"Company commander, Mark squad leader's convoy didn't return on time!" The platoon commander, who was carrying an assault rifle and couldn't find his subordinates, walked to his company headquarters with some concern and reported to his superior.

The company commander was sorting out the map and other documents in his hand, and in half an hour they were about to leave here and march further east.

The Irlanhill Empire's troop formation is actually a bit chaotic. Because the formation time of the troops is different and the purpose is different, the establishment of the troops is also very different.

Originally, when the army was formed, it had only infantry, cavalry, and artillery. Over time, a variety of weapons began to be incorporated, and in order to cope with these weapons, a variety of weapons were introduced.

At this moment, the army units are divided into "light infantry divisions," "cavalry divisions," "motorized divisions," "mechanized divisions," "tank divisions," "heavy infantry divisions," "armored divisions," "artillery divisions," "air defense divisions (regiments)," and "missile divisions (regiments)."

At the same time, among these divisions, there are also combat units divided by race, such as "mixed divisions", "elven divisions", and "dwarven divisions".

In addition, there are some non-front-line combat units, with "Dragon Knight Division", "Magician", "Giant Horse Cavalry Division" and so on.

A light infantry division is a lightly armed division that only has traditional infantry, has low combat effectiveness, and is responsible for the tasks of guarding and policing in the rear, and the heavy equipment is only composed of light artillery and anti-aircraft weapons.

Cavalry divisions are basically facing elimination, and these troops, which have a large number of military horses, are now basically rare. It's just that in many of the edges of the Magic Continent, such troops still exist.

Motorized divisions, which have a basic mechanized mobility capability and are equipped with a large number of motorcycles and trucks, are also in the order of obsolescence. It's just that there are too many new equipment in the Iran Hill Empire, so this kind of light division is less and less favored by the superior commanders.

Mechanized divisions are obviously more popular, because these mechanized infantry divisions are equipped with a large number of armored vehicles, have a certain ability to attack fortifications, and march fast, which can keep up with armored units, so they are more popular.

In fact, the tank division is the "armored division" of the past, but now the tank unit is also facing the problem of being eliminated. This kind of inflexible combat unit is now less and less in the strength of the Irlanhill Empire.

Now the latest type of troops, and the number of troops is increasing, are actually "heavy infantry divisions" and new types of "armored divisions".

To put it bluntly, it is the heavy armourier unit built on the power exoskeleton equipment, and the heavy armored unit built on the basis of the ultimate individual power armor.

These two new types of troops are not large in number at present, and most of them are the main forces of the main forces, responsible for breaking through the enemy's defense lines in important directions, and performing the most intense combat missions.

Obviously, on the northern battlefield of the Demon Realm, the troops that received the surrender of the demon forces would definitely not be able to use the main elite.

The unit in front of you is the most orthodox motorized infantry unit, which relies on trucks and jeeps to maneuver, carry light infantry, and perform some garrison or cover tasks.

"Mark is not the unruly type of person...... He didn't contact on time, so he must have encountered some problems. The company commander frowned, feeling that this matter would definitely not be so simple.

Although it is not uncommon to lose a few soldiers on the battlefield, in most cases, these missing soldiers will return at some point, or be proven dead and wounded.

As their commander, you don't usually get too nervous, just wait a few hours or a few days to figure it out.

"We're just over an hour away from pulling out of here...... Mark and they are responsible for transporting some supplies to the surrendered demons, so there shouldn't be any problems. The company commander pondered for a moment, and then spoke to comfort his subordinate platoon commander: "It is estimated that after a while, they will be back." ”

"Then I'll go back and wait?" The platoon commander also felt that such a trivial matter would come to light in a while. If nothing else, Mark and his party will be back soon, and the rest will be left to the rearguard to clean up.

"Hmmm! Prepare the troops...... We're going to leave here at any time......" After speaking, the company commander lowered his head and continued to pack up the documents and maps in front of him: "If they come back, you can tell me directly with the intercom......"

"Got it!" The platoon commander nodded, gave a military salute, and then turned to leave.

Just as he was about to pack his things, the platoon commander of the platoon where Mark's squad was located, went back and forth to the company headquarters.

