Armor-Piercing Munition: Face Me, Carbon-Based Monster!-Chapter 575 - 294: Corruption
After the orders were given, the Volunteer Company led by Yu Qian quickly deployed.
Standing at the hastily set-up command point, Yu Qian’s expression was grim and resolute.
Of course, there was a hint of sarcasm as well.
He still couldn’t understand why Guo Xu thought he could "persuade" the Guardian Army of Wanzhou City through negotiation.
What a joke?
Would these people relinquish their power?
Guo Xu, have you been in the Forbidden Army so long that you’ve forgotten how the Mechanical God Sect is structured?
Telling them to hand over power, they’d rather burn this city to the ground... 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦
Reports from various combat units continuously came through the communicator, while gunshots continued to ring out far away in Wanzhou City, shattering Yu Qian’s last hope for a peaceful transfer.
He took a deep breath, his gaze sweeping over the troops entering battle positions.
After a moment, he gave the order:
"Fire the cannons!"
"Three rapid shots!"
At the command, the artillery crew, who were far from proficient, immediately got busy on the artillery position.
Artillery like the 107 rocket, 201 mortar, and 152 howitzer were irregularly aligned. The gunners clumsily loaded shells, adjusted parameters, and aimed at the distant Wanzhou City under the guidance of drones and War Skull systems.
Their speed was certainly not fast.
But even so, compared to those in Wanzhou City who had clearly noticed the Huaxia Army’s presence but were still slowly trying to "appease the Mechanical Soul," it was incredibly swift.
Through the binoculars, Yu Qian almost felt like laughing.
At a distance of 2 kilometers, do these Guardian Army members really think their crude and outdated smoothbore cannons can go up against the Huaxia Army?
Though the Volunteer Company at his command did not, like the Penetration Company, possess "unit-structured" artillery weaponry, even the current equipment was enough to drown the Guardian Army in a sea of fire.
The incense burners held by Mechanical Servants and Fire Cannon Priests were still emitting blue smoke.
And at this moment.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The first wave of shells was already whistling their way to Wanzhou City.
The enormous blasts echoed over the city, with flames and dense smoke rising instantly.
The shells landed precisely within the Mechanical God Sect’s positions, where Guardian Army troops wielding single-shot rifles, basic rifled guns, and even matchlock guns fearfully ducked down.
But before they tucked themselves into cover, the shells already exploded beside them.
Drones took to the sky under the cover of artillery fire, swooping swiftly like birds and circling over Wanzhou City.
Information from within the city was transmitted in real-time, flowing into Yu Qian’s smart glasses.
Through the drone footage, he could clearly see the chaotic scenes within the city.
The Guardian Army was scrambling everywhere, trying to find cover from the artillery fire.
However, the shockwaves from the exploding shells mercilessly tossed them around, with the overpressure tearing flesh apart, creating a mist of blood in the sky.
An unprepared smoothbore cannon was directly hit by a shell, turned into blooming scrap metal.
"Report to the commander!"
"The bombing is effective; some enemy fortifications have been destroyed, personnel are in disarray."
The report from the artillery officer and communications operator came through the headset, and Yu Qian nodded slightly, a hint of relaxation in his eyes.
But he knew, the real battle had only just begun.
Artillery could not kill all the Guardian Army.
It’s as if an elephant couldn’t stomp out every ant in an anthill.
With two rounds of shelling finished, it was time to charge forward.
"Infantry advance!"
Yu Qian shouted the command.
Infantry with 75-type rifles and 191 rifles rushed out from cover, advancing towards Wanzhou City in a fan-shaped formation unit by unit.
Though they hadn’t received extensive systematic, rigorous training, through battle after battle, this troop had gradually gained a soul.
A few Iron Wolf Quadruped Robots followed the infantry forward, sweeping through with 8.6mm bullets, completely suppressing the front Guardian Army’s fire points.
At this moment, after the barrage, the remaining Mechanical God Sect’s Guardian Army also gradually recovered from the chaos.
They picked up weapons again, attempting to form line formations to fire upon the advancing Huaxia Army.
However, their firepower was insignificant compared to the Huaxia Army’s modern weaponry.
Just one round of machine gun fire was enough to engulf their entire line.
"Bang bang bang bang----"
Rifle shots and machine gun bursts, interspersed with grenade explosions, mingled together; under this dense fire net, the Guardian Army’s front line was as fragile as paper.
Yu Qian leisurely advanced behind the troops into Wanzhou City, while at that moment, the assaulted Guo Xu also started to lead his squad in a breakout.
The battle broke out unexpectedly, yet it ended in a way that left no suspense.
Even as the smoke hadn’t completely cleared, Yu Qian had already led his troops into the city.
The streets were littered with the bodies of the Guardian Army, broken emblems soaked in pools of blood, lips that once devoutly chanted Mechanical Soul prayers now could only spew bloody froth.
Upon seeing Guo Xu, his left arm was already mangled.
He leaned against the collapsed Holy Emblem Sculpture, watching as an expeditionary soldier used a dagger to slice the throat of a Wanzhou City Guardian Army member attempting an assault, his Adam’s apple bobbed a few times before emitting a rasping voice:
"They’re crazy...."
"Attacked... Forbidden Army!"
"They fired first!"
"They never intended... never intended to let me live!"
"Nonsense."
Yu Qian crouched down, applied the coagulating gel given by the commander to his torn wound, and then said:
