When the largest newspaper in the Macchi Khanate, "The National", published a front-page headline titled "What does the Three Kingdoms Alliance want?" It reported that the Three Kingdoms Alliance Army headed by the Milanese invaded the border area of the Macchi Khanate and clashed with the Macchi Khan's troops. The conflict marked the complete failure of the Machi Khan's Western Expedition strategy. Bixili, the Great Khan of the Mach Khanate, and Lei Juetian, the Minister of State, immediately issued an order to enter a state of emergency across the country to deal with the provocation of the Three Kingdoms Alliance, and ordered the Mach Khan to The country's western expedition army immediately returned eastward to deal with the tense situation in the east.
In fact, long before the National Newspaper published that news, the Machi Khan troops stationed in Kutdan, Legon and Sanbao City-State were already secretly preparing to withdraw. Even the Western Xinjiang Army was aware of the situation on the other side. The enemy was unusual, but no one expected that Bixili, who had given a speech while inspecting the front line not long ago to encourage the soldiers of Machi Khan to fight bravely to win the final victory in the battles of Kutdam and Legon, would come immediately after returning to Samlin City. Such a big change, the withdrawal of troops was announced within one day to deal with the so-called eastern threat, and the Machi Khan army in the three places was extremely fast, leaving all irrelevant things behind in one day and setting off to return lightly. The intelligence department has also raised some doubts on this point, but Mulige, Wen Na, and He Lianbo and others who have recently arrived to join the battle are all skeptical on this point. They cannot believe in threatening the overwhelming force in any case. The incoming Machi Khan army will once again stage a embarrassing scene that ends in an anticlimax, but this is indeed the case, which once again made them deeply feel the cunning and shamelessness of the Machi Khan people.
In fact, Mulige, Wen Na and others were also at the end of their game, except for the second legion that had just joined the battle and also had the ability to pursue them. The remaining two legions are already in dire straits. The military consumption is too huge. The gap in the supply of supplies also made many military generals feel exhausted. Especially in the final stage, a large number of fire dragon cannon failures caused the Western Xinjiang Army to suffer a lot. This was also one of the main reasons for the large number of casualties on the Western Xinjiang side.
But this is not the biggest danger. The biggest danger comes from the diseases caused by the inability to remove the corpses of a large number of dead soldiers in time. The long continuous war has made it impossible for the corpses of both sides to be disposed of in time. Although the logistics troops of both sides have to use burning methods to solve this problem, In the peninsula, the hot climate still caused a large number of corpses to rot, leading to the prevalence of diseases. Especially in the cities of Kutdan and Lygon, the plague had begun to spread, and a large number of civilians participated in the logistics processing of Western Xinjiang. Because of the lack of awareness of protection, the plague spread quickly in the two cities. Kutdan City was already more stressed because its main water source was controlled by the Maci Khan army, while Kunlun Lake on the outskirts of Lygon City was in trouble due to a large number of wars. The inability to clean up the corpses of dead soldiers has become a source of plague.
The plague quickly spread among the army. When the Machihans were forced to disperse their troops due to the situation, the plague trend appeared in the Sixth Army of Kutdan and the Fourth Army of Lygon. The number of sick soldiers doubled every day, which also made Mulige and Shexin anxious and unable to sleep at night. The timely retreat of the Machikhans was like a timely rain, which greatly relieved the pressure on the Western Xinjiang side and dispersed the crowded soldiers in time. In particular, the timely evacuation and isolation of the sick and wounded and sick civilian soldiers effectively controlled the spread of the plague. Only the arrival of a large number of doctors from the Western Xinjiang Culture and Health Department and the War Readiness Department and the delivery of medicine finally made Mulige and others feel relieved. The plague lasted until mid-October before it was completely under control. By the time the soldiers and civilians in the affected areas gradually recovered, it was already the end of October.
Kamapov meticulously inspected every defensive facility on the city wall. When he learned that Yulin City had been lost, he realized that he might have to play the leading role alone in this unprecedented defensive battle. The consequence of the Puer people's invasion of Yulin was that Yunzhong was cut off from direct contact with other prefectures and counties in Western Xinjiang and became an isolated island. Fortunately, Yunzhong Mansion had already replenished relatively sufficient food and other supplies before this. Although Yulin fell, it did not have much substantial impact on Yunzhong in this regard.
What makes Kamapov most gratified is the people's support in Yunzhong Prefecture. The phrase "people's support can be used" is the best explanation of the enthusiasm and enthusiasm of the people in Yunzhong Prefecture that Kamapov felt during this period of time. There was almost no need for any mobilization. When they learned that Situ Tai was trying to regain control of Yunzhong Mansion, the reaction of the people of Yunzhong Mansion was unprecedented. When the Western Xinjiang Army defeated the Northern Army's attempt to occupy Yunzhong Mansion by force, When he succeeded in his attempt, almost all the people celebrated the victory. This scene happened in Yanyun County, which had been ruled by the opponent for many years as a base. Kamapov could no longer live except secretly sighing that Situ Tai had done it himself. I can't think of any other words to describe it.
