Alien Arms Empire.

Chapter 1836 1837 Nirvana

After receiving the order from Lions II, Paul felt very complicated. He was afraid that Lions II could not understand the situation and forced him to continue attacking Bunas; he was also afraid that Lions II would order him to retreat and return to Yucheng to defend it.

Neither of these two orders was what he wanted to see. What he really hoped was that Lions II would choose to surrender gracefully after weighing the pros and cons! In this way, he wouldn't have to choose a cemetery for himself in Yucheng.

"Alas... It seems that our Emperor has decided to wait and see..." The general of the Lions Empire crumpled up the telegram and threw it into the burning brazier.

He was actually 40 kilometers away from the front line. At this location, the electromagnetic interference of the Tang Empire was not continuous, so he could occasionally receive orders from Lions City.

Obviously, Lions II was afraid that Paul did not receive the message, so he sent many telegrams with the same content... It seems that the Tang Empire has also grasped the movements of the Lions Empire's troops.

The Tang Empire has a complete set of highly effective code-breaking methods. After suffering numerous losses, countries around the world have more or less recognized this. Now Lions II has been sending messages continuously regardless of the risk of leaks... It can be seen that he is really anxious.

In fact, it was time to be anxious: the hundreds of thousands of troops in Paul's hands were the last bit of the Lions Empire's army. If these hundreds of thousands of troops were destroyed, the bones of the Lions Empire's army would be almost broken.

Lions II's plan was simple: Paul would lead this army back to Jade City, and use this army as the backbone, combined with the new recruits who had arrived in Jade City, to maintain the number of Jade City defenders at a relatively high level.

Together with the support of the Dorne Empire's troops, they relied on their numerical and geographical advantages to hold out for Jade City for several months.

In this way, it would be beneficial both in striving for good surrender conditions and in buying time for subsequent defensive operations.

However...it is hard to say how many casualties will be incurred by these troops defending Yucheng...and what will become of Yucheng, the once glorious industrial city...

"General... In this situation, returning to Yucheng is indeed a better choice." The officer under his command saw Paul's sad face and spoke to comfort him.

"I know." Paul shook off his melancholy, adjusted his mood, and ordered: "Let the rear guard escort the supplies first... Strengthen the nighttime vigilance to avoid being ambushed."

He was a traditional aristocratic soldier and one of the few generals personally promoted by Lions II. He was able to serve as the commander of the last main force of the Lions Empire because he was indeed capable.

On the one hand, he is indeed very loyal, both to the Lions Empire and Lions II; on the other hand, he is indeed quite capable, and is one of the few serious people among Lions II's confidants.

Therefore, after adjusting his mentality, he put the idea of ​​surrender behind his mind at this moment, and concentrated on commanding his troops to break away from contact with the Tang army and retreat towards Yucheng.

Because the Tang army had been on the defensive before, its losses were actually not small, so this time the Tang army did not actively pursue the retreating Lions troops.

The troops deployed near Lions repaired the damaged defensive positions and patiently waited for the follow-up troops to arrive, allowing Paul's troops to retreat to Yucheng in a relatively stable manner. The only exception was the Tang Empire's air force: Xiao Yun personally commanded more than 200 attack aircraft and more than 100 Ares bombers, chasing the Lions Empire's troops all the way, causing considerable trouble for Paul's troops.

During the retreat, Paul not only lost a large number of vehicles and supplies, but also suffered heavy casualties. When he retreated back to Yucheng, he had lost one-third of his cars and armored vehicles, and almost all of his troops had lost some manpower to varying degrees.

In Yucheng, he received reinforcements from Dorne, which was the only good news Paul had received in the past few weeks.

Dorne's reinforcements numbered about 10, which was not a small number. After all, like the Lions Empire, the Dorne Empire also lost a large number of manpower in the battles of the Ice Empire, the Poplar Empire, and the Susas Empire.

It takes time to recruit more soldiers, and it also takes time to train these new soldiers. The Dorne Empire not only lost a large number of soldiers before, but also spent countless money and food because of the support across the entire continent.

Now that Dorne's troops have finally arrived at the battlefield close to them, the Dorne Empire is in a dilemma. For logistics and supply, the outbreak of war at home seems to be good news, but seeing the front line advancing to their doorstep is definitely not good news.

The 10 troops of Dorne were only the vanguard, and more troops would arrive continuously. In order to stop the Tang Empire from advancing southward, Dorne naturally fought for his life.

Dorne will mobilize at least 100 million troops for this reinforcement plan, which is all the field forces Dorne can mobilize now. And compared with the previous troops, the quality of these troops supporting the Lions Empire has obviously declined a lot.

Most of the troops lacked heavy weapons and equipment such as tanks, and the proportion of artillery had also dropped significantly. If it weren't for the street fighting in Yucheng, these troops would most likely not be able to hold out for even a day and would be annihilated by the Tang army.

Even so, for the current Lions Empire, these reinforcements are already extremely valuable - because if you don't want these reinforcements, then no one will be able to support you.

To the east of the Lions Empire, the Nanla Empire had never participated in the war. They had always had a good relationship with the Tang Empire, and they were still flirting with each other until now, so it was even more impossible for them to get involved in this mess. Only the Dorne Empire to the south was an ally of the Lions Empire, and it had also been fighting against the Tang Empire... They were the only foreign aid to the Lions Empire.

While General Paul of the Lions Empire was waiting for 10 Dornes to come to Yucheng, three reorganized divisions of the Tang Army had already landed in Bunas. Countless heavy equipment arrived at the port, and tanks and self-propelled artillery filled the entire dock.

The train heading south from Beiling Wolf City was already full of Tang soldiers. They were heading south from the territory of the Susas Empire to Bunas to strengthen the offensive force in that direction.

Another large army has also rushed to Ice Crystal City... These familiar names once again appeared in the war reports of the Tang Empire.

Everyone knows... the Datang Group has been reborn as the Tang Empire and has returned to the land that once belonged to it.