Under Su Tianyu's direction, the war meeting concluded, and a series of combat strategies for the Desola region were arranged.

Immediately afterward, the entire Old Mexico Allied Army began to move. They left behind less than twenty thousand troops to garrison Hua Lei Town, while the remaining main force continued along the route, rapidly advancing towards Sri Lanka.

Upon reaching Sri Lanka, the Old Mexico Allied Army engaged in fierce fighting for two hours, and the area changed hands once again, successfully reclaimed by the allied forces! After a brief rest, the allied forces surged forward, marching towards Tian Shen Mountain, sweeping all before them.

At the same time, the main force was divided into several groups, pursuing Bahia Qiao's routed troops along the way, unstoppable in their momentum!

...

One day later, the forward command post of the Old Mexico Allied Army.

Su Tianyu sat in his tent, intently studying the map in front of him, deep in thought.

Just then, Dai Quan shouted from outside the door, "They're here, they're all here!"

Su Tianyu looked up sharply towards the entrance, seeing Da Xiong, Yao Doudou, Su Tiannan, and Hou Guoyu following the smiling Dai Quan into the tent.

"All familiar faces, take a seat!"

Seeing these people, Su Tianyu smiled, exchanged a few greetings, and motioned for everyone to sit down. Then, his gaze fell on Hou Guoyu at the back of the group. He couldn't help but smile and said through gritted teeth, "You son of a gun, you've recovered well, haven't you?"

"I'm good," Hou Guoyu grinned. "I was thinking of sneaking back and resting for a few days. But then you called, summoning all the old acquaintances, so I came along."

During the attack at sea, Hou Guoyu had fought with all his might and suffered many injuries. He was later rescued by the Hua region, and after examination, it was discovered that his injuries were even more severe than Su Tianyu's, but he had persevered to the end.

So he stayed in the Hua region and recovered for a long time before returning to the unit recently.

After everyone sat down, laughing and chatting, Su Tianyu turned to the platoon leader of the guard company beside him and instructed, "Lao Chen, get us something to eat, we need to talk."

"Alright!"

The platoon leader opened the tent flap and went out.

"Come on, have a smoke!" Su Tianyu took out cigarettes and handed them out one by one. The others didn't stand on ceremony; a group of veteran smokers lit up their cigarettes.

Su Tiannan took a puff and asked, "Big operation?"

"Yes!" Su Tianyu nodded and then carefully explained, "I have a plan here, only those who can be trusted to see it through can be used..."

Everyone sat around the table, relaxed and smoking, and began to chat.

...

At the same time, Desola, the capital city of the Red Hat Army.

In the administrative building, the mayor in a suit and tie, along with some staff members of the administrative office, stood in the hall, anxiously waiting.

Soon, the door was pushed open, and Bahia Qiao, protected by guards, walked in extremely disheveled. The people around him saluted him.

At this time, the commander-in-chief of the Red Hat Army was no longer the triumphant figure he once was. His clothes were tattered, his face was covered in dust, his once meticulous beard was messy and covered in dirt, and even his body gave off a stale smell.

"Commander-in-Chief," the mayor said, first looking at his attire in astonishment, and then recovering his senses, "Kang Dinghuang has arrived and is waiting in the conference room."

Bahia Qiao nodded and said, "I know, I'll go see him."

The mayor couldn't help but remind him, "Sir... wouldn't you like to change your clothes?"

Bahia Qiao blew his beard and replied unhappily, "He should see me and my troops in this miserable state!"

The mayor hesitated and said softly, "You want him to see you in this miserable state... that's no problem. But could you please find a place to sew up your crotch first?"

Hearing this, Bahia Qiao subconsciously glanced at his crotch and noticed that the thigh area had been torn open at some point, with pieces of cloth hanging out. He paused, gritted his teeth and said, "...Arrange a rest room for me!"

"Yes!"

...

Twenty minutes later, Bahia Qiao changed into a clean general's uniform and walked into the conference room.

Kang Dinghuang hurriedly stood up from his chair, walked up to him in a few steps, extended his hand, and said, "You've worked hard, Commander-in-Chief Bahia Qiao."

Bahia Qiao did not shake his hand, but went directly to the table, bent down and sat on the chair that the secretary helped pull out.

