If the Xing Luo Empire wants to start a continental war, it must have an impeccable reason.
If the Tiandou Empire sent people to massacre the cities of the Xingluo Empire, no matter whether it was true or not, as long as they insisted on it, the war sentiment in the entire empire would be immediately mobilized.
After all, those kingdoms did not tear each other apart, so they had to respond to the call of the empire and send troops to attack the Tiandou Empire.
This is definitely a good strategy that kills two birds with one stone.
Dai Mubai felt something was wrong, so he asked, "Master Tang, do you have any other methods? If we use multiple methods, maybe the impact of this incident can be eliminated."
Of course Tang Xiao knew Dai Mubai's character well.
Dai Mubai guarded this hard-earned throne desperately, fearing that it would be taken away by others.
Tang Xiao smiled and said, "This is not difficult. If we start a war now, this incident will be enough to overshadow the impact of Nanyun City."
Dai Mubai quickly refused, "No, no, Xiao San's hidden weapons are not ready yet. If we start a war now, the empire's soldiers will suffer countless casualties."
In fact, the quality of the Xingluo Empire's army is very strong, especially when Dai Tianfeng was in power, he implemented reforms within the army many times. Nowadays, it is not difficult for a soldier from the Xingluo Empire to defeat three soldiers from the Tiandou Empire with strong tactical qualities.
Especially with the help of the Haotian Sect, achieving multiple victories in a short period of time is no problem at all.
Tang Xiao knew that Dai Mubai would not fight a battle he was not sure of, so he smiled and said, "Mubai, follow my first method and issue a notice to the entire continent. Soon, Xiao San will also come to Xingluo Palace. Let Xiao San report to you about the hidden weapons."
Dai Mubai had no better idea and had to adopt Tang Xiao's suggestion.
However, Dai Mubai directly put the blame on the Tiandou Empire, saying that it was the strong men they had arranged long ago who infiltrated the Xingluo Empire, which caused the tragedy of Nanyun City.
To this end, Dai Mubai also pulled out several "eyewitnesses", condemned Xue Qinghe's actions, and asked them to pay compensation.
Xue Qinghe certainly didn't admit it. If their Tiandou Empire really had a Titled Douluo of their own, they would have kept him in the empire as a treasure. How could they possibly send him out to do such a heinous thing?
The verbal battle between the two empires is getting more and more intense, and it is difficult to determine the winner. Everyone knows that this may very well become the fuse of war.
That day, Tang San rushed to the Xingluo Palace.
"Xiao San, long time no see. Your aura has improved a lot. It seems that you are not far from becoming a Titled Douluo." Dai Mubai stepped forward to greet him with a smile.
Tang San didn't give him any face at all, and even snorted coldly, "Mu Bai, you have been lazy these days, and your spirit power has not improved at all. How can this be? Don't forget that you still have the eighth test to complete. You should know the consequences of failing the test."
Dai Mubai, as the emperor of the Xing Luo Empire, is an existence above all others. At this moment, facing Tang San's criticism, he actually listened humbly without the slightest displeasure on his face.
If seen by outsiders, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was the most cowardly Emperor of Xing Luo.
But for Dai Mubai, none of this mattered. As long as he had the support of the Haotian Sect, he could always sit in this position and indulge himself. What was wrong with being scolded? Compared to the life of an emperor, it was just a drizzle. At most, he could just find some excuses to vent his anger on those servants.
In the study, Tang Xiao from Haotian Sect and Tang San from Tang Sect sat side by side in front of Dai Mubai.
"Uncle, the Tang Sect's hidden weapons are now capable of arming an army of 200,000." Tang San said.
Of course, it is impossible for a large army to be equipped with a complete set of hidden weapons. The Zhuge Divine Crossbow, which is more difficult to make, has a very small quota, and every thousand people can get about two. The most numerous, of course, is the silent sleeve arrow, which is easy to carry and simple to make.
"Xiao San, have the hidden weapons been handed over to the army?" Dai Mubai's face lit up and he asked quickly.
In the quarrels these days, Xue Qinghe had often accused him of having an illegitimate origin for the throne. He was filled with rage and had long wanted to teach Xue Qinghe a lesson. When the Xingluo Iron Cavalry broke into the Tiandou Palace, he would definitely teach Xue Qinghe a lesson.
Tang San smiled evilly, "Don't worry, Mu Bai, the hidden weapons have been sent to the front line by the Tang Sect disciples and Haotian Sect disciples."
