Volume 6 Chapter 3: Divide Tianshi
After finishing some cleanup work in Lianzhen, I did not leave my subordinates too much time to rest. Just one day later, I organized another 500,000-strong army and marched towards Tianshi City!
In fact, I had no choice but to do it. The Tianxia Alliance had just gained Lian Zhen, and its foundation was not yet solid. We should have made great efforts to reorganize and digest this huge victory, instead of being so eager to send troops again. However, the losses I brought to Mingjian before were too great, so that Mingjian Villa, which was originally on par with Tangmen in strength, is now unable to withstand the attack of Tangmen and has lost large areas of its base. If I don't hurry up, I'm afraid Tianshi will be swallowed up by Tangmen, and then I will still be facing a powerful force that is capable of competing with our alliance.
In my opinion, the best strategy to adopt at this time is to help Mingjian in return. As the saying goes, even a rotten boat has three pounds of nails. Although Mingjian is at a disadvantage now, it is only because it has lost the initiative. As long as I send a small number of elite troops to assist Mingjian in fighting against Tangmen, it will not be difficult to curb the opponent's offensive momentum. When the strength of the two factions reaches a balance again, I can just sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. Anyway, the two factions have formed a deep hatred and there is little possibility of reconciliation. There will inevitably be continuous wars in the future. I own two cities and use these rich resources to speed up development. Within three to five months, the strength of this alliance will be able to leap forward again. By then, the two factions will have been exhausted and seriously injured. I will send a large army to attack them, and I can destroy the two factions with a thunderous force and control the entire southwest in my hands.
But at that time, in order to cooperate with the Tang Sect and implement my layout smoothly, I had secret contact with the Tang Sect. Although it was not public, we were actually allied. It would not be good to turn against each other immediately - this is not the point. I saw some strengths of the Tang Sect, so I hoped to use a peaceful means to recruit the Tang Sect for my own use rather than to destroy it. So I had to settle for the second best and sent people to attack Mingjian together with the Tang Sect to eliminate Mingjian as soon as possible. I had an agreement with the Tang Sect at the beginning. Because my layout mobilized a large number of Mingjian's troops and created an excellent opportunity for the Tang Sect, the reward I asked the Tang Sect to give me was to allow my forces to enter Tianshi. The two sides would work together to attack Mingjian, and whoever conquered the territory would own it.
It can be said that both parties were probably a little depressed when they thought of this agreement afterwards. My calculation was that when I withdrew my troops from Tianshi, Mingjian would be able to counterattack with all my strength. It would not be so easy for Tangmen to defeat Mingjian Villa, which had deep roots in Tianshi. Then I would not have to rush to take action. I could slowly train the troops in Lianzhen and wait for a good opportunity before suddenly sending out troops and implementing a lightning strike to achieve the minimum investment and the maximum gain. I made such a judgment because my view of Mr. Tang, who was in charge of Tangmen, was the same as that of Aojian Tianxia. I thought that the other party was a suspicious person. Suspicious people lacked a little decisiveness. Such people might not dare to give their all when facing Mingjian's full-scale counterattack, and give up their own defense to fight a big battle. In this way, the country would be decided in one battle. Mr. Tang did not have such a gambling nature. He would only adopt a safe, step-by-step, and slow-moving tactics. As long as Mingjian was given time to catch his breath and rearrange his defenses, the battle between the two factions would be prolonged to an unknown year or month. However, the facts were far beyond my expectations. When Ao Jian Tianxia led an army of 500,000 to return for support, the Tang Clan actually sent out all the troops it could mobilize at the time, totaling 600,000 troops, to stop Ao Jian head-on. After an unprecedented battle, both sides suffered heavy losses, but the Tang Clan successfully blocked Ming Jian's counterattack. After this battle, Ming Jian's morale plummeted, and they became increasingly passive in subsequent battles. Not only did they lose cities and territories every day, but many members withdrew from the gang when they saw the situation was not good.
Of course, I found out later that the person who persuaded Mr. Tang to make such a desperate decision was a representative of the younger generation of Tang Sect, Tang Shisanshao - he was the representative of Tang Sect when I first contacted Tang Sect, but he behaved so mediocrely when we met that I misjudged him and thought that Tang Sect did not have many first-class talents.
