Chapter 1043: Liaodong is in Danger

This time, it seems Tsarist Russia has made a great determination; for three days, the artillery fire at the port of Kuye Island has not ceased.

What makes people break down is that it never stops at night either.

They are crazy.

These Russians are truly crazy.

"Boss, Niu Er has run away!"

"Boss... Third Brother, he..."

"Boss! Kuye Island cannot be held; let's retreat!"

"Big Brother!"

Niu Chaofeng will soon receive news that one of his brothers in the underground has been unable to endure this fierce attack and has fled in defeat.

His eyelids will also twitch violently along with it.

Although he had a premonition, now that such a thing has truly arrived, his heart still feels heavy.

It is just...

He also understands.

These men are all brothers who have braved life and death with him... but likewise, they have wives, children, and elderly parents back in the interior who need them to provide for them. They came to Liaodong to make a fortune, not to throw their lives away; they do not even have military status, so why should they risk their lives in this dark and chaotic war?

Understanding.

Is one thing.

But Niu Chaofeng knows even better that he cannot retreat.

Since he helped the Longyan reach this point, his next mission is to guard this place, not yielding a single inch!

"Retreat?"

He gave a cold laugh and shouted, "Retreat to where?"

"This is our national border!"

"This is our ancestral land!"

"This is our homeland!"

"This is our bottom line!"

"Tell the brothers! Since we have come here, we cannot retreat! Cannot retreat! Hold, hold it for me! As long as we hold, the bounty is doubled!"

A group of men felt their blood boiling.

"Yes!"

Regarding these warships that have already approached Kuye Island, Niu Chaofeng's team is not without a Method... it is just that they truly cannot retreat; they cannot retreat even a single step. They need to use their various Cannons and Muskets to attack the enemy's powerful Warships. Only in this way can they stop their intention to land, and only in this way can they block them outside of Kuye Island...

Fortunately.

The weapons equipped for them by Liangzhou can be considered cutting-edge.

But despite this, they are still using their flesh and blood to withstand the artillery fire.

Tragic.

At the camp on Kuye Island, on the defensive fortifications, the scene is incomparably tragic.

But the Longyan have not retreated even half a step.

"What is the situation? What exactly is going on!"

At this moment.

In the waters of Kuye Island, on the Tsarist Russia Warship "Big Bear", a burly man with a face full of whiskers has begun to roar. This man is named Andongliefu, and he is the Commander of this Tsarist Russia naval force.

He looked at a group of subordinates who were silent as cicadas in winter and shouted angrily, "Was it not said that those guarding Kuye Island were a bunch of Longyan rabble? Hmm? Was it not said that it could be taken in one day? Who collected the intelligence? Who!"

The group of people did not dare to make a sound.

They even felt extremely aggrieved...

It was clearly just a bunch of rabble.

They were not regular troops at all!

Yet, the devil knows why they are so capable of fighting, and the devil knows why they are so persistent! Usually, such rabble would automatically scatter upon seeing regular troops like them, but this time...

A burly man also frowned, "General, I think this time, we have fallen into a trap set by the Longyan!"

"What do you mean?"

The Russian, with well-developed limbs and a simple mind, looked at him in confusion.

This person nodded and said, "It seems these Longyan knew our Emperor's battle

plan long ago and deliberately sent such a force, disguised as a civilian armed group... then lured us over to attack; in reality, these should be their regular troops!"

Once these words were spoken, the whole place buzzed.

That is actually very possible!

Andongliefu's complexion changed all of a sudden.

Knew the battle plan long ago?

That is to say... they have a mole in Tsarist Russia!

A mole!

It must be so!

Of course, this is not the time to investigate the mole... he needs to think of a Method. If it is indeed Longyan regular troops on Kuye Island, it would be very difficult to take it down. War involves the consideration of a combat loss ratio; situations where one kills a thousand enemies but loses eight hundred of one's own should be avoided as much as possible.

Andongliefu's eyes were gloomy, "Then what do you mean..."

The group of people looked at each other.

They did not know what to do either.

"General, I feel that we need to request reinforcements..."

Someone said timidly.

Andongliefu nearly slapped him across the face, roaring angrily, "Request reinforcements? Do you still have any shame? With such a powerful force, you still want to request reinforcements?"

"Attack!"

"Keep attacking for me! Only when the artillery fire is exhausted will we talk about requesting reinforcements!"

"Yes!"

Liaodong Prefecture.

At this moment, it was not yet in complete chaos.

Since Liu Zheng left Liaodong to go to the Li Dynasty, the person responsible for holding down the fort in Liaodong was an expert in internal affairs from Liangzhou, who had graduated from the Liangzhou Academy, named Yue Cheng.

Before going to the Liangzhou Academy, this man Yue Cheng was already a relatively well-known figure, but he came from a humble background and had never been given important responsibilities. Previously, he was just a small County Magistrate who had not been promoted for over a decade, and his reputation for integrity had spread throughout the surrounding villages. Hearing that the Liangzhou Academy was being established, he decisively resigned from his post as County Magistrate, went to the academy, and finally received important responsibilities. This time, the entire development plan for Liaodong was being managed in an orderly fashion under his hands, and the land reclamation work and industrial development in Liaodong had already begun to show some results. An Industrial Revolution had already begun quietly.

However.

This sudden invasion by Tsarist Russia still made Yue Cheng feel a sense of crisis.

He knew the importance of the Liaodong region to the Young Master's plan.

Yet, the garrison they had in Liaodong was truly too small.

How many could there be?

When Liu Zheng first came to Liaodong, Qiao Yuan's Liaodong Army had either died or fled. Later, after persuading some captives to surrender, there were only thirty or fifty thousand. And the Liangzhou Army, after downsizing, did not have many troops to begin with, so how could they station more troops in Liaodong?

Therefore.

Fifty thousand.

Yue Cheng looked at the pile of military reports requesting reinforcements from Niu Chaofeng, which had already stacked up into a small hill.

While looking at the configuration of these fifty thousand troops, his brows were tightly locked, and he remained speechless for a long time.

It was too fast.

If he had been given another half a year, the development of Liaodong would certainly have entered a mature phase...

The reaction speed of Tsarist Russia was too fast.

Of course, Yue Cheng also understood the reaction of Tsarist Russia. No one wanted to see a powerful Longyan appear right next to their own bedside. But with these fifty thousand troops, how were they to fight?

"My Lord... the troops of the various Feudatory Kings of Longyan should already be on their way..."

"What we need is to block this most ferocious initial offensive from Tsarist Russia..."

"My Lord, looking at this Tsarist Russia, they should still be drooling over the Kuye Island, Wusuli River, and Boli regions... On the contrary, Liaodong Port should be safe..."

"Why not have the fifty thousand-strong army rush to reinforce Kuye Island at the first opportunity!"

"Yes, My Lord!"

Yue Cheng was now the Liaodong Prefect, and the Strategists under his command were giving him suggestions one after another.

Who would have thought.

Yue Cheng

Instead, he took a deep breath and shook his head: "No!"

"What?"

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