Belancher's sacrifice was an impact on the team led by Gastens, and a sad inspiration. When he learned that Belancher was killed, both the guerrilla brigade and the soldiers of the production brigade vowed to take revenge, to fight blood for blood and teeth for teeth. However, in the face of such anger, Gastens could still calm down. He carefully checked the equipment and materials he could find on the slaughtered cavalry, and sent a large number of scouts to reconnaise the movements of the enemy's 17th Army and the 18th Army, and soon discovered the enemy's problems.

"Everyone, there is a new problem now." On a nameless hill, Gastens was sharing information with his comrades. "The enemy's 17th and 18th Army's marching speed has dropped sharply, and it seems that they have the idea of ​​turning around. Judging from their troops' arrangement, it is likely that they want to force us to fight again."

"Isn't this kind of loss enough to take it once?" Ivan smacked his lips. "Our advantage lies in the advantage of firepower, range advantage and flexibility of not having to line up. Only fools fight them. I think we will continue to harass them, kill as much as they can. When the bullets are nervous, we will go back to Ailena and prepare to defend."

"Harassement and re-ambush are definitely necessary," Gastens nodded and looked at Larenz Warren, who was sitting on his left hand. He was the commander of the former guerrilla brigade 2. When the brigade commander Belancher was killed, the life and death of the first regiment Oleg Warren was unknown, and the commander of the third regiment Revey Warren took the initiative to give in and recommend it, he became the acting brigade commander of the guerrilla brigade. Perhaps because of his just becoming the brigade commander, Larenz Warren was still a little shy and had no intention of speaking.

"But we must always adhere to an important principle of guerrilla warfare, that is, do what the enemy does not want us to do. Now the enemy no longer marches and there are no other targets around it. It seems that we want to force us to fight again here. Then, in an ideal situation, we should avoid its edge, wait for an opportunity, or go back to Elena directly. We cannot fight the battles the enemy wants at the time and place when the enemy wants. Now they want to fight us head-on, so we will not let them go, continue to observe, strengthen intelligence collection, and be prepared for retreat. This is what I understand, the core idea of ​​guerrilla warfare. How can the enemy be uncomfortable, how can we do it?"

"But boss, the soldiers are very excited now. If they don't fight, I worry that the soldiers' emotions will fluctuate." Ivan expressed his concern.

"This is also what I'm worried about," Gastens nodded, "In addition, I'm holding my breath in my heart, finding an opportunity to use our advantages to fight and get away with it. What are you talking about, Larenz?"

Gastens began to intentionally let Larenz speak. As the brigade commander of the guerrilla brigade, he had to express his thoughts more. Larenz's combat talent and courage are recognized by everyone. What he needs now is more courage and an equal mentality for himself and Ivan.

"That..." Larenz looked up at Gastens and found that he was looking at himself with encouragement. "I think if the two enemy troops stayed, it was not their intention, but the enemy's commander-in-chief's-in-chief's-in-chief. Does that mean that the large troops we let go might want to use our entangled time to do something?"

"Oh, it's not bad boy," Ivan patted Larenz's shoulder hard, "I didn't expect this. The boss also said that we can't let the enemy go. If you think so, then let's discuss it and see when will we go back to Elena?"

"Eilena shouldn't be a big problem," Gastens pressed his forehead with one hand and sorted out his information. "The enemy is still using a gun platoon tactic. This dense formation cannot break through the Luoshan-type machine gun defense line with sufficient ammunition. The enemy's steam cannons were destroyed by us, and it is unlikely that there will be a threat on heavy weapons. If their target is really us, then the Luoshan intersection will be enough to support it for a period of time. This period of time is enough for us to make a decision and return."

"Or, they want to hit Elliot?" Ivan proposed a new idea, but soon denied it himself, "This is unlikely. If you hit Elliot, Elena's position is very bad. If their commander is rational, he should take Elena first."

"The enemy has many options, and they may even leave Ensten and leave other provinces. We have no basis for this, and even if we start a discussion, there will be no result." Gastens closed the topic, "In short, since the enemy wants to fight us now, we will touch the enemy when we confirm that we have an advantage, and then avoid the edge. After the soldiers' desire for battle is released, we will return to Ailena."

