Brexi, on the Pingping Army position outside Nanre City
The rain had stopped earlier, but the trenches were filled with water. Outside the trenches, as far as the eye could see were puddles and swamps of various sizes.
"Bang! Bang bang!"
"Bang bang bang!"
"boom!"
"Wow!"
The battle between the Ping An Army and the government forces lasted for more than eight hours, but there was still no sign of stopping.
Bullets continued to shuttle between each other, and grenades continued to blast large craters on the position and splash mud and water.
"Comrades! Keep holding on!" Morais, whose whole body was stained by mud and water, uttered a hoarse voice. If it weren't for that brave demeanor that the comrades are so familiar with, few of them would be able to identify him by his current appearance.
his identity.
"yes!"
"yes!"
Morais received far less responses than before yesterday's battle.
Part of the reason for this is that during the all-night defense, many comrades sacrificed their lives and were transferred to the city after being injured, which greatly reduced the combat strength. Part of the reason is that everyone is too tired and it is a problem to concentrate on blocking the enemy, let alone
A loud shout was made.
Of course, Morais didn't care about this. Seeing the enemy's offensive slowing down visibly, he no longer personally participated in the blocking with a gun. Instead, he waded in the trench to encourage every comrade who stood firm.
, give comfort to every injured person.
"Did you see it! The rain has stopped! It's going to be daybreak! The government's offensive will only get weaker and weaker until it stops or turns into harassment! We survived the most difficult night! Hold on, everyone.
Persistence! When daybreak, we will arrange for everyone to take turns eating and resting!"
"yes!"
"yes!"
"How are you doing here?" Morais couldn't help but stepped forward to ask when he saw a comrade with gauze wrapped around his head and vigorously organizing others to resist the government troops.
"Master!" The comrade recognized with difficulty that the man was Morais and saluted him.
Other soldiers followed suit.
Morais waved his hand to warn everyone to be wary of the government troops, and then asked with admiration and concern: "You are injured, can you do it?"
"It's okay! My scalp was just scratched by a bullet!" the injured comrade said angrily. It seemed that his condition was not affected by the injury at all.
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"Well done." Morais patted the injured comrade on the shoulder.
"Come to eat, come to eat!"
Morais wanted to chat more with his wounded comrades, but was attracted by the sudden shouting from the position.
Have a meal?
They are short of manpower. Almost everyone who can stand or shoot has been summoned to the position to resist the attack of the government troops. How can anyone still have the energy to cook?
Before he could find anyone to ask, several men in civilian clothes, who looked like they were not soldiers of the Equality Army, each carried a few bags full of food and came over: "Did you just get food?"
"No." Morais said.
"Come, take it and eat it. Eat as much as you can. If there is not enough, we will prepare more." The leading man opened the bag and called to nearby comrades to come and get food.
"Who are you?" Morais asked, looking at the bread and pie in the bag.
"We are citizens of Nanre City..." The plainclothes man explained his origins while handing out food.
These people are all citizens of Nanre City.
The fighting outside the city in recent days has frightened them, and their fear reached its peak after the heavy rain last night.
Later, as they watched the wounded soldiers from the International Equality Alliance being transported back continuously, and logistic and civilian comrades also took part in the defense battle with guns in hand, many citizens who sympathized with the International Equality Alliance could not sit still.
They organized themselves spontaneously. One group was responsible for cooking and raising food and other supplies, and another group was responsible for transporting food and other supplies to the front line. They wanted to contribute some of their strength to the International Equality Alliance.
There is also a group of people who are determined to fight together with the comrades of the International Equality Alliance and use practical actions to keep the government troops out.
"We know you are fighting for us. We are old and can't help with anything else. It's okay to do something as small as sending some food." After the citizens distributed food to every comrade present, they
He was about to go to the next place, "If you need anything, tell us and we will send it to you after we prepare it."
"No more, no more." Morais held half a piece of pie in his hand and watched the citizens leave.
"It's really helped us a lot. We can't spare anyone to cook and supply supplies to various departments now." The injured comrade was chewing bread while still holding the gun in his other hand.
Morais took a bite of the pie and said with emotion: "Everyone, please eat quickly. It will be dawn soon, and we will arrange for you to take turns to rest."
