Douluo, Adventure in a Parallel World

After everyone returned, news about the successive attacks on Spirit Halls in various places came one after another, which immediately made the top leaders of the Republic, who had just relaxed a little, tense up again.

"Can we still contact them?"

After Qian Renxue received the news, she anxiously asked the cardinal who delivered the message, but the cardinal just shook his head with a sad and angry look.

Qian Renxue knew the outcome of the matter at a glance. The deacons or bishops of these martial spirit branch halls must have met with unexpected misfortunes. Judging from the ruthless methods used by that group of people to pluck the feathers of passing geese and leave the skins of beasts, Qian Renxue deduced that they must have suffered extremely painful torture before their death.

Thinking of this, Qian Renxue slowly clenched her hands. These were all deacons of the Republic. They were far away from their own country and worked diligently, but she didn't expect to be treated like this in return.

But what Qian Renxue didn't know was that although the vast majority of deacons or bishops were brutally tortured to death, a small number managed to escape. These deacons or bishops who successfully escaped continued to perform the duties of the Spirit Hall in secret. Although they lived in extremely dangerous areas, they never forgot their roots.

After this defeat, the two major empires of Tiandouxingluo began to expand their armies even more frantically after returning.

Men aged 16 and over and women aged 18 and over were forcibly conscripted to fight on the battlefield; in order to replenish the military, the two empires further lowered the marriage age to 12. In order to further support military expansion, they levied heavier taxes on the people, and even introduced extremely ridiculous taxes such as urine tax.

But has the government's military expenditure changed? The answer is no, because the armies of the three major sects of the two empires directly entered the Wuhun City and the bank and paid all the gold soul coins, so these taxes were just disguised collections. What they are thinking about is still how to make money from the people.

The forceful attack on the Spirit Hall also affected the awakening of the spirits of the common people. The only hope for the common people to rise up was extinguished at this moment, which naturally aroused strong dissatisfaction among the people. However, due to the country's strong political rule and cruel means, the common people could only complain bitterly.

The deacons of the Spirit Hall met with the cardinal and the oppressed civilians. In the most difficult and critical moment, they still hoped that the Spirit Hall could give them even the slightest shelter.

"People, now is the most critical moment. Your emperor and your country do not regard you as human beings at all. They just treat you as pigs to squeeze oil and water at will. Stand up, people who are hungry, cold and oppressed, take up weapons in your hands and resist those who oppress you."

The Spirit Hall deacon responded to the call, and the news spread quickly, and soon reached a large number of oppressed people. Naturally, everyone who heard the news gathered into an uprising army and prepared to launch a guerrilla attack on the rear.

Although all this is just a small sign, with poor weapons and equipment and low strength of soul masters, a single spark can start a prairie fire, and this will definitely become the most terrifying nightmare of the three sects in the two empires.

"Let's stick to the plan. We will first send our ocean-going fleet to bypass the east of Xingluo and Tiandou. When our main force breaks through from the front, they will draw fire. Then we will send the ocean-going fleet to land and fight, and finally surround them. This time, we must make the anti-Spirit Hall alliance pay a heavy price no matter what."

Qian Renxue made a deployment, and Bibi Dong and others all agreed to this proposal.

One month is plenty of time for the Republic to prepare for war. Since they launched a surprise attack last time, this time the Republic plans to march directly into the homeland of the two empires.

A huge fleet set off, one heading eastwards, while the other headed straight for the main trading ports west of Tiandou Star Luo, such as Qingquan Port.

In addition to the fleet, the soul-guided satellites launched in the early years were of great use in the military. This time it was an away game, so the Republic had to be fully prepared to deal with the enemy.

With the soul guide satellite's reconnaissance and exploration function, in addition to natural terrain such as mountains and rivers, all passes, cities, and fortresses in Tiandouxingluo can be detected clearly. These high-definition pictures were uploaded to the portable soul guide display screens of all soldiers for emergency use.

