After reading Long Chen's letter, the Empress felt mixed emotions. She was happy that Long Chen had found a holy beast and could completely control the Storm Sword; she was worried that Li Chengdao actually got the Xuanwu Sword. According to the letter, the Xuanwu Sword was very strange and difficult to deal with.
However, overall, the empress is still happy. Long Chen has the Holy Sword, the empress has the Phoenix Wing Boring, and the ghost clan only has the Xuanwu Sword. The advantage lies here.
I got up and walked to the window, looking at the dark clouds outside. Winter was coming.
"Soon."
Winter is coming, and the attack of the ghost tribe is imminent. The empress is not worried this time, but is rather looking forward to it.
The first two times I was forced to defend, this time I took the initiative to defend.
After this battle, you should be able to switch from defense to offense.
The offensive and defensive dynamics completely changed.
"I want to see the defense of Yanmen Pass."
The maid immediately brought the clothes, and the empress changed her clothes and took the shadow guards to the pass to inspect the defense.
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Cloud City.
The howling north wind blew by, and the dark snow clouds in the sky were heavy on the top of the head. The world was dark, and the sand and rocks rolled up were moved randomly by the wind.
The fortress outside the city was rebuilt, and the training of soldiers was moved inside the city.
A fort was set up on the city wall, firearms were placed on the city, and a black curtain covered the firearms. The patrolling soldiers looked to the north.
In a room in the city.
Long Chen hugged Dugu Jiali and fell asleep soundly, while Bai Tingting sat in front of the dressing table and combed her hair.
Through the glass window, a snowflake drifted across the window. Bai Tingting put down her comb, stood up and walked to the window.
The cold wind is raging outside, and heavy snow has fallen from the sky. The winter snow has finally arrived.
"Husband."
Bai Tingting looked back at the bed, where Dugu Jiali was huddled in Long Chen's arms, and Long Chen was holding Dugu Jiali in his arms.
"Um?"
Hearing the sound, Long Chen slowly opened his eyes.
"Snowing."
Bai Tingting looked out the window and said.
Dugu Jiali woke up quietly and heard that it was snowing. She got up from the bed, straightened her hair and said, "It's finally snowing?"
Long Chen put on his clothes and got out of bed, walked to the window, hugged Bai Tingting, looked at the falling snowflakes outside, and said: "It's finally snowing, it's time for the ghost clan to take action."
The day when heavy snow falls and the ghost tribe invades.
"You just look at the snow. Why are you touching it?"
Bai Tingting took away Long Chen's dirty hand.
"Oh, I'm used to it. I meant to see the snow."
Long Chen smiled and continued to look at the snow, while Bai Tingting covered it to prevent him from touching it.
Dugu Jiali came over and said: "The ghost tribe is about to attack, be ready for battle."
When it comes to the invasion of ghosts, no one seems to be nervous, but instead feel relieved.
Everyone was preparing and waiting for the ghost tribe to invade. The day finally came.
"Husband, are we here? Don't we care about Yanmen Pass?"
Bai Tingting looked up at Long Chen, who said, "Let's discuss it together."
Long Chen changed his clothes, and Bai Tingting and Dugu Jiali also changed their shirts and armor.
After leaving the room, Long Chen sent someone to summon Tang Na, Gan Xin and Mo Lin to discuss matters.
Bai Tingting and Dugu Jiali went to the meeting hall first, and Long Chen went to invite Yu Wenkai in person.
Snowflakes were falling all over the sky, and the soldiers who were training in the city stopped one after another when they saw the snowflakes.
Everyone knows what the heavy snow means, that the ghost tribe is about to invade and the battle is about to begin.
After walking through the street and entering the yard, Yu Wenkai was standing in the yard watching the snow.
"Old General."
Yu Wenkai turned his head and said: "It's snowing, it's finally coming."
Long Chen stood next to Yu Wenkai, looked up at countless snowflakes shaking off the black clouds, and said, "Old General, are you looking forward to it?"
Yu Wenkai chuckled and said, "I'm really looking forward to it. We can win this time. When spring starts, it's time for us to attack."
Long Chen smiled and said: "If everything goes well, maybe we don't have to wait until spring."
Yu Wenkai smiled and said: "Don't be so arrogant, Martial Saint, it's hard to deal with a ghost girl, and another Li Chengdao appears, it's not a good thing."
Long Chen smiled and said: "I'm not a good person either."
Yu Wenkai laughed and said, "That's right, you are full of evil."
Yang Hu and Tan Wenyue came out and saluted. Long Chen returned the salute and said: "Old General, we want to discuss the action, please go to the conference hall."
Yu Wenkai nodded and took Yang Hu and Tan Wenyue to the meeting hall. Donna, Yan Gang, Gan Xin, and Mo Lin had already arrived.
