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Chapter 185 Kill! Exposed, Bombardment
When facing the Qing army, the Ming army dared not leave the city; when facing the menacing People's Salvation Army, they also dared not leave the city.

As long as the militia doesn't attack the city, they can ignore it and let them fight to the death with the Qing army outside the city. In any case, it will be advantageous for them regardless of who wins or loses.

Given this, they can defend the city with even greater peace of mind.

After entering Datong Prefecture, Yang Zonghan and his men quickly caught up with a group of Qing soldiers who were wreaking havoc in a village.

More than a hundred Qing soldiers, armed with weapons, laughed wildly as they wantonly burned, killed, looted, raped, and plundered. Villagers fled in all directions, their cries shaking the heavens.

Houses were burned down, crops were trampled, livestock were slaughtered, and the entire village was reduced to ruins.

Some people tried to resist with farm tools, but how could they be a match for the well-trained Qing army with weapons? They were killed in a single encounter.

When Yang Zonghan and his group arrived, this was the horrific scene they witnessed.

In an instant, everyone's anger surged.

"Kill! Leave no one behind!"

Yang Zonghan's command, delivered through gritted teeth, seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth.

Facing a mere hundred or so Qing soldiers, the Salvation Army, armed with modern firearms, did not need any tactical coordination; they simply charged forward and fired a burst of bullets.

In less than a moment, the hundred-plus Qing soldiers had barely reacted when they were all shot dead.

Looking at the village, which was almost reduced to ruins, and the people with their expressions of misery and wailing, Yang Zonghan couldn't help but grit his teeth. These damned Qing soldiers were truly a bunch of beasts.

After surveying the village, Yang Zonghan took a deep breath and immediately issued an order.

"Liang Fang and Ma Yunhan, each of you will lead a battalion and split into two groups to pursue the enemy southwards. If you encounter any Qing troops, annihilate them all without exception."

"Yes!"

Liang Fang and Ma Yunhan stepped forward, solemnly saluted Yang Zonghan, and then led their troops south at high speed, their eyes flashing with anger and killing intent.

After Liang Fang and Ma Yunhan led their troops away, Yang Zonghan took one last deep look at the dilapidated village before leading his army southeast toward Datong.

There stood a large Qing army force led by Daishan, numbering over 50,000.

After a day and night of rapid travel, Yang Zonghan finally led three thousand soldiers to the vicinity of Datong.

He mobilized the power of his innate destiny to look ahead, where a hazy, gray-black and bright yellow mist enveloped the area, within which a faint red light shone.

This is a change that occurred after the world's advancement. When the Celestial Status is activated, they can see not only the forces of national destiny and popular resentment within the territory of the Salvation Army, but also other forces.

They could see some outside the territory of the People's Salvation Army as well.

However, due to the suppression and obscuring of the fate of other countries, they cannot see things too clearly, just like different colors mixed in with a thick fog.

Even so, it was enough for them to discover some enemy activity.

Even if you can't see the exact number of enemy troops, you can at least know whether there are enemy troops ahead.

However, apart from the ruler of a country, no other extraordinary individuals have yet been able to see the power of national destiny.

Yang Zonghan looked at the distant city and silently estimated the distance, which was about fifteen or sixteen li.

"Artillery, prepare! Advance another five miles and bombard them!"

"Yes!"

The artillery battalion commander received the order and quickly directed the artillery to begin operations.

In fact, the artillery they carry today has a range of about twelve miles.

However, to be on the safe side, Yang Zonghan decided to advance to a place ten miles away from Datong.

However, a distance of about ten miles is really not far, at least it is already within the scouts' reconnaissance range.

Furthermore, the People's Salvation Army numbered three thousand men; if it were a normal army, it would have been discovered by the Qing army.

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Yang Zonghan looked at the staff officer beside him.

"Hehe, leave it to me."

The military staff officer chuckled softly, then his expression turned serious as he circulated his internal energy and activated his array-setting technique.

Yes, the ability to set up formations is not something that only generals can possess.

In fact, the first supernatural power that any person in a leadership position possesses is inevitably the supernatural power of setting up formations.

Even squad leaders and platoon leaders would be the first to possess the supernatural ability to set up formations.

Otherwise, how can you maximize the power of the masses?
And the strategist, naturally, also possesses the supernatural ability to arrange formations.

As the array formation technique was activated, a mysterious power spread out, instantly connecting with the surrounding iron-blooded aura, and then radiating throughout the entire army, including Yang Zonghan. The power of everyone was integrated into a single entity.

However, compared to other military formations, the formations they formed were much more peaceful, lacking the intense killing intent and ferocity often found in formations led by generals.

After the strategist unified everyone's strength into a whole, he had another thought.

[Invisible]

In an instant, a mysterious fluctuation spread out, enveloping the entire army. After a period of distortion, everyone's figures quietly disappeared.

However, although the group concealed their presence, the effects of their actions did not disappear.

As you can see, there are patches of leaning grass and trees where everyone is.

As the group moved forward, patches of grass and trees kept falling and rising again.

Anyone with a normal mind would be able to tell that something is wrong.

However, this is still much better than a carefree march.

They advanced more than two miles, avoiding many scouts.

Finally, the sound of horses' hooves came from ahead once again.

Before long, the crowd saw three Qing soldiers riding towards them.

"Another Qing scout."

