At the foot of the mountain, the soldiers of the emperor's two infantry wings had already rushed through the abandoned defensive position set up by Galia at the foot of the mountain, and then went to the top of the mountain without stopping.

"Rush! Rush for me! We must not let the sons of the Fourth Wing seize the commanding heights first! Hurry up! I will issue a medal to the first one to rush to the position! Raise the rank! Hurry! Give me a medal!"

Advancing in the ranks......

The officers tread over the bombed, fluffy hillside. He took out his gun and shouted excitedly at the soldiers around him, encouraging the soldiers to rush up the hill quickly......

In a short time, they had already stepped through the first-line trenches and second-line defensive positions arranged by the Galia Army at the foot of the mountain, and the entire position had been completely lost its defensive effect by the heavy artillery fire of the Fourth Division.

Piles of dirt and dust raised by runners nearly filled the trenches, and the bombed-out defensive bunkers lay crookedly in the pits......

But judging by the effect of the shelling...... There is no longer any suspense in this war......

The Galian army has been completely wiped off the surface of the earth by this powerful artillery bombardment of the emperor......

'The Galia army was killed by shells and fled, and there were more shells on the top of the hill than at the bottom of the mountain, and it would only be worse than that. ’

The soldiers who saw this scene thought

"Rush! Hurry! Grab the first place!"

This was a rare opportunity for meritorious service, and of course the soldiers understood this truth, so they rushed to the top of the hill one by one.

Hundreds of imperial soldiers excitedly stepped over the destroyed trenches, fortifications, bunkers, jumped over one bomb crater after another, and rushed to the top of the hill that represented merit and victory......

The higher you go, the steeper the slope of the mountain becomes, and the softer the soil on the mountain.

The artillery was very dedicated to their work, and the dense heavy artillery fire plowed almost every inch of the mountain.

In addition, the mountain area is already very steep......

The soft dust became an obstacle for the soldiers to climb the mountain, and the speed of the soldiers in front of them decreased, but the soldiers behind continued to run uphill and soon crowded halfway up the mountain, and the stragglers gradually became densely formed...... But the officers didn't care about this, they just urged the stragglers to hurry up and follow them.

Officers, like soldiers, felt that it was impossible to have a living person under such a powerful firepower......

In the past, they were right, but here, now...... They were wrong!

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"The enemy's infantry is coming!"

On the top of the hill, as soon as the sound of the observation cannon of the Galian army stopped, he climbed out of his individual fortifications and began to monitor the emperor's every move......

When the observation post on the hill confirmed that the enemy infantry had begun to attack in large numbers, it immediately used walkie-talkies to contact the main defenders in the tunnel......

"The enemy's infantry is coming! Visually, at least a brigade...... No, at least two brigades! are coming towards us from the east and west!"

More than half of the two infantry wings of the emperor spread out on the spot and pounced on the Galia position on the top of the hill.

More than 2,000 Imperial infantrymen, as soon as the artillery was extinguished, rushed towards the top of the mountain......

"The Northern Army obeys the order!

After the commander gave the order, hundreds of soldiers of the Northern Army wearing green military uniforms quickly rushed out of the mouth of more than two dozen tunnels.

They rushed up the ridge in squads and along a predetermined route, preparing to meet the invading enemy......

Find the machine gun fire point, set the machine gun up, pull the bullet chain, unscrew the cover of the grenade and put it next to you to keep a suitable distance from the people around you, calculate the firing angle of the fire range, and don't let the firepower be insufficient or wasted......

They are the last spark of the Northern Army, the remnants of a hundred battles in Gali...... Master troops of positional warfare......

Now, they had set up their positions on the ridgeline, arranged everything, and waited for those on the mountainside who didn't know that the nightmare was about to come and send them to their deaths......

The soldiers lay silently behind cover and cover...... Quietly waiting for the enemy......

Wait for the signal flare of the observation post and wait for the moment of killing and revenge...... Wait for the enemy to come within 200 meters......

'Come on!!!Hit me at gun!'

While silently looking forward to ...... Praying......

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"Commander, the Northern Army Brigade (reorganized) is ready for all battles and is waiting for orders. ”

Acting Captain of the Northern Army, Major Barral (Deputy Captain of the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Brigade)

From the position at the top of the hill, he reported to headquarters with a walkie-talkie

"Very well, Major Barral, you guys are quick to react. From now on, I will hand over all command to you in the northern highlands, including the Fourth Militia Brigade on standby at the foot of the mountain and a squadron of the regular army on your right flank, all at your disposal!"

Carl said

"No, Commander, it's not good, I can't take your command. ”

Balar rejected Karl's kindness, knowing that Karl's prestige in the Lando Barça army was very high now, and he should not be an outsider from the border guards who had just come from outside......

"! Who do you think I am? Is I a warlord who supports his own army or a politician who is intrigue? We're just a student who happens to have won a few battles! Don't do this with me! Moreover, I am at the same level as you, both majors, so you don't need to say honorifics to me! You have much more combat experience and organizational experience in positions and infantry battles than I do, and it is much better for you to command this battle than for me to command it myself! This is a positional defensive battle, and I am not good at playing this!"

Karl also frankly admitted his own shortcomings and limitations, indeed, he was just a student, and the main reason for winning a war was to take advantage of the enemy's paralysis and the advantages of the armored troops in his hands. The exception is Lilia's super skylight in terms of emperor intelligence.

Tactical literacy of officers alone...... Karl really didn't dare to say that he was good at anything other than the armored soldiers......

'It's nice not to be ashamed!'

Carl is still very self-aware

"Commander, you must not say that, the tunnel tactics you invented are a great idea in the history of the Gallia War, and a great invention in the history of European warfare. This tactic will greatly change the way the future highland assault is fought, how can you create such a revolutionary defensive tactic ......"

"Barral...... Thank you for your trust...... But please don't say it, this hat is too big for me to wear...... That's the stuff of 170,000 martyrs, we don't dare to move it...... There will be retribution"

"Huh?

"It's nothing, let's start when you're ready, and when you guys start, I'll order the artillery to fire at the same time. 400 automatic fire...... 30 machine guns...... 12 75-mm self-propelled guns, 10 75-mm howitzers...... It's enough for the emperor to drink a pot!"