"Ah, why?"

Ivan looked puzzled, but Belanchel didn't say anything. He began to think carefully about the battlefield, trying to find more details and understand Gastens's ideas.

"It's very simple." Gastens reached out to his hand and swung his wings on his own troops. "Our wings are two small hills. Although we had already considered the factor of not being surrounded when choosing the battle here, from the current situation, if the enemy is on the front line and then surrounds from both sides, our main force is still a militia division, and it is difficult to deal with the surrounded positional war. Moreover, even if we enter the production brigade, we can only ensure that there is strength to break through on one side of the defense line. At that time, most of our soldiers are infantry, and although they have higher combat power while moving, it is difficult to get rid of the opponent quickly. Over time, problems will inevitably arise."

"But if we give up the current situation, it will be difficult for us to find such a suitable opportunity to fight in the future." Ivan was still a little unwilling to give up.

"There is no way. Saving our own living power is more important than consuming our enemies. After all, our own living power is more valuable."

Gastens's words silenced Ivan. Several officers present discussed it again and soon formed a new consensus.

Continue to fight and wait for an opportunity to get out.

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"Commander, the Second Division and the Third Division have lost six regiments. If this continues, they will be a little unsustainable."

At the command of the Third Corps of the Western Theater Command, Chief of Staff Manny Casdill, was not as relaxed as he seemed. "Their firepower was too strong. Should they slow down and give the people below some rest?"

"No, no need," Sky Hamm's face was relieved. "I have finally confirmed that their advanced weapons are not invincible. Double-layer armor can block that kind of bullet and protect our soldiers into their own range. The division they transformed this time, whether in terms of weapons or quality, is similar to our own soldiers. Even if Gastens is powerful, the only big and small king in his hands is the only one regiment and one brigade."

"But casualties..."

Manny Casdill wanted to speak but stopped. The Western Theater Command is now transitioning to warlords, and the replenishment of troops is far less convenient than before. There are too many people dead here, so it is difficult to explain when you go back.

"I know what you are worried about, don't worry. As long as we can achieve our goal, Commander Zhong will forgive me no matter how many people die!"

As Sky Hamm said, he inserted the little red flag representing the First Division at the front line, "Tell the First Division that the time for revenge is up. And, tell them that the enemy is like us, and there is also a platoon tactic!"

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The First Division, which Skye Hamm put into battle, further increased the pressure on Gastens. The battle on the front line was still continuing, and the ammunition supply of many Luoshan-type steam machine guns was interrupted. This problem was reflected when the enemy was attacked many times before, but at that time the attack was the production regiment, and a large number of thunder-types filled the shooting gap of Luoshan-types. But now, in cooperation with Luoshan-types, it has become the Honor One, which is lined up to be shot. The huge difference in firepower alternating time quickly made the enemy notice this signal.

"Their devil gun is broken, rush!!!"

I don't know who shouted, nor who would first associate. The battle distance between the two sides was only less than 100 meters, but now the opposite side suddenly disrupted the formation and rushed. Although many people fell down after their quick response and lined up to kill them, more enemies also touched the soldiers in the front row of their own. Many people even rushed directly to the placement point where the Luoshan type steam machine gun was installed, and they were planning to steal the weapon they called the devil gun. The production team soldiers defending Luoshan type used Leiming type to temporarily repel the attack of these people, leaving nowhere around the position.

There were few corpses. But looking around, more people were still rushing up. Everyone seemed to have sanity and emotions called fear. Some of them waved scimitars, and some rushed towards the muzzles of their soldiers. After all, the farmers of the militia division had not experienced professional training for a long time. Although they were full of enthusiasm for combat, the rhythm of queuing and shooting was gradually lost under the tide of the enemy's impact. As the enemy was about to break through their front line while the firepower was broken, they finally completed the part of the ammunition-replenishing Luoshan type and roared again.

"Bang bang bang--"

The devil gun roared again to suppress the enemy's attack. The soldiers who rushed up heard the gunshots and were knocked to the ground before they could hesitate. After a dense gunshot, a narrow open space appeared again in front of the fronts of both sides.

