As usual, Zhao Hai woke up early in the morning. However, his expression wasn't very good. Although he can use several hundred people as his slaves, Zhao Hai still needed a lot of spiritual force. Because of this, his complexion wasn't very good. However, Zhao Hai wasn't worried at all. He knew that it wouldn't take long before he fully recovered. Today was the day of the attack, so he couldn't not appear.
After Zhao Hai woke up, he ate something. Then he had the army clean up the camp before they headed towards Thundercloud City. On the way, Zhao Hai was still sitting in his carriage. Many officers also came to Zhao Hai's carriage.
After everyone sat down, Zhao Hai looked at Shi Chui and said, "Shi Chui, I asked you to ask the ordinary soldiers why they surrendered. Did you ask them?"
Stone Hammer replied, "Young Master, I've already asked them. The result was quite unexpected. The reason why the soldiers surrendered was because they wanted to. In fact, it's not just the soldiers, the citizens of the city-states under the control of the Sacred Academy are waiting for us to go. This was what the soldiers told me." Stone Hammer nodded.
Zhao Hai stared, then he said, "Tell me, what's going on?"
Shi Chui nodded, then he said, "Young Master should also know that a few months ago, when the Lost Soul Empire was just established, the citizens under the control of the Sacred Court began to flee to the empire. At that time, you gave the order to make arrangements for them. But later on, very few people escaped. You had people inquire and they said that the Sacred Court didn't allow them to escape. They said that they would be beheaded if they were caught. Because of this, the citizens didn't escape."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "You should know about this matter. At that time, a lot of people escaped. This gave us a headache for a while. What's wrong? Does it have anything to do with this? "
Stone Hammer replied, "It's related, it's very related. Those fellows from the Sacred Institute aren't humans at all. They're too ruthless. In order to prevent the commoners from escaping, they took away all the food in their homes. Then they distributed the food to their families, but the food wasn't enough. Many people had already starved to death. Without food, the commoners wouldn't have the strength to escape. Therefore, they stopped running."
Upon hearing Shi Chui, everyone in the carriage stared. Zhao Hai's expression changed as he said, "There's such a thing? If they don't let the people eat, then how can they work? Don't they expect the people to work to feed them? "
Stone Hammer replied, "Not only are they not fed, but they also have to watch the commoners work. At this point, there are already a lot of people who have died of starvation, exhaustion, and cold. It can be said that the commoners have completely turned into slaves. Even the soldiers can only ensure that they have enough to eat and that their families don't starve to death. In this case, how could the commoners support them? Therefore, whether it is the commoners or the soldiers, they don't have any aversion to our attacks." Stone Hammer replied, "That's right.
Zhao Hai's expression completely changed. The temperature in the carriage dropped several degrees. Everyone knew Zhao Hai very well. They all knew that Zhao Hai was very good to the people. Now that he heard that the people were suffering, how could he not be angry? Not to mention Zhao Hai, even the other Generals were very angry.
Zhao Hai coldly snorted and said, "They're digging their own grave. The Sacred Court is digging their own grave. They underestimated the strength of the people. Even if the Sacred Court has a lot of experts, can they live without the people? Without the people, what would they eat? Without the people, what would they drink? Hmph, now that they're treating the people like this, they're really digging their own grave. "
Shi Chui replied, "Young Master, I think that this is an opportunity, a great opportunity. Moreover, the Sacred Court has personally given this opportunity to us. As long as we attack now, we'll certainly get the support of the people. When the time comes, we won't have to worry about the rear. We can just attack with all our strength. Maybe the army won't support them, so our attack will be easier."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "This is indeed an opportunity. However, there are a lot of things that we need to do. Pass down the order, from now on, we'll immediately start transferring food from all over the country. When our army arrives, their food will follow. We need to let the people eat and wear warm clothes. At the same time, we need to divide the land and land according to our Mi Hun Empire."
Everyone nodded. Zhao looked at the crowd and said, "I know that everyone here is from a big family. Ordinary civilians, unless they are very talented, would have a hard time making a name for themselves. But don't forget that your ancestors were also civilians. Also, don't underestimate the strength of these civilians. These civilians usually look like a pile of weeds, so inconspicuous that no one would look at them. But if you keep squeezing these weeds, they will turn into hay. Just a little spark, and they will burn people to death." Zhao looked at the crowd and said in a deep voice, "But don't forget that your ancestors were also civilians. Also, don't underestimate the strength of these civilians. These civilians usually look like a pile of weeds, so inconspicuous that no one would look at them. But if you keep squeezing these weeds, these weeds will turn into hay.
