Bressey, Feitier Mountains, International Equality Feitier Line
In late September, due to the unfavorable frontline operations, Boyne, Morais, Keating and others reviewed the situation and decided to build a defense line in the Fetier Mountains in advance to prepare for their future evacuation to Lelister City.
Later, in mid-November, the situation took a turn for the worse. Facing the powerful government forces, the International Equality Alliance headquarters had to move to the city of Lelist further north, relying on the basically completed defenses in the Fetier Mountains.
This prevented the government troops from moving further north and barely maintained a balance.
As of now, December 10, the Ping Ping Army has been holding on here for nearly a month.
"Joseph, Comrade Verak was arrested in Lezein."
At the general command post of the defense line, Adel, who serves as the commander of the 2nd Infantry Division of the Equality Army, said to Joseph, the commander-in-chief of the defense line.
Joseph was busy with combat matters all day long and paid little attention to Lezein. When he heard this, he was surprised and said: "What's going on?"
"According to the current investigation results, it is a dignitary who cooperated with us who leaked their location to the government forces, which eventually led to the arrest of each team leader and Verak." Adel played with his cigar, his face
gloomy.
"I remember this kind of problem happened at the Dunman branch. I blindly believed in people who only had common interests..." When the Dunman branch was annihilated, Joseph had not yet joined the International Equality Alliance, but because of this incident
This incident was the most painful failure in the development history of the International Equality Alliance, so as long as you become a gay, you will have a corresponding understanding of this past that deserves careful consideration.
"I believe Verak has done some evasion, but..." Adel sighed.
He and Verak have a deep connection.
"If we spread out, I'm afraid the problem will be bigger. The most important thing for us now is to hold the line of defense and prevent the government troops from approaching Lelist City. But if we launch guerrilla tactics, then if they concentrate their strength, can't they bear a certain price?
, survive the defense line?" Adel expressed concern.
"You mean the ones who were arrested together with you?"
"It scares me to have people like this alive," Auston said.
The cauldron for the failure of the public opinion war seems to be a heavy responsibility, and it is not his turn to bear it for the time being.
At that time, once the defense line is breached, the government troops will be able to easily march straight into Lelist City.
"They met to study this matter, and the final conclusion was that they respect Comrade Verak's decision and will also plan a rescue operation. Compared with exchanging hostages, rescue is something we will try every time. Comrade Verak will never do this.
I also think that being special will make other comrades feel cold."
"Yes."
"...The new task will be given to you with full authority. This is the best opportunity to abdicate your crime and make meritorious service. If you don't do this well, you won't have to live in this world anymore." After Seth settled in, he started.
Left prison.
"Yes, I think we can also use it, especially in this area. The terrain near the Fetier Mountains is complex. Our people spread out and harass and attack the opponent in small teams. Maybe there will be unexpected results."
Joseph suggested.
"Then just tell me."
The International Equality Alliance headquarters has no retreat, so the fall of Lelist City will cause immeasurable damage to the International Equality Alliance. This will undoubtedly be a major failure.
"How to take the initiative to attack? Just to defend various defense lines, our troops are already stretched thin. Moreover, we cannot rule out whether the government forces have placed spies in us and mobilized troops to attack at will. It is easy to fall into the opponent's trap.
, Secondly, it is easy for loopholes in the defense line to appear..." Adel rationally denied the feasibility of taking the initiative.
"Why refuse?"
"I'm worried that our last public opinion battle failed, and we have lost a lot of trust. This move may not have the expected effect." Selter does not agree with this arrangement in his heart. In his opinion, it is not as good as
Verak was directly and publicly executed.
"No, you won't tell me Capa's whereabouts, and I have no ability to retaliate against you." Byron was very self-aware.
"Important figures from the International Equality Alliance have been sacrificed one after another, which has dealt a huge blow to them. What if Most Verak rebels at this time?"
It was Byron's good luck that he received the new task before he was punished.
