"Keep fighting like this...... It's not a way......" Wagron took the loss report in his hand, looked at Chris who had traveled all the way south from Seris City, and said worriedly: "Our field troops have suffered a lot of losses. ”

Two days had passed since the Battle of Maricha, and the Bourchos telegraphed the news of their resounding victory, in which the entire anti-aircraft artillery unit, plus the main infantry regiment, slaughtered 11 dragons at the cost of 192 killed and 33 wounded.

This record was quite brilliant, and it proved that the dragon knight troops who came to the exhibition from the Holy Demon Empire could not shake the main force of Elan Hill head-on, as well as the key defensive cities that were heavily armed.

However, the remaining dragon knight troops then attacked another garrison infantry regiment, and wiped out two infantry battalions of this regiment at the cost of only two dragon knights and two dragons.

Including the two battalions of the 16th Regiment, the field force of Elanhill had lost more than 2,400 men - four battalions were wiped out in formation, not even the wounded, which is a bit overwhelming.

In the past, Iran Hill's victories were all unscathed, or with the loss of only a few soldiers. Now this victory has completely changed its flavor, the war is not over, and the losses are already in the thousands.

If we count the losses in terms of munitions, it is even more terrible: now more than 1,700 rifles have been lost, and 20 of the 75 infantry guns equipped with field artillery have now been destroyed - the losses are mainly concentrated in the garrisons, which basically have no decent anti-aircraft firepower.

"Anti-aircraft artillery is still not enough...... Chris also had to sigh, he went south with the Guards Regiment to prepare for a decisive battle with the Dragon Knight troops of the Holy Demon Empire, but the other party immediately changed his tactics after Maricha hit his head and broke the bloodstream.

On the premise that he could not attack the big city, the commander of the opposing side decisively began to attack the field troops of Iran Hill, causing Iran Hill's field troops to suffer huge losses. The war has now evolved from a quick victory to a guerrilla war that consumes each other.

"The losses of the Steppe Empire are even greater than ours, and they are generally responsible for searching for enemy troops in the field, so the losses they provide are simply unseeable." Wagron pulled out another report and said with embarrassment: "This time we are going to offer almost double the commission." ”

"About 7,000 steppe cavalry were slaughtered unscathed by the Dragoons. The Dragoons seem to prefer to attack these steppe cavalry, who don't even have the ability to fight back, to our garrison. Wagron smiled wryly.

He pointed to the numbers on the report and said: "Fight our garrison regiment hard, they still have to take one or even two giant dragons, but they can fight the steppe cavalry, and the other party does not need to pay any price." ”

"Obviously, they regard the cavalry of the Steppe Empire as our people, they are venting their hatred, and they are just killing one-sidedly." Chris looked at the damage report provided by the Prairie Empire and smiled wryly.

The report was sent two days ago, and the number is presumably rising. After all, dragons are faster than steppe cavalry. You can't run, you can't fight—when facing the dragon knights, the cavalry, which is known for its mobility, is really powerless.

Now we can only count on these dragon knights to exhaust their mana replenishment, retreat on their own, or accidentally bump into the main force of Ellan Hill and send them to their heads. But both of these situations will take time, and he can't rush now.

"Judging by the situation, there is definitely no danger in Naru City. According to the information provided by the intelligence, there are only a few dragons left on the other side, and they will not easily risk attacking our big cities. "Wagron thinks he can draw some from Naru City

Unlike the modern Air Force, the use of the Dragon Force is a little more flexible. For example, the range of these dragons is incomparable to that of the modern air force: the modern air force is a branch of the armed forces that rely on airfields, are limited by their own fuel, and can only fight within the combat radius.

But these dragon knights are different, as long as they are ruthless in slaughtering villages and towns, feeding their dragons with livestock or civilians, they can continue to fight, even deep behind enemy lines.

Their landing is independent of airfields, and their endurance can be replenished behind enemy lines, which allows them to have an almost infinite combat radius: they can fight alone all the way to Seris if they wish.

However, because of the bleeding flow after hitting a head in Maricha, the possibility of the opponent driving straight into attack Seris is infinitely reduced.

"The Arrant Empire's army heading north seems to have slowed down its advance, they should be waiting for the ground forces of the Holy Demon Empire...... I'd better go south as planned! "There's nothing too good for Chris to do with the elusive dragon knight.

The other side simply plundered villages and slaughtered civilians. There's nothing too good for Chris to attack the second-line garrison of Iran Hill, which has no air defense, - rely on his infantry to chase down those dragon knights, unless his brain is in water.

