Chapter 746: Success and Ten Thousand Bones Wither
"The whole army retreats!"
Forster gave the order to the whole army.
This order was given, and the Imperial army rushed towards the other side of the Tanke River like a tidal wave.
But when they first came to the Tanke Bridge, they only heard a buzzing sound, and this buzzing sound came from far and near, and a huge black shadow obscured the sun, and shrouded the whole army in a huge haze.
"It's a war airship! It's a rebel war airship!"
"Air raid! It's an air raid! Get down!"
This voice spread ten, ten and hundred, and the marching army fell to the ground in fright.
Foster, on the other hand, brushed aside the guards and went to the front and raised his binoculars to look at the sky, which suddenly made him feel completely dead, and there was no more blood on his face.
Where to take care of the composure and calm.
Foster grabbed the adjutant's collar and said triumphantly: "Quick! Send a signal quickly, let the four air forces block the enemy's war airship formation at any cost, and definitely not let them get close to the Tanke Bridge." Mark my words, no matter the cost!"
Bang bang bang –
Flares take off.
The aviation formation, which was covering the retreat of the whole army, saw the signal of the command in the rear at the first glance.
The four airships immediately formed a phalanx and blocked the path of the rebels, and when the rebels' airships came into view, the first round of air battles broke out.
Boom Boom Boom –
The elements are raging, and the fireworks are flying.
In the skies above the City of War, the fiercest air battle in history broke out.
The rebels were determined to break through the defense line and blow up the Tank Bridge, which the Imperial Army knew was the lifeblood of their retreat, and once destroyed, it would take five days to rebuild it, so they also fought to the death.
There is no retreat for either side.
Under the anxiety of an hour, in the end, the Imperial Army annihilated the remaining half of the rebel army's war airship formation at the cost of 2/3 of the war airship formation, and now the rebel army has no anti-air force, and the Imperial Army also kept the Tanke Bridge.
This battle report was transmitted to the rebel command as soon as possible.
"General, the Air Force has been wiped out, do you want to start Plan No. 2?"
"Start Plan No. 2 immediately, you must drag the Imperial Army in the city for seven days. ”
Haussmann did not seem surprised by the collapse of the Air Force, and immediately ordered the start of Project 2.
Project Two is not an appetizer like Plan One, and the next two are a meal of blood and fire. I saw a fragmented army gathered like ants, laying a heavy line of defense on the road of the imperial army, which was large and small, as many as more than 20.
"Soldiers, our war has begun, and the time for revenge has come!"
With a wave of his hand, the commander of the first line of defense released the fire mage and directly set fire to the houses on both sides, and the raging fire hindered the advance of the Imperial army.
The fire mages had just rested, and for the first time, the earth mages used to defend themselves had their highlight moment.
Heavy earthen walls rose from the flat and open streets, turning the war city into a super-large labyrinth with no exits, and all the wind mages in the city gave up their support to the fire mages and gathered together to cast spells.
The wind is howling.
Thick clouds began to converge.
Under the influence of the wind mage, the sunlight disappeared and the fog began to spread.
If you look down from the sky, the entire war city has become a real labyrinth.
The Imperial Army became an adventurer trapped in the labyrinth, trying to get out of the city in every possible way, while the rebels became monsters in the labyrinth, doing everything possible to stop the advance of the Imperial Army, and this 'maze game' was limited to seven days.
Within seven days.
If the Imperial army can escape, the Imperial army will win, and if the rebel army can hold back the Imperial army for seven days, the rebel army will usher in the final victory. In addition, the rule-makers of this game are not the Imperial Army, but the Rebel Army.
However, the Imperial Army is clearly not the kind of master who will play by the rules.
The Imperial Army, which had a large number of soldiers, formed the Sharp Knife Force under Forster's orders.
Fire mages, earth mages, and wind mages exerted their forces at the same time, and under the guidance of the spirit mage, they rampaged through this large labyrinth, killing in a straight line in the direction of the city gate.
The battle lasted four days and four nights.
The magnificent and huge war city was reduced to ruins under this war.
Raging fires burned houses, historic bluestone pavements cracked inch by inch, blood stained every inch of the city of war, and the wails of the elements and the cries of soldiers became the main theme of the city.
The guerrillas have already paid for more than two hundred thousand lives.
The Imperial Army also suffered more than 70,000 casualties.
In the end, the Imperial army escaped from the war city at the cost of 100,000 lives, and today is only the fifth day, and there are still two days left before the death line, which is enough time for them to distance themselves from the rebels.
So as soon as the Imperial army retreated, this war game was, the rebels won?
No!
There are no winners in this war.
Although the rebels held the city of war, succeeded in getting the Imperial army to withdraw to the center, and possibly received the next round of funding from the Western powers, they had already lost almost all of their combat effectiveness.
"It's a pity. ”
Hausman let out a long sigh as he watched the Imperial Army move away.
If there were no 300,000 main forces cut off by the top of the rebel army, it would be more than enough to delay it for another ten days, and the main force of the rebel army would be lost, but the empire would be completely annihilated.
This kind of trading is the kind of trading that is not losing money.
Fortunately, although the Imperial Army was repulsed, in the end, the rebels, who were the victors, were the ones who suffered the most.
Can the rebels really agree with this kind of aggrieved victory?
Keep your eyes on the rebels.
I saw that the civilians of the city of war poured out of the bomb shelters, raising their arms and chanting the word 'victory'.
Hausman laughed and said to himself: "This kind of victory is humiliating for me as a commander, but for the rebels, it may really be a big victory." ”
Except for the last loss to Vega.
It was the most humiliating victory Haussmann ever hauled.
Although the main responsibility has been shouldered, not being able to keep Foster is his biggest regret in this battle.
With the rebels victorious, Vega and Coverdale and others also returned to the City of War a day later.
Like the rebels in the city, the troops in the rear were just as miserable.
Of the 8,000 people, less than 200 high-ranking armed forces came back alive, and not a single ordinary soldier came back.
Now you can look at it together.
Compared with the Imperial Army on the defeated side, the losses of the Imperial Army in this battle were less than 150,000, and they did not even reach the level of injury to their bones.
But in any case, the battle was a great joy for all.
The Imperial Army retreated safely, which was what they wanted to see.
The rebels repelled the Imperial army and won a respite, which they were willing to see.
Vega has kept the rebels, and he can continue to use the rebels to contain the Imperial army, which is what he wants to see.
In doing so, Haussmann proved his loyalty to Vega, which was what he would like to see the most.
So it was really a happy ending.
It's just that under the happy ending, what lies down is the accumulation of white bones that no one cares about.