Joseph has not had much contact with Verak: "This is not a mature decision."
"Yeah." Auston nodded.
Sitting in the prison cell, Verak, with bright eyes, asked: "Who are you?"
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"You are Most Verak, right?" Byron didn't know why he couldn't help but use "you" when he was facing an enemy and a prisoner.
"If something happens to Comrade Verak, it will be very troublesome, right? Does the main station have any countermeasures?" Joseph put down the document in his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose and asked.
"He is such a person, who personally implements the concept of equality, even at the cost of his own sacrifice." Adel shook his head slightly.
"Now for the International Equality Alliance, every step is a risk, and if you fail, you will fall into the abyss." Joseph stared at the sand table, "We have sacrificed too many comrades in the past six months. I think, although we can't
We must prevent sacrifices, but at least let everyone see the hope of victory.”
He also needs to eliminate the other members of the action team, completely eliminate the hidden dangers of instability in Lezein, and avoid a second major riot.
Joseph cheered up and approached the sofa in the command post: "Actually, I have some preliminary ideas. Defending passively like this is not the answer after all. If we want to change the status quo and really have hope of fighting back Lezein, we still have to
You have to take the initiative."
Selt understood.
The removal of the general liaison office of the action team is just the beginning.
"Do you know the situation of other captured action team comrades?" Verak decided to extract some value from Byron first.
lezein, northern district jail, break room
"Mr. President, Verak is very difficult to deal with. It is almost impossible for us to ask him to act as an intermediary to persuade the International Equality Alliance to surrender, or to pry useful intelligence out of him. I think the focus of the intelligence investigation should be placed on other
Regarding the arrested leader of the action team, as for Verak, since he is the number two figure in the International Equality Alliance, the International Equality Alliance will definitely not sit back and ignore him. What we can do now is to use him to bring more people to the rescue.
The enemy fished them out."
"They wouldn't fail to put up precautions in such a military important area." Adel sat up from his chair and came to the sand table.
Guerrilla tactics can certainly avoid head-to-head confrontations and avoid gaps in troop strength and firepower.
Selt understood what Auston meant: "Do you want to start another public opinion war and use Verak to shake their military morale?"
"It's you, what are you doing here, asking about Capa's whereabouts, or are you trying to take revenge on me?" Verak asked perfunctorily.
"Even if they succeed, they can still transport weapons and food. This will not have a decisive impact."
Alston lay on the chair with his eyes closed, seeming to be very angry at Verak: "A vice president of the International Equality Alliance can only exert this effect, and that is overqualified."
"As long as it gives us a little chance to breathe, I want to use a novel combat method to fight against them." Joseph faced Adel, "I don't know what you think about the predecessor of the International Equality Alliance, which is the Equality Society.
Do you have any impressions of the tactics adopted in Lezeinli?"
"Understood, I'll contact the people at the newspaper to arrange this." Selter first sent someone to escort Auston back to the government building, and then called Byron, the editor-in-chief of Lazein Daily.
"The meeting at the main station just ended. Chairman Keating originally wanted to use the government hostages in our hands to exchange Comrade Verak back. Unexpectedly, Comrade Verak sent a telegram rejecting this method before he was arrested."
"He feels that it is unfair to other comrades. We have never mentioned exchanges for other arrested comrades. When it is his turn, we will make special arrangements. He is afraid that other comrades will be disappointed, and he also feels that this is an insult to him." Adel understands.
Verak's character is very helpless about this.
From serving as the warden of Damans Prison to returning to Lezein to help Verak and his gang rebel against Joseph, who was then the commander of the independent mixed division, he had already quite recognized Verak's ability and character.
"Who is still engaging in a public opinion war now? Even if it were published, how many people would believe it?" Byron touched his nose and denied it.
Failure this time would cost him his head. He had no choice but to succeed.
"It's not about asking Capa or retaliating against me. Then your purpose of meeting me as a newspaper editor-in-chief and someone who has planned public opinion wars is obvious. I won't say anything. You can take photos and edit as you like.
