The plasma shield lasted only a few seconds before completely collapsing, and the N1 Tank's heavy armor didn't hold up much longer under the attack of the blue beam.
The turret was directly pierced by a large hole, and then immediately detonated.
The violent explosion directly overturned the surrounding Zhu Hong Business Association troops, and for a time, the Zhu Hong Business Association suffered heavy losses.
Before Li Hao could react, another identical blue beam struck the second N1 Tank behind him.
Just like the first tank, the plasma shield didn't hold for a few seconds, and the second tank met the same fate of detonation as the first.
"Damn it. This is a large-caliber energy weapon."
Realizing he was ambushed, Li Hao reacted immediately, directly issuing an order for the N1 Tank to crash into a nearby abandoned building, hiding the tank within the structure to avoid enemy attacks.
Another blue energy beam shot over, this time targeting the fourth tank behind, but fortunately, the driver of the fourth tank reacted quickly.
Although hit by the energy beam, he managed to drive the tank into a nearby building before the plasma shield completely collapsed.
At this point, Li Hao knew without a doubt that the Blood Bell Gang was behind the attack.
It seemed these people had indeed found the recovered ground attack vessel, as that caliber of energy weapon could only be equipped on a starship.
However, it appeared the Blood Bell Gang had not managed to make this ground attack vessel fly, because judging from the direction the energy beams were fired, they were also firing from the ground.
The images transmitted back by the UAV later confirmed Li Hao's guess; in the distant ruins, Feng Jun saw the wreckage of a starship crushed under the debris of a collapsed building.
This starship had indeed crash-landed in Shangqing City, even collapsing several skyscrapers during its forced landing.
The collapsed buildings had buried the main body of the starship under the rubble, with only about one-third of the bow and two turrets exposed.
The blue energy beam that had just destroyed the first and second tanks was fired from one of this starship's turrets, and Blood Bell Gang soldiers were gathered around the starship.
"These damned bastards! Immediately dispatch the UAV swarm for suppression, and launch all missiles.
Also, notify the Hongwen Gang people and tell them to act quickly!" Li Hao issued a series of combat directives.
Although he had driven the N1 Tank into the building, Li Hao didn't feel the slightest sense of security.
With the power of the starship's main cannon, it could easily penetrate dozens of buildings.
Now, he could only hope that the UAV swarm and missiles would interfere with the starship's main cannon firing.
At this time, several thousand Zhu Hong Business Association troops still remained on the street outside.
These soldiers, after receiving Li Hao's message, were just preparing to counterattack when three missiles flew directly over.
The missiles made several turns in the air, heading straight for the UAV swarm, and then exploded near the UAV swarm.
The missile explosions were small in power, but they were accompanied by blue electrical sparks scattering in the air.
The electromagnetic pulse instantly swept across the entire street, and the Zhu Hong Business Association's UAVs fell from the sky like falling leaves.
Moreover, it wasn't just the UAV swarm; even most of the armored vehicles and power armor were paralyzed.
The Blood Bell Gang had calculated everything long ago.
They had indeed discovered a crashed starship in the Shangqing City Wasteland, and after inspection, the starship's main cannon was still usable.
Thus, the legend of a ground attack vessel in the Shangqing City Wasteland came to be, which was merely to lure a portion of the Zhu Hong Business Association's forces out of Huaicheng District today.
The three missiles just now almost completely wiped out all of Li Hao's equipment.
Now, the remaining Zhu Hong Business Association troops had become lambs to the slaughter; without the Blood Bell Gang's intervention, the surrounding gathered Mutants could take care of them.
Just as Li Hao despaired, a dense swarm of UAVs flew in from a distant street, and Li Hao immediately recognized them as the Hongwen Gang's UAVs.
The Hongwen Gang possessed Huaicheng District's most advanced UAV production line, and the UAVs equipped by their forces were also the best and most advanced in Huaicheng District.
Seeing the allied UAVs arrive, hope reignited in Li Hao's heart.
The two N1 Tanks had not yet been paralyzed by the electromagnetic pulse.
As long as the Hongwen Gang could provide assistance, some of the Zhu Hong Business Association's forces might still be able to escape.
But his hope was instantly shattered.
The Hongwen Gang's UAV swarm did not attack the Blood Bell Gang's forces, but instead launched a direct assault on the surviving Zhu Hong Business Association troops.
Without the cover of mechanical equipment and UAVs, the Zhu Hong Business Association was unable to organize an effective counterattack.
The surviving soldiers could only fire their firearms haphazardly into the air.
Li Hao realized that the Hongwen Gang had betrayed them.
The ally that President Zhu Wenyao had painstakingly courted had directly defected, or perhaps had never intended to form an alliance with the Zhu Hong Business Association.
Li Hao sneered and slumped into his command chair, pulling out a cigarette from his pocket and lighting it.
He had brought out a total of four N1 Tanks this time, including nearly three thousand elite armored troops of the Business Association, almost half of the Zhu Hong Business Association's strength.
Since the Blood Bell Gang had planned so meticulously here, it was likely that fighting had already broken out in Huaicheng District, and it might even be over by now.
Outside the building, the starship's main cannon had already locked onto Li Hao's position.
With the 'charging complete' prompt, the Blood Bell Gang's gunner pressed the fire button, and a thick energy beam shot directly towards Li Hao's hiding place.
The battle here attracted a large number of Mutants, including many Mutants.
The remaining Zhu Hong Business Association soldiers quickly fell silent under the combined attack of UAVs and Mutants.
The smell of blood attracted a large number of Mutants, who continuously surged in, and the area quickly became completely silent, leaving only a group of Mutants feasting.
Meanwhile, in Huaicheng District, all surface buildings, including the missile silos, were in utter chaos.
Due to the Hongwen Gang's betrayal, the Zhu Hong Business Association and Blackwater Merchant Guild found themselves caught between two fires.
To win over Tian Jia of the Hongwen Gang, Zhu Wenyao not only sent him a large amount of equipment but also gave him partial control over the underground base.
However, it was unexpected that Tian Jia suddenly turned against them.
Now, 80% of Huaicheng District had already been taken by the Red Hand Mercenary Group and the Blood Bell Gang.
Zhu Wenyao was sitting in the control room of the underground base, and her subordinate officers were continuously reporting the situation in Huaicheng District to her.
Not only did the Hongwen Gang led by Tian Jia suddenly turn against them, but nearly half of the troops she left behind to guard the base also mutinied, and even two N1 Tanks directly defected to the Red Hand Mercenary Group.
As for Shangqing City, there was no news at all.
No matter how Zhu Wenyao called, Li Hao, who had been sent out, did not respond at all.