Catching the monster is not an easy task. In the early days of Elena's use of the Behemoth, the frontline also tried to capture one, but failed repeatedly. In the end, the battle was defeated, and no one had the ability or the mind anymore. Now Asher Claflin is trying to find the manpower and means to catch the enemy's behemoth in the midst of a crumbling and routing army, which is also not easy.

"It's impossible", Rupert Bush was the first person Ascher found, and the first person to object to Ascher, "That's a giant beast, there is no way to take him with 800,000 troops on the front line, you let us young master soldiers risk their lives to catch it?" That's impossible, if you want me to say, it's better to retreat quickly. I've heard that the fourth, fifth, and sixth squads have all retreated with the Grand Duke, and our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd squads have no choice but to snipe. You are the captain of the brigade and the nephew of the Grand Duke, and finding a reason to retreat with the Grand Duke is the best way. ”

After saying this, Rupert Bush grabbed a soldier next to him and scolded, "What the fuck are you doing in a daze, find out everything you can find out, build a defensive line, whether the Grand Duke can retreat smoothly or not depends on us!" ”

Asher Clavlin looked at Rupert for a few seconds, then looked at the surrounding hectic position, glanced at the front line where the red flag could already be seen, stomped his foot, and turned to leave. His achievements and position came from the Grand Duke, who originally wanted to seize a giant beast and repay the Grand Duke's promotion. But looking at it now, it is estimated that it is hanging. Since it is impossible to repay the favor, it is clear that life should be preserved, according to Rupert Bush.

Rupert Bush, who was busy arranging his position, turned his head to look at it, just in time to see the back of Ascher's departure. He cursed softly and returned to the fight.

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"Brigadier Commander, Claflin has fled!"

On the command vehicle, Taha Seignier, the instructor of the Mechanized Combat Brigade, told the brigade commander Hudson Langster the not-so-good news. Although their unit is equipped with advanced equipment and advanced concepts, it is alone in the depths of the army, and there are many troubles in the future. Although the combat advantage was temporarily achieved, it was absolutely impossible to relax.

"I know," Hudson Langster said, looking at the map in his hand, pointing a little towards the road on the east side of the small town of Frosiva, "go around and avoid the enemy positions, they will most likely flee this way, let's chase after them, and if not, retreat immediately." ”

"Okay!"

Taha Senier did not hesitate and turned around and began to convey orders. Because the protective measures of the wild bull are not as perfect as the giant beasts, they have already suffered a lot of losses in the attack just now. Although the enemy does not have much experience in actual combat, after all, he is well-equipped and has not experienced the devastation of battle, and he is still very effective in the early stage of the battle. Moreover, because the enemy's defensive front was supported by a breastwork, it was not as easy to break through as it seemed. Now the brigade commander ordered a detour, avoiding enemy positions, and going straight to his own goal, which, in the eyes of Taha Senier, was also in line with his ideas.

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"Where are they going?"

Hiding behind a makeshift defensive line, Rupert Bush watched as the enemy behemoth rained bullets in front of his line before turning around and leaving. If these people don't fight their own defenses, do they want to run?

"It's not good, I'm chasing the Grand Duke!"

In just a few seconds, Rupert Bush thought of a reason for the enemy to turn around. Their behemoths are very mobile and move as fast as their horses, and if they give up attacking their own lines and turn around to chase the Grand Duke, then the Grand Duke will be in a very dangerous situation. The troops that followed the Grand Duke did not establish a defensive position. If you engage the enemy directly while on the move, there is only one ending.

"Withdraw from your position and send someone to inform the Grand Duke, quick!"

After Rupert gave the order, he sent out all the messengers who could be sent by him, and then gathered his troops and began to march in the direction of the Grand Duke's retreat. Their troops can only walk on foot, and it is estimated that they will not be able to catch up, but no matter what, the attitude must be there.

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While Elena's troops and the defenders of the Grand Duke's Guard were fighting for the fate of the Grand Duke, Henry Claflin, the god of war in Anken Rein, the Grand Duke of the Golden Lion, was sitting on a red flag steam locomotive and galloping towards the east. His entourage guarded his ranks on horseback and walked ahead of the large army. And the infantry, who stayed behind.

"It's outrageous that Gastens is so cunning that he should hide such an army and rush out when we are defeated and try to capture or kill our commander!"

Despite his high position, when life and death were at stake, Samuel Oldman, the chief of the general staff of the operation, Secretary of State for Defense, was still full of swearing. Clavelin glanced at the Secretary of State for Defense, who was sitting in the car with him, and sighed softly. Samuel looked at him and asked.

"Well, don't you say? If it weren't for the disunity of the people, the many constraints in the rear, and the aura of the Great Magister shrouded in the enemy this time, how could we have won the battle, right? 800,000 to 120,000, how can you lose? ”

"Why can't you lose?" The galloping Hongqi steam locomotive had good suspension, and the retinue on horseback around it had to work hard to catch up with the sedan. Henry Clavlin sat in his place, looking at Samuel, who was sitting across from him.

"Don't listen to those rumors. Of course, we are not in harmony and do not exert our best efforts. However, if you think about the several major wars in history, how many times and which country has been able to work together? In almost every major war, commanders have to confront a wide variety of complications, and the different voices in the country are just one of them. So, although there was such a problem this time, our failure was not caused by this. Gastens Warren, this man and his communism, is terrible......"

Samuel Oldman paused for a moment, he was just looking for some reason to excuse his failure, but he didn't expect the Grand Duke to be so honest, he looked at the Grand Duke and asked rhetorically.

"Archduke, do you really think that of Garstens?"

