During this rabbit troop's main assault operation targeting the northern highlands of Xiaolianzi Mountain, the attacking forces will launch from three directions as planned.

The western front will be completed by two combined battalions under the command of the Longxing River Synthetic Brigade, assisted by two mechanized infantry companies and an anti-tank company.

They will launch a joint assault towards the subsidiary peak, Li Yun Peak, on the western side of Xiaolianzi Mountain, under the cover of six Land Shield 2000s that have already arrived at Point O.

The tank company will drive 14 tanks, a mix of Type 99A and Type 15, as the first echelon of the western front attack.

They will coordinate with the artillery battalion under another synthetic brigade to provide fire coverage on a three-kilometer front line.

Additionally, the 99A's targeting system... oh, sorry, the optical targeting system will use kinetic energy rounds, also known as armor-piercing steel needles, for point-position shooting.

Don't underestimate steel needles just because they sound low-tech.

Steel needle rounds, also known as fin-stabilized discarding sabot armor-piercing rounds, have a length-to-diameter ratio between 13 and 30, an initial velocity between 1400 and 1800 m/s, and are among the strongest armor-piercing rounds today.

It can basically be said:

If the steel needle rounds can't penetrate armor, then only a few top-tier armor-piercing rounds might have a chance—and by a few, I mean a count on one hand.

In the tactical positioning of this battle.

Steel needle rounds are actually equivalent to top-tier Tier Two Sword Qi Talismans, but they are much more convenient in terms of use, as steel needle rounds are difficult to fire within a ten-meter range in the mountains and forests.

And besides the above-mentioned forces.

The remaining combined battalion will act as the western front reserve, ready to enter and support at any time.

In shorthand, it's like a flexible unit on the battlefield, to be moved wherever it's needed.

On the eastern front, considering the relatively narrow terrain, it's difficult for the beast tide to organize an effective charge, and it's more likely for the eastern front to become an escape route for the beasts than the western front.

Therefore, the command planned four mechanized infantry companies to coordinate with two combined battalions, with a larger number of infantry.

The air defense firepower network node on the eastern front is another batch of Land Shield 2000 combat modules that have arrived at Point V.

Compared to the western front's assault mission at Li Yun Peak.

The eastern front's combat mission primarily involves driving and regulating, with a focus on the second screening of escaping beasts.

The main attack task on the central line doesn't need to be mentioned, naturally handed to Yan Shaohua's armored infantry regiment.

Being able to remain one of the few units labeled as a 'regiment' after the division deployment cancellation speaks to this armored regiment's combat strength, which is not inferior to that of Longxing River's team.

After all, they are all forces that guard the core areas.

However, considering that the Modu area is unsuitable for too much heavy machinery action, Yan Shaohua's armored infantry regiment has always been unable to be equipped at full capacity.

But now on the map of the parallel world, Yan Shaohua can finally unleash his full potential.

On the battlefield.

After seeing the rabbit troops' air defense firepower.

The beast tide at Xiaolianzi Mountain seems to have learned its lesson and hasn't dispatched aerial forces for probing again.

However, that doesn't mean the beast tide has gone silent or is playing dead.

At this moment near the mountain foot, one can clearly see a large number of beasts gathering into formations.

Clearly.

Although that Tier Two giant beast exhibited standard French behavior.

The commander, a Tier Three demon beast, ultimately decided to have a decisive ground confrontation with the rabbits.

After all, the rabbits' intentions were obvious.

They intended to conduct a three-front attack, encircling and tightening the beast tide with a capture and netting circle.

Now, the beasts see only three choices before them:

Initiate an attack, break through to the south, or hold their ground.

Breaking through to the south is the worst choice.

After all, months ago, the beasts had already scouted that there is no other suitable stronghold near Xiaolianzi Mountain.

Breaking through is essentially a death sentence.

Holding their ground is the second option to be discarded.

Firstly, because the nature of these beasts is to attack.

Secondly, because the rabbits have only showcased strong aerial firepower, the ground forces might not be as formidable.

Many fortresses use similar tactics, first launching a massive flurry of talismans, which appears daunting but is actually their last trump card.

And if the rabbits manage to bluff their way through and miss the chance for head-on battle, the beast tide will face a three-directional assault.

Thus, after some strategic decision-making.

A few Tier Three demon beasts resolved to give their all against the rabbits' ground forces.

