Tan Minglun and his men rescued Bai Zichen, but Bai Zichen did not dare to be careless. He immediately had people clean up the battlefield, and then led his team to leave. They did not go to the chaotic Baobao City to plunder, but hid in the deep mountains and old forests.
Take a break from the limelight and take some rest.
The cavalry also suffered a lot in this battle. After nearly a day of bloody fighting, the 15,000 men led by Bai Zichen lost more than 3,000 people and about 500 more seriously wounded. Tan Minglun also suffered hundreds of casualties.
In total, they had lost more than 10% of their troops and were in urgent need of rest.
The fall of Baibao City shocked the entire Immortal League. This was not just a matter of the fall of a city, it had a huge impact. The first and most frightened one was the Baibao Sect. You must know that even Baibao City was breached, which means
The mountain gate leading to Baibaozong is no longer safe and is in danger of being breached.
The Mountain Gate of the Hundred Treasures Sect is their foundation. If it is really breached, the monks on the front line will definitely collapse, because all the relatives and family members of the monks on the front line are gathered in the mountain gate.
And once the Hundred Treasures Sect collapses, Wuliang Sect will definitely be unable to survive alone, which will cause the entire Immortal Alliance's strategy to fail. This is the so-called pulling one to mobilize the whole body, and one wrong step will lead to another wrong step.
In Dapeng Mountain, more than a dozen senior officials of Baibao Sect were sitting there with gloomy expressions. On the table was the news from the mountain gate. In fact, Bai Zichen and the others did not kill many monks, probably less than 70,000 to 80,000 people.
, but the threat posed by tens of thousands of people like Bai Zichen is really too great.
As a number of large and small cities were conquered, countless people were killed to the point of becoming frightened and losing their morale. Originally, they thought the big cities were safe enough, but now they are no longer safe, which will inevitably cause a large number of monks to flee, and their
Escape is a fatal blow to Baibaozong.
The Baibaozong mobilized monks to participate in the war, draining almost all the war potential, and this war could not be ended in a short time. The top management also hoped that the rear area could continue to provide resources to supplement consumption and provide monks for rounds of battles, but now the rear area
It was completely ruined, and there were not many men or horses left. How to replenish it? It would take them hundreds of years to recover from the damage caused now.
"Don't be stunned. Let's talk about how to solve it."
"Ancestor, the only solution now is to withdraw our troops. If we don't withdraw, hundreds of thousands of us may be surrounded and annihilated here."
"Withdraw the troops, you said it lightly. What will happen to the Immortal Alliance? If they can't stop the Nanzhou army, they can directly attack the Shenmu Sect's territory, and the entire Immortal Alliance will be passive."
"Ancestor, with all due respect, why should we fight to the death..."
"shut up"
The man gritted his teeth and prepared to make a big show of it, but the ancestor stopped him. Even a fool knew what he wanted to say, but he would not agree.
The Baibao Sect does not have any deep hatred or interest entanglement with the Five Continents Alliance, but it does with the Immortal Alliance. The Immortal Alliance has promised him that once it blocks the Nanzhou army, it will support him to reach the Supreme Realm. Now he only has longevity left
After about a thousand years, who doesn’t want to live for tens of thousands more?
"Ancestor, it is impossible to surrender. It is better to have peace talks. It is not really about peace talks, but to hold the other party back. We still have hundreds of thousands of monks in the hinterland of the Hundred Treasures Sect. These people have lost their courage, but as long as they are integrated
can continue to fight, and the Wuliang Sect
The final mobilization is also needed over there. Our Hundred Treasures Sect has collapsed, and they are also doomed. Together, the two sects can mobilize more than 300,000 men and horses to find the other side's cavalry. As long as this cavalry is annihilated, we can still
Return to the previous situation.
There are more than a hundred countries in the South Continent, each with different affiliations. They cannot mobilize more power, and there are barbarians to guard against. I don’t think Lin Xiao can fight with us at the cost of hundreds of thousands of casualties. We only need to delay until the question is asked.
If the Immortal Sect is defeated, it will be considered a win."
"It makes sense, so let's do it. However, the peace talks must be approved by the alliance and must not cause any misunderstanding."
"Yes, it should be so"
"In that case, let's split up and pick out eloquent people to go to Nanzhou Camp. I'll go to Wuliang Sect to find someone, and you guys will prepare letters to send to Suyu Sect."
"Yes, ancestor"
Everyone took action one after another. At present, this is the only best way they can think of.
Half a day later, Tang Shuwen received a letter from the Hundred Treasures Sect. Tang Shuwen did not dare to make a decision easily, so he called in the alliance's senior officials for discussion.
"This is a letter from the Baibaozong. You have all read it, right? There is no need to hide it. Tell me what you think."
"Tang Ancestor, you are the most familiar with Lin Xiao. Do you think this trick will work?"
"Lin Xiao is a decisive person in killing and the city is very deep. I think Lin Xiao can easily see through this strategy."
"Does Ancestor Tang mean that he disagrees?"
"That's not what I said. I just wanted to see if there is a better way."
"But we can't spare any troops now. The hinterland of the Immortal Alliance cannot be too empty. If the Wenxian Sect learns from Nanzhou and sends a partial army to attack, we will also be in misery."
