"Commander-in-Chief Chu, do you truly intend to do this?"
Atop Yanyuntai's gate tower, the veteran general Song Yan looked worriedly at Acting Commander-in-Chief Chu Yinan.
Feng Tianxing, who stood beside him with his hands behind his back, also frowned and said:
"Commander-in-Chief Chu, judging by the current state of Taiping's battle with the Tianluo Primordial Lord, Taiping will be able to escape the Land of Myriad Tribulations within a month at most."
"Choosing to defend the city here would be the wise course."
Song Yan immediately agreed:
"Elder Feng is right."
He promptly added:
"We originally chose to retreat from Northern Emperor City to Yanyuntai precisely so we could use Yanyuntai's defensive barrier and terrain to withstand this offensive by the Nine Abysses Great Army."
"Commander-in-Chief, choosing to meet them head-on instead of defending the city runs counter to the plan we initially settled on."
Chu Yinan gazed into the distance and drew a deep breath, his eyes utterly resolute as he said:
"Elder Feng, Elder Song, my mind is made up!"
He turned toward the two men and explained solemnly:
"The Demon-Slaying Army has never been an army for defending cities. If we remain behind our walls out of fear of the invading enemy, our battle intent will inevitably suffer greatly."
"If everything goes smoothly and Yanyuntai's restrictions can withstand the Nine Abysses Great Army's offensive, all will be well. But once the defensive restrictions are breached and we finally leave the city to fight, the battle intent we lost before then will become a fatal weakness for our Demon-Slaying Army."
At these words, Song Yan was momentarily speechless.
Feng Tianxing gave Chu Yinan a long look.
Clearly, both men were somewhat surprised that Chu Yinan had thought so far ahead.
Feng Tianxing frowned and said:
"Commander-in-Chief Chu, it