Now, they can completely outlast the Xingluo army like this. If they can last one more month, wouldn't he have made a great contribution?
On the other hand, the Xingluo Empire seemed a little distressed.
They were in a dilemma now, and they couldn't retreat. Attacking the city was simply unrealistic, and their supply lines were constantly being harassed. If they attacked the camp rashly, they would be routed.
As for besieging Izumo Castle, they had thought about it, but after ten days, the food in Izumo Castle was still not exhausted. On the contrary, their army began to run out of food.
The second elder in the rear also noticed the situation. The food being transported out was now protected by a military of nearly a thousand men.
But those soul master teams had been harassing them. Basically, they would fire a few feints and then immediately withdraw. When the army transporting grain let down their guard, they would attack back again.
After all, they were few in number, and when they had finished eating the food they brought, they came to rob the food from the Xing Luo Empire.
For safety reasons, the transport team moved very slowly, and even the carriages carrying food would catch fire from time to time.
The soldiers of the transport team were just ordinary people. Not only did they have to run back and forth, but they also had to be on guard against sneak attacks from the spirit master team at all times. Exhausted physically and mentally, some of them often collapsed on the spot and became deserters.
There was a problem in the war at the front line, and Dai Mubai in the rear couldn't sit still after receiving the news.
Today, he gathered all the ministers together for the first time. The theme of the court meeting was how to guard against the sneak attack team of the Tiandou Empire and deliver the food and grass to the front line safely.
This is not a simple matter of manpower. If an army of 10,000 people is sent to transport food, the transport team will also need to consume food on the way. The more people there are, the more food will be consumed. At the same time, every time they set out, they will form a very long team, which makes them more likely to be attacked.
There are not enough people to fill the place, and there is not enough food to add more food. This is a false proposition. There is no good solution, and the Xingluo Empire's offensive pace can only be stopped.
"Your Majesty, we don't think that attacking the Tiandou Empire is the right choice. Since we have occupied more than a dozen cities, why not negotiate with the Tiandou Empire and force them to give up these cities and incorporate them into the territory of our Xingluo Empire." Duke Carter said immediately.
Many of his industries were built on the basis of peace to make money. Now the entire empire has entered a wartime state, and all production needs to give priority to serving the war. It is conceivable how much threat his industry has encountered.
Besides, Dai Mubai had not received the unanimous consent of these ministers to launch the war. Before today's court meeting, they had already united many ministers and planned to force Dai Mubai to abdicate.
"Give up? Duke Carter said it so easily. Let me ask you, my Star Luo Empire army has been receiving victories on the front line one after another. Don't you think it's shameful to withdraw now?" Dai Mubai's tone was stern and he was in a very bad mood.
You know, he wants to become the co-ruler of the continent and create a new era for the continent. How can he give up such a big plan just because of a small failure?
Even if we take a step back, is it really impossible to deliver food to the frontline? The key is the cost. Regardless of the cost, each soul master in the soul master corps can be equipped with a storage soul guide, and then send food to the front line in the form of a team. Even if it still doesn't work, the worst that can happen is to let the strong men of Haotian Sect and Lake Heart Island run errands back and forth.
It is ridiculous that these foolish ministers actually want to go against him.
Since they were on the wrong side, don't blame Dai Mubai for being ruthless.
The families of the great nobles were very large, and including their retainers and their family disciples, raising 10,000 people for Tang San was no problem at all.
Speaking of Tang San, he has used the power of the Rakshasa God to initially build the Rakshasa Secret Realm. The prisoners and guards in the Sky Prison, totaling more than a thousand people, have all been sacrificed by Tang San to the Rakshasa God.
The purpose of summoning these ministers today was to take action against them.
At this moment, Tang San was leading the disciples of Haotian Sect to search the homes of these ministers one by one.
These ministers were in the palace, so they naturally didn't know what was happening outside. However, Dai Mubai couldn't let the court meeting end now. If these ministers left early, they might gather people to assassinate him, the emperor.
"Your Majesty, I believe that starting a war will only cost the people a lot of money and will not be conducive to the long-term development of the empire. Moreover, our soldiers are all civilians from the countryside. If the young and middle-aged people go to the battlefield, the empire's grain harvest will inevitably decrease next year, and there may even be a famine." said a minister.
