Chapter 158 The Development of the Disciples of the Small Samsara Academy

Time goes back to a week before the Tiandou Empire broke through the defense line.

On the outskirts of the Xingdou Great Forest, a vast forest of giant trees stands, like countless giant pillars supporting the sky, blocking the sunlight, making the forest dark and humid.

This is the paradise of soul beasts and the hell of soul masters. All kinds of strange soul beasts lurk among the branches and leaves, or hide in the grass, and sometimes make creepy calls.

The Xingdou Great Forest is not only the treasure house of this continent, but also a place that soul masters are afraid of. No one knows what you will encounter here. Maybe you are just looking for a soul ring suitable for you on the periphery, but you may encounter a thousand-year soul beast expelled from the inner circle. Mystery, death, and opportunity are always synonymous with this dark place.

Here, every step may be the dividing line between life and death, and every movement may be a fatal crisis. Only the most powerful soul masters dare to go deep into it and explore the depths that hide endless mysteries.

It was in such an environment that a group of soldiers were walking carefully. They held sharp blades, cut down the bushes that blocked the road, drove away the ferocious soul beasts, and used bundles of firewood to make the road passable.

They were wearing dark blue cloaks, their faces were painted with anti-mosquito ointment, and their eyes were shining with determination.

They were the key to the raid on the Xingluo Empire. They were the strongest army of the Tiandou Empire, jointly formed by the Qibao Liuli Sect, the Small Samsara Academy, and the Tiandou Imperial Army.

This special force had been traveling in the dense forest for a whole week. The humid environment made their underwear completely soaked in water, and the muddy and difficult humus made their shoes covered with mud. They not only had to be careful of the soul beasts, but also had to deal with the "warm hospitality" of this wild land.

Sometimes they were attacked by poisonous insects and snakes, and sometimes they were threatened by the extreme climate of the rainforest. But they did not retreat or fear, because they had a common belief in their hearts: for victory!

"Report! A thousand-year soul beast was found ahead! It's a Rune Bear!" A scout reported to the captain hurriedly.

"Damn it! How could there be a thousand-year soul beast here? How far do we have to go to reach the target location?" The captain frowned and asked.

"About ten kilometers. Sir, we must solve this problem. Our carriage can't withstand the torment of the thousand-year soul beast," the scout replied.

"Okay, all departments listen to the order! Use the third set of plans, open the soul guide that conceals the breath, and the scout is responsible for leading the Soul Saint to lure the Rune Bear away. Don't make too much noise. This forest is full of hostility to us. We can get through it if we hold on for a while." The captain lowered his voice and said in a low voice.

The Soul Saint and the scout did not expect the Rune Bear to be so difficult to deal with. They shuttled through the forest, sometimes avoiding the Rune Bear's claws, and sometimes using the blind spot of vision to change direction urgently.

Their goal is to lead the Rune Bear to the farthest place from the team, and then find a way to get rid of it and return to the team.

This would give the team enough time to pass through the Rune Bear's territory without alarming it.

But they didn't expect the Rune Bear to be so tenacious and sharp that it could not only sense their breath and voice, but also judge their direction and distance through the vibration of the ground and the change of air flow.

They had to use various soul skills while running to interfere with and block the Rune Bear's pursuit. When they finally returned to the team, they were already sweating and panting, and did not find that their armor cover had been scratched by the dense branches.

They just felt lucky that they could come back alive and complete the task.

The captain saw them coming back and hurried to meet them, asking with concern: "Are you okay? Did the Rune Bear follow?"

They shook their heads, indicating that they were safe and sound, and they successfully got rid of the Rune Bear.

The captain breathed a sigh of relief, patted them on the shoulder, and said: "Well done. Go and rest, we will set off soon." They nodded and walked towards the direction of the carriage. The team continued to move towards the target direction.

In the direction of the team's advance, the environment became brighter and brighter, and the morale of the team also rose accordingly.

They saw more and more gaps in the forest, the sun became brighter and brighter, and the air became fresher. They saw the spire in the distance, heard the birds singing, and smelled the fragrance of flowers and plants.

They knew that they were finally leaving this forest of death. They knew that in the direction of the church was their first key node, and as long as they followed the road all the way west, they would reach their destination, Gengxin City.

They quickened their pace and ran in that direction. They looked forward to the upcoming glory and the decisive battle with the enemy.

They were warriors who were striving for victory, and they were heroes who lived for glory.

When they were about to walk out of the dense forest, the captain gave a gesture, which meant to rest in place.

It would be very dangerous if you ignore your own situation because of excessive radicalism on the road to glory.

Even if you reach the foot of Gengxin City, their isolated army will face the situation of being isolated and helpless deep behind enemy lines and being chased and blocked on all sides.

