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Baekje Peninsula, east coast.

Jiutang Camp.

In the summer of wrath, the Chinese army's tent was extremely hot and stuffy.

Everyone inside was already sweating profusely, but they all endured it silently.

A large-scale map of the peninsula hangs on the wall in front of the big tent.

It is covered with icons of different colors, showing the positions and attack directions of the enemy and our teams at this time.

Naoto Kudo stood nearby, frowning, puzzled.

"General," a young guard glanced at the food on the table and reminded cautiously, "You haven't eaten anything for a day. Why don't you sit down and fill your stomach first?"

"Yes," the military advisors nodded, "General, please eat something first."

"No matter how urgent it is, there is no need to rush this moment."

However, Kudo Naoto seemed to have heard about it for a long time, still staring at the various patterns on the map.

After a long while, he managed to squeeze out a word.

"You all tell me, where is Prince Ning now?"

"This..." The military advisor and the few remaining generals looked at each other, and no one stood up for a moment.

On the map, their team has been divided into several areas.

There are scattered pieces in the east and west. At first glance, they seem to occupy all the strategic locations in most of the east coast plain.

Logically speaking, with such a dense formation, even if no team collided head-on with King Ning's escort, they should know the approximate location of the opponent.

But the two sides fought for such a long time, and except for the first few days, no news came back from Prince Ning.

"General," a long time passed before a military advisor spoke weakly, "We have set up a dragnet, but we have never seen King Ning. Is it possible that he has secretly left the east coast plain by himself or even returned to Yunchui? ?”

As soon as this statement came out, the entire Chinese army tent, including Naoto Kudo, fell silent.

The atmosphere in the tent began to become more and more depressing.

Kudo Naoto's heart sank even more suddenly.

Capture King Ning and force him to sign an alliance under the city.

This plan seems childish, but Kudo Naoto has no choice but to do it.

Nowadays, the battles on all battlefields are getting worse and worse; our own troops are getting smaller and smaller, and there are even defections and defections like Springfield.

Only then did he have to find another way.

But if King Ning has really left the east coast or even Baekje, then all the previous plans will be in vain.

After thinking about it, Naoto Kudo's eyes fell on the East-West Post Road in Yuanning Mountain.

The battle at Yamaguchi has heated up.

Wu Siyuan was determined this time and pressed forward with almost all the troops he could mobilize.

Although the defenders fought bravely to kill the enemy, they still retreated steadily.

The general even asked for support like crazy.

At the beginning, Kudo Naoto was able to send some teams towards the mountain pass.

But are the cavalry of the Starfall Legion vegetarian?
If there are few people, they will always appear out of nowhere and kill the entire team.

If there are many people, they will not attack directly, but just harass them from all sides.

Before the long team reached the Yuanning Pass, less than half of them had been lost, and most of the remaining troops had no morale and were unable to fight at all.

At this time, apart from the necessary defenders and some common people who farmed the land, how could Naoto Kudo have any decent support?

However, when it comes to organic forces, there are still some that can be mobilized.

Kudo Naoto's eyes slowly moved down and landed on Tazigou not far from the Jiamu River.

There were 3 troops led by Matsushita Yang.

They were originally used to block King Ning's retreat and the Starfall Legion's logistics route.

As a result, Matsushita Yang was lonely.

King Ning only heard his voice but there was no trace of him.

The war horses of the Starfall Legion still come and go like the wind and are full of galloping power; the soldiers are also murderous and invincible when fighting.

There is no sign of food shortage...

It's not a small amount to feed tens of thousands of horses. Where did Xingluo transport the food?
It wasn't until Naoto Kudo could sort out his thoughts.

Report!
There were harsh and fierce steps outside.

After a while, a messenger covered in mud rushed in out of breath.

"General, we are defeated at Yuanning Mountain Pass. The Baekje army has broken out of the encirclement, and at least 3 people have poured into Pingyuan on the east coast. Our army suffered heavy casualties and was completely defeated."

