Douluo Dalu: Start with a Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgement

Chapter 461 Sending propositions

It's not that Titled Douluo can't cause large-scale casualties, but that still requires a process and takes time. The ninth-level fixed-type soul guide shells don't require this process. Once they explode, it will be a large-scale indiscriminate killing. In terms of killing efficiency, the Titled Douluo is far superior.

As soon as the war broke out, Duke Dai Hao of White Tiger, who had a keen sense of battlefield, ordered the Northwest Army Group to retreat to the seven cities on the northwest border of the Star Luo Empire. These seven cities were stationed with reserve armies and formed the second line of defense on the border of the Star Luo Empire.

Duke Dai Hao of White Tiger also successfully returned to the second line of defense and took charge of the overall situation in Tianming City, one of the seven cities on the second line of defense. The Western Army Group also made a strategic shift, making the defense as large-scale as possible to avoid being attacked by the Sun-Moon Empire's soul guides with large-scale lethality. There was no other way. If the army was too concentrated, it would be useless in the face of the Sun-Moon Empire's soul guides with large-scale lethality.

Duke Baihu, who returned to the defense line, has already made a confession of guilt to Xingluo Emperor Xu Jiawei, stating that he will fight to the death in Tianming City and will do whatever it takes to delay the army of the Sun and Moon Empire in order to buy time for the Xingluo Empire's reinforcements. Not an inch of land must be given up.

The Northwest Army Group has been operating in the west of the Star Luo Empire for many years. Both its city defense and military strength are much better than those of other cities in the Star Luo Empire. Once this second line of defense is breached, the Sun-Moon Empire will no longer have any obstacles, and the army will move forward unstoppably, even breaking into the heart of the Star Luo Empire with unstoppable force.

It is conservatively estimated that it will take at least half a month for the Xingluo Empire's reinforcements to reach the second line of defense, because they could never imagine that the empire's strongest Northwest Army would be defeated overnight. Therefore, the other legions were not ready with either equipment or food, and needed time. In desperation, Xu Jiawei could only dispatch several soul master legions to support the second line of defense first.

The speed of action of the soul master corps is not comparable to that of an ordinary army.

Looking at these battle reports, Ji Lin nodded. For now, the Xing Luo Empire has reached its limit. Although the situation is very bad, it is not yet desperate. When the support sent by the Dou Ling Empire arrives, with the containment of the Tianhun Empire and the Body Sect, plus the Xing Luo Empire's own profound foundation, it may not be able to withstand the powerful attack of the Sun and Moon Empire.

After all, no matter what, the Xingluo Empire is the most powerful among the three kingdoms that originally belonged to the Douluo Continent. The number of its soul master corps is also the largest in the entire continent, including the Sun-Moon Empire. There are tens of thousands of soul masters in the ten soul master corps, which is a force that cannot be ignored.

Three days passed, and under the leadership of Duke White Tiger Dai Hao, the situation in the northwest border had stabilized. Most importantly, the Sun-Moon Empire did not seem to be in a hurry to attack. However, the detection methods of other forces on the border were killed by the Sun-Moon Empire's high-altitude detection soul guides and soul guide corps. In other words, all the Star Luo Empire's reconnaissance against the Sun-Moon Empire's soul guide corps was blocked.

Duke White Tiger also sent strong men to investigate, but under the influence of the highly dense high-altitude detection soul guides and thermal energy detection soul guides, any strong man who approached within a certain range would be immediately discovered, and then attacked by countless soul guides.

In this situation, no information or intelligence can be obtained at all.

What did the Sun-Moon Empire want to do? Even if they wanted to consolidate their position, it would take less than three days! Since the Sun-Moon Empire was the first to start this war, they should have been prepared long ago, and then they should have burst out with all their strength! But why didn't they move and give the Star Luo Empire enough time to mobilize its troops?

The more peaceful the Sun-Moon Empire was, the more White Tiger Duke Dai Hao, who had a keen intuition and long experience in leading troops in battle, felt that something was wrong, and his uneasiness grew stronger.

But the current situation is clearly favorable to the Star Luo Empire. The enemy's arrival is one day late, and the Star Luo Empire's reinforcements are even closer.

In these three days, six soul master corps have joined the Northwest Army Group and the Western Army Group. Together with the original two soul master corps, there are eight, which has reached 80% of the combat power of the Xingluo Empire! Even though the First Soul Master Corps suffered heavy losses, its combat power is still there. This lineup shows the determination of the Xingluo Empire. Moreover, as the princess of the empire, Xu Jiujiu had to represent the Xingluo royal family to go to the front line in person.

Xu Jiujiu arrived at the front line not only to represent the royal family, set an example and encourage morale, but also to command the six soul master corps that came later. These were 80% of the soul master combat power of the Xingluo Empire. Even if Xu Jiawei had a good relationship with Dai Hao in private, it was impossible for him to hand over all of them to Dai Hao. So Xu Jiujiu had to come this time. The Xingluo royal family was small in number, and if Xu Jiujiu did not come, would the Xingluo Emperor Xu Jiawei have to lead the army in person?
Since Xu Jiujiu has come, how could Ji Lin not come? He was worried about Xu Jiujiu going to the front line, so he brought Chi Yuan with him to escort Her Royal Highness the Princess. At least when things got out of control, he could take Her Royal Highness the Princess away safely.

