Kevin Seep, commander of the 3rd Division, also picked up, "We can't win, Commander." His Majesty the Emperor is crazy and wants to beat Elena, we don't have to follow suit. He said that Gastens was not a Magister. Isn't it a Magister, but Gastens can make such a powerful monster chariot? ”

"Or maybe that's a magic guide at all! You're lying to us! ”

The commander of the Fourth Division, Duran McIntyre, also spoke next, "Commander, the situation is now obvious, our south is the enemy's defensive line, the soldiers are strong, we only have one corps that has been scrapped, 60,000 people have died, more than 10,000 people have escaped, and the rest have no morale, and they can't win." In the north, the main force of the enemy, the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, Yishui's Luoshan machine guns and thundering rifles, they clamped on both sides, and we were doomed. ”

"And you can't run away", Craig Murphy, commander of the Sixth Division, looked at McEwan Grini and did not hide his thoughts, "Everyone has been chasing Elena's troops for so long, and they don't have the strength to run anymore, so be it, Commander, surrender." We will lose this battle, the emperor will definitely not be able to do it, and we will not have any responsibility if we surrender. ”

"Yes, if we surrender, we can bring the troops back as a formation, and maybe we can improve our voice."

Jack Robinson, commander of the 1st Division, took back the right to speak, "Commander, you really can't fight, if you fight again, the soldiers below will rebel." ”

"Alright, I'll think about it."

McEwan Griney waved his hand, and everyone fell silent. The middle-aged general, who had only been promoted to corps commander half a year ago, looked at the death situation on the sand table, and resounded what Henry Claflin had said to the fourteen of them.

"Your Majesty has already said that this battle is related to the life and death of Anken Rein, and the Mage Tower Research Institute has determined that Gastens is not the Grand Magus, as long as we unite and go all out, we will definitely be able to defeat Elena and recover our land that has been taken away!"

Blinking, McEwan Griney chose to ignore Henry Claflin's words. Generals who are not on the front line will not understand the desperation of the front, and in the face of an opponent who cannot resist, perhaps the best option is not to die in battle, but to surrender with dignity. He raised his head and looked at the four division commanders in front of him, and then at his chief of staff, Paz Abergast. Abbotgast noticed his gaze and nodded at him slightly.

"Okay, so be it, since you have decided to surrender, let's contact the other side overnight. Tell them that all the generals of our Fourth Army Corps, if desired, can go to their camp and surrender. ”

"Legion Commander!"

"Legion Commander!"

One by one, the four division commanders called out McEwan Grini's name with emotion, as if his decision had saved the lives of these men. McEwan Griney smiled bitterly, but worried about his family in Roseville. If the news of his surrender comes back, it is estimated that his family should have no place to be buried.

However, if you don't surrender, won't you survive this night? Even if he refuses, these people in front of him probably have some tough methods, and when the time comes, the family will still be unable to escape death, right?

I only hope that Elena will have a way to save their family.

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"So, if we can save your family in Elena, you surrender unconditionally?"

Gastens looked at the seven generals standing in front of him and was a little amused, "How can this be called unconditional surrender?" This is obviously a conditional surrender! ”

Behind Gastens, a soft laugh was heard. The commander of the Fourth Legion, Maiwen Griney, looked at the young over-the-top leader in front of him, and once again emphasized his thoughts.

"No, it's not like that, we surrender now, without any strings attached. But it would be great if Chairman Gastens could find a way to keep our family in Rossville safe. ”

"I know, it's okay to surrender, the safety of your family, I will find a way, the news of your surrender should be temporarily blocked, not spread to the outside world, give me some time, it shouldn't be a big problem. If that's all right, that's it? ”

Watching Gastens settle the life and death of 50,000 people in a joking tone, McWin Griney hesitated for a moment before finally nodding. He knew that from this minute onwards, this war would have nothing to do with him.

