My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 252: Feint Attack and Main Assault

Xiaoli didn’t expect him to go this far, but calmly replied, "To be honest, General, I have indeed been there."

General Ning’s tiger body shook, he stepped back two paces and then bowed deeply.

"Benefactor, please accept my bow!"

Xiaoli hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, "There’s no need for that."

Not just the four strong men Zhao, Qian, Sun, and Li, even Nan Jiumei couldn’t help but feel very surprised.

Why, kid, how come you have acquaintances everywhere?

Xiaoli was also taken by surprise, that Secret Realm didn’t give a system prompt, nor did he meet any world NPC, but the outcome still had an impact on the big world, hence General Ning has memory of it.

Perhaps it had to do with him directly overthrowing the rule of Demon Dragon Valley and handing the demons over to Wei Xun.

But it doesn’t matter, having acquaintances is better for handling affairs, so he chatted with the other side for a few moments.

Once the "scene of recognition" ended, Xiaoli hurriedly said, "General Ning, let’s discuss the matter at hand, military intelligence is urgent."

Ning Huchen said, "Sir is correct, everyone, please follow me."

His attitude towards others also became much friendlier because Xiaoli mentioned they came together.

The general led everyone into the big tent where there was a sand table, with some markers on it, indicating key locations.

There were three strings curved to form three routes, all starting from the military camp, and ultimately leading to the Demon Beast army’s grain depot transit point.

"The army does not move before the supplies arrive, even the Demon Race knows military strategy well."

Ning Huchen said, "Our goal is to raid Cyan Cloud Plateau and set the enemy’s grain and supplies on fire."

The Secret Realm World isn’t full of cultivators, it’s uncertain about the Barbaric Beasts as they are descendants of ancient divine beasts, but at least the Demon Race has regular soldiers and ordinary demons relying solely on brute force.

This aspect, Spirit Monsters and the Human Race are quite similar.

"Cyan Cloud Plateau has treacherous terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack. To successfully raid, regular soldiers won’t suffice, we must use Soldier Cultivators. I propose infiltrating cultivators to destroy the enemy camp."

Ning Huchen’s approach was very clear, "Everyone, look here, I have designed three routes for you."

The group gathered around to examine them carefully.

"Each string represents a path, which is a feasible option based on scouts’ terrain exploration."

Cultivators have far greater stamina, endurance, agility, and climbing abilities than ordinary people, able to traverse terrains that regular soldiers cannot.

Everyone observed the map’s routes closely, both north and south paths appeared quite winding, while the middle path was direct and relatively easier, with shorter distance.

Xiaoli immediately recognized them, "Oh, I know these, they are counter-route, middle-route, and development-route, is there also a jungle-route? Too bad we didn’t bring the national server’s number one Houyi, pity."

"Stop playing around."

Nan Jiumei rolled her eyes, Zhao, Qian, Sun, and Li were at a loss for words, but continued to hear him say, "Isn’t this stealing my lines?"

Is that the reason!

The few strong men felt they couldn’t keep up with the young people’s train of thought.

Ning Huchen didn’t know what kind of riddles they were playing, but he saw it was a joke, coughed and continued, "This is my plan."

"Dispatch three thousand elites down the middle path for a direct raid, raise flags and make noise, this is a feint."

"Then send a thousand soldiers mixed with dozens of cultivators down the south-facing Heroic Ridge for a raid, eliminate enemy outposts, leave no survivors, this too is a feint."

"The real main attack is on the treacherous Soul-Loss Cliff to the north, I will dispatch all Soldier Cultivators to blitz through, the enemy will not anticipate an assault there, while their main force should be constrained by middle and southern paths."

"If all three paths perform their roles properly, this battle will be won."

The group didn’t understand military strategy, so they looked at analyst Zhao Jia, who nodded and said, "The general explains well."

The plan seemed simple, like feints to attract, then using the actual main force to decisively defeat the enemy.

But in reality, many considerations are involved like enemy outposts, speed of advance on three paths, terrain, and other factors.

Zhao Jia used his analyst skill to simulate and found the plan quite reasonable, but then he asked, "How is the enemy configured?"

Ning Huchen said, "To my knowledge, defending the grain depot, there are two Demon Kings from Dangkong Mountain and one Barbarian General from Golden Scale Marsh, along with three thousand Demon Race armor soldiers, demon cultivators, Barbaric Beasts, and hundreds of Human Race cultivators who have defected."

"Everyone need not worry, we are in the dark while the enemy is in the light. As long as you follow my command, you can destroy enemy grain and supplies without clashing with them and orderly retreat."

At this moment, the Secret Realm prompt arrived.

[Main Task Updated: Follow Ning Huchen’s dispatch.]

Any task like this is negotiable, if there’s a different idea, you can change the general’s decision through improvisation, provided it’s doable.

Forcing it certainly won’t work, if the opposite side becomes angry, they could expel or imprison you, and the main task would fail.

Yet this time, NPC Ning Huchen didn’t directly assign tasks to everyone, instead leaving the choice to them.

"Brother Li, you are experts recruited by the Grand General, I naturally trust your ability. Where do you think you should go?"

[Main Task Updated: Choose target route.]

Another unexpected situation.

Typically, it is to act directly according to the general’s command, changing your duties required effort, the guide didn’t mention you could choose for yourself.

Everyone knew this was Xiaoli’s credibility endorsement.

Zhao, Qian, Sun, and Li were very envious, this matter leaving an impression on non-world NPCs definitely gets recorded in the Secret Realm World story, like leaving an ID on a game’s leaderboard, something quite impressive.

Occasionally, such convenience occurs as now, though usually it doesn’t have much impact.

Real benefits are still gained from world NPCs.

Xiaoli said, "General, may we have some time to discuss?"

"Of course, however, it must be quick, military intelligence is urgent."

"Very well."

Xiaoli gave a signal to gather everyone on the side, but didn’t make the decision himself, instead asking Zhao Jia, "Brother Zhao, what do you think, how should we split up?"

Such three-path advance requiring mutual coordination and support means dispersing human resources, can’t go all in.

Since tasks require coordination to be completed, feinting must appear effective, and main attack should decisively defeat the enemy.

But it’s widely known, NPCs in dungeons aren’t reliable. They might play a key role in specific storylines, but without Secret Realm agents to stabilize, unexpected situations can arise.

At this moment, including Nan Jiumei, everyone looked towards analyst Zhao Jia.

With such a person present, it must follow his analysis!

"No rush, I’ll inquire further."

He turned around to inquire about enemy military deployment on the sand table from the accompanying Vice Captain Chang Fei, then returned to speak to the group, "I have a plan."

"Brother Xiaonan along with Leader Zhao and Leader Qian will head north for the main attack on Soul-Loss Cliff, assisting Soldier Cultivator NPCs in launching the attack, Xiaoli as Rain Summoner, and I will assist the army’s feint on the middle path."

"Leader Sun is an Assassin, agile and able to escape danger, attacking the southern Heroic Ridge feint, retreating swiftly if danger arises."

"Opinions can be offered if anyone has them."

Others looked at Nan Jiumei, while Nan Jiumei looked towards Xiaoli.

The latter shrugged his hands, "I have no objections."