Chapter 589 Li An's Worries, Compatriots' Misunderstanding

"The Third Great Wall Military Parade will commence in seven days, at the border of the First War Zone. All district chiefs and strategists are requested to watch the live broadcast and admire the heroic bearing of our army."Li An received this message immediately after emerging from seclusion.A military parade, after all.An annual event, quite normal.But this time, Li An sensed something strange.Firstly, previous parades were held within the war zone; this time, it would be held directly outside the war zone, on the border.The risk factor was high, but the Third Great Wall Command, under the Third General Qiu Guan, had already issued detailed information.Everyone knew that the Demon Clan had been restless lately, and a major battle was imminent.This military parade was of great significance; its display on the border also served as a deterrent to the Demon Clan.As for the danger?There would be no danger whatsoever. Many Divine Realm experts would be present at the parade; there was no need to worry.If the enemy dares to offend us at our military parade, then we'll simply march straight in and breach their first stronghold.Besides, this military parade has recruited a total of 30,000 troops.Excluding those in the later theaters of 61 to 80.Each theater of 1 to 60 will send an elite force to the border for a display.In the past, the military parades were mostly a showcase for the first few theaters.This time, almost everyone has a part; each theater commander can see the prowess of their soldiers on the live broadcast.Who's well-trained and who's poorly managed will be revealed in the comparison.After reviewing this information, Li An immediately contacted the commander of the neighboring 17th Theater."Commander Li," greeted Lin Tianyang, commander of the 17th Theater, with a smile.Li An responded politely for a few moments before getting straight to the point: "Have you received the news about the military parade?""Yes," Lin Tianyang nodded."Don't you think it's a bit dangerous?" Li An frowned.Lin Tianyang chuckled, "What danger could there be?""Each war zone loses 500 men. As far as I know, your war zone has a total strength of 2,000. Losing 500 leaves only 1,500.""If the enemy attacks at that time, it will be difficult to defend."Upon hearing this, Lin Tianyang smiled and said, "Master Li, you're new here, so you may not know.""The military parade is a matter of face for an entire realm.""No matter how arrogant the Demon Realm is, they wouldn't dare to act recklessly at this time.""Moreover, there's a broadcast throughout the human realm; the higher-ups are watching. If there's danger, they'll act immediately.""If the Demon Realm dares to attack at this moment of great public attention, they're courting death!"Li An frowned upon hearing this, but didn't offer any further advice and hung up the communication.Then, he contacted the district chiefs of war zones 16 and 19.Their attitude was exactly the same as Lin Tianyang's in zone 17—completely unconcerned."Could it be that I'm overthinking it?" Li An hesitated for a moment; the old district chiefs' attitudes were far too relaxed.But his intuition told him that the other side wouldn't let this opportunity slip by.He wanted to ask more questions, so he took out the Third Great Wall's contact list, preparing to ask a few more people."Hmm?" Suddenly, Li An raised an eyebrow, his gaze falling on the information for the 24th War Zone.District Chief, Liu Dayan.Strategist, Li Shaoshu.This kid's taken office so quickly?Contact him directly.Communication connected."Hello, hello, Shaoshu."Li Shaoshu's body stiffened upon hearing the voice. "Li An, what's wrong?""How come you took office so quickly?" Li An asked."Because the Temple of Cultivation basically doesn't teach anything anymore. It's all about self-cultivation, taking exams on time, and then going back to get your ranking. Spending the rest of the time here is worse than there.""That's true." Li An nodded, then changed the subject, "You know about the military parade, right?"Li Shaoshu's voice deepened upon hearing this, "You also think there's something wrong, right?"Li An's spirits lifted, "You just asked someone else too?" Their conversation didn't need logic; one person's thoughts jumped around, and the other could easily follow suit.“Yes,” Li Shaoshu said with deep concern, “I first asked our district chief, saying that if we just transfer five hundred soldiers like that, won’t our ranks be empty?”“Our district chief isn’t worried at all, he’s certain the Demon Realm won’t attack during the military parade.”“I argued with him.”“He told me several reasons why the enemy wouldn’t come.”“First, the military parade is a matter of pride for the human realm. From ancient times to the present, the Demon Realm has never dared to act recklessly at this time. We humans have never been afraid of the Demon Realm.”“Second, there’s the Demon Realm’s personnel…” "Mobilize.""500 people from each of the sixty war zones.""If the Demon Realm wants to fight, they certainly won't just target one or two. Even if they insist on being this nasty, we don't need to worry. The neighboring war zones can provide support.""If the Demon Realm wants to profit from the military parade, their offensive range must be extremely wide, at least covering more than fifty war zones.""That would require an astronomical number of troops.""The Demon Realm can't possibly mobilize that many troops at this time." Upon hearing this, Li An immediately understood the reasoning.The Demon Ancestor only completed his rule over the Demon Realm two months ago.Let alone whether the internal chaos of the Demon Realm has been completely quelled.Even if the Demon Realm were intact, it would be difficult to dispatch such a large force in a short time.Covering at least fifty war zones, attacking one war zone would require at least 2,000 troops.A massive army of 100,000 from the middle and upper realms.This is just the minimum number.If the enemy covers sixty war zones, it would require 120,000 troops.The reason there are so many soldiers on the Human Great Wall is because this is our home; we live in Hanxing City behind it.But those sixteen Demon Realm military bases on the opposite bank are not the Demon Realm's home; they are far away.The other side is the attacker, and we are the defender.It's simple for me to call over a hundred thousand people from my home to guard my doorstep.But for the other side to call over a hundred thousand people from their home, leaving their homes and running to someone else's doorstep, that's a massive undertaking.Troop deployment—where to deploy them, who has troops, how to motivate them to fight bravely, energy allocation, how to distribute people from different families with vastly different personalities—behind the simple act of troop deployment lies countless intricate matters; it's not something that can be accomplished with a single gesture.Both the Demon Realm and the Human Realm have calculated that if the Demon Realm wants to launch a full-scale attack, it will need at least a year of preparation time. That's why they told Li An that it wouldn't be too late to take office a year later.In the eyes of those old district chiefs, the biggest problem with Li An and Li Shaoshu's ideas lies precisely in this.Where did the Demon Realm go to generate an army of 100,000 in the past ten days?Right now.Even if each of our war zones transferred 500 people, the combined strength of the five war zones would still exceed the number of people in a single enemy military fortress.Therefore, there is no need to worry.