Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest.

Chapter 173 Li Zhaojiang's Clever Plans

The Zhenhai and Qing'an teams were finally assembled, and everyone's morale was greatly boosted.

Su Yunjin gave the injured Tao Xingyuan initial treatment, while the rest of the people formed a line but did not rush to push out.

Even though there are now ten people on the Lu side, it is still far less than the Mitch coalition on the opposite side.

Since the dragon-headed monster was attacking the opposite side, there was certainly no need for the Lu monks to enter the battlefield without permission, so they just quickly communicated with each other.

"These dragon-headed monsters are stupid and insane. Once they've identified their enemy, they won't change their minds easily. We can just sit back and watch the fight, weakening their strength." Li Minghu said calmly. "The stairs leading to the upper level are in the center. Crossing the battlefield will draw the monsters' attention. We don't need to share their firepower."

"No." Yan Yu said slowly, "We have to rush to the upper level as soon as possible."

"Why?" Li Minghu asked with a frown.

"Because being a fisherman isn't easy." Chen Lingyun said with a smile, "The coalition forces won't sit idly by and watch us stay out of this. Sooner or later, they'll try to drag us into the battle."

"And the coalition forces here are seriously outnumbered." Yan Yu added, "What if their reinforcements come up from below?"

"But if we find the goalkeeper on the upper level and fail to conquer him, no matter who wins or loses the battle here, the winner will chase us to the upper level." Li Minghu insisted on his opinion, "Then we will be attacked from both sides."

"That's right." Yan Yu asked pointedly, "So what are our strengths and weaknesses?"

Li Minghu was stunned.

The disadvantage of the elite troops strategy currently adopted by the State of Lu is that it is not good at attrition warfare and protracted wars, and is most afraid of being dragged down by human wave tactics. However, its advantage is naturally its refined lineup, strong spearhead capabilities, and its expertise in small-unit decapitation tactics.

If it was a usual team confrontation with equal numbers, of course they could defeat the opponent first; but now the coalition has a large number of people, and they would be making a profit even if they achieve a 10:1 casualty ratio. We would be sad if a cultivator died on our side, so of course we should avoid confrontation with competing forces and focus on conquering the secret realm with all our strength.

Li Minghu figured out the answer in his mind and turned to ask his brother:
"Ajiang, you are the captain, what do you think?"

Li Zhaojiang asked painfully:
"Sister, this coat of yours belongs to Yan Yu, right? I saw him wearing it before..."

"Okay!" Li Minghu interrupted him again, "Our Qing'an team has no objection, let's go!"

The two sides successfully reached a consensus, and the next step is action.

Lin Ning and Li Minghu acted as spearheads to clear the way. The two sword immortals rushed into the battlefield from the left and right in an instant, tearing open the dragon-headed monster's line.

However, the dragon-headed monsters were standing in a messy position and could not form any line themselves, so they were mainly used to attract firepower in the first place and ensure that the passage ahead was unobstructed - whether it was the quasi-Valkyrie who cooperated well with Yan Yu, or the little Ningning who was specially trained by Yan Yu, they were all good at moving and dodging attacks.

The main force followed closely behind, with Li Zhaojiang and Jiang Hong responsible for covering the two wings, while Chen Lingyun, Su Yunjin, Tao Xingyuan and Wang Haoran were responsible for supporting and suppressing the attack, trying their best to prevent the surrounding dragon-headed monsters from having time to throw iron spikes.

The ones who took on the most dangerous rearguard mission were naturally Yan Yu and Zhao Yuanzhen.

The two fell at the end of the team and were attacked by the dragon-headed monsters who had regained their consciousness.

Zhao Yuanzhen dodged frantically, darting left and right. She had been hunted by numerous righteous sword masters before, and the dragon-headed monster didn't know how to wield a sword, nor could its thrown iron spikes turn. So, despite her awkward movements, she remained unscathed.

Yan Yu, by contrast, strolled more leisurely, taking half a step to dodge an attack and never taking more than a step. With Zhao Yuanzhen beside him, he seemed even more elegant and composed, displaying the demeanor of a powerful figure.

Of course, these battle scenes were also filmed by the superheroes on the scene and appeared in the global live broadcast outside.

In a secret underground base in Pingjing, accompanied by a group of scientific research experts, Mei Yingxue, wearing a white researcher's coat, was watching the live broadcast on the TV on the wall intently.

Seeing Zhao Yuanzhen personally covering the retreat for the Lu Kingdom cultivators' team, her eyes flickered slightly for a moment.

