565: Battle

The Cthas Yalu People's military technology leans towards energy.

They have various combat vehicles, flying ships, and power armor for their soldiers.

They possess energy barriers and energy cannons, but their individual combat capabilities are not actually stronger than those of the Great Yong Dynasty.

After all, the Great Yong Dynasty started with cold weapons.

Furthermore, due to cultivation, individual combat is a strength of the Great Yong Dynasty.

While the Cthas Yalu People are an invading world that rose through warfare, in reality, they only specialize in technology.

They fight purely by expending resources!

Now that the enemy has invaded the Great Yong Dynasty's world, this battle is bound to be a protracted one.

Defensive facilities have been established one after another.

Centered around the canyon area where the Cthas Yalu People's world invasion gate is located, four-sided defensive facilities were built to encircle it.

They continuously extended outwards, setting up layer upon layer of checkpoints, not just a single defensive line.

After a brief day of preparation, a large number of the Great Yong Dynasty's troops and warriors had already arrived at the front lines.

The entire nation operated like a precisely running machine, with logistics proceeding in an orderly fashion.

Large numbers of civilians were also evacuated to safer locations.

The Cthas Yalu People also seemed to be prepared.

They launched an offensive!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The battle was imminent.

The four defensive lines almost simultaneously engaged in combat.

The sheer number of the Cthas Yalu People's troops was overwhelming!

However, upon seeing the defensive positions, the Cthas Yalu People were somewhat surprised by the Great Yong Dynasty world's reaction speed and infrastructure development.

But they had no reservations; although it was the first time they had encountered a world with such a swift response, they believed in their own strength.

Battle and death were things they had long grown accustomed to.

After all, they were an invading world that had risen through warfare, vigorously developing their population and military, sustaining war with war, and primarily focusing on invasion and plunder.

As the war truly began, the Great Yong Dynasty's army did not perform as initially expected.

They were repeatedly pushed back.

It wasn't that the Great Yong Dynasty's strength was vastly inferior to the Cthas Yalu People; although there was some difference, the gap wasn't that significant.

In reality, it was because the Great Yong Dynasty was too 'peaceful.' From its development to its unification, the process was too rapid, and the battles during unification were essentially one-sided. They would arrive, take over, and most even surrendered and joined directly.

This led to many armies actually never experiencing true blood and sweat.

Then, after unification, the Great Yong Dynasty entered a period of rapid development.

Similarly, technological iteration was fast, coupled with the emergence of cultivation.

Although there were some minor battles and small-to-large scale military exercises, essentially, they had never truly fought.

This time, the world invasion by the Cthas Yalu People taught the Great Yong Dynasty a good lesson, showing them what war truly was! A true world war!

As an invading world that lived by war, the Cthas Yalu People, while not employing extremely complex tactics, used many highly direct and effective strategies and attacks.

Coupled with the power of their technology, and the Great Yong Dynasty's lack of understanding of the enemy's technological capabilities and the performance of their weapons, the Cthas Yalu People were also extremely ruthless.

Naturally, the Great Yong Dynasty was caught off guard and unaccustomed to this battle, which is why they were repeatedly pushed back.

Although the Great Yong Dynasty's soldiers were not afraid of death and clamored to fight the enemy to the bitter end, it was good for the soldiers to have such courage, but as generals, they could not get carried away.

Retreat when necessary; life is more important than anything! If they could win, that would be good, but if they could not, it would be unacceptable to let the warriors die in vain.

The battle lasted for three hours.

In just three short hours, two defensive lines in various locations had already been breached.

They had retreated over several hundred kilometers.

The area occupied by the Cthas Yalu People had exceeded ten thousand square kilometers.

"How is the battle situation now?" Zhu Kangye, Zhu Wenyan's father, accompanied by the Empress Dowager, Nangong Qingya, Zhu Wenyan's mother, found Zhu Wenyan and asked.

"Father Emperor, Mother Empress, why are you here?" Zhu Wenyan asked, surprised to see Zhu Kangye and Nangong Qingya.

"Nonsense, with such a major incident happening, how could we still be traveling?" Zhu Kangye said.

"Hehe~" Zhu Wenyan chuckled, then said seriously, "Although the current battle situation is not optimistic, it is still acceptable. Defensive lines in various places have been repeatedly pushed back... The Cthas Yalu People are very strong! And they are extremely skilled in warfare. We find it difficult to win large-scale positional battles, but fortunately, we have achieved some results in quite a few small-scale battles."

Zhu Kangye listened to Zhu Wenyan's general battle report and nodded slightly.

Overall, in the grand scheme, the Great Yong Dynasty was indeed being repeatedly pushed back.

However, from various perspectives, the Great Yong Dynasty's advantage lay in small-scale, or individual, combat.

Among other things, in individual combat, the Great Yong Dynasty's strength was indeed superior to the Cthas Yalu People, which was very prominent during the engagements.

The Cthas Yalu People also discovered this situation immediately, so they began to gather their forces, and every time they moved, it was a large-scale military operation.

They gave the Great Yong Dynasty no opportunities.

Moreover, the Cthas Yalu People were amazed to discover that the Great Yong Dynasty world's resources were extremely abundant. Just the area they currently occupied was so rich in resources that it was comparable to some very barren worlds.

This made the Cthas Yalu People's eyes turn red.

First time! Encountering! Such a resource-rich world!

If the resistance wasn't a bit more tenacious, they wouldn't feel right!

They must take this world! They absolutely must!

The Cthas Yalu People were going crazy, beginning to frantically mine resources, while at the same time, the war became increasingly frequent.

The sudden restlessness of the Cthas Yalu People somewhat startled the Great Yong Dynasty.

The enemy was too insane!

They fought while retreating.

Finally, as the front lines continuously stretched, the Cthas Yalu People were eventually contained by the Great Yong Dynasty.

However, the area occupied by the Cthas Yalu People had already exceeded forty thousand square kilometers.

This happened in just a few short days.

Both sides suffered significant losses. Although the Great Yong Dynasty's losses were greater, they had a large foundation and could afford the losses. While it was a bit painful, it was acceptable.

After several days of war, the Great Yong Dynasty also matured considerably, and after adapting to the enemy's fighting style, they gradually launched some counterattacks.

The Cthas Yalu People's advance encountered significant obstacles. Basically, it was now very difficult for them to continue pushing outwards.

Everyone in the Cross-World Group had been watching the war for several days. Although they could only see parts of it, they found it very exciting.

"I have to say, I really want to go and play!" Maple Leaf said, her eyes sparkling. After all, she was a Valkyrie, and she had never experienced a battle of this scale before.

"You'll have to ask @Zhu Wenyan if he's willing," Yi Xin said with a smile.

Everyone already knew Zhu Wenyan's thoughts and plans, so no one in the Cross-World Group interfered. As long as Zhu Wenyan didn't speak up, no one would shamelessly insist on helping.