Wang Er Zhuang said to the Third Legion Commander beside him, "Old brother, see that? That's not the Heaven Clan's Heavenly Moon Legion. Are they planning to send this guy to test us? If we can fight, we fight; if we can hold them, we hold them. If they can defeat us, they'll defeat us. With such shameless tactics, it seems Emperor Heavenly Moon is also a devious scoundrel."
The Third Legion Commander nodded and said, "Brother is right. Let me tell you, there might be many Heaven Clan Emperors lurking within the attacking forces right now. Just you wait, the moment we two make a move, a few more meddlers will surely jump out, swords in hand, to chase and hack at us."
Upon hearing this, Wang Er Zhuang was taken aback. "Holy crap, this old brother is one of us!"
Seeing how they chatted, exuding fierce energy.
"Hmm, I am not alone in my path."
"Don't worry, old brother," Wang Er Zhuang said, his eyes narrowing and a grin on his face. "Our boss already anticipated that these bastards would resort to underhanded tactics. We're all prepared. Do you know the Iron-Eating Beast clan? That's the group of beasts we found. Those guys are incredibly fierce; only the toughest fighters are sent."
"Old brother, let me show you our firearms. Although their power is a bit lacking against these Heaven Clan brutes, the dazzling sparks and lightning will certainly boost our morale."
"Give the order! Bring out all the firearms Minister Zhang prepared for us. Be it the 'Ma Lei Zi', 'Huo She Zi', 'Tai Gang Zi', 'Wu Lian Fa', 'Zuo Di Pao', or 'Hong Tian Lei', aim them wherever the enemy is most concentrated."
Hearing Wang Er Zhuang's words, the Third Legion Commander's eyes lit up. "Oh my, brother, your little chat is so comforting to hear. What did you do before?"
Wang Er Zhuang looked at the Third Legion Commander's excited expression and felt a sense of kinship.
"Old brother, I find you quite agreeable too. My family is a prominent clan. Although we deal in shady business, our main activities were forgery, smuggling, and protection. However, my sworn brother's family is the top boss, dealing in a lifestyle of 'walking to eat and fighting for pleasure,' and I honed my skills there."
The Third Legion Commander became even happier. "Oh my, no wonder. I used to be a bandit, and later I was recruited into the regular army. My former strategist, Bai Zhi Shan, was from your human race's former food and supplies department, and I think his surname was He."
"Oh my, what a coincidence, old brother..."
Behind them, Jiang Zheng looked dumbfounded and exchanged a glance with the Fifth Legion Commander. They simultaneously saw the question in each other's eyes.
"Are all your human generals (your authentic generals) this unreliable?"
"The enemy is already at our doorstep, and you're letting your troops fight amongst themselves while the two of you chat so happily."
The Heaven Clan legions, which were in the midst of their assault, were suddenly stunned by a barrage of shelling. Especially the heavy artillery in the rear, which had strong impact, ample firepower, and rapid firing speed, but... not much lethality.
Wang Er Zhuang watched the Heaven Clan troops advance amidst smoke and flames, then with a sinister grin, said to a nearby staff officer, "Order the eagle shooters to aim for the enemy's low-ranking officers and standard-bearers. I want to see if you bastards go blind when all your leaders are taken down."
"Yes..."
Then Wang Er Zhuang said to the Third Legion Commander, "Old brother, have your archers conduct a volley, bypass the front few rows of enemy troops, and cut them off at the waist."
Immediately after, disregarding the Third Legion Commander's gaze, Wang Er Zhuang roared again, "Switch all the heavy artillery and catapults to incendiary rounds, and aim them at the landing points of the Third Army's arrows."
With Wang Er Zhuang's successive military orders, the entire first line of defense on the front line began to move.
After three volleys of arrows from the Third Army, the human race's heavy artillery and catapults roared again.
The heavily armored Heaven Clan soldiers, who had previously advanced disregarding the artillery fire, were now in dire straits. As the packages of concentrated petroleum ignited, a fiery sea, a hundred meters long and wide, erupted in the middle of the attacking force.
The concentrated petroleum was an advanced weapon improved by the human race's arsenal. The temperature of its flames was unbearable even for diamond-level martial artists, and even lord-level powerhouses, while defending with their domains, couldn't last more than three minutes.
Instantly, the Heaven Clan soldiers within a hundred-meter radius were engulfed by the sea of fire. The Heaven Clan soldiers near the edge of the fiery expanse, who could have escaped immediately, were disoriented by the powerful shockwaves generated by the human race's heavy artillery, causing many to miss their chance to flee.
Two hundred thousand eagle shooters precisely sent their arrows into the chests of the enemy's low-ranking officers. For a time, the Heaven Clan army, separated by the sea of fire, descended into intense panic due to the massive casualties of their commanders.
"Heh heh, lost your formation, have you? Order the ballistae to fire, and rain death upon the Heaven Clan enemy. I want to devour these three million Heaven Clan soldiers within these two hours of fire." Wang Er Zhuang licked his lips and said with icy eyes.
"Old brother, prepare your shield-bearers for the final cleanup. And the two of us need to be ready. The Heaven Clan's King-level elites are arriving soon. This is the most opportune moment to kill us."
Then, with a wave of his hand, Wang Er Zhuang sent a vanguard of ten thousand royal-level guards and an elite special operations team of three hundred thousand quasi-royal-level and above, charging towards the Heaven Clan elites who had crossed the sea of fire.
The Third Legion Commander, witnessing Wang Er Zhuang's actions, hurriedly dispatched thirty thousand of the Third Army's royal-level forces to join the fray.
The eight Emperor-level experts from the two forces immediately engaged and blocked the six Heaven Clan vice-legion commanders.
For a time, the armies on the ground were being ruthlessly slaughtered by the humans and the earthbound. However, in the elite duels between high-level combatants, the humans and the earthbound were at a disadvantage.
Especially in the battle of Emperor-level experts, the eight Emperor-level experts from the two races were being suppressed by the six Emperor-level experts from the Heaven Clan. In particular, the four old ancestors of the Wang family were directly held back by two Emperor-level experts from the Heaven Clan, leaving Wang Er Zhuang and his companions speechless.
"These Heaven Clan fellows are strong, aren't they? Our Wang family's four Emperor-level ancestors are seasoned warriors, but look at how they're being beaten. It's truly infuriating."
The Third Legion Commander looked at Wang Er Zhuang, dumbfounded. "Holy crap, you little brat, you're a real beast. No matter how bad it is, they're still your ancestors. Is it really okay to talk like that?"
"Fortunately, fortunately, our four Emperor-level experts from the earthbound can still hold their own against those four for a while. If it continues like this, victory is unlikely, but we won't be defeated within two hours."
Wang Er Zhuang smacked his lips. "Damn it, I knew we should have borrowed our boss's executioner guard corps. Even if we only borrowed a hundred thousand, most of these Heaven Clan royal-level elites would have been cut down by now."