"The battle begins!"

The order of General Sasama was conveyed to the detachments that had specially dispatched troops.

"White, black, matcha, yuzu, adzuki beans, plums, peaches, cherries, cherries!"

The detachments that received the code to convey the start of the operation began to move.

"Good. Go ahead!"

Dusty groups of combat vehicles and helicopter formations that seemed to be covering the land began to assault their assigned targets.

First of all, the Phantom of the Air Self-Defense Force is deeply wedged into the territory dominated by the Socharists located in various places.

Dropped bombs shattered the fort's defenses, destroyed bridges beyond the offensive route, and napalm destroyed the barracks.

Although the number of six Phantoms alone was obviously insufficient, according to the carefully formulated plan, the planes fired at full fire, repeatedly attacked to cut off communications and communications, and ensure air supremacy.

The Imperial soldiers, who lived in the barracks every day, did not even realize that the war had begun, and were cut off from supplies and isolated by scattered stones and timber and other building materials, as well as fires that fell from the sky.

The ensuing attack was carried out by the howitzers of the Special Ko forces that flew in with the sound of tearing the air.

The earth was shaken violently, and the sand was flying. The walls were breached, and the soldiers sought a safe place to flee in all directions.

Those who were unfortunate enough to escape death on the spot from these attacks looked out at the steel war elephants swarming across the land.

"W-What, that's ......"

The strength of the approaching Self-Defense Forces, led by the Type 74 tanks, sharply reduced the will of the soldiers who had suffered losses before the battle began. The option of slipping away ran through their minds.

"What are you doing! Don't run, give it to me!"

However, the sense of danger of losing their lives revived the soldiers' exhausted will to fight when the Imperial Power Supporters in masks like goblins brandished murder weapons behind the backs of those who tried to escape.

They desperately mustered up their exhausted courage, and armed with swords and guns, or a little bit of battle magic, reinvigorated their spirits against the steel war elephants.

"Forward, forward!"

They charged with arrows and guns.

But it was not a counterattack based on a strong will to fight and a tactical approach derived from reason. It was a special attack in the chaos tantamount to self-defeating, and its defense against the rushing tide of the enemy was not even as effective as a thin plate, and it was crushed when it collided.

The commander of the Imperial Army, who had rushed to the battlefield in a panic, looked at the movement of the enemy troops who were advancing here as if they were in a no-man's land, and showed a look of despair.

Because he couldn't figure out what to do, what to do to stop that momentum.

"Captain, what happened to the friendly forces that were supposed to be in front of us?"

"Since the enemy is in front of us, of course it is defeated. ”

"Impossible!?

It is impossible to believe that the friendly forces did not put up any resistance and were defeated.

"Now is not the time to argue about such things. All we can do is move forward, fight. Go and inform the friendly enemy in the rear that the enemy is coming. As long as we can hold back the enemy a little bit here, the friendly forces in the rear will be able to fight in a better state than we are. Go for it!"

After the captain of the guard sent the heralds away, he led his men to charge.

But even if they instigated their horses, pulled the reins and carried their spears to surprise the enemy, they were stopped by the rain of bullets from the on-board machine guns, and they could not even get close.

After a large number of friendly casualties, even if you can stab the opponent with a gun and start hand-to-hand combat, it will be blocked by the strong armor, and the handle of the gun can easily break with a muffled sound.

The sharp cut was a blow to the cavalry.

The cavalrymen were thrown out of their horses and thrown to the ground one after another. Then the steel behemoth and its tracks ran over them as they crawled on the ground covered in dirt.

"Can this be called a battle?"

This kind of thing is not called a battle at all. It's all humiliation, shouted some Imperial soldier.

Previously, whether we were dealing with barbarians or subhumans, since we wanted to destroy them, we fought in a proper manner.

Covered in the blood of the other party, he slashed with his sword, stabbed with his spear, and shot arrows. Strong X woman, set fire to the house, and plundered property.

Look at each other, swords and swords, and collide shields. Even now, I can remember what kind of enemy it is.

But these people don't even come with you.

It was as if they were ignoring their own existence, burning and crushing us like pebbles on the side of the road, as if they were indifferently carrying out their work, just crushing us all the way.

"Damn!"

I can't beat it at all. There's no way he'll be able to take care of you. The soldiers of the empire were very angry at this unreasonable and violent way of fighting, and gritted their teeth and regretted it. That's what defeat tastes like.

