Chapter 270, Exit from Competition
"Quick! Dig a fire trench along the rear of the position, and then pour the domestic water from the position into it first! Then dig a barrier along the edge of the swamp to stop the fire from spreading this way! Seeing that the tongue of fire was already licking the treetops and spreading rapidly in the direction of the position, Arthur knew that he could not hesitate any longer, and that he had no time to take care of anything else, and that he had to stop the spread of the fire before it reached the position, otherwise he would not have to wait for the enemy's surprise attack, and the gunpowder reserves in the munitions warehouse alone would be enough to send the entire camp to the sky. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
At the sound of the order, the dozen or so people who remained in the Crassus position began to work separately, some buried themselves in shovels and digging trenches, some chopping trees and grass to create separation belts, and some were busy carrying buckets from the living camp...... However, at this moment, in the face of the raging fire, the efforts of a dozen people seem to be so inadequate. This fire seemed to be some kind of signal, and in less than a cup of tea, the leaders of each route sent back bad news:
The first to be attacked was the squad defending Guard 2, and shortly after the fire broke out, they were suddenly attacked by enemy snipers from above the cliff. Although with the help of the terrain, most of the team members escaped in time, but they were still injured by one person, and due to the terrain disadvantage, they were completely unable to carry out an effective counterattack, and could only hide in the stone crevices under the cliff to survive...... One of the two sentries left at the entrance to the valley to the east was killed by a sudden attack by an unknown enemy, and the other did not dare to rush forward, so he had to move closer to the valley.
Following the unfavorable form of Outpost 2, the confrontation in front of Sentry No. 3 also changed - Caesar and Pompeii's camp launched an onslaught almost simultaneously against Crassus's team, which was defending the southeast direction of Sentry Fort. With just one wave of shock, the Crassus side completely withdrew from the effective range of the search for the outpost, and in the absence of effective command orders, it was already difficult for the Crassus side to launch a threatening counterattack.
The veins on Arthur's forehead had already erupted, and he knew that such a major change in the camp would not be hidden from Pompeii's faction, and for Caesar's people, they were waiting for this moment - in fact, he was thinking too much about it this time. The intelligence agents of Cleopatra had not yet had time to deal with the contingency, but the fire in the swamp had already turned half the sky red, and anyone who had to look at it could guess that something major had taken place in Crassus's position.
"It doesn't matter what his situation is, let's kill one family first!" The Pompeii camp, which had already despaired of Outpost 1, saw the opportunity and immediately ordered all the men and horses gathered within the area of Sentry No. 3 to launch an attack on the area controlled by Crassus. Zhong Ming and the others naturally did not show weakness, and a group of five people, with three fighters as the forwards, used a fierce line of fire to press the Crassus Front and constantly retreated...... After a devastating assault, Crassus's men were all driven out of the sentry camp, and the remaining Caesar and Pompeii immediately regrouped for the final battle to determine the ownership of the outpost.
"Cheer up! Backup is coming soon! In the face of the pursuit launched by Pompeii, Zhong Ming wiped the fine sweat on his forehead, and calmly beckoned to his teammates, "Don't fight hard, spread out and find a place to hide, and play guerrilla with them!" As long as we retain some control of the area until reinforcements arrive, we will have a chance of winning when we converge later! ”
Zhong Ming's words were true, after determining the location of the No. 1 sentry fort and establishing fortifications, Situ Nan followed Lu Pingchuan's instructions and left four people to guard the No. 1 sentry fort, and he took the other three to attack overnight to reinforce Zhong Ming and his party, who were inferior in numbers.
And on the cliff above Sentry 2, Caesar's two snipers had already beaten the defenders below to the point where they did not dare to probe. The terrain advantage is so obvious that it is difficult to reverse, Xia Yan's previous persistence is reaping the results at this moment...... And in the dense forest at the other end of the valley, Xia Yan, who had just stabbed a sentry, was quietly approaching another sentry while paying attention to the development of the situation under the cover of the jungle.
The successive unfavorable reports of the battle made Arthur, who had already burned his eyebrows, completely in a state of anxiety - the fire was about to burn to two kilometers behind the position, and their separation zone and fire ditch had not yet been formed...... The most terrifying thing is that after this fire was lit, the Caesar men of the fourth road that Arthur feared never appeared, and this enemy army that refused to show up for a long time was like a sword of Damocles hanging over Crassus's head, which made Arthur's mind fall into a lot of worries and anxiety.
“…… Give up Sentry Fort No. 2 and No. 3, the whole team shrinks and retreats! Faced with the terrifying flames in front of him and the squeaky sound of audio electricity in his ears, Arthur, who was on the verge of collapse, gave up thinking before the fire crisis in front of him, and the Crassus camp completely withdrew from the battle for the sentry fort, giving up the results that were already in hand, and doing their best to deal with the unexpected wildfire in front of him, which he did not know if he could stop.
Although the potential arsonist has been torn apart thousands of times in his heart, if Arthur can know in advance that there are only two members of the fourth line on Caesar's side, then there may be room for maneuver for Arthur and the battle situation of Crassus.