Chapter 1018: Annan's Counterattack

Li Jing was appointed and did not take up the post immediately.

Now that the Annan War is entering a critical period, the Feixiong Army is under the command of Bai Qi, and it is not good for Li Jing to intervene midway. It is better to wait until the Annan War is over before going to the Feixiong Army to take up his post.

Li Jing did not stay in Shanhai City for a long time, the king valued him so much, Li Jing had nothing to repay, he could only prove to the Great Xia army with his military exploits that he was worthy of the title of general.

Historically, Li Jing destroyed the army in the north and broke through Tuyuhun in the west. Whether it was fighting on the grasslands or on the plateau, he could not defeat the military god of the Tang Dynasty.

The combination of Li Jing and Li Mu's "Two Lis" will be the main force for Great Xia to resist Tubo, Xixia, Western Turks and Mongolian tribes in the future.

Ouyang Shuo had already told Li Jing that when the Annan War was over, the Feixiong Army's base would be transferred from the current Jiangchuan Province to Qiang Commandery in Shu to fight against Tubo.

When Li Jing left Shanhai City, he was going to Qiang County to start a preliminary survey of Tubo.

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In the Imperial Study of the Xia Palace, as soon as Li Jing was sent away, Ouyang Shuo summoned Zhang Yi, Minister of Honglu Temple, and Shen Buhai, Commander of Shanhaiwei, and gave them a secret mission.

That night, the magical submarine "Black Shark" moored in Beihai Port quietly left the port and disappeared into the vast sea.

A senior official from Honglu Temple also left with the Black Shark.

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On April 20th of the fifth year of Gaia, Annan District.

A few days ago, there were constant turmoil in the China area, and a scene of "inner fighting" was staged. The Annan area was not really calm. After adjustments, the entire Annan war situation has entered the critical stage.

The ultimate fate of the 500,000 Annan army trapped in the mountain road is self-evident.

The Fourth Army Corps of Haiphong City was also completely defeated by the joint efforts of Huo Qubing and Mu Guiying, and the entire southern Annan territory was formally included under the rule of Daxia.

After the war, the two armies did not stay in the south for a long time, except for one army to guard the south and take care of the prisoners of war by the way. The large army took advantage of the merchant ships to bypass Haiyun Mountain, appeared in the north of Annan, and joined forces with Ma Chao's troops.

After the two armies joined forces, they continued to go north, sweeping past them all the way.

At the same time, the three city guard regiments led by Shi Wansui also moved frequently, speeding up the sweeping speed of Annan's northern border, and the momentum was very fierce.

Haiphong City was also not peaceful.

Recently, the Royal Fleet teamed up with the First Formation of the Pacific Fleet to bomb Haiphong City in turn.

As the main city, the defense level of Haiphong City is of course higher than that of Da Nang City. Although they are all coastal cities, Haiphong City has more than 200 artillery pieces on the city walls.

This is very scary.

Under salvo, few fleets can resist.

Even the world's top fleets like the Royal Fleet suffered from the perverted defenses of Haiphong City, suffered heavy losses, and had to alternate with the first formation of the Pacific Fleet.

When the Yashan Fleet finishes its mopping mission, it will also gather in Haiphong City. By then, even if Haiphong City is a steel city, it will be blasted to pieces.

Before that, the Royal Fleet could only cover the landing of the accompanying First and Third Legions of the Praetorian Guards, set up camp fifteen miles south of Haiphong City, and was ready to attack Haiphong City at any time.

It is equivalent to saying that the Daxia soldiers are divided into three groups, advancing side by side. Judging from the posture, it seems that they are preparing to sweep through all the way, and are preparing to join forces in the royal city of Hanoi to complete the final blow.

It happened at this time that Annan had internal strife, which was really fatal.

The accusations made by adventurers against Ruan Tianque, the lord of Haiphong City, are overwhelming, and they are getting worse. If Ruan Tianque hadn't been mentally strong, he would have committed suicide long ago to apologize.

But Ruan Tianque can't die!

Because of the estrangement, the Annan players were unwilling to reinforce Haiphong City. With the 160,000 garrison in Haiphong City, when the Great Xia Yashan Fleet arrived for reinforcements, they would definitely not be able to stop the attack of the two imperial guards.

Once Haiphong falls, most of Annan's destiny will be gone.

For this reason, Ruan Tianque was very anxious. In desperation, he had no choice but to go to Hanoi in person, visit the heads of the guilds one by one, and clarify the stakes with them.

As the only main city in Annan's territory, Haiphong City is not only a horn with Hanoi, the royal city, but also an outpost guarding the mouth of the Red River.

Once Haiphong City falls, the Daxia Fleet will be able to go upstream through the Red River, directly outside Hanoi City, and launch an overwhelming bombardment of the Royal City.

The consequences of that are simply disastrous.

In addition, once Haiphong City fell, the entire territory of Annan except for the royal city would be declared to have fallen, and the cities belonging to Haiphong City would lose their will to resist and let the Great Xia Army trample on them.

As a result, Hanoi will soon become an isolated city.

