After the Demon Race's five hundred thousand troops reached the riverbank, they seemed to completely ignore Taigu City and built a fortified camp on the spot.
The Demon Race's construction methods were far inferior to those of the Human Race, but they made up for it with their numbers, strength, and abundant supplies. In just ten full days, they built a respectable temporary city.
Afterward, they further reinforced the main camp, dug moats connected to the Great River, and set up large quantities of city-defense equipment.
They had learned from the lesson of the Elephant King Army being brutally surrounded and slaughtered by the Human Race. Everything was done methodically, as though by the hand of an old human general.
On the twentieth day, Li Qingxian sighed. "Build hard fortresses, fight dull battles. Worthy indeed of the Champion King. No wonder even a hero like the Grand General King could do nothing against him."
Lü Wenhua shook his head. "This is truly troublesome. Their intentions are obvious: trading lives for lives, the stupidest and most effective strategy. The Demon Race may be slow-witted, battle-hungry, and unafraid of death, but human lives cannot endure such waste. The Human Race had already suffered endless civil wars before the Demon Race appeared. Over these years, how many young and able-bodied people has our Great Qi fed into the grinder?"
Narrowing his eyes, Li Qingxian said, "Not afraid of death? Then kill until they fear it! For the first battle, I want a splendid, overwhelming victory. I want the Demon Race behind them to see the consequences of daring to attack our Human Race!"
"Then... shall we use devilish poison?"
"I am not the Poison Strategist. Using devilish poison in a city-defense battle might accidentally harm our own people."
"Mm." Lü Wenhua let out