Chapter 81: Great Retreat

The next morning, Ke Ya bid farewell to his relatives and lovers, and there was no news since then. On this day, the empire issued a nationwide conscription order, announcing the outbreak of the war, and calling on the promising young people of the empire to unite to defend their country!

Three days later, the Kingdom of Zhuang Khan declared war on the Ponsin Empire, and about 200,000 troops swarmed in from the borders of the two countries. In just a few days, the Loverdo Empire also declared war on the Ponsin Empire. The Loverdo Empire was considered a big country at the southern end of the continent, with a vast territory and a large number of soldiers and generals. When they participated in the war, the situation immediately became one-sided. The situation in the empire was in danger!

At this moment, most of the army of the Ponsin Empire was concentrated on the border with the Tandax Kingdom. And they were fighting with the invading Tandax Kingdom army, and they were eager to return to help! The combined forces of these three countries exceeded 600,000. The total national troops of the Ponsin Empire were less than 300,000.

In the early days of the war, only General Buck's troops could support it. Other local troops that blocked the other two countries were about to collapse, and large areas of land fell one after another. The purpose of the coalition forces invaded was as if they were to destroy the goddess' believers and destroy the goddess's source of faith. Therefore, along the way, they would kill people as they saw, leaving no living. A large number of imperial people who had lost their homes rushed to the inland like a tide. Scania City, the capital of Guangguang, in one day, hundreds of thousands of refugees poured in.

At this moment, General Buck was sober that if he did not retreat, his army would be surrounded by the Three Kingdoms coalition. If even himself was destroyed, the empire would be finished. So he immediately made a decision and commanded the troops to return to the imperial capital at any cost. He prepared to rely on the strong defense of the imperial capital to fight a protracted battle to defend the city.

This day was March 17, 208, the imperial calendar. General Buck's 200,000 troops and millions of imperial people who evacuated had retreated to the town of Uk, which was still 200 miles away from the imperial capital.

General Buck was wearing golden armor and sat on his love horse. Looking at the black and moving refugees, he frowned and had to sigh. Although soldiers were very fast, he could not ignore the lives of these people in the empire. As the pursuers were getting closer, what would you do to call him?

At this time, a fast horse rushed over from a distance. The person who was on the horse from afar shouted loudly: "General, there is an emergency military situation!"

General Buck turned around and waited for the person to ride in front of him, he said in a deep voice: "Speak!"

The knight on the horse saluted first and said loudly: "Report to the general. According to the scouts sent, the city of Langdar was captured by the army of Zhuang Khan's kingdom in the early morning."

General Buck said oh, and frowned again. He knew clearly that Langdalcheng was the last barrier northwest of the imperial capital. Once this city was broken, it was equivalent to opening all the roads to the imperial capital. As a result, the horse was flat and there was no obstacle. Langdal was only three hundred miles away from the imperial capital.

The situation is very critical! I dragged millions of refugees here and acted slowly. Behind me, there were more than 100,000 Tandax troops pursuing me, and I was anxious and could not get back at all. If the army of Zhuang Khan Kingdom arrived at the imperial capital first, not only would the imperial capital be in crisis, but my troops would also face the difficult situation of attacking on both sides!

Bacliu thought for a moment and said, "I understand, what are the movements of the army in Zhuang Khan's Kingdom now? Let's explore again!"

The knight saluted again and said loudly, "Yes!" As he said that, he turned his horse's head and rushed away. Buck immediately stretched out his hand back and said, "Map!"

A personal soldier immediately rushed forward, opened a long box, found a roll of maps and handed them to Buck: "General, map!"

After Buck took it, he spread the map with his hands and thought while studying. Soon, another horse rushed over, and the horse knight gasped and said loudly: "Report to the General!"

Buck raised his head and said calmly: "What are you panic? Tell me!"

"Yes! General! The 15th battalion, which was cut off from the rear, was defeated by the enemy's pursuit troops in Songfengling. The captain Martini has died heroically for his country. Less than 300 people retreated, but the vanguard of the enemy's pursuit was less than twenty miles away."

When Buck heard bad news one by one, he didn't look panicked on his face. He just nodded and asked again: "How many people are there in the enemy's vanguard?"

"The general is about three brigades with about 30,000 people. One of them is a cavalry with a population of about 2,000!"

Buck said oh, and asked again: "Where has the enemy's main force been now?"

"The general, the enemy's main force, is still in Panyang Town, fifty miles away."

Buck said again, stopped asking questions, and continued to lower his head to study the map. Not long after, a general behind him couldn't help but shout, "General, there is no time left. The enemy soldiers chased us behind us, so let me lead a unit to block the attack!"

General Buck was unmoved, as if he hadn't heard it. Instead, the general beat him up and shouted: "How can you scare me? You have been with the general for ten years, but haven't you seen that he is thinking?"

The general was not unaware of it, but he was a little anxious. Seeing that the pursuers were about to come to the front, he couldn't help but feel restless immediately, rubbing his hands, wishing he could lead his troops to fight immediately.

It was already afternoon at this moment. Buck suddenly raised his head, put his hand on the sunset, and observed the small hill behind the team. Then he said softly: "It seems that you don't hit them, you really think we are a retreating army. Do you want to hold us back just three brigades? Since that's the case, then eat it in one bite!"

After observing, he pointed to the hillside and said, "Did you see that hillside? Do you know what I want to do?"

Hearing that familiar tone, the generals present couldn't help but feel excited. Whenever the general asked questions in this way, it means that a great war was about to begin! Due to the great retreat in recent days, these soldiers who were used to charging into battle were frustrated. When they heard that there was a great war to fight, everyone immediately smiled! At the same time, they replied loudly: "I saw it, please give orders to the general!"

Buck smiled and looked at these old subordinates who had been following him for many years, and knew that everyone was too familiar with each other. Sometimes, a word or action was enough! At the moment, he stopped talking and said, "Bansha, follow the orders!"
Chapter completed!