Fearing being killed for his overwhelming merits, the empress decided to marry him.

Soyin died on the spot. It was truly unexpected that a master of the late stage of the Innate Realm would end his life so hastily.

The other soldiers from the military camp and the outer vassal states were momentarily stunned, unable to react to what had happened. They stood there dumbfounded, staring blankly at the corpse of Soin lying on the ground.

bang bang bang-

On the Chu army's side, the snipers wouldn't empathize with Wu Zhao's army.

After killing the commander with a single shot, they immediately began to kill the other military officers one by one.

With each crisp gunshot, one general after another was struck in a vital spot and fell from their horses on the spot.

"Vajra body protection!"

Finally, Wu Ying's deputy general, Na Laishun, reacted and roared, taking the lead in activating his cultivation to form a protective aura in front of him.

The remaining officers and soldiers of the military camp immediately began to use their internal energy to defend the surrounding area.

However, the sniper bullets continued to mercilessly pierce one vibrant life after another.

At the front of the Chu army, Shen Lang carefully observed the enemy's movements through his binoculars. Seeing that they did not launch an attack, he decided to give them a push.

"Artillery battalion, take your positions and give them a good beating!"

As soon as he finished speaking, four 75mm standard howitzers were already in position on the artillery battalion's position.

"fire!"

With a roar from the artillery battalion commander, all four howitzers roared in unison.

Boom boom boom——

The deafening roar of cannons rang out, and the earth seemed to tremble.

The grenades landed mercilessly within the cavalry formation, exploding instantly and causing chaos.

One of the cavalrymen from the outer vassal state was directly hit by the blast wave of a grenade that landed on the side of his horse, and he and his horse were thrown high into the air.

"Ah~"

Click.

The next moment, the cavalryman from the outer vassal state crashed face down onto the hard, dry ground. A sound of bones cracking echoed as he died instantly in a grotesque and twisted manner.

Another soldier had half his head sliced ​​off by a piece of metal from the explosion.

His vigorous vitality prevented him from dying immediately; instead, he galloped away in terror, letting the brains float in the air.

"Charge, warriors! Follow me!"

Na Laishun finally realized what was happening, quickly tamed his warhorse which was about to go out of control, and shouted a command to lead the entire army to charge towards the Chu army's position.

"Ha~"

As expected of Wu Zhao's elite troops, even though they were caught off guard and suffered losses of over a hundred cavalrymen right from the start of the battle, they still did not retreat.

At Na Laishun's command, the military camp and the outer vassal cavalry spurred their horses and galloped towards the Chu army.

"Machine gunners, prepare."

bang-

Shen Lang stared coldly at his approaching opponent and issued a war order indifferently.

As the heavy iron hooves closed to within a hundred paces...

"beat!"

Da da da da…

At a command, the forty-two light and heavy machine guns set up in front of the lines fired in a crisscross pattern, unleashing a rain of bullets that rained down on the enemy.

Amidst the hail of bullets, cavalrymen fell to the ground, screaming in agony, some even collapsing in pools of blood along with their horses.

But these soldiers of the Wu Camp still charged desperately towards the Chu army's position without hesitation.

"Mortar support!"

Shen Lang continued to issue instructions without expression.

Soon, all twelve 88mm mortars fired simultaneously.

The scorching grenades exploded on the battlefield for a moment, causing countless people and horses to fall, creating a scene of extreme heroism.

This is not war; it is a one-sided massacre.

At this moment, these cavalry units, who considered themselves invincible, were completely reduced to objects of wanton slaughter in the face of the new tactics and techniques.

This stark contrast caused blood to flow from Na Lai Shun's eyes.

He had fantasized countless times about fighting a powerful enemy, with both sides killing each other until rivers of blood flowed.

But that was based on a balance of power, and right now...

One after another, the warhorses fell during the charge, and the officers and soldiers of the military camp, who had been built up with countless resources, were now meaninglessly rushing to their deaths amidst a hail of bullets.

"Foreign barbarians! You bastards! I'll curse your ancestors! Aaaaah—"

After the last charging cavalryman fell in a pool of blood, only Na Laishun remained on the battlefield.

He roared, brandished his sword, and spurred his horse to charge into the enemy ranks.

Wei Kang coldly raised his sniper rifle and aimed it at Na Laishun's head.

Just as he was about to pull the trigger, Shen Lang's hand rested on the gun barrel.

"Keep alive."

As soon as he finished speaking, Dong Biao was the first to leap out.

"Give me your life, ah~"

"Get down here!"

The moment Na Laishun charged toward Dong Biao, Dong Biao gathered all his inner strength into his fist and delivered a powerful punch to the head of his warhorse.

"Xu~"

Boom~

After a piercing neigh, Na Laishun and his horse collapsed to the ground.

Click~

Taking advantage of the situation, Dong Biao lunged forward and crushed his palm with one foot.

"Ah~"

With a scream, Na Lai Shun swung his knife back in an attempt to fight back.

But the knife was kicked away by Dong Biao, and then Dong Biao grabbed his wrist and pulled him up uncontrollably.

click-

Another cracking sound followed as Dong Biao twisted his other wrist.

"Give me a sigh!"

With a powerful kick, Na Lai Shun knelt on the battlefield, reduced to a cripple.

Just as Dong Biao was about to smash Lai Shuntian's skull with a single palm strike, his ferocity flared up.

"That's enough. I told you, spare them."

Shen Lang's voice rang out at just the right moment.

Dong Biao was taken aback, and quickly withdrew his hand and stood respectfully to Shen Lang's side.

Seeing Na Laishun looking utterly dejected, Shen Lang said nothing, but took out a letter of credence and stuffed it into his arms.

"Remember to give this letter of credence to your superior."

After saying that, he turned around and waved his hand.

Immediately, a guard brought a warhorse that was not injured from the battlefield.

"Help him onto the horse."

Lai Shunsheng was left with no will to live as he was saddled. By the time he realized what was happening, he was already on his way back to Bozhou.

"It's over, it's over."

He looked at the official document in his hand with difficulty, and suddenly felt like crying.

One governor died, thirteen commanding officers were killed, and the entire army of two thousand five hundred cavalry was wiped out.

Such a huge loss is unprecedented since Li Hong ascended the throne.

He could imagine how furious Li Hong would be when he learned of this terrible news, and how miserable his own fate would be.

But he cannot die now. Even if he dies, he must hand over the intelligence to the governor of Peizhou, Seng Qinlin, before he dies.

After Na Laishun left, the Chu army began to clean up the battlefield.

Pei Ju couldn't help but lean closer to Shen Lang and ask, "Commander, are you just going to let him go like that?"

"How can we get the officers and soldiers of the military camp moving if we don't let him leave?"

Shen Lang gave Pei Ju a meaningful smile, patted him on the shoulder, and turned to leave.

"Inform Lü Meng that we will set sail tomorrow and head towards Minzhou."

……

Inside the Peizhou Prefecture government office, Na Laishun truthfully recounted the situation in Huizhou to the monk Qinlin.

"What did you say? Soin is dead? The entire army of 2,500 soldiers from the military camp and the outer vassal tribes has been wiped out?"

"It really is you, Master Monk. The foreign barbarians used some kind of sorcery to bewitch our warriors, and they all fell during the charge..."