Zhao Hai's face was calm as he stood on top of Southern Yu City's walls. In front of him was a person, Liu Kaide. However, Liu Kaide was now seriously injured and on the verge of death. He was spitting out mouthfuls of blood, but he still had a smile on his face as he looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Zhao Hai, hahaha. I didn't think that we would meet in this situation. You're indeed a strong person. Dying in your hands is worth it for this Liu Kaide."
Zhao Hai looked at Liu Kaide and said, "You're an admirable person. You were able to defend your city against my army for three days. You're an opponent worthy of my respect." Liu Kaide nodded.
Liu Kaide laughed. However, his internal organs were shaken, causing him to vomit blood again. Then he said, "So what if it's three days? Even if it's three days, I'm still defeated. Zhao Hai, you're really strong. However, I believe that the Sacred Institute isn't that easy to deal with. Just wait, you'll suffer a lot."
Zhao Hai looked at Liu Kaide and smiled faintly, "The Sacred Institute can't stop me. However, I guess you won't be able to see that day."
Liu Kaide looked at Zhao Hai and didn't say anything. Slowly, there was no sound coming from him. He was already dead. He was killed by Zhao Hai's fist. Zhao Hai's fist had shattered his internal organs. It was impossible for him to survive.
Zhao Hai's face was calm. After some time, he said, "Alright, clean up the battlefield as soon as possible. Look after those who surrendered." Someone immediately complied and went to prepare.
This time, Zhao Hai's army managed to take Nanhua City. However, this was only three days after Zhao Hai took over the other cities. This was also the reason why Zhao Hai said that Liu Kaide was very powerful.
In these three days of fighting, Liu Kaide had done very well. Being able to block the attacks of Zhao Hai's army for three days was truly amazing.
However, Zhao Hai's losses in these three days weren't necessarily high. Zhao Hai's attack was very rhythmic, neither too fast nor too slow. If Zhao Hai gave the order to go all out, then it wouldn't take three days. However, the casualties would be very heavy.
The reason why Zhao Hai wasn't in a hurry to attack wasn't entirely because he didn't want to cause too many casualties. Although he didn't want to sacrifice too many soldiers, he didn't care about the necessary hope. The reason why he did this was to give the army a wake-up call so that they could calm down.
One must know that the previous two attacks had been very smooth. This caused the army to become arrogant. Because of this, Zhao Hai decided to use Southern Remnant City to cool down the army. He wanted to let the army know that they weren't invincible. Zhao Hai didn't hesitate to use Southern Remnant City to cool them down. He wanted them to know that they weren't invincible.
In the past, Southern Yu City had about 60 thousand soldiers. But now, there were only 30 thousand left. These 30 thousand soldiers had already surrendered to them.
After everyone cleaned up the battlefield, Zhao Hai led the group to the City Lord's Mansion's conference room. After everyone sat down, Zhao Hai looked at everyone and said, "We've finally captured Southern Yu City. We've also broken through the enemy's defensive line. Everyone, what do you think?" Zhao Hai nodded and said, "What do you think?"
When everyone heard this, they turned silent. Then one of the generals said, "Alliance Lord, I think we should use this opportunity to capture South Hua City as soon as possible. If possible, we should also capture the surrounding cities." Zhao Hai nodded, then he said, "Alliance Lord, I think we should use this opportunity to capture South Hua City as soon as possible.
The others nodded, then they looked at Zhao Hai. Zhao Hai looked at them and said, "Good idea. Nanhua City doesn't have a lot of troops left. Because Liu Kaide destroyed the Transmission Formation, their entire army was left behind. Aside from some Sky Dance Realm experts, the rest of the army was left behind. It shouldn't be a problem for us to take Nanhua City."
Everyone nodded, but they didn't say anything as they waited for Zhao Hai to continue. Zhao Hai looked at them and said, "We still have about 600 thousand troops. Leave the remainder and defend the places that we conquered. The remaining 500 thousand troops will be divided into five groups. The first group will have 100 thousand troops under the command of Stonehammer and attack South Flower City. The second group will have 100 thousand troops under the command of General Chen Yonghe and attack South Flower City. The third group will have 100 thousand troops under the command of General Wu and attack Cloud City. The fourth group will have 100 thousand troops under the command of General Long and attack Wind and Thunder City. The fifth group will have 100 thousand troops under the command of General Wei and attack Dewei City. Do you all understand?" Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Now, we have 600 thousand troops.
When everyone heard Zhao Hai's plan, they couldn't help but stare. They didn't think that Zhao Hai's ambition would be this big. He actually wanted to take five cities at once.
Zhao Hai looked at the group and said, "These five city-states don't have any troops left. Although the situation of the other city-states is better than South Hua City, it's still not much better. Therefore, what we need to do now is to capture these city-states as soon as possible. Also, you can take the surrendered troops of South Hua City, but don't let them attack South Hua City. Instead, let them attack the other city-states first. I can tell you that when they attack, their rewards will be better, but their military discipline will also be stricter. If they don't accept this, then just kill them directly!"
When everyone heard this, their hearts turned cold. They didn't think that Zhao Hai would give such an order. Zhao Hai had always emphasized to them that they should treat their soldiers like their own children. However, they didn't think that he would give such an order this time.
Zhao Hai looked at them and said, "There's one more thing. All of the surrendered troops will be executed. A small team will attack and one person will retreat. A small team will be executed. A large team will attack and a small team will retreat. A large team will attack and a large team will retreat. Understood?"
Everyone nodded. This time, they knew that not only was Zhao Hai their Alliance Lord, he also loved his soldiers like his own children. He was also a General, an iron-blooded General. With such an order, who knows how many people would die.
Zhao Hai replied, "You must do it as soon as possible. After taking these five city-states, organize the troops of these city-states and then attack the other city-states. But before you attack, report to me. Once I approve your attack, you can attack them. Also, if the surrendered troops perform well, they can be promoted. Separate the ordinary troops from our troops. Separate the promoted troops from the ordinary troops. Do you understand?"
Everyone nodded. At this time, they thoroughly understood Zhao Hai's methods. Not to mention other things, just Zhao Hai's method was enough to make them admire him. With a butcher's knife in one hand and a carrot in the other, there was no need to fear that the surrendered troops wouldn't go all out.
Zhao Hai said, "I can treat my soldiers like my own children. However, I also know that this isn't a good thing for the war. Sometimes, it's necessary to be iron-blooded. If we can eliminate the Sacred Courtyard as soon as possible and end this war, then the entire Spirit Weapon Realm would be at peace. At that time, all of the common people would have a good life. Therefore, I gave this order. But you must remember that the surrendered troops who have rendered meritorious service will be our people in the future. You must treat them like our own soldiers.
These words made all the generals excited. They nodded and looked at Zhao Hai with shining eyes. Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Good. Good. Good.
Zhao Hai replied, "Let's rest for three days. After three days, the army will set out. I won't be going this time. I'll stay in Southern Yu City. Whoever completes their mission first, I'll give them a celebratory feast."
Upon hearing Zhao Hai, Chen Yonghe quickly shouted, "That's not fair. Alliance Lord, that's not fair. Look at Stone Hammer, you've already taken half of Nanhua City. This guy is just picking up the spoils."
When Chen Yonghe said this, everyone stared for a moment before they burst into laughter. Naturally, they didn't think that Chen Yonghe was trying to sweep away Zhao Hai's face. In fact, they all knew that Chen Yonghe was now Zhao Hai's confidant. Therefore, it was more likely that he was joking.
Zhao looked at Chen Yonghe and said, "Well then, I won't count the stone hammer. Among the four of you, whoever completes the mission first, I will hold a celebratory banquet for them. As for the other three, the rest of you will have to give them a toast, give them a big salute, and call them General. How about it?" Chen Yonghe nodded.
"Alright!" This competition wasn't a big deal, it was just a matter of saluting. However, one shouldn't forget that they were all soldiers. Therefore, when they heard Zhao Hai's words, all of them became spirited. Although it was just a matter of a cup of wine, they still wanted to drink the toast of others. They didn't want to be toasted by others.
