Dozens of division commanders and deputy division commanders of the Ice Lion Country Army did not show any surprise on their faces when they heard that there were more than two million Great Qin troops in Yueyang City and the five counties to the south, they had already known the news.

In order to invade the Great Qin Kingdom, the Ice Lion Kingdom recruited many humans from the country for training before launching the war, and then trained these humans as spies and sent them to the territory of the Great Qin Kingdom to collect intelligence.

Even among the Great Qin military, there are many spies of the Ice Lion Country, and a lot of information about Yueyang City is obtained by the Ice Lion Country through the spies hidden in the Great Qin military.

In fact, in the army under Su Yi's command, there are also some spies of the Ice Lion Country, but these spies of the Ice Lion Country are not of high rank and cannot access the core secrets of the defenders of Yueyang City.

The news of Su Yi's large-scale expansion of the army under his command was already known to the Ice Lion Country after the army launched the Second Battle of Yueyang City, but considering that Su Yi almost directly added more than one million recruits to the army, the top brass of the Ice Lion Kingdom's military, including Marshal Kajano, the commander-in-chief of the front line, and many generals, did not think that more than one million recruits could play much of a role, and perhaps it would also lower the overall combat effectiveness of the defenders of Yueyang City.

However, the fact is that the defenders of Yueyang City, who are mainly recruits, have not been greatly affected in terms of overall combat effectiveness, and have brought very large casualties to the various divisions of the Ice Lion Country participating in the attack.

The commander of the Third Praetorian Guards Tank Armored Division, Vikol, said in a deep voice: "Marshal, it is precisely because Su Yi has more than two million troops in his hands that we should cut off the passage to the south of Yueyang City, otherwise, according to the battle in the previous seven days, if more than two million troops under Su Yi continue to enter Yueyang City, even if our Ice Lion Country army pays the price of one million people, or even two million people, it may not be able to completely capture Yueyang City, so I think that the battle plan to cut off the southern passage of Yueyang City should be implemented immediately, Our 3rd Janissaries Tank Division is willing to join the operation. ”

Marshal Caliano nodded slightly, "The south of Yueyang City is a flat river, but it is suitable for the Third Praetorian Guards Tank Armored Division to attack, then with the Third Praetorian Guards Tank Armored Division as the main force, I will transfer four Praetorian Mechanized Infantry Divisions and six garrison infantry divisions to cooperate, and strive to cut off the connection between Yueyang City and the five counties in the south at once." ”

After a pause, Marshal Kayano said solemnly to Vicor, the commander of the Third Praetorian Guards Tank Armored Division: "Vicor, you are responsible for coordinating and commanding the battle plan to cut off the southern passage of Yueyang City this time, and you must be careful of the tank troops of the Great Qin army." ”

Vicol nodded and said: "Marshal, don't worry, in the street battles, our 3rd Praetorian Tank Armored Division is a little unable to exert its due combat effectiveness, but in the battle on the plain, our 3rd Janissary Tank Armored Division is still capable of defeating all enemies!" ”

On the afternoon of June 24, 2538, an attack group consisting of a Praetorian Tank Armored Division, four Praetorian Mechanized Infantry Divisions, and six Garrison Infantry Divisions suddenly swooped down towards the south of Yueyang City, obviously trying to cut off the connection between Yueyang City and the five counties to the south.

Su Yi had already taken precautions against this step of the Ice Lion Army, and placed the 18th Division of the Third Army on the line from Yueyang City to the county seat of Yuhong County to protect the passage between Yueyang City and the five counties to the south.

However, when the attack group of the Ice Lion Army launched an attack, it easily broke through the two lines of defense of the Provisional 18th Division in succession, and defeated the Second Infantry Brigade belonging to the Provisional 18th Division.

At the division headquarters of the provisional 18th Division, division commander Du Hui angrily shouted to Guan Hongwei, the commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the 18th Division: "What's the matter with your 2nd Brigade? The two lines of defense were easily broken through by the Ice Lion Country army, if it weren't for the timely reinforcements of the First Brigade and the Third Brigade, it seems that the last line of defense of your Second Brigade would not be able to hold it, then the passage south of Yueyang City would be cut off by the Ice Lion Country Army! ”

The three infantry brigades of the 18th Provisional Division were arranged vertically, with the position of the Second Brigade between the First Brigade and the Third Brigade, with the position of the First Brigade near Yueyang City and the position of the Third Brigade near the county seat of Yuhong County.