"Well, go back and tell all the soldiers to surrender their weapons, including your shield chariots, steam cannons, and new epee rifles. Hand over all your weapons, and then we'll arrange for you to go to the prisoner of war camp and wait for your family to pay the ransom. For your soldiers, we will ask them if they want to stay in Elena, and if they will, we will give them jobs, you are all right? ”

"No problem, it seems to me that sooner or later Elena will complete the unification of Ankenrein. The current feudal monarchy has decayed, and only communism is Anken Rein's tomorrow. ”

McEwan knew about communism and On Capital, and the horses came as soon as they opened their mouths. Gastens smiled and didn't reply, and sent them out of the tent.

"Boss, they surrendered, and we can't do it, right?" , Ivan waited for them to leave, and began to complain, "Recently, we have gathered more than 30,000 surrendered troops, and these 30,000 people are a lot of food, the military food is not enough, and the prisoner of war camp has long been overcrowded." If we send these 40,000 people over, I guess the family should be in a hurry. ”

"It's okay, there are no weapons, and their soldiers really don't have the will to fight, let's follow our previous plan, send them to the prisoner of war camp, and reform through labor. It just so happens that there is still a big gap in the road construction in the province of Enspan, so let them go and repair the road and the defensive line. Our question now is what to do with the Fifth, Seventh, and Eighth Legions. We cut them to the north, and they didn't seem to have a problem, and they were gathered there, and they didn't know what they were doing. ”

"I guess they don't dare to fight," interjected Beken Warren, commander of the 1st Army of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, "they are already scared, and our chariot troops are incomprehensible." Without solving the problem of tank units, they did not dare to go on the offensive. ”

"Also, the tank troops must pay attention to maintenance, as long as their invincible image is used well, it can save us a lot of effort. I don't think the Fourth Army will be the last one to surrender in formation like today. ”

"I think so, then, what are we going to do next?" , Ivan was excited.

"You can tell me, you can't just let me say it."

Gastens looked at Ivan and encouraged him.

"If you want me to say, continue north, now that the Fourth Army has no worries, we continue to go north, pursue them, cut them, annihilate them or force them to surrender! Now that the battle situation in the direction of our main attack has been opened, this offensive offensive of the enemy has basically been broken, and as long as the remaining three legions are eliminated, we can turn around and support the battle situation on the Eastern Front. ”

"What do you think?"

Gastens looked around, and the top brass and staff officers of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army looked at each other and added some opinions, but also within the general framework of Ivan's proposal. Seeing that everyone was on the same page, Gastens made the final decision.

"In the evening, the army will be reorganized and sent to the province of Enspan, and then we will attack tomorrow!"

"Good!"

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The next day, the 1st and 2nd Legions of the Elena Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army launched an offensive against the 5th Army Corps of the Ankenrein Salvation Army, located in the southern part of Siloa. After half a day of resistance, the positions of the Fifth Army were broken through, and a large number of soldiers died, fled or surrendered. In the afternoon, the 1st and 2nd Army Corps of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army turned around and attacked the position of the 7th Army Corps on the south side of the 5th Army Corps, destroying more than 10,000 enemies and capturing more than 20,000 people. After a brief discussion, the command of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army began to pursue the fleeing remnants of the 5th and 7th Army Corps, as well as the 8th Army Corps. On the tenth day after the start of the battle, the main force of the Elena Army drove the remnants of the Fifth and Seventh Army Corps and the Eighth Army to the eastern part of the province of Siloa, and turned south on its own, preparing to attack the Assist Legion. The remnants of the Fifth and Seventh Legions and the Eighth Legion reconfirmed that the pursuers had eased and camped on the spot, sending an urgent report to Flosiva.

The battle at the front was lost, and reinforcements were called for support. Ask for a way to restrain the Elena monster chariot, otherwise, there is no way to fight.

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On the 12th day of the war, Commander-in-Chief Henry Claflin received the news that he could not believe. He took the one-page telegram and sat in his place for a long time before asking softly.

"Really lost?"

