Chapter 565: Cracking the Yang Scheme, Tangerine's Grievances [10,000 Words]
One of the soldiers said respectfully: "My lord, I don't know what you call it?" β
Qian Chaoguang waved his hand and said concisely: "My name is Qian Chaoguang, poison immortality is my teacher, I came to him." β
"Lord Qian, please come with me."
The soldier who spoke suddenly became more respectful, motioning for his colleague to take his place, and himself led Chiamitsu towards the camp.
As a result, before they could reach the place, they had just taken two steps towards the barracks, and the tall poisonous immortal had already strode towards the outside of the barracks.
"Morning light?"
Far away, he had already seen a thousand rays of light.
A smile appeared on the originally gloomy face.
"You stinky boy is finally here, and you're pretty fast! What's the battle going on in the Mingdou Mountain Range? Did Xu Jiawei's kid listen to persuasion? β
After the previous four-party meeting, Huo Yutong returned to the Ontology Sect with Jin Peng, and naturally brought back Qian Chaoguang's plan of action for the next few days.
Qian Chaoguang and his own teacher shook each other, and said with a wry smile: "The situation is not optimistic, Xu Jiawei can't say that he didn't listen at all, he listened to half of it, he still mobilized all the main forces." β
"On the way to the Heavenly Soul Empire, I received news from my subordinates that Dai Hao organized a sneak attack, and at the cost of more than twenty Soul Douluo and two Titled Douluo killed in battle, he destroyed more than two-thirds of the Sun and Moon Empire's high-altitude detection soul guides, and tore a hole in the border line."
"And they have also confirmed that Death God Douluo Ye Xishui is now personally sitting in the Ming Dou Mountain Range, and the Death God Tower stands on the main peak of the Ming Dou Mountain Range."
"If there is no powerhouse who is also an Extreme Douluo, the Ming Dou Mountain Range is still an insurmountable barrier for the Star Luo Empire."
"Now Xingluo is trying to send some elite soul masters into the Sun and Moon Empire, in order to cause some pressure on the other party and involve the energy of some of the Sun and Moon Empire's high-level leaders. As for how many, then I don't know. β
"The reinforcements of the Douling Empire have been diverted to the north, and now they are rushing towards Heaven Dou City, and they should be able to arrive in half a month."
Poison Immortal sighed: "Then those few soul master legions of Xingluo are just leaving dust on the edge of the Mingdou Mountain Range?" Xu Jiawei, this kid can't be so stupid, right? β
"Not really." Qian Chaoguang shook his head, "According to the information I have learned, for a long time, he personally led five soul master legions and went north along the border line. Looking at that meaning, it may be that he wants to bypass Death Douluo and break through the blockade from the middle. In addition, Xingluo also sent out the two soul division legions at the bottom of the box at the end, and they were hurrying towards Heaven Dou City. β
"Half a month, half a month...... Alas......"
Poison Immortal sighed deeply again, his face full of melancholy.
Qian Chaoguang's face tightened: "Could it be that the situation of the Heavenly Soul Empire is very bad?" Didn't the Heavenly Soul Empire listen to my advice and pull the main force to the border for defense? Not so ...... So ......"
He was embarrassed to say the words straw bales and waste.
In Qian Chaoguang's calculations, even if the Heavenly Soul Empire is wasted, it will at least be able to hold on for a few more days than in the original book, right?
Hundreds of thousands of troops are sticking to the frontier, can it be broken in two days?
Poison Immortal shook his head: "It's not just very bad, after two days and one night of fighting, just last night, the army of the Sun and Moon Empire had broken through the border, and the number of casualties among the Heavenly Soul defenders exceeded 100,000. β
"Now the Heavenly Soul defenders are retreating, and they are building defensive lines along the way, trying to intercept the footsteps of the Sun and Moon army. If I hadn't bought thousands of Zhuge God ballistas from you, I would have lost much faster. β
Qian Chaoguang: "......"
Okay, it seems that the hopes I have for the Heavenly Soul Empire are still a little higher.
The co-authorship lasted less than two days longer than the original book......
