There were still more than two hours left before dawn, and the rumbling cannon was still fierce and shocking. It's just that at this time, both sides on the battlefield seem to have begun to be a little numb, and the fierce fighting has exhausted most people's spirits, and when the excitement of adrenaline gradually wears off, people don't bother to think about what this war is for.

Not far from the battlefield against the artillery regiment, there was a dense forest with many tents set up in it. In one of the tents, in the middle stood a man, dressed in black, thin and quite old. He was standing in the presence of another man, dressed in a traditional Cambodian garment, a sarong, with a white face that was not East Asian, with a bushy beard and a turban, and a very strange accent.

"Mr. Black Protector, it is only less than three hours before dawn, if we don't evacuate the battlefield now, once dawn comes, we will lose the cover of night, and the Northeast Air Force will definitely attack us then. Coupled with a counterattack against the face team, our troops are not up to the task of such a battle and will definitely collapse. ”

The old man in black had a gloomy face, this night can be said to have exhausted the organs, but he still couldn't capture the position of the Northeast Insurance Team in front of Phnom Penh. They are like a reef on the seashore, no matter how fierce their artillery fire and how fierce their attacks are, in the end, they can only shatter like waves. Maybe there is some effect, but it is not noticeable.

Seeing that the old man did not react, the white man shouted angrily and said, "Black Protector, didn't you invite me here just to command your sect's military operations?" Although we now have the advantage on the battlefield, it was when the Northeast Insurance Team was caught off guard. One night is enough time for them to change their deployment, and when the offense and defense are switched, we will be in danger. ”

I don't know if it was the white man's shouting that made the old man make a decision, or because of some other reason, the old man finally nodded and said, "You are right, Mr. Ilyich, you have been fighting with the Northeast Insurance Team for many years and have a lot of experience. I have full trust in your judgment! ”

Ilyich finally smiled, but he didn't care in his heart, because he knew that the black-robed old man in front of him was just saying kind words.

"I give the order to retreat at once."

"No, no, no!" Ilyich immediately stopped.

This made the black-robed old man a little surprised, and he immediately puzzled: "Mr. Ilyich, aren't you advocating retreat?" Why stop me from giving orders again. ”

The black-robed old man was obviously not proficient in warfare in the era of hot weapons, but fortunately, his temper did not become stubborn because of age, which was a fortunate thing. At least for Ilyich, but seeing the old man's brow, he tried his best to tell the reason.

"Retreat is retreat, but Mr. Black Protector, we can't pat our butts and just go, so that once the Northeast Insurance Team follows up, we will be beaten to the ground by them."

"I see, what do we do according to Mr. Nayi's meaning? This kind of situation will make us pay a heavy price. ”

Ilyich apparently already had a plan, so he pointed out to the old man.

Suruna was listening to the report of his intelligence officer in the regimental headquarters, and said: "The division headquarters ordered, let my regiment try its best to stop the offensive of the Dragon King Sect and protect the safety of Phnom Penh, and try to make their troops offensive, as long as the air force is given an hour and a half, they can come from South Vietnam, and then they can launch a counterattack." ”

Northeast China's air force in Southeast Asia is limited, and most of its previous air force has been sent to South Vietnam to quell the unrest. After Phnom Penh was attacked, Wang Yicai ordered them to dispatch, but in order to prevent the Dragon King Sect from encircling the point to send reinforcements, he asked the air force to protect the safety of the ground reinforcements and increase the search area, which slowed down the speed of the airship to the Phnom Penh battlefield. After receiving a critical report from Phnom Penh, the airship began to return in full force. Although the distance between Phnom Penh and Saigon is not far, it still takes a lot of time for the airship.

Suruna, who had just received the order, was discussing with Chief of Staff Mei Nianzu what to do, but at this juncture, the shape of the battlefield suddenly changed, and the artillery fire of the Dragon King Sect suddenly became rapid, and the shells continued to fall on the position of the Northeast Insurance Team as if they did not want money. The abrupt change in pace took a heavy toll on the inexperienced warriors on the battlefield, and for a moment, everyone felt that the tide was turning.

Fortunately, this frantic artillery attack of the Dragon King Sect did not last long, and when the artillery fire stopped, the soldiers rushed out of their bunkers again, leaning on the trenches, ready to meet the new round of charging offensive of the Dragon King Sect.

However, the imaginary ground charge did not appear, on the contrary, the artillery fire of the Dragon King Sect descended again, and new casualties appeared one after another.

"The dragon king taught these grandsons, and they also began to learn cunning." Suruna, who already knew the situation, scolded, and said a little strangely: "The use of this kind of artillery is very common on the battlefield with the Russians, why is it that even the people of the Dragon King Sect can use it now?" ”

Mei Nianzu frowned at this time, looking at the map in front of him, thinking about the other party's intention to suddenly change the rhythm of the attack, suddenly, he seemed to understand something, slapped his thigh, gritted his teeth, and said: "Commander, it's broken, the people of the Dragon King Sect are going to escape!" ”

Suruna also came down from the battlefield against Russia, and he has rich combat experience, if he hadn't been a little careless in the face of the Dragon King Sect, he wouldn't have fallen behind today. After Mei Nianzu reminded him like this, he also reacted immediately, and wanted to give the order to pursue, but after thinking about it carefully, his face was full of wry smiles.

Mei Nianzu was puzzled: "Regiment leader, why don't you ask for instructions and launch a counterattack?" ”

Suruna shook his head and said, "I want to fight back, but I don't have any soldiers!" Besides, the Dragon King Sect still holds the families of our soldiers as hostages, and we really want to chase them out now, what will those Khmer soldiers think in the future, and don't put the crime of killing our relatives on our heads! ”

Mei Nianzu thought about it, too.

Suruna continued at this time: "Don't say anything above, I don't think the commander of the Dragon King Sect on the other side is not a mediocre hand, the artillery attack covers the retreat, it is estimated that there is a backhand below, if we deliberately go out because of us, or set up a pocket formation during the pursuit, then we will regret it too late." ”

Mei Nianzu nodded and agreed: "What the regiment commander said is not bad, he said a thousand things and ten thousand, and our troops are insufficient." Although the order given to us from above is to try our best to drag this army of the Dragon King Sect here, it is difficult for the Qiao woman to cook without rice, and the people have the advantage, so they can come and leave if they want. If we don't let Phnom Penh fail, we have already completed the task. ”