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Chapter 1321 - 1314: Debate on the City Wall

Chapter 1321: Chapter 1314: Debate on the City Wall

In fact, this already was the best method to counter Dongsheng cavalry, without any doubt. Facing the threat of Dongsheng heavy cavalry, the traditional response of the Demon Clan’s army was either to deploy heavy infantry with shields to withstand the charge or to countercharge.

But reality proved that whether it was withstanding or countercharging, the Demon Clan’s army was no match for the Dongsheng cavalry, so they could only pin their hopes on musket line infantry tactics.

The musketeers had already fixed bayonets to their muskets, which also made them somewhat akin to a spear infantry unit, supposedly capable of holding back the cavalry.

The beat of the drums and the military bugles became more urgent, indicating that the enemy cavalry was getting closer. Although it was just a drill, all the musketeers were extremely nervous, fearing that the next moment, countless cavalry would emerge from the smoke and scatter their formation.

"Ready!!" The commander shouted the command again, while raising his command saber high.

Hearing this command, all the soldiers’ emotions reached a peak, with many holding their breath, waiting for the next command.

"Fire!!" The commander swung down his command saber heavily.

Alongside his command, one thousand five hundred muskets fired simultaneously, creating a scene more spectacular and shocking than ever, with smoke covering the sky and completely enveloping the entire line.

The orderly gunfire was deafening, almost piercing the heavens, and could be heard from miles away. In the distance, the straw men used as targets were once again subjected to a rain-like barrage, with many knocked down and only a few still standing.

Moreover, the river surface was stirred up, the water churning and rolling as if it were boiling.

A gust of wind blew across the battlefield, completely dispersing the smoke and revealing the line infantry that still maintained their formation, and the straw men in the distance looking rather worse for wear.

For a moment, no one knew who started it, but cheers erupted from Lingyuan City, the entire city boiling over in excitement. The observing leaders of the Demon Clan were all visibly delighted, their confidence in a counterattack greatly bolstered.

"Luo’er." Just as Luo’er was about to leave, rubbing his ears, Zisu suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Is it settled?" Luo’er asked bluntly.

"I have opened the channels for you; you can explain it to them yourself. You know, the Maoyou Clan actually doesn’t have much say within Abisien..." Zisu said, laughing self-deprecatingly.

"Don’t say that. Just by opening the channels for me, you have already helped me a lot," Luo’er comforted him.

He followed Zisu to the leaders of the Demon Clan on the city walls. Even though it had been some time since they last met, Tuya still didn’t seem to think highly of Luo’er, turning his head away unhappily upon his arrival.

"Captain Luo’er, I hear you want to adjust the propaganda slogans, is that correct?" Linglan asked politely.

"Yes, I hope to adjust the propaganda slogans to change the mindset of the Demon Clan. They shouldn’t hold grudges against the people of Kyushu because it is the Dongsheng military that carries out the massacres. As the saying goes, ’An eye for an eye, and a debt to its debtor.’ Whoever makes the mistake should be held accountable, without involving others."

"Ha, what a joke," hearing Luo’er’s suggestion, Tuya scoffed, turned his head back to look at him, and said mockingly, "Are the soldiers of the Dongsheng military not Kyushu citizens then?"

"As long as they pick up weapons, they are the Dongsheng military; as long as they put down their weapons, they are the citizens of Kyushu. We should treat them differently, not indiscriminately," Luo’er argued unwaveringly.

"I can’t understand, Captain Luo’er," Linglan said, frowning slightly, "how can we ensure that the soldiers of the Dongsheng military who put down their weapons won’t take them up again?"

"There are many ways, as long as we’re willing to think, we will always find a way," Luo’er said, "But we should not therefore give up distinguishing between the people of Kyushu and the Dongsheng army, as everyone has seen, after the ravages of war in West Outer Heaven, the population has already drastically declined, and there is a severe shortage of labor, if manpower is not supplemented from the people of Kyushu, I fear Abisien won’t just be unable to fight, it might not even manage to farm."

"What a joke, because the population of West Outer Heaven is dwindling, you want to absorb labor from the people of Kyushu, wouldn’t that turn West Outer Heaven into the Kyushu’s West Outer Heaven? Are you helping the Demon Clan or the people of Kyushu?" Tuya squinted and asked.

"If you say so, then your understanding is rather shallow," Luo’er replied bluntly.

"What did you say!" Tuya exclaimed angrily, eyes glinting fiercely and his fangs bared.

"Calm down, let Captain Luo’er finish," Bai Po intervened, his expression impassive.

"Think about it, if the Demon Clan and the Human Race combine, what will their offspring be like?" Luo’er asked.

"Hybrids!" Tuya said without hesitation.

"Heh..." Hearing his words, Luo’er let out a cold laugh and shook his head.

Tuya’s statement didn’t seem to gain the approval of the other Leaders, who all looked at him with strange expressions.

"If your understanding can only reach this level, you might as well treat my words as air and ignore them," after a pause, Luo’er said seriously, "The descendants of the Human Race and the Demon Clan are still Demon Clan, right? Just with the efforts of one generation, West Outer Heaven can still be in the hands of the next generation of Demon Clan, there shouldn’t be any issue with that, right?"

"Since the Demon Clan can assimilate the Human Race, then why are you still worried that West Outer Heaven will become Kyushu people’s West Outer Heaven?" Luo’er spread out his hands and asked.

"But..." Linglan hesitated to speak.

"I know what you want to say, let me clear it up," Luo’er said earnestly, "From our experience and scientific understanding, blindly pursuing racial purity is a very foolish practice. Let me make a simple example, and you’ll understand."

He paused, then continued: "Let’s imagine there’s a deadly contagious disease, only affecting the Demon Clan, and not the Human Race. What should we do under such circumstances?"

"The best way would probably be to introduce the Human Race, so that their offspring have the resistance to this disease. I bring up this example not to tell you how to handle a disease, but to show you, when facing such a crisis, those some call ’hybrids’ could actually live more securely. If there arises a disease that targets only the Demon Clan, it would be a devastating blow for the Demon Clan."

"So, this is my view, blindly pursuing racial purity is not absolutely foolish, but will definitely cause problems. In battle, you should be able to see, soldiers from the Dongsheng Empire are much taller than those from Abisien, isn’t that an advantage of the Human Race, wouldn’t you want your descendants to be as tall and strong as them, capable of defending themselves when facing invasion?"

Luo’er’s words sank the Leaders into deep thought; Zisu gave Luo’er a thumbs up.

After a period of silence, Linglan took a deep breath and spoke with a worried look, "This isn’t that we don’t want to accept the people of Kyushu. Rather, it’s that they don’t want to accept us."

"What kind of reasoning is this?" Luo’er was somewhat baffled.

"Didn’t I already tell you," Zisu took the initiative to explain, "the descendants of the Human Race have the opportunity for Cultivation, while the Demon Clan does not, so wanting these people of Kyushu to stay, they certainly would be extremely unwilling, as this would mean their descendants will lose the chance to Cultivate."

"This indeed is a problem, but it’s not unsolvable, with enough propaganda and education, it could be changed around. Maybe we could influence them through a series of policies, those willing to integrate into the Demon Clan could be granted citizenship, those unwilling would become slaves, I think this should make them waver."

"You make it sound so easy," Tuya huffed coldly.

"This is a matter concerning the welfare of the people, it should be discussed and explored by all the Leaders together, not just left to an outsider like me to suggest. I just want to tell you, if you prohibit the people of Kyushu from joining the Demon Clan simply because it’s troublesome, that’s like cutting off the arm to treat a cut on the hand, I think it’s a remarkably foolish approach," Luo’er said.

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