Everyone shivered, then they nodded in unison. Zhao Hai looked at them and said, "You're all soldiers, you don't have much contact with ordinary people. But at the same time, you need to pay more attention when you come in contact with them. If soldiers are cruel to ordinary people, then they can't be called soldiers. They're bandits. A soldier's duty is to protect the country. These people are supporting you, raising you, hoping that one day, when someone wants to harm them, you'll be able to stand up and protect them. If you can't even do this, then you might as well go home and become rich men, lest you harm others and yourself."
Everyone replied in unison, "We obey Your Majesty's command!"
Zhao Hai nodded, then he said, "The Holy Court doesn't understand this. They have been supported by the city-states all these years. This caused them to have a huge gap between them and the commoners. It's precisely because of this gap that they underestimate the commoners. This time, they will suffer a loss. The destruction of the Holy Court will also be caused by the commoners." Zhao Hai nodded and said, "The Holy Court will be destroyed by the commoners.
Everyone nodded and didn't say anything. Instead, Chen Yonghe looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Your Majesty, there's something I don't understand. If we want to deal with the Sacred Court, then there's one place we have to guard against, and that's the Secret Realm. If the Sacred Court really invites people from the Secret Realm to deal with us, then we'll be in trouble."
The others nodded as well. In fact, a lot of people had thought about this matter. However, Zhao Hai didn't say anything about it. Moreover, when they fought against the Holy Court, they didn't have the advantage. But now that they had established their own country and had a huge advantage against the Holy Court, it was natural for them to think about this matter. Zhao Hai didn't say anything about it. But now that they had established their own country and had a huge advantage against the Holy Court, they naturally thought about it.
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "Alright, I have my own arrangements for the Secret Realm. You don't need to worry about it. Go back. We need to hurry to Thundercloud City as soon as possible." Everyone nodded and then turned around to leave.
The speed of the army was very fast. The 10 thousand surrendered soldiers not only didn't slow down the army, some of them even took the initiative to lead the army. After knowing this, Zhao Hai didn't know whether to laugh or cry. At the same time, he also felt that the Holy Academy was pressuring these city-states to a certain degree.
After a day of march, they finally arrived at the border between Thundercloud City and South Flower City, Cloudwater River.
The Cloud Water River was actually a small river with a width of about 20 meters and a depth of a few meters. It wasn't really a big river, but it was the border river between the South China Clan and the Thundercloud City-State. The two city-states had coexisted peacefully with this river as the border between them for a few decades.
After crossing the Cloudwater River, they would arrive at Thundercloud City. It wasn't a big city, but the terrain was very dangerous. It was impossible to use water to attack it.
However, Zhao Hai didn't think about using water to attack. After arriving at the Cloudwater River, Zhao Hai carefully observed the river. Then he had them find a place to set up camp and prepare to attack Cloudwater City the next day.
At this time, the Sacred Court's army was stationed at the Cloudwater River. With Cloudwater City as the center, a total of five armies were stationed there. It was already quite late, so Zhao Hai decided to let everyone rest for the night. Tomorrow, they would attack the Sacred Court's army.
Just as the camp was set up, Stonehammer arrived at Zhao Hai's tent. Upon entering, he cupped his fist towards Zhao Hai and said, "Young Master, I just received news that Cloudwater City's people are building a bridge on the river. Moreover, the bridge is very big. It seems like they want to use a pontoon bridge to attack us."
When Zhao Hai heard Stonehammer, he couldn't help but stare. Then he asked in confusion, "Cloudwater City's people are building pontoon bridges? Are they crazy? Their commander was already killed by us. Even if they have a new commander, he should be busy taking over the troops. Why would they attack us? Isn't this just courting death? "
Stonehammer smiled bitterly and said, "But they really are building pontoon bridges. Moreover, there's more than one. If the bridge is built, then it wouldn't be a problem for us to attack. Young Master, what should we do now?"
Zhao Hai said, "Let's go out and take a look. I want to see what the Sacred Court's people are doing." Then he got up and led Stonehammer outside.
Before long, the two arrived at the entrance of the camp. Several Generals also came over. Because their camp needed water, it wasn't very far from the Cloudwater River. They could see the situation at a glance. Just like what Stonehammer said, there were people building pontoon bridges. Moreover, they were wearing military uniforms. One could see that they were the Sacred Court's army. At this time, their pontoon bridge had already been built.
Zhao Hai looked at the sky, then he looked at the people building the pontoon bridge. Then he turned his head to the others and said, "Everyone, tell me, what are these people doing? At this time, they still want to build a bridge. Moreover, they just lost a lot of people. How could they still attack us? Could it be that those guys are crazy? "
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