Zheng Jinnan truly didn't expect that despite having so many troops, Loose Province would be defeated so quickly by the Dawn Army.

While the defeat on the southern front was understandable, given that the Dawn Army deployed a large number of air force and armored units, combined with their formidable combat skills, the defeat wasn't surprising.

But the situation on the northern front is completely unimaginable; the Dawn Army managed to completely crush Wan Qingshan's armored units using only drones, a result that is very difficult to accept.

As the weapons provider, Zheng Jinnan also must bear considerable responsibility.

Wan Qingshan ran up to him and complained, making Zheng Jinnan feel quite troubled.

He wanted to continue being the puppet master, pulling strings from behind the scenes, but now it seems impossible.

"Chief Wan, stop crying, I've understood the entire situation behind this battle, I promise you to help you get justice."

"Really?" Wan Qingshan could hardly believe it.

"That's right, but you'll need to wait a few days. To fight the Dawn Army now requires full preparation, especially training against drones, which we need to arrange."

Wan Qingshan was very surprised, as Zheng Jinnan didn't evade responsibility this time, which made him very happy.

"Rest assured, Duke. As long as we can defeat the Dawn Army occupying Beihu Base, military and political affairs of the base will be under your control, and I will willingly serve as a mere soldier under your command."

Hearing Wan Qingshan's pledge of allegiance, Zheng Jinnan nodded his head in satisfaction, as this was precisely the outcome he wanted.

As for how to deal with drone attacks, Zheng Jinnan also has some ideas.

Because even before the apocalypse, there were methods to counter drones on the battlefield, such as adding a steel cage outside tanks, which can effectively prevent drone impacts.

Soldiers can also be equipped with net guns, which can launch a net to take down drones when they approach.

Of course, the most effective is the anti-drone combat vehicle, relying on laser power, can easily eliminate drones.

Though he can't develop laser vehicles right now, a swift production of steel cages and net guns should quickly prove useful.

Zheng Jinnan orders an emergency mobilization of Jiangzhou troops: five army divisions, two armored brigades, two artillery brigades, three hundred fighter jets, which is nearly one-third of Jiangzhou's total forces, totaling 170,000 soldiers for emergency assembly.

At the same time, Jiangzhou's major factories are working overtime to weld steel cages for the protection of armored units.

Net guns are also in urgent production, but due to the massive demand, only one net gun can be allocated to each squad, which is Jiangzhou's maximum production limit.

Zheng Jinnan requires that within one week, all supplies must be ready, all personnel must be assembled, then they'll head to Loose Province to support the battlefield there.

He also delivered a televised statement demanding that Ye Fan unconditionally withdraw from illegally occupied bases in Loose Province, or face Jiangzhou's wrath and military might.

Of course, Ye Fan paid him no heed, and only the Dawn Island news program aired an animated image at night.

It was a pre-apocalypse comedy star stretching a finger toward the camera and curling it back with a shout: "Come here!"

Dawn Island's foreigners took this event as a jest, teasing Zheng Jinnan for his empty threats and daring not to fight the Dawn Army.

The Dawn Army troops in Loose Province didn't mind Zheng Jinnan's threats at all and continued deployment.

Ye Fan continuously captured several bases, acquiring funds between seven to eight million in total, rapidly replenishing losses in troops, maintaining full-strength wild brigades, and still holding more than four million funds.

This is the advantage of the system; as long as funds continue to accumulate, fighting to sustain war will grow ever stronger.

With remaining funds, Ye Fan continued to establish barracks, and fifty barracks were constructed, now with a barracks for his army's fifth wild brigade.

After resting for two days, the northern line Dawn Army began their offensive again, targeting Loose Province's third-largest base, Yungang Base.

The sea monster landing incident originated from this base, Ye Fan first captured Beihu Base intending to open the route to Yungang Base and seize this port base.

Regarding Loose Province's largest base, Great Strong Base, Ye Fan decided to put it aside for now.

This base currently harbors Loose Province's 150,000 elite troops, alongside a fleet of more than three hundred jets, making it hard to tackle instantly; hence, he'll postpone it.

As the Dawn Army advanced towards Yungang Base, the leader of Yungang, Fang Yun, surprisingly announced that Yungang Base was now under the protection of Shanshen Country.

Shanshen Country dispatched a fleet directly into Yungang Base's port.

Two carrier battle groups, although just two light aircraft carriers, possess overall strength surpassing the Dawn Army's single aircraft carrier battle group.

While Shanshen Country falters in other areas, their chip and shipbuilding industries have always been their strong points, with the navy now in the world's top tier.

