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117 The overall situation is settled.

The war here is over. Cao Yuanming is dead. His loyal generals, surnamed Cao, were trying to rescue him when Li Xingke, seizing the opportunity, ordered his men to fire cannons at them and send them flying into the sky.

As for the remaining Northeast Army, without Cao Yuanming's leadership and loyalty, coupled with a lack of fighting spirit, physical fatigue, and exhaustion, all of this made it impossible for any of the Northeast Army soldiers to hold their rifles tightly anymore.

The third terrifying Shenlong Cannon blast turned the area where Cao Yuanming was located into a terrifying crater. Faced with this power that was beyond everyone's imagination and impossible to resist, the Northeast Army at this moment probably had the same feeling as the Japanese in Mo Mo's previous life who were directly terrified by two nuclear bombs.

Human power becomes so insignificant in the face of such power.

Finally, one by one, the soldiers threw down their guns, sat down on the ground, and waited for the arrival of the Luoyang army, voluntarily becoming prisoners. Some took advantage of the chaos to run into the cornfield, hoping to escape in the confusion.

Artoria didn't stop them from doing anything. They only had a force of a thousand men; forcibly capturing prisoners was impossible. All they could do was seize those who voluntarily surrendered. And since these people were willing to surrender to Luoyang, it meant they could be brainwashed… cough cough, and those who could be persuaded could potentially become part of Luoyang's forces.

The sun rose higher and higher, its rays sweeping across the Yellow River, across Hulao Pass, across the plains east of Luoyang, and onto the mountainous battlefield west of Luoyang.

Compared to the plains east of Luoyang, the area west of Luoyang is entirely mountainous. There are only a few roads leading into Luoyang through the mountains. Blocking these roads would make the situation for any army wanting to invade Luoyang not much different from facing Hulao Pass.

Moreover, due to the terrain here, an excessively large force would be a hindrance; at least a force of over 100,000 people like the Liaodong Military Region would certainly not be able to operate effectively.

The largest army here is only 40,000 troops led by the Kong family of the Qilu Military Region. As the strongest army on the western route, their current situation is also not good.

Unfortunately, Cao Yuanming's army suffered the same attack as the army last night. The only difference was that the Shenlong Cannons focused their attack on Cao Yuanming's army and did not carry out a devastating blow on this side of the army.

However, the army on this side, which was also suffering from supply shortages and unable to see at night, also suffered a relentless blow.

After all, most of the special response forces and other troops from the Luoyang Military Region were stationed here. Although the special response forces here lacked mobility, they all displayed the guerrilla warfare spirit of Li Yunhu, using covert tactics, artillery fire, and infiltration into mountain gullies, making life extremely difficult for the troops here as well.

If we try to ambush the night raiding force, they won't take the bait; if we try to defend all night, supply shortages will become a problem; if we do nothing, a dozen or even dozens of Panzerfaust rockets might suddenly be launched from some direction, causing widespread damage.

Without the Shenlong Cannon, a decisive blow could not be dealt, but after a night of surprise attacks and indiscriminate bombing, the supplies of the 40,000 Qi-Lu troops on Kong's side were on the verge of collapse. Nearly 10,000 men had lost their fighting capacity due to injuries and the all-night tug-of-war, and the remaining troops all wore expressions of exhaustion and fear.

After all, this battle was completely beyond their expectations. The previous night was like a nightmare, with various combat methods that refreshed their understanding, coupled with the deadly power of the rockets, leaving them overwhelmed.

Fortunately, it's daylight now, and we can take action. Those damned guerrillas, their rockets have limited range, so they certainly won't dare to launch a daytime attack.

The facts seemed to confirm the Kong family's staff's judgment. As soon as it was light, the guerrillas, who were almost everywhere yet nowhere to be seen, really disappeared. Their figures could still be vaguely seen retreating into the mountains.

This relieved everyone; daytime had finally arrived, and it was their main battlefield!

Therefore, the head of the Kong family made the same judgment as Cao Yuanming. That is, the situation in the rear was unclear, and unless they wanted to withdraw their troops, they had no choice but to advance, seize the military base in Luoyang, and sustain their war effort through warfare.

