Forcibly attacking the dragon vein has always been a gamble at a loss, and once the gamble is lost, the first action is naturally to recover as much as it can be recovered, so the strong will withdraw.

Next, it's a low-cost bet. But the opponent obviously will not agree easily, so this will take time, and time will depend on the previous losing game to continue to drag the opponent to obtain.

For this reason, after most of the strong ones successfully withdrew, in addition to canceling the attack of a small number of powerful troops, Runetera used more relatively cheap cannon fodder to disperse and entangle layer by layer to involve the advance pace of the Earth army, and buy time to complete the strategic deployment and transformation of military facilities in the zone free of environmental poison and law exclusion. But its effectiveness, of course, is getting worse. Even if the Earth Army had slowed down and tried to be undamaged, it would take less than ten minutes to push back the battle lines by an average of 6,000 meters!

Many of these ordinary sergeants who had joined the army from a relatively backward position only rushed the whole time, but as soon as they raised their heads, the 150,000-square-kilometer theater that had been lost and worried about them jumped into view. The ease of them makes them accustomed to advancing step by step, and it is very unreal like in a dream.

On the one hand, of course, because all fronts are straight and long, the earth army is strangled by three bread clamps, and the snowball rolls up and the wind is smoother; However, it also shows that if the big war under the new situation in which a single person can fight and can penetrate an army, if there is no strong man to withstand the slaughter of the strong, how easy and terrifying the crushing results will be.

Moreover, the above is only looking at the overall average, if you look at it separately, the situation on the sea front is even more surprising in the three major areas of land, sea and air. As an unplanned war, it was always inferior to its limited successes, and at this stage it was quickly routed on all fronts at the slightest draw, making the coastal zone the first area to be re-washed by intensive artillery fire in a territory free of environmental poison and exclusion by law.

In other words, in the direction of the sea, the Earth army has touched the sensitive line that the Runeterrae Lands cannot easily retreat. As a result, some of the strong people in this area, who had not rested for a long time, had to be on top again to effectively resist high-powered artillery fire and spells to defend key military facilities, and at the same time be vigilant for the possible frontal landing and flank charge of the Earth army.

The reason why I only say that it is possible is because of the undestructive purpose of the earth, and for this kind of conservatism that is fully prepared to rush into battle, many people in Runeterras laugh at this complete innocence, but at the same time, they cannot deny the complexity of their hearts. When you look at each other's expressions, you can't help but think that most people would like to be born on Earth.

Regardless of whether it will affect victory or defeat in the future, at least for the moment, who doesn't want to have more peace of mind? Even if you need to die generously, you will be more willing, right?

Look at the stump of the waves crashing against the shore and spitting out a wrecked body, occasionally accompanied by one or two soldiers who were lucky enough to survive, and it is unknown how far they can escape. There is strangulation in the sea in the sea, and there is bombardment on the shore on the shore, and they, even more afraid of hatred, are born in the land of runes.

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In addition to naval warfare, the battle line is long enough for land and air coordination, so that the road to death for the cannon fodder arms is still a vast area. However, although the wider space of the non-original front can be newly selected for attack by the earth side, the system does not approve it, the reason is, of course, that the combat resources are limited, and it is necessary to wait for the completion of the clearance of all fronts before unified deployment. As for the voices of what various departments are eager to fight and the rarity of fighters at this time, they all need to rest after a long war, and their vision is higher. In short, doing our best to avoid damage is the unshakable bottom line of this battle.

And if you want to discuss it in detail, then a fact that cannot be ignored here is that defending the dragon vein and fighting a counterattack are two completely different things, especially for the reinforcements of various countries and some individual powerhouses who have to come for one reason or another, this is an absolute watershed.

In addition, even if the United States realizes that the reinforcements are no longer necessary to help, and begins to change its domineering and stingy style from this moment, the current military strength will indeed not be able to charge the battle with low losses. After all, conventional combat power can be quickly replaced with new forces, but the fatigue and lack of top combat power can never be made up for at a moment. The previous battle was fierce, and many top-level people were holding on to their breath, and the subsequent recovery time was naturally extended. What's more, about 30% of those who are seriously injured and who have only agreed to fight until the dragon vein is unharmed have retired from the field to recuperate or are ready to leave. Both gaps will take time to fill. Otherwise, the so-called intensified attack will not be strong enough to ensure that the conventional troops charge as much as possible without damage, this kind of battle, no matter how much but obviously to fill with life, how can the will of the earth agree.

As a result, when the distance of the earth's army pushing back is far from the limit of attack but exceeds the limit of its own defense, it is called to stop by the system. On a line about three kilometers away from the enemy's position on average, set up a position to bombard forward and harvest left and right, waiting for the reintegration of the net fire.

During this period, no matter whether the enemy's forward positions were destroyed or the cannon fodder on all lines finally retreated, the Earth Army never stepped beyond 500 meters, and only selected a new front in other territories and slowly set up a man, horse, carriage, and artillery formation, so as to accumulate strength and add options for the subsequent attack.

In this regard, Runeterra, while focusing on the maintenance of existing positions, followed the actions of the earth side to deploy new positions on various lines, fully feeling the passivity of a wave of defenders in the pre-battle investment. After thinking back to the difficult attack in the previous stage, I had a little bad premonition in my heart.

It didn't take long for the hunch to come true. After the restart of the net, the Earth army was fully pressed, and the passivity of the defenders in the combat response was amplified by the firepower of the Earth, which was already stronger in general and was now freely concentrated, which made them feel the due advantage of the positional defense, and every line was defeated and retreated. It wasn't until the overall rear, which shrank by a full nine thousand meters, that it barely stood on its feet under the condition of increasing investment. This is converted into an area of more than 12,000 square kilometers, but it is known that it occupies only 150,000 square kilometers.

At the root of this, the reason for this scene is that the eighteen hours of attack in Runeterra's previous attack at any cost made most of the people in the command subconsciously feel extremely painful, and the reality is that the power of the forward position has been invested unconsciously or consciously. When it was discovered that something was wrong, the fierce artillery fire of the earth waited for no one, and if you wanted to fill it, you could only do it from the rear position.

As a result, one-fifteenth of the territory that had not yet been covered disappeared in the blink of an eye, and a large amount of resources invested in it were wasted almost without much effect, and it also gave a very bad start to the follow-up operation. After all, they can only stay here for the time being, and the smaller the room to maneuver, the fewer combat options there are, and the greater the loss they may suffer.

Of course, they can also choose to fight for a wave to expand the space outward, but that must be based on the certainty that they can hold it, otherwise it will only lose more and not conform to the core strategy of shrinking and reducing losses after there is no target to attack.

Therefore, to sum up, the Earth army has officially entered the period of stable results, and it is conservatively estimated that it will last until the start of the fourth interstellar war, because at that time, many strong people must return to their respective countries where there may be advent wars.

And before and after, the cannon fodder group in the Land of Runecraft, which attacked and defended to death, was destined to not get anyone's pity.