Journey to the West: Sun Wukong's Advice System
Chapter 282 - 259 Timely Rain Sun Wukong_2

Chapter 282: Chapter 259 Timely Rain Sun Wukong_2

After Guo Jia had finished presenting the information, everyone understood that the kingdoms in the west were moving towards unification under the influence of the Buddha Sect.

Therefore, the adversaries that the Han faced this time were not merely the Tianzhu Dynasty!

Following this, strategists from various factions, including Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Fa Zheng, Xu Shu, Chen Gong, and Tian Feng, offered their strategies and engaged in heated debates.

Lü Bu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Sun Ce, and other military commanders also discussed their aggressive combat strategies.

The Grand Hall of the Cabinet instantly became more lively, yet it was not chaotic, as scribes were specifically assigned to record the numerous debates among the civil and military officials, consolidating and then presenting them to the three prime ministers.

Zhu Geliang and Pang Tong stood together, smiling at each other. They had finally reached the pinnacle of power in the Han, and now that they were here, they could not possibly leave; they were determined to astound the world with their brilliance.

Pang Tong confidently walked forward, pointed at the sand table map, and declared seriously, "My lords, if our Han is to expand westward, securing a passageway to the west is indeed crucial, but this location must be secured in advance or at least defended.

Once our Han lacks this foothold, advancing westward will become a hundred times, even a thousand times more difficult."

The gathered debaters glanced at him and then followed the direction of his finger.

Displayed on the sand table map was the territory of the Niu Demon Tribe under Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Niu Demon King, centered around Cang Yun Ridge, surrounded by the nations of Jisai, Western Liang Women Country, Gaochang, and Yetuo.

Someone immediately pointed out a problem, "We certainly understand the importance of this location, but even the nearest Western Liang Women Country is 45,000 miles away from our Han, which is beyond our reach."

Another added, "Great Sage Equalling Heaven has close ties with our Han. Now, we can only hope that he can defend the territory of the Niu Demon Tribe and these western kingdoms."

Pang Tong shook his head, "We cannot view this war through the lens of mere mortals. The territory of the Niu Demon Tribe is like a fist from our Han smashing into Xiniuhezhou; it must be secured.

45,000 miles is indeed far, but we can certainly ask Niu Demon King and other totemic powerhouses to help deploy Han’s forces there."

Lu Su frowned, "That’s too risky. Such a significant movement would definitely attract the Buddha Sect’s interference, potentially turning the situation into a full-scale war with the Buddha Sect."

Many ministers agreed, as although the Han had promoted martial paths for a century, it was still too weak compared to the Buddha Sect.

Zhou Yu stepped forward and said, "As the saying goes, know thy enemy and thyself, and thou shalt not be imperiled in a hundred battles. The situation in Xiniuhezhou is clearly visible on the sand table map,

but we are not familiar with the specifics of the western regions, such as whether there are Buddha Sect presences or demon realms, and these must be investigated clearly first.

Moreover, we know very little about the military strength of the Tianzhu Dynasty; recklessly deploying forces into the heart of Xiniuhezhou will surely lead to encirclement by the west, so we must assess the situation and act accordingly."

Pang Tong fell into deep thought.

However, no one ridiculed him, because for a young man who had just entered officialdom, making a judgment to defend the territory of the Niu Demon Tribe without understanding the west was already quite remarkable.

In fact, many strategists present had considered this issue, but they were all at a loss for a solution.

Since the Buddha Sect backs Tianzhu, those powerful Buddhists would not allow the Han to leverage the power of various totems to transport troops.

Therefore, the war had to be advanced step by step, resolving the threat from the west through mortal means.

If we can secure Ussang Country, Elephant Country, and Ussang Bird Country near the Han, and push the boundary between east and west to Huangfeng Ridge and Liusha River, then we can temporarily defend against the invasion of the Tianzhu Dynasty.

As for places further west, they can only be planned gradually in the future.

Zhu Geliang also pondered on the side. He understood that unless troops could be transported quietly, the territory of the Niu Demon Tribe had to be abandoned.

This was not an ordinary war; strategies like feints, diversions, and surprise maneuvers were futile under the gaze of the immortals and Buddhists.

Even exceptional strategies could not match the supernatural methods of the immortals and Buddhists.

"Why has it become so quiet?"

At that moment, a light laughter came from outside the hall.

Everyone followed the sound, only to see Liu Xiu, dressed in royal regalia, walking side by side into the great hall with a golden-armored Monkey King, followed by a burly ox-horned man.

Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Jian hastily led their ministers to pay their respects.

The many ministers were extremely excited. They could see the King of Humans once every ten or eight years, but for over a hundred years, they had never seen Ancestral Martial show himself. Today was finally the day!

King of Humans, Liu Xiu, and Ancestral Martial, the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, were the two legendary figures that had been the most revered by all the people since the rise of the Great Han dynasty.

Zhu Geliang and Pang Tong could barely keep calm, their faces filled with uncontrollable excitement.

Shi Mayi was also thrilled beyond measure.

They did not entertain thoughts of "those who are not of our kind must have different hearts" just because Sun Wukong was of the monkey race, for the Great Han’s achievements of today were largely due to the monumental merits of Ancestral Martial!

In everyone’s eyes, he was the Great Sage Equalling Heaven, the Monkey King who could contend with heaven and earth!

When Sun Wukong saw the attention of the crowd, he felt very pleased, yet he did not steal his disciple’s thunder, allowing Liu Xiu to speak first with these ministers of the Great Han.

Liu Xiu looked at the people and smiled, "Just now, I, along with Ancestral Martial and the Great Saint, were outside listening to your debates. All the strategies presented had their merits,

however, the Great Saint had objections regarding your discussion about whether to give up the territory of the Ox Demon tribe."

The crowd exchanged looks; now that the principal was here, who would dare say in front of the Demon King—You’re being abandoned.

The Demon King spoke with a heavy voice, "My Ox Demon tribe is the arm and fist of the Great Han stretching towards the west. The battle has not even started, and you all are considering severing one of your own arms?"

The grand hall was terrifyingly silent, some were too frightened to even breathe loudly, while others were moved by the Demon King’s words. Indeed, giving up the territory of the Ox Demon tribe would truly be like severing one of their own limbs!

"Hahaha, Ancestral Martial, you might as well tell them now, I can hardly hold myself back anymore," the Demon King suddenly burst into laughter, creating confusion among the crowd, who looked bewildered and turned their gazes toward the Great Sage Equalling Heaven.

Sun Wukong smiled, "About the issue of troop transportation, I have long had plans. I have set up a Formation between the Great Han and Cang Yun Ridge,

even if it’s a million soldiers, they can be transported silently from the Great Han to the territory of the Ox Demon tribe."

A Formation?

The crowd was astonished; even from its name alone, they could understand the power of this Formation.

Then came the joy. Thus, the issue they had been worried about in their debate ceased to exist.

Moreover, they could now make many more adjustments to the Great Han’s strategy for advancing westward!

Sun Wukong continued, "Additionally, I have brought some maps of monster distributions from various locations in the Western Land of Cows. These are not completely accurate but can serve as references."

The many strategists were excited once again; this was truly a timely help.

Though Ancestral Martial said they were not completely accurate, they also believed these were nevertheless detailed maps of monster distributions that would save them considerable time, manpower, and resources in scouting.

As the saying goes, the speed at which one mobilizes troops is priceless; the sooner they strategize and act, the more advantage they could gain!

Subsequently, as everyone watched, Sun Wukong stood before the sand table map and began introducing the distribution of monsters in various places of the Western Land of Cows.

For instance, there’s a black bear spirit on Black Wind Mountain, a probable Yellow Wind Monster on Yellow Wind Ridge, and a man-eating water monster, the Sand Demon, in the Flowing Sand River.

Further west, there is the corpse demon, the White Bone Spirit on White Tiger Ridge, the spiritual king on Tongtian River, the scorpion spirit on Poison Enemy Mountain, the Yellow-Brow Fiend in Lesser Thunderclap Temple, the Spider Spirit in the Silk Cave, and many other monsters.

The civil and military ministers listened mesmerized, marveling repeatedly; such man-eating monsters did not exist within the territories of the Great Han.

The Demon King was also amazed; as a top Demon King of the Western Land of Cows, even he could not claim to know about these monsters as thoroughly as Sun Wukong did, and Sun’s knowledge was so detailed!

At that moment, Sun Wukong inwardly sighed. All this information was what he had learned a long time ago from friends on the Smart Web. It included the monsters and demons he had encountered on his westward journey in his original life.

However, he was selective in what he disclosed because, with the changes he had made, the monsters inhabiting some places would definitely vary, such as the Yellow-Robed Fiend descended from Kui Mulang who would no longer appear.

Of course, this also included his own strategies.