At around one in the morning, after Fei Pingsheng had persevered for about two and a half hours, Wang Dingyuan's large force finally arrived at the foot of Tianshen Mountain. They immediately surrounded and attacked the reinforcements of the garrison and the Red Hat Army!
These garrison troops and the Red Hat Army had previously launched three large-scale encirclement and suppression operations against Fei Pingsheng's troops. Faced with the high-intensity defense, they had paid an extremely heavy price and were now exhausted.
In addition, Wang Dingyuan's troops had already surrounded them, with no fewer men than them and plenty of firepower. The Red Hat Army was also worried that they would be trapped on the mountain and unable to get down, so they had to give up the defense zone that was about to be captured and were forced to retreat, going down the mountain at the fastest speed and extending backwards.
Wang Dingyuan immediately took up the position and joined forces with Fei Pingsheng's troops, while deploying defenses based on the mountain of Tianshen Mountain.
At this moment, the only chance left for the Red Hat Army to recapture Tianshen Mountain and ensure the normal operation of the supply line has completely disappeared.
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Meanwhile, at the Red Hat Army base.
After hearing the news from the garrison, Bahiagio suddenly lost all his strength and fell heavily into his chair.
After a long time, he slowly looked at the other generals around him, and said with a pale face: "Everyone, we have to face a cruel fact... Tianshen Mountain has not been recaptured. The situation of this war has been completely reversed, and all our advantages no longer exist. Therefore, there is no need for us to continue to waste time here. Immediately notify all troops, from now on, break out on their own, try every possible means, shrink with all your strength, and return to Desola. All troops must ensure their combat effectiveness, because next, we will start a defensive battle in the capital!"
"yes!"
The officers all looked very solemn and immediately began to assign tasks.
Under Bahiagio's orders, the Red Hat Army's troops could only retreat in the direction of Desola in a state of defeat. At the same time, the Red Hat Army troops that remained near Tianshen Mountain stayed here temporarily, trying to put pressure on Wang Dingyuan's troops and try to clear a path for the retreat of the large army.
Unfortunately, even after all this effort, the Red Hat Army is still in a difficult situation and the results are not very ideal.
When many troops chose to break out, in order to avoid being blocked on Tianshen Mountain and wasting their own manpower, they had to take a large detour and return to Desola.
The battle of Tianshen Mountain was the turning point of the entire southern war. The occupation of this place by the Renmin Army was equivalent to cutting off the connection between the Red Hat Army's frontline troops and their capital Desola. Even in District 1, there was no way to ensure their strength in the frontline combat through airdrops!
Taking all the above factors into consideration, Bahiagio had no choice but to order the retreat of Desola.
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The front-line command base of the Renmin Army.
The news that Wang Dingyuan and Fei Pingsheng had joined forces had spread to the top leaders of the Lao-Mo coalition led by the Renmin Army ten minutes ago.
At this time, Su Tianyu was sitting alone in his tent, quietly thinking about another step of the plan.
"Ding Ling Ling!"
At this moment, a phone rang. Dai Quan, who was standing by, immediately stood up and walked over, saying to Su Tianyu, "Commander-in-chief, it's General Santos calling."
Su Tianyu nodded and took the phone from Dai Quan: "Hello, Chief Santos."
In the microphone, Santos said directly: "Hello, Commander Su, it's like this. My staff suggested that our troops do not need to rest in place. Since Bahiacho has retreated, we should advance to Desola as quickly as possible! We will gather troops at Tianshen Mountain along the way, and after a short assembly, we will directly attack their capital city!"
Su Tianyu paused, shook his head and said, "I understand your idea, but it's not possible now."
Santos said hurriedly: "The opportunity is fleeting! The Red Hat Army is now a group of ducks being hunted by wild beasts. We can now take advantage of this opportunity to destroy their manpower to the greatest extent possible!"
Su Tianyu immediately reminded the other party: "Although they are ducks, the tiger in District 1 is still there. They have a 1,200-kilometer supply line when they push over, and we also have this 1,200-kilometer supply line when we push over! Once the air force and navy of District 1 cut off this supply line, how can hundreds of thousands of troops come back?"
Santos was also anxious: "If we don't march to Desola now, they will have enough space to rest! By then, we will face an extremely difficult offensive and defensive battle, and the troops from Area 1 may enter at any time."
Su Tianyu pondered for a while and said, "I understand. Don't worry. Wait for me to make a call."
"good!"
After they hung up the phone, Su Tianyu directly dialed a phone number.
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At the same time, in Hua District, Yanbei.
In a room, Qin Yu was sitting at a conference table, discussing something in a low voice with a few old men.
At this moment, Jiang Zhou came over, handed him the phone, and whispered, "Dad, it's Xiao Yu's call."
Qin Yu waved to the people around him, then answered the phone and said, "Hello?"
Su Tianyu's voice rang out on the phone: "Commander, we have taken Tianshen Mountain, and the situation in the war with Mexico has been reversed! However, we must now march to the Desola area as soon as possible, and we must not leave Bahiacho time to rest! But I am afraid..."
"You are afraid that District 1 will imitate your methods and cut off the 1,200-kilometer supply line, right?" Qin Yu immediately guessed Su Tianyu's thoughts. He looked calm and said in a steady voice, "You don't have to worry or be afraid. Ask the Mexicans to open their coastal defenses immediately, and the frontline troops of the Chinese District should be on standby in the Yugoslavia area. As long as District 1 dares to send reinforcements from the inland, your troops can withdraw from the battlefield and go to Longcheng by detour, and let us fight them."
"Okay!" Su Tianyu felt relieved when he heard this domineering answer.
As far as the current war situation is concerned, if District One does not increase its troops on a large scale, there is no need for the Chinese District to attack Mexico, because the war situation has been reversed. On the contrary, if they increase their troops, the Chinese District will have the upper hand in public opinion, and entering the battlefield will be a natural thing.
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Area 1, inside a villa.
Liu Qi knelt on the floor of the living room, trembling and sweating. He couldn't help but ask Yu Mingyuan who was sitting in front of him: "President... How did you get here..."
The place where Liu Qi lived, to put it simply, was the family compound of the "traitors". There were a large number of people who had been recruited from Longcheng, so the surrounding security measures were very strict.
Therefore, he really couldn't understand how Yu Mingyuan could sneak in here quietly, and his wife and children were missing...
Yu Mingyuan looked at him and said expressionlessly: "You can gain some benefits by betraying others. You will also pay a price for betraying others... This world is very fair."
When Liu Qi heard this, his face looked very ugly and he said nothing.
Yu Mingyuan thought for a moment and said to him, "Liu Qi, I always thought you were a very smart person. I also like to work with smart people because communication is much easier. I came here this time because I have a question for you..."
When Liu Qi heard this, he slowly raised his head, met Yu Mingyuan's eyes, and his lips trembled slightly.
Yu Mingyuan stared into his eyes and asked word by word: "Where is my wife?"