Translator: ryangohsff Editor: Nora
Chapter 1011 – Di Chen’s Crusade on West Chu
On the flagship canopy, Yu Dayou saw the looks of the enemies clearly through a telescope, grinning, “A bunch of little girls that have not been to a real war, unable to handle it just like that.”
“All troops listen up, fire at Danang City!” Yu Dayou gave the order.
Danang City’s east wall was less than 400 meters away from the pier, and it was still within the range of the cannons. With the order, the cannons fired once more.
‘Hong! Hong! Hong!’
Steel cannonballs drew a beautiful arc in the air; it was like an iron fist smashing onto the green brick city walls, breaking it into pieces.
The stone pieces flew at the defending troops like a bullet rain.
In less than half an hour, cracks formed all around the seemingly impenetrable war, like that of a spiderweb. Some places caved in and looked like they were going to collapse.
“Aim at the cave in portions, concentrate the fire, and blow apart a portion of the city wall.” Yu Dayou ordered.
Instantly, the cannon fire was like meteors crashing down from the sky, striking right at the city wall. The city wall shook like it was experiencing an earthquake, quavering.
‘Kachi!’
The army flag that was placed up on the city wall was hit by a cannonball and broke into two.
On the city wall, the 3rd legion of the Haiphong City waited solemnly. Fan Tianming’s brows were locked tight, and he was really solemn. He consoled the soldiers while he ordered for them to counterattack.
Naturally, cannon technology was not something that only Great Xia had. Haiphong City had that too. However, their industry structure was not as advanced as that of Great Xia, and they could not produce it on a large scale.
There were 30 cannons placed on the Danang City wall, similarly shooting out cannon fire. They struck out at the enemy ships, causing huge splashes.
‘Hong! Hong! Hong!’
As they shot from above, although the Danang City cannons were not as many as that of Yashan Squadron, it still caused huge problems. In the blink of an eye, three turreted warships were hit and slowly sank.
There were numerous people who were struck by the cannonballs.
However, as the port was too small, the 40 turreted warships of the 1st division were lined up closely together. As long as the enemy cannoneers were not stupid, they could easily hit them.
Yu Dayou gave them the order to fight to the death, so no one dared to back off. Braving the city wall cannon fire, they shot back. Even if their warships were paralyzed, as long as the ship had not sunk, they continued to fire back.
The enemy’s viciousness made the defending troops of Haiphong City feel a shiver run down their spines.
“What a bunch of people playing with their lives!”
Fan Tianming saw that they were about to lose the city wall, so he helplessly started planning for the troops to flee from the city walls to have a final battle with the enemy within the city.
He did not believe that the enemy’s squadron could win against the 3rd legion on land.
‘Huala~~~’
At this very moment, a huge explosion spread out from the south city wall. Under the successive cannon fire, there was finally a portion of the wall that collapsed.
All of a sudden, dust and smoke rose up.
Soldiers that were standing at that portion of the city wall screamed as they fell from above. Then they were buried in rock. Obviously, they were not going to survive.
With that, Danang City was broken into.
“Flee!” Fan Tianming did not hesitate, and he led troops to leave the city wall.
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Seeing the city wall collapse, Yu Dayou finally gave out a relieved expression. He had kept his head.
Next would depend on the army.
Along with the subordinate marine forces building a disembarkment point on the pier, the 2nd legion of the Guards Legion Corps and the 2nd legion of the City Protection Legion moved into the port and swiftly gathered up.
Since Danang City was an important point to attack, Baiqi would obviously arrange army troops to follow.
The moment the city walls collapsed, the fate of the 3rd legion of Haiphong City was determined. Next was a pointless struggle, as their fates were not in their hands.
“Charge!”
Huo Qubing led the cavalry to blow open a path, braving the smoke and fire and charging into the city. Even in the alleys of the city, the Guards Legion Corps soldiers feared nothing.
With their exquisite riding skills, they would engage in slaughter.
“Kill!”
Mu Guiying led her troops and followed behind.
A huge and bloody battle started within the city. The civilians all hid in their homes and did not dare to come out.
This slaughter lasted for a full day and night.
Although the Haiphong City legion possessed strong mental strength, their ability was not enough, and they were forced back. In the night, Fan Tianming tried to flee through the back but fell into Huo Qubing’s trap.
Who knew that apart from the cavalry that charged into the city, Huo Qubing had hid two Cavalry Divisions outside of the city to keep a look out and to wipe out the remaining enemy troops?
In the morning of the second day, Danang City welcomed a new master. Along with Danang City falling, Great Xia had obtained their first strategic point in Annan.
Based on the commander’s arrangement, Mu Guiying would defend Danang City, while Huo Qubing would go down south to attack the other cities along with the Yashan Squadron to take down the south of Annan.
