MTLNOVEL Chapter 539: The Ba People's Revenge
A dozen Genetic Warriors unfurled membranes like flying squirrels, swooping down like eagles to the ground.
At this moment, the You Tai Country's 14th Infantry Brigade had not yet recovered from the Luanyang Airspace Bomber's assault when they saw a dozen three-meter-tall Genetic Warriors wearing Biological Armor and wielding heavy weaponry appearing all over the battlefield.
Without any words, bullets served as the best greeting.
The Genetic Warriors, armed with various weapons, launched a massacre on the You Tai Country soldiers in front of them.
The battle was completely one-sided. The over two thousand soldiers had already suffered heavy losses under the air raid, and the remaining defeated soldiers, facing the ferocious, impenetrable Genetic Warriors, couldn't stand a chance.
Perhaps in the world, there are armies that fight to the last soldier, but the You Tai Country's army was definitely not one of them.
All the You Tai Country soldiers began to scatter and flee, but in front of the Genetic Warriors, with Eye Worms providing reconnaissance and the Luanyang Air-Space Strategic Bomber offering real-time battlefield updates, their hopes of escape approached zero.
Finally, when the last gunshot ceased, no You Tai Country soldier was left standing on the battlefield.
All You Tai Country soldiers turned into gradually cooling corpses, lying in the sand.
Standing upright were only the blood-soaked Genetic Warriors, who in a flawless victory, without a single casualty, eliminated the 14th Infantry Brigade's You Tai Country soldiers.
From the time the Luanyang Air-Space Strategic Bomber appeared to the end of the battle, leaving only the Genetic Warriors standing, it took merely 18 minutes.
In 18 minutes, a force of nearly three thousand You Tai Country troops was completely annihilated without exception, under the combined operation of the Luanyang Air-Space Strategic Bomber and a dozen Genetic Warriors.
On the other side, more than five thousand Faha soldiers, as spectators, were already dumbfounded, staring blankly.
The 14th Infantry Brigade of the You Tai Country, which had been suppressing them, couldn't even hold out for twenty minutes in front of a single plane from the Jieke Group, being cleanly wiped out.
This terrifying combat capability was beyond the imagination of the Faha soldiers, and when looking at the approaching Genetic Warriors, they couldn't help but show expressions of respect and awe, spontaneously making way.
The Genetic Warriors walked step by step to the jeep where Shao Meng and Tuxin were seated. Tuxin swallowed hard, looking at the Genetic Warriors armed with heavy machine guns, machine guns, heavy flamethrowers, anti-material sniper rifles, and Vulcan cannons. Their armor was still covered in fresh blood, with some even draped with human entrails, the stench making one's nostrils flare, sending chills down the spine.
"Minister Shao Meng, I am Situang, the captain of the Fourth Battalion of the Steel Camp, here to rendezvous with you."
Situang disengaged the Biological Armor, the armor flowing back like mercury, finally coalescing into a sphere in Situang's hand.
"So it's Captain Situang. Your exemplary performance in South Korea and against the You Tai Country this time is well-known."
Shao Meng reached out to shake hands with Situang. He was well aware of this rising figure, a favorite of President Su, and despite Shao Meng's higher standing in the Jieke Group, he had no intention of acting superior.
"I am merely doing my duty."
Situang glanced at Tuxin beside him, nodding slightly.
"This is Tuxin, a general from Faha," Shao Meng introduced Tuxin.
"We in Faha will always follow the Jieke Group into battle," Tuxin quickly responded, thoroughly intimidated by the massacre performed by Situang and the Genetic Warriors he had witnessed.
It was his first time seeing Genetic Warriors in action. Although he had long heard of the formidable reputation of the Jieke Group's Genetic Warriors, actually witnessing them brought an unparalleled sensory shock.
"Hello, we will join your ranks until we escort you to Te Wei City," Situang stated concisely as he, along with a dozen Genetic Warriors, joined the Faha marching team.
"Truly astounding, this is a Genetic Warrior! My heart wouldn't stop pounding," Tuxin remarked, watching Situang's retreating figure, finally relaxing his tense heart. Even though the Genetic Warriors were not targeting him and were his allies, their immense combat power, combined with the innate human fear of powerful and dangerous beings, left him uneasy and awed.
Shao Meng chuckled and shook his head, "Mr. Tuxin, shouldn't you be even happier the stronger our Jieke Group's Genetic Warriors are?"
"You're right, that's my oversight. Let's continue on," Tuxin replied, retracting his gaze, his heart no longer wavering about joining the Jieke Group.
The scene today was etched into Tuxin's memory forever. As long as he held the leadership of the Faha Force, he dared not betray the Jieke Group.
Some Faha soldiers stayed behind to clean the battlefield, collecting the weapons left by the You Tai Country soldiers, while most of the Faha troops continued towards Te Wei City.
The subsequent journey went without incident, smoothly arriving at Te Wei City before 3 p.m.
Upon sighting Te Wei City, Tuxin stood up from the jeep, looking forward to where the impression of a bustling city had long vanished.
Te Wei City's once-bustling and magnificent streets now lay in ruins, filled with dust and remnants.
Fragments and rubble littered the streets, the air saturated with the smell of dust and a putrid stench marking the aftermath of death, smelling only of decaying bodies with no one left to recover them. It takes a substantial number of corpses to leave such an odor.
