Under the bright spring sunshine, the small town not far away looks particularly quiet. High-quality updates.
Looking from the air, the houses are divided into several even areas by the streets, with black tiles and white walls, dotted with large green trees.
It can be seen that this is a beautiful and prosperous place.
In the center of the town, on the roof of the tallest house, there was a golden lightning war flag unique to the Spirit Flash.
But at this time, it looked very weak. It swayed slightly in the breeze and then hung down again.
Although everything looked very peaceful, there were no Semitic soldiers with helmets or armor, no horses, or barricades. It was exactly the same as an ordinary residential area, and there was no sign of danger at all.
But Amu, a soldier from the third platoon of the 6th company of the 71st regiment of the Fourth Division of the Lingshan National Reading and the Free Army, carefully stood up from the waist-deep grass - if you look carefully, you will find his current epaulettes.
I had already changed from corporal to sergeant.
This means that he can get an extra twenty silver coins in salary every month, and some of his subordinates have freshly baked recruits with eggshells on their butts.
He was holding the Ka-98 manual bolt-action rifle newly produced by Nai'an Flying Eagle Military Factory. He was hunched over, stretched his neck, and nervously glanced at the town dozens of meters away, with his fingers resting on the board.
On top of the firing sheath, he was ready to fire at any time.
Although the army has made extremely smooth progress in the past month, conquering cities and territories along the way, the enemies fled wherever they went, and no one could stop them.
There was not even a single organized resistance from Madolins' men, but that doesn't mean there wasn't any resistance at all.
Like all foreign troops that penetrate deep into the enemy's population, the coalition's troubles came from the Semitic civilians.
Occasionally, you will encounter some fanatics, or they are worried about losing their land, or they are nobles who are unwilling to lose their titles. They hold up their swords, shout and shout slogans, leading a dozen people, or even single-handedly, with the old-fashioned spirit.
With the last glimmer of glory, he charged towards the army with great heroism.
These heroic fools would then be shot to pieces and buried as victims of their glorious era.
Then, after a brief identification, Lei Erye would run over with tax policemen armed with cannons and machine guns, and confiscate their properties, land and all remaining wealth.
If it were just those fools, Amu and others wouldn't worry about it. Rather than fighting, it would be better to say that those fools are here to seek death.
Anyway, they had done bad things, and if they were caught by the Republican government, they could not escape the fate of hanging a rope around their necks and falling on the swing at the city gate. Rather than being insulted by those untouchables, it would be better for them to die heroically.
These nobles were not very good people, but in the eyes of the coalition forces, they were still men.
However, some insidious bastards appear to be submissive, but are secretly engaged in terrorist and political activities.
For example, poisoning, setting fire, or hiding in the window or in the grass and shooting cold arrows at everyone, it is really not cute.
A day ago, an unlucky guy fell under a cold arrow. A young man who was unwilling to lose his title hid behind the window on the second floor and attacked the unlucky guy from behind with a crossbow.
The unlucky man was shot through by an arrow and ran out of energy at that time.
Although later the damn archer was also shot to pieces.
But who knows if there will be a second archer hiding somewhere and quietly aiming at him?
Your own life is the most important. Whether it is covering the coffin with a national flag or firing a gun in salute, it is not as important as going home alive to hold your wife and children.
"Now that I am considered a family member, I must be calm and calm." Amu secretly warned himself in his heart. High-quality updates
The trip up the mountain to hunt tigers taught him the most profound lesson. He knew that his own life was actually very fragile, and he had to remember what he had learned during training to be the best way to save his life.
Ammu listened carefully, and after confirming that there was no movement in front of him, he bent down and ran quickly to another bunker, then squatted on the ground again, hiding himself tightly, and then walked towards the rear.
The man waved his hand.
During the violent movements, various equipment on his body collided together, making a jingling sound.
Next to him, Lamy bared his teeth and smiled mockingly at him, then took out his lighter, lit the cigarette, took a deep breath, and blew out a puff of smoke in Amu's face.