Guan Hongwei, commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the 18th Division, said with a wry smile: "Division commander, the Ice Lion Country army has dispatched a large number of tanks and armored vehicles, although the anti-tank weapons equipped by our second brigade have caused huge losses to the tanks and armored vehicles of the Ice Lion Country army, but the position of our second brigade still can't block the impact of a large number of tanks and armored vehicles on the other side. ”

Division Commander Du Hui said coldly: "I don't care what advantage the enemy's tanks and armored vehicles have on the plains, your second brigade must defend the last line of defense for me, otherwise you and I will have no way to explain to the commander and the commander, the military department has just sent me three supplementary regiments, and I transferred two of them to your second brigade, you tell me if you can hold the last line of defense?" ”

Guan Hongwei gritted his teeth and said: "Rest assured, division commander, our second brigade is sworn to hold the last line of defense, and will never take half a step back, the people are in the position!" ”

At this moment, a staff officer of the division headquarters shouted to the division commander Du Hui: "Division commander, the phone number of the army commander." ”

Du Hui hurriedly walked to a table, took the phone in the staff officer's hand, and then said into the phone: "Commander, I'm Du Hui." ”

The voice of Qian Rongli, commander of the provisional Third Army, came from the phone, "The commander already knows the situation of your 18th Division, and the commander has dispatched two tank regiments to the last line of defense of the Second Infantry Brigade of your 18th Division, ready to cooperate with the Second Infantry Brigade of your 18th Division to launch a counterattack, do you need me to transfer a few more supplementary regiments to your 18th Division?" ”

When Du Hui heard that Su Yi had transferred two tank regiments subordinate to the City Defense Headquarters, he couldn't help but light up: "Commander, rest assured, as long as we can restrain the tanks and armored vehicles of the Ice Lion Country Army, our 18th Division still has the ability to recapture the two lines of defense lost by the Second Infantry Brigade." ”

Qian Rongli immediately said on the phone: "Let's send five more supplementary regiments to your 18th Division!" The commander has asked the provisional 9th Division, which has just entered the county seat of Yuhong County, to intersperse with the rear of this Ice Lion Country army, hoping to eat this Ice Lion Country army, but the premise is that your 18th Division can cooperate with two tank regiments to defeat this Ice Lion Army head-on and recapture the two lost lines of defense. ”

Du Hui didn't dare to pretend to be big this time, "Rest assured, the army commander, with two tank regiments and eight supplementary regiments sent to our 18th Division by the military headquarters, our 18th Division will definitely be able to defeat this Ice Lion Army head-on!" ”

"Good! I am waiting for good news from your 18th Division at the military headquarters! ”

At about eight o'clock in the evening of June 24, in a military tent, the commander of the 3rd Praetorian Tank Armored Division, Vicor, said to the deputy division commander Jarente with some anxiety: "The advantage of our 3rd Praetorian Tank Armored Division is that it is an invincible attack, but now it is blocked by a group of infantry of the Great Qin Army, and I demand that before dawn tomorrow, our 3rd Praetorian Tank Armored Division and four Praetorian Mechanized Infantry Divisions must break through the last line of defense between Yueyang City and Yuhong County!" ”

The garrison infantry divisions of the Ice Lion Army, even if they are all composed of orcs, are only equipped with a small number of armored vehicles and not tanks, so the assault force of the Ice Lion Army only relies on the Third Praetorian Tank Armored Division and four Praetorian Mechanized Infantry Divisions.

Deputy Division Commander Jalent said with a wry smile: "Division Commander, the Great Qin Army has deployed quite strong troops and a large number of anti-tank weapons on the last line of defense between Yueyang City and Yuhong County, and our Third Praetorian Tank Armored Division has lost a quarter of its tanks and more than 800 armored vehicles so far, and the tanks and armored vehicles of the other four Praetorian Mechanized Infantry Divisions have also suffered great losses. ”

In addition to more than 800 Golden Lion heavy tanks and more than 800 Silver Lion medium tanks, the 3rd Praetorian Tank Armored Division of the Ice Lion Country is also equipped with almost 2,000 armored vehicles, with about 30,000 people.

A Janissaries mechanized infantry division was equipped with more than 400 Silver Lion medium tanks and more than 2,500 armored vehicles, and the number was about 30,000.

Vicol said categorically: "No matter how difficult it is, we must capture the last line of defense of the Great Qin Army before dawn, so as not to have many dreams at night, don't forget that the tank troops of the defenders of Yueyang City have not yet appeared, and I hope to cut off the passage to the south of Yueyang City before the tank troops of the defenders of Yueyang City appear." ”

As soon as Vikol's words fell, a major of the Ice Lion Army rushed into the military tent, "Division commander, deputy division commander, the tank unit of the defenders of Yueyang City has appeared, and they have launched a counterattack against us from the front!" ”

There are currently three tank regiments under Su Yi's command, and this time in order to keep the passage south of Yueyang City unblocked, Su Yi invested two tank regiments at once to cooperate with the provisional 18th Division to counterattack.

