Li Qingxian thought for a moment and said, "When you think it over carefully, it isn't that difficult. First, no matter how well they dig their river, they can only dig beyond the range of our catapults and Talisman-Attached Arrows—four or five li away. At that distance, only the demon arts of Upper Rank Water Demons can reach the city walls, and their power will be greatly weakened. Since the Upper Rank Demon Race is attacking the city directly, our Upper Rank cultivators can only reluctantly launch indiscriminate counterattacks."
"Indeed." The generals nodded.
"Second, our army has Literary Cultivators and Dao Cultivators. We can completely engage them in a barrage of spells, and we can alter the types of Explosive Talisman Vats to disrupt the Water Demons' arts."
"Lastly, we have the city-defense grand formation. I'd like to see whether the Demon Race shamans have more mana, or the formation has more spiritual energy. Taigu City alone is tying down four hundred thousand Eagle King Army soldiers, plus several hundred thousand Water Demon troops. How great a merit is that?"
Lü Wenhua said, "As long as the formation can hold, there won't be a problem. Wait... do the Water Demons know Taigu City has a formation?"
The generals exchanged looks, and some of them immediately burst into laughter.
"This tactic of the Demon Race works against ordinary cities, but against cities with formations, its effect is negligible."
"I can hardly wait to see the Demon Race discover that all their digging was for nothing."
Li Qingxian said, "Should we think of a way to keep the Water Demons here?"
The generals' eyes flickered as they all began offering their opinions.
Li Qingxian listened quietly, occasionally taking out the Communication Talisman Disc to send and receive messages.
Suddenly, Li Qingxian smiled.