Tactics

Longxiao City, as the capital of Jiangzhou and the headquarters of Longque Mountain Manor, stretches forty-eight li in length and forty-six li in width, with a population of over three million.

In terms of its level of prosperity, it is no less than Xingguang City, which is located in the Tiannan Hub.

However, unlike Starlight City, which has no city walls.

To facilitate the deployment of the Dragon Profound Array, Dragon Roar City built city walls on all sides, each 22 meters high, equivalent to a seven or eight-story building.

With such a city wall, supplemented by some equipment and accompanied by elite soldiers, Core Forming realm might not be able to break through the city wall.

In addition, a moat was dug outside the city, and many traps were set up, which could greatly slow down the army's advance and allow them to attack the city with equipment.

With the Star Province army at the city gates, Longxiao City has entered a state of war, with martial law and a curfew in effect.

Even during the day, apart from elite soldiers and some core disciples of Dragon Sparrow Manor, very few residents come and go.

On the city wall, soldiers clad in iron armor stared solemnly at the horizon.

Within the garrison city, which stretches for over twenty miles, a large army is stationed, forming a strategic defensive position with Longxiao City.

One of the fortified cities, which is located towards Longteng Mountain, allows you to see crowds thronging the mountain even from the city walls.

Meanwhile, in the battle hall inside Dragon Roar City.

Apart from the mysterious old ancestor, the Sparrow Sword Immortal Huo Yuqing, Ye Qianqiu, Long Xiangtian, and the manor lord Long Yinfeng, all the Spirit Transformation experts were present.

The person speaking at this moment is Ye Qianqiu.

The Supreme Elder sneered, "I have carefully studied the battles to pacify Star Province Gu Jinlai. In every major battle, he used his own Demon God Guards to behead the enemy leaders and then take over their territory. But this time, they have clearly realized that this approach will not work against our Dragon Sparrow Manor. So they have mobilized more than 100,000 troops, hoping to use their numerical advantage to wear down the experts of our Dragon Sparrow Manor."

"At its peak Star Province had a population of over 60 million, and even now it still has over 50 million people, which is almost twice as many as Jiangzhou. They only need to use enough troops to wipe out our elite forces, and we will have to send True Disciple and guardians at the Qi Refining, Gang Condensing, and Core Forming Formation stages to take action. After they have wiped out our level of experts, they can rely on their Qi Refining, Gang Condensing, and Core Forming Spirit Refining Spirit Transformation stages, depleting their strength. In the end, they can turn a small advantage into a big advantage in a snowballing manner, and then fight to the death."

Long Yinfeng's expression was somewhat solemn. "Gu Jinlai, this has certainly been a display of great courage."

"Those who can sit on the throne of the ruler of Star Province are certainly not fools, whether in Gu Jinlai."

Long Xiangtian appeared very calm. "However, he seems to have forgotten one thing. He has only occupied Star Province for less than a year. Although he has used strong measures to suppress all the resistance forces in Star Province during this period, he has now transferred all his soldiers and mobilized 200,000 people, which will inevitably leave Star Province vulnerable. If Star Province falls into chaos at this time, it will be nothing short of wishful thinking for them to continue to fight us with this kind of attrition tactic."

He chuckled softly, "In less than a month, they'll start to fall into chaos on their own. By then, the initiative will be in our hands."

The other elders nodded in agreement.

"Alright, the battle plan has been explained for a while now. Let me reiterate one point: Gu Jinlai, if we're going to wear them down, we'll do it. We have the advantage of time. Plus, they've invaded our Jiangzhou. We have the right timing, the right place, and the right people. As long as we don't launch any rash attacks and stick to the strategy of holding our ground and relying on the defensive advantage of Longxiao City, the final victor Non-Self Longque Manor."

Ye Qianqiu, who was standing to the side, also gave his summary.

The other elders nodded in agreement.

However, the Snow River Sword Master inquired, "What if Gu Jinlai bypasses our Dragon Roar City and attacks other cities instead?"

"Ha, our purpose in defending the city is merely to achieve victory at the lowest possible cost, not because we are afraid of Gu Jinlai. If Gu Jinlai dares to divide his forces to bypass Longxiao City and attack other cities..."

Ye Qianqiu sneered, "We don't mind breaking out of Dragon Roar City and taking advantage of his isolated advance to trap him and beat him."

After listening, the Snow River Sword Master thought about it and realized that it was indeed true.

The overall strength of Longque Manor is no weaker than that of Star Province.

They adopted this tactic simply because they didn't want to fight Star Province to the death, which would leave them vulnerable to exploitation by those with ulterior motives.

If we truly disregard all external factors and fight to the bitter end...

Their Dragon Sparrow Manor's winning percentage is even higher than that of Star Province.

"Gu Jinlai and the forces behind him are still relatively new. How can their foundation compare with that of our Dragon Sparrow Manor? Their defeat was already inevitable when they led their army into our Jiangzhou. Everyone, return to your positions and hold your ground. We will wait for Gu Star Province to Gu Jinlai and exchange his money. I want to see how many lives they can fill in Dragon Roar City."

Long Xiangtian concluded the brief pre-battle meeting with his summary.

The Spirit Transformation elders, having received their instructions, felt reassured and took their positions to prepare for the upcoming siege.

On the other side.

Gu Jinlai did not rush to launch an artillery barrage.

