BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
BOOM! BOOM! Before the reformists finished their roar, dozens of flying swords had flown out of the positions of the Kurfürsten's army and darted at the dozen or so heavy tractors that were installed with enormous broadcasting rune arrays as fast as lightning.
The blast waves stirred up by the flying swords turned into visible spiraling air columns that whizzed towards Li Yao like burning meteors.
Thankfully, the tractors had solid defense systems that were condensed into glittering spiritual shields in front of the lines in time, which automatically unleashed powerful airwaves and minced the flying swords into pieces or deviated them.
Then, a hoarse voice echoed from the positions of the Kurfürsten's army, too. It shrieked like a pig being butchered, "Brothers, don't believe the bulls * it of those rebels. As long as we persist for another three to five days, the main force of the four Kurfürsten's fleets will certainly arrive and reinforce us. We will annihilate the worthless rebels and annihilate every last one of them!
"Hold on, all of you f * cking hold on! If anyone can fight to the death and not retreat for three to five days, no, as long as they last for twenty-four hours, they will all be rewarded with fifty kilograms of the highest grade crystal, and their citizen level will all rise by three levels!"
After the roar of the hoarse voice, the morale of the Kurfürsten's army, which was slightly disordered behind the forests of blades, spears, swords, and halberds, was condensed again.
Behind the battle formation of the reformists, somebody sneered and spread the laughter to the entire battlefield through the broadcasting rune arrays. "The so-called 'four Kurfürsten' are all traitors who have stolen the high positions. The Reform Committee of the Council of Elders represents the highest authority of the Imperium of True Human Beings. We will never acknowledge all the titles, ranks, and citizen levels granted by the old Council of Elders and the four Kurfürst families. Not just three levels in a row, even if you are promoted thirty levels in a row, if you persist in resisting us to the end, you will be deprived of all your rights and end up as slaves and corpses!"
"Bullsh * t! Bullsh * t! Bullsh * t!"
The hoarse voice burst into fury and roared, "The so-called 'Reform Committee of the Council of Elders' is just a bunch of regicide and scoundrels. When the main force of the four Kurfürsten's fleets arrive, all the rebels will be annihilated. Let's wait and see who exactly is going to be turned into slaves and corpses!
"Brothers, hold the position. The entire Netherwind Mountain Range has been armed to the teeth. Behind every rock is our crystal cannons and firing points. The rebels are just a motley crew. They failed to break in half a month ago, and they definitely won't be able to break in half a month later!
"The reinforcements of the four Kurfürsten are already on their way. White crystals, rarely-seen Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, powerful magical equipment … the reinforcements have all been brought to you, as long as you can hold on for twenty-four hours. Twenty-four hours!"
The reformists were silent for a while, as if they were rendered speechless by the commander of the Kurfürsten's army.
But only three minutes later, another voice that was full of mockery and resentment echoed again. Although the voice was not as loud as before, it was very directional and aggressive. "Song Hongchang, stop bragging here. You're already in such a situation, and you're still talking nonsense. Do you want to trick more people to be your scapegoat and stepping stone?
"Brothers of the Kurfürsten's army, your commander in this battle area is Song Hongchang, leader of the 'Furious Tide Sect' and a direct descendant of the Song family, right? Let me tell you, you have all been fooled by him.
"My name is Zhao Guanglong. I was born in Song Hongchang's family and was the deputy leader of the Furious Tide Sect. Many of you may know me. If you don't, ask the people around you. You must've heard my name before and know that I, Zhao Guanglong, exist. I am not a dummy that the reformists made up!
"I swear that in the past week, I saw with my own eyes that Song Hongchang pushed the disciples of the Furious Tide Sect and his brothers to the frontline to be killed, but he secretly sent his family to the starship that was escaping from this place. Not just his wife and son, even his sister-in-law was taken away by him!
"Did those people leave empty-handed? Of course not! Some of the crystals, magical equipment, and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were acquired by him through trickery in the past decades, and some were looted in the past month. Their value was astronomical, but they were all taken away by his wife, son, and sister-in-law. Not a single crystal was left for you!
"He also said that the reinforcements of the four Kurfürsten would come in a couple of days? Hahahaha. That was bullsh * t! Without reinforcements, there won't be reinforcements for at least a month! Right now, the four Kurfürsten are busy electing the so-called 'new emperor'. Who cares about your life and death? —
"Song Hongchang clearly has crystals and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in his pockets, but he refuses to reward you with them. Instead, he lies to you that the reinforcements and assets will be brought in a couple of days? In fact, he is just tricking you into staying here for another twenty-four hours because he himself will find an excuse to sneak away in twelve hours at most!
"By then, he will enjoy himself at the edge of the Imperium with the wealth that he looted from you. He may even continue working as a noble and a commander in the place of the so-called 'new emperor'. Poor cannon fodder like you. Even your bones will be rotten by then!
