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eight pm.

The lights are bright under Diaoyucheng.

In the past few hours, the 3,000 Hangzhou city defense troops have been surrounding the city but not attacking.

Although the Japanese pirates in the city had twice as many troops as the Hangzhou city defense forces, they never dared to take the initiative to attack.

The two sides remained in a stalemate, but the cavalry sent by the Japanese pirates to report the news successfully broke out of the encirclement of the Hangzhou city defense forces.

"Sir, I just received news from Qin Tianye that Anqiu City has been captured."

In the makeshift military tent, Xu Wan'er came to Xia Yun with excitement on her face.

Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise immediately appeared in Xia Yun's eyes.

The order he had given to Qin Tianye before was to surround but not attack, and he had not originally intended to let Qin Tianye capture Anqiu City.

"Send a message to Qin Tianye immediately, leaving 500 soldiers to guard the city, and the rest of the troops to support Subei City immediately!"

Within a few breaths, Xia Yun immediately gave the order.

Half a day had passed since they besieged the city occupied by Japanese pirates, but there was still no news from the 150,000 Japanese pirates gathered under Wangbei City.

Even though Xia Yun was certain that the Japanese pirates would come back to help, he couldn't help but feel a little doubtful in his heart for a while.

"Yes, my lord!"

After the new order was issued, Xu Wan'er quickly passed it on.

……

The time came to dawn in the morning.

"Sir, the siege troops led by Qin Tianye and Jiang Wenzhong have successfully entered Subei City and wiped out more than 3,000 Japanese pirates!"

"Your Excellency, news has come from the direction of Wangbei City that the 150,000 Japanese pirates have had their food supplies cut off and are currently rushing to Diaoyu for reinforcements!"

"Your Excellency, Governor General Lei Zhenning sent a letter asking our army to return to the North City of Disappointment immediately to avoid the attack of the Japanese pirate army!"

As the moonlight had just set, several messenger soldiers entered the military tent where Xia Yun was and reported the battle news.

Hearing this, everyone in the military tent became excited.

There is no doubt that Xia Yun's plan was successful!

The 150,000-strong Japanese pirate army had just arrived at Wangbei City when not only their food supply was cut off, but their rear outposts were also occupied.

In this way, the army will not be able to last long!

"Send an order, order Qin Tianye and Jiang Wenzhong to gather all the troops and immediately withdraw from Anqiu City and Subei City. Take away all the stored food, and destroy what cannot be taken away on the spot!"

Xia Yun, who appeared calm on the outside, was unusually excited at the moment.

"Yes, my lord!"

Xu Wan'er immediately responded and accepted the order.

After Xia Yun issued this order, just half a day later, the troops led by Qin Tianye and Jiang Wenzhong withdrew directly from Subei City and Anqiu City to Xia Yun's side.

And because the common people in these cities had already been relocated by Lei Zhenning, when the Hangzhou city defense forces withdrew, they only took away the food stored by the Japanese pirates in the city.

After the troops gathered, Xia Yun did not continue to fight against Diaoyu City, but directly led all the troops to retreat towards Wangbei City.

During the retreat, Xia Yun chose to lead his troops to take a detour to avoid the attack of the Japanese pirate army.

And the facts ultimately proved that Xia Yun's choice was right.

Under the seemingly calm moonlight, the Japanese pirate army, upon learning that they had been ambushed in the rear, went crazy and launched an attack in a sweeping manner.

Wherever we passed along the way, it was like the autumn wind blowing fallen leaves, searching all the valleys and jungles.

Fortunately, Xia Yun led his troops to take a detour in advance, so they did not encounter the crazy Japanese pirate army!

……

The next afternoon.

After traveling for more than ten hours, Xia Yun finally returned to Wangbei City with his troops.

However, before Xia Yun entered the city, Lei Zhenning had already arranged a rather grand welcoming ceremony.

"Brother Xia Yun! If you hadn't planned properly this time, Wangbei City would have almost fallen into the hands of the Japanese pirates!"

As soon as the two met, Lei Zhenning took the initiative to walk forward and grabbed Xia Yun's hands.

"Governor, there is no need to be like this. It is your job and there is no need to show courage." Xia Yun laughed.

During their conversation, Lei Zhenning had changed the way he addressed Xia Yun. Although the two were more than 20 years apart in age, Lei Zhenning directly called Xia Yun "brother".

"My dear brother, you are too modest. I only led 7,000 soldiers and horses on this trip, and wiped out tens of thousands of Japanese pirates. This is enough to make your name go down in history!"

"I have prepared a celebration banquet for you in the city. Come, let's go in together!"

Lei Zhenning said this, and directly took Xia Yun's hand and walked towards the north city together.

Xia Yun did not refuse.

He could feel the absolute trust from Lei Zhenning. Before this battle, although the two had a good relationship, it was ultimately a superior-subordinate relationship.

After this battle, it can be said that the two of them truly had a brotherhood on the battlefield!

At the celebration banquet, Lei Zhenning, in the name of the governor, commended the Hangzhou city defense forces under Xia Yun. He also sent a memorial to the court, stating Xia Yun's achievements in the battle against the Japanese pirates.

With Xia Yun's return, Wangbei City's defensive strength was directly upgraded to a higher level.

After the celebration banquet was over, Xia Yun and Lei Zhenning appeared in the military tent.

"Lord Lei, although the 150,000 Japanese pirates have temporarily left, it is not a long-term solution. Within ten days, the Japanese pirates will surely come back again."

Xia Yun, who was amiable at the banquet, quickly became serious when he entered the big tent.

During the battle with the Japanese pirates, Xia Yun discovered some problems.

The first is the equipment of the Japanese pirates, which were not only equipped with firearms, but also cannons.

Although both weapons were extremely crude, they were both thermal weapons after all, which meant that the Japanese pirates' level of development in armaments exceeded his expectations.

Secondly, he originally thought that the 200,000 Japanese pirates gathered in Zhejiang would be composed of a group of wandering warriors.

However, outside Shanyin County, he discovered that all the Japanese pirates were professional soldiers!

These two things combined are enough to prove that the Japanese pirates had been secretly preparing for the attack on Zhejiang for a long time!

Even if he commanded the Hangzhou city defense forces to fight a decisive battle with the Japanese pirates at all costs, he probably wouldn't gain much.

"My dear brother, you are right. The Japanese pirates have retreated temporarily, but their target is the entire Zhejiang province."

"Fortunately, the 500,000-strong army sent by the imperial court to suppress the rebellion will soon arrive at Wangbei City. By then, the army will be gathered together and the strength will be close to 600,000. It is expected that the Japanese pirates will never have a chance to realize their evil ambitions."

As Lei Zhenning spoke, he picked up an opened letter from the desk and handed it to Xia Yun.

Xia Yun took a closer look and found that it was a letter from the Thirteenth Prince Xiao Zongnan to Lei Zhenning.

However, after Yun finished reading the entire letter, a hint of gloom appeared on his face.

Xiao Zongnan tried his best to win over Lei Zhenning in the letter, and it was obvious that he had received instructions from Xu Miao and others before he set out.

After all, in the eyes of the outside world, Lei Zhenning is still an official of the Jiangnan Party.