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Chapter 234 Anti-aircraft guns kill mosquitoes
Li Shimin issued an ultimatum, but unfortunately, Hao Zhao was still unwilling, or rather, dared not surrender.

Just as he said, the Hao family was too powerful and had no capital to surrender. The fact that Cao Zhen dared to send him to Chencang meant that he only had two choices: either to be loyal to the country or for his whole family to perish.

"Pity……"

Li Shimin shook his head, mentally sentencing Hao Zhao to death.

Although this person has some talent, he is also a typical son of a military family with a strong sense of clan affiliation. Such a person is not worth Li Shimin's effort to win over.

Anyway, after unifying the world, he will also purge the powerful clans.

Why not take advantage of this final battle to clear away the obstacles hanging over the people's heads first...

Thinking of this, Li Shimin turned around, walked calmly to the dragon throne, and said indifferently:

"Let's attack the city..."

At a single command, the Shu army arrayed below the city walls sprang into action.

After months of training, the artillerymen adjusted the parameters and aimed the muzzles of five Italian cannons at the city wall above.

Throughout the entire process, the Wei garrison on Chencang City did not make the slightest move. They had no idea what the Shu army was doing, and dared not take this opportunity to go out of the city to attack and face the steel behemoth with its gleaming eyes.

In this way, the Shu army made all the preparations without any risk.

The next second—

"fire!"

"boom!"

With a deafening roar, five cannons spewed out huge and ferocious flames.

In that instant, time seemed to stretch and freeze as the concrete-destroying bomb, weighing over a hundred kilograms, tore through the air, tracing five almost straight paths before slamming into the city wall.

In an instant, the city wall began to shake violently, and a chilling rumbling sound came from the cracks in the bricks. Then came plumes of dust, expanding and shattering stone bricks, and flames shooting out from the cracks!
"boom!!"

In an instant, an even more deafening roar came from beneath the feet of the city wall guards.

Cao Zhen specially dispatched people and spent countless resources to reinforce the city's defenses, which were then blown up.

Countless bricks and stones turned to dust in the raging flames, and even more shattered into countless pieces of stone, like a blooming flower of death, exploding in all directions with high temperature and high speed.

Hao Zhao, who in history stopped Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition with only a thousand men, was now completely unaware of what was happening and was engulfed by the exploding flames in fear and confusion.

Also engulfed in flames were the city-defending soldiers at the point where the cannonballs landed.

They had already drawn their bows and arrows, making the best preparations to defend the city, but in the end they didn't even see the appearance of the Shu army before being blown into the air by a violent explosion, their expressions blank as they exploded into a sky full of severed limbs.

"Boom boom boom!"

After several volleys of fire, the entire city wall was engulfed in artillery fire, creating several huge breaches.

The surviving soldiers landed on the ground and, seeing the charred ruins and pools of blood and remains, disregarded their own wounds and fled in terror, fueled by adrenaline.

As for the soldiers whose legs were blown off and who lost the ability to move, they didn't even have a chance to escape. They could only cover their bloody wounds in the ruins and let out desperate screams.

For a time, the city walls were filled with howls and screams, with cries of agony and screams echoing endlessly.

The Shu army's morale soared, and they cheered, "Victory for the Great Han! Long live His Majesty!"

Seeing that the artillerymen below the platform were still eager for another salvo, Su Haoming quickly stopped them:

"Old Li, that's enough. Are you really planning to raze this city to the ground?"

"of course not!"

Li Shimin smiled slightly and said, "In Brother Lin's words, these things will all become cultural relics in the future!"

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and the artillerymen, who were still eager to continue, immediately stopped moving. They were already prepared, while the Vanguard Army, which was itching to move, strode out from the Shu army.

Upon closer inspection, everyone saw that the vanguard team consisted of only thirty or forty people, each wearing 'Peregrine' power armor and wielding energy guns with alloy bayonets.

The one at the front was the most imposing, with a silver-white paint job and lifelike dragon heads on his shoulder armor and helmet.

Furthermore, considering that the gleaming silver spear, unlike those of Guan Xing and Zhang Bao, there is no doubt that it must be Zhao Zilong of Changshan!

Logically speaking, given Zhao Yun's current status, he certainly wouldn't be leading the charge.

However, when he received the serum injection, he had already made a pledge to become the first person to kill a general and seize a flag in the Northern Expedition the following year.

Zhao Yun was a man of his word and vowed to fulfill his promise. Li Shimin could not dissuade him and had no choice but to agree to let him be the first to ascend the mountain.

Under the intense gaze of everyone in the live broadcast room, Zhao Yun led the vanguard squad out of the army formation, and leaped more than ten zhang high when he was more than a hundred meters away from the city wall, directly stepping into the gap in the city wall.

Although the other soldiers who were on the front lines did not have Zhao Yun's enhanced physical abilities, with the help of the peregrine falcon thrusters, they were able to keep up with Zhao Yun and leap onto the city wall.

Without a doubt, the Wei army, made of flesh and blood, was powerless to resist these heavily armed iron lumps.

From the live stream camera, you can see the soldiers of the vanguard squad leaping and darting across the city wall, clearing away the remaining soldiers at an alarming speed.

