At the munitions factory in Shinnanseong, Kapok and Agu received the longest telegram ever sent by Kabayashi, and when they learned of its contents, they both felt more pressure than ever.

The number of Gene Man chariots and personnel carriers far exceeded their expectations, and the speed of Gene Man preparation for war was also beyond imagination, this huge mechanized corps was ready to rumble into the Xizhou Continent at any time, and before the start of the war, the expeditionary force of the prairie and the second batch of weapons and equipment were no longer hopeful.

They immediately urgently called the students on the military training ground outside the city to discuss countermeasures.

After the three of them deliberated and reached a consensus, they went to the palace together to meet the king of Nandi. Coincidentally, the King of Nandi and Princess Nanling were discussing with a group of important ministers such as Xia Poor in the palace chamber at this time, so they came at the right time.

Kapok walked straight to the throne and presented Shanglin's telegram to the king of Nandi.

After reading the telegram, the Nandi King looked solemn and did not say a word, and he casually handed the telegram to Princess Nanling who was standing beside him.

Seeing this, more than a dozen important ministers had a premonition that something big had happened, and things were not good, but no one dared to squeak.

After a moment of silence, the king of Nandi glanced at the ministers with a straight face and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the prince's envoy has just received information from the descendants of the Heavenly King of the prairie, and the attack of the undersea gene people on Xizhou is imminent, and our preparations for war have reached the final moment, and war will break out anytime and anywhere."

According to this information, it is likely that the Genetics will attack at night, and they will attack the city with chariots with cannons as the vanguard, and then use personnel carriers to send infantry into the city to occupy it. Therefore, from today onwards, all cities and fortresses must strengthen their vigilance, especially at night, and send additional troops to defend them to the death. ”

"Yes!" The ministers stood up and answered in unison, knowing it was time to leave and go to work.

Without waiting for the king to announce the adjournment of the meeting, he took a step forward and said: "Your Majesty, princess, since the great war is imminent, the old minister suggests that only the young and middle-aged male militia should be left in the cities to serve the war, and the other civilians should withdraw to the countryside as soon as possible, so that each city will have enough shelter and food for the soldiers defending the city." ”

The king of Nandi immediately agreed, and then ordered his ministers: "Just follow the poor brother's suggestion, and I hope that you will immediately separately urge the cities to prepare for war and evacuate the people, and all the necessary resettlement expenses will be allocated by the state treasury." ”

"Yes!"

The ministers left one after another, and only the poor remained, and his current position was the king's personal adviser, and his duty was to advise the king of Nandi and the princess of Nanling.

The king of Nandi beckoned Kapok, Agu, and Setsuo to sit down and speak.

After Kapok sat down, he was the first to speak: "Your Majesty, the genetics have a thousand chariots and a thousand troop carriers, and they are eager to occupy all of Xizhou in a short time, so it is very likely that they will adopt a strategy of attacking from multiple fronts at the same time. We, Nancheng, like Xidicheng, will be the first target they will take, so we must concentrate our main forces and weapons to win the first battle in Nancheng, so that we can not only ensure the safety of Nancheng, but also let the soldiers and civilians of Xizhou have confidence in the victory of the entire Xizhou War of Resistance. ”

The king of Nandi looked at Kapok Zi with appreciative eyes and said, "Okay, this king also has this intention, what specific plans does the prince have for this?" ”

Kapok said with a smile: "Your Majesty, in terms of fighting, the Setsusheng Military Division and General Yagu are more researched than this son-in-law, please listen to their reports!"

Kapok's words were unexpected, and when everyone heard this, a smile appeared on their faces that originally looked grim, and Princess Nanling glared at Kapok with a red face.

Jiesheng said solemnly: "Your Majesty, princess, as the prince said, the Gene Man Mechanized Legion is very well equipped and wants to fight quickly, so it is most likely that the troops from the southwest coast will attack our four countries in the West Continent at the same time, and we must adopt corresponding tactics to deal with it."

First of all, our expeditionary force will immediately send messengers to the other three countries that will be the first to be attacked, informing them of the latest information, asking them to prepare for a big battle. The messengers to each of the three countries would drive a chariot and carry a telegraph and be protected by ten cavalrymen, and while informing the kings, they would ask for permission to go to the front lines of each country to inspect the latest developments in preparation for war, and to act together with the supreme commander of the front. Once the battle begins, they will monitor the situation on the fronts of each country and report to His Majesty and the Princess on the movements of each front in a timely manner. ”

Kapok Zi continued with a calm face: "Our expeditionary force messengers and guards will all be equipped with laser pistols, in addition to ensuring their own safety, if they detect signs of surrender or desertion from the frontline commander, they can take action to force them to continue the war of resistance by force, and if they really can't control the situation, kill him!" Then support the generals of the Anti-Japanese War to serve as front-line commanders or lead the defenders to continue the anti-Japanese war! ”

Both the king and the princess of Nandi cast appreciative glances at Kapok, and they knew very well that if any of the country's front-line commanders surrendered or fled without a fight during the war, it would bring disaster to Xizhou.