"Of course, this kid should not be underestimated. He was able to endure in the army for so long, and not reveal his identity as an archmage until the last moment, which was far from what we could do. I don't care what the people say, I just look at the facts in front of me. His Highness Paul Gibson has made the right decision, if we don't eliminate Elena now, we will never be able to eliminate Elena. ”

Samuel frowned and didn't continue. He didn't know how to answer. In just two provinces, hundreds of thousands of people and mud legs, can they really become Anken Rein's henchmen?

"Don't think so far ahead, this time they attacked Flossiva, the purpose was not achieved, do you think they will give up?"

With that, Henry Clavelin pulled the window and said to the soldier beside him, "All of you, the next fork in the road continues east!" Samuel and I went straight south, so we didn't have to come with us and divert the enemy! ”

"Understood, Commander!"

The soldier saluted, then turned around to convey the order. Henry Claflin closed the window and glanced at Samuel Oldman beside him, "Don't say I'm too careful, this time, you and I are lucky to be able to escape with our lives." ”

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Two hours later, at the fork in the road east of Flosiva, Elena's mechanized combat brigade was assembled on standby. The commanders gathered in a field on the side of the road to discuss countermeasures.

"What to do, I didn't catch him in the direction of the east, but I did catch his guards, and after a fight, they were scattered. Some people say that he fled south from this intersection, do you want to chase him? ”

Taha Senier, the instructor of the Mechanized Combat Brigade, was disgraced and had a wound on his right arm, which he had just suffered in battle. He looked anxiously at Brigade Commander Hudson Longst, waiting for the next decision.

"It's too late, we've been out for too long, the bull is still a new weapon, and it's good to be able to experiment to this extent this time. It's not bad to catch Henry Claflin, but it's not bad to catch his nephew. And we destroyed their headquarters, got a lot of documents, and it's okay. If there is no disagreement, we will withdraw. ”

"Nope."

"Neither do I."

"It's time to go back."

Several battalion commanders and Langster had the same idea, and Taha Seignier shook his head helplessly when he saw this.

"That's true, although I want to keep chasing, but I can't take any chances. Elena's mistake in the defense of the battle, it is enough to make it once, and we will go back. ”

"Alright, let's retreat and go back the way we came. I brought back a few brute bulls that broke down on the road, but they were our secret military equipment, and they couldn't easily get their hands on them. ”

"Good!"

Everyone responded in unison, and the army, which had achieved good results in its first battle, disappeared with a roar, leaving only the pedestrians and vendors who watched the bustle in the distance, whispering.

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"This operation, the whole is still good. We resisted almost six times the attack of our enemies, annihilated more than 100,000 enemies, and captured nearly 160,000 of them. This is the most beautiful battle we have fought since the establishment of Elena. I must thank everyone here for this battle, thank you for all the comrades who participated in the battle and supported you in the rear, this is the victory of our Elena, this is the victory of our communism, and I, Gastens Warren, am here to express my most sincere thanks for your sacrifice and dedication! ”

Gastens on the stage saluted solemnly, and the soldiers and generals in the audience applauded warmly. On the third day after the end of the battle, Gastens and the Communist Party Council convened this temporary enlarged meeting of the Communist Party, which was attended by representatives of the participating armies. Due to the time constraints, limited conditions, and the large number of post-war affairs, the meeting was not long, and the venue was only chosen at the concert hall in the city of Moon. Gastens and members of the Communist Party Council, as well as several leading generals, took the stage to speak. After that, the meeting went into a lunch break. In the afternoon, Gastens will arrange the work of the next stage of the army.

"Are we really going to go on the offensive?" In the cafeteria at noon, Ivan Warren, who was sitting next to Gastens, opened his mouth to ask, "Now the soldiers are very tired, and the losses in the base are also very large, this is not a good time to attack the outside world." ”

"We have to keep attacking," Gastens said as he ate, his voice a little whimpering, "after this defeat, Ankenrein will definitely not attack again for a short time. When they attack again, the behemoth won't have such a good effect. Therefore, we must take advantage of the victory to pursue, and the purpose of the pursuit is twofold, one is to force the emperor to abdicate and change to an emperor who can coexist peacefully with us for a period of time. The second is to occupy more territory and strive to advance the Line of Control to the line of red leaves and hills. If we can do that, we'll lay the foundation for the next five to ten years. ”

"Sounds exciting," Zink chimed in, "and my intelligence suggests that the discontent of Paul Gibson at the top of Roswell is now at its peak, and that a coup d'état similar to Thermidorian is likely to take place in the near future. If we send troops, it is possible to push this incident to happen, and it is also possible to make them put aside their internal contradictions and force them to unite, and this effect is difficult to estimate. ”

"That's a problem," said Eddie Warren, "and while we agreed at yesterday's meeting, it wouldn't hurt to discuss it again. The matter of sending troops has actually been decided, and what we can do now is to think about whether there is anything missing. ”

"Not necessarily, if you don't feel safe, we can change it again," Gastens smiled, "after all, one discussion can't be thought through." ”

"The whole is okay, now the main forces of the enemy have lost their combat effectiveness. The remnants of the National Salvation Army stationed on the eastern front have almost lost the will to fight, they are desperately building fortifications, but the will to fight is weak. It wasn't that hard to break through their defenses. Now that the enemy's forces are empty, our side has a strong will to fight. And how about finally mobilizing the militia once, and simply taking this opportunity to expand the army again, and expand the good performance of the army reclamation corps into the third corps of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army? Ivan really thought that the matter of army expansion was not in the results of yesterday's meeting.

"The matter of expanding the army can be discussed again, and the matter of sending troops will continue like this, and it will be announced in the afternoon, and the offensive will be launched in three days."

Gastens saw that everyone really didn't have any big concerns, and once again finalized the decision to send troops. He knew very well that Ankenrein's failed attack had opened the door to the unity of the country for him and Elena.