In 1919, the war against Jiang was nearing its end.
At this moment, all the generals of the Gui Faction were gathered in Guilin City, and all of them had worried expressions on their faces.
The Northwest Army of the anti-Jiang coalition had withdrawn from the war last month and remained neutral. Just yesterday, Yan Xishan's Jinsui Army had crossed the Yellow River and announced their withdrawal from the war.
At this moment, the Gui Army had been completely tricked. The two great allies had retreated one after another. The Gui Army, which only had a little over 100,000 men, had to face Jiang's army of more than 600,000 men. They immediately became a lone army.
"Officer Li, let's retreat. Guilin can't be defended anymore. Let's retreat to Wuzhou immediately!”
"There's no use in retreating. It's best to negotiate peace with Old Jiang and acknowledge his leadership. Only then can we protect our troops!”
"Officer Li, we can't hesitate anymore. Jiang's army was about to attack. He had to make a prompt decision, or else there would be endless trouble!”
Li Zongren listened to the generals 'suggestions and looked at Bai Chongxi with unwillingness in his eyes."Jiansheng, what are your plans? Are we going to lose like this? If we negotiate with Old Jiang, we will no longer have the initiative. In the future, we can only do whatever Old Jiang says!”
Bai Chongxi clenched his fists tightly. His eyes were also filled with unwillingness.
However, the Gui Army was isolated and helpless. He could only sigh and say,"What everyone said makes sense. Feng Yan's alliance army is the main force. If they withdraw from the battle, we can't do it alone. In order to protect our family, we can only negotiate peace with Old Jiang."
Li Zongren closed his eyes in grief and indignation. Although he was extremely unwilling to lose like this, for the sake of the big picture, he finally nodded."Alright, for the future of Gui Jun, we'll..."
At this moment, a loud voice came from outside.""We must not negotiate. If no one can stand, I, Li Ruoyu, am willing to lead the Seventh Army to fight!”
A young general strode into the meeting hall.
When all the generals of the Gui Army saw this person, they could not help but make way for him, and they looked at him with respect.
Li Ruoyu, Li Zongren's nephew, graduated from the German Army University and led the Gui Army's most elite force, the Steel Seventh Army. He was also known as the Gui Army's number one fierce general.
A year ago, during the war between the Jiang and Gui armies, the Jiang and Xiang armies joined forces and invaded Guangxi, forcing Bai Chongxi to flee to the south of Yue and Li Zongren to retreat into the mountains. The generals of the Gui army had all sent out telegrams to the wilderness.
When everyone thought that the Gui army was about to die, Li Ruoyu led the Steel Seventh Army out of Wuzhou and cut off the Xiang army's retreat.
In that battle, he had turned the tide and made him the number one general of the Gui Army.
When the soldiers of the Jiang and Xiang armies who had experienced that battle mentioned Li Ruoyu, they could not help but feel terrified. The shadow of that battle was forever imprinted in their hearts.
Li Zongren looked at his nephew, whom he regarded as his successor."Ruoyu, Jiang's army is powerful now. We are already a lone army.”
Bai Chongxi hurriedly added," Your Seventh Gang Army is our treasure. We should conserve our strength at this time. We mustn't send troops rashly!”
"Young General, what Inspector Li and Inspector Bai said is true. You are our hope!”The other generals nodded.
Li Ruoyu swept his gaze across the crowd, his eyes revealing a cold light."Everyone, have you forgotten that we, the Eight Osmanthus Wolf Soldiers, have always fought alone?”
"In the past, when Great General Yuan led six thousand wolf soldiers, he was able to resist Nurhachi's one hundred thousand troops.”
"Last year, my Gang Qi Army was invincible, forcing the Jiang and Xiang armies to flee in panic!”
"So what if we are alone? We are invincible wolf soldiers. Even if there's only one soldier left, we wolf soldiers will fight to the end and not retreat!”
Li Ruoyu's words deeply shook Li Zongren's nerves, and all the generals lowered their heads silently.
Li Ruoyu roared,"Have you ever thought that the strength of Feng Yan's alliance army is still there? They each had more than 300,000 troops under them. Even if they were to negotiate, Old Jiang would not make things difficult for them!”
"But we have few soldiers in Guangxi, and Guangxi is poor to begin with. If Jiang's army attacks, he will not be soft-hearted this time. He will definitely eliminate our Gui Army, this mortal enemy!”
Li Ruoyu looked at the crowd." You may be afraid of Jiang's army, but I, Li Ruoyu, am not afraid. Neither are my Eight Osmanthus Wolf Soldiers. Defending our homeland is our duty as soldiers. We are fearless!”
Li Zongren looked at his nephew in relief. He spoke all his thoughts.
However, he sighed,"Ruo Yu, the situation this time is different from last year." Jiang's elite troops attacked from three directions. Our army has already suffered heavy casualties and we really don't have the ability to fight.”
"No matter how brave you are, there are too few men in the Seventh Gang Army. If you fight, your life will be in danger!"
Li Ruoyu stared straight at Li Zongren."Officer Li, Guangxi is a remote area with poor mountains and rivers. However, our Guang Xi soldiers have never been cowards. We will never run away from the enemy.”
"Therefore, I must go to this battle. Because if I don't go, it will be a disgrace to our Gui Army and the entire Guang Xi. Even if I live, I will let down my ancestors. In the future, I will not dare to call myself a wolf soldier because we are not worthy!”
"Officer Li," Li Ruoyu shouted,"Li Ruoyu requests to fight again." I'm willing to lead the Eight Osmanthus Wolf Soldiers to defeat the enemy. This battle is a win-win situation!"
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