Once the agreement with Prince Eliot was finalized, the entire Eliot entered the fast lane for preparation. In addition to the Second Militia Division defending the Xinshan Pass and the First Militia Division stationed at the Luoshan Pass, Gastens decided to invest all two advanced combat brigades in his hands, including the guerrilla brigade of Belancheer and Ivan's production brigade, as the main force to attack the Niglu Republic. After confirming that Eliot's troops had begun to evacuate the Xinshan Pass, Gastens personally led Belangel in charge of the First Brigade and Ivan's second Brigade, with a total of 6,000 people, equipped with a complete Brave Type, Thunder Type and Luoshan Type, and able to skillfully use the scattered line tactics, the world's most advanced army left the Luoshan Pass and entered the vast plains of Enspan Province.

Their target was the steam cannons of the Republic of Negru.

"Boss, is that Elliot really trustworthy? What if he lie to us and ambush us halfway, or wait for us to leave and start attacking Elena?"

Ivan has a carefree personality. He would say everything he thought of immediately and ask before he could feel relieved. When Gastens heard his question, he glared at him and was too lazy to answer. Belanchel smiled and gave the answer.

"Our current forces, production brigades and guerrilla brigades are together, and they do not need to set up formations. The tactics of scattered soldiers are extremely flexible. Elliot cannot fight, but they cannot catch up, so they dare not move. As for Elena, with the Luoshan steam machine gun position and the Second Militia Division who can skillfully use gun platoon tactics, they cannot enter the Xinshan Pass. As for the Luoshan Pass, if you have a detour, our intelligence network will find their movements, so don't worry."

"That's right, I think it's simple," Ivan nodded and started another topic, "Head, the enemy's army is not far from us. We really only shoot cannons this time, not people?"

"It's not that you don't hit people, it's not that you don't mainly hit people." Gastens still attaches great importance to this issue. Before the war begins, he must explain the ideas and goals of the battle clearly, so that the two capable generals who fail to perform well.

"The most critical point in this war is to fight the weak with the strong and fight the weak, and attack them will be saved. Why can the Republic of Neglu fight all the way from the Principality of Lailin this time and throw away the armor in the Western Theater Command? Isn't it because of their steam cannons? This weapon is powerful, but its weakness is obvious, it is inconvenient to move and is very easy to damage. If we can destroy their steam cannons, it will be equivalent to pulling out the tiger's teeth. No matter how many of their troops are, we are not afraid."

"Then why don't you kill more people on the way? There are so many of them, kill more people, so we can fight behind us?" Ivan was still obsessed with killing people. After all, anyone who has used the convenient and easy-to-use Leiming and Luoshan models will be unable to stop the pleasure of killing people brought by this weapon.

"Lei Ming and Luo Shan are very powerful, but they also have shortcomings," Gastens said earnestly. The new weapons he made greatly reduced the difficulty of the revolution, but also caused his troops to develop weapons dependence. He had to tempt through various ways to avoid this psychological influence on the revolution.

“There are any drawbacks?”

"No way?"

This time, Ivan and Belanchel spoke in unison. This was the first time they heard this statement and became nervous. If the weapons they trusted and liked had shortcomings, it would be better to know earlier.

"What do you think? Where are the problems with Leiming Type and Luoshan Type?" Gastens hoped that his comrades would think more and improve their independence, so they did not give the answer as soon as possible.

"The shooting interval is relatively large?" Ivan said that it is indeed a problem. Because of the use of high-pressure gas cylinders, after continuous shooting for a period of time, the air pressure of the high-pressure gas cylinder is insufficient, and both weapons need to be inflated for a period of time. Although this time is not long, it will also lead to a firepower vacuum. The feeling of sudden silence is really unpleasant.

"It's expensive, and the production is complicated?" Belangel was thinking about production. The production of these two weapons is much more complicated than the previous Type 27. The factory was busy with three shifts, and the output has not improved for a long time. If we had to say that these two weapons had shortcomings, this was the only one.

