"Activate the city defense shield." Chen Guan observed for a while, then directly issued the command.
Gong Shunyi muttered beside him, "No one has started attacking yet, and you want to activate the city defense shield. If they don't attack, are you going to keep it open or not?"
"Keep it on, the Primordial Energy will keep depleting. Who can afford that?"
"Turn it off, and if the Celestial Court Army takes this chance to attack, won't it put you in a dilemma?"
As he spoke, he didn't even glance at Chen Guan, as if he were talking to himself, but every word was ant to provoke.
The point is, his words were not unreasonable, and other families were also puzzled about why Chen Guan wanted to activate the city defense shield at this mont.
They looked at Chen Guan, waiting for an explanation.
But Chen Guan had no intention of explaining, he just commanded to imdiately activate the city defense shield, and at full capacity.
Soon, a red city defense shield covered the entire Southern Heavenly Kingdom.
The shield had just ford for barely ten seconds when rolling thunder fell from the sky, with lightning as thick as barrels continually striking the shield. Very soon, the entire Southern Heavenly Kingdom was engulfed in an endless sea of lightning.
Everyone was shocked. Gong Shunyi, who wanted to make sarcastic remarks, also closed his mouth, looking at the shield swaying in the sea of lightning with a sowhat pale face.
Nobody expected Xiu Jie Ming to start with such a violent offensive.
Moreover, this was definitely not the performance level of a partial troop using a joint strike technique, but rather a ticulously planned execution by an organized force of over a million soldiers to achieve such a terrifying effect.
Leading over a million soldiers to use such a joint technique is extrely challenging for any commander.
Yet this million-strong Celestial Court Army had been dividing troops, arranging formations, and even so soldiers were still setting up camps.
In just a mont, the army suddenly gathered and unleashed such a terrifying joint strike.
How long has Xiu Jie Ming been in charge of the 24 corps? Most of the ti spent integrating and on the road.
Yet, to command an army of over a million to this extent, it's beyond words like genius.
If Chen Guan had not tily activated the city defense shield, just this one move could have broken the Southern Heavenly Kingdom, negating the need for a battle.
"Who was it just now that doubted?" Zhang Chunxiang teased Gong Shunyi.
Gong Shunyi's face turned red, having nothing to say, he could only sulk alone.
"Luckily the State Preceptor predicted it accurately. How did you know Xiu Jie Ming would co at us like this?" Qin Qiu asked curiously.
Xiu Jie Ming's move was unexpected; no one thought it would happen, making it difficult to defend. Yet Chen Guan anticipated it.
Chen Guan looked at the Celestial Court Army outside the city, after a strike imdiately returned to their positions, in a blink had already dispersed, like nothing had happened, and said with a complex expression, "Xiu Jie Ming has a nickna in the Celestial Court Army called the Whip of the Celestial Court."
"A whip, as a weapon, is versatile, changing between hard and soft, making it incredibly difficult to defend. When facing him, you must be doubly cautious and even so, you may still fail to comprehend his tactics and fall into his sches, so you absolutely cannot be careless."
"No wonder the Celestial Court Army entrusted him with this battle. Luckily you are here; otherwise, we would've suffered a heavy loss right from the start," Zhang Chunman said.
"That's why they say know your enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger. The State Preceptor knows the Celestial Court Army and their commanders inside out. We are assured victory in this battle," Gong Shunyi, who had just settled down a mont ago, was complented by an elder from the Sima Family, mocking in a roundabout way.
On the surface praising Chen Guan, yet subtly implying that Chen Guan is a traitor of the Celestial Court Army.
"What is your na?" Chen Guan suddenly looked at that Sima Family elder and asked.
"I am Sima Jiannan, currently the Great Elder of the Sima Family, commissioned by the Family Head, here to lend my strength to the State Preceptor in the fight against the rebellious Celestial Court Army," the Sima elder smiled and said.
"Good, the Sima Family truly exemplifies benevolence and righteousness. Since you said you're here to assist in quelling the rebellion, then please, Elder Sima, take the Sima Family mbers, form the Vanguard Camp, and imdiately go out of the city to attack the rebel camp and capture the rebel commander Xiu Jie Ming." Chen Guan said firmly, without looking away.
Sima Jiannan was instantly stunned, and not just him, everyone was stunned.
Having Sima Jiannan lead the Sima Family out of the city to attack Xiu Jie Ming's main army camp, is this so kind of outrageous tactic?
Isn't this sending the Sima Family to their deaths? This is blatant revenge, and doing it openly in front of so many people, it's too audacious, isn't it?
As a commander, this is sowhat reckless.
"State Preceptor, this joke has gone too far." Sima Jiannan's face changed, and he sternly said to Chen Guan, "We neither take your wealth nor demand benefits, nor are we old friends of yours, we're here for the justice between heaven and earth and for the people's survival, sacrificing our lives to help you fight the Celestial Court Army."
"Now the Celestial Court Army is at the front, and instead of thinking about how to defeat them, you are only thinking about how to send those helping you to their deaths, what exactly are your intentions?"
Everyone looked at Chen Guan, to see how he would respond to Sima Jiannan's accusation.
"Military orders are like mountains, Sima Jiannan, I ask you once more, will you go to battle or not?" Chen Guan just calmly said this, completely ignoring Sima Jiannan's accusation.
"Such inhumane, insane orders that pain those close and delight the enemy, we cannot comply. Since the State Preceptor dislikes us so, the Sima Family will withdraw, lest the State Preceptor try every ans, sche to harm his own, and not focus on countering the Celestial Court Army." Sima Jiannan said, as he prepared to call the Sima Family to leave.
"Sima Jiannan, do you think this is child's play? Military law is military law; since you are here, you must abide by it, whether you want to or not, whether you're convinced or not, all my orders, even if they lead you to death, you must imdiately go and die, this is the Celestial Duty of a soldier." Chen Guan saying this, gestured to the Sima Family mbers about to leave, "Sima Jiannan and the Sima Family mbers, for defying military orders, their cri is execution, the evidence is irrefutable, and execution is imdiate."
Hearing Chen Guan say this, the Sima Family people were all stunned.
"How dare you? Chen Guan, have we given you too much face? Do you really consider yourself soone significant? Have you not realized? You're just a tool here, this is ruled by the Ten Great Families, ask around, who would dare to kill ?" Sima Jiannan roared angrily.
"Who will kill the treacherous one?" Chen Guan asked with a sneer.
"I will." Soone really responded.
Sima Jiannan was furious, but when he turned his head, he was stunned, and his expression beca permanently fixed there.
A sword decapitated him, Jiang Qiemo stepped into the circle, the Blinking Divine Sword in his hand was still dripping with blood.
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