After all, in terms of offensive melee, the beast tide's experience far surpasses that of defense.

This time, the ground forces of gathered beasts numbered over twenty thousand, which is exactly three times the beast tide Chixian City faced initially.

As the saying goes, once the number exceeds ten thousand, it's endless and boundless; the same is true for beasts.

The five-figure beast hordes formed numerous dark masses, growling towards the tanks parked hundreds of meters away.

Standing at the forefront of the camp were four massive demons, clearly beyond the Tier Two realm.

The one at the very front was a ferocious tiger, flanked by a green Earth Dragon, a golden-bodied bamboo worm, and a creature reminiscent of the Dream-eating Mopan from a Yin Yang Master's lore.

The last one was a familiar armored giant snake to the rabbits.

However, this armored giant snake had already reached a body length of over thirty-five meters—those living in the neighborhood could imagine what that means, roughly the height of a ten-story building.

In some early Ultraman series, monsters were only about thirty meters tall.

Such a size could directly go onto an Earth movie set as a Godzilla cameo, without even needing makeup.

Quite obviously.

These beasts should all be Tier Three, equivalent to the core members of the Core Formation Realm beasts.

You guys should still remember.

Previously, the strongest creature from Damo Realm the rabbits had encountered was that cold old man from the Yang Family responsible for guarding the teleportation formation at Ziqiong City.

And now with the appearance of these two Tier Three beasts, this line can be pulled up even further.

Faced with the beasts' gathering, the rabbits didn't make any ambush moves.

This had nothing to do with fairness; the key was that the rabbits were also happy to fight on the ground, and alerting the beasts now would be a big loss.

And so, about a quarter of an hour passed.

The beast horde gradually finished gathering.

With a hiss from the armored giant snake, the beasts divided into four groups and charged towards the main attack line.

And just as the beast tide launched its attack, there was also movement on the main attack line.

But it wasn't the tanks that moved, it was...

More than twenty cultivators from Chixian City!

All these cultivators' cultivation was above the Qi Cultivation Sixth Layer. At this level, a cultivator could already fly short distances by some means.

Leading them were Patriarch Wei of the Wei Mansion and Wei Fan, who was at the Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer.

This group of cultivators in this remote area of Chixian City could undoubtedly be considered 'high-level cultivators.'

It was quite an inspiring scene:

Their mana surged,

They looked like celestial beings,

They traveled by sword,

They carried RPGs.

....

Yes, that's right.

Each cultivator was carrying a DZJ08 80mm portable rocket launcher.

Moreover, Wei Fan was holding a Gatling in the other hand.

True RPG cultivators.

As mentioned before, the central command combined cultivators and Z-10 attack helicopters into a modern human-machine combat module.

Given it's a modern module, it's reasonable for cultivators to carry RPGs, right?

From a combat perspective, the fighting power of RPG cultivators is also extremely formidable.

The cultivators' team flew quickly, reaching the front of the tank line within dozens of meters.

Looking at the surging beast tide rushing towards them, Patriarch Wei fumbled a bit with the rocket launcher awkwardly:

"I remember you need to load the ammo and then this what'day call it..."

"Use the brake assembly to aim at the enemy, pull down the foldable grip into position, compress the spring of the striker to store energy, and then disengage the service safety," Wei Fan instructed his father, resembling a young man teaching his parents how to operate a mobile phone at home.

Then he pointed to the well-prepared striker and said:

"Look, the striker is now in a ready-to-fire state. Let's open the trigger safety and put the right eye to the optical sight."

After saying this, he put his right eye on the optical sight, found a position, and pulled the trigger.

The striker in the rocket launcher was instantly released, striking back to ignite the ignition cup.

The next second.

Boom—

A penetrator shot out, landing in the beast formation sprinting two hundred meters away.

The electric energy generated during the flight of the penetrator instantly detonated a primary and secondary warhead, and the powerful mechanical and thermal energy instantly shattered more than ten beasts.

And the corpses of these dead beasts became obstacles for the following beast army, accidentally killing another twenty to thirty beasts under their trampling.

Wei Fan nodded with satisfaction, hefting the rocket launcher with his hand:

"This thing is much easier to use than a large cauldron. I'll mention it to Captain Lin and the others when we get back; if they can refine it into a magical artifact someday, make sure to get me one."

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