Socially anxious people transmigrate to another world; living in seclusion is too difficult.

Chu Angjie keenly sensed that the unusual vibrations indicated an army charge. He immediately rushed out of his tent and found the soldiers outside in complete chaos. He grabbed a soldier and demanded sharply, "What's going on?!"

The soldier replied tremblingly, "General, I don't know. They say that the friendly forces of the Kingdom of Delin have gone mad. The troops they sent out to wipe out the enemy are rushing back like madmen!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Angjie was greatly alarmed. He immediately realized what was happening and shouted, "Enemy attack! Messenger! Immediately issue the order for the entire army to form ranks!"

However, no one responded to him. Helpless, he could only mount his warhorse and rush to the front to check the situation. Along the way, the earth-shaking sound of horses' hooves came from all directions, and he had no idea which direction the enemy was attacking from.

Unbeknownst to them, the Demon Kingdom's reinforcements, having finished their rest in the City of Dry Bones, had already silently arrived at Cai Ran's designated location yesterday. Cai Ran's feint had also played a crucial role, successfully deceiving Chu Angjie and Yi Zhiyong. Even today, as they prepared for the final charge, Chu Angjie still believed that those military flags were merely a decoy.

When Chu Angjie arrived at the vanguard, the chaos was even greater. Soldiers were haphazardly putting on their equipment, while cavalrymen hadn't even had time to don their armor before rushing from their camps to the battlefield. Each camp was sending out cavalrymen, but in the wrong directions. Chu Angjie personally witnessed cavalrymen from two camps collide with each other after leaving their camp gates.

Just then, a messenger came running up, panting, and said, "General! I've finally found you! Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

"Nonsense! Of course I know it's an enemy attack! Where did it come from?" Chu Angjie was speechless.

"The enemy is everywhere, and the generals of each army have not received orders from the commander. Seeing the critical situation, they have already ordered their troops to attack."

Upon hearing this, Chu Angjie felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He was so disoriented that he almost lost his balance, but fortunately, the messenger beside him caught him quickly.

"It's over!" Chu Angjie couldn't help but sigh. Fortunately, he was very experienced in warfare and knew that the worst thing to do at this moment was to panic. The allied forces numbered seven or eight hundred thousand, and if they fell into complete chaos, there would be no way to turn the tide. He immediately ordered the messenger beside him, "Send someone to each army to convey my orders right now. First, each army must hold its ground and control the situation. Second, no one is allowed to retreat without authorization; anyone who disobeys will be executed! Third, the central army is not allowed to attack. The central army headquarters must immediately send someone to monitor the situation of each army. Go quickly!"

The messenger left after receiving the order, and Chu Angjie did not return to the central army. Instead, he went straight to the nearest military camp, which was the camp of the 35th Army of the Tianyun Empire. Originally, the 35th Army was the first-line army, but due to the influence of Cai Ran's feint tactics, it was transferred to the second-line army by chance during the retreat of the front line.

Upon arriving at the 35th Army's main tent, Chu Angjie praised the commander for not causing any disturbance within the 35th Army. He then used the 35th Army as a base to immediately organize manpower to monitor the situation of the vanguard. With reports from various scouts, Chu Angjie gradually gained control of the battlefield situation.

It turned out that he had misjudged the situation. The rows of military flags that had been standing there earlier were not a feint, but rather reinforcements from the Demon Kingdom. Now, the Demon Kingdom had launched an encirclement and attack from four directions, and the situation was extremely critical. As scouts continued to return, the situation became even more dangerous.

First, the left flank was breached. William disregarded the rear flank and led two armies to support it on his own. This caused the rear flank to be unable to resist the Demon Kingdom's mass charge, and the rear flank was torn open even wider. Originally, William was deliberately placed in the rear flank by Chu Angjie, but he did not expect to make such a big mistake.

