Lieutenant Hansen was not promoted, because the Federation's chain of command was now in chaos, and it was already very troublesome to organize nearby civilians to evacuate to safety. [23]xOf course, it is also possible that the high-ranking bureaucrats who were at odds with Colonel Kjer were obstructing the way on the grounds that there was a problem with the defensive line and the bombardment was forced to fail to inflict a severe blow on the monster in advance, and it is possible that the colonel was in a rage.

But Lieutenant Hansen, the good old man, didn't care much about this, and he was more concerned about how to fight those curious crawlers next than about promotion. After all, neither civilians nor the scientific research team composed of top scientists from various countries have gone far, and they are still under the threat of the other side.

Although at the moment it looks like the monster doesn't look like it's going to act at all.

Judging from the experience gained yesterday, these crystal monsters will not make any moves at night. Maybe they needed sleep too, or maybe it was some other reason that they had been quiet all night yesterday, and it was thanks to this that the Federation had time to move the city's inhabitants out and prepare for the massive bombardment and fire.

Therefore, it is relatively safe at night, and there is no need to worry about the sudden appearance of the hunt and the crawling and then scare a group of people.

That's how it should be......

It was getting dark, and after dinner, Colonel Kjer called Thomas and Hansen to his command tent.

"Thomas, you're in charge of the vigil tonight. The Colonel said unceremoniously, "And Hansen." You and your troops go and get a good rest, and you deserve it. ”

"But Colonel, my troops were beaten badly during the day......"

"Enough Thomas, I don't want to think about who made your troops that miserable. "Let the cold night breeze blow outside, and reorganize your brain." ”

After scratching his head in a little annoyance, Thomas could only accept: "Okay, Colonel." Then I'll arrange it. ”

"Wait a minute. Kjer suddenly said, "The commander of the Kingdom's supported aviation regiment, Lieutenant General Hubbard, and a few retinues are currently in Songgu Town, and if those aliens have any strange actions, they should be warned immediately." They must not be allowed to pose any threat to the town. ”

Puzzled when Thomas heard this, he asked, "Colonel." This commander's unit is the Air Force, right? Why did he come with us and leave by plane in the first place?"

"The lieutenant general gave his plane to the research team, so those valuable scientists could evacuate the city of Sekir in time. Kjer patted his arm and said, "Go to the mountains." Don't fall asleep in the middle of the night. That being said. Most of those monsters are unlikely to come out and wander around. After all, it was bombarded with such an exaggerated amount not long ago, but you can't completely let your guard down, you must know that the other party is not a human being who can be inferred by common sense. In short, keep your eyes open. ”

"I see. ”

Hansen, who was not speaking at the side, thought it might be better to let Thomas take his stump with him to rest. However, the colonel apparently intended to punish him for his behavior during the day, and the young lieutenant said nothing.

Colonel Kjer didn't make a mistake, Lieutenant Hansen didn't make a mistake, and even Thomas, who always messed things up, didn't make a mistake, and it was the Federation commander-in-chief in charge of this theater of operations who really made a mistake, and the habitual thinking of human beings.

But no one is aware of this at the moment.

After saying goodbye to Kjer and Hansen, Thomas and his lieutenants gathered their troops to the pine-lined hill to begin their defenses. There were actually a few other units here, each sharing a different area, turning the hill into a powerful and solid point of fire.

Thomas, on the other hand, was on the outermost periphery, a guard position.

The long night began.

One of the advantages of being a commander is that you don't have to be in the trenches with your rifle in your hand to monitor the situation from a distance. Thomas, who had alternated his guard shifts, got into his tank and dozed off in the warm heat with the air conditioner on.

"Captain, wake up. The adjutant shook Thomas vigorously, and when he regained consciousness, he said earnestly, "Those monsters seem to be doing some kind of action. ”

All the tiredness of Thomas, who was still yawning, disappeared in an instant: "What, what the hell is going on?"

"You'd better come and see for yourself, the other party's actions are very strange. "They didn't come head-on or make a detour to avoid Pine Valley, they just gathered in the field." ”

"Basking in the moon?"

