In the early hours of the morning, the Heavenly Demon Army finally understood that Xilin Gol City was by no means as fragile as imagined. After paying a huge price, they ordered the troops to retreat.
The fierce and unafraid of death, the Demonic Army of the Heaven Realm retreated in a hurry like a tide, leaving behind only armor, black energy, and corpses burned to charcoal on the ground.
The fire was still going on, and the searchlights on the city were still bright. The exorcist soldiers staggered and supported each other. The medical soldiers rushed forward, hurriedly took away the seriously injured, and then threw away the corpses of the demon soldiers.
City head.
At the top of the city, the red flag is still flying, and the upright figure still stands at the bottom of the city.
As long as Deng Bochuan is still there, the red flag will not fall! As long as the red flag does not fall, Xilin Gol City will not be destroyed!
The flag commanders who were fighting on the front line were all covered in charred black and were in a miserable state. Some were invaded by demonic energy, causing their skin to be completely black. Some were affected by the flames, and half of their combat uniforms were scorched.
Some of them had blood all over their heads and faces, which were injuries caused by fighting against the demonic army.
Of course, there are also masters like me and Zhang Wuren who are so full of energy that they have never participated in a battle.
Deng Bochuan glanced over and said in a deep voice: "The ambush plan failed. This shadow demon is not simple! It is much more powerful than the ghost king in green who claims to be resourceful! Captain Chen Qiankun, thank you for your hard work."
Chen Qiankun's whole body was dark, with demonic energy surging around his body, and he was the most seriously injured. He fought against two demon generals at the city gate. Although he was not afraid of death and would rather die than retreat, he was outnumbered after all, and more than half of his exorcist soldiers were killed or injured.
Even he himself was seriously injured, causing the city gate to be temporarily lost.
But this was what Deng Bochuan had planned long ago!
At the location of the city gate, countless napalm bombs were buried, and there was also a rune network formed by a high-voltage power grid. Deng Bochuan had long known that Chen Qiankun could not hold the city gate with his own strength, so he deliberately asked him to guard the city gate.
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Once he is defeated, Shadow Demon will most likely think that a breakthrough has appeared in Xilin Gol City, and then the army will gather together, tear through the defense line, and swarm in.
At that time, it will be the time for the Zhenbei Army to take action.
Zhang Wuren and I were lying in ambush, while Su Zian and Ming Nan led 30,000 exorcist soldiers, ready to attack at any time.
Coupled with the flames filling the sky and the high-voltage power grid blocking the retreat, it can be said that the situation has become a trap. In this battle, even if it cannot annihilate most of the demon army in the sky, it will definitely inflict heavy damage on the opponent!
But fate is not as good as fate. Chen Qiankun was indeed defeated. In order to be more realistic, he almost lost his life at the city gate.
But at the critical moment, the opponent ordered his troops to retreat, and forcibly resisted the idea of forcibly entering the city.
What does this mean? It means that Shadow Demon may have figured out that this is an ambush!
At the critical moment, the enemy didn't take the bait, which made me feel angry for no reason. The reason why Zhang Wuren and I didn't take action was to guard against the opponent's master attack.
Secondly, I want to serve as the main force in the ambush and completely kill the demon army that got into the ambush circle in the shortest possible time.
I was planning a conspiracy but it didn't work, which inevitably made me feel a little angry.
In contrast, Deng Bochuan was much calmer. He had been on the battlefield for decades and had long been accustomed to seeing all this. It would be a joy to succeed, but nothing would be lost if it failed.
I saw him saying quickly: "Each banner will count the casualties. The teams that have lost more than half will temporarily retreat and reorganize. In addition, Chen Qiankun's command can give priority to selecting manpower from the exorcists to supplement."
"For teams that are not participating in the battle, seize the time to replace the city defense. Each banner should pay attention to the morale of the exorcists. If there is any fear, they should be dealt with as soon as possible."
The flag commanders agreed one after another, and then arranged for their deputies to go down and get busy.
Deng Bochuan asked again: "Logistics Department, how is the material loss? If there is a long and protracted war, how long can Xilin Gol City last?"
A thin man said with a gloomy face: "Commander Deng, in the fierce fighting day and night, about one-fifth of the supplies were lost. Almost half of the high-napalm bombs were used! If there is another siege like this, we are afraid that
No more flame suppression!”
After saying this, everyone's hearts sank slightly. You must know that the reason why the exorcist warriors can rely on the city wall and compete head-on without falling behind is because of the high napalm bombs.
If the high napalm bombs are exhausted and there is no flame suppression, the casualties of the exorcist soldiers are expected to increase exponentially!
Deng Bochuan pondered for a moment and said: "Looking for a substitute for napalm, or looking for a substitute for sunfire. This war will be long-lasting, and we cannot destroy all the resources at the beginning of the war."
The man continued: "High napalm bombs are just one of them. In this battle, nearly ten thousand rune sabers were broken. Because this thing involves ancient runes, only the arsenal of the First Research Institute can repair it.
.I have urgently dispatched a batch of sabers and thunder shields in stock, but if there is another war, we will not be able to hold on for long."
