Chapter 135: Advancing Steadily
On the side of the Holy See of Light, it is not just the 5 million main legions of the Holy Kingdom of Light located in the base camp of Bachirut who have taken the oath to go on the expedition.
At the same time, in the northern, eastern, and southern directions of the "Godless Alliance"'s sphere of influence, there were also more than 7 million legions with a total of more than 7 million troops acting at the same time, and they launched an attack on the "Godless Alliance" together!
That's 12 million people in total!
It is mighty and violent, and it seems that it is going to completely submerge the "Godless Alliance" in one fell swoop.
In the vast expanse of the land, in the mountains, or on all kinds of complex terrain.
Armies of ants are everywhere.
There is a horn ringing in my ears.
Overwhelming, boundless!
The soldiers are like a forest, and the flags are like clouds!
Looking at it, the defensive forces in the camp of the "Godless Alliance" were all trembling and their eyes were full of horror.
Even in the face of the exaggerated figures of the Legion of Light, some of the outer kingdoms of the "Godless Alliance" had collapsed morale and had no sense of fighting.
"God's punishment! God's punishment is down, and we're all going to be finished!"
"If you can't beat them, their strength is dozens of times ours, and one person can drown us with a mouthful of spit, and it is impossible to stop it!"
"Surrender, let's surrender, there is only one result of resistance, we will all die!"
"Yes, we are not nobles, we are just ordinary soldiers and strong men, if you surrender, it will be okay, the merciful God will forgive us once, as long as we can live, we can continue to believe in the God of Light, and we don't have to go to heaven after we die, we will turn into heavenly holy power. "Out of fear of death, some people don't even want their souls, just to save a life, and it doesn't matter if they go to heaven or not.
"The king's decree: surrender immediately, the kingdom of Blaietto declares itself to be the holy kingdom of light, His Majesty the king is willing to give up his rights, he is willing to become the guardian of the holy country, and sincerely serve the god of light, from now on, he is willing to serve the Holy See for the rest of his life, shed his blood, always be loyal, never betray, and implore the gods to accept it!"
"What? His Majesty has surrendered, and the nobles have given up resistance?"
"This ......"
Not bad, surrendered.
In less than two months, among the 22 peripheral kingdoms that had privately joined the "Godless Alliance", in the face of the overwhelming Legion of Light coming from all directions, 8 of them did not even make a serious resistance, and the high-level of their kingdoms and even the supreme king, under extreme fear, abandoned their weapons and surrendered.
Even if they know that if they surrender, they will lose power.
Even if they knew that after the surrender, based on the previous conflicts and contradictions, as well as the casualties and losses caused to the Holy See, the Holy See of Light would definitely liquidate them and possibly bring them to the judgment seat.
But compared with the outcome of having nothing or certain death after fierce resistance, choosing to surrender may save a small life.
Compared with life, power, wealth, dignity, decency, and even the soul are not worth mentioning, because compared to the pursuit of nothingness, the living existence is the most real and precious.
With this in mind, all those who were a little reluctant to take their lives were shaken in front of the millions of Legions of Light, from the lowest soldiers and strong men to the highest kings and nobles.
Especially after seeing the slightest possibility of victory and room for bargaining, unconditional surrender has become almost the only option.
As a result, within two months, 8 of the 8 outer kingdoms of the "Godless Alliance" chose to surrender, and 6 of the other 14 peripheral kingdoms fled en masse after a relatively slight resistance, and the remnants of the resistance had to choose to surrender.
In the end, there are still 8 outer kingdoms left, all of them are resolute resistors, each kingdom stubbornly resisted to the end, and many castles fought offensive and defensive battles, and the offensive and defensive sides were bloody, like Shura hell!
In other words, why didn't the remaining 8 peripheral kingdoms surrender, but suddenly resisted so fiercely? It was in stark contrast to the previous 14 peripheral kingdoms?
Why is this happening?
No way, surrender is death, not surrender is death, it's better to pull a few pads and die!
Because after the surrender of the first 14 peripheral kingdoms, they faced more than 200,000 captured nobles, as well as millions of middle- and lower-class civilian soldiers and strong men...... The captives, a total of nearly 1.5 million people, Cardinal Archbishop Obarkh, the high-ranking of the Holy See of Light, consulted the God of Light and asked for God's advice on how to deal with it.
The god of light gave a reply that shocked all the higher-ups.
"Kill!"
"The faith of these believers has been shaken, most of the ropes of faith have been broken, it is no longer possible to establish the ropes of faith, and the faith offered is no longer pure. ”
"They lose any exploitable value!"
"Their only value now is to let all believers know: what will happen if they rebel against God!"
The god of light issued an oracle that means to stand might, and with 1.5 million human heads, it proves that God's faith cannot be violated!
Let everyone know: all the traitors will go to hell!
As soon as this oracle came, the high-level leaders of the Bright Sect were stunned for a moment, and then nodded in unison:
"Yes, this is the end of those who dare to rebel against God!"
"Death is the greatest forgiveness for them!"
"It is undeniable that there will be some misguided innocents, but giving up faith in God is an unpardonable sin!"
"Kill all these captives, and the other believers will surely be more pious and determined!"
"But...... That's 1.5 million people!"
Hilbert, the front-line commander, stood up and objected, saying: "It is enough to kill the 200,000 nobles, and the remaining more than 1 million soldiers, who are usually farmers and workers, kill them, this ......is not appropriate."
Hilbert wasn't much of a virgin, but he killed so many people at once, and most of them were innocent...... This is too violent and does not fit the usual style of the Holy See of Light.
But that's what God willed. A white-robed elder shook his head and said, God's will cannot be violated.
"This is the end of the traitors!Hilbert, do you want to betray the gods when you speak for those traitors?" asked another elder with half-squinted eyes.
"No, no!"
Hilbert shook his head repeatedly: "I think those fools are ignorant, but their sins do not lead to death." ”
"Ignorance is sin, and it is a capital sin! Hilbert, you don't have to say any more, do what God says!"
Obalkh, who was sitting at the top, waved his hand and said impatiently.
Hilbert had to shut up, but before the killing, he still tried his best, and finally persuaded Archbishop Auerbach to agree to burn the more than 200,000 noble kings, as for the more than one million middle and lower class prisoners, all of them were put into the death camp, let them be used as cannon fodder meat shields, to attack those high-fortified castles.
Naturally, the way the Holy See of Light dealt with the captives dispelled the idea of surrendering to the remaining outer kingdoms, and they could only resist desperately, in order to pull a few more pads in the case that they were dead anyway.
After nearly two months, the Legion of Light broke through one after another, capturing the remaining 8 outer kingdoms, completely breaking through the outer defense line of the "Godless Alliance".
The tragic first phase of the fighting came to an end.
In the end, Hilbert's good men did not succeed, because the resistance of the remaining eight peripheral kingdoms was far more fierce than imagined, not only the more than one million captives were consumed, but also more than 2 million people were put in.
The number of combatable people in the Legion of Light has dropped to less than 10 million...... The offensive posture tends to be weak.
In this way, the war between the two sides has entered the second stage.