"A garrison regiment on the border can't reach the 3rd battalion...... According to the pre-set plan, they are retreating. A liaison officer looked at the general in front of him and reported.

Bourgeos frowned and looked at the map in front of him, judging in his mind what kind of existence an enemy who could eat a battalion of his own in one bite.

On the premise of not knowing where the enemy is attacking, it is a more reasonable response to disperse your own troops and deploy them along the border. After all, the combat capability of Irlanhill's troops is very strong, and it is estimated that it will take tens of thousands of people to defeat a battalion of Irlanhill in one go.

"A messenger from the Steppe Empire has come and said that he has brought very important news." An officer walked into the headquarters of Bourchos, clenched his right hand into his chest with a fist and reported: "He is embarrassed! ”

"Let him in!" After thinking about it, Bourgeos felt that he should meet the friendly messenger who had sent the news.

As a result, as soon as the man entered the door, he fell to his knees weakly, and only stood up with the help of others, panting and crying: "We met the Dragon Knight of the Holy Demon Empire!" There are about 10 dragons! 3000 people! I was the only one who ran out! ”

In fact, he didn't run out, he hid under the corpse, and waited until the other party flew away, and then found a horse to run back - the other party seemed to have more important things to do, so this steppe cavalry could reach Maricha before the other party's dragon.

"Dragon Knight...... Damn it! Go and contact the regimental headquarters of the 16th Regiment so that they don't have to go to the 3rd Battalion...... I don't know they've been attacked. Bourchos said to his subordinates with some irritation: "They don't have anti-aircraft firepower, so it's estimated that there will be less luck, right?" ”

"Let the 16th Regiment shrink the line! Get closer to Maricha as soon as possible! "Bourjos knew that if the Holy Demon Empire fought back, he would lose some of his troops. But he didn't expect that the opponent's counterattack would be so ferocious, and he would lose a battalion of troops at once.

If it doesn't work, the 16th regiment will suffer heavy losses, losing 1,000 people or more. Bourchos glanced again at the map hanging on the wall, and commanded: "Send a telegram!" Contact General Wilkes...... We need reinforcements! ”

"Wait!" After he had given the order, he stopped the adjutant who was going to give the order, and revised his order: "Send a telegram to Seris first!" Tell Your Majesty that the Holy Demon Empire has joined the war! At least 10 dragon knights! Our real trouble is coming! ”

After a pause, he continued to order: "Then, send another telegram to General Wilkes and ask him to send reinforcements!" We don't want infantry! To anti-aircraft artillery units! ”

As one order after another was passed out, rows of soldiers in red uniforms ran up the ancient city walls. Their uniforms stand out in the sun, and they look more pleasing to the infantry than they do to the infantry.

The red-uniformed soldiers also wore steel helmets on their heads, though they were not armed with Mauser 98K rifles, but with a short pistol at their waists. By the time the soldiers ran up to the city, the Eranhill grenadiers on the walls had already assembled.

"Wow!" Several red-uniformed anti-aircraft soldiers tore open the tightly wrapped 30-millimeter high-level dual-purpose gun, and the metal cannon with the addition of glow iron reflected the light in the sunlight.

"The enemy can arrive at any moment! All soldiers ready to fight! The officer commanding the anti-aircraft guns pressed the long sword at his waist and opened his mouth to command his men. Following his order, the artillerymen sat down on the sides of the anti-aircraft guns and began to shake the handles beside them.

As they turned rapidly, the slender cannon body was lifted little by little, and the cold barrel pointed to the clear sky. Several loaders took out huge magazines from carts next to them and inserted them into the shafts of anti-aircraft guns.

Behind the city walls, on the towering vantage points of the city, the lookout soldiers set up huge binoculars that monitored the entire sky, allowing them to spot the target at the first opportunity, no matter which direction the enemy was rushing from.

Beside them, all the ready standard-bearers are in place, and they are responsible for displaying their flags to indicate the direction of the enemy's attack. There were soldiers at the head of the city who kept an eye on the flags on the commanding heights, and through such a clumsy method, the whole of Maricha completed a rudimentary air defense cordon.

"Let's hope our anti-aircraft guns can really kill those damn dragons!" Standing in his specially set up air defense headquarters, Bourjos nervously pressed his sword, and from time to time looked out the window in a certain direction.

