Decisive Action, Encirclement!

Jian Cong frowned. "They're nothing but a rabble. Gathering them together would already be difficult, let alone making them fight a proper encirclement battle."

Yang Wenqing said, "We can give it a try. I believe all of you have developed your own informants in the Northern Plains. Mobilize their networks to handle this. As long as someone takes the lead, given the Northern Plains people's temperament, they can gather an army of cultivators in less than a day. Even without warships or flying vessels, they can still make the Jade Whale Sect swallow a bitter mouthful."

Jian Cong raised no further objections and instead turned his gaze toward Wei Chong. The final decision rested with Wei Chong, including whether to trust Yang Wenqing's intelligence.

Wei Chong did not give an answer on the spot, but he promised that an official document would be issued within half an hour. That was acceptable, since the true window of opportunity only lay within the next ten hours.

After the meeting ended, Yang Wenqing's first move was to contact Red Aunt. He had her contact Ji Tong and Chou Chou and use their influence to gather cultivators from the Northern Plains to block the Jade Whale Sect's northward advance, while providing them with the possible routes the Jade Whale Sect might take north.

He then summoned all the cultivators in the fortress and the heads of every department for a meeting. He first asked Luo Zhan, "What is the current progress of the Second and Third War Zones' plan to besiege Jade Whale Island?"

Luo Zhan pulled out a document and replied, "The outer islands around Jade Whale Island have already been captured. We are currently planning the landing on the main island!"

Yang Wenqing's brows furrowed slightly. At that moment, Lan Ying suddenly