"Captain, the moon is not round tonight, and there are many dark clouds. ”

After waving his hand casually, Thomas began to carefully observe the monsters in the distance. They were still quite far from the town, and it should be difficult to be seen when it was so dark, but there were so many of them that they had already crowded the road, and the crystal itself was very reflective, so it was immediately visible to the army who stood tall and saw far away.

However, the monsters only gathered on the road at the entrance of the town, and did not attack immediately, as if waiting for something.

"Contact the Colonel immediately, the monster is very likely to attack in a short time. "They're probably waiting for reinforcements to follow, ready to take it in one go." Everyone is ready to fight, but is not allowed to withdraw from positions at will until further instructions are given. In addition, report the coordinates of the other side to the artillerymen, and let them fight here as soon as the battle starts!"

Thomas's command skills are actually not bad, but he is too timid to know what to do when he encounters a sudden incident, so he usually takes thirty-six steps as the best. Colonel Kjer was unhappy with this, but there was no candidate to replace Thomas, and as a result, he fought until now.

In fact, Thomas also wants to be able to make some achievements to prove himself, but due to his personality, he often messes up or makes things worse.

The monster attacked unexpectedly tonight, and this time it had to do a good job.

Kjer's contact soon came: "This is Kjer, Thomas, we already know the situation. The drones placed in the sky were alerted before they were shot down by the opponent's beam, and their number seemed to be quite large. Did you see anything in the opposing army, which was clearly different from the other monsters?"

"No, sir. "At least in my opinion, all of them are ordinary miscellaneous cannon fodder, and they don't pose any threat if they are supported by fire." But Colonel, will they be digging tunnels again as they do during the day?"

"Special equipment has been arranged to monitor it, and there is no sign of this for the time being. We're mobilizing troops to prepare for defense, Thomas, you can pull down. ”

"Wait, get out!, Colonel, my troops have suffered a lot of losses, but they can still hold on to the fight. ”

Kjer sighed slightly, "That's enough, Thomas." Your troops know for themselves that it will be difficult to confront the aliens head-on until they are re-replenished with sufficient power. And I have another task for you, and that is to escort Lieutenant General Hubbard out of Pine Valley and overnight to the city of Gallest, in the rear. Got it?"

"But Colonel, then we risk missing the battle......"

"Is this anything to do with honor or merit, you won't get anything here!" said the Colonel's tone suddenly became stern, "now get me off the position, and then send the lieutenant general out of this dangerous place." ”

"Yes, sir. ”

Unsurprisingly, the person who came to replace Thomas was Hansen, and he didn't actually have any jealousy or anything like that for this reused lieutenant Thomas, after all, it was a real achievement that people gave their lives in exchange for in the pile of plants, and it was not okay not to admire it. Although I would love to do as well as Hansen, ...... Sure enough, it still doesn't work.

The dejected captain led the unreplenished troops to the town to find the kingdom's contingent of less than ten men, and then quickly left the town. And by the time they left, the shells of the self-propelled guns had turned into a large number of fireballs, dragging a brilliant red trajectory in the night sky and flying into the distance.

Then the other end of the horizon exploded into a flood of fire.

Along the way, Thomas was watching the battle on the front line on the Guò radio, and it could be seen that this was a tentative attack, almost like a tribute to the human attack on the monster late last night, as long as it was handled properly, there should be no threat.

But in the end, there were some differences. A force tasked with defending the town's flanks collapsed with fear of the onslaught of monsters after being all new recruits and having seen the horrors of the monsters during the day. Now the command is trying to figure out a way, but all fronts need to be maintained, and there will be no manpower for a while.

"Let me come, my troops are the closest from there. Thomas immediately volunteered on the radio, "We'll be on the battlefield in about five minutes!"

"Hell, Thomas, you keep me by the lieutenant general's side!" Kjer's angry voice immediately rang out, "We'll figure it out ourselves here!"

However, the stubborn captain ignored the commander's orders. He divided his troops into two teams, one remaining to protect the lieutenant general and himself rushing to the battlefield with the main force, successfully saving the crumbling flank line until reinforcements finally arrived.

The town of Songgu, which had been attacked by night, was finally defended with the efforts of everyone, and the casualties of the army were not very large. Thanks to the timely appearance of Thomas and his troops, the tide of the battle did not turn in a bad way.

But like the slightly unlucky Lieutenant Hansen, Thomas didn't get any medals in the end. (To be continued!)

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