According to the most optimistic estimate, they would need to engage the enemy for a whole week to achieve their goal, which was not something this exhausted army, which had just undergone a less-than-normal march, could do. What they needed most now was rest.

The knights began to set up camp. They dug out the earth stove, laid the flue long and loose, and covered it with leaves. This was to conceal their whereabouts and prevent the smoke column that was still conspicuous a hundred miles away from causing unnecessary trouble.

The horses were released from the carriage. After a week of arduous trekking in the dense forest, the horses, who had been suffocated indoors for a long time, needed to release their nervous spirits.

The soldiers sat in a semicircle around the fire, using the heat of the fire to dry their already wet clothes and shoes. They looked at the hot porridge bubbling in the pot with longing in their eyes. There was no chance to make a fire and cook in the dense forest. After eating dry food for a whole week, they continued to soothe their weathered stomachs with a hot meal.

The captain waved to the adjutant and several staff officers and walked to a place closer to the edge of the dense forest. They were going to discuss tomorrow's action plan here.

The officers sat around the tree stump, and the guards thoughtfully brought them hot pine needle tea. This is the only plant that can be found in the dense forest and can be used to make tea. The taste is average, but it can drive away the cold and refresh the mind.

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The captain drank the tea, and the warm feeling made him sigh subconsciously. After a brief relaxation, the captain said to the staff with a serious look: "It is expected that tomorrow night, we will be able to pass through the cities along the way and arrive at the city of Gengxin. The key issue now is what should we do with the subsequent plan. This issue must be planned early."

A middle-aged staff said, "Plan 1 is to use the breath-covering soul tools and high-level soul masters provided by the Small Samsara Sect to break into the unprepared Gengxin City in the early morning of the same day, occupy the city gate, let our cavalry enter the city, and then burn their food and other military reserves."

"This plan is very direct, but the advantages and disadvantages are equally obvious. The advantage is that we can quickly and severely hit the logistics supply of the Xingluo Empire and provide support to our partners who are in a standoff at the border. Once this key node is lost, the Xingluo Empire will spend several times more energy on logistics. After all, logistics without scheduling and statistical distribution is the nightmare of front-line commanders."

"The disadvantage is that there are too many unpredictable details in the plan. The more details there are, the more likely it is to fail. After the failure, we will face the loss of breath cover and the support of most high-level soul masters. In In this situation, we will face the joint stranglehold of the lords from all over the country. "

"And even if we successfully destroy the arsenal, whether we flee or defend, the Xingluo Empire can still rely on the road network to continue to supply; defend, our isolated army cannot compete with the gradually mobilized Xingluo Empire army. "

Another staff officer who looks extremely young said: "Plan 2 is to use the mobility of our cavalry to intercept all the logistics teams along the road from Gengxin City to the front line. We can even divide into multiple teams to block major traffic routes and completely cut off this logistics artery. "

"The advantage of this plan is that it can minimize the enemy's combat effectiveness and morale, and can also bring great support to our compatriots on other battlefields. But this plan also has a flaw, that is, we will be exposed to the enemy's sight and completely lose the opportunity to destroy the Gengxin City arsenal. "

"As long as the opponent's commander reacts after the initial chaos, we will face the encirclement and suppression of the reserve forces from all sides. They will cut off our way of obtaining supplies and continuously compress our space for activities until we are forced to actively seek a decisive battle. "

At this time, the students from the Small Samsara Academy spoke. He was the only outsider in this operation and the contact person sent by the Small Samsara Sect. He was wearing a white robe, which shone faintly in the sun. He had an exquisite soul weapon hanging around his waist and a map in his hand, which was covered with dense symbols and lines.

Now his capable and upright figure showed no trace of the past. Colin, a former tavern laborer, had been reborn after his experience in the Small Samsara Academy.

He provided technical support and corresponding intelligence analysis for the advanced soul guides of this unit, such as the storage soul guide carriage and the key prop breath concealing soul guide for crossing the forest, as a technical intelligence liaison officer of the Small Samsara Academy.

The Small Samsara Academy, which had shown its ability in the biological bracelet before, was a force that even the royal family and the military needed to take seriously, and Colin, as their representative, also won the respect and trust of this unit.

He pointed to the terrain around Gengxin City on the map and said, "I support plan 2. Maybe we can use our advantage of concealing our breath to force them to lose their composure. As long as they react and stop sending logistics convoys or force them to use heavy troops to guard grain carts, we can use our advantages in logistics and mobility to bypass their weak encirclement and directly attack their deep granaries and post stations."

