Superpower Small Farmer

Chapter 2136 - 2095: Tactic—Empty City Stratagem?

The Hundred Dynasties Alliance Grand Army signifies the full might of one hundred Empires' troops coming at them. Each Empire sees the rise of exceptional talents and the emergence of top-tier powerhouses.

Generally, an Empire must possess at least five Great Power figures. One hundred Empires mean five hundred Great Powers, though this is a conservative estimate.

Some powerful Empires exceed ten Great Powers. In addition to Great Powers, there are even more Celestial God-level powerhouses.

Typically, an Empire has at least a thousand Celestial God powerhouses or more.

Such calculations give at least one hundred thousand Celestial Gods across a hundred Empires.

Beyond Great Powers and Celestial Gods, the sheer number of ordinary soldiers is significant. An Empire has at least three million marching soldiers. Super nations have seven to eight million, even tens of millions, averaging five million per Empire. Thus, a hundred Empires yield at least five hundred million soldiers. What does five hundred million soldiers imply?

Just stacking the corpses could pave a road of conquest. Moreover, Wang Xiaoqiang and the Divine King have only one million troops, which is negligible compared to five hundred million.

To break the encirclement by the Hundred Dynasties Alliance, Wang Xiaoqiang must rely on his Soul Beast Army.

Wang Xiaoqiang commands a ten million strong Snow Wolf Spirit Beast Army and ten million Black Tiger Spirit Beast Army, totaling twenty million. Although twenty million compared to the alliance's five hundred million is only a fraction, being soul beasts, their combat strength cannot be matched, though achieving victory won't be easy.

Wang Xiaoqiang contemplated that tactical prowess is necessary for success, as his Soul Beast Army, though strong, has weaknesses, notably the necessity of concentrated troops.

The more concentrated the Soul Beast Army, the better it can exhibit its group combat strengths. Conversely, a dispersed formation will diminish their power and morale.

Currently, five hundred million troops besiege from all sides. Once they charge, forming a quadruple pressure and ferocious impact, not just twenty million, even fifty million soul beasts would be overwhelmed by such majestic power.

This excludes the Alliance's military formations. Should they form something formidable like the Ring Spirit Formation, the power would be devastating, rendering the Soul Beast Army unable to resist.

Yes, strategic considerations must be made. What tactics should be employed?

No time for rest. As he gazed at the Soul Beast Army, Wang Xiaoqiang pondered intensely and suddenly devised a brilliant strategy, his heart aglow. Decisively, he commanded the Soul Beast Army to burrow underground.

The soul beasts naturally thrive underground, where they rest fully, accelerating their cultivation, enhancing their capabilities.

Now, Wang Xiaoqiang orders them to lie in ambush underground. Thus, when the Hundred Dynasties Alliance Army arrives, they can't encircle or overwhelm the Soul Beast Army. Then, unexpectedly, the Soul Beast Army rises from beneath, striking from the rear, attacking unprepared.

Though this tactic may not yield significant impact, it's better than awaiting an overwhelming assault by the Alliance Army.

Snow Wolf and Black Tiger Spirit Beast Armies received Wang Xiaoqiang's orders and immediately transformed into phantoms, descending into the ground, vanishing entirely,

The twenty million strong Soul Beast Army vanished without a trace, appearing highly mysterious.

Then, the million elite troops followed Wang Xiaoqiang and the Divine King straight to Black Tiger Kingdom's Imperial Capital. The city's defending soldiers had long fled; no imperial relatives, Wang aristocrats, or common folk remained. All had gone, with the buildings empty, leaving the capital city hollow.

The soldiers occupied the capital without moving a single soldier and looted the treasury, preparing to face the oncoming Alliance Army.

Wang Xiaoqiang noticed the soldiers were exhausted after this operation, and his heart stirred, instructing the Divine King's elite troops to rest without leaving anyone on guard. Whether Human Clan or Beast Race soldiers, all were to rest.

Wang Xiaoqiang thought it's better to sleep, conserving energy in anticipation of the Alliance's siege, nurturing sufficient battle strength.

Wang Xiaoqiang held the Commander's Seal given by the Divine King, thereby commanding his troops, who, after numerous joint operations, trust Wang Xiaoqiang implicitly, following his orders without question. Though they found his approach somewhat odd.

With instructions complete, Wang Xiaoqiang and the Divine King sought a place to rest.

Night fell; there were no stars nor moon, plunging the Black Tiger Kingdom's capital into darkness.

Albeit darkness poses no obstacle for cultivators, it psychologically imposes great pressure.

By midnight, a crescent moon emerged, glowing red like blood, resembling a blood crescent sickle, appearing eerie.

As Wang Xiaoqiang, the Divine King, and the million troops slumbered soundly, the Hundred Dynasties Alliance Army advanced under the cover of night. Truly, the Alliance amassed nearly five hundred million strong, dense troops pouring from all directions, blanketing the capital, sealing it in layers, impenetrable.

Yet, within this massive army surrounding Black Tiger Kingdom's capital, no guarding soldiers appeared on the walls, leaving not a single sentry. Moreover, inside the city, there were neither soldiers nor Wang Xiaoqiang's Soul Beast Army, making the vast capital resemble an empty city, rendering a surprisingly eerie situation, especially under the blood moon's pitch-black night.

The Alliance soldiers' hearts raced in fear, yet only the soldiers felt terror; cultivators of high Divine levels and Great Powers merely sensed surprise and curiosity.

They unleashed their powerful Divine Sense to sweep the city and noticed indeed a million troops slumbering. However, their Divine Sense failed to locate the Soul Beast Army, causing chills down the spine among the commanders and generals.

Damned, this immense army comes to encircle, yet the Divine King's troops all sleep while Wang Xiaoqiang's Soul Beast Army is nowhere—this is highly unusual, bizarre, and defies common sense!

Could this be a deliberate Empty City Strategy?

The Sovereigns of the hundred Empires gathered, whispering and analyzing the current situation, all faces grave, until the Alliance Hierarch made the decision. Regardless of Wang Xiaoqiang and the Divine King's potential deceit, troops must swiftly be dispatched to commence the encirclement assault.

Just as the Hierarch was about to command, suddenly, distant dense beast howls resonated, startling hearts, causing skin to crawl, with the sound approaching from all directions and closing in rapidly.

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