On August 16, Lu Yuan, Ensten Province was cloudless.

Behind the Luoshan Crossing, which has been closely surrounded by trenches and iron shield chest wall defense lines, Daisy, the head of the Interior of Eilena, Caribbe Warren, the commander of the First Militia Division, Garons Warren, the commander of the Second Militia Division, and a group of staff and correspondents of the Iilena troops, joined the command platform not far behind the Luoshan Crossing. They will command this Elina defense battle here. The enemy is the 19th, 20, 21, and 22nd four armies of the Niglu Republic, with a total of 120,000 people, and their own defensive forces have only two militia divisions that have been trained for less than half a year.

"How is the enemy's movement?"

Daisy doesn't know much about military affairs, but as the woman of Gastens and the person in charge of Elena's internal affairs, she has already gained recognition from everyone with her meticulous work thinking and meticulous work attitude. At the same time, as the woman of Gastens, the comrades who stayed behind Elena were not resistant to her coordinating the things about Elena.

"The enemy was busy last night. However, their defense was very strict and our spies couldn't get in. Because of language, intelligence work was difficult to do."

Sink Warren, who was in charge of intelligence, also came to the command platform. This battle was a battle that determined Elena's fate. All the senior leaders who could come, except for the Elliot army at the Junshan Pass and the comrades who maintained the public order and production in the small town of Elena, came.

"And we care a lot about those things," Carribe Warren stretched out his hand and pointed everyone's eyes at the huge facilities that the enemy had placed in front of the formation overnight. Those facilities were covered with thick tarpaulin, and they could only see their size, but they could not see the specific actions.

"Gastens' reply said that they destroyed all the enemy's steam cannons, right?"

Daisy had a bit of ominous premonition when she saw those things. She couldn't help but confirm with the people around her again, confirming that her lover had destroyed the enemy's trump card as he said.

"In the latest letter, Chairman Gastens said so. He also said that he would return to Elena after continuing to harass the enemy and kill as much as possible."

Carribe Warren was also worried about the same problem. After discovering the huge monsters placed in front of the enemy, he even specially found the letter sent by Gastens at that time. Unfortunately, none of the people present had seen the steam cannon, so they could not judge the true face of those weapons from their appearance.

"If it's not a steam cannon, is it a chariot or a catapult?" Garron Warren had some uncertain speculation.

"Eliot's armored chariot is really good for attack, but our trench defense line is there, so the enemy will not be able to see it. Such chariots cannot pass through the trench. And with the Luoshan type, it is difficult for them to send enough soldiers to fill the pit."

Caribbe denied Garrons's idea. However, the other comrades present had no better guess. The comrades reconfirmed the defense lines at the intersection of Luoshan and began to wait for the enemy to appear.

After all, no matter how mysterious those things are, they must be used in the offense, and as long as they are used in the offense, their true faces will be revealed.

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Jon Warren, the company commander of the 1st Company of the 3rd Regiment of the 2nd Militia Division, reached out to wipe off the sweat beads on his forehead, wiped the sweat on his hands on his trouser legs, and re-clenched the glory rifle in his hand. The pyroxene in the steam backpack behind him was releasing heat stably, and he felt a little uncomfortable with the roasting through the thick insulation layer.

"Company Commander", soldiers under Jon Warren, a new farmer who fled from Ensten Province some time ago, reached out and pushed him, "What are those big enemies?"

"Big guy?"

Jon Warren's attention just now was not on the enemy's formation. He was worried about Gastens. Of course, the high-ranking leader actually didn't need him to worry about it. Jon Warren also believed that Gastens would not be a problem this time. What he was worried about was whether Elena without Gastens could defend the intersection of the Luoshan Road. After all, for so long, Gastens, as Elena's leader, has established an absolutely reliable image in the hearts of all Elena's people.

"Then... it's not a steam cannon, is it?"

