Just as the herald handed over the bad news to Henry Claflin, Grand Duke of the Golden Lion, the mechanized combat brigade, which had long been dormant in the mountains of Siloam Province, also received the order to set off.

"That's the plan, we're going to set out now, we're going to go overnight, pass through the road connecting Red Maple Lake and Zhijin City on the north side, get off the road on the north side of Floxiva, break through Floxiva, and try to capture the enemy's commander-in-chief, Grand Duke of the Golden Lion."

Standing in a makeshift tent under the woods, the commander of the Mobile Brigade, Hudson Longster, conveyed orders to his battalion commanders. He was a co-worker of Houston Raleigh's father. And Houston Raleigh, a former first-year student at Roseville University, joined the communist group founded by Daisy Richardson and Gastens Warren. Later, when Elena became independent, he defected to Elena and worked as a technician, working alongside William Richardson. Hudson Longster, on the other hand, came to Elena on his own and joined the army. Relying on his sense of smell and talent in tactics, as well as his knowledge of being a worker and being literate, he achieved the position of commander of the mobile brigade step by step.

"Got it, sir, we're ready for a long time. Seeing that the serf brothers are fighting in full swing, our workers' brigade has been holding back its energy! ”

Taha Seiñier, the instructor of the Mobile Brigade, shouted loudly. His words resonated with everyone, and several battalion commanders echoed them, with the intention of setting off immediately.

"Okay, well, I know that everyone is very motivated, and we really need to prove that on the battlefield, we workers are no worse than them farmers! But before I go, can you wait for me to finish the battle plan? ”

Hudson Longster looked at the battalion commanders in front of him, and his heart was equally excited. Because of the large amount of steam-powered equipment in the mobile brigade, the mobile brigade is one of the few units in the Elena army system where the number of worker soldiers exceeds that of serf soldiers. Hudson Langster and instructor Taha Seignier were both of worker origin, and six of the nine battalion commanders were also of worker origin. As a team with the working class as the main body, they can be trusted by Gastens to form the most advanced mobile brigade in the Elena base area, and all of them have a lot of energy in their hearts.

"Okay, let's not talk about it, let the leader say it. He's done, let's go! ”

The story of the instructor, Taha Seignier, a former dock worker who was imprisoned for his part in the food price riots, was forced to join the Ronninger rebels. After Ronninger's surrender, he tossed and turned to come to Elena, relying on his experience as a soldier and his enthusiasm and belief in communism, he joined the Communist Party, and soon became a core cadre, and was assigned to the mobile brigade as an instructor.

"I've already told you the general route, we're marching at night this time, relying on our Brute Bull armored transports all the way. Everyone must do a final check, we have to go deep behind enemy lines in this offensive, there are no supplies and no people to support us, everything is on our own. And the biggest advantage of our mobile brigade is mobility, if the car breaks down and the task cannot be completed, none of you can bear this responsibility! ”

Hudson Langster's Mobile Brigade was an experimental idea for Gastens. He was deeply affected by modern warfare on the planet, and always hoped that his troops would be able to get rid of livestock and rely on mechanical warfare. According to this idea, he used the medium-sized steam engine Chenguang 1 as the power, and built a batch of six-wheeled armored vehicles, codenamed Manniu, to transport soldiers and supplies. Based on this, he built a unit that used mechanized power as the mobile force, equipped with Luoshan 1 and Thundering 1, and wanted to try the effect of mechanized rapid combat. It's just that because of the lack of troops and the inability to give full play to the advantages of positional warfare, this team was hidden in the snow until the battle situation gradually became clear, and they decided to dispatch.

"No problem, sir! Be sure to complete the mission! ”

The commander of the first battalion, Aki Waitan, was originally a young man at the Riches Grain Store in Blackwood, near Roseville, because he participated in the food price riots, met Taha Senier in prison, and guarded the glacial defense line with him in Roninger, witnessed the attack of the Alonte Empire on the glacial defense line, witnessed the defeat of Roninger, and finally defected to Elena with Taha Seignier. Elena has a high demand for literate soldiers, and because he can read, count, and fight, he was also placed in the mobile brigade and became the battalion commander of the first battalion of the mobile brigade.

