Luoshan Road Crossing.

This road at the intersection of the road that must be entered into Elena is no longer the crowds of people. The empty hard-dirt road was dug out in rows and rows of trenches. These trenches were like countless snakes crawling on the ground, drawing twisted shapes. Behind these trenches were the iron shield chest wall defense line that once resisted Prince Eliot's attendant Parr Klos. The production brigade and the first militia division led by Ivan were stationed behind this line of defense.

"Head, can this kind of trench really solve the problem? It's better than the chest wall defense line?"

Ivan stood on the temporary podium and looked at the trenches built by Gastens in front of him for countless manpower and material resources. "I feel that the iron shield chest wall defense line before is very useful, why do you still have to dig trenches?"

"The bullets fly flat," Gastens stood beside Ivan. "The main purpose of the Iron Shield Chest Wall Defense Line is to ensure that our soldiers can continue to attack while defending. But now we have the rear-loading guns, and we don't need to stand and load them at all, so naturally there is no need to use the Iron Shield Chest Wall Defense Line. The enemy uses the bullets fired by the volleyball array, and no matter how they aim, it is difficult to hit the soldiers hiding in the trenches. Our soldiers can easily lie in a safe trenches and shoot and kill the enemy. While ensuring that the same or even higher output is available, our soldiers can get more protection, which is a more advanced tactic."

"Well...you said yes...I'll wait and see the actual results."

Ivan is a very serious person. He will not fully accept this defense method without seeing the actual results of this tactic. Gastens also understands his personality, so he will naturally not force it. After chatting for a while, the two saw the enemy starting to line up on their front line.

"So quickly? They arrived yesterday and started attacking today?" Ivan was a little surprised. The opposite Western Theater Command suffered heavy losses in the last battle. When Gastens and Ivan discussed at the pre-war combat meeting, they unanimously agreed that the enemy would rest and give Elliot the opportunity to launch the first attack. But I don't know what the hell was going to do, and actually launched an attack the day after arriving at the defense line.

"Just fight, just verify my theory."

Gastenth did not worry much about defensive warfare. He had weapons, geographical advantages and tactical advantages. Even if the number of people was smaller, he would have a higher chance of winning. He handed over the command to Ivan and stood aside and watched.

About an hour later, the enemy in front of the front completed the assembly and began to launch an attack. Judging from the number of people, there were about two divisions in size. Due to the terrain problem at the Luoshan intersection, these two divisions were in front, one in the back, one in the main attack, and the other in the reserve team.

"A brigade fights two divisions, are you confident?" Gastens looked at a gap and asked Ivan. Ivan turned his head and looked at him and smiled.

"Boss, when are you kidding? Do you still have to worry about this kind of thing?"

Ivan's judgment was correct. The enemy still used the queuing and shooting tactics. However, combined with the previous experience of fighting with Elena's troops, the soldiers who were walking in front of the front put on double-layer armor. Although they were staggering, they also felt safe. From Elena's perspective, Elena had already installed more than 20 Luoshan-type steam machine guns in front of the trenches. After discovering that the enemy used the double-layer armored front-row soldiers, Ivan put the enemy within a range of 100 meters to ensure that his Luoshan-type can penetrate the enemy's armor, and then issued an order to open fire.

Because both sides entered the range at the same time, the opponent and the others opened fire almost at the same time. The enemy's front row soldiers stopped and raised their guns according to the drum instructions, but found that they were facing a pile of soil with knees high and formed a long line. Their enemies only showed half of their head behind the pile and could not aim at it at all. But at this time the drum instructions had sounded, and the soldiers fired one after another, and bullets were flying in the air, but they could not concentrate the target they wanted to hit.

At the same time, after the enemy entered the attack range, Luoshan Type began to roar at the same time. Their unique "Robu" gunshots were like thunder on the battlefield. The soldiers wearing double-layered iron armor could not resist the bullets fired at such close range and fell to the ground one after another. The soldiers behind them were only wearing a layer of armor, and some were not even equipped with armor. They naturally could not resist the attacks of Luoshan Type. The firefighting between the two sides lasted for less than a quarter of an hour. The enemy's attack troops suffered heavy losses and sounded the horn of retreat.

