Although Divine Land acted quickly, modern society has various ways of transmitting information, and even in the age of nuclear weapons, short- and medium-range communications were basically unaffected.
Soon, the fact that the capital had been captured by an army of unknown origin was known to the current de facto leader of the Eagle Country's military.
This was terrible! They were fighting tooth and nail up front, and after finally intercepting the nuclear missiles, many soldiers from other states started clamoring to go home and help, even causing considerable unrest. It took him a lot of effort and many methods to finally calm them down.
I never expected my butt to be stolen.
This is terrible! Without the support of the capital and Congress, who will provide logistics for his army? He promised a considerable price to stabilize morale, and if that promise isn't fulfilled, this army will truly be finished.
However, it wasn't too late. He held military power and all the officials above him had been removed; now he truly had no one above him.
Most of the firepower equipment carried by the troops was still relatively complete, only the anti-aircraft equipment was mostly used up, but this did not affect the need for anti-aircraft defense in counter-offensives against cities.
In his view, although the news was bad, it might not be a bad opportunity for him personally. If he could lead this army to quell the rebellion and recapture the capital, then he might very well become the next president.
Moreover, after the air defense interception was completed, they had nowhere else to go, as the base they were originally stationed at had long been destroyed by nuclear bombs.
If they were stationed at the base, they might have been able to hold it, but everyone has been brought over to defend the capital, so the air defense capabilities at the base are naturally insufficient.
Therefore, he now has only one option: to lead his troops back and capture the capital.
If he takes back the capital, he'll be the savior of the Eagle Country, a true hero. If he doesn't, he probably won't be able to quell the unrest in the army, and the entire army will likely scatter like birds and beasts, fighting their own battles.
With no other options available, he immediately mustered his troops and launched a counterattack towards the capital.
He had a considerable number of troops, but their marching speed was not much faster.
Firstly, the roads are still blocked by refugees from all over the country, making it extremely difficult to clear them. Secondly, the entire military airfields of the Eagle Country have been attacked, and without the support of aircraft, the combat effectiveness of the entire Eagle Country's army has been reduced by at least half.
In the past, all you needed in a war was a single infrared guidance device and a bombing run to finish the job. Now, without air support, you have no choice but to fight head-on.
For most soldiers, forcing their way in was a choice made out of necessity.
It's important to understand that in the battles known as the "graveyard of empires," 80% of the battles fought by the Eagle Country's army ended outside the infantry's line of sight. In other words, most soldiers would simply raise their guns and fire a few shots randomly outside their field of vision, sometimes not even seeing the enemy before the battle was over.
In the current situation, they can only cross the river by risking lives, which is indeed too cruel for many people.
The Eagle Country army was slowly advancing towards the capital, while the Divine Land army was moving much faster.
The traffic jams didn't have a significant impact on cultivators. Basically, any cultivator could move freely between skyscrapers, not to mention that mobility was a fundamental skill for cultivators in the military, and they were adept at various wind-riding, gliding, and flying spells.
Even heavy firepower has corresponding gravity array modules, which, once activated, make short-distance low-altitude flight no problem.
When the Eagle Country army was still half a day away from the city, the Divine Land side had basically taken complete control of the entire city.
A massacre of an entire city is something we would never do, after all, we live in a modern civilization. We still need to protect ordinary people. But if there is resistance or illegal behavior, then in extraordinary times, we will handle it in an extraordinary way. Basically, there is no chance of putting them in prison; they will be disposed of harmlessly.
After all, the prisons in the entire capital are almost full, packed to the brim with drug addicts and homeless people from the streets.
After capturing the entire city, Divine Land focused its defense on the warehouses and factories surrounding the city, which are essential in wartime. If the Eagle Country's army wanted to attack, it would definitely target these locations first.
There are many things that are inconvenient to set up on the spot when attacking, but it's different when defending. There is usually enough time to deploy all kinds of formations.
The only problem is that there are no Earth Vein in the land here in the Eagle Country. The Spiritual Qi can only be used by the cultivators themselves by storing a little bit in their bodies during cultivation. Many formations that require a lot of Spiritual Qi energy are useless here.
Even so, the existing formations are sufficient to defend all these key locations.
The vanguard of both sides quickly clashed. The vanguard of the Eagle Country consisted mostly of light infantry with little heavy firepower, primarily for reconnaissance. However, in the eyes of the cultivators, their reconnaissance methods seemed rather ridiculous.
Basically, you're practically hanging around right under their noses; it's hard not to notice.
The light weapons at hand had limited effect on the cultivators. Even with some rockets in hand, it was difficult to inflict effective damage on them, mainly because they couldn't aim accurately. The lock-on function on the launcher couldn't lock onto the cultivators' figures, so they could only rely on their senses to shoot.
These small units were essentially defenseless and were easily wiped out by the Divine Land. The process was so swift that they didn't even have time to send reconnaissance intelligence back.
With no sign of the reconnaissance team, the Eagle Country army couldn't wait any longer. They were consuming astronomical amounts of supplies every day, and they couldn't establish a foothold without capturing a city.
So after sending out two more reconnaissance units and still finding nothing, the Eagle Country army began a full-scale advance, preparing to penetrate directly into the city.
In response, Divine Land's heavy firepower opened fire first, with a barrage of firepower raining down on the Eagle Army's positions.
The firepower was intense; not only the positions, but also the surrounding roads, high-rise buildings, and various structures were basically reduced to ruins.
At this point, the Eagle Army hadn't even reached their attack range.
After all, they used to have air cover, but now that's gone, it's much more difficult for infantry to advance.
Every step forward resulted in the loss of a large number of men, and by the time they had advanced to the outskirts of the capital, their losses had already become unbearable.
There's no other way; if we keep fighting, the supervisory team will be wiped out.
The firepower on the capital side was exceptionally fierce, and after several exchanges, the person on the Eagle Country military side already knew who their opponent was.
Besides the Divine Land army, who else possesses this level of combat capability?
Divine Land didn't rush out to charge or move their artillery positions forward. Instead, they adopted a somewhat defensive stance, refusing to attack as long as Shenzhou didn't enter a certain area of the city.
This tactic caused some pain for the Eagle Army's leaders.
He knew the other side was stalling, waiting for their logistics to run out, at which point they would collapse without a fight.
But he had no choice; after all, he wasn't Jesus, and without the five fish and two loaves, he couldn't guarantee the army's supplies.
What should we do now?
The Eagle Army leader looked somewhat melancholy, staring at the map and plucking out his beard hairs one by one.
He looked at it again and again, and suddenly, his eyes lit up.
The most important thing now is to stabilize the army and secure logistics first. Since he can't take the capital, he can pick on an easier target first.
His gaze fell upon the Chouyue City, not far from the capital.
If we can't defeat the army of Divine Land, can't we at least take down your little Chouyue City? Who cares if it's our own or not, let's borrow some supplies for a few days first.