Tang Xiao added: "At present, among the soldiers on the front line, there are ten Soul Saint-level outer sect elders of our Haotian Sect. Even if the Tiandou Empire sends out Soul Douluo powerhouses, they will not get any benefits."
"As for the Spirit Hall, we will not declare war for the time being. They are located between the two empires, and our first target of attack. We cannot get too close to them to prevent them from being eliminated early."
Dai Mubai couldn't help but ask: "But if we don't deal with the Spirit Hall, we won't be able to unify the continent."
Tang San smiled evilly and said, "Mu Bai, don't forget that you and I are both examiners of the Rakshasa God. When your test is completed, your strength will surely reach that of a Titled Douluo. Not to mention, once I inherit the Rakshasa God position, who in the entire continent can defeat me?"
Gods, that is an existence above the Limit Douluo. Even if the Spirit Hall has a thousand Daoliu, facing the extremely powerful Rakshasa God, he can only be killed.
Tang Xiao looked at Tang San, his eyes becoming more and more satisfied.
If we say that Tang Chen brought the Haotian Sect to the top of the continent back then, then the Tang San in front of us will lead the Haotian Sect to open a new era.
As for Dai Mubai, the puppet emperor, there is no need for him to exist in the future. With his virtue, is he worthy of being the future co-lord of the continent? In Tang Xiao's opinion, the position of co-lord of the continent should belong to Tang San. In the future, this Douluo Continent will also be the continent of Haotian Sect, and it is not impossible to even change its name to "Haotian Continent".
"Xiao San, I'm worrying too much. Master Tang, when do you think it's appropriate to start a war? When should we, the Xing Luo Empire, inform all the ministers about this?" Dai Mubai asked.
Now, Dai Mubai has not been to court for a long time. The memorials from the ministers were sent to the cabinet by messengers, and then the cabinet approved them. In this case, why should we care about the opinions of these ministers?
Tang Xiao snorted coldly, "Mu Bai, don't forget that you are the emperor. Why do you need to ask the ministers for their opinions when making your decisions? If anyone disagrees, just kill them. As for this battle, when all of Xiao San's hidden weapons are delivered to the army and the army is fully armed, we will declare war on the Tiandou Empire."
"In this case, it's all up to Sect Master Tang's orders!"
Looking at Dai Mubai's performance, Tang Xiao nodded with satisfaction, "Mubai, you should also practice hard these days, and don't delay Xiao San's assessment because of laziness."
"Of course, of course."
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After leaving Canaan City, Feng Xiaotian soon arrived at the Xingluo Empire.
In order to prepare for the upcoming war, the Xingluo Empire recruited soldiers widely.
Han Yu said that the forces of Lake Heart Island might be hidden in the army. Feng Xiaotian thought about this and signed up to become a soldier of the Xingluo Empire.
Afterwards, in several competitions within the army, Feng Xiaotian defeated many powerful enemies in succession without using his martial spirit, and eventually gained the favor of the military high-ranking officials and became a small general in the army.
Of course, he did not intend to lead the Xingluo Empire's army to invade the Tiandou Empire. After becoming a general, he was also able to access many orders from high-level officials.
However, at present, his army has not made any movement and is still in the training state.
"Arthur, there will be an important meeting soon, and the general is summoning us over." said a burly man in armor.
Arthur is Feng Xiaotian's pseudonym.
Feng Xiaotian was delighted. After his arrival, the general had never held a meeting like this. He thought it must be related to the war.
After responding, he quickly rushed to the fortress of Huxiao Pass.
As soon as he climbed onto the fortress, he immediately discovered that there were originally no defensive weapons on the fortress, but today, there were as many as three hundred crossbows set up on the fortress.
"It seems that war is really coming."
Not long after, Feng Xiaotian entered the conference room. After all the generals, big and small, were seated, the great general finally showed up.
This great general was none other than the second elder of the Haotian Sect.
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He was also in charge of the 200,000-strong army.
"Soldiers, the Tiandou Empire massacred Nanyun City and refused to apologize. They also insulted our emperor. As the most loyal soldiers of the empire, we must defend the dignity and honor of the empire."
These words sounded ridiculous to Feng Xiaotian.
The murderer in Nanyun City had already been killed by his teacher. Besides, the attacker was Ma Hongjun, one of the Shrek Seven Devils. He was also Dai Mubai's brother. So, the massacre in Nanyun City had something to do with Dai Mubai.
It is outrageous enough to put the blame on the Tiandou Empire, but I didn't expect that they would even want to use this as an excuse to wage war against the Tiandou Empire.