The depression of the Tang Sect was even worse. They agreed to my condition so generously after careful judgment. They thought that it would take at least ten days and a half months for the Tianxia Alliance to pacify the entire Lianzhen. By that time, the Tang Sect had already completely defeated Mingjian, but they did not expect that our army's attack was so fast, the attack was so sharp, and the tactics were so fierce. In the first battle deep into the enemy's territory, the headquarters of the three factions of Lianzhen were captured at the same time! The Tang Sect underestimated the strength of the alliance. They thought that after I conquered Lianzheng and sent troops to Tianshi, the opportunity would be cold. Even if Mingjian Villa could still have a few garrisons left, I could only occupy two or three garrisons in Tianshi at most. With such a small territory, what big waves could I make? Tianshi would basically become the possession of the Tang Sect.
As a result, both sides made some errors in their judgment. In order to divide more benefits, they both increased the intensity of their attacks, which only made it difficult for the famous sword caught in the middle.
The priority target I chose to attack was still the headquarters of the original Fengyun Tower. These pieces of land were unfortunate because they were located on the northern border of Tianshi and had a rather peculiar terrain. They were checkpoints built on the flat land between the mountains. They were easy to defend but difficult to attack, and their strategic position was very important. However, the gangs occupying these places, whether it was the original Fengyun Tower or the later Fengyun Zaisi, were not powerful factions, which led to the coveting of many parties. They were attacked by Mingjian Villa and the Tianxia Alliance, and were left in ruins. However, the overall situation has been decided this time. I believe that after this battle, I will be strong enough to hold it firmly in my hands. In the future, I will invest a large amount of money to build this place into an indestructible city on the north-south transportation route in the western region. In this way, Pojun and Lianzhen will become the rear base. Apart from the need to guard against Shenghua, there will be no foreign enemies that threaten these two places, and we can develop with peace of mind.
In the previous battles, I was planning and plotting, and I didn't fight in person. Now my hands are itching, and now the Tang Sect's grudges are involved; a simple professional player like me should stay as far away as possible when encountering such a thing. This is not a game I can afford to play. To be honest, after getting to know Xiao Yi, I am already overwhelmed. How can I get enough people to resist my army? After breaking through the opponent's defense line cleanly, not only did I quickly capture the Fengyun Building headquarters, I immediately divided my troops and raided the multiple bases of Mingjian's subordinates. Our slogan is "Time is territory, and territory is money!"
As if intentionally or unintentionally, our army and the Tang Clan both spared the headquarters of Mingjian Villa and just focused on sweeping out its branch bases and subordinate small gangs until there were no more targets to attack. Naturally, the armies of both sides met outside the Mingjian headquarters.
Since we are allies, the commanders of both sides must at least maintain good relations with each other. Besides, we still have to work together on how to fight this final battle and distribute the benefits after the war. I thought about it and decided to send someone to invite the commander of the Tang Clan to come over for a meeting.
However, it seems that there is no need for that, as a subordinate comes to report that Young Master Tang of the Tang Clan wants to see him.
"Please come in! Um, no, I'll go to greet him myself." Haha, it seems that the other party has the same idea as me!
Surrounded by a hundred personal guards, I stepped out from the center of the army and saw a small group of people coming from the Tang Clan's position. Leading them was a young man in a green shirt and white scarf, with a bright red brocade belt embroidered with a phoenix around his waist. He looked very elegant and handsome, truly a gentleman. However, this is the Zero Degree Fantasy World, with so many handsome men and beautiful women. Here, what attracts others' attention is not a person's appearance, but his own strength. I dare not underestimate the strength of this Thirteenth Young Master Tang - the brocade belt around his waist glowed slightly, and it was a piece of Holy Spirit equipment: the Red Silk of Chaos.
Given the strength and status of the Tang Sect, it was not surprising that Tang Shisan Shao, the core figure of the Tang Sect, had the Holy Spirit Equipment. However, he did not conceal the appearance and attributes of the equipment. He wore it so openly, which proved his confidence and pride. Not everyone would buy the face of a big gang. Those strong men and thieves hiding in the dark could not resist the temptation of the sky-high equipment and attack the big men at any time. In addition, if the attributes of the equipment are displayed, the enemy can set restraining tactics against your equipment when facing the enemy. Therefore, even I usually hide the attributes of equipment such as Tiger Soul and Oath Ring. But he was dressed like this when I met him last time. This is also the reason why I don’t think highly of him. How good can a person who doesn’t know how to hide his shortcomings and only shows off be? But now I naturally know that he is not such a shallow person. Then, he may have two intentions for doing so: first, absolute confidence in his own strength; second, to attract the attention of others with the Mixed Heaven Red Silk. In fact, he also has another secret killer. It is well known that the Tang Clan's hidden weapons appear and disappear without a trace, and can kill people without a trace. I think he is more inclined to the second possibility. Then, the scheming of this Thirteenth Young Master is really deep!