At this time, I heard the low-pitched order from the officer behind me: "Machine gun crew, set up the firepower for me quickly."
Amu looked to the side, and then discovered that on a small piece of high ground not far away, Anderson, with the help of a recruit, set up a Gatling machine gun. From this position, he could control half of the
small town.
Seeing this, he couldn't help but feel relieved.
Although the mortars in the rear must have been deployed, and they are more powerful and more lethal. One shell can blow up a house to pieces. As long as there is any movement, the artillery will smash the shells hard.
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But as a frontline soldier, he still felt that Gatlin was their best friend.
As long as the rhythmic sound of "chuchu" sounds, it will make people feel much more at ease.
Because this kind of weapon is the most direct support weapon on the battlefield, no matter when or what happens, they can support themselves as soon as possible.
The cheerful gunfire seemed to tell them: Don't worry, with me here, the enemy can't rush over.
The soldiers all believed that no matter how powerful the enemy was, it would be turned into pieces under the airtight rain of bullets.
Although artillery is more powerful, it is a technical branch. Those gentlemen have to wait for everyone to ask for help. They show up shyly like a new daughter-in-law, and maybe some fool has measured the wrong coordinates, and then the artillery shells
It will fall on... your head like it has eyes.
There are not just one or two such unlucky people.
Although the current Semitic Free Army has only been established recently and has only six regular divisions and 100,000 soldiers, it already has the prototype of a modern army. In other words, while they have modern weapons, they also have an army.
Unique thoughts.
The heroic infantrymen looked down upon the artillerymen, thinking that they were a group of wretched cowards who were hiding behind their own butts, firing artillery secretly, and even having better food than themselves.
The artillerymen looked down on the air force, thinking that they were flying around in the air like fools and did not dare to go to the battlefield at all. They just laid eggs on the ground indiscriminately and ate much better than themselves.
The air force relies on the most valuable equipment of its time, but in turn despises the artillery, calling them a group of poor people who can't see the rich. You must know that the air force is a gifted branch, and you can't control the war fortress without being a magician.
However, the artillerymen also relied on their own equipment advantages and believed that the infantry were all a bunch of fools who could only pull big bolts. They couldn't even defeat a group of natives with spears. They asked endlessly for fire support and always had to
Rely on your own artillery fire.
Then...then everyone got together and looked down on the logistics soldiers: they thought they were all smugglers who only knew how to steal their supplies and sell them to vendors at high prices.
No one can look down on the logistics soldiers, they have no choice but to look down on their own superiors. They only steal a few bags of dry food in exchange for some wine and so on, and sell the officers' whole boxes to take out. The money they earn is enough for them to marry women, and then say something
It's gone when it floats away.
After Amu saw that the machine gun had been set up, he took a deep breath. Sure enough, he heard the officer continue to shout: "Everyone should be on alert, form a battle formation, and search forward. High-quality updates are here
If you see an unknown object, shoot first and ask questions later.”
Ammu looked around and saw his comrades on both sides slowly emerging from the grass, camouflaged with green branches on their hats.
Ammu immediately took out the cross he was wearing on his chest, kissed it gently, and then stood up.
When the soldiers next to him saw his appearance, they smiled with understanding: because everyone knew that this cross was given by his fiancée.
Then he sighed: What a lucky bitch.
And another point is that when the army first started wearing crosses, it was still very new, but now due to the preaching of the Holy See of Light, it has become very common among soldiers.
After all, as a profession with a precarious situation on the battlefield, everyone needs some psychological comfort.
However, this also lies in the effective propaganda of the Holy See. For example, after wearing the cross, there will be a 5% luck bonus and a 10% agility bonus.
Of course, the main reason is said to be that a certain soldier overheard the conversation between the chaplain and the officer when he got up to urinate at night.
The priest gave the officer a lot of money and asked him to send the unbelievers to the front line.
Although such gossip is very nonsense, I don't know which soldier made it up out of whim.