However, he was just a small general and could only sit at the end of the meeting room. The second elder did not notice anything unusual about him.
As the words fell, these generals seemed to be energized and clamored to be the first to go into battle.
Seeing the atmosphere reaching a climax, the Second Elder announced: "His Majesty shows sympathy for our soldiers on the front line, and for this reason, he has specially distributed numerous powerful weapons to us. Later, you will each organize your own personnel and go to the logistics officer to collect them. No one is allowed to take more than necessary, and you must ensure that every soldier is equipped with the weapons sent by His Majesty."
After that, the second elder mobilized the troops for a while, and the meeting ended. As for the burden of leading the charge, it fell on the army led by Ge Hang, who was Feng Xiaotian's (Arthur) direct general.
Feng Xiaotian also wanted to see how shameless these people from the Xingluo Empire could be.
After the meeting, Feng Xiaotian was the first to receive the weapons.
These were exactly the hidden weapons provided by the Tang Sect. Feng Xiaotian tried the power of the hidden weapons and his face suddenly became extremely solemn.
If this were used on the battlefield, I'm afraid only a well-trained soul master army would be able to resist this hidden weapon.
Of course, not all of these hidden weapons were of high quality. In the Tang Sect, only the hidden weapons made by the Li clan could barely exert their full power.
Those other families were not blacksmith families, and many of the hidden weapons they made were defective. Either the power was not full, or the range was not enough, and some of the hidden weapons could not even fire.
But defective products will not account for the majority after all. Once the war breaks out, the Tiandou Empire will undoubtedly be defeated, and the war loss ratio will even be alarmingly high.
Feng Xiaotian quickly reported the news to Han Yu, and the reply he received was that he should continue to stay in the army and pay attention to the movements of the Xingluo Empire army, and also check whether there are any minions of the Lake Heart Island forces in the army.
As for the Tiandou Empire, they didn't station troops on the border. Moreover, Xue Qinghe also ordered that if the enemy came aggressively, they could directly abandon the city.
"Arthur, this is good news, why are you so sad?" Ge Hang noticed his expression and hurried over to ask.
In his eyes, Arthur was just too young and had not experienced the cruelty of war, which was why he behaved like this.
Feng Xiaotian quickly replied: "General Ge, it's nothing, I'm just thinking about tactics."
Ge Hang said unconcernedly, "Haha, as for those dogs of the Tiandou Empire, as long as our army approaches, they will be defeated immediately. Why do we need tactics? Besides, the weapons that His Majesty has equipped us with are nothing compared to those of the Tiandou Empire."
If he had not been worried about the plan being exposed, he would even want to say that he could capture a border city of the Tiandou Empire with zero casualties.
That evening, Ge Hang gathered his 5,000 men and went to a hilltop ten miles away from Huangshi City.
Huangshi City is a border city where Tiandou and Xingluo meet, and it is also an important military town of the Tiandou Empire. After taking it, the four nearby cities can be quickly invaded.
At the beginning of the war, they certainly needed to win a beautiful victory to accumulate considerable military merits.
"Arthur, Qi Tie, each of you take a small team and follow me." Ge Hang said.
Qi Tie's face changed slightly, and he said: "General, there are at least 20,000 defenders in Huangshi City. Our two teams can't take it down."
The two teams, plus their three generals, totaled only forty-three people.
The enemy's strength may be 500 times greater than theirs. Isn't this just courting death? Even Feng Xiaotian couldn't help but frown. With his Titled Douluo strength, even a hundred thousand troops would not be able to do anything to him. But the real strength of Ge Hang in front of him was unknown.
Ge Hang said confidently, "Haha, fighting requires brains, not just manpower. Deputy General Wang Han, wait here. When I send out the signal flare, you will lead the army and follow me to attack the city."
Having said that, without giving Qi Tie a chance to speak again, Ge Hang led them to Huangshi City.
The gates of Huangshi City had long been closed, and the towering walls were filled with soldiers armed with bows and crossbows.
Looking at the more than forty soldiers of the Xingluo Empire, they wanted to shoot them, but were stopped by the general guarding the city.
"There are only forty people. What's there to be afraid of? Do you think you can take over Huangshi City with just such a small number of people?" The general defending the city, Xiao Se, snorted coldly.
Of course the soldiers could not refute it, after all, it was the truth.
Xiao Se turned around and shouted to Ge Hang under the city: "What are you doing here, people from the Xingluo Empire? If you want to attack the city, you've come to the wrong place!" (End of this chapter)