A day after leaving the supply point, Gastens and his team made all preparations to ambush the 17th and 18th armies. The 17th and 18th armies were completely unaware of this, they were moving quickly in a marching formation, and judging by that speed, they planned to catch up with the large forces in front as soon as possible.

"Head, they're starting to rush towards Elena now, aren't they......"

There was some concern in Ivan's voice. If the enemy had abandoned the search for the first regiment of Bellanchil, it would be likely that they had already captured or killed their target. Berranch's life and death are tilting in the direction that no one wants to see.

"Don't think about it so much", Gastens knew what Ivan was worried about, and without looking back, he looked at the enemy in front of him who was entering the ambush circle, and lowered his voice.

"If Berranchl is alive, we will find him and celebrate him. If he dies, then we will bury him with the lives and blood of these enemies. ”

Gastens spoke hard, with obvious anger in his tone. Ivan rarely saw Gastens angry, but he knew that once Gastens got angry, it meant that someone would be unlucky.

Bad luck.

"Shoot !!!"

With a short command, the Luoshan Type 1, which had already been erected in the predetermined position, began to roar, and the raindrops of ammunition were tilted towards the enemy who was marching. The enemies were completely unaware that someone would dare to attack them here, and they immediately became a mess. The extraordinarily long range of the Luoshan 1 gave the Elena troops, who were attacking with ups and downs, an extremely excellent, one-sided attack. The sound of gunfire and bullets of the twelve Rasan 1s shot into the crowd with the anger and rage that Elena's troops had accumulated over the days of fleeing. The enemy soldiers tried to form a formation, but were quickly dispersed. They tried to find cover, but the troops on the march had no cover to speak of. They wanted to lie on the ground, but the rifled bullets of the Luoshan 1 had a higher hit rate, so that the soldiers lying on the ground could not escape the fate of being hit. In just a few minutes, Elena's attack brought hundreds of casualties to the enemy.

"Retreat!"

Seeing that the troops in front and behind the enemy had entered a state of confrontation, and guessing that the enemy's cavalry units would also appear immediately, Gastens decisively gave the order. The Elena soldiers, who had suffered losses in love battles and tough battles, resolutely carried out their orders. They dismantled the gun body, steam boiler and bracket of the Luoshan 1 and began to retreat quickly on their backs. No love for war. And the soldiers with the Thunder Type in their hands took on the task of blocking the pursuers. As for the enemy, until a certain number of people have been gathered, they will not blindly pursue and give the enemy fresh and tasty targets like an enemy who has not fought Elena. Under the direct orders of the two army commanders, the ambushed 17th Army only tried to let the ambushers leave the range of attack.

However, they still sent out cavalry units behind the ambushers, positioning them and increasing their pressure. And in due course, cooperate with the infantry to destroy this enemy who dares to attack the large force of Negro.

"The attacker must have been Gastens and his troops who had escaped. The soldiers could not be mistaken about the characteristic sound of a steam machine gun. ”

At the headquarters of the two armies, the commander of the 17th Army, Alan Carvallo, was exchanging views with the commander of the 18th Army, John Clemonz, "I didn't expect him to have the guts to come back." ”

"They have advanced weapons in their hands, as long as they don't make previous mistakes, they can fight us at all. Anken Rein's Elliot Gibson was almost dragged down by their style of play. ”

John Clemonz's mood was not depressed by the ambush by Gastens, "This ambush is estimated to be hundreds of dead and wounded. It would be futile for them to rely on this harassment to prevent us from joining the army. There were only less than three days to go, and there were only a few places in the terrain that could be suitable for an ambush, and even if they succeeded in ambushing each time, they would only take out one or two of our regiments, and it would not help the overall situation. ”

"Well, I think highly of Garstens," Alan Carvallo smiled, "and his gaze was still limited by his serfdom experience. Without systematic military training, without many years of military experience, it is already good to be able to fight like this just by relying on imagination. ”

