Chapter 331 Dark Clouds Overwhelm the City and Destroy It

The Battle of Lianzhou is the largest war that has occurred on the main map between the player lord and the aborigines since the first year of Gaia.

The combined forces mobilized by both sides exceeded 100,000.

The sudden war made Shanhai City once again the focus of attention in China. Ouyang Shuo's absence cast a shadow over the battle.

All eyes are on the Lianzhou Basin.

Many ordinary players who supported Ouyang Shuo felt very worried for Ouyang Shuo.

The current situation is extremely unfavorable to Shanhai City. Under the joint attack of the three parties, whether Shanhai City can still stand in the Lianzhou Basin is still unknown.

No one thought that Shanhai City could easily get out of this premeditated war this time. The best ending is just to try to hold on, leaving behind a dilapidated Shanhai City, which is severely damaged.

Those with good intentions even started a gamble, betting on how long Shanhai City can hold on...

Not only players in China, but players all over the world are paying attention to this war. Not for anything else, just because the protagonist of the war is No.1 among the global lord players, so it naturally attracts attention.

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America, Liberty.

Jack Dawson muttered: "Our old friend, another step ahead!"

"Are you so sure that Marquis Lianzhou will win this war?" His friend expressed doubts.

"Hey, if you can't even handle this difficulty, how can you be my opponent?" Jack was full of confidence.

"..."

"We have to step up our arrangements for the actions of the natives. Hey, I'm still too merciful." Jack smiled, but his words were ruthless, "Tell them, if you don't give in, you are ready to suffer the disaster of genocide!"

"no problem!"

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British Quarter, Castle Avek.

Marquis William shouted at the clerk dissatisfied: "The Marquis of Lianzhou has the strength to launch a war of the level of 100,000 troops. Let's see what we are still doing, playing mud or playing house, huh?"

"..."

The clerk was silent, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.

William tried to calm down his emotions, and asked instead: "How is the development of the steam engine?"

"Everything is going well, and it is expected to take another year and a half to take shape."

"One and a half years? Too slow! Too slow!" William looked frenzied, extremely dissatisfied with his subordinates' work, and was about to go into a rage again. "It is urgent to restore the glory of the empire on which the sun never sets!"

In reality, William is an aristocrat. He is a lord full of national complexes. His ideal is to reproduce the glory of the British Empire, dominate the oceans, and colonize the world.

"Yes, I will arrange it as soon as possible." The clerk replied cautiously.

With a grim face, William said in a cold voice: "One year, remember, I only give you one year! After one year, if you can't give me a satisfactory answer, you know the consequences."

"no problem!"

The clerk felt bitter, but he dared not refuse the Marquis' request.

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Annan District, Haiphong County.

PS: Annan is ancient Vietnam, and later unified to Annan.

Ruan Tianque, the lord of Haiphong County, looked solemn: "Our neighbor is really shocking!"

"Who said it wasn't?! The Black Shark pirates who have been harassing the coast before will be destroyed if they say they are gone."

Speaking of the Black Shark pirates, Ruan Tianque's face twitched. Haiphong Town was almost destroyed by the Black Shark. When he was about to fight back, the Black Shark was wiped out by the Shanhai City. It was a great irony.

"I really hope that the Marquis of Lianzhou will make a big fall this time, otherwise, it will eventually become Annan's trouble." Thinking of the future national war, Ruan Tianque frowned. No one can feel at ease with such a powerful neighbor.

"Isn't it too early to mention the national war?"

"Early? No, it's not early at all. If the Marquis of Lianzhou wins this battle, there will be no opponents in the Lianzhou Basin. Tell me, who will he focus on?" Ruan Tianque was born with a sense of crisis.

"..."

"The matter of contacting the northern territories and forming a unified alliance has to be stepped up." Ruan Tianque's expression was inexplicable. Unifying the northern part of Annan was the first step for him to realize his personal ambition, but it was difficult.

"Things are not easy, those guys are all rebellious, how can they give in?"

Ruan Tianque smiled mysteriously: "Hasn't the opportunity already appeared? Let Lianzhou Marquis be the imaginary enemy, and see if they can still be so comfortable? There is an old saying in China: To fight against the outside world, one must first secure the inside."

"My lord is wise!"

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Lianzhou Marquis Mansion, the Great Hall of Deliberations.

The four directors and the general Bai Qi discussed the matter together. Song San, Director of Military Intelligence, Luo Shixin, Head of the Second Division, Zhao Sihu, Deputy Head of the City Guard Division, and Wei Ran, the prefect of Shanhai City, attended the meeting.

Because it was wartime, as usual, General Bai Qi took an overview of military affairs and presided over the discussions.

After Song San reported the military situation, the conference hall was silent for a while.

Du Ruhui, Director of Military Affairs, spoke first: "The outer city wall is definitely not defendable. Rather than that, it's better for a strong man to cut his wrists, abandon the outer city wall, and retreat to the three inner cities."

"This method is inappropriate!" Wei Ran immediately objected, "The outer city is building a large number of residential and commercial areas. Once abandoned, it will be destroyed by the enemy, and the economic losses caused are immeasurable."

