Not long after the commercial exchanges with the Ongi Kingdom, an unexpected attack broke out in the northern region.
"Tell the damn second battalion that the regiment headquarters doesn't have enough ammunition! Let them find a way to retreat to the back and come back!"
It's a bit like a real battlefield with gunpowder weapons. The ground shaking and various noises caused by magic outside make the words in the regiment command post have to be shouted to be conveyed accurately.
The initial point of this round of attacks was four days ago. At first, there were only continuous attacks by little demons and Goma, and then intermediate demons entered the scene.
The threat of intermediate demons is very unstable. Most of them can be killed with one shot at medium and long distances. However, as ammunition becomes increasingly scarce, once they cast magic on the trench, it is easy to kill a squad or even a platoon on the spot. loss.
Losing one platoon at a time seems to be a small number, but in a peer-to-peer battle, a platoon stationed in a carefully deployed fortification area can withstand at least two hundred people's encirclement and impact, and can even destroy a small number of lightly armored vehicles.
Taking into account the close combat capabilities of the sharp blade, even if the general conventional army uses a bolt-action rifle and uses an unlimited ammunition system, it will cost more than half a battalion. Who wins in the end depends on whether the soldiers' fighting will can be maintained. When all soldiers are determined to kill the last person, the battalion-level unit will not even be able to complete the annihilation battle at all.
Therefore, losing a platoon in one shot is a very serious situation.
Only a few hours after the battle began, the 1st Regiment Headquarters made an emergency response and all 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions withdrew to the regiment headquarters.
But the second battalion was not very lucky. The road was blocked by demons again, and they had to go up the mountain to confront the enemy.
The fact that they were able to survive until the third day was due to the support of the first battalion and a special function of the Python rifle.
In addition to recovering ammunition from the combat surface and fallen enemies, the Python is specially designed to deal with emergencies and has the function of projecting stones and wood. As long as the stone or wood can be stuffed into the barrel, it can be thrown. Of course, if the shape is not good, the hit will basically be a chance. Moreover, the efficiency of projecting these two materials is average, and the power can only be the same as that of a conventional hand crossbow used by ordinary people of the same size and shape.
In fact, while stationed, the soldiers would take advantage of their free time to polish stones and cut some wooden bullets. There were not many, but there were always about ten rounds per person. As long as they mastered the skills and were forced to give up the more elegant appearance, it would still be easy to make. quite fast.
However, this little thing can barely stop a small group of enemies from going up the mountain to throw magic. The little devils in the sky don't have time to care about it. They can only avoid the fireballs they throw.
In addition, the flaws of the demons themselves also make their offensive weak.
Low-level demons are similar to beasts, but even beasts are afraid. This instinctive fear greatly affects the offensive. If not many demons are killed, the others will scatter and run away. This gives each unit time to breathe and collect rocks and wood to try to make projectiles that can be stuffed into the barrels of guns.
The first battalion's individual strength was relatively strong and they were not easily killed by ordinary group damage magic, but there were too many enemies, and no rescue channel was opened all day long.
The third and fourth battalions concentrated at the regiment headquarters were not easy either. They could barely hold on to their existing positions, using ammunition cautiously, and often had to engage in close combat with obviously weaker enemies.
More than ten hours ago, the first regiment received a batch of ammunition supplies from the rear. The second battalion of the third regiment was transferred from the Golden Red Fortress. It will take at least two days for more supplies, but this wave of demons does not know what they will hit. Time is the key, so we don’t dare to shoot randomly.
The commander of the first regiment was very torn. He wanted the inner guards to come to relieve the siege, but he didn't want them to come.
This mentality is easy to understand. The inner court guards follow the king and can bathe in the king's light and bathe in the power of the great mother. These people take action, which is almost the same as the king personally participating in the war.
And the demons have not yet formed a regular army-style formation. They have to invite the inner court guards out. Can they still fight later?
However, no matter how entangled he was, the lives of his soldiers were important. When the second battalion was blocked, the commander of the first regiment immediately sent a letter back to the royal court to report to the next level.
