Chapter 1055: Niu Chaofeng's Desperate Gamble

Twenty thousand men.

How many more days these twenty thousand men could hold out, Niu Chaofeng did not know.

But he knew that he could not retreat.

Even if he were to die here, he could not retreat!

Twenty thousand brothers had expressed their desire to fight to the end alongside Niu Chaofeng, which was enough to move Niu Chaofeng beyond measure.

"Brothers..."

"We are protecting our homeland, we are protecting our wives and children, we are protecting our home and country!"

"Trust in Vice Minister Liu, trust in Young Master Liu!"

Niu Chaofeng looked around the circle and shouted loudly: "Brothers, the road has reached this point; you must believe that even if we die, Liaodong Prefecture will protect our wives and children well and take good care of the elderly in our homes! This is the Young Master's promise to us!"

"For home and country!"

"For wives and children!"

"For Longyan!"

"Even if we die, we die for a worthy cause!"

Die for a worthy cause!

Everyone's eyes began to turn red. Before following Niu Chaofeng, they were all people of different backgrounds and different professions. On this ownerless land of Liaodong, they began a legend that lasted for more than a year. Here, they realized their own life value, they achieved a counterattack, they possessed wealth, they possessed status, they possessed everything...

Furthermore.

Just yesterday, news came from Liaodong Prefecture.

As long as they died on the battlefield, they would all be recorded as fallen soldiers with military status!

Military status!

To this group of former ragtag soldiers, this was already supreme glory. Everyone knew that the status of soldiers in the Liangzhou system, whether active or retired, was quite high. Whether it was the pension or the life security after retirement, it made soldiers from other provinces green with envy.

Death...

People of this era were simply not afraid of death!

What's more, to die with supreme glory!

They were guarding the borders of their home and country!

They were for the glory of Longyan!

At this moment, all the people of Longyan were watching them, all were staring at them!

What of death?

To die for a worthy cause!

Twenty thousand men began to defend in batches once again. The reason they were able to hold on for these few days was because there had been material aid from Liaodong Prefecture in the rear. Just this day, Cannons from Liaodong were also transported over. They also brought many arrows and various throwable weapons, which caused the pressure on Niu Chaofeng's side to drop sharply.

Niu Chaofeng knew that continuing to consume resources like this was not a Method. Twenty thousand men were completely insufficient.

Time was very tight; if they continued to consume like this, their numbers would only become fewer and fewer...

As for the main Liaodong army, conservatively estimated, it would take about ten days to arrive for reinforcements!

Ten days!

Now, only four days had passed, and they had already lost so many people. How many more days could twenty thousand hold out?

"Begin the retreat!"

Niu Chaofeng suddenly shouted.

"What?"

"Boss..."

"Big Brother..."

This group of brothers who followed him wholeheartedly were all stunned. For the first three days, they wanted to retreat, but Niu Chaofeng simply would not allow it! But now, he was telling them they could retreat?

"Big Brother, we have held on for so long, this is absolutely not allowed!"

"That's right, Boss..."

A group of people hurriedly tried to persuade him.

To retreat at this time, would that not be falling short of success for lack of a final effort?

Niu Chaofeng, however, was calm: "No, it is not a real retreat, but rather withdrawing from a perimeter! To engage them in close-quarters combat!"

Everyone's body trembled.

Close-quarters combat?

They immediately understood Niu Chaofeng's idea! He wanted to let this group of

Maozi land one after another! However, he was not letting them all land. Because Kuye Island lacked port docks, their ships still could not get too close to the shore. Therefore, if they were to land, they could only land in batches.

Then...

In this gap, Niu Chaofeng had the possibility of maneuvering!

Ten thousand men!

When ten thousand of the enemy landed, he would launch an attack!

Artillery fire, plus close-quarters combat! Only in this way could they truly strike at these Maozi! Only in this way could they consume them! Instead of always being the ones consumed themselves!

"Boss, this is doable!"

"This is indeed possible..."

"If we strike them based on the terrain, there shouldn't be much of a problem!"

A group of people became excited.

Break the cauldrons and sink the boats!

At this time, in order to protect Kuye Island, they had to break the cauldrons and sink the boats once!

Niu Chaofeng's heart was also stirred with a fighting spirit at this moment! With so many of his brothers dead or wounded, if this continued, low morale would be the greatest problem they faced! He had to get something back for this debt!

"Retreat!"

"Retreat!"

Once the order was given, the retreat was naturally not something that could be done in one go, but had to be done slowly; they had to show their decline at this time, as if they were retreating because they could not hold out.

"Hahahaha, they are retreating!"

"They are retreating!"

At this moment, Andongliefu, on the Tsarist Russia navy warship, looked through his telescope at the Longyan people who were being beaten into a scattered retreat, their military flags even beginning to fall, and could not help but laugh out loud.

The others on the ship were also jubilant, cheering in waves.

Andongliefu could not help but breathe a deep sigh of relief in his heart: "I have to say, the combat power and resilience of this bunch of Longyan people still exceeded my imagination..."

The others nodded one after another.

Originally, they had expected to take the entire Kuye Island in one day! It had already been four days, and the anger from the Tsar had reached the point where Andongliefu was about to be held accountable and beheaded.

"General, beware of a trap!"

Just then, a Confucian general standing to the side, who looked somewhat out of place with these burly men, whispered.

When these words came out, the whole scene went quiet for a moment.

Then everyone burst into loud laughter: "What trap?"

"Hahahaha!"

"Ivanov, you don't really think this group of people could come up with any tactics, do you?"

"It was already their limit to hold out against us for four days! This is just a mob, a mob!"

"They aren't even the regular army of Longyan!"

"A trap? How could there be a trap?"

This Ivanov wanted to speak but stopped, wanting to say something but not daring to. He knew that after failing to take it in a four-day siege, these fierce men were all holding back a breath of frustration. They were desperate to take Kuye Island as quickly as possible to prove their strength! And thinking about it, this group of so-called mob really did not have anything worth mentioning.

"In any case, it is better to be careful!"

Ivanov still offered a word of warning.

Andongliefu sneered coldly: "You scholars, what do you know about fighting? Four days have passed, and both their physical strength and their confidence have long been blasted to pieces by the artillery fire of our Tsarist Russia Empire!"

"Hahahaha, are you still worried that they are ambushing us?"

"Even if the Liaodong Army came to reinforce, it would take at least ten days!"

"This is our best chance!"

"Land!"

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