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They found that the main force had not yet reached Gul City, so they must have returned to the Silent Forest along the same route. We will block them on the way they must pass."
"Yes, Marshal." Mih said with a smile.
Feeling as if he was being teased, Zhang Mu rolled his eyes and asked, "What's wrong with you lately? Are you studying Yin-Yang?"
"I just think that the title of Marshal is very suitable for you."
"Go aside."
While chatting, the two stopped by the woods.
"I don't have any magic power fluctuations, so I'll just wait for them in the middle of the road. You go into the woods and wait for me to fight them. When they don't have the energy to take care of the surroundings, you can launch a sneak attack."
"As you command, Marshal."
"Fuck off!"
Chapter 216 War is coming
Before becoming a soldier in the First Army, Dam was a farmer.
Although others called him and he called himself a rebel, his daily life with everyone else had little to do with the "military".
After several months of training, Dam felt that he had acquired certain qualities of a warrior.
When thinking about facing war, I will never feel fear.
However, when the rustling sound coming from the invisible slope turned into a chaotic and hurried sound of footsteps, my heartbeat still accelerated uncontrollably.
It is inevitable to be nervous when going to the battlefield for the first time.
Dam used the marshal's speech to relieve the increasing dryness in his mouth.
"Everyone, get ready."
The squad leader's deep voice rang out from the wireless earphones in his ears, and Damm's right index finger pulled the trigger.
"shooting!"
A loud shout suddenly rushed into Dam's ears. Dam was a little dazed and couldn't tell whether it came from the headphones or from the squad leader who was lying in ambush nearby.
But the conditioned reflex developed through months of training told him that it was time to fight.
Almost instinctively, Dam and his companions poked their heads out from the slope, with their magic rifles placed on top of it.
In a very short time, perhaps in the blink of an eye, Dam had found the enemy's position.
In the dense forest ahead, the soldiers of the Lagu army who were marching quickly all stopped where they were - probably because they were startled by the command.
They were not like the ones in the stories Dam had heard from his mother, with raging fire all over their bodies, blood-red eyes, and fangs like those of monsters.
Similar to me, with ordinary human appearance and body.
Aiming at the soldier closest to him, he was not wearing light armor, but linen clothes, and his hands were holding a long spear with a wooden shaft and an iron head, one in front and one behind.
The commander shouted loudly to hide. At this time, he was hiding behind a tree, looking at himself curiously, as if wondering why the arrows had not hit him yet.
It was this damn curiosity that caused him to lose his life at the beginning of the war.
"clatter--"
Dam lightly pressed the trigger, and as a tongue of fire appeared, the bullet accurately penetrated the forehead of the soldier behind the tree.
It turns out that there is such a big difference between a shooting target and a human brain. It's not a round hole, but blood and flesh splattered.
Dam turned his gun and aimed at the enemy on the left, thinking strangely in his mind.
"The intelligence is wrong! Asshole!
Everyone, hide behind the trees and don't stick your heads out!
Magician, hurry up! "
Perhaps it was the commander's men who were cursing, so the soldiers immediately retracted their heads and waited for reinforcements to arrive.
Dam was not surprised by this scene.
The marshal said that the power of guns that were deliberately taken away by the enemy was weakened.
Although it is still very strong, it will somewhat mislead the enemy.
The order to "hide behind the tree" is irrefutable evidence.
because……
"Ordinary trees can't stop bullets."
Dam muttered to himself, climbed up and half-crouched, put the butt of the gun on his shoulder, aimed the red dot crosshairs at the tree trunk where the enemy soldiers were hiding, and pulled the trigger!
"Da da da--"
Not only him, but the rest of the First Army soldiers were the same.
In an instant, dense gunfire broke the silence and echoed throughout the forest.
At the same time, bullets hit trees, sawdust and bark flew, and fine wood ash spread.
Soon, the dust was mixed with light red blood mist and the screams of Lagu soldiers.
After firing a volley of bullets, Dam had no time to think about the tragic scene in front of him. He retreated down the slope to change the magazine, while his companion stood up and half-crouched to shoot to ensure that there would be no gap in firepower.