As soon as he entered the door, he said anxiously, "Sir! Something went wrong! Mark's communication device turned on, then turned off...... It's not a reasonable operation......"

"What do you mean?" The company commander's hand to collect the map paused, then raised his head to look at the other party.

"Our people have been trying to contact Mark, and they have been calling Mark and the others on our battalion's exclusive communication channel." The platoon commander said seriously.

He explained the antecedents, and then talked about what their platoon had just discovered: "Mark's communicator had been turned off before, but just a few minutes ago, his communicator was turned on...... But no one spoke, and it was soon shut down again! ”

"It's kind of weird." The company commander also realized the seriousness of the problem and opened his mouth to confirm: "There is no mistake? ”

"You can't make a mistake! And it's really weird, turning on the communicator means it's not a malfunction...... And since he turned on the communicator, he shouldn't miss the punctual communication confirmation......" replied anxiously the platoon commander.

Grabbing the phone in front of him, the company commander considered the wording, and then after hearing that the communication was connected, he immediately spoke: "Battalion commander, something is wrong on our side!" ”

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"My lord, this thing rang just now, and he didn't know what to do, so he pressed it a few times......" A demon held a device in his hand that had been found on the leader of the dead human soldiers, and asked his commander with a puzzled face, "You won't kill him, will you?" ”

At his feet, there was a demon soldier who was dead and blind. Just now, the dead demon soldier pressed his hand twice, and as a result, he was killed.

"I told you not to touch the corpses of these human soldiers, nor to touch the things on them!" It was the commander of all the demons in this forest, the cunning demon who surrendered, who started to kill.

Originally, he wanted to buy some time, take his men as much as possible, and make more adequate preparations for battle.

But he is a thief, and now he can't confirm whether those humans have discovered this little action of his deception.

Since I don't know if the other party has noticed, I have become suspicious. Two human bombers had just passed over his head, and both of them had made him fidget for a long time.

"Cheer up the soldiers...... Get ready for battle! He gave an order in a frustrated manner, and then said no more, and walked back to the depths of the woods alone. What he didn't know was that the human side had already begun to investigate the whole incident.

In less than half an hour, the report of Mark's combat team, which disappeared during the mission of transporting supplies to the demonic surrendered troops, had been uploaded to the command of the combat unit at the army level.

Mark's corps directly reported the problem to the high command of the combat forces in the northern region.

Subsequently, the High Command immediately arranged a special operations group to direct the combat operation to search for Mark and others.

Moreover, in order to ensure that there would be no danger, the operation was handed over directly to the heavy armoured grenadier units of the Iran Hill Empire, rather than to those traditional units to carry out the mission.

About 2 hours later, after repeatedly confirming that Mark and his party could not be contacted, the operation officially began.

550 soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 601st Division marched to the mission destination before Mark's disappearance. This unit is no ordinary grenadier, but a heavily armored grenadier fully armed with a powered exoskeleton.

There were even more units to provide cover for this unit, and all the artillery of Mark's corps, corps and divisions were transferred to this search force.

Moreover, helicopter gunships were specially arranged for this force to provide air cover. To this end, the Air Force also dispatched fighter jets to protect the safety of the airspace to carry out escort missions.

If needed, the heavy armourier unit can also call in a higher level of missile attack support directly - compared to Mark's motorized rifle division, which is significantly inferior in communications and firepower.

Before the large army set off, a soldier stuffed the magazine into the card slot on his chest and asked disapprerovingly: "Do you think it could be the one named Mark, who had some accident temporarily?" ”

"Accidents? Slept with a succubus? Hahaha! A soldier who had sorted out his reserve of magic crystals smiled, "Will you have such an accident?" ”

"In this way, eighty percent of them are the devils." The soldier who asked the first question said.

"Be confident! It's those devils! Placing the magic hedron in his spare waist bag, the other soldier secured his rifle to the tactical stand at his side and stepped out.

A huge heavy armored personnel carrier next to each other was ready, and the helicopter in the distance lowered its nose and was flying into the distance.

"Pedaling! Gentlemen! Seeing that his soldiers were ready for battle, the battalion commander at the head buckled his face armor and ordered loudly.

Behind him, there was the crashing and grinding of the power exoskeleton armor, followed by the roar of the engine.