Hearing Wang Tuo's words, both Jiang Wuming and Zheng Yuandong, along with the two veteran reconnaissance soldiers, were stunned.
The two veterans of the reconnaissance battalion knew that Jiang Wuming and Wang Tuo's vanguard regiment had a conflict earlier. They did not expect Wang Tuo to drive Jiang Wuming away in front of Zheng Yuandong when the battle was imminent.
Zheng Yuandong did not expect it either.
"Sorry, Uncle Zheng, I didn't know the legion's regulations. I'll go down now."
Jiang Wuming quickly came back to his senses and explained truthfully to Zheng Yuandong.
"Wuming, you stay. It's a good opportunity to observe the extraterrestrial enemies."
Zheng Yuandong shook his head, stopping Jiang Wuming from leaving, then frowned and glanced sideways at Wang Tuo, saying, "Commander Wang, do you think I don't know the legion's regulations?"
"Reporting to the Legion Commander, I was just reminding Jiang Wuming." Wang Tuo responded to Zheng Yuandong without subservience or arrogance.
"Wuming is not a soldier of the legion, so he doesn't need to abide by the legion's regulations."
Zheng Yuandong's face darkened, and he said in a deep voice, "On the contrary, you, as the commander of the vanguard regiment, at the approach of war, are not focusing on the extraterrestrial enemies but on trivial matters like this. What are you trying to do?"
"Reporting to the Legion Commander, your subordinate admits his mistake."
Wang Tuo was unable to refute Zheng Yuandong. With a look of grievance, he shifted his gaze away from Jiang Wuming and looked back at the grand scene of the ancient battlefield.
At the same time, another figure arrived on the city wall.
The newcomer was a middle-aged man, burly, with a fierce expression, holding a battle spear in his hand, exuding the powerful aura of a four-star War God.
"Legion Commander."
The middle-aged man walked straight over and spoke first, saluting Zheng Yuandong.
"Wuming, this is Ning Feng, the commander of the Loulan Legion's War Dragon Regiment. He is an old subordinate of your father and was once the foremost general under your father's command!"
Zheng Yuandong nodded slightly and introduced Ning Feng to Jiang Wuming.
"Hello, Commander Ning." Jiang Wuming saluted Ning Feng.
"Wuming, you're family, no need to be polite."
Ning Feng gently shook his head. A rare smile appeared on his stern, indifferent face.
As the former and current foremost general of the Loulan Legion, he had experienced countless battles. With just a glance, he determined that the scale of the extraterrestrial enemies descending this time was not large, and their strength was not strong, posing no threat to Loulan Ancient City.
Moreover, Ning Feng was not only Jiang Zhan's foremost general but also his sworn brother. Seeing Jiang Wuming, he felt exceptionally close.
Jiang Wuming smiled without speaking.
Wang Tuo watched all this, feeling increasingly aggrieved.
Just then, another person ascended the city wall.
Wu Yong.
Like Zheng Yuandong, Wu Yong had not changed into battle armor, only carrying his saber.
After ascending the city wall, he did not greet anyone. At the same time, he waved to stop Ning Feng and Wang Tuo from greeting him, frowning as he stared at the grand scene on the ancient battlefield.
As the Chief of Staff of the Loulan Legion, to formulate today's battle plan, the first thing he needed to do was to understand the enemy's situation clearly.
Seeing this, Jiang Wuming also remained silent, and like Wu Yong, he cast his gaze towards the grand scene again.
"Uncle Zheng, how long will it take for the enemies to pass through the grand scene?"
Seeing that the extraterrestrial enemies had not yet passed through the grand scene, Jiang Wuming hesitated and asked.
"The time it takes for the enemies to pass through the grand scene is related to the scale of their descent. The larger the scale, the more numerous they are, and the stronger they are, the longer it will take. Generally, for a descent of this small scale, it only takes a few minutes."
Zheng Yuandong first answered Jiang Wuming's question, then continued, "In the war twelve years ago, ten thousand extraterrestrial enemies descended, and it took three hours."
"Uncle Zheng, as far as I know, the Loulan Legion has always been structured for three thousand soldiers. Ten thousand extraterrestrial enemies descended, and there were suspected Heaven God realm experts. How did we defend?" Jiang Wuming asked curiously.
"The war between the extraterrestrial enemies and us is very similar to ancient siege warfare. Initially, not all forces participate, but the main generals of both sides fight. In that battle, if your father had not perished together with the enemy commander, Loulan Ancient City would have been broken!" Zheng Yuandong explained.
"Because, apart from that commander, there were ten five-star War Gods, and nearly a hundred experts ranging from one-star to four-star War Gods. The disparity in strength between the enemy and us was huge, and even if we defended the ancient city to the death, we couldn't resist!"
