Warlords: Rise of the System

Chapter 164 Recovering Dongyuan Province

All the commanders looked at Matsuda, their eyes full of expectation and confusion.

Matsuda looked at everyone and smiled, “Have you all forgotten that the National Salvation Army loves their people very much.

This is their weakness and our opportunity.”

When everyone heard this, they were all surprised, and they began to understand Matsuda's intention.

Matsuda continued, “As long as we capture some people from the Tianlong Kingdom and mix them with our retreating troops.

The National Salvation Army did not dare to launch an attack easily because they were afraid of hurting their own people by mistake.

This way, we can evacuate safely and easily.”

Matsuda's words made everyone's eyes light up.

The plan, while a bit underhanded, was an effective strategy.

Kevin nodded in agreement, “For our own safety, let’s do as General Matsuda suggests.

Immediately send our troops to capture some people from Tianlong Kingdom.

Wait, we can use it when we evacuate.

However, in order to avoid causing radical actions among the people of Tianlong Country, our soldiers should try to be gentle when arresting people, and not be so rough. "

Other commanders also expressed their agreement and began to discuss how to implement the plan.

The two adjutants went down and, according to the instructions, arrested the people of Tianlong Kingdom and mobilized the troops.

About half an hour later, an adjutant came back and said, "General, our troops are ready and can set off at any time.

However, we found that the National Salvation Army was approaching us and the situation was very critical. "

Everyone's face changed, realizing that time was running out.

Kevin made a prompt decision and said, "Act immediately! Follow General Matsuda's plan.

At the same time, notify all troops to prepare for battle just in case."

Kevin and a group of commanders led the troops to retreat.

They took the captured civilians, gradually moved away from the battlefield, and retreated through the east gate.

The troops in the rear that were fighting fiercely with the National Salvation Army also received an order to retreat. They urgently captured some people from the Tianlong Kingdom and used them as shields.

As these troops were retreating, the National Salvation Army did not dare to launch an attack easily because they were worried about accidentally hurting their own people.

This action of the bandits and the multinational coalition forces was quickly reported to Lu Tianhao.

Lu Tianhao was enraged by the shameless behavior of the bandits and the multinational coalition forces.

However, considering the safety of the people, the National Salvation Army had no choice but to launch a fierce attack on them without regard for the safety of the people.

In the end, the National Salvation Army had no choice but to watch the bandits and the multinational coalition forces evacuate with the civilians.

Although the bandits and the multinational coalition forces withdrew, they suffered heavy losses in this city defense battle, and the National Salvation Army wiped out nearly 20,000 enemy troops.

With the people acting as shields, the National Salvation Army was unable to attack the bandits and the multinational coalition forces.

Lu Tianhao had no choice but to send a troop to follow closely and wait for the opportunity to launch an attack.

After running all night, the bandits and the multinational coalition forces finally found a relatively safe place after dawn and stopped to rest temporarily.

Their scouts had already reported to Kevin and other commanders that there were troops of the National Salvation Army following them.

In the temporary meeting room, Kevin said with a frustrated look on his face, "We have been completely defeated this time, and we can no longer stay in Dongyuan Province.

Now we are faced with two choices. One is to retreat eastwards into Beiyuan Province and join forces there.

The other was to retreat southward into the province where Kyoto Prefecture was located and join up with the coalition forces there.

Now that we have the people of Tianlong Kingdom as our shield, we are safe for the time being.

Let's discuss it carefully and see which direction we are going to retreat to."

At this time, a commander of the multinational coalition spoke up, frowning and saying, "General, I think we should retreat northward into Beiyuan Province.

Our reinforcements of more than 800,000 coalition forces have arrived in the three northern provinces.

At this moment, they are advancing towards Beiyuan Province with thundering force.

After we successfully retreat to Beiyuan Province, they are expected to follow.

It is worth mentioning that there are already 200,000 to 300,000 elite troops from our multinational coalition stationed in Bac Nguyen Province, and they are engaged in a fierce battle with the National Salvation Army.

And when these 800,000 strong reinforcements arrive, we will have a huge army of over one million people.

At that time, we will launch an overwhelming attack on the National Salvation Army with our absolutely superior military force.

Victory in this war will surely belong to us!"

Matsuda spoke up, “I think we should evacuate south, because that way we can quickly retreat to our own defense zone.

Although we appear relatively safe at the moment, there is no guarantee that the National Salvation Army will not abandon their people and launch a surprise attack on us.

Moreover, we only have more than 30,000 soldiers left. If the National Salvation Army launches a large-scale bombing against us, how many people will be left?

Therefore, the only thing we need to do now is to distance ourselves from the National Salvation Army as quickly as possible and withdraw to our coalition's defense zone.

Only in this way can we ensure our own safety.”

Finally, after intense discussions, a unified opinion was reached in order to prevent the National Salvation Army from changing its mind midway.

The commanders of the bandits and the multinational coalition forces made a unanimous decision to retreat southward and quickly withdraw into their coalition's defense zone.

Although on the southern front, there will be fewer troops from the bandits and the multinational coalition forces.

However, the battles on the southern front and the National Salvation Army were mostly minor, with virtually no casualties.

On the southern front, there were more than 30 troops from the bandits and the multinational coalition forces, plus more than 20 reinforcements from the bandits on their homeland.

Adding these more than 60 people, there are more than troops together.

At the same time, the bandit troops still entrenched in the cities of Dongyuan Province also received orders to evacuate.

Faced with the powerful offensive of the National Salvation Army, the bandits realized that it was meaningless to continue holding on.

Dongyuan Province is basically in the hands of the National Salvation Army. If these bandit troops do not retreat, they will have no chance.

Therefore, they decided to abandon their position and evacuate quickly.

The bandit troops began to organize their retreat in an orderly manner, leaving Dongyuan Province along the predetermined route with important supplies and personnel.

However, the National Salvation Army did not give them much time.

After discovering the bandits' movements, the National Salvation Army immediately launched a pursuit.

They kept a close eye on the bandit troops and kept putting pressure on them.

The bandit troops fell into chaos; some were dispersed, while others had to break out in different directions.

The National Salvation Army took the opportunity to launch a fierce attack and wiped out a large number of bandit troops.

After a fierce battle, the retreat of the bandit troops became increasingly difficult.

In the end, only a part of the bandits managed to escape, but they suffered heavy losses.

In less than ten days, the National Salvation Army completely recaptured Dongyuan Province.

More than 80 troops from the multinational coalition have arrived in Beiyuan Province.

A battle of even greater scale is about to begin.