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Chapter 1021 - Battle of Annan Ends

Chapter 1021 – Battle of Annan Ends

Seeing Legion General Chen Tang personally lead the lines, the Bear Legion Corps totally exploded.

Strictly speaking, this was the first tough battle for the Bear Legion Corps. They did not want to back down and let the Dragon Legion Corps claim an easy victory.

“Even if we die, we want to die charging forward!”

The Bear Legion Corps went all out, not caring about their casualties. Soldiers stepped on the bodies of their brothers, launching wave after wave of attacks against the city wall. All of them viewed death as a release.

This time, the soldiers on the city wall could not hold on anymore.

They were originally forced to their limits by the Bear Legion Corps. Being pushed further, they collapsed.

“Kill!”

Under the protection of his Personal Guards, Chen Tang successfully climbed up the city wall.

“Kill!”

The morale of the Bear Legion Corps soldiers soared.

Along with a thundering ‘honglong!’, after half an hour of tough battle, the Bear Legion Corps finally took down the east city gate before noon and completed the mission.

“Hurray!”

The soldiers were delighted, and they could not help but cheer out.

When Baiqi saw that, an indiscernible smile appeared on his face as he ordered, “Spread my order, for the Battle of Hanoi, the Bear Legion Corps 1st legion have obtained credit. Lai Hu’er’s troops immediately assist them and sweep the rewards.”

“Yes!” The messenger ran out.

Frontlines.

Lai Hu’er followed the orders and rushed near the city gates. Seeing the bloody Chen Tang, he raised his thumb and smiled, “Well done Bear Legion Corps!”

The way that the Dragon Legion Corps soldiers looked at them was filled with recognition.

To be able to take down the east city gate in such a short time was something even the Dragon Legion Corps would not have absolute confidence about. The army always worshipped the strong, so the Bear Legion Corps won the praise of their brothers.

Chen Tang smiled, shaking Lai Hu’er’s hands. The misunderstanding at the start had disappeared.

“Well done Bear Legion Corps brothers, leave the rest to us.” Lai Hu’er waved his right hand and ordered his troops to pour forward to totally crush the defending troops on the east side.

Chen Tang did not oppose him, as the 1st legion had indeed suffered heavy casualties. Since he had already obtained the first credit, he understandingly backed down. ‘He had already eaten the meat, so he should at least leave some soup for his brothers.’

Lai Hu’er’s forces were brimming with energy, amd their entry added huge pressure. On the contrary, the Annan defending troops had a hole in their defenses that could not be stopped, and they were showing signs of a full collapse.

In just an hour, apart from the main city gate of the east side, the two side gates were taken down.

When Baiqi saw that, he looked toward Luo Shixin and Er’Lai and said, “It’s your turn!”

“Yes commander!”

Luo Shixin and Er’Lai had been raring to go. Getting the order, they turned around and left.

After a short while, the rumbling of horse hooves sounded out on the battlefield as the Great Xia cavalry moved. The group of them was like an iron flood rushing toward the three city gates and into Hanoi.

When the defending troops on the other sides learned that the east city gate had been lost, they lost the will to fight.

Baiqi was really sharp. Sensing blood, he ordered all four sides to launch a fierce assault right away.

In a short hour, all four city gates were lost in succession, and the entire city was on the verge of falling. The 500 thousand troops were like a flood that swarmed toward the city.

Unstoppable.

The moment the city was broken into, the fate of Hanoi and Annan was easy to predict.

The following battle contained no surprises.

At 3 PM, along with the royal palace stone stele being broken, a System Notification sounded out around the world.

“World Notification: Congratulations player Qiyue Wuyi for taking down Annan, his name spreads far and wide, obtaining 100 thousand merit points and 200 thousand reputation points as a reward. Congratulations!”

...

The Battle of Annan could be said to be the battle where Great Xia killed the most enemies.

Rough estimation placed the number of combat occupation players dying to their hands at no less than a million. If one added in the guards and the Haiphong City Army, just by killing enemies, Ouyang Shuo had earned a million merit points.

That was really shocking.

A million points was the required amount to reach duke. From the start of the game till now, there was only Jack and Ouyang Shuo, these two dukes. As such, other Lords would obviously be envious and jealous.

As expected, a country war was the fastest way to earn merit points.

“World Notification: Annan has been destroyed, all player levels, skills, cultivation methods, and the like are wiped out. Annan players will be teleported over to the sealed lands as punishment!”

...

The moment the notification sounded out, before the millions of Annan players could mourn, they were mercilessly teleported away.

A country war was just so cruel. Along with Hanoi falling, the country war ended. Players were teleported away, and the fortunate remaining guards could only surrender.

As for how many prisoners were obtained, they needed to tabulate it up.

“World Notification: China Region Lord Qiyue Wuyi led troops to win the country war, China obtains 10 country honor whilst awarding all China region players with +1 for innate stats, congratulations China region!”