Poison Immortal glanced at the Praetorian Guard soldiers who were practicing in the distance, and sighed for the third time: "It just so happens that you are here, then come with me to the Heavenly Soul Palace, and it is time to go to the court." β
Qian Chaoguang was slightly stunned: "This ...... Isn't it inappropriate? At most, Xiao Tong and I will appear here as your disciples, and then go to the palace with you......
"Hmph, what's inappropriate? I'm afraid that the emperor kid of the Wei family wants you to hurry up and put out the fire for him, at least that little girl of Wei Na must think so. β
Poison Immortal snorted, his face full of domineering and indifference.
"If you hadn't reminded him in advance more than a year ago, I'm afraid that the border defense would have been broken faster, and I might have to hit the foot of Heaven Dou City by this time."
Wei Jia......
This surname is also quirky enough.
Co-authored Vina is really surnamed Wei......
"Alright, let's go."
Qian Chaoguang muttered in his heart, and did not refuse to be poisoned and immortal, but followed him out of the camp of the Praetorian Guard and walked towards the palace of the Heavenly Soul Empire.
I have to say that Douluo Continent is indeed quite rebellious in the field of building materials.
It is said that the current palace of the Heavenly Soul Empire is still the one where the Heaven Dou Emperor lived on a snowy night 10,000 years ago.
After so many years of ups and downs and wars, it has survived completely until now, so that Wei ...... The Wei family lived in a second-hand house.
The master and apprentice went all the way to the main hall of the palace unimpeded.
The guards had no intention of stopping or questioning at all.
As soon as he saw that it was poisonous, he immediately bowed respectfully.
In other countries, poison immortality may be the existence of the army and soul masters, and I am afraid that it can stop children from crying at night.
But in the eyes of these informed soldiers of the Heavenly Soul Empire, Poison Immortal and Ontology Sect are national heroes, heroes who are fighting on the front line of the Sun and Moon Empire.
Leading the sect to attack Mingde Hall and retreat with his whole body, what kind of domineering and strength is this?
It is probably that many ministers of the Heavenly Soul Empire also have a full sense of crisis.
Qian Chaoguang thought that he and Poison Immortal had arrived early enough, and this was just dawn.
Unexpectedly, when they stepped into the main entrance of the main hall, all the civil and military generals were already in place, waiting for the arrival of the emperor who was not dead.
Sitting on the emperor's throne was a middle-aged man who looked starry and sword-eyed, tall and extraordinary.
Dressed in a bright yellow snow lotus pattern robe and wearing a white and gold crown, as soon as he sat there, he had an aura of not being angry and arrogant.
The inheritance martial soul of the Heavenly Soul Royal Family is the Snow Lotus, which is naturally marked by the Snow Lotus.
Qian Chaoguang looked up, and under the handsome and resolute face of this emperor, there was a deep trace of worry and sorrow.
"Your Majesty."
Poison Immortal drank vigorously.
"Teacher, you're here."
This contemplative emperor looked at the poisonous immortal and the thousand chaoguang, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, and it disappeared into invisibility in an instant.
When Poison Immortal approached with Qian Chaoguang, he showed a smile and asked gently, "I don't know who this little friend is?" β
"Your Majesty, this is one of the old man's closed disciples, surnamed Qian, and his name is Chaoguang."
The poisonous immortal's eyes suddenly became proud, and the soul power carried the voice to everyone's ears.
"Let me introduce to you, this is Qian Chaoguang. Huo Yutong, another closed disciple of the old man, you have seen it, Chaoguang is Xiao Tong's elder brother. β
"Chaoguang is not only my closed disciple, but also the closed disciple of the late Dragon God Douluo Moon, the future Seagod Pavilion Master of Shrek Academy, and the undisputed first day talent of the younger generation in the mainland."
"In the previous Soul Master Competition, Chaoguang single-handedly single-handedly challenged the seven members of the Holy Spirit Sect and killed all of them, directly smashing the Sun and Moon Empire's conspiracy to win the championship by disgraceful means."
