Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

Within the territory of Luyang.

The forward command post of the Daqian Zhenguo Army.

A group of Qian Kingdom officers were discussing a new round of combat deployments around a huge war sand table.

"After our army broke through the natural defense line along the line of Xiucheng, Shaozishan, Juanhe, Kexian, Jiazigou and Xucheng."

"The enemy forces, caught off guard, had their deployment completely disrupted by us."

"Now, the enemy's 60 troops have been divided and surrounded by us in the area from Dalei Town in the west to Guzhuang in the east."

"Hundreds of thousands of troops were crowded in this area, creating a scene that was both spectacular and chaotic."

"Under the combined onslaught of our artillery and air strikes, the rebel forces that had previously fought very tenaciously have begun to surrender en masse."

"Since all of our troops were mechanized, the routed enemy forces were no match for us."

"Many barbarian divisions were surrounded and annihilated during their retreat."

"In fact, five of our divisions have taken shortcuts and gotten ahead of the enemy."

"If all goes well, we should be able to trap the enemy's hundreds of thousands of troops in our pocket by the afternoon of the day after tomorrow at the latest."

"In addition, the 56th and 63rd Divisions are secretly advancing towards Hongzhou, the capital of Luyang, in two separate routes."

"If they aren't discovered, they'll appear at the gates of Hongzhou City without anyone noticing in 5 to 6 days!"

Lieutenant General Xu Jinming, who commanded the Battle of Luyang, gave a concise overview of the situation.

Then, smiling, he said to his colleagues, "I think we can send a report of victory to the Supreme Command ahead of schedule."

"Complete the Battle of Luyang within a week, and then we'll march directly into Honghai Province!"

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Somewhere on the battlefield of Luyang.

"Damn it! This is..."

The eyes of Ueguchi Satoru, commander of the Fifth Division of the Foreign Kingdom, were filled with fear and disbelief.

Through the telescope, Kamikochi Satoru witnessed a scene that filled him with utter despair!

Countless tanks are rapidly rolling in from all directions.

This was the first time in his life that he had ever witnessed such a magnificent torrent of steel!

The 5th Division, renowned for its bravery, ultimately collapsed before an overwhelming force that they could not possibly contend with.

After wave after wave of deadly charges were easily swept away by the steel torrent of the Qian Kingdom's army.

Fear and helplessness ultimately took over.

The commander of the 5th Division, Satoru Ueguchi, let the retreating soldiers rush past him in a frenzy.

He did not stop it.

Because he knew that doing so would be pointless.

As for his Fifth Division.

Continuing to charge forward or desperately running backward is just another way to die—charging forward means being crushed by a tank; running backward still means being mowed down by bullets.

His Fifth Division was already surrounded by the Qian Kingdom's army, and there was no way to break out.

“It’s not our fault!”

Ueguchi Satoru, utterly despairing, muttered to himself with a blank stare, "We've done everything we could!"

"This is a completely unequal battle!"

"The bravery of the Imperial soldiers ultimately could not withstand the iron torrent of the Qian people, nor their airplanes and cannons..."

"Division Commander............."

"Send a telegram to the Expeditionary Army Command: The Qian Kingdom's army has completely overwhelmed our forces, and there is no chance of turning the tide of this battle."

"It is recommended that the Expeditionary Army Command decisively abandon the Battle of Luyang and withdraw from Luyang as soon as possible."

"The enemy forces are all mechanized and move swiftly. If we don't withdraw decisively, we may never have another chance..."

"Send a telegram to the expeditionary force headquarters as I instructed."

After finishing his sentence, Kamikochi waved to his men beside him: "Everyone, run for your lives. If you can still escape..."

As he spoke, Shangkou Wu, looking utterly dejected and like a walking corpse, went "against the current" towards the steel torrent.

The roar of tanks, the intense gunfire, the heart-wrenching screams, and the desperate roars of fear filled the entire encirclement.

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the other side.

After receiving the last telegram from the 5th Division.

Yamanaka tore the telegram to shreds in front of everyone.

"To bewitch the troops! This is a disgrace to the Imperial soldiers!"

"Kamiguchi Satoru is not worthy of being called an Imperial soldier!"

As he spoke, Yamanakai turned his gaze to Maruta Hajime, the staff officer who had previously suggested avoiding direct confrontation: "The 100,000 reinforcements have already set off, and they will be able to join forces in a few days."

"The current chaotic situation is simply because we were completely unprepared for the Qian Kingdom army to break through our defenses so quickly."

"Although the people of Qian have superior weaponry, this can never completely offset their disadvantage in manpower!"

"To defend the dignity of the Imperial soldiers, the warriors of the Great Yi will surely demonstrate the most tenacious fighting spirit."

"From now on..."

Yamanaka Ino looked around at everyone present and said menacingly, "Anyone who dares to be cowardly and disrupt the morale of the army..."

"No matter who it is, kill them all without mercy!"