Douluo: Martial Soul White Tiger, I am the White Emperor of Heaven

Chapter 18: Absurd Military Orders? Level !
Although Dai Chengfeng wanted to avenge his soldiers, he knew clearly that war was no joke and everything needed to be planned in advance.

Otherwise, it would not be revenge, but sending the troops to die in vain!

Sun Tzu's Art of War says in the chapter on offensive strategies: If your force is ten times yours, surround it; if it is five times yours, attack it; if it is twice yours, divide it; if you are the enemy, you can fight it; if it is fewer than you, you can escape; if it is inferior to you, you can avoid it.

"Wu'an City doesn't even have twice as many soldiers as the enemy. How can we surround and annihilate them? Not to mention, we have to attack the city and capture the stronghold..."

Dai Chengfeng took out the topographic map of Wuping City and looked at it carefully.

Soon, Dai Chengfeng frowned. Wuping City is similar to Wuan City. Both are small forward cities under the jurisdiction of a large city at a key pass.

Although it is a small city, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack because it is built on the mountain.

"Since we can't attack by force, we can only outsmart them... So what is my biggest advantage over Wuping City?"

Dai Chengfeng rubbed his chin.

Soon, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he felt confident.

"I almost forgot, this world is not the previous life!"

"Isn't my biggest advantage over Wu Pingcheng my uncle, Zhu Fan, the Soul Douluo?"

Then, Dai Chengfeng no longer hesitated and ordered outside the door, "Pass on my military orders!"

"Order Zhu Yan to build siege ladders and other siege equipment within six months. At the same time, send people to repair and smooth the official road leading to Wuping City at all costs to facilitate future military passage!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Soon, the guards outside the door hurried away.

At this moment, Zhu Fan and Zhu Yan, two members of the same family, were sitting by the martial arts field, watching the soldiers train and chatting.

At this time, the guards hurried over and conveyed Dai Chengfeng's order to Zhu Yan.

"???"

"Such an absurd...er...order?"

Zhu Yan listened to the guard's retelling and his first reaction was... This order was absolutely ridiculous!

"Do your best to build siege engines, but pave the road at all costs?"

"Are you sure you didn't remember the order wrong?"

The guard quickly shook his head, "That's what His Highness ordered, absolutely correct!"

"And His Highness has specifically instructed you not to understand, just follow his instructions!"

"Yes, I will obey your orders!"

Zhu Yan nodded. Although he couldn't understand the military order at all, he still arranged the matter directly. After all, he had witnessed his prince's command art on the battlefield.

But after giving the order, he couldn't wait to rush back to the training ground to find Zhu Fan.

After all, giving such an order really made him feel uneasy.

"Commander Zhu Fan, Your Highness wants to seek revenge and attack Wuping City. He needs to build siege equipment. I understand that."

“But, we still need to build roads?!”

"This, this, this... To put it bluntly... This order is absurd!"

"Isn't this the equivalent of leaking the information in advance? The enemy spies can just see when we stop crafting equipment and repairing roads and guess when we'll attack, right?"

"Commander Zhu Fan, can you guess why His Highness issued such an extremely...compelling order?"

Zhu Fan's eyes were also filled with solemnity. He shook his head and said, "I can't guess!"

After all, such an order completely violated the biggest taboo in military strategy, and actually proactively exposed all of his whereabouts to the enemy in advance...

If anyone else dared to issue such a ridiculous order in front of him, Zhu Fan would definitely give him a big slap in the face, then point at that person's nose and curse him for being a fool who didn't know how to lead troops.

But he also believed that his nephew was definitely not that kind of person.

"Commander Zhu Fan, don't you know either?" Zhu Yan was puzzled, his eyes filled with worry. "Perhaps it's because we can't understand His Highness's foresight..."

"I hope so."

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In the following time, even though Zhu Yan no longer understood why paving the road had to be prioritized, he still firmly carried out Dai Chengfeng's orders.

And the soldiers of Wu'an City.

At first, they also had the same puzzled doubts about Zhu Yan...

But when they knew that the order came from His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince Dai Chengfeng, they stopped asking questions.

"Your Highness is the savior of Wu'an City. You must have your own reasons for doing this. How can we possibly understand?"

"Besides, can Your Highness harm us?"

For a time, everything went according to plan and the road repair work was in full swing.

On the contrary, not many siege weapons were produced.

At this moment, even the Star Luo Emperor Dai An was aware of Wu Ancheng's unusual behavior. Dai An looked at Zhu Fan's letter and was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. "Such a foolish order, was it really issued by Cheng Feng?"

