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Chapter 524 Retreat

At Rili Haikou, the beach was stained red with blood, and dozens of warships of the Ruan family navy launched a strong attack at Rili Haikou.In the back, hundreds of cannons roared, tilting the shells near the beach where the Ruan family's navy was about to land.

The tens of thousands of Zheng family Yulin troops stationed at Rili Haikou were at a loss, they were suddenly bombarded by giant ships!Moreover, the warships of the Ruan family's navy suddenly stormed Liri Haikou, which made them even more unexpected.In the panic, the soldiers of the Zheng family's Yulin army could not find their generals, and the generals could not find their soldiers, so they resisted near the coastline.

"Occupy the high ground in the northwest corner!" Ruan Fuxi, as the commander of the navy, went into battle in person, so he had to bite the bullet and storm Liri Haikou.

The two forces fought on a battlefield that was not considered vast. The artillery of the Nanyang Fleet caused a lot of casualties to the Zheng family's Yulin army on the shore, and greatly shook the morale of the army.Because the Zheng Family Yulin Army had no idea where their navy had gone, why didn't they show up at such a critical time and stop the opponent's navy.

"It was a tragic battle." Deng Qianlong observed this storm from the rear, and saw that both sides were dying, and only the Nanyang Fleet was supporting in the rear without any casualties.

The sailors of the Ruan family who stayed on the deck of the Daqin looked at the battlefield with distress. Those who died were members of their Ruan family's navy.The number of soldiers of the Ruan family was pitifully small, but this time they forcibly attacked the fortifications, and the losses were even greater. It is estimated that they will not be able to recover in a few years.

"The Daehan formation is ready to assist them to land on the beach." Deng Qianlong saw that it was difficult for the Ruan family's navy to attack Lirihaikou, so he asked the Daehan formation, one of the four formations of the Nanyang Fleet, to assist Ruan Fuxi in capturing the Lirihaikou.

On the battlefield of the Changde Base defense line, the fierce battle was even more tragic.Thousands of soldiers from the Zheng family and the Ruan family died in the continuous battle for several days.The Zheng family wanted to break through the Changde base as soon as possible and join Ruan Fuming in Fuchun City, while the main force of the [-] soldiers of the Ruan family resisted desperately.The Changdebai defense line has become a veritable meat grinder on the Annan battlefield.The city walls here are stronger than the royal city of Fuchun City. With the help of the artillery from the Netherlands, it was difficult to break through the situation, but it was far from completely breaking through the defense line of Changde Base.Instead of confronting the solid city wall, the Zheng family chose to consume the number of Ruan family soldiers.

As long as the number of soldiers of the Ruan family is getting smaller and smaller, there will not be enough of them to hold on to the long defense line of Changde Base.

clang!The sound of iron clashing pierced my ears. Ruan Youjin, the commander of the Ruan family, held an iron knife and fought the enemy soldiers rushing up the city wall, while using an iron shield to block the vital points.Ruan Youjin was able to become the most important defense commander of the Ruan family's Changde base in his 20s, and he really couldn't do it without being both civil and military.He went on the field himself, and led his personal soldiers to clean up the enemy soldiers who climbed up in the aisle.

The entrances and exits of the Changde base defense line have been blocked with boulders to ensure that the Changde base defense line is safe.If the Zheng family wanted to conquer Changde, they had to cross the city wall.

"Master Commander, look quickly, the enemy seems to be retreating!" When Ruan Youjin was fighting with his own hands, a general came over and said to Ruan Youjin.

"Death!" Ruan Youjin shouted, knocking an enemy soldier off the city wall.

He heard the words of his generals, so he looked down at the battlefield below.

Sure enough, below the station, the Zheng family's army had given up attacking the city and was retreating one after another.The gate of Changyu Base opened, and groups of soldiers shrank back.The soldiers of the Zheng family who were still attached to the city wall became victims, and they belatedly blocked the counterattack of the Ruan family for the retreating friendly forces.

"Why did they retreat?" Ruan Youjin put the iron knife into the scabbard at his waist, very puzzled.

Many soldiers of the Zheng family came up on the walls of the Changde base line of defense. If Ruan Youjin himself was the commander of the Zheng family, he would definitely take advantage of the victory to pursue them.But now the Zheng family not only did not increase their troops to attack, but retreated, which is really confusing.

"Could it be that the Zheng family has some conspiracy? Could it be that their army has already bypassed our Changde base defense line and entered our hinterland? I have received news from Fuchun City that there seems to be a mutiny in Fuchun City." Another The commander of the Ruan family came over.

The commander of the Ruan family was the general Ruan Meisheng who led [-] main forces from Fuchun City to support the defense line of Changde Base.But as soon as these ten thousand soldiers left, Fuchun City fell.

"Our most important mission is to hold the defense line of Chang Duc Base. As for what happened... I believe that with the prestige of the Lord, all rebellions should be put down." Ruan Youjin was full of confidence in Ruan Fuyuan.

"I'm most afraid that the lord is too old. If something unexpected happens because of panic... How is the second prince's health now?" Ruan Meisheng asked.

"Although the second prince was seriously injured, fortunately he didn't hurt his heart, and his life is safe for the time being, but he doesn't know how to wake up from the coma." Ruan Youjin sighed.

"Since the Zheng family has withdrawn their troops, it must mean that something has changed. I will send troops back to Fuchun City to investigate the situation there before making a decision." Ruan Meisheng said.

"As long as our troops in Changde Lei are still there, our Ruan family will be as stable as Mount Tai. It is estimated that we have sacrificed more than [-] soldiers and injured tens of thousands of soldiers in this battle. Almost everyone has been injured. "Ruan Youjin said.

"Hey, I can only hope that the enemy from Chang Yu Lei on the opposite side will stop attacking again." Ruan Meisheng sighed.

The commander-in-chief of the Zheng family's army on the Changyu base defense line is the one who knows everything. He received an order from Lord Zheng, asking Zheng X to shrink his troops and concentrate his forces to retreat to Chang Yu base.

All the officers and men of the Zheng Family's Yulin Army who retreated from the battlefield were at a loss. They didn't know the news of the fall of Rili Haikou.The Zheng family's navy had fled back to the northern port of An Nanguo, and the Nanyang Fleet opened a gap in Rili Haikou. The warships of the Nanyang Fleet stayed here, and the Zheng family's army did not dare to approach as far as the artillery could cover.

"Why did you retreat? Our mercenaries charge a lot of money every day. If you continue to spend like this, your money and our lives will be lost." The Dutch military officer was angry when he saw that Zheng X had retreated without prior notice. He came rushing to question him.

"Our navy was defeated, and your Dutch fleet was also defeated. Now the Ruan family is still landing at Rilihaikou, and may attack our Changyu Fortress from behind at any time. The Lord has already led part of the army to Japan. Lihaikou confronted them." Zheng X said.

"Impossible, who can defeat our Netherlands fleet!" The Netherlands mercenary officer couldn't believe it.

"Because the fleet from China joined the battle..." Zheng X was in a difficult mood.

(End of this chapter)