Chapter 1390: The Shocking Battle (1)
Chapter 1390: The Shocking Battle (1)
January 27, 2018
Beyond the Domain, Bright City.
After capturing six cities in a row, Lu Hai Kong did not continue his offensive but instead recalled all three of his squads, waiting for the reactions of various forces beyond the domain.
Lu Hai Kong was well aware that his aggressive capture of seven cities as an invader would not go unnoticed by the other side. One might even say that it was normal for the forces beyond the domain to unite and launch a joint expedition against him, given his overwhelming display of strength.
Lu Hai Kong was unconcerned about this situation and, in fact, hoped that the forces beyond the domain would form an alliance to challenge him.
After all, while Lu Hai Kong was formidable, he was still an outsider in this realm. There were many challenges to overcome in his campaign.
Despite capturing seven cities at the outset, he knew he couldn't continue expanding indefinitely, even with over a hundred generals whose strength exceeded a hundred.
These generals were powerful, but not invincible. It was unrealistic to expect them to conquer the domain single-handedly.
Moreover, while they were formidable, they were still human. With their current strength and stamina, they could fight continuously for only three to five days before facing significant risks beyond the domain.
Venturing deeper could result in encirclement.
If a top-tier commander led a million-strong army to surround them, Lu Hai Kong's forces might suffer heavy casualties.
Therefore, if Lu Hai Kong wanted to continue his expansion, he had to proceed with caution, purifying and establishing a stronghold in each city he advanced to. However, this was a step Lu Hai Kong was reluctant to take.
While he could afford the continuous use of the Heaven-Earth Blessing to purify cities, this approach would significantly prolong the conquest of the domain, possibly turning it into a protracted war.
Lu Hai Kong did not want to waste too much time beyond the domain, so he hoped the warlords would form an alliance and come to their demise.
He was confident that he could deliver a devastating blow to them right under Bright City.
Total annihilation was unnecessary; a severe blow would be enough to ensure the subsequent battles were all but certain.
However, to Lu Hai Kong's surprise, the forces beyond the domain remained silent for several days after his aggressive invasion.
At most, the nearby demon cities evacuated, but there was no further resistance or contact from the alliance.
This situation was peculiar, leaving Lu Hai Kong slightly puzzled about the intentions of the forces beyond the domain. Fortunately, he didn't have to rack his brains over this, as his advisors had arrived.
The day after Lu Hai Kong captured and purified Bright City, his think tank, except for Tian Feng and Wang Jun, who remained in the Three Kingdoms World, arrived in full force under the leadership of Xi Zhicai.
Upon their arrival in Bright City, various reconnaissance mechanisms from the Woodworker Army were deployed.
All sorts of mechanical creatures emerged from their nests.
Some flew in the sky, some ran on the ground, some swam in the water, and some even burrowed underground.
Small reconnaissance mechanisms were scattered, transmitting a vast amount of information back to Bright City.
Lu Hai Kong's advisors also sprang into action, using the gathered information to create maps and organize intelligence.
Under the efforts of various scouting agencies, beasts, and the think tank under Lu Hai Kong's command, within just a few days, Lu Hai Kong's intelligence on the other side of the domain had significantly improved. Simultaneously, he also came to understand the true reason for the current inactivity of the various forces in the domain.
Due to Lu Hai Kong's powerful arrival and his divine assist in capturing seven Demon Cities, the alliance led by Qin Shi Huang was finally formed.
However, after the formation of the alliance, Qin Shi Huang did not immediately lead it to defeat Lu Hai Kong.
He had previously clashed with Lu Hai Kong and, due to Qin Mu's involvement, had a clear understanding of Lu Hai Kong's personality and strength.
Given their current alliance's situation, even if they went to confront Lu Hai Kong, it would be a close and costly victory at best.
Moreover, with the alliance just established and the military forces yet to be unified, it was uncertain who would emerge victorious in a battle at this time.
In this situation, Qin Shi Huang initiated a plan he had been preparing for a decade. After gaining control of the alliance, he began to assemble its legions, consolidating the previously scattered allied forces into a unified whole.
Simultaneously, he gathered all the fierce generals under his command with a strength value over a hundred, forming a formidable squad.
Undoubtedly, these tasks were filled with challenges, but no matter how difficult, he was determined to see them through. Before he could unite the allied forces, Qin Shi Huang was unwilling to engage in battle lightly.
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Regarding their situation, Lu Hai Kong also had a general understanding at this time.
In response, Lu Hai Kong showed no reaction, nor did he worry or plan to cause trouble for Qin Shi Huang, making him busy and flustered.
If Qin Shi Huang wanted to prepare, Lu Hai Kong would let him do so, and he could come to his demise once ready.
Of course, Lu Hai Kong was not going to sit idly by either. While Qin Shi Huang was preparing for battle, Lu Hai Kong was also making pre-war arrangements.
However, Lu Hai Kong's preparations were somewhat puzzling. His soldiers were constantly digging and filling pits within a fifty-li radius of Bright City.
This bizarre action by Lu Hai Kong left the hidden domain spies in the dark. After losing dozens of Blood Demons in an ambush on several squads and seizing a batch of Lu Hai Kong's buried items, they were all dumbfounded to find that those items were seeds.
It seemed that Lu Hai Kong had mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops just to farm? This seemed too far-fetched.
No one believed it was that simple, but the spies, or rather, the scouts, couldn't investigate further at this point.
After their attack, Lu Hai Kong flew into a rage and unleashed Yue Ying.
Within a day of this witch's appearance, all hidden Blood Demons within a hundred li radius of Bright City were captured and executed.
With such brutal slaughter, no scout could get within a hundred li of Bright City.
However, the inability of scouts to approach did not mean others couldn't. On the sixth day of Lu Hai Kong's entry into the domain and the fifth day after Liu Bolin's departure from Bright City, Liu Bolin returned and sought out Lu Hai Kong.
After chatting for over three hours, Liu Bolin left Bright City once more...
(End of Chapter)
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