While the new students and teachers of the Magic Academy are just starting their college life, the few sponsored students from New Pettus are worried about their families and friends.
New Pettus was built more than half a year ago by the victims of the Pettus disaster.
The senior officials of the inner court planted a giant tree and stationed 800 city defense troops.
The giant tree was not only a temporary food source for the victims, but also the foundation of the city wall. Everyone was grateful and spontaneously cooperated with the work of the settled administrative staff and the education department, while building their new home with their own hands.
It didn't take long for the days to become increasingly stable. Since the Chinese New Year, small groups of demons began to appear frequently in the east and north, in the direction of the original Pettus.
Although the demons cannot defeat the city defense army, they can always cause a small number of casualties every time, sometimes a few people, sometimes more than 20 people.
The kingdom's response was not slow. After only a few times, the 105th Battalion of the 21st garrison regiment was transferred.
They did not station themselves in the city, but began building fortifications a few kilometers outside the city wall in the northeast.
Soon New Pettus City returned to calm, and the city guards only had to deal with single-digit devils every day.
But the people are not stupid. They know that there are people fighting every day to protect them, and their own group of disaster victims have no assets to support them, so many people want to join the army.
The Petters had not yet completed literacy at this stage and did not meet the minimum standards for enlistment.
But the Pettus people were very enthusiastic, and some people secretly went around after leaving the south city gate to approach the military defense line.
This incident caused such a big fuss that the commander of the 105th Battalion personally went to the city to read out the military regulations and explain to everyone why they could not get close to the military line. The person involved saved his life, but was not exempted from liability and was hanged for ten days.
However, things did not develop as the military expected, because more people wanted to join the army because they found that the garrison was well-organized.
But it still doesn't work.
After struggling for a month, seeing that the public opinion that wanted to protect his homeland or kill the demons with his hands was fading, New Pettus waited for a king's order.
New Pettus was chartered to advance the localization work of the city defense force ahead of schedule.
The localization progress of the city defense force varies from place to place. According to the process, it will only take place after the public has a general sense of recognition of the Phoenix Kingdom, which usually takes about two years.
The Pettus people may have been rescued because they fought with the demons on the way to escape. They have a strong sense of belonging, so they should come earlier.
However, the population of New Pettus is very sparse. There are only 3,000 victims. Including those who escaped from the mountainous area in the following six months, the total is less than 5,000. The king's decree only approved a maximum of five hundred men to join the army, which would be mixed with the existing city defense troops stationed in New Petters.
One-tenth of the city's population seems outrageous, but there are few old, weak, sick and disabled among the victims, and a large proportion of young and middle-aged people can support such a number.
Being a city defense force in the Phoenix Kingdom is not just a matter of passion, you also need to undergo training.
In the current situation, there was no need to waste too much ammunition on empty targets. After a month of short training, just when the magic academy started, they were allowed to step forward to engage the enemy.
Everyone is precious, and this behavior of pushing new recruits onto the battlefield is naturally not to make them die more.
In fact, during the one-month short training period, the garrison headquarters dispatched people who specialized in ideological work to understand the situation and conduct investigations. They confirmed that there were no female cadres among them, and kept those with hatred in the city. The rest were under the protection of the 105th Battalion. Get used to fighting.
The battlefield is hell and the best teaching ground.
In just half a month, most of the Pettus city defense troops have been able to deal with one life after another without any psychological fluctuations, and have learned to distinguish high-value targets.
Marksmanship is more casual. After all, due to production capacity and management needs, the city defense army uses weapons and equipment that are one or two models behind. The hit rate against moving targets will be slightly worse. More bullets are needed to feed the gun to improve it to The level of usability cannot be relied upon in actual combat, so the 105th Battalion is still the main force in dealing with mountainous areas and demons coming over the mountains.
Looking on the bright side, although the frontal combat capability still needs time and ammunition to develop, the city defense army that has mastered some combat skills as soon as possible can also complete some tasks on its own, and a hundred or so people can guard a platoon's combat surface. Even if they encounter difficulties on the way, they can still get support from the 105th Battalion.
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In this way, the 105th Battalion's defensive integrity can be improved, further reducing the pressure on the city wall.
The reason why the garrison chose to set up defenses outside the city instead of the city wall was mainly because in some cases, there would be individual flying demons that could not even shoot down the cannons, thus posing a threat to the safety of houses and lives inside the city wall.
These demons that can pass through the line of fire are not necessarily very strong. There is a high probability that they are just little demons caught up in the goddess of luck. Their destructive power is limited, but once they are successfully set on fire, they may expand at any time due to the wind. For urban areas , especially in a city like New Paters where most of the houses are temporary wooden houses and there is a lack of surface water, so there are great hidden dangers.
After the volunteers in New Pettus can help, the relative reconnaissance and combat intensity has increased. Even if a few are occasionally missed and go towards the city wall, there is no need to worry too much.
The 105th Battalion is here to protect New Pettus, and the other troops are not just idle behind.
According to the order of the garrison headquarters, the remaining four battalions of the 21st Regiment gathered at Green ***, waiting for news.
To the green east is the city of Elta. From here, it is closer to the eastern hilly belt, and the terrain is also relatively gentle.
It's just that things still need to be done according to rules and regulations, and they have to wait for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to get the transit approval from Elta City.
Things were going pretty well.
Since the inexplicable fight with Fatel, all the surrounding lords have been more considerate, or have given up on treatment, and the originally hostile lords of Elta City are no exception.
In addition, there is no need to worry about Erte stabbing him in the back, because the overflowing demons in the eastern mountainous area have also caused harm to the area, and the lord is eager for someone to go in and die.
But whether it means death depends on whose army it belongs to.
Wang Qi's military thinking is that all actions are based on intelligence and cannot rely on the power of "I think about it".
In fact, before the 105th Battalion was in place, aircraft from the headquarters had already launched continuous reconnaissance and surveillance of the mountainous areas. First update@
It has now been confirmed that this round is the spontaneous spread of the demons.
Because there is a similar situation in the northern region, the garrison is more experienced in this kind of proliferation, and there is no need to ask the inner court for help.
It can take time to clear it slowly, but the disadvantage is that it is too far away from the eastern part of the mountainous belt. It is more than 150 kilometers away, and there is neither a city nor a fortress in the middle. The existing garrison cannot handle it. The stalls are so big, you have to go home after finishing a round of cleaning.
Based on the spread of the demons, it can take up to half a year before relapse. If it is an individual infringement, a three-month delay is not bad.
Don't fight, the current situation in New Pettus City is too affecting the accumulation of strength.
No matter how you choose, it's difficult. After all, the entire garrison only has a few regiments, and the range that can be protected with high intensity is relatively limited.
It will take time for the natural growth of the population and time for the naturalization of the refugees. These are estimated to be unable to keep up with the deterioration of the situation, and more powerful killing weapons will be needed. .
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