Wang Jian explained, "Because even if we attack head-on, they will choose to avoid our edge for the time being."
"Think carefully, Your Majesty. If we advance victoriously all the way while Kankuli refuses to face us head-on, what else can he do?"
Xiao Tianyang instinctively answered, "He'll counterattack the areas we've occupied."
"At that point, our main force won't be able to return in time, and they'll retake the territory."
"If we don't make changes, they can keep stringing us along."
Their condition for victory was to occupy �% of the Elemental Kingdom's territory, then seize control of the Plane Core.
There was already progress on the second requirement.
Thus, Xiao Tianyang was in no hurry to get his hands on it.
After all, since the first condition had not been met, the second had to be put off.
Otherwise, they would encounter even fiercer resistance during their advance.
For now, there was still a buffer zone that kept both sides from being stretched too taut.
Xiao Tianyang would gain nothing by taking the initiative to break it, only disadvantages. Why should he rush to fulfill the second condition first?
Their current top priority was to fulfill the first condition.
But if things truly unfolded as Xiao De had said, then the territory they occupied would absolutely not exceed �%.
Occupation did not mean planting a flag somewhere and declaring that area yours.
Yue Fei and the others needed to clear out the threats within it, then ensure that they retained control for a period of time.
Make no mistake, Kankuli would truly split his forces to attack from multiple directions in order to achieve his goal.
After all, his mission was to ensure that Xiao Tianyang could not occupy the Elemental Kingdom within a set period of time.