"I'm leaving now?"

Ivan was a little surprised, "This is not Skye Hamm's style. He wanted to run away at the beginning?"

"It's probably a tentative attack. After all, it's the first time that the trench defense method has appeared, so they must be very curious."

Gastens was not surprised that the enemy gave up so quickly. "It's better that they retreated, we must be familiar with the application of trench tactics. Judging from the current situation, the results are good."

"That's, when did you miss it?"

Ivan smiled and flattered, but he was basically sincere. After following Gastens for nearly a year, he watched with his own eyes how Gastens went from a serf sentenced to death to the current communist leader. In this young man, something seemed to be favoring him, and his judgment almost never made any mistakes. According to his judgment, the plan was basically achieved as expected.

"Okay, stop flattering," Gastens smiled, "I'll leave it to you here. I see that your command is fine. I'll go to the factory and then go to the Xinshan Pass. Don't let me down."

"Don't worry."

Ivan smiled and sent Gastens out of the podium. As Gastens's companion, he had unparalleled trust in his leader.

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"General Ham, I wonder why your troops chose to withdraw their troops shortly after the war began?"

In the front command of the Third Legion of the Western Theater Command, Prince Eliot's special observer Christopher Hilton stood in front of Skye Hamm with a serious expression. Skye Hamm and Tom Levi, the commander of the Third Division who had just launched the attack, shrugged together when he heard the question.

"Gastens took out new things, the holes and mounds dug on the ground, which made us unable to hit the enemy at all. And their Luoshan-type machine guns are still reaping the lives of our soldiers. In this case, even Prince Eliot can only choose to withdraw, right?"

Sky Ham was quite polite to Christopher Hilton. After all, according to his agreement with Prince Eliot, both sides sent observers to observe the other party's attack on Elena, and were also responsible for interrogating and coordinating the pace of fighting between the two sides. Although he was willing to pretend, he could not go too far, so as not to be caught by the enemy and affect the distribution of spoils after the war.

"Yes, Colonel Hilton, you have also seen that we cannot hit the enemy at all. Even if you continue to fight, you will be killed. In this case, shouldn't the battle be temporarily stopped and find a solution?"

"To crack, we can only use the same rear-loading gun as them. Only the rear-loading gun does not require standing loading. Get rid of the trouble of standing loading. Our soldiers can also lie down and shoot, reducing targets."

Sky Hamm actually had an idea about how to deal with Gastens's new weapons and new tactics. It is not difficult to think of this answer, both Elliot and himself, know. The difficulty is the most critical element in how to achieve this idea.

Rear-mounted gun.

"The Royal Weapons Institute is already studying this weapon. If there is any, we will provide it to you at the same time." Christopher also knew that the two generals were telling the truth. He gave a vague promise and then said goodbye to leave. Sky Hamm saw him leave, and then bared his teeth gently.

"I knew Gastens must have something in his hands. This method of digging a hole in the ground to defend is not easy to deal with, so it will give Elliot a headache."

"That's natural. The battle ahead of us destroyed at least 3,000 troops from the enemy. Elena was not strong enough, and if it was less than 3,000, it would be difficult to get out of the way. We have made the most important contribution to the attack Elena. The rest should also make Elliott bleeding."

Tom Levi supported General Ham's point of view. In his opinion, he had made enough contributions to this battle. What he had to do now is to take a breath, instead of rushing up with his neck like a naughty head, and he didn't know how to die.

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Leaving the intersection of Luoshan Road, Gastenth passed through the plain and arrived at the first factory. This factory was originally a maintenance factory of Pengpai Power Company in the town of Ailena. After several expansions, it has become the most productive large comprehensive factory under Gastenth. From steam engines to various weapons, almost all Ailena's industrial equipment came out of this factory.

"Boss, how did Luo Shan fight?"

