Douluo Jueshi: Who let him join Shrek!

In the northern region of the Sun Moon Empire, after Xu Tianran received the good news from Ye Yulin, Kong Deming also quickly received the news.

"Ye Yulin is really quick!"

Kong Deming put down the letter in his hand, a hint of surprise flashing in his aged eyes.

He originally thought he would have to wait here for ten days or half a month, but now it seems that he won't have to!
"Pass down the order: depart tomorrow. Destination: Qingshui City in the northern part of the Heavenly Soul Empire!"

Kong Deming commanded in a deep voice.

Even before Ye Yulin set off, he had already stationed an elite Soul Master Corps in the Ice and Snow City in the northern part of the Sun Moon Empire.

As long as Ye Yulin sends good news, he can lead his troops to directly capture Qingshui City!
By taking over Qingshui City and several other cities in the northern part of the Tianhun Empire, we can directly enter the Douling Empire and meet up with Ye Yulin in Lingdou City.

Moreover, his side is only the vanguard. After taking Qingshui City and several cities on the northern defense line of the Tianhun Empire, the main army will be able to follow and start the war against the Tianhun Empire from north to south!
He and Ye Yulin will quickly take over the Douling Empire, and then turn around and launch an attack from the east of the Tianhun Empire, surrounding it from the east, west, and north. The Tianhun Empire will have almost no chance of stopping them.

Furthermore, because the entire war resulted in a three-sided encirclement, leaving only one gap for the Star Luo Empire, it was very difficult for the Star Luo Empire to provide support.

The plan is good.

In fact, this plan was already set out when Xu Tianran was still the crown prince.

At that time, Xu Tianran still had the Holy Spirit Cult as his trump card, which gave him even more confidence.

Now, it can only be described as a stripped-down version of the original plan.

However, even the stripped-down version still has a very significant strategic effect.

If the Sun Moon Empire were to proceed smoothly with this plan, the entire continent's situation would soon tilt in its favor.

This is the powerful foundation and strength of the Sun and Moon Empire!

Simultaneously supporting multi-front warfare while maintaining absolute dominance is itself the culmination of thousands of years of accumulation by the Sun and Moon Empire.

Even though Jiang Ming destroyed part of this accumulation, it is still powerful!

After Kong Deming received the news, another Soul Master Corps located on the border between the Sun Moon Empire and the Heavenly Soul Empire also received the news.

Terrorclaw Soul Mentors!

The Sun Moon Empire has five national-level Soul Master Corps: the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps, the Imperial Dragon Soul Master Corps, the Fire Phoenix Soul Master Corps, the Evil Monarch Soul Master Corps, and the Terror Claw Soul Master Corps.

Among them, the Evil Lord Soul Master Corps has been wiped out by Jiang Ming; all members have died in the small world.

Furthermore, Jiang Ming announced that the Evil Lord Soul Master Corps had betrayed them. With no trace of them, the Sun Moon Empire had no choice but to declare that the Evil Lord Soul Master Corps had perished.

That's exactly what happened.

After the Evil Lord Soul Master Corps perished, Ye Yulin was ordered to rebuild it.

Among the elite Soul Masters that Ye Yulin led to launch this surprise attack on the Douling Empire, there was the rebuilt Evil Monarch Soul Master Corps!
Meanwhile, Kong Deming, from the northern part of the Heavenly Soul Empire, was leading the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps!
This Soul Master Corps, which was originally supposed to be guarding Mingdu, was taken to the northern part of the Sun Moon Empire by Kong Deming under Xu Tianran's orders, ready to launch an attack on the northern cities of the Heavenly Soul Empire at any time!

On the border between the Sun Moon Empire and the Heavenly Soul Empire in the central region is the Terror Claw Soul Mentor Corps!
The strength of the Terrorclaw Soul Master Corps is much weaker than that of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps, but their mission is not to attack the stronghold, but to launch a fierce offensive on the border and attract most of the Heavenly Soul Empire's forces!
In this way, it can have a very good effect, whether it is to provide cover for the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Corps in the north or to buy time for Ye Yulin's troops of the Douling Empire.

Of course, the other two Soul Master Corps weren't idle either.

Xu Tianran had already arranged for the Imperial Dragon Soul Instructor Group and the Fire Phoenix Soul Instructor Group to be stationed on the border with the Star Luo Empire.

The two Soul Master Corps received orders to launch simultaneous attacks after Ye Yulin's unit succeeded!

Putting everything else aside, at the very least, we must ensure that the Star Luo Empire cannot have a large number of troops supporting the Heavenly Soul or the Fighting Spirit!
To achieve this goal, Xu Tianran even deployed more than five level-nine soul masters and more than ten level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells here.

