Long Live Money in Anime Crossover

Cao Yuanming probably didn't expect that even though they turned off all the lights, their mission was still completely exposed to everyone on Artoria's side.

Now, Cao Yuanming divided the team into four parts.

First, there's the original base. Many vehicles, a few armored vehicles, and several tanks are still there. At the same time, the roar of these vehicles is turned up to the maximum to make it seem as if there are still many people active at the base.

Next, Cao Yuanming's main force split into three parts. The left and right forces were equally imposing, with trucks and armored vehicles rumbling around them. However, according to Artoria's observation, these two forces, heading east and west respectively, only had a small number of personnel. The most discreet force heading north, making the least noise, brought almost all of its soldiers and tanks.

"Should we split our forces to act as bait?"

Hong Gu stated his assessment, and Artoria nodded, saying, "Faced with the threat of the Divine Dragon Cannon, Cao Yuanming has no good solutions. Dividing the forces is the best way to resolve the threat of the Divine Dragon Cannon."

“However,” Artoria smiled slightly, turned around and got on her motorcycle, saying, “It’s a pity that Cao Yuanming doesn’t know the power of our thousand-strong force. Otherwise, he would never have allowed trucks and armored vehicles to be used as bait. For us, it’s like a piece of fat meat being delivered to us.”

"Since he wants to divide his forces and sacrifice some to save his general, then we will be like a snake, and we will devour the forces he abandons."

"Let's see whether we run out of our iron fists first, or whether we wipe out his vehicles and armored vehicles first."

Artoria's words brought a hint of excitement to everyone's faces; finally, they could make their move!

As a soldier, it's frustrating to have powerful weapons at your disposal but be unable to use them. After all, the enemy has so many tanks and armored vehicles, forming a dense defensive formation; you certainly can't fight them head-on with just your RPGs.

But things are different now. Under the threat of the Divine Dragon Cannon, Cao Yuanming has taken the initiative to divide his forces, which gives them the opportunity to defeat him one by one.

"set off!"

At Artoria's command, the thousand-strong motorcycle army still did not turn on their lights, but under the leadership of their respective captains, they disappeared into the night in an orderly fashion along with Artoria. Only the encampment of the 150,000 people remained pitch black, yet various noisy sounds continued to emanate from it.

Ignoring this point, the night seemed to return to its quiet state.

……

The silent night deepened, and the starlight in the sky grew ever brighter. However, this quiet night made Cao Yuanming, who was already lying on a stretcher, restless.

It's so quiet again!

This damn night!

Cao Yuanming naturally knew that Artoria was also on the move, because none of the reconnaissance squads he had sent out survived; they had all been wiped out.

There was no other way; under such darkness, neither side should have been able to see each other, nor dare to reveal any weaknesses. Yet, in this situation, the enemy's reconnaissance troops seemed to have eyes, while their own were completely blind.

And it's not just the reconnaissance troops; their entire force of 150,000 men can do nothing but march quietly at night.

Divide his forces to reduce the threat of those terrifying cannons, and at the same time avoid fighting in a completely blind state as much as possible. This is the only thing Cao Yuanming can do now.

With supplies scarce, power insufficient, and the added constraint of darkness, Cao Yuanming was completely powerless to resist or fight back. If it were daytime, perhaps he could have organized his troops for a desperate charge, but now, they didn't even know where the enemy was, let alone how to fight.

Dawn... If we can just hold on until dawn, that will be good!

"General."

The chief of staff approached Cao Yuanming and whispered his name to him, which immediately alerted Cao Yuanming, who replied, "An hour is almost up."

Cao Yuanming was startled and immediately struggled to sit up from the stretcher. He then looked in the direction they had come from and asked, "How far have we marched in the past hour?"

"...ten kilometers."

"What? Only ten kilometers per hour!"

Seeing that Cao Yuanming was about to get angry, the chief of staff quickly explained, "There's no other way, General. Our unit is carrying most of the tanks, and we have to ensure that we can move as quietly as possible. Even with the cover of the other two units, our marching speed is definitely not fast!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Yuanming did not get angry, but instead frowned deeply.

