People in Douluo, the mastermind behind the scenes

"hateful!"

Zi Ying clenched her fist and punched the wall of the secret room. How could an ordinary secret room withstand the attack of the Extreme Douluo? The whole building collapsed in an instant.

Ziying pretended to leave the scene.

"Where are you going?" Xuan Shao hurriedly stepped forward to block Ziying's way.

Ziying said self-deprecatingly: "The price of living is to clean up the mess for the so-called master, so what is the meaning of living?"

"I, Ziying, have let down many people, not to mention Gu Yuhan. She is a hopeless piece of mud that cannot be awakened even by beatings. I don't want to be her nanny anymore!"

After saying that, Ziying swung her arms in a slightly exaggerated manner, then walked away with light lotus steps.

Looking at Ziying's gradually disappearing back, Xuan Shao scratched his head subconsciously. He always felt that... Ziying seemed to be hiding something.

Which cultivator would refuse immortality? If you miss out on the Douluo World, it will be difficult to seek immortality again.

They must be planning something.

Thinking of this, Xuan Shao no longer hesitated and hurriedly chased in the direction Ziying left.

……

The scene changed to the border of the Tianhun Empire.

An army flying a banner with the word "Deep Sea" set up camp fifty miles away from the city walls of Maple Leaf City. They adopted the most classic tactic of "surrounding three sides and leaving one behind" and surrounded the east, west and south walls of Maple Leaf City.

At this time, on the south wall of Maple Leaf City.

An old man in green robes looked at the soul master army below the city wall, glanced at the silver-armored young man beside him, and asked thoughtfully: "Liu Dian, I don't know how to fight. In your opinion, if the high-level soul masters don't go down to fight, how long can Maple Leaf City hold out?"

"I, I'm not sure." Liu Dian said with a panicked look: "Senior Xiaoshan, I took a quick look and found that the number of enemies below each wall is no less than 10,000. They are extremely well-equipped. If a fight breaks out, I'm afraid they won't last even an hour."

Seeing Liu Dian's timid appearance, Xiao Shan was furious. He didn't know how to fight, but he was not a fool. Eight thousand soul masters! A full eight thousand soul masters! They were the ones defending the city. With sufficient defense equipment, you couldn't even hold on for an hour. Who were you trying to fool?
Xiao Shan could tell at a glance... Liu Dian was not a serious general, but a gilded young man from a soul master family. He was probably only good at talking about military affairs on paper and had never fought a serious battle.

There was no other way. Xiao Shan could only send the message back to Tiandou City through the sound transmission jade slip. Whether to defend Maple Leaf City or retreat to Jialing Pass and Baishui Pass was not a problem for Xiao Shan to consider.

On the other side, in the main tent of the Deep Sea Corps, Zhu Ningyu sat on the main seat, with Hong Ling and Yin Hongchen sitting on his left and right respectively, discussing the plan after conquering Maple Leaf City.

At this moment, Lan Fozi, who was wearing blue armor, walked in from outside the tent, bowed to Zhu Ningyu who was sitting on the main seat, and said, "The Vulcan Cannon has been calibrated. May I ask when will the Lord attack?"

"Half an hour later, based on the sound of the cannons from the south city gate, once the cannons sound, indiscriminately bombard the east, west, and south walls of Maple Leaf City. The time is set at one hour. Fight as much as you can!" As Zhu Ningyu spoke, his eyes unconsciously fell on Yin Hongchen, "Deputy Hall Master Yin, are you willing to follow me to the front to watch the battle?"

Yin Hongchen: “…”

To be honest, as a woman, Yin Hongchen naturally dislikes war. Rather than watching the battle in front of the battlefield, she prefers to coordinate and dispatch troops from the rear.

But... there's nothing she can do. Since she has a good relationship with Bai Yu and Bai Yiyi, and she's also a well-known figure in the Hongchen family, she's the only one who can serve as the military supervisor of the Deep Sea Corps.

"The Marshal has invited me, so there is no reason for me to refuse."

Yin Hongchen slowly stood up, pretending to be flattered, and made a gesture of invitation towards the door of the tent.

Just like that, Zhu Ningyu handed over the command of the Deep Sea Legion to Hong Ling, and he brought Yin Hongchen to the front of the battle, with more than 20 Vulcan cannons ready to fire.

Seeing this scene, Yin Hongchen asked curiously: "Marshal, I have a question. According to intelligence, there is a Super Douluo in Maple Leaf City. If we place the Vulcan Cannon here, aren't we afraid that the Super Douluo will destroy it?"

Zhu Ningyu said calmly: "War is just a continuation of politics. Your sphere of influence does not depend on the level of your cultivation, but on how much territory you can control."

"Let's put it this way. Take you, Yin Hongchen, for example. If you have a hundred-level cultivation and sit on the throne of the Tianhun Empire by relying on your status as a god, but... you don't have confidants to help you control the local area, then the imperial edicts you issue will only be effective in Tiandou City. Outside of Tiandou City... everyone will only pretend to obey your orders but actually disobey them."

"On the contrary, if an emperor who is only a Soul King in strength can be recognized by the top officials in the empire and the imperial edict is sent to every city, the local officials will execute it without hesitation. Then he is a true emperor."

"Wars like this are always soldiers versus soldiers, generals versus generals. Wars are about military merit. Without some benefits, who would be willing to fight? Deputy Hall Master Yin, you can't have thought this through, right?"

Hearing this, Yin Hongchen slapped his thigh and said as if he had suddenly realized something: "In other words, unless they have no other choice, high-level Titled Douluo will not take part in the war. Even if they do, it must be a competition between top-level Titled Douluo with an agreement between both parties?"

"This child is teachable!" A faint smile appeared on Zhu Ningyu's face.

Soon, half an hour passed. Under Lan Fuzi's order, more than seventy Vulcan cannons indiscriminately bombarded the three walls of Maple Leaf City. For a moment, the sound of artillery fire was deafening, and Zhu Ningyu's blood boiled when he heard it.

After an unknown amount of time, Yin Hongchen hurriedly pulled Zhu Ningyu aside and whispered, "According to the current situation, the Tianhun Empire will most likely not send reinforcements to Maple Leaf City. It is only a matter of time before Maple Leaf City falls. After the city falls, do we need the Sun Moon Empire to send resources to reward the troops? Also, according to convention, the first person to reach the city will be conferred a title, you see..."

Yin Hongchen is a little difficult to deal with.

After all... the Deep Sea Corps does not belong to the Sun-Moon Empire's organization, but is considered Zhu Ningyu's private army. If they really want to confer titles on people who have made contributions, where will Zhu Ningyu be placed?
Zhu Ningyu said in a gentle tone: "There is a saying circulating in the Deep Sea Corps... Use the last cloth to make military uniforms, use the last food as military rations, and send the last flesh and blood to the battlefield!"

"They are not fighting for military merit, but to protect their descendants from being slaughtered wantonly. Do you think... such an army needs the title bestowed by your Sun-Moon Empire?"

"Of course, if your Sun-Moon Empire finally unifies the continent, and you set aside a piece of land for them to establish a principality and allow them to maintain a certain degree of autonomy, this would be the best reward for them!" (End of this chapter)