesterday, when I was watching from the outside, I saw those Xuanxiu fleeing into the distance, chasing after the Frost Island flying ships. It seems that Zhang Xuanzheng was among them. This person will definitely fight with the Frost Island flying ships later. "
He smiled. "More than a thousand battleships and Xuan weapons are raining down. If an accident happens under these circumstances, it's reasonable, right?"
Daoist Chu thought for a moment and said cautiously, "Since my junior brother has already agreed to fight with him, why do Fellow Daoist need to make an unnecessary move?"
Gongsun Min said, "But if we can gain something from the battle, why delay it? If it really doesn't work, it won't be too late to entrust it to a later battle. "
Daoist Chu frowned. "But besides himself, this person has many Xuanxiu protecting him. What Fellow Daoist wants is really too difficult."
Gongsun Min said leisurely, "It's not that difficult. The Frost Island people would be happy to see such an opportunity. We can make use of it."
Daoist Chu immediately understood Gongsun Min's meaning. He looked at the latter and said with a slightly serious expression, "Fellow Daoist Gongsun, I and the Frost Island people are enemies. Please forgive me for not being able to do such a thing."
Gongsun Min looked at him and suddenly smiled. "Since Fellow Daoist Chu is unwilling, then forget it." With that, he cupped his hands and disappeared.
Daoist Chu looked at the dark night and shook his head. He felt that Gongsun Min wouldn't give up so easily like he said. However, as long as he didn't get involved, then what Gongsun Min did had nothing to do with him.
On the Wilderness, Zhang Yu led the group to fly northwest for a day before catching up to Shi Yue and the others. At the same time, they saw the rear of the Frost Island fleet.
He asked about the situation. Shi Yue said, "Xuan Zheng, I've been watching this fleet. They haven't split up. All the flying ships that left the Lone Continent are here. Although they would send creations to intercept us from time to time, they don't pose much of a threat to us."
Zhang Yu observed for a while and said, "Fellow Daoist Shi, take a few Fellow Daoists and try to attack them. Let's see what this fleet is relying on."
Shi Yue nodded.
After a short while, several golden lights pierced through the clouds and shot forward. … …
Inside the main ship of the Frost Island fleet, Qi Li had been sitting in the main cabin ever since he left the Lone Continent. His main task was to repeatedly emphasize that the continent had a way to win this battle. He asked the various generals and protectors to calm the morale of the troops.
Originally, he'd set up a large number of communication outposts on the Wilderness to facilitate the fleet's movements. In truth, he'd wanted to scatter the fleet and then gather at the agreed upon location.
These communication outposts could accomplish this, but he didn't dare to do so now. He was afraid that if he scattered the fleet, it would be difficult to gather again. In the end, they'd only be defeated one by one and fall into chaos.
Therefore, he could only forcefully assemble the fleet. However, it looked rather bloated this way. Moreover, in order to maintain the fleet as a whole, he had to take care of the transporting flying ships, so they couldn't move quickly.
At this moment, Vice Cong walked over and said, "General, those cultivators have started to attack us. Just now, several of the flying ships responsible for guarding the rear were destroyed."
Qi Li said calmly, "It's only a matter of time. Fortunately, they have few people. As long as we maintain a certain distance and keep using mystic weapons to deal with them, with the number of flying ships we have, we'll be able to maintain a stalemate with them for a long time."
Vice Cong was worried, "But we can only take a beating and can't fight back. This is too much of a blow to the morale of the troops. This subordinate is worried that if this continues, the fleet won't be able to withstand it."
Qi Li said in a deep voice, "Go and tell all the guards of the sub fleets, as I said before, there will be a turning point and it won't be long before it appears. Tell them that the existence of the Frost Continent depends on this battle, and the key to this battle is us. Tell them to hold on no matter what!"
In the next three days, the cultivators continued to attack the fleet. Although the Frost Continent continued to send out sub-fleets and creations to intercept and protect the fleet, it didn't have much effect. No less than three hundred flying ships were destroyed, and the losses were extremely heavy.
Only under Qi Li's efforts to pacify and maintain the fleet didn't collapse.
On the fourth day, a huge sandstorm suddenly swept up in the wilderness. In just a dozen breaths, the sky was covered in sand, and the entire wilderness was plunged into darkness.
Qi Li hadn't rested for the past few days, only occasionally taking a nap. At this moment, he suddenly opened his eyes. The light in his eyes was unprecedentedly bright, and he shouted, "Order all fleets to turn southeast!"
He stood up, turned around, and looked at all the advisors and generals in the main cabin. His eyes were bright, and he said, "Everyone, the turning point has arrived!"
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