[[[CP|W:888|H:499|A:L]]]] "I am an iron-blooded alchemist—Basque Gran! ”

Before every attack on the enemy, Old Man Gran liked to shout loudly at the enemy line

He called it to create momentum and boost the morale of the soldiers in the rear, although he did not understand whether this shouting was really effective......

"Iron and blood, a combination of formal weapons and soldiers. I am here to take the lead, after all, I have achieved proud achievements and glory! ”

The two half-iron fist gloves were engraved with runes of iron-blooded alchemy.

The metal gloves collided to produce blue lightning bolts, which were formed into a circular array.

Concentrate the power of the earth's magnetism and press the energy and refining array to the ground with one palm.

More than a dozen old cannons in the shape of a barrel suddenly rose all over the ground.

Booming shells were fired at the Ishbal rebels on the opposite side.

The enemy's positions were instantly covered with shells and explosions, with heavy casualties. The rebels who had been shooting incessantly just now had all fallen silent.

It should be said that in the alchemy of the national alchemist, the alchemy power of Old Man Gran is not small, although in Estes's opinion......

"It's still so bells and whistles......"

Estes, who was standing on the side, looked at his childhood physical education and martial arts teacher's unchanging appearance for more than ten years, and two drops of cold sweat broke out on his head.

"Huh?"

Colonel Gran, who had just played his alchemy and was about to check the results of the battle, looked back only to find that Estes had come to him without knowing when

"As the soul of an iron-blooded martial arts faction, your intuition has dropped a lot now, teacher~"

"Hey! Which part are you from?! How can you break into our precinct?! ”

Before Old Man Gran could reply, a lieutenant officer who was hiding a hundred meters away behind him appeared and squeaked at Estes.

"Smack!"

Without answering the lieutenant colonel's words, Estes snapped his fingers and shot at the other side with a pale blue flame.

"Boom ——!" "Ah!!h

The explosion in front of the lieutenant blew up a crater filled with ice.

"I'm talking to Colonel Gran, outsiders don't intervene much, poop and defecate."

At this time, the lieutenant, who was slumped on the ground and shivering, had his crotch wet.

Obviously, Estes's sudden attack just now really frightened the lieutenant colonel, and he never dreamed that a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl could actually perform such a powerful move at once.

"Since you're a timid person, don't give me garlic. Honestly hide behind cover and shiver. ”

Although he said so, Estes also found this kind of unnecessary chatter sometimes funny.

For example, I like to snap my fingers before launching an explosion and shout before launching an ice technique.

It's obviously unnecessary, but it's really handsome and imposing.

If the momentum is strong, then the confidence to defeat the enemy will be much stronger.

After thinking about it, in the end, Estes still retained the habit of snapping his fingers.

Thinking that in the future, if there is an enemy, I think that if I don't flick my fingers, I won't be able to launch the technique, stop myself from snapping my fingers, and then suddenly give the enemy a ...... That must be a lot of fun, right? ~

"Whew-"

Before he could turn around, an iron fist much larger than a sandbag whistled towards Estes.

"Donglong—"

The iron fist slammed into Estes's feet, sending shattered rubble to the ground. Just from the strength of this blow, you can see how high the boxer's physical fighting skills are.

"Stinging ——!"

But just dodging the blow, the attack did not end.

The ground that was hit emitted blue light, and more than a dozen iron chains with thick bowls suddenly flew up from the ground and smashed towards Estes, who had escaped the catastrophe. More than a dozen chains smashed from several different directions, at this time, Estes had not yet landed, there was no landing point, and no accident should have been hit, but ......

With the assistance of super dynamic vision, those chains that should have been able to hit Estes were gently moved by Estes and dodged. Although the strength of these chains' attacks was very large, the density was too low, and it was not difficult for Estes to dodge.

"Humph!"

But apparently the other party still has no intention of stopping. Immediately after that, a dozen or so cannons appeared on the ground again, and they fired at Estes with a roar.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! …………”

Estes, who had just landed, was covered in a barrage, and more than a dozen shells landed beside her, exploding, with flames and smoke everywhere, and a large amount of debris and smoke flew in all directions.