With two national-level Soul Master regiments, more than five level-nine Soul Masters, and more than ten level-nine fixed-position Soul Guidance Cannons, it can be said that with this lineup, the Star Luo Empire would absolutely not dare to easily mobilize its troops on the border.

Once they make a move, these two Soul Master Corps will be able to breach the border in a very short time!

Fighting on four fronts and being able to muster formidable fighting power on each one—that's the true strength of the Sun Moon Empire!

Two national-level Soul Master regiments, along with over 50,000 troops and more than five level-nine Soul Masters, were stationed on the border with the Star Luo Empire.

They deployed a national-level Soul Master Corps and over 50,000 troops, along with three level-nine Soul Masters, on the central border with the Heavenly Soul Empire.

The Sun Moon Empire has dispatched a national-level Soul Master Corps to the north, led by the strongest Soul Master Kong Deming as the vanguard, with tens of thousands of troops ready to follow at any time, including two level-nine Soul Masters.

As for Ye Yulin's side, including Ye Yulin, there are three level nine soul masters. Although they have suffered many losses, they still have nearly ten thousand elite soul masters.

In total, the initial preparations for the war mobilized more than thirteen level-nine Soul Masters, with a force of nearly 200,000!
This is only the initial stage; given the size of the Sun Moon Empire, this is not yet its true limit.

However, by mobilizing the five national-level Soul Master Corps and launching a strategic surprise attack, the major empires instantly felt immense pressure.

Of course, with all five national-level Soul Master Corps deployed, the defenses on Mingdu's side naturally became weaker.

In present-day Mingdu, the only force protecting the palace is the Imperial Palace Guard, and the city's defenses are also reduced to a single city defense force.

It may look dangerous, but in reality, after thousands of years of transformation, the entire Ming Dynasty is a real war fortress even without city walls!
The underground of Mingdu, including all the buildings in Mingdu, is closely connected to Mingdu's soul-guided defense system.

Unlike Lingdou City, if other empires wanted to use the same methods the Sun Moon Empire used on Lingdou City to deal with Mingdu, it would be tantamount to courting death.

Once Mingdu is transformed into a war machine, not to mention the level of firepower that the entire city would possess, even the imperial palace would have a defense system strong enough to withstand level nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells.

This is the fundamental difference between Mingdu and Lingdou City.

Of course, this level of protection would be effective against ordinary troops and even many powerful Soul Masters, but everyone knows that it would be useless against Jiang Ming!
Jiang Ming has already demonstrated his divine power several times in Mingdu; it is a terrifying power that no one can resist!
No matter what kind of war fortress Mingdu becomes, no matter how powerful the defense system in the palace is, it is meaningless in front of Jiang Ming.

This is something all the high-ranking officials of the Sun Moon Empire understand. Xu Tianran himself is also very clear about it!
That's why Xu Tianran deployed all five National Guardian Soul Master Corps and so many Level 9 Soul Masters.

The reason is that these Soul Master Corps and these Level 9 Soul Masters are of little use in Mingdu.

The armies of the other empires cannot reach this place, and even if they do, Mingdu has enough power to suppress or even annihilate them!
But if Jiang Ming comes to kill him, then the existence of these people will be of little significance.

Because no matter how you fight, you can't win.

Since that's the case, why not just send everyone out and turn the pressure I have to face from Jiang Ming into pressure on the other empires!

Instead of having a bunch of ineffective combat forces around us, we should just start a war!
This was Xu Tianran's idea.

If he can withstand Jiang Ming's assassination attempt, then with this series of arrangements, the entire continent will soon fall into his hands! At that time, he will have plenty of time to slowly wear down Jiang Ming.

If you can't hold on.
He gave those outside a death order: no matter what, they could not retreat and had to continue the attack!
If he dies, someone will naturally take his place and give orders!
It has to be said that Xu Tianran's plan was quite crazy.

But this kind of madness was undoubtedly very effective.

At least the royal family of the Douling Empire was truly wiped out by Ye Yulin, the Douling Empire was in chaos, and the situation on the continent was moving in the direction he had predicted.

Now, there is only one thing he needs to think about: the continuation of the war!
The war on four fronts has begun, and with the resources of the Sun Moon Empire, it can sustain itself for a short period of time.

However, if the war drags on for a long time, it becomes a question whether the Sun Moon Empire can sustain such a costly situation.

"Elder Ye has succeeded. Pass the order to prepare for the attack!"