Then he smiled calmly and asked the old expert next to him:

"Which team does that female monk belong to?"

"It should be the Zhenhai Squadron of the Zhendong Army," the old expert replied. In the secret realm, the two squadrons finally broke through the battlefield and reached the upper deck of the ship.

Su Yunjin used the secret technique of the Southern Dipper Galaxy to knock the dragon-headed monster that was trying to catch up with him down the stairs.

Everyone quickly looked ahead. Here was a spacious corridor, about five meters wide. On both sides were single cabins, all with closed doors.

"Search!" Yan Yu quickly ordered, "Lin Ning, Zhao Jiuzhen, Li Minghu, Jiang Hong! Each one of you will be assigned to a room. Break down the door and confirm. Be careful of ambushes and move out as soon as you encounter an enemy! The rest of you will be on standby outside. Hurry!"

The four people who received the order immediately began to choose a room and broke in. One reason was to confirm whether there was a goalkeeper inside, and the other was to prevent any enemies from hiding inside. Otherwise, if they rushed out and cut off the front and rear roads when the team reached the middle of the corridor, the team would be caught in an unfavorable situation of being attacked from both sides.

As for why Yan Yu chose these four people, it was of course because the Sword Immortals were the most capable in dealing with emergencies. Zhao Yuanzhen, though only an assistant officer, was exceptionally quick in reaction and powerful, so no one had any objections.

Yan Yu sat in the middle of the corridor, ready to provide support at any time, but he heard Li Zhaojiang's voice transmission asking:
"Yan Yu, you..."

"Don't answer questions about clothes." Yan Yu interrupted him rudely.

"Let's not talk about the clothes for now!" Li Zhaojiang gritted his teeth, then said in a deep voice, "Don't let my sister rush to the front during the offensive later. She was soaking in the cold sea water before, which may have left hidden dangers to her body. I'm worried that she can't withstand the severe pressure of the battlefield."

"Comrade Li Zhaojiang," Yan Yu said sternly, "This is a battlefield! Everyone must fight for victory. If your sister lets us off the hook and we fail, who will be held responsible?"

"Don't make a big deal out of nothing." Li Zhaojiang's face was as gloomy as water. "With so many people, do you really have to ask my sister to go? If this leads to failure, I will bear the full responsibility."

"Can you afford it?" Yan Yu asked him back.

"If anything happens to my sister," Li Zhaojiang said coldly, "no matter who takes the responsibility, I will never let him go!"

Yan Yu narrowed his eyes and stared at him.

Sure enough, at this point in time, my brother-in-law already had a tendency to become obsessed with "destroying the world for his sister."

Although Yan Yu's fundamental position was consistent with his, Li Minghu was not yet dying at this point, so he said calmly:
"If Minghu agrees, I have no objection."

"Who is Minghu?" Li Zhaojiang's eyes were filled with even more murderous intent.

"Your sister doesn't mind, so why should you mind?" Yan Yu sneered, "Or do you want to hide it from her and make the decision for her?"

Li Zhaojiang exploded immediately and said angrily:

"It must be you, this poor bastard, using sweet words to deceive my sister!"

"What a joke!" Yan Yu shrugged off his accusation. "If I wanted to deceive your sister, you would have called me brother-in-law by now!"

"Your family is rich!" Li Zhaojiang was furious.

"Cursing my entire family is equivalent to cursing your sister as well!" Yan Yu retorted.

Li Zhaojiang was about to burst. He took a deep breath, then forcefully emptied his lungs, repeating this several times before he managed to calm down. He stared at Yan Yu in silence, secretly pondering a strategy.

In terms of verbal abuse alone, he is no match for Yan Yu. After all, as long as the other party brings up his sister, he will be the first to be defeated - his sister is Li Zhaojiang's Achilles' heel, and she will explode if touched, and he knows it very well.

In the final analysis, it was not that Yan Yu was eloquent, but that he really had Li Minghu's favor, and it had been like this since the last four-college exchange competition.

If even my sister is willing to stand on Yan Yu's side, how can I have the confidence to protect her and drive away this outsider who has ill intentions towards her?
I must convince my sister first!

Li Zhaojiang suddenly had an idea.

By the way, if I can’t explain it clearly, I can ask my parents!
My parents don't know what kind of person Yanyu is! As long as I go back and wantonly slander Yanyu in front of them and exaggerate the severity of the situation, they will naturally persuade my sister to keep her distance from Yanyu!
Hahahahahahahahaha, it’s me as expected!

(End of this chapter)