Doctor, I'm really strong!

"This is Red Eagle One. Our attack was unsuccessful. Repeat, our attack was unsuccessful. The enemy's energy shield is recovering. Requesting a second wave of airstrikes. Requesting a second wave of airstrikes!"

In reality, this is an overloaded output, but for the main force of the Yan Army below, as long as they can buy time, then all the costs they are paying now are worthwhile. They are not far from Meteor Dragon Gorge, and according to intelligence, Meteor Dragon Gorge has also sent troops to meet them. If this drags on, the situation will be favorable to the Yan Army.

"Red Eagle One, the second wave of air strikes will arrive in ten minutes. Please continue reconnaissance."

"Ten minutes is too long, no way!" the pilot shouted anxiously. He could see the energy shield below recovering at a visible speed. After a brief moment of anxiety, he quickly calmed down.

Although it is a reconnaissance aircraft, it is not incapable of being used as a bomb.

"Headquarters, this is Red Eagle One. I have a way to launch an attack."

"You have something to do... Wait, Red Eagle One, what are you doing! Our air force is on its way, don't do anything stupid!"

"I know, but there's no time. Please tell my mother that I love her, and please tell my brother to take good care of her."

After saying this, the reconnaissance plane, like a meteor, pierced through the enemy air defenses that had been briefly weakened by the bombing of the Il-2, and crashed into the center of the flagship.

"Victory belongs to us! Long live our motherland!"

With a deafening roar, the midsection of the flagship was ignited by the violent impact. This was because the seemingly inconspicuous location was actually connected to the power supply pipeline of the Skybreaker system. The high concentration of Originium energy spread out and became a fuel for the flames, followed by a teeth-grinding, distorting sound.

Meng Wu stared blankly at the teetering flagship mast, which was actually not a mast at all, but the core of the Sky-Supporting System disguised as a mast. It was a creation of the extraterrestrial god, but at this moment, it was tilting little by little.

Another loud bang, and the mast crashed to the ground, like a god falling.

The energy shield vanished instantly, leaving the Flame Dragon Army completely exposed on the vast plain.

"Concentrate all artillery fire and use up all the shells!"

Talulah immediately seized the opportunity and issued the order for a general offensive.

In the blink of an eye, flames soared into the sky above the Yan army's position, and the ground was filled with booming smoke. Only then did the Yan army soldiers truly realize how terrifying the Red Army's barrage was.

In addition, the density of the Yan army had become very high in order to gather under the protection of the Tianqing system. Now, facing the firepower of the Red Army, soldiers were wiped out in large numbers, and the collapse happened very quickly.

"We surrender! We surrender! Stop fighting!"

"I want to go home! I want to go home! Don't kill me!"

Like a contagious disease, as soon as the first French flag was raised, the second and the third followed. In just a few moments, the Yan army's position turned into a white sea.

Faced with a hopeless situation, Meng Wu drew the imperial sword bestowed upon him by the Yan Emperor and cried out in anguish, "Your Majesty, I will die at the hands of a bunch of lowly people! I will die with my eyes wide open in disgrace!"

He then applied force with his hand, and blood spurted from his neck.

Meng Wu, the leader of the Yanlong Army, committed suicide.

Chapter 237: The World Was Shocked

(Second update delivered, ?(^?^))

After confirming the surrender of the main force of the Yan army, the Red Army's artillery immediately turned its guns around and unleashed a barrage of fire on the Yan army reinforcements in the direction of Yunlong Gorge. The fire left them unable to take care of themselves and they scrambled back to their Yunlong Gorge base.

At this point, the main force of the Yan army was wiped out, but the Red Army was also unable to further expand its gains.

There is a view circulating on the internet that if the Red Army hadn't been so stubborn in trying to outdo the Yanlong Army, they could have captured a lot more land in the subsequent mobile warfare, and the liberation of Yan State would have been much sooner.

In my opinion, these people are typical examples of talking without understanding the situation. If the Yanlong Army were still around, even if the Red Army still had a large land-based naval force, it would be hampered in its actions. Of the thousand Type 59 ships that participated in the Battle of Yunlong Gorge, less than twenty survived. If they were not concentrated and used, they would have been easily defeated if they encountered the Yanlong Army on other battlefields.

