Chapter 47: Before the Decisive Battle
The distance from Heka Town to Phoenix City was less than 400 kilometers, and the Doomsday Salvation Army and the Tianjin City coalition army walked for nearly twenty days.
The two sides were entangled and fought all the way, and I don't know how many soldiers and evolutionaries fell on this road forever.
When the tall walls of Phoenix City were in sight, many soldiers of the Doomsday Salvation Army and the Tianjin City Alliance Army sat directly on the ground and began to cry loudly, and no matter how the officers reprimanded, they couldn't stop it.
In fact, this is just a catharsis of emotions, along the way the coalition soldiers endured unimaginable mental and physical suffering, the spirit is always in a state of high tension, at any time in danger of losing their lives, some soldiers can not even stand this pressure and try to escape, or even commit suicide.
Along the way, the coalition forces lost nearly a third of their soldiers, all of their air weapons and nearly half of their heavy weapons.
If you set out from Heka Town, the Doomsday Salvation Army and the Tianjin City Alliance Army were still full of confidence to wipe out Phoenix City in one fell swoop, but after this bloody battle, many soldiers, evolutionaries, and even high-ranking officers no longer believed that they were really capable of destroying the army of Doomsday Phoenix.
There is no turning back from the bow, and this battle must be fought. The arrival of coalition forces at the foot of Phoenix was not the end of this hard-fought war, but the beginning of another, more tragic battle. Now the soldiers sitting on the ground and weeping, do not know how many will survive in the final battle.
The cost of Doomsday Phoenix was equally huge along the way, with the Special Operations Team and the Escort Brigade losing more than one-fifth of the battle, but the overall situation was still much better than that of the Coalition forces. Because Doomsday Phoenix has always held the initiative to attack and harass along the way, the special combat team and ordinary soldiers have carried out a certain amount of rotation and rest, and they are not worried about being attacked by the other party when they are resting.
The Doomsday Salvation Army and the Tianjin City coalition army did not rush to launch an attack on Phoenix City immediately, because Shan Xiongzhong was also well aware of the current situation of the troops, and he was unable to launch an immediate attack on Phoenix City, so he chose to set up a barracks five kilometers away from Phoenix City at the best range of artillery.
The army of Doomsday Phoenix also withdrew to the city, and they returned home, and the physical and mental fatigue of the road was greatly relaxed from the moment they entered the city, and they were greeted by the cheers of the whole city residents and a sumptuous feast.
Although the strong enemy is outside the city, all the soldiers know that it is they who have taken the initiative to choose to put the final decisive battle outside Phoenix!
Phoenix City is the most solid support in their hearts, not only because this is their home, but also because it is a metal city that does not fall, a strong city that cannot be broken even by the surging tide of mutant beasts, and it will definitely bury the Doomsday Salvation Army and the Tianjin City Alliance Army under the city!
In the council hall of Phoenix City, the high-level of the entire force was full.
There was no trace of nervousness and uneasiness before the big war on everyone's faces, but they were full of anticipation and excitement. Everyone knows that this will be the last big battle of Doomsday Phoenix in the Qinghai region, and Qinghai will be unified after this battle.
Zhou Boyuan, Xuan Xiude and other evolutionaries who joined later were even more excited, rejoicing in their choice back then, who would have thought that Doomsday Phoenix, which had only one city back then, could grow to such a point.
Chi Hua had already washed off his body and sat in the center of the meeting hall.
Chi Hua got up, and the hall instantly fell silent.
Chi Hua smiled slightly, "Everyone, it's not yet time to hold a celebration banquet, in order to win this crucial battle, we have to continue to bleed and fight hard, not to mention that the outcome of this battle is still unknown, and we can't control the variables." ”
After Chi Hua finished speaking, Ouyang Minglang stepped forward, this has become a practice in Phoenix City, and Ouyang informed the generals participating in the battle of the enemy's military situation before the battle.
Ouyang cleared his throat and said loudly, "Our opponents in the next battle are the Doomsday Salvation Army and the Tianjin City Coalition Army. The Doomsday Salvation Army is our old opponent, Shan Xiongzhong did his best this time, and the troops outside the city are all of Shan Xiongzhong's army, this time he is ready to fight with us desperately. But what Captain Chi just said was really variable, but it was another army, the army of Tianjin City. ”
There was a slight commotion in the hall, and many people had heard of Tianjin City for the first time.
Ouyang continued: "Tianjin City is a super force in the southwest region, this force controls almost the entire territory of Sichuan and Chongqing, and this time it has opened a passage to Qinghai, and their ultimate goal is to extend their sphere of influence to Qinghai, and Shan Xiongzhong is just a springboard for them to enter Qinghai. The biggest variable now is that I don't know how many reinforcements and how many evolutionaries Tianjin City will send. And their evolutionary power is also very strong, they use the rattan of a local mutant plant to make armor for the evolutionary after repeated tanning, this kind of rattan is extremely tough, and invulnerable, their evolutionary calls themselves the god vine warrior. ”
As Ouyang spoke, the atmosphere in the hall began to become heavy, and people began to feel the difficulty of this battle.
Chi Hua got up again, and suddenly a cold light flashed in the hall, and the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow knife came out of its sheath, pointing forward, "No matter who or how many people come, the final victory will definitely belong to our Doomsday Phoenix City, whoever stands in front of us, we will block and kill God, and the devil will block and kill demons!" ”
"Kill!"
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Outside Phoenix, in a corner of the coalition barracks, in an inconspicuous tent.
