Wolf's heart, Sunken Pond Bay.

The victory of this counter-ambush battle soon reached the ears of Iron Axe.

He immediately sent a messenger to send his praise and encouragement to the Fish Ball Squad in the form of a letter, asking them to temporarily return to safety and await the arrival of the replacement troops.

Although this squad defeated a coalition of old nobles, their unfazed performance and willingness to fight with less are excellent examples of propaganda. It was obviously more important for the war to let them spread the word than to continue to pick up the refugees, especially at a time when the First Army was in full contraction.

Not long ago, he received two unfavorable news in succession, one was the report of the soldiers lurking in the Red Mist Zone, and the nobles had taken over the devil's obstruction work.

According to reports, these knights from the various families of Yongdong are blocking the ranks of refugees, and as their kind, their coercion and inducement are undoubtedly much more effective than those of the alien race. The First Army will take a great risk if it goes deep into the Red Fog Zone, and most of the time it can only respond to it on the periphery, which makes the flow of people at various evacuation points drop to varying degrees.

Second, the devil who had his hands free again intensified his attack on the First Army. This is a complete battle report, first a post observed a large number of dinosaurs flying out of the Red Mist area in the southeast direction and heading towards Dagong Island, and then the island defenders prepared for defense and cut off sea transportation.

But unexpectedly, this group of dinosaurs suddenly disappeared into the airspace between the two observation posts, and when they reappeared, they had suddenly reached the top of an evacuation team. The latter also received information that the dinosaur was heading east, and was working overtime to evacuate the personnel, but was exposed to the devil without cover.

Despite the team's best resistance, they were completely dispersed. There is still no complete statistical report, but according to the support team, nearly 2,000 migrants died in the attack, and the army suffered at least 100 losses.

Such a heavy loss forced Iron Axe to make the decision to completely shrink the front.

The two unfavorable news can be described as a chain reaction, the staff did not consider the defection of the nobles, but they did not expect that they would defect so quickly. It is ironic that the major families of Yongdong have been fighting each other for nearly two years and have not decided on a new king, but now they are "unified" under the will of the devil.

Now that it is clear that the Great Migration phase is coming to an end, the First Army will need to gather strength to hold the border area that the Red Fog will eventually cover.

At present, about 5,000 soldiers have arrived at Langshan and Shenchi Bay, less than one-sixth of the total strength, and the number of troops that the devil can mobilize is unknown for the time being, and he can no longer easily lose troops until the enemy situation is discovered.

What Iron Axe is most worried about is that the devil will concentrate a large army to storm those nodes that have not yet completed the deployment when the first army's transportation capacity is limited and the number of troops is insufficient, so the army will fall into a dilemma that cannot be defended and saved.

After all, in the heart of the wolf, there is no longer such a convenient "mobile fortress" as an armored train to rely on.

"Your Excellency," said one of the soldiers, who entered the study of the mansion, "the ship of Lord Edith Kant, the head of the General Staff, has just arrived in port. ”

"Oh?" Iron Axe frowned, he was still thinking about the person who shared his worries, and the person who shared his worries came by himself, "It just so happens that it's okay, I'll go to the port to pick her up." ”

......

At the docks, Iron Axe saw the Northland Pearl surrounded by members of the General Staff, and everyone had a liberation-like look on their faces, as if they had completely forgotten the horror experience when they were tossed by her.

It has only been about a year since she became a minister, and she has already gained the respect and recognition of the members of the ministry.

Thinking about the nobles of Yongdong and the wolf's heart, and then looking at the daughter of this former duke, Iron Axe couldn't help but secretly sigh that the gap between the nobles was indeed like an abyss.

"Lord Commander," Edith said as she touched her chest as she saw the Iron Axe, "Long time no see, I hope my men haven't troubled you." ”

"In their jobs, they have done their duty. Iron Axe also returned a military salute, the two were basically equal in status, and there was no barrier to conversation, or rather, apart from His Majesty and Lord Yinyue, the other party was also the only person he was willing to talk about a few more words.

"In other words, they didn't surprise you, did they?" Edith shrugged and turned to look at the rest of the department, "It seems that you guys haven't been doing well lately." ”

The iron axe couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth, this Miss Pearl of the Northland was still so unforgiving, "If you can win the war smoothly, it's not a bad thing." ”

The other party didn't delve any further, but changed the topic, "By the way, this time I came with me, as well as the weapons newly developed by His Majesty based on front-line intelligence, are you interested in taking a look?"

Iron Axe's eyes lit up suddenly, "Of course, please lead the way." ”

The group arrived at the heavily guarded loading and unloading area, which had been isolated by the defenders, and the huge wooden boxes were being hoisted from the ship one by one, neatly placed in a corner of the yard.

Many of the boxes had been opened, revealing weapons wrapped in oiled paper.

His attention quickly turned to a small cannon.

"Nice eyes," Edith laughed, "this 75mm gun is the most expensive firearm in this shipment, and His Majesty hopes to use it to fill the gap between the mortar and the fortress guns." It doesn't need a witch to transport it, and it can be pulled around by a horse or two people in a four-wheeled state, and the cannonballs can be carried by humans. ”

"It reminds me of the original front-loading field guns," Iron Axe nodded, and he immediately understood the usefulness of this lightweight weapon - the new gun was clearly better suited to the thick-skinned Spider Demon than the shorter-range anti-devil grenades and mortars. Even if it was too late to establish an artillery position, the front-line soldiers would not be helpless against the spider demon.

"As for the new rifle over there, it's a semi-automatic weapon. "It worked pretty well when it was tested, and two or three guns could be as effective as a heavy machine gun." You must know the person who first came up with this idea, he is the commander of the artillery battalion, Vanna. Although the official product was improved by His Majesty, it was given the name of the Vanna rifle. ”

"However, this is only a temporary replacement, and I heard that the real automatic weapon is currently in the trial production stage, and it should be shipped as soon as the finished product comes out. ”

"On the far side is the new anti-devil grenade, its caliber is much larger than before, it should be the Ministry of Chemical Industry has improved the propellant......"

The visitors gradually dispersed, and when they reached the edge of the yard, there were only two of them left in the group.

"Why, isn't the war going well?" asked Edith suddenly.

Iron Axe was stunned, and he realized that it was not by chance that the other party had brought him here alone.

"You see that?"

"If it weren't for that, you wouldn't have come to the dock to meet me in the first place. ”

"I can't hide it from you. Iron Axe exhaled and recounted the recent bad news and his concerns, "It will take us a few months before the transport corridor is opened, and we will be able to gather all the ammunition from one place at any time. Even if Miss Sylvie, Lightning, and Maisie were to come, they wouldn't be able to monitor such a wide front. The fact that the Great War is imminent and I know very little about the situation of the enemy does not bode well. ”

"I see. Edith pondered for a moment, "The matter of the transport channel...... There's nothing I can do about it, but in terms of intelligence, maybe it's not that hard to solve. ”

"Do you have an idea?"

"Sort of. You only think about solving the problem with the First Army to find it so tricky. Northland Pearl said slowly, "It seems that the devil drives the nobles to work for him, but it also creates opportunities for us. As long as the devil doesn't empty every city, we'll be able to stick a lot of eyes in the belly of the enemy!"

The iron axe seemed to realize something, "These eyes are not the ...... of the soldiers of the First Army"

"Of course not, military personnel are not suited for this kind of thing, ordinary civilians or rats are better choices – preferably they are locals themselves, so that it is natural enough. There are many ways to turn these people into our eyes," Edith smiled, "By the way, didn't you get a black piece of paper before? ”