The sound of arguing spread throughout the room, and everyone subconsciously looked at Zhao Weihu.

Zhao Weihu pointed at the ground, glared at Tan Hengqiang, and said without backing down, "In this battlefield, everyone is enduring, everyone is giving, and everyone is suffering! No one is exempt from taking risks! No one is absolutely special!! That includes you and me! Your troops are wiped out, but are my troops suffering fewer casualties? Back then, eighteen thousand people went to Mount Tian Shen, how many returned alive? Less than half!!"

Seeing that Zhao Weihu's emotions were too intense, An Ze City also spoke to persuade him, "Commander Zhao, don't get too excited."

Zhao Weihu waved his hand and said, "I'm not excited. What I want to say is that a command tent can only have one commander! If everyone says something different, this battle can't be fought! Everyone in this command department supports the decision to attack the air force base! If you don't agree, you have to hold it in!"

After saying this, Zhao Weihu slammed the door open and turned to leave the lounge.

The quarrel between the two caused the atmosphere in the room to fall into awkwardness and silence for a while.

Su Tianyu glanced at Tan Hengqiang's expression and immediately said, "Commander Tan, don't be angry. Commander Zhao has always been like this... How about we talk alone for a bit?"

Tan Hengqiang remained silent.

The others in the room didn't say anything. An Ze City and the others exchanged glances and left the lounge. Soon, only Su Tianyu and Tan Hengqiang were left in the room.

Su Tianyu looked at Tan Hengqiang, remained silent for a long while, and then said in a low voice, "Commander Tan, I can understand your feelings, and I also know that you only have one son. But some things are the same for me. My second brother's troops are also stationed at the San Kong Bridge. Now, looking at the entire battlefield, there is no place that is absolutely safe. The only thing I can guarantee to you is that my troops will definitely arrive within the estimated time. If there is a problem on the front lines, I will find a way to let Tan Mingchao withdraw first!"

Tan Hengqiang stood there with his hands behind his back. Hearing this, he couldn't help but sigh. As a commander-in-chief, he also understood that his proposal was a bit selfish.

But Old Tan had been generous enough during this period. The garrison and Xin Xiaodong's troops jointly defended Dragon City. During the entire defensive war, they did not receive any external support. They were almost desperately holding on, and it was the garrison's military strength that was being depleted.

His son had been on the battlefield three times and had been staying in Dragon City without coming out. All his words just now were spoken as a father and as a leader of the garrison.

He knew he was being irrational, but emotional matters couldn't be completely rational.

At this moment, Old Tan heard Su Tianyu's words and understood that the situation at San Kong Bridge could only rely on himself. The reinforcements were still on the way and could not intervene in the battle there for the time being.

After pondering for a long time, Tan Hengqiang said in a hoarse voice, "Su Tianyu, since I tied myself to you, I have never been sorry to anyone! Alas, I'm this old, and I only have one son... you do what you think is best."

"I know!" Su Tianyu nodded.

Tan Hengqiang paused slightly and said with emotion, "From today on, our generation of old people will also... will also begin to delegate power."

Hearing this, Su Tianyu froze in place.

Tan Hengqiang didn't say much. He walked away with a slightly hunched body, his back looking desolate, his face full of worry for his son.

Su Tianyu immediately sent him out, all the way to the door of the camp, where he saw An Ze City and Li Mingsheng standing.

The two old men, one was the mentor who had brought Su Tianyu up, and the other was his future father-in-law. The two of them looked at him together and nodded slightly.

Li Mingsheng pondered for a moment and slowly said, "Zhao Weihu is right... our generation can't charge forward anymore. Now, the baton is passed to you. Fight this battle well and run the last sprint well."

"Pa!"

Su Tianyu nodded and gave the three of them a solemn military salute.

As soon as he finished speaking, the three giants of Dragon City left together, their backs hunched and their steps slow. It was as if they had walked a short road of less than a hundred meters, and also as if they had finished an era.

...

Two hours later, with the support of a strong long-range artillery group, the main force of nearly 200,000 men, mainly composed of Lao Mo's government army, had completely broken through the defensive force of 80,000 men on the periphery and directly crashed into the air force base!

In this war, the momentum displayed by Lao Mo's government army and their belief in victory were unprecedentedly strong!

Because for so many years, they had been suffering from the political and military oppression of Area One! Just like General Yodewa said, this was a war of revenge concerning whether the entire southern region would be peaceful!!

At this time, the mountains and plains were full of soldiers in coalition uniforms, rushing towards the air force base like a tide!

...

At the same time, on the San Kong Bridge battlefield.

In a trench full of shell craters, Tan Mingchao and others were setting up machine guns and launching a counterattack against the Area One soldiers attacking the mountain!

The battle had reached this point, and Tan Mingchao and the several companies he led were almost out of ammunition and food. The ammunition in the ammunition boxes was running out, there were no grenades left, and even the fuses for setting up booby traps had been used up.

The reason why they were able to delay for so long was because some of the supplies were stripped from the dead enemy soldiers by the fearless soldiers below.

"Da da da!"

Gunshots rang out all around, and the enemy ground troops were still charging towards the mountainside.

At this time, Tan Mingchao was also injured, with gauze wrapped around his left arm and right leg, and blood flowing out. But he still stared with his eyes wide open, holding a machine gun and firing continuously downwards, the muscles on his face twitching non-stop.

