Holy Dynasty, Saint Laurent City.

The snow was falling heavily, and the cold, dry air made it difficult for the soldiers to hold the standard spears in their hands.

It was the last line of defense 50 kilometers east of Yves Saint Laurent, and it was garrisoned by the elite 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Divisions of the Imperial Seventh Army and the Royal Legion of the Dynasty Army.

"How so, how so, I don't believe it's true. ”

"Tell me you're lying to me, how could such a thing happen. ”

"Although I don't believe it either, this matter has been confirmed by the general. ”

“......”

On the last line of defense, the faces of the Imperial soldiers were terrified, and it was hard to imagine that their faces were full of confidence and pride three months ago, as if it was not a war but an outing that was about to take place.

What's going on?

It's hard to believe, but the Kingdom Army has indeed broken through the first and second lines of defense, and finally reached this last third line of defense, and if this line of defense is lost again, the Kingdom Army will be in Saint Laurent.

If that's all it takes, it won't make the honey-confident Imperial Army uneasy.

What really frightened the three divisions of the Seventh Army was that the first two lines of defense were garrisoned by the most elite Central Army 11th Elite Aviation Brigade and the 6th and 7th Divisions of the 15th Army, but now the first and second lines of defense have been declared broken.

Other words.

The 6th and 7th divisions of the Central Army and the 15th Army have all been wiped out, and even the 2nd Airborne Division of the 17th Army, which was preparing to counterattack the invading army of the Kingdom, has been basically disabled by the Royal Army.

I still remember three months ago, they were still complaining about not taking credit for the third line of defense.

But now the cold reality has given them a slap in the face, making them realize that the kingdom is no longer the kingdom in person, and the kingdom army, which is broken, desperate and takes into account new tactics, is more terrifying than any army in the Jialan Continent.

Less is more?

Defeating the strong with the weak?

The textbook wars of the Kingdom Army have taught the Dynasty Army and the Imperial Army a good lesson.

Although the remaining three divisions of the Seventh Army were intact, they did not have the slightest confidence in victory, because even the Central Army had lost, and what did they use to fight, and where did they find a chance of victory.

Inside the Temporary Command.

Marie Lai Harut, the commander of the 1st Division, who was in charge of the task of commanding the war, patted the table and asked: "Everyone, now is not the time to hesitate, we are soldiers of the Empire, and I will never allow such a thing as retreating before fighting. ”

"Mali, even the Central Army has been defeated!" The eyes of the commander of the 2nd Division were bloodshot.

The commander of the 3rd Division sneered: "Bonn, even if we want to retreat, please tell me where we are going to retreat? Don't forget that the airborne division of the Royal Army has even broken through the cities in the rear, and now Saint Laurent has become an isolated city." Accept the reality for me, we are surrounded, and if we can't defeat their frontal forces, we're going to be buried with the city of Saint Laurent. ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, don't be so pessimistic. ”

The commander of the 1st Division, Mari, said: "The letter for help has been sent, as long as we hold on to the third line of defense, I believe that the reinforcements of the commander-in-chief will soon open a gap to welcome us back to the empire." ”

"That's right, the only way to do this is to persevere. ”

The commander of the 3rd Division said approvingly: "Moreover, the frontal troops of the Royal Army must have broken through the two lines of defense, if we can win the frontal battle, the reinforcements will tear the hole from the rear and severely damage the flank troops of the Royal Army." We may be able to turn defeat into victory, take advantage of the situation, drive out the Kingdom Army, and restore the prestige of our Army. ”

"Huh. ”

The commander of the 2nd Division, Bonn, snorted disdainfully: "With all due respect, I'm afraid you're dreaming." ”

"Do you want to fight?!"

"Give me all peace!"

The commander of the 1st Division slapped the table heavily: "Please go back and make preparations before the battle, now what we have to do is to hold our positions, as long as the reinforcements of His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief are torn from the rear, whether they can counterattack the enemy army is not mentioned for the time being, no matter how bad it is, we can also withdraw to the empire." ”

"Yes, all for the Empire. ”

Since the commander of the 1st Division was the temporary commander here, this meeting finally decided to continue to hold the position and wait for the reinforcements of the commander-in-chief Haussmann to tear a hole in the rear and cover their retreat.

Without reinforcements, they would not have been able to retreat back to their country.

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Elchia City, conference room of the headquarters of the 7th Army.

After Haussmann announced the letter for help and the battle situation on the front, the entire conference room fell silent,

One of the division commanders said in an uncertain tone: "Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, what is said in this letter is true? The 11th Elite Aviation Brigade of the Central Army has also been defeated? How could such a thing happen." ”

"That bastard in Mali must be joking. ”

"How could the Central Army be defeated by the mere Kingdom Army. ”

“......”

If only the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd divisions were defeated.

Then the division commanders here may also ridicule the three division commanders who fought on the front line are not even as good as pigs, and they will be defeated in the hands of the royal army, but it is the Central Army that will be wiped out.

Although that was only a brigade of the Central Army.

But the Central Army is a faith.

Now that even faith has collapsed under the attack of the Kingdom Army, where do they still have time to laugh at the three division commanders on the front line actually sending them a letter of help and a request for retreat, they really realize the horror of the Kingdom Army.

"Ahem, ahem...... Everyone, please accept the reality. ”

Hausman's tone was a little low: "We are no longer the opponent of the Kingdom Army, even if we form an alliance with the Holy Dynasty, we will still not be able to repel the 3rd and 4th armies of the Kingdom Army that invaded the territory of the Holy Dynasty, and even fall into an encirclement. ”

"Ahem, ahem!"

After coughing violently, Hausman patted his chest and roared in an angry voice, "We!

Whoop -

This roar woke up the generals.

The army is the strongest, and the dream of Jialan's invincibility is completely shattered at this moment, and the shadows brought by the kingdom army are surging like a tide, shrouding the entire conference room with a layer of haze.

"Ladies and gentlemen. ”

Hausman, who woke everyone up, slowly sat back in his chair: "Please lift your heads, failure is not terrible, it is terrible to indulge in the glory of the past in a self-deceptive way." Now is not the time for fear and uneasiness, and it is imperative how to get our soldiers to withdraw from the land of the Holy Dynasty to the Empire. ”

"Commander, do you mean ......?"

Chief of Staff Eskar was the first to react, and he said in disbelief: "Are you going to give up aiding the Holy Dynasty? ”

"We'll talk about that later. ”

Haussmann didn't explain too much, he glanced at the crowd: "Now what we have to do is to break the encirclement of the Kingdom Army on Saint Laurent and open a retreat channel, may I ask which general is willing to take the initiative to ask Ying to fight?"

Vega, who was sitting in the fourth position on the right-hand side, buried his head silently.