"The fuel reserve is still sufficient. Our armed helicopters can compete with the Skeleton Bird for air supremacy, and the armored combat vehicles can also conduct assault operations. However, one of the power plants in Xilin Gol City has been paralyzed due to overload operation."
"Currently, there is only one power plant that supplies energy in the city. I suggest that Xilin Gol City be placed under military control. In addition to supporting military equipment such as light and shadow runes and high-voltage power grids, all power facilities must be distributed on demand!"
Deng Bochuan's eyes narrowed and he asked: "Can't the electric current sent from the rear arrive in time? Can we only rely on the power plant in the city?"
Tie Fei took a step forward and said: "Commander, when the Tsing Yi Ghost King was attacking the city, he sent a team of evil masters to sneak into the life and death defense line and destroy the high voltage line."
"That group of evil spirits has been completely wiped out, but three consecutive base stations have been destroyed, and the current from the mainland cannot be transported for a while."
I was dumbfounded, and then I realized that fighting is not as simple as I thought.
When exorcists slay demons, they usually prepare their own things, such as talismans, bronze mirrors, peach wood swords, flames, etc.
Even exorcism masters at our level have their own true sun fire, black and white swords of life and death, etc. And then, they rely on their righteousness.
But in war, personal power is limited after all. We can defeat 180 or even thousands of evil spirits. But with tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of demons, coupled with countless masters, personal bravery is really a challenge.
It's nothing.
At this time, only collective power is the most powerful.
But there are too many things related to the war. With the successive battles in Xilin Gol City, various problems immediately appeared.
Energy, supplies, the morale of the exorcist soldiers, even food, clothing, and the saber in their hands must be considered. These tasks are really not something that ordinary people can do.
No wonder each flag commander is assigned three to five deputy flag commanders. These deputy flag commanders may not be very powerful, and some are not even exorcists.
But they are people who specialize in dealing with these trivial matters.
Deng Bochuan said: "Send people to repair the damaged power station immediately. In addition, conduct a quantity count of energy, napalm bombs, fuel, as well as artillery shells, flares, and various types of bullets! Let the staff provide a detailed rationing plan
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"No matter what, everything must be based on defense. Only if Xilin Gol City is defended can we have a future."
The flag commanders looked solemn and nodded in agreement.
Deng Bochuan said: "The number of casualties must be summarized later and handed over to the staff. As for the remains of the war dead, we should try to find those who can be found, and if we can't find them, we must provide adequate compensation. We cannot let the living soldiers feel cold."
In fact, these trivial tasks did not need to be ordered by Deng Bochuan. The deputy flag commanders who were proficient in internal affairs could do it themselves. The battle of life and death had been going on for more than three years, and a complete set of operating procedures had long been in place.
After Deng Bochuan finished his instructions, he showed a tired look on his face and said: "Okay, although the situation is serious, Commander Di Ming has led a new desperate exorcism corps and rushed to Xilin Gol city for reinforcements at starry night. With Zhang Gui's corpse
The first echelon led by it will arrive in two days."
Even though the news had been announced, everyone was still refreshed when they heard that Commander Di Ming personally rushed to the rescue of Xilin Gol City. If the skeleton birds hadn't occupied half of the sky now and were constantly harassing Zhang Guixi's helicopter formation, I'm afraid Zhang Guixi would have been killed.
The death will come even faster.
When the Death Regiment arrives, what shadow demons and heavenly demon army will be wiped out in ashes just by talking and laughing?
Seeing the improvement in everyone's morale, Deng Bochuan smiled and said: "Do you have anything else to say? If not, please guard your respective areas and don't neglect it! Everyone must remember that difficulties are only temporary. We, the exorcists of Middle-earth, are the gods.
You are a proud man who cannot be conquered by those dirty and despicable evil spirits!"
Seeing the bright expressions on everyone's faces, they heard Zhang Wuren suddenly say: "Everyone, wait a minute, this matter is very important. I have something to say that I must say."
Zhang Wuren is the leader of the folk exorcists in Middle-earth. He is also the first top master to grow up in Middle-earth besides Commander Di Ming.
Even though he did not hold any position in the Zhenbei Army, no one dared to look down upon him.
Deng Bochuan said: "Please speak."
Zhang Wuren hesitated for a moment and said: "In the early hours of tonight, the snowstorm will not stop, and the Heavenly Demon Army will launch a sneak attack on Xilin Gol City. We must take the initiative and cannot wait passively!"
As soon as these words came out, all the flag commanders looked at Zhang Wuren, their eyes full of weirdness.
There are only a few hours left until late at night, and the Heavenly Demon Army has just retreated, and I guess I haven't recovered yet. Will I really choose to launch a sneak attack tonight?
A flag commander said: "Mr. Zhang Wuren, is the news reliable?"
Although the Tianyu Demon Army has just been defeated, the Zhenbei Army is not much better. The army suffered heavy casualties and was exhausted. If the passive defense is okay, it can take the initiative to attack. It is even more dangerous to take the initiative in the snowstorm.