466: There's going to be a good show tonight.

At this moment, a communications soldier shouted, "Report! The Military Merit Hall in Fengyang City has been completely constructed!"

"Received!" a data soldier replied loudly, then quickly operated the computer, and the light spot on the map representing the Fengyang City Military Merit Hall fully lit up!

"Report! The damming of the Yuexing River, the largest tributary of the Nanyue River, has been completed, the reservoir water level is rising, and everything is proceeding smoothly!"

"Received!" Another data soldier replied, then entered this information into the computer, and the light spot representing the Yuexing River reservoir was also gradually lighting up...

Xu Chuanzhong widened his eyes, thinking to himself, "This works too?! This map is practically alive; every situation is clear at a glance!"

As his understanding of the information on the map deepened, his attention shifted completely to the Zhoushan Delta area. After watching for a while, a feeling of shock toward Long Yuan welled up in his heart!

This kid is practically a military strategist, able to lock onto this future battlefield before many others even understood the situation, and he even designed such an exquisite counterattack tactic!

One must know that the Sea Race hasn't even shown a shadow yet, but after understanding all the information, Xu Chuanzhong was very clear in his heart that the battlefield Long Yuan chose was, in all likelihood, the key to determining the outcome of this war!

If the main force of the Sea Race could be wiped out here, then the Human Race would have a great chance of winning, and the cost in casualties would be minimal!

"Good heavens... How is that kid Long's brain wired? Furthermore, the information I just received from my older brother mentioned that it was Long Yuan who advised the Emperor Ming that the Ming Army should take the initiative to attack, using the opportunity of a single battle to strike the Sea Race head-on, completely establishing their morale and prestige, thereby delaying the Sea Race's invasion and striving to drag out the war with the lowest casualty ratio until the Golden Core Elders of the Tianji Pavilion arrive!"

Xu Chuanzhong's thoughts raced; if the Ming Army could execute Long Yuan's strategy, they could reduce casualties by at least several million!!!

Although for the upper echelons, the lives of the middle and lower-level soldiers and civilians were basically worthless, and they were just cannon fodder that could be abandoned at any time, reducing casualties was always good. It could not only boost morale but also preserve strength to deal with other crises that might occur at any time.

And for the lower-level soldiers and civilians, this war not only did not bring them overly cruel slaughter, but many people could also obtain Military Merit points through war achievements, getting things they previously dared not even dream of. This was simply a massive benefit!

Thinking of this, Xu Chuanzhong silently reported the events occurring at the Nanyue Base to his older brother, Xu Chuanwei...

"Elder Xu, I just received a message from the Ninth Young Master saying there is a good show to watch tonight!" Zhu Nan smiled.

"What good show?" Xu Chuanzhong asked curiously.

"Our scouts stationed outside the Nanyue Base have finally discovered the locations of the headquarters of the Three Great Heretical Cults: the Blood Wolf Hall, the Shadow Moon Hall, and the War Bear Hall. We also gathered intelligence that they will launch an internal rebellion when the Sea Race invades to echo the Sea Race's actions, so..."

"So what?!" Xu Chuanzhong's eyes lit up, and he asked urgently.

As far as he knew, the headquarters of the Three Great Heretical Cults were a great secret that the Great Ming had been trying to find for years. The Great Ming had invested countless manpower and resources into this, yet they had never been able to uncover it. Not to mention the three headquarters, even finding one, or even just some relevant information, was extremely difficult. Yet, he never expected that Zhu Nan would actually say the scouts of the Nanyue Base could find the locations of all three bases at once. No one would believe it if this were told!

Even now, upon suddenly hearing this, Xu Chuanzhong subconsciously found it hard to believe, but he suddenly thought of Long Yuan's miraculous nature, as well as what he had seen and heard tonight, so he couldn't help but ask again.

Zhu Nan said proudly, "Our scouts discovered that the headquarters of the Three Great Heretical Cults have a large amount of confidential data, involving information in all aspects. Therefore, the Young Lord has decided that we must first capture all this information, and then take strike actions, so that the Three Great Heretical Cults cannot provide help to the Sea Race during this period!"

"Capture the information first? That idea is not bad, but can just those few scouts do it?" Xu Chuanzhong quickly thought of the problem and asked in return.

"Of course not! They are just pathfinders; the real actors are us in the rear!"

"Oh? How do you plan to act?"

"Elder Xu, our Nanyue Base has a secret cyber warfare team. Tonight they will implement the 'home-stealing' operation, with the code name 'Lightning', to capture all the databases of the Three Great Heretical Cults via the network!" Zhu Nan said fiercely.

"What?! Lightning?!" Xu Chuanzhong widened his eyes, his mouth hanging open involuntarily. Does the Nanyue Base have such a cyber warfare team? Why does the Xu Family know nothing about it?

Moreover, judging by Zhu Nan's tone, they seemed very confident in being able to actually steal all of the opponent's databases. If this so-called 'home-stealing' operation could succeed, it would not only mean that this cyber warfare team was extremely terrifying, but it would undoubtedly deal a major blow to the Three Great Heretical Cults!

Thinking of this, Xu Chuanzhong was completely unsettled. The Nanyue Base actually had such strength; did that mean all of the Xu Family's previous judgments about it might have been wrong?

Or was it that all these changes were because of the appearance of Long Yuan?

"I wonder when your Lightning operation will begin? Could you allow this old man to see it with his own eyes?" Xu Chuanzhong asked calmly while thinking.

"Elder Xu, the operation will begin in the wee hours, but we can only watch through a network light screen because the scene must be kept absolutely quiet. Moreover, this is at a secret location in our Nanyue Base; even I am not clear about where it is exactly..." Zhu Nan said.

"So that's how it is!"

"Yes, please, Elder Xu, follow me back to the Royal Residence. In the wee hours, we can watch through the light screen in the main hall. I believe there will surely be a good show by then!"

"Good!"

Xu Chuanzhong did not linger and followed Zhu Nan back to the Nanyue Royal Residence...

Getting Xu Chuanzhong to leave the camp area as soon as possible was one of the goals of Long Yuan and Zhu Nan, because Long Yuan might return here at any time. If Xu Chuanzhong were to discover the information about his appearance here last time, it would be difficult to lie again. With so many soldiers on the scene, any one of them could accidentally leak the secret, so there had to be something to attract him away.

The 'home-stealing' operation was a very good reason, and it indeed whetted Xu Chuanzhong's appetite, causing him to leave the camp excitedly.

Moreover, letting Xu Chuanzhong know about the Nanyue Base's achievements was not a problem; this was a good opportunity to flex muscles to the Xu Family. Through him, they could let the Xu Family know that the strength of the Nanyue Royal Residence was not what it used to be, and it was completely worth their investment and allegiance to achieve the best effect of a strong alliance...