Douluo Dalu: Tiger Roars in the Universe

Chapter 76 The mastermind?

As soon as he entered the three cities in southern Xinjiang, Dai Yaochen received the latest intelligence.

Before they arrived here, the 100,000-strong army of the Southern Legion had already been dispatched quickly. They first resolved the crisis in the three cities, and then left 10,000 regular troops to garrison in each city. The remaining 70,000 troops forced back the 3,000 wolf bandits and blocked them in the Star Gorge, waiting for the final annihilation.

Dai Yaochen was very satisfied that the Southern Legion was so powerful. He immediately led his army to Xingchen Gorge, ready to join forces with the 70,000-strong army to wipe out all the wolf bandits in one fell swoop.

Quickly arriving at Xingchen Gorge, Dai Yaochen saw the huge camp at the entrance of the valley. After showing his ID, the gatekeeper quickly went in to report.

Soon, more than a dozen armored generals came out of the barracks. When the leading general saw Dai Yaochen, he happily cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness has come at the right time. With the help of the Royal Knights, we will be able to wipe out these damned wolf bandits in one fell swoop."

Having said this, the leading general made a gesture of invitation, indicating that Dai Yaochen could lead his troops in.

Dai Yaochen immediately led his men into the camp and said to the leading general, "General, you are too kind. You have already forced the Wolf Bandits into Xingchen Gorge. Even if I don't come, it's only a matter of time before we destroy the Wolf Bandits."

"It's not that easy." The leading general couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head. "Your Highness the Crown Prince should also know that 500 Wolf Bandits can defeat 10,000 regular troops. And there are more than 3,000 Wolf Bandits here. Even 60,000 regular troops will not be their opponents."

"I am only commanding an army of 70,000. How could I have the strength to force these wolf bandits into the Starry Gorge? They retreated into it on their own."

"The Wolf Bandits took the initiative to retreat here?" Dai Yaochen was a little surprised. "General, according to what you said, the Wolf Bandits are not inferior to the army you lead. So, with the bloodthirsty Wolf Bandits, how could they take the initiative to retreat?"

"Your Highness, to be honest, I've felt something was amiss these past two days." The leading general suddenly whispered, "How did so many wolf bandits gather so quietly and our intelligence department was unaware of them? Coupled with their active retreat now, I feel like there's a mastermind behind this..."

Is this the mastermind behind this?
Hearing the leading general say this, Dai Yaochen immediately narrowed his eyes.

When he received the order to come and fight the wolf bandits, he had a bad feeling. Now that he has come here, it seems that there is indeed a big problem.

"Because I felt something was not right, I led the army to block the Wolf Bandits in Xingchen Gorge these past two days, but I was always trembling with fear. Now that the Crown Prince has come, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief." The leading general respectfully took out a tiger talisman and handed it to Dai Yaochen: "According to the order of His Majesty, all of our troops are under the command of His Majesty."

"Yes." Dai Yaochen took the tiger talisman and said to the leading general, "Don't worry too much. This time, in addition to the 1,100 royal knights, I also brought more than 400 soul masters. No matter if there is a mastermind behind the Wolf Bandits, we are strong enough to deal with it."

After learning from Dai Yaochen that there were more than 400 spirit masters helping in the battle, the leading general finally breathed a sigh of relief: "With so many spirit masters helping us, there shouldn't be any problem. Your Highness the Crown Prince is now the commander-in-chief of the army, but if you have any orders, I will obey them."

"Don't rush." ​​Dai Yaochen said, "Our army has been traveling very fast these past two days. Let them rest up first, and then go and see what those wolf bandits are doing tomorrow."

"Yes, sir!" The leading general clasped his fists to show that he understood.

At the same time, when Dai Yaochen's elite troops entered the army camp, there was movement in Xingchen Gorge.

In the deepest part of Xingchen Gorge, a figure shrouded in a black robe suddenly trembled, and then a hoarse voice sounded from the black robe.

"Hehe, the Xingluo Empire has indeed sent more people. Although the number is small, there are quite a few soul masters among them." The black-robed figure laughed like a villain, "Soul masters, with these soul masters, I can reach a higher level."

With the power he now possesses, it would not be a problem even if he defeated the 70,000 troops outside. However, ordinary people are of limited use to him, so he had been holding back and waiting for the Star Luo Empire to send soul masters to die. This way, he could maximize his gains, and he would not be afraid even if his identity was exposed later.

"Children." The black-robed figure raised his head and looked around. Under the black robe, there were two balls of ghostly light flickering. "You can have a good meal tonight."

Wherever the ghostly gaze of the black-robed figure swept across, crazy wolf howls were heard.

In this Star Gorge, in addition to the three thousand Wolf Bandits, there are actually thousands of Swift Wind Demon Wolves. These bloodthirsty and crazy Wolf Bandits and Swift Wind Demon Wolves actually regard the black-robed figure as their main target.

What was even more terrifying was that, around these wolf bandits and the Wind Demon Wolves, a forest of white bones filled the depths of the Starry Gorge. There were at least tens of thousands of them, both human and animal bones. It looked like a hell on earth...

Dai Yaochen was still a layman when it came to commanding an army, so he did not act recklessly after taking over the army. Instead, he let the elite troops rest first, and he took this time to learn about the situation from the senior generals in the army.

However, even the senior generals did not know much about these wolf bandits.

Ever since these Wolf Bandits were blocked in the Star Gorge, it has been very difficult for them to detect their situation. Although there are several flying soul masters in the army, when these flying soul masters took off to investigate, they were greeted by a large number of long-range wind blade attacks.

These flying soul masters could only join the ordinary regular army of the Star Luo Empire. Their strength was obviously not that strong. Faced with a large number of wind blade attacks, they were immediately scared half to death and had to flee in a panic. They had no time to take care of any exploration.

So although the Xing Luo army now seems to have blocked the Wolf Bandits in Xingchen Gorge, they have actually lost control of the Wolf Bandits' situation and don't even know what the Wolf Bandits are doing in Xingchen Gorge.

How could this be possible? Although Dai Yaochen had little experience in commanding a large army, he knew that intelligence was the lifeblood of the army, so he immediately made a decision to quickly gain control of the situation of these wolf bandits.

Although there were no powerful flying soul masters in the original army, fortunately he brought some this time. With the speed of the Min clan, they were very suitable for gathering intelligence. And he brought fifty members of the Min clan this time, which should be enough to find out the situation of the wolf bandits in Xingchen Gorge.

So Dai Yaochen immediately gave an order, asking the members of the Min clan to take a short rest and set out to investigate the enemy's situation after dinner.

(End of this chapter)