Having made this decision, the Qilu Army ignored yesterday's fatigue and set off, seemingly poised to charge straight into Luoyang.

Of course, the reason they dared to do this was because they assessed the strength of the troops in Luoyang and concluded that the remaining troops in Luoyang, as well as those deployed at Hulao Pass east of Luoyang, were completely insufficient to stop the fierce and powerful army from Liaodong.

As long as their troops put pressure on the front lines west of Luoyang, victory will be theirs once the Liaodong Army enters Luoyang. The Qilu Military Region, which has put in a great deal of effort, will certainly get a good share of the spoils.

This was Kong Jiazhu's idea, but unfortunately, he was unaware that the Liaodong troops he had hoped would achieve great things were now in complete disarray. Meanwhile, the Shenlong cannons, set up on the outskirts of Luoyang, were adjusting their direction and turning their aim to the western front.

The Qi-Lu army of the Kong family advanced rapidly, covering more than ten kilometers, until they reached a relatively narrow canyon passage, which slowed down their march.

However, although it was a canyon, the cliffs on both sides had gentle slopes and were only about twenty meters high. Before the troops entered, the Kong family had already sent scouts to occupy the high ground on both sides of the canyon to confirm that there was no danger.

In theory, this small canyon shouldn't have caused them any trouble, until the first column of tanks was blown into the air by a terrifying landmine.

That's right, this is the minefield that Momo arranged along this route. Although it has far fewer mines than the terrifying large-scale minefield at Hulao Pass, the terrain of this canyon means that unless the Qilu Army's tanks can fly, the effect of this tank formation will make the Kong family even more furious.

There was no other way; the head of the Kong family was truly furious. After his outburst, he consulted with the army staff for a long time and finally came up with a method of detonating mines. This involved using tanks to carpet bombard the area, detonating all the mines, and then repairing the roads and moving the mines little by little.

At least in this respect, the Kong family head was not as ruthless as Cao Yuanming, and this method was obviously much faster than having engineers clear mines bit by bit.

As a result, explosions echoed throughout the canyon, and the leaders of the Kong family could only watch with grim faces as their troops advanced at a snail's pace, unable to do anything else.

However, they did not know that this small canyon and minefield were not simply meant to annoy the Kong family and the Qilu army, but rather to slow down their movement and create an effect of troop concentration.

Faced with the assembled army, Momo's initial weapon preparations were not the Shenlong Cannon, but rather the simpler and easier-to-make, yet equally devastating, Katyusha rocket launcher.

Moreover, as the most primitive model, it uses solid fuel entirely and doesn't even have an engine. You could even say it's a giant firework... cough cough, a rocket.

Therefore, it cannot compare to truly advanced rockets in terms of either range or accuracy. However, the lack of accuracy is not a problem, as long as the approximate impact area is measured beforehand, and then enemy soldiers can be guided to the target area of ​​the rocket.

Furthermore, to compensate for the lack of accuracy to the greatest extent possible, Momo thoughtfully prepared a large number of "zombie" rockets for each coalition force. Since they didn't need sophisticated equipment like engines, only the preparation and assembly of rocket casings and solid fuel were required; the rest could be compensated for by setting traps in advance and by sheer numbers.

At this moment, the Kong family and the people of the Qilu Military Region were completely unaware that, hidden in a cornfield three kilometers away, thousands of rocket launcher supports and thousands of rockets were ready, and the safety devices of the ignition devices had been activated, awaiting only an order from the front-line command.

After that, thousands of rockets would hurtle toward the more than 30,000 Qilu soldiers. Even if only half of them hit their targets and entered the measured range—the land that the Qilu soldiers were trampling under their feet—it would be enough to make the entire Qilu army a thing of the past.

However, what puzzled the soldiers in charge of preparing the rocket launcher site was that the frontline command was slow to issue orders, and at the beginning, there were even faint sounds of arguing.

……

"Go back, child, this place is not for you."

The speaker was Jiang Shang.

