At five o'clock in the morning the next day, dark clouds hung low and were as thick as lead.
The rain was getting heavier and the sound of the wind was so strong that it made people feel like they were out of breath.
The darkness before dawn is not only extremely dark, but also indescribably chilling.
At this time, on the front line of the defense area with 100,000 enemy troops, General Xia was suddenly blasted by a burst of artillery fire.
He hurriedly walked out of the bedroom and rushed into the headquarters, shouting to several of his subordinates:
"Who asked you to fire? Who asked you to fire?"
"Didn't I say it yesterday? Don't bombard Mingjiang indiscriminately until Tiemu Feihua and the others come back."
"That will not only disrupt my plan to kill the enemy, but also turn Mingjiang into a mess."
Counselor Xia was very angry: "When the time comes, Mingjiang will be in ruins and all the foreigners will run away. Who among you will be responsible for such losses?"
Hearing the scolding from Chief Xia, several of his subordinates remained silent. After he finished venting his anger, they stood up and responded:
"Report to Commander Xia that this cannon was not fired by us, nor by the Ironwood Army. It was fired from Mingjiang."
"I don't know if they were crazy or if they broke the can and fired thousands of shells in one breath."
"Several of our lurking camps were bombarded by them!"
"However, their bombardment also exposed their artillery regiment's position."
"We have ordered heavy weapons to be on standby."
"With Commander Xia's order, we can strike back with thunder and destroy all the artillery regiments like Mingjiang."
Several adjutants held their heads high and marked Mingjiang City's fire prevention map on the map.
"So that's it."
Xia Shenchang's expression relaxed and he frowned slightly:
"Are Liu Dongqi and Wang Qingwu out of their minds?"
"Why else would they bombard us like this?"
In his opinion, Mingjiang's artillery fire was enjoyable, but it would also expose the position of the heavy artillery and consume ammunition.
This kind of action, which makes loud noises and small raindrops, should be avoided as much as possible.
After all, Mingjiang's ammunition is running low now.
An aquiline-nosed adjutant smiled and said: "Commander Xia, there is no need to be surprised. Ming Jiang is the turtle in the jar."
"As long as we want it, we can take it in two days at most."
"I have never taken action. I just want to capture Mingjiang at the minimum cost."
"We have this mentality, and Wang Qingwu and the others can also see through it."
"They knew they were vulnerable, so they broke into pieces and fired several rounds of artillery fire."
He added: "Otherwise, once a war breaks out, they won't even be able to fire artillery fire. Now they have fired at least several thousand."
"Ding!"
Before Chief Xia could respond, a phone rang on the table, and the hook-nosed adjutant picked it up and answered it.
Then he smiled at Chief Xia:
"Information came from the front line. Mingjiang fired almost 4,000 rounds of artillery shells."
"These shells destroyed all the checkpoints we set up and knocked down 300 of our vanguard troops."
"But it was more likely that I lost my aim and hit the east mountain peak."
"And they are still gathering artillery shells. It looks like they will fire thousands more rounds."
"It looks like the harvest is not small, but in fact it has little effect. It can even be said that he is wasting ammunition."
"Liu Dongqi and Wang Qingwu are always stupid. Thousands of artillery shells put into our hands can kill at least 10,000 people and destroy five positions."
"With their current record, they are really embarrassed."
"Xia Shuai, what should we do?"
The hook-nosed adjutant asked back: "Should we turn back and go back?"
"What's the counter-attack?"
Chief Xia glanced at the map:
"Let it boom. When it is done booming and tired, it will stop. Then it will be our turn to perform."
"Second order, except for the two divisions at the forefront, the rest of the troops should take time to rest."
"We will make next arrangements after receiving the information from Tiemu Feihua and the others at dawn."
"If we fight back at this time, it will be easy for Wang Qingwu and others to get together, which is not conducive to Tiemu Feihua's actions."
"We will do our best to defend and paralyze our opponents."
Chief Xia made a decision: "A mere few thousand people cannot make waves."
Chief Xia was not worried about Mingjiang's artillery shells hitting the headquarters.
In addition to having the most powerful air defense system, they also have a headquarters located in the lee of the valley.
The artillery shell has to make several turns before it can lock on to the command post.
So he didn't worry about his safety at all.
Upon hearing Commander Xia's instructions, several adjutants responded in unison: "Yes!"
