Northern District.
I don’t know if it was a coincidence, or it was the nature of the demons to calm down after a while. The day after Li Xiang arrived at the battlefield with some members of the inner court guard, the demons’ offensive significantly relaxed.
"It feels like they are wild animals that exist nearby." The leader of the group was also a little confused.
But it's always a good thing.
This day's rendezvous operation went very smoothly, with only some minor conflicts and no more attacks involving thousands of people.
After all the members were reunited, the sense of security increased significantly. More than 2,000 people were guarding the high ground covering an area of less than 0.5 square kilometers. If they all went to the front line to lie down and shoot, they would feel a little crowded.
Li Xiang's mission is not over yet.
"What to do next?" She still asked a regiment leader for a task.
The first regiment leader was not embarrassed to use the special envoy to death. He pointed to the situation map surrounded by the staff and explained: "The density of the demons today is obviously lower than yesterday, and there is a tendency to disperse evenly. You and the inner court guards will first go to the camp. Rest here for one night, and tomorrow I will ask the First Company to accompany you to transport ammunition to the rear."
The commander of a regiment directly calls a company, only a battalion and a company. Although the first company has been organized into a battalion level in the early days, the first company is still the most elite team in the entire army.
"It won't be a problem."
"No problem. The visibility is relatively high today. Even if they attack suddenly, we have enough time to prepare." He added, "It would be better if His Highness the Special Envoy could help with more treatment work."
Wang Qi had told her before she came that because she arrived from the rear and was not familiar with the overall situation at the scene, the action must be directed by the first regiment leader.
Then if you want to become a medic, just become a medic.
Bring someone to help treat the wounded.
Because the titanium alloy equipment protects the vital parts of the torso better, the injuries to the lower half and arms of the soldiers were either minor or very serious, and moderate injuries were rare.
There is no need for her to perform humanitarian duties today. After all, everyone is at the regiment headquarters. There is no need for overall maneuvers for the time being. It is better not to take action if you can. As long as there is enough time, no matter how serious the injury is, there may be a chance to recover and stay. A few words of testament.
Towards evening the dead and wounded were tallied.
The entire regiment has a full complement of 2,860 men. Excluding the dozens of men lost during this round of surveillance operations deployed in the northern area, it was exactly 2,800 before the battle began. There are 2,200 people who can continue to serve without risk of disability, and the death toll is close to 500. Adding in the personnel who have been confirmed to be disabled, there is no battalion left.
For the group, this battle was very difficult, and there would be a lot of battles to follow, but for the entire kingdom, the price was acceptable. Because if these hundreds of thousands of demons are pushed to the south and start climbing over the mountains, their random rushing method will easily slip through the net and move to the settlements around Phoenix City, and the losses will only be greater.
Death and disability are counted as attrition, and the exchange ratio with the enemy is 1:16.
However, even with such an outrageous exchange ratio, the number of demons actually killed was only about one-tenth of the demons in the surrounding area. To truly open up a route sufficient for the whole group to retreat, at least ten or twenty thousand people would have to be killed.
Therefore, it is necessary to resupply ammunition, and the scale must be large enough.
On the third day on the scene, Li Xiang led the first company and the second company of the 12th Battalion, the 3rd Regiment and the 12th Battalion, who had previously sent supplies, back to the Jinhong Fortress. The entire 12th Battalion here had already done all the transportation with the help of the 8th Battalion. Prepare.
Also performing supply and reinforcement missions are the 101st Battalion of the 21st Regiment. They are not responsible for transportation operations and are focused on combat just like the 1st Company.
This is also the first time that a mixed regiment has carried out large-scale combat missions in the northern region.
Thousands of people require more orderly actions. There is no way to run directly to the position like Li Xiang with only a dozen people. He needs to camp twice in the middle.
Li Xiang didn't care about the trivial matters. He just led the inner court guards to fight all the way. If they dared to block the way, they would kill all the way through and then come back. After a short rest, they would go through again.
This avoids frequent overall position battles during transportation. The 1st Company and the 101st Battalion set up one or two firepower points every 200 meters and are only responsible for the safety of the wings and rear. A little care of the fish that slip through the front can guarantee the 12th Battalion. Keep moving.
After the round trip, Li Xiang killed at least one or two thousand people by himself, maybe more. The special spears he brought out were all broken, and in the end he could only use his small fist to hammer the demon's head.
But this also made Li Xiang feel that the demons had indeed changed, because she had no idea how many she had killed during the previous rescue trip. This time, there were only a few or dozens of animals killed in a pile, and a numerical value could actually be estimated, indicating that the density had indeed decreased as the regimental leader said.
The supplies brought by the 12th Battalion this time included ammunition and food, as well as some tools.
The so-called tools are actually steel pipes, oil and specially equipped steel rods.
There are two usages.
One method uses the sawtooth structure made at one end of the steel pipe to saw wood. At this time, the accompanying steel rod is inserted horizontally into the hole at the end and the wood is sawed by rotating it. You can also shovel mud directly into it and throw it into the fire.
These two methods can be regarded as one. They are both used to make temporary bullets. They are faster than pure manual work, and the temporary bullets that come out will be more regular than those cut with a hunting knife. To get out the stick-like object inside, just sharpen it. It can be put into the gun when it comes out of the front end.
It's still pretty bad, but at least the flight trajectory is a little more stable.
This thin tubular shovel is not a new thing. It was originally a standard tool used by the exploration team to take samples. However, the one was larger and longer. This time, it was temporarily made by a machine factory and matched with a 15 mm caliber to make it suitable for sharp-edged hands. The size of the business card,
The second use relies on its reduced shape. In close combat, it can be held in the hand and the tube body is exposed between the middle finger and ring finger, which is equivalent to increasing the lethality of the fist. Although the sharpness is flawed, it is used after all. It comes with a steel pipe with a diamond head, which can be inserted into the meat.
As for why there is not a magic machine that can directly load wooden bullets... because Wang Qi rejected it. He didn't want the army to fall back to the level of archers. A multi-functional tool for emergency use would be enough.
The supply mission was successfully completed, the regiment regained its combat effectiveness, and even the number of personnel was still far from full strength. The combat efficiency did not drop significantly. After all, the team had gone through the narrow gap between life and death, and the overall temperament was different.
After supplies, Li Xiang and his party did not receive any new tasks.
"There is something wrong with the status of the demons. Just leave it to us. Your Highness should go back to your Majesty first, so as not to worry His Majesty."
The first regiment leader was pretty good at talking. When he scratched an itch, Li Xiang's stern face relaxed and he said, "You should go back as soon as possible to replenish the personnel, so that there won't be any more problems."
"yes."
The two saluted each other, and Li Xiang took the people back to Phoenix City via the normal route from the North Pass.
As soon as she met Wang Qi, Li Xiang immediately turned into a frightened little girl, moaning and groaning and asking someone to accompany her to the swimming pool to wash herself off.