I am really afraid of what will happen.Everyone in the big tent tensed up and couldn't help but look towards the general.

Although he had already anticipated the outcome of the battle, Kudo Naoto's face was still ashen.

He took the battle report and glanced at it quickly, then turned to look at the calendar hanging next to the map.

After seeing the date clearly, Kudo Naoto became even more angry.

"What on earth did you guys do to eat that lasted so long?"

"Where's Osato Suzuki?"

"Back to General, General Suzuki was injured in the chaos, but it's not serious."

"The general said that although the situation is critical, he has kept his mission in mind. Now, while moving eastward under the protection of the escort battalion, he is gathering the scattered troops and preparing to re-establish a new line of defense in an appropriate position to protect I have no worries about my crops and farmland..."

cough cough.

The faces of the military advisors all froze, and they couldn't help coughing twice.

The messenger said it nicely, but they were all people who had been on the battlefield, so they knew what would happen after the army was defeated.

The army was defeated like a mountain.

Suzuki Colonel was lucky to be able to save his life at this time.

It is not easy to re-establish a defense line among the rebels.No matter how much he said, it would probably be just an illusion and an excuse to comfort the rear.

Kudo Naoto's forehead jumped sharply.

After a while, he looked up at one of the generals who was sweating profusely.

"Tsukamoto, bring your troops to support Suzuki immediately, and be sure to stop Wu Siyuan's troops here."

After saying that, Naoto Kudo raised his hand and focused on a curve from north to south on the map.

Muddy river or muddy water.

That is another long river besides Jiamu River on the east bank of Baekje.

But unlike the Jiamu River, which only occupies a small part of the southwest corner of the east bank, Mushui or Hun River almost bisects the entire east bank plain.

Retreating to the Hun River means giving up half of the land on the east bank of the plain.

hum.

There was a commotion among the military advisors.

"General, the Hun River is neither wide nor fast, so it won't be of much use to stop the troops. Besides, there is still so much land to the west of the Hun River, and the crops on it are almost ready for harvest. It would be a pity to give up at this time."

"Why don't you think about it again?"

boom!
It's okay not to mention this, but Naoto Kudo becomes extremely angry when he mentions it.

He slapped the table hard again, raised his head and stared at the military advisor who had just spoken.

"Damn!"

"You think Ben would be willing to do this?"

"Every inch of land here is hard-won. The soldiers fought it down bit by bit with their blood and lives. Every crop on it is the guarantee for our survival. I don't want to give up on anyone."

"But which one of you dares to guarantee that you can stop the Starfall Legion and Wu Siyuan, who are becoming increasingly brave as they fight?"

As soon as this statement came out, the Chinese army tent fell into silence again.

Everyone bowed their heads.

Tsukamoto, who had just been nominated, was even more heartbroken.

He didn't make any promises, he just saluted Kudo Naoto, turned around and hurried out the door.

"In addition, give an order to Ukawa Taishi at sea to stop caring about the fires on the shore and be sure to save the three food islands, otherwise we will come to see him."

"At the same time, order Ishikawa Taki of Sishan Islands to immediately mobilize troops to attack Jinlongtan; and Masato Nei of Beiguan Pass, tell him to stop shrinking in Beibei Pass and immediately send troops to attack the Starfall Army in the east."

Only by exerting pressure from all sides would King Baekje feel a sense of crisis and be able to transfer Wu Siyuan back.

Everyone looked at each other.

This is not so much about risking one's life but seeking medical treatment in a hurry...

I don’t know if Ishikawa Taki and others will obey the order.

"General," a military advisor took courage, "except for General Ukawa, the other generals are too far away from us, and there are many obstacles on the way. I'm afraid it will be difficult to convey your order..."

Humph.

Kudo Naoto let out another heavy snort.

"What time is it now, are you still talking about this with me? Lu Yuan sent more people and tried every means to pass on my order. Otherwise..."

"Yes!" The military advisors all shrank their necks and did not dare to say anything. (End of chapter)