Chronicles of Celestial Origins

"In this battle, one hundred and twenty-seven people died, one hundred and ninety-five were injured, seventeen warships were lost, and six hundred and thirty enemy troops were killed..." Wang Jingduan said in the Leizi cabin. Sitting in the main seat, there are only more than a hundred elite monks coming to support this time, in order to break through this seventh-level formation, and the large force is still staying in Qiyun City.

After each column reported their gains and battle losses one after another, Wang Jingxing said: "This headquarters has achieved a great victory. We have captured three cities and made many gains, all thanks to your concerted efforts. However, the task has not yet been completed. You and others still need to work hard to kill the enemy. . I have received news that the Mubei Allied Forces have stepped up their offensive against Beihai County. Taking advantage of this opportunity, we must take Changshan County as soon as possible. "

"The defenders of Changshan County are weak, and they have just lost three cities. The morale of the army is bound to be demoralized. We must seize the opportunity to pursue the victory and cannot delay the time."

"By capturing the three cities of Tongyuan, Qiyun, and Huaxin, the first phase of the headquarters' goal has been completed. Now I announce the second phase of the combat mission."

"The main army is still divided into three groups to attack. Duan Daoyou and Junior Brother Jia still lead the first, second, and third columns to attack Xiaosheng City and Fanyang City from the east."

"Yu Daoyou and Wu Daoyou led the fourth, fifth, and sixth columns to attack Ancheng and Longxing City from the west."

"My fellow Taoists and I led several other columns to march directly from the center to Changshan County."

"The final goal of the three groups of soldiers and horses is to gather in Changshan County to carry out the third phase and complete the entire occupation of Changshan County."

"All ministries need to act with caution, be informed at all times, and adhere to the laws and regulations of the coalition..."

After the discussion, Tang Ning returned to the column's Tianling ship, summoned the captains of each regiment, conveyed the regiment's second phase combat mission, and also said something about abiding by the coalition's rules and regulations.

After everyone left, only Fang Jing and Wang Qi were left in the cabin.

"When I met Senior Duan today, he suddenly talked about the garrison personnel we left behind in each Tingcheng, which seemed to mean something."

Fang Jing stroked his chin: "Senior Duan, does this mean that we will not be allowed to continue digging the spiritual mines in Tingcheng?"

"Perhaps he felt that we had too many guards left behind. He didn't say much. He just asked and entered the cabin. Fellow Daoist Wang, you are familiar with Senior Duan. You might as well go find out what he said and clarify his meaning. Lest we get it wrong.”

"Okay." Wang Qi nodded in agreement neatly.

The column left a team of two hundred people in each pavilion city to dig for spiritual stones. There were six pavilion cities in total and twenty-four high-grade spiritual mines. This matter involved everyone's interests, so he naturally would not refuse.

"The team will set off soon. The legion's meeting has ended. Senior Duan should have some free time at this moment. Fellow Daoist Wang, could you please make a trip now to confirm what Senior Duan means so that we can make timely adjustments."

"Okay!" Wang Qi stood up and left the cabin.

Seeing him leaving, Tang Ning said, "Fellow Daoist Wang was here just now. I can't explain clearly. I think Senior Duan mentioned this because he was annoyed that we didn't turn in the spirit stones."

Fang Jing smiled slightly: "I think that's what it means. If you feel that there are too many people left in the headquarters, you will definitely ask us to recall people, instead of just mentioning it in an ambiguous way."

"It depends on how much Senior Duan wants. Fellow Daoist Wang should understand this meaning."

Fang Jing seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "I heard that there is a top-grade spiritual mine in the six pavilion cities captured by the second column, and there is also a top-grade spiritual mine in the unoccupied pavilion cities north of Tongyuan City."

"Although there are no top-quality spiritual mines in Tingcheng occupied by our headquarters, mosquitoes are still meat no matter how small they are."

…

In less than a quarter of an hour, Wang Qi returned to the cabin.

"How's it going? Fellow Daoist Wang, what did Senior Duan say? Do you want us to recall the personnel stationed in the various departments?"

"Senior Duan does feel that there are too many people left behind in our headquarters, and is a little worried that it will affect our combat effectiveness. However, after some explanations from me, Senior Duan still agreed to our deployment."