At the same time, the reinforcements from the Douling Empire have entered the territory of the Xingluo Empire and are divided into two groups with the Xingluo Empire's own reinforcements, and are rushing to the front line.

It seems that the situation has gradually stabilized. In ten days at most, when all the troops are assembled and prepared, it will not be so easy for the Sun-Moon Empire to achieve success in one fell swoop.

Ji Lin was very idle. He didn't know how to command the army in battle and knew nothing about these things. He could only follow Xu Jiujiu as a bodyguard and also learn from Xu Jiujiu how to handle military affairs.

Although his dream is to be a hands-off boss and suppress all disobedience by himself, he is not able to do that now, so it is beneficial to learn some knowledge.

In a blink of an eye, three more days passed. The first batch of reinforcements from the Xingluo Empire, 30,000 troops, had already entered the second line of defense, and also brought 20 Zhuge God Crossbows, which were all made by the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy overtime. As the number one academy on the continent, Shrek would not be affected too much no matter how turbulent the continent was. As long as Shrek Academy did not take the initiative to participate in the war, the Sun Moon Empire would never do anything to the entire Shrek City. After all, Shrek Academy was just an academy. As long as it did not stand in the way of Xu Tianran's conquest of the entire continent, Xu Tianran would not take the initiative to target Shrek Academy.

But Shrek Academy is, after all, an academy of the original Douluo Three Kingdoms. The students, teachers, and even the elders of the Sea God Pavilion in the academy are all from the original Douluo Three Kingdoms. Everyone has selfish desires. Although the main purpose is neutrality, this neutral position is based on the original Douluo Three Kingdoms.

Although Shrek Academy did not send anyone to actively participate in the war, it also decided to give priority to supplying soul guides to the Xingluo Empire, especially the Zhuge Divine Crossbow. The Zhuge Divine Crossbow has a long range and is naturally the best choice for defense.

"There has been no movement from the Sun-Moon Empire. It seems they want to do something big!" Ji Lin chuckled as he sat on the sofa. He had just finished dinner. This time every day was when Xu Jiujiu would teach him.

Xu Jiujiu looked at the dark sky outside the window and said, "Yes! Seven days have passed since the war began. Even if it is safe, the next wave of attack by the Sun-Moon Empire should have been launched."

Xu Jiujiu was also very confused. Although she was a princess and the only useful member of the royal family besides Xu Jiawei, she had learned a lot about war, marching, fighting, and commanding troops. But after all, it was all theory and she lacked practical experience. She couldn't see what the Sun Moon Empire was planning.

Ji Lin came behind Xu Jiujiu, stretched out his hands and placed them on both sides of Xu Jiujiu's forehead to rub and help her relieve the stress. These past few days, Xu Jiujiu was under a lot of mental pressure. Not only her, but almost the entire army of the Xingluo Empire was like this. They were nervous every day because they knew that the war could come at any time. The army of the Sun and Moon Empire had not arrived yet, but their nerves were always tense and they were under psychological pressure. In this situation, everyone was under tremendous mental pressure.

Those who don’t know would think that the Sun-Moon Empire is fighting a psychological war.

"Sister Jiujiu, you've been working hard these past few days. Let's go out and relax. Otherwise, too much stress will make you old!"

Xu Jiujiu's face turned dark and she pushed her elbow back hard. Her movements were as fast as lightning and she accurately hit Ji Lin's abdomen behind her.

"Forehead--!"

Ji Lin covered his lower abdomen, a drop of cold sweat appeared on his forehead, and he was still frightened. If the elbow had gone a little lower, it would have hit his vitals.

"Sister Jiujiu, you are trying to murder your husband! What if you get hurt there? That's related to your sexual happiness!"

Xu Jiujiu turned around and said unhappily, "You deserve it. Don't you know that's a taboo for women?"

Ji Lin rubbed his lower abdomen and stood up. Xu Jiujiu was very measured and used just the right amount of force, which only hurt but did not injure her. He stepped forward and held Xu Jiujiu in his arms, saying softly, "Don't worry, Sister Jiujiu. I'm here, nothing will happen."

Xu Jiujiu has indeed been working very hard these past few days. It is also her first time to go to the battlefield and command an army. One can imagine the pressure in her heart. After all, she holds the lives and deaths of tens of thousands of people in her hands, and that is the power of their own side!
With my cheek resting on Ji Lin's chest, feeling his strong heartbeat, the pressure that had been accumulating in my heart for a long time was instantly released. I felt a lot more relaxed, and then I started to have wild thoughts. I couldn't be getting old, could I?
Looking at Xu Jiujiu's tangled expression, Ji Lin guessed what she was thinking and chuckled, "Don't worry, Jiujiu sister, there's no way you'll get old. I'm just kidding. In my eyes, you'll always be the most beautiful."

"Oh!"

Xu Jiujiu narrowed his eyes and looked up at Ji Lin, "Then who is prettier, me or Qiu'er?"

Ji Lin's mouth twitched. Oh no! It's over! This is a fatal question.

I am such a bad mouth, why did I bring up this topic? Ji Lin wanted to slap himself a few seconds ago.

(End of this chapter)