Warlords: Conquer the world from the county magistrate

Thinking of this, Zhu Yaoxiang couldn't help but feel fortunate that he saw the opportunity and ran quickly, otherwise he might not have been able to escape.

Then he couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Of course I will follow Commander Zhang."

If he wanted to surrender, he should have chosen to surrender when he was first attacked by Francis Xavier. After all this trouble, he still had no troops under his command, and even if he surrendered, the other side would not take him seriously.

"Okay, then we'll leave tonight." Zhang Guilin was overjoyed. Since they had chosen to cross the Nanshan Mountains, more people would naturally mean more strength.

The exchange of fire continued until six o'clock in the evening, when both sides established their own defense lines and suspended the exchange of fire.

The commanders of Zhang Guilin's two troops all breathed a sigh of relief as the other side finally stopped the attack.

The two regiment commanders defending the north city set up their headquarters in a civilian house. The fifth regiment commander said with lingering fear: "The enemy's firepower is too strong. I don't know how long we can hold out."

"If we keep fighting like this, we will be unable to hold on sooner or later." The fourth regiment commander who came to support us narrowed his eyes slightly, his eyes flickering.

The two looked at each other and quickly looked away, not knowing what they were thinking.

Although the enemy's attack was blocked, not only did the troops suffer heavy casualties, but they were also in a continuous retreat. Since they began to block the enemy, they have retreated no less than three kilometers, and this place is only two kilometers away from the division headquarters.

The commander of the Third Regiment elsewhere was also sighing. In just one afternoon, the troops lost a thousand people.

The promised reinforcements have yet to appear, and the troops are now less than a kilometer away from the division headquarters.

Seeing that the fighting in the city had finally stopped, Zhu Yaoxiang and Zhang Guilin both breathed a sigh of relief.

In just one afternoon, messengers asking for help came one after another, making Zhang Guilin extremely annoyed, fearing that the other side would rush to the command post.

Zhu Yaoxiang said, "Captain Zhang, arrange for the troops to have a meal, and then leave the city quickly under the cover of night."

"Okay." Zhang Guilin naturally had no objection and immediately went to arrange it himself.

At the command post outside the city, the two division commanders gathered together, looking happy but solemn. Li Zhongwu said helplessly: "The troops were not well trained, and the casualties were not small."

"After this battle to capture Nanshan Province, these soldiers have seen blood. After further training, they will definitely become elite troops." Zhang Wei is more optimistic.

After all, the troops had only undergone three months of training, and it was impossible for them to become elite soldiers immediately.

After seeing blood this time, the soldiers will experience the cruelty of the battlefield and their psychological quality will be enhanced. After further training, they will definitely become elite.

Li Zhongwu then looked at the map and said, "Let the 1st Regiment of the 1st Division and the 2nd Regiment of the 2nd Division on the front line have a meal and rest, replenish their strength, and hold the defense line."

"Tomorrow morning at 4 a.m., the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Division and the 1st Regiment of the 2nd Division will launch a surprise attack on the enemy positions."

"Okay." After looking at the map, Zhang Wei felt that there was nothing wrong with this arrangement, so he agreed.

As the sky gradually darkened, Zhang Guilin and Zhu Yaoxiang led nearly two thousand people and drove twenty mule carts towards Eshan County in the west.

Among the two thousand people, there were more than a thousand from Zhang Guilin's guard regiment, hundreds of elite soldiers drawn from other troops, and more than a hundred from Zhu Yaoxiang.

To the west of Eshan County, there is a small path that passes through the Nanshan Mountains.

After leaving the city, Zhu Yaoxiang breathed a sigh of relief while riding on his horse: "Even if the enemy wants to chase us, we must defeat the enemy forces in the city."

At Zhu Yaoxiang's suggestion, Zhang Guilin also arranged a 300-man force to set out from the south gate and march in another direction to confuse the enemy's judgment and buy time for them to escape.

"Third brother, don't worry. Even if the enemy wants to chase us, they have to capture Nanyun City first." Zhang Guilin laughed.

"There are still more than 5,000 people in the city. At the very least, it can buy us a day."

Seeing Zhang Guilin being so confident, Zhu Yaoxiang stopped trying to embarrass himself by saying bad things.

Judging from the combat effectiveness displayed by the enemy army today, even if there are still more than 5,000 people left, Zhu Yaoxiang doesn't think they can hold out for long.

After a night of silence, at four o'clock in the morning of the next day, the Second Regiment of the First Division and the First Regiment of the Second Division launched surprise attacks on the troops left behind by Zhang Guilin.

"Da da da……"

There was a burst of gunfire on the battlefield. After the fourth and fifth regiment commanders stood up, the fourth commander shouted, "Messenger, go and see what the various units are doing now."

Because it was a street fight in the city, the troops were relatively scattered, there were gunshots everywhere, and they had no idea what was happening outside, so both of them were a little nervous.

"It's better to surrender." The fifth commander suddenly said weakly.

The fourth commander turned around and said, "No, even if we surrender, we must bring our troops with us. Otherwise, with so few people around us, no one will take us seriously if we surrender."

The fifth commander thought about it and felt that it was indeed the case, so he waited for news from the messenger with peace of mind.

"Come on, brothers, follow me and retreat to the west gate." On the other side, the commander of the third regiment led the guards around him to retreat when the gunshots were heard.

Without reinforcements, it would be impossible to stop the enemy with just over 2,000 people. Moreover, he knew that the division commander could no longer send reinforcements.

As the sky was getting light, the gunfire in the city continued. As the two regiments continued to charge, hundreds of Zhang Guilin's soldiers were killed or wounded. Most of them chose to surrender.

Because the third regiment commander escaped, his subordinates were unable to organize an effective defense and were quickly defeated. Most of them were taken prisoner, and a few escaped disguised as civilians.

The commanders of the Fourth and Fifth Regiments gathered more than a thousand troops and retreated to the division headquarters.

The fourth regiment commander had been cursing in the headquarters for half an hour. They were a little confused when they arrived at the division headquarters half an hour ago.

The division headquarters was empty, with no one there, and the division commander was nowhere to be found. Only then did they realize that they had been abandoned.

"You bastard, you should at least tell us if you want to retreat. Why do you want us to stay in the city to block the enemy for you?" The fourth commander was so angry.

The fifth commander was much calmer: "Okay, now that it's like this, what should we do?"

"boom."

"boom."

Just as the fourth regiment commander was about to say something, there was a sound of artillery fire outside the station. After a while, a messenger hurried in and said, "Commander, the enemy is attacking."

"What?" At this time, the two team leaders were completely panicked.

After the grenade launcher attack ended, Li Yueshan ordered: "Brothers, rush in and capture the enemy leader alive."

Led by Li Yueshan, the soldiers rushed into the command center like wolves. Except for those who were killed by explosions, wounded by explosions, or shot to death, most of the more than a thousand people defending the headquarters chose to surrender. Only a small number of them resisted.

When he rushed into the command center, Li Yueshan saw that the two regiment commanders were protected by a dozen soldiers in the middle. They laid down their weapons under the threat of their own troops' guns.

"Who among you is Zhang Guilin?" Li Yueshan stepped forward and asked.

The two regiment commanders shook their heads and smiled bitterly. The fifth regiment commander stepped forward and explained, "We are the regiment commanders under Zhang Guilin. We led our troops to retreat to the headquarters at daybreak."

"When we arrived, there was no one in the headquarters. Zhang Guilin must have run away with his men."

"Run away?" Li Yueshan frowned slightly.