The scene became even more harrowing as the Faha troops advanced.
The city felt eerily silent, with vast collapsed structures occasionally interspersed with some half-destroyed buildings and residences, still stubbornly standing.
The statue that once symbolized the glory of this city and its founding hero is now long gone, leaving only a massive crater with a diameter of more than ten meters in its original place.
There are also a large number of civilians from You Tai Country, some are clearing the rubble, others are scavenging for food and water, and some are crying over the corpses on the ground.
But without exception, when they saw the Faha soldiers, they all gave them hate-filled looks.
"How many bombs did Jieke Group drop!"
Tuxin was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth, amazed by the massive scale of the Jieke Group's action.
"They must have dropped at least three thousand tons of bombs. The air force must have really enjoyed it. What, Mr. Tuxin, do you feel sorry for them?"
Shao Meng shrugged, mentioning that eight Luanyang Air-Space Strategic Bombers, each dropping hundreds of tons of bombs on Te Wei City, had indeed exceeded three thousand tons in total.
And considering that a 155 howitzer shell weighs about 50 kilograms, this means that Te Wei City has been subjected to the equivalent of 60,000 155mm howitzer shells. The level of devastation this would inflict on a city is self-evident.
"Sympathy? No, no, no, this is good. This kind of Te Wei City is exactly what I wanted to see."
Tuxin smiled at Shao Meng and said, "When I was young, our Sand City was also in this state of ruins and rubble. These were all the good deeds of You Tai Country. Now it's their turn for their capital to become like this. It's all karma, what You Tai Country deserves."
"Pah! You Ba people actually play the lackeys for Jieke Group. Get out of our homeland right now."
Amidst the argument, not far away, several people from You Tai Country picked up stones and bottles of liquor to hurl at the Faha soldiers.
This act was like wildfire, instantly inciting the many hate-filled eyes of the You Tai Country people watching them.
"Attack, drive away these damn invaders."
"We should have eradicated these Ba people completely back then."
"Jieke Group might be out of our reach, but we can still fight you Ba people! Drive them away."
One by one, the people of You Tai Country angrily began picking up stones and various debris, transferring their hatred of their bombarded home and the humiliation by Jieke Group onto the Faha soldiers.
From the You Tai Country people's perspective, they couldn't deal with the terrifying warriors of the Jieke Group, but dealing with the defeated Ba people should be a walk in the park.
This confidence comes from the numerous defeats suffered by the Ba country military from You Tai Country since its founding, as well as the expansion of the You Tai Country's territory at the expense of Ba Country, so they have always looked down on the Ba people. Even when facing guns, their attitude remains unchanged.
"Mr. Tuxin, what will you do?"
Shao Meng, seeing this scene, had an amused smile on his face, looking keenly at Tuxin.
Tuxin looked at those You Tai Country people picking up stones to throw, including men, women, and some children, all united in their anger against the Faha soldiers.
"Mr. Shao Meng, a scene like this once appeared in Sand City too. But back then, we were the ones throwing the stones, and the You Tai Country soldiers would arrest the resisting Ba people, regardless of adult or child. Many were arrested and then vanished without a trace, only to be seen again as cold corpses."
Tuxin looked at the angry crowd of You Tai Country people surrounding them, with a cruel glint in his eyes, he slowly said, "Now that roles have changed, and it's our turn to hold the guns while they hold the stones, they dare to act superior, still seeing themselves as the victors. I, Tuxin, will teach them to face reality."
For Tuxin, being bullied both before and after the arrival of Jieke Group would mean Jieke Group's presence was in vain.
Thus, faced with the obstruction by You Tai Country people, Tuxin made a very decisive and cold command: "To all brave Faha warriors, I now order you to shoot anyone who dares to stand in our way, posing a threat to us, whether enemy or civilian."
The Faha soldiers, already filled with anger, hearing this command, no longer held back, and raised their rifles, aiming at the You Tai Country people and opening fire.
Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang!
A barrage of bullets swept through the crowd like reaping wheat, You Tai Country people fell in droves, screams, blood, and death quickly engulfed the street.
Kill, kill, kill!
The Faha soldiers became more and more excited as they killed, returning the past suffering inflicted by You Tai Country people onto themselves with bullets.
And the You Tai Country people were completely in disarray; blood was flowing like a river, the street covered with bodies, so crowded that there was nowhere to step.
"Run, run! These Ba people are shooting."
"Executioners, you executioners won't die a good death."
"Jieke Group, Faha soldiers, you will go to Hell; you will definitely go to Hell."
"Don't kill me; please don't kill me!"
The You Tai people screamed in despair. It was only now that they were truly afraid and regretting, wishing they had been born with two more legs to run faster.
The last thing those You Tai Country people expected was for the Faha soldiers, these Ba people, to dare to open fire.
Although they had subjected Ba people to inhumane persecution and massacre before, when such things happened to themselves, they couldn't accept it at all.
Tuxin watched the battle scene with satisfaction, sincerely saying to Shao Meng, "Mr. Shao, please tell President Su that I will definitely give him a peaceful and worry-free Te Wei City, to show him my sincerity."
"I will certainly convey this message."
Shao Meng was also very pleased. Bringing in the Faha soldiers to settle decades-old feuds was more efficient than Jieke Group getting involved themselves—plus, it avoided dirtying their hands and attracting international condemnation.