When the agents of the Southern Empire killed the entire Minde family, what they didn't know was that all the people in front of them were useless people. These people were not Minde at all, they were all from the Cao family.
They were just some substitutes found by the people from the trading company. Even so, the people in the Southern Empire wasted a lot of effort. It was good for them to kill these people, but they didn't expect the Cao family.
The people from the trading company actually replaced all these people. They all thought that what they did was very good. Unfortunately, they didn't have any good results. When they went back, the senior officials of the Southern Empire knew that these bastards must have done something good.
Something was wrong, otherwise this situation would not have happened. One by one, they were secretly executed. The top people in the Southern Empire could only swallow this matter. They had no other choice.
Now, do you want to announce to the outside world that you can't even be a traitor? Those people who served the Cao Family Trading Company from the top of the Southern Empire were all very happy in their hearts. They all knew that the people from the Cao Family Trading Company wanted to do this for this time.
A lot of money was spent on the rescue, at least a lot of money and personnel were allowed in. What does this mean? It means that the people of the Cao Family Trading Company attach great importance to spies like them. If they don't even care about them,
If so, this matter will not be that simple. These people will definitely be cold-hearted. In the end, they will definitely not be able to do anything. They will eventually abandon the Cao Family Trading Company. It is for this reason.
, so everything must be done well. The Cao Family Trading Company is just to show these people. Otherwise, an old guy like Minde will definitely not waste so much manpower and material resources.
However, Li Cong has always been a person who is very good at getting things done. Now that Minde has come out, he cannot let this guy idle. You must know that people from the Cao Family Trading Company spent hundreds of millions of money to rescue his family.
This man's whole body is worth more than gold, and this guy Minde used to be the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Although he often took some silver and other things, he was still able to do a lot of things in the Southern Empire.
Okay, if nothing else, Li Cong was attracted by this talent. In the past, these things were all taken care of by Wu Zuoxi. Now Wu Zuoxi also has a lot of things of his own, and it is impossible for him to have so much time.
To manage these things, a relatively big housekeeper is now needed. The guy in front of him is a very good candidate for him to choose. Li Cong met the guy who had been running away for more than ten days on the desert island. He
At this point, I feel that there may be no way out for me. My own survival is a huge harm to the Cao Family Trading Company. It is definitely impossible for the people in the Cao Family Trading Company to let me continue to live like this. Minde sees the front
This person is Li Cong, the boss of Cao Family Trading Company. He knew that he was working for this person in the past, but he didn't expect that this guy was so young. Even powerful men like Wu Zuoxi and Tuoba Yuanye were in front of him.
It is really hard to imagine that the person who forced the Southern Empire to a dead end would be like this. It is also hard to imagine that the person in front of him would have such great power. However, when the facts are in front of him, he can only
Naeng admitted it. Apart from that, he didn't have any other thoughts. He didn't care anymore. His life was considered very worthwhile and he had done everything.
"Haha, my friend, please sit down and don't be so hostile to me. I have no other ideas at all. I came here to see you. If you weren't so important, I wouldn't
I have come here in person. There are countless information about you and me. You are the most important friend of our Cao Family Trading Company. If it weren’t for you, many of our strategies might only be on paper.
It's because of you that they do such a good job. Don't look at me like that. I'm not here to kill the donkey. Many people may feel that the existence of people like you is the biggest threat to our Cao family firm.
In fact, these people are short-sighted. You should have known when you came here. If I wanted to kill you, there would be no need to save you. I sacrificed seventeen people for you.
With their lives, these seventeen people can continue to lurk safely in the capital of the Southern Empire. They don't need to go to such a place to do something, and they don't need to do anything excessive for a person like you.
Their families also hope that they can go back, but because of you, they all lost their heads. I have to say that I have suffered a heavy loss. I am different from others. There is no one in my territory.
A person can only eat and not work, and you are like this too. I wonder if you are interested in becoming the first chief executive in the area occupied by our Cao Family Trading Company? I feel that you have this ability." Li Cong
He said with a smile that he knew some places in the Southern Empire, most of which were very xenophobic. The future rule would only be ruled by someone, and the person in front of him was a good candidate.
What? Min De thought he had heard wrongly. How could he be allowed to be the first chief executive? Is there no one in the Cao family business? Could it be that they couldn't find a chief executive? Then
It is impossible, and their people can definitely do it. Each of these people is also very powerful. For them, these people are also eager for that position. Minde is not a fool.