"Yes, after all, he doesn't know that our killer weapon has not been destroyed by him", Alan Cavallo picked up the tea on the small table of the carriage and took a large sip, "I guess he must have felt that he had destroyed our steam cannon, and Elena's remaining army, relying on advanced weapons, should be able to stop the attack of the Commander of the Tai family." But he certainly couldn't imagine that many of the steam cannons he destroyed were originally broken. And the good steam cannons, now following the large army to Elena. Since he is so supportive, then we will cooperate with him, suspend the march, and fight guerrilla attacks with them with all our might. As long as you can hold him back, don't let him go back to Elena. With current intelligence, how long can Elena hold out without front-line combat units and leaders? ”

"You have the same idea as mine," John Clermonds nodded, "Anyway, our two armies are quite attritional. There are less than 40,000 men left, and the help of the large army is limited, and if we can drag the front-line troops of Gastens and Elena here, then we will have done a great job. If we can catch one or two mistakes by the other side, capture or kill Gastens, I guess when we go back, we can both be promoted to general. ”

"Haha, let's go back to the promotion, the key now is not to make mistakes. I have already sent out the cavalry, and the order given to them is not to fight, not to let go, just follow from a distance. They don't have time to launch an ambush and they don't have time to leave sight. As long as you can do it and take Elena, there will be no big problem. ”

Alan Cavallow feels that his plan has been perfected. John Clermonds thought the same thing, and after a little discussion of the details, they gave a new order.

The two armies marched separately, following the guidance of the cavalry scouts and playing hide and seek with Elena's guerrillas. They had already made up their minds to use these 40,000 men to drag the last front-line troops of Gastens and Elena to death on this land.

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Jada Levinoa, the captain of the Scout Cavalry, who had just received a large bounty, was in a good mood. When he first learned that the person he had caught was not Gastens, he was a little disappointed. But the generals also gave him a large reward for catching the third man in Elena's armed forces, Berranch, who was a headache for Eliot. And just as he was looking forward to the next good opportunity to fall from the sky, the gunfire of Elena ambushing the 17th Army made him almost jump with excitement.

"Boss, this time it should be the main one, I caught the third person and gave you a bonus of five hundred trus. If you catch the number one person, you won't be promoted to colonel! ”

Levinoah's assistant, Quinn Hull, rode beside Levinoa and was in a good mood. As a participant in the capture of the enemy's number three, coupled with Levinoa's praise in front of the two generals, he also received a large bonus. This also gave him the motivation to do a good job in the pursuit mission in his hands.

"Hey, let's catch it first," Levinoah said with a restrained smile on his face. Although speaking means to be modest. But his tone, no matter how you look at it, is happy, "But this time the enemy is also cautious enough, many traces have been dealt with by them, and it is not easy to chase after them." ”

"Didn't you find the clues and catch up with their tails, my lord?" , Hull continued to pat the ass very smoothly, "The two generals have given you the title of Blood Fox, as long as you are caught up by your blood fox, no matter how cunning the prey is, it will not be able to escape from the palm of our hands, right?" ”

"Naturally, I won't disappoint the generals," Levinoah nodded, observing the terrain around him. It was a small path, which in peacetime might have only been walked by merchants, and when the enemy retreated, many crops along the road were trampled and many of the crops were left behind. And not far away, a thin stream crosses a small stone bridge and flows into the distance. If you don't take into account the factor of war, it should be a peaceful and warm field landscape.

"They should have crossed the river."

Hull made a judgment that everyone knew.

"Nonsense, inform to go down, cross the river carefully, keep your distance, and continue the pursuit!"

Levinoah gave the order. They kept a distance of about a kilometer from the enemy to avoid a sudden turn of the enemy. Although he didn't know the decision of the two generals in the rear, Li Weinoa knew that as long as he did his job well and didn't love war, he would definitely be able to complete the task satisfactorily.

