After worshiping the heavens and raising the great flag to replace the heavens, as soon as they came out of the bandit's nest, the coalition forces' bandit special agents were thoroughly exposed.

  The first is the marching discipline, which basically has no discipline at all. Each team walks on its own, and the speed is not uniform. Often, the front team has already arrived at the next target point, while the rear team is still stuck in yesterday's campsite and hasn't set off yet. This kind of slow march can only cover about 20 miles a day, which is comparable to Liu Bei's march before the Battle of Changban Slope in the Three Kingdoms. Moreover, at first, everyone knew not to alarm the enemy, so they chose to march on remote mountain paths that few people took. But later, the leaders didn't care anymore. They said, "We have so many people, what if we do alarm the enemy?" The mountain roads were slow and difficult to navigate, food was hard to find, and accommodations were completely in the open. As a result, Yang Guishan had no choice but to agree to take the official road. So whenever they saw a village, they would enter it, causing chaos along the way, with chickens flying and dogs barking, and the common people complaining loudly. Good heavens, is this an army on the march or a traveling troupe?

  The second is reconnaissance work. Anyone with a slight understanding of the military knows how important scouts or sentries are to an army. Unfortunately, our Heavenly Army has a rather unique understanding of reconnaissance. In the bandit's lair, there is a special position called "Xunfeng" or "Guangfeng". In Journey to the West, their opening lines are: "The Great King sent me to patrol the mountains..." Alas, this is what scouts do. During military campaigns, sending out reconnaissance troops is common practice, but the effectiveness varies. We can infer from the performance of the Fierce Tiger Brigade's Reconnaissance Company. Recently, the scouts of the Fierce Tiger Brigade were able to observe Yang Shouyuan's unit at a distance of less than 50 meters without being detected. This means that there are no more secrets to speak of. On the other hand, Yang Shouyuan had almost no knowledge of Wang Zhenyu's intelligence, and what little he knew came from Huang Jianxiong. The outcome of this battle was already decided from the start.

  The third is the command problem. Although the leader of the 30,000-strong righteous army is Yang Shouyin, in reality, Yang Shouyin can only command his own 3,000 troops. When something really needs to be done, they still need to gather dozens of people together to discuss and decide. This is war, not designing advertisements! By the time one person finishes speaking, the soldiers under their command have probably all been killed off.

  These are not even the flags, uniforms, passwords, and identification details. Just the three items above, if Sun Wu came to command, he would probably not know how to fight.

  These people who took the lead were feeling particularly good about themselves, thinking that it was just like going on a tour of the city, and that all problems would be solved if they just stood in front of the city wall with so many people.

  PS: Zhou Luan in history was a very powerful warlord, but this person has a bit of 90s tendencies and belongs to the typical non-mainstream. Always standing on the side of Cheng Qian and Tang Shengzhi, so often not getting wise. The biggest thing he did was to set up a plot to get rid of the Guizhou Army General Yuan Zuming.

  But you bandit masters, your slow pace doesn't matter to us. The officers of the fierce tiger troops in Jingzhou city have already begun secret preparations and are getting anxious. Every day, high-ranking officials ask about Yang Shouyin's progress, looking at the sluggish rebel army like a snail, everyone sighs like a bitter wife, why haven't they arrived yet? In the end, everyone's enthusiasm is exhausted, no one goes to Zhou Lin to ask how far away the enemy is, they all say, we'll take a nap first, and call us when the enemy arrives.

  On May 25, after twelve days of arduous marching, the righteous army finally crawled to the foot of Jingzhou City with a three-step-and-two-glance-back pace. Looking at the distant and low walls of Jingzhou City, Yang Shouyin even burst out laughing, as if everything in front of him would soon belong to him.

  "Kill!" This time, no need for Yang's mobilization and arrangement, the various leaders directly issued the attack order. Seven or eight thousand bandits rushed towards Jingzhou City in a chaotic manner, startling Wang Zhenyu who was watching from the city wall.

  Through the telescope, looking at these men holding big knives, long spears, bird guns and old-fashioned rifles, wearing colorful clothes, rushing over so recklessly, Wang Zhenyu, who had seen dockworkers fighting in Shanghai, couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and think: Are you guys filming a gangster movie? Why make such a big scene?