"The reason why the current Xuanzi is only the acting pavilion master of the Seagod Pavilion is precisely because of the existence of Chaoguang. When his cultivation reaches the Title Douluo level, he will automatically become the supreme helmsman of Shrek without any formalities and certifications. β
"Even now, Asakami is the main decision-maker in the Poseidon Pavilion meeting. A year and a half ago, the secret letter that came out of the Sea God Pavilion was written by him after he saw through the conspiracy of the Sun and Moon Empire. The beheading operation of Mingdu in the past was also planned by Chaoguang. β
"I've seen Your Majesty, I've seen you." Qian Chaoguang also took the opportunity to bow his hand to everyone and the Heavenly Soul Emperor, "It's just a false name, it's not worth mentioning." β
"Wow!"
As soon as the words of poison immortality came out, many civil ministers and military generals in the court immediately discussed, and even ignored the etiquette of the court, and whispered to each other.
The only heir of the Seagod Pavilion Lord, what kind of trust and glory is this?
In the 10,000 years since Shrek was inherited, there has never been such a situation where heirs have been named from generation to generation.
This even skipped the previous Dean Shrek, Yan Shaozhe!
That was the founding disciple of the late Dragon God Douluo Moon.
Even the junior brother of Dragon God Douluo Moon, the current acting pavilion master of the Seagod Pavilion, the ninety-eighth level gluttonous Douluo Xuan Lao, was directly jumped over.
Becoming a member of the Poseidon Pavilion at the age of less than twenty and becoming the main decision-maker among them is enough to show that Qian Chaoguang's genius is extraordinary.
His talent and talent must be terrifying to the extreme.
The Heavenly Soul Emperor, who was still worried, instantly came to his senses, and his eyes that looked at Qian Chaoguang suddenly showed eagerness.
It's not the first time he's heard the name Qian Chaoguang!
Most of the current strategic layout of the Heavenly Soul Empire is largely arranged with reference to the secret letter given by Qian Chaoguang before.
"It turned out to be Chaoguang Xiaoyou, Xiaoyou's name, and I have long been like thunder. When I saw it today, it was really extraordinary, and the hero was a teenager! β
The Heavenly Soul Emperor even stood up, and the smile on his face was even more sincere.
He waved his hand and shouted in a deep voice: "Come on, quickly give a seat and place it next to the emperor." β
The meaning of this sentence is self-evident, and it directly raises Qian Chaoguang faintly to the same position as the poisonous immortal.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Qian Chaoguang arched his hand again, and sat down with Poison Immortal in a dignified manner.
Although theoretically speaking, Qian Chaoguang's status and strength on the continent could have been regarded as equal to the Emperor of the Heavenly Soul Empire.
Even with his current status, no one can say anything about him even if he doesn't salute.
But Qian Chaoguang has always been polite and thoughtful, so that no one can find fault.
This regular move suddenly made the civil and military officials in the court, as well as the Heavenly Soul Emperor, feel a little more favorable.
The ministers, who had already admired him well, were full of praise for Qian Chaoguang, and words of praise were constantly thrown at him.
Especially the small group of high-ranking and powerful ministers.
They knew very well that the Heavenly Soul Empire was able to hold out on the border for nearly two days and two nights, and most of it was due to Qian Chaoguang's advance prediction and the Zhuge God Ballista he provided.
If it weren't for his advance layout and a large number of custom-installed soul guide shells, I'm afraid that the border defenders of the Heavenly Soul Empire would have been crushed with one blow.
After a short period of commercial blowing, the early dynasty of the Heavenly Soul Empire finally entered the main topic.
The border of the Heavenly Soul Empire has been broken, and this is already news a few hours ago.
It was the soldiers in charge of intelligence along the way who used a large number of short-range soul guide communicators to send the news to Heaven Dou City by word of mouth in the most stupid and primitive way.
As for what the situation of the defenders is now, there is no information from the front yet.
This gave the Heavenly Soul Emperor a very bad premonition.
It was not clear for a moment whether there was no information to send, or whether the information transmission channel, which was maintained entirely by manpower, had been cut off by the other side.
If only the former were fine.
If it's the latter......
That's a bit of a bad thing.
The Heavenly Soul Emperor was also very unoptimistic about the defense of his own army.
The four soul division legions have all been piled up on the border defense line, and they will definitely not be able to withdraw for a while.
As they are fighting on the front line, it is still unknown how many people will be left even after the border is breached.
