Chapter 139

The third day of the exercise, 9:45 a.m

Teloclis plain

His name is Lucian Hilos. He belongs to the fourth Armored Regiment of the star Knight auxiliary army and is also the spearhead of the ground auxiliary army of the battle regiment.

But today is different. Today he will play the defender.

This made him feel uneasy, but there was nothing he could do, because the order came directly from the commander of the war.

If anything has been embedded in him since the first day of training, it is only one - resolutely obey orders no matter what happens.

The intermittent fire lit up the mountains on the other side of the plain, emitting a harsh, pale light.

Bright flame streamers, like tears of phosphor, leave traces of combustion in the night sky.

The retreat from the fort was long and arduous, and the relentless and tenacious pursuit of the attackers made it worse.

Those soldiers who play the enemy are like piranhas who follow the smell of blood in the water. They never give up, never let go, and never stop attacking from the beginning of the battle.

More importantly, as defenders, they must face ten times the number of enemies.

This is the purpose of the exercise.

He didn't know how the war was going in other areas. All he knew was the dynamics of the war around him. It could be a simulation or a certain force was exercising.

But in any case, they seemed isolated.

During the exercise the day before, Fort 11 held on until the last day before it was judged to fall. The time was long enough for most of them to escape and return to the defense circle prepared in advance by aircraft servants, blockhouses and artillery positions.

Lucian jumped up and picked up his pistol from the rocks around him.

He ran through the ready checkpoints and quickly and safely reached his headquarters. In the process, he was always thinking of a new defense strategy.

The teloclis plain is generally unprotected, and only the Tallis hills where they are located can be regarded as a position with geographical advantages.

The Tallis hills meander through this barren plain like a curved spine. Each spine has a curved mound, and each crack has a series of corrugated valleys. They form a hidden valley with dog teeth to each other.

This is a terrain that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Every idea of invasion depends on the high barriers and their connected fortresses.

But those assumptions never considered enemies with an absolute advantage in number.

At his feet was a sloping wall of compacted gravel and rapidly solidified rock concrete, which sealed the valley with a series of strong fortresses and fortresses.

Lucian is no stranger to the speed and integrity of mechanical carving landforms, but the scene in front of him is still incredible.

The valley became wider and deeper, and its two wings were blasted, excavated, drilled and excavated, forming a series of crisscross earthworks.

Less than half a day ago, his tank battalion was transferred from here. At that time, the ground of the valley was still flat and empty, and the rocks were dyed dark green by tenacious lichens.

Now everything is gone; The valley is now like a quarry that has been mined for decades. Engineers have skillfully built fortresses with existing materials and deployed heavy firepower to occupy trenches that did not exist ten hours ago.

This seems to be able to stop most of the enemy.

But Lucian knew it was not enough.

The enemy not only has a quantitative advantage, but the firepower standard given by the exercise department is also frightening. The other party's heavy artillery is almost as many as their machine guns!

On the first day of defense, nearly three of his companies were directly erased by gunfire.

If he hadn't been cautious and kept holding the armored battalion on his hand, otherwise it was likely that the armored battalion would also fall in.

But even so, he paid a great price to withdraw from the front line.

It was a difficult retreat, and the enemy's front forces were pressing on them every step.

Lucian was unwilling to let the enemy keep the initiative, but the absolute power of the enemy forced him to do so.

The infantry who were still on the exercise table got a temporary respite, rested behind the high wall, and Lucian went straight through them.

When he crossed the position and came to a shadow, his uneasy heart was relieved again.

They are his magic weapon to win and his last means to turn the war around.

The huge metal body is grayish brown. It is equipped with a large caliber main gun and various auxiliary weapons. Its side is decorated with the eagle emblem of the Empire and the emblem of the star knight.

An entire battalion of makado heavy tanks were deployed behind the defensive wall.

As part of the exercise, a series of combat rules and orders were issued from the distant regiment headquarters, and strict guidelines were formulated for the actions of each company in the whole battlefield.

However, as the supreme commander of the battlefield, Lucian still has enough command flexibility.

Suddenly, he saw captain Kent Russell standing on the steps, listening to the reconnaissance report of the Scout - there were some light armored vehicles in the armored battalion. These vehicles usually fought with tanks and were generally under the command of the tank commander.

"Any sign, captain."

Lucian walked over.

Kent immediately turned around and punched himself in the chest - a salute within the regiment.

"They have a lot of activity around the defense line, but there is no sign that they intend to attack immediately."

With that, Kent put his pen straight beside him, as if standing on the parade ground, not on the battlefield.

"Captain, there's no need to be so formal."

Ken nodded and changed to a more relaxed posture.

"I can see that you are eager to fight now."

Lucian said as he wiped the rough dust from the mountain from the silver surface of his breastplate.

"Yes, sir."

Kent replied, staring at a point on his right shoulder.

"We were born to attack."

"You're absolutely right, captain. If only there were someone like you around the commander of the war."

"I'm serious, sir."

"Me too."

Lucian answered, climbing up the steps of the wall and staring at the foot of the mountain.

Kent followed him faithfully and stood beside him, ready to carry out any orders he gave.

Although they could not be seen, Lucian knew that the enemy's large forces were exploring the hills to find the weakness of the defense line.

However, after several days of observation, he noticed that although these enemies have certain tactics, they often perform very recklessly. The investigation is only limited to finding heavy fire points, and there will be a very procrastinating process before passing.

In the process of attack, it will become quite chaotic. The coordination of infantry and artillery is very poor. It is often judged that it will cause serious gunfire accidental injury to its own side, and vehicles are often mixed with infantry groups to move.

All these characteristics combined, it is difficult not to remind him of a kind of alien——

Green skin.