Chapter 1280: Counterattack

"What is going on! Can someone tell me what is going on!"

Rumyantsev was about to go mad.

Suddenly, his Tsarist Russia Army had just collapsed like this? One by one, they were foaming at the mouth and falling to the ground, without any warning at all. This was something he absolutely could not accept!

"Marshal..."

"This..."

The other generals of Tsarist Russia also looked at each other, completely unaware of what was happening.

"Has someone poisoned them?"

Rumyantsev asked in a cold voice.

If that were the case, then things would be a huge problem!

However, it was clearly looking that way. Because as time passed, more and more Tsarist Russia soldiers began to fall to the ground; the situation on the scene was already clear enough.

They had been poisoned!

Rumyantsev felt his head swim as well.

As expected.

The Heavenly Way has its cycles, and retribution will always come!

They had used the Plague in the Far East theater of war, and now Longyan was using the exact same method! Only, clearly, Longyan was even more ruthless!

"Retreat, retreat... Investigate, investigate for me!"

Rumyantsev knew this was the situation, but clearly, he still did not know where exactly the problem had arisen.

However, after saying this, his expression suddenly stiffened, and his whole body did not move an inch.

"General!"

"Marshal!"

"Marshal!!!"

The others cried out in grief. The next moment, Rumyantsev had already fallen from his War Horse, and the entire Tsarist Russia army was in a panic. Several physicians hurriedly carried Rumyantsev back to provide all-out treatment! But on the way, Rumyantsev had also begun to foam at the mouth, and everyone was panicked.

Rumyantsev was the War God of the Tsarist Russia military, their anchor.

If something happened to him, then there would be no need to fight at all.

The Plague in Liaodong was still in a state of stalemate. But fortunately, thanks to the support of the Liangzhou medical team and day-and-night treatment, the overall situation had been brought under control.

But despite this, the land of Liaodong had still lost tens of thousands of lives during this period...

Not just in the army, but also among the common people.

The once vibrant Liaodong had been greatly affected by this Plague; many investors withdrew from Liaodong at the first opportunity, which was a heavy blow to the situation in Liaodong.

Liang Erfu had lost a whole circle of weight during this time.

The Liaodong Economic Special Zone was beginning to lose the confidence of people within the country, which was a very dire situation.

Of course, he also knew that the departure of these investors was not just because of the Plague, but more importantly, because of the war.

He could not help but look into the distance with worry.

The war situation on Kuye Island was also still in a white-hot state. War was the one thing these investors least wanted to see. Slowly, as the Plague was also coming to an end, the Far East theater of war was the most critical factor in whether Liaodong could continue to flourish.

Ushakov's navy was still maintaining high pressure on Kuye Island.

Fortunately, Xiao Qian was on Kuye Island, which could ensure that Kuye Island remained absolutely safe, but even so, confrontations between the two sides were still a frequent occurrence.

It was just that the war situation here was not as intense as the Northwest theater. But when the Northwest theater launched its all-out attack, the Far East theater also responded from afar; after replenishing troops and Weaponry and Equipment and Cannon fire, Ushakov's navy once again launched a frantic, fierce attack on Kuye Island.

Xiao Qian once again faced immense pressure.

In the year or more of war, Kuye Island had almost been shaved down by a meter... The entire island seemed to have been bombarded by Cannon fire. The soldiers of Longyan did not even have a fixed camp where they could live. They could only pitch tents here and fight. There were even stray shells and unexploded ordnance on the island at any time, so Xiao Qian had already established a squad to clear unexploded ordnance; otherwise, the explosives that could detonate at any time would still pose a great threat to them.

【Note: This line is a continuation of the previous paragraph.】

"General, it seems Tsarist Russia is playing for real this time!"

"Damn it, what exactly do they want to do!"

"Are they crazy?"

The Cannon fire continued incessantly.

The navy's method of attack was mostly Cannon fire, followed by landing soldiers.

Therefore, the fighting style here was still simpler. But the Tsarist Russia Cannon fire these past few days had been outrageously intense; it seemed they had brought out all the Cannon of Tsarist Russia.

Xiao Qian was still asking Longyan for support.

The letter from Liu Zheng in Longyan had already arrived.

"What?"

When Xiao Qian saw the contents of the letter, he was completely dumbfounded.

Prepare for a counterattack?

In this situation? Prepare for a counterattack?

Are they crazy?

They had already been beaten so badly they couldn't lift their heads, and you are telling me to counterattack?

He was so angry he laughed.

Counterattack my foot!

If they let Tsarist Russia keep bombing like this, I'm afraid the entire Kuye Island will sink!

"Is this Chief Minister Liu crazy?"

"What is he thinking?"

"Could it be that reinforcements are coming?"

"Could it be the Liangzhou navy?"

The generals around Xiao Qian were also discussing it one after another.

If it were the Liangzhou navy taking action, this shouldn't be much of a problem. However, there had been no word of the Liangzhou navy coming... After all, for the navy to go from Liangzhou, detour to Liaodong, it would take a very long time.

"There's no such thing as naval reinforcements!"

Xiao Qian also gave a bitter smile.

It was almost impossible for the navy to come and provide support. The Liangzhou navy currently had other strategic missions and simply could not attend to the situation here in Liaodong.

"Ah? Then what are we going to use to counterattack?"

"Isn't this just dreaming!"

"Chief Minister Liu, he!"

Xiao Qian also took a deep breath. In fact, over these past few days, regarding the fierce attacks from Tsarist Russia, he had thoughts of a strategic retreat. Of course, this did not mean abandoning Kuye Island, but rather launching a larger struggle against these Tsarist Russian naval forces on Kuye Island. But with Liu Zheng saying it like that, he really didn't know what to do.

Counterattack?

They had no warships, and they had no strength; how could they counterattack?

But if they listened to Liu Zheng and wanted to counterattack, then at the very least, they had to ensure that the port on this Kuye Island was not lost. Under such circumstances, wanting to keep the port from being lost entirely was quite difficult. He would at least have to pay the price of several times the troops.

How to choose?

All of a sudden, Xiao Qian fell into a great dilemma.

"Has this Chief Minister Liu lost his mind?"

"In this situation, he's still thinking about a counterattack? He's dreaming!"

"General, we should still retreat first! This is completely impossible to achieve!"

"That's right! You can't treat our Qingzhou Army like donkeys!"

A group of generals were persuading Xiao Qian on the side.

Xiao Qian took a deep breath and looked at the gray sky outside. Because too much artillery fire had landed on the island, the color of the sky had already changed.

Counterattack?

This was clearly a matter unlikely to succeed.

However, he also knew that Liu Zheng was definitely not a person who would shoot without a target.

Whenever he spoke of this matter, this matter had a possibility of succeeding.

"Prepare..."

"To counterattack!"

Xiao Qian finally gritted his teeth hard and shouted.

"What?"

"General, you mustn't!"

"General, absolutely not!"