"Why haven't we taken over the entrance to the ship area yet?"
Black Hand Lu Gang stood in a pavilion, questioning the man in front of him.
"Brother, the rain is too heavy here. The brothers acted hastily and were not prepared for the siege..."
Lu Tie, the city guard captain standing in front of Lu Gang, was sweating profusely and quickly explained, "We have done our best."
Lu Gang spread out the map: "The firepower in the port area is limited. We have an advantage in firepower. What about those artillery pieces that I imported from the Blue Dynasty?"
"The artillery hasn't arrived yet." Lu Tie took out a tissue, wiped his sweat, and said, "It's raining, and the roads have become very muddy..."
Lu Gang, the Black Hand, didn't speak. He had been repairing and maintaining the main road from the High Wall District to the Ship District, so how could the road have become muddy?
He didn't want to delve into it at this time.
"Then I'll lead the team to charge."
Lu Gang narrowed his eyes, a venomous glint flashing in them.
"Brother, this, this is very dangerous." Lu Tie hurriedly said, "A wise man does not stand under a dangerous wall. Besides, even if they betray us, as long as you are here, and so many of our brothers are here, we can surely raise an army in this ancient Song."
"Hmph." Lu Gang sneered, "This is a life-or-death struggle, there are not many ways out. I am like this, and you are like this. Do you think they will let you go if I fall? Impossible."
After Lu Gang finished speaking, he walked out of the pavilion alone and came to the barricades set up by the soldiers outside.
Then, his imposing presence overwhelmed all the soldiers.
Then, Lu Gang spoke, his words full of inflammatory rhetoric:
"My soldiers, I know you are exhausted."
"You are confused."
“Each of you wants to return to a safe, dry, warm indoor space, to drink a bowl of meaty soup, to have your wife gently massage your back, to look into your child’s innocent eyes, and to hand her a box of pastries you bought on your way home.”
"Me too. I'm just like you, protecting our city."
"We are the guardians of this city, keeping the storms and torrential rains away from the dangers outside."
"But we were betrayed."
“They—whom I once regarded as my kin, have betrayed me. What an unjust, despicable, and terrible betrayal.”
“They tried to kill me with assassination attempts, tried to discredit me with rumors, and tried to make my men betray me with deception.”
“I have learned that their reinforcements are on boats and heading towards the Song River.”
“If we cannot take back our port, everything we cherish will be destroyed.”
“Our wives will be taken by others, our children will become slaves to others, we will be killed by them, and then they will point to our bones and shout:”
"Look, this is a coward."
It is impossible to deceive everyone forever.
It is very difficult to deceive a group of people forever.
It's easy to deceive a group of people for a short time.
Black Hand Lu Gang's words and his imposing aura enveloped all the soldiers, igniting their courage and turning them into fearless warriors.
Seeing the commotion among the hastily mobilized city guards, a smile involuntarily crept onto Lu Gang's lips.
"I will lead the charge; those who dare to die, follow me."
With Lu Gang's imposing presence, his black wide-brimmed hat transformed him into a sacred banner in the eyes of the crowd.
The closer people got to him, the more fanatical and excited they became, their faces flushed red, as if the surrounding torrential rain and future dangers had all disappeared. They followed the Black Hand Lu Gang with fervor; he was their god.
Lu Gang, the mastermind, unleashed his power, leading the crowd through the rain.
"war!"
"Fight!" "Fight!" "Fight!"
The black flag seemed to be surrounded by city guards dressed in thick black coats, surging enthusiastically towards the market.
The soldiers raised their bayonet-equipped rifles, and only bayonet-equipped rifles. Some also carried classic swords and shields, while others carried ladders of dubious use.
The battle began the moment the two sides made contact.
Due to the effects of torrential rain and year-round fog, the range of rifles is reduced to a very low level by visibility factors. Therefore, close combat often replaces ranged combat. However, the port guards rely on the inner city walls outside the market. The low inner city walls provide them with natural obstacles and terrain advantages. In addition, there are several arrow towers placed at the entrance. Under these circumstances, ranged attacks are very effective.
However, the attacking side has a cultivator at the Mingjing realm.
Black Hand Lu Gang appeared in front of the gate almost instantly.
He held a long knife in his hand and slammed it hard against the door.
The closed door immediately developed cracks.
In an instant, all the port soldiers around saw Black Hand Lu Gang. Apart from a few who fired instinctively, many were overwhelmed by his aura. Fear and unease took over their minds, and self-doubt and the urge to escape echoed in their thoughts.
Lu Gang, the mastermind, said loudly:
"The city gates have been breached."
"Charge in."
Lu Gang, the mastermind, then pushed again.
boom.
The city gate collapsed with a crash.
"Fire!" someone urged the soldiers from the city wall.
"Hahaha!"
Lu Gang, the mastermind, laughed three times.
The soldiers behind him rushed to his side, shielding him from bullets and helping him fight back; everyone had become a fearless warrior.
...
In Meijing City, in an abandoned earthen and stone building, a young man quietly emerged from the shadows and arrived at his altar.
His skin was like a glacier protruding from the sea, his hair like the feathers of a white seagull on a glacier, his left pupil was pure white, he wore a wide hooded coat, the hood covering his other eye, and a white jade-like cloak covering most of his body. In the hazy mist, he looked like a banished immortal.
There were small xiezhi sculptures at the edge of the building where he was, but these statues were already broken.
He leaned against the edge of the platform and stretched out his body.
He let out a soft "Eh," as he glanced around and suddenly spotted a wisp of white smoke.
"The 'Gathering Flags' effect?" he murmured to himself, his pure white palm opening to reveal a sphere crackling with lightning.
"go."
He tossed it lightly.
The lightning struck the white smoke, which was blasted away, revealing the disheveled angel below.
Mei Moke was about to escape when another bolt of lightning struck.
"I never expected there to be a Qi Realm Heavenly Cultivator monster in Meijing City."
He looked at Mei Moke's corpse and sighed.
This interlude ended quickly, and he continued with his previously planned actions.
Above his head, a vast expanse of purple mist had gathered.
At this moment, he seemed to be right in the middle of the world. The wind, the clouds, the buildings, and the world around him all became part of some kind of grand formation surrounding him. No, it would be more accurate to say that he had come to an "eye" of the world in this vicinity.
The purple rain curtain drifted away and disappeared.
Heading towards Ash City.
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