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Hmm... let's do it on the last day. When they have one more day to reach the ambush point, we can place the ordinary troops on the mountain to confuse their sight."
Domit laughed, "That's what I was planning to do."
"Oh, yes, here it is." Zhang Mu stretched out his hand, and on his palm lay a badge with a human head carved on it. "The war has just begun, and it's your turn to go on the field."
"Yes, sir!" Domit took it with both hands and put it solemnly on his chest.
Avril stared at the badge: "This is the teacher's..."
"Ah."
"The teacher would be very happy if he saw it."
Zhang Mu turned his head and said, "Really? I thought the teacher didn't like being used as a legion symbol."
"how come."
Shaking his head, Zhang Mu put aside the matter and looked at Domit: "The coalition has gathered its strength, and the number of high-level professionals has exceeded that of Lake. You must pay attention to your safety."
"Don't worry, Marshal. Our command system uses a radio station. The enemy can't find the command center. I'm also very far away from the front line."
"You can't go wrong by being careful."
"Yes!"
Zhang Mu pondered and continued, "I heard from Grand Duke Blois that the individual strength of the Allied Forces' Saint-level professionals is not as good as Lake..."
"Of course." Avril took over the conversation, "The strength of a Saint-level person depends largely on the grade of his or her own magic. In this regard, even Lagu is not as good as Lake."
After all, they are descendants of the Ice and Snow Empire and have inherited the legacy of their ancestors. In terms of background, Lagu, who is a country bumpkin, is still not good enough.
Zhang Mu nodded in understanding: "Based on this, I judge that in the early stage... no, during the entire war, the Saint-level coalition forces will not take the initiative to attack."
"Are you afraid of being ambushed by the Grand Duke and his men?" Avril asked curiously.
"yes.
Moreover, the old man beside the king is a Saint-level expert in assassination. Wouldn't the Saint-level of the coalition army be afraid?"
Zhang Mu stood up and said, "In this case, I will lead the special operations team to snipe the high-level professionals of the coalition forces. If the saints stay in the camp, that's fine.
If he comes out... hehe, the Grand Duke and his men will have work to do."
After that, he said to Domit, "Don't just stand there, prepare for the ambush. Fight beautifully and open the eyes of the other legions. Professionals can die too."
"As ordered!"
Chapter 345 Howitzer Shows Off Its Power
Somewhere in a cave deep in the mountains.
The cave was not spacious, and it seemed even more cramped after a long table and a row of radio stations were placed in it.
Domit stood in front of the table, his eyes fixed on the map on the table. The telegraph operator behind him reported the enemy's movements from time to time.
"Adjutant." The enemy had arrived at the expected location, and Domit's eyes became solemn.
"exist!"
"Order the Third Army to go to the mountains and forests to establish a defense line."
"Yes!" The adjutant trotted behind the telegraph operator and conveyed the order to the Third Army not far from the mountains.
"Marshal." Domit walked to the cave entrance and looked at Zhang Mu's back in the distance. "If the howitzer is used here, we must ensure that all the enemy troops are wiped out, leaving no one alive."
“Worried about missing something?”
"After all, there are 300,000 soldiers, and there are many professionals among them."
"Don't worry, leave it to me."
"As ordered."
Domit turned back to the table and observed the enemy's movements at any time. Zhang Mu opened the light gate, took out the three special teams led by Dam, and rushed to the ambush site.
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There are sparse trees on the short hill.
The Third Army, which was disrupted and reorganized by the former Ninth Army, climbed to the top of the mountain under the leadership of the Army Commander.
He put his hands on his hips and looked around. The trees were slender and could not block a person's figure. There were no rocks or other shelters around. It was obvious that this was not a suitable ambush site.
But the former First Army soldier's commander was not discouraged: "Everyone, dig an ambush pit on the spot."
When the soldiers heard the order, they were stunned and motionless.
The legion commander raised his eyebrows: "Are you deaf?!"
"But..." A soldier stammered, "But Commander, the Third Army is made up of ordinary people, without a single professional. Even if we dig a pit and hide, we can't escape the enemy's magic search."
"Excuting an order!"