It was already completely dark, and only a candle was lit in the tent, and three figures were reflected in the tent.
Xie Guangyuan just sat at the bottom, and in the center sat a middle-aged soldier of the same age as Xie Guangyuan. The soldier has no military rank and has a face without any characteristics, which will be easily ignored on any occasion, but this person is the real person in charge of the Tianjin City side - the division commander Qin Liren.
"Guangyuan, what do you think of the next battle?" Qin Liren asked calmly.
Xie Guangyuan frowned, "Senior Commander Qin, with all due respect, General Yu's bet this time is probably wrong, if Shan Xiongzhong doesn't hide his backhand, this battle may be more auspicious." ”
"Oh? Tell me about your high opinions. The general often praised you to me, saying that you are honest on the outside but beautiful on the inside. ”
"Senior Commander Qin teased Guangyuan, you are the little Zhuge who uses soldiers to enter the gods, I'm afraid you have already seen the problem. Although we and the allied forces of the Doomsday Salvation Army are superior in numbers and weapons, the blood warrior spirit has been lost along the way, and no matter how many soldiers have lost their momentum, it will be in vain. The only advantage we have now is weapons, but that's the biggest hidden danger. The consumption of weapons and ammunition along the way is very huge, and the ammunition we brought from the southwest has been exhausted, and I am afraid that Shan Xiongzhong's side will also bottom out. Shan Xiongzhong did not build an arsenal to support the consumption of troops for more than two years in the last days, and with those previous strategic reserves, he could only enter and exit, and even a mountain of gold was about to be scattered. Xie Guangyuan couldn't help but sigh after speaking.
A young soldier who was only eighteen or nineteen years old opposite Xie Guangyuan snorted unconvinced, "Even if we don't have the advantage of weapons, our army and Shenteng warriors in Tianjin City are invincible even if they fight in close combat, and Doomsday Phoenix City is nothing powerful except for the three indiscriminate methods of sneak attack, if I pull them out alone, I will slaughter them one by one!" ”
Qin Liren's face sank suddenly, "The so-called soldiers are not tired of deceit, there has never been any fair and honest means for the two armies to fight, only the most stupid general will choose to let his soldiers and the enemy have a one-on-one, face-to-face confrontation." ”
The young soldier was stopped by Qin Liren, but he was still not very convinced.
"Yu Yue, your father asked you to come with you to increase your experience and get in touch with the strong people outside, young people don't be too arrogant, don't think that if you are a second-order evolutionary, you will be invincible in the world, and you will not be an opponent just that Jin Fei."
Yu Yue's face was flushed when he was said, his fists clenched, but he still didn't dare to fight back.
Xie Guangyuan saw that Qin Liren's tone was getting tougher and tougher, and he hurriedly persuaded from the side, "Staff Officer Yu, Senior Commander Qin's words are also for your good, otherwise you will really suffer a big loss." You weren't at the scene of the ambush battle against Doomsday Phoenix City in the military camp of Heka Town last time, and the invincible Shenteng warriors we were facing in the southwest region against the Phoenix Special Combat Team were pressed and beaten by others, and that Jin Fei alone had the upper hand against the two second-order evolutionaries in Phoenix City, and there were people outside the so-called people! ”
Qin Liren ignored Yu Yue, and then Xie Guangyuan's words said: "General Yu didn't bet on Shan Xiongzhong by mistake, but there is no better choice than him. General Yu once commented on Shan Xiongzhong that he was still good at leading troops to fight, and he was a reckless man in other aspects. The facts also confirmed General Yu's words, except for occupying a large piece of territory at the beginning of the last days, Shan Xiongzhong did nothing in other aspects, causing the territory to be depressed and the people's livelihood to wither. ”
"Then the general still asked us to help Shan Xiongzhong?" Xie Guangyuan was also puzzled.
Qin Liren lowered his voice again, "You also know that the war in our south is tightening and we can't spare our hands for the time being, and the general means that we will insert a nail first, consume the strength of all parties in Qinghai, and then close the net in one fell swoop when the matter in the south is almost over." Who would have thought that Shan Xiongzhong, a stunned man, would pull us over and fight Phoenix City! ”
"Senior Commander Qin, it seems that we have to prepare early, otherwise we will accidentally trap ourselves in it, and in the end we will lose all our money!"
Qin Liren nodded approvingly, and Yu Yue's eyes flashed, not knowing what he was thinking.
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In a huge tent in the center of the barracks, Shan Xiongzhong was sitting cross-legged at a low table drinking alone.
Jin Fei hurriedly walked into the barracks.
"Jin Fei, come and have a drink with me." Shan Xiongzhong beckoned Jin Fei to come over and drink.
Jin Fei hesitated slightly, "General, I still have the task of patrolling the camp in a while, and at such a close distance from Phoenix City, you must be more careful of the other party's sneak attack, I am afraid that drinking will make a mistake." ”
Shan Xiongzhong stood up and pulled Jin Fei to sit down, "Shicheng is invincible, and the wine is ripe and the marquis is not as fast as it!" It is better to have a few drinks before the war. I appreciate your serious attitude in the entire army, but you can rest assured that you can have a few drinks with me tonight, Phoenix City will not be attacked. They also need to rest for the night to prepare for tomorrow's decisive battle, when the sneak attack is no longer tactically meaningful. ”
As soon as the wine glass in Shan Xiongzhong's hand was raised, a violent explosion suddenly came from outside the account.
The wine glass in Shan Xiongzhong's hand fell to the ground with a snap and shattered.