pertwk Chapter 2857 He Lingchuan's New Plan
Chapter 2857 He Lingchuan's New Plan
Chapter 2857 He Lingchuan's New Plan
If Panlongcheng can hold out until dawn, it will have a very good chance of escaping its tragic fate!
Therefore, the goal of this war has never been to win directly, but to prolong it!
If we wait until dawn, things will take a turn for the better.
From this perspective, time is Panlong's greatest enemy.
But right now, even the most fortified southern gate of Panlong City is about to be breached by the Great Heavenly Demon's attack. Where can He Lingchuan steal some time?
His eyes flickered, and he suddenly asked, "Where is Pili Tian? At the front lines or in the rear?"
"The front lines," Red Falcon replied. "The last time I went back, I saw it on the battlefield. It was leading the Heavenly Demons in their attack on Panlong City!"
How long ago was the last time?
"So, well, about half an hour ago?"
He Lingchuan nodded: "Are there other immortals and great demons on our side who haven't returned to Panlong City yet?"
"There are plenty."
Pi Litian's "Star Shift" formation teleported the powerful figures of the Panlong camp to distant lands, with most landing points being different, making it highly random. Therefore, some have already returned to Panlong City, but more than half are still on their way.
Of course, some will never come back.
"I will issue an order for them to assemble at the Singing Sand Forest."
As long as people are within tens of miles of the Singing Sand Forest, the ear-hugging insects in their ears will start working, allowing them to receive signals from each other.
The falcon didn't quite understand: "You mean...?"
"To catch the thief, first catch the king." He Lingchuan said solemnly, "This war is very special. The one who can influence whether Bega's army attacks or retreats is not actually the Heavenly Demon."
"Not the Heavenly Demon?" Red Falcon rarely thought this way. "Then who could it be?"
"In this war, who in the Bega army camp is more important than the Heavenly Demon?"
The kestrel gave up immediately: "I don't understand."
"Of course it's the initiator of this war, the commander-in-chief Gao Huaiyuan!"
Pi Litian is attacking Panlong City, which means He Lingchuan will have to cut off his supply lines.
His eyes flashed: "When the Bega army attacks Panlong City, all the powerful figures must be on the front line, only Gao Huaiyuan is left in the rear camp."
This wasn't just a wild guess; it was determined by Panlong City's unique geographical location. It was the vanguard of the Chipa Plateau, connected to the Panlong Wasteland by only a natural land bridge. Between the plateau and the wasteland lay a massive chasm, its surface remarkably smooth, as if the Creator had cleaved them in two. This chasm served as Panlong City's natural moat.
This terrain means that once Panlong City is attacked by a powerful enemy, even though it occupies a favorable terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the army in the city will not be able to cross the enemy's lines and attack their rear.
Gao Huaiyuan was a civil official, unlike He Lingchuan who personally charged into battle on the front lines. Therefore, he could calmly command the army from the rear, with virtually no risk of being ambushed, and could send his elite troops to the front lines to attack the city.
Many powerful figures in Panlong City wanted to rush back to the city from the outside, but the army of Bega was in the way, making it difficult to proceed.
"But before that, I must contact the King." Such a battle plan naturally needs to be discussed with Zhong Shengguang first, as He Lingchuan is very worried about Panlong City.
With most powerful figures absent, he didn't know how Zhong Shengguang and the people of Panlong had managed to hold out until now. But for him, the fact that Panlong City hadn't fallen was incredibly good news.
Before entering the Panlong world, he was worried that Panlong had been defeated by the enemy and there was no way to save it.
As long as Panlongcheng remains, there is hope.
Just as Sun Fuling said before the battle, Panlong belongs to everyone, not just him. When he was absent, Panlong, with its innate strength forged in blood and fire, still managed to hold out for so long against the fierce attacks of Bega and the Great Demon.
"Dawn is breaking!" He Lingchuan said swiftly, riding his crane. "We must persevere!"
This was said to Panlongcheng, and also to himself.
for sure!
……
Zhong Shengguang stood on the south gate tower of Panlong City, overlooking the battlefield.
He was also covered in wounds, all from the battle with the Mingshalin, and had been bandaged up. However, his left collarbone was broken, and he couldn't lift his arm.
Looking down from his most familiar spot and angle, the area below the city gate, on the natural bridge, and the wasteland across the moat was teeming with people!
The Panlong Army guarded the bridgehead of Tianshengqiao, which was the throat leading to the south gate of the city. Controlling it meant blocking the enemy's path of attack.
However, the thick city walls, the roaring moat, and the terrain that makes it impossible for one man to break through ten thousand are all defensive heavyweights in a time when spiritual energy is scarce. But they seem somewhat powerless when faced with powerful beings flying all over the place.
Given the current concentration of spiritual energy, the enemy has a wide range of offensive methods at their disposal, not just sending thousands of troops to rush across a single-plank bridge—that would be too slow, inefficient, and result in too many deaths.
For example, Pili Tian used his divine power several times to forcibly build flying arch bridges at both ends of the natural barrier, attempting to construct more siege routes.
Panlong City naturally used a formation that fixed the terrain, not allowing the opponent to alter the landscape outside the city.
However, the problem is that this formation consumes a lot of energy, and secondly...
Since it's an array, it has a limit to its strength. Pi Litian, a master of spatial manipulation, quickly discovered the weaknesses in Panlong City's array after a few exchanges:
The Chipa Plateau is protected by a powerful force, as solid as an iron plate, making it difficult for the mountains and rivers there to deform.
However, the force extending from the other side of the natural barrier, that is, the Panlong Wasteland, is much weaker.
Therefore, building a bridge is a good compromise.
Panlong City naturally had to use all sorts of means, including but not limited to golden-armored generals, heavy artillery, and the power of the gatekeeper beast, the black dragon stone sculpture, to destroy these flying arch bridges.
It's worth mentioning that the Black Dragon Stone Sculpture, the guardian beast of Panlong City, is powered by the Great Evolution Heavenly Pearl. Before today's decisive battle, Panlong City had enjoyed over twenty years of peace, resulting in the Great Evolution Heavenly Pearl accumulating abundant energy, which allowed it to play a significant role after the Panlong army retreated to their city.
After years of integration, the Black Dragon Stone Carving's defensive range was no longer limited to Panlong City, but expanded to the southwest corner of the entire Chipa Plateau. Therefore, the Black Dragon Stone Carving was fully capable of interfering with the Great Demon King's construction of an arched bridge over the moat.
Panlong City exhausted all its means, and could only barely stop the advance of the Bega army, but could not prevent the Bega immortals, demons, and cultivators from attacking the city.
Therefore, what Zhong Shengguang saw from his high vantage point were the brilliant fireworks exploding in the sky and on the city walls of Panlong City. These were all traces of the enemy's magical attacks on the barrier or the city walls.
Panlong's Yuan Power has run out, and it all depends on the Great Evolution Heavenly Pearl for support.
Zhong Shengguang knew very well that without the protection of Yuanli, relying solely on the energy and supernatural powers of the bead itself to support the Panlong's defense would not last long.