Dynasty Conquest

Chapter 277
"Master Marshal, General Liu failed to capture Austin." The chief of staff of the Dynasty Army Command reported the news to Marshal Lan Yu in great frustration.

The importance of Austin is self-evident. The fall of Austin cut off the logistical supplies of hundreds of thousands of dynasty soldiers on the front line, which was enough to cause a devastating blow. If the army ran out of food, no officer could control the army.

As soon as he learned of the fall of Austin, Sapphire sent the most powerful generals under his command to recover, but after two days of fierce fighting, Austin was still firmly in the hands of the rebels.

Sapphire sat down slowly, feeling a sense of powerless exhaustion in her heart: "It's the rebels who contributed to Austin, how can you know the troops?"

Chief of Staff Wu Changfeng replied: "According to General Liu's report, the banner they are flying is the Cavalry Regiment of the First Corps of the Nanchuan Army."

"Cavalry? Could it be that Liu Xiang can't even attack the city guarded by cavalry?!" Lan Yu said in a bad tone, disappointed that the generals under his command were not good at fighting.

Wu Changfeng explained: "Marshal, you can't blame General Liu. Although the rebels belong to the cavalry, they recruited tens of thousands of soldiers in a short period of time. The rebels guarding Austin are twice as large as General Liu Xiang."

Lan Yu waved her hand impatiently: "Changfeng, you don't have to explain for him, so many years of peace have made many people forget their duty as soldiers and how to fight."

The dynasty has been at peace for a long time, so that now it has encountered a small rebel army fighting fiercely for several months and cannot win. As a commander, Sapphire is physically and mentally exhausted.

Wu Changfeng sighed and said, "Master Marshal, the food and grass in the army can only last for a week at most. What should we do?"

"In that case, let's withdraw the troops." Lan Yu's answer was so sloppy that Wu Changfeng, the chief of staff, was astonished, thinking that he had heard it wrong.

"Master Marshal, withdraw the troops...but..." Wu Changfeng didn't know how to describe the thoughts he wanted to express first.

"This time we lost, the generals of the Lin family really deserved their reputation, we lost this battle..."

Wu Changfeng finally came to his senses: "Marshal, we can't withdraw. We still have more than 40 troops. As long as we launch a thunderous strike, we might be able to reverse the situation!"

Lan Yu shook her head: "According to the latest information, another 20 rebels have arrived at the border area of ​​Luoshan Province. Do you think we still have a chance of winning?"

"20...there are so many rebels?" Wu Changfeng's face was full of disbelief.

Lan Yu wanted to answer Wu Changfeng, but swallowed the words again.

Knowing yourself and the enemy can win every battle. As a commander, Lan Yu attaches great importance to the collection of rebel intelligence. She has always collected information on the largest rebel Nanchuan army from various channels.

According to Lanyu's knowledge, the Nanchuan Army not only killed the nobles to divide the land, but also implemented a series of policies that benefited the people's livelihood. In the area occupied by the rebel army, it can be said that the politics are clear and the people live in peace. , but its rapidly expanding strength shocked even Sapphire.

In the past, there were many rebel troops that were stronger than the Nanchuan Army, but they were all defeated and eliminated by the Central Army led by Lan Yu. Feel.

It's not that the Nanchuan Army has a large number of troops, but that the Nanchuan Army has strict military discipline, high-quality officers, and soldiers who dare to fight. Compared with the Nanchuan Army, the Dynasty Army is more like a mob.

The fierce battle lasted for more than two months. What Lan Yu couldn't understand the most was that the 60 troops encircled and suppressed the rebels, but they didn't even capture a single prisoner. It's unbelievable to say that. In fact, they captured a lot of prisoners, but none of them Except, all the captives committed suicide. This is what shocked and didn't understand Sapphire the most.