When I saw Gastenth, Gulakos, the head of the factory, was the first thing I cared about was the battle situation. This was also something that all the Elena people were concerned about. The progress of the war on the front line directly determined the future of Elena and the future of those who chose Elena's path. Everyone on this plain was waiting for the outcome of this war.

"It's okay, the enemy retreated after a while, probably a tentative attack." Gastens did not hide it. "I'll go to Garrons later to see what Elliot is doing."

"It must be no problem," Gulakos's attitude was firm, "With you, there must be no problem."

"If we want to win, everyone must work hard. What can I do alone?" Gastenth said as he walked, "What is the situation in the factory now? Tell me."

"The overall situation is good." Gulakos, as the head of the factory, has already kept the relevant data in his heart. "According to your instructions, the Honor Rifle has been discontinued. We are now focusing on producing the Leiming Type and Luoshan Type. The current production is about 80 Leiming Types and five Luoshan Types every day. If the front line is a little careful when using it, it should be guaranteed that the production problem should not be big."

"Very good," Gastens nodded, "Weapon production must keep up. Are there any problems with the raw materials?"

"There are no big problems with pyroxene and iron ore. Even if it is produced at full capacity every day, it can guarantee one year's productivity. However, the problem is lead. Luoshan Type 1 has too much demand for lead bullets. Our current bullet workshop has been fully produced. At the current production speed, it will only be one month at most, and the supply of lead cannot keep up."

“There is no lead in the Eilena Plain…”

Gastenth recalled and confirmed that Elena currently has no lead ore inventory. He thought about it and proposed an alternative, "If the lead is not enough, just use an iron warhead, which is more powerful."

"But in that case, the production equipment will need to be redesigned."

"I can help you with this. You can go to the technical department to find a few people you can trust. I will try to take out the iron warhead production line these days. Bullets are the guarantee of victory in the war, and this must not be broken."

"That's good, as long as there is equipment, you can rest assured!" Gulakos patted his chest and promised that Gastenth had a smile and hammered his shoulders, turned around and said goodbye. He also wanted to go to the pass of Joseon Mountain to see the situation of Garron Warren. This old subordinate who had withdrawn from Tulucas was directly mentioned by him from the commander of the Third Regiment of the Production Regiment to the Second Militia Division, and he didn't know how he did it. Although Caribbe Warren was arranged to help, Gastenth still wanted to go and see it in person and then decide on the configuration of the troops on both sides of the defense lines.

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"Your Highness, the casualties are counted." The accompanying officer Billy Barnard stood opposite Eliot, holding a few pieces of paper in his hand. Vincent Nafle, chief of staff of the General Staff of the Guards, stood beside Barnard, with his expression not relaxed.

"Tell me," Elliot waved his hand, "Anyway, this is the case every time I hit Gastenth, I'm used to it. How many people have died?"

"One thousand four hundred people", Barnard's voice was heavy, "This is the number after we retreat immediately. If we had sent the Second Division of the Three Guards as planned at that time, then there would probably be more than so many people who would have died."

"One thousand four hundred people, that is, they know the purpose of the enemy's pits dug on the ground," Elliot sighed softly, "This Gastenth is really hard to deal with."

"Your Highness, I don't know how Ham is going," Billy Barnard helped to think, "If his progress goes well, we will be less stressed."

"If his side is going well, we have to fight to the death," Elliot corrected him, "They fight too fast, what are we going to grab the spoils? This has to be heard from Colonel Hilton, so don't worry. Let's talk about countermeasures. Do you have any good ways to defend the enemy?"

"That kind of defense can only be possible to break through unless we give up queuing up and shoot, equipped with the same rear-mounted rifle as the Brave, otherwise it will not work anyway."

Billy Barnard obviously studied this issue, and after he said this, he emphasized it again.

"Your Highness, the ordinary steam rifle is no longer possible now, and cannot fight against Gastens. We must develop a rifle like him and a rifle like the Brave rifle to win."
Chapter completed!