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

In the headquarters of the Fuso Kyushu Army, the atmosphere was solemn and depressing. The commander, Yamashita Tomoyuki, who was known for his strictness, was anxiously pacing back and forth in the operations room, his brows furrowed, his eyes revealing an uneasy look that was difficult to conceal. Two hours ago, he was confidently waiting for the battle report from the two major divisions on the front line in the Hongyan area, but unexpectedly, all communication lines were suddenly interrupted, as if the two major divisions had disappeared from the map overnight.

This sudden silence filled Yamashita Fengwen's heart with an ominous premonition. He knew that even in the most intense battle, communication should be unimpeded, at least there would be intermittent distress signals or battle briefings. But at this moment, everything seemed so weird and disturbing.

As time went on, Yamashita Tomoyuki's anxiety gradually escalated into anger. He kept ordering the signal soldiers to try various ways to restore contact with the front line, but the results were always disappointing. At this moment, a messenger rushed into the operations room, his face pale, holding an urgent intelligence in his hand.

"Report to the general! Our reconnaissance team has just sent back news..." The messenger's voice trembled slightly, and he was obviously shocked by the scene coming from the front.

Yamashita Fengwen turned around abruptly, grabbed the messenger by the collar, and his eyes were filled with anger: "Tell me! What happened?!"

The messenger was frightened by Yamashita Fengwen's momentum, but he still tried to calm down and reported the contents of the reconnaissance report in detail: "Commander, the Hongyan Mountain area... is like experiencing a natural disaster. Our reconnaissance team found that a large area of ​​the mountain was completely flattened, filled with smoke and ruins. The two major divisions stationed in the Hongyan area... are probably in great danger..."

After hearing the report, Yamashita Fengwen's face instantly turned livid, his hands trembling with anger, and he almost tore the messenger's collar off. "Baka! How is this possible?" He roared, his voice echoing in the operations room, filled with endless anger and unwillingness.

Seeing this, the surrounding staff officers and adjutants all lowered their heads, not daring to breathe. They knew that Yamashita Tomoyuki was on the verge of a rage, and any word he said might lead to a more violent rebuke. This sudden disaster undoubtedly brought a huge blow to the entire Kyushu Army, and made the future battle situation even more complicated and confusing.

Yamashita Tomoyuki seemed to have turned into a flame of anger, and his reason was almost completely devoured by the raging anger. After loosening the collar of the messenger, he turned around suddenly and kicked the table beside him hard. With a loud "crash", the documents and maps on the table were scattered all over the floor, adding a bit of wartime urgency and despair to the chaos.

His face flushed with anger and unwillingness, his eyes widened, and there was a fierce light flashing in his eyes, as if he wanted to devour everything around him. This feeling of powerlessness and suffocation was like a huge rock pressing on his chest, making it almost impossible for him to breathe. He couldn't accept that his carefully planned and almost impeccable defense strategy could be defeated so easily.

In his mind, every detail has been repeatedly scrutinized, and every possible variable has been taken into consideration. He confidently believes that with Fukuoka's geographical advantages and carefully deployed defenses, it is enough to stop the fierce offensive of the Chinese army. However, reality is like a heavy hammer, hitting his confidence hard, forcing him to face this cruel and cold fact - in the face of absolute military technology and equipment advantages, any tactical layout seems so pale and powerless.

At this moment, Yamashita Fengwen was filled with regret and resentment. He began to reflect on his decision and realized that he might have overlooked a crucial factor - that is, China's rapid development in military technology. Those large-ton bombs and long-range precision missiles are not only an upgrade of weapons, but also a fundamental change in the form of war.

They are like messengers of death, able to cross thousands of mountains and rivers, directly destroy the enemy's heartland, and make any solid line of defense seem fragile.

But now that things have come to this, regret can no longer change the status quo.

Yamashita Fengwen could only suppress his anger and resentment, force himself to calm down, and think about the next response. He knew that the war was far from over, and as a commander, he had to be responsible for the entire war situation.

The senior generals of the Jiuzhou Army present at the scene seemed to be struck by an invisible force. Their faces were pale and their shock was beyond words. Many of them had personally participated in the planning and construction of the Hongyan Mountain defense system and were well aware of the complexity of its terrain and the solidity of its fortifications. The continuous and interlaced mountains not only provided a natural barrier for the defenders, but also dug deep underground fortifications in the mountains, which were enough to withstand large-scale bombings and artillery fire.

However, the facts before them were like a bolt from the blue, completely overturning their cognition. Hongyan Mountain, once regarded as an insurmountable line of defense, has now become a ruin. The mountain has been bombed beyond recognition, and the former solid fortifications no longer exist. This is not only the destruction of the physical line of defense, but also a heavy blow to their psychological line of defense.

The generals looked at each other, their eyes intertwined with shock and fear. They could not imagine what kind of destructive weapon could have such amazing destructive power and almost blow up the entire Hongyan Mountain. Could it be that China really has mastered military technology that is beyond its time, making all their preparations seem so powerless and ridiculous?

After a moment of silence, Yamashita Tomoyuki was the first to recover from his shock. He took a deep breath, tried to calm his inner turmoil, and began to calmly analyze the current situation.

He speculated that China must have used a large-scale bomber fleet, carrying extremely terrifying large-tonnage bombs, to create such a shocking effect. Such weapons are not only powerful, but also can penetrate thick rock formations and directly hit the key points of underground fortifications.

However, what puzzled Yamashita Tomoyuki was that the air defense system in the Hongyan Mountain area was not in vain. It was carefully designed and equipped with advanced radar detection systems, which theoretically should be able to effectively deal with the enemy's air raid threats. But why did these air defense facilities fail to play their due role in this air raid?

These questions weighed on Yamashita Fengwen's heart like heavy stones, making him feel unprecedented pressure and confusion. But he knew that now was not the time to pursue responsibility. What was more important was how to learn lessons from this disaster and formulate a new response strategy as soon as possible to reverse the unfavorable situation of the war.