God of Pets

Chapter 755 If you don't understand, shut up.

Chen Guan also stood on the city wall, looking at the Heavenly Army outside, which stretched like mountains and seas. Apart from the core figures of each family, no other soldiers appeared on the city wall.

All the soldiers were sent by Chen Guan to maintain the city defenses of the Southern Heaven Kingdom.

Unlike the battles against the demons and the Gong family, Chen Guan's current mission is not a war of annihilation.

If he really wiped out the Heavenly Army, then after this battle, no matter how reasonable Chen Guan was, he would be labeled as a bloodthirsty killer.

Don't be fooled by the current support from the ten major families; once he defeats the Heavenly Army, the situation will be completely different.

If he could be used by the ten great families and become their lackey, they might spare him.

If he cannot be used by them, the ten great families might immediately turn around and trample him down.

Portraying him as a bloodthirsty demon and making him despised by the world is undoubtedly one of the most effective methods.

Therefore, Chen Guan must win this battle, but he cannot win in the same way he did when he killed the demon and the Gong family.

The ten major families wanted to use him, but wasn't he also using the ten major families?

They both need each other; neither is superior to the other.

As for who will ultimately benefit, that depends on their respective methods.

Therefore, Chen Guan's initial strategy was to defend. These 300,000 soldiers from various forces were a motley crew.

However, thanks to the city defense shield system of the Southern Heaven Kingdom, their vital energy can be concentrated together and used to supply the city defense shield in turn.

No need for adjustment or coordination; all that's required is to follow commands and take turns channeling the core energy into the city's defenses.

With these 300,000 people taking turns providing energy to the city's defensive shield, even if the Heavenly Court army had a million troops, it would be impossible for them to break through the Southern Heavenly Kingdom in a short period of time.

However, by focusing all manpower on the city defense system, we lose the ability to compete with the Heavenly Army.

They can only defend passively, and there is almost no chance of defeating the Heavenly Army. The best outcome is just waiting for the Heavenly Army's million-strong army to retreat on its own.

In ancient times, a million-strong army would require a huge amount of food and supplies. If they could hold out longer, they could wait for the million-strong army to retreat.

However, in this era, food and supplies are not a problem at all. For practitioners of the Six Senses, it is not a problem to go without water or food for ten days or half a month.

Moreover, the Heavenly Army is also equipped with pills. The energy of any one pill is enough to support their nutritional needs for ten to fifteen days. Better pills will only have even better effects.

Therefore, it is impossible to force the Heavenly Army to retreat by attrition.

The various families all had some reservations about Chen Guan's decision.

It was only because the Jiang family, Zhang family, Qin family, and representatives of the merchants all expressed their support for Chen Guan that even if some members of the other families had objections, they were unable to unite and influence Chen Guan.

“Grand Preceptor, simply holding out like this isn’t a solution. All the soldiers’ energy is being severely depleted while maintaining the city’s defensive shield. If the shield breaks down, we’ll have already lost the battle before it even begins.” Gong Shunyi, one of the two young masters from the Gong family, couldn’t help but speak up first, questioning Chen Guan’s decision.

The other family members remained silent, waiting to see how Chen Guan would respond.

The ten major families hoped to see Chen Guan fight the Heavenly Court army to the death, rather than him cowering and waiting to die. As long as Chen Guan was willing to fight, they would be willing to destroy the entire army of 300,000, since these soldiers had no apparent connection with the ten major families and were not their elite troops.

As long as we can inflict enough damage on the Heavenly Army, it doesn't matter if they all die.

If Chen Guan could kill a few more Heavenly Court generals, that would be even better. If he were to hit the jackpot and take down Xiu Jieming as well, even if the entire army was wiped out in the end, it would be enough for the ten great families.

"Young Master Gong, do you understand military strategy?" Chen Guan asked calmly, looking at the million-strong army outside the city.

"I wouldn't say I understand..." Gong Shunyi said modestly at first, and then prepared to launch into a long speech.

“If you don’t understand, shut up. What are you doing pointing fingers here when you don’t even know how to catch up? Just stand there and follow my instructions. Brainless people should do brainless things and not worry about things that are thoughtless,” Chen Guan said expressionlessly.

He didn't even glance at Gong Shunyi while he was speaking.

Gong Shunyi's words were cut off as he was being scolded by Chen Guan, making him so angry he felt like his lungs were about to explode.

But he himself just said he didn't understand, so it's not good to go back on his word now, or others will think he's a fickle and incoherent person.

The members of the ten major families are all watching; he can't afford to lose face like this.

Zhang Chunxiang, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but laugh and added, "That's right, you don't understand warfare. What are you doing asking questions when you're a complete novice? Just wait for orders and charge forward without thinking."

"Very well, I'll see how a military genius like you, Grand Preceptor, can win this battle with the city's defensive shield. I really want to learn from your divine military skills, Grand Preceptor." Gong Shunyi was so angry that his head was practically steaming, but he didn't dare offend Zhang Chunxiang, so he could only vent his anger on Chen Guan, saying sarcastically.

“This kind of thing depends on talent. No matter how hard a fool tries, he will never learn it. It’s a waste of time and energy. He would be better off sleeping more, recovering his strength, and getting his mind in order so he’ll have more energy to go back and fight,” Chen Guan said.

Before Gong Shunyi could even speak, Zhang Chunxiang, who was quicker to speak than him, had already chimed in: "I'm afraid of those stupid people who don't know it. They can't see that they're stupid, and they'll blame others for not having the vision to recognize their worth. They'd rather die than admit that they're stupid."

After saying that, Zhang Chunxiang's bright, clear eyes darted around as she looked at Gong Shunyi and asked, "Young Master Gong, you're definitely not a stupid person, right?"

Gong Shunyi was so angry that his body trembled, and his lips opened and closed for a long time, but he couldn't utter a single word.

He had no way to respond to that, and could only curse angrily, "Let's see how you win this battle."

Chen Guan ignored him completely, watching the Heavenly Army rapidly forming ranks outside, waiting for their next move.

Xiu Jieming's words were actually quite clear: a battle between them was inevitable.

There was no way to escape. Even if Xiu Jieming himself didn't want to participate in the war, the situation would force him to.

Therefore, it was pointless for Chen Guan to meet with him; they could only meet on the battlefield.

Chen Guan must be able to withstand Xiu Jieming's offensive and at least reach a stalemate before they can make any further moves.

If Chen Guan cannot withstand Xiu Jieming's offensive, then there is no need to take any further action, as Xiu Jieming will not hesitate to send troops to take over the Southern Heaven Kingdom.

Cooperation should be based on the strength of both parties, rather than one party providing poverty alleviation assistance to the other.

(End of this chapter)