In the following day, we continued the finishing work, pacified the residents of the city, gathered the defeated warrior monk prisoners, expanded them into the cannon fodder camp, and then the whole army moved on to the next city.
There is no movement yet in the Kingdom of Rain.
Four days later, Shinobu began to attack the second city.
The local guardian had fled with his family a long time ago without encountering any resistance. The residents in the city welcomed Master Wang and lined the streets to welcome him.
After just stopping for a while and reorganizing, we headed straight to the next city.
The scorching summer heat is approaching, and wherever Ren Zongzong goes, there is overwhelming momentum. There are few cities that can resist fiercely, and the rebels almost flee.
In one month, more than twenty cities, large and small, were recovered, and countless towns were recovered.
Such a fast speed was mostly due to the fact that there was no resistance in the city and the city gates were opened to surrender on the same day.
There are a total of 238 cities in the country. If this progress continues, it will take at least half a year.
Interestingly, instead of shrinking, the number of Shinobi soldiers has swelled. This is also the result of farmers who were temporarily captured for military service and Miki asked them to go home and farm.
The situation is very good.
As the march progressed, Miki's Shinobi Army was not only getting farther and farther away from the Land of Rain, but also away from Konoha.
At this time, the situation in the Kingdom of Rain has changed.
A large-scale ninja battle is taking place on the border between the Land of Rain and the Land of Fire.
On the Ninja Alliance side, it seems that they have pressed all their forces and are approaching Konoha's Ninja troops aggressively.
Their number exceeded Konoha's expectations.
The ninja coalition of the five countries formed a civilian team of more than 100,000 people. Equipped with guns and cannons, they were transported to the battlefield and became the cannon fodder on the front line.
Due to insufficient equipment, many soldiers still carried swords and spears.
For the first time, ordinary people without chakra joined the ninja war game.
During this period of time, the Five Nations Ninja Alliance took the time to make a lot of preparations.
Its function is to consume the chakra of Konoha ninja and weaken the combat effectiveness of Konoha ninja in disguise.
"It's not enough. We must let that woman put the insect swarm troops into this battlefield."
"Can such a thing be possible?" Onoki looked at the army below with disdain, and remained doubtful with his arms crossed.
"It's a good material to use as a human puppet." The Third Kazekage said, "It's good to be dead, so there's no need to waste food."
Accompanied by the beating and vibration of military drums, soldiers were neatly arranged in a square military formation and marched forward in rows. The ninja supervising the battle at the rear raised their ninja swords and shouted loudly.
The Konoha ninjas looked at this scene with eyes full of surprise. Such a scene somewhat subverted their three views.
"These bastards actually sent ordinary people to die."
"Many of the people on the other side are still children, not even samurai."
In the marching army formation, every face, whether immature or weathered, was full of tension and uneasiness.
Mei Ji cast her eyes over.
As expected, the scale of the war escalated again.
From the Warring States Period, small-scale battles between clans, to the Ninja Village Era, large-scale battles between one village and one village of ninjas, until today, there is a comprehensive competition between countries in terms of national power, population, technology, wealth, etc.
This route was foreseeable, but Mei Ji didn't expect it to be so fast.
But when the delicate balance is broken, the five countries on the opposite side really have no choice. Their own half-broken ninja group has no more money to squander.
So, the question is, what role can ordinary people play on the battlefield?
Miki, who has been watching Shinobu's battle recently, knows this very well.
For ordinary people to join the ninja battle, it is by no means useless. The key lies in how to use it.
Meiji’s focus is on firearms, the classic bolt-action rifle, and the more classic tactic of lining up to shoot and advance.
There is a ruthless man on the opposite side who is the tactical commander.
"Don't come over here!"
Seeing the approaching military formation, some Konoha ninjas shouted, while others silently took out their kunai, preparing to physically persuade them to retreat.
It was impossible for them not to come over. Not only were their own people holding knives against their backs, but their parents, wives, and children were also in the hands of ninjas. Therefore, it was impossible to retreat.
Until they crossed the line of death, people raised their guns and aimed at the ninja.
"put!"
Following the command, the Konoha ninjas threw kunai uniformly, and the swarms of black kunai roared down like dark clouds.
Amidst the roaring sound, kunai plunged into the ground, patches of blood spattered, and the crowd fell down like wheat.
With ordinary people's skills, there is absolutely no way to avoid ninja kunai.
So, you might as well change your mind and stop hiding.
Just face your fear and conquer it.
Although their bodies were shaking and their hearts were shattered by fear, when they thought of the strict military rules and punishments, those who survived the first round of kunai throwing followed the previous brief training and aimed their guns at the ninja without squinting.
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Behind them, the crowd who were not enveloped by kunai stepped over the wailing companions who fell to the ground in front of them, stepped on the pool of blood, picked up the firearms on the ground, and took up their positions to raise their guns.
It was the first time I saw such a scene. It was cruel and shocking, and screams of exclamation rang out among the Konoha ninjas.
Why not retreat?
Isn’t this simply sending someone to death?
The hand holding the next kunai felt a little hesitant for a moment.
Faced with this self-created massacre, the shock and conflict in my heart are beyond words.
But this is a battlefield, and the Konoha ninjas have the leisure to sympathize with the other side, but the other side does not.
"Fire!" the commander waved the flag and joined forces.
The gunshots rang out in succession, and bullets roared out, hitting the Konoha ninja on the opposite side.
Some ninjas instinctively sensed the danger, activated their muscles subconsciously, and wanted to jump away to avoid it, but their reason stopped this more fatal behavior.
Some nimble ninjas in the front row subconsciously raised their kunai to resist, waving their hands together, and with a series of flashing sparks and crisp crashing sounds, several bullet casings fell to the ground.
blocked...
Konoha's ninja lowered his head and looked at the bloody holes in his body.
But it's not completely blocked.
Amidst the continuous screams, the companions around him were shot and fell one after another, revealing the ninja in the back row who had a blank look on his face and widened his eyes in surprise.
Why does this happen?
At this moment, many Konoha ninja suddenly realized that the seemingly haphazard civilian army on the opposite side was not the seemingly weak civilian sheep in the past, but a group of wild beasts that could bite off their own flesh and blood.
"Asshole!" some ninjas yelled angrily.
To put it bluntly, how much is the life of the other person worth? How much is your own life worth?
There was silence at first, then slight exclamations, and gradually evolved into enthusiastic cheers. After seeing the success, the eyes of the weak sheep began to change, becoming increasingly bloodthirsty.
What, ninjas are not as invincible as the rumors say.
Inexplicable confidence rapidly expanded and spread among the army.
"One person has a head of one hundred thousand! Brothers! Kill!"
"Kill one and you'll get enough! Two will make a profit! Ten of them will have enough to eat and drink throughout their lives!"
The sheep raised their guns again and turned into bloodthirsty beasts. The ninja opposite them had turned into dazzling gold.
Meiji has never underestimated ordinary people.
"You have released a caged beast."
"But do you really have the ability to make a ferocious beast that has seen blood behave obediently?"