Inside the headquarters of the Human Alliance.
A group of old men sat together, laughing heartily at Wang Er Zhuang's great victory.
"Old Master Wang, congratulations, your Er Zhuang has also become a dragon," a group of old men from an unknown era congratulated Wang Jian with clasped hands.
What was most confusing was that Grand Elder Lin Wufa was among them. By age, Lin Wufa was more than 2,000 years younger than Wang Jian. By seniority, he should have properly called him ancestor.
Yet now, these old men were like buddies.
Meng Tian saw the doubt in the eyes of Lin Zhan and his group of youngsters and couldn't help but say, "We old guys have already discussed it, we'll all be buddies from now on. What ancestor, that ancestor, we all died recently, so why are you so special? If we were to calculate it, it should be Brother Lin Tian. Who told him to die early and be resurrected early."
Lin Zhan nodded, completely baffled, "Grandpa, so that's how you became a Marshal of the Underworld? It seems dying early has its benefits, huh?"
Lin Tian was so angered by his filial grandson that his face turned red.
You brat, you don't need to show off to me. When my two great-grandsons are born, I'll beat you to death, you unfilial thing.
With your upbringing, when I get back, I'll break your father's legs first, consider it interest paid.
"Marshal, the casualties of the front-line group armies have come out," Zhang Dabiao handed a report to Lin Zhan.
Lin Zhan took the report, frowned, and glanced at it. "Contact Zhang Haoran and tell him to keep an eye on the Rebirth Pool of the Underworld and expedite the reintegration of resurrected soldiers into the ranks."
"Also, issue an order: the Asura Legion, the Great Han Imperial Cavalry, the First Group Army, and the Fourth Group Army will depart first, replacing the Second Group Army, the Sixth Group Army, and the Third and Fifth Legions of the Netherworld Army."
"Order Leng Shan to have the Seventh Group Army prepare its units, and cooperate with the Golden Wolf Cavalry to scout the terrain and enemy situation within a 100-kilometer radius of their current location. Let Da Zhuang lead the Ninth Group Army to guard it for now."
"The garrisons along the route will be taken over by the Heroic Spirit Legion and the Second and Sixth Group Armies that were pulled back. Marshal Lin Tian will be the overall commander, and Jiang Zheng will be the deputy commander."
Speaking of this, Lin Zhan said to Ming Ling beside him, "Ancestor Ming Ling, do you need to send someone to manage your Underworld?"
Ming Ling shook his head. "No need. Lin Tian and the others are also from our Underworld. What is there to worry about?"
"Then it's settled. Old Ancestor, gather all the troops from the Underworld. Our command post needs to be moved forward."
Lin Zhan said to Zhang Dabiao again, "Tell Xiao Ming to hurry up and send the logistics legion over to build the second Human Alliance camp and command post near Da Zhuang."
Then, Lin Zhan said to the various Human Alliance and Underworld legion commanders below, "Order all troops to assemble and prepare. The command post will advance 500 kilometers, and we will enter the Tian Clan's hinterland."
"Yes..."
As the crowd walked out, Lin Tian and the other old men looked at Lin Zhan, wanting to speak but stopping.
Lin Zhan walked to the side of the Lin family elders and Ouyang Chengshan. "Grandpa, Maternal Grandpa, Uncle Xiang, Second Uncle, don't worry. It's just the Tian Clan, it's all a small matter. After this battle is over, my son should be born, and we'll have a good celebration then."
"Zhan'er, be very careful. Don't forget Xiu Yatou and the child are waiting for you," Lin Tian said, and then he suddenly seemed much older.
Lin Zhan nodded and smiled, "Grandpa, don't worry. I'm still waiting to have a special forces team with Xiu Sheng and add more bloodline to our Lin family. Don't worry, nothing will happen."
"As for this rear path, I'll leave it to Grandpa. Grandpa, Maternal Grandpa, Uncle Xiang, Second Uncle, you all need to be careful. The Tian Clan will definitely send heavy troops to cut off our retreat. I'm leaving Jiang Zheng and Er Zhuang here just in case."
"Get lost! Are you still worried about us old guys? As if the Human Alliance was wiped out when you brats weren't around!" Meng Tian nudged Meng Gang and said to Lin Zhan grumpily.
Meng Gang was stunned and said aggrievedly, "That's what Boss Lin said. Why are you nudging me?"
Meng Tian's eyes widened. "So what if I nudge you? Besides, I can't beat Lin小子. Otherwise, wouldn't I have nudged him? Besides, don't you see he has more people? Do I dare to make a move?"
Meng Gang subconsciously nodded and said, "Ancestor is right. If all else fails, why don't you try hard and kill my father, so he can accompany you down there..."
Everyone looked at Meng Gang in confusion: "Holy crap, this kid is really filial."
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"Forget it, old brothers, children and grandchildren have their own fortunes. Let's not worry about it. Besides, these kids are going to do important things. We might as well use this time to study how to help them guard the retreat."
Lin Tian even said to Lin Wufa, "Second Uncle, our Lin family has a tradition of always losing someone in every major battle. If we send Shanhe down first, will Zhan'er be safe?"
As soon as Lin Tian finished speaking, the old men's eyes lit up. "Holy crap, that makes so much sense!"
Lin Wufa directly led Lin Xiang out, shouting as he walked, "Hey Little Tian, do you think Second Uncle should use medicine or a direct knife?"
Everyone once again looked at the Lin family in confusion: "Holy crap, the Meng family is known for filial descendants, and your Lin family is known for loving elders!"
Watching the figures of the young men leave, the other old men became lively again, but their laughter was tinged with a bit of sorrow.
After the vanguard composed of the Asura and other major legions arrived, Lin Zhan arrived at the predetermined location with his personal guard that evening.
Wang Er Zhuang had already retreated with the remnants of the four major legions, leaving only Jiang Zheng with his personal guard to wait for Lin Zhan.
"Old Lin, Old Leng has already scouted the entire 100-kilometer radius. This 100 kilometers is almost the area of our allied army's camp. I think we should divide our forces," Jiang Zheng said to Lin Zhan in the newly built command post.
Lin Zhan looked at the surrounding exploration map and said, "We will definitely divide our forces. Otherwise, where would so many troops be placed? If they are all gathered together, even mobilizing troops would be difficult if there's any disturbance."
"We have now entered the Tian Clan's hinterland. If we are to divide our forces, we must consider it carefully. We have not found any Tian Clan within the 600 kilometers to the second Heavenly Pass. It seems the Tian Clan is also playing the game of clearing the borders."