A slender fist in the smoke and dust suddenly smashed at Old Man Gran under the cover of the smoke.

Seemingly prepared for an enemy attack, Gran immediately jumped to the side, dodging what seemed to be a weak but actually ......

"Boom ——!"

The power of this punch was even more terrifying than that of Old Man Gran's. The whole ground was not cracked, but directly shattered as if it had been hit by a cannonball, and a large amount of rubble was squeezed out by the excessive pressure, and was thrown high into the surrounding area and the sky.

Similar to Old Man Gran's method, Estes, who landed on the ground with his fist, did not let the attack end, and suddenly a large number of ground stabs appeared on the ground and stabbed Old Man Gran.

Pressing the blue refining array to the ground again, it counteracted the ground thorns sent by Estes, but because of squatting down, Old Man Gran's upper body also lost his defense.

At this time, he squatted on the ground and touched the ground with his hands

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Esdes suddenly accelerated, rushed to the front of Old Man Gran with a speed technique that was difficult to catch with the naked eye, and punched the old man in the face with his right hand, and Old Man Gran was not to be outdone, raising his hand to smash towards Estes's lower plate.

“…………”

“…………”

First Estes's fist stopped in front of Old Man Gran, and then, almost at the same time, Gran's fist stopped in Estes's lower abdomen.

To outsiders, both seem to have room for each other, however......

"I have made a lot of progress, it seems that in the past few years in the north, your physical skills have not fallen, and your alchemy has also been completed."

Colonel Gran, who still had an iron face, put away his fists and stood up from the ground.

"The teacher's fists are still as sharp as ever, and the combination of alchemy and physical skills is breathtaking~"

Seeing that the teacher put away his fist, Estes smiled and put his fist away.

Old man Gran has a characteristic when he fights, and in fact, it is also a characteristic of many martial arts factions.

To think that the first to punch is a challenger, is to affirm the strength of the opponent.

And the first side to put away its fists is the one who admits defeat.

Mr. Gran punched because he recognized Estes's strength, and the first to close the punch was ......

"You've grown into a very good martial artist, you don't need to call me teacher anymore."

Mr. Gran admits that Estes has surpassed himself.

"Nope."

But Estes disagrees with Old Man Gran on this point.

"The teacher will always be my teacher, and it has nothing to do with anything else."

Estes is very serious, and she has always been one-sided in this regard

"Whatever you want?"

It should be said that the name of iron and blood is really a good match with the old man Gran, this guy is not only very straightforward about people and things, but also admires the army and glory very much.

The officer is like a machine, and his voice and expression are as if he was wearing a mask.

Only those who know him know that he is actually an iron-blooded soldier who loves to show off his face and advocate honor.

It's always right to give him face in everything.

"What's going on in my jurisdiction today? Your precinct is in the thirteenth and first districts, why did you leave your troops and run to me? ”

There is one thing that Estes admires very much, that is, his work style is very rigorous, advocating efficiency and meticulousness, and his iron-blooded style and efficiency are as his name suggests, which makes Estes admire.

Tireless work is the norm for him. For anyone who makes any mistakes, he will go back and point out to his face that he never shows favoritism, just like Estes's father.

"It's not the thirteenth and first districts now, and now the twelfth district is going to be added."

Seeing that the teacher made a 'follow me' motion, Estes followed the teacher's pace and walked side by side with the teacher in the direction of the rear.

"District 12? Is it the jurisdiction of that bastard in Farrant? Did you kill him? ”

Very explicit question, Old Man Gran asked Estes as soon as he opened his mouth

"Well, kill, rub his heart with your hand."

Because of the characteristics of the old sister Gran, Estes answered truthfully

"It's fun, but if it were me, I would use a rifle, so it can be said that it was an accident caused by a stray bullet, but ......"

Thinking about Estes' father......

"You should be an exception."

"I received my father's order to seize power. Dad has long felt that the task efficiency of the 12th district is too poor. ”

(Actually, I think there are too many national alchemists killed in the 12th district.)

Of course, Estes won't know. ）

If Daddy hadn't ordered him, Estes would have solved Farrant in a different way, just like Gran.