It soon became clear that the hundreds of provinces occupied in the southern part of the Southern Empire were not that simple. Although the Cao Family Trading Company had already controlled it, it would be very difficult for them if someone made trouble.
It is definitely not that simple to digest such a large piece of land. People in the Cao Family Trading Company also have their own ideas. He may be the better person they see. He is not immoral but not that stupid.
Yes, he will not be the target of that gun. Of course, he is now under the control of the Cao Family Trading Company. He knows that if he refuses, it will definitely bring disaster to himself and his family, but he has
The way to prevent this disaster is to recommend someone to them, someone better than himself. He has been at the top of the Southern Empire for such a long time, and he is familiar with all the royal families of the Southern Empire.
If you find one of those people to set up a management team, that person will be much better than yourself, but you can’t control those guys. Besides, you have some dealings with all of them.
If he attacks them, those at the top of the Southern Empire will also attack him. The army will naturally not be able to get through it, but the hidden flowers blooming in his head must be there all the time, and he can't stand it, right?
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"Thank you, Mr. Cao, for your kindness. I have already reached this point. If it is still of some use to your Cao Family Trading Company, I will definitely continue to do it. But it is not that simple now. The methods of the Cao Family Trading Company are widely used in the Southern Empire.
Your ruling area has been promoted as an invader by the people of the Southern Empire, and things that oppose you will often appear. It cannot be calmed down by me going out." Li Cong's face changed after hearing his words.
The smile on the top is gone. This is indeed not a good seat. If you sit in it, you may control hundreds of provinces. But will the people of the Cao Family Trading Company really let an outsider do such a good thing? That is absolutely impossible.
People in the Cao Family Trading Company will be on guard against these people. They will not give these people real rights. Minde is not a fool. Of course he understands these things, so he will do them well. See
The smile on Li Cong's face disappeared, so he will do another thing, that is, push Prince Ren out. This guy is much easier to control than himself, and people from the Cao Family Trading Company will definitely like it very much.
"Mr. Cao, it's not that I don't know how to praise, but I really am not that material. I am just a person who controls the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I am good at cheating and sneaking, but let me manage that."
There are hundreds of provinces. I really don’t have the ability. It’s better to leave this matter to a more capable person. I have also found that person for you, that is, the Prince Ren who is currently in your hands.
Well, this guy is a good brand, and his authority is also very good. Of course, he is also very stupid." Minde said with a smile. After hearing what he said, Li Cong smiled a little, and Minde said that he
My heart relaxed a little.
Soon, Li Cong had information about the so-called Prince Ren in his mind. This guy was the cousin of the current emperor of the Southern Empire. He was the only royal person captured during this war. His prince's palace was also
It's just a palace in name only. It doesn't have much effect when it comes to the front line. It plays more of a symbolic role. For example, it shows the soldiers that you are not the only ones working on the front line. The princes of the empire are also on the front line.
After this guy came to the front line, he was still the same as in the capital. In fact, if it weren't for His Majesty's imperial edict, this guy wouldn't have come here at all. For him, life in the capital is the best. If he can be honest
If he lived here, he would not be captured. When he went back, he was escorted and had a specially planned retreat route. However, this guy took the wrong route because of his fun and was eliminated by the Cao Family Trading Company.
The army was captured. For such a prince, the people of the Cao Family Trading Company will naturally treat him well. If they show this person, he will definitely be useful in the future. He may not have thought of it himself.
People from the Cao Family Trading Company came soon, and it was the big boss of the Cao Family Trading Company who came in person. When I came here to talk to him before, they were all the managers of the Cao Family Trading Company. I really didn’t expect that I had so many
What is the use of it? When he saw Minde, this guy even thought that Minde was here to redeem himself. Previously, after the sons of high-ranking officials in the Southern Empire were captured, they were asked to pay
Did His Majesty feel that he was still useful to the empire, so he asked Minde to take him back?
"Min De? Why are you here? I understand. His Majesty the Emperor must have known that I was captured by these people and asked you to take me back, right? It doesn't matter. How much money do they want? You can help me pay it first.
