Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Several people saw the dispute between Tang Ning and Han Siyuan in the meeting hall at that time. It was obvious that the two had a big disagreement, and this disagreement was the result of a long period of time.

Otherwise, the two people who were both from the Taixuan Sect would not have argued in the meeting hall.

Under normal circumstances, for such important meetings, each faction would first discuss with its own people in private to reach a consensus.

One of them was the master of the Qingxuan Hall of the Taixuan Sect and the commander of the Qingzhou coalition army, and the other was the proud son of heaven with the highest cultivation, the strongest strength, and the most prestige in the Taixuan Sect. However, they had to refute each other in public, which showed the tension between the two.

Since they were dissatisfied with Han Siyuan, they could only move closer to Tang Ning. After all, they had a mission and could not leave Qingzhou without caring because of a defeat in a war. They had to stay in Qingzhou to continue fighting against the demons.

And if they wanted to get rid of Han Siyuan's dispatch in the future, they could only unite with Tang Ning.

"We all serve the coalition forces, so we should do our best. I oppose Brother Han's decision to attack Jinan County. It's not that I am dissatisfied with Brother Han, but it's a matter of great importance. I can't pretend to be ignorant. This is irresponsible."

"Listening to your words is better than reading ten years of books. No wonder the Qingzhou coalition forces respect and admire Brother Tang so much."

After the two chatted for a while, Yao Qingyuan said goodbye and left.

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After the Qingzhou coalition forces retreated from Jinan County, the demons did not immediately take advantage of the victory to advance, but continued to operate Jinan County, built many soul-transforming formations, and transformed various spirit veins into surging demonic energy.

Obviously, the demons are preparing to stay in Qingzhou, using Jinan County as their base and slowly expanding their territory.

Since this battle, Han Siyuan's prestige has plummeted. Many people in the Qingzhou coalition have complained about him, not only because he advocated the failure of the battle to advance to Jinan County, but also because he has been sitting in the rear and refused to go to the front line in person. It was obviously his advocacy to attack Jinan County, but he did not move and sent others to fight.

The most direct manifestation of this change is that during the coalition meeting, Han Siyuan's views and opinions were refuted in person several times without hesitation, which had never happened before.

In any case, Han Siyuan was the master of Qingxuan Hall of Taixuan Sect and the commander-in-chief of Qingzhou Coalition for a long time, and other coalition leaders still respected his opinions.

After this battle, more and more people doubted his ability, and some even discussed privately that they wanted to hold him accountable and deprive him of his position as the leader of the coalition.

For example, Kong Rui and Zhu Zhiqing hinted at this matter when they met Tang Ning privately, saying that Han Siyuan was not capable enough to be the leader of the coalition, and he should take over.

But Tang Ning did not agree and politely rejected the proposal.

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Time is like flowing water, and several years have passed in a flash.

The Qingzhou coalition forces are currently guarding Linzi County and Jinan County in a tense confrontation. Recently, the demon army seems to have been unable to hold back and is getting more and more restless. The demon army has continuously launched tentative attacks on the frontline camp of Linzi County. The situation is becoming more and more tense, and it seems that a storm is about to come.

Linzi County, Qingzhou coalition headquarters, in the meeting hall, everyone gathered together again.

Han Siyuan still sat in the main seat, his face expressionless. The impact of the failure of the attack on Jinan County made his usual friendly smile less and less.

"The demon army is attacking the frontline camps in Jiangyue County and Anning County more and more frequently. According to intelligence, the demon army has gathered a large number of troops in the neighboring Xuyang County and Hongxing County, and seems to be making a large-scale attack. What do you think about this?"

No one answered in the hall, Tang Ning took the lead and said: "I have said long ago that the demon army will not stay in Jinan County alone, and will attack Linzi County sooner or later. Now we have prepared defensive fortifications. No matter what the demon clan does, we just need to stop them with soldiers and cover them with earth."

"Based on the current situation, I judge that the demon clan is likely to launch a large-scale operation against Linzi County in the near future. This will be a battle of life and death for Qingzhou. If we cannot resist the offensive and cannot defend Linzi County, the entire Qingzhou will fall into the hands of the demon clan."

"So I ask everyone to go to the front line to fight the enemy, no matter who he is, he must do his best."

His words were obviously directed at Han Siyuan, accusing him of hiding in the coalition headquarters.

As soon as these words came out, everyone had different expressions. Han Siyuan had a blank expression on his face. He ignored them and did not refute them.

"Fellow Daoist Tang is right. In this critical moment, we can only work together to repel the demons and defend Qingzhou." Feng Yuliang spoke first.

As soon as he finished speaking, Yao Yuanqing also said: "We are assisting the Qingzhou coalition to fight against the demons. If there is any need, we will do our best."

