"Keep charging, charge!"
After the regimental commander of the Eighth Regiment died, the commander of the Ninth Regiment continued his charge. He was no longer a regimental commander and no longer needed guards. He was now a soldier, a soldier unafraid of death.
"There's a high-ranking officer, capture him."
"Catch him alive, catch him alive!"
Noticing the difference in the Ninth Regiment commander's uniform, a group of enemy soldiers surrounded him. They were also out of bullets and all held long, thin swords, wanting to capture this officer alive.
"You want to capture me? Go to hell!"
The Ninth Regiment commander swung his large saber, beheading an enemy soldier with one stroke, and then thrust his blade out, piercing another soldier's ribcage. The scene was extremely gruesome!
The saber was stuck.
The Ninth Regiment commander shoved the enemy soldier aside.
He picked up a nearby rock and smashed it repeatedly against the enemy soldier's head. After several blows, three swords simultaneously struck, piercing the Ninth Regiment commander's abdomen.
"Pfft—"
The Ninth Regiment commander spat out blood in large mouthfuls.
"You bastard!"
An officer from the Wu Kingdom maneuvered to face the Ninth Regiment commander and said in confusion, "Why, as an officer, aren't you living well? Damn it, what good does dying do for you?"
"Hehehe, hahaha!"
The Ninth Regiment commander suddenly burst into laughter.
"What are you laughing at?"
"You wouldn't understand!"
"What wouldn't I understand?"
"Soldiers of the Long Kingdom, you will never understand."
Before his words could fully register, the Ninth Regiment commander lunged forward. Though he couldn't pull out the three swords embedded in his back, he leaned forward slightly. With a sweep of his hand, a dagger slashed towards the enemy officer's neck.
Slish!
Blood gushed from the neck of the Wu Kingdom officer.
Crack!
The Ninth Regiment commander's head was severed!
The suicidal offensive of the Long Kingdom soldiers thoroughly terrified the Wu Kingdom forces. Many enemy soldiers began to fear combat, and without their officers leading them, they no longer fought with desperate fervor.
But the war had not yet stopped.
Out of five thousand Long Kingdom soldiers, fewer than a thousand remained, yet not a single one retreated. Apart from the fallen and the severely wounded, anyone who could move was still charging forward.
They were no longer defending.
They were attacking.
"Give me a grenade."
"I want one too, please."
"Brother, take care!"
"Long Kingdom will win!"
The roars of severely wounded soldiers pierced the hearts of the charging soldiers. The surviving soldiers threw their last grenades to the wounded, helping them retain their final dignity.
"I won't be a prisoner!"
"Come on, you curs!"
"Mother, your son is unfilial..."
Boom!
Boom boom... boom boom...
Amidst the explosions filled with tears and blood, one severely wounded soldier after another chose to detonate the grenades beside them. In their final moments, many soldiers grabbed passing enemies.
Even in death, they would take someone down with them!
This was not a battle of immense scale, but the soldiers of the Long Kingdom displayed absolute ferocity. They were fearless, unafraid of death, and charged relentlessly forward.
Five hours later.
The battle ended amidst the smoke and haze.
All five thousand soldiers of Long City in the Long Kingdom, including logistics and cooks, perished. Not a single one survived. Most of the soldiers couldn't even find their bodies; they had been vaporized along with the enemy!
This battle shook the mountains and rivers, this battle was a river of blood. In this battle, two regiments of the Long Kingdom's forces held back the enemy for over six hours, exceeding their mission by more than double.
North Pass...
The defending army, which had been the first to encounter the bombing, retaliated in kind. Hu Lai ordered the artillery regiment to fire all its shells, and then had attack helicopters and bombers relentlessly pound the Xiao family army.
After tens of billions of yuan worth of artillery shells were fired.
The Xiao family army of one hundred thousand was crippled!
At this moment, ten thousand reinforcements from Long City's Lu Cheng arrived and launched another round of artillery strikes from the rear, with most of the shells hitting the Sunset Kingdom's army, killing countless enemies.
In the enemy camp.
