Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

Under the "Divine Soldiers" combat plan personally formulated by the Supreme Command of the Great Qian Dynasty.

Almost overnight, the Xiluo army stationed in the southern regions of Qianzhou, including Pwa, Thonglo, Hawa, Dantu, Gala, and Ganla, experienced firsthand what it meant to feel terrible today....................

They had no idea where the Daqian Zhenguo army had come from or how they had ended up surrounded by the Qian people.

Clearly, the predicament of the 11th Mechanized Cavalry Division of the Lanxi Foreign Legion is not an isolated case.

On this day, almost all the Siro commanders in the regions of Puwa, Thonglo, Howa, Dantu, Gala, and Ganla faced this dilemma.

Moreover, this issue was once completely incomprehensible to these commanders.

Like Ali Prescott, commander of the 11th Mechanized Cavalry Division, they racked their brains but still couldn't figure out how the Qian people had managed to do all this.

As if divine soldiers had descended from the heavens, overnight most of southern Qianzhou fell under the control of the Great Qian Zhenguo Army.

Somewhere in the southern part of Qianzhou.

Orlando Xavier, commander of the Lanxi Foreign Legion, looked at the stack of telegrams he had just received with a disheveled expression, his face shifting from initial anger to indifference.

The contents of this stack of telegrams are nothing more than two kinds—one is a final telegram from a certain unit before it was completely annihilated by the Daqian Zhenguo Army, and the other is a "notification" telegram from a unit that has already surrendered to the Daqian Zhenguo Army.

And he's actually quite "sensible".

They even led their troops to surrender and didn't forget to inform their old superiors...

This included the surrender "notice" from the 11th Mechanized Cavalry Division.

In this "notification" from Ali Prescott, commander of the 11th Mechanized Cavalry Division.

Ali Prescott made it clear: "It is pointless to hold out now. My division has neither the possibility of breaking out nor the ability to hold out."

Only by surrendering can the entire division secure a glimmer of hope for survival.................

The arguments used by the troops who chose to surrender were almost identical.

Ali Prescott's statement is already considered relatively subtle.

Even more extreme, some commanders directly stated: Since the alliance has already abandoned the entire southern battlefield of Qianzhou, what are we waiting for if not to surrender?

What reason do we have to continue fighting when we're a bunch of pathetic wretches ruthlessly abandoned by the Alliance?

The attitudes of many commanders also fully illustrate one point.

That is—the current situation, and the anti-Qian alliance's withdrawal plan for southern Qianzhou, have completely and rapidly eroded the will of the Xiluo army in southern Qianzhou to continue fighting.

Of course, a small number of Xiluo troops fought a desperate battle with the Daqian Zhenguo army during this process and were eventually annihilated.

However, according to the truth learned after the war, the Xiluo troops who chose to fight to the death with the Daqian Zhenguo army were not doing so because they wanted to defend their last honor as soldiers.

The main reason that prompted them to fight to the last moment was that the "devilish" remarks made by the high-ranking officials of the Western Luo Kingdoms against the Daqian Zhenguo Army still played a certain role.

They feared that surrendering would lead to an even worse fate, so they ultimately chose to fight to the death...

But, it's obvious.

The vast majority of the Western Roma troops, bogged down in the southern battlefield of Qianzhou, made the same choice as Ali Prescott—to take a gamble! They surrendered directly...

This situation likely arose partly out of spite.

After all, when they learn that they have been abandoned by the entire anti-Qian alliance, most people will make the wisest choice.

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"Sir, the breakout force can't hold out any longer. Our troops have been completely scattered."

"The guard battalion has also been scattered!"

Upon hearing his subordinates' report, Orlando Xavier, commander of the Lanxi Foreign Legion, saw his last glimmer of hope shattered.

Orlando Xavier originally intended to lead his troops to break through and infiltrate the Pingcun area, which was 100 kilometers away from them.

The reply given to Orlando Xavier was that if he could reach the Hiramura area within three days, the Alliance's transport planes could pick him up.

However, this applies only to Orlando Xavier and a small number of core Legion commanders.

After all, seating is limited.

Moreover, the situation in the southern part of Qianzhou is currently very bad.

Therefore, sending transport planes to pick up Orlando Xavier and other high-ranking generals was actually extremely risky...

"Where are we now?" Orlando Xavier grabbed an officer beside him and asked, "How far are we from Hiramura?"

"Hiramura?" The officer glanced at the battle map, then looked at Orlando Xavier with a complicated expression and pointed to the location on the map: "Sir..."

"I just checked, and we should be here right now—Baliji!"

"It seems we've gone the wrong way. Pingcun is to our southeast, but we seem to have gone astray and ended up in the northwest."

"We must have gotten our bearings wrong during the breakout attempt because we encountered fierce enemy attacks..."

"Sir, hurry up and change your clothes!"

The guard officer beside him handed over a set of ordinary officer's uniform: "Your general's uniform is too conspicuous; you'll be too big a target to escape..."

