Chapter 253: Round-up
The recuperation didn't last long.
General Amyas, Chief of Staff of the Imperial Army and Commander-in-Chief of the Central Route of the Invading Army, was secretly transferred to the North Central Road, and led the 200,000 Imperial Army stranded on the border between the Zuan Region and Dongyue Prefecture.
This was the intelligence brought to Luo Songxi by the "Little Radar" 77, which allowed Luo Songxi to lead his team away from the Sindrei Quarry in time and avoid the search of the Imperial Army.
Then the large army of more than 200,000 people, half of them re-camped at the mouth of the destroyed tunnel, and half of them were broken into pieces, and they threw a net into the entire territory of the Zu'an region with battalions or regiments as units, and began to resist and appease the civilians, and seemed to be ready to occupy the Zu'an region for a long time.
Luo Songxi's team wandered around the field for two days, but found that the team of more than ten people had too large a target in the field, and both times they relied on 77 to avoid the search and capture of the imperial army.
So they returned to the city of Zu'an, disguised themselves and plunged into the crowd.
"What do the Imperials want to do?" Luo Songxi couldn't help but ask.
"The intention is obvious," 77 was doing surveillance work from a distance, just bored, so he gave Luo Songxi a detailed analysis:
"First of all, controlling the mouth of the tunnel must be the top priority of the Imperials. Although the desperate blow of the Legendary Rank Great Magician caused great damage to the tunnel, since they had dug out hundreds of kilometers of tunnels, they would definitely be able to rebuild the collapse of several kilometers. ”
"Although the Imperial people's initial blitzkrieg was very smooth, after all, the Federation is so large, and the Imperial people will not be prepared to be dragged into a stalemate. As the most convenient supply line, every tunnel is very important. ”
"Although the North Central Route Army is not the main force attacking Fort St. John, the Empire has arranged four Legendary Ranks along the way, and in addition to ambushing General Konica, it must be hoping to use this road as an important mobile force on the entire battlefield. ”
"Now you've used explosives twice along the way, and you've blown it to shreds, but Antonidas clearly doesn't want to give up on this road. The transfer of Ameyes, who has the 'first general of the army', proves Antonidas's determination to save the Central and Northern Route Army. ”
"And Amyas alone is not enough, only by rebuilding the tunnels and having reserves and supplies brought in, can we revitalize this army. ”
"As for casting a net of troops over the entire Zaun region, I don't think it's because the Empire wants to take root in the Zaun region for a long time, but because Amyes has received an order from Antonidas to capture you at all costs. ”
"More than 100,000 people have arrested you, and I am afraid that the only one who can enjoy the same standard of treatment is General Konica. Antonidas made a slight gesture to Gilles and let you run away, and he must be regretting it now. ”
"But I think it's a little strange, the two times before entering Zu'an City, we actually hid quite well," Luo Songxi said, "How did the Imperial people find our location accurately?"
However, at this time, suddenly 77 came with a message, "The Imperial people are here again, run!"
From the field of vision transmitted by 77, Luo Songxi could clearly "see" that the three imperial companies were rapidly approaching their hideout. Farther away, there were at least a thousand people, forming a tight encirclement that was rapidly shrinking.
On the road, some Zu'an civilians scattered in fear when they saw such a battle. The Imperial soldiers of the three companies in front ignored them, and pounced on them with a very clear goal.
Only civilians who want to pass through the encirclement in the rear will be subject to more careful identity checks.
At first glance, the three companies were carefully selected from various divisions, and none of them were below the golden rank. The three leaders are two high-level Saint Domain and one Saint Domain Peak.
This round-up is obviously more intense than the previous two.
Luo Songxi pressed the castanets in his hand, and a crisp "ding" sounded. Then he jumped out of the window to the side.
The place where they were hiding was an abandoned school. It stands to reason that hiding in a crowded place may have a better concealment effect, but Luo Songxi is still soft-hearted, afraid that the search and arrest of the imperial people will bring trouble to the civilians of Zu'an, who have already suffered a lot.
Luo Songxi stood on the school's playground and looked at his watch. At two minutes and fifty-two seconds, this gathering speed has far exceeded the training standard of the federal army, but Luo Songxi is still too slow.
"The Imperial people are still 1.2 kilometers away from us, and the total number is more than a thousand," Luo Songxi said briefly and heavily, "This time there may be a forced breakthrough, everyone prepare for battle." ”
If you really want to forcibly break through, it is not an ambush or sneak attack with explosives, it is a real fight with real knives and guns. Even if Luo Songxi and 77 could each hold off a Sacred Domain, and the remaining Sacred Domain plus a large group of Golden Ranks, would they be able to successfully escape?
But there was no room for hesitation at this time, and they had already moved according to the established retreat route. Walking through the back door of the school, through a semi-ruined market, is the Ionian River, which runs through the city of Zuan. Walking by water, there may still be a possibility of escape.
But the next moment, Luo Songxi saw the fast-moving elemental-powered speedboat on the Ionian River from the vision of 77.
It seems that a vicious battle is inevitable. After this battle, can his promise to the team members of "no one be left behind" still be maintained? Luo Songxi thought.
However, as soon as they left the back door of the school, they saw that an imperial military vehicle was already parked at the back door of the school!
The driver jumped out of the car, and Luo Songxi's killer was already in his hand. But the driver waved at him and threw him a military ID.
Battalion Commander of the Eastern 36th Division, Stander Chiaris.
"It's too late to explain, get in the car. The driver urged anxiously.
At this time, the girl-like 77 had already returned to Luo Songxi's side, and she nodded towards Luo Songxi, "Get in the car." ”
The military vehicle was a huge van, and Stander pulled open the cargo compartment, which was half a compartment of gravel.
Most of the military vehicles equipped with new gearboxes in the Middle Route Army have been stopped from use since the last time they were collectively reorganized by Luo Songxi, waiting for engineers from the Engineering Institute to come for maintenance. A small part of the use was also discontinued for military use, and remained in various parts of the Zau An region to transport some supplies.
The car was supposed to be left in the city of Zu'an, used to clear the rubble and transport building materials.
"Get into it and bury yourself," Stodder said to them, throwing each of them a tube, "with this breath, don't use any elemental magic, don't let out any elemental breath." ”
He must have been nervous too, and after he finished speaking, he closed the cargo door, ran back to the cab, and with one foot on the damper, the truck began to gallop.
Three minutes later, the elite of the three companies arrived at their original school in Luo Songxi. They had staggered past the van but ignored it. By the time they arrived at the school, the truck was already on a road two kilometers away from the school.
The elites of the three companies found that the building had been emptied, and immediately used the flying falcon to send a message to the troops in charge of the encirclement in the rear, asking all Zuan civilians in the encirclement to only enter and not leave.
Before the Falcon arrived at the encirclement force, the truck was allowed out of the encirclement and drove away after showing the encirclement troops all the certificates and the task list of the Provisional Management Committee of Zu'an City.