This was Jiang Wuming’s first encounter with extraterrestrial enemies.
Before this, he hadn’t even seen a photograph of any extraterrestrial enemies.
The ancient city of Loulan had some battle records and photographs, but Jiang Wuming hadn’t had the chance to look at them yet.
At this moment, he saw the legendary great curtain appear, and the dense crowd behind it, and froze in place.
He hadn't expected the extraterrestrial enemies to appear so suddenly.
Not just him; the soldiers of the vanguard, led by Wang Tuo, were also dumbfounded!
Apart from Wang Tuo, the other soldiers of the vanguard had joined the Loulan Legion after the War of the Gods had ended. They had never experienced war or participated in combat. Their knowledge of extraterrestrial enemies was limited to the Loulan Legion’s records.
Moreover, they were all children of generals from various departments of the Martial Department, and they came to the Loulan Legion for a gilded experience!
Under such circumstances, the sudden arrival of extraterrestrial enemies delivered a shock far more intense than what Jiang Wuming felt!
Swish!
Immediately, Jiang Wuming was the first to snap back to reality. He flickered his figure and turned to leave.
He no longer bothered with the conflict with Wang Tuo from earlier. Instead, he rushed to the east gate of the ancient city as his first priority.
“Vanguard, all present and accounted for, march!”
Seeing Jiang Wuming leave, Wang Tuo, as if waking from a dream, immediately issued an order.
“Yes!”
The soldiers of the vanguard instinctively acknowledged the order and, led by Wang Tuo, quickly charged towards the east gate of the ancient city.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Just as Jiang Wuming and the vanguard soldiers were rushing towards the east gate of the ancient city, on the city wall, two soldiers responsible for reconnaissance tasks also snapped out of their shock.
One of them immediately rushed to the side of the war drum, picked up the drumsticks, and struck forcefully. The thunderous drumbeats echoed throughout the sky above the ancient city of Loulan!
Enemy attack!
The war drum, which had been silent for twelve years, was struck again. Including Zheng Yuandong and Wu Yong, all the soldiers of the Loulan Legion immediately thought of these two words.
This was because, according to the tradition of the Loulan Legion, the war drum was only struck when extraterrestrial enemies appeared and war or battle was about to begin.
“The enemy has appeared. I will head to the battlefield first. You issue the orders!”
Zheng Yuandong practically sprang from his seat, grabbed his saber, and flickered out of the room, leaving only a sentence behind.
Wu Yong’s face was also filled with shock, but he remained absolutely calm. Unlike Zheng Yuandong, he did not leave immediately. Instead, he walked out of Zheng Yuandong’s office, circulated his vital energy, and shouted loudly:
“The enemy has appeared. All regiments are to be fully armed immediately and proceed to the east gate of the ancient city, by regiment!”
As his voice fell, Wu Yong quickly returned to his office, picked up his saber, and then flickered out, heading for the east gate of the ancient city.
At the same time, the soldiers of the other nine regiments of the Loulan Legion immediately donned the specially made soft armor issued by the Martial Department, picked up their sabers, assembled, and collectively marched towards the east gate of the ancient city.
In an instant, the once quiet ancient city of Loulan erupted, and the Loulan soldiers rushed to the battlefield from all directions.
Meanwhile, two elderly men appeared on the mountain peaks on the north and south sides of the ancient city of Loulan.
They wore tattered battle armor and carried ancient sabers. Both the armor and the sabers were stained with a dark red hue, left by the blood of enemies that had seeped into them.
The two elderly men stood at the apexes of the two mountains, their gazes sharp as knives, staring fixedly at the increasingly clear great curtain, their bodies exuding battle intent.
Both elderly men possessed the strength of a four-star War God, making them second only to Zheng Yuandong in the entire Loulan Legion.
They had arrived here on the very first day the Loulan Legion was established and were then assigned to the peaks of the two mountains.
Their mission was to guard the mountain peaks and prevent enemies from escaping through the mountains on either side.
This was their task.
For decades, they had never left the two mountains!
As the two elderly men appeared, Jiang Wuming, who had rushed to the outside of the east gate of the ancient city first, sensed the aura of the two elderly men and looked towards them successively.
“Master Wuming, the city gate is about to close. Do not go out!”
