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Before targeting Guanglei Mountain, there is a question to ask:

Why must we capture Guanglei Mountain?

Isn't it okay for both parties to maintain peace and live in peace and harmony, each living his or her own life?

no.

It really doesn't work.

Because the scope of interests of Wancheng Kingdom is not limited to the small Zhongyuan Continent.

Dongyuanzhou, which is more than 100,000 miles away to the east, has a radius of one million miles, five thousand cities, and countless people.

Beiyuanzhou, tens of thousands of miles away to the north, has a radius of half a million miles, thousands of cities, and a population of more than ten billion.

Xiyuanzhou, 200,000 miles away to the west, has a radius of 800,000 miles, several spiritual veins, over a hundred sects, and countless mortal cities.

Nanyuan Continent, one hundred thousand miles away to the south, has a radius of two hundred thousand miles, slightly larger than Zhongyuan Continent, and more prosperous.

Only Zhongyuanzhou, which is located in the middle, has average spiritual veins, average resources, average strength and average competitiveness.

It can even be said to be at the bottom.

In addition to the four continents of East, West, North, South, there are more populous and more powerful continents further away.

Compared with this huge jujube-shaped plane with a maximum diameter of 1 light-year and a central diameter of more than 2 trillion kilometers, the small Zhongyuanzhou is simply a drop in the ocean, like a "small village" in a huge country.

Now the force founded by Zhou Ming has just occupied half of this "small village".

If you want to expand your interests, expand your momentum and influence in the future, you must at least have a "base" and "platform".

A platform for half a village is definitely not enough.

There is no base where internal resources are integrated, and there is no ability to expand externally. Some of the energy must be allocated to deal with threats within the village.

For long-term considerations, Zhou Ming will definitely try his best to integrate this small Zhongyuan Continent into a force and a core.

and eliminate all hidden dangers.

but……

It is almost impossible to take Guanglei Mountain through peaceful means.

Because Guangleishan is very powerful and has many trump cards, it is impossible to give in and compromise before suffering heavy losses.

so what should I do now?

We still have to find a way to weaken Guangleishan's strength.

How to weaken?

It's the same trick as dealing with Chixingshan: draw fire from the bottom of the cauldron.

Try your best to capture the mortal cities controlled by Guanglei Mountain. It is best to capture them all and dig out the foundation of Guanglei Mountain.

only……

The Guanglei Mountain Sect has a history of more than ten thousand years. Due to the large number of disciples, it has very strong control over the mortal city. In recent years, it has paid more attention to the mortal city. It has sent more elders and disciples, who can exploit it. The loophole is very small, and the only thing to guard against is Wan Chengguo's routine.

but……

The gap left by Guanglei Mountain has become smaller, but it does not mean that Wan Chengguo cannot exploit it.

On the contrary, in the process of strengthening mortal management, Guangleishan made several fatal mistakes.

This leads to the possibility that the foundation of Guangleishan's rule in the mortal world can be easily shaken.

Ye Feng, the head of the Intelligence Bureau, took out a report and described the mortal situation under the rule of Ichiban Guangleishan.

"Their way of running the city is not to make laws, but to rely entirely on force."

"If there are city lords of a certain city who disobey the immortal's orders, fail to provide the specified amount of supplies, and fail to complete the tasks assigned by the immortal on time, what awaits the lord of these cities is usually a severe punishment, which can range from scolding to a stick in severe cases. Beat him or, in the worst case, he may even be killed and a new city lord will be replaced."

"For example, the task of 'training 100,000 troops in each city within three years' issued by Guangleishan five years ago. Among the 91 cities, 33 cities were not completed due to various reasons. Subsequently, 26 of the 33 city lords were killed, which made everyone The city was horrified.”

"Random punishment and frequent killings are just one aspect. In the economic field, Guangleishan wants to learn from our Wancheng Kingdom and build an economic community in the mortal world, develop agriculture, build factories and mines, overhaul roads, and implement a hundred-city plan... These plans are very Beautiful, but..."

"Guangleishan does not have the foundation of Wancheng Kingdom, and it does not attach importance to talents in the fields of industry, agriculture, business management, etc., let alone cultivate... In the eyes of their immortals, mortal engineers, scientific researchers, technical workers and government officials, They are just ants, they will not take them seriously at all, but will discriminate and humiliate them in every possible way."

"So their economic community plan failed. Many cities went bankrupt. The products they produced could not be sold. There was also a lack of funds to build roads. However, the materials that needed to be supplied to Guanglei Mountain increased significantly."

"This has made all the cities in the world miserable, but the burden is still increasing. Each city's plan to train an army of 100,000 has even pushed some cities to the edge of collapse."

"Some cities are very dissatisfied and want to resist, but how can a mortal be a match for an immortal?"

"If you don't resist, even if you show dissatisfaction, you will be killed by the immortal."

"Even in some cities, the disciples stationed in Guanglei Mountain harmed one party and did evil, and no one could control them. The locals dared to get angry but did not dare to speak out."

In addition, when Guanglei Mountain invaded Qingyun Mountain to the west and occupied more than a dozen mortal cities, military discipline was poor, damage was serious, and there were even local massacres, not to mention wealth and beauties, things that made their eyes bright.

Therefore, Guangleishan's rule in the mortal world was full of resentment and dissatisfaction, giving rise to countless hatreds and unwillingness.

Most of the 91 mortal cities are like time bombs.

Could it be that no one within Guanglei Mountain noticed this problem?

Of course there is, and there is more than one person.

For example, Ye Kong, the foreign affairs elder of the Seventh Mountain, discovered this problem many times, reminded the sect leader to pay attention, and asked to strengthen the restraint on the mortal disciples of the subordinate sect.

But...it has no effect.

If the ants don't obey, they will be killed. What's the point of restraint?

As an aloof immortal, how many of them would care about the feelings of mortals? If the ants don't obey orders and do their jobs, why would they dare to rebel?

Therefore, principles such as "water can carry a boat but also overturn it" and "people's hearts are very important" have no concept at all in the minds of the upper-level immortals on Guanglei Mountain.

If someone says this kind of thing, they will find it ridiculous and think you are crazy.

What does public support mean in the face of absolute power?

Therefore, this became the best entry point for Wan Chengguo to implement the plan of "drawing salary from the bottom of the cauldron" against Guanglei Mountain.

As for how to draw money from the bottom of the cauldron and how to win the hearts and minds of the people, it is as easy as child's play for Wan Chengguo.

The specific measures are to start from the border between the two sides. For the oppressed mortal city of Guanglei Mountain, if your economic development lags behind and you live in poverty, I will lead your development, provide guidance and help, and help you get rid of poverty and become rich.

If your city is oppressed by immortals and suffers unspeakably, and your resentment is overwhelming, I will send elite monks to avenge you, uphold justice, and block possible revenge from Guanglei Mountain.

Not only that, after joining the Wancheng Kingdom, there are more supports and benefits waiting for them, and they will then run towards a beautiful life of freedom, wealth, happiness, and no oppression.

From this point of view, Wanchengguo is simply the "liberator" of justice, kindness, and light.

"Just follow this plan and strive to capture all the mortal cities controlled by Guanglei Mountain within three to five years!"

At the meeting, Zhou Ming made the final decision.