Once the situation develops to this point, it will be a matter of time before Annan will destroy the country. Even though there are 800,000 forbidden troops stationed in Hanoi and 900,000 professional combat players, they are still birds in cages.

Ruan Tianque even reminded the leaders of the guild, "Everyone, don't forget how Daxia took Rabat, the royal city of Morocco. Just a big fire turned Rabat into ashes."

"So, do you really think that you can win this national war by sticking to Hanoi?" Ruan Tianque asked, but the leaders of the guild were speechless, and even shuddered quietly.

With such a method, they believed that Da Xia would definitely be able to use it again.

That's not all, Ruan Tianque continued: "As a territory, Haiphong City has allies in the ASEAN, and they can reinforce Haiphong City at critical moments, and Haiphong City has fallen for a while, even if they want to reinforce it, they are powerless."

At the moment, Annan has not shown signs of failure.

With the situation unclear, Nanzhang, Chenla and other allies will not be in a hurry to reinforce Haiphong City. After all, the threat of Daxia is everywhere, and they dare not act rashly.

Even if reinforcements are made, they are limited to their respective territorial armies.

When Great Xia did not start other national wars, neither the Nanzhang players nor the Chenla players would come to Annan for reinforcements selflessly.

What's more, Daxia never stopped diplomatic activities during the war.

During this period of time, Daxia arranged for the Indian Ocean Fleet and the Pacific Fleet to patrol the ASEAN waters, and at the same time sent multiple missions to the ASEAN countries.

King Xia declared, "The war between Daxia and Annan is just a local conflict caused by trade. Daxia has no intention of confronting ASEAN, let alone expanding the war easily."

In order to enhance its persuasion, Daxia is even willing to sign a non-aggression pact with Johor, Ni, Siam, and Pyu, the four members of the "Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership Agreement".

As soon as the news came out, the four countries of Johor were immediately moved.

While speeding up the war in Annan, he played the diplomatic card at the same time. Daxia's set of combined punches seemed dazzling, but actually hit the target, basically cutting off Annan's foreign aid.

Under such circumstances, Annan should unite even more internally.

Ruan Tianque was the one who saw it most thoroughly. He didn't even want to defend himself, saying that Daxia's so-called defense of free trade was simply a cover, but he simply admitted his mistake.

Ruan Tianque took the blame for this.

"Brothers, I admit that I am guilty. After this battle, regardless of success or failure, I will apologize with death and never tarnish the glory of Annan. But before the end of the war, please temporarily put aside your hostility towards Haiphong City and unite together. Fight powerful enemies together, defend home and country!"

"please!"

"For the survival of the family and the country, please believe me again!"

When it came to the emotional part, Ruan Tianque almost knelt down.

In this way, Ruan Tianque visited every family, mobilized again and again, made promises again and again, and finally knocked on the doors of various guilds with sincerity.

More than a dozen guild leaders gathered around Ruan Tianque again to discuss major plans.

"what should we do?"

The Great Xia Army attacked in three directions, and put on an aggressive posture, which is really scary.

Ruan Tianque was full of confidence, "Everyone, the current situation is far from as bad as everyone imagined. The Great Xia army is divided into three groups. It seems aggressive, but in fact it violates the taboo of military strategists."

"Why?"

Ruan Tianque talked eloquently, "It's very simple. The three armies of Daxia combined are only seven legions, less than 500,000 troops. Although we lost the southern region, the 800,000 forbidden troops have not dispatched a single soldier. There are still 160,000 elites in Haiphong City, not to mention the 900,000 troops led by all of you here."

"In terms of the comparison of troops, we completely crush Daxia."

Speaking of this, Ruan Tianque's mouth flashed a bit of teasing, "Big Xia is too arrogant this time, dare to declare war on us with only 500,000 troops, it is extremely arrogant!"

"Just like that, the opponent dared to split into three groups. Didn't they make it clear that we should attack all the way? I can only say that Daxia was dazzled by the victory."

Ruan Tianque's analysis resonated with everyone present.

Some people also questioned, "It's not right. It is said that Daxia's army alone has more than 2 million troops. Why did they only deploy 500,000 troops for this expedition? This is not at all like Daxia's behavior."

No one would think Da Xia was really stupid.

Another guild leader said: "I heard that Daxia has just formed a deadly enemy [Yanhuang League] in the country. If you didn't mobilize the army before, the main force should be stumbled by this matter."

Hearing this, the others looked at each other in amazement.

The leader of the guild who spoke at the beginning said cautiously: "Now that the war in Daxia's country is over, does it mean that another army is about to set off to Annan?"

"Eight or nine is not far from ten!"

Everyone's mood suddenly became heavy.

Only Ruan Tianque was still high-spirited, and said loudly: "I tell everyone, this is our chance!"

"How to say?"

"It will take at least a week for Daxia's second army to come to Annan. As long as we defeat Daxia's third army within this week, even if Daxia's reinforcements arrive, they will be powerless."

"That's right!"

The eyes of the guild leaders lit up, sweeping away the haze just now, and looked at Ruan Tianque with admiration in their eyes. In this way, Ruan Tianque once again won back the trust of the guild leaders.

The leaders clasped their fists one by one, "Please show me how to do it, Brother Ruan!"