Xiao Xun immediately canceled the discussion and began to assign tasks: change to a frontal assault, use tanks to blast open the city walls, all attacking forces to divide into four points - east, west, north, and south - to assault simultaneously. Whoever breaks in first will be greatly rewarded.
The troops that enter first should not rush into the depths, but first circle along the city walls to infiltrate and eliminate the enemy defense forces on the city walls, open the city gates, and then attack into the depths from the four directions, compressing the enemy in the center, and finally cleaning them up.
Sang Qium proposed a different opinion: "Sveinn, we must choose a main attack direction, concentrate the main forces on the main attack direction, and send small detachments to feign attacks at the other three points, making it difficult for the enemy to determine the main attack direction…"
Xiao Xun interrupted Sang Qium unceremoniously, "Your tactic is too conventional. This time, our troop strength ratio with the enemy is four to one. The enemy's outer defense forces are very thin on the city walls. If we use all our forces for a four-pronged strong assault, every point will be a main attack direction. The enemy will have to follow our lead, making every point a重点防御. But the enemy has fewer troops while we have more, so we'll definitely have an advantage. You are responsible for troop allocation, and this matter is settled. Meeting adjourned."
The battle immediately entered a white-hot stage. The battle first erupted at the North Gate, and in an instant, the roar of magical cannons was heard from the other three directions.
The fighting above and below the city was fierce, and casualties were heavy from the start. Xiao Xun, responsible for the North Gate attack, itched to fight and personally took up the Ultimate Overlord to fire at the city walls. The arcane bullets were sharp and fierce, pinning the city wall defenders down so they couldn't lift their heads.
Tanks, under the bombardment of black powder cannons, drove forward recklessly.
This was a head-on battle, with both sides fighting for their lives.
At this time, with Jet Go at the center, an area of several hundred miles had descended into chaos.
Botu received intelligence that the Scourge Legion in the direction of Midway was advancing towards Jet Go at all costs.
Botu was surprised. The reinforcements of three major legion groups of the Scourge Legion indicated that Jet Go was under unprecedented attack, and the defenders there could no longer hold.
Otherwise, they would not have abandoned Celt, this piece of fat meat that was almost within their grasp.
This move by Xiao Xun was brilliant, killing two birds with one stone, playing the tactic of besieging Wei to rescue Zhao to perfection. Botu thought it must be Xiao Xun, but shouldn't he be defending the coast? However, besides him, no one else would have the guts. This kid was truly audacious, starting this operation on his own without even a word.
But something was wrong! There were only Sang Qium's people there, and no news had been received from the capital of Santi Roman about troop deployment, let alone whether the troop strength was sufficient.
Botu felt some dissatisfaction. This kid was simply arrogant. Although they were usually rivals, they were allied now, weren't they? Wasn't this looking down on their Orc race?
He was not a narrow-minded person. Despite his dissatisfaction, he still had to help. Moreover, the Scourge Legion had to pass through his territory, so he had to collect some toll money!
As soon as the Orc army entered the positions, fighting broke out in front.
The reinforcement interception units dispatched by Xiao Xun clashed with the Scourge Legion. These small units only had one magical cannon each, and their long-range attack capabilities were severely lacking, apart from their inherent magic.
For a full four hours, the Spear of Vengeance's blocking units fought to the death without retreating. The Scourge Legion's black powder cannons turned the positions into a sea of fire, with attacks carried out in waves by legions.
This small unit of the Spear of Vengeance eventually annihilated itself with the Scourge Legion soldiers who charged into the positions.
The Scourge Legion, having just cleared the road, straightened their ranks, stepped over the corpses of the fallen soldiers of the Spear of Vengeance, and after a few steps, they walked into the Orc army's ambush circle again, and another fierce battle ensued... all sorts of desperate blocking operations by the interception units.
Xiao Xun's four-pronged assault tactic was effective. The simultaneous attacks with even troop distribution forced the enemy defenders to adopt an equally distributed four-pronged defense.
