Nangong Chaoyang knew a bitter battle lay ahead that day. After arranging the base's defenses, he immediately sent Ye Xingchen a request for reinforcements, reporting the attack and the strength of the ** Divine Cult's forces.
However, he also advised Ye Xingchen to guard against the enemy besieging one position to ambush its reinforcements.
He recommended calling up the Allied Army again and expanding its numbers. At the same time, defenses within the Immortal Realm needed strengthening to prevent another surprise attack.
When Ye Xingchen received Nangong Chaoyang's report that the Lingxi Mountain base had come under surprise attack, he too was shocked and found the situation difficult to handle. He had very few troops available now; his last 180,000 personal troops had already been sent to Outland Sea Island to reinforce the forces attacking the island.
The only forces the Alliance could mobilize now were the 200,000 recruits who had trained for only a few days at the Xujiang Town base.
Although the offensive on Outland Sea Island was proceeding relatively smoothly, especially with the eastern attacking force led by Sect Master Long having achieved decisive results, losses had also been heavy. They were now working with Lei Zhenxiao to encircle and attack the ** Divine Cult garrison inside Chichang City.
Ye Xingchen also judged that this surprise attack by the ** Divine Cult was probably intended to strike the mainland base and force the troops attacking the island to return to its aid.
There were 300,000 recruits undergoing intensive training in the Lingxi Mountain base, along with 30,000 troops guarding it. Relying on the base's Defensive Array, they should be able to hold out for several days.
Reinforcements certainly had to be sent, but where to draw the troops from, how many to withdraw, and which units to