Humans are such emotional animals. No matter how wise or courageous you are, often when you are inadvertently swayed by your emotions, just saying a word or making a decision can determine and affect your life.
Elder Muba is such a smart and wise man, but because of a little emotion, a little thought of safeguarding Lila's power, a little thought of safeguarding the honor of the Bushmen, and a little bit of paranoia and semi-compulsion among old people of this age.
It influenced Zorick's decision, but the final consequences were enough to make him regret it for the rest of his life.
After receiving the order for reinforcements, Dingela of the third line of defense immediately released more than 400 reinforcements. Then, the 400 reserve soldiers originally controlled by Zorik were added to the third line of defense. This was all a systematic plan.
As part of the operation, Zoric's orders will be carried out by the following staff officers.
The news came back quickly:
"The reinforcements arrived at the second line of defense and found xx surviving soldiers. More than a hundred troops were left to rescue the wounded and build fortifications. The remaining personnel continued to advance towards the first line of defense..."
"The reinforcements arrived at the first line of defense and found xx surviving soldiers. They are rescuing the injured and have begun repairing and reinforcing the front-line positions..."
As the previous news continued to spread, Elder Muba's gloomy expression finally relaxed a little.
"Isn't this great?" Elder Muba turned to Zoric and said, "Let the observation posts on the periphery strengthen their observation of the Northern Army. Pay special attention to the location of the Northern Army's artillery. They must be destroyed. In addition, the infantry artillery must be strengthened.
With coordination, it is not easy to repulse the Northern Army's attack just by relying on the people in the mountain pass. Also, let Dingila come back. He has fought well in the past few battles. We need to encourage him."
Facing the opinions put forward by the old man, Zoric could only nod helplessly in agreement. After all, these opinions were all suggestions and were not considered overstepping. Judging from the current situation on the front line, although the casualties were still relatively serious, they were still there.
Now that reinforcements have been sent within an acceptable range, the necessity of implementing Elder Muba's suggestions has increased.
Recapture the position, treat the wounded, reinforce the position, search for the artillery positions of the Northern Army... The Bushman army is busy again, and everything seems to be normal again.
Outside the Kapa Pass, in front of the Northern Army's headquarters, Masuari and a group of generals and officers from the Northern Army were waiting there. His eyes were always fixed on the direction of the Kapa Pass, looking at the smoke billowing above the pass.
An eerie smile was condensed on his face
Colonel Buganda walked out of the nearby bomb shelter, came behind Masuari and reported to him: "Your Excellency, Marshal, according to your instructions, we have withdrawn from the mountain pass, and the rapid assault group has been prepared and can be ready at any time.
launch an attack"
Masuari seemed not to have heard Buganda's report. He still stood quietly and motionless, as if he was a lifeless statue. After a long time, Masuari raised his hand and turned to the back behind him.
Buganda waved his hand, signaling him to wait aside.
Upon seeing this, Buganda stood aside silently, quietly waiting for Masuari to give the order for a general attack. Since the Tua incident, Masuari became extremely cautious, and the preparation and coordination of a battle were almost impossible.
Except for the layout and arrangements within the scope of their own responsibilities, the generals of each branch of the army are often unaware of other aspects of the battle. Moreover, Masuari does not allow the generals to communicate with each other and reveal to each other what they know.
tactical mission
Now, the generals of the Northern Army have a private consensus, that is: the less you know about Marshal (Masuari), the better. Otherwise, if an accident occurs, you may face a responsibility that you cannot bear.
"Reporting to your Excellency, Marshal, the instrument has been fully debugged and can be launched at any time. The beacon bomb is also ready and can be launched at any time." The person reporting this time was the artillery colonel.
Masuari still didn't speak. He waved his hand and asked the artillery colonel to stand aside. He continued to watch the gradually weakening smoke of Kapa Pass with interest, as if it was a pleasant scenery.
With little effort, the chief of staff of the main division also came to Masuari and reported: "Your Excellency, Marshal, Sea Eagle reports: 'The Raptor is on its way and will be in place in about five minutes.'"
This time, Masuari did not ask the chief of staff to stand aside and wait. On the contrary, Masuari took a deep breath as if he had won the war. When he slowly turned around, the generals discovered: Masuari's
There is already a thick smile on his face
Masuari just smiled like that and looked at everyone present warmly. Then he set his sights on the artillery colonel and said softly in a very kind tone: "Launch the beacon."
"Yes!" the artillery colonel stood at attention and saluted, then turned around and went down to deliver the order.
After giving the order, the smile on Masuari's face was still bright, and the look he looked at the generals present could be called amiable. However, if a person is usually amiable and accustomed to smiling, then other people will see his smile again.
I don't think it's strange, but a man like Masuari, who has always had a gloomy face, suddenly showed such an attitude today, but it made the generals present feel like thorns in their backs. They felt uncomfortable all over and wished they could all be like that artillery colonel.
Go ahead and deliver the order, because that way you can stay as far away from this weird-looking marshal as possible
Tom, Tom, Tom...
Amid the Bushmen's continued artillery bombardment, the sound of these mortar shells was extremely inconspicuous. What's more, the warheads fired by these mortars did not explode even though the troops had just regained control of the Kapa Pass.
Some of the Bushman soldiers saw several strange, dark things falling from the sky, but they failed to attract their attention.
"Perhaps, those trees growing on the mountainside fell down after being burned by the fire..." Thinking like this, the soldiers were busy repairing their fortifications again.
On the other side of the mountain pass, Dingila, the top officer of the Kapa Pass garrison who was "well-commanded", had just arrived in front of Elder Muba.
"Dingela, you did a good job." Elder Muba said to Dingila with a serious expression: "The first rain will come soon. As long as you persist for a few more days, you will be a free man. Don't worry, I will
Keep your word, I will also give you a settling-in allowance, and then you can..."
Elder Muba suddenly stopped talking and looked at Dingela in front of him in confusion.