"yes, we're fine! Let's prove to the peasant brothers who always say that we are hiding behind us, that we, the workers, can also fight! ”

Several other battalion commanders also chimed in, and the brigade commander, Hudson Longster, saw this, and finally gave a few words of advice, and let the instructor Taha Seignier speak, and then gave the order to set off. The entire mobile brigade of 3,500 men, 130 brute cattle, and 24 support vehicles all left their hiding places. They will ride in a steam six-wheeled armored vehicle through the hardened road that has been hardened in advance, connecting Hongfeng Lake, the capital of West Loa Province, and Zhijin City, the capital city of East Roa Province, diagonally behind enemy lines, and go straight to the lair!

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Shortly after the departure of the Elena Mobile Brigade, the General Operational Headquarters in Flosiva was already gloomy. The enemy's main force, with sixteen giant beast chariots as sharp knives, cut through the Ninth Army line, which was located on the northernmost side of the battlefield on the Eastern Front, and continued to advance westward. The Ninth Army has withdrawn from the front line, and the next five Army Corps currently have no way to resist the enemy's attack.

"Grand Duke, there is no other way now, and it is unrealistic to hope that the Assist Legion, which is not strong in combat, will break through Elena's Eastern Front defense line before the enemy attacks the rear. And now the soldiers are spreading that Gastens is actually the Grand Magus, and that he deceived our Mage Tower Research Institute, deceived the Emperor, and asked the Emperor to send troops in order to find a reason to defeat us. The will to fight below is very weak, and when attacking Elena, the Overseer team needs to step forward. And in the face of the enemy's attack on the monster chariot, our soldiers did not have the will to resist at all, and ran as soon as they fought. This battle cannot be won. ”

The Chief of Staff of the National Salvation Army, Samuel Oldman, had a voice of panic and desperation as he tried to convince Clavelin to abandon the battle, which was already doomed.

Henry Clavelin did not answer, and had been standing in front of the sand table since he received the report that the Ninth Army had withdrawn on its own, thinking hard. The good situation thirteen days ago had collapsed in two weeks, and the half-moon attack formation he had planned had now turned into a short-term line that could be destroyed at any moment, sticking to it on the sandbox. And the blue color, which represents the enemy's army, although compressed to two-thirds of the area of Enspan Province, is like a spring that has been compressed to the extreme, and it can no longer make progress.

"Also, is there any way?"

After thinking about it for a long time, Henry Clavelin was still unwilling. Although in front of His Majesty the Emperor's special envoy, the new Prime Minister Duree Conton, he made a package ticket, and he still had a chance to win. However, from that time on, he had actually lost information.

"I can't help it."

Samuel Oldman looked at the sandbox and, without thinking, gave the answer, "Attacking Elena was a mistake in the first place. Although His Majesty the Emperor persuaded us, His Majesty apparently did not convince our soldiers. When the initial progress of the battle was going well, although the soldiers had doubts in their hearts, it was unlikely to affect the situation of the battle. But the enemy fought us to the death in the direction of our main attack, and completely broke the confidence of the soldiers with their behemoths and those soldiers who were not afraid of death. In this battle, it was lost in the hearts of the army, not in the enemy's weapons. No matter how powerful those weapons are, there are only sixteen of them, and our soldiers are not afraid of death as the enemy, and they rush up and approach the machines with their machine guns, how can there be a way to kill those machines. However, our soldiers didn't even shoot and surrendered directly, what do you think can be done? ”

"They're still too afraid of the archmage," Henry Claflin knew what Samuel meant, and he agreed with him. It's just that he really doesn't want to give up just like that.

"Withdraw for the time being, this war was started by His Majesty the Emperor, and it should be ended by him. Paul Gibson had been emperor for so long that he couldn't judge the situation and didn't know what was the right decision. He's alone, we have 800,000 people here, and there's no need to pay for one person's wrong decision, right? ”

Samuel Oldman's words were almost incompatible, but Henry Claflin only looked at him and didn't say anything. At a time when Elena was rising at an astonishing rate, His Majesty the Emperor was only mindful of yesterday's grudges, unable to see his own shortcomings and future developments, and was bent on waging war. Is it really just because Prince Wenfeng wants to be the emperor because the Thermidorian Project appeared? Obviously it's not that simple.