Kang Dinghuang awkwardly retracted his hand and turned to look at him.

Bahia Qiao crossed his hands, his face gloomy, and said, "Please forgive my rudeness, but my mood is really bad right now! Including the reinforcements from Desola, nearly one hundred thousand of my troops have fought to this point, and less than half have withdrawn in an orderly manner! My losses far exceed my imagination! Moreover, we will soon face a capital defense war. The First District's statement of support has been issued for several days, but until now, I have not seen a single soldier from the First District set foot on this land!"

Kang Dinghuang spread his hands, saying helplessly, "I understand your feelings, Commander-in-Chief Bahia Qiao. I am also in urgent communication with the higher-ups..."

"I don't need your urgent communication!" Bahia Qiao waved his hand, interrupting him, "I must tell you now that we cannot hold Desola with our strength alone! The Old Mexico Allied Army has nearly three hundred thousand troops! A full three hundred thousand troops, are you asking my soldiers to turn into Iron Man??"

Kang Dinghuang fell silent.

Bahia Qiao stood up, looked directly at him, and continued, "Dear Kang, I have always valued our friendship, and I have always remembered your words, sharing the honor and disgrace with the First District! But I don't feel how strong the First District's support for us is! All along, my soldiers have been shedding blood and sweat, charging and fighting! I hope you understand one thing, I certainly don't want to accept defeat, but when there is no other way, we can only choose to let more people live. So, if the First District does not send reinforcements, does not give me more firm faith, the capital war may not happen... Surrender may be a better choice."

Hearing these words, Kang Dinghuang frowned and said after thinking for a long time, "The reinforcements you want will arrive tonight, please start deploying the city defenses immediately."

Bahia Qiao sat back down and said slowly, "Of course, as long as your soldiers come, I will definitely fight the enemy to the death."

After the two finished speaking, Kang Dinghuang stepped out of the conference room. He walked downstairs, his mind in a state of chaos.

In fact, when he arrived here, he had already asked the First District about the issue of reinforcements. However, the attitude shown by the higher-ups had become very ambiguous, and many details were completely different from what was said before.

Moreover, according to what Kang Dinghuang knew, neither the Hua People's Legion nor the elite troops from the First District's interior had shown any intention of landing in the Old Mexico region, or even received any transfer orders.

He knew where the problem lay. Now that the Hua region's attitude was so firm, it was equivalent to throwing the problem back to the First District. Was the direction of the Dragon City battle worth a collision between the two super-regions?

Since the end of the Little Ice Age, the entire world order had been reshuffled. The Hua region took the lead in completing unification and smoothly passed through more than thirty years of peaceful development.

After the war with the Hua region, the First District was somewhat weakened. In between, it experienced the War of Independence, as well as wars that erupted around various small regimes, followed by fragmentation and disintegration, all of which caused the First District's strength to decline in all aspects.

Until now, their military strength was still largely based on the old foundations of the pre-Era, just like the tsars who swept across Eastern Europe in those years.

Combining the above, Kang Dinghuang knew very well that the higher-ups were also hesitating whether to start a war that would greatly damage their vitality for the sake of Dragon City. In particular, they were worried that if the Hua region used the Dragon City incident as a springboard to attack the First District's interior, as long as they continued to harass, then this place would completely enter the quagmire of war.

The collision between super-regions was cautious and mysterious. As far as the Hua region was concerned, they did not necessarily want a war between super-regions to really happen in the process of stable development.

Kang Dinghuang sat in the military vehicle downstairs, thinking for a long time. He did not call Commander Wang for reinforcements, but instead called the commander-in-chief of the Battle Hammer Armed Group.

The phone rang for a long time before it was finally answered. A low and somewhat helpless voice came from the other end, "Hello?"

Kang Dinghuang went straight to the point and said, "I need your help..."

The other party was silent for a moment, and then said, "I'm sorry, my friend. Please forgive me, I really don't want to answer your call. Since we started cooperating with the First District, we have gone from the largest private armed force in the south to a third-rate armed force... After Tian Shen Mountain was occupied, we didn't even have a safe rear base... The politicians of the First District are a bunch of bastards, complete liars! To this day, they still owe us billions in military expenses! What I want to tell you is... I'm really not sure if I will cooperate with the Hua region..."