Although it is unclear why Hu Mei and the others abandoned the Sea Reclamation City, the most urgent task is to establish an effective defense in the Sea Reclamation City and restore the Sea Reclamation God Lord's control over the divine realm. Therefore, stationing the army in Cross Town should be a very good choice.
The army can serve two purposes in Shizi Town: protecting the city of the sea reclamation project and assisting in its reconstruction at any time. Moreover, the army can move south whenever it wants.
On the contrary, it is not ideal for the army to enter the Divine City of Reclaimed Land. After all, there is only a ruin there. There is no point in sending the army in except to help with the reconstruction. Wang Yao does not want the army to get involved in the many troubles of rebuilding the Divine City. It would be good enough if some troops could be sent in to maintain order.
"Pass the word down and order the grain transport team to Shizi Town," Wang Yao ordered Wei Zheng immediately after making up his mind.
"Yes! I have them clear out an area after they arrive at Shizi Town to prepare for the army's encampment, while also ensuring the safety of supplies," Wei Zheng replied.
Wang Yao nodded, then picked up the phone and dialed Zhang Liang, instructing him to arrange for 10,000 divine soldiers to garrison the Sea-Reclaiming Divine City and escort those divine citizens who wished to enter the city. He also asked Master Lu for his opinion, inquiring whether he was willing to contribute to the reconstruction of the city.
It would be more appropriate for the gods to take over the reclaimed city, while the other armies should set off immediately with Crosstown as their target.
During the call, Wang Yao learned that Wu Ying, Qin Su, and Hui Shuo had led a small team of Netherworld Ghosts to the Sea-Reclaiming City. He immediately ordered Zhang Liang to send his men to catch up with them and tell them to go directly to Shizi Town and wait for him.
After arranging all matters concerning the army, Wang Yao contacted the Lord of Reclaiming the Sea. Since entering the heart of the Divine Realm of Reclaiming the Sea, the Lord of Reclaiming the Sea's advance speed had slowed down significantly, naturally due to the delays caused by receiving the remnants of the army from various places and restoring transportation in the Divine Realm.
When she heard that the Sea-Reclaiming City had been abandoned by the Demon Clan, the Sea-Reclaiming God also found it quite strange. She agreed to Wang Yao's decision to station his army at Shizi Town and asked him to wait for her there. After the two armies joined forces, they would decide on the next course of action.
Seven days later, Wang Yao's army and the army of the Sea-Reclamation Goddess met at Shizi Town. Unlike Wang Yao's army, the Sea-Reclamation Goddess only had the army of gods under her command. She left the demon navy on the shore of the Ocean of No Return to protect the ports of the Sea-Reclamation God Domain after the disaster.
Meanwhile, her immortals and underworld ghosts were sent out to act as scouts. Their purpose was not to find the demon army, but to investigate the remnants of the gods in various places. Since these immortals and underworld ghosts had all taken the mark of the Lord of Filling the Sea, it was not difficult to gather the remnants of the gods, but it was quite time-consuming.
Through her efforts along the way, the Divine Lord of Reclaiming the Sea has amassed an army of 200,000. Apart from Wang Yao's side, most of the divine soldiers and generals who fought separately after the Great Calamity have been absorbed into her ranks, including General Mu, who was left to guard Wanghai City before the Battle of Thousand Sails Port.
Even so, the God of Reclaiming the Sea still appeared very frustrated.
After all, before the Battle of Thousand Sails Port, she had a total of several million troops under her command, both land and sea. But now, even with the reinforcements from the demon and underworld races under Wang Yao's command, the total strength of the Sea-Filling Divine Realm is only about 300,000. This further highlights the heavy losses suffered in the Battle of Thousand Sails Port.
Although there should still be some remnants of the divine race in the vast southern part of the divine realm, even if the current number is doubled, the Divine Realm has still been completely devastated this time.
Before the two armies joined forces, the God of Reclamation went to the City of Reclamation first, made some hasty arrangements for the reconstruction of the city, and then went to Cross Town in a daze that same day. It seems that the terrible state of the city had dealt her a heavy blow, so much so that she was unwilling to stay there for even one more night.
The next day, the Lord of Reclaiming the Sea urged Wang Yao, Zhang Liang, Wei Zheng, and the Swift Wind Ghost King, who had recently arrived from Bird Return Ridge, to gather for a meeting to discuss the next steps of the Three Realms' reinforcements.
All attendees agreed that the reinforcements would continue their southward advance, with the initial objective being to reclaim the territory of the Sea-Reclaiming Divine Domain up to the Wanghai City line. As for whether to seize the land in the Sea-Reclaiming Divine Domain that had been occupied by the Decapitated Demon Domain, that would be decided based on the situation at that time.
After all, the retreat of the demon army was too strange. Most people believed that there would be a great battle in the southern part of the Sea-Reclaiming Divine Realm. Whether the reinforcements could advance further could only be known after the test of the great battle.
The meeting saw a heated debate over the division of responsibilities among the leadership of the reinforcements. Wang Yao argued that since the Sea-Reclaiming Divine City had been recovered and the various teleportation arrays within the city could be reused soon after repairs, the rear command center of the reinforcements should be moved to the Sea-Reclaiming Divine City.
The rear base of the reinforcements originally located at Bird Return Ridge should be moved to the Divine City. Since the Immortal, Underworld, and Demon races all need Wang Yao to oversee the army, it is natural for Wang Yao to lead the army to continue south. The logistics work should be handled by the Sea-Reclaiming God in the Divine City.
It is no longer appropriate to continue having the Gale Ghost King in charge of logistics. Firstly, the divine soldiers and generals have some complaints about the Netherworld Ghosts managing logistics. Secondly, a major battle may be coming, and the Netherworld Ghost army needs a Ghost King to oversee it in order to fully exert its combat power.
The Goddess of Land Reclamation arbitrarily rejected Wang Yao's opinion. No matter what Wang Yao said, she only insisted on one point: she must go south with the army. As for who would be in charge of logistics? Whoever was willing could take charge. In any case, she would not stay behind.
Wang Yao was furious and gave the little girl a severe dressing-down at the meeting. "You, the God Lord, are going too far! I was elected by the four realms of immortals, gods, demons, and the underworld, and you, the God Lord of Filling the Sea, approved of me. I never expected you to be the first to jump out and cause trouble."
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