In Tranquil East City, Nie Cheng had arrived at the city gate early in the morning due to Li Canghai's cavalrymen's notice to set up defenses. However, he was still ambushed by the Sun Nation's army, and the entire city was almost breached.
However, there were still eight battalions left behind by Wang Zhizhen. Their combat strength was unquestionable. They were all equipped with G98 rifles, grenades, and Maxim heavy machine guns. As long as they found the enemy, they would have the strength to fight. If the Sun Nation's army wanted to break through the barrage of Maxim machine guns, they would have to use their lives to fill the gap.
Wang Zhizhen and his men had more than the same amount of ammunition for rifles and machine guns. According to Wang Zhizhen's organization, a rifle had 100 rounds and a machine gun had 5000 rounds. Andong City was also the logistics base of the entire Zulong Kingdom's army in Liaodong. There was no shortage of firearms and medicine here.
Nie Cheng also knew the importance of this city, so he mobilized a large number of troops from the beginning to resist the sneak attack of the Sun Nation's army. The two sides fought fiercely for two days and two nights, and both sides suffered casualties. The Sun Nation's army lost more than 12,000 people in battle, and about 8000 people were injured. The Ancestral Dragon Kingdom's army had lost 10,000 men and 5000 injured. Both sides were exhausted and could not fight anymore. The battle entered a stalemate.
The infantrymen that Li Canghai had sent out encountered the Sun Nation's army that was retreating from Nine Links City to Andong City on their way back and were immediately killed. As he was in a hurry to report to the supreme commander of the Sun Nation's army in Andong City, the three county generals, that the war in Nine Links City had failed, he didn't search carefully. The messenger they killed missed Nie Cheng's letter to Wang Zhizhen. He had originally written to Wang Zhizhen to ask for reinforcements. If the Sun Nation's army used this news to pretend to be the army of the motherland, once they tricked the city gates of Andong City open, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Fortunately, God bless them. They weren't careful when they searched. The cavalry unit that Ryan sent out had been chasing after these 20 or so people. In a way, Ryan had done a good thing.
As for Ma Kun's claim that he had received a letter from Nie Cheng from Andong City, it was pure nonsense! He just wanted Wang Zhizhen to rest in peace, but this almost caused a big disaster. Two days later, when the two of them sent troops back to the east of Yan 'an, they were shocked by the scene in front of them. There were corpses all over the ground.
In this war, the battle with the most casualties and the largest number of soldiers was fought by both sides. In the end, there were even several hand-to-hand battles, which showed how tragic this war was.
"Old Nie, didn't I send someone to inform you? Why are you like this?”Ma Kun said.
"Yes, but the enemy seemed to have gone crazy. They attacked crazily without caring about casualties. My city walls were blown up three times. Fortunately, the people in the city helped and continuously blocked them with sacks of soil. 162 people died, and I gave each of them 100 taels of silver as a compensation.”
"Oh! If the Sun Nation's army were to fight like this, they wouldn't be trying to escape, right? Li Canghai! Send a team of cavalry to see if there are any Sun Nation soldiers on the opposite side.”
"Yes, sir! This subordinate will immediately send someone to investigate."
" Kid, how did you know?" Nie Cheng asked in confusion.
" The Sun Nation's army can't be judged by common sense. They believe in the samurai way and will die in battle with pride. You didn't notice that when we captured the enemy, they would also try to kill our guards. If they didn't have the chance, they would also want to commit suicide. They are all a bunch of lunatics. As long as there was a chance of victory, they wouldn't retreat. It was only because they would definitely lose this battle that they would retreat. Otherwise, it'll be troublesome!" Wang Zhizhen said.
"Report! Milords, the Sun Nation's army has retreated. The direction of their retreat is unknown. I believe they retreated last night. Lord Li Canghai has already sent three groups of people to pursue them.”A captain of a cavalry unit said.
"Don't pursue a desperate enemy! Did Li Canghai not understand this logic? You, bring some men to chase after him ~~~ After you catch up, let him check the surrounding 30 miles to see if there are any enemies. Go!”
"Brat! Why did you change your mind?" Ma Kun asked.
"I'm thinking, if I were Hatoyama, what should I do?”Wang Zhizhen fell into deep thought.
" Kid, you…" Ma Kun wanted to ask more, but Nie Cheng pulled him back." Let him be. Don't disturb him."”
