To the north of Mt. Daniu, the expeditionary army left most of its forces behind to stall the Wang Clan. The rest of the expeditionary army began to retreat north. It seemed like they were planning to retreat to the north of the plains.
The expeditionary army that stayed behind did not become disheartened by the retreat of the main force. Instead, they fought even more fiercely.
In the expeditionary army, if the younger brother and older brother were in the army at the same time, the younger brother would retreat with the army.
If the father and son were in the army at the same time, the son would retreat with the army.
In the Central Plains, it was rare to see a father and son in the army at the same time, but this was very common in the expeditionary army.
Therefore, when the main force of the expeditionary army retreated, the people who stayed behind did not immediately surrender. Instead, they fought even more crazily because they wanted to buy time for their friends and family.
The expeditionary army was not the cold-blooded villains in the teahouse story. They were also people with flesh and blood. Because of the harsh conditions in the north, they had to go south. In fact, they were not wrong.
Perhaps there was no absolute justice in this world. Wolves eating sheep was natural selection.
But no matter what, the next time the expeditionary army came to the Central Plains, the people of the Central Plains would still pick up their weapons and drive out all foreign enemies. This was national justice.
However, the expeditionary army would not have this chance because Yan Liuyuan would take this opportunity to become the new king of the north. Not just the king of the plains, but the new king of the entire north.
At this time, the retreating expeditionary army was temporarily resting in the camp. They simply set up a pot to cook.
The general of the expeditionary army was wearing a black cloak. The giant axe in his hands was propped on the ground.
He silently stood at the edge of the camp and looked south. He could almost imagine how tragic the battle was for his soldiers in Mt. Daniu. If he was still a soldier, he would be willing to stay there and fight to the death.
But he was the general and had no other choice.
An aide said, "General, the food is ready. Let's go eat."
Before the expeditionary army went south, they dried a large amount of mutton and ground it into meat powder. Then, they put all of it into a sealed bag.
During the march, the dried mutton would swell up to ten times its original size in the pot. A bag of mutton the size of a football was enough to feed ten soldiers for a month.
But now, all of the meat had been eaten and only some coarse grains were left.
The price paid by the expeditionary army in this war was far greater than expected.
Seeing that the general did not speak, the adjutant spoke again, "General …"
General Dian suddenly said, "We'll come back again. Now I know how powerful the people of the Central Plains are, but they are not united. When we come back …"
As he spoke, the whimper of a steam locomotive suddenly sounded in the distance.
The general stopped talking and saw a steam locomotive rapidly approaching from the distant horizon. In the vast wilderness, the steam locomotive appeared a little lonely, like a Knight who had charged into the enemy camp alone.
Black smoke billowed out from the chimney of the steam locomotive. It had no intention of retreating in the face of the tens of thousands of expeditionary troops, as though it was going to ram into them.
That whimper sounded like a melodious horn.
The adjutant hurriedly said, "General, why don't you hide for a while?"
However, the general shook his head and calmly said, "The Central Plainsmen can't hurt me yet. Go and inform the soldiers to prepare for a counterattack."
At this moment, the main forces of the Wang Clan must still be held back in Mount Daniu. Even if there were Central Plainsmen chasing after them, they would only be in the minority.
In this kind of flat terrain, the expeditionary army would not be scared off by a small group of Central Plainsmen. This was the expeditionary army's pride.
Although they had lost, they could not let the Central Plainsmen destroy their last bit of courage.
The general stood in front of the camp and waited for the soldiers behind him to gather.
When the steam locomotive got closer, the general's sensitive hearing could even hear the clamor of people inside. It was as though there were thousands of soldiers and horses inside the narrow steam locomotive.
Moreover, the people in the locomotive were shouting, "It's that guy standing at the edge of the camp and acting cool. Yes, aim at him!"
"Yes, he's still standing so straight after losing the battle. He's not even hiding when he sees us. Kill him!"
"Kill him and be done with it!"
"Focus fire! Focus fire! "
"Kill him! Let's see what he's capable of. He's still not running when he sees us!"
The general's expression was as calm as still water. He gripped the huge ax in his hands tightly and was prepared to use it to split the steam locomotive in half!
In an instant, the steam locomotive, which was originally heading straight for the expeditionary army, suddenly turned west when it was 400 meters away from the expeditionary army.
The general was stunned. He was still waiting for the steam locomotive to charge over, but he did not expect the other party to look like they were trying to escape.
The expeditionary army had only been able to see the front of the steam locomotive, but now, the entire steam locomotive seemed to be right in front of them.
Immediately after, they saw black muzzles sticking out of the windows. The barrels of the guns were protruding out of the windows, and the whole train looked like a hedgehog.
Behind the black muzzles were the Northwest Army soldiers who were crouching down. The entire train was crammed full of people. From the outside, it looked as though the train was filled with people …
Someone in the car was still shouting, "Do you see that guy who's not moving? Beat him up!"
This surprised the general a little. He had thought the other party was going to charge into their formation, but he did not expect the other party was not prepared to fight the expeditionary army head-on right from the start. Instead, they were using guerrilla tactics.
For a moment, the steam locomotive's powerful mobility was on full display. The huge train could move freely on the battlefield like a cavalry shooting at the front of the formation.
Bullets poured down like a torrential downpour. The rain was rapid and forceful, washing away all the targets they could hit.
A soldier from the expeditionary army immediately raised his shield and stood in front of the general to prevent him from getting shot.
But at this moment, P5092 suddenly ordered the 2nd Regiment to take out the remaining 12 fuel-air bombs.
With a loud boom, a huge cloud of smoke burst forth from the shoulder-mounted launchers. In the blink of an eye, the 12 fuel-air bombs landed in the expeditionary army's camp.
When the fuel-air bombs reached their targets, an orange-red flame flashed, followed by a surge of black smoke. The high temperature and pressure could destroy almost everything.
The individual fuel-air bombs were an epoch-making product for individual soldiers. Even a place like Fortress 178, which was famous for its military industry, would not dare say it could really reach the power it had before The Cataclysm.
However, it was enough to kill the barbarians.
In the train, everyone started coughing from the smoke produced by the firing of the fuel-air bombs. "Fuck, I'm choking!"
"Enough nonsense, hurry up and finish firing all the bullets!"
The 6th Combat Brigade drove past the expeditionary army's camp more than 400 meters away. Everyone was prepared to retreat after they finished firing all their ammunition.
But before they could get far, they heard shouts erupting from the expeditionary army's camp, "General! They bombed the general to death! Avenge the general! "
Even Ren Xiaosu, who was in the steam locomotive, was stunned when he heard the shouts. "Is it really that evil? Did Liuyuan make another wish, or do I have a passive skill that allows me to kill the general?"
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