At present, Vena has set off and gone south to receive reinforcements from the Douling Empire, preparing to gather them all in Heaven Dou City.
On Xingluo's side, it is said that there are two teams of soul master legions who have already driven to Heaven Dou City at the fastest speed.
But he didn't expect Xu Jiawei to help him at all, and he didn't even expect his army to really stop the menacing Sun and Moon army.
After the real fight, he found that the gap between the two sides had been stretched to such a large point in thousands of years.
The Soul Master Legion has almost no meaning in front of the Soul Master Legion.
It would be impractical to want to stop the army of the sun and moon just like that.
The few soul master legions in the Heavenly Soul Empire had been assembled around the capital Heaven Dou City a long time ago, and a large number of elites were also arrayed here.
The emperor was well aware.
On the west side of the Heavenly Soul Empire is the Great Plain of Lima, where no natural danger can be used as a basis to defend the Sun and Moon army.
Simply, don't do it and don't do it again.
With the advice of Qian Chaoguang, he once again chose unconditional trust, and chose a more radical decision: to strategically abandon the entire Western Frontier and implement a scorched earth strategy of fortified walls.
While the cities in front of the battle line could not hold on, they tried their best to collect the people and resources, and all the granaries in the city were emptied, and they were never left for the Sun and Moon Empire.
The rest of the rear cities quickly dispatched troops and concentrated all the main forces in Heaven Dou City.
Strive to use Heaven Dou City as a bridgehead to temporarily contain the offensive of the Sun and Moon army.
It is absolutely impossible to hold on, only to fight.
Only by taking the initiative to attack and make a game to trap the main force of the Sun and Moon Empire here can there be a glimmer of hope of winning.
As long as the resources carried by the Sun and Moon army can be exhausted, the Emperor of the Heavenly Soul Empire believes that he will definitely be able to win this journey.
At least it can give you more respite for ten or twenty years.
Once the Sun and Moon army could not withstand the logistical pressure and began to plunder the food in the mouths of the people, it would lay the foundation for their future rule and stimulate a strong rebellion among the people, thus making the unification plan of the Sun and Moon Empire more and more difficult.
I have to say that this Heavenly Soul Emperor's choice is undoubtedly correct.
This is a strong man breaking his wrist and selling blood to find rhythm.
If it is not broken, it will not stand.
Without strategic abandonment, what awaits the Heavenly Soul will always be a slow death.
Qian Chaoguang gave him only two choices.
Or, according to the traditional way, each city is defended by a large number of garrisons, reserving a lower limit.
Or, do a stud the way he gives, Bo a ceiling.
Although stud has a great gambling component.
But if the bet is won, judging from the strength on paper in the original book, it may really be able to temporarily contain the offensive of the Sun and Moon Empire for a while.
Before the birth of the legion-level high-energy compression array soul guide and high-energy compression bottle, the Sun and Moon army had not yet shown an indestructible and invincible situation.
If all the armies of Xingluo and Dou Ling poured out, coupled with Shrek's assistance, it was even possible to trap the 300,000 troops of the Sun and Moon Empire here.
Just like Eagle Sauce caught in the quagmire of the Vietnam War, he was forced by the ubiquitous Viet Cong to withdraw his troops.
But it's a pity that Qian Chaoguang had to pour a basin of cold water on this emperor.
That was the factor of Beast Tide and Extreme Douluo.
Shrek's powerhouse was crucified in Shrek City, unable to rush to help.
The reason why the ninth-level fixed soul guide cannonball is called a strategic weapon is because it has a power comparable to that of an attack by Extreme Douluo.
Just one attack is enough to change the course of the battle in many cases.
Then a real Extreme Douluo, this is a walking humanoid strategic weapon.
Just by relying on poison to not kill one person, it can't stop the two Extreme Douluo.
Don't say that the two of you, even if you face the dragon Xiaoyao who is full of firepower alone, you can only lose if you don't die.
What's more, there are Feng Ling and the rest of the Holy Spirit Sect Super Douluo watching from the side.
Two fists are no match for four hands.
Unless the Heavenly Soul Empire also has dozens of ninth-level fixed soul guide shells, there is no possibility of winning at all.
