Some people are born with an aristocratic atmosphere, even if they just stand there, they will give people a completely different feeling, as if they are more exquisite than others, that is, more decent than others.

Durando is such a person, his leather shoes are always meticulous, his military uniform is always ironed very straight, his full head of gray hair is taken care of every day, and even the wrinkles on his face seem to be absolutely symmetrical.

He never smiled with his mouth slanted, he never judged anyone behind his back, and he walked with his military hat just like the etiquette students taught in the military academy.

This general, who graduated from the old-style aristocratic military school, was well-educated, used the magic ball of knowledge, and studied for a year at the Royal Military Academy of Irlanhill, and he never made any mistakes.

Originally, as an old nobleman, he would not stand out in the Irlanhill system, but with the expansion of Irlanhill, there was a shortage of talents, and generals like him finally waited for their own day.

The most representative may be the veteran general Medías, who played a famous role in the Battle of Ferry City. He is now a representative of the veterans and an idol admired by the old aristocratic officers.

Replacing the old general Madias, the commander of the 15th Army Group was the same general from the old aristocratic circle, General Durando, who was handpicked by Chris.

At 3:17 a.m., the old general, who had an eye for everything, opened his eyes for the first time and sat up from the bed in his headquarters.

When he slept yesterday, the 15th Army Group had been fully mobilized, and the entire Dukou City had entered a state of first-level combat readiness.

Navy warships have completely left the port anchorage, and the army units have entered the front-line positions to stand by.

While everyone was busy, the veteran general, who was in charge of commanding the 15th Army Group, returned to his room alone and went to sleep at nine o'clock.

He even instructed his lieutenants not to bother with anything other than His Majesty the Emperor and the Marshal looking for him.

So, when General Durando opened his eyes, he had been asleep for more than six hours. And last night, the submarine that was tracking the Demon Landing Force sent back the exact news that the Demon Fleet was approaching the coastline.

Still methodically putting on his military uniform, carefully arranging his collar and cuffs in front of the mirror, and making sure that he was dressed very appropriately, the commander pushed open his door.

Outside the door, anxious commanders of various corps levels were waiting there, all of them looking at General Durando who pushed the door out.

Durando was not surprised to see these people waiting here. He nodded slightly embarrassedly, and said apologetically to these generals who had been waiting for a long time: "When people are old, they don't have so much energy. I slept for a while to maintain my strength, and I'm very sorry. ”

The generals waiting here are not here to listen to him, they are looking for this commander to ask for the latest operational deployment arrangements. Seeing Durando come out, he hurriedly asked in unison: "General, does the battle plan need to be changed at the end?" ”

"Everything went according to plan! Gentlemen, this is just an attack by the devil, why be so flustered? Durando frowned slightly, obviously dissatisfied with his men.

His words made everyone even more nervous - because this general Durando seemed to be an embroidered pillow, and he had no real talent at all.

Because since this general took office, he has only been focusing on the basic training of the troops, but he has not had any opinions on the previous defense plan, let alone proposed any revisions.

In other words, he was like a transparent man, and he didn't issue a single order of his own, except that he dressed up every day and went out to supervise the training of the army.

Since he took office, the General Headquarters of the 15th Army, as if it had become a microphone, only issued forwarding orders such as "Order of the General Staff", "Order of the General Headquarters", and "Order of His Majesty", and never issued an "Order of the General Headquarters of the 15th Army......

Microphones, echo bugs, flower shelves, and straw bales, these are all nicknames given to General Durando by the people below. As a result, the general turned a deaf ear to these slanders and criticisms as if nothing had happened.

Until yesterday, the 15th Army had entered a state of full mobilization, and the entire army had entered the predetermined defensive line, and General Durando still did not have any opinions of his own, and he still used the anti-landing battle plan drawn up more than a year ago.

However, unlike in the past, General Durando opened his mouth to explain his orders this time, as if hoping that his subordinates could carry out his combat deployment more firmly.