"Continue to attack! The Devil's Spear is not that scary!"

As if it were at the same time, the grassroots commanders in the enemy army issued new combat orders. After the soldiers who lost their formation due to the charge were slaughtered, they lined up behind them, and the neatly arranged soldiers continued to hold guns and walk up with drums. Many of these people experienced the Battle of Toulucas last year, and their combat experience was richer than that of the militia division. What just happened has proved that the devil gun that they could not resist would have problems and were almost taken away and controlled by them. This greatly enhanced their confidence in dealing with the Gastens army. These soldiers were holding guns and advancing with Luoshan-type shooting. Their comrades were shot dead, but they were still moving forward.

Sure enough, not long after, Luo Shan on the front line became silent again.

"Raise!!!! Bounce it for me!!!!"

"Keep the formation! Counterattack! Counterattack!!!"

Different orders from both sides were issued at the same time, and the battlefield was filled with screams and roars. No one seemed to notice that the production brigade, which had been on standby behind the front line, had begun to move towards the flank.

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"Yes, very good! Blast our soldiers in and mix with the enemy. At that time, it will be a hand-to-hand combat. Fighting hand-to-hand combat is a number of people, just fight like this!"

Skye Hamm hasn't been so excited for a long time. He stood on the observation stand and shouted, like a twenty-year-old man. Indeed, he was suppressed and beaten by the enemy for so long, and now he finally had the opportunity to show his strength. What else is he not satisfied with?

"Commander, look over there, they are starting to break through!"

Chief of Staff Manning Casdill found a new signal, pointing the direction to Skye Hamm, and indeed saw the movement of the production brigade. The gray soldiers rushed towards the Fourth Division, which surrounded them from the left wing, like a tide.

"The scattered line tactics are the combat brigade under Gastens. He told the Fourth Division that even if the entire army is wiped out, they will be held back!"

Skye Hamm's eyes were full of excitement. As long as the Fourth Division could hold up the production brigade, he could hurt Gastens here and even seize some of the devil's guns. This weapon that could shoot continuously at high frequency left an extremely deep impression on him. He was extremely eager for his troops to have such weapons.

However, Sky Hamm still overestimated the combat effectiveness of the Fourth Division. Although the number of the Fourth Division was three times that of the Production Brigade, the number of people varies not that much in the battle front of the two sides. The production brigade, which is unified with Lei Ming, is not afraid of the enemy who is still queuing up and shooting in front of them. They charged silently with guns, easily drilled through the enemy's defense line, and opened a path for the evacuation of their soldiers.

However, in the current battle situation, the retreat of the militia division was not smooth. The only advantage that they could resist the enemy, who had already started fighting, was that they were still maintaining the most basic volleyball formation. If the retreat order was issued, they gave up the volleyball formation, and the retreat would become a defeat. At that time, it would not be so easy to gather the troops and restore combat effectiveness.

As a last resort, Ivan, who rushed out of the 4th Division's siege with his production brigade, and once again drilled through the formation that the 4th Division was recovering. This time, they forced their way into the flanks of the two sides, and tore open the soldiers of both sides who were sticking together. This fighting method is actually not suitable for the scattered line tactics that are good at flexibility and maneuvering. The soldiers of the production brigade suffered a lot of casualties, and then cut out the stuck militia division. Afterwards, with the militia division as the leader, after the production brigade was cut off, Gastens's troops began to leave the battlefield from the rear.

"Chasing! Chase me!"

Skye Hamm is still unsatisfied, but this time Manny Casdill is not going to follow him.

"Sir, if we use the marching combat formation, we will not be able to catch up with them. Their retreat speed is faster than ours. But if we don't use the marching combat formation, we will be defeated immediately if the opponent counterattacks. I think the results of this combat are pretty good. Why don't we take a break first and then continue to force them back?"

