As the saying goes, a thousand soldiers have no edge; ten thousand soldiers have no boundary. Moreover, both sides used a large number of mechanical vehicles and equipment. When deployed, they appeared even more massive. Besides being an imposing sight, it also stirred up a great deal of dust.
The ten-thousand-strong army of the Four-Armed Sinners of Sin City used a combination of hover vehicles and aircraft. Leading them was the Sin City Lord's second-in-command. As the Sin City Lord of the Four-Armed Sinners, as soon as one subordinate died, another would immediately take their place. It was precisely because he had too many subordinates that the Sin City Lord had no interest in remembering their names. Thus, the name of the Sin City Lord's second-in-command was naturally absent.
The Sin City Lord's second-in-command led ten thousand Four-Armed Sinners, traversing between various garbage mountains. This time, the Sin City Lord Paul of the Four-Armed Sinners did not mobilize. After all, this Lord Paul treasured his life greatly.
This time, the aircraft mobilized by the Four-Armed Sinners of Sin City were capable of low-speed flight and supersonic flight. However, to keep pace with the main force, they maintained a normal flying speed. Although the convoy comprised ten thousand Four-Armed Sinners, there were fewer than a thousand hover vehicles. On average, each hover vehicle carried over ten Four-Armed Sinners.
Of course, with the addition of the City Guard, there were troop carriers among the hover vehicles. Each of these troop carriers could transport hundreds of Four-Armed Sinner soldiers.
Both sides were constantly using radar to observe the other. Although the interference waves made it impossible for either side to accurately determine the opponent's position, neither side resorted to long-range attacks from the outset.
The hover vehicles of the Four-Armed Sinners of Sin City's army traveled at a speed of four hundred and fifty kilometers per hour, and it would only take a little over three hours to reach the base near the teleportation gate. However, the soldiers of Long Country would never allow this army to approach the base near the teleportation gate.
Therefore, Long Country used ordinary wheeled vehicles to advance rapidly towards each other.
Major General Hua Deyun did not order the deployment of missiles. Major General Hua Deyun wanted the troops to advance further and strike the enemy from a hundred miles away.
Major General Hua Deyun was currently inside a command vehicle. The exterior of this command vehicle was that of an ordinary military truck. This military truck had a cargo compartment, and inside this compartment was the command center.
Within the internal command center were various pieces of equipment. In front of Major General Hua Deyun was a map, printed on special paper. This map was a topographic map of the area surrounding the teleportation gates. The command center also had screens, which displayed maps as well.
The use of paper maps in conjunction with electronic maps was to prevent the loss of terrain information in case the screens were destroyed.
At this moment, in the command vehicle, in addition to Major General Hua Deyun, there were several other staff members, two adjutants, and Colonel Wei Wenxing.
The other staff members served as liaisons, relaying Major General Hua Deyun's orders to the various units.
Major General Hua Deyun said, "The speed of the Four-Armed Sinners of Sin City's army is currently four hundred and fifty kilometers per hour. If we meet head-on, we can at most reach a distance of two hundred kilometers. Within this time, we still need to spend time setting up our defense line. You two, take a look and tell me where we should set up our defense line."
The two adjutants and Colonel Wei Wenxing began to examine the map, searching for suitable locations to establish the defense line.
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At this moment, the Long Country soldiers who remained near the teleportation gate were on high alert. Radar continuously scanned the surroundings for potential enemies, and anti-missile and anti-aircraft artillery were also activated. As soon as an attack was detected, interception or counterattack would be initiated immediately.
The twenty-minute supply shipments that arrived daily over the past few days had brought a massive quantity of weapons and ammunition. These ammunitions were sufficient to construct a formidable artillery defense network.
It was only after Major General Hua Deyun left half of the troops behind that he felt at ease dispatching the rest of the force.
Two hundred kilometers. It took the mechanical units of Long Country nearly two and a half hours to advance. The convoy of the Four-Armed Sinners of Sin City had already traveled over eleven hundred kilometers. At this point, there were still over three hundred and fifty kilometers between the two armies. With a distance of three hundred and fifty kilometers, the Four-Armed Sinners of Sin City's army, at their speed of four hundred and fifty kilometers per hour, could cover the distance in less than an hour.
The Long Country forces, however, needed to establish their defense line within this short period.
Major General Hua Deyun shouted, "Twenty minutes! I want you to establish the defense line within twenty minutes!"
The soldiers of Long Country immediately began setting up the defense line. There were many garbage mountains in the vicinity, so they utilized these garbage mountains when establishing the defense line.
The soldiers of Long Country immediately began digging trenches with their engineer shovels. Simultaneously, several excavators were deployed to dig trenches. Last time, it was the trenches that allowed them to defend against linear energy weapons. Therefore, they began to use trenches again this time.
While the soldiers of Long Country were digging trenches, the first ten Global 3 type drones out of fifty drones used to scout the Four-Armed Sinners' army flew into the sky far above the Four-Armed Sinners of Sin City's army.
The radar of the Four-Armed Sinners of Sin City's army had already detected the flying objects in the sky.
The Sin City Lord's second-in-command shouted, "Shoot down those flying objects in the sky."
The Global 3 type drones immediately began to disperse.
The first to attack were the aircraft of the Four-Armed Sinners of Sin City's army in the sky.
Beams of lasers and energy cannons were directed towards the Global 3 type drones.
The Global 3 type drones began to weave left and right to evade. This evasive maneuver allowed the drones to avoid many attacks, but some attacks still hit. And in the sky, tens of thousands of meters high, out of sight, several drones were monitoring the ground below.
The battle unfolding was transmitted via video to the command vehicle where Hua Deyun was located.
Major General Hua Deyun watched the transmitted footage and said, "Hmm, so the army of the Four-Armed Sinners of Sin City has reached this location. Their hover vehicles are indeed very fast. At the same time, those aircraft in the sky are also a threat. These aircraft pose a great danger to our trenches. However, to deal with the threat of those hover tanks, these trenches must be dug."
In twenty minutes, with the manual digging and excavation by twenty thousand soldiers of Long Country and the excavators, a defense line composed of deep ditches and sandbags was completed.
At this moment, the army of the Four-Armed Sinners of Sin City was only two hundred kilometers away.
Major General Hua Deyun shouted, "Enter combat status!"
At two hundred kilometers, and even closer, around one hundred kilometers, combat could commence, as artillery shells could reach distances of over a hundred kilometers.