At the same time, the 100-ton truck equipped with tracks drove forward, and the folded metal on the truck bed slowly rose, transforming into a reinforced ladder that supported the broken city wall.

Amidst the frenzied cheers below the city walls, the Shu troops, armed with firearms, surged onto the cleared walls. At this point, the tide had turned; the historically impregnable Chencang had held out for less than five minutes against the Shu army.

Even so, it was because Li Shimin wanted to test the new army, which was fighting its first real battle, and wanted them to see the power of technology.

Otherwise, there would be no need for the Italian cannons and the rearguard Shu army to take action; Zhao Yun's vanguard squad alone could have wiped out the entire Chencang force!
Upon seeing this, the group members in the live stream chat flooded the screen with comments, jokingly saying things like "using an anti-aircraft gun to kill a mosquito."

Xiao Yan also joined in the barrage of comments, constantly criticizing the Shu army's bizarre configuration that spanned ancient, modern, and future times.

But there was nothing they could do; the development of chat groups was so rapid that the Shu army hadn't even adapted to firearms before alien technology and powered armor were developed.

In addition, Li Shimin was greedy and couldn't resist buying good things when he saw them.

This is why the Shu army is now so peculiar, possessing equipment from World War II, modern vehicles, and even futuristic powered armor...

[Xiao Yan: After taking Chencang, the next step is to strike at the heart of the enemy, right?]

Lin Lie: That's right!

[Xiao Yan: What about Prime Minister Zhuge?]

[He Jingfeng: You'll have to ask Lao Yun @Yunye about that!]

[Yun Ye: Report from the front lines!]

[Yun Ye: I haven't arrived in Luoyang yet; I'm currently preparing to ambush Zhang He.]

[Yun Ye: This guy has led 30,000 troops along the Wei River, intending to launch a surprise attack on our rear supply lines.]

[Yun Ye: But what he didn't expect was that the Shu army had aerial reconnaissance capabilities. Before he even officially deployed his troops, their movements had already been detected by our drones.]

[Yun Ye: Sure enough, upon receiving the news, Prime Minister Zhuge made a decisive change of plans, deciding to first defeat Zhang He's 30,000 troops before crossing the Yellow River eastward and heading straight for Luoyang...]

As for the strategic passes and obstacles blocking the way, such as Tongguan, which has always been a battleground for military strategists, Yun Ye didn't mention them at all.

The group members didn't care at all. After all, for Shu Han at this time, the so-called strategic location was actually not as good as the muddy ground after the spring rain. At least the latter could delay the march.

As for the former... it's just a speed bump, you can just run over it when you encounter it!
And so, Xiao Yan began discussing cyber warfare with the group members with great interest.

After accumulating enough activity points for the day, he finally closed the chat group, stretched contentedly, stood up, and left the cave with the blood-coagulating powder he had refined that day.

The commercial battle in Wutan City has now come to an end.

While many residents still talked about it with great interest, most turned their attention to another extremely important matter.

"Canaan Academy is about to start recruiting students, Brother Xiao Yan, do you want to go?"

Looking at the increasingly mysterious and handsome young man in front of her, Xun'er asked softly.

Xiao Yan thought for a moment, then sighed and said, "I guess there's still no way I can go..."

Xun'er asked in confusion, "Still?"

Xiao Yan reacted quickly and said without changing his expression, "Before my talent is restored, I definitely wouldn't be qualified to go. As for now, I plan to go to the Monster Mountain Range to train for a while."

Warcraft Mountains...

The girl's eyes turned cold, and she slowly said, "Is it because of Nalan Yanran?"

No, that's not it. The main thing is that there are a lot of good things waiting for him in the Monster Mountain Range.

For example, there's the flying combat skill, the Amethyst Winged Lion King, and the accompanying Amethyst Source, etc.

Of course, these are not the most important things. The most important thing is actually the fragment of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame map.

This thing is ranked third on the Strange Flame Ranking. Xiao Yan already knows the plot, so how could he miss it?

However, he certainly couldn't say these words to Xun'er, so on the surface, he nodded and said calmly:

"I can't break the promise I made back then, can I?"

"..."

Xun'er fell silent for a moment, then bit her lower lip and whispered, "Actually, if you follow Xun'er, Xun'er also has a way to help you defeat Nalan Yanran within the agreed time."

Xiao Yan replied without hesitation, "I am well aware of Xun'er's abilities."

Xun'er sighed and said, "But you would never do that, would you?"

"As expected, Xun'er understands me best!"

Xiao Yan smiled, gently raised his hand, and stroked her long hair, saying, "Go to Canaan Academy and wait for me. When I return from my training, ascend to the Cloud Mist Sect, and defeat Nalan Yanran, I will definitely come to the academy to find you!"

By this time, he had already taken the time to read quite a few chapters, but due to numerous affairs and being too busy with alchemy, he had only progressed the plot up to the three-year agreement.

Recalling the plot of how he defeated Nalan Yan in the original novel, a cold glint flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes.

Although there are some good people in the Yunlan Sect, they are not good people overall, especially that Grand Elder Yun Ling. Not only is he a sore loser, but he also dared to lead people to attack the Xiao family's territory...

Just you wait, kid!
This time, the outcome was different!

(End of this chapter)