As the most senior member of the Imperial Guard, he was appointed commander-in-chief of western Luoyang this time, and most of the generals of Luoyang gathered around him, including Kuroyukihime and Asuna.

Kuroyukihime and Asuna were originally the direct commanders of the Western Special Response Force, so logically, the order to attack the Qilu Army should have been issued by Kuroyukihime and Asuna.

Now, everyone is looking at Asuna with regret. Asuna, under everyone's gaze, remains silent.

Kuroyukihime, feeling a pang of pity, came to Asuna's side and took Asuna's hand, only to find that Asuna's hand was trembling slightly.

"Alright, kid, no one is blaming you. Everyone saw your command yesterday, and your excellence is evident to all."

"However, the battlefield is an even crueler place. If you cannot adapt to this cruelty and indifference, then let this old man bear the blame for this killing for you for now."

After saying that, Jiang Shang pointed to the front of him and said, "In the name of Jiang Shang, the commander-in-chief of the Western Front, I hereby relieve Mo Minnai, the front-line commander of the Special Reaction Force, of his command authority and take full control of the force."

"Now, pass on my order: Special Response Force, Second Rocket Artillery Position, fire all missiles!"

Author's Note:

The second update will be released before midnight, followed by the third update before midnight, and then another update after midnight.

118 In this era, the most important thing is one's wife.

The fighting on the eastern front has ended, but the situation on the western front has also changed dramatically with each rocket soaring into the sky.

When massive rockets capable of covering the entire war zone rained down from the sky, the local army units in the western region truly experienced what despair meant, the justice of firepower and caliber, and the soul-shaking impact of the yield.

The battlefield after the rocket bombardment had become a living hell. The Luoyang troops who went to clean up the battlefield, even though they were all elite soldiers, were all trembling and their mouths were dry when they saw the limbs and broken bodies scattered all over the ground.

Faced with such a horrific scene, the hatred they had felt towards the local army seemed to have lessened considerably. There was no other way; in the current situation, even hearing a groan was a luxury. This stirred a sense of compassion in the soldiers who had initially considered whether to deliver the final blow to the wounded and sick local soldiers.

The cleanup of the battlefield became more of a count of the spoils and treatment of the wounded. Even those lucky ones who had accumulated good deeds in their previous three lives and managed to avoid the bombardment of rockets by staying still were all stunned. They were not only unable to resist, but some were even so frightened that they became mentally disoriented.

Unfortunately, the current battlefield situation is completely outside the scope of this world's battlefield. Because this world uses Sakura Stone technology, the firepower of its electric weapons is limited, and the power of its explosives is also limited; there have never been any truly explosive characters. When real battlefield explosives first demonstrate their power, it's like a child playing war games seeing a real battlefield for the first time—their reaction is the same.

Even if these soldiers were taken prisoner, they might not have the courage to go back to the battlefield. After all, those who have experienced true hell on earth will never forget the horrific scenes.

However, there's no need to worry about the future of these soldiers. Mo Mo, who is about to embark on a major expansion in Luoyang and even throughout the entire Chinese Federation, certainly won't complain about having too much manpower at his disposal.

Building a new China requires the joint efforts of all working people in China!

……

"Is that so?"

At this very moment, Mo Mo was in the basement of his home, the Mo Mansion. This enormous basement had become the workplace of the quantum server, and also Mo Mo's command center, where he used quantum technology to direct and coordinate operations. Beside Mo Mo, besides Argo and CC, were all personnel selected by Argo to join her Chinese Dragon Group; according to Argo, they were all trustworthy.

What's strange is that they are all young girls.

Meanwhile, Momo received a phone call from Jiang Shang, the commander-in-chief of the western front. Jiang Shang, who already understood the role Momo had played in the war, and despite his current rank being far higher than Momo's, personally apologized to Momo for dismissing Asuna on the eve of battle.

“It’s alright, General Jiang. I don’t think Asuna will blame you. After all, it was Asuna’s fault for not making a decision at that time. I think after this incident, she should understand her position better.”

After hanging up Jiang Shang's call, Mo Mo nodded and sighed softly.

