Chapter 779: Sit and watch the storm
The Protoss airborne force was only 600 people, and the barbarians had nearly 4,000 people, and the disparity between the forces of the two sides was very large.
Watching the people around him fall one by one, the commander's eyes were red.
He glanced back and found that Qian Tong was squatting behind a stone, trembling all over, and then he was furious, rushed over with an arrow, reached out and grabbed Qian Tong's collar, and said angrily: "The information was provided by you, how do you explain the current result?"
Qian Tong was frightened and said, "I don't know either...... It's obviously just a small village, how can there be so many people hiding...... It's a trap!"
"Nonsense, idiots know it's a trap!" the commander glared and said, "I asked you why you didn't find the ambush, why didn't you find out the situation, and let us rush over and send us to death!"
"This ...... I ......" Qian Tong didn't know how to defend himself, so he could only choose to shirk responsibility: "It was my uncle who asked you to come, and it wasn't my order, what does it have to do with me." ”
He thought that if he moved out of his uncle Qian Shun, the other party would be able to restrain himself.
As everyone knows, this is a stupid trick, the other party is in a rage, he can't stand the stimulation, and now he is even more angry: "What kind of thing are you, not only do you admit that you have done something wrong, but you also moved out Deputy Elder Qian to suppress me! So many of my brothers are dead, it's all your fault, you have to bury them!"
"If you dare to kill me, my uncle will not spare you. Qian Tong said hurriedly.
"I won't kill you with my own hands!"
After speaking, he raised Qian Shun with one hand and raised his arm forward.
Whoosh...... Burst!
Six or seven feather arrows hit Qian Tong's back at the same time, three of which were critical, his eyes tightened, and his vitality began to fade rapidly.
"The surname is Wu, you dare to use me as a shield...... My uncle ......" He gritted his teeth and said, "...... He won't let you go!"
The commander sneered: "Don't dream, no one can help you take revenge, not even Deputy Elder Qian! Do you think I have a chance to go back alive, we will meet in hell soon, and then I will still have trouble with you!"
After speaking, he let go of his five fingers, and Qian Shun fell to the ground and died of anger.
The commander took a deep breath and began to organize his men to converge on his side, looking for an opportunity to break through.
Two thousand miles away from the Protoss Headquarters, Qian Tong had a smile on his face, in his opinion, this was a battle that was sure to be won, and after staying in this ghost place for so long, he had finally made some achievements.
At this time, a hurried voice came from the communicator: "No. 7 shuttle called the command, we have been fooled, this is a trap! Our 600 people are surrounded by enemies several times our size, the situation is extremely urgent, request the command headquarters to support quickly!"
Several communication soldiers were stunned, they believed that this battle would be won from beginning to end, how could this be?
"Shuttle No. 7 repeats, request for rapid support from the command!"
Qian Shun was also stunned, and the chief of staff next to him reacted relatively quickly, rushed over in three steps and two steps, picked up the intercom and shouted: "How many enemies are there, how many reinforcements can be sent to relieve the siege?"
The other replied: "The enemy is close to four thousand!"
What, four thousand!
Qian Shun sat directly on the chair, how could this be, he remembered one thing, not long ago, the conquest team sent by the Council of Elders encountered the same situation, exactly the same as this time, he should be a little more careful.
However, the information was transmitted by his nephew Qian Tong, and if it was replaced by someone else, such as Ye Yunyang, he would make a suspicious judgment and ask the reconnaissance team to confirm the information before reacting.
Out of trust in his own family and not wanting others to share the credit, he did not send someone to confirm it, but directly chose to believe in Qian Tong, and then ordered the airborne troops to attack.
The chief of staff hurried back and said in a deep voice: "Commander-in-chief, hurry up and give orders." ”
"What order?" he was still in a state of confusion.
A trace of disdain flashed in the chief of staff's eyes, and his voice involuntarily raised an octave: "Of course it's a reinforcement order, the enemy has four thousand people, we only have six hundred, the disparity in strength is too great, if we can't send troops to reinforce in time, the whole army will definitely be wiped out, how to explain to the four elders at that time." ”
"That's right!" Qian Shun came back to his senses at this time, stood up and slapped the table: "Elder Chuanben's order, let six thousand ...... No, send 8,000 men to reinforce quickly...... Forget it, it's still 10,000, and 8,000 is a bit less. ”
The chief of staff smiled bitterly, how many people did he send?
"Ten thousand, just ten thousand!" Qian Shun said with certainty.
The chief of staff gave the order, and Qian Shun walked to the side of the communication corps and said, "Let the surrounding reconnaissance teams also rush over to help, and be sure to delay until our reinforcements arrive." ”
The commander of the signal corps said with a look of embarrassment: "But there are only two squads in the vicinity, the sixteenth and twenty-first, and there are only fifty people together, what role can it play?"
He really wanted to use the word drop in the bucket, but he was afraid of offending Qian Shun, so he didn't say it.
Moreover, the main task of the reconnaissance team is to investigate intelligence, whether in terms of personnel composition or equipment, it is not suitable to participate in the battle, and letting them go up to help is undoubtedly sending them to death.
