The battle of Pingxiang City was just a microcosm of Annan's counterattack.
In addition to Pingxiang City, Haifang City in the east and Kuihe City in the south also launched similar offensive and defensive battles in the next few days. Both sides suffered heavy casualties.
Blood flowed like rivers on the three battlefields.
These were the three bloodiest battles since the start of the war in Annan.
The heart-wrenching battle not only made the players in Annan nervous, but it also aroused discussions among the players in the China region.
The players in the China region had been paying attention to the war in Annan and were quite puzzled by Great Xia's performance in this war. To put it bluntly, apart from Great Xia's action of sealing the mountains at the beginning, the subsequent arrangements were too mediocre.
It could even be said that they made a series of stupid moves.
The players in the China region couldn't understand. The Yanhuang Alliance's attack on West Chu didn't involve too much of Great Xia's energy. Great Xia's Soaring Eagle Army merely walked around the Guanxi Province and couldn't be considered a war at all.
That being the case, why did Great Xia divide the expeditionary army into two batches and send them to Annan? Why did they order the first batch of expeditionary army to start a war in Annan before the reinforcements were ready? Why did they infuriate the entire Annan and trigger the retaliation of Annan?
There were too many doubtful points in this war.
"It's completely unlike Great Xia's combat style!" Someone gave this a definition of this war.
The players had their doubts about the commander of the Great Xia Expeditionary Army, Bai Qi. They felt that this' God of War 'of Great Xia was a little too arrogant. He had failed to live up to Ouyang Shuo's expectations and had screwed up a life-and-death battle.
Some people even associated it with Ouyang Shuo's appointment of the 'newcomer' Li Jing as general a few days ago. "Does this mean that Ouyang Shuo is already dissatisfied with Bai Qi and is issuing a warning?"
In addition to doubts about Bai Qi, they were also deeply worried about Great Xia and the war in Annan.
All of a sudden, there were all sorts of people and discussions on the forum. There was no lack of people who mocked and ridiculed Great Xia. They felt that Great Xia was finally going to taste the bitter fruit.
"This is the result of being militaristic!" Someone ridiculed Great Xia.
Di Chen and the others were also secretly pleased. Although they were not as silly as before, jumping out to make sarcastic remarks about Great Xia, they were still very proud of themselves when chatting with their confidants in private.
At the critical moment of attacking West Chu, Di Chen's hatred for Ouyang Shuo had reached a new peak. There was no longer any room for reconciliation between the two of them.
What was even more detestable was that the Great Xia Dynasty's attack, which had been planned by Di Chen and his people for several months, had been wasted.
Even Plan Z was implicated, and its effects were greatly reduced.
How could Di Chen not hate Ouyang Shuo?
How could Di Chen not rejoice in Great Xia's misfortune when he saw Great Xia suffering a setback in the Annan region? He couldn't wait for Great Xia's 500,000 expeditionary troops to be buried in the Annan region.
"God has eyes!" Di Chen said.
Apart from Di Chen, there was another group of people who were inwardly overjoyed, which were the Japanese players. They knew that Great Xia would be a great opponent in the future, so they naturally paid close attention to the Annan Region battle.
Seeing that Great Xia was in a disadvantageous situation, Keisuke Honda's anxiety was lifted.
"This is what they mean by 'the evils we bring upon ourselves are the hardest to bear'!"
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The players in the China region couldn't be blamed for discussing this. The Annan Region battle not only concerned the interests of Great Xia, but also the interests of the entire China region.
It would naturally be best if Great Xia won as it could add a helping hand to the upcoming national war. However, if Great Xia failed in the Annan Region battle and suffered heavy casualties, the consequences would be severe.
If they failed in the Annan Region battle, not only would Great Xia be unable to stop the rise of the [Yanhuang Alliance] again, but the prospects for the national war in June would also be worrying.
Great Xia was already the undisputed pillar of the China region. Once this pillar fell, the problem would be serious!
This matter concerned the honor and disgrace of the national war. After all, there were only a few people like Di Chen who rejoiced in Great Xia's misfortune.
The worried players in the China region volunteered to join the Great Xia army and assist Great Xia in attacking the Annan Region in order to stabilize the situation in the China region.
Even big shots like Xie Siyun and Bloody Romance couldn't sit still. They rushed to Shanhai City to meet Ouyang Shuo and expressed their willingness to help Great Xia in the Annan Region battle.
