Jiang Zheng looked at the crestfallen trio and waved his hand to the aide beside him.
"The three generals may leave," said a few aides, stepping forward and politely escorting the three old generals away.
Jiang Zheng pondered for a moment, then spoke to the remaining generals.
"Gentlemen, as you can see from the current situation, we have transitioned from a stalemate with the ten thousand races to a gradual counter-offensive."
"From the earliest Bone Demons and Ghostly Specters to the current Blood Race and Lizardmen, we have annihilated over ten planes. The population of the ten thousand races is several times that of humanity, so every soldier is a precious asset. Therefore, our future combat methods must also change. This attack on the Lizardmen plane is a military practical training session for our allied forces of the ten thousand races before the war."
"Our Sixth Army Group is composed of a complex mix of personnel, almost all from aristocratic families. Therefore, in the face of real war, apart from the Hundred Battles Legion and the First and Second Army Groups, the remaining three army groups are utterly useless. Thus, our military rectification and reorganization are also necessary. We will hold a military meeting upon returning to the home planet after this war. I am just giving you all a heads-up in advance."
Not far from the command center, Lin Zhan, accompanied by the young Taoist Zhang Haoming and a group of military advisors, looked on with serious expressions as the three old generals were escorted away.
"Big Brother, Brother Zheng is determined to rectify the Sixth Army Group this time. He has removed three Lieutenant General-level generals at once," said the young Taoist, looking surprised at Lin Zhan.
Lin Zhan nodded and said, "I plan to have Jiang Zheng take over the Sixth Army Group in the future. I will send Meng Gang, Er Zhuang, and Zhan Long to train with their ancestors. As for the Fourth and Fifth Army Groups, I intend to have my brother-in-law and my cousin take charge. These two army groups will be firmly in our grasp. The remaining brothers, I plan to have them all form special task forces and be assigned to the First Army Group."
"After our battle with Rommel, both sides will enter a long period of military confrontation. There won't be any major battles, but conflicts involving millions of elite troops will be constant. This period will be our time for rapid development and training. This is also why I have kept Rommel around until now."
"However, to reach this stage, we must eliminate at least half of Rommel's one billion elite troops, otherwise, this brat will never be honest. I have to admit, Rommel has many formidable subordinates. If we don't train ourselves well, we could easily suffer a great loss. There are too few Chinese people, and we cannot afford to lose any."
The young Taoist fell into deep thought after listening to Lin Zhan.
The military advisors behind them were all assigned to Lin Zhan by Di Xin, including those who had fought with Lin Zhan in his first battle against Rommel, and there were also a few promising young talents that everyone highly regarded.
"Commander, with a campaign like this, aren't our numbers a bit too small? I heard from the brothers defending the main battlefield that quite a few powerful races have been mobilized from the camp of the allied forces of the ten thousand races," said one of the military advisors whom Lin Zhan favored the most.
Lin Zhan nodded and said, "I saw your potential last time, and you're already good at gathering intelligence. Rommel, that cunning fox, is very treacherous. The current forces in the camp of the allied forces of the ten thousand races are just for show. He might be hiding his true killing blow somewhere."
"Damn it, Rommel studies the weaknesses of our human race better than we do. But he never expected that I, Lin, would bring back Qi Xue Dan, directly improving the overall quality of the human race by two times. If I don't outwit him this time, I'll write my surname backward."
In a plane occupied by the ten thousand races, Rommel, in military attire, looked at the ten million-strong army of Cyclops and burst into laughter.
"You damn Lin Lao Hei, aren't you good at researching bombs? This time I'm sending these Cyclops with their innate resistant skin. Let's see if you're confused!"
"Achoo. Achoo. This damn Lin Lao Hei must be cursing me behind my back again."
Rommel sneezed twice and wiped his nose, saying.
"Holy crap, could it be that Lin Lao Hei discovered my body double is fake? That scoundrel is a cunning old fox."
It must be said that the meeting of Lin Lao Hei and Long Lao Liu, two of the most cunning old foxes among the myriad races of the heavens, was also a result of countless destiny arrangements.
Lin Zhan led his group back to the command center and addressed the generals.
"Do you all understand now? Give your Young Master some face, and I won't say anything more. When we return to the defense line, I'll have Jiang Zheng thoroughly explain our current combat methods to you."
"The Hundred Battles Legion has defended the Great Marsh for decades, and all of you present are outstanding. But we must also adapt to reform and change. Our human race is no longer at a disadvantage, so we no longer need to sacrifice our brothers' lives."
After speaking, Lin Zhan turned to Jiang Zheng and said, "The rest is up to you, Old Jiang."
Jiang Zheng nodded and said to the newly invigorated generals, "That's all for today. We'll discuss any further matters when we return to the defense line. Go back and sort out your troops; we are ready to withdraw at any time."
As the generals filed out, Jiang Zheng nodded to Lin Zhan and said, "Thanks, Old Lin, for playing the bad cop this time."
Lin Zhan smiled and said, "We're all brothers, why be polite? Besides, with my reputation, how can I play the good cop? Who would believe me if I did?"
"But Old Jiang, you need to thoroughly reorganize the Sixth Army Group yourself. This army must be firmly in your hands. If those aristocratic families are too troublesome, have Xiao Ming handle them for you."
The young Taoist also quickly nodded and said, "Yes, Brother Zheng, if necessary, I'll handle those families for you. Execute first, then interrogate... there will definitely be no wrongful convictions."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Zheng pinched the young Taoist's chubby little face and said, "Can't you learn something good? Have you learned all the dirty tricks from your brother-in-law, and learned them perfectly?"
"Oh, come on, Old Jiang, as if you're some saint. Besides, without this kind of cunning, how can we deal with both external threats and internal strife?"
Lin Zhan reached out and rescued the young Taoist, then asked, "Brother-in-law, how is the mine vein underground coming along? When will it be finished?"
The young Taoist rubbed his reddened cheek and said, "We'll be done by tomorrow at the latest. The five Earth Immortal families outside the pass have transported 500,000 spirit rats through the teleportation gate. Coupled with our 100,000 engineers, the progress is very fast."
"The energy stones that have been mined so far are worth over one hundred million Lord-level crystal cores. We've made a huge profit from this deal."