"There has been no movement as a large number of soul masters gathered in Wuhun City. The Star Luo Empire crossed the border and headed towards the Wuhun Palace." Hu Liena was in charge of the intelligence. After receiving the latest movements from the Star Luo Empire, she immediately came to find them.
Bibi Dong reported.
"How many troops did the Star Luo Empire dispatch?" Bibi Dong asked with a calm face.
She, the former pope, knew exactly how many soul masters the Wuhun Palace could gather, even more clearly than Qian Daoliu, the great priest who had only recently started to take charge.
It just depends on how many troops the Star Luo Empire will use.
"No less than 600,000!" Hu Liena replied.
Bibi Dong nodded, there was not much difference between the troops deployed by Tiandou.
Tiandou's true total number of troops is nearly one million, and Star Luo Empire's is even more, but it is impossible to use all of them.
The Star Luo Empire probably still needs to guard against Qian Daoliu to some extent, and must keep some of its troops behind.
As for the Tiandou Empire, the loyalty of the surrounding kingdoms and principalities cannot be completely guaranteed, and troops must be reserved for defense.
Those kingdoms, principalities, etc. were closer to Wuhun Palace before. However, now that Wuhun Palace is split and Tang Qingxi has also exerted a lot of pressure, those kingdoms and principalities have not directly turned to Qiandaoliu.
Hu Liena thought for a while and had some news to report: "There seems to be some changes in the Balak Kingdom. A soul master reported that the Balak royal family seems to have had contact with the Wuhun Palace, but there is no definite news yet."
"Barak, you just want to be a wallflower." Bibi Dong didn't feel surprised either. Tang Qingxi bloodyly cleaned up some martial arts branches in Tiandou before, which frightened these kingdoms and principalities.
But now that Qiandaoliu has joined forces with the Star Luo Empire, these kingdoms are obviously considering which side to choose.
Qian Daoliu is not stupid and will definitely contact him. If he can instigate rebellion against some kingdoms and principalities, it will obviously be of great benefit to the war situation.
"I understand." Bibi Dong said this, then turned around to find Tang Qingxi.
Maybe there should be some new arrangements, but now that Tang Qingxi is the pope and the direct contact with the Tiandou royal family, Bibi Dong has no intention of making decisions beyond Tang Qingxi.
Bibi Dong knocked on the door of the secret room, and Tang Qingxi walked out: "Is there any movement in the Xingluo Empire?"
"It has already set off. We should meet up with Qiandaoliu first." Bibi Dong said, "Qiandaoliu seems to be still trying to contact those kingdoms and principalities."
"Oh?" Tang Qingxi smiled and went to the military tent where Bibi Dong was stationed together.
"See His Majesty the Pope!" Hu Liena was still waiting in the military tent.
Tang Qingxi waved his hand and walked to the center.
In the center of the military tent was a huge sand table, and Tang Qingxi looked at the map and terrain drawn on the sand table.
"Barak hasn't had any big news yet, right?" Tang Qingxi asked.
"Yes!" Hu Liena nodded.
Tang Qingxi added: "But it is confirmed that they had contact with Wuhun Palace and did not report it, right?"
Hu Liena: "Yes!"
Tang Qingxi looked at the sand table. The Balak Kingdom itself directly bordered Wuhun City's sphere of influence, but its terrain was not suitable for defense.
She still needs time. Naturally, Tiandou will focus on defense in the early stage. With Tiandou's national power, it is not realistic to counterattack the combined forces of Xingluo and Wuhun City.
Unless there is an existence that can directly affect the balance of the battle, such as God.
Once Qiandaoliu takes action, the Balak Kingdom will be the first to face the attack. Obviously, the Balak royal family is also very panicked.
After all, if Tiandou cannot defend himself, Tiandou's army can withdraw, but the Balak Kingdom will be destroyed.
Moreover, the Tiandou Empire had also summoned troops to the Balak Kingdom before, and the number of troops that Balak mobilized was not quite right.
Obviously, there is a high probability that they will not make a choice that satisfies Tang Qingxi.
Tang Qingxi picked up a sign and stuck it on the sand table. It was a city located on the edge of the Balak Kingdom in the direction of Tiandou.
"Adjust the defense line and focus on guarding Jialing Pass!" Tang Qingxi said, "The main offensive force of Xingluo and Wuhun Palace should also be from the direction of Jialing Pass. After all, if you cross Jialing Pass, you can almost take Tiandou City directly. And attack from other directions.
If we do, we have to bypass the Tianling Mountains. The Balak Kingdom is not trustworthy, so just let it go. The army can’t even give it much, so it won’t be of much use!”
"I have the same idea. If we guard Jialing Pass, the rear will be more at ease, and we don't have to worry too much about the supplies. Otherwise, if Barak betrays us, our supplies will be in big trouble." Bibi Dong fully agreed with Tang Qingxi's decision.
"Hu Liena, please inform Xue Ke that Barak himself has a lot of troops left. Once he betrays, it will cause a lot of trouble to the rear." Tang Qingxi directly ordered Hu Liena.
After all, the current crisis faced by Tiandou is closely related to Xue Ke's decision to join forces with Tang Qingxi. In order to quell some dissent within the empire, Xue Ke directly chose to go on a personal expedition.
The choice she made, she chose to bear the brunt of it.
This is also convenient for Tang Qingxi. If he contacts the generals of Tiandou, they will most likely ignore Tang Qingxi's decision.
When Xue Ke received the news from Tang Qingxi and the reaction and attitude of the Balak Kingdom, Xue Ke had always had some opinions. Faced with such a decision, she naturally had no objections.
Xue Ke immediately summoned Marshal Ge Long, the supreme commander of the Tiandou army.
"Marshal Gelong, the Star Luo Empire's army has set off, and the war is about to begin. The attitude of the Barak Kingdom has been wavering. The current defense line is not stable, and we need to guard against the betrayal of the Barak Kingdom at all times. I decided to move the defense line directly back and mainly guard Jialing.
Pass. Just arrange some troops on both sides of the Tianling Mountains for defense, and the army is ready to retreat to Jialing Pass!"
Ge Long frowned: "Your Majesty, are you going to give up the Balak Kingdom directly?"
"That's right!" Xue Ke nodded, "Since Balak is undecided, let us directly help the Balak Kingdom make a decision."
After all, the defense line moved directly back, and the Kingdom of Barak had no choice.
Either go directly to Qiandaoliu's side, or be crushed by the Xingluo Empire's army.
"Jialing Pass is also the best defensive point. You can advance, attack, retreat or defend." Xue Ke added.
Xue Ke didn't discuss with Ge Long, he just announced his decision.
Although Xue Ke has a somewhat weak temperament, his methods have always been somewhat iron-blooded after he came to power. Facing Xue Ke's order, Ge Long did not dare to say anything. Dugu Bo stood beside Xue Ke and watched coldly.
As for myself.
"Yes, I will obey the order!" Ge Long accepted the order and immediately went out to announce the military order.
So many legions of the Tiandou Empire began to adjust their positions and retreat towards Jialing Pass.
The army of soul masters assembled in Tang Qingxi Soul Suppressing Hall also retreated to Jialing Pass. It would be better if they were all stationed at Jialing Pass. If they joined forces directly, communication between the two sides would be more convenient.