After Dimitri had his troops annihilate the enemy armored units that were assaulting the Allied artillery positions, one of his subordinates told him a message.

That is, the hilly area can be said to have been lost.

This is because a large number of enemy armored forces have already marched towards this area from both sides of the hilly area and from some trails.

"In just over half an hour, we broke through the defense area of more than 20,000 people, what is the scale of the enemy's military strength?" Dimitri shook his head weakly, for he knew very well that with his current strength, even if he gathered the artillery that was being reorganized in front, it would be impossible to retake the hilly area.

"Send a telegram to the boss saying that the hilly area is lost. We've built a makeshift defensive line in this area. Dimitri gave his instructions, and silently looked at the distant sky that was stained with thick smoke.

It wasn't that he didn't know that in such a situation, he could turn around and run, and that, with the mobility of his troops, it would be difficult for the enemy to catch up with them with a large force.

However, Dimitri would prefer to buy Zhang Shixin more time.

The small number of WZ-132 formations has entered their respective covert observation points, constantly providing artillery units with the movement of the opposing side.

But the strange thing is that the other party did not continue to move forward after more than ten minutes.

Based on this situation, Dimitri asked his subordinates to take silent defense without receiving his orders. Because, if the other party does not act, it is also a waste of time in disguise.

Dimitri didn't want to let such an opportunity go to waste because of the wrong order.

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In fact, this large-scale attack by the Papal States achieved quite good results, breaking through two lines of defense of the coalition forces in a short period of time. However, the success of such a tactic came at the cost of nearly half, that is, the loss of 1,500 tanks and various self-propelled heavy weapons.

However, in areas that are extremely close to the plains, armored units can even directly crush enemy infantry or enemy units with weak armored forces. However, at such a price, even the archbishop couldn't help but swallow his saliva subconsciously.

And now, there are less than a thousand tanks and combat vehicles of all kinds in front, so it may not be beneficial to continue the battle forcibly.

The fighting power of the coalition forces was feared by many commanders in the Papal States.

Although it is said that these people used dogma to deceive the troops on the front line and carry out a desperate offensive, such a situation cannot be repeated. At the same time, the troops in the front must be resupplied and rested, and the supporting supply troops are now still nearly 20 kilometers from the front line, slowly advancing with the infantry units.

The Pope's [***] team has received large-scale assistance from a mysterious force, but its own industry is quite weak, in a word, the number of Pope's [***] armored troops is much more than the mechanized supply formation that must be matched,

Although some models of tank fighting vehicles have a large ammunition base, after nearly two fierce battles, many tank fighting vehicles are in the predicament of almost running out of ammunition.

Therefore, according to the deliberations of the senior officers of the main army of the Papal States, they decided to rely on this area to form a temporary front.

All they need to do is recharge their batteries and continue the offensive the next day.

Although the archbishop was quite dissatisfied with such a plan, almost all the officers thought like this, and he could not continue to let these people who were of little value to him continue to launch an offensive at the risk of his own possibility.

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At this time, Zhang Shixin showed a trace of anger after receiving Dimitri's telegram.

"MD, half an hour to capture the hilly area defended by more than 20,000 people, are the people of the Papal States all perverts?" Zhang Shixin gritted his teeth and roared out this sentence, but he soon found something interesting.

That is, the other side does not seem to have the idea of moving forward now.

Zhang Shixin didn't know what caused this situation to happen, but Zhang Shixin had to adjust the plan for this situation.

Obviously, being able to easily wipe out two integrated mechanized divisions in one hour, plus the military strength of one non-supernumerary personnel, is no longer easy for his current troops to fight......

Although he has three divisions of troops now, if the other side still uses that tactic to continue to advance, the result is no better for him than the friendly troops in the hilly area.

However, after comparing the maps, he smiled strangely.

Because he saw the way the other side was advancing, it seemed that no other troops were attacking from other directions.

Of course, this has the terrain around it, and it is more divided by large rivers forming areas, but it is very common to go hand in hand, and it can be considered a tactic that must be done.

Because this can make the defenders tired of fighting, and can also effectively disrupt the enemy's follow-up force support plan.

The opponent's military strength can be said to be quite easy to achieve such a tactic.

But instead of doing this, the other side used a tactic similar to "wave flow", which is quite stupid.

Because the attack power of the wave tactic is certainly strong, but once the offensive is blocked, the defense system full of holes is the most deadly.

The ancients rarely used the "long snake formation" to fight, because it was easy for people to break the formation in the flank and rear. The situation is similar now, and an offensive with simultaneous and multi-front advances is unlikely to be easily broken through by the enemy and turn the tide of the battle, because if something goes wrong with one unit, the nearby troops may be able to get as close as possible and turn the tide.

However, the actions of the other side seem to indicate one point, that is, the other side does not seem to have other plans.

"......" Zhang Shixin was silent for a while, marking something on the map with a pencil.

After a long while, Zhang Shixin raised his head and showed a strange smile.

Because according to his calculations, if the enemy army really rests near the hilly area this time, then the enemy army will be defeated, and the hilly area will be the main area of engagement.

But the situation has changed in many ways compared to the original plan.

The hilly area has obviously become an obstacle for Zhang Shixin's side, but now that the situation has reached that level, Zhang Shixin is not easy to draw conclusions, so such factors are ignored.

The Knights of the Cathar at Anfield can appear as a surprise force behind enemy forces, but the timing must be right. Stealing chickens is not a matter of rice, Zhang Shixin doesn't want to appear on him.

For Anfield's troops, Zhang Shixin was still confused, not puzzled about whether the other party could complete his arrangement, but which area was the best area for them to intervene.

