If there was an option for a second blocking battlefield, Dongfang Zhengyang, as a commander with thousands of years of experience in battles, would definitely bring it up.
But if he were to directly abandon all of the Dao League’s territories... not only would it be inhumane, but Dongfang Zhengyang also did not have the authority to do so!
"The second blocking battlefield..." In just a few short months, Master Lei has aged thousands of years, and his old age is evident.
He sighed, looking at the frowning brows of the Flood Wizard and Zuo Changlu, his heart was filled with desolation!
How could he not know what the two of them hadn't said.
There are only a few Heroic Soul Gates of the Taoist Alliance on this side, and even if there are some, they are all in the opposite direction.
Without any ability to defend or block, how can we stop the enemy's large-scale invasion
Such a base is nothing more than a barrier for the attacking demons, or a weapon for the demons, allowing them to rely on these heroic soul passes to cause huge casualties to the coalition forces.
It should be noted that one of the reasons why the demons have not launched a general offensive so far is that they are unfamiliar with the place and have no geographical advantages. If the coalition forces of the three continents lose the geographical advantage, or even face a geographical disadvantage, the casualties cannot be simply described as tragic!
"How can we be worthy of those heroes who sacrificed their lives for Yinghunguan..."
Taoist Lei looked up to the sky and sighed.
"Now is not the time to sigh."
The Great Flood Wizard said bluntly: "Lei Dao, let me tell you clearly, I will not agree to use a place like this as the second battlefield and let our men make unnecessary sacrifices!"
Zuo Changlu nodded, indicating that he completely agreed with the flood wizard's statement.
Because it would be a waste of life.
It's not that we don't want to stop us, but you have created such a weird and bad situation, and you want us to fight and pay with our lives
Even though our goal is to protect billions of lives in the rear, we simply cannot explain to our brothers who fought so hard, and we cannot even face them!
Why should the Taoist Alliance’s mistakes make us, the Wu Alliance and Star Soul’s warriors, make up for them with our lives
The same lives have been lost. Doesn’t it mean that the lives of our Wu Alliance Star Soul Warriors are not worth living
For a moment, Taoist Lei's beard trembled constantly, and after a long while he said: "I can understand your position and choice... But our Dao Alliance cannot really give up... You two, from now on, the teams belonging to your Star Soul and Wu Alliance can plan to withdraw from the first battlefield. Our Dao Alliance army will build a second blocking battlefield in the Tianlang Mountain area... And you, continue to retreat, retreat to a position where you can set up a third blocking battlefield."
"For the sake of the billions of lives in the rear, we use our sacrifice to make up for the mistakes we made and buy enough time for the people of the Dao Alliance inland to retreat."
The Great Wizard of Flood took a deep breath and said, "Lei Dao, I have to say that you are very pedantic. You can neither take it nor let it go! I really despise you. You really don't understand the battlefield, let alone war!"
"To fight in such a terrain, with only one side to fight, your Dao Alliance will only pay a few hundred million unnecessary sacrifices at the very least! And how much effect can these hundreds of millions of combat forces have on the battlefield of Xinghun? Is it worth sacrificing at Tianlang Pass?"
"This is a war of genocide, not a war in the ordinary sense. There is absolutely no room for maneuver!"
"Once we make a mistake, the lives of hundreds of millions of soldiers lost can never be recovered, and it will only cause the overall combat power of the three continents to be weakened! Don't you understand this?"
The flood wizard was very angry.
Lei Daoren’s choice made him feel confused and depressed.
"Lei Dao, Brother Hong Shui is right. If your Dao Alliance fights alone, and you are at such an obvious disadvantage, you will only die in vain."
Zuo Changlu said, "Let's take a step back. The three-party coalition has just been formed, and you are fighting in the front and risking your lives. We two sides have withdrawn and watched you die. For our soldiers, they will also bear great moral condemnation, which is also a huge pressure. With such a mentality, how can the soldiers dare to leave their backs to their comrades?"
Taoist Lei said in a trembling voice: "I know the truth behind this, but... once our entire army retreats, it will be equivalent to handing over half of the Dao Alliance continent to the demons. That's more than five billion lives!"
"Five billion lives!"
Lei Daoren's mind was already showing signs of collapse: "How can I live with this?!"
"So you decided to let the combat force that can resist the invasion die together with these 5 billion people, and then you can feel at ease? What kind of logic is this?" The Great Flood Wizard rebuked angrily.
“Or… or as long as we try harder and do our best to hold off the demons for a month or so, at least tens of millions more people will be able to retreat to the safe zone.” Taoist Lei said with a glimmer of hope in his dim eyes.
"You think too beautifully, too idealistic!"
Zuo Changlu said mercilessly: "Why don't you fly back and see how many people in your Dao League are reluctant to leave their homeland? As long as it's not the last moment, people will never regret it. When they really regret it, it's already too late to redeem it. People are all like this, always hoping for a lucky break, but they don't know how lucky it is!"
