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While Xia Yun was marching with his 7,000 soldiers, he received a large number of battle reports from the front lines along the way.

First of all, in Shanyin County, Chong Heihu has already learned that Xia Yun has decided to lure the enemy deep into his territory.

In short, Shanyin County, guarded by Chong Heihu, is a bait, and an extremely tempting bait.

As long as all the Japanese pirates' troops gather in the Shanyin County area, the 7,000 troops led by Xia Yun will launch a general attack.

The second is the battle reports sent back by Jiang Wenzhong along the way.

Because the 1,000 soldiers led by Jiang Wenzhong did not stop along the way, they entered the area occupied by the Japanese pirates in just half a day.

And up to now, Jiang Wenzhong has led his troops to fight against the Japanese pirates several times.

With the support of elite weapons, the Japanese pirates were naturally defeated one after another.

The next day at noon, while on the march.

"Sir, I received a letter from the Governor General Lei Zhenning."

Xu Wan'er hurriedly rode her horse to Xia Yun from the back of the team and handed a letter to Xia Yun personally.

Xia Yun immediately opened the letter and read it.

In just a few dozen breaths, Xia Yun finished reading the contents of the letter.

It turned out that the Japanese pirates assembled 150,000 heavy troops and directly broke through the two lines of defense set up by Lei Zhenning!

Currently, an army of 120,000 Japanese pirates are gathering towards the North City. According to the marching speed, the Japanese pirates will be able to reach the city of Wangbei in two days at most!

Lei Zhenning used very urgent words in the letter, hoping that Xia Yun could lead his troops back to provide assistance.

"Sir, what happened?"

Xu Wan'er looked at her master's gloomy face and immediately realized that something was wrong.

Xia Yun didn't say much and directly handed the opened letter to Xu Wan'er.

When Xu Wan'er saw it, a look of surprise immediately appeared on her face.

Wangbei City is the gateway for the southeastern Zhejiang region to enter the interior. Once it is occupied by Japanese pirates, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"My Lord, what should we do? Do we need help immediately?"

This was Xu Wan'er's first thought, and it was also to return troops to provide support.

However, Xia Yun did not intend to do so.

"Immediately send someone back to Wangbei City and tell the Governor that our army has now marched to the Shanyin County area. A war is imminent and we cannot escape."

"As for Wangbei City, we only need to hold out for three days. After our army has gathered and annihilated the enemy attacking Shanyin County, we will immediately lead our troops back to reinforce them and form a pincer attack with the defenders of Wangbei City. Then we can inflict heavy damage to the Japanese pirates!"

In just a few breaths, Xia Yun used his clear mind to make the decision that best suited the current situation.

From yesterday till now, they have been marching for nearly twenty hours and have already entered the Shanyin County area.

If we lead the troops back to support Wangbei City at this time, firstly, it would be a waste of manpower, money and food, and secondly, the situation in Shanyin County would be critical.

You should know that in the entire Zhejiang Province, the strategic positions of Shanyin County and Wangbei City are almost the same.

The Japanese pirates assembled 150,000 troops in the direction of Wangbei City, so they also assembled at least 30,000 to 40,000 troops in Shanyin County.

"Okay, my lord!"

Xu Wan'er did not hesitate. After Xia Yun made the decision, she immediately wrote what Xia Yun said in a letter and sent it to Wangbei City.

"Order Jiang Wenzhong to immediately conduct a flank attack on the Japanese pirates and attack the Subei City and Diaoyucheng areas occupied by the Japanese pirates. If the attack is blocked, immediately change direction and attack the Japanese pirates' food supply route. Make sure to cut off the food that the Japanese pirates are transporting from the coastal areas to Wangbei City!"

After sending the reply to Lei Zhenning, Xia Yun immediately issued an order to Jiang Wen.

This is one of the reasons why he had resent Jiang Wen ahead of time. No matter what happened on the battlefield, he could respond flexibly.

"Okay, my lord!"

Xu Wan'er accepted the order and sent out a team of messenger cavalry to quickly head towards Jiang Wenzhong's location.

Shortly after the messenger cavalry left.

Qin Tianye followed closely and came to Xia Yun's side again.

"Sir! I just received the latest news that the Japanese pirates have begun to attack Shanyin County. Currently, the number of Japanese pirates gathered in the Shanyin County area has reached about 20,000."

Qin Tianye looked extremely solemn when he reported the news.

Even though the troops under Chong Heihu were equipped with the most advanced automatic rifles at the time, the Japanese pirates also had firearms, and their number reached tens of thousands!

Even if the Japanese pirates used the simplest and most clumsy method of attacking the city from above, they would sooner or later be able to completely consume Chong Heihu's troops.

"How many Japanese pirates are gathering in Shanyin County?"

Upon hearing that the Japanese pirates had launched an attack on Shanyin County, a gloomy look instantly appeared in Xia Yun's eyes.

"According to intelligence, there are at least 10,000 Japanese pirates gathering in Shanyin County!"

Qin Tianye responded.

"Pass on my order! The troops must march quickly towards Shanyin County immediately and reach the mountains near Shanyin County before dark."

In a very short period of time, Xia Yun gave the order again.

"The general will get the order!"

Qin Tianye, who received the order to march quickly, immediately showed a look of joy on his face.

Within just a few minutes, the order for a forced march was passed down.

The 7,000-strong army, which had been traveling at a leisurely pace, immediately began to march rapidly along the mountain and forest roads.

……

In a blink of an eye, evening arrived.

The 7,000 troops under Xia Yun's command marched quickly and finally arrived at a mountain near Shanyin County.

The mountain is about seven or eight miles away from Shanyin County, and there is a completely open plain in the middle of the mountain.

7 p.m.

As it was midsummer, night had not yet completely fallen and summer clouds appeared on the top of the mountain.

Shanyin County, although it is called a county town, is actually more like a fortress.

Looking down from above at this time, Xia Yun could just see the 15-meter-high city wall of Shanyin County.

On both sides of the city wall are two independent and tall peaks, which are impossible to climb.

At the same time, in the open area outside the Sanyin Line, more than 20,000 Japanese pirates were gathering and taking turns to attack the city walls.

"This Japanese pirate... is simply crazy!"

Beside Xia Yun, Xu Wan'er looked at the Japanese pirates' almost suicidal charge, and a look of astonishment immediately appeared in her eyes.

From any tactical perspective, attacking a city with a suicidal charge is not a wise choice.

But the Japanese pirates were obviously blood-thirsty.

"According to the pirates' attack method, the day the city is captured will be the day when all the people in the county will be at risk."

Qin Tianye couldn't help but let out a sigh.

"My Lord, I wonder when we will launch the attack?"

Qin Tianye then asked again.

However, the only response he got was Xia Yun's plain words.

"Not in a hurry."

Xia Yun looked directly at the city wall. Although the Japanese pirates' attack was fierce, the troops under Chong Heihu were no pushovers either.

As fierce gunfire rose and fell between heaven and earth, large groups of Japanese pirates fell in a pool of blood.

Xia Yun is waiting, waiting for all the Japanese pirates to gather. By that time, it will be the time for the large army to take real action!