Chapter 149 Extra: Ancient Spending 5 From the moment Liu Yue spent all her money and received a high-ratio cashback, there was no suspense in the battle to defend Wancheng.
She bought ten drones from the system mall. These were not the civilian models she had used to take photos, but military equipment that could fire bullets.
After traveling back to ancient times for so long, Liu Yue had been avoiding things that might cause death, but she knew that this was inevitable.
Her kindness will not be understood as great love, and her enemies will only think she is weak, and even use this to threaten her.
Therefore, what Liu Yue should do is not to avoid war, but to take the initiative of the war into her own hands and strive to end the war at the lowest cost.
This military equipment cost ten million star coins. Its advantages were energy conservation and compatibility with the holographic contact lenses she had previously purchased. She could set it to automatic attack mode, or connect it to a drone's feed, remotely control its direction, and manually select targets.
The only question is, aren't the crosses a bit too few? But this is a revolutionary firearm, so it should be enough.
As it turned out, Liu Yue's worries were unnecessary.
The combat method of drones is a crushing dimensionality reduction attack on the armies of this era. Their flying altitude is beyond the range of bows and arrows, and they are extremely accurate in attacking targets, with almost no bullets missing their target.
Let's put it this way: the enemy can see it and know where the attack is coming from, but they have no way to defend themselves. There's no other way but to passively take the hit.
Not to mention, the drone accurately locked onto the enemy general as soon as it appeared, and the general fell off his horse before he could react.
With the death of their commander, the army's morale plummeted, and panic spread. Coupled with the drone's firepower, more and more people fell in front of them. Even those who ran fast and managed to escape the drone attack by quickly charging were met with the long spears of the militia.
Under such circumstances, the battle lasted only five minutes before the officers and soldiers fled in all directions.
This speed is too fast! Liu Yue was shocked.
She realized that she had a misunderstanding about war. She always thought that as long as they were on the battlefield, they would fight to the last moment, but that was a game. In reality, the people fighting in wars were flesh and blood people.
The militia is very enthusiastic about fighting because Liu Yue gives them too much. The conditions she provides can support a group of death warriors in ancient times.
And they knew very well that if they lost this war, no one would be able to feed and clothe them and their families. In order to defend their hard-earned homes and maintain their hard-earned lives, they had to win.
But what about the officers and soldiers? The end of a dynasty is often accompanied by corruption and chaos. The officers and soldiers' equipment is in tatters, their salaries and allowances are often withheld, and they can barely get enough to eat. Who would want to risk their lives for their superiors, especially since their commander is already dead!
Liu Yue came to her senses and quickly raised the loudspeaker to shout: "Put down your weapons, and you won't be killed if you surrender!"
She recorded this sentence and played it on repeat as she rushed into the battlefield. Since she had the guard butterflies, she wasn't worried about being accidentally injured, and she could also let these officers and soldiers experience her absolute defense firsthand.
The lieutenant general tried to gather the remaining troops and retreat, but his voice was completely drowned out by the looping horn sound.
Liu Yue also went to the system mall to shop and bought a pulse cannon.
She shut down eight drones, leaving only two at the front to provide suppressive fire. She used her mechanical wings to go around to the back, activated the pulse cannon, and knocked down the officers and soldiers who wanted to escape.
By the way, she bought the mechanical wings before the war. They cost 50 million star coins, which was out of her reach before, but now she has plenty of money, and flying would be so cool!
The flying goddess and the pulse cannon, whose attacks were invisible but could knock them down, completely broke down the psychological defenses of the officers and soldiers.
They now believed that Liu Yue was indeed a god. How could humans fight against gods? They knelt on the ground in fear, begging for the gods' forgiveness.
Uh... seems like I'm being a bit too pretentious.
Liu Yue scratched her head awkwardly and asked Liu Jia and Liu Ming to take people to capture these prisoners.
As for the deputy general who looked very capable and seemed to be still struggling, she used the freezing launcher to hit his right hand and left foot, and he lay on the ground unable to move.
The result of the battle spread quickly, and there was no doubt that Liu Yue had won a crushing victory.
The local wealthy family sent away some of their children before the war, and now they sent their legitimate son to Liu Yue.
Liu Yue didn't understand. What did this mean? If they wanted to send a male companion, then these people's aesthetic taste... at least find a few handsome ones!
It was only after Liu Jia explained to her that Liu Yue finally understood that after the battle of Wancheng, the powerful families had recognized the situation, given up their illusions, and no longer fought against her, but planned to surrender.
The main purpose of sending the legitimate son here is to serve as a hostage to test their sincerity and determination.
Liu Yue wanted to laugh when she heard this. What kind of sincerity was this? Without this son, they could still have another child. They didn't have to carry the baby for ten months themselves, so naturally they didn't feel bad.
She had them all sent back, after all, she didn't recycle trash. Besides, there were so many people wanting to join her, and she still had to screen resumes and conduct written tests and interviews.
Tsk, before, no one came even though she posted advertisements for generous benefits everywhere. But after winning the battle, she suddenly became a hot commodity.
It seems that showing off muscles is really necessary...
Liu Yue withdrew her thoughts and asked Liu Jia to tell those wealthy families that she would definitely carefully investigate the land situation in Wancheng.
She not only wants to confiscate hidden farmland, but also promote public ownership of land. To ensure a smooth transition of land and reduce the impact on public security, she is now willing to spend some money to buy out their land. They'd better be smart and sell it.
If they don't know what's good for them and are unwilling to cooperate, then Liu Yue can only let them experience what it means to "beat the landlords and divide the land."
Of course, if they are willing to take the written test and interview and apply for the civil service position here, Liu Yue will also open this upward channel for them. It depends on whether they are willing to humble themselves and start from the grassroots level.
You know, now is the time when she takes the civil service exam because there are many vacancies, great demand for talents, and the cultural level of her competitors is relatively low. In all aspects, it is the easiest time to pass the exam.
Unfortunately, not everyone is as smart and sensible as Liu Jia.
The wealthy family originally thought that she only wanted the hidden land, so they thought that they would give it to her with great reluctance. As long as the family passed it down from generation to generation, there would always be a chance for a comeback in the future. However, they did not expect that she would be so rampant that she would not even let go of their ancestral land!
This was to uproot their roots. Some people fled overnight, and some organized several waves of resistance, but they were all suppressed by Liu Ming's team.
With a magical thing like drones, no matter how many troops the wealthy families have, they will all be useless. The number of troops they have is just a matter of how long it takes to completely eliminate them.
Liu Yue doesn't care about those who run away. It doesn't matter if people run away, as long as the land doesn't run away with them.
Besides, what was the point of running away? She was someone who was going to conquer the world. Wherever they went, it would be her territory sooner or later.
If they have the determination and perseverance to flee overseas, then wouldn't it be reasonable for her to go and capture the fugitives? If she also takes over their power and assets, would it be "since ancient times"?
Well, if you think about it that way, they'd better run away.
There is an island to the east, and there is a new world across the Pacific Ocean. Don't let her down!
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