"Bang bang bang--"

The Luoshan type arranged on both sides of the road suddenly roared, and the lead bullet barrage poured out quickly caught the First Division of the Third Legion off guard. Although the soldiers who were marching were fully armed, even if some soldiers were equipped with captured Niglu Republic armor, they could not resist such deadly bullets. Moreover, when the soldiers encountered a sudden attack, their subconscious reaction was to form a formation to protect themselves rather than lie down to avoid the bullets. This wrong reaction further increased their casualties. In just a few minutes, hundreds of people in the dense firepower area completely fell to the ground. The entire First Division's troops were divided into two sections.

"Closing the net, we're here to block their reinforcements!"

Gastenth continued to give the next order. Behind him, the soldiers of the Sharp Knife regiment, who had been unable to control themselves, launched an attack based on a small number of Luoshan Type-type, swept the blood of the vanguard unit. Immediately afterwards, the soldiers of the Sharp Knife regiment launched a charge with the thunder type. They were first cut off, and later the soldiers of the two regiments who were fooled by Luoshan Type-type were entered into the slaughtered state before they could resist.

At the same time, the large army of the First Division, which was suddenly attacked, had only time to line up and set up a defensive formation that was lined up to kill. Faced with this kind of human wall that had no chest wall or sufficient thickness, Gastenth hummed disdainfully.

"If these people don't move forward, we won't fight. If we move forward, we will fight and not let them go for reinforcements, do you know?"

"good!"

Everyone agreed, with high fighting spirit in their eyes. Although they were a little surprised, the facts seemed to have proved how efficient this tactic of pre-ambush was.

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"Mr. Commander, you have encountered an enemy in front! The unidentified enemy cut off the vanguard of the First Division, and two regiments were cut off. Their firepower was very strong, and the vanguard could not rush over."

Daniel Uric, the chief of staff of the Third Legion, quickly figured out the whole story, and he ran back and reported the latest news to the commander of the Third Legion, Skye Hamm.

"Oh?" Sky Hamm was a little surprised, "With this little force, he dares to fight an ambush with me? Order the front line troops to advance, and do not worry about casualties! Be sure to leave them behind! The First Division has 10,000 people, and they are all in combat formations, so you can touch the enemy at all!"

"I understand, I'll go there now!"

Daniel Yulic nodded and turned around and ran out. He wanted to ride to the front line of the formation and convey the commander's order. As for what result this order would have, whether it could lead the battle to victory, it was not something he could decide, as a commander.

"Gastens is a person who is unwilling to fail, right?" Manny Casdill, chief of staff of the Third Legion, looked at Daniel's distant back and muttered to himself.

"No matter how unacceptable he cannot accept failure, it is useless." Sky Hamm ordered the troops behind to continue to march as usual, and replied with a smile, "Two legions have more than 130,000 people fighting a regiment. This is the first time in my life that I have done such a thing as bullying the small with the big one. Although it is a bit unkind, I like this kind of strong crushing situation. Since these people dare to come, they should not leave, and they can save some energy for our subsequent battles."

"That's natural," Manny Casdill nodded, "It's better that he will hit us first. If we can catch some key figures, we will have a more comprehensive understanding of the situation of Elena."

"This is the meat delivered to the door, why not eat it?"

Skye Hamm sat on the cushion, "I'll take a moment, and there's news to tell me."

"OK."

In the comfortable rhythm of the carriage, Skye Hamm closed his eyes. He was immersed in sleepiness and did not know how much casualties his order would bring to the First Division.

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Gastens, who was commanding the soldiers to harvest the two divided regiments, was surprised to find that the enemy blocked by them from the fire line, the large troops from the Western Theater Command, began to form a formation and advance slowly.

"They started attacking!" Ivan couldn't believe it, "Can we fight?"

"Why don't you hit?" Gastens smiled, "Today we will teach them a lesson. Some things are something they shouldn't touch."

The order was quickly passed. Just as the enemy formed a formation and advanced slowly, the machine gunners ambushed on both sides of the road were ready for the final preparation. With Gastens waved his hand gently, the enemies who had entered the range fell down with the sudden burst of gunfire, and brushed together. The feeling was like a silence of a silence of the quiet grassland. Wherever they went, the grass bowed their heads, and they were all right.

The gunshots continued, and the enemy soldiers continued to fall. However, they were not defeated with such an outrageous killing ability like the troops of Parr Klos who had seen the power of a steam machine gun. The soldiers were surprised, silent, and roared, firing lead bullets into the direction of the machine gun in the forest, and then continued to advance.

"Continue shooting."

Seeing that the enemy had no intention of retreating, Gastens naturally would not stop shooting. Elena's troops were already weak, so she could not be doomed because of his soft heart. The other commanders also knew that this was war. Everyone was silent and watched the enemy continue to fall like mowing grass.

In just less than ten minutes, the corpses on the ground formed a clear boundary, and those who crossed the line would die without life.

The enemy's attack finally stopped. The soldiers pushed and shoved behind the boundaries, but no longer had the courage to attack.

"Sir, it's over."

Belancher ran over with his waist, "The two groups that were cut were blinded and had been broken."

"Okay, let's retreat." Gastens looked at the boundary of the corpse not far away and turned around without looking back. The soldiers of the Sharp Knife Group, who had been trained, evacuated rapidly, leaving only the shrubs shaking in the shadows of the trees, with shadows.

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"What the hell is this fighting? You one division, one division, or a battle marching formation, don't even touch the enemy's fart? No one left?"

Sky Hamm, who was woken up again, was furious when he heard the results of the battle. He ignored the occasion and directly scolded Channing Soderbergh, the commander of the First Division who knelt in front of him and apologized, and said, "Tell me, even if the other party uses that new weapon, how did you lose nearly 4,000 people in four regiments, but you didn't even leave a single enemy, and you didn't even see a figure. Such a brilliant and unprecedented record, ah?"

