Sima Yang and a group of quick-reacting soldiers jumped into the river early on; they were all cultivators who knew how to avoid the water.
They stayed in it for a long ti, only daring to poke their heads out one after another after the explosions above subsided.
The crowd stared at the river’s wooden debris in shock.
Soone shouted in terror, "General, it’s all over, our thousand warships are completely destroyed."
Sima Yang’s eyes flashed coldly as he cursed, "The Commandery Princess Mansion has rebelled, I must return to report to my father, and to the Imperial Court."
This navy had been painstakingly maintained by Sima Yang for many years.
Now, in one battle, it was utterly ruined, and they had no room for retaliation.
On the riverbank, a group of Prefecture Princess Mansion soldiers all pulled back the gun bolts, aiming the dark gun barrels at them.
The soldiers, unaware of the danger, began shouting curses, "Bastards, dare to blow up my ship, I’m going to skin your princess alive!"
"Brothers, let’s go up and kill these rebellious soldiers and avenge our fallen brothers!"
"Let’s go and avenge our brothers!"
"..."
With loud shouts, they all swam towards the shore.
This river was a mighty ten thousand ters wide.
They had just swum a bit when Wang Xun received Long Fei’s order, which was still the sa four words, "Kill without rcy!"
After being suppressed for two days, Wang Xun shivered and shouted to his subordinates, "Prepare, kill without rcy!"
The Collaborative Defense Army on the shore had also been suffering these days.
The insults and provocations had silenced them, and ridicule from the commoners kept them quiet.
With Wang Xun’s orders, the automatic rifles in their hands all fired at once.
The vanguard army soldiers, just about to reach the shore, were pelted by waves of bullets before getting up.
The bullet’s spirit stones accelerated wind energy, increasing the bullet speed tenfold.
Thud, thud, thud, a muffled barrage.
The river surface was filled with screams, and the blood spurted wildly, staining a patch of water.
Bodies floated up from the water, rocking back and forth with the rolling river.
"Demon, demon!"
Sima Yang and the people on the shore, seeing this kind of battle for the first ti, were all at a loss.
He was at the Core Formation Stage, so even though bullets swept over him, though trembling, he survived by luck.
But all the vanguard navy, except those blown to death, were swept away by the bullets.
Sima Yang wanted to escape by water, but before he could enter, a young man suddenly appeared on the water’s surface before him.
Wang Xun shouted, "Trying to escape?"
Sima Yang’s heart trembled; he swallowed nervously and quickly tried to appease, "Brother Wang Xun, we can discuss this. My father is the general of the Vanguard Army. If you harm , it won’t benefit your princess!"
Wang Xun laughed, "What is a Vanguard Army general worth? The Great Xia Army has been ruined by parasites like you. What makes you think you deserve to be a navy general? Killing you is eliminating a tumor for the Imperial Court!"
Knowing he’s outmatched, Sima Yang fled, attempting escape via water.
But Wang Xun’s spiritual power already sealed the surroundings, and a Core Formation Stage cultivator like him could not escape Wang Xun’s divine sense.
A sword light surged toward the water; with a swift slash, the sword qi stabbed through Sima Yang’s back like a spear piercing a fish.
The sword qi caused an explosion, tearing Sima Yang apart, sending a burst of blood surging out of the water.
Wang Xun drew his sword, snorted coldly, "Brat, you dare oppose ?"
The Commandery Princess Mansion’s strong stance stunned the entire Wuzhou and Southern County.
The Governor was shocked upon hearing the news, speechless for a long ti with the secret report in hand.
A general arrived with a blade, shouting at Governor Yi Zhongcheng, "Rebellion, it’s rebellion! These brats have revolted. Yi Zhongcheng, imdiately send troops to wipe out these traitors."
Who else could it be but Sima Yuan?
Upon hearing of his son’s death, his eyes reddened, and he mobilized the entire army camp to the city outskirts.
Although shocked, Yi Zhongcheng still had so sense.
He persuaded Sima Yuan, "Brother Sima, you must endure! Our navy occupying their pirate-suppressing port was indeed our fault. If you attack the Commandery Princess Mansion now, it’d be rebellion, giving the Commandery Princess leverage! If both sides go to war, and the Commandery Princess wipes you out, the Imperial Court would have no grounds against her, right?"
Sima Yuan cursed, "Damn your nonsense! It wasn’t your son who died, of course, you don’t care. They rebelled first, dared to fire on us, and it’s our fault? Let tell you, you might fear the Princess, but I don’t!"
He ranted, insisting on leading the army into the city to seek revenge on the Commandery Princess.
Before confronting the Vanguard Army’s navy, Long Fei had already prepared, deploying other Collaborative Defense Army forces along the city walls.
When the Vanguard Army led by Sima Yuan approached, the soldiers on the walls were ready, rifles cocked, standing in firm formation.
Long Fei personally commanded on the wall, communicating with the fleet commander using a Transmission Jade.
In the river, over a thousand modified cannons targeted the Vanguard Army’s encampnt.
Should the Vanguard Army act rashly, they’d be under imdiate bombardnt.
Sima Yuan left in a huff, Yi Zhongcheng, noticing the bad situation, hurriedly sent soone to contact Wei Guoliang, urging Wei Guoliang to hold back the troops.
Feeling humiliated by Sima Yuan, he indeed went to find Wei Guoliang.
It’s known that a general has command power but not deploynt power.
To move troops, one must secure the Imperial Court’s approval.
There are exceptions, however; in the field, a general can disregard orders under critical conditions.
Now, for Sima Yuan, it was to act first and report later, conquering the Commandery Princess Mansion before informing the Imperial Court.
By then, the situation would be irreversible, and the Imperial Court would have nothing to say.
He rushed to the rear camp outside the city and demanded to be taken to find Wei Guoliang.
By then, Governor Yi Zhongcheng’s n had arrived earlier; Wei Guoliang naturally understood the severity and did not want to get involved.
Since it didn’t affect his interests, how could he want to ss around with Sima Yuan?
He instructed his n to excuse that he had caught a cold and was in the mountains visiting his master for treatnt.
Sima Yuan waited in the military tent for half a day, only to hear such an excuse.
He knew what this ant; no cultivator would be troubled by a simple chill.
Fuming, he exited the tent, shouting inside, "Wei Guoliang, I thought we were brothers. Fine, you can refuse help today, but our friendship ends here!"
Listening from within, Wei Guoliang furrowed his brows, reluctant to sever ties with the Sima Family.
He promptly sent soone to monitor the front line.
Should the Commandery Princess Mansion show weakness, they’d assist Sima Yuan.
If Sima Yuan won a victory, they’d send reinforcents, thereby appeasing Sima Yuan later.
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