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"Sir, the cavalry sent to deliver the letter to Jiang Wenzhong has returned. Jiang Wenzhong is currently leading his troops to attack Subei City."

As the cool breeze of midsummer blew, Xu Wan'er spoke beside Xia Yun.

Xia Yun did not answer when he heard this.

Now the key to the entire battle lies in the battlefield under the mountains.

As long as the Hangzhou City Defense Army can achieve the final victory, they will be able to return to their original Wangbei City as soon as possible.

By then, the crisis in Wangbei City will be naturally resolved.

Time passed by minute by minute, and in the blink of an eye, the fighting on the battlefield outside Shanyin County lasted for a full two hours.

Under the continuous pressure of 4,000 heavily armored infantry, the Japanese pirate army was defeated.

The cavalry units that encircled the left and right wings, plus the 500-strong force led by Chong Heihu, made it impossible for the Japanese pirates to advance or retreat.

The battlefield was littered with corpses of Japanese pirates. The original Japanese pirate army of more than 30,000 was reduced to less than 20,000.

In contrast, the Hangzhou city defense army led by Qin Tianye suffered very low casualties, and only lost about five to six hundred people in the process of continuous advancement.

It was three quarters past midnight, and more than 10,000 Japanese pirates who were trapped in a desperate situation finally launched a counterattack.

It has to be said that in close combat, the Japanese pirates, relying on their remaining numerical advantage, brought great pressure to the heavy infantry led by Commander Qin Tianye on the front battlefield.

When the fighting became more intense, the number of Japanese pirates dropped sharply again, from more than 10,000 to about 8,000.

However, during this process, a large number of Japanese pirates broke out of the encirclement of the Hangzhou city defense forces and began to flee rapidly towards the southeast coast.

However, there is only one road leading to the southeast coastal area from Shanyin County, which is the road Xia Yun and others took.

Before the battle started, Xia Yun had already dispatched a thousand soldiers to set up blocking positions on the Japanese pirates' escape route.

Therefore, a large number of Japanese pirates who escaped from the front battlefield were intercepted by the Hangzhou city defense forces again before they had time to run far!

The entire battle lasted from night to day.

At dawn, the sun's light once again illuminated the earth, and the fighting on the battlefield outside Shanyin County had ended.

Xia Yun and others have also walked down from the top of the mountain and appeared on the battlefield outside Shanyin County.

"Report to the Lord, in this battle our army wiped out more than 27,000 Japanese pirates, and another 4,000 Japanese pirates escaped. Please punish them!"

On the battlefield, Qin Tianye took the initiative to find Xia Yun, knelt on one knee and apologized.

Unexpectedly, Xia Yun just waved his hand.

"Pass on my order. All participants in this battle will be awarded a third-class merit!"

Xia Yun did not pursue the thousands of Japanese pirates who escaped. The situation on the battlefield changed rapidly. The performance of the 7,000 Hangzhou city defense troops had already met the qualified requirements.

After all, this group of troops has only been training for more than half a month since their recruitment, and most of them are even participating in real battlefield fighting for the first time.

"I am here to see you, sir!"

At this time, Chong Heihu also came to Xia Yun and knelt on one knee.

"Everyone, get up."

Xia Yun nodded.

At this moment, Chong Heihu was covered in blood, but it was obviously all from the Japanese pirates.

"A reward of 5,000 taels of silver will be given to Chong Hei Hu, and the troops he commanded will be awarded a second-class merit."

After Chong Heihu stood up, Xia Yun patted Chong Heihu on the shoulder.

The key to this battle lies in whether Chong Heihu can defend Shanyin County before the army attacks.

Now it seems that General Chong Heihu has executed the order to defend the city very well. Except for a crack blasted in the city wall by the Japanese pirates' cannons, no Japanese pirates broke into the city wall of Shanyin County.

Of course, in order to achieve this, Chong Heihu had to pay a huge price.

With the end of this battle, only about two or three hundred people were left out of the one thousand soldiers under Chong Heihu!

"Sir, I received a message from Lei Zhenning!"

When the Hangzhou city defense army was cleaning up the battlefield, Xu Wan'er appeared from behind with a letter in her hand.

Xia Yun took it and opened it immediately.

The content of the letter was none other than Lei Zhenning's request for help!

Lei Zhenning stated in the letter that an army of 150,000 Japanese pirates had begun attacking Wangbei City.

And because the Japanese pirates' attack is extremely fierce, Wangbei City is currently in danger.

According to Lei Zhenning, Wangbei City can only hold out for one day at most!

"Pass on my order. The troops must abandon all baggage and set out for Diaoyucheng immediately!"

Xia Yun's eyes darkened.

The entire battle situation was slightly beyond his expectations. He did not expect the Japanese pirates to march so fast.

However, he has now dealt with the Japanese pirates outside Shanyin County. It is time to free up his hands and teach those Japanese pirates a real lesson!

After just a quarter of an hour, Xia Yun led the army out of Shanyin County, taking Chong Heihu with him.

However, he still left 500 soldiers to garrison Shanyin County to prevent another attack by small groups of Japanese invaders.

While on the way, Xia Yun counted all the soldiers under his command.

Now, there are about five thousand people following him, including the two hundred personal soldiers under Chong Heihu.

This means that in the first battle with the Japanese pirates, the Hangzhou city defense army lost about 1,500 troops.

Considering that 28,000 enemies were killed in this battle, Xia Yun could accept this casualty figure.

"Sir, why don't we go back to Wangbei City to provide support?"

Chong Heihu, who had already read the letter, showed a puzzled look on his face.

"There are 150,000 Japanese pirates gathered under Wangbei City. With our 5,000 men, it is not enough to directly turn the tide of the battle. The best strategy is to go around and surprise attack the pirates' lair."

The one who responded to Chong Heihu was not Xia Yun, but Qin Tianye.

When Chong Heihu heard this, a thoughtful look appeared on his face.

Indeed, the reason why the Hangzhou city defense army was able to annihilate as many as 28,000 Japanese pirates in Shanyin County was because of this.

The main reason is the unique geographical environment structure outside Shanyin County.

When the Hangzhou city defense forces suddenly launched an attack from the rear, the more than 30,000 Japanese pirates were unable to fully deploy their forces.

During the night fighting, the Japanese pirates were forced to adopt the tactic of adding fuel to the fire due to the narrow terrain. As a result, the more than 30,000 Japanese pirates were just a showpiece.

But Wangbei City is different.

Outside Wangbei City is a small open plain area where the 150,000 Japanese pirate army can be fully deployed.

If they launched a surprise attack on the Japanese pirates with their 5,000 troops at this time, they would be surrounded by the Japanese pirate army in an instant!

At that time, they will not be going to support Lei Zhenning, but will need Lei Zhenning to rescue them!

In the blink of an eye, more than ten hours passed.

Starting from Shanyin County, the Hangzhou city defense troops rode at full speed all the way and finally arrived near Diaoyucheng.

As luck would have it, Xia Yun had just arrived with his men when he saw the Japanese pirates' grain transport troops.