Upon seeing the three riders, Yang Zonghan's eyes narrowed slightly. The Qing army leader was indeed cautious. He immediately ordered the entire army to halt and be on guard.

"Da da da"

When they were about a hundred meters away from the group, the three riders scanned their surroundings and, seeing that they had not found anything, slowed down and relaxed slightly.

"I knew it! There were no enemies here!"
The leader insisted that birds had been startled and sent us to investigate.

"Sigh, enough said, let's go check things out up ahead."

"What's so interesting about it? It's just a desolate forest."
"Look at that sparse patch of land, does it look like a place where someone could hide?"

One of them looked at the distant woods, his eyes flashing slightly, and said somewhat dismissively.

"Wouldn't it be inappropriate for us to go back like this?"

The other person looked at the sparse jungle ahead and hesitated slightly.

"Tch! What's wrong with that? Let's go, let's go."

As he spoke, the man turned his horse around and spurred it on to trot.

Seeing this, the other two could only turn around at the dock and follow closely behind. "Clatter, clatter, clatter."

Immediately afterwards, the three of them increased their speed, eventually galloping at full speed.

"wrong!"

Yang Zonghan had already relaxed when he saw the three men return from their mishaps.

However, when he saw the three people suddenly become anxious, he realized that they must have discovered something, which was why they were in such a hurry to leave.

Have they been exposed?!

However, at this point, there was no time to ponder where the problem lay.

Yang Zonghan suddenly drew his long sword from his waist, mobilized his internal energy, activated his basic weapon skill - the long sword, and instantly unleashed three slashes.

"Swish swish swish"

In an instant, three dark red blades slashed through the sky, instantly passing by the three people.

"bang bang bang"

The three men offered almost no resistance and died instantly, falling from their horses.

Yes, although the People's Salvation Army has been fully equipped with new firearms.

However, swords and knives were always provided.

The gun may run out of bullets.

However, swords and blades can be used indefinitely as long as one still possesses internal energy.

Since extraordinary powers exist, the dynasty naturally could not remove swords from the equipment of the militia.

Yang Zonghan looked into the distance, frowned slightly, and said:
"We may have been exposed. Speed ​​things up!"

"Yes!"

On the other side, atop the city wall of Datong Prefecture, the Datong General looked down at the city below with a solemn expression.

Battle flags fluttered in the wind, and a vast, dark mass of Qing soldiers stood solemnly, their warhorses neighing.

The General of Datong was filled with worry and lament. Why did these unlucky Qing troops suddenly attack Datong?

If anything goes wrong with Datong, His Majesty will certainly not let him off easily.

Datong Prefecture was a crucial border town, concerning the security of the Ming Dynasty's frontier and even the safety of the capital. It could not be lost under any circumstances.

However, looking at the 50,000 Qing troops below the city, he really wasn't very confident that he could stop them.

For a moment, his heart was filled with worry, and he only hoped that reinforcements would arrive soon.

After a long while, he finally let out a long breath.

Now that things have come to this, he has no other choice but to do his best to resist.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the group finally advanced to a place about ten miles from Datong.

They could already vaguely see the Qing army's camp outside the city.

At the same time, a cloud of smoke was rapidly approaching from ahead.

"So...were we exposed after all?"

Yang Zonghan understood.

However, he remained calm and gave the order.

"Front-line soldiers, stand ready! Artillery, prepare!"

As orders were issued, everyone sprang into action.

Before long, a cavalry force of three or four thousand men galloped over.

Yang Zonghan frowned and looked around. Most of them were ordinary soldiers, but the five hundred men at the head were extraordinary soldiers who had already possessed true qi.

It seems that the Qing army still valued them highly.

However, this is meaningless.

Once the cavalry approached, Yang Zonghan immediately gave a loud order.

"put!"

"Da da da"

In an instant, countless tongues of fire spewed out, and the cavalrymen, who were still seven or eight hundred meters away from the militia, fell in droves.

The five hundred extraordinary soldiers at the head of the group were especially targeted.

Almost in the first round, almost everyone was killed or wounded, with only a few dozen surviving.

After the second round of gunfire, those superhuman soldiers were completely killed.

After the third round of gunfire, all the Qing soldiers who had been galloping on horseback had perished.

Even those closest to the militia were still three or four hundred meters away.

This is the power of extraordinary weaponry combined with modern firearms; the combination of massive damage and precise shooting leaves ordinary ancient armies with absolutely no chance of resistance.

"fire!"

Before Dai Shan and his men, who had heard the gunfire in the distance, could send troops over, Yang Zonghan had already ordered the artillery to open fire.

"Boom boom boom"

In an instant, artillery fire erupted, and shells rained down like a storm, landing on the Qing army's positions in the distance.

"Rumble"

The explosion was deafening, and flames shot into the sky.

Interspersed with bursts of various colored lights were the result of extraordinary soldiers activating their internal power.

However, faced with the onslaught of modern artillery, their superhuman strength did little to help them, at most allowing them to die more completely.

In an instant, the Qing army suffered heavy casualties.

By the time they realized what was happening, everyone was in a panic and started scattering in all directions.

Dai Shan and other senior generals also tried to organize a counterattack, but faced with the powerful firepower of modern artillery, they were unable to put up any effective resistance.

Moreover, they were nearly ten miles away from Yang Zonghan and his group, so even if they wanted to counterattack, they wouldn't be able to find anyone.

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