"Attack the city instead of prioritizing the construction of siege equipment, and instead prioritizing the construction of roads. This, this, this..."

"What a bastard!"

High Priest Zhu Hongye also frowned slightly: "It is indeed a bit confusing."

"Your Highness previously commanded the defense of Wu'an City, and it was fought so brilliantly, but now..."

For a moment, a hint of worry flashed in the high priest's eyes.

After all, before going to war, build the road first, or build it all the way to the enemy's doorstep...

This is simply outrageous!
Throughout the more than 500 years of history of the Xingluo Empire, no general dared to fight like this.

Dai An shook his head. "Alas, for a moment I couldn't even tell whether this was Cheng Feng's scheme or just the innocent nature of a child."

"Wait a little longer, wait a little longer..."

"Even if Chengfeng is defeated, our Xingluo Empire can afford it."

All this until five and a half months later.

Wu'an City Lord's Mansion, Dai Chengfeng's room.

At this moment, Dai Chengfeng sat cross-legged on the bed, his hands clasped together, immersed in cultivation, and the soul power in his body surged like a tide.

He closed his eyes tightly, his expression focused, and a thin layer of sweat broke out on his forehead, but he was completely unaware of it.

After an unknown amount of time, a strong wave of soul power suddenly erupted from Dai Chengfeng's body, and the air flow in the originally quiet room instantly became chaotic.

Her long hair swayed in the wind, her clothes rustled...

Dai Chengfeng slowly opened his eyes, a brilliant red-gold light flashing across them. "I knew at an early age that life was difficult, yet I still wanted to soar like a wild goose and soar through the clouds... ahem, that's not right."

Dai Chengfeng smiled and clenched his fists slightly, feeling the energy flowing in his body, his eyes full of surprise.

"Breakthrough! Soul power finally reached level 20!"

He muttered to himself, his voice filled with suppressed excitement, "It's worthy of being the Xiantian Gong derived from the Yellow Emperor's Outer Classic!"

"Even during the day, due to the closure of the Zhongguan, Shenjiguan, and Jiguan, the efficiency of the Qigong exercise is low..."

"But, I can still break through 7 levels in a year!"

Although Dai Chengfeng broke through two levels by absorbing murderous aura, without the Xiantian Gong, it would not be so easy for him to refine the extremely violent murderous aura coming from the battlefield!
"Next, I will obtain the second spirit ring, and then..."

"revenge!"

Dai Chengfeng's eyes instantly became firm and sharp, as if they could penetrate the wall and see Wuping City in the distance.

"Five and a half months, is that enough to paralyze you? Unless you are also the military genius Han Xin, otherwise..."

Dai Chengfeng didn't say anything else.

Instead, he turned around and looked at the bloody clothes he had deliberately kept, and the spear that was almost broken into two sections and full of gaps.

He walked over and slowly stroked the gun body, which was a trace of the battlefield.

"call!"

Dai Chengfeng took a deep breath and murmured softly, "Wait for me!"

Then he turned around and said to the person outside the door, "Uncle, my soul power has reached level 20. Is the carriage ready?"

He doesn't want to wait any longer!

After hearing Dai Chengfeng's words, Zhu Fan, who had been waiting outside, walked in.

His eyes fell on Dai Chengfeng, and he kept shaking his head and sighing, "Hey, hey... hey!"

"Uncle, what's wrong with you?"

Looking at Zhu Fan who was deliberately sighing around him, Dai Chengfeng's forehead was full of black lines.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Fan stopped and said, "Although I, your uncle, have long known that you, Chengfeng, are a genius with innate full soul power..."

"But don't you think you've gone too far?"

Zhu Fan's eyes were filled with relief and envy. "It took me nearly five years to break through to level 20 in spirit power. Five years!"

"But what about you?"

"In nearly a year, I've actually broken through from level 10 to level 20!"

"Uncle, I consider myself to be someone who has seen a lot, but your cultivation speed is totally unheard of!"

"Woooooooo..."

"Oh my God, how come the difference between people is so much bigger than between people and dogs?!"

Looking at Zhu Fan who was deliberately teasing him, Dai Chengfeng rolled his eyes at him and walked straight out the door. "We will set off today and get the spirit ring as soon as possible."

"Chengfeng, wait for me!"

Zhu Fan looked at Dai Chengfeng, who ignored his performance, and hurriedly trotted after him, "Have you decided on your second spirit ring and which spirit beast to choose?"

(End of this chapter)