Douluo Jueshi: Picking up Firefly at the Beginning

In war, no matter how cruel the methods, as long as victory is ultimately won, there will naturally be eloquent scholars who will find reasonable explanations for their actions.

This is what is meant by "after entering the pass, great Confucian scholars emerged to interpret the classics!"
Moreover, they have never forgotten the Mingdu Explosion that occurred, which brought immense pain to the Sun Moon Empire. Now, based on that, they claim that their current action is a righteous act of revenge.

This was also one of the main reasons why Xu Tianran pinned the blame on the original Douluo Three Kingdoms.

With such a pretext, the people of the Sun Moon Empire were more likely to accept this war, while the thoughts of the people of the original Douluo Three Kingdoms were naturally not within the Sun Moon Empire's consideration.

Orange narrowed her eyes slightly and continued, "Once we successfully destroy White Tiger City, Duke White Tiger will definitely lead his remaining troops to retreat into the Mingdou Mountains. At that time, I need you to quickly intercept and kill him after discovering his whereabouts. Remember, you must not let him return to the Star Luo Empire alive."

As she spoke, Orange's finger followed the route on the sand table, slowly sliding down from White Tiger City, and finally landing in a valley near the Star Luo Empire in the Mingdou Mountains.

She emphasized, "This is the only way to reach Yuming City, the frontline city of the Star Luo Empire besides White Tiger City."

After a brief pause, a ruthless glint flashed in Ju Zi's eyes. She continued, "As far as we know, there should still be a Star Luo Empire reserve force within Yu Ming City, numbering around 100,000. With our strength, this force is nothing to fear. As long as we can successfully kill Duke White Tiger, we can then march straight down and take Yu Ming City in one fell swoop. In this way, we can completely strangle the Star Luo Empire and seize the initiative in the war." At this moment, Ju Zi's eyes radiated a chilling light, and she appeared confident and composed, as if everything was under her control.

"What if Duke White Tiger isn't dead?" Meteor looked at Orange's confident demeanor. Although she acknowledged the feasibility of the plan, she couldn't help but ask this question, as if deliberately pouring cold water on the heated pre-battle atmosphere.

Upon hearing Meteor's words, Orange paused slightly, then a meaningful smile appeared on her face. She looked at Meteor with unwavering eyes and said slowly, "I believe in you, Meteor. I believe you and your Molten Knights will not let me down."

Meteor's lips twitched slightly, and he smiled bitterly to himself. Orange's words of trust only made him feel more compelled to give his all to complete this task.

After all, if the Molten Knights' debut battle and their first mission end in failure, he, as the leader, would lose face.

Orange seemed to have seen through Meteor's thoughts, but she didn't take it to heart and continued calmly, "Moreover, I am not without a contingency plan. Even if Duke White Tiger is incredibly lucky and manages to escape your ambush, we will launch a major offensive and establish a strong defensive line in the Mingdou Mountains. I will leave a portion of elite troops under the command of His Majesty Starry Sky Douluo to guard the line and, at the same time, use it to contain the military power of the Star Luo Empire."

At this point, Ju Zi's eyes sharpened, and her tone revealed an undeniable determination: "And I myself, after successfully conquering White Tiger City, will personally lead the Fire Phoenix and Imperial Dragon Soul Master Corps, along with a million-strong army, to take a detour and launch a surprise attack on the Heavenly Soul Empire."

Ju Zi knew perfectly well that sending Meteor and Wang Yiheng with the Molten Knights and the Evil Lord Soul Master Corps to intercept and kill Duke White Tiger was indeed driven by strong personal grudges.

However, she was not blinded by hatred. She remained clear-headed and carefully made two preparations to ensure that every aspect of the war was under her control and that nothing went wrong.

Even if Duke Baihu successfully escapes, takes over Yuming City, and engages in a life-or-death standoff with the Sun and Moon Empire, Ju Zi remains undaunted.

She planned to retain the two great protectors of the nation, Evil Lord and Terror Claw, along with several level-nine Soul Masters led by Starry Sky Douluo Ye Yulin. Such a powerful lineup would be sufficient to deal with any counterattack the White Tiger Duke might launch. Moreover, this was only the military force of the Sun Moon Empire itself; one must not forget that the powerful Holy Spirit Cult was also involved in this war.

Ju Zi spared no expense to invite the renowned Death God Douluo Ye Xishui to oversee the Mingdou Mountains.

With the Death God Tower, a level 10 soul tool that can be called a divine artifact, guarding this place, even if the Star Luo Empire launches a full-scale attack, it is destined to suffer a crushing defeat on this land, with no way to stop it.

Therefore, Ju Zi has no need to worry that leading a large army to attack the Heavenly Soul Empire will allow the Star Luo Empire to take the opportunity to invade the Sun Moon Empire.

"Since the Marshal trusts me so much, then the entire Molten Knights will go all out to kill Duke White Tiger and will certainly live up to the Marshal's trust."

Ju Zi had already made all the arrangements, so Meteor didn't say anything more. He just needed to complete the mission diligently. On the battlefield, military orders were absolute, and even with his position, he couldn't disobey the orders of Ju Zi, the commander-in-chief of the three armies.

"I believe in you. Once this mission is over, you will lead the Molten Knights to catch up with the main force and join me in sweeping through the Heavenly Soul Empire."

Orange trusted Meteor completely, believing that with his strength, he could bring the Molten Knights and, after all, take the head of the White Tiger Duke and bring it to her.

At this moment, Mad Bull Douluo Wang Yiheng also slowly stood up, his posture as upright as a pine tree, his expression solemn and his tone resolute as he said in a deep voice: "The Evil Lord Soul Master Corps will also do its utmost for the great cause of the empire, and will never back down even if it means going through fire and water!"

His words resonated with conviction, demonstrating his loyalty to the empire and his unwavering commitment to completing the mission.

"Very good!" Orange nodded slightly, glanced at everyone, and said solemnly, "This war is crucial to the future direction of the empire and its overall strategic layout. I hope that you will all complete your missions successfully and return in triumph soon. The empire will remember your achievements." After speaking, Orange paused for a moment and then began to talk about other related matters.

After all, everything that needed to be explained regarding this mission had been clearly stated; now it was up to everyone to perform well on the battlefield.

Regardless of whether the final outcome is success or failure, it will not change Orange's established strategic action of launching a surprise attack on the Heavenly Soul Empire.

With a casual glance from Ju Zi, Wang Yiheng understood and quickly took his leave.

The next action was urgent; he still had much preparation work to arrange and implement. (End of Chapter)