Not long after, Zhao Jinghong also returned with the surprise attack force.
There were no scars on his body. After all, for monks, most fatal injuries can basically be saved as long as they do not cause death on the spot.
But from the tears and scorch marks on his robe, as well as the unconcealed tired look on his face, it can be seen that he was severely tortured by the ghosts.
Looking at the number of people, it turned out to be much less than before the expedition.
Qiu Changtian originally wanted to say something weird, such as pretending not to know anything, and asking Master Yun Hong if the surprise attack was successful... But he thought that although the person who died was a Kunlun monk from the Zhao family camp, he was still a Kunlun monk after all.
For a moment, I felt a little sad.
Xu Yinglian stood behind Qiu Changtian, looking at the returning team that was in a state of despair, and frowned with some discomfort.
"With so many casualties, someone must be responsible." She said in a cold tone, "Let's see if the Guyuan Zhao family still has the nerve to continue fighting with us."
How could he have no shame to continue? Qiu Changtian thought to himself.
If the surprise attack is successful, the Zhao family of Guyuan may even consider reconciling with the Xu family of Tiannan. After all, continuing the fight will be detrimental to the entire Kunlun. If they take advantage, they can stop it in time.
But now that the surprise attack has suffered a major setback, the Zhao family camp itself has lost a lot of strength. If the confrontation with the Xu family of Tiannan continues, the accountability and reflection from within the family will be a problem that the senior leaders of the family cannot handle at all.
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If the Guyuan Zhao family were under the dictatorship of the patriarch, they could still make a 180-degree turn and forcibly suppress the impetuous people.
However, according to Qiu Changtian's knowledge, the Zhao family should have made decisions together through mutual consultation (game play) between the clan leader and several powerful clan elders.
In this way, as long as you admit defeat in the confrontation, then as Junior Sister Xu said, someone must be responsible for it...Who will be responsible? After taking responsibility, do you want to apologize? Will anyone in the clan be willing to listen to you in the future?
It’s better to hold on and deny it!
As long as they continue to fight against the Xu family in Tiannan and there is such a powerful foreign enemy, the Zhao family will naturally move forward, and the threat to the high-level rule of the clan will be minimized.
Anyway, with Qiu Changtian's dark thinking, he believes that the Guyuan Zhao family will definitely continue to fight, which is in line with the collective interests of the top leaders of the clan.
Arriving in the main hall, Qiu Changtian, as the head coach, cleared his throat and said:
"Regarding the failure of this surprise attack, as the war coordinator, I bear an unshirkable responsibility..."
Of course this is just a cliché. Everyone knows that it was the Guyuan Zhao family who insisted on carrying out Zhao Jinghong's surprise attack plan despite Qiu Changtian's dissuasion and opposition.
What Qiu Changtian said now, although it was a step down for Zhao Jinghong, the damage to his prestige was even more serious.
Zhao Jinghong did not speak, but nodded indifferently.
Nod? What does that mean?
Before Qiu Changtian could react, Elder Yuanshou of the Zhao family suddenly said:
"The reason why this surprise attack plan failed was not due to Chang Geng's dereliction of duty, but because someone within the faction leaked the secret."
After saying that, two Jindan masters came out and pressed a certain monk to come in front of everyone.
"This person is a spy planted by Yin Guidao." Elder Yuanshou said coldly, "After interrogation, this person confessed to his crime. We confirmed that the reason why the surprise attack plan failed was because this person told Yin Guidao
Due to leakage of secrets.”
Autumn Changtian:???
The scapegoat tactic? In front of so many elders, are you treating me like a fool?
Who leaked the secret? How can I not know?!!
"May I ask Elder Yuanshou?" Qiu Changtian asked aloud, "When the decision was made in the palace that day, this person was not in the main hall, right?"
"That's right." Elder Yuanshou replied, "But this person is one of the surprise attack members heading to Beimang Mountain."
"This matter is my fault." Zhao Jinghong also said indifferently, "On the eve of the surprise attack, in order to make everyone properly prepared, I told everyone the specific things."