This time the main attacking forces were divided into four groups. One group was composed of the major priests headed by Qian Daoliu, who would attract firepower head-on; one group was the main force headed by Bibi Dong, who would devour the top three sects of the two empires from the inside; one group was the assault force headed by Mo, who would form a pincer attack with the two groups in the rear; the last group was composed of the two elders Jue and Gui, who brought a group of infantry who could use soul thoughts accurately and skillfully, and would directly penetrate into Tiandou City through the Xingdou Great Forest.

The remaining elders, such as Ghost Leopard Douluo, Flame Eagle Douluo and Yuan Feng, stayed in Wuhun City to prevent island-hopping tactics. At the beginning, all the Extreme Douluos were on the front line to attract firepower, create a false impression for the alliance, and then take action.

Of course, this was just a land march, because there were a lot of soul guide planes ready to take off from Wuhun City to drop bombs on the military strongholds of the two empires and the top three sects, and the soul guide mother was also eager to try.

All of this was an idea jointly discussed by the top leaders of the Republic. Hui Yao incorporated some of the experiences and ideas passed down from her previous life, and prepared to let the indigenous people of Douluo Continent experience what modern warfare and lightning tactics are.

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On the alliance side.

"How is the collection of taxes in various places going, has the military rations been raised, has the infantry's equipment been fully built, and how are the hidden weapons equipped?" Xue Tian asked Dai Tianfeng, the current second-in-command of the alliance.

"Alliance leader, everything is ready. Should we..."

"Forget it, we can just hold on in our country. If we send out a large army, we will run into the same dilemma as last time, and the enemy is already alert. Forcing an expedition will only result in failure, so it is better to stay in our country. We have the advantage of fighting at home, and we can buy time for Brother Tang San to become a god."

"Military advisor, what do you think?" Dai Tianfeng suddenly asked Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Xiaogang, who had been offline for who knows how long, took out a feather fan from somewhere, fanned it, put his left hand behind his back, and said with a wise look:

"I also think we should defend our homeland. After all, the Spirit Hall is fighting away from home, and there is a huge ocean as a natural obstacle that slows down their progress. Their vanguard can only be the navy, and their tactics and comprehensive capabilities on land are far inferior to our armored infantry. Even if the opponent has soul guides, the attack range of the soul guides must be limited. We only need to be careful of those equipped on the warships. And from the previous surprise attack that they were able to intercept our enemy, the enemy's means of communication must be ahead of ours. We must also pay attention to the soul guides that can be used by individual soldiers."

Xue Tian naturally knew this. What he needed now were specific methods, strategies and tactics, not empty words. Yu Xiaogang did not reveal the core this time. Although he nodded happily, he already had doubts about Yu Xiaogang in his heart.

"The only disadvantage we suffered this time was the battle line. Because the coastline of the two alliance countries is relatively long, we need to deploy heavy artillery and some troops along all the coastlines to prevent them from attacking from all angles. Of course, there is no need to defend the southern part of Xingluo. There is a natural cliff there. We only need to send some soul masters to guard it and be careful of their flying soul masters."

"Faced with the Republic's armed forces that may suddenly attack, I think after effectively killing their manpower and pinning down their main force, we can send a fleet across the ocean to Wuhun City, which is the economic, political, and cultural center of the Wuhun Republic. As long as we control it, it is equivalent to grasping the weak spot of the entire country. As for on land, we rely on natural barriers to carry out orderly guerrilla warfare to intercept firepower, form a huge encirclement network, and eat up all the troops that have landed by chance."

When Xue Tian heard this, she felt that what Yu Xiaogang said had some meaning, and she nodded immediately.

"Report - report - rebels have appeared in the Tiandou Empire and the Xingluo Empire. The deacons and bishops of the Wuhun Sub-Palace have not been completely slaughtered. They have led the people who originally belonged to our Tiandou or Xingluo to start an uprising!"

While they were talking, another piece of news that was extremely unfavorable to the Republic came out.

A minister was seen running to the leader of the alliance in a panic, holding the memorials. During the process, his official uniform was torn due to several falls.

"What! These lowly people, I let them live, I gave them food, and they actually disobeyed me, so I will kill them, not one of them will be spared!"

