Chapter 1992: Chapter 2093: The First Line of Defense Breached

Xiang Yu lay on the bed and fell asleep directly. By the time he woke up, it was already the next morning.

The night was very peaceful. The enemy did not launch any attack, not even a small skirmish, which suddenly gave Xiang Yu a bad feeling.

He took out his phone and called Tie Zhuzi directly.

"What’s the situation on the front line?" Xiang Yu asked.

"Brother Yu, rest assured, we haven’t seen a trace of them yet. I guess they have retreated," Tie Zhuzi said confidently.

"Impossible, I have a bad feeling. Notify everyone; they must stay vigilant and maintain communication at all times," Xiang Yu said.

"Understood," Tie Zhuzi replied promptly.

During wartime, Tie Zhuzi was very serious about this matter, leaving no room for carelessness.

Because of the war in the past few days, the western battlefield was the most intense, so Tie Zhuzi stayed here.

"Sir, what’s that?"

Just at this moment, someone standing beside Tie Zhuzi shouted out.

Tie Zhuzi hurriedly looked into the distance, only to see a dark mass slowly approaching. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

"What is that?" Tie Zhuzi mumbled as he looked more closely, breaking out into a cold sweat.

"The enemy is coming, everyone stay alert." Tie Zhuzi shouted, then dialed out with his phone.

"Brother Yu, they’re here, and very aggressively. There are ten iron beasts blocking the front," Tie Zhuzi said urgently.

"They’ve deployed armored vehicles?" Xiang Yu quickly inquired.

At that moment, the sounds of artillery fire began outside, continuously without stopping. Communication soldiers from the north and south hurried over to report the situation.

Not only the western battlefield but also the north and south battlefields saw increased enemy forces, who were using heavy weapons.

"Brother Yu, what now?" Tie Zhuzi said, a bit nervously.

With the enemy clearing the way with armored vehicles, they can advance step by step until reaching the city’s edge.

Moreover, the enemy’s forces seemed much larger than Tie Zhuzi’s. If they really had a frontal clash, they would surely be at a disadvantage.

The armored vehicles moved slowly, while the infantry hid behind them and advanced slowly.

Before the light machine guns could reach shooting range, the enemy already started shelling.

The shells blasted the buildings, directly destroying half of it, and those hiding inside or standing on the rooftop were all casualties.

"Retreat, notify all units to fall back,"

Xiang Yu realized the seriousness of the problem and decisively ordered a retreat.

He had never intended to hold Sun City. Having held it for so many days was already enough.

"Zhuzi, do you hear me? Retreat, have everyone fall back," Xiang Yu shouted into the phone.

But then the call suddenly cut off, and there was no response from the other end.

"Communications officer, communications officer..." Xiang Yu yelled.

Two people rushed up. It was the first time they saw the commander so anxious.

"Order the frontline troops to start retreating, immediately fall back to Lieyun City, and never engage in a prolonged battle," Xiang Yu commanded.

"Yes!"

The two communication soldiers quickly ran off as Xi’er rushed over and said, "Commander, all the passages are set up."

"Notify everyone to start retreating, the reserve forces will cover the rear," Xiang Yu said, then grabbed a gun and rushed toward the western battlefield.

Tie Zhuzi was at the western battlefield. Now, with the phone signal suddenly cut off, Xiang Yu worried Tie Zhuzi might be hit.

"Commander, you can’t go. The enemy’s attack is fierce, the front line is dangerous, and the troops have already started retreating," a guard grabbed Xiang Yu and said.

"I know, let go. I’m just going to take a look," Xiang Yu calmed himself and said.

"No, Commander, we must ensure your safety," a few guards gathered around.

"Let go," Xiang Yu shouted, then ordered, "You retreat with them quickly, don’t worry about me."

After saying that, Xiang Yu grabbed his gun and rushed to the front line. He couldn’t leave Tie Zhuzi behind, given their camaraderie through life and death.

The units on the western battlefield had received the notice and quickly withdrew. Because there were many building barriers, their retreat process was quite safe.

During the retreat, they encountered Xiang Yu. More people grouped around Xiang Yu, unwilling to leave.

Even when Xiang Yu ordered them to retreat immediately, they showed no intention of pulling back.

"We’ll live and die with the Commander. If the Commander doesn’t retreat, we firmly refuse to withdraw," everyone declared resolutely.

Xiang Yu hesitated for a moment, holding his gun. After all, the lives of so many brothers were tied to him, and he couldn’t be reckless.

"Go, back up," Xiang Yu glanced at the rear and then also began retreating.

The City Guard Army, seeing that Xiang Yu finally agreed to retreat, surrounded him and began moving back.

Meanwhile, the mobile units moved up. They had to ensure the safe transfer of the main force.

On the western battlefield, ten armored vehicles cleared the path, and shells were fired continuously, as if they were free.

The buildings blocking their path were all destroyed, with many City Guard Army corpses buried inside.

Despite such conditions, the mobile units stubbornly fought back. They couldn’t damage the armored vehicles but could snipe the units following behind.

The wars on the north and south fronts were relatively milder, but compared to a few days before, were exceptionally fierce.

On the north and south sides, because the enemy had the cover of buildings, they began large-scale assaults.

Though the mobile units fiercely counterattacked, they still couldn’t stop the enemy’s tide-like charge.

Ultimately, the mobile units had to abandon the front line and retreated into the city.

They were very familiar with the city; every building, every room was a hiding spot for them.

Finally, the enemy successfully invaded the city from the north and south.

The frontline enemies were very excited when they rushed inside, recklessly searching the city, hoping to find treasures or beauties.

But their plans were doomed because all valuable items in the city had been taken away, and no young women were left behind.

Of course, there were some elderly left in the city. Either they were attached to the past or found life meaningless, so they didn’t leave.

The enemy showed no interest in these people, so upon seeing the elderly, they turned around and left.

The enemy, having lost control of the north and south fronts, many surged toward the west, putting the west mobile units in a two-front plight.

Yet they still didn’t retreat, fighting even more fiercely, completely shocking the enemy.

Some of the mobile unit personnel hid in the city and engaged in guerrilla warfare with the enemy.

They hid in the dark, occasionally firing shots. Though not powerful, only able to kill a few people at a time, it had a strong mental impact on the enemy.

The enemy had to be constantly on guard, fearing unexpected attacks.

Because of their efforts, Xiang Yu successfully led the main force out of Sun City and reached the defensive area of Lieyun City.

Lieyun City was their last line of defense. If it were breached, all of Xiang Yu and his men would die...