"Division Commander, with so many government troops, is it possible that they won't launch another large-scale attack during the day?" A soldier did not dare to let down his guard and asked on behalf of many people around him.
"We have the advantage of the terrain and fortifications. It is certainly possible for the government troops to attack directly, but the cost will be very high. That's why they were waiting for the rain yesterday, hoping to use the cover of the rain to reduce losses and capture Nanre.
." Morais explained to the comrades present the reason why the pressure would drop during the day, "Now that the rain has stopped and it will be dawn soon, we have successfully held our position, unless they are determined to take Nange at all costs.
, otherwise we will definitely get a chance to rest."
"They've been waiting here for a long time. They shouldn't wait any longer, right?"
"I'm worried about this too." Morais swallowed the food in his mouth and sat on the side of the trench. "But it looks like it won't happen. Otherwise, they can take advantage of the darkness and we are exhausted physically and mentally.
If we send troops to attack again, there is no need to wait until the cover is lost during the day before taking action."
"Yes... then why are they still waiting? Obviously the longer they wait, the worse it will be for them. Is it possible that the government forces are planning some conspiracy?"
"I don't know about that, and we don't need to worry too much about what they think. What we have to do is to defend Nanre City no matter what moves the government forces take. As long as Nanre City is still in our hands, we will
Victorious." Morais' doubts were deeper than those of his younger comrade, but without the support of intelligence, he had no idea.
"clear!"
"Don't worry, the rain in many areas yesterday was heavier than ours, including Pro City." Morais hasn't received the news yet, but he said with confidence, "General Joseph and the others have already planned to
We launched an attack on Pro City on the 22nd, and now there’s this rain
cover, they are less likely to miss the opportunity. When progress is made there, it means that the government forces that are surrounding us will also face the situation of being attacked from both sides. By then, our pressure will be reduced drastically, and we can respond to various ministries to organize counterattacks, so that
The government troops also have a taste of our power."
"Okay!" The little comrade didn't know much. He believed what Morais said and believed that the International Equality Alliance would counterattack soon and beat the government troops into panic.
"Everyone, hold on after you finish eating. I'll go look elsewhere first." After finishing the pie, Morais went to inspect the other side of the position.
It seems that there are many citizens in Nanre City who dare to come forward.
Wherever he passed, comrades were given food and received precious supplies.
This solved his urgent need.
The military strength is tight, and the government troops are pressing forward step by step, giving them no chance to relax. If the people don't come forward to help, they will not be able to get supplies in the future. With this state, even if they have superhuman will, they will not be able to relax.
I'm afraid there is no hope of blocking the follow-up attack by government forces.
"Master! Master!"
After patrolling for twenty minutes, Morais heard someone calling his name from behind. He turned around and walked in the direction of the sound, and soon met the messenger who was looking for him.
"...Commander!" It took the ordering soldier several seconds to recognize that it was none other than Division Commander Morais who was meeting him.
"What's wrong?" Morais' mind was filled with countless possible information.
"Our army took advantage of the heavy rain last night and successfully occupied Puluo! The government troops in Puluo City saw that the rain was so heavy, and there were several of their garrisons between Puluo City and our army's positions, so they didn't take any precautions at night..." The messenger
Report the general battle report to Morais in a low voice.
"Okay! Okay!" When Morais heard that Pu Luo had won the battle, all the accumulated fatigue was wiped away.
"Commander Bryan, who joined General Joseph yesterday afternoon, took advantage of the rain to subside and led the First Cavalry Division to launch a surprise attack on several other government army garrisons. The situation was also very good!" the messenger continued.
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"It's done! It's done!" Morais quickly returned to the command post, spread out the map, and used a pen to draw the city of Puluo and several strongholds together with the battle lines of the Ping Army.
That shape was like a sharp knife, piercing deeply into the hinterland of the government forces.
It can not only influence the deployment of government troops from all sides, but also pose a threat to the government troops surrounding Nanre City.
With this sharp knife, the government troops surrounding Nanre City are surrounded by enemies from both sides. If they cannot capture Nanre as soon as possible, they can only shrink their troops and be on guard front and rear.
"Comrade Morais!" the chief of staff strode back to the command post.
