"Blow the assembly call and let Ding Kui and the others come back." Xue Chong ordered.
In this encounter, nearly 300 people from the first brigade were killed or wounded. It was the first time that Ding Kui saw so many comrades killed and wounded. He was already red-eyed and pursued the enemy with all his might.
The assembly call sounded again and again, and Ding Kui ran back with his team angrily.
"The enemy army is almost here. Send the wounded back immediately. Don't leave the bodies of your comrades behind. Take them all back." Xue Chong's heart was bleeding. This battle was equivalent to a high-level soldier fighting a low-level soldier, who was defeated by a large number of enemy troops.
The low-level soldiers consumed some of his own high-level soldiers, and the battle was won, but in the end he felt that he had lost.
Dust was rising in the sky in the far north, and Ding Kui could also see that there was a large army approaching, and its number was not lower than that of the 2o1 Division. This was his experience gained from practice.
The descriptions in the books and the teacher's oral descriptions are not so detailed. You have to see a similar number of troops marching several times in person before you can roughly judge how far and how large the dust represents how many troops.
"It depends on whether the division can stop them outside the city." Ding Kui retreated with Xue Chong.
"Master Zhang has experienced hundreds of battles and will lead us to repel the enemy." Xue Chong pinned his hope on Zhang Jie.
Most of the people in the 2o1 Division have never fought in a battle. Many of them have never even seen what the enemy looks like. In terms of combat experience, they are far inferior to their opponents. Not to mention that the First Battalion defeated the Meng Second Army with less and more.
If the scout troops really work, can the 2o1 Division stop the Meng Army's forward troops? It is difficult for anyone to give a conclusive answer to this question.
The first brigade returned to Shapu City. A field defense line was built in the north of the city. Three unequal soil slopes were connected by a mud wall as high as a person. In front of this tortuous defense line, there were still people digging trenches, digging from the trenches.
The mud that comes out is transported to the earth wall and used to heighten and thicken the wall.
The total length of this defense line is four to five kilometers. It is stuck on the passage to Shapu City. Defense fortifications have been built on both sides. However, the northern fortifications are nearing completion, while the southern fortifications have only begun to take shape. Once the fortifications on both sides are completed,
Once everything is built, the 2o1 Division can spend the night on the defense line, and even temporary military camps can be omitted.
Someone waved an order flag on the slope in the middle of the defense line, guiding the first brigade to withdraw to the defense line. It turned out that traps had been dug on the outside, and there were also broken and lumpy horseshoe pits. If Ding Kui and the others made the wrong move, everyone and the horse would be broken.
The legs, traps and horseshoe pits were basically dug before the arrival of the 2o1 Division. Zhang Jie added a little more after looking at the terrain to connect the defensive area together.
Zhang Jie asked Xue Chong to learn about the battle situation and deduced that the Meng Army's forward troops should have three divisions. "This time the first brigade did a good job. The enemy's scouts from the three brigade did not penetrate. Our army's
The falsehood and reality can still confuse the enemy for a while. If the time drags on, it will be dark. With us guarding here, the enemy will not dare to build a camp too close to Shapu City."
"Sir," Liang Chong hurried to find Zhang Jie, "all the magicians left behind by the Shapu City Magician Guild have come to support our division."
"Oh, great, call them over. No! I'm going to see them." Zhang Jie immediately followed Liang Chong and left, leaving Xue Chong and Ding Kui alone.
"Hey, this city lord is going to defend Shapu City." Xue Chong sighed.
"How did Captain Xue know?" Ding Kui was a little curious.
Cui Dun took people out of the city only after they left. Logically speaking, he didn't know anything about Cui Dun.
"The kingdom has regulations. No one can force a magician to fight to the death. When a magician's life is threatened, he can flee or surrender. Now that all the magicians in the city have come to join the division instead of staying in the city to guard, it shows that the city lord intends to live and die with the city.
, let the magician choose where to go." Xue Chong heard many similar situations in the Nanzhao Prefecture War Zone.
Looking at Shapu City in the distance, Ding Kui said sadly: "Are we going to watch this city being occupied?"
"This is not something you should think about." Xue Chong said very seriously, "You are just a squadron leader. You are not much different from ordinary soldiers in this war zone. All you can do is the military orders issued by the superiors.
Our division commander can only fight the enemy here depending on the situation. If the enemy is strong, we must conserve our strength and evacuate quickly. He can't change the fate of Shapu City, let alone you and me.
In such a large-scale battle, the gains and losses of one city or one place cannot determine the final battle situation. No matter how much you think about it, it will not help. How many troops you command and what military positions you hold determine what issues you can think about. These are the rules on the battlefield.
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This was what Xue Chong said specifically to hit Ding Kui. Sometimes he felt that Ding Kui was too bold and was not the kind of officer who followed the rules. He was easily out of his command range and might one day disobey military orders when his head got hot.
Something happened. He didn't want Ding Kui's future to be ruined in his own hands. Anyone who could remind and support him would be willing to give Ding Kui a hand.
"Hey." Ding Kui let out a long sigh. He understood that women should not be kind on the battlefield, but he still felt burdened after experiencing it personally.
Fu Ji was in a good mood at this time. His magician group had three more wand magicians, six robed magicians and more than ten trainee magicians. Such a magical power is not very strong, but it has battlefield experience.
Rich, he knows how difficult the next battle will be, and he cherishes every extra point of strength.
The news that there might be three enemy divisions coming could not be hidden from Fuji. No matter what kind of troops came, each division would definitely be equipped with a magician regiment. Three divisions are three magician regiments. Speaking of Fuji,
Without pressure, no one would believe it.
Among the three wand-wielding magicians, there is an old fire magician who is nearly ninety years old. This old magician named Yu Ku is the person in charge of the remaining magicians guild in Shapu City. When recruiting magicians at the base camp,
The president of Shapu City took away a group of magicians and asked Yu Ku, who was too old, to look after the house.
Yu Ku no longer cares about life and death, but the guild's wealth is in his hands. Shapu City is about to be destroyed, and the Magician's Guild cannot die with it. I heard that the 2o1 Division is coming to stop the enemy.
, to buy time for the people to evacuate, he did not hesitate to come to the door with the last possessions of the guild.
"Captain Fu, you can arrange the rest of us as you please. It's just that the apprentices hope you can take care of them." Yu Ku told Fu Ji clearly.
"You're welcome, Mr. Yu, just call me Fu Ji. Without you seniors contributing to the guild, how can the kingdom's magical power deter the enemy? Please rest assured that our mission is to block and delay the enemy, not to fight desperately with the enemy.
No matter how difficult it is, I will not let those children join. On the contrary, I can let them learn how magicians fight in advance." The former county guild president did not leave the scene behind.