That's it. Although my Prince's Mansion is not very good, I can still get some money out of it. I will make up for it when I go back. I will never let the empire pay for it. This place is really
It suffocates me to death. I have nothing. I have to face these guards all day long. Look at their faces. No matter what you say to them, the faces of these people are like this. If I
If I don't get sick, I'm afraid I won't be far away from death. Fortunately, you're here. How is the situation outside? You're already here. Have we completed the peace talks with Cao's Trading Company?" This guy didn't wait for Minde.
When he opened his mouth, he opened his mouth like a barrage of words. He knew some things here, but he didn't know anything about the things outside. The people of the Cao Family Trading Company sealed this place very tightly.
As he said, these guards would basically not have any form of communication with him. What they had to do every day was to bring him food and water, and then there would be no other communication, even if they were ordinary people.
You might not be able to stay here, not to mention that this guy here is a prince. He usually has a lot of entertainment facilities. This guy is very playful in his heart. Otherwise,
He would not be caught by the people of the Cao Family Trading Company for his own reasons. Now that he sees his hope coming, he no longer has the majesty of the prince. What he wants is to allow him to leave here quickly.
Enough.
Minde also didn't expect King Ni to be like this now. If so, he might have saved a lot. What are the methods of the Cao Family Trading Company? He shook his head noncommittally. The people in the Cao Family Trading Company should not be that boxy. It's probably because of his feelings.
This guy is not very important, so I forgot about him here. As for the people who work in the Cao family business, Minde knows how they do things. When he was on the airship, he basically lived with this guy.
It's the same, they won't say a word to you, and even if you throw money away, it will be of no use. Anyway, if you ask for anything, they will give it to you, but if you want other things, especially news
Things like that, forget it, we are very strict and will not tell you these things. When I think about those ten days, it feels like a year. At that time, I still had my own family.
Accompanying myself. I can also enjoy the scenery in the sky outside. Compared with this guy in front of me, I am still very good. Look at this guy in front of me, in this yard of less than thirty square meters.
I live there with a few guards except for some necessary things for life, and the food I eat is ordinary. What I eat on any given day is much better than this. Even though I am in heaven, I still have to eat regularly.
It can be said that he has done a good job in supplying supplies. In fact, if you think about it from his perspective. If you had stayed in this yard for so many days, you would be almost the same as him. He glanced at Li Cong and saw that his store
When he arrived at the store, Li Cong wanted to tell him the news himself so that he could be mentally prepared. Minde knew what he should do. He had already realized this and he was here to persuade him to surrender.
"Haha, don't be so excited, Your Majesty. There are still a lot of things to be done. Master Minde actually came here for very important things. It is not convenient for me to listen here. These days, we have been talking to Your Majesty.
It's really a bit neglectful, but the prince will get everything he wants later. He just needs to make a little cooperation. Just let Mr. Minde talk to you about the rest. I will go out first. You guys
We are all from the Southern Empire, and we had a good relationship in the past. You should all be very happy without me as an outsider here, but after a long time we will all be a family, and we can't be so alienated by that time.
"Li never said such a few words, which immediately made Prince Ren dumbfounded. What did he mean? Why are we just a family? By the way, he must have said that the peace talks with the Southern Empire were completed. Now
The two sides no longer fight much, but they can't be a family. You people are all invaders. Without you, our country would not have fallen, and I would not be your prisoner.
, Minde glanced at this guy. Although this guy was a fool in the capital before, otherwise he would not have been tricked into coming to such a place. When he first came, it can be said that those princes
None of them can dodge. If the frontline had merit, they would probably have their heads smashed. But if there is no merit, the only one who can do it is this powerless person in front of you. His Majesty the Emperor,
This person is not very fancy. As a former confidant of His Majesty the Emperor, he naturally knows the status of the person in front of him in the Southern Empire, but now is the time when he is needed.
"Min De, what is going on? Why is the boss of Cao's Trading Company so hard to understand? Although I have been arrested here for such a long time, I am definitely not stupid. His
What do you mean? Also, how come you are here? I remember that you did not come to the battlefield." This guy is not a fool. In fact, he was born in that family. As a member of the royal family, he is also a prince.
