"Can anyone tell me what happened?"

Colonel Xilu looked very surprised. A tank disappeared out of nowhere. How could this be possible?

It is possible to encounter such a thick fog in the ocean, but on land, even if the fog is thick, it won't make a tank disappear without a trace, right?

However, no matter how Colonel Xilu asked, Tank No. 68 still did not respond to him. Because Colonel Xilu felt confused, he did not dare to immediately issue an order to continue the march.

"Colonel, what should we do?"

The soldiers asked Colonel Xilu because he was the top commander of this tank division.

Colonel Xilu fell into confusion. He couldn't figure out how the tank disappeared. The land of the Altai Republic was full of strange feelings. If he really attacked rashly, he might be trapped by the enemy.

It was clear that the Altai Republic was right in front of us, but Colonel Xilu issued an order to the troops to suspend their advance.

In fact, if a team like this has an infantry division and a tank division, the lack of one tank will not weaken the combat effectiveness too much. At least it will not take much effort to capture the Altai Republic.

Colonel Parker, the commander of another infantry division, was very surprised to see that the tank division had stopped advancing. The two troops were originally marching in tandem. The infantry division was in front and had already entered the territory of the Altai Republic.

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However, the infantry division did not encounter heavy fog, nor did they encounter any resistance in the Altai area. So they moved forward, but the tank division behind them stopped, so Colonel Parker had to turn around and ask.

"Colonel Xilu, can you tell me what's going on?"

However, Colonel Xilu did not give his companions a reasonable explanation. He just said that there was one less tank in his army. After hearing this, Colonel Parker laughed.

"I didn't expect that the dignified Colonel Xilu didn't even learn mathematics well as a primary school student. He got the number of the tank wrong and said that one tank was missing. How could such a thing happen in the world?"

Although he was laughed at loudly by his companions, Colonel Xilu insisted that there were fewer tanks in his team, so he stopped moving forward.

After knowing the attitude of the friendly forces, Colonel Parker immediately expressed his anger!

"Colonel Xilu, I know your plan! Although it is very easy to capture the Altai Republic, facing those fanatical enthusiasts, their resistance will be very fierce. The sacrifice of the army is inevitable.

I know that you want the infantry division to rush to the front, and only after the infantry division has suffered casualties will your tank division come up from behind and take our credit!"

Whether in the old days or now, military merit is paramount in the army. Whether the lowest soldier or the commander of an army, they all care about military merit.

Therefore, when two armies set off at the same time, even if they are companions, they are likely to plot against each other for the sake of military merit.

Colonel Parker took it for granted that Colonel Xilu's attitude was due to his greed for military glory. Colonel Xilu was wronged by his companions, but he had no way to argue...

"Soldiers like you are a disgrace to the army! After we capture Altai, I will definitely report you to the military court. Just wait and see!"

Colonel Parker said some angry words and continued to advance with his troops. He had 10,000 troops. Although they were only infantry and did not have the support of heavy weapons, such troops were enough to capture the small Altai.

Sacrifice is inevitable, but Colonel Parker is convinced that he will ultimately win!

The infantry division left the tank division and moved forward alone. Although it was an infantry division, it traveled on motorcycles. After penetrating more than ten miles into the territory of Altai, the infantry division never encountered any obstruction.

Colonel Parker smiled and said: "These cowards must be hiding at home. They are afraid of confronting us, so we didn't encounter even the slightest resistance along the way."

Seeing that the city of Gorno-Altaisk was about to arrive, Colonel Parker looked into the distance, his expression full of disdain for the government of the Altai Republic.

"I think that after arriving in Gorno-Altaisk City, these guys should have come out to resist, right? Otherwise, wouldn't this expedition be too boring?"

Colonel Parker's words were surprisingly consistent with those of Colonel Xilu. As a soldier, there is nothing more boring than walking around with your troops without a war to fight.

However, before Colonel Parker's troops marched to the city of Gorno-Altaisk, he suddenly felt the sky turn dark.

Did it come at night?

However, when Colonel Parker came to his senses, he realized that it was not night now, but because the troops encountered thick fog, which blocked the sunlight and made the scene look like night.

"It's just a mere fog. How can it stop the advance of my army?"

In the thick fog, Colonel Parker ordered everyone to be on alert. He did not want his troops to be attacked by others when encountering the thick fog.

When the thick fog cleared, Colonel Parker reviewed his troops again.

"So that's it, that guy Xilu's troops lost their tanks because they encountered fog!"

Thinking of this, Colonel Parker felt very ridiculous that there could be such a clumsy commander in the world, who would lose his soldiers when encountering bad weather.

But Colonel Parker believed that he was much more capable than Colonel Xilu, so he decisively asked his soldiers to report their numbers.

The results of the count made Colonel Parker very satisfied, because although his troops encountered the same thick fog as the tank division, the soldiers were in good order and were able to maintain a stable formation after the thick fog, and the number of people was also reduced.

One is not enough.

"That idiot Xilu, I really don't know how you lost your troops. A poor commander like you is not qualified to lead an army on an expedition!"

Colonel Parker laughed. But at the same time as he was growing bigger, the soldiers felt something was wrong.

"Hahaha……"

Although Colonel Parker kept laughing, his laughter became more and more distorted, and it was not a coherent laugh at all.

People who were a little closer noticed that Colonel Parker's face was also slightly distorted. Just when everyone didn't know what was going on, Colonel Parker, who was at the core of the army, suddenly felt violent attacks on his head, body, and even limbs.

His face was distorted, and everyone looked at him as if they were looking at an image in a distorting mirror.

Then, within two seconds after the violent distortion, Colonel Parker, the top commander of the infantry division, suddenly disappeared without a trace...

