Shortly after the battle between the 17th and 18th Corps and the 1st Regiment of Bellancheir, which was responsible for luring the enemy, Elena's large force arrived at their intended ammunition supply point. Because the 1st Regiment of the Guerrilla Brigade had attracted almost all of the enemy's forces, Gastens and his team had not encountered any obstacles along the way after leaving early that night. Occasionally, I met some local farmers, and I didn't have any ill will towards them. Coupled with the fact that the Negru Republic had not yet had time to complete the occupation of the western side of Enspan Province, Elena's team successfully completed the second half of the retreat.

Resupply ammunition, food, fill water bottles, rest. After a long retreat, both the soldiers and the officers were left with deep exhaustion. Many soldiers even fell asleep as soon as they arrived at the supply point, without having time to unload their steam packs. In this case, although Gastens and Ivan were still worried about Bellanchier's life and death, they had to let everyone rest in this safe and hidden area for most of the day before reconvening the team.

"Comrades", there was no amplification equipment, Gastens chose to address the company commanders, and then indirectly conveyed to the soldiers, "Our battle this time was very hard, and the results were also remarkable. We destroyed the enemy's steam cannons and destroyed their most powerful killer weapon. Although we had more than 2,000 soldiers killed and wounded in this battle, it was the heaviest loss that Elena had suffered since the Battle of the Valley since her military independence. But I, Gastens, am here to assure every comrade that the death of each and every one of our soldier brothers is worth it! They gave everything they could for our revolutionary cause, and we will never forget them, and the people will never forget them! ”

The officers who listened to the lecture responded with warm applause for Gastens's speech, and many of them had tears in their eyes. Among the dead comrades were their brothers, compatriots, and even sons, fathers. But, as Gastens said, dying for the revolutionary cause is more valuable and worth remembering than dying in the fields with mediocrity.

"Brothers, we were able to get rid of the enemy's pursuers all the way and rest here entirely thanks to the brigade commander Bellanchir and the brothers of the 1st Regiment of the Guerrilla Brigade, who helped us to divert the enemy. Now, while we are safe, they are still being pursued by the enemy, and may even be fighting with the enemy. We love Lena's army, I, our communist army, will never abandon our teammates whenever possible. Now, I order, all the troops are assembled in an hour, and we set off to meet our hero, Brigadier Belencil and all the soldiers of the 1st Regiment of the Partisan Brigade, shall we!? ”

"Good !!!"

The officers' accosting was deafening. They were rested, their weapons were re-ammoed, their water bottles were filled, and they were refreshed. Thinking of the fierceness of the previous battle, everyone has a breath in their hearts, and now, they want to vent this anger!

"Okay, please communicate to each of our soldier brothers when you go back, and in an hour, we will leave!"

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After speaking, the soldiers went into a state of readiness, and Gastens and Ivan returned to their own rest area, a shed made of a few branches. Here, they will have a final discussion of Elena's next steps.

"Head, although we have been restocked with ammunition, the total amount is still not sufficient. If we go back to fighting a few more battles, we may fall into the dilemma of running out of ammunition again, and we must take this factor into account. ”

Ivan's expression was not as relaxed as when he had just listened to Gastens, "Moreover, the attrition in this battle is too great. The ambush lost more than two thousand people, and Berranchir took a thousand. What is left in our hands, to be calculated according to the full number, there is only one brigade left. It is really a bit ...... for a brigade to deal with the enemy's 180,000 men."

