It took most of the day, Ye Tianlong led the troops to feel the designated place, this place is indeed too close to Cannes, and it is no wonder that Kangcheng will be destroyed in the war so quickly.

Before leaving, he had already told the old housekeeper Zhou Du to sell all the Ye family's property in Cannes as soon as possible, and then took his wife Su Li to Shenglong City, the capital of the Blue Dragon Empire, for temporary refuge.

took out his pocket watch and looked at it, and Ye Tianlong found that it was only less than four o'clock in the afternoon.

The place that their garrison needs to defend is a place called Xiaoshi Mountain, and you can see from the name that this is a small mountain, and the mountain is full of all kinds of gravel, and the height of this mountain is not high, it is less than 500 meters, but it is quite steep, and the mountain is full of rugged gravel, and it is still very difficult to climb to the top of the mountain. Although there are two mountain roads on both sides of the mountain, but they are very narrow, it is not suitable for deploying troops at all, only need to arrange a machine gun there to be able to block these two mountain roads, the only suitable for attack is the front of the mountain, the terrain here is quite open, you can put about 1,000 troops at a time.

This kind of terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is no wonder that the military department asked Ye Tianlong and them to establish a defensive position here.

After Liu Meng glanced around the terrain, he suggested that the army could build a position on the top of the mountain, so that it could better attack the enemy army from a high position.

But Ye Tianlong was not optimistic about this suggestion, after all, his army did not have heavy weapons such as artillery, and if he built a position on the top of the mountain to block the enemy, the enemy could use artillery to bombard them, but they did not have artillery for counterattack.

And the recruits are most afraid of artillery, under the bombardment of artillery fire, those recruits who have not undergone much training are likely to be confused, or even collapse directly.

Ye Tianlong has participated in a lot of military-themed film and television dramas before, although he is not a military fan, but these basic common sense is still known, after all, some military-themed film and television dramas are very particular, and even specially invited active military officers from the army to serve as military advisers.

"I don't think we should set up our position on the top of the mountain, but on the mountainside, and I think it's very good!"

Liu Meng looked at the location pointed by Ye Tianlong, and found that the place that the head of his regiment was pointing to was actually the back of the mountain, and it was only about fifty meters away from the top of the mountain.

If he set up a position in this place, he would not be able to shoot the enemy until he reached the top of the mountain, and the original condescending advantage was gone, and he was very puzzled why his regimental commander had set up his position in that place.

Ye Tianlong saw Liu Meng's doubts, opened his mouth to explain to the other party the reason why he did this, and then patted the other party's shoulder and said, "Imagine that if we set up our position there, will it be difficult for the enemy's artillery to hit us?" ”

Liu Meng imagined it in his mind, and found that if the position was set up there, it would indeed be difficult for the enemy to hit them with artillery, even if one or two shells could fall on the position, it would not be accurate, after all, the enemy could not directly observe the specific location of their position, which could not be adjusted according to the effect of the previous artillery bombardment, and could only be blindly attacked across the mountain.

"Figured it out, huh? This veteran is afraid of machine guns, and recruits are afraid of artillery! There are so many new recruits in our army now, we have to make the artillery threat to us as weak as possible! Listen to me, and set up your position there! ”

"Understood, Commander!"

And just when Ye Tianlong and Liu Meng were discussing where to set up their positions, a murderous force was also rapidly approaching Xiaoshi Mountain, which was a small force specially sent by the Spirit Snake Empire to attack the direction of Xiaoshi Mountain, with a total of only 1,000 people, but it was well-equipped, in addition to conventional weapons such as machine guns and rifles, weapons such as mortars and grenadiers were also numerous in the troops, and seven or eight 70 mm caliber mountain guns were also pulled by cars.

The army of the Spirit Snake Empire has no idea how many elite armies of the Blue Dragon Empire have defeated along the way, so now these Spirit Snake Empires are all full of high battles and full of confidence, and they feel that maybe it will only take half a year to completely destroy this huge but decaying empire.

Just like the Thousand Men of the Spirit Snake Empire who was responsible for attacking Xiaoshi Mountain, the soldiers in it were all holding their heads high when they were marching, and their eyes were full of arrogance, as if they were the most powerful army unit in the world.

On the other side, Ye Tianlong was instructing his soldiers how to better dig trenches and protect themselves.

Maintain Ye Tianlong's efforts to recall a lot of his previous cameo experiences in those military-themed crews, and taught his soldiers the trench digging methods to draw gourds in the same way, he doesn't know how useful this can be, and now he can only do his best and obey the fate of heaven.

