Seventy-Three Cry

"A garrison group on the border can't get in touch with the 3rd Battalion... According to the pre-set plan, they are retreating." A liaison officer looked at the general in front of him and started reporting.

Bourgeois frowned and looked at the map in front of him. What he thought in his mind was the existence of an enemy who could eat a battalion of his own in one bite.

On the premise of not knowing where the enemy is attacking, dispersing your own troops and deploying along the border is a more reasonable response. After all, Ailan Hill's troops are very powerful in combat. It is estimated that tens of thousands of people will be needed to defeat a battalion in Ailan Hill in one go.

"A messenger from the Prairie Empire came and said that he brought very important news." An officer walked into Bourgeois' headquarters, clenched his fist with his right hand and pressed his chest to report: "He is very embarrassed!"

"Let him in!" After thinking about it, Bourgeois felt that he should meet the friendly messenger who sent the message.

As a result, as soon as the man entered the door, he knelt down on one knee weakly, and stood up after being supported, panting and crying: "We met the dragon knights of the Holy Demon Empire! There are about 10 dragons! 3,000 people. I was the only one who ran out!"

In fact, he didn't run out. He hid under the corpse. After the other party flew away, he found a horse to run back - the other party seemed to have more important things to do, so the grassland cavalry, In order to arrive at Maricha before the other dragon.

"Dragon Knight...Damn it! Go and contact the headquarters of the 16th Regiment, so that they don't have to go to the 3rd Battalion... Maybe they have already been attacked." Bourgeois said to his subordinates a little irritably: "They don't have anti-aircraft firepower, so it's probably more fortunate, right?"

"Let the 16th regiment shrink its defense line! Move closer to Mariza as soon as possible!" Bourgess knew that if the Holy Demon Empire fought back, he would lose some troops. But he didn't expect that the opponent's counterattack was so fierce that he lost a battalion of troops all at once.

If it is not good, the 16th regiment will suffer heavy losses and lose 1,000 people or more. Bourgeois glanced at the map hanging on the wall again, and said, "Telegram! Contact General Wilkes... We need reinforcements!"

"Wait!" After he gave the order, he stopped the adjutant who was going to send the order, and revised his order: "Send a telegram to Sirius first! Tell Your Majesty, the Holy Demon Empire has participated in the war! At least 10 Dragon Knights Here comes our real trouble!"

After a pause, he continued to order: "Then, send a telegram to General Wilkes and ask him to send reinforcements! We don't want infantry! We want anti-aircraft artillery units!"

As one order after another was passed, rows of soldiers in red uniforms ran up the ancient city walls. Their uniforms stand out in the sun, and their clothes look more pleasing than those of the troopers.

These soldiers in red uniforms also wear steel helmets on their heads, but they are not equipped with Mauser 98K rifles, but with a short pistol around the waist. By the time these soldiers ran up the city wall, the Alan Hill Grenadiers on the wall had already assembled.

"Wow!" Several air defense soldiers in red uniforms pulled apart the tightly wrapped 30mm caliber dual-purpose gun, and the metal gun body with Fei Fei reflected light that people couldn't see directly under the sun.

"The enemy may arrive at any time! All soldiers are ready to fight!" The officer commanding the anti-aircraft gun pressed the long sword on his waist and ordered to his subordinates. Following his orders, the artillerymen took the seats on either side of the anti-aircraft guns and began to shake the handles beside them.

As they turned quickly, the slender gun body was lifted up a little bit, and the icy gun barrel pointed to the clear sky. Several loaders took out the huge magazines from the carts beside them, and inserted the magazines into the barrels of the anti-aircraft guns.

behind the city walls,

On the commanding heights of the towering city, the soldiers responsible for the lookout have set up huge telescopes. These telescopes are responsible for monitoring the entire sky. No matter which direction the enemy rushes from, they can find the target as soon as possible.

Beside them, the flag bearers who are ready are all in place, and they are responsible for showing the flag in their hands to indicate the direction of the enemy's attack. There are soldiers on the top of the city who are always watching the flags on the commanding heights. Through such a stupid method, the entire Malicha has completed a simple air defense security network.

"I hope our anti-aircraft guns can really kill those goddamn dragons!" Standing in his specially set up air defense headquarters, Bourgeois nervously pressed his sword and looked out of the window in a certain direction from time to time.

