Chapter 312: One volley destroyed the city, and it was impossible to stop it
"Wu Xilin, we have made quite a haul this time as we sailed down the Jialu River!"
Huang Zhanglong couldn't suppress a smile on his face as he looked at the three low-grade treasure ships that had just been robbed by the two large fleets of the Xuanwu First Battalion and the Xuanwu Third Battalion.
Because their own army entered the pass and headed south, the news was blocked very well, and the army advanced both by land and sea at an extremely fast speed. The merchant ships going upstream had no defense at all and collided head-on with the large naval fleet of the Fuxing Army one after another. Of course, they were inevitably seized along with their ships and cargoes.
With the armaments of the Xuanwu Camp of the Fuxing Army, it would be difficult to find an equally powerful naval opponent in the inland areas of the Ming Dynasty.
It can be said that the prototype of a navy that is invincible in the inland areas of the Ming Dynasty is beginning to show its edge.
In the future, as long as we are not careless and avoid being ambushed by the enemy, it will be difficult to lose the battle.
These big merchants in the mainland, with their fleets consisting of a small number of medium and low-quality treasure ships, were completely unprepared and basically had no ability to fight back once they encountered the large fleet of the Xuanwu Camp.
Over the past few days, the army has quickly moved south along the river for 20,000 miles. Although there are not many merchant ships encountered along the way, there are nearly twenty ships in total.
As of this morning, a total of six medium-grade treasure ships and twelve low-grade treasure ships have been harvested, as well as a large amount of various supplies loaded on the ships.
Today, within the Ming Dynasty, merchants who can use treasure ships to conduct commercial activities are undoubtedly either gentry, aristocratic families, or wealthy merchants.
As for these people who were naturally hostile to the Restoration Army, the soldiers robbed their fleet with peace of mind and without any hesitation.
Not only Huang Zhanglong, but also the two deputy commanders of the Xuanwu First Battalion beside him, Wu Xilin and Wang Dehua, were also grinning from ear to ear as they saw their fleet grow stronger again.
"Ha ha……"
Wu Xilin smiled and said, "It seems that if we want our Xuanwu Camp to prosper, we still have to enter the border!"
"It's only been a few days since our army entered the pass? The size of our Xuanwu Camp's fleet has more than doubled!"
"The Jialu River Basin, which is much smaller than the Wuding River, is already like this. I dare not imagine that once the Second Xuanwu Battalion, which is responsible for sweeping south along the Wuding River, officially enters the pass and begins to implement our army's blitzkrieg plan, who knows how many treasure ships of all levels will be intercepted?"
"I heard that most of the business of the Qin Palace relies on large fleets transporting goods across the major rivers in Qin territory."
"The Qin Palace is one of the top ten wealthiest forces in the Ming Dynasty. According to our military intelligence personnel, it has at least six high-quality treasure ships, twenty medium-quality treasure ships, and sixty low-quality treasure ships!"
"Once we can get all of these treasure ships from the Qin Palace, the size of our Xuanwu Camp fleet will increase several times immediately!"
"By then, the size of our Xuanwu Army will also be increased to the same size of 90,000 people as the four major continental war armies!"
"From now on, in the interior of the Ming Dynasty, as long as we don't encounter those top forces in Jiangnan and pay attention to not being successfully ambushed by the enemy, we can say that we will no longer have any rivals on the water!"
To be honest, before Li Dingguo decided to lead his troops into the pass, all the soldiers, including the Xuanwu Camp, had not imagined that the size of the navy would increase so quickly after their army entered the pass.
There are three battalions of Xuanwu soldiers, and each battalion currently has 20,000 soldiers.
It's not that there aren't enough new warriors to expand the army, but that there was no need for it in the past.
The Xuanwu Camp, with a total of 60,000 people, was enough for use outside the Great Wall before, and was more than enough.
In addition, when they were outside the Great Wall, the number of their own treasure ships was too small. Even if they had a large number of naval officers and soldiers, there were not enough treasure ships to use.
