"Hurry up, build fortifications, and never lose the position you have grabbed!"

Hiding in a corner, stepping over the corpses of soldiers sieveed by machine-gun bullets, the squadron leader held down his steel helmet and shouted hoarsely at the soldiers behind him

It had been two hours since the attack on the south of the bridge, and within two hours, the third squadron under his command had suffered heavy losses. In fact, not only his 3rd Squadron, but also the entire 2nd Brigade that broke through the Boundary River, the entire 2nd Brigade of the 4th Wing on the southern front of the riverbank, and a brigade and chariot unit of the 3rd Wing were all caught in a fierce battle.

"Captain, the second squadron of the first squadron of the engineer brigade under the division and regiment has come to report!"

Passing through the line of machine-gun fire that was firing rapidly, the sappers specially sent by the division commander could be regarded as arriving.

In order to take the south of the city before the deadline of death, Zhistov, who drove away the Gallian army, pulled all the combat units he could mobilize along the Reims River, and completely handed over the two flanks to the 4th Division, which was unable to work.

The remaining combatable troops of a division of 7,000 people, including the troops directly under the division and the guard troops, were ordered by Zhistov to occupy the south bank of the river as soon as possible at all costs and force the Galian army back!

That's right, it was forced to retreat, and at this time Zhistov no longer thought about anything else, as long as the Gallia army honestly withdrew from Lando Barcela, he could even take the initiative to give up a piece of arrival for them to retreat and promise not to pursue them.

There is no way, now Zhistov's head is pinned to the belt of his trousers, and it can be taken off at any time.

34 hours, only 34 hours before the deadline, if he can't win Lando Barcelona within that time, Zhistov knows that the ruthless Maximilia will definitely cut off his head.

Unlike the 4th Division, which had deep pockets and had people on top of the ranks, the 6th Division was really a child that no one wanted, and the wrong side of the two successive throne changes, coupled with the defeat on the battlefield and the recent clumsy massacre, made them the target of public criticism, and if the news of Zhistov's execution came out one day, it is estimated that the roof of the military headquarters would collapse with the shouts of good voices in the Empire.

"The troops of the 4th and 2nd Wings will attack the south bank immediately after finishing the breakthrough on the north bank, break through the enemy's defense line as quickly as possible, prevent the enemy from preparing for counterattack and deployment, and take Landobasa in one fell swoop to force the enemy to retreat!"

This was a good calculation on the part of Zhistov, and the success of this assault on the northern front gave him a little confidence restored, and the defense system on the northern bank carefully constructed by the Gallia army was destroyed and shattered, giving him hope again.

"The Galia would never have thought that we would be able to break through their defense line in such a short time, and at this time the Galian army on the south bank must have been in a mess, without fortifications and the necessary combat preparations, take this opportunity to attack the south bank in one go!"

Although most of the imperial ** officials have realized that this Gallian army is indeed difficult to deal with, they still think that the other party mainly relies on the advantages of excellent fortifications and defense systems, and in the case of this sudden attack without preparation, the advantages of the emperor ** will be brought into play.

There's a reason for their self-confidence, because ......

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"Lilia, how many people have been removed from the three militia squadrons at the front line?"

Sitting in the concrete bunker in the basement of the headquarters, Karl asked as he listened to the battle reports from the front

"Almost half, the militia of the three squadrons are the worst quality, and when they were raided by the emperor, they were frightened and ran back...... However, in this way, from the captured prisoners of our army, the 6th Division must be able to get the information that we now only have 6,000 militiamen and 1,000 regular troops...... I believe that the enemy will attack us boldly after getting this accurate number~"

Lilia pursed her lips in disdain when she remembered the soldiers who had rushed back to the south bank, but she felt like laughing when she remembered that Zhystov bastard was deceived and encouraged

"Three squadrons...... The loss of more than 200 people is a pity. ”

Unlike Lilia's natural appearance, Carl looked self-reproachful and painful

Thinking that in order to confuse the enemy, he lost more than 200 people in one breath, and Karl felt that he had a bad conscience.

"Carl, are you regretting the decision you made?"

Seeing Carl's expression of self-reproach, Lilia asked

"Well, yes, maybe there's a better way so you don't have to ......"

The first time he commanded a real campaign-level battle, using a real human as a decoy, made Carl very sad

"Campaign-level operations are not the same as tactical combat-level operations, and it is often necessary to use formed units as bait and shields to consume and confuse the enemy, which is essential for victory...... It seems that Carl, you used to play some kind of combat on paper. ”

“......”

Looking sideways at Lilia, who was smiling and teasing himself while casually saying these words of using soldiers as cannon fodder and bait, Carl genuinely sighed at the gap between his realm as a half-commander and Lilia, the real commander.

'These things have long been commonplace for her, but she doesn't even have the courage to affirm them......

In fact, Carl didn't understand what Lilia said, but when he first used the life of a living person as a bait and shield, he realized that his tea was still far away.

"Not to mention, the enemy's attack on the south bank has been in full swing for two hours now, and our operation is almost about to begin. ”

It was also at this time that Karl said that these things had no effect, and that he had to cheer up as a commander, otherwise it would affect the mood of others and even the entire army.

"Yes, it's time to go...... But what you're talking about...... Wind ......"

"Wind Whisperer"

Seeing Lilia's unspeakable words, Carl reminded

"yes, what does that 'windtalker' mean?"

The meaning of the term...... Well, actually, I don't know very well, but I can tell you the name of a movie. ”

"Movies, yes?"

"Well, war movies. ”

"Carl. ”

Seeing that the two commanders were chatting more and more, Carrasti, who was sitting in front of the telephone and the receiver, called Karl out with facial paralysis

Tessa called to say that her side was ready to go. ”

"yes, I see. ”

Walked up to the high-power wireless walkie-talkie, put on the headphones and picked up the intercom, and Carl began to audition

"Bluna, Bluna, do you hear me?"

"Yes, it's clear. ”

Brina's calm voice came from the headphones.

"Is Ellen ready over there?"

"Well, Ellen is also ready, and she is more skilled than me in using the computer to decipher the secret message. I'll tell you directly after she's done translating, so just let me know if you have any questions. ”

"Who is responsible for the positioning of enemy troops and radio stations?"

"I'll be in charge, and I'll tell you all the details of the enemy's brigade-level radio stations. Are your artillery and front-line troops ready for calls?"

"Ready, the artillery is connected to Tessa who also has an information aggregation center here, and the defense areas of each squadron of the front-line troops are directly connected to us and the information aggregation center. It is possible to know the information of the enemy and the enemy at any time, and the artillery does not provide correction information. ”

"Very well, then let's get ready to start, from now on, only in Rhineland. ”

(Understood, only Rhinelandish is spoken.) ）”

"jetztMissionzustarten. (Now, mission begins!)"

"Operation Windtalkerstarten."