"I won't make the same mistake a second time", Gastens was much more resolute than Berranch, "this battle is fought." You should also understand where our strengths are and where our weaknesses are. If I fight Nigru again, I will never send my soldiers out to fight the enemy. We must give full play to the essence of guerrilla warfare, fight when we have the opportunity, and run away when we have the opportunity. If the enemy pursues, we will fight back, mobilize the enemy in the movement, destroy the enemy in the movement, and find space for us in the movement. ”

"I see, chief," Ivan understood what Gastens meant, "and I'll learn the lesson of this battle." After the soldiers are assembled, let's go! ”

Gastens nodded. Although he has studied war knowledge on Earth for a long time, he also knows the growth history and war history of the red country on Earth well. But after all, he did not personally participate in the battles of the era of thermal weapons. It is difficult for Gastens to completely reconstruct the scene at that time from the literal and historical sources alone, let alone know the blood, life, and details and experiences derived from the few lines in the history books. Let's take the supply point as an example, when Belencil went to fight guerrillas, they didn't even think much about the supply problem, which at one point led to a lack of ammunition for Belranch's troops. If it weren't for the fact that the Western Theater and Prince Eliot's blockade of Elena was not so tight at that time, Bellanch's guerrilla tactics might not even be able to fight. And now Elena's guerrillas have accumulated a lot of war experience, which is also learned with real human life. In all these constant battles, everyone has grown, and so has Gastens.

"Chief", Ivan just went out, and turned back, "The enemy is marching quickly towards Elena, if we don't go back, what if Elena's defense is misguided?" ”

"Don't worry," Gastens also considered, "although we suffered heavy losses in the previous battle, we also destroyed the enemy's steam artillery. Without steam artillery, our 1st and 2nd Militia Divisions would naturally be able to hold the Luoshan Pass. After all, there are still a lot of Luoshan 1 steam machine guns at home, and this weapon can play a huge role when there is enough ammunition in positional warfare, so don't worry. ”

"Understood."

Ivan felt that Gastens was right, after all, the enemy was without steam cannons, and Elena faced a situation similar to when she was surrounded by the Western Theater and Prince Eliot. What's even more reassuring is that now that Elena and Prince Elliot have reached an alliance, the all-round blockade has turned into a positional war with rear support, and the supply of materials will be much easier, and there is no reason to lose.

"Very well," Gastens began to pack up the improvised map on the table, "and when the time comes, we'll go." Hopefully Berranchir and they'll be okay. ”

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Berrancier is on the run.

Together with his soldier brothers. When he left the final battle, he was joined by about thirty soldiers, who were used to disguise Gastens and his guards. In Berranch's plan, as long as they left the war zone, found a village, took off their military uniforms and changed into linen shirts, they were serf-borns, and they were out-and-out serfs. When the time comes, no matter how the enemy looks, it will be impossible to find him.

However, things were not quite what Bellancheer had imagined. After leaving the war zone, they found two villages, both of which were empty. Landlords, serfs, and new peasants have all vanished, leaving only empty villages, silent in the summer sun. They found some clothes to change into in the village, but they were unable to settle down as serfs as originally planned. After all, if all the people in the village are gone, those who have not left will become a new flaw.

After that, not long after they continued to flee, the enemy's cavalry and infantry approached them again. Many of those cavalrymen were experienced scouts and skilled in tracking them. Berlanchel and his fugitive party even engaged an enemy search party, and had to divide their forces again to ensure their own safety and delay the enemy's search progress. By this time, Berranchir still remembered his mission.

Use all means to waste the enemy's time and create more space and time for Gastens and Elena.

"Brigadier Commander, there is no one in this village either."

Kenya Latifa who had just discovered the village was one of the few warriors with a surname in Berranchil's ranks. He was a communist college student from Roseville University, and Gurakos wanted to drag him to the factory, but the young man had to fight and go to the most dangerous front, and Berranchel took him with him. After fighting for so long from the eastern part of the province of Ensten to the west of the province of Ensten, Kenya Latifa has actually become the communications officer and staff officer of Bellanchil. And all the way to the present, only three soldiers can accompany Bellanchier, including Latifah.

"These people are running, we keep running, we can't stay here for too long."

As the longest-running guerrilla fighter of Elena, Bellancheer knew that time was of the essence in times like these. As soon as he and his three comrades were about to leave, they saw the cavalry galloping at high speed in the distance. Apparently having discovered something, they left behind the infantry who were searching with them and were rushing towards the village.

"Let's go!"

