"Fight!"
"At a time like this, we absolutely can't back down, much less try to solve the problem in a softer way."
"If we take a step back, they'll take a step forward."
"We can't let them think we're afraid!"
"Only a forceful crackdown will let everyone know that the Five Clans Alliance isn't someone just anyone can mess with."
"We have to beat them until they can barely breathe, or even wipe them out entirely. That's the only way to make an example of them."
"It's as simple as that." Chen Changan smiled.
Everyone agreed that Chen Changan had a point, and that strength was the only way forward. The problem was that there was still a certain gap in strength between the two sides.
If the opposing side had also been an alliance of five forces, the Five Clans Alliance wouldn't have worried. But there were ten forces, and each one was nearly as strong as any of the Five Clans.
Right now, the power they controlled was twice that of the Five Clans Alliance. This would be a tough fight.
"Do you think their relationship is really unbreakable?"
"Are they really that united?"
"They only came together at the last minute because they're jealous of the Five Clans Alliance."
"To be honest, their relationship isn't as solid as the one your Five Clans had before."
"We can defeat them one by one, then sow discord among them from within."
"So, that intelligence department I told you to establish back then—did you actually set it up?"
Hearing Chen Changan's question, Yun Muchen quickly replied, "We did. We set it up as soon as you told us to."
"So now it's time to put it to use?"
"Obviously. Know yourself and your enemy, and you'll win a hundred battles.