"It's not right for you to dig like this, you should be like me, dig into it! And the machine gun position over there, how to put it! Move me that side, so that you can form crossfire and better kill the enemy! ”

After being busy, Ye Tianlong felt that his voice was about to be hoarse, and the sky began to darken unconsciously.

"Captain, you're thirsty! Drink some broth before getting busy! Xiao Ming came to Ye Tianlong with a bowl of freshly cooked broth and said to him.

Ye Tianlong was indeed thirsty, so he was not polite, took the broth, and drank it dry in a few sips.

"According to the original plot, calculate the time, the army of the Spirit Snake Empire is about to be killed! Tomorrow should be the other party, and I don't know if these recruits can withstand the enemy's attack! ”

After drinking the broth, Ye Tianlong sat on a big rock, looking at the soldiers who were still trying to dig trenches and build fortifications, and thought to himself.

Ye Tianlong was afraid that his crossing would cause plot changes, so after resting for a while, he took a few sharpshooters with good marksmanship and eyesight in the army to the top of the mountain and set up an observation battlefield in case the enemy killed him in front of him but had not yet discovered it.

However, perhaps because Ye Tianlong's time is too short, the plot has not changed much because of his chaotic entry for the time being, and several people have been on duty in shifts all night, and no trace of the enemy has been found.

After Ye Tianlong hastily finished breakfast, a side three-wheeled motorcycle made a sudden sound and entered his sight.

Ye Tianlong raised the binoculars and looked at it, and found that this should be a reconnaissance unit of the enemy army, with a small number of people, just a dozen people, composed of two side three wheels and ten infantry.

On the two sides of the three wheels, there was a light machine gun, and after driving to the foot of the mountain, it immediately raised the muzzle of the gun and opened fire on the top of the mountain.

Ye Tianlong hid in the hiding place that had been covered up a long time ago, and picked up a Golden Eagle II rifle, which was a fine product he selected from all the rifles, and it was very accurate, and it could be used as a sniper rifle.

The top of the mountain was about 500 meters away from the soldiers of the Spirit Snake Empire at the foot of the mountain, and the longest effective range of the Golden Eagle II rifle was as high as 800 meters, so if the marksmanship was good enough, it was completely possible to shoot the enemy at this distance.

"Three points and one line! Three points and one line! Ye Tianlong whispered to himself the shooting tips he had heard on the set, aimed at one of the enemy machine gunners on the side of the three wheels, and then pulled the trigger.

After a bang, a bloody flower erupted from the chest of the driver of the three-wheeled car and fell down.

After Ye Tianlong secretly complained that his marksmanship was really stinky, he decisively moved to another hiding place prepared in advance.

Sure enough, as soon as Ye Tianlong's side shifted his position, the enemy's two machine guns strafed the position where he had been hiding before, causing gravel to fly and dust.

After a burst of light machine gun fire, the two veterans of the Spirit Snake Empire, under the cover of their comrades, carried two grenadiers and fired several grenades in succession in the direction where the bullets came, completely blowing up Ye Tianlong's previous hideout.

However, soon several other sharpshooters arranged by Ye Tianlong also opened fire, and these real sharpshooters were much more accurate than Ye Tianlong, and after nine gunshots, seven enemies fell in response.

This loss also made the remaining enemy troops dare not stay here any longer, and they retreated under the cover of the two machine guns on the side and three wheels.

"Quick, all retreat! These little devils have a grudge, and after they retreat, they will definitely let the artillery bombard the mountain! ”

Seeing the enemy retreating, Ye Tianlong shouted to his soldiers, and quickly withdrew to the back of the mountain and joined the large army.

Just a few minutes after Ye Tianlong and the others withdrew, the enemy's artillery bombardment really came, accompanied by a roar that tore through the air, and one shell after another fell on the top of Xiaoshi Mountain, emitting a violent explosion.

Some of the recruits felt the mountain under their feet that had been blown up by the cannon as if it was trembling slightly, their faces turned pale, and they finally began to understand the cruelty of the real battlefield a little bit.

"Commander, you guessed right! In the words of those storytellers, it's a clever calculation! You said those little devils were going to shoot [] cannons, and they really opened fire! Liu Ying, who withdrew with Ye Tianlong, praised Ye Tianlong with admiration.

"Alright, don't be afraid of the horses, go and help me pacify the recruits, I see that many of the recruits were frightened by the shelling just now, I don't want the enemy to collapse as soon as they charge!" After observing the expressions of the recruits around him, Ye Tianlong opened his mouth and ordered to Liu Ying.

"Knowing the regiment commander, we will definitely help you appease these recruits, these guys took so much money from you, and they still eat and drink all day long, if you run away at this time, it will be too unjust!"