As long as there are enough treasure ships to use, psychic cannons, psychic crossbow carts, and sufficient personnel, the Xuanwu Camp can expand at a speed beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
If this continues, it would not be surprising if it expands into a super large navy of 200,000 people in the future.
After all, there are so many big rivers in this big world.
If there is no sufficiently strong navy inland, it will cause great trouble and constraints to the rapid march and operations of the Restoration Army.
"Aaron, Xilin."
Wang Dehua on the side interrupted and said with a smile, "I hope that our Eastern Army will encounter more treasure ships of various levels in the next operation."
"Otherwise, when our Xuanwu First and Third Battalions meet up with Huang Lan's Second Battalion, the size of the fleet may lag far behind their Second Battalion."
"Jiazhou ahead is located on the bank of the Yellow River. After our army captures Jiazhou, it will split into two and go north or south through the Yellow River, turning to various tributaries along the way to capture various towns along the river."
"The army heading north will fight its way through the Yechuan River and go upstream to the important town of Shenmu. The army heading south will capture Mengmen Pass and Wubao along the Yellow River and then turn to the Wuding River."
"Next, we must capture Suide Prefecture and Mizhi, and after joining forces with the army led by Cao Yongxiang, we will turn south to fight against the large number of government troops that Hong Chengchou will inevitably send."
"In this way, our army's offensive will basically be launched on both sides of the river. It will be difficult for our two battalions of navy not to capture a large number of treasure ships of all levels."
"I estimate that after the three-month blitzkrieg plan is over, it will be no problem for our Xuanwu Battalion's fleet to double in size."
"Don't forget that the tactics our army is currently using are the blitzkrieg mode formulated by the commander-in-chief."
"When the merchant fleets that travel along the rivers encounter our fleet, they are most likely unaware of the situation and run into our trap."
As long as these naval generals are not stupid, they will understand that the main reason why they were able to capture so many treasure ships of various levels when they entered the pass this time was that the army's raid to the south was too fast, and even the government troops in various places were kept in the dark, not to mention the merchant fleets in various places.
After this three-month blitzkrieg was over, both Qin and Jin Province received news that the Fuxing Army was marching southward in large numbers. They were mentally prepared, so it would be a joke to think that they could easily seize a large number of treasure ships.
As long as those forces are not stupid, they will let their fleets avoid the attack of the Xuanwu Camp.
"Dudu..."
At this time, a medium-quality treasure ship that had gone out for reconnaissance suddenly returned quickly and blew its horn from afar!
"Good! Jiazhou City is almost there!"
Huang Zhanglong immediately became excited, "Immediately send a message to Wu Hongai of the Suzaku Corps and Liang Hetang of the Qilin Corps, and prepare for a direct attack!"
"Wu Xilin, tell the whole army, if our fleet reaches Jiazhou City and the enemy's city defense formation is still activated, immediately launch a concentrated fire attack and try to break the formation shield in one wave!"
"For this combat mission, our Xuanwu Battalion soldiers are responsible for encircling anyone who escapes from the city!"
"Anyone who does not surrender immediately will be killed without mercy!"
"Who said that the soldiers of our Xuanwu Camp are not used to fighting on land?"
He laughed coldly, "Our soldiers in the Xuanwu Camp have not only mastered various basic military formations, but also the military killing formations. What are the mere officers and soldiers?"
The soldiers of their Xuanwu Legion had been holding their breath for this battle.
When they were outside the Great Wall, due to special circumstances, these naval officers and soldiers spent most of their time training and transporting personnel and supplies, and had little time to actually participate in formal battles.
Now that we finally have the opportunity to demonstrate our combat effectiveness, we must not let ourselves be underestimated by the soldiers of the main marine corps.
The soldiers of the four main land war armies are all elite cavalry, so what?
Could it be that those spiritual beasts and war horses can fly on the water?
"Yes! Commander!"...
The soldiers on the scene, including Wu Xilin and Wang Dehua, immediately took orders and went about their work.
Soon, several spirit pigeons soared into the sky and flew toward the back of the river bank on the right, sending messages to the two continental corps.
The soldiers had already made preparations for the capture of Jiazhou City. They would just launch a quick attack once the army arrived at the destination.
