Because of the gap in weaponry compared to the Demon Clan army, during such times, the Dongsheng military could only grit their teeth and take hits, having no chance whatsoever to strike back.
They seemed to still follow the Demon Clan's initial tactics, hoping to close in to a distance of thirty to twenty meters before opening fire, but the Demon Clan army of now was no longer the Demon Clan army of the past; they simply wouldn't give the Dongsheng military this opportunity.
As the two sides narrowed the distance between them, the Dongsheng military's losses escalated. The Demon Clan's mortars, being howitzers, did not cease firing like the infantry guns but continued to rain fire on the Dongsheng military unabated.