Both Ivan and Larenz agreed with Gastens's suggestion. The two reached an agreement with Elena and were planning to continue discussing some details when they suddenly received new information from the correspondents.

"Chairman Gastens, Brigade Commander Ivan, Brigade Commander Larenz", the messenger was a young man named Ricky Barris, a worker from Vannsten, the capital of Ensten Province, and has a certain level of education. Seeing that he was smart and willing to fight, he was quick, he put him in the communications company.

"What's wrong?" Ivan signaled Ricky Barris to speak.

"Our scouts discovered that the enemy sent a team of about two thousand people, and was following the traces left by us, following the traces left by us, under the guidance of the cavalry that had been ambushed by us."

"Two thousand men, infantry? Can't this be eaten in one bite? I think the enemy is going to make a mistake this time. Such a few people are used to track us. As long as we keep an eye on them and keep a distance from the large army, there is no problem for us to eat them!" Ivan was excited when he heard the news. He looked at Gastens and waited for him.

"Boss, order us, let's take revenge!"

"Two thousand men? Infantry?" Gastens frowned, "Based on their understanding of us, we should not make such mistakes, will there be fraud?"

"If you have any fights, you will know." Ivan was not worried about this. "Anyway, their cavalry troops have been killed by us. As long as we strengthen intelligence, do a good job in scouting, and confirm that the enemy's large troops are at a certain distance from our team, we can safely eat these two thousand people. If their large troops want to fish, we will not be so stupid that we know it is bait, right?"

"Yes," Gastens did not have a good reason to deny Ivan's suggestion. So, in the spirit of this three-person meeting, he held an expanded tactical meeting, fully discussed the plan to eat the two thousand people, and then began to prepare for the battle.

According to the unanimous agreement of the main comrades in the army, Eilena's guerrillas will break off contact after this attack and return to Eilena to prepare for the defense of the position and the exchange of materials with Eliot. As for the result of this battle, almost all those involved in the discussion believe that they will surely win.

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"Send two thousand people out to eat for them, which will cause great controversy." In the 17th Army and the command of the 18th Army, the commander of the 18th Army, Alan Cavallo, was chatting with the commander of the 17th Army, John Clemonds, "Old John, you're a little risky."

"What we take risks is my personal military future, and what is stable is the overall situation this time. We have already talked just now. As I said, as long as we keep a suitable distance from the two thousand people sent out, they will not dare to act rashly. When they are about to lose patience, we will further distance and sell a flaw. They will definitely not be able to hold back and rush forward. Even if these two thousand people are completely wiped out by them, we will drag them down for at least two more days. In these two days, the commander of the Tai family probably has launched the Elena offensive. If the commander goes well, by the time we chase Gastens's troops back to Elena, that land will already belong to us Negru."

"Yes, if things can go like this, the Commander will understand your thoughts and your plans."

Alan Cavallo agreed softly. Although he felt that Clermonds' strategy was inadequate to the general's demeanor and was prone to losing his morale. But on the surface, logic and reason, this plan could indeed meet their requirements. Therefore, he did not forcefully stop it. What he hoped now was to deal with the matter here as soon as possible and go to the Ailena front line to compete for military merits. After more than 800 years of calm between the six major powers, the current war has become the most powerful upward channel for the winner's army.

"Yeah, those who accomplish great things must be careless. I will give them these two thousand people, and I deserve it when he is choked to death."

John ended the topic with one sentence. The two generals served a cup of tea and began to talk about the strategy of the eastern part of Ensten Province. It seemed that in their eyes, Elena was no longer afraid of now.

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It has to be said that John Strauss' strategy was successful. The Elena army led by Gastens was particularly cautious about the two thousand people in front of him, and was always worried that it was bait. In normal times, the distance between the front troops and the large troops behind was enough to allow them to launch a raid and retreat. But now, both Gastens and Ivan were more cautious. After waiting and observing for a day and a half, they finally found an opportunity. While the main troops were cooking and resting, they raided the two thousand people in front, killed more than half, and ran away hundreds of people. They perfectly ate this bite of meat.