His appearance was no better than that of Morais. His whole body looked as dirty as if he had rolled in a mud puddle.
"Did you get the news too?" Morais asked.
"Yes! We came here as soon as we got the news!" The chief of staff looked at the map on the table and smiled from ear to ear at the sharp knife that Morais had just drawn. "Now we can finally feel proud and proud of ourselves.
The organization has launched a counterattack!"
"General Joseph is so calm, and our luck is indeed good." Morais relaxed as never before, rummaged through the drawer and found half a box of cigarettes, handed one to the chief of staff, and lit one himself, "This
Are you okay for one night?"
"I'm fine." The chief of staff waved his hand, not caring about lighting a cigarette. He was still studying the map and deducing the changes in it in the future.
"Huh... the government forces must also have learned about the situation." Morais breathed out a puff of smoke, and after the joy passed, he said in a deep voice, "There is not much time left for them to choose now, or they can withdraw the troops surrounding us as soon as possible.
The organizational strength is at arm's length with Joseph and others, or they can try to take advantage of the last moment to fully attack Nanre and pay a high price to win here..."
The chief of staff took the lighter, lit the cigarette, squinted his eyes and took a sip: "It's definitely the latter. If it were you and me, we would make the same decision. The government forces have already suffered a certain amount of losses in the past few days, and now they have fallen short of their achievements.
If you leave without getting anything, you might as well try harder and win Nanre in one fell swoop."
"We still have a tough battle to fight next," Morais said.
Although Joseph's side has occupied Puluo, it will take some time to help Nanre relieve the siege. If the government troops near Nanre City want to use this time to occupy Nanre, then the pressure on Morais and the others will be too great.
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You must know that in the past few days, in order to avoid greater losses, the government forces have been using the tactics of boiling frogs in warm water to consume the combat power of the Morais Department.
This does not mean that the strength that the government forces can exert is limited to this.
If the conditions do not allow them to adopt this tactic again, and the conditions also require that they must capture Nanre, then under their all-out attack at all costs, even if one of the Fourth Division of the Ping Ping Army can kill two or three, all of them will be brave.
Even the God of War cannot defend such a small city.
"Notify everyone to get ready." Morais originally wanted everyone to take turns to rest when dawn comes, but unfortunately the current situation no longer allows this.
"Wait a minute." The chief of staff ordered without haste, "I don't think General Joseph failed to consider this. He knew that capturing Pulao would push the government troops into a panic, and if the government troops are pushed into a corner, Nange will definitely be able to defend Nange with us.
If you can’t live with it, you should have dealt with it in advance.”
"If there had been, he would have sent a telegram long ago." Morais did not hold out hope.
"Commander! Telegram!"
As soon as Morais finished speaking, the signal corps handed over a telegram.
The telegram was sent by Joseph.
It says that the 15th Infantry Division of the Ping An Army, composed of recruits who were urgently transferred to the front line some time ago, has not been idle. They took advantage of yesterday's rainy night to reach a location less than 30 kilometers away from Nanre City. It can be said in the blink of an eye.
When troops approached the city, the government troops did not dare to pursue them rashly at this juncture.
Although the combat effectiveness of this new division could not be compared with that of the government army, Joseph never thought about letting them really support Joseph and fight head-on with the unstoppable government army.
This new division has not yet officially appeared, and all their information is not only unknown to the government forces, but also remains mysterious to the Equality Army, so much so that Morais and the others only just learned about it - this
A new division was disguised as an elite army force supported by the Bash Empire.
They appeared suddenly and mysteriously near Nanre City.
For a while, it was difficult for the government forces to find out the details of this army and confirm whether it was an elite reinforcement from Bash, and there was very little time left for them to fight in Nanre City.
As a result, this new division began to show their value:
To frighten the government troops surrounding Nanre City and make them believe that once they launch an attack on Nanre City, this "Bash elite force" will come to their aid and cooperate with the equal forces in the city to annihilate them.
As long as the government troops can be convinced that it is true and cause them to give up taking risks and withdraw their troops quickly, the crisis in Nanre City can be resolved skillfully without spending a single soldier.
Even if the government forces are determined to put up a fight, the interference of the new division will be enough to buy time for Joseph's side to put pressure on him!