Published: March 8, 2025
Everyone was stunned.
The three teams attacked like arrows, each with their own targets. Just as the people were in a state of panic, Mo Tianji pointed to the fourth target!
The three fortresses of the Li family—Snowy Cliff, Centipede Ridge, and Eagle's Lament Peak. As long as any one of them was captured, they could establish a foothold in the heart of the Li family territory, allowing a continuous influx of troops and creating further pressure.
But Mo Tianji was pointing to Pear Blossom Slope, which was a step before those three targets!
This place was located to the left and back, next to an immovable mountain range, which seemed to have no value at all. The Li family had only sent a few saint-level experts to deal with it casually.
Moreover, compared to the three strongholds, it was a relatively remote location.
“Prepare the troops!” Mo Tianji said, “At least sixty supreme-level experts! In this battle, we must spare no effort to eliminate the Stone Family!”
“The Stone Family?” Li Wubo could not help but raise his eyebrows.
The Stone Family was on the far right, while they were on the far left.
“Do as I say!” Mo Tianji instructed.
Li Wubo hesitated for a moment and asked, “May I ask, Mo Shi-xiong, why is that?”
Mo Tianji explained, “If we lose those three strongholds, it will lead to a stalemate. Both sides will exert their full effort in attacks and defenses; for the enemy strategist, it’s a case of killing a thousand of the enemy while losing eight hundred of their own. The enemy's strategy has always been to boil the frog in warm water, and they are preserving their strength. They won’t choose to fight head-on…”
“And this place is inconspicuous to both sides. Thus, even if it is occupied by the enemy, the Li family won’t fight desperately for it.” Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.
Yes, if it’s a place with no value, why fight desperately for it?
Mo Tianji casually wrote down five place names on the table in a staggered line.
In order: Pear Blossom Slope, Snowy Cliff, Centipede Ridge, Eagle's Lament Peak, and Mantou Gorge.
“But… what if we occupy Pear Blossom Slope first, and then move to capture Mantou Gorge?” Mo Tianji pointed at the other inconspicuous corner, Mantou Gorge, which was also overlooked. It was situated on the left and right, extending inward.
Everyone frowned.
“If you still can’t see it, then… after occupying Pear Blossom Slope and Mantou Gorge, what if we immediately attack Centipede Ridge in the middle?” Mo Tianji then pointed to the enemy stronghold that seemed to be a crucial position that must be taken at all costs—Centipede Ridge!
The faces of everyone changed completely.
The originally useless two strongholds would become fierce after capturing Centipede Ridge, forming a combat fortress, a triangular combat force!
Moreover, they would create a situation of double envelopment against Snowy Cliff and Eagle's Lament Peak!
“If these two strongholds each guard one family’s elite troops, and then they strongly attack Centipede Ridge in the middle, then the three points will form a mutual support; they can advance to attack or retreat to defend, and the enemy reinforcements can come continuously. We will have no means to stop them. The only outcome can be to give up the contest for Centipede Ridge.”
“And after giving up, the situation will be pressing; the points of Snowy Cliff and Eagle's Lament Peak on either side of Centipede Ridge will be in an awkward position of being attacked from all sides. They will have to yield because they can no longer hold out. Even if they force themselves to defend, it will only mean sacrificing more lives; it will turn into a meat grinder for the enemy!”
“Thus, they can only give up. If one family gives up, the enemy will occupy five strongholds at once, creating a true comprehensive blockade!”
“And what we still have is the initiative… We can still move in and out from these five places! But once this area is completely sealed off, it will be as if we were driven into a pond from the ocean; we can only retreat inward, with no way out.”