Douluo: I Have an Unnamed Law

Chapter 325 The troops are approaching the city
"What? Only 30,000 people?"

Dai Hao's eyes widened. "How can 30,000 men withstand the attack of an army of 200,000?"

"Your Majesty, of the troops originally left in the capital, 50,000 were captured, and 20,000 were wiped out when the Grandmaster led them to launch a surprise attack on Tiandou. Now, 30,000 is the limit."

"Damn it! Immediately mobilize troops from all over the land to come to the emperor's aid!"

When the mention of the 70,000 elite troops that Yu Xiaogang had given away for nothing came out, Dai Hao's veins bulged and he gritted his teeth.

"Your Majesty, the closest troops in the country will take at least thirty days to arrive at the capital, while the Spirit Hall's army has already been on its way for seven days. If we mobilize them now, it may be too late."

Dai Hao closed his eyes slightly, and when he opened them again, his eyes were bloodshot: "Then what should we do?"

The ministers lowered their heads and remained silent.

Duke Youming spoke up again: "Your Majesty, even if we can mobilize troops from all over the country in time, they are all new recruits. How can we resist the army of the Spirit Hall? At this critical moment, we can only order the front-line troops to retreat and return to the capital."

Upon hearing this, the Prime Minister exclaimed in alarm, "Your Majesty, if that is truly the case, then all the efforts at the front lines have been in vain!!"

Duke Youming glanced at the prime minister, who was over sixty years old, and asked, "In your opinion, Prime Minister, how should we resist the Spirit Hall's 200,000-strong army?"

"This"

The prime minister was stumped by the question. He opened his mouth, but could only sigh and wave his hand in the end.

"Alas, this old minister is incompetent."

Dai Hao sat at the head of the table, his eyes tightly closed, his breathing rough, and finally made a decision despite his reluctance.

"Issue the order to dispatch 300,000 troops back to reinforce the capital, and the rest to guard the city gates. We must not allow the Heavenly Dou Empire to take advantage of the situation."

"I will immediately send someone with a gold medal to the front lines to mobilize troops."

Dai Hao clenched his fists, and the veins on his arms bulged.

At this moment, he felt only anger towards the Spirit Hall, but he felt intense hatred towards Yu Xiaogang.

If it weren't for that fool who wasted 70,000 men, how could he have ended up in this situation?
If those 70,000 men were still alive, there would be no need to call upon the troops at the front to come back to reinforce them. As long as they held their ground and the garrison troops from various places gathered and arrived in the capital, a mere 200,000 men would be no threat at all.

"Yu Xiaogang, you've ruined my plans!!"

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"Your Majesty, good news, great news!"

A minister was overjoyed to find Xuexing.

Xuexing looked weak as she got up from the bed with the help of a palace maid. She leaned against the headboard, looking at the figure outside the curtain, her voice weak.

"What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, just a few days ago, the Spirit Hall suddenly raised an army of 200,000 and marched straight towards the Star Luo Imperial City, catching the Star Luo Empire completely off guard. The troops at the front have already retreated to the border."

Xuexing was overjoyed and quickly pulled back the bed curtains that were blocking her view, her voice trembling with excitement as she asked, "You, you say that again?"

"Your Majesty, the Spirit Hall has besieged the Star Luo Imperial City! The Star Luo frontline army has retreated!!"

"Good, good, good! I knew the Spirit Hall wouldn't stand by and watch my Heaven Dou Empire perish! Hahaha, hahaha!!"

Xuexing was overjoyed, then everything went black and she fainted again.

"Imperial Physician! Imperial Physician!!"

— The army marched on, a mighty and orderly procession, complete with cavalry, infantry, archers, spearmen, musketeers, and artillerymen.

Among them, cavalry made up a minority, after all, the purpose was to attack the city, and cavalry was not an advantage.

The Star Luo Empire is mostly mountainous, unlike the Tian Dou Plain, so the army's marching speed is naturally not as fast as it would be in Tian Dou.

Fortunately, Xingluo City is not far away; even if you bypass those treacherous mountains, you can reach it in about twenty days.

Bibi Dong rode up to Gu Han's side, turned around and asked, "Junior Brother, why don't we take this opportunity to completely annihilate the Star Luo Royal Family?"

"That's right, with such a great opportunity, why don't we seize the chance to destroy the Star Luo Empire and that Holy Cult?"

Qianjun, Jiangmo, and Dugu Bo were also puzzled. In their view, this was a rare opportunity to wipe out the Xingluo royal family in one fell swoop.

Gu Han shook his head slightly and said, "Our purpose in coming here is only to relieve the Heaven Dou Empire from its predicament. If we destroy the Star Luo royal family, the various duchies of the Star Luo Empire will become independent and fragmented. At that time, there will be constant wars in various places. Although our Spirit Hall has the strength to quell the chaos, what we will take over are cities full of starving people. Rather than that, it is better to let Star Luo prolong its existence and wait for us to infiltrate Star Luo step by step, just like we infiltrated Heaven Dou, before taking over various places."

"In warfare, conquering cities and seizing territories is the most desperate measure. If one can win without losing a single soldier or with fewer casualties, one must win hearts and minds."

"Uh, that's easier said than done. What if they don't cooperate?" Demon-Slaying Douluo asked.

Gu Han explained, "The families in each city make different choices. Some will not cooperate, while others will choose to cooperate under the influence of interests. Let them fight to the death for their interests, and we can just sit back and reap the benefits."

"What kind of interests could make them fight to the death?" Dugu Bo frowned slightly, completely unable to imagine it.

Gu Han smiled and said, "Take all the benefits within their city. Whoever is willing to help the Spirit Hall will be the only one left in that city after the matter is settled."

"Good, that's ruthless."

Dugu Bo gasped.

Gu Han's words were simple, but how to implement them required the cooperation of intelligence from various regions.

"But if we do this, won't the world we gain be filled with treacherous people?"

Qianjun Douluo asked, "After all, how can someone who surrenders for the sake of profit be a good person?"
If that's the case, the Spirit Hall will be in for a lot of trouble.

"Does Uncle Qianjun think that the Spirit Hall can't control these wicked people?"

"Hmph! A bunch of rabble."

Qianjun snorted coldly, looking down on the Soul Master families in various places. Did they really think that the Soul Master forces in various places could be suppressed by the two great empires?

Xingluo is alright, but Tiandou doesn't have that ability. The Soul Master forces in various regions don't really take the royal family seriously. If it weren't for the Spirit Hall keeping things in check, who knows what kind of chaos it would be in.

"That's right. Besides, even if the world is conquered entirely by force, won't there be no treacherous officials left?"

Upon hearing this, Qianjun understood and fell silent.

There were some things Gu Han didn't say. There were clearly deities behind that Holy Church. The last incident was still fresh in his mind. He wouldn't take the risk until he was capable of facing the threat from the gods himself.

Although there might be two god-kings standing behind them, just like last time, these two god-kings remained silent.

It wasn't that he was complaining about the two god-kings not helping him, but rather that he knew a principle: mountains crumble and people leave.

Even the God-King wouldn't be so bored as to stare at the mortal realm every day.

Of course, he wouldn't say anything that would damage the morale of his own high-ranking officers.

Gu Han raised his head, squinted slightly, and could vaguely see a bustling city: "Twenty miles ahead is Xingluo City. Prepare for battle."

(End of this chapter)