"Evil beasts ran away! They all ran away!"
Cheers erupted in the position, and the evil beasts that had gathered at the entrance of the passage dispersed like a tide, leaving only pieces of corpses. The machine gunner released the trigger, only to find that the thumb joint was numb from the shock, and the barrel of the gun, which was too late to replace, was faintly red. According to the shooting regulations, it was obviously scrapped.
"It looks scary, and it doesn't sound like a good fight."
"It's not as terrifying as the Church's God's Punishment Army."
"It's just a bunch of beasts after all."
"What nonsense are you talking about, beasts? You compare yourself with a hunting bow? Three years ago, this thing disturbed the entire Western Region. It was Your Majesty who changed all this, understand!"
"Yes, yes, Captain!"
"If you have time to celebrate, change the barrels first, really."
Edith stood at the back of the position, looking at the busy and orderly First Army generals, showing a thoughtful look. Ever since she followed Roland's army and participated in the tooth extraction operation and the church blocking battle, she has been thinking about how to use the highest power of firearms if she is in command.
There is no doubt that this is a brand new army, and the fighting methods of the knights and mercenary groups are completely different. It is not easy to forget the glorious experience of leading the charge, relying on sophisticated weapons and personal bravery to win. However, when she realized that the knights and the like were completely unable to compete with the new army, she resolutely abandoned the part of her experience that she was good at, and instead carefully observed His Majesty's every move. Under today's actual combat verification, she found that her thinking was basically correct.
The most notable feature of firearms is that they can kill opponents with extremely high efficiency in places where the enemy cannot reach, and do not need to consider the distance between their own teams and physical consumption. Therefore, the narrower the shooting surface, the denser the firepower. As long as the supply can keep up, it can be fired from morning to night without stopping.
There were only enough three or four knights to charge side by side, and two squads of soldiers were squeezed out. The arrangement of three machine guns was not because they couldn't fit more, but because of the limitation of the number of machine guns and bullets. But even so, its turbulent firepower makes it difficult for the hybrid to move an inch without needing to aim, without consuming physical strength, just pull the trigger. When the enemy was too dense, she even saw a thick blood mist rising from the entrance of the cave.
If it is replaced by His Majesty's command, it should not be better.
The only thing that made her a little unpredictable was the behavior of the evil beast.
It was obvious that some of the enemies had the most basic intelligence. When they saw that it was difficult to penetrate the cave, many hybrids began to wander outside the cave, occasionally calling out twice, but did not come forward, as if they were encouraging other evil beasts. Sent to death. But since they have the ability to think, why should they obey the instructions of the strange voice? Unlike the people who are loyal to the lord, there is a relationship of support and protection between the two, but the evil beast obviously does not need to maintain such a relationship. As long as it escapes into the wild land, it can live alone, unlike humans, who cannot be separated from the group. and exist.
Could it be that there is some kind of connection between the evil beast and the owner of that voice that she cannot understand, and this connection even transcends survival
It was really hard for her to imagine that.
Or wait until after the exploration is over, and ask Roland Majesty's opinion, Edith thought.
Now that Neverwinter can still surprise her, or to say that it is difficult for her to speculate, only His Majesty is alone. This speculation does not refer to her personality, but to her thoughts. Whenever she talks with him, she can't help but think about a question: How expansive can a person's mind be
"Miss Edith, you've really helped a lot this time..." Brian's voice interrupted her thoughts, and when she turned around, she saw the young officer's face full of gratitude, "When the post-war report is made, , I will definitely report your merits to Your Majesty!"
"It's just what I should do," Edith smiled, "and I wasn't sure it would work at the time, you don't have to mention my suggestion in the report..."
"How can that be done!" Brian shook his head again and again, "Your Majesty said, the army is a place that only looks at the results, not the process. Victory is victory. If I hide your exploits because of this, it will be no different from a thief. It is also unfair to you!"
"Okay..." Northland Pearl shrugged, "if you insist."
"Of course." He paused for a while, then stood at attention and gave a military salute. "In addition, I now understand a little bit about what you said about trust. The First Army would like to thank you for your suggestion. There's a lot to do, and I'm sorry."
Looking at the back of the Musketeer Battalion Commander leaving, Edith suddenly understood why His Majesty chose a patrol captain from the frontier to hold an important position in the army. Military exploits are the basis for the knights to invite rewards to the lords, and it is also the last thing they want to share with others. As for forgery and false reports, there are countless others, even her cronies can't prevent this.
Although the details of the First Army are different, in general promotions and rewards are still linked to merit, and she is not a member of the army. Even if the other party completely conceals the matter, she will not be able to take the initiative to plead to His Majesty. Just for the sake of abiding by the word justice, and being able to freely share the low-hanging fruit with others, this former patrol captain is actually more like a knight than most knights.
Loyal to His Majesty and upright by nature, this is probably the reason why Roland entrusted him with the important task. Command ability and level of knowledge can be cultivated, but character is difficult to reverse. Edith noticed this very early on. The spirit and aura of His Majesty's First Army were completely different from those of the knights in the past, and it could be called a completely new look. Abandoning the power of the nobles, choosing only civilians to join the army, and then cooperating with the ideological education mixed in the elementary textbooks, may be the key to casting this army.
And now, she can be considered to have left her name in the army.
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Half a day later, Roland received the information that the situation had eased. At this time, the first 100 reinforcements that were urgently dispatched had already boarded the ship, and more reinforcements were packing up and waiting for the departure order. Even the newcomers to the Witch League, Annie, Broken Sword, and others were ready to support them. From the city hall to the First Army, the entire Neverwinter City was like a formidable enemy, and it was more nervous than being attacked by an evil beast, but in the end it turned out to be a false alarm.
The messenger was still Maisie, looking at the latter's high head and slightly open mouth, Roland was a little bit dumbfounded. He took some beef strips from the drawer and sprinkled them on the table, which immediately pecked happily.
However, considering the morale problem, he finally did not order the vanguard to turn back halfway, but replaced Annie and his party who had planned to set off on a ship with Soraya and Axia, in order to better start a comprehensive exploration of the ruins.