Douluo: Peerless Sky Eye Yuhao

"The emperor trusts you very much. After I conveyed your words, he immediately issued an edict. If you ride at full speed, you should be reaching the front line by now." Xu Jiujiu said with a bit of fatigue between his brows.

“Even if we retreat to Yuming City, we must not give up our vigilance. In fact, if possible, it would be best to leave two Super Douluo to guard the front line.” Huo Yuhao said earnestly.

"My brother has considered this matter." Xu Jiujiu said, "He is even preparing military supplies and preparing to send five soul guide teams to the front line of Mingdou Mountain Range."

There are only ten soul guides in the entire Xing Luo Empire.

Being willing to tell me top-secret military information really shows extraordinary trust in me... "In that case, it's time for us to leave." Huo Yuhao and Zhu Lu stood up at the same time, and the former bowed to Xu Jiujiu.

Seeing that he was about to leave, Xu Jiujiu hurriedly asked, "Are you planning to return to Shrek Academy now?"

“I also have my own things to do. The war may start at any time, so improving my own cultivation as soon as possible is the most important thing.” Huo Yuhao said in a deep voice.

After listening to this, Xu Jiujiu nodded in agreement, but he still said to Huo Yuhao solemnly: "If the Sun Moon Empire invades on a large scale, can you ask the strong men from your academy to help us?"

“It depends on the situation. If the situation is critical and there are evil soul masters around, I think we will take action,” Huo Yuhao said.

“I’ll take you there.” Huo Yuhao had already said this, and Xu Jiujiu didn’t dare to ask any more questions.

Looking at Huo Yuhao and Zhu Lu leaving, Xu Jiujiu couldn't help but sigh, and thought to herself, "If I had gone to Shrek Academy in the first place, maybe..." Suddenly, she covered her mouth as if she was guilty, and when she saw that the servant who followed her had a normal expression, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your Highness, something terrible has happened."

Just after Xu Jiujiu returned to the mansion, a soul power message fell into her ears.

Xu Jiujiu had just sat down when he suddenly stood up again and asked in an urgent tone: "Could it be that the Sun and Moon Empire launched an attack?"

A faint red light flickered, coming from Nebula Douluo: "It was not the Sun-Moon Empire that attacked, but the spy planted in the White Tiger Duke's Mansion sent a message that the Duchess was killed. It is reported that the murderer is most likely an evil soul master."

"What?" Xu Jiujiu was stunned at first, and then her pupils couldn't help but shrink. An astonishing guess came to her mind.

The war is imminent. Although Dai Hao has been deprived of his position as the commander-in-chief of the entire empire's army due to the rebellion of the southwestern nobles several years ago, he still commands the powerful Northwest Army Group. Could it be that the evil soul master intends to cooperate with the Sun and Moon Empire to kill the Duchess and distract the White Tiger Duke Dai Hao?
Without any hesitation, Xu Jiujiu got up and rushed to the palace to discuss the matter with Xu Jiawei.

……

Late at night, the Dou Mountains are visible.

The Xingluo Empire's Northwest Army garrison is only 500 kilometers away from the border of the Tianhun Empire.

"This is the imperial edict sent by His Majesty. Please take a look at it."

Dai Hao, wearing armor and with a solemn expression, handed the soul guide envelope sent by Xu Jiawei to the commanders of each legion under his command.

The army of the Xingluo Empire was reorganized after the rebellion of the southwestern nobles several years ago. The organization was based on the order of squad, company, battalion, battalion, division, corps, and army group.

Including combat soldiers and auxiliary arms such as logistics, the legion has about 20,000 people.

The number of legions controlled by Dai Hao reached seven, which meant a total of 140,000 people, most of whom were elite troops.

At the same time, the seven legions form an army group. The Xingluo Empire has a total of four army groups, and Dai Hao is the commander of the Northwest Army Group.

But he is no longer the commander-in-chief of the entire army, and the number of troops under his command is less than one-third of what it was at his peak.

The seven legion commanders gathered together and read the contents of the letter. Immediately, several of them exclaimed or complained: "Your Majesty, why is this happening?"

"Let us abandon the defense line established in Mingdou Mountain Range and retreat back to Yuming City?"

"This... Your Majesty, isn't this outrageous?"

"The Mingdou Mountains are a natural barrier, and should be a natural and perfect position. If we retreat, wouldn't all our arrangements over the past thousands of years be in vain?"

"Quiet." Dai Hao's fierce eyes swept across the crowd. Under his powerful deterrent force, the group of legion commanders who had hurried over all sat back.

"I called you here to discuss this matter with you."

"Dingping, tell me what you think."

Dai Hao signaled the commander of the First Corps of the Northwest Army to express his views.

Bao Dingping pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty has sent an edict. If we do not obey, it will be a crime of disrespect. Your Majesty has his considerations, but the Mingdou Mountains have been cultivated by us for thousands of years, and we remember every inch of land clearly. I can't just give it away like that."

In fact, his words were quite euphemistic. He really wanted to curse, saying that the emperor knew nothing about military affairs and his orders were nonsense.