Channing Soderbergh knelt on the ground without saying a word. He himself didn't know how to explain this kind of war that seemed to have been a demon, and he didn't know how to face Commander Skye's furious anger.

"Okay, Skye", Chief of Staff Manny Casdill reached out to stop Skye Hamm, who was angry. "The enemy did not use the Brave Rifle this time, but it should be a more powerful weapon they left for themselves. We found a larger lead bullet from the corpse. This lead bullet can penetrate armor with a long range and a fast firing rate. Our weapons can't touch them at all. With such a fast firing rate, we can't get close to each other. This battle is simply unsolvable."

“…”

Skye Hamm took the lead bullet and checked it carefully. Manny Casdill walked to Channing Soderbergh, the commander of the First Division, and reached out to help him up, but was rejected. Channing looked straight at Skye, waiting for his judgment.

"This bullet is indeed not the bullet of the existing steam rifle, it has a large caliber," Skye seemed to calm down. "If this kind of bullet is really able to continue firing at a very fast speed as you said, our infantry will not be able to break through the enemy's blockade at all."

"Yes! The enemy has such advanced weapons, so he does not accept the will of His Majesty the Emperor. This is reasonable. He must have thought that with such a powerful thing in his hand, no one in the world will be afraid of." Manny Casdill imitated Gastens's mentality.

"Natural!" Sky Ham laughed angrily, "If one weapon could dominate the world, the Niglu Republic had long broken through the thorny and hilly defense line. In war, it was never possible to decide the outcome by relying only on one or several advanced weapons."

"That's natural." Manny Casdill continued to be a supporting actor, "The key is to rely on comprehensive strength."

"Not that," Skye nodded and looked at Channing Soderbergh, "Teacher Soderbergh, I planned to remove you from your post and deal with it on the grounds of escaping in the last battle. However, the enemy is so powerful, it is our first time to fight, and it is not your fault. I am now planning to order the First Division to continue the front-end troops. What do you think?"

"I will never be disgraceful! I must be a good striker!" Soderberg's voice was loud. He raised his head, staring straight and firmly at Skye Hamm.

"Please rest assured, Commander Ham, we will not make such a mistake a second time!"

"That's good, I'm looking forward to your performance!"

Skye Hamm would look at Soderbergh with his eyes full of anticipation. Only Casdill, who was most familiar with him, could see the slightest uncertainty hidden deep in his eyes.

How should they deal with the enemy if they are so cunning?

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"Boss", although he was the first member of the Communist Party, Ivan called Gastens and still liked to use the earliest method, "How do we fight now?"

"It's very simple," Gastens's thoughts were clear. "We beat people in the Western Theater Command once and turned into frightened birds. The speed of the march will definitely drop again. I left a company of the sharp knife regiment over there, which is one hundred people. I sneaked them once in the afternoon, and then retreated immediately to attract them to pursue them. And we waited for their troops to be divided."

"Will they divide their troops?" Belancheer interjected, "If I were them, I would directly smash all my strength on Elena. If I break Elena, we would have nothing."

"They will divide the troops," Gastens affirmed in his tone, "In their eyes, Enspan Province is already all our control zone. And they come from two different forces. If the people from the Western Theater Command and the Emperor feel that they will definitely win, they will definitely regain the cities at this time. Whoever recovers more cities will have more chips in their hands during the negotiations in the later stages, and the more technology they can get. So, we will wait for them to divide the troops. If they gather less troops, we will join forces with the production brigade and the First Militia Division to come to a major battle. If they always join forces, we will continue to harass."

"Is this guerrilla warfare? It feels... very vulgar!"

Garron Warren, the leader of the Second Production Group, expressed his opinion, "Isn't it a hooligan to fight like this?"

"How can I win if I don't act like a hooligan?" Gastens smiled, "When a war is about victory. Whoever can win is correct, and you must always remember this. Oh, by the way, although you have to be cunning and rack your brains to pursue victory, there are some bottom-line things that cannot be done. Do you know if you push peasant brothers as meat shields?"

“That’s natural.”

The generals present agreed. Gastens had just shown them the way of war after being equipped with advanced and flexible weapons. What they had to do was to see more and absorb more, and try to turn this knowledge into skills that they could flexibly use. Only in this way can they keep Ailena safe.

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After being attacked, the advancement of the First Division of the Western Theater Command became much more cautious. The commander of the First Division, Channing Soderbergh, sent three times the scouts to find out whether there were ambushes around the road ahead to avoid another such tragedy. His decision quickly played a role. On the evening of the day after the first attack, just as the First Division was about to arrive at the expected camping site, the scouts in front encountered the enemy, and sporadic gunshots came from under the dim night. Channing Soderbergh, who heard the gunshot, immediately stopped camping, ordered the entire division to be on guard, and called Jim Gleason, the commander of the Ninth Regiment responsible for the reconnaissance.

"What's wrong?"

"Sir, I don't know. The scouts sent to that line of defense have not come back, and we only heard gunshots!"

"I understand, send scouts and send more," Channing Soderbergh issued an order, but he still felt unsafe. "I informed the entire division to prepare for battle. We cannot let these people harass the troops behind. This is the accusation of our vanguard!"

"OK!"

Jim Gleason, the commander of the Ninth Regiment, and Sutton Mackenzie, responded at the same time. Soderbergh thought about it again and felt that nothing else had been missed, so he let the two go. He had made up his mind that no matter how much the price he paid, he would not let the enemy succeed again.

So, the First Division maintained its combat state for three hours. It was not until many soldiers' steam backpacks were burned dry and the sky turned dark that Soderbergh realized something.
Chapter completed!