...

This was the fourth time Great Xia had won a country war for China. While most countries were still at zero, China had already earned 40 honor points.

Such an achievement was definitely unprecedented.

The respect that the China region players felt toward Great Xia reached a new peak.

Addtionally, in the recently ended country war leader vote, Ouyang Shuo led. He had obtained a total of 57 million votes and became the uncontested leader.

The test in front of him was how to obtain the country weapon, the Xuanyuan Sword.

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Gaia 5th year, 5th month, 6th day, Shanhai City.

Ouyang Shuo gave absolute power to Baiqi and the Cabinet to handle Annan matters. The planned Annan Provincial Governor Hu Zongxian was also on his way there to lead the rebuilding works of Annan.

Now, Ouyang Shuo was only concerned about two things. First, the fate of West Chu. Second, the birth of his children.

5th month, 15th day was the day that his children would be born. During this period of time, Song Jia remained in the back palace. Apart from resting, she mainly prepared all the items needed for the children.

Items like rocking baskets, diapers, and the like. For these things, Song Jia personally took charge. She did not want to hire a nanny and wanted to personally raise her children.

Ouyang Shuo was really supportive of this.

Although Great Xia was a dynasty, Ouyang Shuo did not want them to act like one. Instead, he wanted them to welcome a new changed world with an open heart.

China’s culture had lasted for a long time. The key essence had to be kept and spread whilst the bad parts could be abandoned.

Such decisiveness was something Ouyang Shuo possessed.

As for the West Chu matter, it was more complicated. After giving up the Guanxi Province, the Yanhuang Alliance regained their footing. The 760 thousand strong army played it safe and slowly closed in toward Peng City.

Till date, 90% of the land of Ludong Province had fallen to the Yanhuang Alliance. Next would be the Battle of Peng City, a battle to the death.

During this period of time, Overlord Xiang Yu showed his ability and caused the Alliance Army to suffer heavy casualties. He even slowly turned the tables. However, the fact that they were outnumbered overwhelmed them in the end.

Under the leadership of Wuqi, Tiandan, and Lianpo, the Alliance Army would not give him any chance.

Looking at the situation, West Chu would not be able to turn the tables.

Much less that, they could not even flee. The north and south were Yanhuang Alliance territories. The east was the ocean and that was locked down by the three squadrons of the Yanhuang Alliance.

The most feasible escape route was the west, which was the Great Zhan Dynasty in Zhongyuan Province. Helplessly, a day ago, Hanwu Emperor openly announced that Great Han would not accept any West Chu people. Moreover, anyone who dared to cross the border would be killed.

It seems like West Chu was facing a dire situation.

The China region players started to discuss that Xiang Yu was probably going to Wujiang River farewell. If one considered the Battle of Fei River, Xiang Yu had lost three times, a really cruel hit.

Three losses in three battles, the end of the road for a hero.

The China region players hoped that this battle would end soon so that they could prepare for the country war in the 6th month.

...

West Chu, Peng City.

Along with the frontline battlefields suffering defeat, the usually prosperous city was now shrouded in a huge shadow. The millions of Jiangdong civilians were the last trump card of West Chu.

The difficult question was whether to die together with the people or choose to surrender.

Di Chen had sent word that if West Chu was willing to surrender, the Yanhuang Alliance would treat them well and ensure the riches of the Xiang Family. Di Chen even asked Fan Zeng, who was roaming the wilderness, to persuade Xiang Yu.

However, with the character of Xiang Yu, would he accept it?

If he did, then he would not be called Xiang Yu.

As a result of this, some of the Xiang Family members wavered, as no one could accept death. As a result of this, Xiang Yan, Xiang Liang, and the like felt worried.

5th month, 7th day, Xiang Yu led his troops back to Peng City.

Within the manor, all the core members of the Xiang Family had gathered.

The special part was that Yuji’s stomach had a bump. Evidently, she was pregnant.

What West Chu would do depended on this meeting.

He had three choices. Apart from dying or surrendering, they had one other choice, which was their ally, Great Xia.

A few days ago, the manor welcomed a special guest, which was the Honglu Temple envoy.

How did they come?

The secret was the Black Shark.

It broke through the lock and successfully arrived in Peng City. Under the planning of the Black Snake Guards, they met with Xiang Bo and brought with them the greetings of Ouyang Shuo.

Ouyang Shuo was saying that if West Chu really fell, Great Xia would open a gate for them with better conditions than the one the Yanhuang Alliance offered.

Be it terms of strength or relationship, Great Xia was the better choice. Not to mention that before the war, Great Xia had warned them many times and tried to get them out of the situation by attacking the Yanhuang Alliance.

This favor was one that the Xiang Family had to return.

The current problem was would Xiang Yu be willing to leave?