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Meanwhile, in Hisai Castle within Ichishi District, a fierce battle had erupted.
The fighting was so intense that Hisai Castle was almost entirely reduced to ruins.
These ruins were not the result of post-battle arson. Instead, it was the handiwork of relentless artillery fire.
Sage Qingwei did not like to deploy artillery in scattered positions. He wanted it to be concentrated, much like the volley-fire tactics of gunmen. A dense formation increased accuracy and created all-around suppression, keeping enemies in their cover and unable to lift their heads, let alone return fire.
Thus, the more than one thousand cannons the Daoist Order had brought were all positioned outside Hisai Castle.
Over 20 Crane Crafts dove toward the city, dropping Grade-A Series Six Phoenix Eye Bombs that ignited roaring flames, while 800 heavy cannons turned 25 kilometers of the eastern front of Hisai Castle into a sea of fire.
The thunderous roars were unceasing, and many people lost their hearing in the continuous blasts, having to shout at the top of their lungs just to make themselves heard by someone right beside them. The air was thick with the pungent stench...
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