How could a mere Jiazhou city possibly withstand the concentrated fire attack launched by so many of its own psychic cannons?
It is certain that a war will be won, but the difficulty lies in dealing with the post-war affairs.
Moreover, when fighting on the home front, Li Dingguo repeatedly emphasized that it was of utmost importance to avoid accidental injuries to civilians as much as possible.
After the soldiers made intensive preparations, a quarter of an hour later, just as the sky was getting bright, the Fuxing Army's land and sea forces, which had deliberately kept moving forward in unison, arrived five miles in front of Jiazhou City.
Maybe the enemy has already discovered the army, or it is not time to close the city defense formation and open the city gate. The protective shield of the city defense formation covering the entire Jiazhou City is still maintained. Since the army has arrived here, regardless of whether the enemy's city defense formation is closed or not, the attack of the Renaissance Army has been launched!
"boom!"
"Boom!"...
The two Xuanwu Camp fleets formed an attack formation, with three rows in an orderly manner, lined up on the vast river.
Countless black gun muzzles were raised high, and as the red flags held high by the messengers on the treasure ships were waved forward fiercely, hundreds of second-level and third-level psychic cannons began to fire in unison!
“Swoosh!”…
Countless scorching psychic light ball shells slammed into the protective light shield of Jiazhou City and exploded with a loud bang!
"Boom!"...
“Crackle!”…
Under this level of concentrated fire, only the reinforced city defense formations of giant cities like Taiyuan, Datong, and Chang'an would be able to hold out and temporarily block such a powerful concentrated fire attack.
A medium-sized town like Jiazhou City would definitely not be able to withstand hundreds of psychic cannons or even a wave of concentrated fire.
As the soldiers and civilians of both sides watched, the protective magic circle shield that enveloped the entire Jiazhou City suddenly flashed rapidly with uncertain light, and then shattered with a loud bang!
At the first moment when the protective light shield of the city defense formation shattered, two eagle cries suddenly sounded in the sky above Jiazhou City, and two golden lights suddenly swooped down and instantly landed in the courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion!
How powerful are the eyesight and perception of two level five golden eagles?
The moment the defense formation of this important town was broken, they immediately discovered that several Qi Refining Realm enemies were rushing out of the gate from a building complex in the city.
The two golden eagles had been through hundreds of battles, so seeing this situation, they knew that the place where these enemies were located was the City Lord's Mansion!
These Qi Refining Realm masters are most likely the targets of our decapitation operation.
They swooped down instantly and arrived above the heads of these level four masters in the blink of an eye!
"Not good! The defense formation of our Jiazhou City has been forcibly broken by an unknown enemy!"
"There are two large golden eagles coming! They are right above our heads!"
"On the backs of these two golden eagles, there are two level five warriors!"
"Ah... How can we defeat such a great master?"
"No!"
“Puff!”…
Needless to say, Da Jin and Dameng's attack speed was so fast that they launched an attack with lightning speed as soon as the enemy discovered them!
Their figures flashed only a few times before they had already used their sharp claws to tear the heads of these fourth-level enemies to pieces!
These Qi Refining Realm generals from Jiazhou City didn't even have time to react before they were all dead!
Under the sudden attack launched by the level 5 golden eagle, any level 4 expert, without the help of formations or the protection of his own magical weapon, would not be able to withstand even a single blow.
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
Li Dingguo and Wan'er, while the two golden eagles were killing the Qi Refining Realm enemies, jumped from their backs respectively, and as they landed on the ground, their respective martial arts images flashed out!
"Dong dong..."
The phantom of Li Dingguo's natal Dharma form, the Xuanhuang Chaos Bell, emitted a bell sound that triggered a sonic attack, instantly enveloping the entire City Lord's Mansion.
This city lord's mansion covers an area of several miles. In addition to a large number of maids and servants, there are about a hundred warrior servants living in it.
Under the precise control of Li Dingguo's vast divine consciousness, the all-penetrating sound wave attack of the Xuanhuang Chaos Bell Dharma Image directly rushed into the sea of consciousness of all warriors!