When everyone was fine, they used it as a joke, but it was undeniable that the soldiers who were still a little resistant to the Holy See seemed to wake up overnight. This legend was probably false, but it was absolutely impossible.
Is it true?
Everyone was in tears, like a long-lost wanderer seeing his mother, resolutely throwing himself into the warm embrace of the Holy See.
Moreover, it is absolutely true that soldiers wearing crosses can receive priority treatment from priests after being injured.
Nowadays, every Semitic soldier has a cross hanging around his neck, made of gold, silver, copper, iron, and wood.
Amu and other soldiers dispersed into skirmish formations and slowly approached the town. However, the town was silent and there was no movement at all.
On the contrary, this made everyone even more vigilant. All along, due to the policies of the Provisional Republic that benefited the people, the common people were very welcoming to everyone, and they were eager to give them land and things after everyone came.
Therefore, even if it is not a matter of eating a pot of jelly to welcome Master Wang, there is still something to be said for standing on the roadside and shouting slogans while holding a small flag or something.
But now, after arriving in this small town, there is complete silence, which is too abnormal.
The soldiers formed a battle formation, taking turns to cover the advance.
After a while, we arrived at the edge of the town. But there was still no movement in the town. The whole town seemed to have died.
Only the breeze blew an open window not far away, and the window shaft, which was short of oil, kept making a creaking sound.
The sound was so impressive that even decades later, most soldiers still remembered the scene.
Amu bent down and carefully came to a window, then took a look inside. Then he saw that the inside was in a mess. All the boxes and cabinets were open and scattered on the ground. There were also some messy clothes and a few
A thick bowl that broke into pieces...
Various signs indicate that everyone inside fled in a hurry.
He winked at the soldier next to him, and the soldier immediately raised his gun to cover him.
Ammu turned over and jumped into the room, and then checked carefully. There was nothing wrong. There was no one in the room. And...
When he saw a stove not far away, his eyes lit up. He walked over and looked down. There were still sparks flickering inside the stove, indicating that the owner had not been away for a long time.
At this moment, I suddenly heard a chicken crow.
Amu couldn't help being startled, and hurriedly raised his gun in the direction of the sound, but then he saw a familiar figure lifting a fat chicken from the ground.
It's that Rami.
Ammu couldn't help but glared at him fiercely, and then put down the gun.
But Lamy waved the chicken in his hand toward him with a showy look, and said loudly: "We don't need to eat that damn canned Flying Eagle today at noon."
Ammu turned his head and thought for a moment, and couldn't help but smile: Everyone is tired of those damn cans.
Although the taste was really good when I ate it in the past, I couldn't keep it the same every day. Every day when I opened my eyes, it was filled with cans and cans, and many people almost felt like vomiting after eating them.
Everyone suspected that the people in the logistics department had been occupied by the Flying Eagle Can Company. Otherwise, why was there nothing else in everyone's field rations, just this damn can.
Because of this matter, everyone was often scolded by the officers. And they always remembered the bitterness and sweetness. It was only a long time ago that they tightened their belts and tightened their belts again and again. Here.
After just two days of eating, I forgot all about the hardships of the past.
Everyone was always scolded and speechless, but despite this, if it weren't for the lack of choice, everyone would still be unwilling to eat that canned food.
At this time, I heard the urgent voice of an officer not far away: "You two, why are you still stunned? Keep moving forward. Hurry~!"
Hearing his voice, Amu and Lamy couldn't help but look at each other, and then snickered, just like students caught by the teacher. - The officer was none other than their former squad leader, Xier.
Wei. He has also been promoted.
Amu and Lamy did not open the door, but jumped over the wall. They came to the street and continued to search.
When he arrived at the crossroads in the center of the town, Amu couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that there was no danger in this town. It was possible that the local people were just scared away, that's all.
At this moment, I suddenly heard someone next to me scream: "Enemy attack~!"
Amu rushed towards a big tree next to him like a conditioned reflex.
Immediately afterwards, he felt something passing over his head with a sharp wind.
Ammu hid behind a tree, then turned his head and took a look, and found a sharp arrow stuck on the ground not far away, with its tail feathers still trembling.
