World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 861 - 407: Countless dead and injured! Zhi Li defeated and retreated!_3

Chapter 861: 407: Countless dead and injured! Zhi Li defeated and retreated!_3

However...

The apparent advantage was completely destroyed by Suo Lun’s artillery.

It was astonishingly effective, firing at an unprecedented distance.

In previous battles, it was absolutely safe beyond five hundred meters.

But now, even two or three miles away was not safe.

Every round of artillery fire from Suo Lun terrified all the forces.

Because it was horrifyingly brutal!

Dozens of pounds of shells flew, easily plowing a bloody path, effortlessly claiming the lives of a dozen, even dozens of people.

Such artillery, if inaccurate, spared lives, but once it hit, it caused countless deaths and injuries.

The Lord of Ironwood City was one of the vassals who hated Suo Lun the most.

Of course, Suo Lun hadn’t done anything to him directly; his hatred stemmed from fear.

Since his territory was in the Southeast Province and Suo Lun had become the acting governor of the Southeast Province, he had been consistently against Suo Lun.

Every day, he lived in fear that one day Suo Lun would bring his army to Ironwood City and slaughter his entire clan.

Now, with Zhi Li leading hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Suo Lun, he was ecstatic, waiting for Suo Lun’s downfall.

Yesterday, the scandal between Zhi Li and Turing Duo was revealed, which unsettled him. But what of it? His current arch-enemy was still Suo Lun, and he firmly stood with Zhi Li, hoping to see Suo Lun shattered into pieces.

Today, after the outbreak of the great battle, his blood boiled, wishing he could lead the charge himself.

But as the battle began, he instantly felt a chill.

The first wave of fifty thousand troops was annihilated before even climbing the city walls.

It was dreadful...

Next, Zhi Li didn’t send more troops to storm the city but instead shelled it from a distance.

Lord of Ironwood City, frantic, roared, "Why not storm the city? Why not storm the city? If fifty thousand fail, send a hundred thousand, a hundred and fifty thousand, two hundred thousand! Use lives to crush Suo Lun, tear him to pieces!"

And just at that moment...

Suddenly, a whistling sound came from the sky!

Then a black bolt of lightning fiercely arrived!

The Lord of Ironwood City was shocked, "What is this?"

His several trusted samurai reacted swiftly, immediately shielding their lord with their bodies and raising their shields to block!

"Bang..."

A loud noise, the shell effortlessly shattered the shields.

"Puff puff puff..."

Then, it tore through several trusted samurai.

And then, with a bang!

A twenty-plus pound solid shot hit the Lord of Ironwood City right on the head.

His head, like a ripe watermelon, violently burst, completely shattered!

After shattering the Lord of Ironwood City’s head, the shell seemed to lose its momentum and fell to the ground.

"Ah..."

The young Lord of Ironwood City let out an exceedingly mournful scream.

Because he suddenly felt no sensation in his legs; looking down, from his hips down was a bloody mess.

"Ah... Ah... Ah..."

He then let out an even more piercing wail!

...

The death of the Lord of Ironwood City brought unparalleled shock and terror to the high ranks of Zhi Li’s Forces.

At that time, he was fully three miles from the Fenglei Fort Defense Line!

Even at that distance, he was hit in the head!

Was it unsafe even two or three miles away? Truly, the Lord of Ironwood City was just unlucky to be hit at such a distance; it really was like winning a lottery.

But these life-fearing nobles and vassals didn’t think that way.

If this shell could kill the Lord of Ironwood City, it could surely kill them too.

Instantly, all the higher nobility, all the vassals, all the senior civil servants felt their limbs go cold, beginning to retreat like a tidal wave.

Once these people retreated, the morale of the entire army plummeted.

"Your Highness, we must withdraw the troops now, otherwise, a total rout will ensue!" Turing Tuo said.

Zhi Li’s heart was bleeding, and he gritted his teeth, "Pull the army back five miles!"

Instantly, the sound of gongs rang out!

Hundreds of thousands of troops retreated in disarray, pulling back five miles.

Zhi Li’s four hundred and fifty thousand-strong army attacked the Fenglei Fort Defense Line and, on just the first day, suffered heavy losses and retreated several miles.

And that wasn’t even the worst part!

The worst was the political consequences of his defeat!

Yesterday, he and Turing Tuo had forcibly suppressed everyone’s dissatisfaction by bullying them into submission.

Today, it was highly likely to backfire entirely!

After retreating back to the main camp, would there be challenges? Would there be rebellions?

Even, would someone take his head, Zhi Li’s, to Suo Lun as a token of merit?

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