The victory in the Battle of Yunlong Gorge was not only tactical but also strategic. Although the Red Army suffered heavy losses, these losses were fully replenished within six months after the battle. Through this battle, the Red Army truly possessed its own iron army. The summary and feedback from this battle also provided ample real reference for the subsequent modification of various land-based ships.

In contrast, the Yan Kingdom lost its Yan Dragon Army after this battle! — Blackbird Colonel, Bilibili UP.

On January 12, 1102, the Community achieved a decisive victory in the war for its founding.

After this battle, the community established itself as a powerful nation among the nations of the world.

The world was shocked when news of the Yan Army's crushing defeat and the complete annihilation of the Yanlong Army spread.

"The Flame Dragon Army, my Flame Dragon Army! Meng Wu deserves to die!"

Faced with the enraged Emperor Yan, the ministers all lowered their heads and remained silent. The impact of this event could be described as the greatest, most devastating, and most hopeless moment in the history of the Yan Kingdom. It was as if you accidentally traveled through time and found yourself sitting opposite the British Prime Minister, surrounded by a group of reporters, feeling a surge of warmth in your chest, and instantly feeling that the whole world was in danger.

"Confiscate their property! Imprison them! Execute their entire family!"

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible!"

Immediately, some people stood up to object, after all, Meng Wu had died for his country, and even if he was guilty, his family should not be implicated.

The actions of Emperor Yan now are seen by loyal ministers as a sign of utter foolishness, and who will be willing to fight to the death for the country in the future?

Seeing the ministers kneeling on the ground offering their advice, Emperor Yan instantly realized he had said the wrong thing, so he decisively stopped mentioning the matter and instead shifted the focus of the temporary court meeting to the post-war situation.

It's obvious to everyone that no one can stop the existence of the community.

Other countries are also discussing similar topics; since they can't defeat the community, they welcome the other side to join.

However, Letania, as the place where it all started, was very nervous. Who knew how the community would treat them after such a great victory, since the original eight-nation alliance agreement was jointly initiated by Letania and the Ursus Empire.

Now, both the Ursus Empire and Letania are on edge. If the Ursus Empire had no choice, then Letania is wrong no matter what it chooses.

Only then did people notice Syracuse, who hadn't taken sides throughout the war. Damn, that guy was the most cunning.

Other countries that are farther away are relatively more relaxed, such as Colombia and Victoria. They are watching the show from a distance. Of course, it is necessary to maintain a relaxed exterior but a tight interior. They do not want a Kiel commune to appear in their countries, so it is necessary to carry out physical purges on those who are not clear-headed.

"Jiuli, we have won!"

The telegram announcing the victory was delivered to Liu Jiuli, but the latter only glanced at it before asking in a deep voice, "What are the casualties?"

In short, the smiles vanished from everyone in the office; this battle was also a heavy loss for the Red Army.

Of the 1,000 Type 59 land-based ships, 20 survived, each with damage. The casualties exceeded 150,000, and the entire fleet was decimated. It was a truly pyrrhic victory.

But despite the pyrrhic victory, everyone was actually quite excited.

After all, it would only take five years, even if we start counting from the Red Guard era, to train a force capable of fighting against the Flame Dragon Army, while the Flame Dragon Army of the Yan Kingdom has accumulated over thousands of years.

The gap between the two sides has widened. Once the total population of the Terra People's Community increases, it will become a truly emerging power.

At that moment, Amiya walked in, carrying a thick stack of casualty lists.

"The casualties from the previous battles have all been tallied and are all here."

"Thank you."

Liu Jiuli took the heavy list of casualties. Each name on it represented a life, or even a family. It would take them at least eighteen years of their lives to get to this point, but their loss was just a moment ago.

Looking back at the entire founding war, the Community's casualties have exceeded 600,000. Such casualties would be enough to trigger a chain reaction of collapse for any country on the continent of Terra, especially for a country like the Community, whose population is at most 15 million. Destruction would be a matter of minutes.

But the community is still functioning and still giving its all.

In contrast, their enemies suffered over a million casualties. The forces of Rembitox and Kazimierz were crippled or even annihilated twice in succession. Other countries also suffered heavy losses. Yan Kingdom even lost the accumulation of the past thousand years. From the perspective of a country with a population of ten million, such a record is enough to warrant a separate chapter in the history books, no matter how it is evaluated.

