Dynasty Conquest

Chapter 564 Falling Stars
The war in the Teutonic province came to an end with Yang Yanxu, a power minister, who committed suicide. The tens of thousands of inner guard soldiers who broke out from the siege also fled into the vast forest, announcing the end of their defeat.

The Hanhai Empire army commanded by Orlando encircled and annihilated the two main forces of the Far Eastern Dynasty in just three weeks, and dealt a heavy blow to the Far Eastern Dynasty.

Compared with the destruction of the Far Eastern Army and the severe damage suffered by the Internal Guard, the fall of the Tielanguan Fortress exposed the prosperous hinterland of the dynasty directly to the vanguard of the Hanhai Army.

The Battle of Teutonic City is over, but the quicksand city hundreds of miles away is still full of smoke. Lin Nuoyan's Nanchuan Army and Zhange's Zhenxi Army have launched fierce attacks on the quicksand city again and again, guarding the vast sea here. The No.13 Army defense line is crumbling.

The task of the Thirteenth Army was to cut off the direct connection between Chao Dynasty South Army and Central Army. They set up a defense line in Liusha City, but Lin Nuoyan, who sensed the conspiracy, directly led the army to attack, making No.13 complain endlessly.

"General, brothers can't hold on anymore!"

"The third wing of the Fifth Division has all been killed!"

"No.60 Second Division has withdrawn to the third line of defense—"

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The line of defense was tense everywhere, Major General Gong Qi of the 13th Army was frowning. In just three days, 5 people under his command killed more than [-] people, but the offensive of the dynasty army still did not stop.

"General, Hei Hukou has missed—" A liaison officer stumbled into his military headquarters.

"Pull my guard unit up, and make sure to block the gap!" Gong Qi has no soldiers to use now, and all divisions are fighting fiercely. Facing the fierce attack of the Nanchuan Army and the Zhenxi Army, he feels incomparable. strenuous.

Although the line of defense is crumbling, Gong Qi can't retreat, he can only stick to it. His task is to block the confluence of the dynasty's army. If he fails to complete the task, he dare not imagine the consequences.

So even though the casualty rate of the troops has exceeded half, the No.13 Army is still struggling to support it. Gong Qi has already told all the soldiers that if they fail to defend, what awaits them will be the butcher's knife of the Military Law Department.

Thinking of the devilish military law office, all Hanhai soldiers would rather die in battle than enter the military law office, because those wild beasts would tear people to pieces.

The forward attack was still going on, one after another our banner battalion rushed up, they kept rushing forward and engaged in a desperate struggle with the Hanhai soldiers, trying to open the way to join the inner guards.

The Nanchuan Army and the Zhenxi Army also suffered heavy losses, but the more fierce the Hanhai Army resisted, the more certain Lin Nuoyan was in his guess that something must have happened in the North.

The unfavorable battle and the hot and humid weather made Lin Nuoyan's condition worse. On the second day of the battle, General Ming Yang was already in charge of commanding the battle.

Lin Nuoyan's commander's camp was heavily guarded, and the military doctor Mo Li was by Lin Nuoyan's side almost every step of the way. Looking at Lin Nuoyan who was getting weaker and weaker, all the generals were shrouded in a haze.

"Doctor Moli, what's the commander in chief?" Mo Li just came out of the commander's tent, surrounded by the generals who had already been waiting.

Looking at the anxious generals, the military doctor Mo Li shook his head helplessly, and left with a sigh.

Everyone could see the seriousness of Lin Nuoyan's condition from Moli's eyes. Moli, as the disciple of Dr. Yunxu, had superb medical skills. If he shook his head, the consequences... the generals would not dare to imagine.

Lin Nuoyan was originally sick, and he commanded the tragic defense of the Tielanguan Fortress, and then led the army to recover the country. During the continuous marches and battles, his condition continued to deteriorate, and now he can be said to be terminally ill.

"Mingyang, you are outside, come in..." Lin Nuoyan's weak voice came from inside the military tent.

Ming Yang and the others looked at each other, opened the military tent and walked in. As soon as they stepped in, a strong smell of herbs rushed into their lungs.

"I have seen the commander-in-chief (Lin Shuai)—" Generals from Zhenxi Army and Nanchuan Army walked to the hospital bed and saluted together.

Seeing the generals covered in blood, Lin Nuoyan's pale face showed a trace of solemnity.

"Mingyang, how is the battle going?" Lin Nuoyan asked while supporting himself.

Ming Yang sighed and replied: "The last general is incompetent. We have been attacking for three days and lost tens of thousands of soldiers, but the people of Hanhai are like iron. We haven't broken through the defense yet."

Hearing such an answer, Lin Nuoyan inevitably had some disappointment on his face, but he had no extra energy to pay attention to the war right now.

"The main reason for calling you here today is to explain something... Stop the attack from tomorrow, return to Tielan Pass, and prepare to meet the chief."

"Marshal, withdrawing troops without authorization is a serious crime..." a general said hastily.

"If I'm not wrong, Chief Yang and the others are also in trouble. Otherwise, if we have lost contact with them for so many days, we should have discovered the war here. So far they have not sent troops, which shows that their troubles are bigger than ours. big."

"Tielan pass has a lot to do with it, and there must be no loss. If we return to Tielan pass, we can...let President Yang and the others have a way out."

"Marshal, we have all written it down." Seeing Lin Nuoyan speaking intermittently, Ming Yang and the others could see his weakness.

Lin Nuoyan only said a few words as if it took all his strength. He looked so weak that he didn't even want to open his eyes.

After a long delay, he spoke weakly again: "Everyone, I know that time is running out. After you retreat to Tielan Pass, immediately notify Lin Chuan and let him take charge of the overall situation..."

Lin Nuoyan's voice became weaker and weaker, until finally he could hardly hear it clearly.

"Mingyang..."

"Marshal, I'm here." Ming Yang hastily stepped forward to hold Lin Nuoyan's hands, choked with sobs.

They were all old men who followed Lin Nuoyan, fighting in the north and south, and now seeing Lin Nuoyan explaining the funeral, they were so sad.

"The Nanchuan Army can't be defeated, you...must..." Before Lin Nuoyan finished speaking, Ming Yang felt Lin Nuoyan's hand drop suddenly.

"Marshal!" Ming Yang looked at Lin Nuoyan who had closed his eyes, and couldn't hold back anymore, sobbing loudly.

The generals in the military tent all fell to their knees, choked up and wept.

On June [-]st, Yang Yanxu, the commander-in-chief of the Nanchuan Army, died of illness outside Quicksand City, following Yang Yanxu who committed suicide in Teutonic City.

When the news of Lin Nuoyan's death came out, the whole army wept bitterly. As one of the founders of the Nanchuan Army, he had been leading the Nanchuan Army in both the South and the North. In the minds of all Nanchuan soldiers, this is a respectable marshal, not for anything else but for their families to live and work in peace and contentment in Nanchuan Province.

On June [-], Nanchuan General Ming Yang carried out Lin Nuoyan's last order and ordered all banner regiments to withdraw from the battle and turn to Tielan Pass. At the same time, the Zhenxi Army followed closely, and the battle in Liusha City ended.

(End of this chapter)