Chapter 2638: Spare No Cost!

"I don't know how to put it either, but His Majesty still treats the old land with kindness." Hu Min muttered, "Everyone says it would have been great if you were there during that time, you coming to manage Xiluo!"

He Lingchuan let out a snort: "How absurd!"

But he basically understood.

Zhong Shengguang was born in Xiluo, his feelings for this country were extraordinary, and perhaps for various reasons, he never carried out sweeping reforms or drastic changes to it.

How much He Lingchuan wished that back then he hadn't been kicked out of the Panlong World by the Great Vase!

He had no affection for Xiluo, but he had resolve; he didn't mind repeating what he had done on the Maohe Plains, nor did he mind being "He the Butcher" again!

Winning hearts and minds has always required both kindness and authority. The Red General could destroy a country in half a month, but the subsequent appointment of He the Great President to Yuheng City, in order to eliminate water bandits and pacify the Maohe Plains, who knows how many tactics he employed, before making the Maohe Plains loyal, thus becoming Panlongcheng's lifeline for external travel.

This time Panlong swallowed the old land of Xiluo, as if history repeated itself, but "He Lingchuan" fell into a deep sleep. Inside Panlong, there truly was no second person whose pacification and governance methods were so outstanding, plus Between Between Between Beijia certainly would also repeat old tricks, secretly supporting unrest in Xiluo's old lands, which made this a huge destabilizing factor for Panlong State.

Consequently, during these three years, the relationship between Panlong and Between Between Between Beijia was merely cold, with occasional outbreaks of conflict, also due to cooperating with Lingshan's needs, and neither side had completely broken ties.

Who could have imagined that just eighteen months ago, Between Between Between Beijia suddenly turned hostile, and five great armies invaded the old lands of Xiluo!

Between Between Between Beijia's method, which He Lingchuan also used when he stirred up the Dragon God War, was: if not acting, then do nothing; but once acting, it was thunderous force. Since striking unexpectedly, one must maximize the results!

Fortunately, Between Between Between Beijia's five great armies came from three vassal demon states, and the abnormal troop movements were detected by Panlong a step earlier. Zhong Shengguang and the Red General immediately sensed something wrong, and swiftly deployed forces, otherwise Panlong's losses would have been even more severe.

He Lingchuan asked here: "Before Between Between Between Beijia's large-scale invasion of the Xiluo region, what were they originally doing?"

"They were attacking the Shahe River basin to Between Between Between Beijia's east, their focus was not here." Hu Min paused, then whispered, "I heard that Lingshan sent an urgent message to His Majesty, demanding Panlong send heavy troops to disturb Between Between Between Beijia, to relieve the urgent pressure on Shahe. His Majesty indeed sent troops, but..."

He Lingchuan nodded, but still could not resolve the Shahe dilemma, and Lingshan was dissatisfied.

The strategies of Panlong and Lingshan often involved cooperating around Between Between Between Beijia to put it under attack from both sides, making it difficult to fully focus on one side.

But the problem is, the Shahe River basin has developed too rapidly these years, and Between Between Between Beijia probably also discovered Lingshan's shadow behind it.

A rising Panlong already annoyed Between Between Between Beijia enough; if another malignant growth appeared beside it, squeezing it in the middle, then Between Between Between Beijia would be strategically forced into a passive position.

Moreover, compared to the strong and vigorous Panlong State, the upstart Shahe is still relatively weak, so Between Between Between Beijia might prefer to first pick the soft persimmon to crush. Looking back at past strategies, Between Between Between Beijia probably deeply regrets allowing Panlong to rise, and this time they do not intend to give the Shahe River basin another chance.

In short, the pressure it has exerted on the Shahe River basin is too great. Perhaps for this reason, Qianhuan True Person had to bring out Panlong's most secret bottom-pressured secret, to buy time for his own people to catch their breath.

He Lingchuan violently exhaled a breath.

