As time slowly passed, most of the major cities in Cherry Blossom Country were taken over by the Divine Land army.
Since it didn't have a proper armed force to begin with, and the Eagle Country troops that had been stationed abroad had long since fled, the Divine Land army encountered virtually no resistance in the cities here.
Although Cherry Blossom Country does not have a formal armed force, it does have several military bases of its own. Divine Land did not take immediate action to eliminate these bases.
Firstly, the disaster struck, and the military bases here were also severely damaged, with their infrastructure severely destroyed. Forget about sending troops; even basic armored vehicles and aircraft couldn't be deployed. At this point, it was already a miracle that these bases could spare the time to quell the unrest within their own bases.
Secondly, for Divine Land, a city under its complete control is obviously more important. The locations of these military bases are completely exposed in front of the space carrier. For them, whether to shoot them down or wipe them out is entirely up to Divine Land.
After taking control of the major cities, the various teams then surrounded the nearby military bases.
For ordinary people, they can drive directly into the city, because most ordinary people do not have armed forces, and even if they have some high-threat weapons, they will not pose a great threat to cultivators.
But for these military bases, such recklessness is unacceptable.
After all, nobody knows what kind of weird stuff is in their military base. If they act recklessly and something goes wrong, even if just one person gets injured, it will be a loss.
The Divine Land side was well aware of the nature of the Cherry Blossom Country, having fought them for over a decade and knowing their bottom line perfectly well.
The bottom line for the Cherry Blossom Country is that they have no bottom line.
Nobody knows what they might shove in their own base, but staying vigilant is definitely the right thing to do.
Reports from the front lines were continuously being sent to the space carrier. In the space carrier's headquarters, many people were busy receiving and transmitting intelligence from various locations.
Aside from recuperating from his injuries, Li Xingkong had nothing else to do on the space carrier. After touring the military region's modifications to the space carrier, he came to the headquarters to see how things were going.
"Report: All major cities in Cherry Blossom Country have been taken over. Government departments, information departments, and various civilian organizations are basically under our control. Currently, the main force of the army has advanced to the outskirts of various military bases."
"Based on observations, most of Cherry Blossom Country's military bases are currently under martial law, with emergency repairs being carried out on critical facilities. The extent of casualties is currently unknown."
As Li Xingkong was wandering around, he heard the battle report that had just been compiled by the headquarters, and he couldn't help but turn his head to look over there.
"Alright, we're not barbarians, and we're not like these little devils. Let's send them a notice first, tell them to lay down their weapons and come out to surrender."
"If they obey, we'll take them away and occupy the base. If they don't, we'll just raze them and the base to the ground."
"Taking advantage of this time when communications are down and other countries can't keep an eye on things, let's get this done easily."
The headquarters quickly responded to the battle report, which was a great opportunity for Divine Land to take advantage of the situation and handle both the easy and difficult matters.
Since no other country could probe over, Divine Land had an absolute first-mover advantage before communications were restored.
After receiving the order, the messenger quickly relayed the task.
Li Xingkong was naturally interested in seeing someone kick a man when he was down. After taking a walk around the headquarters, he noticed a place where he could see the big picture.
The movements of each military unit are being tracked by specialized video equipment. Once Li Xingkong arrives at the central control station, he can clearly see the current status of each unit's actions.
After receiving the instructions from the space carrier, each team quickly began sending a series of messages to the Cherry Blossom Country's base.
Although widespread communication was disrupted, the military still had some traditional communication methods, but these methods were nearing obsolescence and their coverage was limited, so they were rarely used.
After receiving the message from the Divine Land army, the various bases reacted differently. Nearly half of the bases, after a period of commotion, opened their gates, dozens of people filed out with their hands on their heads, and then squatted on the outer wall of the base. The entire base was successfully taken over by the Divine Land side.
However, the actions of several bases were not so smooth. After receiving the message from Divine Land, they not only did not give up the resistance, but also began to quickly organize combat preparations.
There's nothing more to say about these bases. Giving them time to prepare for war is obviously impossible. After the message failed to achieve its intended effect, the troops surrounding them immediately made a decision and launched an attack.
Although the army is mostly composed of cultivators, modern warfare, especially in Divine Land, has long since shifted from manpower to firepower. It doesn't matter who you're fighting; without a few rounds of firepower first, no one will send anyone in.
At several bases in Cherry Blossom Country, most people had just received their military equipment and had not yet moved to their designated defensive positions when they heard a series of booming sounds coming from outside the bases.
Looking up, it seemed as if a meteor shower was falling from the sky, with countless fireballs crashing down on all parts of the base.
Before they could even let out a wail, fireballs rained down on the base, each one creating a massive explosion and blasting a large crater in its path.
This fireball is the weapon of the new tank. The combination of modern weapon fire control, Fireball Spell and formations gives this new armored tank considerable destructive power. Although it does not have a cannon in the conventional sense, it can quickly fire hundreds of Fireball Spell at a designated location. Because it is a spell, its ammunition is virtually unlimited. As long as there is energy, the rain of Fireball Spell will not stop.
The fireball swept through the base several times until the entire Earthly Capital was completely destroyed, at which point the fire finally stopped.
"Initiate a surprise attack; if resistance is encountered, eliminate the enemy on the spot."
After the artillery barrage, it was the cultivator troops' turn to enter. After all, the artillery fire was from top to bottom, and it wasn't very effective at hitting blind spots and underground facilities. To completely clear the base, they would have to manually clear it out.