After the outbreak of the rebellion in the upper nest, some nobles, officials, and military officers from the upper nest came to the lower nest in order to escape from the cultists, and most of them were originally the top bosses of the residents of the lower nest, and easily took over the leadership of the lower nest.

These who escaped knew that sooner or later the cultists of the upper nest would leave the upper nest and come to the lower nest to continue spreading their evil beliefs and causing a lot of killing.

Most of these people from the upper nest are middle-level officials and generals, and they lack a person with absolute status to make decisions. So in order to better mobilize the power of the Nest residents, they formed a small council on their own.

After deliberation among the members of the council, one order after another was swiftly issued. Unlike the High Lords' Council of Terra, this nascent council is astonishingly efficient under the pressure of the cultists. There was no intrigue among the members of the council and a struggle for power and profit, but everyone worked together to protect their lives under the threat of the cultists.

These people who were able to escape from the upper nest were not stupid, and they would soon unite the bailiffs and planetary defense forces that had lost their leadership, and mobilize the workers of the lower nest to do the logistics. Those incapable waste aristocrats, bureaucrats and soldiers who eat and wait for death, have long been swept away by the cultists who went to the nest, and they can't escape from the nest at all.

Under the command of the council, all the inhabitants of the building area near the upper nest were evacuated, and the soldiers simply drew a defensive net with iron plates or wire. In some high-rise buildings, fire points are placed to easily control many areas.

In fact, there are many factories in Xiachao, and a large number of workers work in these factories. They were responsible for supplying the empire with the processing of minerals, the processing of fuel, and the manufacture of munitions. In other words, there are actually a lot of weapons that can be used in the nest. If you look at it purely in terms of weapons, the cultists do not have the slightest advantage.

The biggest headache for cultists is their large numbers and high morale. If you are fighting the cultists in a wide plain, then the powerful firepower of the Lower Nest army can make the cultists come and die as many as they want. Numbers and morale are useless in the face of a powerful fire blockade.

But it's a pity that the battlefield they are in is a nest capital with a complex environment.

The undulating buildings and criss-crossing roads divide the battlefield into relatively closed and narrow scenes. Walls on both sides of the street obstruct the view of both sides and protect both tactical units from direct fire. This greatly weakened the firepower advantage of the Xiachao troops, and brought considerable restrictions to their observation and use of firepower.

Street fighting tactics are tactics that unfold around walls, which are directly reflected in the use of various corners, whether it is observation or attack and defense, it is achieved through corners.

When a cultist with a sharp blade pops up around the corner, the gun in your hand may not be as useful as you think. The firepower of the guns is undoubtedly very powerful, but when you face the sharp knives that the cultists are stabbing at you, will you have time to shoot back? And such fatal corners are everywhere on the battlefield.

When a large number of cultists poured from the upper nest to the lower nest, the area instantly became a flesh mill, which began to consume the lives of soldiers on both sides.

Although the Cultists are not as powerful as the Nest Guards, they have a numerical advantage and are not afraid of death. Some cultists have even been blessed by the evil gods, and their melee combat abilities have been greatly enhanced, and they can play a lethal role in street fighting.

However, the Lower Nest Defense Force has placed many hidden and stubborn fire support points in a large number of buildings, which is very effective, effectively reducing their casualties and eliminating the living force of the cultists.

At the beginning of the battle, the cultists suffered heavy casualties under the fire of the Lower Nest army. But slowly, they figured out where those firepower points were arranged, and instead of gathering in large groups, they divided into small teams and began to destroy or seize those important firepower points.

The two sides have repeatedly fought over one firepower point or commanding height, winning and losing, losing and regaining, the battle line is stretched for a particularly long time, the confrontation time is particularly long, and the consumption is also very large. This war is made up of countless such tug-of-wars.

At this time, the cultists had a great advantage on the battlefield. Although they paid a lot of casualties in the early stage, it did not hurt the cultists, and it did not have much impact on their morale. At present, the situation of judging the success or failure of a war by the amount of troops consumed by both sides is very beneficial to a large number of cultists.

The number of defense forces formed by Xiachao cannot be said to be small, with nearly 10 million troops, but it is still a little insufficient compared to the cultists who are in units of 100 million.

As the war continued, one stronghold after another was breached by the cultists, and one by one the strongholds were recaptured by the Xiachao Defense Army. Both sides were already dazed, and they didn't know whether they were enemies or comrades.

In the rubble and ruins of the city, the Lower Nest Guards put up a stubborn resistance, and fierce gunfights took place in every street, every building, and every factory in the city. The number of casualties among the cultists who stormed the city continued to mount. But if this continues, the first to be exhausted must be the Lower Nest Guards.

In fact, at this time, the Lower Nest Defenders could no longer maintain all the enemy's defenses well, and some cultists who had gone too deep had already crossed the last line of defense arranged by the Defenders and came to the Lower Nest.

The Lower Hive Council had to take out some of the violent gangs to go into battle. These violent gangs of the lower nest are often thugs raised by the upper class, doing some unsightly things for the noble lords of the upper nest and even the spire. And if you want these greedy thugs to do things obediently, coercion and temptation are naturally indispensable.

The low-level aristocratic lord coerces and seduces, the middle-level aristocratic lord coercions, and the high-level aristocratic lord seduces. The top aristocratic lords are neither coercive nor inducing, and these gangs will take the initiative to beg to do things for them, wanting to be their loyal dogs.

In any case, these violent gangs are full of oil, and the weapons in their hands are even better than the Astral Army. The gangs that failed to get along with the upper nest tend to be close to the bottom nest, where they do illegal things to earn some profits, and pin their heads to their belts to make money.

often works for more than ten years, and no one has done one thing for the noble lord to make more money. This disparity undoubtedly made it difficult for these outlaws to accept, so fires between gangs often occurred, and everyone fought for the little leftovers rewarded by the nobles.

In various gang conflicts, they have accumulated a wealth of combat experience. In addition to the lack of discipline and loose organization, they can already be considered excellent combat effectiveness. It may be able to play an unexpected role in street fighting.

However, these violent gangs fight and kill in the lower echelons of the nest, and no one usually cares about them? Yes. Usually no one really cares. The bailiff in Chaodu is just another dog raised by some aristocratic lords.

If the noble lord does not speak, the bailiffs will not meddle. If some of the gangs get carried away and reach out to cross the line, the bailiffs will let them know who is the boss in the nest. Other gangs are also happy to take over the turf of these out-of-the-way gangs.

The members of the Empire's legal department don't care about this bullshit, they generally focus on the leadership of the planet. As long as the planetary governors obey the rule of the empire and pay tithes on time, the Ministry of Justice will not interfere in the affairs of the planet.

These gang members beat out the dog's brains, and the legal department doesn't care. But if these gangs are dizzy and want to stir up the people's emotions and create a rebellion against the planetary governor, then the Ministry of Justice will help the planetary governor to suppress the people and eliminate these rebellious gangs. Slam your iron fist on their heads.