The field of vision here is very good, almost half of the city can be seen, if the battle unfolds on the other side, then he only needs to go up one floor to see the opposite direction. It was originally a place built by the city owner for enjoyment, but now it has become Bourges' favorite temporary headquarters.

"All the heavy machine guns have been deployed! They are responsible for covering the anti-aircraft guns! We don't know how much damage the machine gun bullets can do to the dragon, but this is the strongest anti-aircraft firepower we can come up with." , an Air Force commander in red uniform, gave Bourgess an update on the deployment of air defenses.

"All the infantry have also gone to the city wall... They will keep firing, and our ammunition is very sufficient." The infantry commander of the 6th regiment said firmly: "We will fight until the last moment! If the battle breaks out, I will Immediately rush to the city head and personally command the infantry there to fight."

"The two garrison regiments on the side have been ordered to retreat. They have no anti-aircraft firepower and can easily be suppressed by the opponent." Bourgeois's adjutant opened up and reported the actions of the garrison regiment in the other direction.

Because these garrison groups were not equipped with heavy weapons, they were not even qualified to participate in the war, so they could only leave the flank of the city of Maricha and retreat to a safe place to stand by in humiliation.

But they weren't useless at all: maybe when the Arrant Empire came to attack the city, they could secure the side and rear of Mariza so that the whole city wouldn't be completely surrounded.

"There is news from the 16th regiment. The 1st battalion was also attacked by a giant dragon. The other party was obviously coming at us and didn't clean the battlefield..." An officer rushed into the headquarters in a hurry and sent the The news that came was pressed on the table, and he said breathlessly.

"The 3rd battalion of the 16th regiment is estimated to have been wiped out, and the 1st battalion is similar. Because it is a garrison regiment, there are not many losses of heavy weapons, but at least 700 guns are lost. This is a very serious failure." The quartermaster officer complained with a bitter look on his face.

You know, in the early days, it was not easy to collect these 700 guns. At that time, everyone used wooden models for training, but now, a real 700 guns are lost in a battle. Rifle, it hurts to think about it.

Even now, a batch of rifles is not cheap, including bullets and grenades, this batch of arms is already very expensive. Modern warfare is not only about the industrial foundation, but also countless amounts of money...

"Ugh..." The horn was blown abruptly, and Bourgeois didn't bother to read the reports of the loss. He walked to the window and saw the small black dots gathered in the sky in the distance.

"Come on!" He clenched his fists, stared at the gradually approaching black figures, and encouraged himself in his heart: The most glorious time of his life is probably now! Standing in front of so many giant dragons, even if you die in battle, is worth it!

"Gentlemen! At our feet is Alan Hill! We fight not only for ourselves, but for trust in our sire!"

"For Ailan Hill!" Everyone in the headquarters made a fist with their right hand and pressed it against their chest.

"For the sake of mortals, we can face everything with integrity in the future! For mortals to stand up and treat ourselves as human beings! For us poor mortals! We have to fight! We are not afraid of sacrifice! Your majesty gave us the courage to stand in front of the dragon. And weapons! We are not afraid of sacrifice! Because we want to prove that mortals are never slaves!" Bourgeois pushed open the window in front of him, looked at the dragon knights who could already see the outlines, and shouted out the window.

"Mortals will never be slaves!" The soldiers standing in the city raised their arms and responded loudly to the cry. The soldiers standing on the city wall also raised their arms and shouted to the sky.

The anti-aircraft soldiers sitting in the anti-aircraft artillery positions were already in full formation. They aimed their muzzles in the direction of the dragon's attack. The gunner had already pressed his finger on the trigger to fire, and only waited for the observation gunner to issue the order. order to fire.

They had put the dragon in the center of the circular sight, and they were all set. They want to make the first cry for mortals, and they want to fight to the end for their dignity.

Suddenly, the grenadiers, who had already carried their rifles, sent out a wave of shouts: "Mortals will never be slaves!" They also shouted, shouting from the bottom of their hearts.

This voice flew in the wind, causing the dragon knights who had already approached the city wall of Maricha to frown. The thing they are most worried about has already happened. The mortals are trying to destroy the rule of the Holy Demon Empire. This is a disaster they cannot accept.

"Never be a slave? Then go to die!" Hearing the shouts on the city wall reaching into the sky, Ildo, who was riding on the dragon's back, had cold eyes and said lightly.

Then, the knight captain raised his arm, made a random attack gesture to all the dragon knights, and slashed forward suddenly, with an indomitable momentum: "Kill!"