Bright Sword: I don’t want to be the king!

Chapter 159 The more muddy the water, the better, high-level game

If Yoshio Shinozuka's bounty operation were to be realized, the situation in northwestern Shanxi would not only be unfavorable to the Eighth Route Army, but would also pose a threat to all the cultivation forces resisting the Japanese invaders in the entire North China region.

Faced with this situation, although the old leader hated the old fox Yoshio Shinozuka in his heart, his expression remained calm.

"Since that old demon Shinozuka Yoshio wants to muddy the waters, then we will simply make the waters of North China even more muddy."

It turned out that the old leader had already made up his mind.

"Even more turbid?" The deputy chief strategist failed to comprehend the meaning of the old leader's words for a moment.

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The marshal smiled and said, "With the help of our two disciples Cao Geng and Ding Wei, our troops are now hiding in the Taixia Mountains. Under the crazy attack of the demon Japanese invaders, we have implemented the first strategic retreat."

"Now, facing the massive raids by the ghostly Japanese invaders in the fairyland of northern Shanxi, there are only a limited number of effective actions our army can take."

"But this does not mean that as the vice-leader of the Cultivation Alliance, I will allow that Shinozuka Yoshio to bully my disciples at will."

At this moment, the marshal's face was as cold as frost.

In the eyes of him, the deputy leader of the Cultivation Alliance, Yoshio Shinozuka, as the first commander of the Japanese demon tribe in the North China War Zone, may have a status not much different from that of him, the deputy leader of the Cultivation Alliance.

Even though Cao Geng had only joined the Cultivation Alliance for over four months, he was still just a new disciple.

Since Yoshio Shinozuka targeted Cao Geng without any regard for his dignity, there was no need for him to be polite. He would definitely give him a taste of his own medicine and hit Yoshio Shinozuka where it hurt.

For the deputy leader of the Cultivation Alliance, it is acceptable for the deputy leader to confront the commander of the demon clan; however, if the commander of the demon clan dares to bully the leader of his own group, it would be too much.

The deputy leader of the Cultivation Alliance would never allow such a thing to happen under his nose. Then, he revealed his plan to the deputy military advisor.

"The most urgent task is to quickly expand the power of our cultivation alliance in the face of the rampant Japanese invasion of the demon race. The only way is to follow the method Cao Geng used to help Li Yunlong resolve the crisis. In a very short period of time, we can recruit a large number of cultivators and collect many spiritual materials and supplies - this plan is to divide the sect!"

"The move of dividing the sects has dual significance for our Cultivation Alliance: first, it will undoubtedly accelerate the rapid rise of our alliance; second, by dispersing the sects in various regions of North China, we can make our activities behind enemy lines more covert."

"Given the high bounty offered by the Japanese demon tribe on Cao Geng, there is really a limit to what our Cultivation Alliance can do if we only rely on force to deal with it. But in the current situation, we can make full use of the advantages of the Cultivation Alliance, that is, the strategy of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west!"

The Marshal's intention was that since the Cultivation Alliance had chosen to develop in separate sects and break up into smaller units, even if the Japanese invaders were trying their best to hunt down Cao Geng, he, as the deputy leader, could also order his disciples distributed in various regions of North China to pretend to be Cao Geng, or take the initiative to set up ambushes and report to the Japanese invaders, claiming that they had discovered Cao Geng's whereabouts.

As a result, disciples of our Cultivation Alliance spread all over North China, and all of them called themselves Cao Geng. Stimulated by the huge bounty offered by the Japanese invaders for Cao Geng, the entire North China region will be filled with news about Cao Geng.

However, it is difficult to tell whether the so-called "Cao Geng" is true or false, and everything needs to be identified by the Japanese invaders themselves...

At that time, finding the real target among the many people who claim to be Cao Geng would undoubtedly be a difficult task like purgatory for the Japanese invaders.

As for the other approach, it was even more clever - he ordered his disciples to set numerous traps throughout North China, and then informed the demon clan that the Japanese invaders had discovered Cao Geng's whereabouts, luring the enemy into the trap and then annihilating them in one fell swoop.

Obviously, this tactic is undoubtedly more sophisticated.

The information about Cao Geng, and even his existence, became the perfect bait for the Eight Armies of the Eight Desolate Realm to lure part of the demon army into a trap, and they succeeded repeatedly. The magic weapons and cultivation resources carried by the deceived demon army naturally fell into the hands of the soldiers of the Eight Armies and turned into their combat supplies and cultivation supplies.

After the old commander explained this strategy, the deputy chief of staff's eyes widened instantly.

"This... can actually come up with such a brilliant plan!" the deputy chief of staff exclaimed. He had not expected the old marshal to come up with such a brilliant strategy.

Originally, the leader of the Sun Moon Sect, Yoshio Shinozuka, used cunning means to offer a reward to Cao Geng to provoke the neutral forces in our Chinese camp and launch an offensive against our Chinese cultivators and anti-demon warriors. If this trick succeeds, I am afraid that the Chinese cultivators in the entire North China region will be in a passive situation.

The deputy chief of staff originally thought that he had no way to deal with Shinozuka Yoshio's conspiracy, but he never thought that the old commander was so smart and cleverly used the demon's killing order against my disciple Cao Geng. Not only did he rescue Cao Geng from the crisis in one fell swoop, but what's more amazing is that if used properly, no matter how powerful and arrogant the Sun Moon Sect is, it will be unable to move forward in front of the Eight Armies.

"In that case, when do we start this plan?" The deputy chief of staff's eyes flashed with excitement. He was certain that once the old commander's plan was implemented, the Sun Moon Sect would suffer the consequences and be completely defeated.

However, the old commander smiled calmly, "There is no need to rush. It will not be too late to act after my eight armies have fully deployed their troops in the entire Beihua area. In the meantime, I can only ask Cao Geng's disciples to hide temporarily."

After the words fell, the old commander sighed. In fact, he had not expected that Shinozuka Yoshio would use such a cruel method to kill Cao Geng's disciples. However, in order to rescue Cao Geng and relieve the pressure he faced, the old commander had to face Shinozuka Yoshio in person and start a peak showdown between the top leaders of the Eight Divisions of the Northern China Region and the top leaders of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect.

At this moment, Cao Geng's name has spread throughout the Beihua area, shaking all directions!

At the same time, at the Jinsui Xianzong headquarters, the Jinsui Xianzong's leader also learned about this.

"The Sun Moon Sect actually offered a reward of 300,000 spirit stones to hunt down Cao Geng?" The leader of the Jinsui Immortal Sect was surprised. He had just sent his disciples to investigate Cao Geng's case not long ago, but then he received this news.

However, the leader of the Jinsui Immortal Sect was indeed a wise man. After a little thought, he realized that this might be the Sun and Moon Sect's attempt to disrupt the power structure of the entire Beihua region under the pretext of hunting down Cao Geng.

"It seems that the land of Beihua is going to be in turmoil again." The leader of the Jinsui Immortal Sect sighed, foreboding that this land was about to face another storm. However, he was a smooth person who was well versed in the doctrine of the mean. He had secret contacts with the Eight Divisions of the War Army and the Sun and Moon Divine Sect, ready to take advantage of the situation at any time.

In the Xingxuan Sect, he flattered people without restraint.

He also secretly communicated with the evil Japanese monk...

In this fairyland of North China, although the game between various factions is unpredictable, it may not necessarily affect the foundation of his position as the chief priest of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army.

"Master Siduo, I have already found out the records of Cao Geng and Ding Wei's abilities..."

In an instant, the deputy envoy stepped into the scripture library of the chief priest and reported respectfully.