Hande Warren's voice was a little trembling. After all, it was known to everyone that the Republic of Negro destroyed Paul Zhong's army with steam cannons in the Western Theater Command. Jon Warren reached out to block the sun and saw the big guys stripped of tarpaul. The black, metal-shiny thick cannon tubes were shiny in the sun. The wide carriage with eight axles began to slowly move towards the line defended by Jon Warren with the sound of the empty flute. Together, there were enemy infantry phalanxes. The soldiers in the front row of the square array were wearing three layers of simple plate armor, without weapons, and moved step by step to follow the rhythm of the empty flute. The sound of tens of thousands of people stomping together vibrated the air, making Jon Warren's throat tighter.

"Is that a steam cannon?" Jon Warren repeated the question, his voice trembling. According to the arrangement of Commander Garrons Warren, all militia units using old steam rifles were arranged in the trenches and behind the chest wall defense line. The soldiers using the Luoshan type were responsible for experiencing devastating blows on the enemy at the firepower points arranged in advance. This defensive front was tested by the West Theater Command Sky Hamm's army, which should have been very relieved. However, when seeing the enemy's heavy and huge weapons and the enemy's neatly moving, silent and solid formation, for some reason, Jon Warren felt a little fainted in his heart.

"Company Commander?"

Hande Warren was still talking, and Jon Warren turned his head and found that even the soldiers were looking at him. At this moment, he suddenly realized that he was not alone, and that he was now a company commander with a hundred people. Even if he was afraid, he could not show it in front of his brothers.

"So what about steam cannons?" We love Lena's army and have never suffered a defeat. Moreover, Chairman Gastens also said that steam cannons are not the mainstream direction of weapon development, and they cannot defeat our Luoshan steam machine guns!"

In fact, Jon Warren was not very clear about what Gastens's so-called weapon development direction was, but he knew what to say at this time. When the soldiers heard his words, they became more and more at ease and began to make final preparations under his command. The sound of steam backpacks being stored in place and began to relieve pressure became more and more frequent. The soldiers guarding Elena were also prepared.

Jon Warren subconsciously looked at a fire point of Luoshan type steam machine gun that was coming out next to him, where there was a machine gun team of ten people lying. From his angle and distance, he could not see the movements and expressions of those people. However, as long as he could see that the group and the machine gun were still there, Jon Warren felt confident in this battle.

After all, as he said, Elena has never lost in such a battle.

The sound of the hollow flute continued, and the enemy's steam cannon stopped at about two hundred meters away from the defense line of Luoshan Road Intersection. This position had entered the range of Luoshan Type 1, and the Luoshan Type 1 shot tentatively. However, the enemy used movable steel plates to block the steam cannons directly in front of the steam cannons. After the bullets of Luoshan Type 1 machine guns bounced on the armor plate, they were no longer able to break through the enemy's defense.

The Nigrus soldiers lined up through the gap between the cannon and continued to move forward. As if they had made an appointment in advance, they gave up the cannon's shooting trajectory.

"Boom boom boom boom--"

Almost at the same time, more than forty steam cannons began to fire in this not-wide area. The high-speed shells flew over the trench defense line of Elena and hit the iron shield chest wall defense line behind the trench defense line. In just a blink of an eye, the originally neat and solid iron shield chest wall defense line was hit by the enemy's artillery and turned into discontinuous iron plates. Many iron plates were penetrated or hit, and the soldiers who had originally lined up behind the iron plates suffered certain casualties, and screams were heard.

"That's a steam cannon!!!"

Jon's voice was drowned in the sound of Luoshan-type machine guns that were rising one after another. Perhaps it was stimulated by the enemy's steam cannon, or perhaps it was hoped to put equal pressure on the enemy. Half of all the Luoshan-type steam machine guns arranged on the front line of the front began to continue firing. The continuous machine gun sound filled the gap after the cannon. Countless bullets flew through the open space between the two sides and hit the volleyball line that was advancing with the sound of the air flute. The soldiers equipped with three layers of armor in the Niglu Republic were limited at this distance, under such heavy armor protection. Some soldiers in the soldiers of the soldiers were hit, and some of the soldiers in the back row were concentrated by the stray bullets flying by the armored bullets and screamed. But overall, the soldiers of Elena's soldiers did not take advantage of this wave of firepower exchange.

