Chapter 1 The Situation Reverses

At a little after one in the morning, after Fei Pingsheng had stubbornly held out for about two and a half hours, Wang Dingyuan's main force finally arrived at the foot of Tian Shen Mountain. Immediately, they formed a siege and launched an attack on the returning troops of the Weishujun (Garrison Army) and the Hongmaojun (Red Hat Army)!

These Weishujun and Hongmaojun had already launched three large-scale encirclements and suppressions against Fei Pingsheng's forces. Facing such intense defense, they had paid an extremely heavy price and were now exhausted.

Furthermore, Wang Dingyuan's troops had already surrounded them, with a comparable number of soldiers and ample firepower. The Hongmaojun were also worried about being trapped on the mountain, so they had no choice but to abandon the defense zone they were about to capture, retreat, descend the mountain as quickly as possible, and continue to extend backward.

Wang Dingyuan immediately filled the gap, joining forces with Fei Pingsheng's troops, and set up defenses based on the terrain of Tian Shen Mountain.

At this moment, the last opportunity for the Hongmaojun to retake Tian Shen Mountain and ensure the normal operation of their supply line had completely vanished.

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Meanwhile, at the Hongmaojun base.

After hearing the news from the Weishujun, Bahia Qiao suddenly lost all strength and slumped heavily into his chair.

After a long while, he slowly looked at the other generals around him and said with a pale face, "Gentlemen, we must face a cruel reality... Tian Shen Mountain has not been retaken. The situation of this war has been completely reversed, and all our initial advantages are gone. Therefore, there is no need for us to continue wasting time here. Immediately notify all units to break through on their own, do everything possible to retreat and return to Desola. Each unit must ensure its combat strength, because next, we will fight a defensive battle in the capital!"

"Yes!"

The officers all looked solemn and immediately began to deploy their tasks.

Under Bahia Qiao's order, the Hongmaojun's various units could only retreat in a rout towards Desola. At the same time, the Hongmaojun troops remaining near Tian Shen Mountain temporarily stayed there, trying to put pressure on Wang Dingyuan's troops and buy time to clear a path for the retreat of the main force.

Unfortunately, even with such elaborate efforts, the Hongmaojun was still in a difficult situation, and the effect was not ideal.

When choosing to break through, many units, in order to avoid being blocked on Tian Shen Mountain and depleting their forces, had no choice but to take a long detour to return to Desola.

The battle of Tian Shen Mountain was the turning point of the entire Southern War. The Renminjun (People's Army)'s occupation of this place was equivalent to cutting off the connection between the Hongmaojun's front-line troops and their capital, Desola. Even District One could not guarantee their combat power on the front lines through airborne supplies!

Combining all the above factors, Bahia Qiao had no choice but to issue the order to retreat to Desola.

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At the Renminjun front-line command base.

The news of Wang Dingyuan and Fei Pingsheng joining forces had spread throughout the high command of the Lao Mo Allied Forces, led by the Renminjun, ten minutes earlier.

At this time, Su Tianyu was sitting alone in his tent, quietly contemplating the next step of the plan.

"Dilingling!"

Just then, a phone rang. Dai Quan, who was guarding beside him, immediately got up, walked over, and said to Su Tianyu, "Commander-in-Chief, it's a call from Commander Santos."

Su Tianyu nodded, took the phone from Dai Quan, and said, "Hello, Commander Santos."

In the microphone, Santos said directly, "Hello, Commander Su, this is the situation. My staff is advising that our troops do not need to rest in place. Since Bahia Qiao has retreated, we should advance towards Desola as quickly as possible! Gather our troops at Tian Shen Mountain along the way, and after a brief regrouping, attack their capital city directly!"

Su Tianyu paused for a moment and shook his head, "I understand your idea, but it's not possible yet."

Santos said anxiously, "The opportunity is fleeting! The Hongmaojun are now a group of ducks being chased by beasts. We can take this opportunity to eliminate their active forces to the greatest extent!"

Su Tianyu immediately reminded him, "Although they are ducks, District One, the tiger, is still there. They pushed over a 1200-kilometer supply line, and we are pushing over the same 1200-kilometer supply line! Once District One's air force and navy cut off this supply line, how will hundreds of thousands of troops return?"

Santos was also very anxious, "If we don't advance towards Desola now, they will get plenty of rest! At that time, we will face an extremely difficult offensive and defensive battle, and the District One troops may enter the field at any time."

Su Tianyu pondered for a long time and said, "I understand, don't worry, let me make a phone call."

"Okay!"

The two hung up the phone, and Su Tianyu dialed a phone number directly.

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At the same time, Hua District, Yanbei.

In a room, Qin Yu was sitting at a conference table, discussing something in a low voice with several old men.

Just then, Jiang Zhou walked over, handed him the phone, and said softly, "Dad, Xiao Yu's call."

Qin Yu waved his hand to the people around him, then answered the phone and said, "Hello?"

Su Tianyu's voice rang out on the phone, "Commander, we have taken Tian Shen Mountain, and the situation in the Lao Mo battlefield has been reversed! But, we must advance to the Desola area as soon as possible. We must not give Bahia Qiao time to rest! But I am very afraid..."

"You are afraid that District One will imitate your methods and cut off the 1200-kilometer supply line, right?" Qin Yu immediately guessed Su Tianyu's thoughts. His expression was calm, and his voice was steady as he said, "Don't worry, and don't be afraid. You tell Lao Mo to immediately open up their coastal defense line. The forward troops of Hua District are on standby in the Southern Union area. As long as District One dares to reinforce troops from the inland, then your troops can withdraw from the battlefield, detour through The Dragon City Rises, and let us have a go with them."

"Okay!" Su Tianyu felt relieved instantly after hearing this domineering answer.

As far as the current battle situation is concerned, if District One does not increase its troops on a large scale, Hua District has no need to set foot in Lao Mo, because the war situation has been reversed. Conversely, if they increase their troops, Hua District will gain the upper hand in terms of public opinion, and entering the field will be a natural thing.

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District One, inside a villa.

Liu Qi was kneeling on the floor of the living room, his body trembling, covered in sweat. He couldn't help but ask Yu Mingyuan, who was sitting in front of him, "Chairman... how, how did you get here..."

The place where Liu Qi lived was, simply put, a "traitor's" residential area. This place had a large number of people who had been turned from The Dragon City Rises, so the surrounding security measures were very strict.

Therefore, he really couldn't figure out how Yu Mingyuan could have sneaked into this place so quietly, and his wife and children were also gone...

Yu Mingyuan looked at him and said expressionlessly, "You can gain some benefits by selling out. You will also pay the price for selling out... This world is very fair."

Liu Qi's face was very ugly when he heard this, and he didn't say anything.

Yu Mingyuan thought for a while and said to him, "Liu Qi, I always thought you were a very smart person, and I like to work with smart people, because it saves effort in communication. This time, I'm here to ask you a question..."

Liu Qi slowly raised his head when he heard this, met Yu Mingyuan's eyes, and his lips trembled slightly.

Yu Mingyuan stared into his eyes and asked, word by word, "Where is my wife?"