Chapter 92, Storm Trap
The Sisters of Battle had the right idea.
The factory had been bombed into ruins, so it was no longer worthwhile to bombard it with artillery. The half-collapsed ruins became a shelter for the survivors, and they were stronger than normal factory buildings.
To take it down, we still have to rely on infantry.
If the only opponents were the armed workers, two infantry battalions would be enough to defeat them. The number of armed workers still alive would not be too large, and they lacked heavy weapons and military skills. Even if they appeared to be fearless, it was only a matter of time before they were killed.
Given the quality of the Governor's soldiers, even in the most devastating and bloodiest hand-to-hand combat, the losses would actually be limited.
As long as those blue robes are killed.
That's what the nuns do.
They did a good job indeed, leading the soldiers forward again with their heroic actions.
At the same time, after understanding the situation on the battlefield, the commanders of the 2nd and 6th Battalions participating in this battle also made plans to increase the number of frontline soldiers. So far, four infantry companies have been deployed to the frontline battle, including the only company with a special number in the entire unit - Feidong Company.
With large numbers of blue-robed workers being targeted and eliminated by the combat nuns, without "artillery", it became extremely difficult for the remaining armed workers to put up a last-ditch resistance.
The situation turned back in favor of the governor's soldiers.
At this rate, the battle should have come to an end.
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After Gu Hang arrived at the scene and met with Perbov, Lambert and others who were directing the battle from the periphery, he used his telekinesis to raise his body, and when he looked down from a high place, this was roughly the battle situation he saw.
Logically speaking, this situation should make him feel more at ease.
The nuns of Holy Lily of Mercy fought very hard when facing the heretical cult; the soldiers accompanied them in the battle with high morale, and although there were certain casualties, they were completely within an acceptable range.
Although a factory was destroyed, this should be the only place in Fuxing City where armed resistance can still be carried out on a large scale. After the fight, it should be the end of the work. With this killing of the chicken to scare the monkey, the remaining alliance dignitaries have no ability to resist and can only tremble under Lambert's butcher knife.
However, the feeling of throbbing in Gu Hang's heart suddenly came again at this moment.
It was as if some huge disaster was about to take shape before his eyes.
He immediately activated his spiritual vision and viewed the entire battlefield.
Gu Hang saw a lot of tiny dots of storm evil energy reactions.
Those armed workers were implanted with some kind of evil power in advance, which could be detonated after death or even while alive.
The specks of storm evil energy that Gu Hang saw should be these, and it is normal.
As for the other part, some strong and some weak, they should be the blue-robed cultists who appeared. They were being hit by the full force of the Holy Mercy Lily and died quickly.
At this rate, the entire factory area could be completely cleared in a few hours at most, before the sun sets.
In short, at first glance, Gu Hang didn't see any problems.
So what was the reason for his previous palpitations?
Is this not some spiritual warning? Is it just that I've been too tired lately and my brain is spinning?
Gu Hang felt a little more relaxed as he thought about this.
This is certainly the best.
Otherwise, if there is any crisis, that would be troublesome.
Thinking of this, Gu Hang looked at the battlefield again.
Still okay... Wait?!
Gu Hang frowned deeply.
It’s not that he saw something new, but he found that he seemed to have overlooked it.
There seemed to be too many spots of light that symbolized storm sorcery.
According to the previous battle situation reported to him by Perbov, even if some armed workers died, their bodies would be treated as mines and artillery shells.
Of course there shouldn't be any light spots from the used corpse bombs.
As the Sisters of Holy Lily began to show their might against the blue-robed cultists, the soldiers followed and dealt with the remaining armed workers.
Without the control of the sorcerer, the corpse would not explode on its own after death. But despite this, the soldiers also tried to stay away from the corpses that had not exploded, to ensure that they would not be blown up by a sorcerer who had not been eliminated in time while walking.
What to do with these remaining corpses afterwards is a troublesome problem, but at least for now, they are unlikely to pose a threat to this battle.
However, the number of light spots that Gu Hang saw did not match the number of armed workers killed by the soldiers and those who were still resisting in the central area of the ruins.
Moreover, there are quite a few spots of storm evil energy that overlap with the locations of the soldiers.
He had previously thought that it might be a soldier who had approached by accident, but after a closer look, he could see that the soldiers had no idea that there were dead bodies of armed workers next to them.
It might be normal for one or two people to be careless, but it is abnormal for so many people to overlap.
Don’t you want to live anymore?
Impossible.
Recalling the previous situation, Gu Hang was stunned and thought: Are those the workers buried under the factory ruins who died in the shelling caused by hundreds of shells earlier?
They also have the power of storm magic implanted in their bodies, and they can also be used as corpse bombs.
It was just because of the previous shelling that a large area of the factory area collapsed, burying many corpses or even living people under the rubble.
However, being buried does not mean that there is no threat.
What if these thousands of bodies exploded at the same time beneath the rubble?
It is equivalent to thousands of compressed air bombs exploding below. The shock wave and air pressure released instantly will blow the seemingly solid and stable semi-ruined site into the sky.
For those who have already fallen into it, the consequences are devastating.
Not only would the four infantry companies of the 2nd and 6th Battalions that were deployed in the battle be wiped out, but even the six Sisters of the Holy Lily brought in by Grit would likely suffer heavy losses in this wave.
After realizing the risk, Gu Hang didn't even have time to communicate with Perbov, Lambert and others.
His command, transmitted through psychic vibrations, spread throughout the battlefield:
"I'm Gu Hang. I order everyone to stop fighting and evacuate the factory area."
"Repeat, evacuate the factory area immediately!"
In case Grit, who was not his subordinate, did not understand his order, he specially pulled a psychic communication line and sent the voice into her ears: "This is probably a trap, withdraw first, we will make a long-term plan!"
(End of this chapter)
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