In September, after an autumn rain, seven or eight points of the scorching heat had dissipated, but the smoke of war had just been ignited.

News of the fall of the southern capital Tingxing came, and the negotiations between the two parties broke down. The Daoling envoy left Baigu that night.

If the Northern Alliance intends to stop it, I'm afraid most of these Dao Ling tribe envoys will have to answer here.

But on the one hand, "Don't kill envoys" is a common rule; on the other hand, there are no important people among these people. They are just the mouthpieces of the Daoling tribe's senior leaders, and killing them has no meaning.

Besides, everyone in the Northern League is extremely busy right now.

It has to be said that even the southern and northern borders have already made sufficient preparations. Whether it is materials, formations, or military arrangements, they are all carefully designed. Even the surprise attack of the Dao Ling Tribe was expected by everyone.

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However, this ancient spiritual race with ten thousand years of foundation is still far more powerful than everyone imagined.

Dutingxing is just the beginning of a comprehensive retreat.

Just like overturning dominoes, in just a few days, the Dao Ling Clan army appeared in an almost overwhelming manner, occupying more than ten stars with overwhelming force, and this was even when they were divided into two groups.

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Every day, countless bad news reaches the Gu Palace like an avalanche. Crisis, retreat, fall... have become the words that appear most frequently.

This is probably the first time after thousands of years that the Dao Ling Clan has truly shown its full power.

Such power shocked and horrified even the Yuanling clan, who were allies of each other.

There are countless masters, mysterious Tao formations, powerful spiritual skills...the most terrifying thing is the strict discipline.

Ten thousand powerful sect cultivators and ten thousand well-trained soldiers are completely different concepts.

When the realms are not much different, the latter can defeat the former without any effort.

As a result, the weaknesses of the Northern Alliance and the Southern Territory were inevitably exposed.

That is... messy and loose.

The Western Union has gradually become a unified force under Nilabe's training year after year, and many outstanding generals have been trained in the military training camp.

But what about Northern Alliance?

A fragile alliance that has just been pieced together, five major sects, six major families...and scattered second- and third-rate forces. Even if everyone is on the same camp, tacit understanding and cooperation will not last in a short time.

Something that can be exercised.

Not to mention the southern border, the princes were already divided, and the royal family relied on Nan Yingtan to regain its supreme position, but the internal weakness could not be reversed in a moment.

Yu Ling knew all these problems clearly, but the time left for him was still too short. How could he quickly reverse these old problems with his own efforts?

Everything must be done step by step, and he is no longer the head of the Daoling Sect who only occupied Nanming Prefecture back then. At that time, the territory was small and drastic reforms could still be carried out reluctantly.

But now... including the three realms of Wuya and even the chaotic galaxy, any change will affect the interests and sensitive nerves of countless people.

The huge volume will inevitably lead to a disconnect between the top management and the grassroots, causing originally good policies to be distorted beyond recognition during the implementation process.

Sadly, the more important moments of life and death come, the more gentle and beautiful things that were covered up by peace in the past become fragmented, and what is exposed is often the worst and most extreme side of human nature.

Just like those "righteous men" who clamored to fight to the death with the Daoling tribe before the war began, they easily changed their stance under the butcher's knife, as humble as the dust under their feet.

However, what greeted them was the ruthless butcher knife of the Dao Ling Clan.

So people finally realized that the Daoling tribe would not accept traitors.

At least in this war, surrender is useless.

For the Daoling Tribe, this is obviously not a wise decision, but they don't care.

Blood has spread to every living planet like a plague, and is about to sweep across Wuya.

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The continuous autumn rain lingered over the Gu Palace, and there was no daylight for a month.

In the rain curtain, a figure silently climbed up the stairs, came to Yu Ling's study, and knocked heavily on the door.

"Please come in."

Yu Ling's calm voice came from inside the house, and Nilabei's gloomy mood could not help but ease slightly, and she gently pushed the door open and entered.

Because Xuanli energy permeated his whole body, he was not stained by a drop of rainwater, but his voice seemed to have been soaked in rainwater for a long time and seemed extremely dull: "Che Zixing has fallen."

"They have fought for a month, which is enough." Yu Ling said.

"Both of Zi Dinghou's legitimate sons were killed in the battle, leaving only a twelve-year-old son. His only legitimate daughter, Xue Caiwei, was also seriously injured and was in a coma for several days before she woke up." Nilabe added.

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Yu Ling was silent for a while and asked, "Do you have a detailed battle report?"

Nilabe presented a jade slip without saying a word.

Then there was a long silence.

"It's really... chilling." Yu Ling put down the jade slip with an indescribable expression.

"A careful arrangement was made before the war, but everything went wrong when it was finally executed. The delay in the reinforcements from the three parties directly led to the loss being increased five times. If they could provide timely support, Che Zixing might be able to hold on for a while longer.

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Nilabe sighed deeply: "These princes have grasped our weakness. They know that the most lacking thing now is manpower, and they are sure that we do not dare to impose excessive punishment, so they have the confidence to avoid war and protect themselves...

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"Really?" Yu Ling seemed to sneer and said without any warmth: "Then what's the use of them?"

Nilabe was startled, then raised her head in astonishment: "What the leader means..."

"There is a shortage of manpower, and there is a shortage even if there is no shortage."

Yu Ling said calmly: "What is lacking are heroes who are not afraid of life and death. What is not lacking is these self-made trash."

Nilabe hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm afraid that executing them will affect morale and cause widespread panic."

Yu Ling said in a deep voice: "It can be expected, but if the cancer is not removed, there will be no peace for a day."

"I don't want our soldiers to be fighting bloody battles on the front lines, while such a group of people in the rear who are greedy for life and afraid of death are watching with a clear conscience."

"Let's contact Senior Nan and organize these people from the princes into the vanguard. If they can survive ten battles without dying, give them a chance to come back. But if they dare to take a step back, there is no need for the Daoling clan to take action.

Immediately execute him on the spot to serve as a warning to others."

"Yes." Nilabe nodded, took a deep breath and said, "Leader, there is one more thing."

"explain."

"The royal family asked before if the Northern Alliance still had extra troops to support the southern border. I replied to them truthfully. In order to defend the front line of the Great Desolate Star, the support we can provide is quite limited. Some materials and experts are basically unable to reverse the situation. Senior Nan

Then let me ask the alliance leader whether to adopt the 'abandonment' plan."

Abandoning the son means abandoning the entire southern border and fully retreating to the western border to shorten the front line.

This is a plan with very clear pros and cons.

Although less than one-eighth of the stars in the southern border have fallen so far, as the Northern Alliance is unable to provide a large amount of support, it will be a matter of time before the entire front is defeated. It is better to be prepared to retreat proactively.

But whether active or passive, the impact on morale is immeasurable.

Abandoning an entire realm will undoubtedly make people fall to the bottom of despair, and may even make people feel that defeat is certain and they will just die early and die late.

The room fell into silence again.

Although this matter is of great importance, there is no need to hold a meeting to discuss it, because the final decision is still made by Yu Ling, who knows better than anyone else what is better.

The fate of the Southern Territory depends on his words at this moment.

After an unknown amount of time, Yu Ling finally spoke slowly.

"Withdraw, but before that... we need a brilliant enough victory."
Chapter completed!