They still have some options.

For example, retreating in order to regroup. In addition, there should also be such a way to retreat in order not to inflict losses, and to gather troops scattered all over the place, stubbornly stopping the enemy's advance.

But he was recently assigned to the captain, and the guy with the goblin mask was not allowed to do so. The Imperial Legioners forced the Imperial soldiers to challenge the enemy forces that appeared in front of them, fight them, and win.

"You're going to let us die?"

"How could it be. As long as you win, you will naturally survive. As long as you win, as long as you win!"

"Damn! Let the heavily armored ogres fight! Wing dragon archers aim from the air!"

Armed with heavy armor and shields, large ogres form a team and march forward.

With every step they take, they feel like they're buriing their ankles. The huge body that makes people look up is really reliable for the soldiers.

Knowing that the large ogre's wall-like shields could defend against enemy bullets, the Imperial soldiers forgot that they had called them beasts and despised them, and hid behind them and pushed forward.

In addition, the tactical effect of having the dragoons hold bows and arrows and shoot a rain of arrows from a long distance is also quite obvious.

After firing their bows and arrows, the Japanese soldiers fled to the iron box that ran on the ground.

"Okay, it's now! as long as they are surrounded, they will be the turtle in the urn!"

"Turn them over!"

"Ignition of fire! Throw stones!"

"Give it to me!

The hoppy ogre responded to the expectations of the Imperial soldiers, throwing clubs and boulders.

The sticks smashed into the ground with an astonishing roar, and the boulders that hit the chariot directly were torn apart by the impact, and the dust scattered in all directions as if it had exploded.

"Oooh!"

"This will work!

"Okay! Now hold off the enemy! Siege ram troops come forward!"

The battering ram was pulled out of the rear and pushed to the front.

It is a weapon designed by placing a large tree with a sharpened tip on a trolley and smashing the walls of the city with its impact to carve out a cave. They intend to use this ramming to make what can be called a mobile fortress vehicle, immobilizing it. In addition, items such as firewood and oil were piled up on the trolley and were ignited.

Soldiers were pushing it in droves.

"Okay, rush!"

Initially it moved very slowly. But the battering ram, which gradually accelerated to the point where the soldiers could not catch up with it, stumbled with sparks scattered around it, and slammed into it with astonishing force.

The monsters and soldiers were countered by a hail of enemy bullets and fell in all directions.

Even so, once the momentum is up, it will not be weakened by this kind of thing, and the battering ram will increase its speed again on the downhill slope, and when it hits the slightly undulating ground, it will leap over it like a dance, and rush forward.

There are also battering rams that can't withstand too fast speed and vibration, and the wheels fall off and fall apart.

Sparks flew around, and the hammer-like tree rolled to the ground, and the soldiers who pushed it forward were implicated one by one, some buried underneath, and some turned into burning men.

However, one of the numerous battering rams that had been released finally rammed into the side of the Type 74.

The impact was so striking that the battering ram fell apart. Only the trees remained, and wood chips, oil, and flames scattered around.

The body of the chariot shook violently from the impact, surrounded by flames of oil and firewood.

"It worked!!"

Seeing the burning chariots, the Imperial soldiers roared and cheered.

Inflicting damage on enemies that they once thought were invincible makes them raise their fists in delight.

But it wasn't long before that joy was replaced by a frustrated silence.

Because the chariot, which was supposed to be surrounded by fire, moved as if nothing had happened.

"What?"

There are no loopholes in the Self-Defense Forces, which have studied movies and the like, and have already prepared countermeasures. The body of the car was camouflaged with trees, and at the same time logs were hung on the sides in advance.

The tip of the battering ram, which was supposed to be stuck between the wheels and preventing its movement, was blocked by it. And the chariot that had discarded the logs along with the flames ravaged the wreckage of the battering ram and began to advance again.

Library ...... It's not over yet!

The Imperial Army pushed the large ogres to the front and boldly carried out a surprise attack. If you shorten the distance to the length of a sword and a spear, you can win if you drag them into hand-to-hand combat. They think so.

"Tortoiseshell formation!"

In order to defend themselves against the rain of bullets, the heavily armored ogres clinged to their bodies, blocking their shields in front of them, as well as above and to the right and left. The monster envoys and Imperial soldiers hid inside as if they were sheltered. But they saw it because of it. See the horror of being punched out of that heavy shield.

Like stars decorating the night sky, small holes in the dim space are carved out one by one.

