At this moment, Yunzhou City had become a defensive stronghold.
Civil conscripts had already dug numerous war trenches around the city, and the state soldiers were guarding inside with a lackluster fighting spirit. However, none of them had deserted, as their families were all behind them.
Artillery was placed atop the city walls to increase their range. Commander Xu Can, donning thick steel armor, patrolled the walls, raising his voice from time to time to boost morale.
The patrol officers were on patrol in the streets. Guns were loaded, and anyone daring to take advantage of the chaos to loot would be shown no mercy and killed without pardon.
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The two sisters were both conscripted for the city defense, and Lu Yao followed them as well.
After many days, the three once again found themselves on the walls of Yunzhou City.
This location was far behind the battlefield, high up with a view that stretched far. Governor Wen Renliang was also stationed here, directly commanding operations. When he saw Lu Yao, he even gave a friendly smile.
Lu Yao kept his distance and saluted with a cupped-fist from afar, not approaching to disturb him.
The sisters' task was to protect the city wall artillery from destruction by enemy martial artists.
Martial artists could not withstand the bullets and cannonballs flying across the battlefield, so they were used for "special operations" such as raids, beheadings, and protecting important facilities on their side.
The city walls were tightly secured at the rear; it was impossible for the enemy martial artists to traverse the entire battlefield and sneak over. Clearly, this was an easy task, which showed that the Prefectural Governor took good care of them.
At the moment, the three gathered together for a chat:
"The Einheit Sect is adept at Spirit Refinement. Their 'Heavenly King' is said to be the rare 'Astral Projection Realm'. The Divine Soul can leave the body and attach to objects... even on other people, which is very mysterious."
Liao Ya spoke of the news she had just heard while Lu Yao halfheartedly echoed along.
Apart from worrying about his sisters, he mainly wanted to see what an Otherworld war was like. He wondered what kind of sparks would fly when firearms met supernatural powers.
But what he first witnessed was the cruelty of war.
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On the horizon, countless civilians of various attire surged forward.
They were ordinary people from surrounding counties, some in ragged clothes and others in fine silk; the only thing they had in common was their desperate crying as they were closely followed by the Sect Army of the Einheit Sect.
Although the "civilian attack" tactic is cruel, it's effective at demoralizing the defenders, depleting resources, and has long been a commonly used strategy.
The state soldiers were locals, and many of the civilians driven by the Einheit Sect to their death were their relatives and friends, which immediately caused panic.
However, Governor Wen on the city wall was as stable as Mount Tai, giving orders without even blinking an eye: "Open fire!"
In the war trenches and defensive constructions, elite marksmen supervised the battle, decisively carrying out Governor Wen's orders.
The next second, the 98K rifles fired. Countless civilians running halfway were pierced by bullets, blood spraying as they fell to the ground.
They tried to run back, but the Sect Army also opened fire, and again numerous people were shot down.
The next second, the slaughter began.
A burly man carrying the large box suddenly drew two revolvers and fired simultaneously!
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The burly man roared, "I am Li Shoucheng of the Great Vehicle Sect! Die, Shun dogs!"
While shouting, he led his men towards the cannons with an obvious goal in mind.
Governor Wen urgently yelled, "Stop them! They're here to destroy the cannons, we can't let them succeed!"
His words were correct, but the martial artists on the city wall dared not move, at most firing a couple of shots as a gesture.
Even General Xu could only bellow, "Kill the enemy! Kill them!" so loudly it shook the heavens, but he did not budge an inch himself.
Because Li Shoucheng of the Great Vehicle Sect was famously at the Blood-Exchange Mastery level! The few people around him exuded vigorous vitality and acted with lightning speed, all of them having undergone Organ Refining and Marrow Cleansing!
For his own people, approaching would mean certain death. Besides, if they really couldn't escape, wouldn't it be better to flee to the concession for safety than to throw their lives away?
What happened next made everyone even more hesitant to confront them.
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Two sentries turned the muzzle of the Maxim gun and began to spray bullets towards Li Shoucheng and his group.
However, when they took bullets to the chest, sparks flew, revealing the broken outer clothing and the dark steel armor underneath that was a full 2 centimeters thick!
Li Shoucheng raised his hand and shot the sentries operating the machine gun dead, then kicked open the large box he had brought, which was full of the shimmering cold light of "Lewis Guns."
This standard weapon of the Einheit, weighing over 30 pounds, was dismissed by Li Shoucheng's men as if light as a feather. Each man took one and began to sweep their surroundings with fire. In an instant, men and horses went down, the 98Ks were completely suppressed, and blood and dead bodies littered the ground.
This elite squad impervious to knives and guns, with fearsome firepower, cut through resistance as if entering an uninhabited territory, arriving at the foot of the city wall.
Li Shoucheng targeted Governor Wen's position and sprayed a round of bullets. The muscular team captain of the sentries immediately shielded the front, absorbing four 7.7 mm caliber bullets, and fell with several bloody holes in his body.
Li Shoucheng laughed loudly, "Holy Warriors, heed my command—destroy the Shun dogs' cannons!"
Several of his men roared, "By Commander's order!"
With that, they sprayed bullets at the cannon positions, killing and injuring countless gunners.
Just as Governor Wen despaired and the surrounding martial artists and officials prepared to flee to the concession to save their lives, a strange gunfire sound came, and one of Li Shoucheng's men's head exploded into eight pieces!
Lu Yao had arrived!
Seeing an enemy sweeping his gun at his own artillerymen, he immediately killed him with his AK.
As he was about to turn his gun to find the next target, he suddenly locked eyes with a stern gaze—it was Li Shoucheng!
Although nearly a hundred meters apart, the two seemed to be facing each other at close range, and instantly knew, "The other is also firmly in the Spirit Refinement stage!"