Douluo: What the hell is the academic master development system?

Chapter 824 Can it really be done? (6K)

Neither of the Sun Moon Empire's overwhelming array of high-altitude detection soul guides nor the secret supply line that Xu Tianran currently possesses, which is likely located in a northern city of the Sun Moon Empire, is easy to deal with.

The reason Vina asked Long Aotian to carry so much stuff was simply to explain to Chen Ping that the objective conditions were indeed difficult; her real purpose was twofold.

First, let's see if Shrek Academy can suspend arms sales to the Star Luo Empire. They're not at war right now, so let's prioritize supplying soul tools to the Heavenly Soul Empire, which is facing a tense war situation!
Secondly, they hoped that Shrek might be able to spare two Shrek City Guard units.

The Shrek City Guard is a truly elite force. Any Soul Master who can join the Shrek City Guard is already qualified to serve as a guardian of the Sun Moon Empire.

Vina had already heard that in the early years, the Shrek City Guard had begun to change their equipment one after another, and they were armed to the teeth with soul tools. This was practically several ready-made soul master regiments as reinforcements!

Although almost all of Shrek Academy's elders have come out to fight against the experts of the Holy Spirit Cult, if one or two more Shrek City Guards could be invited, the pace at which the Heavenly Soul Empire is being swept away could be further slowed down.

However, even Vina knew that Long Aotian wouldn't actually ask for it, so she first laid out so many objective conditions, and then tried to find out in a roundabout way whether she could buy more equipment or even borrow one or two soldiers.

Seeing Chen Ping deep in thought, seemingly having a real solution, Long Aotian scratched his head in bewilderment.

No, there really is a solution to this?

However, if Chen Ping can resolve these two difficult issues, he might not need to shamelessly ask Chen Ping to allocate more quotas to Tianhun, or even directly ask Shrek Academy to borrow the city guards.

"Let's talk about the Heavenly Soul Empire's current countermeasures first."

"Besides coming to me, you should also have your own ideas about facing the overwhelming army of the Sun Moon Empire, right?"

Chen Ping spoke.

Long Aotian hesitated for a moment before saying, "Well, I won't hide it from you, our Heavenly Soul Empire does have some ideas."

"Since we can't win on the front lines, our initial plan was to attack where the enemy is bound to defend, forcibly splitting our forces. We would send some strongmen from the Body Sect to form elite squads with the Soul Masters of the Heavenly Soul Empire itself, and start harassing the enemy behind enemy lines."

“Even if doing so will inevitably lead to layers of blockade by the Sun Moon Empire, as long as we break into the Sun Moon Empire’s territory and inflict heavy losses on them, Xu Tianran will have to turn back and divide his forces. In this way, the main battlefield will not be in such a sorry state.”

Chen Ping nodded and said, "Well said. War cannot be fought only on our own territory. We must also fight on other people's doorsteps. Only in this way can many confused people in the Sun Moon Empire understand that war is not something that the Sun Moon Empire can unilaterally attack us on. We can also fight on other people's doorsteps."

"Besides that, I have another suggestion for your Heavenly Soul Empire, which can, to some extent, hinder the Sun Moon Empire's invasion. I wonder if you would like to hear it?"

"I would like to hear the details," Long Aotian said sincerely.

Chen Ping smiled slightly: "It's not any great suggestion, just listen to it."

"No matter which city falls after you, remember to burn all documents in the Household Registration Office and Archives containing the identity information of the local people, records of various supplies, documents recording the local land conditions, and any other written materials that would help the Sun Moon Empire take over its rule." "Let the people of the Sun Moon Empire investigate who the refugees are, who the common people are, who the nobles are, and what each person does. Let them find out where the mines are and where the tools are!"

"Xu Tianran didn't want to carry supplies and only led the Soul Master Corps to attack, intending to launch a blitzkrieg? I want to see how he will take over after conquering so many cities with less than 10,000 men in total."

"Right now, it's only a few cities, so it's not obvious yet. But as the war continues, to put it bluntly, with so few men, it will be difficult for them to efficiently control all the cities they've captured."

"Xu Tianran only has a few Soul Master regiments under his command. He can't just send those regimental and battalion commanders out to be city lords in various cities. So he can only draw them from company-level units. But drawing a company commander from a company-level unit isn't enough. He also needs to assign a group of people to guard the city so that it can be defended safely."

"Without any documents or rosters recording the local conditions, the territories occupied by the Sun Moon Empire are nothing but liabilities until this operating system is repaired. It's like bleeding them dry with a knife."

"Although it's not very efficient, this plan is still better than simply abandoning the city and handing it over to someone else."

"Moreover, once the Sun Moon Empire can no longer tolerate this behavior and withdraws the army stationed in the captured cities, replacing them with ordinary soldiers of the Sun Moon Empire, you should immediately divide your forces and rely on the Soul Master Legion to take back the cities, and then turn around and attack Xu Tianran's several Soul Master Corps. Isn't that better than just standing there and getting beaten up?"

"Yup!"

After listening for a while, Long Aotian excitedly stood up and clapped his hands: "How come I didn't think of this move?"

Chen Ping smiled as he watched Long Aotian stand up excitedly: "This is just a delaying tactic, not a good strategy to defeat the enemy. If you really want the Sun Moon Empire to withdraw its troops, I'm afraid you'll have to start with the private supply lines that Xu Tianran has, as you mentioned, and with the high-altitude detection soul guide devices."

"So, Brother Chen, you have a plan?"

Chen Ping nodded slightly: "I guess we've got it sorted out. Since the Sun Moon Empire's supply line has to be cut off and the high-altitude detection soul guide device has to be disposed of, it's better to do it sooner rather than later."

"I will find a way to handle this. Brother Aotian, you should go back now. I will never forget this matter."

"On the contrary, I have to tell you something: try to get a high-level defensive soul tool or an invincible shield. If you encounter a high-level soul tool, don't just blindly rush forward, understand?"

"No matter how strong your skin spirit's defense is, it's not as strong as a soul tool. Your master is still counting on you to inherit the Body Sect in the future."

"Ah, okay, okay." Long Aotian scratched his long, reddish-brown hair, looking puzzled. He didn't know why Chen Ping said that, but he still remembered it.

Just as Long Aotian was about to leave, he turned back to Chen Ping, looking at him with some concern, and asked, "Brother Chen, do you really have a way to deal with those old high-altitude detection soul guides from the Sun Moon Empire?"

"Don't worry, I'll definitely get this done for you. I understand the principle of 'if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold'. Let's go."

Chen Ping was both amused and exasperated.

(End of this chapter)