After carefully collecting the list of casualties, Liu Jiuli asked, "How is the situation on Talulah's side?"

He immediately replied, "They are cleaning up the battlefield."

Liu Jiuli nodded, then stood up and said, "Come on, follow me to the front lines."

The next day, Emperor Yan received a devastating piece of news: the Red Army had breached Meteor Dragon Gorge.

"What are the Embroidered Uniform Guards good for! Didn't they say the Red Army didn't have the strength to continue the pursuit?!"

The commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, who had been reprimanded by Emperor Yan, was also very aggrieved at this moment, because according to the intelligence they had collected and the results of reconnaissance on the battlefield, the Red Army could not possibly continue its attack under any circumstances, but reality was just like that, slapping them in the face.

In reality, the Red Army had no way to continue its offensive. With its current forces, advancing into the interior of Yan would surely result in them being surrounded and annihilated in no time. Liu Jiuli would definitely not adopt such a brain-dead tactic.

But he knew very well that the Yan Kingdom was now a frightened bird, so he decided to give them a surprise.

Liu Jiuli personally took action, and like a natural disaster, he descended upon the Meteor Dragon Gorge Fortress. After a series of unparalleled attacks, he wiped out the Yan Kingdom's garrison within the fortress. Then, he opened the city gates, and the Red Army liberated Meteor Dragon Gorge, preparing to launch a rapid attack on the capital.

To put it bluntly, I'm just pretending, pretending that I still have the strength to attack.

However, at this time, no minister of Yan dared to say that the Red Army was actually putting on a brave face, because there had been many strategic errors in the previous assessment of the Red Army.

You thought the decisive battle location was a trap, but in reality, they were just fighting a defensive urban warfare battle.

You think the enemy's main force is at Steelgrad, but in reality, the Red Army's land-based ships launched a surprise attack on Jiuqu.

You think the Red Army has no strength left to launch a campaign, but in reality, they are blocking your way outside Yunlong Gorge.

A series of misjudgments made the Grand Tutor himself very insecure, and he dared not make any judgments at all. Moreover, he was now a defeated general, a figure who would be disliked if he stood in the court. Therefore, keeping a low profile was the most important thing. It would be best to keep a low profile so that others would not even think that he existed. That would be the most perfect approach.

Under immense pressure from the possibility of a Red Army surprise attack on Beijing, Yan State had no choice but to succumb to reality.

With several pro-peace ministers stepping forward to persuade him, Emperor Yan found a way to back down and sent his Grand Tutor to the Commonwealth to negotiate peace.

Section 238: Choice

(Updated early, (～￣▽￣)～)

Victoria, Lentinium.

"They won! They actually won!?"

Manfred could hardly believe it, but the fact was, the Terra People's Community had truly won.

The Eight-Nation Alliance is withdrawing; they are no longer able to fight. Even if words can deceive, a large number of photos and videos were taken on-site, and many were live broadcasts, which is enough to prove how tragic the Alliance's defeat was.

From Manfred's perspective, this is really hard to imagine.

The community has only been established for a short time, and the countries it has been fighting against are of what level. How can it possibly win?

But as a soldier, Manfred knew very well that a victory was a victory, there was no room for luck on the battlefield, and the victor standing was more noble than the loser in the coffin. What he had to do was find out the truth behind it all.

How exactly did the Red Army win?

Just then, Manfred felt a voice ring out in his mind, which then disappeared without a trace after a while, like some kind of brief illusion.

"Here we go again. How many times has this happened today?"

Manfred gave a wry smile; as a Sarkaz, he knew exactly what this meant.

It was a resonance from the Sarkaz collective consciousness network. At this moment, within this network, at least a million Sarkaz were chanting a name in unison—Liu Jiuli.

He's not the Demon King, but Manfred dares not underestimate him.

For the first time in thousands of years, the Sarkaz truly reclaimed their homeland and defended it amidst powerful enemies, including the Eight-Nation Alliance, which included four ancient and powerful nations. Yet, Liu Jiuli led them to victory in this war.

At this moment, Liu Jiuli's prestige among the Sarkaz has surpassed that of the Regent, making him the new generation of Demon King recognized by the Sarkaz and the supreme ruler of the Sarkaz race.

How should I put it? It's a very subtle feeling, in every sense of the word.

Just then, there was a knock on the door of Manfred's office.