"Let's talk about this matter later, the Gibson family treats us well, and Paul's current state cannot afford this failure. If you really want to surrender, I'll do it. ”

After saying this, Henry Claflin sighed heavily, and no longer looked at the desperate sand table, but sat on his sofa and looked at Samuel, the sadness in his eyes was obvious.

"Grand Duke."

Samuel Oldman stepped forward. The Clavelyns are the biggest support of the Ankenrein military community, and Henry Claflyn is the last sun of the Clavelyns. If he takes responsibility for the defeat, Samuel Oldman doesn't know what Anken Rein's military will do next.

"Grand Duke, you can't surrender!"

"Grand Duke, I don't blame you for this failure!"

"Grand Duke, this failure is the emperor's fault, the emperor's decision-making mistake, you don't need to take responsibility for him!"

"You fart!"

Henry Claflin, who had been closing his eyes and recuperating, was enraged by everyone's words, his eyes widened, and he looked at the staff officer who had just accused the emperor, "Hashkel, what you just said, are you able to say those words?" ”

"It's not! Grand duke! ”

Hashkel gave a military salute and apologized loudly. Henry Claflin gave him a cold look, then at the other staff officers, and said in a deep voice.

"Whatever decision His Majesty the Emperor makes, we will implement it according to it. We have no right to interdict whether the decision is right or wrong. Now that the war situation is unfavorable, you people only think about passing the blame on Your Majesty, is this disloyal, is it shirking responsibility? Do you still look like Anken Rein National Salvation Army?? ”

Seeing Henry Claflin furious, everyone bowed their heads and was silent, and did not answer. This is a silent disapproval of what Claflin said. Henry Claflin was well aware of this attitude of his men, and he scolded twice and gave a decision.

"We lost this battle! Our entire command is responsible! If we don't attack all at first, but start with a tentative attack, we might be able to force out the enemy's new equipment, and we will have some time to deal with it. Now that the wood is in the boat, the battle situation is irretrievable, and we can only admit defeat! By my order, the 10th to 14th Legions ceased their offensive and withdrew from the province of Enspan, and this operation against Elena was to be halted in the face of further instructions from His Majesty! ”

Although he did not say surrender, whether it was Samuel Oldman or the other staff officers present, they understood what Henry Claflin meant. The cessation of the offensive was only a tactical order, but to withdraw from the territory that had been recovered in the province of Engspan was to admit defeat outright. And the so-called orders of His Majesty, people who are a little more well-informed know that because of this war, there are not a few people who are waiting to see His Majesty's jokes and wait to fall into the well.

"What are you still doing! Go to herald! ”

Samuel Oldman's voice was also extremely irritable, the war was lost, and even if His Majesty ordered a truce, he and Henry Claflin, as the commander and chief of staff, would probably not end well. It was a fluke to be able to escape with your life. He watched the herald run away and then at Henry Flaklin. This Anken Rein's god of war, at this moment, looks extremely old.

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"The enemy withdraws his troops and pulls !!!"

"The enemy has withdrawn its troops!!!"

"We win the !!!"

The shouting from the position grew louder and louder, making Soderland Warren a little uncomfortable. He didn't leave his machine gun for two days, and he didn't have the right person to step up. The militia sent in the later period had limited combat effectiveness and could only help him reload, but could not use machine guns like him. His ears were already a little difficult to hear because he had been around the machine gun for a long time. And his arms, arms, and cheeks were also blistered many times repeatedly, and finally even directly scalded into gray-white dead flesh, touching the wood, there was no feeling.

"Soderland, Soderland, alright, let go, we've won!"

A somewhat familiar voice rang in his ears, and Soderland turned his head to see his instructor, Bruner Warren. He blinked, and looked at the position in front of him, where the red and gray corpses were intertwined, and together with the blue sky and the black earth, they formed a bleak scene. He coughed softly, a little uncertain.

"We, really won?"

"Yes, we won, we won!! The enemy has withdrawn, all of them! We won, we won on our own! ”

Bruna was delighted and sounded like a child. Soderland smiled reluctantly, and fell headlong on the dirt slope beside him. He looked at the clouds in the sky, grinned silently, and fell asleep.