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"I am Chen Bao, a lieutenant general under the command of Lord Xia Yun, the governor of Zhejiang and Nanzhili provinces. I am here to see Your Majesty!"

"Long live your Majesty, long live, long live your Majesty!"

Chen Bao quickly walked to the empress, knelt on one knee, and clasped his hands in greeting.

Although he had never seen the empress.

But the empress's temperament is very obvious among the group of people in front of him, and everyone obviously follows the empress.

"General Chen, there is no need to be so polite. Please stand up quickly."

A rare look of relief appeared on the empress's haggard face.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Chen Bao stood up immediately.

"I am here to greet your majesty on the orders of Lord Xia Yun. Please follow me to Xiamen."

Chen Bao continued.

Xiao Yan, who was standing by, heard that Chen Bao was sent by Xia Yun, and his worried heart finally calmed down.

"General Chen, how many troops did you bring?"

Xiao Yan asked.

"In reply to your Majesty, I have brought a total of 5,000 troops. Currently, there are 140,000 troops under Lord Xia Yun in Fujian Province, which will definitely protect your Majesty."

Chen Bao knew the deeper meaning of Xiao Yan's words and responded immediately.

As expected, when the Empress, Xiao Yan and others learned that Xia Yun now had fourteen troops, an expression of disbelief flashed in their eyes.

Before this, when Xia Yun was in Hangzhou, he had only a few thousand men under his command.

Unexpectedly, when arriving in Nanzhili, Xia Yun's troops expanded so rapidly.

"General Chen, I heard that there are Japanese pirates causing chaos in Fujian Province. I wonder what the situation is like now?"

At this time, the empress suddenly asked again.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. At this moment, Lord Xia Yun is personally leading 100,000 troops to launch a fierce attack on Nan'an City where the Japanese pirates are gathered. It is expected that the Japanese pirates will be completely wiped out within half a day."

"In addition, Lord Xia Yun has already sent 30,000 cavalry to support Ningdu City, which will definitely help resolve the danger of Ningdu City being besieged."

Chen Bao spoke one after another, directly describing the entire current situation on the battlefield.

Upon hearing this, the empress and Xiao Yan looked at each other and were secretly surprised.

One hundred thousand Japanese pirates invaded Nanzhili and Fujian respectively. When the outside world seemed to be in a critical situation, Xia Yun was planning and strategizing from thousands of miles away.

The war situation in the two provinces seemed to be under his control. Even Xiao Yan had rarely seen such a terrifying ability to deploy troops and generals in his life.

"Your Majesty, Prince, this is not a place to stay for long. I respectfully request you to move to Xiamen. Lord Xia Yun will personally report on military and national affairs."

Chen Bao clasped his fists and bowed respectfully.

Although the entire Fujian Province is now almost under Xia Yun's control.

But in order to avoid unexpected risks, the Empress and her entourage could only rest assured once they arrived at Xia Yun’s army.

"In that case, I'll have to trouble General Chen."

The empress nodded.

Although she was surprised at Xia Yun's ability to deploy troops, from now on, Xia Yun was at least loyal.

Soon, Chen Bao gathered thousands of soldiers under his command, and then escorted the empress and her entourage towards Xiamen.

……

at dusk.

The entire Ningdu city was still filled with artillery fire.

Under the leadership of Gu He, the defenders in Ningdu City have held out for a whole day.

Despite the huge disparity in numbers between the two sides, the defenders of Ningdu City relied on the powerful automatic rifles in their hands to block the Japanese pirates outside the city of Ningdu.

However as time goes by.

The defenders of Ningdu City were running low on ammunition, despite Gu He's outstanding on-the-spot command.

However, the defenders of Ningdu City still suffered heavy casualties.

More than 5,000 people at the beginning of the war.

Now there are less than two thousand people left!

Of the 50,000 Japanese pirates, only more than 30,000 are left.

"Sir, quickly take down the city wall and organize a new defensive position! The city wall can no longer be defended!"

Amid the extreme noise, a crack had already been blasted in the east gate wall of Ningdu City by the Japanese pirates. At this time, Cheng Qing came to Gu He's side.

At this time, the number of defenders was less than two thousand. If they continued to defend the city wall, they would be wiped out due to lack of ammunition in half an hour at most.

At this time, Gu He, who was holding a rifle in his hand and covered in dust, had a look of unwillingness on his face.

He was unwilling to let the Japanese pirates attack the city.

He has worked in Ningdu City for more than ten years and has already developed deep feelings for this city.

"How many people are still alive now!"

Furukawa asked.

"There are only more than 1,600 of us left, and most of them are injured. It will be too late if we don't retreat, sir!"

Cheng Qing was very anxious.

From the beginning of the battle to now, he has remained on the city wall, cooperating with Gu He in command and dispatch.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the city wall position can no longer be defended!

When Gu He heard this, his inner grief and resentment reached its peak at this moment.

He asked himself that if he was given more time to prepare and let his soldiers become more familiar with the operation of the rifles, he would be able to truly keep the Japanese pirates out of the city gates.

But now, everything seems to be too late.

same moment.

The Japanese pirate army also noticed the fatigue of the Ningdu city defenders.

Naturally, they would not give Gu He any chance.

"All troops, go forth! Long live the charge!"

As the Japanese pirate commander drew the sword from his waist, he immediately ordered the entire army to attack.

For a while, there were only a few hundred guards left around the Japanese pirate commander.

More than 30,000 Japanese pirates launched a charge towards the east gate of Ningdu City. The momentum was so great that it once drowned out the intensive sound of gunfire on the battlefield.

In just a few dozen breaths.

Under the fearless charge of the Japanese pirates, thousands of them first rushed into the cracks in the city wall and started hand-to-hand combat with a part of the Ningdu city defenders.

Because it was a close-range combat, the Ningdu City defenders, who were not proficient in rifle operation, suffered heavy casualties in an instant.

There were more than 1,600 Ningdu City defenders, but in a blink of an eye, only less than 1,000 were left.

At this moment, even though Gu He was unwilling, he had to give the order to retreat.

However, just as Gu Hexin's eyes turned red and he was about to speak.

Suddenly, a large group of cavalry appeared on the distant plain!

In a very short time, the large group of cavalry came closer and closer, and the defenders of Ningdu City, including Gu He and others, also recognized the origin of the cavalry.

"Master Gu, he is our man!"

"Lord Xia Yun has sent people to rescue us!"

"We are saved!"

Suddenly, there was a roar like the roar of a tsunami from the city wall.

The defenders of Ningdu City, who originally had despair on their faces, now had hope of survival rekindled on their faces.

Gu He even recognized the three figures leading the tens of thousands of cavalry.

Not others.

They were the generals under Xia Yun, Jiang Wenzhong, Chong Heihu, and Zhao Xinlei!

There is no doubt that Xia Yun sent troops back to support Ningdu City!

"Pass on my order! The reinforcements have arrived, all defenders must step back and immediately launch an all-out attack on the Japanese pirates!"

With the light of hope rekindled in his heart, Gu He stood up from the ground with difficulty, holding on to the stone pier beside him, and uttered a burst of passionate words!