Just as Gastens's troops ate the two thousand people sent by Clermonds, the large troops of the Eastern Front Command of the Republic of Negro finally arrived outside Elena's door.

"Commander, we are less than three kilometers away from the Luoshan Passage, the main entrance to the west of Elena. If necessary, you can launch an attack at any time."

Stefan Schgwa, chief of staff of the Eastern Front Command, stood in front of Tai's house and reported on the situation of the troops. "The 17th Army and the 18th Army said they would hold down Elena's main force and Gastens, but they are not in place yet. The four armies of the 19th, 20th, 21th, 22nd have all stopped marching and entered a standby state."

"Tell them that they are camping and forcing to a kilometer. Notify the steam artillery master to push the cannons out overnight and prepare for direct war tomorrow morning." The Tai family has long done a lot of research on how to fight this battle well. Although the enemy's troops are very different from that of itself, Ankenryin, the Western Theater Command and Elliot have fallen into this small and inconspicuous place, so he naturally would not be careless. "Arranging double posts and double posts to prevent the enemy from attacking at night. Send troops to block the Luoshan Mountains, cut off information and personnel, and material exchanges inside and outside, and pressing the enemy tightly into this small valley. You must not release a person or a letter!"

"I understand," Schgwa nodded, and then suggested, "The east side of Elena is the area controlled by Prince Eliot, and we cannot block that side. Moreover, if you launch an attack, should you be careful of Prince Eliot's troops?"

"Go and save a slave who betrayed me?" The Tai family disagreed, "He Elliot is not that cheap!"

"So, should the troops be arranged to deal with the defense?"

"No need", the Tai family walked a few steps beside the sand table, pointing to the meteorite flag inserted on the sand table on the east side of Elena. "The latest information says that Elliot is waiting for reinforcements from his emperor's son. He will hold on until the reinforcements arrive. But what you said makes sense. Tell Byna Frank, let his 20th Army pay attention to the flanks and leave two divisions for later use."

"clear."

Shigwa nodded again and gave him a flattery, "The commander is so considerate, and it's just around the corner to take down Elena."

"There is nothing to be happy if you win," the Tai family pretended to be modest, "It is not an enemy of the same magnitude at all. If you win, it should be. If you lose, it is shameful."

“That’s, that’s.”

Shigewa smiled and left the command center. The Tai family stared at the sand table for two seconds, then opened the curtain and walked out. The battle was imminent, and even as the commander, he would be nervous and excited.

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"Everyone, the enemy has arrived at the doorstep, what should we do?"

In the town of Eilena, the left-behind senior officials of the enemy troops were found to be having a meeting. Daisy, as the head of Eilena's internal affairs, Gastens's semi-public lover and member of the Communist Party's council, took the initiative to organize the discussion.

"The head told me before leaving that we should use our terrain and weapon advantages to guard against each other. The sufficient Luoshan First Steam Machine Gun can defeat all enemies who use the queuing and shooting tactics." Carib Warren, as the acting division commander of the First Militia Division, was the first to speak.

"Now most of the Second Division has reached the Luoshan Road Crossing. We have invested nearly 20,000 troops in this area. There are more than 50 types of Luoshan steam guns, and the area has a very high firepower density. In addition, the iron shield chest wall defense line and trench defense line that have been repaired before, there should be no problem defending against enemy attacks."

As the commander of the Second Militia Division, Garron Warren was the second to express his opinion. Among all the party members present, these two leaders of the existing armed forces were here. Daisy saw that they had sufficient confidence in defense and breathed a sigh of relief. However, based on Gastens's usual rigorous and meticulous habit of making perfect preparations as much as possible, and exhausting all risks, Daisy still asked everyone to list the possible risks and problems and discuss the solutions one by one. In addition, she and the members of the council re-sorted the details of Ailena's wartime state before the meeting ended. When the meeting ended, it was already two o'clock in the morning. Even in midsummer, there was a hint of coolness in the air.

Standing under the vast, ink-blue night sky, Daisy looked up at the starry sky and closed her fingers unknowingly. That was the traditional prayer posture of the Three Gods. As an atheist, she has been useless for a long time.
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