These men were clad in neat uniforms and moved with practiced skill; they were genuine, regular troops!
The situation on the ground instantly reversed!
Luo Shuli, Zheng Ding Tian, and the others, who had been so confident and sure of victory, saw their expressions change dramatically.
The sharpshooter squad he had brought was merely a private force maintained by the Luo family, used for desperate fights when needed. They were undisciplined fighters!
And now, the ones surrounding them…
were bona fide regular troops!
Their numbers were more than ten times their own!
Moreover, the dense, black cannon barrels visible on the distant hills sent shivers down their spines and made their hearts tremble just by looking at them…
How could they possibly fight?
Luo Shuli's gaze darted back and forth as he stared at the soldiers, noticing something peculiar.
These soldiers were divided into two factions.
One faction wore military green uniforms, and the other wore khaki uniforms!
These were the city defense forces under the command of Governor Chen Zhennan of Suhang, and the regular troops under the command of Admiral Hong Tianyin of Suhang?
As expected, the soldiers finished forming their ranks.
Two figures walked forward from the rear, Chen Zhennan and Hong Tianyin.
Upon seeing them, Luo Shuli erupted in fury.
He glared at the two, his eyes practically spitting sparks: "Hong Tianyin, Chen Zhennan, how dare you send troops to surround me!"
"Are you not afraid that with a single command from my Luo family, you will be annihilated in an instant?"
Chen Zhennan and Hong Tianyin exchanged glances, a flicker of ruthlessness in their eyes.
Once they had made their choice, there was no turning back.
Then, Bai Zih He's words reached them, sounding like heavenly music, and their spirits soared.
"The Luo family…"
"Do you think it still exists?"
His words were spoken lightly, with a hint of disdain.
"Hahaha."
Hearing Bai Zih He's words, Luo Shuli burst into laughter.
His laughter was filled with arrogance and an all-encompassing dominance: "My Luo family has been entrenched in the provincial capital, holding sway over the Jiangdong region!"
"You, a mere child, dare to spout such nonsense, claiming my Luo family no longer exists. You are ignorant, foolish, and utterly ridiculous!"
However, as soon as his words fell silent.
Someone made a call.
Luo Shuli looked at it, it was from a member of the Luo family.
To showcase the Luo family's might, he deliberately turned on the speakerphone.
But the voice on the other end was urgent and panicked: "Second Young Master, disaster has struck!"
"All of the Luo family's businesses in Jiangdong Province have been targeted by the Dragon Minister Merchant Association."
"In less than half an hour, the Luo family's various holdings and enterprises have dwindled to less than a tenth of their original size!"
"Countless families in the provincial capital have swarmed in, devouring our Luo family's assets."
"The Old Master, he…"
At this point, the voice on the phone trailed off.
Luo Shuli, anxious and enraged, pressed: "Speak quickly, what happened to the Old Master?"
"The Old Master, consumed by rage, passed away from a heart seizure…"
"Crack!"
Luo Shuli's phone slipped from his grasp and hit the ground.
The Old Master was dead!
And his businesses were divided.
The Luo family's sky had fallen!
Why?
Why would a behemoth like the Dragon Minister Merchant Association attack the Luo family?
Luo Shuli did not understand.
But he knew.
In the fiercely competitive provincial capital, those powerful families were like wolves and tigers, and they would not give the Luo family any chance to breathe!
The Luo family was on the brink of extinction!
Luo Shuli's body swayed uncontrollably. In an instant, his face turned ashen, and he slumped to the ground, his eyes losing their luster. He had gone mad.
His phone had been on speaker, and everyone present had heard.
For a moment, countless negative emotions spread rapidly, quickly coalescing into a massive shadow that enveloped everyone.
Zheng Ding Tian, Qin Wu Guo, and Ling Da Long were instantly distraught, each as if they had lost their parents.
Compared to the Luo family, the three great families of Suhang were but a joke.
But an immensely powerful family like the Luo family in the provincial capital had vanished within half an hour, unable to even resist, their Old Master dead from rage…
Where could their own path to survival lie?
Or rather, did a path to survival even exist anymore!!!
Ya Tanaichi's face turned as dark as it could possibly get.
The three great families, led by the Luo family, were essentially finished.
What should they, the people of Ying, do now?
Facing so many gun muzzles…
Resistance was simply not feasible.
A struggle of equals was one thing, but who would willingly face a one-sided massacre?
After a moment of contemplation, Ya Tanaichi gave a signal to the Ying warriors behind him and walked towards Chen Zhennan.
"I am Ya Tanaichi, a Five-Star Sword Warrior under Emperor Tokugawa Hiroshi of Ying. Quickly, make way for us!"
He attempted to use his identity as a person from Ying to escape the situation.
But before his words could even finish, he heard Bai Zih He's cold laugh: "You've come this far, and you still want to leave?"