As Zheng Yuandong finished speaking, Ning Feng on the side took over the conversation, saying:
"Your father perishing together with the enemy commander deterred the enemy. The strong enemies did not rashly attack, and only sent their subordinates to attack the city. The Loulan soldiers held firm, and then with the arrival of reinforcements like Master Zhuge Lingjun, they won that divine war."
"In that battle, only one-tenth of the three thousand soldiers of Loulan survived. Ning Feng was the only surviving regiment commander. The commander of the Western Regions Legion, Wang Zhenguo, who is Wang Tuo's father, led the soldiers of the Western Regions Legion to support them, but two-thirds of them were sacrificed, and he himself died on the battlefield!"
Zheng Yuandong added.
Jiang Wuming fell silent.
At this moment, he could imagine the brutality of that battle.
At the same time, the other eight regiment commanders of the Loulan Legion also ascended the city wall one after another. Seeing only a hundred people behind the grand scene, they all breathed a sigh of relief and then collectively greeted Zheng Yuandong and Wu Yong.
Zheng Yuandong took advantage of the fact that the extraterrestrial enemies had not yet passed through the grand scene and introduced each regiment commander to Jiang Wuming one by one.
Jiang Wuming greeted them all, and at the same time, he learned a piece of information.
Twelve years ago, the Loulan Legion suffered heavy casualties in that divine war. After Zheng Yuandong took over as Legion Commander, he reorganized the survivors into the current War Dragon Regiment and then transferred elites from the other five legions to form the other nine regiments.
"The enemies are about to descend."
Immediately, Zheng Yuandong spoke again.
As his words fell, the extraterrestrial enemies passed through the grand scene and appeared in front of it.
The total number of enemies was one hundred and fifty. The leader was a young man in white armor, while his deputy and the soldiers behind him were all in black armor, holding battle sabers.
"Main general, nine-stage two-star War God; deputy general, five-stage one-star War God; others are between five-star and nine-star Martial Artists."
As the extraterrestrial enemies descended, Zheng Yuandong looked at Wu Yong beside him, explaining the enemy's information to Wu Yong, and also reminding Wu Yong that he could issue combat orders.
"Legion Commander, Chief of Staff, the Vanguard Regiment requests to battle!"
Before Wu Yong could issue an order, Wang Tuo stepped forward and volunteered.
"All soldiers, receive the order!"
Wu Yong, abandoning his usual approachable demeanor, exuded a calm and wise aura. "The entire Vanguard Regiment will engage! The War Dragon Regiment's War Character Battalion will assist the Vanguard Regiment in combat and must annihilate the enemies!"
"Yes!"
The ten regiment commanders immediately accepted the order.
As the words fell, Wang Tuo and Ning Feng turned to descend the city tower.
"Uncle Zheng, Uncle Wu, may I observe from up close?"
Jiang Wuming hesitated and made a request.
This was his first time seeing extraterrestrial enemies, and he wanted to observe them up close.
"Okay."
Zheng Yuandong agreed to Jiang Wuming's request to observe almost immediately.
"Commander Ning!"
Wu Yong shouted at Ning Feng's retreating figure.
"Here!"
Ning Feng stopped and turned to look at Wu Yong.
"The War Dragon Regiment's War Character Battalion does not need to engage." Wu Yong changed the order.
"Yes!"
Ning Feng accepted the order but looked puzzled.
Not only him, but the other eight regiment commanders also looked confused.
The Loulan Legion had a tradition of "old leading new" – veterans leading new recruits.
Before the divine war twelve years ago, in every battle of moderate scale, the Loulan Legion would let veterans lead new recruits into battle to temper the new recruits while ensuring their safety.
Earlier, Wu Yong's order had adhered to the Loulan Legion's tradition.
However—
Because of Jiang Wuming's request to observe, Wu Yong changed the order!
This left them bewildered: What was the connection between Jiang Wuming observing and the War Character Battalion assisting the Vanguard Regiment in battle?
Jiang Wuming understood Wu Yong's intentions immediately and hesitated, saying, "Uncle Wu, I am only observing..."
"Wuming, whether you join the Loulan Legion or not, neither your Uncle Zheng nor I will interfere with your decision. Since you happen to have encountered the extraterrestrial enemies descending and have requested to observe, why not participate in the battle in front of your parents—they must really want to see how outstanding their child is!"
Wu Yong interrupted Jiang Wuming.
"Alright."
Jiang Wuming's heart trembled upon hearing this, and he nodded.
"Uh..."
At the same time, including Ning Feng, the nine regiment commanders were dumbfounded!
Because, according to Wu Yong's words, Jiang Wuming alone would replace the most powerful combat unit in the Loulan Legion, the War Character Battalion!
And according to the information they had received, Jiang Wuming was only a nine-star Martial Artist...
How could this not shock them?!