Everyone expressed their opinions. Tang Ning has now become the backbone of the coalition. Han Siyuan's suggestions are often refuted, but once he speaks, there will definitely be a lot of people agreeing. Therefore, Han Siyuan now expresses his opinions less and less.

"Fellow Daoist Tang, in your opinion, how should we arrange and deploy to prevent the large-scale attack that the demons may launch this time?" Lu Shiyuan asked.

"Jiangyue County and Anning County are our gateways. We must not let the demons take them easily. We must inflict heavy damage on them. We only have two legions stationed in Jiangyue and Anning counties, which is far from enough."

"We currently have 23 complete legions. In my opinion, we will arrange four legions in Jiangyue County and four legions in Anning County. Ten coalition officers will be sent to guard these two counties."

"Our second line of defense is Weiping County and Qiyuan County. Four corps will be stationed in each county, and ten coalition officers will be sent to guard these two counties."

"Two elite teams will be formed, led by four coalition officers, to support the front line at any time..."

Tang Ning explained the deployment of the troops in detail, and everyone agreed without objection. Han Siyuan remained silent, and finally said expressionlessly: "Since everyone agrees, then deploy according to this plan."

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As expected by the Qingzhou coalition, a year later, the demons really led a large force to attack Linzi County. They also divided their troops into two groups, starting from Xuyang and Hongxing County and heading straight for Jiangyue and Anning County.

This is exactly the opposite of the situation more than a decade ago. Before, the coalition set out from Jiangyue and Anning County with great momentum to capture Xuyang and Hongxing County, but now it is the other way around.

The demons' attack was met with fierce resistance from the coalition forces, causing great casualties. However, as the demons gradually increased their forces, the coalition forces began to retreat step by step, and warships carrying the wounded kept coming and going.

Tang Ning was still guarding Weiping County, and warships from the front line were sent to him almost every day.

As the demon army increased its offensive, the war gradually entered a white-hot stage. After holding on for several years, Jiangyue County and Anning County finally fell.

Although the total strength of the demon army was not as good as that of the Qingzhou coalition, its high-level combat power was very strong. In the case of repeated attacks, the high-level demons were dispatched together and sent a full 20 Mahayana-level monsters to lead the two demon armies. This made the Jiangyue County and Anning County coalition forces completely unable to resist and could only retreat to the second line of defense in Linzi County.

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In Weiping County, everyone gathered in the majestic meeting hall.

Tang Ning sat in the main seat, with nine coalition officers under him, and Kong Rui, Zhu Zhiqing, Feng Jingxing, and Gan Yuan on his left. The five of them have been stationed in Weiping County.

The five people on the right are Yao Yuanqing, Gu Xingyun, Zhou Buqun, Jiang Jue, and Lu Shiyuan. They were stationed in Ning'an County before, and now they have all retreated to Weiping County.

When discussing the defense deployment before, it was already arranged that if the demons were strong, Ning'an and Jiangyue counties could not be defended for a long time, and they could retreat to the second line of defense.

The garrison of Ning'an County retreated to Weiping County, and the garrison of Jiangyue County retreated to Qiyuan County.

"Fellow Daoist Tang, the demons came very fiercely this time. At the beginning, they had only four Mahayana monks leading the team. After being repelled by us, the demons increased their strength. There are now ten Mahayana monks, led by a late Mahayana monk. This person has never appeared before, and he is not the late Mahayana demon who killed fellow Daoist Lu Zhiyuan. Yao Yuanqing said.

"That is to say, there are at least two late Mahayana demons among the demons pouring into the Tianyuan Realm. They led the demon army all the way with great momentum, attacking cities and strongholds, and no one can stop them. We cannot take care of ourselves, and to avoid causing more casualties, we can only withdraw from Ning'an County first and join your army. "

Tang Ning nodded and said, "I have received a report from Jiangyue County. The late Mahayana demon who killed fellow Daoist Lu is leading a demon army and is heading towards Qiyuan County. I expect that the demon army of Ning'an County will soon pour into our county. The important thing now is to hold this line of defense."

Lv Shiyuan said, "If the demon clan does not send more troops, we can rely on our strength and the formation. We cannot win the attack, but the defense should be more than enough. I am afraid that the demon clan will not be able to attack for a long time and continue to increase its troops. Now I don't know how many Mahayana demons of the demon clan have arrived in Jinan County. There are already twenty who have appeared, and I don't know how many are hiding behind. "

"Fellow Daoists, don't be discouraged. At least we didn't suffer any losses in Ning'an County and Jiangyue County. Even if all the monsters in Jinan County come out, we have the strength to fight. "After Tang Ning finished speaking, he began to arrange the defense deployment: "Fellow Daoist Kong, Fellow Daoist Zhu, thank you two for guarding Tianhuo City."

"Fellow Daoist Feng, Fellow Daoist Gan, you will guard Huaxing City."

"If the demons attack in large numbers, retreat back to the headquarters."

The few people looked at each other and nodded. (End of this chapter)