"That bastard of Farrant, I've wanted to deal with him for a long time, but I'm too busy with work to drag it out for a while, what's going on with that idiot's area now?"

Soon, the two of them arrived at the forward command of the 11th District, and like Estes, Colonel Gran was also both a cannon and a commander, with full responsibility for the annihilation mission of the 11th District.

And he is known for his iron-blooded bravery, and he has always set up his headquarters at the front, so the two of them arrived very quickly.

"It's very bad, the troops have actually been disabled. From the very beginning, that bastard threw aside the artillery firing coordinates that I had worked so hard to collect, and let the artillerymen fight exactly as he asked, and sent the wounded soldiers to the battlefield without treating them well...... If I had gone three days late, the troops of the 12th District would have really not been left with a single ten. ”

I've seen a bad commander before, but I've never seen anything so bad. It's not enough to change the regular army of thousands of thugs and rebels for three waves, it's really a miraculous pig-headed commander.

"The tactical guide and artillery coordinates you issued to the whole army are very accurate and effective, but after watching other troops rush into the city, many people can't bear it, and when the shelling is completed, they will enter the city to grab the credit, so the effect is not very obvious. And ......"

"The commanders, who are arrogant and disobedient to anyone, do not want their superiors to think that their success is due to one of my pamphlets, so many people are reluctant to use them, knowing the importance of guides and shelling coordinates...... A bunch of stinky bureaucrats. ”

Indeed, Estes is not incapable of understanding the thoughts of these guys.

If the city of Ishbal was easily captured in a few days, wouldn't there be very few achievements in battle? Most of the officers did not express doubts about whether the task of annihilation could be accomplished, so ......

If the final victory must be ours, why not make the battle more abundant? ’

Many commanders with interests will have this kind of thought.

So how can we make the achievements and results look more numerous?

It's nothing more than more deaths and a more tragic battle, right?

It's good to think that a reported result is:

"Report to Your Excellency! Our army captured the city of Ishbal in three hours! There were no casualties in the whole army! ”

The other is:

"Report to Your Excellency! After two months of arduous and bloody battles, our army overcame the enemy's so-called indestructible defense system and annihilated tens of thousands of rebels in the city! The city of Ishbal has finally been taken by us! ”

Which of these two results is heavier?

Which one is more abundant?

How do you look at it, it's more abundant after the second bloody battle, right?

And it is always the soldiers who shed the most blood on the front line, and those stinky bureaucrats who are full of interests can finally sit on the corpses of soldiers and pick peaches just by moving their mouths.

Therefore, since ancient times, officers have always liked to say that the enemy is very weak before the war, in order to give themselves the opportunity to go to the battlefield to make military merits and at the same time let the soldiers happily send them to death, and after the war, they will be "surprised" to find that the enemy's combat effectiveness is very strong.

The purpose is to make military merit more valuable.

And now this kind of thing, this kind of sad thing is also happening in Ishbal, it is happening in Farrant, it is happening in many areas of annihilation.

Many commanders knew that what Estes had provided would save the lives of many soldiers, but they turned a deaf ear to it for the sake of their own exploits.

It's just for their own promotion and merit.

"If you don't talk about it, it's going to make you angry."

Teacher Gran is also very disgusted with this kind of thing, this kind of behavior of exchanging the blood of soldiers for military merit.

"Let's talk about what you're here for."

For his own students, Old Man Gran also knows, not the kind of boring and rotten waste, not to come here to talk nonsense.

"As I said just now, the troops of the 12th District have suffered heavy losses and their combat effectiveness is very limited, so in order to complete the task of annihilation, I need the support of your 11th District, Teacher."

If anyone would do something great for the lives of a soldier, Estes believed that his teacher Gran would do it, and the iron-blooded alchemist Colonel Basque Gran would do it.

He had the dignity and pride of being a soldier and a commander

"Tell me what you need me to do."

As Estes thought, Mr. Gran agreed without any hesitation

"My plan is to be a teacher like this."

As he spoke, Estes pointed to the map of the city he had drawn in the headquarters.

