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Chapter 193, Surprise Attack on Silves

As expected, Meng Bei, the Grand Marshal of the Empire, went to war.

He was ordered to lead an army to conquer the Kingdom of Sylves, which had disobeyed the emperor's orders.

The Heavenly Dou Empire has a million-strong army. Qian Renxue directly selected one-third of them to form an elite force of 300,000, which was then placed under Meng Bei's command. The army was determined to conquer the Kingdom of Silves, which had disobeyed the imperial orders.

At the same time, Ning Fengzhi, in his capacity as the leader of the Soul Master Alliance, announced his strong support for Emperor Qinghe and dispatched 1000 elite Soul Master troops to support the campaign against the Kingdom of Silves.

Similarly, Meng Bei was still in charge of the troops.

Upon receiving the news, the King of the Kingdom of Silves was terrified and panicked. Although the empire was weak, it was still not something his kingdom alone could withstand, not to mention the newly established top-tier Soul Master Alliance had intervened.

The King of the Kingdom of Sylves immediately apologized to the Emperor and offered to compensate the royal family.

Meanwhile, the other four countries within the Heavenly Dou Empire also sent letters expressing their hope that Xue Qinghe would prioritize peace and refrain from impulsive actions.

Upon learning this, Qian Renxue did not refuse outright. Instead, she mobilized troops while expressing her willingness to forgive the Silvis royal family's rudeness.

The prerequisite is that the Sylvester royal family needs to pay 5000 million gold soul coins in compensation and 10 dan of grain.

One dan is equal to one hundred jin.

The Kingdom of Silves certainly couldn't afford that many.

After several days of discussion, the Sylvester royal family finally agreed to provide 1500 million gold soul coins and 3 dan of grain.

To the delight of the Sylvester royal family, Xue Qinghe did not make things too difficult for them and quickly agreed to the condition.

Emperor Qinghe issued an edict ordering the Silves royal family to dispatch troops to quickly transport grain to Tiandou City, with only 5 days remaining.

Under extremely tight time constraints, the Silvis royal family had to gather a large number of troops from the country and transport food across the widest plain of Vixlock via the Frostride River.

By this time, many people had realized that something was wrong.

Because the vast Vixlock Plain is full of farmland and has no natural defenses, the only city is the royal city of the Kingdom of Sylves, which happens to be not far from Jialing Pass, a military stronghold of the Heavenly Dou Empire.

If, while the army of the Kingdom of Sylves is busy transporting grain, a cavalry force were to launch a surprise attack from Jialing Pass and surround the royal city of Sylves, then the soldiers outside the city would be like cattle and sheep scattered in the wild, posing no threat whatsoever.

Are we to expect soldiers to fight cavalry on an endless field?

Without sufficient soldiers to protect it, the empty city will soon fall.

So a minister explained the advantages and disadvantages to King Silvis.

The Kingdom of Silves did not take it seriously.

He felt that the minister's thoughts were overthinking things.

Will the royal family take action against him?

How is that possible?

The emperor has already forgiven his rudeness, so why would he continue to attack him?

The Silves family has made great contributions to the Heaven Dou Empire and has stood on this land for more than 500 years. Since the royal family granted this land to their family, they have never made a move. How could they possibly make a move for no reason this time?

Moreover, the empire has four kingdoms and one duchy within its borders. With five countries, a single move can have far-reaching consequences. How could they possibly make a move without any warning?

In King Silvis's view, Xue Qinghe's actions were nothing more than a new emperor who, after ascending the throne, was indulging in pleasure and wanted to extort money from them.

This was not unusual among emperors throughout history.

King Sylvester felt a pang of regret, but the other party was, after all, the emperor, and he had to give what was due.

As for the money, it doesn't matter. The Silvis Plain has some of the most fertile land in the empire. As long as tax revenue increases by 20% or 30% in the next two years, there will be no worry about the money not coming back.

Thus, King Sylvester, caught completely off guard, mobilized nearly 70 to 80 percent of the country's army to transport grain.

Then, on the fourth day of the grain transport, the Jialing Pass opened, and 300,000 troops poured out.

Meng Bei led 100,000 cavalrymen ahead, while another 200,000 troops advanced towards the royal city of Silves in an encirclement formation.

While King Sylves was still holding a banquet in the palace, Meng Bei had already led his army to the city gates.

"By order of the Qinghe Emperor, punish the disloyal! Kill them!"

At Meng Bei's command, he raised his hand and waved it, and a huge golden dragon flew out from his hand.

A bolt of lightning as thick as a tree descended, instantly cleaving the steel city gate into molten iron.

The city was now extremely depleted of troops, as a large number of soldiers had been dispatched outside the city to move grain.

Moreover, the royal city of Sylves has not experienced a major war for hundreds of years and is completely unprepared to deal with a sudden siege.

Meng Bei's eyes shot out blue light, instantly freezing the moat.

His soldiers spurred their horses across the ice and charged directly into the city.

Generally speaking, cavalry units are better suited for open field battles and not for siege warfare.

But that's generally speaking.

Meng Bei cleaved open the city gate with a single blow, which was clearly a different situation.

The cavalry charged into the city without any obstruction from the city gates.

The city guard leader was a Soul Douluo, and at this moment he was loyal. Seeing this situation, he not only did not run away, but instead faced the challenge head-on and directly used his Martial Soul True Body. His Martial Soul transformed into a giant metal shield and forcefully blocked the cavalry charge.

Unfortunately, it's like an ant trying to shake a tree—utterly futile.

Meng Bei also brought a thousand elite soul master troops with him!

From the crowd, a gigantic two-headed wolf rose from the ground, growing to a height of twenty meters, spewing out massive wind blades as it roared and charged at the city guard leader's giant shield.

The city guard leader unleashed all his soul skills, gritting his teeth and persevering, pushing his defenses to the limit.

But then, a giant rhinoceros slammed into the shield.

The city guard leader coughed up blood instantly and retreated backward, his legs trembling.

At that moment, another voice rang out.

"The Soul-Shattering Spear—it will not return until it is destroyed!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a giant spear fell from the sky and slammed into the giant shield with a loud thud.

The giant shield could no longer withstand the pressure and shattered.

Inside the city, King Silves was thrown into chaos upon hearing the news. He hurriedly summoned his ministers, generals, nobles, soul masters, and heads of various sects, including the previously mentioned Burning Flame Sect.

King Sylvester requested that each household send people to defend the city together, saying that as long as the city was held, there was still hope as long as the grain-carrying army outside the city arrived to provide support.

Although the various families were somewhat reluctant after hearing this, they knew that they would suffer greatly if the city fell, so they agreed to resist.

Then a loud voice came from outside.

"This expedition is solely to punish the Silvis royal family; it has nothing to do with anyone else. I, in the name of the Imperial Marshal, guarantee that as long as each family surrenders obediently, all past transgressions will be forgiven, and you will not be harmed in the slightest!"

Meng Bei rode a golden dragon and shouted above the city.

The heads of the various clans were horrified by this scene. Looking at Meng Bei's hundred-foot-long dragon, they feared that even ordinary titled Douluo would have difficulty defeating it, and they simply could not muster the will to resist.

In addition, there were the promises Meng Bei made in public.

So each family withdrew from the palace, silently returned to their own clans, and then gave up the resistance.

(End of this chapter)