"We can also encourage the serfs under the lords and large farm owners to destroy the lords' fortresses and release the serfs. In this way, those angry and anxious nobles will force the commander to give up the slow siege and strangle us and fight a decisive battle with us. As long as they gather their forces instead of besieging us layer by layer, we will have more room for maneuver."

The captain and the staff listened attentively. This plan sounded very creative and likely to succeed.

After all, these analytical judgments are the most valuable wealth taught to students by the Small Samsara Academy, knowledge and philosophical system. Use knowledge to see through the logic behind things and use the comprehensive and dynamic worldview built to deduce and analyze.

Today, in just five months, Colin has grown into a professional talent that can convince the captain and staff of the Guards even in the professional field of military.

Colin, who had a rough understanding of the art of modern war, could be said to be far ahead technically when he encountered the rough war model of Douluo World. After all, Tang San was able to exclaim in a twisted super world in a single attack. His accumulation of the art of war could not be said to be vast, but it could also be said to be better than nothing.

The captain noticed that a key point in Colin's plan was that the plan required the Small Samsara Sect to provide enough soul-shielding Horcruxes, otherwise they would not be able to sneak and surprise under the eyes of the enemy.

The captain looked at Colin and asked, "Are you sure your little Samsara Sect can provide enough support? This plan is no joke."

Colin nodded and said affirmatively: "If it is to infiltrate into a heavily guarded city, this kind of soul guide can only be used by one person. After all, it has to pass through city-level surveillance. If it is within a range of dozens of miles in a field environment, only one soul guide can be used. It only takes one to ensure the concealment of the entire team. We have personally verified the reliability of the soul guide in the forest."

The Qibao Glazed Sect contact person on the side added: "The Qibao Glazed Sect's intelligence network in the Starfall Empire can provide you with the movements of those lords' legions, so that we can carry out operations based on the intelligence advantage."

As he spoke, he took out a scroll from his arms and said: "This is the latest deployment of the enemy's army that we have obtained. You can see that there are lords' legions stationed in four directions around Gengxin City, namely Bogarde’s Army to the northeast, Wang’s Army to the southeast, Lou’s Army to the southwest, and Warwick’s Army to the northwest.”

"Each legion has about 20,000 people, including cavalry, infantry, archers and soul masters. They send out some small teams every day to patrol and escort logistics convoys. We can arrange ours according to their action routes and time Attack plan. Moreover, for the sake of the overall situation, if we make a bigger fuss, we will be able to mobilize those legions that have completed mobilization and lead their assembly areas to our side, which will make the legions still facing the border confrontation Less pressure.”

After listening to the introductions from all parties, the captain was silent for a while, then raised his head and looked at several staff officers and liaison officers. There was a hint of firmness and determination in his eyes. "I have made a choice." He said, "We will adopt the suggestions of the Small Reincarnation Academy. Next, we will make plans for various difficult situations. The staff will be responsible for planning the march route and supply plan."

He said, pointing out their target and route of action from the map in his hand. He said: "We will be divided into three small teams, entering the enemy's rear from the southeast, southwest and northwest directions, intercepting the enemy's logistics convoys along the way, and destroying their food and military supplies reserves."

"At the same time, we must use the breath-shielding soul weapons and high-level soul masters provided by the Little Reincarnation Sect to sneak into the large farms and lord fortresses near Gengxin City without the enemy's knowledge, encourage the oppressed serfs to revolt, and destroy The basis of the enemy's rule. We must cause maximum chaos and losses in the shortest possible time and plunge the enemy into panic and helplessness."

After the staff discussed these details, the captain dismissed the meeting.

The captain walked out of the junction of the dense forest and the plain and came to the edge of the campsite. From here, he could clearly see the whole town.

It was a typical rural town in the Star Luo Empire, with neat stone roads, simple and warm wooden houses, and a lively and quiet market.

In the center of the town, there was a towering church. Above the church was a huge Star Luo Empire flag, fluttering in the moonlight. The captain looked at all this and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He knew that this peaceful and peaceful town environment would end tomorrow, and tomorrow he would lead the army through this town and march towards Gengxin City.

He hoped that nothing unexpected would happen tomorrow so that the captain would not have to use force to "clean up" the town. But he also knew that this was just a beautiful but distant wish. In war, nothing could be predicted or controlled. He could only pray that God would bless them to pass this difficulty smoothly and not let innocent people be implicated.

The captain took a deep breath, then straightened himself up, turned around and walked towards the camp. He wanted to meet the warriors who had experienced the hellish forest march with him, the knights who also fought for glory, and give them some encouragement and comfort. He wants them to know that they are not alone, that they have a strong and united team with a firm and brave leader.

Well, my writing has been a bit dull recently, but all the dullness is to prepare for the climax.