  Wang Zhenyu turned back and asked Wan Yao Huang: "Have Xu Yuanquan and the others already moved to the designated location?"

  Wan Yao Huang's concise and powerful answer made Wang Zhenyu nod his head in satisfaction.

  Wang Zhenyu immediately asked Zhou Dang again: "What's the name of that inner jiān mastermind?"

  Zhou Ran immediately stepped forward and bowed: "Huang Jianxiong."

  "How's it going?"

  "Last night, everyone was caught, this guy really had a strong will, he attempted suicide but unfortunately failed and we saved him."

  Wang Zhenyu patted Liu Xing's shoulder after listening: "It's up to you now, I'm going back to catch up on some sleep. These kids are really too slow, making me get up so early and wait for so long. It's infuriating! Take good care of them!"

  Everyone immediately sent off Wang Zhenyu.

  Not only was Wang Zhenyu frightened by the scene of nearly 10,000 people charging, but Yang Shouyin was also frightened. According to the agreement, the army should have been ambushing outside the city and waiting for nightfall, when Huang Jianxiong would lead his men in opening the city gate, lighting a fire as a signal, and then everyone would rush in together... The play still has this kind of plot on stage.

  But unexpectedly, before I could even give the order, these bastards under my command rushed out in a flurry, forget about waiting for the signal of raising fire at midnight, just follow them and charge, otherwise we'll be late and there won't be any meat to eat, and my brothers under my command will hold it against me.

  Then Yang Shouyin's men also rushed out with a loud whoosh as soon as their leader nodded.

  Not having run many steps yet, I heard the sound of gunfire and cannons ringing out.

  This is not war, it's a massacre. After the initial shock, the officers and soldiers of the main force quickly determined that the bandits' strange and ridiculous way of fighting was not unique, but simply their lack of professionalism.

  Don't blame the brothers for being impolite then. When the nearest bandits rushed to within fifty meters of the city wall, the slaughter began.

  In an instant, more than 50 bandits entered the cycle of reincarnation, ending their suffering in this life and rushing to a happy afterlife.

  The mighty and compassionate soldiers of the Tiger Troop continued to liberate all living beings, their bullets pouring down on the bandits.

  The bandits, although not professionally trained, still understood the principle of running when they couldn't win. They didn't even organize a final charge and left behind nearly two hundred corpses before turning around and fleeing.

  Is that all? Looking at the defeated bandits, everyone was shocked. Wan Yao Huang suddenly came to his senses and shouted loudly, "Pursue!"

  Liu Xing immediately raised an objection, shouting loudly: "Director Wan, the original battle plan was not like this, I oppose the attack."

  Wan Yao Huang no longer cared about the relationship between Liu Xing and Zhaolong, his intuition told him that he didn't need to wait for the encircling troops anymore, he could just charge out like this, and the battle would be over.

  So he rushed towards Liu Xing and roared: "I am in command here, execute the order, launch a full-scale attack."

  Looking at Wang Yao's ferocious appearance, Zhang Xuanguang and others did not dare to delay, immediately went to convey the order, more than a thousand officers and soldiers rushed out in an instant. At this time, the bandits had just run for about 500 meters, sparsely sitting on the ground to catch their breath, but the officers and soldiers came up, no one could resist, and they ran away immediately.

  Years of living have taught them a truth about running away: it's not necessary to be faster than the people chasing you, as long as you're faster than other runners.

  However, these bandits obviously underestimated the running ability of this group of soldiers, who ran five kilometers every day and sometimes even did 20-kilometer training runs. In terms of endurance, the bandits were no match for them.

  Yang Shouyin also saw the problem, currently all the bandits are in chaos, only his three thousand people are still intact. So he gave an order that made him regret later. He ordered his men to stay behind and block the enemy, but being chivalrous doesn't mean others will be chivalrous too.

  Wan Yao Huang pursued them too fiercely, and the bandits didn't know how to get past Yang Shou Yin's men on both sides, so they conveniently charged into Yang Shou Yin's large formation. Lacking military quality, Yang Shou Yin also didn't know to order the killing of fleeing soldiers, as a result, his own troops rushed forward with a loud crash, and his three thousand men dispersed in defeat.