Xiao Sihai and the Sunset Kingdom's Bao Sha, hiding in a hastily dug underground command post, were continuously issuing operational orders, commanding their troops not to panic, to rest briefly, and to launch a new wave of assaults.
"Damn it!"
Xiao Sihai's old face was dark with anger as he roared, "Are the Wu Kingdom's troops all pigs? Two thousand men crippled five thousand men. How was this battle fought? This coalition is useless!"
"You are also a pig."
Bao Sha, standing beside him, started to scold.
"What did you say, you bastard?"
Xiao Sihai naturally refused to accept this.
"I said you are a pig, and your troops are composed of pigs. Ten of you couldn't even touch the city walls before being utterly routed. You are the real trash."
"Nonsense!"
Xiao Sihai slammed the table and roared, "The defending army is not a regular army. They are super rich. Didn't you see the attack helicopter formations? Didn't you see the bomber formations? Tell me, how am I supposed to fight?"
"You coward, you only know how to slam tables here. If you were truly a warrior, you should lead your troops in person. You should display the Long Kingdom's spirit of not fearing death."
"Bullshit! I am the commander, and I must stand at the command position. Damn it, Bao Sha, stop pretending to be tough. If you have the guts, you go up! You lead your troops to charge!"
"I am a noble!"
Bao Sha rolled his eyes dismissively.
Yes.
This commander from the Sunset Kingdom was indeed a nobleman's son. He wouldn't dream of charging into battle; he probably couldn't even hold a gun steady. Under no circumstances would he be at the front lines.
After a round of shouting.
The coalition unified their thinking.
Given the arrival of Long City's army, a direct confrontation would surely be disadvantageous. Therefore, Xiao Sihai ordered a retreat of thirty kilometers for the troops to rest temporarily and await an opportune moment to launch a new assault.
In this campaign.
Hu Lai's defending army suffered minimal losses, but economically, they had spent tens of billions, which made Hu Lai very distressed, as that was money from their private armed forces!
As for Lu Cheng's army, after Long City's forces bombarded the Sunset army, they launched a symbolic feint attack, pursuing the retreating enemy for a while. They killed few enemies, but their own casualties were also very low.
The enemy coalition retreated.
Our coalition forces converged.
"Good day, Officer Lu!"
"Commander Hu, thank you for your hard work."
The two commanders, who already knew each other, shook hands warmly. While discussing the next course of action, Lu Cheng's eyes turned red upon hearing the scout's report, and he nearly wept.
"Five thousand men, all heroes!"
Lu Cheng gritted his teeth and removed his hat, offering his assessment.
Without the heroic sacrifice of those five thousand men, Long City's one hundred thousand troops would have been bogged down. And without the artillery bombardment from Long City's army, the defending army would surely not have held on and would have suffered immense casualties.
In other words.
Without the sacrifice of those five thousand men.
The defending army might have lost several times more soldiers...
While the soldiers on the main battlefield were taking a break, a small infiltration unit from Jiang City had already attacked the Xiao family castle several times. Unfortunately, with just over a hundred people, it was almost impossible to break through.
The Xiao family castle was the command center for the Xiao family army. It was equipped with twelve checkpoints, all with machine gun positions. Even if Ye Zixiao was invincible in one-on-one combat, he couldn't breach such a heavily fortified area with its firepower.
"Damn it!"
At the foot of the mountain, Ye Zixiao grumbled.
Since these were all probing attacks, Ye Zixiao's side suffered few casualties after several assaults. However, failing to capture the castle after repeated attempts was frustrating, especially knowing that people were dying on the front lines all the time.
"Zixiao, how about this!"
Jiang Xiaoyao said calmly, her face like still water, "You, me, and Keke, the three of us will try one assault. The brothers can't go anymore, as they've definitely deployed sniper teams."
"I think that's a good idea!"
Tang Keke immediately agreed.
"That's acceptable, but..."
"I have a brilliant idea!"
Just as Ye Zixiao was about to agree, a crisp voice rang out. The Fourth Miss, who had been playing games in the car the entire time, walked over, her twin ponytails bobbing, and her steps bouncing.