If someone hadn't warned him, the arrow just now would have hit his head.
He couldn't help but touch the top of his head in fear, and then touched a few more broken hairs from the top of his head. He couldn't help but be startled again, and then he hurriedly crossed himself on his chest.
At this time, gunshots were heard all around. The enemies on the opposite side showed no sign of weakness, and kept drawing their bows and firing arrows. Occasionally, some people threw explosive crystals towards them.
As the explosion sounded, the soldiers also reacted, taking off the grenades from their waists and throwing them towards the opposite side.
Suddenly there were gunshots, bow strings snapping, arrows piercing the air, explosions, curses, screams... it was all loud and the whole scene was extremely chaotic.
Amu also picked up a gun and shot at the enemies on the opposite side. However, he was shocked to find that the enemies on the opposite side were extraordinary. All of them were agile and had extraordinary martial arts skills.
They held bows and arrows in their hands and nimbly dodged bullets while firing bows and arrows in their direction.
Although the soldiers of the Free Army have the advantage of weapons, they are all overwhelmed by the opponent's primitive and backward weapons.
Lamy next to him cursed loudly and threw a grenade towards the opposite side, but it was immediately caught by a soldier on the opposite side and then thrown back.
Seeing that something was wrong, Amu rushed over, dragged the soldier past, and rolled to the side.
With a 'boom' sound, the grenade exploded, and dust flew up high and splashed all over the two people's faces.
Before the people here could recover, they heard another rumbling sound coming from the front.
Amu couldn't help being shocked: Cavalry~! It's the enemy's cavalry.
Immediately afterwards, a large group of knights wearing heavy armor and running wildly appeared on the opposite side.
They lined up in a row, rushing towards this side like an unstoppable torrent of steel.
The officer not far away shouted at the top of his voice: "Fire, fire. Fire with all your strength~!"
Amu immediately raised his gun and fired desperately at the mounted soldiers.
The rest of the soldiers were also desperate and opened fire one after another. Everyone knew that once the cavalry got close, everyone would die here today.
Amidst the messy gunfire, although some knights fell down after being shot and were submerged in the cavalry, the torrent of steel from the cavalry was getting closer and closer.
At this moment, I suddenly heard a crisp "chug, chug, chug" sound not far behind me. The machine gun finally opened fire.
Everyone suddenly felt the pressure on their bodies lighten.
I saw the cavalry on the opposite side falling to the ground in pieces like pieces of straw.
At that moment, all other sounds on the battlefield disappeared, leaving only the screams of the knights, the rumble of the heavy armor falling to the ground, and the whine of the war horses...
I heard the ominous sound of shells whizzing overhead.
‘Boom, boom, boom…’ Shells exploded in the crowd on the opposite side.
Then orange-red fireworks bloomed. At the moment when the artillery fire exploded, you could clearly see the men and horses flying around randomly like rag dolls that had been played by giants.
In just one minute, the battlefield situation reversed.
Through the explosions of artillery fire, someone on the opposite side could be heard shouting at the top of their lungs: "Retreat, retreat, retreat quickly."
Immediately afterwards, dozens of figures were seen running out from every corner and running away quickly.
The soldiers immediately raised their guns and fired at them continuously.
Then a sharp whistle was heard. Then, the artillery fire behind them stopped.
The officer behind him also shouted loudly: "Brothers, charge. Avenge the brothers who died in the battle."
The soldiers shouted, rushed out from behind the bunker, and chased forward.
When they chased them to the other end of the town, they saw that the enemy on the other side had jumped on the war horses that had been prepared and fled quickly.
Amu aimed at their backs and fired a few more shots. Then all the soldiers stopped and stared at the scenery in the distance in a daze.
I saw on the distant horizon, there seemed to be a giant green python lying across the plain.
Someone asked strangely: "Sir, what is that?"
Sylvie took a look and replied softly: "That's Arkadelin. That's our capital, the Imperial City of Arkadelin..." (To be continued.)