Ouyang Shuo met them enthusiastically, but he tactfully rejected their good intentions.
"Little Shuo, you don't have to be embarrassed. No one is invincible, and one defeat doesn't mean anything. [Snow Rose] may not have other things, but we can still gather 100,000 combat players."
Lin Jing also rushed to Shanhai City to personally persuade Ouyang Shuo.
She felt that Ouyang Shuo rejected the support of his allies purely because he was a young man who cared about his pride.
Ouyang Shuo smiled bitterly and shook his head. "Aunt, do you think I'm such an ignorant person?"
"Nope!"
Lin Jing shook her head. If Ouyang Shuo was ignorant, he wouldn't have reached his current status.
"Don't worry, the war in the Annan Region is completely under our control. We have been preparing for this war for more than half a year. How can we make those mistakes?"
Ouyang Shuo was naturally aware of the slandering of Great Xia's military strategy on the forum.
"Then what exactly is going on?" Lin Jing was still somewhat worried.
Ouyang Shuo looked solemn and said seriously, "War isn't child's play, and it's not a confrontation between adventurer players. It's very difficult for outsiders to really see the situation clearly. What they think is a disadvantage is sometimes just a smokescreen. "
Lin Jing wasn't happy and thought that Ouyang Shuo was being perfunctory. "Don't try to deceive me. The forum said that nearly 100,000 elite soldiers of Great Xia died in just three to four days. This can't be false, right?"
"More or less!"
Ouyang Shuo didn't deny it. The actual number of casualties was slightly higher than the statistics on the forum.
Honestly speaking, even Ouyang Shuo didn't expect that the Annan Region would actually have such great lethality when it went crazy. Ouyang Shuo felt extremely distressed when he thought of the 100,000 soldiers that died in battle.
"My heart is bleeding!"
Other than on the battle map, Great Xia had never suffered such a large number of casualties.
Lin Jing glared at him. "Then why do you still say that everything is under control?"
Ouyang Shuo felt warmth in his heart. He knew that his aunt was truly concerned about him. He explained, "Sometimes, for the sake of overall victory, some local sacrifices are also forced."
"You mean to say that you have long anticipated today's situation?" Lin Jing was flabbergasted. "I know that there are crouching tigers and hidden dragons in Great Xia, and that the valiant generals and strategists are all first-rate. However, it wasn't this abnormal, right?"
Ouyang Shuo laughed. There were many things in the military that laymen really couldn't understand. "It's not that we are magical and have wonderful foresight. That's all a lie."
"Then why did you say that!" Lin Jing was dissatisfied.
"Not being able to foresight doesn't mean that we can't guide the enemy in the dark. As long as we know how to make use of the general situation and see through the enemy's thoughts and trump cards, they will naturally act according to our expectations." Ouyang Shuo explained a little.
"Is it really that magical?"
"Most likely. Although the details aren't accurate, the general situation is certain."
On the surface, it seemed that the Annan Region's decision to divide the army into three to suppress the Great Xia army was based on a rational judgment. However, some of the intelligence reports were flaws that Great Xia deliberately revealed.
For example, the "restlessness" of the three armies was precisely to make the Annan Region realize that Great Xia wanted to advance side by side through the three armies and then converge in the capital city of Hanhe.
Another example was the so-called batch of merchant ships leaving the port. They seemed to be carrying the Great Xia expeditionary army, but in fact, they were just soldiers stationed on the bow deck.
This batch of merchant ships was merely transporting supplies for the army.
Their purpose was naturally to lure the Annan Region army to take the initiative to attack and completely involve them in the war.
All of these arrangements were just preparations for the final contingency plan.
Ouyang Shuo smiled. "Aunt, don't worry. The day after tomorrow at the latest, the Annan Region war will usher in a turnaround. By then, all the mysteries will be revealed."
Because it was a military secret, it wasn't convenient for Ouyang Shuo to reveal too much to his aunt.
Lin Jing took a deep look at Ouyang Shuo and said, "Alright, since it's inconvenient for you to elaborate, I won't ask. I'm also looking forward to how Great Xia will amaze the world this time and conveniently give Di Chen and the rest a slap in the face. "
In the circle of core players, the "abnormal" performance of Di Chen and the rest was naturally no secret.
Ouyang Shuo laughed heartily. "Don't worry, it will definitely be explosive!"
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