The Renmin Army retreated quickly. The entire unit moved in an orderly manner, cleanly withdrawing from the defense zone and retreating towards Dragon City.

The Jiang faction's army was also fast. They reacted in the shortest possible time and quickly occupied the Renmin Army's previous defense line. After leaving a few regiments to garrison here, the remaining large forces continued to advance, showing a momentum to crush everything.

So far, the Jiang faction's First Army had been setting the pace for this war. The garrison headquarters, on the other hand, fell silent, giving no instructions.

The Jiang faction's support consisted of the 3rd and 10th divisions, which were still on the periphery. As for the Renmin Army of the administrative faction, they retreated at the slightest contact, leaving people puzzled.

The situation in Dragon City was very strange, with all parties having their own calculations.

…

Around 8:30, the An faction's military operations command center.

An Zecheng changed into a military uniform and walked to the door of the command center with his hands behind his back. Two guards stepped forward and opened the door.

At this time, the entire command center was brightly lit. The staff, intelligence department, and others were busy processing battlefield information.

On the large screen on the wall was a huge electronic military map, with constantly changing data on the various corps beside it.

After An Zecheng came in, the busy officers stopped and saluted him, "Commander!"

An Zecheng nodded slightly, walked to the big screen, and looked at the information on it with his hands behind his back.

The chief of staff quickly walked to the side, pointed to the map, and introduced the current battlefield situation, "Now Lao Jiang's troops have occupied Xin Xiaodong's previous defense zone. The Renmin Army has all retreated and is gathering at Haiyan Pit. Lao Jiang has sent a division to pursue, leaving only a few regiments to continue guarding the defense line..."

An Zecheng nodded, turned his head and asked, "Where are Lao Yang's troops?"

"Here!" The chief of staff held a long, thin pointer and circled a spot on the screen, "They are responsible for covering the rear defense area of the Jiang faction's troops. This move is probably to guard against Lao Tan, to ensure the safety of the support routes of the 3rd Armored Division and the 10th Infantry Division on the outside."

An Zecheng thought for a moment, then glanced at the time displayed on the screen, and said in a calm voice, "Now that things have reached this point, all the threads are clear. Let's not wait any longer. Order our forward four regiments to arrive at the periphery of Yang Biao's Seventh Division and cut off their connection with the outside world."

Hearing this order, the chief of staff nodded slightly. Yang Biao was Commander Yang, one of Jiang Yuanzhen's important allies.

An Zecheng continued, "Let the 144th Field Brigade press up, build an artillery position on the periphery, and give me full firepower, tentatively bombarding Yang Biao's troops. You personally control the specific action details! Move faster, you must complete the encirclement within half an hour!"

"Yes!" The chief of staff nodded understandingly, saluted, and turned to convey the order.

…

Fifteen minutes later, the already complex situation in Dragon City became even more confusing!

An Zecheng's troops, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly took action, directly sending four regiments to the periphery of Yang Biao's troops, cutting off the communication channel between Jiang Yuanzhen and the reinforcements from the First District.

Immediately afterwards, the 144th Field Brigade under the An faction also deployed its troops, placing Yang Biao's troops within the range of attack.

This action directly caused Jiang Yuanzhen to temporarily lose control of the support channel. And his troops were currently moving forward on a large scale towards Dragon City, and had approached the vicinity of Haiyan Pit, preparing to form a confrontation with the Renmin Army stationed here again.

…

At nine o'clock in the evening, the Quántǒng Bureau.

Everyone was still gathered in the conference room, discussing the next countermeasures. At this moment, a phone rang.

"Dilingling!"

Gu Baishun made an apologetic gesture and answered the phone.

Soon, he put down his phone and turned to look at Su Tianyu, "Director Su, the An faction has suddenly moved, sealing off Jiang Yuanzhen's back door."

Su Tianyu's expression did not change much, he just nodded lightly and said, "Yes, I know about this, which is why I withdrew. Tell the intelligence section to continue to observe."

"Yes!" Gu Baishun nodded, picked up his phone again, and gave a few instructions to the other side.

…

At the same time, the garrison headquarters.

So much time had passed, but the officers in the conference room had not left. Everyone smoked one cigarette after another, anxiously waiting for the latest information.

At this moment, an intelligence officer strode in, saluted Tan Hengqiang, and said in a hurried voice, "Reporting, Commander! There's a new development on the front line! An Zecheng's troops suddenly launched an operation, sending four regiments to block Yang Biao's Seventh Division..."

The intelligence officer reported the An faction's actions in detail. After listening, everyone present was stunned, and soon couldn't help but argue.

"What's going on? Why did Lao An also take action?"

"What are these guys doing, do they still have the commander in their eyes?"

"What time is it, are we just going to sit here and watch?"

Everyone argued endlessly, but Tan Hengqiang just frowned and did not express any opinion.

A staff officer couldn't sit still. He stood up and asked anxiously, "Commander! Is it possible that An Zecheng is using the name of negotiation to swallow the First Army, divide the inside of our garrison, so as to benefit himself?"

Tan Hengqiang waved his hand, "I've already said, if you see An Zecheng like this, you're underestimating him too much! Have some patience and continue to wait!"

"Yes..." The staff officer nodded and sat back down.

Everyone fell silent again, quietly waiting for new information.

…

At 9:15 p.m., the An faction's troops, which had already formed an encirclement, suddenly launched a concentrated attack on the outer perimeter of the Seventh Division.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Rumble!"

The violent artillery fire resounded through the sky. The 144th Field Brigade's artillery position had been completed, and it directly launched two rounds of shelling, covering the target area with firepower.

The Seventh Division did not expect the An faction's troops to act so quickly, and was temporarily stunned. The soldiers huddled in their positions, not daring to show their heads, to avoid the artillery fire.

At the same time, in the headquarters of the Seventh Division.

The entire command post was shaken by the shelling, and the faces of the officers were solemn.

Yang Biao picked up the phone, quickly connected to Jiang Yuanzhen, and roared in a hurried tone, "An Zecheng has taken action! He is shelling our station! What the hell is going on, what does he want to do? We only have one division here, we can't stop him!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was another rumble of artillery fire, and the division headquarters shook again. Yang Biao quickly grabbed the table, stabilized himself, and his tone became even more agitated, "Did you hear that? We can't hold on for long!"

Hearing the artillery fire coming from the phone, Jiang Yuanzhen cursed with a gloomy face, "Damn it, why would this old fox take action?"

Yang Biao hurriedly shouted, "How would I know?"

Jiang Yuanzhen quickly comforted him, "Don't worry, I'll contact him now!"