Tangning smiled and said, "Fellow Taoist Wang is still able to speak well in front of Senior Duan. I wonder if Senior Duan has anything else to say?"

"Although Senior Duan didn't make any other requests, I think we still have to show something. After all, this headquarters is acting under the command of Senior Duan."

"This is what it should be. How much does Wang Daoyou think is appropriate to deliver?"

"It can't be less than 50% no matter what! We have not only Senior Duan but also Senior Jia on top of us."

"Okay, then according to Fellow Daoist Wang's wishes, 50% of the mined spiritual stones will be handed over to Senior Duan."

…

After the column completed its assembly, it marched towards Xiaoyan City the next day. The Tianling Ship passed through the clouds and fog. In more than one day, the large army passed the junction of the two cities and entered the jurisdiction of Xiaoyuan City.

Just like the attack on Tongyuan City, the three columns still attacked in three directions, and the third column was still responsible for attacking Tingcheng on the left side of Xiaosheng City.

Tang Ning and others advanced smoothly, encountering almost no decent resistance. The column reached the bottom of Xiaosheng City before encountering a counterattack by the Mubei coalition. After a bloody battle, the coalition captured the outer perimeter of the city and once again surrounded the Mubei coalition's formation.

In the cabin of Tianling Ship of the second column, all the managers of the teams were called together. Duan Yanping said: "Based on the situation we have now, we can deduce the enemy's strength. There are about two columns in total, and some of them are passers-by. The remaining troops fleeing from Yuancheng are half of the column originally stationed in the city, and their commander is still Yun Lian, the officer in charge of the Seventh Army who was previously stationed in Tongyuan City."

"This formation is still the seventh-level low-grade Ziwu Xuyan One-Yuan Formation that was deployed in Tongyuan City at that time. With our own strength, it is extremely risky to break this formation. And once we disperse our forces into the formation, it will be broken by the enemy one by one. Opportunities, the safest way is to besieged but not attacked.”

"Today, Daoyou Wang sent people to ask our headquarters to postpone the attack on Xiaosheng City and concentrate our forces to support them first. The former Daoyou Wang led the seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth and directly affiliated columns to attack Qiyun City and suffered numerous casualties. Young Master. At this moment, we are attacking Guangling City, and we are facing a heavy counterattack by the Mubei demons. The progress is not going well. "

"Since we can't break this formation on our own, instead of wasting time here, it's better to move to Guangling City and help Wang Daoyou's troops capture Guangling, and then work together to return to this city to break the formation."

"After discussing with fellow Daoist Jia, I decided to leave most of the troops here to besiege the enemy, and only select a few elite monks to support Guangling City."

"The people whose names I have named below will follow me to support Guangling City. The rest will follow the orders of Fellow Daoist Jia to besiege this formation."

"The first column is Yuan Zhen, Zhu Yuansheng, and Fang Hua. The second column is Xiao Jian, Peng Yuren, and Ren Boxing. The third column is Fang Jing, Xu Zhen, and Zhang Xiaoyuan. You and I will set off with me to go to Guangling City to assist the main force of our army."

"Yes." Several people responded one after another.

"In addition to the above personnel, each column will also transfer thirty monks of the God Transformation and two hundred Nascent Soul monks from the various coalition military officers to set off with us."

"After all the personnel are selected, gather here and take this boat to Guangling City."

………

After the discussion, everyone returned to their headquarters.

"Fellow Daoist Fang, Fellow Daoist Xu, and Fellow Daoist Zhang, since Senior Duan has appointed you to go with us, it is up to you to decide on the selection of personnel for this headquarters! You can choose any thirty cultivators from each regiment to go with you." Several people gathered together. In the third column's Tianling ship cabin, Tang Ning said, and then handed Fang Jing the list of personnel in charge of each regiment.

Not long after, the list of 30 Soul Transformation cultivators was finalized. Tang Ning summoned the managers of each regiment and conveyed the order. After naming the thirty people, he asked each regiment to select 200 Nascent Soul cultivators.

That night, a group of people boarded the Tianling Ship of the second column and galloped towards Guangling City.