Lord Yunzhong in Douluo

Chapter 416 Joining the Army and Retreating
The Heaven Dou Empire, the Snoga province next to the Principality of Barak.

The deacon of Wuhundian, Dirac, walked out of the house he rented, with a very calm expression on his face.

Today, he is going to do something with a few partners who are also deacons of Wuhundian.

Join the army of the Heaven Dou Empire and defend your home and country as a soldier.

Too many things happened in the past half a month, so many that Dirac, the young deacon of the Wuhun Temple, was a little unresponsive. He often came back to the next thing before he had digested the last thing. up.

First of all, the prince was assassinated on the night of his wedding. Due to the closure of the imperial city, when the news was officially sent out by the royal family, it was time for the prince to be buried a few days after his death.

The city where Dirac is located is too far away from the imperial city, so it is not clear what kind of person this prince is, but the occasional news and changes in road traffic and other conditions in the past seem to prove that His Highness the prince is loyal to the people. manner.

If he is still alive, then in the future, he should be an emperor who is not inferior to the emperor. Dirac feels very sad that the empire has lost such a prince.

Then, before he recovered from his grief, he received another announcement from the Empire and Wuhundian.

The empire has declared war on Xingluo, and Wuhundian allows its members to join the war in flexible ways.

Dirac was confused and had no idea.

As an ordinary person, Dirac is also afraid of death. Although he is also a young man with fresh blood, he also knows that once he enters the meat grinder of the battlefield, life and death will not belong to him.

And the announcement of Wuhundian not allowing its members to join the war as Wuhundian is probably a kind of protection.

To warn the Star Luo Empire and the Heaven Dou Empire, the Wuhundian did not intervene in the war, and they must not take action against the members of the Wuhundian, otherwise it will be regarded as a provocation and war against the Wuhundian.

Dirac thought, maybe it would be good to be under the protection of Wuhundian.

Then, he received the news that the empire was invaded by Xingluo.

The Principality of Barak has been attacked by the army of the Star Luo Empire, and the entire south has been completely lost.

Now the Xingluo army is attacking Soto City in the middle of the plain with concentrated fire. It is about to unplug this strategic point and provide a stable transit and endurance point for the follow-up offensive war.

The Wuhundian tabloids have been following up and reporting on this war. Dirac knew that although the Cold Blood Army and the southern frontier troops who retreated to Soto City were fighting bravely, they might also persist under the fierce attack of the Star Luo Army. It won't be too long, even with the rear supply of the empire.

Through the reports on the Wuhundian tabloid and the vigilance of the refugees who escaped from the Principality of Barak, Dirac learned about the cruel methods of the Star Luo Empire in the war.

The Star Luo Empire adopts the method of fighting to support war. After capturing a place, it will quickly seize all the local resources, including food, manpower, armaments and so on.

Sweeping will naturally encounter resistance, and the Star Luo army's method of facing resistance is bloody massacre.

Kill the bold, deter the timid, and control the people in the captured area to work hard for them, move food and grass, and build long roads.

All places except the church are under the control of the Star Luo Empire.

The Xingluo army probably doesn't want to tear themselves apart with the Spirit Hall just yet, so the church and the branch halls of the Spirit Hall are rare peaceful areas in the captured area, and because of the food reserves that have been donated to the people before, these places can still be alone. Turnaround is good for a while.

The church branch in the captured area was basically full of people, in order not to suffer abuse...

Words are powerful.

Dirac couldn't sleep at night after reading the report on the Wuhundian tabloid, tossing and turning.

Can I really accept asylum with peace of mind and watch all my compatriots suffer?

Tortured by the conscience deep in his heart for a long time, Dirac, the deacon of the Wuhun Temple who is close to the masses, thought of the lovely people he faced in his daily work, and thought of their tragic experience after suffering...

Dirac finally couldn't sit still.

He's going to do something, even though maybe his strength is small for the whole war.

He is a soul master, possesses power that ordinary people do not have, and enjoys power that ordinary people cannot enjoy.

Power and responsibility are equal, just like the two ends of a balance, the greater the power, the greater the responsibility, and excessive tilt at either end will lead to the overturning of the balance.

This is the content written in the Wuhun City imperial examination textbook, which Dirac once borrowed from his secretary friend to read it.

Dirac didn't think he had much power, but it should be greater than ordinary people.

Ordinary people are rebelling for the country, so can they really do nothing?
Justice, light, kindness, beauty.

It was precisely because of these longings that I joined the Wuhun Temple back then, do I want to abandon all these things now?

Dirac didn't want to be that kind of person, even if he couldn't become the person he wanted to be, try not to become the kind of person he hated the most when he was a child...

So, he wants to join the army and fight to defend the people!

Walking to the registration point for joining the army, Dirac met up with those like-minded friends, and then walked towards the woman in short-haired military uniform who filled out the registration information:
"Hello, we want to join the army."

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Principality of Barak, Soto City.

Wearing red armor, Hanxuehou walked on the city wall, looking at the Xingluo army stationed not far away.

After five days of uninterrupted attacks, the crazy Xingluo army finally had to rest for a while.

After receiving the news of Xingluo's attack, Marquis Hanxue guessed the focus of the Xingluo army's next attack.

Therefore, he hurriedly led the cold-blooded army to Soto City, mobilized the army and civilians to build various defense projects, and sent as many people as possible to leave the principality.

The cities and towns in the south were strategically abandoned by Marquis Hanxue.

He knew that with the fighting power of the southern frontier army, they would not be able to last long in the face of the terrifying Xingluo army. If they were forced to defend the city, they would only die in vain.

Therefore, Marquis Hanxue ordered that the southern frontier troops do not have to stick to the towns, but instead brought enough food and grass and military equipment, sneaked into the nearby mountains and forests, looked for opportunities, and took advantage of the terrain to launch raids on the Xingluo army, focusing on attacking their food and grass strongholds.

Hanxuehou knew that doing so was equivalent to giving up the townspeople, but he felt that it was worth it.

It is better to hide the sword and wait for it than to use it without using it. The importance of the army in the war is much more important than the common people in the eyes of Han Xuehou.

As strong as the cold-blooded army guarding this well-defended Soto City, it suffered huge losses under Xingluo's onslaught.

In the case of continuous defensive battles for many days, the Cold Blood Army has lost nearly [-]% of its soldiers, and the consumption of ordnance is even more difficult to count...

If this continues, the Cold Blood Army may be buried with Soto City...

"Lord Hou, the supply line of the empire in the rear was attacked by the Star Luo army, and it has been cut off. With the current reserves in the city alone, we can't last for another four days at most."

A personal guard quickly walked to Hanxuehou's side, half-kneeled on the ground, and reported the sad news to his commander.

Marquis Hanxue paused for a moment, frowned and glanced at the Xingluo military camp not far away, turned his back to the Xingluo army, and said to his personal guards:

"Pass my order, all the Cold Blood Army will prepare supplies and equipment immediately, and go out of the city to break through tonight."

"Send all the food and grass that can't be taken away to the Wuhun Hall of Suotuo City."

Marquis Hanxue's order made the guard's body shudder: "Master Hou, are we going to abandon the people of Suotuo City?"

Marquis Hanxue looked at his bodyguard, and put a pale and colorless palm on his shoulder. The coldness of that palm seeped into the bodyguard's shoulder through the armor, causing the bodyguard to tremble.

"Are you questioning my orders?"

"Remember, King Kundera's decree is not for us to stick to the principality, but to retain as much vitality as possible."

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(End of this chapter)