Even if a person with a title of nobility acts a little ridiculously in normal times, it is impossible for him to do too badly. The one in front of him is that there are less than a dozen princes in the Southern Empire. Although he has no rights, his
The seat is there, just because he is not taken seriously by others in normal times, but in the eyes of the common people, these princes are all sons and grandsons of dragons. It is for this reason that he is
Knowing what was going on, he thought that things were different from what he said. He thought that this guy Minde was here to redeem himself, but from what Cao Ke said just now, he felt that it seemed that this guy was with
He is in the same group and has nothing to do with him at all. What the hell is Cao Ke doing? It is absolutely impossible for him to think that Minde has actually betrayed the Southern Empire. Who is Minde? Why did he betray him?
, it can be said that he is already a very popular minister in the Southern Empire. Although he does not have such a prestigious title or official position, the man in front of him is a real minister of the emperor. Many ministers are not as prestigious as him.
Yes, in the past, when I saw such a person, I would say a few words to him. How could he become a member of the Cao Family Trading Company, unless his brain was kicked out?
Min De also guessed what was in the mind of the man in front of him. Of course he regretted it a little. If he had not been related to these people from the Cao Family Trading Company, he would not have come here, just like in front of him.
Just like this person, he had no reason to betray the Southern Empire, especially His Majesty the Emperor of the Southern Empire. Until the last moment, His Majesty the Emperor of the Southern Empire did not believe that Minde would betray him. Minde thought
When His Majesty the Emperor was still young, the two of them could be said to be very good friends. Unexpectedly, they have become like this now, but for the sake of their own survival, it is not the time to talk about this. He must be resentful in his heart.
From the Cao Family Trading Company, if there was no Cao Family Trading Company, I might actually be the one sent by the Southern Empire to bring this guy back, because no empire would let its own royal family members become someone else's.
Prisoners, even this news cannot spread to the society. If it does leak out, the consequences will be incalculable. But now I am not that identity. My current relationship with the Southern Empire is hostile. The Southern Empire's
People want to kill themselves because of their betrayal, so in order to survive, they can only choose to join the camp of the Cao Family Trading Company. Now is the first question given to them by the people of the Cao Family Trading Company, and they must do well.
He had to fool the person in front of him. There was a lot of information about this guy in his mind, many of which he didn't know about himself. These related to some royal secrets, among which
Including the issue of his father back then. In fact, his father almost became the emperor back then.
"Your Majesty, let me tell you what's going on. In fact, I have been cooperating with people from the Cao Family Trading Company for a long time. I told them some of the news. I am actually a traitor to the Southern Empire.
." Minde directly revealed his identity. He was quite confident in dealing with such a fool Minde. It was much better than lying to him. In fact, whether Minde was a traitor or not didn't matter to the person in front of him.
, what he is most concerned about is not whether you are a traitor or not. Whether you are a traitor has nothing to do with me. What I am most concerned about now is what I should do. What should these people from the Cao Family Trading Company do to me? But he
He asked without asking. He knew that Minde would never waste time here. There must be questions about him. He also wanted to see how they dealt with him. Minde nodded when he saw him.
Head, it seems that it is not correct to say that this guy is a idiot in the past. He continued, "The prince will definitely remember how you were caught. Yes, at that time, our Southern Empire's second line of defense was breached.
, the situation now is even worse than that time. At that time, the people of the Cao Family Trading Company only occupied hundreds of our counties and counties, which totaled dozens of provinces, but now the people of the Cao Family Trading Company have already occupied
They have occupied one-twentieth of our territory. They have successfully pushed their power from the coastal areas to the inland, and the peace talks have failed. Because of the incompetence of our upper-level people, the peace talks have failed.
The Cao Family Trading Company's attack will begin again, and now the empire is doomed." Minde said with some sadness. This was not a pretense, but really a bit sad. After all, he was also from the Southern Empire.
The empire is gone? Prince Ren repeated this sentence himself. Although he is a idiot, he is still very familiar with his empire. He will never go into details. The empire is so useless. How can it be possible that it is gone?" How could it be so?
Their people would occupy more than one-twentieth of the territory. This has never happened before in the history of the empire. He absolutely does not believe that all this is true. He can't control his words.
"Min De. What do you want to say? You are a traitor yourself, a traitor to the Southern Empire. Although the Cao family business is temporarily very powerful, you are not a fool. How powerful the empire is, don't you think so?
Do you know? What is an army of two billion to the entire empire? When the imperial army was the most powerful in history, there were tens of billions of troops. The people of the Cao Family Trading Company can withstand the attack of so many armies of the empire.