Dai Tianfeng's face became grim after hearing the news. He was the first to issue the decree, and then Xue Tian also agreed with Dai Tianfeng's approach. The two emperors prepared to carry out a nationwide purge.

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On the Republic side, Pope Qian Renxue stared at the soul guide screen in his hand in deep thought.

The soul guide screen shows the area where the Republic’s army has arrived. All they have to do is wait for Qian Renxue to give orders, land directly, and act according to the plan.

"Sister Xue'er, what's wrong?"

Huiyao saw Qian Renxue in deep thought and asked with concern.

"Oh, I'm fine, sister. I was just thinking, if we successfully take over Tiandou and Xingluo, how should the continent develop? This is the most troublesome thing. After all, it is easy to conquer a country, but difficult to keep it." Qian Renxue slowly expressed her doubts.

"There is no need to worry about this. Perhaps we can take a step back and not consider unifying the entire continent, but liberating the entire continent." Hui Yao said with a smile.

"Sister Xue'er, do you know how people's martial spirits are inherited?"

"Sister, of course I know this. Martial spirits are transmitted through blood. However, does the unification of the continent and the liberation of the people have anything to do with the transmission of martial spirits?"

"Of course it is related. If the Wuhun bloodline theory exists, please think about it. Even if we completely unify the continent, in the end, because of the Wuhun bloodline theory, the Republic will only become a unified Tiandou or Xingluo Empire. Because once bloodline exists, it means that there are classes between people, and classes are difficult to cross."

"For example, the White Tiger Martial Spirit belongs to the Xingluo Dai family, the Clear Sky Hammer belongs to the Tang family, and the Seven Treasures Glazed Tower belongs to the Ning family. If all of these are not completely eliminated, then based on the existence of the bloodline theory, the Tang family, the Ning family, or the Dai family will rise again and make a comeback, and the Republic will never have peace. But we can change direction - liberate our minds."

"The reason why we want to liberate the continent is to help the people break down class barriers. However, this can only be done after you and your sister become gods. What we can do now is to liberate the people's minds and let the ideas of democracy, republic, freedom, and equality take root in the minds of the people. This will prevent the emergence of a feudal monarchy. Without a feudal monarchy, the internal state apparatus must be changed and replaced."

"After we successfully conquer the mainland, we can lead the common people who are oppressed by the nobles and the imperial power to carry out a democratic revolution, let them fight for their own rights, and establish a country that belongs to the people just like our republic. I believe that the emerging class of Tiandouxingluo people will definitely be like our regime and be oriented to the people, because with the existence of our regime, everyone has realized the superiority of other systems that are different from the feudal monarchy."

"Everyone will fight for the freedom, beauty and civilization they long for, and they will surely reap the fruits of their labor in the future. In the future, the Wuhun Republic can form the Douluo Federation with the emerging Tiandouxingluo regime, and jointly govern the continent as a federation. My opinion is only part of my experience in my previous life. Although my country yearns for great unification, before my death, the country once vigorously advocated a community with a shared future for mankind. My immature opinion may solve all your troubles."

"When you, my sister, become gods and write new supreme laws in the future, martial spirits will no longer rely on bloodline to be passed on. Then, the world's greatest class barrier - bloodline - will be completely broken. Without the martial spirit bloodline theory, Douluo Star will not evolve into a situation where the ruling class composed of aristocratic families oppresses another class."

"Even if the democratic regimes of the three countries of Douluo Star flourish after we leave Douluo Star, the people's minds are liberated, and productivity is unprecedentedly improved, this can be regarded as an indirect step towards the right track. As for whether the Republic will unify the continent in the future, that is something that future generations will have to do."

Huiyao paused and suggested.

"Sister, you are really smart. Your words gave me a lot of new thoughts."

When Qian Renxue heard Huiyao's suggestion, her slightly depressed spirit and sorrow disappeared completely at this moment. At this moment, she stared at the soul guide screen with burning eyes.

"All troops await orders and prepare to defeat the alliance!"

Having resolved her doubts, Qian Renxue's eyes became determined. She issued an order and waited for the best time to attack.