Three kilometers behind the 401st Regiment, there was chaos.

The sudden attack of darkness and unknown powerful firepower caught General Dalhou off guard. His headquarters was located there. The shells fired from the canal at four o'clock in the morning almost destroyed his headquarters, and even his adjutant.

He was also killed in the thirty-minute shelling. Fortunately, he was only slightly injured.

But inevitably, his command system failed for an hour. Someone told him that unknown armed forces had gone up the river, reached his rear through the canal, and were currently carrying out a landing.

"Damn it, our navy must have made a major mistake!" General Dalhou thought so.

Although the southern navy is not strong enough to attack the north, judging from the previous situation, it is strong enough to maintain the security of the offshore sea and the Longjiang estuary. Their battles with their northern counterparts have been vigorous and impressive, and they have even been commended by the high command many times.

No matter how disappointed General Dalhou was, he had no time to complain. When the situation was still unclear, he organized forces to block the enemy's landing force. To this end, General Dalhou sent out the only two brigades in his hands.

If war history is written in the future, General Dalhou will definitely not regret his actions, even though the two brigades suffered continuous heavy artillery attacks within an hour, it was like being in hell and suffered heavy losses.

The intensity and cruelty of the war far exceeded any previous battle.

At six o'clock in the morning, on the hills not far from the canal ferry, a flag appeared in the telescope in Dalhou's hand.

"Xia people?" Dalhao couldn't believe it.

To be precise, this is an informal navy supported by the Xia State. The Xia people, who have always adhered to mercantilism, have always intervened in the internal affairs of various countries, especially those small countries in the Western Ocean, but they have avoided getting stuck in local wars, so they

He is good at organizing maritime forces that are not officially recognized, acting as mercenaries, traveling across the world, and grabbing profits.

The maritime war between the Europeans and the Xia people twenty years ago was a war with this force.

This surprise attack from behind caused heavy casualties to the 4th Army. General Dalhou's men were brave and skillful in fighting. However, there were many crossings in this section of the canal, and Dalhou's available troops were stretched thin and could not attack all of them.

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The Xia people provided water firepower and transportation, but the main force of the enemy troops who carried out the landing was the Europa people.

The choice before General Dalhou was either to fight to the death facing the enemy in his belly, or to break out of the encirclement.

In any case, this means that the previous deployment of the headquarters, including the situation of successive victories, is ruined, and even several other legions fighting in the north may be put in danger.

The main officers looked at Dalhou, waiting for his decision.

Dalhao only hesitated for half an hour before choosing the former. This was a difficult decision. After the order was issued, he seemed to feel a lot more relaxed.

"We cannot break out, because once we leave here, the enemy will have unscrupulous control of our National Army's supply lines and communication lines, and the consequences will be disastrous. If the sacrifice of the 4th Army can ensure the safe retreat of the main force of the National Army, everything will be worthwhile

of."

Dalhou said to his men.

The only thing that made him feel fortunate was that there were not many enemy troops landing, only ten thousand at most. Once they were far away from the canal, the Xia people's artillery could not threaten the 4th Army.

The Xia people have some kind of deal with the Holy City, but it is impossible for them to send their country to help the north.

What Dalhao was worried about was the enemy forces in Yam City behind him.

While Dalhou organized the defense of the canal beach, Davis's 401st Regiment experienced another exhausting battle.

When the gunpowder smoke cleared, enemy corpses piled up at the mouth of the valley.

Davis collapsed in the trench from exhaustion, feeling as if he was exhausted, letting the midday sun shine on him.

Someone fed him some water, and Davis finally regained some strength. He stood up with difficulty, feeling a little dizzy.

In the battle that lasted from last night to noon today, most of the 1st Battalion of the 401st Regiment was killed because it was at the forefront. The 2nd and 3rd Battalions also lost their combat effectiveness. Only two battalions remained intact. The artillery was overloaded.

Use and lose half.

Despite such huge losses, the 401st Regiment never took a step back, which is simply a military miracle.

Faced with such heavy losses, the surviving soldiers could only wipe away their tears, hold on to their rifles, and wait for the next battle.

However, just as the soldiers took a bite of dry food, the alarm whistle sounded.

"Ready to fight!"

"The enemy is attacking!"

The officers and non-commissioned officers shouted.

Outside the valley entrance, enemy troops from the direction of Yam City surged in like a huge wave. They lowered their heads and charged forward, allowing the National Army's artillery shells to roll and explode in the crowd, as if they were a group of dead trees that would not react to the outside world.

The soldiers of the National Army waited nervously for the enemy to approach. When the enemy suddenly roared in unison as they approached their own position, the soldiers opened fire at the right time and distance without the orders of the officers.

The war taught the officers and soldiers of the 401st Regiment how to save themselves and kill the enemy to the maximum extent.

The northern soldiers fell down clutching their chests, and their companions stepped on their bodies and continued to move forward. The dense bullets and accurate shooting could not stop their footsteps, and they came over like an overwhelming mountain.

Suddenly, black rain fell in the trenches, and dense grenades crossed the line of life and death and skillfully exploded above the enemy's heads. The enemy immediately fell to a large extent, and the offensive was stalled.

Terrain used to be the enemy's most reliable weapon, but after the switch between offense and defense, it became their nightmare. The 401st Regiment's defense line at the mouth of the valley was like a pocket, with frontal blocking and flanking attacks from the highlands on both sides. It only took ten minutes to harvest five

The lives of hundreds of enemy troops.

The enemy attacked quickly and retreated quickly. The 401st Regiment once again gained some breathing time.

At a slightly back position, Davis put down the telescope and relaxed his tense nerves. According to the order he received in the early morning, he must stay in place until dawn. It is now 13:00 noon on June 2, and there is still no

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In fact, behind him, General Dalhao had just managed to temporarily stabilize his front after a great deal of effort.

He was unwilling to give up the troops besieging the city of Yam, so he had to withdraw part of his troops and two brigades in his hand to confront the enemy's landing troops. Although the losses were heavy, the battle situation was not as bad as he initially expected. This was because the enemy troops

Not many troops landed ashore, and the other reason was the tenacity of his own men.

Dalhao was worried about the situation outside the battlefield. He could not figure out the situation outside the battlefield. If the enemy troops continued to reinforce with the help of the Xia people, he would be in trouble.

At the first opportunity, Dalhao sent messengers to the north to report the emergency situation to Sean.

This was an accident. No one expected that the Xia people would reach an agreement with the Holy City and attack from behind the National Army. There was no news about it before.

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