"Yes, Ancestor Tang, the attacks from the north are getting more and more fierce these days, and our front line can hardly hold it anymore."
"I know, I know everything you said, but what about this force in Nanzhou?"
"How about sending the Supreme to kill Lin Xiao?"
A monk said coldly, according to their intelligence, the Nanzhou Alliance was all brought together by Lin Xiao. As soon as Lin Xiao died, the Nanzhou Alliance would fall into the hands of the Nanzhou Qin Kingdom, which was in the hands of the Nanzhou Qin Kingdom.
Yongcheng did a poor job and was unpopular, so killing Lin Xiao must have a good effect.
"No need to think too much about this, we know that Lin Xiao is important, and those in the north also know that they have more supreme monks than us, and they may even set a trap on this matter."
Tang Shuwen immediately refused. The relationship between Lin Xiao and the Li family was so good. The Li family had a wealthy family. Tang Shuwen believed that the Li family would not sit back and watch Lin Xiao die in battle, and would definitely protect him secretly.
"This won't work, that won't work either, then Patriarch Tang must make a decision."
"Temporarily agree with the plan of the Baibao Sect. Tell our people that if the Baibao Sect is defeated, the remaining troops will retreat to the Shenmu Sect. In addition, let the Shenmu Sect make preparations, strengthen the walls and clear the fields, and gather the scattered monks for training. Lin Xiao thought
If they want to invade the Shenmu Sect and rescue the Wenxian Sect, then let him be unhappy. As long as the Shenmu Sect can withstand Lin Xiao's pressure, when they break through the Wenxian Sect, they will immediately send back reinforcements and defeat the Nanzhou army."
Tang Shuwen said that he didn't think of a better way. He didn't have many men and horses at hand. It was impossible to send people. He could only prepare for the worst. Even if Baibao Sect and Wuliang Sect were defeated, they might not be able to lose.
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After the Immortal Alliance agreed, Baibao Sect immediately sent an eloquent Golden Body Stage monk to the Nanzhou Camp to meet with Lin Xiao in the name of peace talks, and Lin Xiao patiently listened to his reasons.
"Leader Lin, think about it, we have no feud or conflict of interests. We are all fighting for a call. But is it worth it? Nanzhou has temporarily gained an advantage, but our strength has not been lost, no matter what happens on the rear
It was a disastrous defeat. The 800,000 troops in Pengshan and Liuhuashan are definitely there. If you want to go south, you must defeat us. It is true that you have many people, but you will have to lose hundreds of thousands of people to defeat us.
People cannot be resurrected after death, and it is not easy to cultivate a monk in Nanzhou. Everyone practices immortality for the sake of immortality and ascension. It would be a pity if he died so hastily.
How about we stop here, you don’t attack, and we don’t fight back, so both sides can explain to their respective alliances, and we are willing to pay a military expenditure for Nanzhou..."
"Okay, I understand. Your distinguished guest will go down to rest. I'll find someone to discuss something with you."
Lin Xiao waited for him to finish, nodded to him, and then asked someone to take him down to rest. After a while, more than a dozen high-level monks came in from outside the camp.
"Leader Lin"
"Everyone has heard it, right?"
"I heard it, Baibaozong is getting scared and wants to admit defeat."
"No, Leader Lin, I think there is something wrong with this peace negotiation. Our decisive battle has not yet started, so they cannot give in. Bai Zichen and Tan Minglun have not done any substantial damage to them."
"Fellow Taoist Tan is right, this is a trap."
Lin Xiao nodded. He could see through this little trick at a glance. This kind of strategy had happened countless times in some wars in his previous life. He talked while fighting and made small moves in secret. It was a very simple thing.
"Trap, how could it be a trap?"
"Leader Lin, this can't be the case, right?"
"Although Bai Zichen and Tan Minglun did not cause any substantial damage to them, the panic they caused was unparalleled. I have received news that there has been a wave of monks fleeing within the Baibao Sect. It won't take long for them to except their respective
There is no one left in the headquarters.
It can be said that if Wenxian Sect is not taken into consideration, we only need to continue to confront the other party. After a few months, they will collapse because no one will provide them with resources.
The senior officials of Baibaozong should not be so stupid that they cannot even see this, so they should want to stabilize us and let us transfer Bai Zichen and the others back, or they are gathering people to prepare to encircle and suppress Bai Zichen and the others."
"Ah, they are so vicious, I will kill that guy"
"When we come back, the two countries are at war. Bu Zhan is here to envoy. It doesn't matter if there is a golden body monk. And since they want to play, then just play with them."
"Leader Lin has a new plan?"
"Well, you will know when the time comes. Anyway, we will postpone it for now."
Lin Xiao nodded. He did not explain directly. It was also to prevent the secret from being leaked. It didn't matter how long it took. Now that all the troops gathered from the Qin State had arrived at Shengxian City or the Fukou Camp, Lin Xiao also needed a few days.
There is time to further integrate and be prepared to defeat the Hundred Treasure Sect and Wuliang Sect in one fell swoop. There is no rush.
Lin Xiao then wrote to Lu Leiyuan of Kunlun and told him his plan. Lin Xiao had full command authority and could execute it without their orders. However, in order to avoid some things, Lin Xiao still had to let the alliance go first.