Upon receiving the news, the leader of the Terrorclaw Soul Master Corps immediately and excitedly issued the order!
The previous leader of the Terrorclaw Soul Master Corps, Liao Mengkai, had been killed by Jiang Ming. Fortunately, the core of the Terrorclaw Soul Master Corps remained, so he was promoted to the position of deputy leader.

Soon, the Terrorclaw Soul Master Corps, acting as a strike force, launched a direct attack on the central border of the Heavenly Soul Empire!

The Heavenly Soul Empire received the news almost simultaneously with the Sun Moon Empire. They also guessed in a very short time that the Sun Moon Empire might launch an attack on the central border. However, the problem was that the Terrorclaw Soul Master Corps acted too quickly!

Upon receiving information simultaneously, the attacking side will definitely react faster than the defending side.

By the time the Heavenly Soul Empire organized an effective counterattack, the front line had almost been breached by the Terrorclaw Soul Master Corps!
Meanwhile, on the border of the Star Luo Empire.

Xu Tianyuan, the leader of the Imperial Dragon Soul Mentor Legion, and Luan Feng, the deputy leader of the Fire Phoenix Soul Mentor Legion, are also ready to take action.

Originally, Luanfeng was the leader of the Fire Phoenix Soul Instructor Group, but Xu Tianran had already given the position to Ju Zi, so Luanfeng became the vice leader.

However, Ju Zi is currently in the palace, and the Fire Phoenix Soul Mentor Team is still commanded by Luan Feng.

"Commander Xu, Elder Ye has succeeded; it's time for us to make our move!"

"Luanfeng, the deputy leader of the Fire Phoenix Soul Mentor Group, said in a deep voice."

This was a pre-arranged plan: once Ye Yulin succeeded, the other fronts would launch attacks simultaneously!

Of course, this doesn't mean that all fronts must achieve victories, but rather...
Feint!

Whether it's the Terrorclaw Soul Master Corps, the Fire Phoenix Soul Master Corps, or the Imperial Dragon Soul Master Corps, their main purpose is to hold back the military forces of the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Star Luo Empire, and to provide cover for Kong Deming's side to open up a route from the northern part of the Sun Moon Empire to the northern part of the Heavenly Soul Empire, and then into the Douling Empire!
"Hmm, we should make our move. But Commander Luanfeng, a regular offensive won't do if we need to draw most of the Star Luo Empire's forces here. How about we go for something bigger?"

Xu Tianyuan looked at Luanfeng and said in a deep voice.

Luanfeng frowned: "You mean..."

A chilling killing intent and madness flashed in Xu Tianran's eyes.

"We currently have eleven level-nine fixed-position soul-guided artillery shells, which are fully capable of launching a devastating attack on any point along the border!"

Luan Feng was horrified and frowned, saying, "Commander Xu, His Majesty didn't give us so many level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells to waste! We must hold back the vast majority of the Star Luo Empire's forces in the coming days!"

After Jiang Ming took a portion of the Sun Moon Empire's level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells, their reserves were already quite low.

Even so, Xu Tianran still brought eleven level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells here.

This undoubtedly illustrates the difficulty of this front.

Xu Tianyuan glanced at Luanfeng, the madness in his eyes not diminishing in the slightest.

“I know! But you yourself said that we need to attract the majority of the Star Luo Empire’s forces here! That White Tiger Duke on the other side is no fool. Ordinary attacks won’t make him send most of his forces over. We need to create a big enough spectacle!”

"Use level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells to pave the way, making it appear as if we're about to storm the border and invade the Star Luo Empire. Only then can we force Duke White Tiger to concentrate his forces!"

Upon hearing this, Luanfeng's eyes narrowed.

Indeed, using level nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells would undoubtedly attract the White Tiger Duke's attention quickly.

No one can ignore the power of the Level 9 fixed-position soul-guided cannonball, and once the Level 9 fixed-position soul-guided cannonball is used, everyone will suspect that they are going to launch a full-scale attack on the Star Luo Empire!
That's their goal!

Even if they realize something, would they still dare to gamble?

The Douling Empire has just been overrun! Lingdou City is gone, and the royal family has been wiped out!
Is this something you can gamble on?
Obviously not!

Therefore, using level 9 fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells for a feint attack may seem wasteful, but it is actually the fastest way to achieve the objective!

"In that case, I agree to use level nine fixed-position soul-guided shells, but the number cannot exceed three. We are going to fight a protracted war!"

Luanfeng nodded in agreement.

Xu Tianyuan continued, "If we're going to detonate these three level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells, we need to pick some good spots. How about we just blow one up right on Duke White Tiger's head?" (End of Chapter)