  Everything was thoroughly messed up, and the bandits were also desperate. Everyone scattered in all directions. On Wan Yaohuang's side, they only caught less than a thousand bandits, and then they could only sigh at the fleeing bandits.

  At this time, something unexpected happened. The divine soldier invited by Huang Jianxiong suddenly appeared on the side of Wan Yaohuang, and both sides were stunned, apparently unable to figure out the situation.

  Wan Yao Huang determined in just one second that this group of people were enemies, not friends. He immediately ordered each department to stop pursuing and give up the captives to concentrate on resisting.

  Watching the actions of the fierce tiger travelers, the divine soldiers also understood and came to a realization. However, they didn't rush into attacking immediately. Each one took a bowl of talisman water, then let out strange cries as they charged forward.

  Wave after wave of gunfire knocked down rows of divine soldiers, but the divine soldiers still charged forward fearlessly. Because the master said that these fallen divine soldiers were only pretending to be dead, and by nightfall, the power of the talisman water would bring them back to life.

  There were as many as four thousand divine soldiers, and Wanyao Huang and others quickly entered a fierce battle with the enemy without the support of heavy weapons.

  This close combat relies entirely on bravery, and no tactics are as effective. The direct troops soon fell into danger...

  To be honest, the divine soldiers are still very powerful. The big blade pieces were in a mess, and the officers with bayonets couldn't withstand them for a while.

  Wan Yao Huang grasped the shotgun, accompanied by guards weaving through the chaotic crowd, occasionally taking out a few overly ferocious divine soldiers. This tactic of sneaking up and attacking finally provoked public outrage, inviting heavenly condemnation. Three divine soldiers fiercely pounced over, the guard was beheaded on the spot, Wan Yao Huang immediately took down two, but was knocked to the ground by the third.

  Wan Yao Huang, who thought he was not lacking in exercise, finally knew what it meant to have great strength. He pounced on his own neck, which was not high, but had very powerful hands. Those rough big hands were stuck tightly around his neck, no matter how hard Wan Yao Huang struggled or hit them, they wouldn't let go. Just a few more seconds and Wan Yao Huang would be history, breathing was so difficult, he felt the power of life slowly draining from his body. He was going to die, really unwilling, originally wanted to follow Wang's travel long to do something big.

  At this time, Wan Yao Huang suddenly felt a lightness, the big hand that was stuck on his neck and the person riding on him almost left him at the same time. It turned out to be Liu Xing, he held a rifle, with one gun butt, he knocked out Kong Wu's powerful warrior. Looking at Wan Yao Huang who was coughing violently, Liu Xing suddenly laughed complacently, which made Wan Yao Huang, who was originally prepared to thank him, very dissatisfied and angry, refusing to pay attention to him anymore.

  Just as the direct superior regiment was about to collapse, Xu Yuanquan led the first division to arrive, and after the divine soldiers were hit by a hand grenade, no matter what they did not believe that their companions who had been blown to pieces could still come back to life, so they also collapsed.

  The fleeing bandits were not much stronger than the defeated divine soldiers. They had barely escaped from the tiger's mouth, but they all ran into the main force troops who were ambushing around and became prisoners of war.

  However, this is not the worst. The worst is Yang Shouyin, the leader of the Righteous Army. This brother was carried to Jingzhou on a sedan chair by two subordinates, and when retreating in a hurry, the sedan chair was naturally overturned. Yang Shouyin fell off the sedan chair and never got up again, with countless feet trampling over his body, ending in tragedy. Zhou Dan also brought more than a dozen captured leaders to search for Yang Shouyin's corpse, which had been completely disfigured.

  Wang Zhenyu's evaluation of this battle is just two words: strange.

  The bandits' attack was strange, their defeat even stranger, the divine soldiers' appearance was strange, and the victory of the fierce tiger corps was also very strange. This is indeed a strange war. However, no matter how strange it is, the thieves have been defeated...

  With the angry shouts of "Surrender or die!" and the dark gun barrels, the bandits, whether armed or not, chose to kneel on the ground in droves, begging for their lives. Continuing to resist now had no meaning at all. The entire joint operation to wipe out the Heavenly Way sect now seemed like a joke, a farce that was both laughable and pitiful.