In the north, in Luliang County, the situation had completely tilted. Anyang, who had been prepared for a long time, sent out troops swiftly and triumphantly.
The Dongyuan army, which had almost no defense, suffered a series of defeats in just over two days, losing more than 30,000 people. The fierce artillery fire, the brutal machine guns, and the continuous aircraft attacks overhead forced the Dongyuan army to prepare for escape even when they were resting; this way, they could buy a breath of time to escape before the danger came.
Especially airplanes, which were flying all over the sky, sometimes in the east, sometimes in the west. Not only the front line was bombed, but even the rear was often bombed. For example, Nanliang Prefecture was bombed several times. The soldiers of Dongyuan County were really restless.
In the Nanliang Mansion, Yuan Zhong frowned. The situation had become increasingly critical, and it was time to make a choice.
But there is a big problem here. If there is no Luliang County and only Dongyuan County is left, the Yuan family will have almost no chance of rising. At that time, Anyang is in the north, Nanyang County is in the west, Jin State is in the south, and the east is close to the sea - still within the military scope of Anyang; at that time, the Yuan family will have only four choices:
The first three: surrender, or join any of the three.
The fourth one: destruction.
And once Anyang swallows Luliang County, it will only become more powerful!
But now the situation is very critical, and there is no hope of occupying Luliang County. After hesitating for a while, Yuan Zhong finally recognized the reality and made the best decision for the time being: give up Luliang County, let Anyang occupy it, and lead the remaining soldiers back to Dongyuan County.
In the future, if Dongyuan County plays well with both sides and manages its business carefully, it may have a chance to rise.
But Yuan Zhong made his decision too late; just as the army was preparing to gather and march south, the worst news came from the south: not only was Xiandai River controlled by the Anyang army, but Yan Zhengqing, one of the two commanders of Anyang, was in charge in person. In addition, Wang Jian led 40,000 elite soldiers from Nanyang County and launched an assault from the south.
The south was the weak point of Dongyuan County's defense; Wang Jian was unstoppable all the way, and finally met the first wave of more than 10,000 troops retreating from Dongyuan County 70 or 80 miles south of Nanliang Prefecture.
The Dongyuan County soldiers, who were not well prepared, were beaten to a pulp. The Anyang army was already strong and victorious, so they were in great momentum. Not to mention that 40,000 Anyang soldiers were fighting against 10,000 Dongyuan County soldiers, so there was no suspense at all.
To be exact, as soon as the battle began, many soldiers from Dongyuan County dropped their weapons and armor and fled directly into the mountains and forests, disappearing forever - from then on, they became ordinary people.
By the time Yuan Zhong received the message, the battle was already over. Only a few capable and loyal officers and generals fled back, totaling no more than three to five hundred people.
Yuan Zhong didn't care to be angry and made urgent adjustments; however, it was too late. At this time, Wang Jian led the army to surround from the south, completely cutting off the southern direction of Nanliang Prefecture.
At the same time, in the north, Beichen Yuqing suddenly issued a general attack order, and 50,000 elite soldiers from Anyang bravely attacked, with artillery, machine guns, airplanes, and aircraft coming like locusts. The Dongyuan County army, which had long been "defeated in battles", threw away their armor and fled for more than 300 miles in one day.