The girl currently by Momo's side is actually the most ordinary-looking one, Asuna.

Despite her seemingly naive nature, Yuki is actually more resilient than anyone else due to her physical condition. She is a girl who has smiled through years of suffering.

As for Argo, she is theoretically more ordinary than Asuna, but as Argo said, she was once a wild child and has experienced life's trials and tribulations, which makes her stronger than Asuna.

As for Kuroyukihime, her mental age is probably comparable to Momo's. Although she may seem childish at times, the trials she has experienced as the Black Queen and her determination in the face of battle are beyond the reach of an ordinary person.

As for Artoria, there's no need to say more.

Only Asuna, because of Momo's presence, found the SAO game process much simpler than in the original story, and Asuna was also well protected by Momo. This resulted in Asuna still being somewhat distant from becoming the true Asuna of the Flash.

The biggest difference lies in one's mindset.

Asuna hasn't yet grasped her true position. Currently, thanks to the Valhalla's blessing, she can demonstrate exceptional talent even in military command. However, unfortunately, military command requires more than just talent; it demands unwavering resolve—the determination to deploy one's brothers and family as a suicide squad.

Kuroyukihime can do this, but Asuna...

Momo could understand Asuna's feelings, but the battlefield was really not a suitable place for Asuna.

"What's wrong? Did your wife dump you? You look so down. You won such a brilliant battle that the whole world must be shocked. You should be happy, the mastermind behind all this, the terrifying strategist Momo."

In contrast to Momo's melancholy expression, CC was picking up the last piece of pizza from her plate, preparing to put it in her mouth.

That night, CC, with the help of Mo Mo's powerful command and monitoring system, watched Mo Mo's command all night long. Although she remained calm, she was already shocked beyond measure.

Having always been by Mo Mo's side, she witnessed firsthand how Mo Mo used her technology, limited personnel, and equipment to wipe out an army of 300,000 overnight, with her own casualties being negligible.

According to CC's plan, this battle would definitely be extremely fierce. No matter how advanced Momo's technology was or how well-prepared he was, he would inevitably be besieged by an army of 300,000.

CC has even decided that if they encounter real danger, she will do everything in her power to rescue Mo Mo. In any case, given her current relationship with Mo Mo, she cannot bear to see Mo Mo die in vain.

However, reality surprised even CC, the millennium-old witch. Moreover, knowing Momo's war potential, she understood very well how powerful the army would be if given time and he truly built the army he envisioned.

CC spent the whole night thinking about various things, which made her hungry early on. Before dawn, she kicked open the door of the poor cook in the Mo family's room and dragged her to make pizza.

Right now, CC's pizza was the last piece. In fact, she had been holding the pizza in her hand, ready to put it in her mouth, for a long time. This was because she was so surprised by the video footage and battle reports that had been sent back from both the East and West lines that she had almost forgotten about the pizza in her hand.

The fact that CC almost forgot about pizza shows just how shocked she was by this battle.

Not only CC, but all the girls working in the command post had excited blushes on their faces. They had also witnessed the rapid end of the war and deeply understood that the biggest project in this war was the handsome and talented Qilin Master sitting behind them in the very center of the command post.

"Hehe, CC, are you full? Then I'll take this piece, haha!"

Before Momo could answer CC, Argo, who was on Momo's other side, nimbly darted over, snatched the pizza from CC's hand, and took a bite.

"Ugh, it's cold now, it doesn't taste good..."

CC glared angrily at Argo, but upon seeing it was Argo, the anger vanished. He said, "Since you've taken it, you should eat it carefully, even if it's cold. Otherwise, it's a desecration of the god of pizza."

Despite Argo being the one she was closest to among Momo's three wives, CC wasn't angry at all, even though Argo had stolen her pizza.

"Hehe, don't worry, even if I can't finish it, there's still my darling. Come on, darling, open your mouth!"

With that, Argo grinned and fed the pizza to Momo. Momo didn't refuse, took a bite, and tasted it. Indeed, because it was cold, the taste had deteriorated considerably.

"Showing off your love so early in the morning, your relationship really hasn't faded at all."