Without a life-defining magic weapon to protect the soul, and without a formation to protect, any cultivator below level five would not be able to withstand the sonic killing move activated by Li Dingguo's life-defining magic.
Where do these warriors in the body refining realm get their own magical weapons to protect themselves?
"what……"
“Mercy!”…
They suddenly felt splitting headaches and only had time to scream before the continuous ringing of the bells shattered their souls. They fell to the ground with blood gushing from all their orifices.
Most of the servants and guards here are die-hard fans of the Jiang family. They are the kind of enemies that must be killed, so Li Dingguo acted without hesitation.
He had his own set of standards in his mind, which enemies must be killed and which ones can be let go. After exerting his spiritual power to the fullest, he already had a clear idea of which ones he should choose.
"Wan'er, you stay here and take good care of this City Lord's Mansion. Anyone who behaves abnormally will be killed!"
"I will rush to the nearby military camp immediately and take control of the soldiers there!"
"Once there is a riot, it will cause great harm to the people of Jiazhou City!"
The reason why Li Dingguo wanted to make a full effort to kill most of the warriors here was that he wanted to get to the military camp not far from the City Lord's Mansion in time.
Li Dingguo was well aware of the great harm that a rebellious army could cause in troubled times.
If such a situation happened in this important town, the consequences would be extremely serious, and it would be a disaster for the people in the city.
Now that he has freed up his hands, he will naturally do his best to prevent such a bad situation from happening.
"Okay, big brother."
Wan'er quickly agreed. After seeing Li Dingguo fly back onto Da Jin's back and leave quickly, she immediately turned on her spiritual power and, together with Dameng, began to monitor all the people still alive in the City Lord's Mansion.
After she ruthlessly killed more than a dozen servants of the City Lord's Mansion who wanted to take advantage of the situation to rob, everyone here was silent, trembling and staying where they were, waiting for the other party's decision.
As a mid-level fifth-level expert, Wan'er's spiritual sense can easily cover the City Lord's Mansion. With her mental power fully activated, no movement inside can escape her perception.
Li Dingguo and Da Jin took off urgently and soon arrived over the enemy camp less than three miles away from the city lord's mansion.
At this time, our soldiers had just begun to rush into the city and had not yet reached the enemy's camp.
Li Dingguo discovered that there were not even 5,000 soldiers in this military camp, not even 3,000.
The reason for this situation is nothing more than the generals drawing salaries without working, or because the official army has poor discipline, nearly half of the soldiers do not spend the night in the barracks, but go to the city at night to engage in various entertainment.
However, according to intelligence from the Military Intelligence Department, there are 5,000 warriors and soldiers in Jiazhou City.
Then there was only the second reason left: nearly half of the government troops did not return to the barracks at night, but went out to have fun in the city.
Li Dingguo was not worried about how much trouble the officers and soldiers who did not stay overnight in the military camp could cause.
The country's 200,000 army soldiers are continuously rushing into Jiazhou City and will soon be able to take control of the entire city.
It won’t be long before the officers and soldiers scattered outside and the various gangs of evil forces in the city will also be cleansed by the soldiers of the Restoration Army.
There is no way. There are too many scum among the Han people. All the territories conquered by the Fusion Army in the future will have to be cleansed repeatedly.
"Dong dong..."
Li Dingguo, who was sitting on the back of Da Jin and observing the enemy situation from a low altitude, saw that the enemy soldiers had already learned of the enemy attack and rushed out of the barracks like crazy. He immediately activated his own natal Dharma image and began to attack all the enemy soldiers here.
However, the indiscriminate attack launched this time was not to kill them, but to use sonic attacks on all the scattered soldiers here, knocking them all to the ground.
It is estimated that many of these officers and soldiers who are able to abide by military regulations and discipline are honest and decent people.
Li Dingguo would certainly not kill this kind of people. He would wait until the battle of Jiazhou City was completely over before checking and dealing with these officers and soldiers.
Fighting on home soil is so troublesome, and every aspect must be taken into consideration.
(End of this chapter)