Although facing encirclement from several sides, Yunzhong Fucheng still showed no fear at all. Western Xinjiang's trust in Kamapov can only be explained by a blind worship mentality. Of course, this also makes Kamapov feel how heavy the burden is on his shoulders. To be honest, there were only four divisions stationed in Yunzhong City. Although the garrison division in Yunzhong bought time for the final victory in that battle, it suffered a heavy blow and it was difficult to bear the burden. Take responsibility. But even with only these four divisions, Kamapov still firmly believed that he could show the rocky nature of the Fifth Army in this battle. He could stand still under any circumstances and let the violent wind and rain invade.
The enthusiasm of the people in Yunzhong Fucheng is Kamapov's greatest support. Due to historical reasons, Yunzhong Fucheng has the weakest urban defense system among the counties in the entire northern border region. In order to maximize and strengthen the defense system of Yunzhong Fucheng in the shortest possible time, Kamapov had to force himself Scalp asked the autonomous government to ask the people to demolish the civilian buildings around the city wall and use the demolished building materials to repair the city wall. I originally thought that this would be a very difficult task, but I did not expect that there was almost no resistance. People even spontaneously helped demolish the houses around the city wall and volunteered to help repair and strengthen the city wall.
The fact that the walls of Yunzhong Fucheng can be maintained and repaired as much as possible in a short period of time should be inseparable from the strong support of the people. The gentry and merchants of Yunzhong Fucheng also took active actions, actively donated money and materials, and called on the children of Fucheng to actively Joining the army and helping the Yunzhong Guard Division to reorganize as soon as possible made Kamapov deeply feel that if he could not hold the city, he would be ashamed of the people on this side.
It should be said that the city wall's defense system has reached the peak of what it can achieve, but the city wall with a too fragile foundation may not be able to withstand the enemy's continuous destructive attacks. Kamapov has already been mentally prepared on this point. , the real city wall was breached, I am afraid that the only ones who can stop the enemy's attack are the soldiers of the Fifth Army. The necessary and sufficient reserve team is also the focus of Kamapov's preparations, and the people in Yunzhong have also taken action. Yunzhong has always The folk customs are strong, the martial arts is prevalent, and there are many martial arts practitioners among the people. With the influx of a large number of people outside the city, the autonomous government also advertised to recruit good martial arts warriors at the request of the garrison to form the Yunzhong Prefecture's emergency commando team. The Yinshan Sect, the largest martial arts sect in the prefecture, mobilized its entire force and became the absolute main force of the emergency commando team.
For a time, the forces of all levels of Yunzhong Mansion were mobilized. This was a life and death battle related to the survival of the entire Yunzhong Mansion.
Kamapov was lost in thought as he stared at the tower below. The setting sun cast a faint golden glow over the entire tower, and the majestic figures of the soldiers on duty were highlighted in a particularly majestic way. What a peaceful and peaceful city this is. , but maybe tomorrow this city will once again face the test of life and death of blood and fire.
"Legion Commander, it's almost time. The banquet is about to start. The representatives of the gentry and merchants are all looking forward to it." The chief of staff behind him reminded his boss in a low voice.
"Hey. What kind of banquet do they still have in mind at this time? Are these people optimistic by nature or are they full of confidence in us?" A wry smile appeared on the corner of Kamapov's mouth, although Kamapov always behaved like this in front of others. A calm and steady self-confidence appeared, but Kamapov himself knew that this battle would be far more difficult and dangerous than any battle he had experienced before. Just Situ Tai, who was pressing over from the east. The main force and the two regiments of the Dotons are enough to make people breathless, not to mention that there are now an army of 200,000 Puers behind them.
"Legion Commander, your words have somewhat dampened the enthusiasm of the people in Yunzhong. Today's banquet is equivalent to a grand banquet for our fifth legion. Facing such a cruel battle, I believe they should also understand this. How dangerous the war will be, but they have no regrets, they want to use this method to show their determination to stay with us in the same boat." The chief of staff sighed faintly.
"It's true that the sentiments of the people in the clouds really make me a little ashamed. Anyway, our Fifth Army has nothing to repay, so we can only sacrifice the flesh and blood of tens of thousands of soldiers to build this barrier for them. The city wall is down, Yunzhongfu is here and we are here, if Yunzhongfu dies, we will perish, we have fought against the Kamans, we have fought against the Sislo people, and we have taken over from the Poole people, now it’s time to compete with the Doton people, Hehe, it seems that the Liberians are the mortal enemies of our Tang people after all. If we don't fight them one by one, I'm afraid they won't be willing to accept it. Then let us, the fifth army, teach them a lesson about classic defensive warfare. Right." Kamapov grinned, showing his white teeth, like a demon opening its mouth ready to swallow life.