Zhao Hai looked at everyone, then he laughed and said, "Alright. Originally, I wanted to hold a celebration banquet for capturing Southern Yu City. But now, I've decided to postpone the banquet. I'll hold it after you've completed your mission."
As soon as everyone heard Zhao Hai, they all clamored and asked Zhao Hai to hold a celebratory feast. In the end, Zhao Hai complied and held a celebratory feast. Zhao Hai's celebratory feast wasn't only for the Generals, but also for the ordinary soldiers. This made the soldiers happy.
After that, the army rested for three days. During these three days, the army didn't just rest and reorganize, they also reorganized the surrendered troops. After that, the 40,000 surrendered troops were organized into four divisions, which were under the command of Chen Yonghe and the other four divisions.
After three days of rest, the army set off. The reason why Zhao Hai didn't command this battle was because he wanted to train the others. In the future, there would be a lot of battles with the Sacred Academy. Although he can lead the army, the Generals under him also needed to be independent. If he didn't manage everything, then he wouldn't have the time. Because of this, Zhao Hai decided to delegate some of his power.
With Zhao Hai in the rear, there was nothing to worry about. At most, he would be concerned about the provisions. As for the city gangs that Zhao Hai mentioned before, Zhao Hai was very clear about them. Zhao Hai had spies in these city-states. Moreover, these spies didn't have a low status in those city-states. Most importantly, these spies were natives of those city-states. Because of this, Zhao Hai knew that these city-states were now empty of military strength. If the army dispatched, then it would be very easy to take them down.
Things were indeed as Zhao Hai thought. The progress of the five armies was very smooth. The first one to be taken down was South Flower City. Stone Hammer's attack could be described as unstoppable. The South Flower City's army was almost wiped out. The City Lord also knew that South Flower City was finished. He didn't even put up a struggle before he was taken down by Stone Hammer.
Just like Chen Yonghe said, Stone Hammer was the first to complete his mission. He attacked South Flower City and took it down in about half a month. This speed could be described as fast.
After Stone Hammer took down South Flower City, the other armies' attacks were also very smooth. Just like what Zhao Hai said, these city-states were empty of military strength. This was because these city-states were close to South Flower City. When South Flower City was defeated, these city-states were also unlucky. Chen Yonghe's attack directly took over these city-states.
Although these city-states resisted, their resistance didn't have any effect. In the end, they only lasted for about a month before they were taken down by Chen Yonghe.
After taking down these five city-states, the army of the Holy Court was also assembled. They stationed their army in the nearby city-states to set up defenses. This time, they didn't take the initiative to attack, they just looked like they were going to defend to the death.
However, Zhao Hai didn't think about attacking. He had the army stay there and defend. At the same time, he began to digest the territory that they got this time. This time, they were able to take down five city-states. For them, this was a good thing. Although these five city-states weren't very big, they were still able to turn the Lesser Dragon City into their rear while turning the other city-states into their bases.
In this way, both sides got a temporary peace. However, everyone knew that this peace was only temporary. A bigger war was waiting for them.
However, at this time, another piece of news shook the entire Spiritual Weapon World. At the same time, it also made the city-states of the Anti-Holy Academy Alliance reflect on their position. This news was too shocking. The Yalong City-State was merged into the Lost Soul City-State.
Yalong City-State used to be the number one city-state in the Spirit Weapon Realm. Even now, it was still the number two city-state. Moreover, the Long Family had already unified the Yalong City-State. Although this was done with Zhao Hai's help, people with discerning eyes could see that the Long Family's strength couldn't be underestimated. However, such a city-state was actually placed in the Lost Soul City-State and became the Yalong District. This news was too shocking, everyone couldn't react for a while.
But then another piece of news came. This made the other city-states of the Anti-Holy Academy Alliance think carefully about the future of their city-states. This was because the Wild Lion Tribe was merged into the Lesser Dragon City.
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