jdhmnovel Chapter 343 A crushing defeat
Chapter 343 A crushing defeat
"Inukai-senpai! Inukai-senpai!"
"What should we do now?!"
"I think we should retreat... We simply can't defeat the Dragon people..."
Just when Inukai Ichiro had become completely numb.
Ken Koizumi asked in a broken voice.
Compared to Inukai Ichiro, who was still able to keep his composure at this time.
Ken Koizumi, who witnessed such a tragic battle for the first time on the battlefield, had a complete mental breakdown.
Now he no longer thinks about things like the revival of the empire and the emperor on board.
The only thought in his mind now was to leave this hellish place as soon as possible.
Stay away from these Dragon people who are more terrifying than the demons from hell, the farther the better!
Even Ken Koizumi has already made up his mind.
It would be fine if Inukai Ichiro agreed to his request and withdrew his troops immediately.
If the other party is still fighting for the glory of the Great Sakura Empire, let yourself continue to charge forward.
Then I don’t mind killing the old man in front of me.
As long as he dies, he will be the highest person in charge of this army.
When the time comes, I will order a retreat. Will anyone dare to stop me?
Of course, if he retreated like this, he would definitely be punished by Clark, and his military career would be completely ruined.
But, so what?
He is a close relative of the emperor. Even if he does not serve in the army, he can inherit billions of assets and live a life of luxury.
It's much happier than dying on this horrible battlefield.
Seeing the murderous intent in Ken Koizumi's eyes, Inukai Ichiro sighed and nodded.
"In that case, I'll follow your advice, Koizumi-kun."
"The entire army retreats immediately!"
"We can't continue to make meaningless sacrifices. At the very least, we must leave the seeds of revival for the Great Sakura Empire..."
By now.
Inukai Ichiro also knew that if he continued fighting, he would suffer the consequences.
From the time the battle took place until now.
Our side has lost more than 35,000 people.
However, it only caused very little damage to the Dragon Kingdom.
This proves that the combat effectiveness of our side is not at the same level as that of the other side.
The gap between the two sides is probably as big as the gap between ancient armies and modern armies.
Perhaps, this is not intuitive enough.
Let’s take the most intuitive example.
In the Battle of Baliqiao during the second suppression war between Daqin and John Kingdom.
Almost all the elite birds were sent out.
More than 7000 heavy cavalry and 30,000 to 40,000 infantry were sent to fight against John.
At that time, John sent only less than 5000 troops.
However, in such a battle where the gap between the two sides seemed so huge, the final result was shocking.
The two sides fought for a whole day, but in the end Daqin was completely defeated.
More than 3000 of Daqin's most proud cavalry were killed, and an unknown number of infantrymen died.
In this battle, John's side only paid a small price of 2 deaths and 29 injuries.
Even later, when it came to rewarding people for their contributions, the members of the Parliament of John's country were very dissatisfied.
They believed that the Battle of Baliqiao was nothing more than "a laughable war" and refused to award bonuses and honors to the victorious soldiers.
This battle was treated as a joke by almost all the armies of the great powers and was mocked for thirty or forty years.
But today, when Inukai Ichiro thought about this incident, he couldn't laugh at all.
Because he already understood.
His current situation was no different from that of the Big Bird soldiers back then.
But, it’s not that I have become weaker.
The Imperial Army of the Great Sakura Empire, which he led, was still considered a world-class force in terms of the quality of its soldiers.
However, those people from Dragon Country completed a new evolution before them.
From a modern army, it has evolved into a force that even they themselves don’t know what to call them.
Whether it's firepower, fighting spirit, or the quality of their troops, they far surpass their own...
Therefore, when facing this kind of troops that have formed a generation gap with themselves.
That's why I lost so miserably...
When facing such a generation-gap force, what we should do is not to think about how to defeat the enemy.
Instead, how can we preserve our vitality as much as possible...
Hearing what Inukai Ichiro said.
Ken Koizumi was overjoyed.
Almost the moment he saw Inukai Ichiro nod, he couldn't wait to run to the back of the battlefield.
However, his actions were seen by the crowd who were panicking and at a loss.
With him as the leader, the remaining soldiers, whether they were the so-called imperial army from Sakura or the South Korean soldiers, dropped their guns at the first moment.
Run backwards desperately.
Looking at that look, I really wish I could grow two more legs...
……
At the same time, on the Longguo position.
Seeing that the Sakura Stick Alliance was defeated, they retreated south.
Zhang Dabiao slapped his thigh uncomfortably and sighed repeatedly.
At this moment, the morale of the Sakura Stick Alliance had been completely crushed. If it were any other time, he would definitely lead his soldiers in a desperate pursuit, trying to capture as many prisoners as possible.
But he can't do that now.
The order given to him by his superiors was to hold on here and protect the safety of Hancheng's main force.
If we abandon our position to pursue these defeated troops, and end up being attacked by a surprise attack due to the lack of defense, we will end up losing more than we gain.
But, we just watched these little Japanese retreat easily.
It is unbearable both as a soldier and as a Dragon citizen.
"Captain, are we just going to let these little devils get away like this?"
"How about you let me lead 3000 comrades... No! Even a thousand of them can go up and chase them down."
"I promise I can capture that little devil's commander for you!"
"Go! What do I need a little devil for? Can I eat or drink it?"
"We asked you to clean up the battlefield because we were broke. The more devils we left behind, the more we could seize."
"But now, I have guns and cannons in my hands. Let alone the Japs' stuff, even the Eagle Sauce guys are not worth my attention now!"
"Even if we bring these crappy things back, we'll just put them in a warehouse or a museum!"
Hearing this, Li Yunlong glanced at Zhang Dabiao with dissatisfaction, and then said.
"Alright, I'm telling you, kid, don't mess around! Our mission is to hold this position. Everything else is meaningless!"
"Besides, do you really think those guys at the Central Command can let them run away so easily?"
"Don't forget, this battle plan was drafted by my brigade commander... Do you think you can take advantage of him and retreat so easily?"
"How is this possible..."