Even the steel shield, which is difficult to pick up if it weren't for a large ogre, couldn't defend against 12.7mm armor-piercing bullets fired from heavy machine guns.

Despite this, ogres armed with armor of the same thickness can still be called in good shape. Because even if the shield is broken, there is armor to protect it. But this was unbearable for the Imperial soldiers, who were only dressed in thin armor.

Fragments of bullets flew in the dimly lit space, and the soldiers covered their faces with their hands, blood splattered, groaned, and fell to their knees, falling one after another.

At the cost of almost fifty casualties out of a hundred, they advanced and finally approached the enemy.

The whistle of the assault blows, and the heavy ogres disarm the tortoiseshell formation. The Imperial soldiers who rushed out of it swooped down on the chariot in groups and engaged in hand-to-hand combat. The heavily armed ogres raised their clubs above their heads, intent on throwing them at the armor of the chariot. …… But.

Rows of steel war elephants erupted in fire from their outstretched snouts.

It was a 51 times caliber 105mm L7A1 tank gun. The type of shell is a tail stabilized shelling armor-piercing shell.

If it were directly attacked at very close range, even the heavy ogre would not be able to withstand it. A huge hole was blasted out of its body, and the ogres fell in droves.

The thunderous impact catapulted the soldiers away, and then there was a lying silence.

The Type 74 vehicle completes the next load.

"Fire!"

The Imperial soldiers bowed their heads and fell to the ground with their heads blown away by the deafening sound of the firing and the powerful shock wave that hit their bodies, and they did their best.

The giant shield, which was directly attacked by the chariot cannons, flew in the air like leaves, and then was attracted to the ground and fell downward. The Imperial soldiers, who had not had time to escape, were crushed by the falling pieces of iron.

The organized resistance of the Imperial Army began to crumble from this instant.

Involving the Imperial soldiers behind him, the heavily armored ogre writhed in the pain.

The ogre's arms and shield were blown away and rolled back and forth in pain, so that the Imperial soldiers didn't even have time to escape, and they were implicated in its rolling and kept being bounced out.

Now there is no difference between friend and foe.

In a state of frenzy, the ogre brandished his club as if it regarded everything in his field of vision as an enemy, and began to sweep through the Imperial soldiers at his feet.

In the air, along with the familiar tactic of throwing bundles of guns downward, the Pterodactyls were also experimenting with the method of having the Pterodactyl carry a pot of stones and oil and throw it at the enemy from a great height.

But this method is half the effort. Because it is already difficult to hit directly, and even if it hits, if the opponent is a tank, the limit is reached just by damaging the external armor, let alone stopping its movement.

Of course, some of them hit the hoods of high-altitude vehicles and other vehicles, and successfully destroyed several vehicles, but they did not get the effect of affecting the situation of the battle.

"How could this enemy have won!?"

Even if they still have the will to fight, even if they still want to win, if there is no way, then the soldiers can only run to the rear.

Even the blade of terror wielded by the Imperial Advocates could no longer stop the momentum.

They threw away their non-functioning armor, threw away their swords, and ran as hard as they could breathe.

In this way, the Imperial Army fled in all directions, and had lost its form as a combat organization.

It's like a building without pillars collapsing because of its own weight. This is indeed a total collapse.

Without unified management, the soldiers only wanted to survive, and they lay on the ground, looking for a gap to escape.

But no matter where they ran, they didn't get a respite. For the enemy, like a hound pounced on its prey, slew them as they fled as they lost their armor and threw away their armor.

The Imperial soldiers were surrounded in an instant, with bayonets pointed at them on all sides, and were forced to surrender.

Of course, not all of them can be taken prisoner. There are also those who have the misfortune to escape.

And what awaited them was the hateful gaze of the nearby residents. Although it was to fight the Self-Defense Forces, General Helm and others finally implemented scorched earth tactics. Raiding villages, burning houses and fields, raping women, killing men, and expelling them stood, all of which ingrained in their hatred of the Imperial soldiers, and led them to raise the blade of vengeance against the remnants of the defeated army.

In this way, the peasants chased them everywhere with farm tools and tore them apart.

Realizing that they could not escape anywhere, the Imperial soldiers stepped forward, hoping that they would become prisoners of the Self-Defense Forces.

It may be ironic that the effort it takes to disarm the captives and send them to the rear is the thing that most slows down the SDF's advance and forces them to stop.

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