Chapter 2740: A Change Unseen in Centuries

This is precisely the sign that the Demon Emperor has completely broken with the Heavenly Demons!

Once he saw this, how could Zhong Shengguang not be overjoyed?

He immediately thought: "Ah, the Demon Emperor still cannot openly break with the Heavenly Palace. The followers of the Lingxu are too widespread domestically, permeating the Wang Ting's military and government, so the Demon Emperor chose to strike at the vassal demon states under the Heavenly Palace's control, cutting off their claws and fangs."

Even if the Demon Emperor wanted to resist the Heavenly Demons, it could not openly declare so, otherwise it would only add endless resistance to itself. Its compromise was to destroy the vassal demon states of the Heavenly Palace system, thereby seizing complete control of Bekka's rule!

From now on, Bekka belongs to the Demon Emperor's Bekka, and the Heavenly Demons can forget about ever controlling Bekka again.

As for whether the Demon Emperor will truly break with the Heavenly Palace after seizing power, that is a matter for the next step.

"This isn't over yet." Xin Yi continued, "Just two hours ago, I received news that the Lingxu Wang Ting suddenly issued charges against fifty-six officials and generals, including Minister of Agriculture Wang Xu, covering corruption, dereliction of duty, collusion of power and money, and sheltering relatives and subordinates. It is said those dozens of indictment documents are extremely long. The lightest charge is neglect of duty and profiteering at public expense, while the heaviest is the accusation against Wang Xu's grandson Wang Lushi of private communication with foreign enemies, leaking military intelligence, and disrupting logistical transport, hindering the war effort. Incidentally, due to conclusive evidence and heinous crimes, the Lingxu envoy publicly read Wang Lushi's indictment on the Mao River Plains and immediately executed him."

Clearly, Wang Lushi left a deep impression on Xin Yi, hence the aside.

In such a solemn setting, Zhong Shengguang chuckled: "I never expected Wang Lushi to die at the hands of his own people."

Relying on his grandfather Wang Xu, Wang Lushi could always escape heavy casualties on the battlefield in advance, fleeing to the safe rear. No one knows if Lingxu City feared he would evade punishment again this time, so they simply gave him a summary execution, and it was even carried out under the supervision of the envoy.

"Meanwhile, the two Wang armies totaling seventy thousand from the outskirts of Lingxu City have also moved, entering the capital to garrison the upper and lower districts and the teleportation formations."

"The Demon Emperor has long gathered these officials' information as a hidden card, choosing to play them all today." Zhong Shengguang stroked his chin, "Wang Xu is an official of the Heavenly Palace system, yet he managed to thrive in the Wang Ting, even that plump grandson of his repeatedly jumping between lucrative logistics posts, which relates to the Heavenly Demons' protection. So, the Demon Emperor's third move is to immediately purge the Heavenly Demon forces within the Lingxu Wang Ting? Truly swift and decisive."

The Demon Emperor truly does nothing or does it to the end.

It has held this back for several months, finally unleashing this combo, aiming to knock the Heavenly Palace senseless with one strike.

"The entire Bekka is in turmoil from top to bottom, and this turmoil will soon spread to the front lines of the Pan-Bekka War. Frankly, now the Demon Emperor and Pan Long stand on the same front, and it does not wish for Pan Long to be annihilated by the Heavenly Demons." Xin Yi's smile was sincere, "The change you await is coming; Pan Long, you must hold firm, do not fall before dawn."

"Rest assured." Zhong Shengguang exhaled the stale air from his chest, his earlier dejection long gone, "Pan Long will surely persevere to the end!"

As Xin Yi said, once Bekka's civil war opens, Pan Long sees the light.

Having already taken the last two neutral vassal demon states, the Demon Emperor can now launch an attack on the Heavenly Palace system. At this moment, the Heavenly Demons still have a final chance to turn the tide, but this opportunity lies not domestically, but on the distant Pan-Bekka battlefield.

As long as the Heavenly Demons capture Pan Long City and seize the Great Great Great Fanghu, they can launch the Descent of the Gods before the Demon Emperor subdues all vassal demon states.

To counter this trouble, the Demon Emperor's choice is obvious:

Withdraw troops!

As long as it orders the Bekka army to withdraw from Pan Long's territory, what can the Heavenly Demons use to seize the Great Great Great Fanghu?

Without the Great Great Great Fanghu, the Heavenly Demons cannot threaten the Demon Emperor's position.

Perfect.

The Pan-Bekka War has already lasted two years, and recently Bekka has mobilized the nation's elite forces to exert extreme pressure on Pan Long, so the Demon Emperor is unsure how long Pan Long's military and civilians can hold out, thus the withdrawal order will certainly be issued as soon as possible.

Pan Long's crisis is about to be lifted.

After the image on the Water Moon Mirror disappeared, Zhong Shengguang rubbed his hands and immediately went to contact the war front.

Because he was too excited, his hands were slightly trembling.

This great piece of good news, he must inform the Red General and He Lingchuan first.

The most difficult period has already passed; as long as we persevere a little longer, vitality will surely come!

This heavyweight among heavyweights is precisely the best stimulant, and the Pan Long military and civilians will surely cheer and leap for joy.

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Pan Long Wasteland, Bai Jia Zhai Bekka Camp.

Gao Huaiyuan was about to step out of his tent when a gust of wind blew over, he instinctively retreated, reaching up to rub his eyes. Since arriving at the Pan Long Wasteland, his eyes have been red all day, and he has developed a habit of tearing up in the wind.

The war on the Pan Long Wasteland is too hard to fight.

All his years of war experience, multiplied several times over, still cannot match the intensity of the Wasteland War.

A few months ago, when he first took command of the Bekka army's southern forces, the Tiger Wing General stormed straight into the main commander's tent to give him a taste of his mettle. After over a hundred days of clashes, the Bekka army facing Pan Long has shown no spirit, Gao Huaiyuan has exhausted all eighteen martial arts he has honed over years as a commander, unleashed all his clever schemes, but in the end he had to admit that the strategy Fu Shanlie initially adopted was still the most correct:

Hard push.

The quality of the Pan Long troops is rarely seen in the present age; the Tiger Wing General's tactics are scarcely seen.

The Bekka army's advance into the Pan Long Wasteland relies entirely on numbers, equipment, and logistics to push forward, and after dozens of such battles, it is like biting into a lump of raw iron with one's mouth, one's teeth about to shatter.

Through this battle, Gao Huaiyuan finally truly understood what is meant by "one inch of land, one inch of blood"—this land soaked with not only the blood of the Pan Long army, but also the burial of countless Bekka soldiers.

The battlefield is overly cruel, victory distant and uncertain, and within the Bekka army, people often break down, weep loudly, go mad, and even desert.

This nightmare-like war not only tests the soldiers, but also presses Gao Huaiyuan's patience to the limit. In just a few months, he has lost over fifty catties, and now his mind holds only one thought:

Finish fighting, go home.

Now, they are finally about to reach Pan Long City. Gao Huaiyuan sincerely hopes this can all end soon.

He had just finished deploying the new battle plan, was about to return to his tent to catch his breath, when his personal guard suddenly ran over, holding a letter high above his head:

"My lord, news from home, ten thousand urgencies."

This is the Gao family's household guard, who has long followed Gao Huaiyuan's side and also handles communication with his family on his behalf.

After the recovery of heavenly and earthly spiritual energy, there are many ways for long-distance communication, with real-time audio and video transmission being the most energy-consuming. This "flying letter" method's timeliness is only slightly inferior, but it is quite energy-efficient.