Hang Yu entered the Spirit Realm.

He summoned three lords and various key figures.

Everyone gathered in Deserted Valley Town for a meeting to discuss strategies.

Hang Yu sat at the main seat, his expression calm and unruffled: "Old Zhao, you start by explaining the situation."

Zhao Ming repeated his previous words.

Elaborating in detail once more.

Xu Tianhua frowned and said gravely, "The total number of combat soldiers in the four human towns is around ten thousand, but Sand Spring City has a total force of twenty thousand. Moreover, the elite nature and types of soldiers in Sand Spring City are far beyond our ability to match."

Everyone’s face turned grim.

He continued, "Just Sand Spring City alone shows a huge disparity in strength. We were already at a significant disadvantage, and if Kaliemlo successfully compels the minor lords to collectively mobilize, even if only ten minor lords respond, it would pose a huge threat to the four human towns."

Chris from Black Sand Town said, "The worst-case scenario would be if Sand Spring City and the minor lords form an allied army to attack all four towns simultaneously."

"If that’s the case..." Diana clenched her fist, "Humans would have no chance, we simply cannot win!"

Everyone fell silent.

Before overwhelming power.

No matter how united, no matter how cunning, no matter what methods are used, it would all be futile and powerless.

Without a doubt!

This is terrible news!

If in the end, we really can’t win, the worst-case scenario is escaping to the real world.

But who can accept that? We’ve poured too much effort and resources into these four towns, the interests so deeply intertwined!

Zhao Ming looked at Hang Yu.

He noticed that from start to finish, Hang Yu remained calm.

No pressure? Impossible, anyone would feel pressure facing such a situation.

Yet.

Hang Yu did not show it.

Because he is the highest leader of the Azure Dragon, because he is the spiritual leader of the four human towns in the Desert Province, everyone else can panic, can shrink back, but he cannot!

Zhao Ming said solemnly, "Silence!"

Xu Tianhua also said, "Listen to Boss Hang speak!"

Everyone immediately stopped discussing.

Eyes focused on Hang Yu.

Hang Yu said, "We have indeed encountered an unprecedented challenge, but the situation is not as grim as you think. A great leader in Hua Country once said, when facing an enemy, we must respect them tactically and despise them strategically... Hmm, in my view, including Sand Spring City, they are nothing but a disorganized mob!"

Everyone was stunned.

A disorganized mob? That’s quite a boast!

Hang Yu continued, "When we face an enemy, if we only see their strong side, we often overlook their weaknesses."

"True, Sand Spring City has twenty thousand troops, but if you were Kaliemlo, would you mobilize all twenty thousand? Impossible!"

"Because if all twenty thousand troops are pulled out, Sand Spring City would be left defenseless, and countless greedy eyes are watching Sand Spring City. The logic of a mantis preying on a cicada while unaware of the oriole behind is something Kaliemlo surely understands."

This made sense!

Hearing this, everyone nodded slightly.

"Having talked about the Great Lord, let’s discuss the minor lords. Except for a few direct lineages, most territories are at odds with Sand Spring City. Even under the greedy and brutal exploitation of Sand Spring City, even the minor lords of the same race as Kaliemlo may not truly be loyal to him."

"Kaliemlo has been exploiting the minor lords for many years; most of them are angry but can’t say anything. Now, even under pressure from Sand Spring City, they cannot fully commit at the cost of heavy casualties."

"Sand Spring City dares not commit fully, and the minor lords resent being cannon fodder. Coupled with the long-standing conflict between Sand Spring City and its towns, that’s why I said this coalition appears formidable but is actually full of flaws; just a disorganized mob."

Hang Yu continued.

"Having discussed the enemy, let’s speak of ourselves."

"We’ve only acquired Deserted Valley Town for less than two months and gained the Stone Furnace, Iron Mountain, and Black Sand towns for just over ten days."

"But with the continuous resource supply from the real world, our troop levels are almost saturated, which Sand Spring City would never expect."

"In these recent days, our four towns procured a large amount of equipment from the real world, including hundreds of magic-guided cannons, magic-guided mecha, magic-guided machine guns, and other weapons."

"Additionally, our total population has reached five thousand, a vibrant force possessing strong mobility and flexibility. Our human advantages are incomparable to any race in the Desert Province."

"There’s nothing to fear from the Spirit Realm natives!"

"I believe we can win!"

Upon hearing the news of Sand Spring City’s twenty thousand elite soldiers and the possibility of many minor lords also mobilizing, everyone was petrified.

But now.

Hang Yu’s analysis of enemies and allies.

Suddenly made everyone feel enlightened.