I came to this conclusion after only one look, but a warm smile appeared on my face. I jumped off the Thunderbolt from a distance and bowed to the young man, saying, "Hey, Thirteenth Young Master, how are you?"
Young Master Tang Thirteen rushed over quickly, holding my elbows with both hands and said, "I don't deserve such a gift from the leader! My ancestor wanted to come and thank the leader in person, but he is old and weak, and the doctor has strictly ordered him not to play the game for more than 4 hours a day. Now I am in charge of all the affairs of the Tang Sect in Dreamland. My ancestor has specially ordered me to thank Brother Sky. If Brother Sky needs any help in the future, the Tang Sect will repay you!"
I was suddenly moved. The Tang Clan was not only a big gang in the game, but also an ancient and large family in reality. They run a multinational group. Their main business is pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. In terms of wealth and status, they are not much different from Xiao Yi's father's Jinlong Group. The Tang Clan and I only cooperated once in the game, but from what Thirteenth Young Master said, it seems that the Tang Clan in reality also looks at me differently and regards me as an ally? I thought to myself that I don't have such a big influence. Could it be that the Tang Clan knows Xiao Yi's identity and my relationship with her, and wants to get in touch with the Jinlong Group through me? But their business scopes are completely unrelated. Is it necessary for the Tang Clan to win me over in this way?
I didn't show my doubts, and smiled, "Thirteenth Young Master is so polite. This time we are joining forces to deal with Mingjian Villa. It is mutually beneficial. Why do you need to thank me? I am flattered by the old man's care and I appreciate your kindness. Now the situation has been decided, but Mingjian Headquarters has not yet been conquered. Brother Tang, do you intend to take it for yourself? If so, please attack first!"
Young Master Tang Shisan laughed and said, "It seems that the leader still doesn't understand what I mean. In fact, our sect only focuses on defeating the famous sword, and it is not important how much territory we capture. If it weren't for Brother Sky's help, our sect would be even closer to the famous sword, and if we made a mistake, we would even be in danger of being defeated. But Brother Sky was wise and decisive. He used a little trick to mobilize the main force of the famous sword, giving our sect a good opportunity to defeat the powerful enemy in one fell swoop. This is why we are grateful to Brother Sky."
Hmm? Tang Shisan's words were full of meaning. It seemed that the grudge between the Tang Sect and Mingjian was not just a simple one in the game! In fact, I had heard that many large companies and groups in reality were too large in size. If there was a conflict between two or more of them and they started fighting, the impact would be too terrible. It would even be no less than a trade war between major countries and regions, leading to stagnation or even regression of the world economy! This was absolutely not allowed by governments and economic entities of various countries. Therefore, under the pressure of all parties, a tacit understanding was formed in this circle: try to resolve disputes in a more covert and less destructive way other than business war.
Since the birth of virtual technology, this kind of virtual reality online game has become a good place for these big guys who control the world's economic arteries to resolve disputes. An online game is a concentrated society. To defeat the opponent in such a "society", human, financial and intellectual resources are indispensable. This basically represents the overall strength of a group. Then, the same opponent can be defeated in reality. Therefore, the losing party will be convinced and will pay whatever price should be paid in reality. As the newest and most popular virtual reality online game in the world, Zero Degree Fantasy naturally has such grievances between wealthy families. However, for a simple professional player like me, it is best to stay as far away as possible when encountering such a thing. It is not a game I can afford to play. To be honest, if I hadn't met Xiao Yi, Bage and others, I would not even be qualified to know this secret, but this time I asked for trouble. It was purely for the purpose of seizing territory, but because I didn't know it, I got involved in the struggle between Tangmen and Mingjian!
Although I have a rough idea in my mind, I cannot speak it out clearly, otherwise it would be like deliberately making trouble for Mingjian's forces in reality! As long as I pretend to know nothing, the struggles of the upper class will not affect ordinary people like me. But if Mingjian's losses in reality are too heavy this time, it is hard to say that no one will come to me, the culprit who caused their disastrous defeat, to vent their anger...
All sorts of thoughts flashed through his mind, and he laughed and said, "Okay, okay, with the Tang Clan's strong strength, victory is only a matter of time, whether our alliance participates in the war or not. Brother Tang, it's getting late, we should hurry up and capture the Mingjian headquarters, and still have time to find a place to have dinner. How about I invite Brother Tang to get drunk together?"