Although, according to the speed of the opponent's movement, it is entirely possible that the opponent will appear in the rear of the enemy army when the fierce battle is in full swing. However, the gap in strength is too far, what role can the trump card that is exposed too early play...... Zhang Shixin didn't know, and he didn't want to speculate, because no matter how you look at it, there will be no gratifying results.

However, if the opponent appears in an area that the enemy can't think of at the most appropriate time, then the next battle can be said to be quite worry-free, and it may not encounter any obstacles directly into the territory of the Papal States.

Because the other party can be said to have been caught.

However, there was a great risk that Anfield's troops would not be able to join the battle in the hilly area and not be detected by the enemy.

At the same time, he must also count on his troops to inflict heavy losses on the enemy before they launch another offensive.

Such a thing is undoubtedly almost difficult to reach the sky.

If there were reinforcements, there was naturally no need to worry about this, but it seemed that the closest reinforcements were still more than a hundred kilometers behind him. This meant that he had to make sure that his group would not be the first to die before reinforcements arrived.

Moreover, it is also unknown how much combat effectiveness the reinforcements will be able to exert themselves.

It can be said that the tactical plan that Zhang Shixin thought of this time was quite passive because of the loss of the hilly area.

"To do it or not to do it?" Zhang Shixin said a question to himself.

Fighting the way he envisioned, the probability of defeat was very high, but once successful, the Papal States could be said to be completely undefended.

However, if he returns home, then what will happen next is not something he can predict.

He is a man, not a god. Although Zhang Shixin has experienced so many battles, he has found that he has grown a lot, but compared to many people, he lacks quite a lot of things.

It's like this time, he doesn't know if he should gamble or not......

After winning the bet, Zhang Shixin knew that after this battle, it could be said that there was nothing left for him in this area.

But if you don't gamble, although the Hilton Empire can still hold on, the price to pay is more.

This war can be said to have made the situation in the western part of the continent appear very strange, because once the alliance between the two countries is aligned with the Hilton Empire, there is no possibility of large-scale battles in the western part of the continent.

At least, during their lifetime, such alliances were strong.

Zhang Shixin couldn't help but think of what Anfield said to him a few days ago: "Your Excellency, if you want the foundation you have created to last for a longer time, then a powerful Hilton Empire, as well as the Holy See, is your best help." ”

Zhang Shixin didn't think that such words could be thought up by a soldier like Anfield, and as for the person who said this sentence behind the scenes, Zhang Shixin only thought of a possible surname.

However, there is no doubt that this sentence touched Zhang Shixin's heart.

Although he didn't want to fight for hegemony or anything, he definitely didn't want his and Firay's efforts to be wasted.

Thinking of this, Zhang Shi gritted his teeth and gave a combat order.

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In the area about 46 kilometers north-northeast of Zhang Shixin's current location, Anfield showed a faint doubt in his heart after receiving Zhang Shixin's new combat instructions. But he quickly put this little doubt behind him.

Because the other party's order was to let him march as covertly as possible, and then penetrate into the rear of the enemy army.

If possible, seize the area near the enemy's starting point before Anfield receives instructions on what to do next.

Anfield is not a fool, he is well aware of Zhang Shixin's orders, mainly in the hope that he can block the retreat of the enemy army.

He knew that Zhang Shixin did this, in addition to having the intention of destroying the enemy, there was still something he needed to do.

That is, Zhang Shixin hopes that he can get rid of some of the people who are at the hostile level with him in the Papal States' military operations this time.

Anfield knew that although he violated his belief in knighthood, Anfield was unfortunate that he was not embarrassed at all to do such a thing.

It can even be said that after Anfield thought of this, he knew that the words that the saint asked him to convey to Zhang Shixin had achieved results.

Although he didn't know why the Holy Maiden wanted to "separate" Zhang Shixin and the relationship between the two alliances at this time, he was even very worried that Zhang Shixin would give up the cooperation between them because of this.

However, after hearing the confident smile of the Holy Maiden Binien and the words that followed, Anfield knew that although Zhang Shixin had no ambitions, he had become an emerging force after all, and he could not let his efforts be used as a wedding dress for others like this.

And what Binion said at the time, Anfield remembers very clearly.

"If His Excellency the Duke does not accept our cooperation, then he will not lay this foundation. A person can be without ambition, but it is absolutely impossible not to have even a little desire for self-preservation. Do you think that someone like that would be a stupid person who believes in others very much and is not at all wary? ”

This sentence is very straightforward, but, as Binion said, Zhang Shixin's order this time also released a signal, that is, your Holy See's own internal affairs, you handle it yourself.

It can be said that if Zhang Shixin's plan really succeeds, then those Papal State personnel who have become like turtles in the urn will be killed or killed, and it will depend more on his handling than on other forces.

Anfield was vaguely a little excited about such a thing.

Because relatively speaking, what he did up to that time was not to slaughter unarmed people, but to take revenge.

Yes, revenge. Revenge for your beliefs and for the people who died.

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"Colonel, the commander will arrive at the predetermined position two kilometers behind us in half an hour, and at the same time issue an order that he tells you to silently monitor the enemy's movements, and there is no need to alarm the other side!" Dimitri's headset heard the voice of the telecommunications vehicle's communicator reporting to him.

Dimitri nodded, and then he said, "Reply to the boss!" Dimitri took the order. Also, relay the message to the boss that the enemy seems to be going to rest in place. Communication is complete. ”

After Dimitri finished speaking, he silently looked in the artillery mirror, looking in the direction of the hilly area where there was still a certain amount of smoke rising, and showed a hint of a smile...... (To be continued.) )