"It's right, it's not right," Gastens smiled and gave the answer.

"The biggest disadvantage of these two weapons is the bullets." He took off a magazine on his body and showed it to the two comrades. In the slender magazine, iron bullets were arranged neatly, like soldiers lined up.

"This kind of magazine, plus the weight of steam rifles, backpacks and other equipment, will be almost the same as a soldier with ten at most. If you have full firepower, ten magazines will not even last for half an hour to shoot. The Luoshan-type magazine is larger and this problem is even more serious. Our troops go out to fight, and the first half hour is when we are the most powerful. Once half an hour has passed, the bullets are almost finished or have been shot, there is no essential difference between us and the enemy, and we may even have to fight a big knife. At that time, the disadvantage of our few people will be completely exposed. Do you understand?"

Hearing Gastens's words, Ivan and Belanchel fell into deep thought. The advantages of their own powerful firepower suddenly became a disadvantage from the perspective of protracted warfare. The two of them fought before, and they had fought for a long time and knew the importance of ammunition. Ivan mainly fought defensive wars, and the ammunition supply was very smooth, so he really didn't care about this. Now, after Gastens mentioned it, both of them realized the seriousness of the problem.

"Head, so if we want to attack or fight head-on with the enemy, it's best to end the battle before the bullets run out, right?"

"Yeah, that's it," Gastens nodded with relief, "Our army is the strongest time for the first half hour of launching an attack. If you save some bullets, this strong period can be extended for a while. But no matter what, it will not last too long. Although we can easily destroy the enemy's resistance during our strong firepower period, you must have this string in your heart. You must know that your strength cannot last for a long time. You must know how to let go when there is insufficient ammunition. After all, every soldier of our revolution is our comrades of the revolution and the seeds of future revolution. If you can live one more, you will live one more. Do you understand?"

"Understood."

"I know, boss, don't worry!"

The two responded together. Gastens understood what they meant and began to arrange tasks again. Their tactics were very simple. First, it was not difficult to find the enemy's large army. The marching of more than 200,000 people in Ensten Province could not be concealed. Second, it was to find opportunities to attack the enemy's steam cannons, destroy those cannons, and then evacuate. As long as this could be done, with the Luoshan type, even if the number of enemies was large, Elena would have the confidence and courage to keep it.

"But, boss, we said we were working together, but didn't that boy Elliott send troops? Is it a loss to let us rush forward to take the lead?"

Both Ivan and Belancheer knew the content of the agreement between Elena and Elliot. The two of them were not aware of the matter of letting Elena take the lead from the beginning. They proposed it at the meeting, and Gastens explained it at that time. Now because of time alone, the two of them raised it again and wanted to listen to the boss's explanation.

"When fighting the Republic of Neglu, there is an alliance with Elliot, we want to fight. Without an alliance with Elliot, we also want to fight. So, whether to fight or not, it is not about Elliot, but about ourselves. Now he comes to the door and promises us a lot of benefits. Let us do something we originally planned to do. Don't you think it's a good deal? Moreover, through the battle with the Republic of Neglu, we can further improve Elena's image as a strong army, enhance our deterrence, and increase our voice. Do you understand?"

"Understood."

"I know!"

The two agreed simply. But looking at their expressions, Gastens didn't know if they really understood it. However, no matter what, this battle must be fought.

It's enough to know this.

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A day after leaving Elena, Gastens's troops got the latest movements of the enemy from the intelligence network. They had approached the western suburbs of Entbrous, and were less than a day away from the city of Moon where Elena belonged.

Since the enemy's location was determined, Elena's troops also entered a state of contact with the enemy. Because the enemy wanted to transport steam cannons, the most convenient road was the road connecting the city and the city. Their movement speed was also limited by the steam cannons. Gastens, Ivan and Belancheer carefully studied the map and found a good ambush point. It was at the middle end of the road between the city of Entbrous and Moon, on two hills close to each other. The locals called these two hills the Kufeng Hill, which meant it was shallow and direct. The work of connecting the two cities passed by the junction of the two hills, forming a terrain with high sides and low middle, which was suitable for ambushing.