"Company Commander, what should I do!!!"

Hande's hands were trembling. If their glory rifle had not been placed on the earth trench in front of the trench, Jon would have doubted whether Hande's tremor would accidentally shoot the bullet out.

"We are not in a hurry." The excitement at the beginning of the battle is gradually fading Jon Warren's fear. "Our gun range is close. When the enemy enters our range, we will shoot again! Don't be in a hurry, let alone be afraid. Behind us is our home."

"Okay!" Hande calmed down. He stopped talking, pressed his side face against the glory rifle and began to aim. In front of him, the enemy's steam cannon had already begun the second round of shooting.

"Boom boom boom boom--"

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"That's a steam cannon! How could it be a steam cannon!" Daisy looked at the first round of firepower exchange between the two sides and could not control her surprise. "Didn't Gastens say that he destroyed all the enemy's steam cannons?"

"The boss shouldn't be wrong," Carribe Warren's voice was also a little nervous. "It is possible that the enemy has added new steam cannons. Or they hid some of the steam cannons. But no matter what, these things seem to have become our problem."

"The boss is already working hard for Elena, and we can't lose." Garron Warren is carefully observing his own losses. "This weapon is too harmful to the Iron Shield chest wall defense line. I think our Iron Shield chest wall defense line will not be able to defend for long. But the trench seems to be not affected much. Should we withdraw all the soldiers into the trench?"

"The space in the trench is limited, and there is no change in the platoon tactics. Soldiers can only shoot at intervals. The fire density is different from the platoon formation behind the Iron Shield Defense Line." Carribe Warren used hard work to defend the Luoshan intersection. "We arranged platoon soldiers in the trench mainly to make up for the fire gap of the Luoshan type machine gun, avoid the enemy's surprise attack and control our firepower points. The main output is still to rely on the platoon formation behind the Iron Shield's chest wall. If the soldiers are removed..."

"Remove it. If this continues, the iron shield chest wall defense line will soon be gone."

Garrons insisted on his opinion. Under the command platform, the enemy's steam cannon shooting had entered the fourth round. The enemy's infantry phalanx had also entered the most comfortable firepower area of ​​Luoshan. The booming cannon sounded and the dense machine gun sounded, mixed with faint screams, filling the air with a tense atmosphere.

"Daisy?" Carriber Warren looked at Daisy, "What do you think?"

"I don't know how to fight," Daisy bit her lips tightly, "You will decide on this matter. No matter what decision you make, I will support you!"

"Then...ret out."

Carribe did not persist. Compared to the decrease in fire density, Elena is more precious to life. There are only 20,000 people in total. If too many people die here, there will be problems.

"Also, Sink," Daisy turned to look at Sink Warren, "find a way to contact Gastens and tell him what's going on here. If possible, please come back as soon as possible."

"I understand, I'll make arrangements!"

Sinke nodded and turned around and began to give orders. At the same time, Caribbe's order was also passed. The soldiers who were originally defending behind the Iron Shield chest wall began to break away from the Iron Shield chest wall and enter the trench. The original gun platoon soldiers in the trench had already begun to assist in shooting.

When the enemy's infantry phalanx entered a distance of about 100 meters, the Luoshan-type shooting could finally show its full power. The soldiers in the front row of the enemy only had armor and did not take weapons. After entering the range, they had to give out gaps to shoot the soldiers behind them. These gaps became death talismans. At the same time, in response to the lack of protection of the enemy's head and legs, the machine gunners of the Luoshan-type machine gun also began to deliberately avoid the enemy's chest armor and focus on attacking weak links. This policy achieved the effect, and the enemy began to suffer a large number of casualties.

But at the same time, the enemy also began to fight back. The rifle they used was a smoothbore gun, with limited bullet heads, which did not pose much threat to the Elena soldiers in the trench. But even so, the bullets flying everywhere could always find unlucky unlucky people. Elena's defensive soldiers also slowly suffered from loss of personnel.
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