The aerial bombardment almost wiped out Yan Laoxi's artillery regiment and infantry regiment.
The rest of the people followed Yan Laoxi and fled in panic. They did not even have the time to turn around.
Xia Tian looked at Yan Laoxi who was running away with contempt. He had thought that Yan Laoxi was still a worthy opponent, but he did not expect him to be so cowardly in reality. It was no wonder that he lost half of Shanxi to the Japanese during the war.
A soldier was a coward, but a general was a bear.
"It's a waste to throw Shanxi to a person like you. In the future, I'll help you take over.”
Xia Tian turned around and looked down the valley. The battle here was basically over.
Dai Youde's troops had long wanted to surrender. When Xia Tian's troops arrived, they obediently knelt on the ground and raised their hands in surrender.
Xia Tian ordered the battlefield to be cleaned up and all usable weapons to be collected.
Although he did not care about the weapons and equipment that he had seized, they were still weapons. He had a vague feeling that they might be useful in the future.
A few minutes later, Zhang Hu rushed up to him.""Sir, the captured commander wants to see you.”
Xia Tian was about to meet Dai Youde, so he waved his hand.""Bring him here."
Not long after, Dai Youde and a few officers were tied up and brought to Xia Tian.
The moment they saw Xia Tian, they immediately knelt down.
"Sinner Dai Youde greets Officer Xia.”
"How are you guilty?" Xia Tian sneered.”
Dai Youde said sadly," It's a sin to be enemies with Officer Xia. I deserve to die. I'm a bastard. I actually fought with Officer Xia. I hate myself to death."”
The other officers also began to cry, as if they were truly remorseful.
Xia Tian saw through his trick at a glance and waved his hand impatiently.""Alright, alright. If you have something to say, just say it. Don't act here!”
"We want to join your army!" Dai Youde quickly said.”
"Why?" "Isn't it good to be with Yan Laoxi?" Xia Tian asked indifferently.”
When Dai Youde heard this, he almost cried again."Officer Xia, we've finally seen it clearly. It's not reliable to follow Officer Yan at all. At the critical moment, he abandoned us and ran away. The most important thing is that your army is too strong. We soldiers all want to be with the strong, so everyone wants to follow you. Only by becoming your soldiers will we be able to shine.”
"Be my soldier," Xia Tian smiled,"the rules are very strict. If you're wrong, you'll only get the death penalty. Are you willing?”
Dai Youde and the others nodded vigorously." This is more like being a soldier. We're willing."”
"Alright, I'll give you a chance." Xia Tian nodded. Where was your division originally stationed?”
"My base is in Lingshi, and it's specially used to block the Japanese's attacks.”Dai Youde replied.
"Where are the reinforcements that just arrived? Where are they stationed?”
"They're talking."
Xia Tian looked at him." Help me occupy these two places and I'll take you in."”
Dai Youde smiled." No problem. I have the final say in the spirit stones. We can go now." The captives of the 139th Division also want to surrender. They will bring you to the intersection and the territory will be yours in minutes.”
Xia Tian did not expect the matter to be resolved so easily. He was prepared to fight a fierce battle because he guessed that Yan Laoxi would strengthen his defenses in other places after losing three counties.
Now that Dai Youde and the 139th Division were leading the way, it would be much easier to take down these two places.
Xia Tian had money and weapons, but if he wanted to develop, he needed territory and people. Hence, occupying these two places to expand his territory was what he needed the most at the moment.
He immediately asked Dai Youde and the captives of the 139th Division to lead the way to these two places.
Xia Tian knew that he had to act quickly. Otherwise, when Yan Laoxi was prepared, another fierce battle would be waged.
Just as he set off, the system's voice sounded in his mind.
"Ding…congratulations master, you have successfully completed this main mission.”
"The system has rewarded 10,000 military merits, three templates, and 5,670,000 yuan.”
"Military rank promoted to major general, allowing the troops to be promoted to master.”
Xia Tian's lips curled into a smile.
The strength of a division increased from nine thousand to fifteen thousand.
In addition to infantry and artillery, the system also showed that it could add armor, flying, and special forces.
However, Xia Tian did not have these three troops at the moment, so the column for them in the system was gray.
However, as long as it could be developed, Xia Tian believed that it would not be long before the template he drew would help him perfect it.
A few hours later, Xia Tian and Zhang Hu took over the two counties of Jiaokou and Lingshi respectively.
At this point, Xia Tian's territory had doubled. One-third of the land in Luliang was his territory.
Apart from Yan Laoxi, Xia Tian was the strongest in this territory. He had completely surpassed the Eight Paths.
However, before he could be happy, there was an emergency report from Wenshui. The Japanese army suddenly appeared outside Wenshui City.
Xia Tian was shocked. Even though he knew that the Japanese would come, he was fully focused on dealing with Yan Laoxi and had no time to care about them.
By the time he recovered, the Japanese had already reached his doorstep.
He had mobilized all his troops for this expedition.
Therefore, Wenshui was actually an empty city. The Japanese could easily take it without fighting.
"No, I can't lose an inch of the land that I worked so hard to obtain!”Xia Tian slammed his fist on the table.
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