"Brothers, I used to be Song Hongchang's general and trusted subordinate. That's why I know so many of his secrets. I can totally leave with Song Hongchang, but it would be too dishonorable for me to do that. I would be too sorry for my brothers and the real Imperium!
"That's why I abandoned the darkness for the light and stood on the side of justice and loyalty to reveal Song Hongchang's ugly face to you.
"Such a heartless scum as Song Hongchang is the epitome of all the big nobles. Brothers, what are you thinking exactly? Are you really going to die for those greedy, selfish animals?"
His words were as powerful as a couple of crystal cannonballs. The frontline of the Kurfürsten's army was in turmoil, and the morale that had just been gathered collapsed again.
The man with the croaky voice panicked. After a long daze, he finally shouted, "Zhao Guanglong, you are a traitor, a spy, and a shameless scoundrel. You … You are slandering me! This is a shameless slander! Slander!
"It was you. It was you who tried to escape from this place on a starship after stealing tremendous military assets, only to be discovered by me.
"You knelt in front of me and wept bitterly, saying that you were just confused for a moment. I took into account that you were a servant who had followed me since you were young, so I let you go. I only hoped that you would repent and redeem yourself.
"I didn't know that you would be so shameless as to join the regicide rebels in the chaos and even make up such absurd, flawed lies!
"Brothers, don't be fooled. There's absolutely no such thing! This Sect Master swears to live or die with the base, swears to fight side by side with my brothers, to fight to the end! "
"Is that so? That's very simple!"
Zhang Guanglong on the reformists' side sneered and shrieked, "You will know whether or not it is true when you ask your wife and son to stand in front of you! Song Hongchang, your eldest son is twenty-seven years old and an Immortal Cultivator in the Building Foundation Stage. Right now, everybody is fighting in the frontline, and countless fellow Cultivators are dying miserably. Where is your eldest son? Where is he enjoying himself?
"Come on, ask your eldest son to stand out. As long as he can show up in the frontline right now, I, Zhang Guanglong, will cut off my head for you!"
After hearing that, the frontline of the Kurfürsten's army was caught in dead silence.
After a long silence, the man with the croaky voice finally shouted in fury, "Zhang Guanglong, you are a servant of the Song family. How can you be so disloyal …"
"Damn you!"
Hardly had he concluded his sentence when Zhang Guanglong on the reformists' side spat and interrupted his former master mercilessly. "I am an out-and-out Immortal Cultivator and a defender of the Imperium of True Human Beings and the civilization of mankind. I am only loyal to the Imperium, to the queen, to the real His Majesty, and to the Reform Committee of the Council of Elders. Who is your servant? Are you qualified to demand the 'loyalty' of a mighty warrior of the Imperium?
"Brothers of the 'fake Kurfürsten's army', have you seen the hideous faces of the big nobles clearly? However hard you work, however hard you are, and however loyal you are to them, you are just a dog, a servant, or a servant at best in their eyes!
"Is this what you want? Is this the fate that you are willing to spend the rest of your life with? I feel sorry for you. I feel sorry for you! "
The expert of mental warfare of the reformists, who shouted at the beginning, wasted no time in interrupting, "All the brothers of the 'fake Kurfürsten's army', this is your last opportunity for a 'battlefield uprising'. An uprising is different from being captured and even more different from being shot to death!
"Wake up, resist, see the real brightness and justice, and join the great cause of the Imperium's renewal. Aim your guns and blades at the nobles, especially Song Hongchang.
"Don't let Song Hongchang run away!
"Do not let Song Hongchang run away with the wealth that should belong to you!
"Other than Song Hongchang, there are still countless wretched nobles in the city who haven't taken their wealth away in time. Let's march into the city together and leave those things behind!"
The tempting and instigating voices crawled into the ears of every soldier of the Kurfürsten's army and the bottom-level officers like pervasive venom even on the battlefield that was filled with bombardment, raising the most primitive hatred, the most scorching desires, and the darkest jealousy in the hearts of the low-level Immortal Cultivators.
Why were the big nobles allowed to slip away on the starships in broad daylight, while they had to die in the damp trenches and stinky fortresses like rats and cockroaches?
It was still unknown whether or not the reformists could achieve anything, but it was very likely that they would all be killed in their fury.
If they were dead, there would be nothing left!
Just like that, the position that the Kurfürsten's army had defended for more than half a month finally had thousands of cracks and collapsed beyond control.
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Let me report to my brothers and sisters that I will go to the Shanghai Book Fair this week, which will take about three to four days. My writing will certainly be affected. I can only make use of the opportunity when I return to the hotel at night.
As for the update, I will try to ensure that I will update twice a day. After I return to Hangzhou, I will certainly make it up to you!
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