Wolf Heart, Shenchi Bay.
The victory of this counter-ambush battle quickly spread to Iron Axe's ears.
He immediately sent a messenger to send his appreciation and encouragement to the fish ball team in the form of letters, and asked them to temporarily return to a safe area, waiting for the arrival of the replacement troops.
Although this team defeated a group of old noble coalition forces, their performance in dealing with chaos and their will to fight with less are both excellent propaganda examples. Compared with continuing to respond to the refugees, it is obviously more meaningful for them to publicize their deeds, especially when the First Army is fully contracted.
Not long ago, he received two unfavorable news one after another. One was a report from a soldier lurking in the Red Mist District, and the noble took over the devil's blocking work.
According to reports, these knights from various families in Eternal Winter are blocking the refugee team. As their own kind, their coercion and inducement are undoubtedly much more effective than those of aliens. The First Army would take a lot of risk when it goes deep into the red fog area. Most of the time, it can only cooperate on the periphery, which reduces the flow of people at various evacuation points to varying degrees.
The second is that the devil who freed his hand once again strengthened the attack on the First Army. This news is a complete battle report. First, a post observed that a large number of terrifying beasts flew out of the red fog area in the southeast and headed towards Dagong Island. Then the island defenders made defensive preparations and interrupted maritime transportation.
But I didn't expect that this group of terrifying beasts suddenly disappeared in the airspace between the two observation posts, and when they reappeared, they were already over the head of an evacuation team. The latter also received information that the fear of the beast was going east, and the evacuees who were working overtime were exposed to the devil's eyes without any cover.
Although the team made the greatest resistance, they were still completely destroyed. There is still no complete statistical report, but according to the support team, nearly 2,000 migrants died in the attack, and the military lost at least 100 people.
Such serious losses forced Iron Axe to make a decision to fully shrink the front.
The two unfavorable news can be described as a chain reaction. It is not that the staff has not considered the defections of the nobles, but they did not expect them to defect so quickly. The major families in Yongdong have been fighting for nearly two years and have not decided a new king, but now they are "unified" under the will of the devil. It must be said that it is an irony.
Now that the situation is very obvious, the big immigration phase has gradually come to an end, and the First Army needs to accumulate strength to defend the border area finally covered by the red fog.
At present, the soldiers who have arrived in Longshan and Shenchiwan are about 5,000, which is less than one-sixth of the total strength, and the strength of the devil can be mobilized is unknown for the time being. .
What Iron Axe is most worried about is that, when the First Army has limited transport capacity and insufficient troops, the devil will concentrate the army to attack those nodes that have not yet completed the deployment, then the army will be caught in a dilemma of being unable to defend and save.
After all, there is no "mobile fortress" as convenient as an armored train to rely on in the fight in the heart of the wolf.
"Sir," a personal soldier walked into the study of the mansion at this time, "Master Edith Kant, the head of the General Staff Department, has just arrived at the port."
"Oh?" Iron Axe raised his brows, he was thinking about the person who shared the worries, and the person who shared the worries came by himself, "It just so happens that I'm fine, I'll also go to the port to pick her up."
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At the pier, Iron Axe saw Beidi Pearl surrounded by staff members, and everyone had a look of liberation on their faces, as if they had completely forgotten the terrifying experience of being tossed by her.
Only about a year after she became a minister, she has already gained the respect and recognition of her members.
Thinking about the nobles of Yongdong and Langxin, and then looking at the daughter of the former duke, Tie Axe couldn't help but secretly sighed that the gap between the nobles was indeed like a sky.
"Master Commander," Edith also saw the iron axe, and she saluted her chest, "Long time no see, I hope my subordinates didn't cause you any trouble."
"In their own jobs, they have fulfilled their responsibilities." Iron Axe also returned a military salute. The two were basically equal in status, and there was no estrangement in their conversation. The only one who is willing to chat a few more words.
"In other words, they didn't give you any surprises?" Edith shrugged and turned to look at the members. "It seems that your recent performance is not very qualified."
Iron Axe couldn't help raising the corners of her mouth, and the Miss Pearl from the North was still so unforgiving, "If you can win the war smoothly, it won't be a bad thing."
The other party didn't go any further, but changed the subject, "By the way, I came with me this time, and there are weapons newly developed by His Majesty based on front-line intelligence. Are you interested in taking a look?"
Tie Axe's eyes suddenly lit up, "Of course, please lead the way."
The group came to the heavily guarded loading and unloading area, which had been isolated by the defenders. The huge wooden boxes were being hoisted from the ship one by one and placed neatly in the corner of the yard.
Many of the boxes have been dismantled, revealing weapons wrapped in oiled paper.
His attention quickly turned to a small artillery piece.
"Good eyesight," Edith laughed. "This 75mm gun is the most expensive firearm in this shipment. Your Majesty hopes to use it to fill the firepower gap between mortars and fortress guns. It doesn't need witches to come. It can be transported and assembled into four-wheeled state, as long as one horse or two people can pull it around and run around, and the shells can also be carried by people.”
"This reminds me of the original front-mounted field gun," Iron Axe nodded, and he immediately realized the usefulness of this light weapon, the new gun was clearly more suitable for dealing with shorter-range anti-devil grenades and mortars A thick-skinned spider demon. Even if it is too late to establish artillery positions, the front-line soldiers will not be helpless against the spider demon.
"As for the new rifle over there, it's a semi-automatic weapon." Edith introduced as she walked, "It worked pretty well during the test, with two or three guns being able to shoot up to the same level as a heavy machine gun. The effect. You must be familiar with the person who first came up with this idea. He is the artillery battalion commander Vanner. Although the official product has been improved by His Majesty, it is still named Vanner's rifle."
"But this is only a temporary replacement. I heard that the real automatic weapon is currently in the trial production stage, and it should be delivered as soon as the finished product comes out."
"The one on the far side is the new anti-devil grenade. Its caliber is much larger than before. It should be the Ministry of Chemical Industry that has improved the propellant..."
The visitors gradually dispersed, and when they walked all the way to the edge of the yard, there were only two of them left in the group.
"Why, isn't the war going well?" Edith asked suddenly.
Tie Axe was stunned, and then he realized that it was not accidental that the other party brought him here alone.
"You see it?"
"If it wasn't for that, you probably wouldn't have come to the pier to meet me right away."
"Sure enough, I can't hide it from you." Iron Axe sighed and reiterated the recent bad news and his worries, "Before the transportation channel is opened, it will take us a few months to gather all the troops and ammunition here. , but the devil could attack from somewhere at any time. Even if Miss Sylvie, Lightning, and Maisie all came, they would not be able to monitor such a wide front. The battle is imminent, and I know very little about the enemy's situation. This is not a good sign."
"I see." Edith pondered for a moment, "I can't do anything about the transportation channel, but in terms of intelligence, it may not be that difficult to solve."
"Do you have an idea?"
"Forget it. You only think about using the First Army to solve the problem, and you will find it so difficult." Beidi Pearl said slowly, "It seems that the devil drives the nobles to serve them with one stone, but it also creates opportunities for us. As long as the devil doesn't empty every city, we can put a lot of eyes in the belly of the enemy!"
Iron Axe seemed to realize something, "These eyes are not soldiers of the First Army..."
"Of course not, soldiers are not suitable for this kind of thing, ordinary civilians or rats are better choices. It is better that they are local people themselves, so that it is natural enough. And the way to turn these people into our eyes is to There are many," Edith smiled, "by the way, didn't you receive a black piece of paper before? Try to contact them."