The view here was good, he could see almost half of the city, and if the battle was on the other side, he would only need to go up one level and see in the opposite direction. Originally built by the lord of the castle to enjoy himself, it is now one of Bourgeos' favorite temporary headquarters.

"All the heavy machine guns are already deployed! They are responsible for covering anti-aircraft guns! We don't know how damaging the dragon is with machine gun bullets, but it's the strongest anti-aircraft firepower we can come up with. "With his hands behind his back, an air commander in a Red Army uniform reported to Bourgeos on the latest air defense deployments.

"All the infantry went up to the wall...... They will fire all the time, we have very ample ammunition. The infantry commander of the 6th regiment said very firmly: "We will fight until the last moment!" If a battle breaks out, I will immediately rush to the head of the city and personally direct the infantry there to fight. ”

"The two garrison regiments on the flanks have already been ordered to retreat, they have no anti-aircraft fire and are easily suppressed by the other side." The adjutant of Bourchos opened his mouth to report on the movements of the garrison regiment in the other direction.

Because these garrisons were not equipped with heavy weapons, they were not even qualified to participate in the battle, so they had to give up the flanks of the city of Maricha and retreat in humiliation to safety.

But they weren't useless: perhaps when the Arrantic Empire came to attack the city, they could make sure that Maricha's flanks and rear were safe so that the city was not completely surrounded.

"There is news from the 16th regiment, the 1st Battalion has also been attacked by the dragon, the other party is obviously coming for us, and the battlefield has not been cleaned...... An officer rushed into the headquarters in a hurry, pressed the news that had just been sent on the table, and said breathlessly.

"The 3rd battalion of the 16th regiment is estimated to be completely annihilated, and the 1st battalion is about the same. Because it was a garrison regiment, there were not many heavy weapons lost, but at least 700 guns were lost, which was a very serious failure. The officer in charge of the quartermaster had a bitter look on his face and complained.

You know, in the early days, it was not easy to get together these 700 guns, and at that time everyone used wooden models for training, but now, a real 700 rifles have been lost in one battle, and it hurts to think about it.

Even now, a batch of rifles is not cheap, and counting bullets and grenades, this batch of ammunition is already very expensive. Modern warfare is not only about industry, but also about money......

The horn of "Woo ......" was blown abruptly, and Bourgeos did not bother to look at the reports of the damage, but went to the window and saw the small black dots in the distant sky.

"It's coming!" He clenched his fists, stared at the approaching black figures, and cheered himself up in his heart: the most glorious time of his life is probably now! Standing in front of so many dragons, even if you die in battle, it's worth it!

"Gentlemen! At our feet is Alan Hill! We are fighting not only for ourselves, but also for the trust of our Majesty! ”

"For Ran Hill!" Inside the headquarters, everyone clenched their right hands into fists and pressed them to their chests.

"For the sake of mortals, you can face everything with confidence in the future! For mortals to stand up and treat themselves as human beings! For us poor mortals! We're all going to fight! We are not afraid of sacrifice! Your Majesty has given us the courage and weapons to stand in front of the dragon! We are not afraid of sacrifice! For we want to prove that mortals are never slaves! Bourgeos pushed open the window in front of him, looked at the dragon knights who could already see the silhouette, and shouted out the window.

"Mortals will never be slaves!" The soldiers who stood in the city raised their arms in the air, loudly responding to the shout. The soldiers standing on the city wall also raised their arms and shouted their own into the sky.

The anti-aircraft men sitting in anti-aircraft gun positions were already in full position, they aimed their muzzles in the direction of the dragon's attack, and the gunners had already pressed their fingers on the trigger of fire, just waiting for the gun commander in charge of observation to give the order to fire.

They've put the dragon in the center of the circular sight, and they're ready for anything. They will give the first cry for mortals, and they will fight for their dignity until the last moment.

Suddenly, the grenadiers, who were already holding their rifles beside them, let out a wave of shouts: "Mortals will never be slaves!" They also shouted, from the bottom of their hearts.

The sound flew in the wind, causing the dragon knights who had already approached the walls of Maricha to frown. What they feared most had already happened, the mortals were trying to ruin the rule of the Holy Demon Empire, which was a disaster they could not accept.

"Never be a slave? Then go die! Listening to the shouts on the city wall that soared into the sky, Ildo, who was riding on the back of the dragon, had cold eyes and said lightly.

Then, the knight captain raised his arm, made a random offensive gesture to all the dragon knights, and slashed forward, with an indomitable momentum: "Kill!" ”