Three places were attacked at the same time. When the news was sent back to Chengdu, Liu Xiang's expression changed drastically. Chu Zian's sudden attack caught him off guard.
Although he had already deployed troops and positions everywhere, he had adopted a passive defensive stance. Moreover, the Central Army had recently increased their troops in Hunan, which had attracted most of his attention to this area, causing him to neglect the situation on Chu Zian's side.
Chu Zi 'an had rejected Old Jiang's offer, which made him a little angry with Chu Zi' an. However, he had no way to deal with Chu Zi 'an for the time being. Now, Chu Zi' an's sudden rise made him feel that there might be changes in Sichuan.
Therefore, he decided to send more troops to Sichuan and put pressure on Liu Xiang to force him to make concessions and let his forces enter Sichuan to open up the situation in the southwest.
Therefore, Liu Xiang did not place too many troops here. In his opinion, 50,000 troops were enough to defend against the Red Alert.
He knew that Chu Zian had always been short of troops, which was why he wasn't too worried. However, who knew that Chu Zian would suddenly have so many troops in his hands and launch such a fierce full-scale attack on him.
Hanyuan County and Luding County had already fallen to Suijiang County. It could be said that the Red Guards had already reached his doorstep. They were just one step away from entering his lair.
The situation was very critical now. He urgently needed to send troops to support him. Otherwise, it would not be long before Chu Zian's Red Guards arrived at the city.
With his current military strength, he definitely couldn't defend so many places. He had to shrink his forces and give up some places. That way, he would have time to buffer and focus on defending certain areas.
Otherwise, by the time he deployed his troops to support them, the Central Army might have made a move on him. Now was the most critical moment in his warlord career, and it was very likely that he would not be able to survive this calamity.
Now, he was very regretful. Why did he not attack when Chu Zian's troops were at their weakest in order to preserve his strength? He had nipped the threat in the bud, which led to this situation.
At that time, Chu Zian had taken down two places, Panzhi and Liangshan Prefecture. His troops were extremely scattered, and he could only set up an artillery array in Zhaojue County to defend. It was indeed the time when his troops were the most empty.
"Order the First Army to abandon Kangding and immediately assist Ya 'an. Ya' an cannot be lost. This is the main gate of Chengdu and must be defended.”Liu Xiang picked up the phone and ordered.
Currently, he still had around 15,000 soldiers in Kangding. If they were to be devoured, then he would really suffer a great loss. It had only been a day or two since the battle began, but he had already lost about 20,000 soldiers.
After receiving the order from Liu Xiang, the commander of the first army in Kangding felt as if the weight in his heart had been lifted. The right army's offensive was extremely fierce, making him feel like he couldn't breathe.
In fact, he even dreamed of the right army approaching the city at night, capturing him and shooting him to death. It could be seen how scared he was. The way the right army fought had already scared him. No matter what, they would first use the artillery to blast him for a while before charging.
The moment he received the order, he gave the order to retreat to Ya 'an. Then, he took the car and ran away first. He told his subordinates to prepare to retreat. Only after returning to Ya' an could he feel at ease.
"Report, the scouting team has sent a report. The Sichuan troops in Ya 'an City have retreated. They are retreating towards Ya' an!”
After the deputy division commander heard this news, he was shocked. After pondering for a moment, he ordered,"Get them out of the city first. Order the second regiment to prepare to pursue them. We can't let them retreat so easily. This will increase the pressure on Ya 'an's friendly forces!”
The situation in Ya 'an City was more complicated and not easy to fight. Ya' an was no longer a dilapidated small city after so many years of construction. Liu Wenhui had built it as his nest, and street fighting was not something he wanted to see.
Now that they were out of the city, it would be easy to beat them. No matter how fast they ran, they could not outrun a four-wheeled car. He wanted to eat the retreating troops out of the city bit by bit. Even if they returned to Ya 'an, they would find that there were only a few of them left.
The breakthrough in Ya 'an's direction also made Chu Zian feel very excited. This also meant that he was one step closer to upgrading the base. The right army had also completed their mission, and they could meet up with the left army that attacked Ya' an's direction. This way, his chances of winning were even greater.
Although the left army had an independent tank regiment, they were still lacking in strength. After the right army went over, the 1st Red Police Division would be in place. With the independent tank regiment, the total strength would exceed 20,000. The Sichuan army they were facing was only about 30,000, and this included the civilian groups.
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