The meeting hall was small, with several charcoal fires burning in the middle. When Long Chen entered, everyone stood up to pay homage to Yu Wenkai first, and then to Long Chen.
Long Chen sat at the head, Yu Wenkai beside him, Yang Hu and Tan Wenyue followed, the others took their seats, and the door of the conference hall was closed.
There are eight people in the conference hall, and the only generals on the Yuncheng side are Donna and Yan Gang.
The generals in Yuncheng are not qualified enough to participate in the meeting.
Of course, confidentiality is also taken into consideration. Confidential matters are confidential. The more people there are, the greater the risk of leakage.
"The purpose of convening everyone for discussion is very simple. Everyone has seen that the first snow has begun, which means that the ghost tribe is about to invade. Let's discuss how to deal with it."
Long Chen looked at Tang Na and Yan Gang, Bai Tingting and Dugu Jiali. Gan Xin and Mo Lin were confidants. They could more or less guess what Long Chen was thinking. Tang Na and Yan Gang were not very familiar.
Donna straightened her body, put her hands on her legs, and listened quietly to Long Chen's instructions. Yan Gang was also a little nervous.
"What do you think? Should you stay in Yuncheng or go back to Yanmen Pass?"
Yu Wenkai asked Long Chen directly about his plan. Donna and Yan Gang looked at Yu Wenkai, then turned to look at Long Chen.
"There are three masters of the ghost clan, Wu Sheng, Ghost Girl and Li Chengdao. Wu Sheng was seriously injured by me, Black Moon lost half of it, and their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced. The one with the highest cultivation level should be Ghost Girl."
"Li Chengdao's cultivation level has improved, and with the blessing of Xuanwu Sword, his fighting power is not weak. He can rival the Martial Saint and the Ghost Girl."
"However, Li Chengdao is an outsider after all. The Martial Saint, Ghost Girl will not let him lead the army alone. He will definitely follow the large army and act as a vanguard and a lackey."
"For the sake of safety, Wu Sheng and Ghost Girl don't dare to divide their troops."
"So, the question now is to determine where the target of the ghost invasion is, Yuncheng or Yanmen Pass?"
Long Chen looked at everyone, waiting for others to express their opinions.
Donna and Yan Gang leaned back slightly, they didn't want to talk first.
"Yuncheng is in the west, closer to the Hera Pass. If Wu Sheng leads troops to attack Yanmen Pass, we can outflank it from behind, or we can take the opportunity to attack the ice field. If I were Wu Sheng, I would choose Yuncheng as the first choice for attack."
Gan Xin spoke first. From a tactical analysis, Wu Sheng should attack Yuncheng in order to seek stability.
Long Chen nodded slightly and said: "What you said makes sense. In the past, Yuncheng's military strength was not strong. Wu Sheng could cross Yuncheng and attack Yanmen Pass directly."
"Now that Yuncheng's defensive forces have increased, if he continues to ignore Yuncheng, he will be attacked from both sides."
Gan Xing's analysis is not unreasonable. It is not a wise move to attack across a major military town.
Donna cleared her throat and said, "I would like to say a few words."
Everyone looked at Donna, who said: "The soldiers and horses in Yuncheng have not been training for a long time. It is best for us to stick to the city and use firearms for defense. If we take the initiative to leave the city and give up our defensive advantage, we may not be the opponent of the ghost tribe."
Bai Tingting said: "I also feel that we cannot leave the city. In the several battles at Yanmen Pass, we relied on our defensive advantages, especially long-range firearms. If we take the initiative, our advantage will be gone."
Long Chen said: "What you said makes sense. If we go out of the city to outflank the retreat, we will give up the advantage of the city and start a head-on battle with the ghost clan. Our combat effectiveness will not be superior, and the casualties will be huge."
Mo Lin said: "What does the Martial Saint Hui think? Does he think we dare not leave the city?"
Yang Hu immediately said: "Yes, Wu Sheng has a deep understanding of the art of war and people's hearts. He must know that we dare not leave the city."
Yan Gang said: "Martial Saint thought that we didn't dare to leave the city. If we went out to fight, we could kill him by surprise."
"The Art of War written by King Wu says: Take the enemy by surprise and attack him who is unprepared. I think it is just right."
Long Chen glanced at Yan Gang and said nothing.
Yan Gang's idea was too naive. When he didn't have the strength, a sneak attack would mean death.
Although Yuncheng soldiers have been trained, they are definitely no match for the ghost soldiers. Such a sneak attack is meaningless.
"Old general, what do you think?"
Yu Wenkai remained silent. Long Chen asked Yu Wenkai what he thought?