As a commander, Sapphire is obviously qualified. A strong man broke his wrist. In order to avoid the dynastic army from falling into a dangerous situation, he resolutely ordered the withdrawal of the army, gave up the recovered area, and withdrew to the capital of Luoshan Province, and the whole army fought again.

"The lost land can be regained. If the army is gone, there will be nothing." This is what Lan Yu said when confronted by the prince Long Rui.

The shortage of military rations troubled all the troops of the Dynasty Army, so as soon as Sapphire's withdrawal order was issued, all the commanders of the corps carried out the withdrawal order without hesitation.

"I'm really not reconciled—" In Twilight City, Haotian, the commander of the First Army Corps of the Central Army, clenched his fists tightly with the order to withdraw troops, full of reluctance.

Ever since the First Legion was transferred from the north to the Twilight City, it almost suppressed Xia Ge's army and was about to drive Xia Ge's rebels out of Luoshan Province, but when the order to withdraw troops came, Haotian had to Withdrawal.

"Major General, why don't we withdraw our troops a few days later, and wait until Xia Ge's rebels are eliminated." Some generals suggested.

"Stupid, do you think we're surrounded by rebels?"

Haotian angrily reprimanded this kind of foolish suggestion on the spot, full of dissatisfaction with the generals under his command. If they don’t evacuate with the large troops, what awaits them will be endless harassment and encroachment by the rebels. It was too late to escape.

"Major General, the brothers are unwilling to just withdraw like this!" Facing Haotian's scolding, the officers uttered their hearts.

"Don't make a fuss, go down and prepare well, even if you withdraw, you have to withdraw beautifully!" Haotian ordered.

At the end of October, the weather was not so hot, and the various units of the Dynasty Army began to withdraw in an orderly manner, and the Haotian Army of the Central Army stationed in Twilight City also began to retreat.

"General, General, the Dynasty Army has retreated!" When the scouts flew into Xia Ge's headquarters, Xia Ge, the commander of the Second Army Corps of Nanchuan Army, was buried in the map, thinking about how to resist the sharp attack of the Dynasty Army. .

Xia Ge was stunned when he heard the news, he couldn't believe it at all, because his legion had already been beaten by the Dynasty Army and was about to withdraw from Luoshan Province. How could the Dynasty Army retreat?It's just a joke.

However, after repeated confirmations, Xia Ge finally accepted the fact that the Dynasty Army had really retreated. The Dynasty Army camp was full of discarded carriages, pots and bowls, and it was obvious that the retreat was very sudden.

The retreat of the Dynasty Army made the hard-fighting Nanchuan soldiers burst into cheers, but Xia Ge couldn't be happy because he still didn't understand why the Dynasty Army had to retreat.

"Send scouts, I want to know what happened!" Xia Ge tried to keep calm.

Soon the scouts sent back exciting news to the Ning people: Austin was occupied by the cavalry regiment under the Linchuan Army, and the logistics supply line of the Dynasty Army had been cut off for almost a week.

Xia Ge was almost stunned by this exciting news. Thinking of hundreds of thousands of imperial troops retreating hastily without rations, Xia Ge couldn't help shaking his fists. This is the best time to chase and annihilate the imperial army.

"Order all the corps to throw away all heavy equipment except weapons, and not let the dynastic army run away!" Xia Ge almost shouted the order to pursue excitedly.

Xia Ge's army swept away the decadent air of being suppressed and beaten by the Dynasty army. They started from various defense areas and chased southward without thinking about gathering. The road was full of smoke and dust, and people were noisy. Xia Ge had never felt such a feeling. elated.

All the way to the south, all the villages and towns along the way were full of smoke and dust. The withdrawal of the Haotian Legion almost burned down all the buildings seen along the way, more like a kind of unwillingness to vent.

Seeing the smoky village and the numb and helpless residents, Xia Ge wished he had a pair of wings and flew in front of the retreating dynasty army, annihilating these gangsters and speeding up the pursuit.

　Thanks to the book friends for trying Yunlong, the reward from the Demon God.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)