Yi Zhiyong, who was usually cautious, had lost his composure. Seeing that the rear army had been breached, he did not order the central army to split up and reinforce it. Instead, he ordered the central army to strengthen its own defenses, which caused the rear army's defenses to fall apart under the onslaught of the demons.

If you looked down from mid-air, you would see that the Demon Kingdom's army was like a series of sharp knives, piercing into the allied forces' formation, which resembled a large pancake, from all directions. Now, one corner of this pancake had been cut off and eaten, and those sharp knives seemed to have turned into voracious wolves, continuing to pounce on the next corner.

Clearly, Chu Angjie's orders were not carried out. As the rear army collapsed, the left and right armies also panicked. Some troops ignored orders and went to support the rear army on their own, while others began to retreat, making the situation even more chaotic. This chaos quickly spread to the central army. Fortunately, Yi Zhiyong regained some composure at this moment, and soon an order reached Chu Angjie's ears.

"Commander-in-chief, Commander-in-Chief Yi has ordered that the rear guard become the front guard, and the front guard become the rear guard, and advance at full speed towards Luowen County under the cover of the left and right guards."

Chu Angjie nodded helplessly. It was no longer possible to hold the position and launch a counterattack. The only option was to take advantage of the numerical superiority and immediately retreat to Luowen County to regroup and fight again.

Thus, the Allied forces, which had originally planned to reclaim all lost territory, switched from offense to retreat. William was appointed as the vanguard general and took on the heavy responsibility of breaking through. Fortunately, he was outstanding and fought his way through, carving a bloody path for the Allied forces' retreat.

At first, the allied forces faced great resistance during their retreat, with various armies from the Demon Kingdom blocking their way. However, at some point, the resistance lessened, and there were almost no enemy troops blocking their path. Instead, the enemy troops followed behind and flanked them, which increased the speed of the allied forces' retreat. Thus, Yi Zhiyong issued his second order: "Retreat at full speed, and do not linger in battle."

Forced by the situation and under the command of their commander, the allied forces retreated at full speed like wild horses, abandoning countless supplies and provisions along the way. Some high-ranking adjutants and captains even used flight techniques to retreat under the leadership of their commanders. It was hardly a retreat; it was more like an escape.

The allied forces suffered countless casualties as they retreated, losing everything along the way. By the time they were only a dozen miles from Luowen County, no fewer than 200,000 men had perished. However, the prospect of Luowen County being just ahead greatly boosted their morale. But this joy was short-lived. Soon, the troops that had retreated earlier turned back, bringing with them a devastating message: "Luowen County has fallen!"

On the city walls of Luowen County, the banners of the Demon Kingdom had been raised at some point. Following their own troops were the enemy forces that had broken out of Luowen County. It turned out that Cai Ran was truly audacious. After receiving news that reinforcements had arrived in Kugu City, he immediately dispatched all 150,000 troops under his command, leaving only a few thousand men near the allied forces to continue acting as a diversion. The rest of his troops headed straight for Luowen County. As for his own side, apart from some wounded soldiers, there were no other troops.

News of the fall of Luowen County quickly reached William, Yi Zhiyong, and Chu Angjie. By the time the three met up, the allied forces were completely surrounded by the Demon Kingdom. Only then did Yi Zhiyong realize the situation. He was filled with regret, wishing he had listened to Chu Angjie's advice, but it was too late.

Yi Zhiyong said dejectedly, "Since things have come to this, we might as well break out separately and try to escape as many as we can." After all, this is not the Kingdom of Delin, so he certainly doesn't care about losing a city or a place. But it's different for Chu Angjie. The survival of Luowen County is related to the empire's control over the entire southern region. Losing Luowen County is equivalent to losing the entire south, which is something he cannot accept.

Therefore, Chu Angjie said decisively, "No, we cannot break out separately. We should attack Luowen County with all our might. As long as we can retake Luowen County, we will have a chance to survive. If we break out separately, the situation will be beyond saving!"