"After this person returned, he used his flying sword to send an urgent warning to the underworld, which led to the failure of the plan. I failed to notice that the traitor had infiltrated the surprise attack team. I should bear the responsibility for this crime..."
"Master Yun Hong, there is no need to blame yourself." Immediately, an elder came out to advise, "The traitor is inevitable after all."
"Even in the past years, when there was a traitor and the sect suffered heavy losses, the person in charge was never held accountable."
The elders of the Zhao family camp quickly put all the blame on the traitor, as if without this traitor, Zhao Jinghong's surprise attack plan would have been successful.
Qiu Changtian pondered for a moment and looked at Headmaster Ziwei behind him.
Headmaster Ziwei shook his head in an incomprehensible manner.
Yes, everyone knows that this traitor is just a scapegoat, but there is no point in insisting on breaking up the matter with the Guyuan Zhao family.
After all, Zhao Jinghong is vying for the next head coach, and the Guyuan Zhao family cannot let him lose his prestige. If they forcefully attack this matter, both sides will inevitably be defeated, but Kunlun will have to fight a war next, and the overall situation must not be delayed.
It's better to just let it go. Anyway, although it was obviously a traitor to fool him, who among the senior officials present is not a person with rich experience?
Then whatever plan Zhao Jinghong proposes, no matter how feasible it is, everyone must weigh it carefully.
"Chang Geng." Headmaster Ziwei said, "The matter of the traitor can be left to the Discipline Hall to handle."
"You can tell me about the situation in the Guanzhong area."
"Yes." Qiu Changtian began to report to the elders his plan to recover the resource points.
As of yesterday, one-half of the mines have been recovered, and another one-third of the resource points are still at war with the Demon Cult for control.
This kind of progress is really not slow. Even the elders of the Zhao family camp cannot tell lies and pick out the bones from the eggs.
"That's very good." Elder Jiuce said aloud, "But there is still a problem."
"Nowadays, many monks from the sect are fighting against the Demon Sect on the front line in Guanzhong. If the opponent sends troops from Tiecheng Mountain to cut off the connection between Kunlun and the front line, and then uses its elite force to eat up our deployment in Guanzhong, the sect will suffer heavy losses."
"Chang Geng, do you have any solution?"
What solution can there be to this... Qiu Changtian cursed in his heart, but said calmly:
"It is only right to attack Tiecheng Mountain first and prevent the enemy from sending troops."
"In this case, it will be a two-front battle." Elder Jiuce pondered.
"Is the cost of fighting on two fronts too high?" Elder Yuanshou asked with a half-smile. "If the casualties are too heavy, it means victory, but the gain is not worth the loss."
It's still the same truth: the per capita training cost of Kunlun monks is too high, several times that of Demon Cult monks. Before reaching a high level, it is extremely uneconomical to go head-to-head with Demon Cult monks.
In addition, Master Yun Hong's surprise attack plan failed, and the elders of the main war faction also kept silent at this time. However, Qiu Changtian said that he would expand the scale of the war, which was really unacceptable.
"This matter must be done." Qiu Changtian replied, "Actively attacking, no matter what the battle situation is, we can at least confine the enemy to Tiecheng Mountain."
"If we let it go, it will be difficult to drive them back after Tiechengshan sends troops to capture Longshan and isolate things."
"What if we set up an ambush in Longshan?" Zhao Jinghong suddenly said, "Since we already know that the Demonic Church will send troops from Tiecheng Mountain to cut off the connection with Guanzhong, how about we wait for them to come in Longshan?"
Qiu Changtian glanced at him speechlessly.
After being ambushed, he immediately wanted to ambush and take revenge. Master Yun Hong was very vengeful. But this strategy...
"This is a very good plan!" Elder Yuanshou clapped his hands and laughed. He took the lead to support his momentum and responded loudly, "If we take the initiative to attack Tiecheng Mountain, Shura Dao will use all its strength to resist desperately. Deaths and injuries will inevitably be inevitable."
"But if we set up an ambush in Longshan and wait for work, not only will the risk be smaller, but if we can severely damage the Demon Sect, we can immediately reverse the situation!"