"Sudden Sudden Sudden ————"

Just as a small part of Levinoa's vanguard had crossed the river, sudden gunfire rang out around Levinoa. Hundreds of soldiers with yellow straw on their heads and yellow mud on their faces emerged from the wheat fields and began shooting. The dense gunfire of the Luoshan Type 1 and the burst fire of the Thunder Type 1 complemented each other, and in just a moment, many of Levinoa's horses were startled.

Suddenly, the team fell into a panic. The team that crossed the river was also sniped and could not return to help. On the other side of the river, the enemy's main force is firing and narrowing the encirclement. And the cavalry was originally used to keep an eye and pursue, and even the steam rifles were not equipped much. Many cavalrymen tried to turn around and flee, but they tripped over a lot of tripstrings that appeared on the road at some point. When the scouts, who were in charge of scouting, met Elena's troops, who were determined to eliminate their followers, the natural disparity in combat effectiveness quickly turned the ambush into a massacre.

In less than twenty minutes, less than 100 cavalry troops, including Levinoa, managed to escape. And Levinoa, who was still looking forward to the future just now, was killed by the enemy early in the morning because of his conspicuous military uniform. On the contrary, it was Quinn Hull, who saw the opportunity quickly, with a small team, who disengaged from contact.

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"This ambush is well done," Gastens said, standing on the side of the path where the battle had just taken place, holding a wad of thick Negro notes, "This cavalry captain is quite rich, and there are 500 Tru in it." ”

"Well, this cavalry scout should be the one who pursued us before. There were not many cavalry in the Neglo Republic in the first place, and even fewer could be sent to the front line after the promotion of the platoon gun tactic. Kill this team, and our retreat route will be much safer. ”

Ivan is inspecting Jada Levinoa's luggage, hoping to find more information. He pulled out a piece of paper with a silver pattern, looked at it twice, and threw it to Gastens.

"Boss, this seems to be useful, can you help me take a look?"

There weren't many people in this guerrilla group who could read the Negru script, so Gastens took it and read it. But he didn't look twice, his eyes suddenly widened, he held the paper tightly in his hand, and scolded loudly.

"!"

"Head?" , Ivan rarely saw Gastens's emotions as revealed, some concerned and a little curious.

"Beranchir ......", in Gastens' hand, was the award given to Jada Levinoah by the commander of the 17th Army, Commander John Clermondsdetai, for capturing and killing the third man of the Elena armed forces, Bellanchil Warren. Seeing such a thing in his hands, how could Gastens control the anger in his heart. He hesitated for a few seconds, but finally gritted his teeth and told Ivan what had happened.

“…… He...... sacrificed. ”

Ivan froze in place, not speaking for a long time. After that, he took the brave rifle of the soldier next to him and emptied the magazine at the corpse before stopping. Gastens and the others watched his movements, no one stopped him, and no one wanted to stop him.

“…… Ladies and gentlemen", Gastens clenched his fists, "I have always said that revolution is not a dinner party, but a revolution must always be ready for bloodshed and sacrifice. Today, Berranchl gave his life in order to allow us to retreat safely and to continue Elena's revolutionary cause. Tomorrow, it is possible for each of us to sacrifice our lives for the revolution for the same ideals and beliefs. But no matter what, I hope that any of us, no matter how high or low the military rank, no matter whether we come from high or low backgrounds, no matter what kind of hardships and setbacks we have experienced, as long as we live, we must remember every one and every one of us who sacrificed for the revolution. You know, when one day the revolution succeeds, when we can live in a society where we are equal, free of exploitation and without oppression, it is these people, these people whose names we have to keep in mind, who paved the way to victory with their lives, understand? ”

"Understand !!!"

The answers of the officers and soldiers were deafening. Everyone was angry, and many people had tears in the corners of their eyes. But it's like Gastens said. Comrades have died, and the revolution will continue. Only by using 120 percent of their strength to push the revolution to success can the living people commemorate those ancestors.

The summer day is hot and dry, and the air is pregnant with indescribable emotions. In this land of golden and bright red, summer is far from over.