"The one who betrayed Panlong is Qianhuan," this is the information gap between him and Zhong Shengguang, and also fundamental intelligence that cannot be spoken aloud.

If he could have stayed in the Panlong World these past years, he could probably have helped Zhong Shengguang effectively avoid and delay this disaster.

Thinking of this, his heart stirred.

Is it because Panlong has again reached a major turning point in its own destiny that the Great Vase placed He Lingchuan inside?

If he does not press that mechanism on the Secret Realm Blessing Pool, then perhaps Panlong's future will have nothing to do with him.

But he had made a vow, to protect Panlong into an outcome different from reality.

From now on, is the time for him to fulfill his vow.

Without doubt, if the Great Vase is spiritual, it certainly hopes he can succeed. Otherwise, Panlongcheng would have long been obliterated in history, why would the Great Vase let it be reborn and give it a second chance?

And this also opens the second heavy trial bestowed by the Fate Divinity.

Truly, interlocking rings.

Locking him tight, giving him no chance to fail.

He Lingchuan steadied himself, then asked again about the battle situation.

Actually, from the sand table one could also see, Panlong's situation is very unfavorable.

After only one and a half months of war, the Xiluo region was completely taken by Between Between Between Beijia.

Between Between Between Beijia, if not fighting, then does nothing; but once fighting, it pulls its momentum to the fullest, the five great armies totaling two hundred thirty thousand, invading Xiluo as if entering an uninhabited land.

Even if Panlong detected its intention early, it could not expect it to mobilize so many troops at once. At that time, there were still fewer than thirty thousand Panlong troops within Xiluo's borders, the numerical disparity between the two sides was excessively huge.

Even worse, Panlong State's foundation in Xiluo was indeed relatively weak, popular support for it was low, while Between Between Between Beijia's strength was like a myth, deeply rooted in people's hearts. Hearing that Between Between Between Beijia raised troops to attack, the Xiluo people all cheered, longing to be taken over by Between Between Between Beijia.

How mighty and wealthy Between Between Between Beijia is, as long as a little benefit leaks from between its fingers, the Xiluo people can live a good life.

Under these circumstances, Panlong naturally could not hold Xiluo, the Red General decisively ordered the army to withdraw, and adopted Mobile Corps Commander tactics to entangle with Between Between Between Beijia. But as the entire Xiluo region was quickly seized by the enemy, the space for Panlong troops to operate became smaller and smaller, they lost the advantage of terrain, and could only retreat west back to the Maohe Plains.

After that one and a half years, the Maohe Plains became the main battlefield for both sides, and truly a meat grinder!

Unlike the Xiluo region, Panlong had cultivated the Maohe Plains for many years, managing it as tightly as an iron bucket. Once Between Between Between Beijia charged in here, it was like sinking into mire, truly difficult to move.

One must know, in the past the Red General and He Lingchuan had blocked Between Between Between Beijia's troops east of Yuheng City for two years without gaining an inch. Yuheng City was thus forged into a bridgehead armed to the teeth.

For this method of obstructing Between Between Between Beijia, simple, direct, and brutal:

Increase troops.

Increase troops again.

Keep increasing troops!

In just five months, Between Between Between Beijia altogether sent ninety thousand troops to the Maohe Plains! Some to attack Yuheng City, some to attack Longchuan.

Afterwards there were still hundreds of thousands.

This number, shocking the world.

Dispatching over a million troops to war, even for the current powerful state Between Between Between Beijia, is too extreme.

How much financial and material resources will this consume, how many lives will be consumed?

Panlong and Between Between Between Beijia have not been on good terms for just a day or two. All states cannot understand, did it dig up the ancestral graves of the northern demon states, otherwise why would Between Between Between Beijia spare nothing in a massive invasion?

The opposing voices in Between Between Between Beijia's court, wave after wave rising higher, but the order issued by Ling Xu Shengzun is firm, thorough, without room for doubt, and the core is also very clear:

Destroy Panlong, spare no cost!

(End of chapter)