Wan Qianxin looked at Wan Lei in surprise.
"Brother, are you crazy? We definitely can't use weapons of mass destruction. This is at most an internal conflict. Breaking an arm or a leg is fine, but we can't kill anyone.
This is an internal spar, so we naturally use our own divine abilities and cultivation. If we could use technological weapons, we'd be at a huge disadvantage.
Don't forget, the other side is the artillery battalion. With their various Dao Rhyme Xuanhuang Cannons, proton impact cannons, and the like, just two of them are enough to blast us to smithereens."
"Oh, is that so? What are you guys doing?"
Wan Lei suddenly saw the four little ones start to get busy, constantly taking things out of their storage bags.
Xia Yubing, while placing a defensive fortification base on the ground, said,
"Are you stupid? There are two thousand people on the other side, this is completely on the scale of a small-scale battle. We need to prepare for positional warfare.
We're not allowed to use technological weapons to attack, but they didn't say we can't build defensive fortifications. Are we really going to rely on our own bodies to withstand the attacks of two thousand people?"
"Oh, alright then. Everyone lend a hand, let's build defenses together. I'll set up the formations."
Wan Lei rolled up his sleeves and got to work, and everyone else also started working enthusiastically.
Soon, a defensive fortification with a radius of several zhang was built, with a shimmering formation on the outside.
"Yo, these newcomers have some skill. They actually know how to build defensive fortifications."
"What's this thing? Any soldier knows how to do this. From squad level to a whole corps, aren't there different specifications for defensive fortifications? Don't they all learn this before going into battle?"
"Let's see if these people can withstand the offensive of the Second Artillery Battalion. This is a competition, not a life-and-death battle, so the artillery battalion's advantage can't be fully realized. The other side has clearly adopted a defensive posture, so they probably won't attack proactively."
"Oh, come on. Two thousand people fighting a dozen or so. They could drown them with spit, let alone this is the artillery battalion of our Base 18. If they coordinate well, it's possible to take them down with zero casualties."
At this moment, Tian Ba also led all the men from his Second Battalion, charging over. While still in mid-air, they saw the heavily fortified position on the training ground.
"Heh, they actually dare to come. They've set up quite a decent formation. Crush them."
A Taiheng Realm expert beside Tian Ba laughed heartily.
However, Tian Ba shook his head.
"Qi Xun, calm down. Treat every battle as a real combat situation, even if this is just a friendly competition or an exercise.
We can look down on the opponents' identities, but we cannot disrespect their strength. Treat them as demonic enemies and let's plan our tactics."
"Tactics? Do we need tactics to fight them?"
Qi Xun found it hard to believe. In the past, when they bullied the disciples of the Five Elements Hall, they would just go up and beat them.
"The enemy is a high-end elite combat force. There are four Taiheng Realm experts, nine Tai Xu Realm experts, and that big fatty whose cultivation I can't see through. Our combat strength is clearly stronger than theirs, but this is an assault battle.
Furthermore, we cannot use our heavy artillery, and can only attack with our own cultivation, which further weakens our strength.
How about this? We have superior numbers, so we should leverage that advantage and surround them. In the beginning, the encirclement should be large to maximize the area of attack. The Immortal Realm cultivators will be at the front to resist attacks, while the mortal realm cultivators will provide fire support from the rear.
Strive to defeat the enemy with minimal casualties. These opponents are not ordinary; they have noble identities, and our comrades are all watching us. The more it is like this, the more we need to fight a beautiful battle."
The surrounding soldiers of the Second Battalion became serious upon hearing Tian Ba's words, clearly showing that the battalion commander was treating this as a real encounter and approaching it as if it were a genuine battle.
"Immortal Realm soldiers go first, and once the encirclement is formed, the mortal realm soldiers will be behind them, focusing on fire support and defense, outputting the maximum firepower possible, understand?"
"Understood!"
Two thousand people shouted in unison, and then, five hundred Immortal Realm soldiers immediately charged forward, encircling Wan Lei and the others on the training ground.
Following that, one thousand five hundred mortal realm soldiers also rushed forward, forming a second ring of encirclement behind the Immortal Realm soldiers.
Finally, Tian Ba, along with the five Taiheng Realm experts from his Second Battalion, positioned themselves at the very front.
Six Taiheng Realm experts were placed in six directions, completely surrounding the enemy and maximizing lethality.
"The opposing side is adopting the posture of a regular army."
Wan Qianxin frowned slightly. In the past, when they fought criminal organizations or demons, the enemies would charge in a mob. They were accustomed to bombarding enemies without any formation or order. Now, suddenly facing organized and tactical enemies, they were a little unaccustomed.
Wan Lei chuckled and said with ease,
"It's alright. It's very simple to break this tactic. Our current advantage is in high-end combat power, but we are too few in number, so we must implement a decapitation strategy, resolving the enemy's high-end combat power as quickly as possible to minimize the threat.
This will be accomplished by myself, Xiao Yu, and the four little ones.
Of course, we are facing seasoned regular troops, not a disorganized rabble. It's unrealistic to expect the enemy to collapse without a fight by decapitating their commander. I heard that the soldiers on the front lines will never retreat, even to the last man.
Therefore, the six Taiheng Realm experts will be dealt with by the six of us. Fire Phoenix, you break out. Your main body is quite resilient, and your cultivation has also broken through. Try to be as fast as possible and disrupt their formation.
The rest of you, inside the formations and fortifications, output the maximum firepower outwards. Do not come out. They won't be able to break our defenses anytime soon.
For now, this is the arrangement. Since they are not using technological weapons, neither will we.
If they do, then we won't hold back either. However, do not use weapons of mass destruction, and do not kill anyone. Does anyone have any objections?"
Wan Lei looked at everyone. At this moment, Tian Suanzi suddenly raised his hand and said,
"I can deal with the fifteen hundred mortal realm cultivators in the outer perimeter in one go, reducing the enemy's firepower output. As for the Immortal Realm ones, I can also weaken a significant portion of them."
"Hmm... That works too. It'll give us a chance to see how your Daoist techniques have been lately."
Wan Lei smiled and then shouted loudly,
"Brothers, attack!"
Wan Lei, Fang Xiaoyu, and the four little ones all donned their armor and led the charge outwards. Their first target was an ordinary Taiheng Realm cultivator.
According to Young Master Lei's principle of picking the weakest opponent first, they would naturally target the softer persimmons.