Earlier, Huaxia had already sent out many reconnaissance teams to scout out the locations of the surrounding countries.
Xuan Yuan Zhen immediately ordered the Huaxia army to lead these 800,000 F Nation captives and, in batches, deliver them to the neighboring countries.
A 10,000-man Huaxia unit, escorting 5,000 F Nation captives, pressed straight toward H Nation's border.
The border guards of H Nation were puzzled—how could Huaxia dare to attack them with such a small force? But then they saw 5,000 F Nation captives charging wildly in their direction.
"They actually dare to attack? Prepare to meet the enemy!"
However, once the F Nation captives rushed into H Nation and faced the other side's hundreds of thousands of troops, their legs went weak long ago, and one by one they raised their hands high.
"Don't attack, we surrender! We surrender!"
Since these captives could surrender to Huaxia, naturally they would surrender to H Nation as well. As prisoners of war, it didn't really matter whose captives they were.
This scene left H Nation's generals utterly baffled.
When they tried to look for the Huaxia unit again, they found that it had already retreated.
Now on the battlefield, only 5,000 surrendering captives were left.
"What is going on? Why are they all F Nation people? We didn't even fight and they surrendered directly?"
Before long, Huaxia delivered another batch of captives… this time 10,000 people!
"What does this mean?" The generals, staring at more and more captives arriving, fell into deep thought.
If Huaxia people came to surrender, they might suspect it was a trick. But the ones Huaxia sent were F Nation captives, which really made no sense.
Before long, H Nation figured out the situation.
"F Nation actually suffered such heavy losses, now they have less than half their troops left!"
"Huaxia actually has such strong fighting power, directly killing F Nation's commander… doesn't that mean F Nation is now headless, like a dragon without a leader?"
"To take down Huaxia would be troublesome. Comparatively, it seems easier to take down F Nation first!"
Scenes like this were repeated in many other countries.
Eight hundred thousand captives was no small number. They could be sent to many countries.
Just as Ouyang Yi had predicted, from the mouths of these captives the current situation of F Nation was revealed. After learning this, each country began to act and dispatched troops toward F Nation!
In national wars, when one country attacks another, it's never easy to win. But for F Nation, which was already half-dead, it was precisely the best opportunity to finish them off in one stroke.
As long as they could take F Nation at a lower cost, they would gain troop reinforcements, and their strength would grow stronger and stronger!
Huaxia's reconnaissance units reported back that H Nation, the Island Nation, and M Nation had already sent troops into F Nation.
In this way, Huaxia's crisis was finally temporarily relieved.
That night, by the campfire, Xuan Yuan Zhen looked around at the Huaxia army.
This night was probably the most peaceful night the Huaxia soldiers had rested in.
After repeated brutal battles, at last they could sleep soundly.
Just then, Jiang Kai came over with the Fire God squad.
Xuan Yuan Zhen and the others immediately stood up to greet them.
"Brother Xuan Yuan, it's time for us to set out."
Xuan Yuan Zhen said, "You really won't take more people with you?"
Jiang Kai thought for a moment. "Right now our numbers are only half left, and everyone has been fighting continuously for so long, they need some time to recover.
"Besides, we're going to grab the flag, not fight head-on. Too many people would actually be inconvenient."
Xuan Yuan Zhen was silent for a moment, then nodded. "Remember, don't be reckless! If you can snatch it, snatch it. If not, retreat!"
Jiang Kai smiled faintly. "Don't worry. I still have the National Soul on me, I can't die yet."
Zhang Xuan looked at Hu Yan and the others, his gaze burning. "You all must come back alive, not one less!"
Hu Yan nodded. "We'll do our best."
...…
Jiang Kai and the others slipped away under the cover of night, leaving Huaxia territory.
Xuan Yuan Zhen handed the maps provided by the reconnaissance team to Zhao Tiequan, since Jiang Kai's watch wasn't too reliable.
Following the route, they passed by M Nation's border.
"So this is M Nation. Really makes me want to sneak in and steal their national flag." Zhao Tiequan said.
Hu Yan laughed. "Crossing into their territory triggers an alert. M Nation's homeland has at least a million or two people, and their strength is well-preserved. We can't grab theirs."
Zhao Tiequan snorted coldly. "We'll get them sooner or later!"
After more than ten hours of travel, from dusk to dawn, and then to noon.
When they were still one or two kilometers away from F Nation's border, they saw in front of them a large army invading F Nation's land.
"It's M Nation! Has F Nation already given up resistance? How come M Nation didn't encounter any obstruction and just went straight in?" Zhao Tiequan said in surprise.