"Your Majesty, Princess, in order to ensure the defeat of the Gene People in the South City, the twenty legions of the existing garrison in the South City will all be equipped with our powder guns in the prairie, and each gun will be dispensed with a hundred rounds of ammunition. In addition, the military advisor will lead his cavalry regiment of 3,000 expeditionary forces tomorrow to Nancheng with 100 cannons of the prairie to reinforce the southern city, and Ben will also drive the prince's chariot to lead 80 chariots to the southern city tomorrow to set up defenses.

Your Majesty can rest assured that in order to prevent the seamen from taking the opportunity to attack Xinnancheng, the 3,000 expeditionary force led by General Tie Lei and 100 cannons of the prairie and 17 other chariots will rush from Tiancheng to Xinnancheng to take over the garrison. Because of the strategic importance of Nancheng, we must not only win the first battle, but also ensure that Nancheng does not lose in the following battles.

Because the defenders of Nancheng have many people, it is hoped that His Majesty will send a minister to garrison Nancheng to ensure that the unified order is to fight together. ”

The king of Nandi smiled at Xia Poor and said, "Brother Xia Poor, this king noticed that when General Yagu mentioned the minister of the Qin Mission, the military advisor glanced at you, the senior brother, and it seems that the military advisor thinks that you are the most suitable person just like this king. ”

Kapok, Yagu, and the princess all smiled and looked at the poor.

Xia Poor stood up with a serious expression and saluted the king, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty Xie trusts the old minister so much, the old minister will go all out not to dishonor the king's order, the minister is in the city, and the city is lost!" ”

A full moon sailed in a sea of clouds, and the cold wind carried the salty smell of the damp sea fifty miles away from the southern sea to the southern city.

If it had been on such a night in the past, the streets and alleys of the southern city would have been turned off and closed, and the residents of the city would have been in a dream.

However, today's Nancheng is extraordinary, because the shadow of war has shrouded every corner and every inch of land, and the soldiers and civilians who still stick to the city must fight hard to light the light of victory, only in this way can they dispel the suffocating haze and get a chance to survive.

Xia Poor took a group of retinues to inspect the head of Nancheng, he used to be an official in Nancheng, so he was very familiar with this city and the surrounding landforms.

It had been five days since he had come to Nancheng as a minister, and he felt that the footsteps of war were getting closer and closer. Every minute of every night now could be the moment when war begins. Therefore, as soon as night fell, almost all the soldiers and civilians of Nancheng were dispatched to wait for the horn of battle to sound.

He stopped at the southwest side of the city wall, and then looked out over the swarthy field. The genetic people assembled on Xitian Island wanted to attack Nancheng, and they most likely came from this southwest direction of Nancheng. Attacking Nancheng from this side is not only the shortest distance, but the terrain is flatter than the southeast, which is the most advantageous for the mechanized corps of the genetic people.

However, although there were no mountains and valleys in the vast wilderness to the southwest, the rolling hills and valley floors could still be fully exploited by the defenders of the southern city.

Xia Poor followed the advice of his junior brother, and had already sent five corps of sentries to monitor the movements of the gene people on the seabed, and five thousand soldiers took turns to be stationed on the hills not far from the coastline as outpost positions day and night.

Once the battle begins, the five corps will launch the first round of sniper operations against the enemy, so as to delay the enemy's offensive and allow the other corps ambushed on the outskirts of the southern city to rush to the best ambush location to snipe.

After inspecting the city for a week without finding anything unusual, he walked down the city to the south gate.

There was originally a moat a hundred meters outside the city wall, but since the king of Nandi moved the capital to Xinnancheng, the water in this moat gradually dried up, because at that time people thought that if the seafarers attacked the south, the moat would not only be unstoppable, but would only be beneficial to the seafarers who were accustomed to diving.

This time, in order to resist the genetic people, the king of Nandi ordered all the soldiers and civilians of Nancheng to take urgent action to build fortifications two months ago, this dry moat with an average width of 20 meters became the most important fortification of Nancheng, the bottom of the river was transformed into a trench around the city, and the banks of the river were transformed into artillery batteries and shooting bunkers for soldiers.

On the periphery of the southern city, there are drawbridges at the four gates of the east, west, north and south, and once the drawbridge is pulled up, this river trench becomes the last barrier to prevent the chariots of the genetic people from entering the southern city

There is a sand-paved road from the south gate of Nancheng to the seaside, although there have been rumors of seafarers for more than 20 years, but the fishermen of Xizhou have not been attacked by seafarers in their offshore fishing activities, and this road leading to the sea has always been the most important passage in the south of Nandi country.

With the advent of the war, in order to prevent the genetics from attacking the southern city from this avenue, many dangerous sections of this road have been blocked by the defenders with boulder piles, and multiple traps have been set up.

Tall trees grew on the ground between the river and the city walls, and Agu and his chariot lined up behind the thick trunks. One hundred cannons from the steppe and two hundred cannons from the original Nancheng local corps were placed at the front of the trenches.

Xia Poor went straight to Yagu's chariot to visit, and after the two met, the topic of conversation quickly turned to the military advisor.