"General Chen Ping, do you think I am that kind of person?" Ye Cheng asked back.
Chen Ping was silent for a moment, then shook his head. "The general will not dare to speculate.
But military and state affairs must be extremely clear.
Every soldier of the Demon Guard is a pillar of our Great Zhou Dynasty.
I cannot let them die in an unknown manner."
"Well said." Ye Cheng nodded approvingly.
"But, have you ever thought about one thing?"
"What?"
"That's it, look to the west of Duanhun Pass to see where it is."
Chen Ping looked doubtfully, "Huanglong City? What's wrong?"
"That is the new capital Yuan Lie chose three months ago. As long as we cross the Soul-Desolating Pass, this battle will be over. General, don't you understand the principle of capturing the king first?"
"Furthermore, Phoenix Ridge is connected to the royal city. I dare to conclude that Yuan Lie has deployed a strong defense here. It will never be less than Black Wind Pass."
"Commander, I admit that your analysis does make some sense."
"But, this is just your guess after all. The terrain of Duanhun Pass is dangerous, and we have not even been able to send spies to investigate the situation there. Is it appropriate for you to send your troops there rashly?"
"In contrast, there are actually 200,000 poisonous corpses in Heifeng Pass. Even if our army is equipped with a sufficient amount of Zhengyang Pills, it will be difficult to capture Heifeng Pass."
At this point, Chen Ping paused and glanced at Ye Cheng.
"My lord, please forgive me. I am not doubting whether your decision is wrong, but I do not want my 130,000 elite soldiers to die in confusion."
Ye Cheng nodded, "I understand, so, I have I sent monks to Duanhun Pass. Just now, the monks I sent told me that there are 400,000 poisonous corpse soldiers and elite cavalry under Yuan Lie’s command stationed in Duanhun Pass."
"Now, Deputy Commander Chen, do you have any questions?"
Chen Ping was silent. If what Ye Cheng said was true, then his questions were all an offense to a selfless person who left the most dangerous place to his own people.
If what Ye Cheng said is false, then he cannot question it. If a lower-ranking person questions the lie told by a higher-ranking person, the end will usually be miserable.
Seeing that Chen Ping stopped talking, Ye Cheng slowly spoke.
"As long as our army conquers Duanhun Pass, we can directly attack the capital of the Yuan Kingdom from Duanhun Pass."
"At that time, Heifeng Pass will also be defeated without attacking, General Chen, I will say this."
Having said it to this point, what else can Chen Ping say?
He had no choice but to cup his hands and said, "General Chen Ping, I am willing to obey the orders of the general!"
Xia Houqing and Chen Dechen also knelt on one knee and said, "General, I obey!"
Ye Cheng nodded and helped the three of them up, "Okay. In that case, the three of them will go back and prepare. In three days, the whole army will attack."
"Yes!" The three of them accepted the order, turned around and left the tent.
Looking at their departing figures, the perseverance on Ye Cheng’s face faded, replaced by a trace of solemnity.
What he told Chen Ping just now was not false. There really were 400,000 poisonous corpses in Duanhun Pass. Relying on Yuan Hong and Zhu Zizhen's tens of thousands of demon soldiers to fight there was tantamount to fantasy.
What Ye Cheng has to do is pretend to work hard to break the soul barrier.
Let Chen Ping willingly lead people to attack Heifeng Pass.
At this moment, a voice came from outside the tent.
"General."
Ye Cheng looked outside the tent in confusion, "Miss Feng? Why are you here?"
Feng Suling was followed by Zhou An.
This made Ye Cheng even more confused, what is going on?
"Zhou An wants to come to you, so I have to come."
Feng Suling shrugged.
Hearing what Feng Suling said, Ye Cheng immediately looked at Zhou An.
Zhou An's character, he knew that what made him come to the front line in such a hurry must be an urgent matter, "Tell me. What's the matter?"
Zhou An coughed, "That's right, my subordinates deployed some spies to the Puppet Zhou territory a few days ago."
"They sent back some urgent information yesterday."
"What information?"
"Master, do you still remember the corpse demon ancestor who poisoned the Yuan Kingdom with corpses everywhere?"
"What happened to him?"
"My subordinates found out in the Great Zhou Dynasty that Chongyang once revealed the ability of the corpse demon ancestor. Not only can she turn living people into poisonous corpses, but she can also read all the memories of people possessed by her!"
"And this corpse demon ancestor left the Yuan Kingdom Demon Locking Tower half a month before An Qing died in battle."
"This is why Yuan Lie can only turn living people into walking zombies, instead of poisonous zombies that listen to him."
"Because he does not have the ability to refine poisonous zombies."
When Ye Cheng heard the information brought back by Zhou An, his whole expression instantly became extremely serious.
Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, reconnecting everything that had happened in the past.
"Is the information that this demon can read all the memories of the possessed person reliable?"
Ye Cheng looked at Zhou An and confirmed with a serious expression.
"It's absolutely true."
Zhou An replied affirmatively, "The news came from the mouth of a remnant of Song Wuji.
And Song Wuji is possessed by a demon from Chongyang's lineage. Because Chongyang and the ancestor of the corpse demon were superficial allies before, Chongyang investigated all the details of the ancestor of the corpse demon Yingyue, so this news is absolutely correct. "
Ye Cheng finally understood why the demon possessing An Qing could act like An Qing.
This is most likely the corpse demon ancestor! It’s that Ying Yue!
She is not playing An Qing at all, she is directly An Qing!
She possesses all of An Qing’s memories, knows everyone around An Qing, knows everything that An Qing has experienced, and even... knows all of An Qing’s inner thoughts and calculations about herself!
At this moment, Ye Cheng understood that he had not lost unfairly.
"Okay, very good..."
"Master, what should we do now?"
"Use the trick. Since she is using us, we can also use her in turn."
"Don't she want us to help her remove the obstacles? We will help her remove the obstacles, and finally take care of her when she is isolated."
After hearing this, Zhou An was silent for a moment, "Master, the biggest problem now is..."
"Do we need to change our battle plan?"
"The ancestor of the Corpse Demon originally cooperated with Yuan Lie. Will she tell Yuan Lie all about our plans?"
When Feng Suling heard this, she couldn't help but echoed, "Yes, Ye Cheng, once Ying Yue and Yuan Lie are ventilated, we will be in trouble."
"No comparison." Ye Cheng shook his head and said with a smile.
"Yuan Lie has lost its use value in Ying Yue's eyes, otherwise she wouldn't have told me the method to restrain the Poison Corpse Soldiers last time..."
"So, our plan does not need to change at all."
"But you, Zhou An, go to Dazhou immediately to help An Qing stabilize Chaozuna's talent status."
"I want you to secretly find someone who knew An Qing more than ten years ago."
"Master, what do you mean?"
"Fake things are always fake. Even if she has An Qing's memory, she can't become An Qing. She will definitely expose some small details."
"And I just want you to find those who can discover these small details."
"Then, protect those people and wait for my call. This trip is dangerous, so you go with Feng Suling."
"Yes."