Young Master Tang Shisan smiled slightly, as if he understood my concerns, and nodded, "That's great! I will now order the Tang Sect disciples to attack with all their might. Brother Tiankong, please!"
How could Mingjian Villa, which was already doomed to defeat, withstand the combined attack of two armies? In less than three hours, the headquarters was completely breached. Ao Jiantianxia dismissed all his subordinates and waited alone in the lobby of the headquarters for the arrival of me and Tang Shisanshao.
Ao Jian's face was gloomy, and he said to Tang Shisanshao coldly: "Humph, you win! But our Ao family still has three places, and I will definitely not lose to you again when the time comes!"
Young Master Tang Thirteen sneered, "Our Tang family's technology is better than yours, so it's only natural that we get a few more places. I've already given your Ao family enough face by agreeing to fight with you in the dream. As for the future, we have to unite against the outside world, but this young master doesn't have the time to get entangled with you!"
After being ridiculed like this, Ao Jian's face became even uglier, and he said angrily: "Then we'll see!" After that, he went offline. He was the last Mingjian member in the headquarters. With his disappearance, the battle was over, and Mingjian Villa no longer existed in the dream!
I don't care about the result, it's already destined, but I'm confused by the conversation between Ao Jian and Tang Shisanshao, it seems that the two sides agreed to fight with the outcome of a fantasy in order to compete for some kind of quota. It's really strange, with their status, what quota is impossible to get? But forget it, this kind of thing is not what I should care about. The most important thing for me is to quickly adjust the strategic deployment according to the current situation, so as to better develop the strength of our alliance.
The ideal plan was that after the alliance conquered Lianzhen, the situation between Mingjian and Tangmen would not change too much, and they would still be at a stalemate. Then the alliance would spend some time to recuperate, and then march south to uproot Mingjian and Tangmen, who were both injured in the battle, and sweep across the two cities of Tianshi and Wenqu, dominating the western part of the entire Cang Continent! However, Mingjian's defeat was faster than expected, and Tangmen's strength seemed to be three points stronger than we knew before, otherwise it would not be possible to completely defeat Mingjian, which was evenly matched with it, so quickly. Now the Tianxia Alliance has the control of Pojun and Lianzhen, and shares the territory of Tianshi with Tangmen. In terms of the area of land controlled by them, they can rank among the top three among all the forces in Cang Continent, but most of the territory is newly conquered, and the player density in the northwest is relatively small. Therefore, in terms of gang strength , the entire Tianxia Alliance is probably not much stronger than Tangmen, not to mention the real big sects such as Brotherhood Alliance, Mingjiao, and Heroes Association.
Therefore, we absolutely cannot go to war with the Tang Clan right now. It can even be said that the World Alliance has no ability to continue expanding outward. With this understanding, I took Young Master Tang Shisan out for a drink and simply proposed a formal alliance with the Tang Clan. Both sides will work together to control the western region of the continent. For this, I gave up part of the profits from trade, but it was not without gain. Wenqu City, the old nest of the Tang Clan, is located in the southwest and borders the Feiyan Continent. Young Master Shisan revealed that the Tang Clan is about to open up the continental trade routes. In exchange, the World Alliance will naturally want a piece of the pie.
Hehe, this is why I chose to build a gang in the western region. According to the terrain in the fantasy, the Cang Continent is located in the easternmost part. Only the western region is closest to the other three continents. Although there are fewer players here and the environment is a little worse, the development potential is the greatest. Now the Brotherhood Alliance dominates the north and is working hard to explore the transportation line with the Ice and Snow Continent. It is almost successful. With my relationship with Starling, this deal must also be involved. In this way, the Alliance will have more or less control or influence over all foreign trade in the Cang Continent, and money will naturally roll in. Building a city will no longer be a dream! Otherwise, if I open a gang in the East or Shenghua City, even if the gang is larger and stronger than today, I can't find a way to make money, and I can't have a lot of real money like other bosses. Sooner or later, I will be exhausted, not to mention building a city!
Of course, everything has its pros and cons. Although I made a fortune in the West by taking advantage of the geographical location, when a cross-continental super war breaks out one day, the Thunder Alliance will be on the front line of the battle. In recent days, many high-level Western players have crossed the continent to come to the East for promotion or to play. It seems that this day is not far away!
