Three kilometers to the rear of the 401 regiment, there was chaos.

The darkness and the unidentified firepower of the surprise attack caught General Dalho off guard. His headquarters was located there, and at four o'clock in the morning a shell from the canal almost wiped out his headquarters, and even his lieutenant was killed in the thirty-minute shelling, but fortunately he himself was only slightly wounded.

But inevitably, his chain of command failed for an hour, and he was told that unknown forces had traveled up the river through the canal to his rear, and were currently carrying out the landing.

"Damn, there must have been a major mistake in our navy!" thought Admiral Dalho.

Although the southern navy was not strong enough to attack the north, according to the previous situation, its strength was sufficient to maintain the security of the coastal waters and the mouth of the Longjiang River.

No matter how disappointed General Darhout was, he did not have time to complain and organize forces to block the enemy's landing force while the situation was still unclear. To this end, General Darhouan sent out his only two brigades.

If the history of the war were to be written in the future, General Dalho would not regret his actions, even though the two brigades were subjected to continuous heavy artillery attacks within an hour, as if they were in hell, and suffered heavy losses.

The intensity and brutality of the war far exceeded that of any other battle.

At six o'clock in the morning, on a hill not far from the canal crossing, a flag appeared in the telescope in Darhaw's hand.

"Xia Guoren?" Dar Hao was incredulous.

To be precise, this is an informal navy supported by the Xia State, and the Xia people, who have always adhered to mercantilism, have been meddling in the internal affairs of various countries, especially those small countries in the western ocean, but they have avoided being mired in local wars, so they are good at organizing unrecognized maritime forces in the official face, acting as mercenaries, crisscrossing the seas, and grabbing benefits.

The naval war between the Europa and the Xia people twenty years ago was a war against this force.

This surprise attack from behind caused heavy casualties to the 4th Legion. General Dalhaw's men were brave and good at fighting, but there were so many crossings in this section of the canal that Dalhaw's available forces were too numerous to block all the landing sites.

The Xia people provided water firepower and transportation, but the main enemy forces that carried out the landing were the Europas.

The choice in front of General Darho was either to fight to the death in the face of the enemy in the abdomen, or to break through.

In any case, this meant that the previous deployment of the High Command, including the already victorious posture, was in vain, and even several other corps fighting in the north could be put in danger.

The main officers all looked at Darhaul, waiting for his decision.

Darho hesitated for only half an hour before choosing the former. It was a difficult decision, and after the order was given, he seemed to have a lot easier.

"We can't break out, because once we get out of here, the enemy will unscrupulously grasp the supply lines and lines of communication of our national army, with unimaginable consequences. If the sacrifice of the 4th Army Corps could ensure the safe retreat of the main forces of the National Army, everything would have been worth it. ”

Darho said to his men.

The only thing that made him fortunate was that the enemy landed not many troops, at most 10,000 people, and once they were far from the canal, the artillery of the Xia people could not threaten the 4th Corps.

The Xia people had some kind of deal with the Holy City, but it was impossible to pour the country to help the north.

Darhoud was worried about the enemy forces in the city of Yam behind him.

While Dalhawe was organizing the defense of the canal beachhead, Davis's 401st Regiment experienced another exhausting battle.

The smoke cleared, and the corpses of the enemy soldiers were piled up at the mouth of the valley.

Davis collapsed in the trenches, collapsed, exposed to the midday sun.

He was fed a few mouthfuls of water, and Davis was only then able to regain his strength, and he struggled to his feet, his head a little dizzy.

In the battle that lasted from last night to noon today, the 1st Battalion of the 401st Regiment was mostly killed due to being at the forefront, the 2nd and 3rd Battalions also lost their combat effectiveness, and only 2 battalions remained intact, and half of the artillery was lost due to overload.

With such huge losses, the 401st regiment never took a step back, which is simply a military miracle.

Faced with such heavy losses, the surviving soldiers could only wipe away their tears, clench their rifles, and wait for the next battle.

However, as soon as the soldiers nibbled on dry rations, the alarm whistle sounded.

"Prepare for battle!"

"The enemy is attacking!"

Officers and non-commissioned officers shouted.

Outside the valley mouth, the enemy forces in the direction of Yam City rushed in like a huge wave. They charged forward with their heads bowed, allowing the Nationalist shells to roll and explode in the crowd, as if they were a group of rotten wood that would not react to the outside world.

The soldiers of the National Army nervously waited for the approach of the enemy, and when the enemy approached their position and suddenly let out a chorus of roars, the soldiers opened fire at the right time and at the right distance, without the orders of the officers.

The war taught the officers and men of the 401st Regiment how to preserve themselves and kill the enemy to the maximum.

The northern soldiers clutched their chests and fell, and their companions stepped on their corpses and continued on. The dense bullets and accurate shooting could not stop their footsteps, and they were overwhelming.

Suddenly, a black rain fell in the trenches, and a dense number of grenades crossed the line of life and death, skillfully exploding above the heads of the enemy troops, and the enemy troops immediately fell in large pieces, and the offensive was stalled.

Terrain used to be the enemy's most relied on weapon, but when the offense and defense switched, it became their nightmare. The 401st Regiment's defensive line at the mouth of the valley was like a pocket, blocking it head-on, flanking the high ground on both sides, and it took only ten minutes to reap the lives of 500 enemy troops.

The enemy attacks quickly and retreats quickly. The 401 regiment once again won a respite.

Slightly back, Davis lowered his binoculars and relaxed his nerves a little. According to the order received in the early hours of the morning, he must stay where he is until dawn, and it is now 13 o'clock at noon on 2 June, and he has still not received a new order.

In fact, in his rear, General Dalhau had only temporarily consolidated his front with great difficulty.

He was unwilling to give up the troops besieging the city of Yam, so he had to draw out part of his troops and two brigades in his hands to confront the enemy's landing troops. Although the losses were heavy, the battle was not as bad as he had expected at first, because of the small number of enemy troops landing on the shore, and the tenacity of his own men.

Darhao was not worried about the situation outside the battlefield, he could not figure out the situation outside the battlefield, and if the enemy army continued to reinforce with the help of the Xia people, he would be in a difficult situation.

At the first moment, Darho sent a herald to the north to report the emergency to Sean.

This was an accident, no one expected that the Xia people would reach an agreement with the Holy City to kill from behind the back of the national army, and there was no news before.

If you don't respond well, it may even affect the outcome of both sides.