Since Wei Ran took office, most of his efforts have been spent on the construction of the outer city of Shanhai City. If the military wanted to directly abandon the outer city, it would be tantamount to wasting his hard work, which he did not want to see anyway.

"The last general also has doubts." Zhao Sihu followed up, mainly analyzing from the perspective of war defense: "Not to mention that the outer city will be destroyed. Retreating to the inner city is equivalent to dividing the army into three, and the grassland coalition forces are all cavalry. , they can completely cut off the connection between the three inner cities and let us fight on our own."

Bai Qi was not influenced by Wei Ran and Zhao Sihu, and looked at Du Ruhui: "Director Du must have other intentions?" Although he had only worked with Du Ruhui for only a month, he admired Du Ruhui very much. This person is far-sighted and decisive. It is impossible for Du Ruhui not to have thought of the question raised by Wei Ran and Zhao Sihu.

As soon as Bai Qi finished speaking, Zhao Sihu blushed and felt ashamed. He was still too Meng Lang, eager to express himself, but didn't think about the deep meaning of Du Ruhui's words.

Wei Ran has a calm expression on his face, the outer city is his painstaking effort, and there is no room for any mistakes.

Du Ruhui glanced at Zhao Sihu, with a hint of encouragement and comfort in his eyes, and continued: "Retreating to defend the inner city does not mean giving up the outer city. Giving up the outer city wall does not mean giving up the outer fortifications. As General Zhao said, the enemy is Cavalry are good at fighting in the field, but not at siege.”

"The outer city can be used as a forward position to defend against the enemy. As for the economic loss?" Having said that, Du Ruhui remained expressionless, and said, "This is a war, and we are the defenders, so damage is inevitable. Not to mention The outer city, even the inner city, will also suffer. This is a large-scale war, and if we want to win the final victory, we must be prepared for a protracted war and make great sacrifices."

Du Ruhui is indeed a decisive person, and his heart is hard enough.

Wei Ran felt a pain in her heart, and was about to speak out to refute. After thinking about it, he sat back in his original position and remained silent.

Seeing this, Bai Qi felt relieved, he was afraid that Wei Ran would continue to pester him. The separation of the military and the government in the territory is a child's play! As the director of military affairs, Du Ruhui has absolute authority during the war.

He summoned Wei Ran to participate in the meeting, but it was some military action that required the cooperation of Shanhai City. As for influencing military decision-making? As the magistrate, it is a little overstepped.

In the territory, the only one who can influence the military and government at the same time is the monarch.

Fortunately, Wei Ran didn't make it difficult for him. How could Bai Qi not hear the rumors from the outside world.

Rumor has it that there are two of them, Weng and son-in-law, one controls the army and the other controls the county. Now that the lord is not here, the territory is not up to them, Weng and his son-in-law.

Although Bai Qi didn't have this intention, he had to pay attention to one or two things.

Wei Ran is also an old fox, and he is even more familiar with the rumors that Bai Qi can hear. It was because of this consideration that he suddenly gave up arguing with Du Ruhui.

As for the loss of Shanhai City, he can only do the work.

"Director Du, please rest assured that the Administrative Department and the Internal Affairs Department will do a good job in appeasing the people." Fan Zhongyan expressed his support for the military's decision on behalf of the civilian group.

Du Ruhui nodded.

The next step is to discuss the transfer of troops. With the Second Division and the City Guard Division alone, it is not a big problem to defend, but it is not enough to repel or even defeat the enemy.

Although Junhou did not make a clear statement, Bai Qi speculated that Junhou wanted to use this battle to completely calm the Lianzhou Basin and create favorable conditions for the external expansion of the territory.

Therefore, it is necessary to deploy other divisions to reinforce Shanhai City.

Needless to say, the third division was restrained by Duanren County and could not get out for the time being. The first division must be mobilized, and the defense of the west can be temporarily handed over to the city defense forces.

The crux of the problem is whether to mobilize the Fourth Division.

The formation of the Fourth Division has always been a secret of Shanhai City. Whether it is the spies from the grassland or the spies from Duanren County, it is absolutely impossible to know the existence of the Fourth Division.

They only know that Mulan City has a relatively large city defense force. Therefore, the Prairie Allied Forces arranged for an army of 8,000 to monitor Mulan City.

The fourth division has basically completed the change of equipment, and its combat effectiveness has been upgraded to a higher level. The grassland army's defense of Mulan City is still in the period of the city guard brigade.

This is the biggest variable.

After a brief discussion with Du Ruhui, Bai Qi decided to play this card well, not to mobilize the Fourth Division for the time being, and let the Fourth Division stand still for the time being.

The last question is whether the North Sea Fleet should participate in the war.

The Beihai Fleet returning from Yazhou stayed in Beihai City after the second expedition was temporarily suppressed because the ships built by the shipyard had not been delivered.

"Beihai Fleet is on standby at any time, just in case." Du Ruhui was decisive, but it didn't mean he was not cautious. In such a war, more strength means more protection.

"I agree!" Bai Qi expressed his support, and the matter was settled.