The 4th legion of Haiphong City at Cholon now had no one to depend on.
Mu Guying’s forces left in Danang obviously did not only have the simple task of defending. They had a huge role that was key to the battle.
When the Yashan Squadron left, they left two turreted warships at the port. On it were 10 mimicry flying devices that were the secret weapons left for Mu Guiying.
Whether she succeeded or not would affect the direction of the entire battle to a certain extent.
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Annan, Luping City.
Luping was a county that was north of Haiphong City. It was close to the Gulf of Tonkin and the border.
Pretty much at the same time that Yashan Squadron took down Danang City, the 1st division of the Pacific Squadron smoothly took down this city. This city became their point in the north.
Shi Wanshui led the 1st, 3rd, and 5th legion of the City Protection Legion, to camp up in Luping City. They would be in charge of sweeping the territories north of Annan.
Three legions in one county. Through this, one could see how much attention Baiqi placed on the north of Annan. After all, be in Hanoi or Haiphong City, they were both in the north and were destined to be the main battlefield of the Battle of Annan.
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4th month, 7th day, Haiphong City.
Losing Danang City and Luping City successively made Ruan Tianque really anxious. Especially the sudden fall of Danang, which was a fatal blow to Ruan Tianque, sending Haiphong City’s defenses into chaos.
“The 3rd legion has been destroyed, nothing can happen to the 4th legion!”
Two days ago, under Ruan Tianque’s instructions, the adventure gamemode players formed up a 500 thousand force to go down south. There were two goals, to protect the south of Annan and to protect the two legions of Haiphong City.
Along with the 3rd legion falling, the 4th legion was in big trouble. The south Annan was engulfed in the flames of war, and the two goals might not be achieved.
“Let’s hope they do not disappoint me!” Ruan Tianque muttered.
Logically speaking, the 500 thousand players defending Haiphong City’s 4th legion meant that the two legions of Great Xia could not do anything. Needless to say attacking Danang City, where Great Xia had only left behind one legion.
Who knows why, but Ruan Tianque still felt a little uneasy.
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China region, Handan City.
Just as Great Xia sent out a million troops to attack Annan, changes happened within China.
4th month, it was heading into spring. The snow and ice melted, and even the mid plains and northern regions could smell the scent of spring. Animals came out of their hibernation and grass grew out of the soil, brimming with life.
Along with the earth being defrosted, people’s desire for war rose. The flames of war rose up in the middle region that had been peaceful for many months.
The star of this show was the Yanhuang Alliance.
At 9 AM, the six members of the Yanhuang Alliance gathered in Handan City, “West Chu Overlord Xiang Yu is brutal and harms his people, poisoning the world, let’s kill him together.”
There was one meaning to those words, ‘The Yanhuang Alliance was about to attack West Chu!’
To connect their territories together while Great Xia was fighting overseas, Di Chen and the others took the risk of initiating an internal war to attack West Chu.
It was no wonder that Di Chen was anxious, as news returned quickly about the Battle of Annan, showing how rushed Great Xia was. Who knows when the battle would end? As such, Di Chen could only strike early.
To end the matter fast, Yanhuang Alliance moved 400 thousand troops, causing each of their territories to be on the verge of danger. The troops housed at the border were lowered to dangerous levels.
If Great Xia did not attack Annan, Di Chen and the others would not dare to take such a risk.
“Chances won’t come again.” Di Chen concluded.
The moment that news of Yanhuang Alliance’s expedition spread out, China was bustling.
Some people blamed them for being despicable, starting an internal war so close to the country war.
Some people fought for the Yanhuang Alliance, saying that West Chu was part of the wilderness, so this could not be considered an internal war, “Taking down West Chu will cause the Yanhuang Alliance’s power to rise, which is good for the country war.”
Those words made sense.
“West Chu is an ally of Great Xia, so how does not it count!” some people argued.
More people were feeling aggrieved for Great Xia, feeling that Great Xia did not mind risking soldiers outside to earn honor points for China, while the Yanhuang Alliance was using the chance to attack their allies. These were not the actions of a gentlemen.
No matter which faction it was, everyone hoped that Great Xia would make a statement.
This was of course their one-sided wish. Like before, the Xia Palace was totally silent and had no intentions of speaking out.
The players were used to it.
“The Xia King always uses actions instead of words, this time would not be an exception.”
No one believed that Great Xia would not do anything.
As for how Great Xia would react, many different versions spread on the forums. Some said that Great Xia would fight on both lines and definitely would not leave Wear Chu to die. On the other hand, some people said that Great Xia would be helpless and could only quietly swallow this pill.
At this very moment, news spread from Shanhai City that before the year, Xia King had warned Xiang Yu, but he was too prideful and did not want to accept help.
This time, the truth was out.
Players could only foresee the terrible outcome of West Chu.
