Chapter 1803: Knowing Nothing

At this time, Australia.

After the battle broke out on Tasmania.

Delu headed to the Australian continent, and under his concealment, Xie Fang knew absolutely nothing about what was happening on Tasmania.

Let alone reinforcements, there were simply no reinforcements at all.

Although Xie Fang wanted to govern diligently, his essence was still wanting to make money to satisfy his own luxurious lifestyle.

It was not that everyone had failed to notice the suspicious aspects.

The Geography of Tasmania was very important, and it had shipping lanes.

Every day, Merchant Ships would land.

But for the past few days, the only Merchant Ship to land was Delu's, which made many people suspicious.

After the official in charge of shipping reported this matter, Xie Fang did not even take a look at the memorial before it was rejected.

The reason was: "His Majesty does not have time to deal with such matters right now."

"The biggest merchant on Tasmania, Delu, is currently accompanying His Majesty; if there really were any issues, wouldn't it be better for His Majesty to ask him directly?"

Hearing this, the official left in anger.

Delu was only a foreign merchant, but Xie Fang's trust in him already exceeded that of most officials.

This was not a good sign.

And at this time, fighting was still continuing to break out on Tasmania.

The Longyan Soldiers were caught off guard and suffered heavy casualties.

The current Commander of the Tasmania Longyan Soldiers was also killed by the French.

The Longyan Soldiers were leaderless; a combat unit without a commander to direct them is nothing but a pile of loose sand—this conclusion applies to any unit in the world.

The Longyan Soldiers were no exception.

However, although the commander-in-chief had fallen, the captains of each squad took over combat command, and under their leadership, a portion of the Longyan Soldiers still managed to escape.

They found Li He.

Li He had high prestige in the army; with his leadership, they were confident they could win this war, but when they found Li He...

He was gripping a long saber, sitting on a rock by the side of the road.

Behind him were about five or six people and blood all over his body.

Li He lowered his head, as if he had lost all his strength, and it was only by leaning on his saber that he did not collapse.

Seeing this scene, this squad of Longyan Soldiers who had broken out of the encirclement rushed forward.

"General, General!"

Li He raised his head in a daze; the bloodstains before his eyes made it hard for him to see who had come.

"General, you cannot collapse here; fighting is breaking out everywhere on Tasmania right now, and we need your leadership."

Li He glanced at them and stood up mechanically, but after nights of fighting, his physical strength had been completely exhausted.

He stumbled a step, and had it not been for the saber supporting him, he would have nearly fallen to the ground.

These Longyan Soldiers hurriedly came over to support him.

"You need to rest well."

Li He grabbed the soldier's collar tightly, his eyes filled with anger.

"Rest? Right now, French are killing our people everywhere, killing the residents on the island."

"None of this should have happened..."

"Let go of me!"

Just at this moment, Li He's vision went black, and he passed out completely.

When he woke up, he saw himself lying on a sickbed, but the surroundings were unfamiliar; as a qualified soldier.

Li He sat up abruptly and reached out to grab, only to find that the long saber he carried with him was not by his side.

Only then did he see clearly who was staying by his side.

"Who are you?"

"You're awake," Jiang Shuangyu replied indifferently.

"You are badly injured and need to continue resting."

After saying this, Jiang Shuangyu turned and left.

Li He looked at the bandaged wounds on his body, thought about what had happened before, and fell into deep thought.

He quickly put on his clothes; rest? How could he rest now?

The French were still rampaging on the island; he had to drive these French off the island.

Just at this moment, he suddenly remembered.

"General, you are finally awake."

Li He looked at the man who had knocked him unconscious the night before, and his gaze changed instantly.

But seeing that he was wearing a Longyan Soldier uniform, he put down the saber he had just picked up.

"Who are you, and why do you call me General? I am no longer the Commander of the Longyan Soldiers."

Ge Dazhuang stood at attention and said seriously: "Reporting to the General, I am the squad leader of the Second Squad, Eighth Regiment, Third Brigade, Ge Dazhuang. I implore the General to issue further combat orders!"

Before Li He could speak, Jiang Shuangyu's reprimanding voice sounded first.

"Keep your voice down; there are wounded people here, don't you know?"

Seeing that it was Jiang Shuangyu who had walked in, Ge Dazhuang scratched his head in embarrassment.

Jiang Shuangyu glanced at him, walked to Li He's side, and said coldly: "This fool has been shouting all day, just wanting you, the General, to lead them in battle."

"Tasmania has basically been occupied by the French troops now; this is a shelter established by the surviving Longyan Soldiers."

"If you really are a general, then please lead this fool into battle and stop him from disturbing the patients here."

After saying these words, Jiang Shuangyu came before Ge Dazhuang, shoved a jade pendant engraved with the character for 'fortune' into his hand, and left without even turning her head.

Ge Dazhuang looked at the jade pendant in his hand, then looked at the silent Li He, and he smiled as he said, "General, don't take it to heart. Shuangyu is just like that; she is the only doctor we have here, she just has a bit of a temper."

Li He nodded, let out a breath, lowered his eyes in hesitation, and then looked at Ge Dazhuang again.

"You should know that I am no longer the Commander of the Dragon Flame Army, and I have no Method to issue orders to you all."

"So..."

Hearing this, Ge Dazhuang walked quickly to Li He and said anxiously, "General, please don't say that. The Dragon Flame Army is in complete chaos right now."

"The newly appointed Commander died the moment the battle began."

"We have no one to lead us now, and many Dragon Flame Army generals and captains have different attitudes toward the other side's battle plans."

"The Dragon Flame Army, which had finally united, has now split apart."

"General, we need you to take charge of the Dragon Flame Army again and lead us to win this battle!"

Hearing about this situation, Li He frowned and said, "Has His Majesty not sent reinforcements?"

"So much time has passed, there should have been reinforcements by now."

Ge Dazhuang let out a laugh and said, "The French have blockaded the entire island. Now, no ships on the island can reach Australia, and it is as if Australia has completely forgotten about this place; they haven't sent any reinforcements at all."

"No reinforcements..."

Li He murmured to himself, and sat down in disbelief.

The shipping route from Tasmania to the Australian continent does not even take a day; the lack of reinforcements means that after all this time, they over there still do not know that a battle has broken out here.

This is impossible; that means someone has intercepted all the information and is deceiving Xie Fang.