"You're right," Sky Hamm nodded, 'But we must chase! The opportunity to force the opponent to fight against us like today will probably be gone in the future. Moreover, their division's combat power is actually average. The speed of escape will not be too large. We will chase them now, causing them to continue psychological pressure to see if they will make mistakes!"

"What if I am ambushed?"

"If you are ambushed, stop, and get out of contact after a fight. Their ambush is also to cover the retreat of the troops and will not be entangled with us."

Skye Hamm's idea was very firm. Manny Casdill also felt that what he said made sense, so he issued combat orders according to his wishes. The Fifth and Sixth Divisions, which had almost no losses in the battle, were ordered to pursue the Second Division, Third Division and Fourth Division, which had made great contributions, began to repair on the spot. Skye Hamm and Manny Casdill followed the Fifth and Sixth Divisions, and continued to chase the traces of Gastens's troops and rushed out.

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"Head, they are chasing me!"

During the rear of the production brigade, Ivan found Gastens. He was marching quickly with the soldiers, and his face was rarely sad. Ivan knew that the result of this battle was not satisfactory. But even so, after seeing Ivan and hearing the combat situation he reported, Gastens immediately recovered.

"Catch up? Infantry?"

"Yeah, there is no array."

"What are you hesitating about? Turn around and beat him!"

Gastens cursed and ordered the production brigade to turn back with Ivan. The combat experience just now made the soldiers of the production brigade who had always been victorious. They stopped without saying a word, briefly repaired, and directly caught the Fifth Division behind their butt off guard. The infantry without array was completely unable to fight against the straggler line. After the soldiers of the production brigade were killed, Shi Shi left, which was considered anger. After suffering this setback, Skye Hamm also realized the difficulty of chasing and decisively gave up the pursuit.

After that, Gastens asked the militia division to return to Elena to prepare for defense. He and the production brigade and the sharp knife regiment came to the expected lurking position.

"This time the loss is not small." At the post-war summary meeting, Gastens personally announced the statistical results, "The militia division suffered more than 2,000 casualties. The sharp knife regiment was scattered, only more than 100 casualties, but the enemy stolen three Luoshan-types. Although the enemy did not know the losses of the enemy, the situation of the battle should be about 6,000. In this way, although we won the battle, compared with the previous battle, this time it was a big loss! As the commander-in-chief, I have to make a review and a deep review!"

It was Gastens's main behavior to review if he made a mistake. The officers present were not surprised. They waited for Gastens to finish and began to discuss the gains and losses of this battle. The conclusion was the same. In the case of a huge gap in force, the sharp knife regiment and production brigade equipped with Luoshan and Leiming type should act alone and should not be dragged down by the militia division. If there were no militia divisions today and only fought contact wars, the production brigade could fight much easier.

"In short, the tactics of guerrilla warfare can be proved to be the most beneficial tactic for us after verification during this period. At the same time, you have also mastered and understood the concept of guerrilla warfare. Next, when the enemy's two-line troops complete the encirclement, Elena will be surrounded. Although our judgment is that under the pressure of external combat, the encirclement will not last for too long, if all the troops are compressed in Elena during this period, it is still easy to have problems. I plan to leave some people outside and fight guerrilla on a smaller scale. What do you think?"

"I agree," Ivan nodded, "We must fully utilize our advantages in weapons. Guerrilla warfare can harass the enemy to the greatest extent. Boss, I am willing to stay!"

"So too, the sharp knife ball was born just to chew these hard bones. I want to stay the head too!"

The statements of Belancher and Ivan quickly activated the atmosphere. Everyone signed up enthusiastically. Finally, after discussion, Gastens decided to leave the First Regiment of the Production Brigade and the Sharp Knife regiment outside. Although it is very dangerous to fight guerrilla under the enemy's heavy forces, Gastens believed that this experience in guerrilla warfare would greatly improve the combat effectiveness and spiritual will of these people, and make them stronger promoters and supporters in the revolution.

As for Elena, she will also undergo transformation in the next difficult period.
Chapter completed!