In fact, it was inappropriate to do so, but in order to save more soldiers' lives, I didn't care so much.
After driving away the messenger, the regiment leader frowned as he stared at the situation map surrounded by regiment staff.
The location of the regiment headquarters is 230 kilometers away from the royal city in a straight line, and there is still sufficient room for strategic contraction.
However, don’t retreat casually if necessary, because this is a double-step hilly terrain. The bird’s eye view is crescent-shaped. The height difference between the inner circle and the surrounding area is 20 meters, and the height difference between the outer circle is 40 to 60 meters. Between meters, if you attack the inside from the outside, the climbing slopes in three directions are relatively steep. Only the slope in the south is slightly gentler. It is a natural highland fortress. The specific cause is probably the damaged ancient volcanic crater.
Such terrain and a large enough camping area are best for dozens of kilometers around, and are also the front line of permanent fortification construction. If you retreat further, you have to retreat to the outer valley areas of the volcanic mountains to find suitable places for defense. Now they are all company-level units of the Second Regiment.
But now, this natural fortress is surrounded by small demon cards.
The cards are directly used as military version of board game cards, indicating the general quantity and density.
The regiment staff had just completed a round of information updates and reported to the regiment commander: "They are still moving south. If we don't find a way, subsequent ammunition supply will be blocked."
The movements of the demons were very strange, and in the eyes of the leader, it was not a specifically organized attack.
A large number of demons have no organized plan for attacking the highlands. They just rush in a random wave. When the impact occurs, it will drive the surrounding demons to join in the fun, causing pressure and even casualties. This impact will not last for a particularly long time, as long as one person dies. If you criticize the demons, they will gradually disperse.
In addition, some demons ignored them at all and went directly to the rear, and were still moving south.
"What do you think we should do?" A regiment leader asked the staff for their opinions.
"There is the defense line of the Second Regiment behind them. Their fortifications and equipment are more suitable for defense, so there is no need to worry about it for the time being. We think we should focus on rescuing the Second Regiment first."
The head of the group nodded in approval.
The positioning of the Second Regiment and the First Regiment are different. The battalions of the First Regiment will move frequently, and the regiment headquarters will also change locations after re-deployment every time, so heavy equipment is relatively limited.
The Second Regiment is basically stationed at fixed points and has sufficient time to transport various equipment back and forth. At this time, they can use much stronger firepower in defensive battles.
Taking the Heavy Rain II machine gun as an example, each regiment and company only has three cannons, the reconnaissance company has none, the regiment defense company only has ten, and the four battalions plus regiment defense together only have a total of 36 cannons. Put in the second regiment, this number is only the configuration of a battalion.
In terms of weapons, this encounter was caused by the commander of the first regiment. He should not have been in this position. He had long ago wanted the entire regiment to retreat and get together with the troops stationed in the second regiment.
The first regiment leader also had his reasons.
The 1st Battalion had discovered abnormalities in the density and movement of the demons a few days in advance, but the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions each had their own tasks, some of which were nearly a hundred kilometers away from the regiment headquarters. Normally, almost half of the personnel were assigned to companies or even platoons. , it will take several days for their entire camp to shrink.
At this time, if the regiment headquarters and the four battalions stationed at the regiment headquarters run away together, the three battalions will only die faster in mobile warfare!
In addition, the regiment headquarters has more equipment and various things, and its movement speed is not as fast as that of battalion-level units. If the demons are coming for you, the result of casual movement will be that the entire regiment will be wiped out.
After thinking about it, the first regiment commander decided to put more effort in the direction of the second battalion, and asked the deputy commander to directly lead the regiment's defense company to the east highland. Together with the fourth battalion, he tried to relieve the pressure on the first battalion that was stuck halfway and see if they could open a way. Lu squeezed some ammunition into the first battalion, hoping that they could complete the rendezvous with the second battalion.
As for the regiment itself, there are cement fortifications here. Small fireballs and small earthquakes are difficult to cause effective damage. The current form of demon attack is not dangerous.