The chief of staff is right, that's the most troublesome part. A mechanized force that doesn't rely on high-speed raids but is expected to be as quiet as a stealthy kitten is asking too much.

But if we don't do this, how can we escape their pursuit?

Despite doing so, Cao Yuanming felt he still couldn't escape the enemy's pursuit.

"General, time's up!"

Just then, the chief of staff's watch beeped, and Cao Yuanming immediately understood what this meant. He looked up sharply. This time, he finally saw a fleeting glimpse of firelight in the direction of Luoyang.

Did the firelight that illuminated the sky mean that something was propelled into the air, traveling tens of kilometers to precisely strike its target?

Cao Yuanming felt his throat go dry... This decisive weapon was actually not just a single shot, but something that could be fired frequently.

How should he fight against something like this?

"General!"

However, the chief of staff's reminder at this moment made Cao Yuanming immediately realize the truth. His mouth was full of bitterness, but he also knew that now was not the time to consider all of this.

Let's avoid this bomb first!

"All troops, disperse! Take cover! Take cover!"

Cao Yuanming roared, and the order was quickly carried out. The already scattered and long line of soldiers suddenly became like a broken rope, with the loose ends spreading out in all directions.

Seeing this scene, Cao Yuanming was on the verge of tears. There was nothing he could do but try to avoid it as much as possible. Even the two personal guards carrying him were being attacked relentlessly, let alone anyone else.

Soon, a shrill whistle echoed from afar, which relieved Cao Yuanming. Based on his experience of being bombed earlier, this meant that the bomb was not aimed at them.

Immediately afterwards, another violent explosion occurred from the direction they came from. The familiar flames, the familiar explosions, and the slightly trembling ground all indicated that their camp had just been hit head-on by this attack.

Then came a series of small explosions. Cao Yuanming knew without a doubt that most of the mechanical equipment they had left there as bait was now completely destroyed.

"General, your plan has succeeded. They have been lured in and used artillery shells as bait."

Hearing the chief of staff's slightly pleased voice, Cao Yuanming felt no joy at all. He said, "Were they really deceived? In an hour, no matter how careful they were, they should have realized that it was all bait."

"But...didn't they still use bait?"

A hint of helplessness flashed in Cao Yuanming's eyes as he said, "This is probably just a show of force, telling us that they can do whatever they want and keep their word."

"Not only that, this is also eroding our morale and even depleting our power reserves. We are now like frightened birds, and what they have just done is to draw their bows to scare us birds, to drive us around in circles until we are exhausted."

After speaking, Cao Yuanming glanced at his troops through the starlight. The threat of the explosion had passed, and his generals, like mice, sneaked around and whispered among themselves, trying their best to find the soldiers in their original ranks and reorganize their formation.

This greatly frustrated Cao Yuanming. When had the mighty Northeast Army ever been so humiliated?

How exactly was this battle fought?

Even now, Cao Yuanming still doesn't understand how the logistics team could be so incompetent!

What about Xingyang?

Has such a large area as Xingyang already fallen?

Unfortunately, no one could answer his question.

The chief of staff, who was standing to one side, seemed to understand Cao Yuanming's concerns.

This is not difficult to understand. After Cao Yuanming pointed it out, the chief of staff immediately understood everything and said, "Does that mean they have no chance against us? As long as we hold out until dawn, even if we only have 150,000 infantrymen, we can still take Luoyang."

"I refuse to believe they can eat all of us!"

As soon as the chief of staff finished speaking, explosions and flashes of light suddenly came from the southwest and southeast directions in the distance. Countless explosions blended into one, although it was far less intimidating than the super explosion just now. However, this kind of continuous explosion was very familiar to Cao Yuanming. This was the kind of atmosphere that should exist on the battlefield, and it was within the scope of the battlefield that he could understand.

"That's... the direction our two teams are heading!"

