124: Chapter 124: The Battle Begins, Class A War Criminals

Under Su Yang's call, the 25 lords committed nearly two-thirds of their forces in this round.

This was a critical battle; failure would deal a severe blow to the subsequent situation and morale.

With the lords finished with their deployments, Su Yang confirmed his own, and the System flickered.

[Generating Battle of Heroic Souls simulation battlefield...]

[Deploying hero units...]

[Deploying soldier units...]

[Loading civilization traits...]

[Fifth simulation tournament match starting]

Beams of light lit up the massive Battle of Heroic Souls simulation battlefield beneath their feet.

The combat forces of both sides were continuously deployed onto the battlefield.

Judging by the number of light beams, the opposing side had committed no fewer troops than they had.

Su Yang's eyes flickered; it was impossible for the Japan Alliance to possess so many units.

It seemed that after these three Alliances combined, they were able to provide mutual military support.

This was another piece of bad news.

After all, their only advantage was the numerical superiority brought about by having more lords.

Now, the opponent had offset this advantage through their coalition and could tip the scales with superior unit quality.

[Fifth Battle of Heroic Souls simulation starting]

[Commanding Generals of both sides]

[Japan: General Matsui Iwane]

[Former Commander of the Japan Central China Area Army; led forces to capture the capital of the Republic of China, Nanking, and launched a two-month extermination campaign, killing at least 300,000 people.]

[Dragon Dynasty: General Li Xin]

[One of the youngest generals of the Qin Dynasty; helped the King of Qin unify the six states, pursued the mastermind behind the assassination attempt on the King of Qin for thousands of miles, and was enfeoffed as Marquis of Longxi for his achievements.]

The information for both generals flashed across the screen, and the camera zoomed in on them from a god's-eye view.

General Li Xin stood his ground in silver-white steel armor, steam rolling off his back in the forest breeze.

Opposite him, General Matsui Iwane wore a standard Japanese uniform, his eyes filled with cruelty and the joy of anticipated slaughter.

Once the battle records and information of both generals appeared, the lords behind began to whisper.

"Killing 300,000 enemies; that Japanese commander is too ruthless."

"Is this our general? Why is there no difference between him and the Dragon Dynasty soldiers?"

"He feels like one of those ancient martial generals; high combat power, but poor at commanding."

"What's the use of individual combat power in modern warfare? Does the Dragon Dynasty lack military strategists..."

Su Yang ignored the voices behind him; from the moment he saw the Japanese general, his nerves tightened.

General Matsui Iwane, a Class-A war criminal of the invading Japanese army and the mastermind behind the Nanking Massacre.

The figure of 300,000 in his record was not enemy soldiers killed, but unarmed civilians in the city of Nanking!

"General Li." Su Yang transmitted the message to General Li Xin in his mind.

Before the war officially began, lords were still able to communicate with their hero units one last time.

"Opposite you is a demon who once slaughtered 300,000 innocent people of our China."

"For the sake of those innocent people who died tragically, we must not lose this battle!"

As he finished speaking, the screen flickered, changing to an overhead view of his own position.

This perspective only allowed him to see his own formation, not the enemy's situation.

On screen, General Li Xin's thoughts swirled as he gained command of all units on the field and received Su Yang's final message.

He did not know who General Matsui Iwane specifically was, but he could hear the hatred in Su Yang's tone.

Since Your Majesty has given the order, then today, whether god or ghost, all shall become souls under my spear!

On the other side, the lords' seating area.

After the information on the two generals appeared, everyone exclaimed in surprise.

"Annihilating 300,000 enemies; I didn't expect Japan to have such a formidable general!" MacArthur laughed.

"300,000 people; that's terrifying. With a commander like that, even I could win!" the Lord of India exclaimed.

"What's the situation with the one on the other side? Why is he wearing a piece of scrap iron? If he gets desperate, won't he charge in himself?"

"He's an ancient general; I'm afraid it'll be hilarious if he challenges us to a duel before the battle."

"Arrange a sniper to blow his head off with one shot..."

Tojo Injin smiled faintly; both in terms of combat power and command, the two sides were not on the same level.

This battle was already over before it had even begun.

In the Battle of Heroic Souls, one does not suffer physical damage, but the mental damage sustained is irreversible.

After this battle, General Matsui would once again become a nightmare for the people of the Dragon Dynasty!

A cold glint flashed in his eyes as he spoke slowly to General Matsui Iwane.

"Matsui-kun, begin the slaughter!"

The screen flickered; the fifth Battle of Heroic Souls simulation.

The first battle of this event in the true sense finally began.

[Fifth Battle of Heroic Souls simulation]

[Dragon Dynasty General Li Xin vs. Japan General Matsui Iwane]

[Battle Type: Extermination Battle]

[Victory is achieved by killing or routing all enemy personnel]

Battle of Heroic Souls simulation battlefield.

General Li Xin stood in the center of the battlefield holding his silver spear, carefully observing the surrounding terrain.

This was a forest terrain with thick, tall trees.

If they were to advance in squads, these trees would provide excellent cover.

The two Skyfire Guard units and one squad of Armored Elite Soldiers provided by Your Majesty were hidden at the very rear of the battlefield.

These were lethal weapons capable of striking a fatal blow and must be used when the enemy revealed a flaw.

General Li Xin scanned with his mind; he currently had 1,200 soldiers under his command.

Moreover, these soldiers were mostly rifle units, which could be understood as single-shot, unarmored Crossbowmen with faster reload speeds.

Your Majesty had said that the enemy soldiers' combat power was generally higher than his own, possessing cannons and high-rate-of-fire repeating crossbow-type weapons.

Powerful combat strength would surely make the opponent relaxed and underestimate them.

But while they looked down on the combat power of his main force, they would also be wary of the Dragon Dynasty's Armored Soldiers.

Therefore, the opponent's strategy was easy to guess.

Before the Dragon Dynasty units made a move, they would not deploy their main forces, relying on their weapon advantage to wear down his combat power.

Once the Dragon Dynasty units made a move to save the situation, they would concentrate their firepower and attack with full force.

With a flicker of thought, General Li Xin began to mobilize his troops.

The various squads began to move under his direction.

Japan side.

General Matsui Iwane dispatched three 40-man vanguard platoons for small-scale reconnaissance.

He knew that in the early stages, both sides would definitely conduct reconnaissance conservatively, and the number of troops deployed would not be too high.

His purpose in deploying such a relatively large force was to completely wipe out the enemy's reconnaissance team.

This would allow them to use absolute firepower to prevent the enemy from sending out intelligence, and also strike a blow to their morale.

As the side with the advantage, they only needed to grind them down slowly to continuously wear the opponent out.

Once the opponent became impatient, they would naturally reveal flaws.

Having fought for so many years, his experience was truly vast.

Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat——————

Suddenly, gunfire rang out in the forest.

The fish had taken the bait!

General Matsui Iwane excitedly connected the intercom.

"Annihilate them! Don't let a single one escape!"

"Rat-tat-tat-tat——"

"Commander! There are so many enemies! They are everywhere!!"