"Yes!" After a year of training, it is unclear how much the soldiers' individual qualities have improved, but the legion commander's authority has been fully nurtured.
After the soldiers picked up their shovels and started working, the corps commander stepped out to inspect the surroundings.
His face was calm, but he felt helpless deep down.
They are obviously the elite of the Lake Kingdom, so why are they not as good as the First Army which was composed of farmers?
Seeing that the enemy was stronger than himself, he immediately gave up the idea of resistance. Really...
"Hu——" After taking a deep breath, the legion commander looked out from his vantage point at the wide dirt road ten kilometers away.
"Strange... The mortar can't reach this far, why did Commander Domit send us to set up an ambush here?"
After a short period of pondering without any results, he shook his head and brushed the matter aside, continuing to inspect the soldiers.
After a few turns, I found that the morale of the soldiers of the Third Army was extremely low.
Although they did not slow down their hands in digging the hole, they never stopped complaining.
"We're probably being used as cannon fodder." A soldier who was digging a hole muttered to the soldier next to him without raising his head.
Soon a voice came from next door: "What else?
The Third Army is made up of ordinary people. Do you think such a legion can be the main force?"
“Ordinary people… the several legions after the reorganization are all ordinary people, right?
Speaking of this, why did Marshal Zhang Mu want to eliminate all professionals?
Can ordinary people alone resist the enemy's professionals?"
"Don't we have this?" The soldier next to him continued to dig the hole with one hand, and with the other hand he grabbed the rifle at his feet and raised it.
"This is indeed very powerful." He agreed with the warhead, but soon turned bitter, "But it can't deal with high-level... No, let alone high-level,
I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with mid-level professionals."
"That's true." The soldier next to him couldn't help but look up. "I saw mid-level knights practicing riding skills in my previous legion. Their running speed... I felt it was faster than a bullet."
"So we are cannon fodder, here to die!" He cursed in a low voice, then looked around.
The soldier next to him seemed to sense what he was about to do and warned him, "Don't do anything stupid."
"Are you sure you don't want to run away?" He moved closer to the next room. "The First Army is their own people. As for us, heh, they don't care about our lives at all."
"Where to escape to? Our family is still in Lake, and..."
The soldier next to him glanced around: "Besides us, there must be other legions nearby."
He did not doubt the truth of his guess. He was silent for a moment and then smiled miserably: "It looks like we are going to die here."
The legion commander listened to the conversation between the two people in a blind spot and couldn't help but sigh again.
These guys... I hope they can be saved...
He walked off to inspect elsewhere.
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The weather has been sunny these days, without a drop of rain, and the compacted soil road surface is very hard.
The three legions stretched for several kilometers on the muddy road, relying on the good road conditions to march quickly.
An hour later, a group of low hills came into view in the distance.
Although Lake seemed to have completely given up resistance, the three men still did not relax and sent out scouts to explore the way.
More than ten minutes later, the scout returned on horseback to report the situation ahead.
After hearing this, the three legion commanders were stunned.
A legion of 50,000 ordinary people scattered across the hilltops?
This... Does Lake expect to defeat himself with this kind of trash army?
They became suspicious and asked the scouts to confirm whether the information was true.
"It's absolutely correct. I guarantee it with my life."
In fact, the three of them knew that the information should be accurate.
These scouts are not ordinary people. They are a combination of two people and one horse, a high-level knight and a high-level magician.
Equipped with crystals that greatly enhance perception, not even mages can escape their detection.
The leader of the Violent Bear Legion looked at the mountain in the distance and asked again, "Are you sure there are no professionals?"
"Unless there is a Saint level."
Saint level? How could they be dispatched now?
The three didn't believe that Lake would send out the Saint level at the early stage of the war.
After a brief discussion, they decided to take in these 50,000 people.
They had been in Lake's territory for more than 30 days and had not seen a single living person. They had been filled with rage for a long time and it was a good opportunity to vent it.
"Don't split up your forces to explore the road, otherwise they will be scared away."
"Well, the army suddenly charged when they got to the middle of the valley. They couldn't escape at such a close distance."
The plan was set, and the three men pretended not to notice the ambush, and continued to advance their soldiers at the original speed.