"Qifeng, tell me what you think." Dai Hao asked the commander of the Second Army again.

The commander of the second legion was a man with a rough face, but his mind was very delicate: "Your Majesty's decree, we can't disobey it, but we can withdraw three of the legions back to Yuming City, and the remaining four will stay in the key areas near the Mingdou Mountains."

"When His Majesty asks us, we will say that there are too many troops and it will take a long time to evacuate them all. In this way, His Majesty will not be able to blame us."

"Besides, once those bastards from the Sun Moon Empire launch an attack, His Majesty will see the importance of the Mingdou Mountain Range defense line and will definitely overrule the previous decision and send back the troops to garrison."

What the Second Army Commander Qifeng said made everyone nod unconsciously.

The emperor has lived in the deep palace for a long time and has no understanding of the military layout, so it is normal for him to make wrong choices, but he is the emperor after all, and you cannot refute him.

Dai Hao did not refute or support, but said: "The Sun-Moon Empire may use the ninth-level fixed-type soul guide shells to blow up the weak points of the Mingdou Mountain Range. Legend has it that it is comparable to the attack of the Ultimate Douluo. Not to mention the center of the explosion, even the aftermath is not something we can resist."

"Blow up the Mingdou Mountains?" The generals were stunned for a moment, and then they all laughed. No one would believe that the Sun and Moon Empire had this ability.

If they wanted to blow it up, they would have done it long ago. Why would they be given so many years to develop?

Seeing them laughing, Dai Hao frowned. In fact, he had never seen a ninth-level fixed-type soul guide shell, but he had heard that the power of each shell was comparable to that of a Limit Douluo.

He also thought that it was inappropriate for His Majesty to ask him to withdraw the soldiers stationed in the Mingdou Mountains, but after all, he had been able to command the army for so many years and was somewhat alert.

Because the location of the Northwest Army Group’s headquarters is almost at the tail of the Mingdou Mountains, it is indeed much narrower than the mountains in the southern and central regions.

Finally, after discussions between the officers and Dai Hao, it was decided to withdraw four legions back to Yuming City and build a defense line based on this. The Northwest Army Group would leave three legions in the Mingdou Mountains.

Just as the plot was coming to an end, a hurried voice rang out: "Report."

The White Tiger Guard holding the Tiger Order quickly ran in and knelt down in front of Dai Hao, "Sir, there is a message from the palace."

Dai Hao frowned. How could a message suddenly come at this late at night? He took the envelope from the guard, opened it and took a look. It was at this glance that the guards and legion commanders all changed color.

They saw Dai Hao's pupils shrink violently.

At the same time, in the tent where Dai Yaoheng lived.

Looking at the solemn expression of Second Master Dai Dianchen, Dai Yuheng felt as if struck by lightning, and froze to the spot.

After a moment, he rushed forward and grabbed Second Uncle's arm, his expression ferocious and murderous, "Second Uncle, tell me, who killed my mother?"

Dai Dianchen sighed: "It's Dai Huabin." Dai Yueheng's steps softened and he took several steps back, his face full of disbelief.

Dai Dianchen said in a serious tone: "When Dai Huabin killed your mother, Chunxue saw it, and when your mother died..." He didn't say anything else because he was afraid that Dai Yuheng couldn't bear it.

"I'm going to find my father." Dai Yuheng staggered and hurriedly ran towards the general's tent. During the process, the murderous intent on his face became stronger and stronger.

He knew what Dai Huabin hated, he hated him for taking Zhu Yuhan away, but this marriage was a joint decision between the two families.

If you want to blame someone, you can only blame the insufficient degree of fusion of your own blood.

Dai Huabin, I swear to heaven, I will chop off your head!

……

The warning letter sent by the royal family of the Xingluo Empire soon reached the royal families of the Tianhun Empire and the Douling Empire.

The Emperor of the Tianhun Empire immediately summoned Du Bu Si and other powerful people from the Body Sect as well as civil and military officials to discuss countermeasures, even though the information currently available was not particularly accurate.

Compared to the Xingluo Empire and the Sun-Moon Empire, which are separated by a mountain range, their Tianhun Empire and the Sun-Moon Empire are plains without any cover.

They were worried that the Sun-Moon Empire might be making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, pretending to attack the Star Luo Empire, but actually attacking their Tianhun Empire.

Emperor Tianhun immediately ordered the troops stationed on the western border to be on combat readiness at all times, and at the same time sent scouts to infiltrate the Sun-Moon Empire to investigate the situation.

But compared to the vigilance and uneasiness of the Emperor of Tianhun Empire and his civil and military officials, Du Bushi suddenly felt that his opportunity had come.

His disciple, Long Aotian, inherited the position of God of War, but there was no battlefield for him to hone his skills. In desperation, a turning point came quite quickly.

Of course, Du Bu Si did not send Long Aotian to the Xingluo Empire immediately, but asked him to wait in Tiandou City. If the Tianhun Empire was not attacked, he would immediately rush to the Xingluo Empire to help.

Unlike the Tianhun Empire which was taking precautions against war, the Douling Empire to the east was peaceful.