Upon arrival, they immediately began setting up defenses in Yungang, whether outside the base city or coastal positions, multiple defensive layers were deployed, with 100,000 troops poised to fight the Dawn Army to the death.

Of these, Yungang's local troops numbered 40,000, while Shanshen Country's forces reached over 60,000.

Clearly, Shanshen Country has resolutely decided to intervene in Qin Han's civil war and aims to include Yungang as part of their sphere of influence.

Faced with Shanshen Country's intervention, Ye Fan adopted an extremely tough stance.

The Dawn Army Navy immediately advanced, preparing to cooperate with the Third Field Brigade in combat. Anyone daring to set foot on Qin Han's land must be annihilated.

Upon hearing Ye Fan's speech, the Shanshen Country openly mocked it, stating that if the Dawn Army fleet dared to step into the Yungang sea area, they would fire and sink them.

Judging from the paper strength now, Shanshen Country's naval power is indeed somewhat stronger than the Dawn Army's.

Therefore, the outside world generally did not favor the outcome for the Dawn Army in this battle.

To attack Yungang Base City, there are only two paths, one is to land from the beach, and the other is to land from the land.

As for the land landing site, Yungang Base has been focusing on its fortifications ever since the Sea Monster incident, afraid that one day the Dawn Army would come over.

Though the Dawn Army has a large number of drones, these drones are best used for the first time, catching enemies by surprise and causing horrific damage against armored groups.

But after that, their effectiveness diminishes. Now many bases are building steel cages and producing net guns like in Jiangzhou, preparing to defend against the Dawn Army's drones.

Breaking through on land in a short time is almost impossible, and breaking through from the beach means facing Shanshen Country's fleet.

Shanshen Country's fleet is not to be underestimated, with nearly twenty large warships, it's almost impossible for the Dawn Army to gain an advantage without paying a huge price.

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However, Ye Fan does not think so.

Ye Fan also knows that although the Dawn Army has been continuously victorious, the battle that determines the fate of Loose Province should be the battle at the Daqiang Base.

Before this battle breaks out, Jiangzhou will definitely dispatch troops.

So, before this battle, he needs to take Yungang and open the road north connecting Golden City, linking his territory into one.

With the choice between a sea and land attack, Ye Fan directly chose the sea attack.

The other side believes their two carrier strike groups are formidable, but Ye Fan also thinks his Octopus army is equally formidable.

On the seaside of Dawn Island, Ye Fan arrived at the once abandoned villa district.

Due to the battles, it has become a wasteland, with past villas turning into ruins, and nobody comes to the seaside anymore.

Everyone is worried about the re-emergence of the Ocean Giant Beast, but Ye Fan knows there's no such beast nearby anymore.

Under Xiaoba's leadership of a hundred giant octopuses, these Ocean Giant Beasts either died or fled.

After daily nutritional supplementation, these hundred giant octopuses have grown rapidly.

After Ye Fan arrived, the octopus group hurriedly crawled out of the sea, like a troop of large military dogs, seeking closeness with their master.

Ye Fan glanced over and understood the approximate situation of the octopuses.

Out of a hundred giant octopuses, eighteen are already Three-Star.

The rest are all Two-Star, demonstrating how much nutritional supplement the octopus group has received during this period.

Ye Fan called Xiaoba over and instilled some of his thoughts into it.

Xiaoba's intelligence is extremely high, comparable to that of a ten-year-old child, fully capable of understanding Ye Fan's intentions.

The large head nodded, then plunged into the sea.

Following Xiaoba, the rest of the octopuses rapidly moved north.

Their swimming speed rivaling speedboats, they can reach the Yungang sea area within a day; this is the critical point upon which the success or failure of this battle hinges.

The Dawn Army's navy followed behind the octopus group in action, their mission was to deliver the final blow to any surviving enemies.

Simultaneously, the Dawn Army's air force was ready to take off at any moment to strike Yungang Base.

All these were covert actions, while on the surface, the Third Field Brigade of the Dawn Army continued to advance towards Yungang Base. Moreover, an armored group of a hundred Apocalypse Tanks from the Dawn Army on the southern front quickly moved north, posing to launch a large-scale attack on land.

The guards of Yungang Base were distracted by the Dawn Army's army movements, intensifying their defense efforts on land, entrusting the beach's defensive tasks entirely to Shanshen Country's forces.

Shanshen Country's forces were more than happy to take on this task, fully occupying the beach positions, ensuring no one could ever make them withdraw.

As for the Dawn Army landing on the beach, they simply did not believe it possible.

Without taking down the naval fleet, how could they land on the beach?

Even if the Dawn Army barely landed, the sixty thousand strong army of Shanshen Country was sure to make sure they never returned.

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