At this moment, his guard company commander ran over hunched over and shouted beside him, "Military Commander! This position can't be held! Leave quickly! You have to get out!"

Tan Mingchao was covered in dust, and while pulling the trigger, he shouted, "Get out my ass! Where the hell are we going? Hold on a little longer, the reinforcements will be here soon!"

The guard company commander shouted urgently, "You have to leave! I just received a call from Commander Su. He gave a death order, saying that once this place can't be held, you must leave first! If you are captured, our troops will be at a disadvantage instead! Military Commander, don't be stubborn, listen to me!"

"Get out of here, all of you!" Tan Mingchao had already been driven to the brink. The combat attrition of the guard regiment he brought had exceeded 70 percent. "We're just one step away from victory. Hold on, everyone! No one can leave!!"

The guard company commander looked at Tan Mingchao, who was injured in his arms and legs, and his nervous, almost crazy state. He paused slightly, turned his head, and gave the two guards next to him a look: "Quick, load ammunition for the Military Commander!"

The two guards nodded and immediately leaned over, hunching over.

Tan Mingchao was grabbing the machine gun, sweeping downwards, and the ammunition chain was being consumed rapidly. At this moment, two guards suddenly pounced forward, grabbed his shoulders, and pressed him to the ground with a thud.

Tan Mingchao turned his head and roared, "What the hell are you doing? Are you rebelling?"

"We received a death order to send you out!" The guard company commander wiped the sweat from his face and shouted to the side: "Guard company, hurry! Escort the Military Commander, go around the back of the mountain! Leave the battlefield immediately!"

"Old Zhao!!" Tan Mingchao struggled desperately, shouting almost crying, "Our troops are almost wiped out, what's going on if you let me run away alone? If you dare to do this, I'll fucking execute you!"

The guard company commander gritted his teeth and said, "After you withdraw, I'll stand and let you execute me!"

The crowd protected Tan Mingchao, lying in the trench, and were about to run to the side.

"Boom!!!"

At this moment, an earth-shattering explosion sounded from the south side of Dragon City!

This earth-shattering sound shook the branches of the surrounding trees horizontally.

On the San Kong Bridge battlefield, all the gunshots instantly quieted down, and everyone almost subconsciously looked in the direction of the explosion.

On the distant horizon, on the side of the Area One air force base, a huge mushroom cloud rose straight into the sky.

Rolling flames surged upwards, constantly churning, and the dazzling fire illuminated the entire sky, like the sun!!

Even from such a distance, everyone seemed to be able to smell the strong smell of gunpowder and the smell of ash.

The Area One soldiers saw this scene, and a deep despair surged in their eyes.

From their point of view alone, starting from the psychology of the bottom soldiers, they simply did not want to fight this war!!

The area where Dragon City was built was originally seized by Area One during the chaos after the Age of Chronicles, using extremely cheap conditions and military oppression. It was the same principle as the rapid expansion of the Tsarist Russia!

And in the eyes of these soldiers, the Chinese people of Dragon City have never been considered people from their own region! Therefore, the grassroots soldiers resisted participating in this war. They also had too many ties behind them, where there were lovers, relatives, and sunny beaches with blue skies and white clouds in New City.

...

On the other hand, the Dragon City troops stationed here, one by one, were ragged and stared blankly at the mushroom cloud rising in the south!

Soon, joy filled their eyes, and they all breathed a sigh of relief, followed by a boiling cheer of mountain and tsunami-like cheers, and their momentum was unparalleled!

In the trench, the guard company commander saw this mushroom cloud rising into the sky, and sat down on the ground with a thud. His emotions collapsed instantly, and he said with tears streaming down his face, "Fucking coalition is awesome! The ammunition depot of the Area One air force base has been blown up, and the battle there has been won! They are conveying information to us... This is the most dazzling flare in the world."

Tan Mingchao slowly stood up, looking at the sky illuminated by the fire. And the scene behind him, looking around, was full of corpses and the scarlet Dragon River.

They had waited so long, and finally waited for this day!

At this moment, the strength of his whole person seemed to be drained in an instant. He collapsed on the ground, leaning against the huge trench, looking at the distant mushroom cloud, his consciousness gradually blurred, and he muttered, "It's finally over... I and my soldiers... are worthy of this military uniform..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xin Xiaodong, who was holding on to the right side of the mountain, shouted, "Brothers, Dragon City is completely independent, today!! Give it to me!"

All the defenders were full of momentum and continued to defend the San Kong Bridge!

...

Half an hour later, Wang Dingyuan's vanguard finally arrived here and replaced Tan Mingchao, Xin Xiaodong, and a large number of wounded soldiers who were seriously injured. After securing this position, a main force of 100,000 people directly crashed into Dragon City and divided into two groups. One group continued to garrison the San Kong Bridge, and the other group cleared the enemy troops in the occupied area.

The battle lasted until more than five o'clock in the morning the next day, and Area One... finally retreated.

At the same time, the rising sun rose from the east. In the air force base occupied by the First Army, a brand new flag slowly rose.

That was the flag of Dragon City, a flag stained red with the blood and souls of countless people, a flag forged jointly by two generations who had resisted for twenty years.