At this moment, an old soldier on reconnaissance duty on the city wall shouted at Jiang Wuming.
According to the regulations of the Loulan Legion, whenever there was a battle, the city gates would be closed. After determining the scale and strength of the enemy, a combat plan would be quickly formulated, and combat orders would be issued based on the actual situation.
The city wall was dozens of meters high. The exterior was made of bluestone, with a meter of reinforced concrete added inside. The city gate was forged from the most solid alloy, and even cannonballs could not blast it open.
The ancient city of Loulan was a city, and also the military fortress of Dragon Country for resisting extraterrestrial enemies!
“Alright!”
Jiang Wuming looked up and responded to the old soldier on the city wall, then condensed his true qi under his feet, sprung forward, and used the city wall as a stepping stone. In a single breath, he had leaped onto the city wall.
Seeing this, the two old soldiers on the city wall were not surprised.
On one hand, they had previously seen Jiang Wuming teaching Lin Xiao a lesson and had also heard Lin Xiao’s conversation with An Lu Tu, knowing that Jiang Wuming was a two-star War God.
On the other hand, with the sudden appearance of extraterrestrial enemies, as old soldiers, they had entered a state of war, and all their attention was focused on the extraterrestrial enemies.
After Jiang Wuming ascended the city wall, he focused his vision and looked towards the ancient battlefield.
The energy fluctuations on the ancient battlefield had become even more intense. The great curtain was no longer blurry but had become transparent.
Jiang Wuming clearly saw that there were over a hundred people behind the great curtain.
Those people were wearing black battle armor, carrying spears or sabers, and arrayed in battle formations.
However, Jiang Wuming could not see the faces of those people clearly, nor could he sense their auras, and did not know their strength.
At this moment, Jiang Wuming sensed a five-star War God’s aura approaching rapidly from a distance.
Zheng Yuandong had arrived!
As the helmsman of the Loulan Legion, Zheng Yuandong was the only five-star War God in the entire legion. He was also the first person to arrive at the east gate of the ancient city, besides the vanguard.
“Commander!”
Below the city wall of the east gate, Wang Tuo, leading the vanguard, stood in formation and saluted Zheng Yuandong as soon as he saw him.
Zheng Yuandong did not return the salute. Instead, he flickered his figure and directly leaped onto the ancient city wall.
“All personnel, hold your positions!”
Seeing Zheng Yuandong ascend the city wall, Wang Tuo issued an order and then quickly moved towards the entrance of the city wall.
On the city wall, Jiang Wuming turned to look at Zheng Yuandong, “Uncle Zheng.”
“There aren’t many people. It’s just a small-scale engagement.”
After ascending the city wall, Zheng Yuandong took a glance at the situation behind the great curtain and breathed a sigh of relief. His expression was no longer stern, and he responded to Jiang Wuming with a smile.
“Uncle Zheng, how can you be sure it’s a small-scale engagement? What if it’s an advance force?” Jiang Wuming was somewhat surprised.
“We’ve fought with extraterrestrial enemies for so long, and we’ve also summarized their patterns. They descend in batches each time. That is to say, as many people appear behind the great curtain, that’s how many descend. There will be no reinforcements arriving midway.
According to our strategic experts, it’s not easy for them to reach the area behind the great curtain. Just like it’s not easy for them to cross the great curtain and enter our world, they need to pay a price!
Generally speaking, when extraterrestrial enemies descend in numbers of a few hundred, there are rarely strong individuals at the level of a four-star War God or above.”
“I see!”
Jiang Wuming said, keeping Zheng Yuandong’s words in mind. At the same time, he saw Wang Tuo ascend the city wall. Wang Tuo frowned and looked at him coldly.
“Commander!”
Subsequently, Wang Tuo approached Jiang Wuming and Zheng Yuandong, saluting Zheng Yuandong.
“The vanguard’s reaction was very fast this time.”
Zheng Yuandong’s smile vanished, and he praised Wang Tuo with a stern expression.
Facing Zheng Yuandong’s praise, Wang Tuo did not appear smug or excited. Instead, he still stared coldly at Jiang Wuming and said sternly:
“Jiang Wuming, according to Loulan Legion regulations, except for defensive battles, only generals at the regiment level and above, and soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion are allowed to ascend the city wall. Please leave!”