Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 3114: Chapter 101: The Best Tactic Is a Frontal Push

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Ji Taichang stared fixedly at Wang Fugui.

His face was expressionless, yet a wave of uncontrollable anger surged from him, with tangible evil qi pressing towards Wang Fugui.

However, Wang Fugui remained calm and composed, ignoring everyone, and simply gazed quietly at Tranquil Sky Divine King Ji Taichang.

”Fine!” Ji Taichang’s voice sounded neither joyful nor sorrowful. ”In that case, let Fugui comment on the current situation and suggest strategic and tactical pointers for our army.”

Hiss!

The strategists and generals around felt a chill down their spines.

With their understanding of their Grand Marshal over the years, this reaction surely meant he was very, very, very angry.

That kid named Wang Fugui was in for trouble!

Yet Wang Fugui seemed unaware of Ji Taichang’s fury, and straightforwardly nodded in agreement.

Unperturbed by the gaze of others, his attention soon fell on the massive Starry Sky Sand Table, and he began to scrutinize it carefully.

A moment later, he nodded and said, ”Marshal Ji truly deserves to be the Dongxia Army God, achieving this situation despite our apparent disadvantage in both manpower and high-level forces. However...”

”However what?” Ji Taichang felt somewhat pleased with the first half of the sentence, but the word ”however” immediately negated everything before it.

”However, the defensive layout employed is one of holding defensive positions, with multiple points forming mutual support and collaboration. Overall, it is too conventional, and can be described as quite mundane.” Wang Fugui critically commented.

The instant those words were spoken, the eyes of surrounding strategists and generals changed, with several wanting to speak immediately.

Ji Taichang’s eyes narrowed, halting his subordinate strategists and generals’ unrest, with his brow slightly raised as he said, ”As Grand Marshal of the army, it is natural to consider the whole picture, prioritizing stability. Do you, Fugui, have another layout in mind?”

”If the power difference between the enemy and us isn’t vast, or if we hold the advantage, such a strategic layout would indeed be prudent. But currently, our army strength is clearly inferior to the enemy’s. Their army only needs to steadily advance to wipe out our critical strongholds one by one, rendering the supposed multi-point contingency strategy useless.” Wang Fugui analyzed, ”Under the Demonic Clan’s invasion, our army will likely retreat in stages and struggle to hold out for twenty or thirty years, leading to the loss of the Void Sea Battlefield and retreating to Dongxia Homestead!”

The strategists and generals present were all taken aback; putting other words aside, the outcome Wang Fugui analyzed in just a few words was astonishingly consistent with the predictions made by numerous strategists!

Even Ji Taichang’s gaze turned complex, his attitude softened a bit: ”Then according to Fugui, how should our army defend to turn the tide?”

”As difficult as climbing to the heavens!” Wang Fugui shook his head slowly, saying, ”With such a large disparity in combat power, no matter how the defense is laid out, our defeat is inevitable. The difference is merely in the scale of casualties and how long we can hold out.”

Although, throughout history, there have been instances of winning against a larger force with a smaller one, these cases are considered classic because achieving such victory is as difficult as climbing to the heavens, involving many accidental factors.

Moreover, when the battlefield expands to encompass the entire Void Sea Battlefield, the outcome of local skirmishes has very limited impact on the overall war situation.

”...” Ji Taichang remained silent.

”Bah!” A certain fierce general finally couldn’t contain himself and burst out swearing, ”Listening to you rambling on, one might really think you are a Military God descended to earth with a way to turn the situation, yet you are equally helpless now!”

”Military strategy states, nationwide supremacy is best, breaking the country is second. Total victory is best, breaking the army is second. The descent of a Military God is a means of last resort.” Wang Fugui sighed, ”The current adverse situation can’t be reversed with strategy alone. However, if everyone wishes to gain some local advantage, stabilize the current state of defeat, and boost the morale of the troops, it can still be barely achieved.”

Ji Taichang frowned, expressing some disbelief: ”Explain how we can gain local advantage?”

Wang Fugui said calmly, ”The advantage of the Demonic Clan lies in their vast numbers and powerful individual combat abilities, with Higher-ranked Demons possessing absolute control over Lower-ranked Demons. Their weakness is their mutual suspicion and distrust within the same rank, making genuine cooperation difficult. From the overall situation, the four Great Commanders each steer their own troops without effective communication and unified command.”

”Let’s look at the left flank attack led by Great Commander Dread, who dispatched two vanguard armies to continuously assault our military strategic points, ’Sunrise Sea Fortress’ and ’Red Moon Hub,’ while the main force remains in the already conquered Sunrise Sea World Group, engaging in rampant destructive looting for wealth, Demonic Clan population, Spirit Veins, Spirit Caves, and other vital resources.” Wang Fugui analyzed systematically.

”From this perspective, Great Commander Dread, who has always opposed the North Shu God Continent, is not only greedy but also has no intention of long-term governance here, adopting a mindset of seizing whatever can be seized while the opportunity lasts.”

”Indeed, to preserve strength, my left flank army retreated too swiftly from the Sunrise Sea World Group.” Ji Taichang said helplessly, ”The retreat was rushed, leaving no time to carry away or destroy much wealth, giving Great Commander Dread an unearned benefit.”

”What if our army abandons the defense of the Sunrise Sea Fortress and swiftly retreats?” Wang Fugui suggested with attentive eyes.