Ouyang Yi smiled slightly. "That's not strange. Right now, F Nation's living room is probably filled with guests. How could the master of the house come out to greet them?"
After sneaking into F Nation, the Fire God squad confirmed that the situation inside had already fallen into chaos. Armies from multiple nations were marching in from all directions, directly penetrating into F Nation's heartland.
Jiang Kai found a hidden hillside to conceal themselves.
From here they could already see F Nation's national flag fluttering in the wind.
But under the flag, fewer than one million F Nation soldiers were stubbornly guarding it. Around them, six or seven forces had them surrounded, all eager to move!
Zhao Tiequan crouched behind the hill, carefully observing. "H Nation and the Island Nation have sent about 2 million, M Nation has sent 3 million, plus M Nation again, and E Nation… judging by numbers, probably around 2 million each."
Hu Yan snorted coldly. "Looks like H Nation and the Island Nation are guarding against us Huaxia, afraid we'll strike at their homeland."
"M Nation seems to have fought F Nation before. Look, they have wounded soldiers at the rear of their formation," Ouyang Yi said.
Jiang Kai nodded. "M Nation is closest to F Nation. They originally wanted to eat alone, but they didn't take it quickly enough. Now other nations have come. Right now none of them dare to move rashly—not because they fear F Nation's counterattack, but because they're guarding against one another."
"F Nation has only one district flag left, and another one seems to have been taken by M Nation." Ruan Yu noticed this detail.
Jiang Kai's gaze locked on two people with special marks—one was a bearded man from F Nation, the other was a red-haired woman from M Nation.
At that moment, a general from M Nation suddenly raised his voice. "The situation is clear. I suggest our countries not kill each other. Let's all attack at the same time and fight for F Nation's national flag by our own strength."
From F Nation's side, someone immediately shouted back. "What do you mean not kill each other? Did you form an alliance? M Nation just wants you to move first so they can stab you in the back!"
F Nation's people weren't fools. Their only chance now was to exploit the distrust among the other nations and seek a slim chance of survival in the cracks.
The M Nation general laughed loudly. "Our armies are all expeditionary forces. We didn't bring our national flags. I think a war between us is meaningless. Who wants to waste troops for nothing?"
A middle-aged man from the Island Nation stood up and shouted, "General Aide is right. We all came for F Nation's flag. No need for unnecessary sacrifices."
"Let's rely on our own skill. Whoever grabs the national flag keeps it."
F Nation's bearded man roared angrily. "What a joke! M Nation already snatched one of our district flags. Not only can their homeland increase by 500,000 troops, the key is their recovery speed on this land is faster than any of you. Their army is also the largest. If it were me, how could I possibly let go of a chance to weaken the other nations?"
"He speaks nicely now, but in the end, whoever takes the national flag, he will definitely strike against that country!"
An E Nation general said coldly, "Robert, don't try to use our suspicion against us. I don't trust M Nation, but I also won't miss this chance."
"Our nations will strike together, seize F Nation's national flag, and afterward, whoever dares to fight, we E Army will fight to the end!"
But although E Nation's people said this, they did not attack.
Seeing this, Jiang Kai and the others grew very anxious.
"So much nonsense, and they still won't fight… if they don't fight, we won't have a chance." Zhao Tiequan frowned.
At that moment, Jiang Kai suddenly said, "Hey, do you guys know how to speak Island Nation language?"
Hu Yan stroked his two mustaches and said, "Of course we do, though just a few words."
Jiang Kai said, "A few words are enough. I still have a few samurai swords here. Put them on—come on, we're going to the Island Nation's side!"
Just as the nations were deadlocked, suddenly, a man charged out from the Island Nation's side, heading straight toward F Nation's army.
This man held a samurai sword, had a lewd-looking face, and shouted in Island Nation language.
"Baka yarō!" Hu Yan roared loudly.
This scene instantly made everyone around tense up.
Zhao Tiequan followed right after, rushing out as well. "Baka yarō!" Then he even shouted to the Island Nation soldiers behind him, "Kakare!"
Ruan Yu gulped down a mouthful of wine and bellowed, "Yamete!"
The other nations, seeing the Island Nation apparently launching the first attack, could no longer care about suspicion between them. The flag came first.
"We can't let them take the flag first. Charge!"
Armies from several nations surged in from all directions.
Facing the vast million-strong army, F Nation's soldiers were instantly dumbfounded.
"Damn it, who would have thought that by attacking Huaxia, we F Nation would end up being the first nation to be defeated!"
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