"Everyone go back and arrange for the staff and the army to plan carefully, including assigning the defense and attack missions for each legion. This battle will definitely not be finished in a short time," Lin Zhan said to Li Jing, Wei Qing, Han Xin, and the commanders of the six major legions.
After everyone left, Lin Zhan said to the little princess of the immortal clan, "Xian'er, my sister, you have seen our war fortress. Go back and discuss with your clan members how your immortal towns will attack and defend. If you need the human race to do anything, just tell me directly."
The little princess of the immortal clan nodded with a blush and said, "Thank you, Brother Lin."
"Little Bai Ze, the Sacred Beast and Dragon Clan are full of rough men, so there are not so many formalities. I have reserved living areas for your two clans when the fortress was being built," Lin Zhan said to Little Bai Ze.
"I dare not say anything else, but your treatment will definitely be the same as my subordinate legions. Also, you are definitely familiar with all the strange things from the myriad races. After the fortress is assembled, let Xiao Ming arrange for people from the Celestial Master's Mansion to accompany your clan members on a patrol of the fortress to prepare defenses in advance."
Little Bai Ze nodded and said to Lin Zhan, "Don't worry, Commander Lin. The Bai Ze clan knows our duties and will not hold you back."
Little Bai Ze and the immortal clan princess knew that Lin Zhan had something to say to Jiang Zheng and the others, so they rose to bid farewell and went to arrange for their clan members.
Seeing that only Jiang Zheng, Leng Shan, and the young Taoist were left in the main tent, Lin Zhan said to Zhang Dabiao, "Dabiao, you go out too. Tell Dian Wei and the others to enforce a strict lockdown on the commander's tent."
Zhang Dabiao quickly got up and left with a few staff officers.
A moment later, the five top bodyguards of Lin Zhan personally led the elite of the guards to surround the commander's tent.
Lin Zhan tapped his fingers on the table and slowly said to Jiang Zheng, "Old Jiang, how much of the Sixth Group Army can you control?"
Leng Shan's expression tensed, and then he narrowed his eyes at Jiang Zheng.
Jiang Zheng said dismissively, "My Jiang family now controls eighty percent of the power. Except for the family's disciplinary matters, which my grandfather personally handles, everything else is under my control."
"The backbone of the Sixth Group Army consists of Jiang family members. Except for the kings and quasi-kings sent by the royal court, I have already taken control of the entire Sixth Group Army."
Lin Zhan nodded and said, "The First Front Army has been monitored by the old ancestors of my Great Shang Dynasty since its establishment. Most of the army consists of descendants of the Great Shang's military families."
"Rather than saying the First Group Army is the elite of the human race, it is more accurate to say it is the elite of my Great Shang, my private army. Without my tiger tally, even the commanders of the First Front Army cannot mobilize the troops on a large scale."
"Furthermore, I have also separately deployed the Wolf Cavalry and the Mo Dao Army. The Wolf Cavalry is under Xiao Ming's command, and Li Siyi of the Mo Dao Army is directly responsible to me."
"The Fourth and Fifth Group Armies are one my Lin family's old unit, and the other is my mother's family's old unit. Therefore, without my orders, these two units cannot mobilize a single soldier, even if the human race's foundational ancestors came."
Jiang Zheng narrowed his eyes and immediately understood Lin Zhan's meaning, "Old Lin, are you overthinking this?"
Lin Zhan chuckled and said, "One should not harbor ill intentions, but one must guard against them. Now we are all on the same side, but what about after the war of the myriad races?"
Seeing that Jiang Zheng still wanted to speak, Lin Zhan shook his head and said, "Old Jiang, don't say there are still Old Ying and Er Zhuang and the others. In the eyes of those old ancestors, they are just a bloodline. You cannot say you don't know how many people there are in these great families."
Jiang Zheng sighed and said, "We are all humans, all brothers. Why can't we move forward with one heart?"
Lin Zhan pondered for a moment and said, "Power and wealth."
"Everyone knows the huge cost of assembling this hundred million elite combat forces. But now that the army is formed, there is no need to spend so much. However, our business has grown even bigger. Who doesn't want to advance further? Who doesn't want to become a sect and an ancestor?"
"Old Jiang, I know the environment you grew up in, which is why I am telling you this."
Then Lin Zhan pointed to Leng Shan and said, "Old Leng, tell Old Jiang about your family."
Leng Shan said with a cold expression, "My Leng family is not inherited from the ancient Ling Lun clan. My ancestor was a marriage between the Youqiong clan of ancestor Hou Yi and the Gaoxin clan of ancestor Di Ku. My Leng family is also inherited from the two great clans, so Leng family members can raise war beasts and are skilled in hunting."
Lin Zhan nodded and said, "Old Jiang, do you know the Gaoxin clan of ancestor Di Ku? That was the father of my Great Shang's ancestor Zi Qi, and the paternal clan of the Great Shang."
"As for the Youqiong clan, I don't need to say more, do I? And my relationship with ancestor Hou Yi is something I don't need to elaborate on, right?"
Jiang Zheng was stunned upon hearing this.
Lin Zhan continued, "Zhang Cong's Zhang family inherited the bloodline of Gong Gong. Ancestor Gong Gong was a descendant of ancestor Yan Di. My sister is a direct disciple of ancestor Yan Di. Otherwise, why would Old Ying marry Lie Shan Ling Cao? Xiao Ming handled this matter."
"Old He Da Zhuang's He family, haven't you noticed that the tigers of the He family are very similar to those iron-eating beasts? Besides the Jiuli tribe, who else can tame such fierce beasts for combat? My master's wife, Mei'er of Jiuli, is the most beloved great-granddaughter of ancestor Chi You."
"Old Xiao's Lou Wai Lou, in your opinion, which ancient clan in China is as skilled in killing as the Great Shang? The surname Xiao originates from the Zi surname. The ancestor of the Zi surname Xiao clan can be traced back to Weizi Qi, who was the brother of King Zhou of Shang, Emperor Xin."
"And Xiao Ming's Celestial Master's Mansion, the Liu family of the Great Han, the Yu Long clan, the Dragon clan, the Xuan Wu clan, the Tie Shi Shou clan, the Long Que clan, the Ming Ya clan, the Zhu Yan clan."
"Besides our ancestors, Xiao Jin's maternal grandfather is the serpent ancestor Tun Tian, who is at the primordial level. If they truly embark on this path, do you think they have a chance of winning?"
Jiang Zheng looked at Lin Zhan and said hoarsely, "You didn't trust them from that time, and you started making arrangements."
Lin Zhan shook his head and said, "No, I have never doubted my brothers, but there are still great families above them."
"Old Jiang, let Old Ying and Zhanlong be assistants in the First Group Army. Let them learn well from ancestor Bai Qi."
Jiang Zheng nodded with difficulty and said, "I will have Ying Xuan and Bai Zhanlong go to the First Group Army, He Da Zhuang and Wang Er Zhuang to the Second Group Army, and Meng Gang and Zhang Cong to the Third Group Army."
"I hope you can give me time. Before the war of the myriad races ends, I will arrange everything. The matters you are worried about will not happen."
Lin Zhan nodded and said, "Old Jiang, I believe you, and I also believe my brothers. A brother's knife will never point at a brother."
Jiang Zheng nodded and left without looking back.