Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

Two days later.

A piece of news that was finally confirmed became the last straw that broke the camel's back—hundreds of thousands of troops had all fallen into the encirclement of the Qian Kingdom's army.

Furthermore, the various units could not be connected, and conflicts even broke out between the barbarian army and the independent army.

There are as many as six barbarian divisions that have lost contact or have been confirmed to have been completely annihilated.

Yamanaka-i then realized the seriousness of the problem.

In fact, from the moment the defense line was completely breached, the 60 troops that Yamanakai had committed to the Battle of Luyang were destined to be completely wiped out by the Qian Kingdom's army.

Therefore, even if Yamanakai had adopted the suggestion to avoid direct confrontation, it would have been too late.

Because at that time the troops on the front line could no longer withdraw—they could not possibly outrun the fully mechanized Qian Kingdom army!

Moreover, the Qian Kingdom also holds absolute air superiority.

Furthermore, conflicts also broke out between the barbarian army and the independent army during the retreat........................

All these factors combined meant that the Battle of Luyang was destined to be a crushing defeat for the Yi people, resulting in their complete annihilation!

That night, Yamanakai sat in his underground command post all night.

Early the next morning, Yamanaka Inoshita issued the retreat order—after nightfall that night, the troops in Hongzhou would cover the retreat of the Qianguo Expeditionary Army Headquarters towards Honghai Province.

The reason for choosing to retreat after nightfall was to avoid being discovered by the planes of the Inui Kingdom. Yamanakai abandoned Hongzhou and chose to run away.

If they retreat during the day, there will definitely be no peace along the way; the planes from the Qian Kingdom will surely chase after them and bomb them all the way.

They retreated under cover of night, and after a night of forced march, they were discovered by Qian Kingdom planes during the day, having already covered a considerable distance...

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That night.

The 6000-strong Yi army stationed in Hongzhou covered the Qian Kingdom's dispatched army headquarters as they quietly withdrew from Hongzhou.

When he left Hongzhou, Yamanaka seemed to have aged ten years in an instant.

He still can't figure out how this battle was fought.

He simply couldn't believe that his army of 60 had been so inexplicably routed by the Qian Kingdom...

Yamanaka knew better than anyone else that with his withdrawal, the entire Qian Kingdom's dispatched army would be completely finished.

His personal reputation and military career will also come to an end as a result.

In fact, given the boast he had made to the Yi Kingdom's headquarters, he shouldn't have left Hongzhou at all in the first place, considering the outcome of the battle!

Only by atoning for his sins with his death can he salvage even the slightest bit of his dignity.................

However, Yamanakai did not choose to atone for his sins with his death in Nijisan.

They did not choose to stay in Hongzhou City and fight the Qian Kingdom army to the death.

Yamanakai's justification for his defeat was that he needed to analyze the reasons for the failure of the Battle of Luyang and then report to headquarters in person.

This will allow the headquarters to have a more accurate understanding of the Qian Kingdom's army!

This is important!

Yamanaka kept emphasizing this point in his mind, and then "resolutely" embarked on his escape.

It's really ironic, really.

Just two days ago, Yamanaka-i issued an order that anyone who dared to talk about retreating would be severely punished by military law.

Now, however, the order to escape was given by him personally.

Just a few days ago, Yamanakai still commanded an army of 60.

Now, only 6000 people remain...

A few hours later.

Even though they were already far from Hongzhou City, Yamanakai's troops continued their forced march under the cover of night.

They dare not stop for even a moment now.

Because they knew that after dawn, they could be discovered at any moment by the Qian Kingdom's reconnaissance planes.......................

suddenly!

A flare streaked across the sky, immediately exposing the vanguard of Yamanaka's troops to its light...................

Before the vanguard could react, a barrage of firepower rained down!

Caught completely off guard, the barbarian army collapsed in droves like felled wheat.

"Enemy attack!!!"

"A covert counterattack!"

One of the barbarian officers in the vanguard lay down on the spot and ordered his men to return fire.

However, the words had barely left his mouth.

A barrage of shells rained down on them...................

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"Commander!"

"This is bad! We think we're surrounded!"

“The enemy is everywhere.”

"We must have run into a large force of the Qian Kingdom!"

A major from the headquarters scrambled to the side of Yamanaka-i, who was lying prone in the ditch, too afraid to show his face.

"What did you say?"

Yamanaka grabbed the major by the collar, repeatedly asking in shock and anger, "Are you sure we didn't encounter a small force of Qian Kingdom soldiers?"

"Commander, the regimental commander of Ueno who was covering our retreat has been killed!"

The major said with a mournful face, "It's definitely not a small group of enemy troops!"

"Enemy troops are everywhere..."

"Heaven is going to kill me!" Yamanakai pushed him away, his face filled with despair.

If I were to die here today...

He was the first military general in the entire Yi Kingdom to be killed on the battlefield!

In any case, prior to the incident at Yamanakai, there had never been a precedent in the Yi Kingdom's military of a high-ranking general being killed directly on the battlefield...

Flares streaked across the sky, and the sounds of gunfire grew increasingly intense.

Moreover, Yamamiya, lying prone in the ditch, could clearly sense that the sounds of gunfire were getting closer and closer to his hiding place..................

"Commander, we'll cover your retreat first!"

"withdraw?"

Yamanaka shook his head self-deprecatingly: "Where to retreat to?"

"How else can we retreat?"

"How can we possibly get out of here?"

As he spoke, Yamanaka drew his command sword and stood up.

"60 troops were all left on the battlefield of Luyang..."

"Now it's finally our turn..."

"As a soldier of the Empire....................."

Bang! ! !

By sheer coincidence, a shell landed right at the foot of the mountain well...

Reality didn't give Yamanakai much of a chance to show off; his grand pronouncements were shattered by a shell before he could finish them.

General Yamanakai of the Yi Kingdom Army—suddenly died!

More than two hours later.

This 6000-strong barbarian army was completely annihilated during its retreat.

The headquarters of the Qian State Expeditionary Army was also wiped out in this battle.

Yamanaka, the supreme commander of the Inui Expeditionary Army, was killed in action..................

After the battle, soldiers of the 63rd Division of the Daqian Zhenguo Army were cleaning up the battlefield.

"Report! Commander, Yamanaka's body has been found!"

A major in the Daqian Zhenguo Army reported to Zheng Tongsheng, the commander of the 63rd Division who was present at the scene: "However..."

"Not all were found..."

"The Yamanaka-i must have been destroyed by artillery fire."

"Therefore, we could only identify them from the rank insignia found on the battlefield."

"Among the entire Qian Kingdom's dispatched army, only Yamanaka Ii holds the rank of General; there should be no mistake..."

"Oh? Is Yamanakai's luck really that 'good'?"

"I originally wanted to capture a foreign general alive and send him to the capital to make our 63rd Division look good."

Zheng Tongsheng looked regretful: "That's terrible, it's completely shattered..."