Orlando Xavier looked around and saw his own soldiers fleeing in all directions.

The air was filled with the sound of artillery fire, and shells fell intermittently in the distance...

Seeing this scene, Orlando Xavier didn't care about anything else and quickly took the clothes and changed.

"Sir, the tanks are ready. We've managed to intercept only four tanks with great difficulty."

"The second tank has just been refueled, you can ride in that tank..." The guard officer pointed to the four tanks parked not far away, looking helpless.

At this point, who the hell cares if you're an officer or a general!

The most important thing is to save your own life.

Being able to intercept those four tanks and cover Orlando Xavier's escape was already quite an achievement...

"No!"

"Let them all run for their lives! Whether they can escape or not depends on their own luck..." Orlando Xavier, now in military uniform, observed the situation in the distance through binoculars.

He immediately noticed a problem—as far as the eye could see, the wreckage of destroyed tanks and armored vehicles was everywhere.

In that short time, Orlando Xavier even witnessed through his binoculars that one of his own flamethrower tanks was hit and instantly turned into a fireball!

This gave Orlando Xavier a jolt, and he immediately made a decision—he couldn't ride in a tank!

In this situation, trying to escape in a tank actually makes you more vulnerable to being ambushed!

"We won't ride in the tanks, we'll blend in with the fleeing troops and run with the main force!"

With that, Orlando Xavier immediately led the remaining headquarters officers and guards into the fleeing rout.

As Orlando Xavier fled in a disheveled state, he couldn't help but feel a surge of nostalgia: how glorious he had been when he was appointed commander of the Foreign Legion!

Leading the most elite legion in the entire Blue West into the southern part of Qianzhou, Orlando Xavier saw this as an excellent opportunity to "earn military merits".

The entire Lanxi military also believed that Orlando Xavier and his foreign legion would surely shine brightly and dominate the battlefield in southern Qianzhou!

And that was indeed the case at the beginning.

In dealing with the armed forces of Fang Borong and the other "Four Heavenly Kings of the South," Orlando Xavier and his Foreign Legion indeed demonstrated formidable combat power and achieved the expected brilliant results.

At that time, Orlando Xavier was like many generals in the Lanxi military.

They firmly believed that the reason why the Great Qian Zhenguo Army was so legendary was because they had never encountered the powerful Lanxi Army!

Compared to the "invincible" Lanxi army, the Daqian Zhenguo army is utterly insignificant!

But now, Orlando Xavier has completely cast this utterly ridiculous view to the winds.

Because the reality check came way too quickly...................

Even now, Orlando Xavier remains completely baffled by their failure.

Although they have now truly experienced the fighting power of the Daqian Zhenguo Army.

But even as he fled in disarray, Orlando Xavier still couldn't understand how his foreign legion had suffered such a baffling defeat........................

To be honest, Orlando Xavier was a hundred percent dissatisfied with this sudden and complete defeat.

Originally, after receiving the order to completely withdraw from southern Qianzhou and learning of the Anti-Qian Alliance's final decision...

Orlando Xavier was actually prepared to return home to receive an award.

After all, the withdrawal of the Foreign Legion was an order from above, not something Orlando Xavier requested.

Before the intervention of the Daqian Zhenguo Army, Orlando Xavier led the Foreign Legion and made a name for himself on the battlefield in southern Qianzhou.

The foreign legion performed admirably when facing the "Four Heavenly Kings of Southern Qianzhou".

Therefore, as long as Orlando Xavier successfully leads the foreign legion back home.

Promotion and awards are definitely in order.

Therefore, Orlando Xavier even felt like he had gotten a great deal when he received the evacuation order.

But now, Orlando Xavier knew in his heart that he definitely couldn't get this great deal.

Whether they can take advantage of the chaos and escape is still uncertain.

Moreover, even if he manages to escape this time, Orlando Xavier will still face a major problem that he has to consider.

That is—how will he return to China?

The Anti-Qian Alliance has already decided to abandon the southern region of Qianzhou.

Who cares about him, this lone commander?

The chances of those guys managing to get me back are extremely slim.

Even if the higher-ups send a rescue team behind enemy lines just to make a show of it, it will definitely just be for show.

There's practically no doubt that Orlando Xavier can be rescued.

The rescue team assigned this task was even more unlucky—it was clearly a mission to send them to their deaths as cannon fodder.................

Thinking about all this, Orlando Xavier suddenly felt less appealing looking at the communications soldier carrying the radio closely following him...

Orlando Xavier was initially relieved—at least he had a working radio nearby.

As long as this radio station is available, he can call for help from above.

But Orlando Xavier, who had been thinking things through as he ran, has now changed his mind.

What's the point of asking for help?

It's almost certain that the higher-ups are unlikely to go to such lengths for a commander who has no troops.

Thinking of this, Orlando Xavier slowed his pace as he fled........................