Dihua City had entirely entered a state of war preparedness.
Commanding officers were continuously patrolling on the city walls, loudly reprimanding the ordinary soldiers who hid and trembled behind the walls.
Large-caliber artillery was ready for action at any moment, and the gunners, all hailing from the "Artillery School," still held a decent fighting will.
But regardless of their rank, a sense of unease was evident on everyone's faces to some degree.
There's an old saying, "Generals are the soldiers' courage." In the wars of the Otherworld, victory was not yet entirely dependent on firearms; the role of martial experts was irreplaceable.
Initially, with General Lu leading the troops, Agubai's side didn't even dare to show their faces,
and the Western Expedition Army was in high spirits, driving the bandits into a frantic retreat, capturing three major strongholds including Dihua City within two months.
But once General Lu left, the situation reversed abruptly.