At this moment, he was ordering everyone to build fortresses and enclosed gun emplacements.

Yes, a gun emplacement.

Once the shelling begins, the Spirit Transformation cultivators from Dragon Sparrow Manor will definitely do everything in their power to remove the cannons.

Although their side possessed numerous close-in weapon systems, Thunder machine guns, and True Lord such as himself, Xin Tianqi, Cheng Wanli, Lu Zhanfeng, Shi Chen, Sha Wujin, and Spirit Transformation, they were ultimately inferior to the Dragon Sparrow Manor.

Faced with a flying sword attack from possibly twenty Spirit Transformation cultivators from Dragon Sparrow Manor, they could not possibly withstand it completely.

This is where the advantage of the turrets comes in...

When necessary, they even use artillery as bait to lure Spirit Transformation cultivators to attack.

Every part of the fort he built was extremely solid, constructed from reinforced concrete that was one meter, or even two or three meters thick.

As long as the entrance and exit are sealed, Spirit Transformation cultivator's flying sword will be unable to break through for a short period of time.

In the relatively confined space of a gun emplacement, even the fastest flying sword cannot take advantage of its speed.

Without speed, which demon god guard, who possesses the physique of a great Demonic Beasts, could not subdue a flying sword?

As long as the flying sword is destroyed, the Spirit Transformation cultivator will inevitably suffer severe backlash.

Although this severe backlash is not fatal, it still takes two to three months, or even three to four months, for a Nascent Spirit Transformation cultivator to recover.

Two or three months...

The battles between Jiangzhou and Star Province had already been decided.

"Over there, thicken it a bit more. This emplacement is used to draw fire. The cannon is a cast steel model. Bury more gunpowder inside so that it will detonate immediately if a flying sword is shot into it."

On the mountain, Nian Buwang kept issuing orders. "Here, implement a double-layer design. If we can't withstand the flying sword's fire, the gunners can retreat in time, then let the cannons be destroyed, and let the explosives inside perish together with this flying sword. We have 108 cannon models, plus 48 real cannons. I want to see how much the people of Longque Manor will have to pay to eliminate all our heavy firepower points."

"My lord, what if the Spirit Transformation cultivators of Dragon Sparrow Manor don't fall for the trap?"

A member of the Gu Clan asked.

"Not going to fall for it?"

Nian Buwang glanced at him and said, "If they don't fall for it, then keep bombarding them. Forty-eight cannons, bombard them for three days and three nights without rest."

As he spoke, he chuckled and said, "Thanks to Longque Manor for abandoning several border cities, our logistics team easily transported a large number of shells to Longteng Mountain. I want to see how long they can hold out."

The disciple, recalling the power displayed by the cannon during its test firing, was filled with excitement.

The shells fired from the howitzer could blast the great Demonic Beasts to pieces.

The defensive capabilities of those Spirit Refining or Spirit Transformation are even weaker than those of great Demonic Beasts; if they are hit, they will surely die.

Of course, they possess sufficient evasion capabilities and the ability to intercept projectiles.

With forty-eight cannons firing simultaneously, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a comprehensive bombardment.

In this situation, could a Spirit Transformation cultivator dodge one or two shells, block three or four shells, and withstand a salvo of eight or ten shells?

Besides, even if they survive the first salvo, what about the second, third, fourth, and countlessth salvos?

There will always be one or two unlucky souls who get hit by a dozen or more shells at the same time.

While Nian Buwang was making the relevant arrangements, Gu Jinlai also summoned Xin Tianqi, Cheng Wanli, Nie Shisan, Lu Zhanfeng, Shi Chen, and Sha Wujin, one primordial Primordial Spirit and five Spirit Transformation, pointing to a location on the map.

"When the people of Dragon Sparrow Manor can no longer withstand the bombing and launch a counterattack, they will inevitably attack in these directions, and these are our ambush locations."

Gu Jinlai, "Of course, for safety's sake, you can wait until they unleash their flying swords and estimate when their swords are about to hit Dragon Soaring Mountain before you strike."

"The people of Dragon Sparrow Manor will definitely be cautious. They will not all draw their swords at the same time. They will probably divide into two or even three groups to avoid putting the Spirit Transformation cultivators in danger after they have launched their flying swords."

Cheng Wanli said.

"If they unleash their flying swords in batches, things will be even easier."

Gu Jinlai laughed and said, "The interwoven firepower of close-in weapon systems and 'Thunder' Gatling guns will show them what it means to be saved by the Calabash Brothers."

The Calabash Brothers save their grandfather?

Xin Tianqi and the others looked at Gu Jinlai with some confusion.

"Ahem, don't worry about these details."

Gu Jinlai then pointed to another location. "This is your retreat point. I have also prepared a large number of bombs here and set up several safe points. If the situation changes and the ambush turns into a counter-ambush, you will retreat here and hide in the safe points. At that time, the bombs here will be launched into the air, turning the surrounding area of several thousand meters into a sea of fire. The bombardment from the explosions, the blazing flames, and the billowing smoke will be the best cover for your retreat."

"This arrangement is indeed foolproof."

Xin Tianqi nodded.

"Then... let's begin."

Gu Jinlai said, "We are now heading to the designated location. In half an hour, we will bombard Dragon Roar City."

(Should we change this half hour to seventeen hours later?)