The soldiers couldn't believe their eyes. What happened just now?

The top commander of an army disappeared in front of everyone inexplicably. Could this be a joke played by Colonel Parker? Is today April 1st??

It wasn't until a few minutes later that the soldiers finally realized that Colonel Parker was not joking. He had truly disappeared in front of everyone's eyes. No matter how you think about it, this is unbelievable. It means that a unit has lost its highest commander.

What, everyone knows very well in their hearts.

If what Colonel Xilu, the commander of the tank division, said about the missing tank is true, then this probably will not affect the combat effectiveness of the tank division, because it is just one less tank, which is just a drop in the bucket.

That's all.

However, if the missing person is the top commander of an army, then the army will fall into chaos.

The soldiers of the infantry division began to panic. They didn't know what happened. The soldiers who were close knew that it was because Colonel Parker disappeared in front of everyone for no reason.

Observation situation, so I can only make random guesses.

Is this a monster? Or an alien attack?

No matter what the result is, it is a result that the soldiers do not want to see. The soldiers are anxious because of this and do not know what to do? Should they retreat in despair, or continue to go towards Gorno Altaisk?

advance to the city and take advantage of the situation to capture the city?

The infantry division stopped moving forward, but the tank division behind it had already arrived...

Colonel Xilu is not afraid of strange things, but he is missing one tank. This can be explained by words like "negligence". Moreover, the friendly forces in front of him are going deep alone, so it is necessary for him to send a tank division to escort him behind.

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However, before catching up with the infantry division, Colonel Xilu learned that the commander of the infantry division disappeared for no reason, so he rushed over without stopping.

The two troops finally merged. Since there was no one in the infantry division who could replace Colonel Parker, Colonel Xilu ordered the two troops to be merged into one. This infantry-tank division had a total of 20,000 people.

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When he thought about the sudden loss of a tank in his army, and the infantry division in front and even the combat commander disappeared, Colonel Xilu felt a cold sweat break out. The Altai Republic, what kind of place is this?

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It is very evil that our side suffered such heavy losses without even encountering an enemy. Colonel Xilu is a cautious soldier. He will not attack until he has figured out what the enemy is doing.

Let the troops attack rashly.

So Colonel Xilu immediately issued an order for the troops to station themselves on the spot, and actively sent a report to Moscow to inform President Medev of the special situation encountered by the troops.

Modern communication methods are very fast, and President Megeve received the message as soon as possible!

"Are you kidding!? These cowards don't even dare to move, and they even make up such ridiculous excuses. Could it be that these are Russian soldiers?"

Sending 20,000 troops to attack the Altai Republic was already a double insurance for this military operation. President Medev could not understand that such a two-pronged attack could lead to accidents.

That the tank was missing - and later that the commander of the infantry division was also missing, President Megeve thought this was the most ridiculous excuse that Colonel Sirou had ever made.

Although he also knew that Colonel Xilu was always known for his caution, he never imagined that Colonel Xilu would tell such lies to the government in order to avoid casualties. It was really ridiculous!

In President Megeve's reply to Colonel Siru, he told Colonel Siru that it is very ridiculous for soldiers to avoid war. A soldier who dares not even face a direct conflict is not qualified to be called a soldier. At the end of his reply, , President Medev also gave Colonel Siru a fatal order to march immediately. He asked Colonel Siru to occupy the entire Altai Republic within a week.

After receiving the recovery from the President, Colonel Xilu couldn't laugh or cry. It seems that the President regards himself as a liar. But how does he know whether the things stated in his message are true or false? Although it sounds incredible. , but this is absolutely true. Colonel Xilu did not lie. But the President believed that everything he said was true.

However, there is a saying in the art of war that a foreign king will not obey his orders. Although Megeve is the president, he does not understand the situation on the scene, so he has no power to interfere with the affairs of the army. So Colonel Xilu did not care about the president at all. orders, the troops continue to be stationed in the territory of the Altai Republic, without even the slightest intention of marching.

After learning that the troops on the front line still had not marched, President Megeve became furious. For three days in a row, he issued orders to Colonel Xilu to march. However, Colonel Xilu ignored the orders of the President and did not march at all. meaning.

President Megeve couldn't bear it anymore, so he issued a presidential decree to remove Colonel Siru. Then he appointed a commander to take over Colonel Siru's position, and told the commander that after receiving the troops, After taking command, he immediately launched an attack on the Altai Republic!

The newly appointed commander's name is Panderev. Like Colonel Siru, his military rank is also a colonel. However, he has little experience in leading troops, so this time, it can be regarded as an opportunity given to him by the president.

Colonel Penderev has been serving in the Moscow Military District and can be regarded as someone close to the President. President Medev also has considerable trust in this colonel, so he entrusted him with important tasks.

Colonel Panderev was also loyal to His Excellency the President. After receiving the order, he rushed to the front line. With the order of His Excellency the President, he directly took over the 20,000-man army from Colonel Xilu. power of command.

"Colonel Penderev, although I know that the President sent you here, I still want to say that because the President does not understand the actual situation here, he has been giving random orders here... In this land, there are still many things hidden that you and I don’t know. These things are likely to bring our troops to the grave. Therefore, Colonel Penderev, for the sake of the lives of all soldiers, I hope , you'd better think carefully before giving the order to march."

Colonel Xilu said earnestly that although he had lost the command of this unit, in his heart, he could not bear to part with the soldiers who followed him.

After earnestly admonishing Colonel Penderev, Colonel Xilu left the front line angrily and returned to the Siberian Military Region.

On the other hand, Colonel Penderev was worthy of being a confidant of His Excellency the President. After taking command of the army, he immediately issued the order to march.
To be continued...