"The war has been going on for more than a month now, and only a small number of people in your rear have evacuated. Even those who have evacuated have only retreated to the eastern end of the continent and refused to move forward. Xinghun has opened its doors to welcome the retreat of the Dao Alliance, but so far, the total number of people who have entered Xinghun Continent with their families... has not exceeded 10 million!"
Zuo Changlu sighed, "I know you don't want to cause any loss of life and want to protect the people of the Dao League to the greatest extent possible, but the peace and tranquility in the rear must be broken with blood and cruelty. Otherwise, how can there be a life-and-death crisis?"
"As long as the battle continues here, the rear will not move, and they will be hoping for the best!"
"It's not that I don't care about the lives of ordinary people, but first they have to realize the extent of the current crisis. If they choose to insist on not retreating, then they can only die!"
"Because we know that their mentality of taking chances will never exist!"
"So we can't let all my soldiers die here just because of their wrong decision, to fulfill their luck and their mistake! To be buried with their ignorance and luck!"
"If we all die here, won't the two continents behind us also be destroyed? Won't more people die?!"
Zuo Changlu took a deep breath and said, "So... we choose to give up the vast territory of the Dao Alliance Continent. We will not live and die with you!"
"If you really want to do it with a clear conscience, then you can fight on your own. We must start to establish a real second blocking battlefield."
Zuo Changlu's words were harsh and merciless.
The Great Flood Wizard's eyes were full of admiration.
This is the most correct thing.
If the Taoist Alliance has a Heroic Soul Pass and everything goes according to everyone's agreement, then it would not be a bad idea for us to fight to the death here.
But... it didn't happen!
This is simply a bastard's behavior!
The people of the Dao League are the same, they have been at ease for too long and don’t want to retreat or abandon their foundation...
If the soldiers fought to the death here and died for these selfish and ignorant people, they would probably die with regrets!
Lei Daoren nodded sadly: "I understand. This is what should be done."
Next.
The top leaders of the Dao League held an enlarged meeting separately.
The faces of the Seven Swordsmen were gloomy to the extreme, and so were the twelve Heavenly Kings below. In fact, it was not just them, hundreds of generals and marshals, all of them had extremely ugly faces.
Regret, confusion, anger... and tension, panic, and... heroism.
The Taoist Alliance basically did not participate in the previous battle between Xinghun and the Witch Alliance at Sun and Moon Pass. Now, every senior leader of the Taoist Alliance has tasted the disadvantages of not fighting for thousands of years, as well as the bitter fruits of peace and ease!
How selfish and narrow-minded I was in the beginning, how miserable and regretful I feel now!
Many people are asking themselves: Why is it that while Xinghun and Wumeng are cultivating talents and constantly fighting and improving, the Daomeng does not take any action
With the potential of the Dao League, and the strength and cultivation atmosphere that far surpassed that of the Star Soul Continent, how many powerful people would emerge after ten thousand years of fighting? !
Why... there is no war? !
Not only did they not fight, they also regarded Star Soul and the Witch Alliance as potential opponents, dragging them down everywhere, and even forged the Heroic Soul Pass, intentionally or unintentionally leaning towards the direction of Star Soul and the Witch Alliance...
Now the demons attacked from behind, causing such an extremely embarrassing and irreparable situation!
Who can be blamed for this
Taoist Lei also felt as if he had eaten bitter herbs.
"This is the situation. Once the demons launch an all-out decisive battle, this place is doomed to be lost. And by that time... our Heroic Soul Pass, the direction... hey, will inevitably become a fortress for the demons."
"And the Heroic Soul Pass cannot be destroyed."
"So... if we fight in these places, it will be unfair to our coalition forces. We can't let others pay for our mistakes!"
"So... the Dao Alliance must make a decision and make sacrifices!"
Every word written by Master Lei was of great weight.
"The Dao Alliance will leave half of its troops to build a second line of defense. Use your lives to hold back the demons!"
Taoist Lei said softly, "As for who stays and who follows to the third line of defense, I will not force anyone to make an appointment. Sign up yourself!"
"I stayed!"
Taoist Huo said calmly: "The Taoist Alliance cannot be looked down upon. I will stay and take charge of the overall situation."
Taoist Lei's eyes dimmed for a moment, and then he asked, "Who else?"
Taoist Yun sighed and said, "It's enough for me to accompany Huo. The five of you go back to the third line of defense."
Among the seven swordsmen of the Taoist Alliance, two expressed their intention to stay.
Zuo Changlu and the Great Wizard of Flood almost burst into curses!
It’s not that they don’t understand what Lei Daoren and the others are thinking, but since they have already made a huge mistake, do they have to make up for it with another huge mistake
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[Today is the third update, please vote.]
I wrote this chapter for a long time and revised it several times, but finally decided to write it this way.
If the Dao League gave up, it would indeed cause great suffering to all people. It would seem very cold-blooded. But as the plot progresses to this point, it is inevitable.
What do you think
(End of this chapter)