After the three of them unanimously agreed on the strategies and tactics proposed by Ye Li, they discussed the details and started to act separately in the next twenty days.
Ye Li cast the axle by himself, while Kai Diwen and the other two were responsible for mobilizing the troops and training the operators of the Soul Gathering Cannon.
Both sides are making intensive preparations for battle. After all, the time left for them is too tight.
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In the Fulong Mountains, Edwin Lucas's face looked very bad at the moment. He was a little tired from constantly traveling through the mountains and colliding with the encirclement of the Jinde Empire.
Wellington and others were with him, and they also looked tired at this moment.
In order to prevent being wiped out in one fell swoop and to ensure the mobilization capability of the command, the remnants of the Farant Empire, the remnants of the barbarian Aina tribe, and the remnants of the other major forces were all separated.
The top leaders of each force commanded their own troops independently, wandering around in the Fulong Mountains, looking for a way to leave.
However, as time went on, the encirclement of the Jinde Empire had become smaller and smaller, and the space for various forces to roam became smaller and smaller. It became increasingly difficult to break through. In addition to fatigue, there was also a hint of despair on everyone's faces.
"Your Majesty, our situation has been getting worse and worse. The Jinde Empire's hidden Soul Gathering Artillery Regiment is too powerful. After our positions were breached, it is difficult for us to form a group advantage and break through the encirclement.
As the number of personnel continues to decrease and the encirclement tightens, our space for movement is becoming less and less. In less than two months, we will be forced to the coastal edge of the Fulong Mountains.
Once we get there, we can no longer move and will be completely wiped out by the enemy."
The Duke of Wellington spoke up.
Edwin Lucas's face looked a little ugly. He knew the crisis of the current situation, but he had no solution at all.
Fox, the think tank, looked worried at the moment and said, "The most crucial point is that the Jinde Empire has no intention of persuading us to surrender. Their attitude is to slaughter us all.
I don't know why they would take such an attitude and actually want to slaughter us all.
If they continue to fight, they will definitely suffer heavy losses. I really can't think of any reason why Leonard XXIII would fight us to the death. Is he planning to cleanse the entire continent to eliminate all threats!?"
Hearing his words, Wellington frowned and said, "I always feel that this is not that simple. I wonder what Leonard XXIII is thinking."
As he was talking, a scout came running over from a distance and shouted, "Your Majesty, the enemy has appeared in front of us and is slowly advancing in our direction. Should we fight or retreat? Please give your order, Your Majesty."
Edwin Lucas looked at the exhausted people, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Let's retreat first. We can't stay in the outer area of Fulong Mountain Range anymore. Let's retreat into the mountains first!
After so many battles, everyone is exhausted. Notice everyone to retreat to the interior of the Fulong Mountains and we will repair for half a day!"
The three dukes also agreed with Edwin Lucas' decision. The soldiers were already too tired. If they continued to fight and escape on the periphery, they would have no time to rest.
Strong officers and soldiers can still endure it, but those with weaker strength will soon be unable to hold on. Once they have a mental breakdown, let alone fighting, it will be difficult for them to even escape.
After the order was given, the remnants of the Frant Empire army stood up and quickly evacuated into the mountains.
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Leonard XXIII was not commanding at the front line at the moment, but was standing somewhere on the outskirts of the Fulong Mountains with a group of men in black.
"It seems that this plan has been completely successful. When all the people on Farrant's side are dead, the blood and soul power accumulated after the deaths of our two sides will definitely be enough.
The soul clone of Lord Dahuntian should be able to be rescued from the constraints of the world's power. What we need to do next is to wait for it to recover its strength.
Once its strength is restored and it obtains a perfect body, it will be our time to dominate the world.
At that time, we will first completely control the two continents, and then build two huge formations to directly refine all the living beings on the continent.
With the power of the blood and souls of living beings, Lord Great Soul can open the door to the outside world and guide its main body to come.
After Master Dahuntian has absorbed all the world's power, we will be able to follow him and leave this world and enter a higher level world."
As Leonard XXIII revealed such a shocking secret, a look of madness flashed across his face.
Although the faces of the black-robed people around him could not be seen, one could still feel the crazy excitement in their hearts from their constantly shaking bodies and the laughter coming from their mouths.
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Twenty days passed quickly, and Ye Li had already added wheels to all the spirit gathering cannons.
After Ye Li obtained the wind attribute, he had never learned any wind spells. The rune formation he used to cast the axle came from his Wind Light Ring.
With Ye Li's current understanding of runes and his strength as a mid-level earth-level weaponsmith, he used the rune formation on the Wind Light Ring to reversely deduce the method of drawing the Wind Light Talisman.
After having the drawing method, Ye Li used it as a template and cast all 255 axles according to the method, and then installed them on the wheels of the Spirit Gathering Cannon.
After testing, it was found that the original weight of the Soul Gathering Cannon could be reduced by about 30%, and it could move very fast when pulled by a horse.
After testing the wheels, Ye Li found Kai Diwen and the other two and asked to see the results of their training over the past few days.
They came together to the military camp outside the imperial capital, where an elite army of 500 people was stationed.
The members of this legion are basically from the Imperial Capital's Guards, and it can even be said that they are directly mobilized from the Imperial Capital's Royal Guards.
The Imperial Capital Guards are composed of elite troops selected from the national army. Among the 500 men, there are 255 men with the lowest cultivation level of Lingdan stage, and all of them are responsible for operating the Spirit Gathering Cannon.
Among the remaining 245 people, there are 100 in the God Descent Stage, 80 in the Fetal Development Stage, 40 in the Yuan Tai Stage, 20 in the Void God Stage, as well as three masters in the Divine Spirit Stage and two masters in the Divine Appearance Stage.
Among these people, there are many who have higher cultivation than Ye Li, but because Kaidiwen and his men were mobilizing the army in accordance with the orders of Edwin Lucas when he left, this temporary army named the Artillery Regiment was all under the command of Kaidiwen and the other two.
Of course, the actual command authority fell on Ye Li.