The director of the Imperial Observatory also advised: "Your Majesty, I have observed the stars recently and found that there will be a severe drought next year. I implore Your Majesty to recall the soldiers from the front to repair the water conservancy projects and alleviate the drought!"
With someone taking the lead, the other ministers also gave their advice.
Dai Mubai was so angry that he laughed. So the way they came up with to prevent the food supplies from being attacked was to end the war!
Once the war is over, they will no longer need to send food and supplies to the front line, so this problem will of course be solved!
"My dear ministers, are you trying to force my palace?"
Duke Carter was very confident when he saw that all the ministers were on his side. "If Your Majesty is unwilling to end the war, we feel ashamed of the late emperor and the people of the empire. We are willing to resign from our positions in the court and never interfere in court affairs again."
If there is a large-scale strike by ministers, the entire country will inevitably come to a standstill.
But now, with the capable disciples of Haotian Sect and the forces of Lake Heart Island, what use are these ministers? The key is that these disciples are on the same front with Dai Mubai and will not be troublemakers.
It seems that what Xiao San said is right. If we contribute all these ministers to Senior Rakshasa God, all problems will be solved!
"It seems that my dear ministers are determined to go against me!" Dai Mubai's Soul Douluo aura was not concealed and pressed towards all the ministers present.
Although these ministers were also soul masters, except for a few senior generals, the soul power levels of the rest did not exceed that of soul saints. Faced with Dai Mubai's pressure, many old and weak ministers vomited blood and lost consciousness.
As for Duke Carter standing in the front row, his body exploded into bloody mist under this powerful pressure.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean? Duke Carter was only considering the people of the empire. Why did you kill him?" A Soul Douluo-level general accused Dai Mubai while resisting the soul pressure.
Dai Mubai didn't care at all. It was just a dead dog, no big deal.
"Originally, I planned to let you live a little longer, but now, I have changed my mind. Senior Bo Saixi, it's up to you from now on."
As soon as he finished speaking, a figure suddenly appeared in front of the ministers.
"Who are you, Your Majesty? This is an important place for court meetings, how can we let an outsider enter so easily!" The ministers accused one after another.
These ministers immediately felt like they were facing a formidable enemy. They knew that Dai Mubai was planning to rule the country arbitrarily, and they, the ministers, were like grasshoppers in autumn, waiting to be liquidated.
"We have more people, don't be afraid of her, let's attack together. It's time to replace this foolish and incompetent emperor." The general who possessed the power of Soul Douluo shouted.
Since Dai Mubai is unkind, then just ignore the rebellion of these ministers.
Bo Saixi did not speak. In her eyes, these ministers were just slightly larger ants.
When the attack was about to land in front of her, a powerful soul power wave emerged from her body, and nine soul rings, eight black and one red, appeared under her feet.
She slowly raised her right hand, and in an instant the entire court fell into a deathly silence. The air was frozen by her powerful soul power.
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No longer paying attention to what was happening in the court, Dai Mubai watched as the city had been almost cleared out by Tang San, so he went to find him.
"Xiao San, what should we do now? If the food and fodder cannot be delivered to the front, I'm afraid we will be forced to stop the offensive. Let the army of the Tiandou Empire fully assemble. I'm afraid our subsequent battles will be difficult to fight."
Tang San smiled evilly, "Mu Bai, at this stage, as long as the Spirit Hall's Soul Master Corps does not take action, who can stop the Iron Cavalry of my Xing Luo Empire?"
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This is true, but soldiers and horses need to eat. If horses are not fed with grass, they cannot run. In fact, many troops on the front line have started to kill military horses to satisfy their hunger. How can this be allowed? Tang San certainly knew that this was not appropriate. If he did not give Dai Mubai a clear proposal, he might come up with some tricks.
Now, Tang Xiao is personally guarding Huxiao Pass behind the army and cannot leave at will; the heavy responsibility of making plans naturally falls on him.
"Mu Bai, every time our grain transport team was robbed, it was because the grain transport team was too large and could be quickly identified from a distance. How about this, let the soldiers transporting grain take off their military uniforms, disguise themselves as civilians, and split them into small teams, and transport them to the front line in multiple batches."
Dai Mubai thought about it and pointed out the problem. "The enemy is also a small group. If we do this, won't it be easier for us to be ambushed?"