Publish a non-existent interview, misinterpret and smear me." Verak knew that the other party must have bad intentions, so his best response was to refuse to answer no matter what the other party wanted to know.
But when Allston spoke out about the execution, Selter felt that it hadn't reached that point yet: "After all, he is the vice-president of the International Equality Alliance, and his status is second only to Robin Keating. We really want to
Are you in such a hurry to execute him?"
"That's it. Leze is so far away and we are powerless. We can just wait for the news later. The most important thing for us now is to study how to deal with the intensified attacks by the government forces in the past few days. They have obtained the Dunman people.
We are sending out aid every day as if it is free of charge. If we continue like this, even the mountains will be flattened sooner or later." Since the main station had already made arrangements, Joseph did not express his opinions or put forward his own suggestions.
Adel narrowed his eyes: "You mean that they spread out at that time, took advantage of the terrain, and fought street battles with the government troops, fully making up for the shortcomings of insufficient troops?"
"I am Byron, the editor-in-chief of Lezein Daily News." Byron briefly introduced himself, "I am the boss of Capa, the reporter who was rescued by you."
"Let's have a meeting to study. There are too many things that need to be implemented in all aspects." Adel was moved by Joseph's last words.
After putting Verak in prison, General Selt returned to the lounge and reported the next plan to President Oston, who had lost the debate with Verak.
"I just came to have a chat with you." Byron wanted to first understand Verak's speaking habits, way of thinking, and some unknown things, so that it would be easier to gain the trust of others when making lies.
"I think they now feel that we don't even dare to risk our lives, and there is some laxity in the rear." Joseph said.
After receiving the order, Byron first went to the prison to meet with Verak.
It's not that he doesn't accept this result, but since Verak is dead, his falsehoods are even more unsubstantiated.
"What do you think?"
But this also means that their investment in the defense line will be reduced a lot, and the security of the defense line will face a more severe test.
"Is Comrade Verak allowed to do this at the main station? Boyne and Morais died one after another. If something happens to him again, this winter will be too difficult for the International Equality Alliance." Joseph said.
Originally, he wanted to deal with Byron because of the reporter Capa's matter, but he has been very busy these days and did not give him a chance to deal with it.
"Try it first, and if it doesn't work, execute him. Verak's death will definitely deal a big blow to the International Equality Alliance." Auston also has the idea of execution.
If he hadn't had that conversation with Verak today, he probably wouldn't have firmly decided that he must die cleanly.
"So, I want to reduce the pressure on the current defensive line first, and then try again. If possible, we will increase investment. If not, we will retreat to the defensive line and find other directions to open up the situation." Joseph emphasized, "In any case, we will
We cannot maintain the status quo forever. Time is not on our side now. The longer it is delayed, the more allies the government forces will have."
The conversation returned to the defense line. Adel, who had been deeply touched by the intensive bombardment by the government forces in the past few days, let out a heavy snort: "Our troops and firepower are not as good as the government forces. There is no other better way to deal with it except using terrain defense."
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"You don't need too many troops. These two things just happen to be more troublesome when you have more troops." Joseph paced back and forth beside the sand table. "I want to try to send two groups of elites to surprise their armory and attack them all the way."
The grain depot has a small number of troops, is easy to mobilize, and is not easy to be detected. As long as we can touch it, we will have won half the battle."
"As far as I know, they are locked in different cells. The situation should be similar to yours. At least they are stable now." Byron appropriately revealed some information in order to open up the conversation with Verak.
After learning about the situation, Verak was somewhat relieved: "What does Selt want to do with them?"
"This... I don't know. I have no right to interfere with General Selt's arrangements for the prison. But if you want to know more, I can ask about it later." Byron behaved very humbly and politely.
"After you finish asking and answering what I want to know, I will accept your interview." Verak coaxed Byron without blushing or heartbeat.