Daqin: I, Fusu, can summon the undead

Chapter 262: Can't Hold On, Can't Hold On At All

"The second formation extends the bombing!"

In the sky, Shinjo watched through the video as the explosion below covered the front half of the Fire Nation defenders' position, and then he gave new orders over the radio.

After receiving the order, a new round of 500-kg bombs were released from the opened cabin of the second formation and fell to the rear of the area covered by the explosion.

The rumbling sound of explosions rang out again, continuing the bombing in the previous explosion range.

"The third formation continues to drop bombs!"

Xincheng continued to issue orders.

Under Xincheng's command, ten bombing formations dropped bombs in turn. Rounds of heavy bombs continued to fall from the sky, covering the Fire Nation's defense line section by section.

Under the huge destructive power of the heavy bomb, the entire Fire Nation position under Jiaozuo Mountain was completely covered in smoke and dust, and large pits with a diameter of more than ten meters and a depth of more than three meters were blown out on the ground under the smoke and dust.

Under the coverage and explosion of aerial bombs weighing a total of 4,500 tons, most of the trenches and traps that the Fire Nation commanders and soldiers had high hopes for were destroyed.

The soldiers hiding in the trenches' anti-gun holes were either buried by the collapsed anti-gun holes or killed by the continuous and horrific explosions. Only a very small number of middle and upper-level ninjas were able to survive by chance.

"Return!"

After all ten formations had finished dropping bombs, Xincheng looked at the enemy positions below that had been completely covered and bombed, and immediately gave the order to return.

"How could this be?"

"The defense line is completely over!"

On the Jiaozuo Mountain, Jiraiya and other Fire Nation commanders and ninjas who came to watch the battle were all stunned when they saw the positions at the foot of the mountain completely covered by smoke and the one hundred bombers soaring into the sky.

At this moment, Jiraiya finally understood intuitively why Gama Sage said that enemies from other worlds could easily kill large summoned beasts, and why he said that the summoning world was prepared to deal with more difficult wars in the future and would not participate in the war at present.

Under this terrifying and intensive covering attack, even a large summoned beast like Bunta is nothing more than a larger cannon fodder.

Sending large summoned beasts to the battlefield without sufficient preparation will only result in a waste of important combat power and will not be of much use at all.

But large summoned beasts are still very important in this war against the invasion of another world and cannot be easily destroyed.

I just don’t know what the preparation that the Toad Immortal mentioned is, and whether it can play a sufficient role.
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"go ahead!"

On the other side, looking at the smoke and dust that had not yet dissipated after the bombing, Richuan Gangban, who had led his troops to the foot of Jiaozuo Mountain, immediately ordered the army to advance.

Heavy tanks still led the way, while medium and light tanks and armored vehicles covered the advance of the infantry.

Amid the roar of their engines, three hundred tanks began to cover thirty thousand infantrymen as they approached the Fire Nation's defense line.

Although they were confident that there would be few enemies left after such a powerful bombing, the soldiers, wary of the ninja's weirdness, still advanced cautiously and slowly.

Because of the smoke from the explosion, Jiraiya and the others were completely unaware of Sakura Star's attack.
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At the position at the foot of Jiaozuo Mountain, it took a full ten minutes of covering bombing for a ninja to crawl out from the soft soil.

This is a Jonin from the Sarutobi clan, with blood at the corner of his mouth.

In the explosion just now, although he hid in an anti-artillery cave more than five meters deep at the first time, he was still knocked unconscious by the continuous and violent explosion.

Although he was not killed by the shock because his physical fitness was far superior to that of ordinary people, he still had blood on the corners of his mouth and pain in his internal organs.

Climbing out of the dirt, Sarutobi Hiroshi looked at the smoke all around him and shouted with difficulty: "Is there anyone there? How many people are still alive?"

While he was shouting, he coughed up some blood again. But he didn't care, he just kept observing the surroundings covered by smoke and listening to the sounds around him.

But apart from the sound of the wind and faint rumbling, there was no other sound around.

He didn't know how long it had been, but the rumbling sound became louder and louder. In the thick smoke, he saw a huge steel chariot emerging from the fog. Behind the chariot, there were a dozen soldiers holding guns and following carefully.

Seeing this, Sarutobi Hiroshi was horrified and immediately forced his hands to form seals, preparing to launch a ninjutsu attack on the enemy who was almost in front of him.

However, the soldiers had already discovered him, and his speed of four seals per second was still too slow for a gun that could be fired with just a pull of the trigger.

"Bang bang bang~"

Before he could finish the fire escape seal, continuous gunshots rang out and in an instant he was shot by more than a dozen bullets.

Sarutobi Hiroshi felt as if his internal organs were twisted and in excruciating pain. His body stiffened and he fell straight down. The movements of his hands also stopped, and he was no longer able to make another move.

"Am I going to die like this? Shinnosuke, I hope you don't have to go through this war. Your father can no longer play ninja role-playing games with you."

Looking at the sky filled with smoke, Sarutobi Hiroshi thought sadly in his heart, and his consciousness slowly dissipated.

"Keep going, everyone be careful, there are still surviving ninjas! The smoke is everywhere here, and the vision is blocked. It is very easy to be attacked by the enemy."

After killing Hiroshi Sarutobi, a squad leader next to the tank immediately alerted the soldiers around him.

Their main task is to coordinate the tanks' advance, guide the way for the tanks and guard against enemy suicide attacks.
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"Let's retreat. We can no longer defend this place. We can only place our hopes on Jiaozuo City! Let's go there and make arrangements as soon as possible!"

On Jiaozuo Mountain, Jiraiya listened to the occasional gunfire and explosions from the smoke-filled battlefield below, spoke weakly, and turned to run behind the mountain.

In the horrific explosion just now, he didn't think there were many survivors, and the fact was that there were only a few survivors left from the sporadic gunfire and explosions.

Although he couldn't bear to abandon those people, it was difficult to organize the survivors to retreat in the smoke-filled battlefield, and even more people would be sacrificed. At this time, he had no choice but to pray in his heart for those who might survive.

"Ugh!"

Seeing this, the others could only sigh and follow Jiraiya towards the back mountain.

Everyone felt extremely heavy-hearted.

They hoped to stop the advance of the alien army here, and also hoped that the imitation firearms would work. But the result was frustrating. The 120,000-man army was almost wiped out before the battle.

How will they resist the army from another world in the future? The hope of the ninja world seems to be getting slimmer and slimmer.

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On the other side, the sound of the bombing explosions spread far to Jiaozuo City, causing tension and worry among the civilians in the city.

When Jiraiya and others returned to Jiaozuo City, looking at the nervous and anxious faces of the civilians in the city, everyone's heart became even heavier.

"Evacuate all the civilians and leave only 3,000 troops to garrison!"

Looking at these worried and nervous faces, Jiraiya sighed and said to the Fire Nation general next to him.

"Well~ okay!" Upon hearing this, the Fire Nation admiral hesitated for only a few seconds, then nodded and agreed to Jiraiya's suggestion.

Although the Fire Nation Daimyo asked the millions of civilians in Jiaozuo City to cooperate in the defense, no one knew how long Jiaozuo City could be held, and no one had any hope of being able to hold it.

Because everyone knew that if the enemy's air attack just now happened again, the entire Jiaozuo city would be reduced to ruins. No matter how many people there were in the city, not many would survive in the end, and leaving these civilians behind would only make them die uselessly and meaninglessly.

(End of this chapter)