Qian Chaoguang brought Huo Yutong to participate in the defense of this Heavenly Dou City, just to do his best to fulfill the friendship between master and apprentice, and to delay the Sun and Moon Empire for a while, he didn't think that he could help the Heavenly Soul Empire win.
It would be good to be able to keep most of the disciples of the Ontology Sect retreating, and a few fewer people would die.
At least Long Aotian don't die, and those few ontology sect titles that fell in the original book don't die.
This is the gap in hard power.
Unless Qian Chaoguang's brain is hot, and he brings the undead army to a mechanical sΓ©ance and directly launches the undead natural disaster, this war is really an unsolvable situation.
The gap is so large that it is not a problem that can be solved by stratagem.
What's more, it's still the same sentence.
Qian Chaoguang wanted to see the unification of the Sun and Moon Empire, but he didn't want the Sun and Moon Empire to be ununified so smoothly.
Back in the Praetorian Guard's barracks, the brother and sister met again after a few days apart.
Qian Chaoguang also finally met the young sect master of the Ontology Sect, Long Aotian.
Originally, the two agreed to have another competition in the future at the end of the Soul Master Competition.
As a result, not only did they not succeed, but the two lived and cultivated together in the Ontology Sect for more than a year, and they didn't even see each other.
It can only be said that the plan cannot catch up with the changes.
......
The Heavenly Soul Empire's Western Defense Line.
The overwhelming soul guide cannonballs whistled and flew through the air, and exploded one fireworks after another on the defense line of the Heavenly Soul Empire's army.
Countless soul masters fought bloodily, fighting to the death against powerful soul guides.
A circle of soul rings burst out with dazzling light, transforming into one soul skill after another, releasing the last glory of the ancient profession of soul master on the battlefield.
As the Heavenly Soul Empire that inherited the legacy of the Heaven Dou Empire, they could not be said to be completely unenterprising.
But the blind trust in the soul master has buried too many opportunities for their development.
Countless soul masters and soldiers went forward one after another, fighting bravely without fear of death.
But so what?
A soul master had just unleashed his soul technique, and he roared and charged forward.
Before attacking the opponent, countless soul guide rays had already been shot in.
A hundred meters away, before the soul skill was released, the person had already become a hornet's nest.
Ordinary soldiers are even more unbearable.
They formed an ancient military formation, armed with shields and spears, and shouted slogans to advance.
Such a formation often incurs saturation blows from countless soul guide cannons.
After a round of shelling, all that was left on the ground were twisted pieces of metal and severed limbs that were not humanoid.
Occasionally, most of the soldiers who did not die directly were reduced to half of their bodies, and could only be immobilized in a completely melted metal armor stomach, moaning and wailing.
This is the last warrior of the Douluo Continent version.
This is the last glory of the era of cold weapons.
Brave to death, the valiant warriors bravely charged towards the position of the Maxim heavy machine gun.
What awaits them is only merciless slaughter and death.
The Sun and Moon Empire didn't even bother to calculate the battle loss ratio, and the oranges had already given the order to all fire freely.
Several soul master groups and four beast king-level soul master groups advanced together, showing the soul master's dominance on the battlefield to the fullest.
The Evil Monarch Soul Mentor Group is gone, and the stronger Sun and Moon Royal Soul Mentor Group is here.
If it is said that the elite soul master can defeat at least three times more soul masters in a one-on-one situation.
Then if the two sides form a phalanx to start a war, the soul masters can at least defeat ten times their own soul master legions.
And it will be a one-sided slaughter.
The war was nearing its end in a very short period of time.
Countless evil soul masters roared through the battlefield, smiling almost madly, restraining their dead qi and absorbing souls in various ways.
War is a feast for evil soul masters, and a carnival for evil martial spirits.
The more soldiers who died in battle, the more strong people fell, and the more beneficial it was to their cultivation.
It can be said that as the war progresses, the power of the Holy Spirit Sect will also increase.
Therefore, the strategy set by the Heavenly Soul Emperor was actually very effective.
If you don't resist, you can run if you can't fight, or retreat into the nearest city and defend the city again.
