The missiles used this time were conventional, not nuclear. To be more precise, Long Country hadn't brought any nuclear warheads. They feared that the sites storing nuclear weapons might be attacked by the Si Shou Xi people.
Even if they had brought nuclear warheads, they couldn't be used in this battle. The Si Shou Xi people were already too close. Using nuclear weapons would only harm themselves.
After soaring into the sky, the missiles quickly reached the airspace above the Si Shou Xi exile convoy.
The convoy's radar immediately detected the missiles in the sky.
"Hypersonic missiles detected beyond visual range."
A subordinate of the City Lord shouted, "Quickly shoot down those hypersonic missiles!"
Simultaneously, the Si Shou Xi exile convoy sporadically fired lasers into the air.
Several laser attacks missed the hypersonic missiles.
The radar display also showed the missile icons.
"What's wrong with you? You can't even hit one hypersonic missile?"
"Sir, there's too much dust in the air right now. The laser weapons are deflecting. If this were in space, these few missiles would have hit long ago."
The City Lord's subordinate said, "Don't tell me 'if.' Keep firing, keep firing."
At this moment, the missiles had entered visual range.
The energy cannons on the Si Shou Xi exile convoy targeted the visible missiles in the distance and began intercepting them. All the energy cannons in the convoy were directed at the missiles.
"Da da da da da."
Under the barrage of the energy cannons' firepower, the missiles were intercepted.
Explosions of fire erupted in the air.
After the explosions, the powerful shockwaves directly impacted the convoy. Some fragments struck some of the vehicles, leaving several scratches.
Just as the City Lord's subordinate began to worry about the power of the missiles, cheers from other Si Shou Xi teams echoed through the public channel.
"They're asking for it! These missiles can't hit us?"
"Outdated missiles."
"Our energy cannons and laser weapons are superior!"
"Exactly. What era is this, still using conventional weapons?"
"This is the era of energy weapons."
The Si Shou Xi exiles reveled in their cheers, which also made the City Lord's subordinate relax. That's right, it was already the era of energy weapons. They were still using such primitive energy weapons. Could they not handle enemies like this?
With this thought, the City Lord's subordinate ordered the convoy to continue advancing.
The Si Shou Xi exile convoy was now less than fifty kilometers away from the Long Country troops' ambush point.
It was time to attack.
"Attack!" the forward commander ordered.
The cannons, which had already locked on, began to fire.
These cannons had a range of fifty kilometers.
A dense barrage of artillery shells quickly appeared above the Si Shou Xi exile convoy.
Since missiles couldn't hit the convoy, they would compensate with sheer numbers, making it impossible for the Si Shou Xi people to defend. In tactics, this was called saturation attack. Of course, whether it was a true saturation attack remained to be seen.
Seeing the dense shells in the sky, the Si Shou Xi exile convoy immediately deployed their energy cannons for defense.
The energy shells fired by the cannons wove a defensive net, blocking many of the incoming shells.
However, some of these shells were inscribed with defensive magic arrays.
These defensive magic arrays allowed some shells to withstand weaker energy cannon fire, then penetrate the defensive net and land within the convoy.
Flames of explosion rose.
"Boom."
"Boom."
"..."
The targeted hover vehicles were directly blown apart.
The un-targeted energy cannon shells exploded nearby, kicking up a lot of sand...
At this moment, the exiles within the Si Shou Xi convoy finally realized they were not simply facing Tatajiao people.
The City Lord's subordinate, watching the incoming barrage, shouted, "Accelerate! Accelerate. If we can break through this explosive defense net, we can evade these shells!"
The City Lord's subordinate was already contemplating whether to flee. However, fleeing would mean facing the City Lord's punishment, which was not just a scolding but a threat to his life.
The City Lord's subordinate observed and found that after his hover vehicle broke through, it had indeed passed through the shell defense net.
The City Lord's subordinate continued to shout, "Radar, scan the sky for unidentified aerial objects. Prioritize shooting them down. Once those unidentified aerial objects are shot down, they will lose their vision."
"Detected. Unidentified aerial objects detected in the sky. The same type as before. Three of them."
"Shoot them down!"
Ten laser beams shot towards the high altitude. Five of them misfired and hit shells in mid-air. The remaining five missed their targets entirely.
The hover convoy continued to attack with laser weapons. Laser beams were continuously fired at the drones at an altitude of ten thousand meters.
At this moment, dust from explosions filled the surroundings. The accuracy of the laser weapons was greatly reduced. After firing about a thousand lasers, they finally managed to bring down the drones at ten thousand meters.
Once the drones were downed, the Long Country's forward troops lost their eyes.
The shells above the Si Shou Xi exile convoy indeed decreased.
Some shells landed behind the convoy.
The City Lord's subordinate chuckled, "Just as I thought. Those unidentified aerial objects in the sky are their eyes. Once we shoot them down, they can't attack us anymore. Have you located their troops?"
"Radar indicates their forces are forty kilometers ahead, directly in front."
The City Lord's subordinate asked, "Do we have similar offensive weapons? What about our beyond-visual-range weapons?"
"Sir, we are using linear energy weapons. We cannot attack them from our current position. We would need to gain altitude. We'd need to coordinate with spacecraft to use energy weapons."
The City Lord's subordinate said, "Do we not have any other aerial vehicles?"
"Sir, we did not bring any aerial vehicles this time. Only hover vehicles."
At this moment, on the convoy's public channel, other Si Shou Xi people were clamoring to leave the convoy.
"I can't take this anymore, I have to leave here."
"What kind of enemy are we facing?"
"Their firepower is too immense."
Listening to these voices, the City Lord's subordinate, filled with rage, shouted, "Continue advancing. Don't you see? The shells in the sky have disappeared. We've broken through their artillery net. The enemy is forty kilometers away. We'll crush them if we charge! They are not scary at all! We've already taken out their eyes. Now they can't see us. By the time they see us, our energy weapons will slaughter them all."
Meanwhile, at the front lines, the Long Country's commander said, "Since our drones have been shot down, let's activate the radar."
"Activate radar..."
Once the radar began to activate, the location of the Si Shou Xi exile convoy clearly appeared on the screen.