Jiang Nan’s face flushed with excitement, looking at Hang Yu with admiration, couldn’t help but chime in, "As long as we follow Great God Hang unwaveringly, no enemy can defeat us!"

Zhao Ming and Xu Tianhua exchanged nods.

Both are highly capable individuals who, if they developed separately, would eventually become powers to be reckoned with—why choose to follow someone as young as Hang Yu?

Because in this seemingly immature young man, they saw an unprecedented vitality and potential.

Hang Yu usually keeps a low profile.

But those who get close to him, who understand him, will realize.

Hang Yu is not just powerful; he is a person with leadership charisma!

This feeling wasn’t strong at first, but as the Azure Dragon Organization was established, as the team grew, he also grew, and his future is limitless.

After calming people’s minds, Hang Yu turned his gaze to Zhao Ming: "Old Zhao, can you explain in more detail how this information was obtained?"

Zhao Ming nodded.

With a steady and sincere voice, he described it again in detail.

The reason Zhao Ming was able to get this information in advance was not through reconnaissance but obtained through diplomatic means.

He has always been responsible for diplomacy.

To be more precise, it’s espionage and subversion.

As it turned out, it was very necessary!

Zhao Ming has already established contacts with more than a dozen Minor Lords, although these Minor Lords have ambiguous attitudes, even if they are dissatisfied with Kaliemlo in their hearts, they do not dare to express it clearly, let alone openly support the Four Human Towns.

However, Kaliemlo forced them to send troops.

This matter angered a few of the Minor Lords.

Sand Spring City was already levying heavy taxes on the territories under its rule.

At a minimum of 50%, with some weaker ones being taxed 70-80%!

The Minor Lords still want to grow.

They also have their companions.

After working tirelessly all year, hardly any resources are left. After painstakingly saving, they have amassed three to four thousand soldiers; why should they take them out to charge for the Great Lord?

We are so far from the Four Human Towns.

Why care about them, everyone minds their own business.

The conflict between Sand Spring City and the Four Human Towns is none of our business!

Kaliemlo clearly wants to use soldiers from other towns as cannon fodder!

And because Zhao Ming had already prepared diplomatically in advance.

He gave them heavy promises.

Although the Minor Lords may not necessarily believe these promises, and even less likely to take risks to switch sides because of them, seeing a force brave enough to stand up and challenge Sand Spring City is what they want.

The more fiercely the Human Race jumps around.

The harder Sand Spring City will suppress them.

The best result they can think of is both sides suffering or simply perishing together!

Therefore.

When the envoy from Sand Spring City conveyed the Great Lord’s decree.

One of the Minor Lords went to the human envoy and revealed this news to him, so Zhao Ming was able to get the information first-hand.

Hang Yu asked: "Who is the informant?"

"Qingxi Town, a Fox Race Lord, named Fox Three!" Zhao Ming said: "After the Sand Spring City envoy arrived, using coercive means, they made him go to Eagle’s Nest Town."

Luke asked suspiciously: "Why do this?"

Hang Yu answered for Zhao Ming: "Eagle’s Nest Town is the closest town to the Four Human Towns, and this town’s geographical environment makes it easy to defend and hard to attack, making it very suitable as a military stronghold."

"As for why force the Minor Lords to come early? The purpose is not hard to guess; it’s simply to gather the Minor Lords for oversight, preventing them from pretending to agree while being slow to act."

Xu Tianhua pointed out sharply: "Eagle’s Nest Town is an important supply point and base for them, if we can destroy this town before the large forces assemble, it will certainly delay them."

Hang Yu neither agreed nor disagreed.

He then asked: "What’s the situation at Eagle’s Nest Town?"

Zhao Ming shook his head and said: "The Lord of Eagle’s Nest Town is a confidant of Kaliemlo, and it’s a town where our diplomacy failed. I don’t know much about it inside."

Hang Yu lightly tapped the table with his fingers.

A plan formed in his mind.

Hang Yu immediately instructed: "Select an elite force from our five thousand men, not too many, around 500 people, but remember they must be the strongest five hundred, Old Xu, you handle this personally."

Xu Tianhua accepted the order: "Yes!"

"Old Zhao, your task is crucial, I need you to persuade Fox Three to do something for us."

"What is it?"

"Die!"

Zhao Ming was stunned.

The first thought was that this was absurd.

However, Old Zhao is a smart person, very quickly he figured out the key, immediately understanding what Hang Yu wanted to do, it must be said it’s truly a brilliant plan with a dual purpose!

"Understood!" Zhao Ming showed a calm and reliable smile, "Rest assured, I will definitely persuade him to willingly go to his death."

Hang Yu also assigned a few more tasks.

Everyone immediately rushed to action.