"Reporting to the Head of State! We've reached the walls of Star Luo City!" a soldier shouted excitedly.
Chen Xuanqing nodded, drew a deep breath, then ordered loudly, "Everyone, prepare to charge into Star Luo City!"
At his command, all the trucks roared to life at once, charging straight toward the walls of Star Luo City like iron behemoths.
The walls, wholly unprepared for an attack, collapsed instantly under the trucks' impact as though they had been made of paper.
Once they entered the city, however, Chen Xuanqing issued another order: "Halt! Everyone out of the trucks!"
The soldiers were puzzled, but they still carried out his orders swiftly.
Chen Xuanqing explained, "We can't keep driving the trucks around, crashing through everything. That would only panic the people and provoke resistance, wasting even more of our time and energy."
Just then, soldiers of the Star Luo Empire began pouring in from every direction. Clearly, they had received word and begun their defense.
"It seems we still gave them too much time to react." Chen Xuanqing frowned slightly, but his brow soon relaxed. "Still, it doesn't matter. We've already seized the initiative. In the battle ahead, we'll show them what despair really means!"
Inspired by his words, the soldiers drew their weapons, ready to face the approaching battle.
Deep within the Star Luo Empire's Imperial City, Dai Xinghe, a monarch once so imposing and composed, now paced frantically like an ant on a hot pan.
His eyes widened, filled with shock and disbelief. His lips trembled, and tension and fury made his voice somewhat hoarse. "This... this is simply unbelievable! How could the Heaven Dou Empire's army have broken through our defenses so easily and attacked the Imperial City directly?"
He hastily turned and barked at the attendants beside him,