Seeing that everyone was willing to follow his arrangements, Liu Changxu laid out his plan in a grave voice:
"To drive the Insect Race from Taibai Star completely as soon as possible, I intend to lead the army out myself and take the offensive, using guerrilla tactics to uproot their strongholds in Human Territory one by one."
Jin Haonan and Su Yuxue were thrilled. They had long yearned to fight their way back to their homeland, but their limited strength made it impossible. Now that the sovereign, the only one capable of doing so, had finally made this decision, they were wholeheartedly willing. They immediately rose to volunteer for battle, their voices brimming with urgency.
Liu Changxu raised a hand to signal the two to be patient. Seeing that his wives and children had no objections either, he began discussing the details of the deployment with everyone:
How to divide their forces to pin down the enemy, how to scout the locations of the insect nests, how to coordinate surprise attacks... everyone in the Council Hall offered their views, and the solemn atmosphere gradually gave way to soaring fighting spirit.
Once every detail had been settled, the final question was who would remain behind to defend Golden Ring Island.
Liu Changxu pondered for a moment, his gaze sweeping over everyone, before he finally spoke:
"Yu Yao, Xuege, Yuwei, the three of you will stay behind this time! Your task will be the most arduous of all. You must be careful!"
Although Murong Yuyao and the other two women were reluctant, they understood the importance of defending the island and immediately nodded their assent.
Liu Changxu looked at them and added:
"Golden Ring Island is the last foundation of our human race. You must exercise utmost caution. If the Insect Race