? That is absolutely impossible. If you change your mind now, you still have time. Get him back as soon as possible. I promise that I will speak well to you in front of His Majesty the Emperor. Everything will be fine by then. No.
Let you have any trouble." This guy said tentatively, but he was not stupid yet. At this time, he actually wanted Minde to go back to China to help him. I really didn't know what this guy was thinking.
What, is there really something wrong with his mind?
"Haha, those things you mentioned are all in the past. You should have seen it. I guess there is no problem with your brain. My lord, you should also know. The world now is no longer the Southern Empire.
The world belongs to the Cao Family Trading Company now. What we must do is obey them. I have also fallen into their trap, but I have no other way. I must follow their footsteps. The court has already
A lot of people were sent out to kill me and my whole family. But I can still come here to talk to the prince. What does this mean? It means that even if they use force, I think they will be much more powerful than the court.
You said that the Southern Empire has a lot of foundation, but that is all our guessing. What was there at the end? What kind of life are we living here now? The imperial court can form an army worth tens of billions, but such an army has never existed in history
How long has it been? I know much more about the power of the empire than you. When such an army existed for 150 days, it had already spent all the empire’s hundreds of years of savings, so since then
In the future, the empire will not have so many troops. Do you know what the empire's finances are like now? The empire has been unable to make ends meet a long time ago. For a prince like you, tens of thousands of years ago, you could not make ends meet.
You only need to spend hundreds of thousands of silver, but now hundreds of thousands of silver are not even enough for your day's expenses. How on earth do you get such money? Don't you know how much money the nobles of the empire have at home? The imperial court does not
There is so much money, and the money is gone, so it is impossible for the empire to win." Minde was destroying the prince's confidence step by step, but everything he said was true and there were no lies.
"Even if the empire has so much money, do you think it is still the same now as it was then? Why did the empire have so many troops at that time? It was all because of the largest beast tide in the Warcraft Mountains. That was related to
Things like this happen only when warcraft are fought. Now we don’t have a war with warcraft. Our main enemy is people, humans, humans like us. They will not only kill us all, but people resist.
Their thoughts are no longer so heavy. They will all look at their own affairs, so I don’t think they will come out to fight. Now the economic situation of the entire empire has reached its worst point. Maybe you think the empire can still turn the tide.
Prepare, but let me tell you, in the next two months, if the empire does not humiliate and sue for peace quickly, it is estimated that Holy Light City may be attacked by the Cao Family Trading Company, because I just knew
According to the news, their warships have already sailed up the Luan River. If there are no mistakes, it is estimated that it will take ten days for their artillery to bombard Holy Light City." Another blockbuster news came out, directly
The prince was dumbfounded. Holy Light City is the second largest city in the Southern Empire, and it is also a companion capital of the Southern Empire. Generally speaking, the empire has four capitals, and the emperor can travel everywhere in the four capitals within a year.
For strolling, of course, most of the time was spent in the northern capital. The other places were more like a display. Of course, there were also a few emperors who spent their entire lives in other capitals. This is all related to His Majesty the Emperor himself.
Interest is directly related. After all, he is the emperor. He can go wherever he wants and no one can interfere with them. This is for sure.
Holy Light City is 1,500 miles away from the area occupied by the Cao Family Trading Company. It can be said that it is truly the largest city in the southern region of the Southern Empire, with a population of 1.2 billion and a large number of commercial and military things.
It would be really difficult for the Cao Family Trading Company there to push forward from the land step by step, but the Luan River, the largest river in the Southern Empire, passes through there, and it is also the largest hub on the Luan River. In the past, Cao's
The river transport store of the Cao Family Trading Company is there. Everything on the Luan River is nothing to the Cao Family Trading Company. Although after the war started, they were worried that people from the Cao Family Trading Company would enter the hinterland of the Southern Empire from here. They just
A large number of iron locks were arranged in these places, and they even tried to intercept the entire river surface, but that proved to be impossible and of no use at all. The artillery of the Cao Family Trading Company could directly destroy the stone piers on both sides of the chains.
It exploded and turned into pieces of rubble. The two squadrons of the Cao Family Trading Company, about 20 warships, were already heading there quickly. They continued to attack the cities on both sides along the way.