After Commander Xia finished speaking, he turned around and went back to the barracks to rest.
This rainy weather was perfect for sleeping, and the anti-inflammatory drugs he took every day also made him constantly sleepy.
But this time, Chief Xia did not sleep soundly. The constant gunfire was always shaking his soul.
He always felt something was wrong.
Near dawn, a call came in. Chief Xia picked it up and was about to get angry when a familiar voice came to his ears.
Ye Fan smiled: "Chang Xia, are you okay?"
Chief Xia Shen's face turned cold: "Ye A Niu? Are you still alive?"
Ye Fan smiled: "Not only am I still alive, I am also alive and well."
"What are you calling for?"
Shen Zhang Xia shouted: "Where did you find my communication channel?"
Ye Fan's voice was indescribably soft, talking like an old friend:
"Of course the communication channel was provided by Tiemu Feihua."
"I'm calling you for two reasons. One is to tell you that I have captured Tiemu Feihua and the others."
He added: "I killed all the spies and killers you and Temujin planted in Mingjiang last night during the silk-snatching operation."
Chief Xia's face changed drastically: "You are so poisonous——"
"I won't be harsh. Now the nephew of the five great families is dead, and Gongsun Qian is dead."
Ye Fan smiled and said: "Besides, you were once the person in charge of Blackwater Tower, so you should have been accustomed to such cruel methods."
Chief Xia growled: "Ye Aniu, stop talking nonsense, are you calling today just to show off?"
"Let me tell you, Tiemu Feihua and the others are in trouble, and we have indeed suffered a considerable loss."
"But it doesn't mean that we lost the battle at Mingjiang."
"On the contrary, once Tiemu Feihua and the others were captured by you, I gave up the idea of capturing Mingjiang without any bloodshed."
"I will immediately order a full-scale attack, and I will immediately bloodbath Mingjiang."
Chief Xia showed strength to the guy who cut off his arm.
"Chief Xia, don't worry, I haven't said the second thing yet."
Ye Fan smiled faintly: "The second thing is that I will give you a way out for the sake of iron thorns."
"Commander Xia, please run out of the headquarters immediately and do your best to run to the north of the back mountain."
"Otherwise you will be dead along with the eight thousand people in the entire camp."
He sighed: "I tremble at Tie Mu Wuyue's methods."
Xia Shenchang was shocked: "What do you mean?"
Ye Fan said softly: "Run, run quickly..."
With a bang, the phone was hung up. Commander Xia trembled and subconsciously rushed out of the camp.
Almost as he raised his head and scanned the sky, he suddenly heard a loud collapse sound from the east.
Xia Shenchang raised his head reflexively and immediately picked up a high-definition telescope.
It was okay not to look at it, but when he looked at it, his body instantly stiffened.
The mountain peak to the east suddenly collapsed with a loud bang, leaving a gap of more than ten meters.
The gap instantly poured out a torrent of water and a dozen large iron balls two meters in diameter.
"Boom boom boom!"
In the sky that has not yet fully lit up, in the deafening noise of wind, rain, and thunder.
A dozen iron balls shot out towards the valley of Xia's headquarters along with the raging torrent.
Flash floods.
Xia Shenchang trembled: "Ye Aniu bastard!"
At this time, he remembered that there was a large reservoir on the east mountain peak, and then he remembered why the Mingjiang defenders' artillery bombs hit the east mountain peak.
Ye Aniu is going to flood the three armies.
It's so despicable and shameless to blow up the reservoir and attack it when the artillery shells can't hit it.
"Boom boom boom!"
The bright electric light that occasionally flashes across the sky can illuminate these torrents and the dangerous tension carried by the iron balls.
They kept jumping up and falling down, but in the end they maintained their momentum.
Some iron balls hit trees while flying at high speed. The trees shattered into pieces with a crisp sound, and then were submerged and disappeared by the torrent.
Then the torrent swept across the broken trees.
Wherever it passes, vegetation and trees are destroyed.
The huge movement overwhelmed the thunder in the sky, making people's hearts tremble uncontrollably.
Raging floods mixed with broken branches and rocks rushed down from the mountain peaks, constantly rushing into the already turbulent river.
The rumbling sound impacted everything, and at the same time shocked Shen Chang Xia's eyes to the maximum extent.
Many checkpoints and hidden sentries were immediately submerged.