The only thing that can be done now is to go south to fight with the troops of the Arrant Empire who can't escape, with the anger of being harassed by the dragon knights. As long as this army of the Arrant Empire going north is wiped out, those dragon knights will have no foundation.

"You continue to guard Naru, no matter what, there is absolutely no room for loss on Naru's side." Chris commanded as he looked at Vagron.

Wagron is the most knowledgeable person in the military about modern warfare outside of him, and Chris has stored some of the theories of World War I and World War II into the magic ball of knowledge and poured it into Waglon's brain. Combined with the experience of battlefield command, he is now an even more powerful battlefield commander than Chris.

Of course, when it comes to the knowledge of future weapons, Vaglon is again ignorant of it. Chris has a hand for himself in terms of command ability, but also because of the storage limit of the knowledge orb.

He can't put all the complicated war command skills into the magic ball of knowledge, after all, modern warfare is a system, and the content is very huge. Chris doesn't have that many orbs of knowledge to squander for one of his subordinates.

"Your Majesty, why don't you go to the front with me......" Vagron suggested. He knew that the field was more dangerous now, and it was still very possible that those dragon knights did not have the courage to attack the city and attack the field troops.

"No, you don't! The anti-aircraft guns I took with me were not as many as those on the walls of Naru, but they were not a small number! My regiment reinforced anti-aircraft artillery, and the troops led by General Wilkes also had a sufficient number of anti-aircraft guns, counting the ...... reinforced by the garrison regiment 22 anti-aircraft guns are definitely enough for those dragons to drink a pot. "Chris is confident that he can defend.

If the opponent's dragon knights really can't think of a way to shock his main forces, then it is possible to deal with these raging dragon knight forces once and for all. The fear is not that they will come, but that they will not be fooled and will not come to trouble the main force of the Guards Regiment.

"With Wilkes with him, the minister is relieved." Wagron felt that Wilkes was also a very good general, at least he could distinguish the priorities at critical moments and protect Chris's retreat.

In addition, the reserve 3rd Division led by Wilkes has the strength of 3 regiments, plus Chris's Guards Regiment, which has 4 regiments and more than 9,000 soldiers. If you want to defeat the nearly 10,000 army of Iran Hill, it is estimated that several dragon knights do not have this strength.

Judging from the reports of the field garrisons, as long as they shrink their forces and concentrate their troops, the dragon knights are less willing to engage head-on. Huge losses occurred in the dispersed state of the troops, which is one reason why no more losses occurred in these two days.

"Together with the local garrison, we can gather at least 12,000 troops. This number is quite safe, there are almost 120 field guns, more than 20 anti-aircraft guns......" Chris calculated the strength in his hands, and said to Waglon: "In the face of the Arrant Empire, the odds of victory are still quite large. ”

"I'm afraid that this time the army of the Arrant Empire going north will have ground troops from the Holy Demon Empire...... If there were magicians, or Beast Cavalry, it wouldn't have been easy......" Vagoron began.

"Judging from the trouble caused to us by the dragon knights, these troops of the Holy Demon Empire are not simple." Because the dragon knights have caused a lot of trouble for themselves, Vagron is worried that the ground forces of the Holy Demon Empire will also cause unnecessary trouble for Chris.

"I'll stop my troops on the flank of Maricha, the Arrant Empire is definitely going to attack Maricha, so we just have to wait here." Chris said with a smile.

His plan was to wait for the other party to strike first, as long as the other party attacked the city wall, he would start from the flank and approach the battlefield, flank the siege of the Arrant Empire troops, and completely annihilate this Arrant army.

This is a very complete battle plan, in order to completely annihilate the main force of the Arrant Empire, he gathered 3 main regiments, as well as 5 garrison regiments nearby, 2 garrison regiments with heavy losses, a total of 10 regiments (less than the 4 battalions that were annihilated).

All of them add up to more than 20,000 Elanhill grenadiers, more than 180 field guns, and the city as a backing, the force can be described as very strong. And they are facing more than 150,000 elite troops of the Arrant Empire, as well as an unknown number of ground reinforcements from the Holy Demon Empire.

On paper, there is a huge difference in the strength of the two troops, but the combat effectiveness can be said to be half a pound and eight taels: the Arantian Empire has a numerical advantage, but their combat effectiveness is really limited. Alan Hill's troops are strong in combat, but for a moment they can't judge how strong the ground forces of the Holy Demon Empire are.