The North Gate was breached first. Before the North Gate assault troops could launch a flanking attack, the South Gate let out another loud roar, and the South Gate was also breached. The enemy defenders panicked and quickly abandoned the city walls, contracting their defenses. The siege troops rushed into the city from both sides, shouting.
The remaining enemy defenders occupied a brick building in the center of the city, surrounded by attacking troops from all sides, leaving no room for escape.
The remaining enemy defenders fought like cornered beasts, forming dense fields of fire. Due to the future cannons of the Hidden Assassins, the attacking troops suffered setbacks and heavy casualties several times.
Enraged, Xiao Xun cursed loudly, "Where are the artillery? Bring the cannons up! I want to see how many shells this broken brick house can withstand, fire!"
Duke Sang Qium suddenly hugged Xiao Xun and shouted to those around him, "No, no. Absolutely do not fire the cannons."
Xiao Xun looked at Sang Qium, "What's wrong?"
Sang Qium pointed to the brick tower-like building, "Inside are the Empress's gold statue and the ashes of our family's heroic spirits!"
Xiao Xun was furious, "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
The artillery had already aimed the magical cannons at the enemy and the building. The gunners had ashen faces, and no one spoke.
The situation was clear. All the people of the Spear of Vengeance had put so much effort into taking Jet Go, had lost so many comrades and brothers, and now that they were on the verge of wiping out the enemy, their commander refused to let them fight. It was natural for everyone to feel resentful.
Bai Yang noticed Xiao Xun's facial muscles twitching and his teeth clenching.
Everyone understood that the situation was dire. Although the reinforcement interception units had effectively blocked the reinforcements, their combat power was limited. The enemy's reinforcements would arrive soon, and time was of the essence, otherwise, all their efforts would be in vain.
Xiao Xun raised his hand and shouted, "Artillery, prepare..."
Sang Qium suddenly knelt before him, grabbing his clothes and saying with tears, "Your Highness, please don't fire, please don't..."
Xiao Xun pulled away his leg, his eyes blazing, and roared, "Listen to my order, fire!"
The six gunpowder cannons fired simultaneously, and the building collapsed with a roar in the cannon fire.
Duke Sang Qium slumped down powerlessly... his mind went blank, and his body felt weak.
Meanwhile, Zhenhun, the grand legion commander of the Scourge Legion, did not expect that all of his pride, the Hidden Assassins, would escape alive.
Zhenhun thought, "One day, I will personally cut off Sveinn's head and make a specimen of it." He felt a dull pain in his chest, with a blockage of air that he could not spit out.
Although Xiao Xun led the Spear of Vengeance to a victory, Duke Sang Qium could not be happy at all. This was because the sacrificial sites were all shattered.
Sang Qium was contemplating how he would explain himself to those heroic spirits after his death. If the Empress held him accountable for this incident, he couldn't possibly push it all onto Sveinn. He knew the Queen's temper; even if it was truly Sveinn's doing, it would ultimately be attributed to him, as he was the one who lost the territory.
Just as night fell, Xiao Xun was preparing to test if he could directly travel back to his original world.
At this moment, a flock of bats obscured the blue moon, plunging the sky into boundless darkness.
He sensed something unusual and arrived at Jet Go Plaza, only to see two gargoyles pulling a carriage flying through the sky.
The rear door of the carriage opened, and a coffin, resembling a giant cello case, descended from the sky and landed steadily in front of Xiao Xun.
Bai Yang instinctively shielded Xiao Xun, who waved his hand, indicating it was alright.
Just as Xiao Xun was about to step forward to open the coffin, to his surprise, the coffin opened by itself.
From within, a woman in black sat up straight. She had pale skin, a beautiful face, and jet-black, lustrous curly hair. Her lips were blood-red, her eye shadow was deeply applied in purple, and she wore a black gauze dress.
"Who are you?"