Pointing to the eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, first arrondissements in the south of the city

"The current situation is that my thirteenth and first districts have completed their tasks, and your eleventh districts, teacher, have basically completed the task of annihilation, and the control area of the Ishbal people in the twelfth district is exactly sandwiched between the pockets of our two jurisdictions. A protrusion is formed. That's why I'm going to join forces with your troops, Teacher, to launch a massive encirclement operation. ”

As he spoke, Estes drew two arrows from the map from the 11th and 13th districts and plunged straight into the salient formed by the Ishbal rebels in the 12th district.

"Caught between two sides? Such tactics can indeed achieve unexpected results. ”

The Ishbars figured out the pattern of the Arestorian army early on, and each unit only stayed in its own fan-shaped attack area and never crossed the line, so the Ishbars could block the enemy in front with all their strength without worrying about being detoured, because the Asterstories on the flank would not come to help the rivals destroy the enemy.

The effect of this is that the two adjacent sectors are often pinned down by each other, because if the enemy completes the annihilation on one side and the other side does not, the Ishbals will run to the completion zone to cause trouble, and the annihilation will be lost.

In order to rush the work, it seems that the commanders of the annihilation zone this time were all transferred from the central government, and there were several other military regions in the Eastern Army that did not have any of them.

And the virtues of those officers of the Central Army, Estes knew too well, and ten of the most desperate officers in the entire Amestories army were from the Central Army.

Several other military districts have combat missions all day long, and it is impossible to think of idiots, because idiots have long been removed.

If you find an idiot officer in the border area, check the bottom of it, it must be a bastard who has been transferred from the center for a few days.

"It's not a two-sided attack, it's a three-sided attack."

As he spoke, Estes drew an arrow from the Twelfth District and pointed to the Ishbal rebel-held district.

"I will have my lieutenant act as the commander of the 13th District to lead the troops to launch a fierce attack on the enemy's rear flank, while at the same time I will lead the troops of the 12th District to attack the enemy in front!"

Black Lily is already very familiar with her own troops, and for so many years, Estes has always let him manage the troops intentionally or unintentionally, and her experience and command ability are not a problem.

The troops of the 13th and 1st Sectors had developed their own effective fighting style and characteristics, and Estes did not need to worry too much.

"The National Alchemists of the 12th District are all killed and wounded, and the combat effectiveness of the troops is limited, so I can provide sufficient support here to equip them with the ability to attack head-on. When will the teacher's eleventh district be able to complete the task? ”

Now it's time to start planning when Colonel Gran's Sector 11 completes its mission.

Of all the thirteen Zones of Annihilation, Estes had the highest level of completion, second only to Old Man Gran's Eleventh Sector, followed by Lieutenant Colonel Mastan's Eighth Sector.

"I was going to end the battle tomorrow, but since the brother troops are in trouble, ......"

As he spoke, Gran Dazo struck his right hand, and the sound of a steel iron fist rattled.

"Complete all the annihilation missions tonight!"

The sonorous words and steely countenance made people not doubt his determination in the slightest.

"Is that good? There are still three streets left in the teacher's annihilation zone that are not completed? That's not the amount of work that can be accomplished in an afternoon~"

"Don't underestimate your teacher! I said yes! ”

"Need my help?"

"Save your strength to help in the 12th District, tomorrow at 8 o'clock in the morning, the main force of my 11th District will launch a full-scale attack on the rebel positions on the flank of the 12th District! Whether I hear you or not. ”

"Tomorrow morning at eight o'clock, the troops of the 12th and 13th districts will simultaneously launch a full-scale attack on the rebels of the 12th district. Artillery preparations will begin at 3 p.m. this afternoon. It will continue until tomorrow morning before the attack at eight o'clock. ”

"Let's leave if there's nothing to do, I still have to complete the mission."

"Yes! I wish the teacher good luck! ”

"Let's go! I don't have much time! ”

That's why Estes used to say that Colonel Glenn was a good guy despite his fierce appearance, though sometimes a little too ...... How do you say that? Tsundere?

Although I don't know what Estes's definition of tsundere is? ~

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