The remaining army gradually retreated towards Heaven Dou City, striving to keep the death toll to a minimum and not giving the Holy Spirit Sect a chance to snowball.
According to the plan, the people in the suburbs all converged into the city, strictly implemented the strategy of clearing the wilderness, and at the same time closed the city.
Now that the autumn harvest has passed, the field is empty.
The few livestock were also taken away.
According to the way Tangerine fights, and the previous ruling plan, even if the Sun and Moon army does not need such a thing as a supply line, it will continue to be held back by one nail after another.
Why don't they bypass, you ask?
Because what the Sun and Moon Empire wants is to rule, to have a territory, to have a population, and to have a city.
What's the use of just knocking down Heaven Dou City?
What the Sun and Moon Empire wants is to encroach on the borders of the Heavenly Soul Empire step by step, annex and transform them into its own.
Only by defeating the city, replacing the rulers with their own people, and converting the people into their own people, can they be considered to be included in the territory.
Therefore, no matter how garbage a small city is, the Sun and Moon Empire can only pull it out one by one.
The plan offered by Qian Chaoguang worked.
This was extremely effective in slowing down the advance of the Sun and Moon Empire.
In the original book, the Heavenly Soul Empire was completely led by the nose of the Sun and Moon Empire.
Retreat, dare not retreat.
Hit, but don't dare to fight.
The Heavenly Soul Emperor, who lacked information, did not have the courage to drag the entire empire to break the cauldron together.
But now it's different.
With the hanging ratio of a thousand Chaoguang, the Heavenly Soul Empire, which is a national stud, has brought huge trouble to the Sun and Moon Empire, seriously hindering the speed of breakthrough.
They were originally scheduled to be able to conquer Heaven Dou City in half a month, but now it is the tenth day to break through the border of the Heavenly Soul Empire, and they have not even taken half of the western realm.
Except for the few cities on the border that had not had time to react, the enthusiasm of the Heavenly Soul Empire to resist the invaders was unprecedentedly high, and it was extremely cooperative.
Everywhere the Sun and Moon army arrived, there was no village to supply them, and all the villagers had already withdrawn into the city with livestock, supplies, and means of production.
Even now, Tangerine is already considering whether to use the supply force prepared in advance.
There's no way around it.
After they entered the city, they even found that the granaries in each city had already been filled up in advance.
Probably all of them were distributed to the people.
If they want to continue the war by feeding the war, they can either rob the people of their rations, or they can only use the rich nobles.
This trick was naturally proposed by Qian Chaoguang to the Heavenly Soul Emperor, and he deliberately gave a lot of material shares to the various nobles in the city.
Didn't your Sun Moon Empire want to rely on the soul guide to win over the nobles and the people in order to achieve the assimilation of Yang Mou and Boiled Frogs?
Well, now it's up to you, take your pick.
Do you choose nobles and clans with a very small number of people and seemingly powerful strength, or choose people with a large number of people but seem to be low?
Choose the people, and you have a headache right now, and the rule will be greatly revived.
Choose the nobility and you have a huge long-term hidden danger that you don't know when it will explode.
This difficult decision simply made Tangerine suffocated.
was originally an unsolvable conspiracy, but half of it was broken by someone, and even rebelled against her.
Of course, there is a reason why Qian Chaoguang knew the script in advance.
But in the final analysis, the reason that makes Tangerine uncomfortable is the execution of the people at the bottom.
Even Qian Chaoguang, who came up with this idea, didn't expect that the people of the Heavenly Soul Empire would be able to cooperate to this extent.
A large number of livestock are killed when they say they are killed.
Let those who enter the city go to the city, and live in whatever housing is allocated.
Even the owners of the assigned houses rarely appear to have an opinion.
It can only be said that the cohesion and patriotic sentiment of the people of the Heavenly Soul Empire are quite okay.
Without this cohesion and execution, even if Qian Chaoguang proposed a solution to crack it, it would be a joke - it can't be implemented at all, so what's the use of the good method?
In just a few days, the entire Heavenly Soul Empire was like a huge hedgehog.
It awakens in a very short time, and in an instant it all shrinks back into a solid, spiky shell.
The Sun and Moon Empire is like the leopard that drives the hedgehog into a corner.