The chief of staff's confidence vanished. Although the two detachments were not large, each with about five thousand men, they had brought a large number of trucks and armored vehicles as camouflage. So why had a battle suddenly broken out between the two sides?

Moreover, judging from the explosion, the battle seems to have been quite intense!

"Get me the radio, connect me to those two commanders. I need to know what happened, I need to know what happened!"

Cao Yuanming's eyes were already red. Although those two troops were also bait, they were fully mechanized and their combat power was not weak at all. They were also highly mobile.

Cao Yuanming used them as bait, not to send them to their deaths, but to lure away the enemy forces so that they could use their mobility to escape the battlefield and wait for a later turn.

Now, both sides have encountered the enemy at the same time!

The technicians tried desperately to get the radio connected, but the battle on both sides seemed to have reached a fever pitch, and no one paid any attention to the radio.

Thus, Cao Yuanming could only watch helplessly as the flames of war raged in both directions, until finally all was quiet.

Author's Note:

Second update

114 A thoroughfare turned into an insurmountable barrier

Cao Yuanming was eager to know what his two teams were facing, but if he were to actually see it now, he certainly wouldn't believe it.

Because both sides suffered devastating blows at the same time, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they were completely wiped out.

Keep in mind that each side had nearly five thousand men, almost half an armored division. Each unit had two to three hundred pieces of machinery and equipment, along with corresponding infantry protection. Were they really so easily defeated?

What kind of firepower does Luoyang have?

This was something Cao Yuanming couldn't understand, since the special response unit in Luoyang was equipped with a righteous iron fist.

There's nothing in the world that can't be solved with one RPG shot. If one shot doesn't work, try two. If two shots don't work, try five hundred!

Reality is just that cruel!

Even with a force of five thousand men and two or three hundred pieces of machinery, their thin armor offered absolutely no protection when faced with hundreds of iron fists suddenly emerging from the darkness.

Those who were lucky enough to survive, faced with the wrecked machinery and their fallen teammates, were unable to mount any significant resistance and their last resistance was instantly wiped out.

It is believed that for a long time to come, the scene of hundreds of RPGs emerging from the darkness will remain in their life memories for a long time and will never be forgotten.

"Hong Gu, how are things going on your end?"

"Reporting to the general, we have also completed the suppression on our side, with almost no casualties. This battle was so exhilarating! A wave of iron fists smashed down, explosions filled the sky, and then nothing was left. Haha, that was truly satisfying!"

"You'll have plenty of opportunities to enjoy explosions later. Now, let's deal with the surviving prisoners first. Xianglin's support team will be here soon. We'll resupply and then meet up to continue disturbing General Cao's sweet dreams."

Artoria's smiling words were overheard by several captains around her, who burst into laughter. In contrast, the Northeast Army soldiers who had survived the series of explosions were all blank-faced, having completely lost the courage to resist, and were being bound one by one by Artoria's soldiers, awaiting their fate.

Zhou Xianglin didn't keep Artoria waiting long. Soon, planes flew in from the sky and landed on the flat ground, from which soldiers, all fully armed, disembarked.

If there's one advantage to airplanes in this world, it's that, thanks to Sakurastone Technology, all airplanes can take off and land vertically. This characteristic makes the requirements for the ground extremely low.

However, due to the lack of radar and other related technologies, the aircraft's night combat and night flight capabilities were almost zero, especially during long-distance resupply missions where it was easy to lose its way and cause accidents.

However, for Momo's pilots, who have learned to use the neural link device, at least nighttime resupply flights to the front lines are no longer a problem.

As for the combat capability of the aircraft, electric aircraft are inherently inferior, so let's leave that for later consideration.

"General, you've worked hard!"

Zhou Xianglin was excited. She ran to Artoria's side, glanced at the spoils of war around Artoria, and felt a little envious.

There was nothing she could do; her trip tonight was in vain. She went to support Li Yunhu first, but the credit was stolen by Mo Mo and his Dragon Cannon Project. As for Artoria, with Artoria in command, the credit naturally went to Artoria.