Under the strong suppression of Old Man Tie, the members of the Tie family, all like pampered pandas, obediently sat in a row at the front.
Second Dogzi, in particular, was unusually well-behaved, diligently grooming Little Treasure, the youngest.
Lin Zhan and the others watched with a mixture of amusement and helplessness as someone finally managed to control the Tie family's unruly bunch.
Upon seeing the secret report Lin Zhan brought back from the young Daoist, everyone grew serious.
"Everyone should understand the current situation. This means the War of Ten Thousand Races has officially begun, with the Undead race serving as the vanguard of the Ten Thousand Races Alliance.
"While the Great Emperor cannot yet manifest, I plan to cripple the Undead race first, accumulating good fortune for our Human race. This means we will be facing the entire Undead race next."
The military bigwigs nodded in agreement with Lin Zhan's assessment.
When the Human race had nothing, they still dared to fight alongside the myriad races. Now, with the Human race strong and mighty, and a logistics chief capable of swindling and deceiving to acquire resources, what was there to fear? They just had to fight.
Seeing no objections, Lin Zhan nodded and said, "In that case, let's begin."
"Are there any movements from the Necromancer army?" Lin Zhan asked Zhang Dabiao.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Dabiao quickly turned on the projector and displayed the target discovered by Leng Family's Skylark.
"This morning, Leng Family's Skylark discovered an army of Necromancers gathered approximately 3,000 kilometers from here, estimated to be no less than 300 million strong.
"However, no skeletal legions summoned by Necromancers were found. The staff estimates that the Necromancers will not launch an attack on us within three days.
"All these reconnaissance results were personally confirmed by Old Ancestor Xuan Shang."
Lin Zhan nodded and addressed the military leaders, "It seems the situation is as we predicted. The Necromancer race is waiting for reinforcements, and the Ghoul race is waiting for our Great Shang to make the first move, giving them an excuse to join the war.
Commander of the Second Army Group, Wang Jian, stood up and said, "This aligns perfectly with our thoughts. Let's not wait for the Ghoul race either. Let's first reduce the numbers of the Necromancers. We will initiate the attack."
The other bigwigs nodded in agreement with Wang Jian's suggestion.
Tie Muzhen added, "The wolves on the grassland, when encountering large herds of prey, never hunt them to extinction. Instead, they gradually wear them down layer by layer, biting them to death. If they kill too many at once, these prey will never congregate together again."
Lin Zhan nodded and said, "Just as the two Old Ancestors have said, 'A good first punch prevents a hundred later blows.' This time, I will use the Undead race to establish our might, so these scoundrels won't scheme behind my back."
"Issue an order: command Old Ancestor Tie Muzhen to lead 5 million wolf cavalry to attack the Necromancer coalition. There's no need for a quick victory. Just encircle and kill the enemy forces from the periphery."
"Issue an order: command Old Ancestor Wang Jian to lead the Second Army Group to ambush the enemy in the Undead Canyon. You can cooperate with Old Ancestor Tie Muzhen to lure a portion of the enemy out and annihilate them here."
Lin Zhan pointed at a canyon about 200 kilometers from the Necromancer coalition on the large screen.
"Grant Old Ancestor Tie Muzhen and Old Ancestor Wang Jian the authority to adapt to circumstances and make decisions, and be fully responsible for the encirclement and annihilation of the Necromancer coalition."
"Additionally, the Wind God Winged Dragon Knights and the Leng Family's Hunter Special Operations Team will accompany the Second Army Group's attack, under the command of Old Ancestor Wang Jian."
He then turned to Wang Jian and said, "Old Ancestor, I'm entrusting Leng Shan and Jiang Zheng to you. You must bring them back in one piece."
"The Leng family's pack tactics and the Wind God Winged Dragon Knights' aerial bombardment are extremely effective. Leng Shan and Jiang Zheng have been studying this. You can discuss it with them." Su Dan Novel Network
Wang Jian nodded and said, "Don't worry, young man. I'm not an old fuddy-duddy. Besides, you kids are full of clever ideas for warfare. I need to keep up with the times."
Seeing Old Master Wang Jian's peculiar expression, everyone burst into laughter.
Lin Zhan nodded and, putting on a serious demeanor, said, "The war has not yet been won. I implore all of you to redouble your efforts. Lin Zhan entrusts this to you, my generals."
Everyone looked at Lin Zhan, bewildered.
Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, said with longing, "This unseemly young fellow, suddenly becoming so serious, makes me a bit unaccustomed."
"Hahaha..."
As soon as Liu Bang finished speaking, the hall erupted in laughter.
Lin Zhan pouted and said to Liu Bang, "Old Ancestor, you need to have the Old Ancestors of your Liu family retreat."
Liu Bang's eyes widened and he said, "Young man, you can't let personal grudges get in the way. Over a dozen of my Liu family's young girls are at your estate. You can't just abandon them after using them."
The newly released Old Ancestors of Great Shang had their eyes light up. The Master of the House immediately stood up and said, "Oh my, it turns out we're in-laws!"
He then stepped forward and shook Liu Bang's hand, saying, "Are you youngsters descendants of the Yulong clan? Your bloodline talent is truly impressive. Your young girls came to our place willingly, didn't they?"
Liu Bang took a closer look and realized this was a newly released Old Ancestor of Great Shang. He hadn't expected such a bonus. Looking at the elder's high seniority, he quickly replied courteously, "Greetings, Old Ancestor. Of course, they came willingly. Zhan'er is the successor of Old Ancestor Yulong Yan, so he's family with our Liu family. Zhan'er is also a fine lad. We can rest assured leaving our girls in his care."
"Besides, you've seen our family's beast taming talent. Any children they have in the future will surely be carbon copies of Zhan'er. And we have many girls married into your family. Even if each has three children, ten girls can produce thirty children."
"That means in three to five years, Great Shang's bloodline will have thirty more chubby babies. Think about how joyful that will be. If Zhan'er and these young girls work even harder and produce a few twins or dragon-phoenix twins, oh, that would be wonderful."
"Let's not talk about anything else. If all you Old Ancestors could hold one of your own chubby babies, oh my, you'd be ecstatic, wouldn't you?"
Liu Bang, this master salesman, was a seasoned expert at brainwashing. In no time, he had the newly released and somewhat addled Old Ancestors of Great Shang completely captivated. Upon hearing about over thirty chubby babies, the mouths of the Great Shang elders split into wide grins.
Laughing heartily, they patted Liu Bang's shoulder and said, "Hahaha, excellent! You're right, my boy. We're all family now, so don't be strangers. If you need anything, just tell the Old Ancestors. No matter how high the mountains or how dense the forests, we'll protect you."
Young Master Lin sat slumped in his chair, dumbfounded, thinking, "Damn, this old guy is definitely the number one gold-medal salesman for the Human race."