"It should be, the battle reports from different channels on the front are all the same result, we pursued the eight legions of Elena's main force, the sixth legion was annihilated, the fourth legion was suspected of being annihilated, the fifth and seventh legions were disabled, and the eighth legion was intact, but there was no desire to fight. Our main attacking corps has basically lost its combat effectiveness. ”

Chief of Staff Samuel Oldman's expression was equally heavy, "Moreover, this is still the news from a day ago, what is the battlefield now, where the Elena troops who abandoned the pursuit of our main attack corps have gone, we still don't know, and we don't have specific information." ”

"It doesn't matter if you don't master it," said Claflin, who looked down for the first time since the start of the war, dragging over a bench and looking at the glaring red and blue signs on the sandbox. The half-moon encirclement planned at the beginning of the war was torn apart by the enemy, and now, except for the six auxiliary corps on the Eastern Front, who are still stumbling outside the enemy's second line of defense, there is not a single good news on the entire battlefield.

"We've already lost."

After saying this, Henry Claflin took his eyes off the sand table, looked at the map hanging on the wall, and remained silent.

"But...... There is still hope that the enemy's forces are still in Siloam, and if we take this opportunity to push the assist team to change the assist into the main attack, and take Elena before the enemy turns south, we can also seal the victory! ”

The Chief of Staff, Samuel Oldman, did not give up, he looked at the somewhat depressed Archduke Claflin and cheered him on.

Henry Claflin looked at Samuel twice, and regained his senses. He cleared his throat and thanked him.

"You reminded me, it is also a way to let out the entire main force to drag the enemy's main force, and we will assist in the main attack and march into the enemy's core stronghold with all our might."

With that, he stood up and looked at the sand table again. Soon, his face turned ugly.

"Their main force is not near our main attack corps, so it is very likely that they have already gone south to relieve the siege. These men are marching fast, and if we don't hurry, it is estimated that our auxiliary army will be flanked in front and rear. ”

Samuel Oldman nodded and added.

"The only way now is to let the assist team attack with all their might, and only in this way can we turn the tide and find a chance to win."

"But the Assist Legion fought for ten days, and it only hit the enemy's third line of defense, and the casualties of its six legions have exceeded 50,000, not counting the losses of the serf soldiers' rebellion, and their combat effectiveness, whether it will work or not, it's hard to say."

"My lord—"

The Chief of the General Staff of the National Salvation Army, Samuel Oldman, was about to say something more when he was interrupted by a herald who pushed through the door.

"Legion Chief, Your Majesty's envoy is here, what should I do?"

"Your Majesty's envoy?"

Henry Claflin and Samuel Oldman looked at each other, knowing that they had come to ask the teacher for a crime. He smiled bitterly and ordered to go down.

"Take him to the reception room, and I'll be right over."

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His Majesty's envoys were the new prime ministers, Grand Duke Durr Condon of Lingyan, and Henry Claflin was an old friend of him, and there was less tension and embarrassment in meeting. After a brief pleasantries, Dühr Congdon went straight to the point.

"Brother, let's be honest, Your Majesty is very dissatisfied with the current battle situation, we got the news that our troops were scattered by the enemy by two or three legions, and there was no way to take the enemy's giant beast chariot, and even the enemy's main force was not touched. Your Majesty asked me to ask, can this battle be won if it continues like this? ”

Seeing that Dürer Condon was open and honest, Henry Claflin no longer hidden, "The situation is not good now. Your Majesty may not have the latest news yet, our main attack corps, eight, nearly half a million people, was scattered by the enemy's two legions, and although there are still more than 300,000 people left, the people's hearts are weak, and it is difficult to defend, let alone attack. ”

"So, we're going to lose?" , Dürer Conton frowned. Before he came, he just thought that the battle situation was not as expected, but he didn't expect it to be so bad. Because of the power of the whole country, Anken Rui can't even see Elena's appearance?

"Not really," Henry Clavlin hesitated, "and now there is still a chance, our Assist Legion is still attacking, and their opponent is the enemy's second-line legion. If we let the main attacking corps group hold back the enemy's main force, and then order the assisting corps to accelerate the attack, we may be able to find the right time. ”

"Yes......"

The expression on Ling Yan Condon's face relaxed, and he looked directly at Henry Claflin.

"Brother, we have been friends for many years, tell me, how sure are we?"