I can easily eat it, but it is very prickly.
In this city that has just ended the war, the army of the Sun and Moon Empire began to take over the work in an orderly manner after cleaning up the battlefield.
The original defenders of the city wall were receiving the captives of the Sun and Moon army in an orderly manner.
Yes, you heard it right, take the captives in an orderly manner.
Qian Chaoguang's idea to the Heavenly Soul Emperor was this: after the battle to defend the city begins, throw out all the long-range weapons that can be fought and delay as much time as possible.
Wait for the Sun and Moon Empire to blast open the city gate by itself, and then surrender directly.
Ordinary people and sporadic soul masters are pure send-offs in the face of the soul master legion, don't have unnecessary casualties, and save their lives as much as possible.
The more people who survived, the more troublesome the subsequent reign of the Sun and Moon Empire became.
The more troops they detached, the smaller the main force.
Maybe after the 300,000 army reaches Heaven Dou City, there will be only 100,000 left?
As a result, these defenders no longer hold out after they have finished fighting ranged weapons.
Instead, in accordance with the instructions issued from above, they simply waited for the city to break and surrender, so as to minimize casualties and preserve the living force.
The Sun and Moon Empire's forces could not maintain the rule of every city, and they had to rely on the original city defenders to maintain order.
The more soldiers who defended the city remained, the more soldiers the Sun and Moon army would be divided to maintain order.
Plus what they need is the population and the city itself, not a bare dead land.
Therefore, even if the city is broken, the Sun and Moon Empire forces will not slaughter the city and burn and loot it - unless the orange is kicked in the head by a donkey, or they just want to fight and run.
Under such circumstances, after ten days of fighting, they had left tens of thousands of soldiers behind to guard and govern the cities they had attacked.
Surrounded by a group of high-ranking generals, Tangerine arrived at the City Lord's Mansion.
The three protectors of the Imperial Dragon, the Fire Phoenix, and the Dreadclaw, as well as the most powerful Sun and Moon Royal Soul Master Group, the leaders and deputy heads of the four Soul Master Groups are impressively listed.
Nearly half of the buildings of the originally luxurious Castle Lord's Mansion have now been reduced to rubble in the aftermath of the battle.
Many sappers of the Sun and Moon Empire and evil soul masters of the Holy Spirit Sect are busy on the ruins.
One side cleans up the battlefield and cleans up the garbage.
One side recovers the corpse and devours the soul.
In a sense......
The battle with the participation of the Holy Spirit Sect averted the plague.
The location of the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion has not collapsed yet.
Now, on the main seat of this hall sat a middle-aged man with a pale and resolute face.
The soul guide armor on the middle-aged man's body had been shattered by nearly half, and his body was covered with wounds of all sizes.
Several soul masters pointed at him with the soul guides in their hands, and they could know his life at any time.
"You are the lord of this city?" An officer asked.
The middle-aged man glanced up at him, his eyes full of mockery, and twisted his head to the side.
Tangerine waved his hand directly.
The soul master on the side suddenly understood and pulled the middle-aged man out.
Outside the hall, a humming of soul guide rays rang out.
This is happening all too often, and it happens in almost every city you visit.
The defenders may surrender, but the lord will not.
They either died directly in battle, or after being captured, they did not say a word and could only dispose of them.
At this time, a soldier ran in small steps: "Report, Lord Marshal, all the officials in the city have disappeared, and the granaries in the city have been emptied. β
Although Tangerine had expected this situation, he still inevitably clenched his fists and felt aggrieved in his heart.
In every city, most of the city's leading groups will disappear without a trace, leaving only the city lord and a few officials.
It is not known whether the disappeared person is dead or has fled, or if he is hiding in the city and not showing his face.
This situation forced the Sun and Moon Empire to devote more energy and send officials to take over the affairs of the city.
What's even more infuriating is that the Heavenly Soul Empire even burned the household registration department, file office and other places in the city directly, and did not leave any files for the Sun and Moon Empire.
What is left for the army of the Sun and Moon Empire will always be an "empty BC city" without any information.
This trick really made the officials of the Sun and Moon Empire who came to take over later have a feeling that they had no idea where to start, and they could only start from scratch little by little.