He was only heard to say to the generals: "Gentlemen! The battle plan was drawn up by General Madias, and on my first day in office, I reviewed the entire anti-landing operation plan. ”

"General Madias is steady, and the battle plan he drew up is very reasonable. As a commander, there was absolutely no need for me to change the already perfect battle plan. At this point, he paused.

After a pause, he pointed to himself as he spoke, "So, all I can do is to supervise your daily training so that you can better execute General Madias's battle plan when needed...... That's all. ”

"Now, there's no need to panic, because you've practiced what was going to happen today hundreds of times! What you have to do is to repeat the familiar and unfamiliar content again! He walked up to his chief of staff and nodded slightly: "And what I have to do now is to make a slight adjustment of the operational deployment according to the changes of the enemy." ”

"I don't want you to hesitate to carry out the established battle plan, nor do I want you to hesitate to carry out my orders!" His eyes suddenly became as sharp as knives, sweeping over the straight officers who stood involuntarily.

Seeing that they were all serious, Durando nodded slightly with satisfaction, and then raised his arm and saluted: "When you are ordered to retreat, even if you have won a great victory, you must turn back immediately!" When you are ordered to attack, even if you are alone, jump out of the trenches and forward! When you are ordered to stay on the ground, you can only die there! ”

"Yes!" All the officers replied as if they had really gotten to know the General Durando on this day, and stood up and saluted with their chins held high.

"Excellent! Let's go! Go back to your posts! Wait for the demons to set foot on the shoreline! Durandor adjusted the angle of his hat and strode out of the room as the first of the meteors.

After a year of reinforcement, the city's defenses have been strengthened to a terrible point, and in order to prevent the destruction of the tsunami, Iran Hill, which produces a staggering amount of cement, has built a 90-kilometer-long seawall on both sides of the city.

During the battle, the 90-kilometer-long seawall became a 140-kilometer-long wall, and it also became a 90-kilometer-long defensive line.

Before he was transferred from the 15th Army, Madias drew up a set of operational plans to attack enemy troops landing at sea around a new defensive line.

In line with this plan, the entire seawall was built with various operational arrangements in mind.

For example, the width of the seawall was built with reference to the needs of howitzer units. The sufficient width provided a good firing position for the artillery, and transport trucks could also transport ammunition on these seawalls, comparable to highways.

In addition, in front of the seawall is a former abandoned salt farm. These saltworks had been completely abandoned since the last war, so they were converted into deadly defensive positions.

Reinforced concrete trenches and permanent machine-gun bunkers are not beautiful sights, but have been built as Superfortress defenses since the last battle.

After General Durando took over this line of defense, he did not make any changes, but continued to build this line according to the original plan.

Every day, he inspected the progress of the construction of the defensive line and every day inquired about the training of the troops stationed in the defensive line.

Now, his follow-up practices have finally played their due role. The 100,000 troops who entered the defense line were extremely familiar with the line they were in, and they knew every detail of the battle.

At the feet of the soldiers were already stockpiled ammunition, and above their heads were fortified bunkers and concealment nets.

These soldiers are blessed with powerful automatic weapons, and dwarven troops are in the middle. Behind them, there were garrison positions of armored forces, and on the anticline of the embankment, hundreds of T-72 tanks were already ready for battle.

Compared to the previous battle of Ferry City, the armored forces of Elanhill have been completely changed. They have eliminated the M4 tanks and are equipped with all T-72 main battle tanks.

These tanks were supported by hundreds of towed 155 mm howitzers – according to the defense mission of the 15th Army Group, this unit did not prioritize the use of self-propelled howitzers, because this unit was rarely mobile, and they were there to guard the city of Ferry, and to guard the presence of Mayne and Seris.

It was not yet dawn, and the troops that had already entered the positions were ready for battle. The soldiers leaning against the walls of the trenches with their weapons in their hands were closing their eyes as ordered, and the radar antennas responsible for monitoring the entire battlefield were slowly turning in the early morning breeze.

Everything was quiet, everyone was waiting, waiting for the moment when the sun rose in the east.