"Are you the commander-in-chief, or is Elder Ben the commander-in-chief?" Qian Shun was unhappy, and said angrily: "What's wrong with fewer people, one more person means more strength, don't you understand such a simple truth?
The official level crushed people to death, even if what the other party said was a fallacy, the commander had no other choice but to nod.
He was just about to give an order, when Qian Shun asked, "What about Ye Yunyang's thirteenth squad, weren't they ordered to rush over there and let them also participate in the battle." ”
A communications soldier next to him said: "The 13th squad sent a message a few minutes ago, saying that they got lost because of the hurried march, and not only did they not reach the designated position, but they went farther and farther, but they have found the right path and are rushing there, but it may take a long time." ”
Qian Shun frowned: "How did Ye Yunyang do it, he was so unreliable from the beginning to the present! Forget it, let the other two squads hurry over, Elder Ben has never pinned hope on the thirteenth squad." ”
"Yes!"
After the order was given, the 16th and 21st squads rushed into the battlefield from different directions and attacked the enemy's back.
In fact, this is a good tactic, but the disadvantage is that the number of people is too small, if each squad has more than 200 people, it may be able to shake the enemy's advantage, but unfortunately they only have 25 members.
After a brief panic, the barbarians sent a small force against them, and in less than a minute, all fifty members of the team were wiped out, and their joining did not change the outcome of the foregone conclusion, nor even make any waves, but only caused dozens of barbarian casualties, such a price was nothing to the barbarians.
There were only a few dozen people left in the Six Hundred Protoss, especially after the commander was killed, they became a plate of scattered sand, and their morale was extremely low.
The barbarians launched an all-out attack, settled the battle in under a minute, and then retreated as quickly as they could, leaving behind corpses.
In the sky, hundreds of flying wings had nothing to do, but could only watch them burrow into the mountains and forests and disappear without a trace.
Five minutes later, more than a dozen medium-sized shuttles appeared in this airspace, releasing thousands of flying wings, and 10,000 people were like rainbows, but they had missed the best rescue opportunity and could only collect the corpses of the robes.
Subsequently, several reconnaissance teams from close proximity arrived, including the 13th team.
Looking at the tragic scene in front of them, the more than 20 team members were all stunned, no one spoke, they were glad in their hearts, fortunately they listened to the words of the captain Ye Yunyang, if they didn't deliberately get lost, but rushed here with the order, they would definitely have the same fate as the sixteenth and twenty-first teams.
The vice-captain said, "Guys, we are lucky. But if anyone dares to talk about today's events, I'm afraid everyone will have to walk around without food, do you know what I mean?"
Everyone nodded: "Understood, we will rot today's things in our stomachs." ”
"Yes, no matter who asks, there can only be one answer, we are indeed lost, and there is no other reason. The vice captain said in a deep voice, and then looked at Ye Yunyang with a slightly inviting gaze.
Ye Yunyang didn't speak, and quietly gave him a thumbs up.
In the headquarters, Qian Shun is going crazy.
It was originally a battle that must be won, but it ended in a crushing defeat, with 600 airborne troops and three reconnaissance teams all wiped out, and nearly 700 casualties, how to explain to the four elders?
The main thing is that the barbarians suffered very few casualties, leaving only a few dozen corpses, and the battle loss ratio of both sides was eight to one.
There is also a very important point - the barbarians calmly retreated, and the purpose of forming this army in the first place was to achieve the purpose of a surprise attack with great speed and good equipment, but what was the result?
It was a complete slap in the face that the airborne troops, who suffered a big loss in the first battle and were boasted that they could reach any position within ten minutes, failed to rescue their comrades who were in deep trouble.
The commander of the communication corps stood up and said cautiously, "Elder Zhao's entourage sent an inquiry, wanting to know what the results of the battle were?"
Twenty minutes ago, that is, after the first batch of airborne troops was dispatched, Qian Shun personally informed Elder Zhao of the matter, and swore that he would definitely win, and praised his nephew Qian Tong fiercely.
There was a very different outcome, and he didn't know what to say.
The chief of staff also said cautiously: "Deputy Elder Qian, the result is already like this, paper can't contain the fire, instead of waiting for Elder Zhao to learn the result from other channels, it is better for us to take the initiative to admit our mistakes, what do you say?"
Qian Tong raised his head, took a deep breath and said, "You're right, deliberately concealing it will make Elder Zhao even more angry, and when the time comes, we will have to add a piece of concealment and non-reporting." ”
"Then report it truthfully. The chief of staff made a gesture of please.
Qian Shun raised his eyebrows: "I'll go, or you should report to Elder Zhao!"
The chief of staff hurriedly shook his head: "This is not appropriate, you are the commander-in-chief, and I am a lowly official, so I am not qualified to talk to Elder Zhao." Besides, you promised him that you would win the second battle, so ...... Now it's up to you to step in. ”
What he means is that he has done his own sin, although he does not say it explicitly, but this is what he means.
Qian Shun smiled bitterly, but he couldn't get angry, because what people said was right, he really came forward to say this thing, and he couldn't run away with a scolding, and he was really embarrassed this time.