486: Underground War Breaks Out

Whether in terms of comprehensive national strength or technological capability, Fusang is significantly weaker than the Ming Empire, and their Mystic Cannon performance is the same.

For example, the maximum effective range of a Fusang Mystic Cannon is about 3 kilometers with a lethal radius of about 30 meters, capable of threatening Xuan Practitioners at the Martial Ancestor level.

In contrast, the Ming Empire's Mystic Cannon has a maximum effective range of about 3.5 kilometers with a lethal radius of about 50 meters.

Overall, the lethality of the Ming Empire's Mystic Cannon is double that of the Fusang Mystic Cannon, capable of threatening Xuan Practitioners at the Martial General level.

The giant god cannon, newly developed by the Tiangong Group, doubles this performance, with a range reaching 7 kilometers and a lethal radius reaching 100 meters, capable of threatening Xuan Practitioners at the Martial Commander level.

Originally, the Fusang Mystic Cannon troop was about 3 kilometers away from Shanhai Pass, a distance they determined based on the performance of their own Mystic Cannons.

Now, by advancing further to threaten the Ming Empire's garrison, they unknowingly fell completely within the bombardment range of the Ming Empire's Mystic Cannons.

Unless one possessed cultivation or combat power above the Martial General level, it would be difficult to escape unscathed.

Although the Fusang shield Formation could provide some resistance, they suffered a major loss the moment they came into contact with the Ming Empire's Mystic Cannons, which possessed twice the lethality!

Ingen Takashige saw the shattered shield fragments and his subordinates strewn about in disarray.

His eyes narrowed, and rage surged in his heart, but he finally realized that his previous decision had been too rash.

"Gather around me immediately! Fire with everything you've got!!!" he roared loudly.

He knew very well that retreating was impossible under the current circumstances.

On the battlefield, once a retreat began, it could easily turn into a rout.

Therefore, even if these cannon fodder all died, he could not let them retreat.

The only option was to gather them within his own area of protection.

Following his order, the remaining members of the Fusang Mystic Cannon troop pushed their Mystic Cannons to gather near him.

Sure enough, those Ming Empire cannonballs that were about to strike them were slashed and shattered by Ingen Takashige’s blade just as they were about to land.

They were either rendered useless directly or detonated prematurely.

Although some damage from fragments was unavoidable, they no longer posed a fatal threat to them.

The Fusang Mystic Cannon troop’s morale was greatly boosted, and they immediately began loading and firing.

Boom, boom, boom, boom!

Cannonballs flew toward Shanhai Pass like meteors.

Some smashed into the city walls and exploded, while others flew directly into Shanhai Pass, and the sounds of explosions could be faintly heard coming from within!

"Hahahaha... Good! Keep pounding them hard for me!"

Nian Kuo, watching from the rear, was amused and offered a rare word of praise.

Yokota Ichiro, standing beside him, also laughed: "The Ming Empire thinks their city walls are built solidly, but under the bombardment of our cannonballs, they will collapse sooner or later!"

"Oh? How long do you estimate it will take to blast through Shanhai Pass?" Nian Kuo asked.

"This... I'm afraid it will take at least several hours!"

"Several hours? Very good. If you can blast through the city walls within several hours, I can grant you one hour to plunder inside the city!"

"Many thanks, Brother Nian! It's just that..."

"Just what?" Nian Kuo's expression changed.

Yokota Ichiro bit the bullet and said: "To blast through the city walls, the prerequisite is that we must have enough ammunition!"

"It's just that we left Fusang in a hurry this time, and the carrying capacity of our ships was simply insufficient, so our ammunition is very limited... At the current rate of fire, I'm afraid it will be exhausted within an hour!"

"What?! You can only fire for one hour?!" Nian Kuo raised his eyebrows and shouted sternly.

"About that much. However, Brother Nian, rest assured. Even if we only fire for one hour, the damage to the Shanhai Pass city walls will be extremely severe. By then, it should be no problem for us to climb over with our strength..." Yokota Ichiro said hurriedly.

Upon hearing this, Nian Kuo's expression eased slightly, and he said: "Good! Then we will launch the siege battle in one hour!"

"Ah, this... Yes! Launch the siege battle in one hour!"

Yokota Ichiro replied helplessly under Nian Kuo's coercion.

He knew he had no choice.

Although he also possessed Martial King combat power, he didn't know how this Nian Kuo Cultivated, as he could easily suppress him.

Moreover, there were several high-ranking members within the Sea Clan whose combat power also surpassed his own.

This was also the main reason he had helplessly signed the humiliating treaty.

Otherwise, with his arrogant personality, he would never be willing to act as someone else's pawn.

"Rest assured, I won't let you go to your deaths in vain!"

"I will have Brother Man and Brother Jian step up the offensive, making the Ming Empire face enemies on all sides and leaving them full of flaws!"

Nian Kuo patted Yokota Ichiro on the shoulder and said, pretending to be magnanimous.

"Many thanks, Brother Nian! If they can reduce the pressure on our offensive, that would naturally be the best!"

Yokota Ichiro said sincerely.

"Haha, since you and we are standing together now, we must naturally face the enemy together!"

"I hope that by tonight, I can stand at the highest point in Shanhai Pass and properly enjoy the surrounding scenery!" Nian Kuo laughed loudly.

"This younger brother has the same wish!"

Yokota Ichiro hurriedly flattered him.

The two seemed to be discussing something within easy reach, and as Nian Kuo's order was passed down, sure enough, the Swordfish Clan in the air and the Eel Clan underground also stepped up their offensive like madmen!

Clusters of dark clouds swept from the direction of the sea toward Shanhai Pass.

Each cluster of dark clouds was composed of countless swordfish.

After rushing out of the sea, they flapped their wings and flew high into the sky, faintly showing the momentum of a Formation.

Driven by the flapping wings of the large number of swordfish, a force similar to an upward airflow was formed, carrying them as they flew in the air.

It was not only energy-saving but also sustainable, much easier than the flight of a single swordfish.

In addition, this naturally formed Formation momentum also allowed this cluster of dark clouds to form a protective force.

This force could not only cause incoming arrows and other attacks to deflect to a certain extent, but also help the Swordfish Clan battle team withstand attacks when they could not dodge.

Compared to those swordfish fighting alone before, these Swordfish Clan battle teams were clearly the main force of the Swordfish Clan!

Meanwhile, the battle underground finally broke out!

Just as the Eel Clan vanguard battle team broke through to a point 30 kilometers away from Shanhai Pass, they were violently attacked by the underground ambush force.

This attack was somewhat sudden for the Eel Clan, because they had not expected the Ming Empire’s garrison to appear underground.

They had advanced recklessly all the way, only to crash into the underground tunnel space that the Ming Army had dug in advance.

Seeing the sharp-horned heads suddenly crashing into the tunnel, the Ming Army, which had been waiting for a long time, was shocked but also fought back with all their might.

It was not too difficult to kill those heads, because the Ming Army had long ago set up protective nets in the tunnel.

These Eel Clan soldiers had not transformed into human form but remained in their original state.

Consequently, caught off guard, they all rushed into the meshes of the nets one by one and were immediately locked by the protective nets.

Even if they struggled desperately, it was of no use, and in the end, they were turned into souls under the blades of the Ming Army...