Tang San shook his head. "After all, the number of their teams is limited. If we split into multiple teams, even if we are attacked, the losses will be minimized. In addition, we are only transporting 'civilians'. If the Heaven Dou Empire launches an attack on civilians, isn't it giving us a reason to continue the war?"
Hearing this, Dai Mubai suddenly understood. He had never thought that he could do this.
"Xiao San, you are smart. I will arrange things right away."
"Wait." Tang San called him, "Have you investigated the origins of the spirit master team that suddenly appeared in the Heaven Dou Empire? I suspect that these spirit masters were sent by the Spirit Hall."
His suspicion was not without reason.
The soul master corps directly under the Xingluo Empire only has more than 2,000 people. The soul master corps of the Tiandou Empire will be even fewer. According to the information currently available, the Tiandou Empire has sent out at least 50 soul master teams. Each team has 10 people, which is more than 500 people.
This is just a preliminary estimate, and the actual number is likely to be much higher.
The Heaven Dou Empire has broken up all its spirit master corps into small groups. Will they still fight in the future? If the Xing Luo Empire sends out a spirit master corps, how will they deal with it? Therefore, Tang San thinks that there is a high probability that there are spirit masters from the Spirit Hall among them. The Heaven Dou Empire sending out two or three hundred people will not affect the combat effectiveness of the spirit master corps. If the remaining people are not from the Spirit Hall, won't they lose faster by doing this? Dai Mubai doesn't think so, "Xiao San, it shouldn't be possible. The Spirit Hall has never made any big moves, and they haven't declared war on us. Sending out a spirit master team at this moment, isn't this a blatant violation of the rules?"
Tang San's words were just speculation, and they couldn't go to confront the Spirit Hall because of this. If they let the Spirit Hall enter the battlefield early, it would be difficult for them to fight the next battle.
After thinking for a while, Tang San said: "Mu Bai, don't alert the enemy for now. Even if we catch some spirit master teams, it is enough to confirm that they are from the Spirit Hall. Don't cause trouble for the Spirit Hall."
After all, the Spirit Hall could say that these spirit masters formed a team spontaneously to join the Tiandou Empire's army in order to protect their homeland. They might even take this opportunity to turn the tables and declare war on the Xingluo Empire.
"Xiao San, don't worry, I know what to do."
After a pause, Dai Mubai smiled and asked, "Xiao San, are all the blood slaves to be sacrificed to Senior Rakshasa ready?"
The Rakshasa God himself needs to absorb power from blood to improve himself. She would take a fancy to the Slaughter City, not only because she wanted to make an enemy of the Shura God, but also because the blood there was too abundant.
Since she left, her divine consciousness obviously couldn't go back. It was normal for her to let Tang San, the successor, provide her with blood.
Tang San said: "Including the ministers you arrested at the court meeting, there are more than 10,000 people in total."
"But Mu Bai, the people of the Zhu family are getting a little impatient. When we were arresting them just now, they sent out strong men to resist. How about this, you ask Senior Bo Saixi to go to the Zhu family later and sacrifice all their people to Senior Luoshashen."
"Leave it to me." Dai Mubai agreed with a smile.
From the moment he decided to take action against the ministers, he had no intention of leaving the Zhu family alone.
In the past, the Zhu family would unconditionally support the decisions of the Xingluo Emperor, but things are different now. Ever since Dai Mubai refused to make a disciple of the Zhu family the queen, the Zhu family not only began to feel dissatisfied, but even went against Dai Mubai on many things. He has had enough.
Now that Poseidon, a top expert, is here, Dai Mubai will be decisive when he takes action.
The two separated and Tang San entered the Heavenly Prison.
This place has been completely transformed by him. The Rakshasa statue standing at the bottom will devour all the blood around it.
Except for Tang San, no one else who enters there can survive, not even Dai Mubai is an exception.
For those he captured, the Rakshasa statue drained the blood from their bodies and then piled their bodies randomly throughout the prison.
Tang San stepped on the corpses of these people and walked towards the Rakshasa statue step by step.
Rakshasa God told him that part of his blood would be stored in the statue, and the rest would be returned to him in the form of soul power.
In this way, the more people who offer sacrifices, the better. (End of this chapter)