Berranchir knew that if the enemy did mistake him for Gastens, he would be followed by the best scouts the Negru's army could find. And they lacked ammunition and medicine, and even the heavy steam backpacks and weapons had been buried in the process of fleeing in order to ensure speed. Discovered by the enemy in this situation, several of them had no choice but to die. Therefore, there is actually only one way for them to choose.

The longer he escaped, the safer Gastens became.

As soon as they thought of it, Berrancier and the three soldiers left the position where they had observed the situation in the village, and bowed down and moved through the fields. In summer, the fields are full of rye, and the half-man-high wheat fields are untended and overgrown with weeds. The stooping fugitives running through these yellow and green fields are indeed difficult to spot without looking closely.

However, the retreat of the Beranchirs stopped. In front of them, the enemy had begun to build a loose blockade, apparently counting the fugitives in the vicinity of the village. The four men did not hesitate, they turned their heads and changed directions as soon as they saw the enemy's blockade line, and they must use the fastest speed to get rid of the enemy's blockade before it was closed.

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There are no impermeable walls in this world, let alone such fierce battles. Gastens's large army, which had completed its supplies and turned back, quickly recounted what had happened from the captives and the peasants who had taken refuge in the mountains. Although the death of the entire First Regiment is not very certain, it is close to the truth. And when the news spread among the troops, the anger of the fighters approached its peak.

"Everyone is asking for a counterattack, and I don't think I can let the brothers of the first regiment of the guerrilla brigade die in vain. Boss, what do you think?? ”

Ivan said this with his fists clenched, and Gastens naturally understood his thoughts. But he knew better that the emotions of the fighters were high, but they must not let emotions dictate their decisions. Combining the existing intelligence and the surrounding terrain, Gastens decided to ambush again. This time, his goal was to massacre the enemy's 17th and 18th armies of the first regiment of the production brigade.

"We're ambushing here," Gastens circled on the map, "all with the Luoshan I, the enemy will certainly be a little slack after the total annihilation of Berranch's forces." We're going to take them by surprise here, all of them use the Luoshan type, don't be stingy with ammunition, fight for ten minutes, and when the enemy reflects and prepares to pursue, we will run immediately, and we will never fight, understand? ”

The terrain chosen by Gastens was perfect for escape, and Ivan had no other opinions. It's just that before going out to deliver the order, Ivan couldn't help but ask a question.

"Say, head, is he still alive in Bellanchier?"

"He will not die," Gastens replied categorically, "and he is the one of us who knows the most about guerrilla warfare." He's definitely not going to die. ”

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"Hey, do you think this guy is Gastens?"

Jada Levinoa, the scout captain of the 17th Army of the Eastern Front Command of the Negro Republic, rode on his horse, raised the head in his hand in one hand, and asked his companion. The freshly cut off head was still dripping with blood, dripping, and his uniform was wet.

"I don't know", Levinoah's companion, deputy, Quinn Hull's horse also had seven or eight heads on his horse's buttocks, and with the pace of the horses, he swayed, "Anyway, everyone we met was killed, and everyone who looked like soldiers was also killed, didn't we, don't you know when you go back?" ”

"Yes," Levinoah nodded. He was a veteran scout of the 17th Army and was once a hunter in the mountains. After joining the army, he quickly rose to prominence on his own ability, and also got the position of the captain of the scout team of the whole army. The remnants of the pursuit of Gastens this time, the commander of the scouts, were also him.

"And ah, didn't you find that badge on this person?" , Quinn Hull is still speaking. After winning the battle, they are in a more relaxed mood," the above notice said, and the person with the badge is likely to be Gastens. Boss, I think you're going to hit the jackpot. ”

"It's so easy," Levinoah laughed a few times, "If it's really successful, I'll treat you to a drink." ”

"Then wait for the boss's wine!" Quinn Hull echoed loudly and stretched out his foot and kicked the horse's belly a few times, catching up with Levinoa's speed. Behind them, more than a dozen horsemen had more or less human heads hanging on their horses. The heads of the men followed the jolt of the horses, drawing a long blood-colored path behind them.