After many days of preparation and a carefully prepared ambush, the battle brought huge casualties to Lagu in an instant.
Don't question the speed at which bullets can take lives, especially when the distance between the two anti-tank missiles is only about twenty meters.
What's more, among the large number of magic rifles, there are also several Gatling guns.
The Gatling gun had not been transformed into a magical weapon in time, but its lethality was still terrifying.
This can be seen from the broken trees and the body fragments thrown into the air.
The officer on the other side of Lagu was not frightened at all. He immediately made the most correct response after discovering that the intelligence he had about the enemy was wrong.
"retreat!"
How to say it, Dam felt that if his mother's story was not too fictional, this commander was indeed much smarter than King Lagu who died at the hands of Lake.
After all, it was the army that Lagu dispatched for the expedition, so their military quality could not be too poor.
As soon as the voice was raised, the soldiers began to retreat.
Instead of turning around, they retreated backwards, constantly changing cover and retreating slowly.
Dam looked at them and felt a little ashamed.
He knew that he and everyone else could not do this at the moment.
Giving himself a second to calm down, he stood up holding the magic rifle with the reloaded magazine.
The first battle was won easily.
But this is not the end, it is the beginning.
With a high-level professional leading the way, Lagu did not expect to be ambushed.
Not only were the professionals at the rear, the soldiers were not wearing armor, and even the archers did not have their weapons in their hands, so their combat effectiveness was not even utilized at all.
It was the height of summer and they were marching at a rapid pace, so in order to conserve energy, they probably left all their armaments in the "world".
Most importantly, the First Army’s goal is to “annihilate the enemy’s main force” rather than just teach the enemy a lesson.
"Keep the formation and chase!"
After receiving the order from the headset, Dam and his companions, who had expected it, immediately took steps to chase the retreating Lagu soldiers, constantly raising their guns and shooting at the soldiers who were rushing to the next bunker.
The same scene was playing out all around.
The two sides, one fleeing and the other chasing, went deeper into the Silent Forest, with corpses constantly lying on the ground.
Gradually, Dam realized that something was different from what he expected.
All I could see were bloody corpses. In order to chase them quickly, I was even forced to walk in a straight line and step over the corpses.
He didn't feel too frightened or uncomfortable.
Dam didn't know the reason, and he didn't have time to think about it at the moment.
The gunshots continued, the number of corpses on the ground continued to increase, and the fresh air in the forest was gradually replaced by the smell of blood.
After chasing for about 300 meters, Dam stopped and turned his head to look around.
His companions all did the same as him, standing where they were and putting down their guns.
The bullets are gone.
"The first and second regiments will replenish their ammunition. The third regiment will rest for ten minutes, then clean up the bodies and catch up!"
The commander of the Second Brigade, wearing jungle camouflage uniform, came over and gave orders.
Damu belonged to the Third Regiment, and he and nine other soldiers from the same class sat down against a nearby tree trunk.
No one made a sound, only heavy breathing.
"Dam, are you okay?" The companion moved closer.
Looking at the soldiers of the Second Regiment who were busy collecting magazines, grenades, and smoke bombs, Dam whispered, "What about you?"
After saying this, he suddenly remembered that the conversation between the two seemed to have happened not long ago.
Feeling it was funny, he laughed out loud a few times, making his companions laugh in confusion.
"There's no reason to be afraid." Dam's smile was a little exaggerated, with the corners of his mouth wide open, "We've seen enough dead people.
As for the manner of death... the noble master's torture of the corpse is much more powerful than bullets."
Is such that.
The soldier leaning against the tree nearby heard this and nodded in agreement.
After resting, they quickly got up, moved the bodies of Lagu's army together and stacked them up. They also tried their best to collect the eyeballs rolling in the bushes and the broken arms and legs hanging on the branches.
After everything was done, the soldiers of the 1st Brigade also came to support and left the rest of the work to them. Dam and the soldiers of the other three regiments replenished ammunition and supplies, and then chased after the 1st and 2nd regiments.
……
On the edge of the forest thirty kilometers outside the city of Gul.