After a simple agreement, Gastens and Ivan and Belanchir reached an agreement. Their troops will be placed in the most dangerous area of ​​the road, and the enemy may breathe a sigh of relief, in a sparse bush forest on the east side of the Kumatsu Mountain. At that time, after the enemy tightens their nerves and passes through the Kumatsu Mountain, Belanchir and Ivan's troops will cut off the enemy in half, attack the central army directly, destroy the steam cannon, and then evacuate. The entire battle process emphasizes the word "fast", and make full use of their firepower advantages, quickly go forward and go, and get things done with the minimum casualties.

After the tactics were arranged, the rest was operation. Because there was no need to set up the formation in advance, Elena's army had the natural advantage of ambush. They just needed to hide themselves in the bushes, obey the command, jump out of the bushes, tilt bullets towards the enemy, open the gap, rush in to destroy the steam cannon, and then evacuate. Ivan and Belancher issued tactics layer by layer to ensure that all grassroots commanders and most soldiers knew their combat ideas, and then entered the ambush position.

The ambush did not wait too long, and the army of the Republic of Neglu appeared in Gastens's vision. More than 200,000 troops filled the originally spacious road. Moreover, because there were too many people, the soldiers who did not need to guard the steam cannons even marched in the fields on both sides of the road, step by step, and did not know how many crops they had broken.

Of course, at this time, no one would care about the crops. Ivan's production brigade was on the left and Belancher's guerrilla brigade was on the right. They patiently put the enemy's front soldiers over and waited until the central army guarding the steam cannon appeared within the attack range before the attack horn sounded.

The moment the sudden trumpet sounded, the marching team of the Republic of Neglu paused suddenly, and the attacked part stopped, and the soldiers were still moving forward in front of the attacked part. For a moment, at the attack point, the enemy's team was obviously in chaos. Immediately afterwards, the soldiers of the Republic of Neglu found themselves in a rain of bullets. At a longer range, the sudden outbreak of attacks, and the pouring rain-like bullets, suddenly knocked down a layer of brushing around the outside of the team. Moreover, as the attacks of the production brigade and guerrilla brigade continued, the second and third layers of the central army were melting and disappearing like ice creams in the sun.

“So far, it’s not bad.”

This time, Gastens did not rush to the front line, but watched the battle in a hidden place. In order to improve the combat quality and awareness of the two comrades, after completing the explanation before the war, the specific combat method of the two comrades themselves decided. Only when Gastens felt that it was necessary to withdraw troops would he exercise his power and take back the sent troops.

From Gastens's position, it can be clearly seen that the enemy's team that was originally windingly stagnating due to its own attack. In the middle of the team, the originally thick formation was rapidly weakening, and the soldiers on their side were already not far from the steam cannons.

"As long as we can eliminate the steam cannon, we can win!"

Gastens accidentally said what he was muttering in his heart, but found that no one around noticed him. Everyone was busy, observing, watching this battle with huge numbers of people, could the expected goal be achieved.

Perhaps the power of the new weapon is indeed too great, perhaps the enemy did not enter a state of combat during the marching. While the front and back sides of the long snake began to send soldiers to try to support the center, the Sharp Knife Brigade and the Guerrilla Brigade had cut off two-thirds of the enemy's defense. At the location of Gastens, their gunshots could still be heard, thud and thud, and kept ringing.

Soon, the soldiers of the guerrilla brigade and the production brigade came into contact with the outermost steam cannons. The soldiers of Elena activated the metallurgical pyroxene prepared in advance and threw them into the cylinders of the steam cannons or the cylinders of the high-pressure cylinders. Immediately afterwards, the soldiers who were originally surrounded by the steam cannons evacuated one after another. After a while, the ultra-high temperature metallurgical pyroxene melted the cylinders and destroyed the key components of the steam cannons.
Chapter completed!