Wang Zhizhen opened the map on the ground. Nine Links City, Andong City, and Shengtian were almost a straight line. From Andong City to Shengtian, there were endless plains. There were very few mountains, only three of them. One of them was lying in the direction of Lukou in the south…F * ck! How could she have forgotten about him! It was Lukou Stronghold.
" Deputy Commanders, please look at the map. About 15,000 soldiers of the Sun Nation have died in Andong City. If 80% of the soldiers have died, there will be 10,000 injured. As the commander of the First Army of the Sun Nation, Shan Xian will never retreat. He is a representative of the hard-line faction and advocates invading the Ancestral Dragon Kingdom to strengthen the Sun Nation's national strength and gradually devour the Ancestral Dragon Kingdom. His goal is clear and his will is firm. Therefore, it is impossible for him to retreat. He will only attack, attack, and attack again!”
"But he has close to ten thousand wounded soldiers. The garrison troops of Nine Links City have been wiped out. Ordinary generals should be leading the army to retreat! Otherwise, he won't be able to escape if we surround him.”Ma Kun said.
"Ma Shuai, you said it yourself, ordinary people! The generals of the three counties were not ordinary people. They did not care if there were reinforcements or supplies. It did not matter. On the battlefield of the Bangzi Kingdom, it would take a month just to march from the south to the north. But how long did it take for the Sun Nation's army to defeat us? In less than two months, we retreated from the south to the north. We ran and fled all the way, but we didn't fight a hard battle. When the guns and ammunition were scattered along the way, the soldiers of the Sun Nation picked them up and attacked us. That's right! The two of you didn't hear wrongly. The Sun Nation's army relied on picking up our weapons to attack us. And he f * cking won."
"Kid, why are you saying this? What should we do now?" Ma Kun said with red eyes.
"Ma Shuai, I have to say it! When I was retreating from the Phoenix City battlefield, I asked the logistics supervisor to cheat me of the food and ammunition that I couldn't bring with me. He said that he couldn't bear to cheat me! I asked him again if there was no fraud on the Korean battlefield, and he said yes. He made me so angry that I wanted to kill him on the spot! So the Sun Nation's army is using our weapons to attack us. No wonder they were chasing him so closely! In the words of the Sun Nation's soldiers, our Ancestral Dragon Kingdom's army is their transport regiment, specialized in sending supplies. Therefore, it is impossible for the three counties to retreat! He should be on his way to Shengtian, and he was marching at full speed!”Xiaer Zhizhen threw down his baton.
"That brat, what do you think we should do?" Nie Cheng asked.
"I will lead the troops to continue marching towards Shengtian. Commanders, leave the cavalry to Li Canghai, Li Canghai! Immediately bring your troops back to Nine Links City. Leave the east gate, not to attack Phoenix City. After leaving the east gate, turn south and intercept the Sun Nation's army that is retreating from Andong City. Remember! They would kill whatever they saw, such as wounded soldiers! Can you kill him?"
"Your Excellency, I understand. On the battlefield of the Bangzi Kingdom, the wounded brothers who surrendered were also massacred by the Sun Nation's army. I have long wanted to avenge them!”
"Good! I can't let anyone escape! It was over! Turn south and attack south fiercely. Chase to the Lvkou Stronghold. If the Stronghold is lost, you will use platoons as units to slow down the enemy. Don't fight the enemy head-on. Use guerrilla warfare. In short, the enemy will chase me and I will run. The enemy will retreat and I will attack. The enemy will defend and I will attack. The enemy will sleep and I will attack. You should properly comprehend these 16 principles!”Wang Zhizhen said.
"How did you know that the Battle of Lukou had begun? The enemy's third army had landed at Sanlian Bay, and the imperial court had ordered me to reinforce them!”Nie Cheng took out a letter.
"Marshal Nie, can you not tell us this kind of information so late? Li Canghai, there's no need to return to Nine Links City.”
"Yes, my lord!" Li Canghai did not move after replying. He stared at Wang Zhizhen with big eyes and small eyes. Wang Zhizhen kept winking at him, but he did not respond.
"Why are you still here?”Wang Zhizhen almost shouted out the last two words.
"Looking at this kid, he looks like he's guiding the country. The old man is unhappy.”Nie Cheng said.
"That's right! Hahaha! Hmm, who the f * ck is the commander?”Ma Kun finally reacted.
Wang Zhizhen hurriedly nodded and bowed,"Of course it's the two vice marshals."
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