Taking the Initiative, Spearhead Army (Part 2)

Xiao Huo nodded. "That's right. Attack. If we only defended passively, we would naturally suffer a crushing loss, letting the Devil Race knead and shape us however they pleased. But what if we placed the battlefield within Devil Race territory and fought in their provinces? What if we broke our forces into scattered units and launched a Holy War against the Devil Race first from several directions at once? How would the Demon God Emperor deal with that? Would he dare to ignore us? Absolutely not. What he feared most was us shaking the foundations of his rule. At that point, it would no longer be them leading us around by the nose—we would be the ones restraining them in turn. Are the Devil Race the only ones capable of destruction? Haven't they always stationed heavy troops near our Six Great Temples' fortresses? Then we'll start with those garrisons. Let's see who is more ruthless."

Yang Haohan hesitated beside him. "But can we defeat the Devil Race on the frontal battlefield? All this time, we have only barely withstood their attacks by relying on the fortresses' defensive strength!"

Xiao Huo snorted. "You cling to old ways. Six thousand years have passed, yet your thinking is still so rigid. Do you think fortress defenses will still serve any purpose when the Demon God Emperor leads the Heaven-Defying Demon Dragon Clan here himself? Against true powerhouses, armies built upon ninth-step Cultivation Levels would find fortresses nothing more than cages that restricted us from fully unleashing our own strength. Besides, I never said we had to collide head-on with the Devil Race on the plains."

"I understand. Thank you, Elder Xiao." A gleam flashed through Long Haochen's eyes. He had completely understood what Xiao Huo meant.

Since war was unavoidable, the first thing