As for the granary......
Tangerine sighed: "It's business as usual, don't do anything to the civilians, and take the nobles in the city to use them as supplies to replenish the consumption of the army." β
In the end, she chose to take the nobles under the knife.
Think about it, you can offend the least people and do the most things with the nobility.
In addition, Tangerine himself is from a commoner background, so he has no good feelings for the aristocracy.
It makes sense to make such a decision.
This move of the Heavenly Soul Empire has already involved nearly twice as much energy as originally planned in the Sun and Moon Empire.
Now, in line with the idea that more is better than less, Tangerine has focused all its energy on how to move forward quickly.
"Yes!"
The herald shouted yes and hurried away.
After the herald left, one of Tangerine's cronies stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "Marshal, we have been doing this, I am afraid that it will affect the future rule." If it continues like this, I'm afraid that there will be ...... in China."
Tangerine glanced at him and asked rhetorically, "Then do you have any better way?" The Heavenly Soul Empire threw this mess at us, but we had to pick it up. β
"If you don't plunder the nobility, the army will not be able to move an inch. Plunder civilians, and the hidden danger of future rule will be even greater! I have to say that the person who formulated this plan really gave us a huge problem. β
As she spoke, she looked at the officer in charge of intelligence and asked, "What happened to the inside of the city we occupied earlier?" β
"Not very optimistic." There was a deep sadness on the intelligence officer's face, "The nobles and the members of the sect have all been temporarily guarded according to your request, but they have shown great resistance. β
"Because of this, our work on the integration of the sect and the big family is progressing extremely slowly. They are worried that we will unload the mill and kill the donkey, except for a very few people, no sect has fallen to our side for the time being. β
"Humph! This bunch of wallgrass. β
A wisp of evil suddenly flashed on Tangerine's face.
"Pick a few fierce ones from those pretending to be hard bones, kill them directly, and make an example of them. The real hard bones have long died with those city lords, but they just want to get more benefits, is it really true that my Sun and Moon Empire is doing charity? β
"But marshal, I am afraid that doing so will further intensify the contradictions."
The intelligence officer replied with some apprehension, with a look of complete sadness on his face.
As the person in charge of first-hand information, he is naturally the one who knows the current situation best.
"I just received news from China that the domestic aristocracy has shown a certain degree of fear of our approach. If I continue, I'm afraid it will ......"
"You don't have to worry about that."
An evil female voice floated in through the door.
A graceful figure floated in, carrying a large amount of bloody aura and bursts of coldness.
Who is Feng Ling, who is not the deputy sect leader of the Holy Spirit Sect?
"Those straw bale nobles in the country, our Holy Sect will naturally clean them up. The marshal only needs to do what he wants, and His Majesty and the sect leader are waiting for the marshal's good news. β
Feng Ling's words were plain, and her tone was very flat.
But it was this simple sentence that made everyone present shudder.
A chilling murderous aura seemed to disappear from the house.
It's because of this simple sentence that I don't know how many heads will fall to the ground.
"Report."
Just then, another soldier came running briskly.
Compared with the previous soldier, this soldier was obviously not so eager, and seemed much more relaxed.
The orange said, "Speak." β
"Report Marshal, as you might expect, that mysterious Cult of the Eternal God has popped up again. Their followers are generally ordinary people, and the few cultists whose cultivation is not very high. β
"The behavior of the congregants we met in other cities is the same, they are not afraid of our soldiers, and they are still helping us pacify the people."
"Except for ......"
"Except they still won't tell us where the officials and the food are?"
Tangerine sneered, mentally prepared for this.
"Yes, Marshal." The soldier nodded, "Even if we threaten them with death, they just show a weird smile, saying that their lives are eternal, they are forever shrouded in light, and even if they die, they will gain eternal life in the kingdom of God." β
Tangerine waved his hand: "Okay, don't bother with these godly babbling guys." Urging the members of the collection team to complete the replenishment of supplies and the division of troops as soon as possible, we need to speed up. β
"Yes!"?
The soldier agreed loudly.
(High fever of 40 degrees, no yang, spent the whole day in uncomfortable and confused lakes, and there are no chapters left, numb)