"With our current troop strength, supporting three million people would be quite easy."
As soon as the general finished speaking, the murmuring below immediately subsided.
Lin Zhan understood. This was everyone finally grasping the reason for the retreat.
He then smiled and said to the assembled generals, "Now you all understand, don't you? That's right, if the main camp sends reinforcements now, not just three million, even five million people would be no problem."
"But what happens after the reinforcements arrive? Will this small fortress be able to hold them? Should our reinforcements fight a pitched battle with the Borg clan's golden legions in the wilderness?"
"I don't think we're so foolish as to consider that. Moreover, if the lizardmen attack again, it won't be five or ten million, but their entire race, wanting to drive us out or kill us all."
"In such a situation, do you still think there's a need to defend this small fortress? It would be best for our decisive battle with the lizardmen to take place on the Huaxia defense line."
After hearing Lin Zhan's words, the generals looked at each other, then bowed to him and said, "We will strictly obey the commander's orders. If we disobey, we are willing to accept military punishment."
Lin Zhan nodded and said, "All generals, listen to my command. Consolidate your troops, treat the wounded, and tally the casualties. Once the engineers have finished mining the ore veins, we will return to camp."
"Yes, sir."
Watching the generals leave with cheerful expressions, Li Feiyang sighed, "Sultan Novel Network, the young master has finally made it clear to these stubborn minds. We are all soldiers, look at this situation, our Fourth Army Group couldn't have done this."
"Alright, Old Li, don't say anymore. We're all accustomed to Zhan'er's strategy of only gaining and never losing. Otherwise, we wouldn't be much stronger than them."
Zhang Zhen knew his old comrades too well and spoke up.
Seeing that everyone had dispersed, Shang Tang and Di Xin came to Lin Zhan's side and asked, "Zhan'er, what are your plans for the next step?"
Lin Zhan thought for a moment and said, "Ancestors, we don't have much time to waste here. We must act decisively. Let's pull everyone back and fight a decisive battle with the lizardmen relying on the defense line."
"Moreover, let's proceed according to the plan. I intend to set fire to the Great Marsh, striving to annihilate the main forces of the lizardmen this time, and then send troops to wipe out their various tribes."
Shang Tang and Di Xin nodded upon hearing this, "If you've decided, we'll do it. As the ancestors said, if anything goes wrong, they'll handle it."
Lin Zhan nodded and said, "There will be no problem with the lizardmen. We are destined to conquer this plane. As for that Davis, I don't look down on him, but in my eyes, he's not much better than an idiot."
"By the way, I have something I need Ancestor Di Xin's help with."
Di Xin was taken aback for a moment, then joked, "It's not easy. You still remember you have me as an ancestor."
"Cough, cough," Lin Zhan coughed, and with a sly expression, said, "Ancestor, there's now a second generation of the Ten Complete Tonics Pills."
Upon hearing Lin Zhan, Di Xin quickly changed his tone and said to Lin Zhan, "What are you talking about, Zhan'er? What 'asking for help'? We're family. If you need something, who else would I, your ancestor, go to? Just tell me who to strike."
Shang Tang looked bewilderedly at these two grandsons who were tens of generations apart. What, is this how things are done now? Who is the ancestor here?
"Cough, cough. Zhan'er, what exactly is this Ten Complete Tonics Pill?"
Lin Zhan looked around and found no one paying attention, so he whispered to Shang Tang, "That thing strengthens yang and replenishes the kidneys. Boys born from it will be smart, and girls will be beautiful."
Shang Tang's eyes lit up. He whispered to Lin Zhan, "That… could you give me a hundred pills or so? I'll take them back to show my respect to the Ancestors."
Lin Zhan and Di Xin were completely stunned by Shang Tang's peculiar idea. What the hell, giving aphrodisiacs to the ancestors, aren't you afraid of being beaten to death by them?
Di Xin quickly said to Lin Zhan, "Zhan'er, let's not waste time with Ancestor Shang Tang's nonsense. Let's discuss the main business first. What do you want me to do?"
Lin Zhan slapped his forehead and said, "Damn it, Ancestor Shang Tang has completely sidetracked us. Right, Ancestor, I plan to reorganize the major army groups of the human race."
"I want to invite an old ancestor of the Human Emperor to guard the Human King's Palace. Ancestors Bai Qi and the other two are not quite holding the fort strongly enough at this time."
"I plan to keep 1,000 guards for the Human King's Palace, and merge the rest into the 6 army groups I am newly establishing."
Shang Tang and Di Xin nodded in agreement after hearing Lin Zhan's explanation, "This idea is indeed feasible. The population of the myriad races is too large, and now any battle involves deploying millions of troops. We also need to reorganize our structure and not constantly dispatch troops every time a war breaks out."
Lin Zhan nodded, "Exactly, that's what I was thinking. I plan to have Ancestors Bai Qi, Wang Jian, and Meng Tian lead their respective army corps, supplemented by 5 million platinum-level troops, to form the first, second, and third army groups of our human race, specifically to counter the imperial legions of the myriad races."
"Then, using the Zhen Lei, Xun Feng, and Bai Zhan army groups as the backbone, equipped with 1 million platinum-level martial artists, 8 million gold-level martial artists, and 100 artillery units, we will form the fourth, fifth, and sixth army groups. These will be commanded by Zhang Zhen, Ouyang Chengshan, and Jiang Zhongtian respectively, with a deputy commander under each, to deal with the conventional warfare of the myriad races."
"Following that will be my secret military group. I plan to concentrate all 35 million people together to form the First Front Army of Huaxia, with myself as the commander-in-chief, and Ancestors Han Xin and Li Jing as deputy commanders. The remaining King-level ancestors will each have their own duties. Including the previously revived King-level ancestors, I have a total of 220 King-level ancestors."
"The remaining 150 King-level ancestors will be dispersed among the 6 army groups to bolster their strength."
"Additionally, I have established a heavy artillery corps of 3 million men, with a total of 300,000 heavy cannons. And a missile unit of 500,000 men, with 100,000 enhanced Type 4 missiles, 50,000 Flame Type 4 missiles, 10,000 conventional Type 4 missiles, 1,000 Type 5 missiles, and 600 ultra-long-range enhanced Type 5 missiles."
After speaking, Lin Zhan handed a plan to Shang Tang, "Ancestor, this is a report on the composition of all our current troops, their strength, reserves of supplies and weapons, and military expenditure standards. Please take it back and discuss it with the other ancestors. This represents all of Huaxia's overt strength at present."
Shang Tang and Di Xin took the reports and said with surprise, "Zhan'er, you've accumulated so much wealth in just four months. This time, Huaxia can finally catch its breath."
Lin Zhan smiled and said, "Without this strength, I wouldn't have dared to make a bet with Rommel, hehe. Oh, I forgot to mention, everyone in my First Front Army is a platinum-level expert."
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