The two tank regiments together have more than 1,000 Type 69 main battle tanks, and at this time, the 3rd Praetorian Tank Armored Division and the four Praetorian Mechanized Infantry Divisions of the Ice Lion Country add up to nearly 600 Golden Lion heavy tanks and more than 1,800 Silver Lion medium tanks, which are far more than the two tank regiments under Su Yi's command.

However, after this tank battle broke out, it became a one-sided situation, and the Silver Lion medium tank of the Ice Lion Country was almost helpless against the Type 69 main battle tank, while the 100mm tank gun of the Type 69 main battle tank could destroy a Silver Lion medium tank with one shot.

As for the Ice Lion Country's Golden Lion Heavy Tank, when facing the Type 69 main battle tank, its performance is not much stronger than that of the Silver Lion medium tank, and the threat to the Type 69 main battle tank is minimal.

The armored vehicles equipped by the army of the Ice Lion Country are almost like delivering food for the Type 69 main battle tank, and the 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun on the Type 69 main battle tank can completely destroy one armored vehicle after another.

A Type 69 main battle tank had just destroyed a Silver Lion medium tank with a single shot, but it was hit by an 88mm armor-piercing bullet fired by a Golden Lion heavy tank, but the 88mm armor-piercing shell did not penetrate the side armor of the Type 69 main battle tank, leaving only a shallow pit on it.

You must know that the side armor of the tank will be much weaker than the front armor, but the 88mm armor-piercing shells of the Golden Lion heavy tank cannot even penetrate the side armor of the Type 69 main battle tank, so the final result of this tank battle is very obvious.

Vikol, the commander of the 3rd Praetorian Tank Armored Division, saw that the Golden Lion heavy tank, which the Ice Lion Army was proud of, was no match for this heavy tank equipped by the defenders of Yueyang City, and immediately gave the order to retreat.

Immediately, one Praetorian Tank Armored Division, four Praetorian Mechanized Infantry Divisions, and six Garrison Infantry Divisions of the Ice Lion Army fought and retreated, preparing to retreat to the east of Yueyang City.

However, at this time, the provisional 9th Division of the defenders of Yueyang City suddenly appeared on the back road of the retreat of the Ice Lion Army, but fortunately, the commander of the 3rd Praetorian Guards Tank Armored Division, Vicor, gave the retreat order very decisively, and did not give the provisional 9th Division too much time to build a blocking position, otherwise, maybe the number of eleven divisions of the Ice Lion Army would disappear.

According to the tradition of the Ice Lion Army, if a division is completely annihilated, then the number of this division, if there are no special circumstances, will completely disappear from the establishment of the Ice Lion Army.

Only the provisional 9th Division can block these eleven divisions of the Ice Lion Army for a period of time, and the two tank regiments and the troops of the 18th Provisional Division that are pursuing all the way behind can completely crush and even destroy the eleven divisions of the Ice Lion Army.

This Ice Lion Nation army, which consisted of eleven divisions, finally broke through the blockade of the Provisional 9th Division, as well as the fierce pursuit of the two tank regiments and the Provisional 18th Division, and withdrew to the east of Yueyang City, where it joined up with the other Ice Lion Nation troops.

However, these eleven divisions of the Ice Lion Army's army have suffered very heavy losses, and the Ice Lion Army's ace Third Praetorian Tank Armored Division, only more than 50 Golden Lion heavy tanks and more than 70 Silver Lion medium tanks have successfully broken through, and you must know that the Third Praetorian Tank Armored Division is fully staffed, but it has more than 800 Golden Lion heavy tanks and more than 800 Silver Lion medium tanks, but now there is not one in ten.

The 2,000 armored vehicles of the 3rd Guards Tank Armored Division were almost completely wiped out, and only more than 30 were withdrawn, while the personnel of the 3rd Guards Tank Armored Division lost more than 23,000 people, and only more than 7,000 people escaped alive to the east of Yueyang City.

There were also few Silver Lion medium tanks and armored vehicles left in the four Praetorian Mechanized Infantry Divisions, and the four Praetorian Mechanized Infantry Divisions combined with 120,000 men, but in the end only more than 40,000 people were withdrawn, with a loss of two-thirds.

Of the six even worse garrison infantry divisions, more than 20,000 of the 120,000 people escaped, and although the six garrison infantry divisions were not completely annihilated, they were basically disabled, so they didn't want to continue to enter the battlefield in a short period of time.