Warlords: Rising from the Northwest Border and Sweeping Across the Powers

Three hours later, Song Yuanfeng, who had thought that everything was under his control, finally realized that the current First Army was completely different from the combat power shown by the First Army in the past few days. Zheng Zeyu had shown weakness to the enemy before in order to take advantage of his current eagerness to turn the tide of the war and give the Southern Government a shot of adrenaline. He played a trick on him and lured the enemy out of his hole and used the enemy's trick against him.

To make matters worse, just when the Yaozhou army was beaten badly and retreated step by step, a telegram from Youcheng completely paralyzed Song Yuanfeng in his chair. The telegram stated that after the Second Army launched an all-out counterattack, the 100,000-strong army led by He Wenyao had been trapped in Youcheng. They had tried to break out several times but failed, and were very likely to be completely swallowed up by the attack wave of the enemy's Second Army.

Song Yuanfeng's heart was filled with regret at this moment. He had been relying on the defense line of the urban cluster in the north of Yaozhou step by step. He could not say that he could turn the tide of the war, but at least he could hold back a large number of troops from the Central Plains Military Region and share the pressure of the Southern Government. But now, because of his own clever actions, the 400,000 troops from the three provinces would suffer a fatal blow from the enemy. The series of impacts this would bring to the Southern Government were immeasurable.

"Commander! The enemy's 18th Army's assault division is less than kilometers away from our headquarters. We need to continue evacuating to Luyuan City in the south."

Song Yuanfeng showed a trace of self-deprecating smile, and the whole person seemed to have aged ten years in an instant. Song Yuanfeng's eyes were sad, and he muttered to himself: "I never thought that one day I, Song Yuanfeng, would be beaten like a stray dog, retreating step by step, and fleeing everywhere."

Tian Youliang could understand Song Yuanfeng's mood at this moment. Song Yuanming, the spiritual pillar of the Song family, was thrown into prison for the sake of the overall situation. At this critical juncture, the Northern Xinjiang government resolutely launched the War between the North and the South. Song Yuanfeng wanted to urgently prove the value of the Su family to the Southern Government. He was holding his breath, holding back his anger and wanting to give Northern Xinjiang a head-on blow. In the end, this battle fell into an extremely passive situation because of Song Yuanfeng's impulsiveness.

Song Yuanfeng, who had been calm and steady all his life, was hit hard the first time he made a bold decision. This was a huge blow to him.

"Commander, there's no time left, let's retreat!"

"Retreat? Can we hold on to Luyuan? If we keep retreating southward, where will our destination be? Do you want me to abandon the entire Yaozhou and hide in Yangzhou to survive?"

Faced with Song Yuanfeng's questioning, Tian Youliang didn't know how to answer for a moment.

"As long as there is green hill, there is no need to worry about running out of firewood! Besides, the 80,000 troops led by Du Degang are heading south. Maybe he will be the key to the outcome of this game."

Song Yuanfeng shook his head and said, "Since this little fox Zheng Zeyu has made a comprehensive plan and response plan, there will definitely be no mistakes. Su Zhengyang's sudden appearance is really a sign of the destruction of our Southern Kingdom."

Since Su Zhengyang came to this world, joined Northern Frontier, and officially married Yang Qiyue, the advantages that the Southern Government had originally faced Northern Frontier disappeared in an instant. When Northern Frontier was about to fall apart due to internal and external troubles, it was Su Zhengyang who stood up to turn the tide. Later, he led the Northern Expedition Corps to recover the lost territory, and it was still Su Zhengyang who went down in history. Now facing Northern Frontier, the pride that the Southern Government had once had was completely shattered. Song Yuanfeng could almost foresee the future outcome of the Southern Government.

As Song Yuanfeng retreated southward under the relentless pressure of the First Army, he eventually gave up Yaozhou and headed westward to Yangzhou, marking the end of the classic Yaozhou Battle, which was worthy of being recorded in history.

The troops led by Liu Chengxu in the west have basically captured Ezhou. As the Northwest Military Region troops whose combat effectiveness is second only to the Central Military Region in the entire northern border, most of them are troops reorganized on the basis of the original Northwest Revolutionary Army. Whether in terms of combat effectiveness, combat experience, or fighting will, they have completely crushed the Ezhou army.

When the news reached Beilong City, Su Zhengyang smiled with satisfaction.

"What a great Zheng Zeyu! What a great move! Zheng Zeyu is indeed one of the leading figures of the young generation in Northern Frontier, the backbone of the country. Taking over Yaozhou also means that the Southern Government is already in a completely disadvantageous situation under the attack of our Northern Frontier. Send a message to the three armies, telling them not to rush in and garrison the occupied territory first, make repairs and replenish supplies, and after making all preparations, go further into the heart of Southern Country. Before New Year's Eve, you must take down the Southern Government and realize the feat of unifying the North and the South!"

The news of the Northern Frontier Army's unstoppable momentum soon spread throughout China. The people of Northern Frontier were overjoyed and looked forward to the day when China would be truly unified. However, what was ironic was that in the Southern Government's territory taken by the Northern Frontier Army, the people who originally belonged to the Southern Government's rule not only did not feel any resistance, but instead hung up lanterns and decorated the place with drums and gongs to welcome the new rulers.

After all, everyone has witnessed the changes in the entire northern border over the past six months. The people live and work in peace and contentment, everyone has food to eat and everyone has access to education. Isn't this the life that ordinary people dream of?

It can be said that the Southern government has suffered a crushing defeat both in terms of military strength and public opinion.

At this time, Huang Guangtai was sitting in his office, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was leaning on his office chair with a tired look on his face. Obviously, the current situation faced by the Southern Government has made him completely exhausted. The failure of the Yaozhou Campaign and the withdrawal of Song Yuanfeng, who he had high hopes for, from Yaozhou also meant that the end of the Southern Government was really coming.

The military system is still calm for the time being, but in the government system, many fence-sitters have begun to have inappropriate thoughts. Under this invisible but imminent storm, the entire Southern Government is shrouded in a dark cloud.

"President, the Central First, Second, and Third Armies, totaling 250,000 troops, have already headed to the Taizhou border. After all, the Southern Military Region of the Northern Frontier was established not long ago, and its combat effectiveness and foundation are much weaker than those of other military regions. I believe that the Central Army Group will be able to stop their advance."

Huang Guangtai waved his hand with a tired look on his face and said, "Just the Southern Military Region has already made us exhausted. How can we resist their Western Route Army and the army led by Zheng Zeyu of the Central Plains Military Region? Yang Jiakai, oh Yang Jiakai, we have fought for most of our lives, and I, Huang Guangtai, have never been afraid of you, but your son-in-law Su Zhengyang really makes me nervous."