The Xue family's royal family reacted very calmly to the urgent letter from the Xingluo Empire. At most, they sent officials to the Tianhun Empire to ask them if they needed help.

The overall situation is still the same, the music continues and the dancing continues.

……

Zhenxing City is the largest city in the Sun-Moon Empire near the Mingdou Mountains, with a permanent population of over one million.

Zhenxing means to suppress Xingluo. It is a city built because of war and it doesn’t even have city walls.

The purpose of all this is to serve as the command post on the front line of the Sun-Moon Empire when war comes.

As for the spies, it is no exaggeration to say that even if a Super Douluo comes, they will be exposed.

Because there are more than fifty high-altitude soul guide detectors deployed in the sky.

Looking down from the sky, all kinds of baggage were constantly being transported in from the official roads. The military camps were filled with Sun and Moon soldiers with solemn faces.

In one of the military camps filled with fiery red tents, you will be surprised to find that all the soldiers walking inside are women.

Handsome tent.

"This location is suitable as the main breakthrough point." Bright lights shone on the huge map. Orange, dressed in military uniform, pointed to a location near the north of the Mingdou Mountains with a serious expression.

There are many people around her.

The Sun-Moon Empire has five ninth-level soul masters, headed by Ye Yulin.

Fifteen legion commanders.

The leaders of the three major ordinary soul guide groups.

Fire Phoenix Douluo, the former leader of the Fire Phoenix Soul Mentor Group.

Looking at the mountainous area on the map, which seemed to be obviously narrower, everyone's expressions changed slightly.

Orange explained his plan in a deep voice, and everyone listened attentively.

However, they were still somewhat unconvinced in their hearts. After all, Orange was too young. It was rare in any empire for a young man in his twenties to command an army.

But since the emperor trusts him and the chief priest of the worship hall also trusts him, no one dares to object.

But Orange did have military talent, and she had made outstanding contributions to the empire's suppression of several rebellions. The plans she described were extremely clear, and the more they listened, the brighter people's eyes became.

Orange's strategy was simple. He used tough means to bomb the northern and central areas of the Mingdou Mountains at the same time. After the weak point of the northern mountains was blown through, the army immediately advanced deep into the mountains to break the defense line of the Northwest Army Group of the Xingluo Empire. At the same time, the bombing could also make it impossible for the Western Army Group in the central area to provide support.

After the conditions are met, the Fire Phoenix Soul Guide Corps transforms into killers and sneaks into the territory of the Star Luo Empire. Relying on ultra-high altitude soul guide detectors, they monitor the reinforcements from the hinterland of the Star Luo Empire. Those who are not soul masters will be ignored, but if they are soul masters or soul guides, they will be intercepted immediately.

The purpose of all this is to prioritize the annihilation of the Northwest Army of the Star Luo Empire. According to intelligence, the soldiers gathered here account for a quarter of the total strength of the Star Luo Empire.

This was the initial stage of the offensive plan. After it was completed, the mid-term offensive was to gather a large army and quickly cover the Xingluo Empire, fighting to support the war, and strive to destroy the resistance of the Xingluo Empire as quickly as possible. The later plan was to appease the people, make them submit to the Sun and Moon, and complete assimilation.

And after the war breaks out, the Sun and Moon officials will announce that this action is only aimed at the Xingluo Empire. If the Tianhun Empire and the Douling Empire try to provide assistance, they will be counterattacked.

The Sun-Moon Empire promised not to station any large legions on the border between the Sky Soul Empire and the Sun-Moon Empire.

But who knows whether they really won’t deploy troops to provide military deterrence.

To put it bluntly, the only people the Xing Luo Empire can rely on are itself and Shrek Academy.

There are also strong men from the Holy Spirit Church to deal with Shrek Academy.

"War is about money and resources, so our first wave of offensive can only last less than two months. During these two months, we must occupy the entire northwest of the Xingluo Empire. Then we can wait for supplies before launching the second wave of offensive."

After Orange finished his story, he pointed out the shortcomings of this battle with a serious expression.

Everyone at the scene had a solemn expression.

While Orange was making the arrangements, in the vast woods within the Mingdou Mountains, a large number of evil soul masters quietly sneaked into the Xingluo Empire like a swarm of locusts at the behest of the powerful within the sect.

Their goal is simple. As soon as war breaks out, they will immediately launch an attack on the major soul master forces of the Star Luo Empire and cut off their chances of sending soul masters to help the Star Luo Empire fight the enemy.

When the situation on the mainland became increasingly dangerous, like a bomb ready to explode at any moment, Huo Yuhao returned to Shrek Academy.

What he needs to do is to start his own path of cultivation. The first stop is the Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire, the Hundred Thousand Years Soul Beast, and the Eight-Angled Mysterious Ice Grass.

I had talked with Tianmeng Bingcan and Bingdi before. His Lingmou martial soul has become completely stable after reaching the level of Soul Saint. In addition, the strength of his physique and mental power far exceeds that of a normal soul master. He can now quickly improve his cultivation by adding soul rings to the Bingbi Emperor Scorpion martial soul.

War could come at any time, and he only hoped to quickly reach the level of Contra at this stage. (End of this chapter)