They bombed the city and did not conduct any landing operations on the city. They just used their artillery to create some chaos. All their supplies were supplied by the space rings carried on the ship. There were ten airships to escort them. It can be said that this was to force South Korea to
Another most advantageous trump card for the empire to sign a contract. If the directors of the Southern Empire were people, they might be able to restrain themselves. Otherwise, they might really go to Holy Light City. Holy Light City is at the first level on the entire road.
As for the city, if the Southern Empire loses this first-level city, it is estimated that they will really have no place to save their face, and they will have to surrender.
Minde is continuing to persuade this guy here, and the two squadrons of 26 warships over there have rushed forward with overwhelming force. Along the way, some ships from the Southern Empire are constantly coming over to try to stop them. Even in some relatively narrow areas
They tried to stop them in various places, but they all failed in the end. The cannons on this ship were really too powerful, and the rivers on this continent were really wide. This couldn’t even be called a river. It was tens of thousands of meters long.
It's almost like some lakes or something. There is no obstacle for these large sea ships to come in. There are quite a few troops from the Southern Empire on the shore, but they can't do anything about the ships in the river. They can only watch helplessly.
Watching from the shore, they all know that the Cao Family Trading Company’s goal is Holy Light City, but their supplies are in the sky, and we have no way to cut them off. Such actions by the two fleets can be said to be very rewarding.
They were so huge that they struck all the way. They put billions of soldiers and civilians of the Southern Empire into panic. Many people thought that the Cao Family Trading Company's war was in the south. Who knew that they suddenly entered the central region?
Well, if they can capture Holy Light City, they can even follow the Luan River and enter 40% of the territory of the Southern Empire. If that happens, the Southern Empire will really fall. This may be a big problem for a large empire.
It's a bit sad, but this is definitely something that can be realized. The upper management of the Southern Empire made another mistake at this time. If they can sue for peace at this time, it is estimated that these two fleets will go out. After all, the surrounding
They are all enemies, and their life is not easy, but what the Southern Empire wants to do is to annihilate them near Holy Light City and give the Cao Family Trading Company some power.
The area around Holy Light City can be said to be as well defended as Tietong. Although the Southern Empire does not have that many warships, there are still some ships on the inland rivers. Although the people of the Cao Family Trading Company are very powerful, they are at most
There are only more than 20 ships, and if there are more, they will be gone. However, the Southern Empire has tens of thousands of ships gathered here. By then, even one ship and the Cao Family Trading Company's cannonballs can kill them all.
Well, Li Cong also made another plan after knowing the news. Since it is you people from the Southern Empire who want to fight with our people from the Cao Family Trading Company there, then I will just come with you once, and the airship will be there immediately.
A division of more than 80,000 people began to move towards that direction, and hundreds of warships from four naval squadrons also quickly moved in. Originally, the Cao Family Trading Company wanted to scare them, but who knew the people over there were so
If you don't give face, you can do such a thing, then we will have a good time with you. Anyway, it is something done in your hinterland. If there is really a riot, it is your people who are worried. We are anyway
If there is no loss, it depends on whether you can bear it. In addition, Li Cong also ordered the troops on the southern front to start a full-scale offensive. Thirty-five divisions plus several independent brigades, about four million troops, began to attack.
More than thirty counties and cities, the Southern Empire was filled with smoke for a while. The reason why they chose to attack in an all-out way was because Li Cong's reinforcements had arrived. The twenty divisions trained from the island had already been trained. They
If you don't practice your skills well, how can you become an elite member of the Cao Family Trading Company in the future? After this war, if you can capture Holy Light City, the Southern Empire will probably succumb.
The Battle of Holy Light City officially broke out two days after Minde persuaded that guy. Before the reinforcements from the Cao Family Trading Company arrived, twenty warships launched an artillery bombardment on Holy Light City. Thousands of 127mm naval guns aimed at the Holy Light City.
The City of Light was opened. A salvo can cause great damage to warships, but for this momentum, Li Cong still asked the people on the front line to do it once. The 10-ton shells were thrown into the Holy Light at once.
City, the people here have no news that the people from the Cao Family Trading Company have such weapons, so it is the first time for them to see such an attack. The whole earth seems to be shaking, and their defenders directly attack
They were dumbfounded. Before they could react, the second round of attack started again, but this time it was not a salvo. A large number of artillery shells started coming in batches. It was not as good as the attack just now, which made it even more frustrating.