Pokémon: A Strong Man from the Slums

"Oh! Okay, I got it. I will send someone to take over the financial and military affairs. You go down first." Kepler waved his hand helplessly, signaling his men to retreat.

He leaned back in his chair tiredly, wondering in his heart how to deal with the current predicament.

As time passed, the room was silent, with only Kepler's heavy breathing echoing in it.

After a long time, he slowly stood up and walked towards the throne with heavy steps.

Every step seemed so difficult, as if carrying the weight of the whole world.

Finally, Kepler sat down on the throne weakly, his eyes empty and confused.

He stared blankly ahead, his thoughts surging like the tide.

The former glory and honor have now vanished, and the future is full of endless variables and challenges.

"What's unpredictable is unpredictable!" Kepler murmured to himself, his voice revealing endless sadness and helplessness.

Now the enemy is eyeing us covetously, and internal and external troubles are constant. It is still unknown whether this city can be defended.

Kepler sighed deeply and prayed silently in his heart: "May God bless us and help us get through this difficult time. I hope we can defend this Black Tower City from now on."

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Just as the top leaders of the Black Tower Kingdom were preparing for a formidable enemy, ready to defend the Black Tower City with all their might, a large number of troops from the Earth Dragon Society had already rushed to the coastal areas of the Black Tower Kingdom at lightning speed and quickly assembled.

At this moment, in Xuanze City in the coastal area, several generals of the Earth Dragon Society’s army were sitting together to plot and discuss strategies.

"In your opinion, what strategy should we adopt? Should we advance step by step, first capture the rest of the inland areas of the Black Tower Kingdom, and then march towards its capital?

Or should we just attack the capital directly in one fell swoop?" A commander was the first to raise the question.

Before he finished speaking, another commander immediately echoed, "In my opinion, why not just storm the capital of the Black Tower Kingdom? This way, not only can we win the battle quickly, but we can also avoid complications that might arise if the battle drags on for too long."

As soon as this proposal was made, it immediately won the approval of several commanders in the surrounding area. Many people believed that they could accomplish the task by concentrating superior forces to capture the capital of the Black Tower Kingdom in one fell swoop.

After all, they have deeply felt over the past few days that the army of the Black Tower Kingdom is too weak and can barely withstand a single blow.

Therefore, everyone believed that as long as they concentrated their forces and attacked with all their might, they would be able to defeat the Black Tower Kingdom's army in one fell swoop and take over the entire Black Tower Kingdom.

However, just as everyone was immersed in beautiful fantasies, another officer suddenly stood up and expressed a different opinion.

"In my opinion, it is not appropriate to directly attack the capital of the Black Tower Kingdom. Admittedly, with our current military advantage, we may be able to capture it directly, but at the same time, we will also suffer a certain degree of losses."

"Therefore, I propose to adopt a prudent strategy. First, we should defeat those cities located inland and with relatively weak defenses one by one. In this way, we can encircle the capital of the Black Tower Kingdom, Black Tower City, and then wait for an opportunity to launch a general attack."

"This is a psychological attack. When we capture cities in the interior of the Black Tower Kingdom one after another, the people in Black Tower City will surely be terrified, and their morale and combat effectiveness will also be affected. This way, we can weaken the enemy's strength to a certain extent."

"Moreover, our Earth Dragon Society's intelligence organization is hiding in various places in the capital of the Black Tower Kingdom like a cunning rabbit with three burrows, and the assassin organization is like a ghost, appearing and disappearing in the capital to create chaos and destruction. As time goes by, the destructive power brought by these lurkers will surely become more and more huge."

"Therefore, no matter from which angle you look at it, time is on our side. It is no exaggeration to say that as long as we delay long enough, the strength of the Black Tower Kingdom will be gradually weakened."

"Based on this, we should adopt a prudent strategy. We should first concentrate our forces on conquering other cities, and then launch a general attack on Black Tower City. In this way, we can not only quickly control the entire Black Tower Kingdom, but also effectively reduce the losses that may be suffered when attacking the capital."

After the commander spoke fluently and unimpededly about his ideas, the other commanders present could not help but fall into deep thought.

"Well, I think what you said makes sense. We really don't need to rush. We should proceed step by step and the losses will be minimal."

"I agree with this brother. If we wait a few more days, we can reduce the losses of our men. This is definitely a sure win."

"In that case, let's proceed step by step. Let's put off conquering the Black Tower Kingdom's capital, Black Tower City, for a while. Let's first take down those inland cities with weak defenses."

Just like that night, many commanders reached a consensus.

The next morning, these troops divided into several groups and attacked aggressively towards the weakly defended inland cities in the Black Tower Kingdom.

Under the powerful offensive of these elite troops, the inland cities of the Black Tower Kingdom, whose defenders had been removed, had no power to resist at all.

In just less than three days, almost all the cities in the inland area of ​​the Black Tower Kingdom were under the control of the Earth Dragon Society.

Just as the commander who made the suggestion earlier said, the army of the Earth Dragon Society has now surrounded the Black Tower Kingdom's capital, Black Tower City, making Black Tower City an isolated city.

At this time, people in Black Tower City were in panic. Even though the most powerful military force of the Black Tower Kingdom was gathered here, and even though the strongest trainer of the Black Tower Kingdom was here, they were unable to suppress the fear in people's hearts.

And just as the Earth Dragon Society's army was sharpening its knives and aiming at Black Tower City, the Earth Dragon Society's intelligence organization and killer organization inside Black Tower City were also constantly causing sabotage.

In less than three days, King Kepler's newly appointed finance minister and military minister were assassinated.

Not only these two, but many other middle and high-level officials were also assassinated.

It is no exaggeration to say that most of the officials with some ability in Black Tower City have been killed, and the remaining so-called high-level elites are nothing more than good-for-nothings.

Outside the Black Tower City.

"The whole Black Tower City is in a panic now. Anyone with a little ability has been assassinated by our colleagues. So now Black Tower City seems to be strong in both men and horses, but in fact it is just a bunch of rotten fish and shrimp." A commander said disdainfully.

"Let's take action the day after tomorrow. In less than a day, we should be able to take this city." Another commander said contemptuously.

"Why wait until the day after tomorrow?"

"Because our top brass have a grudge against the people in this city, they are planning to personally rush into the city to seek revenge!"