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“The soldiers were very enthusiastic.”
"Oh, that's strange, I thought you guys would be clamoring for the artillery regiment."
“Uh, hahaha…” The legion commander laughed awkwardly, “The artillery regiment… the Marshal will definitely form one in the Third Army when it is needed.”
"Quite clever." Zhang Mu muttered and lowered his head in thought.
It is not a problem to distribute ordinary sniper rifles to the Third Army.
That thing is much more powerful than an automatic rifle, especially an anti-material heavy sniper rifle like Barrett. It would be painful for a mid-level knight to get shot by it.
If there were a certain number of snipers, it would pose a considerable threat to the professionals of the coalition forces. However, during the one-year training period, Zhang Mu never considered training snipers in the reorganized legion.
He was thinking that after the war, half of the soldiers in the reorganized legion would probably desert, and training snipers would be a sheer waste of resources.
Now is the time to help them build up their confidence so that they don't have to worry about deserters appearing at any time. It is indeed time to equip them with sniper rifles.
"The coalition will soon launch a nationwide offensive. If you can handle this wave, I will equip each of your legions with 100 sniper rifles."
"Yes, sir!" The legion commander was overjoyed. He saluted with a grin, then turned around and ran towards the hill, as if he was going to tell his subordinates the good news.
"For the next battles, we need to find a way to motivate the soldiers... the military merit system... well... let's go gather some intelligence first." Zhang Mu muttered as he flew into the air.
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Allied Forces Camp.
Novak paced back and forth in the tent, looking uneasy, while Brando sat beside him.
"Marshal Novak." Brando was dazzled by him and had no choice but to comfort him, "It's just that the communication is temporarily interrupted.
300,000 soldiers, even if a Saint-level team is dispatched, it is impossible to wipe them all out. There will always be people who escape, and it is impossible that even the news cannot be sent back. "
"But I always feel that... something might be interfering with their sound transmission crystal?"
"There are many things that can be done, and maybe they just happened to meet each other."
Brando's consolation didn't work, Novak was still walking around: "I've lost contact with him for a whole day, he...
These three idiots! Why are they marching so fast?
They run so fast that even the logistics team can’t catch up with them!"
The logistics team replied two days ago that they had been chasing all the way, but when they arrived at the temporary camp, it was empty.
Novak was suspicious. After all, the three legions seemed to have achieved great results and occupied six cities in a row. However, Lake's legion never showed up, which meant that there was no loss at all.
So he ordered his men to contact the three people, asking them to walk slower and be careful of traps.
But the strange thing is that no matter how they called out, the three people's sound transmission crystals did not respond.
Novak asked the logistics team and found out that the three people had been marching at a rapid pace.
Got carried away by victory?
His face was solemn. He couldn't wait any longer. He had to send a saint...
“Marshal!” The adjutant opened the door curtain and rushed in, his tone full of panic, “They, they…”
"Who?"
"Vanguard Army, yes, there is news."
"Really? Tell me now!"
"They...were completely wiped out."
The joy on Novak's face suddenly froze.
Chapter 347: Confrontation and Drones
Novak is a little panicked now.
He never imagined that 30 soldiers and three magicians would be wiped out in Lake.
And the price the enemy paid was just some... thick arrows?
Novak guessed that it was not an arrow in the traditional sense.
This is not the time to dwell on this. Novak managed to gather his chaotic thoughts and think about how to eliminate the subsequent impact of the defeat in the first battle and the next battle plan.
Three hundred thousand elite troops, this was undoubtedly a disastrous defeat.
But to be honest, it did not deal much of a blow to the coalition's strength.
The coalition army had eight principalities and three kingdoms. It was not difficult to replenish the 300,000 ordinary people army, as they had the most ordinary people.
The most important thing is that only three magicians were lost in this battle.
Magisters are indeed valuable, but the death of three of them is not unacceptable since they are not at the Saint level.
If three saints die, the coalition will be doomed.
Besides, the sacrifice of these three people was not meaningless, at least they gained important information.
Lake has weapons of mass destruction.
Novak narrowed his eyes and looked at Brando who was sitting beside him: "Didn't Lagu suffer an attack of this scope at that time?"
Brando shook his head: "No, we only saw countless flashes of fire in the darkness, and then the griffin knight swooped down."
Then...it's not surprising.
After dispelling his doubts, Novak withdrew his gaze and returned his consciousness to the war. He couldn't help but feel a little regretful for sending out the Rose, Mad Lion, and Violent Bear, three legions that did not belong to his own country.
God bless you, Novak never expected that all three legions would be defeated without a single man left.
In his opinion, the invasion of Lake could not be considered a proper war, but rather a cost-free gathering to divide the spoils.
As the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, he certainly could not favor his own country and let his own army set out first to plunder the spoils, otherwise the coalition forces would collapse in an instant.
That's why he appointed three legions from other countries as vanguards.
What I mean is - look how fair I am, I let you choose the spoils first.
However, in the end, it all backfired.
After Baoxiong had thought about it for a while, the three legion commanders successfully suspected that he intended to consume their own troops and reported it to their country's superiors.
The kings of the three kingdoms became suspicious, but did not take any drastic action.
After all, Novak's orders were in line with common sense of war and showed no signs of harboring any evil intentions.
So this misunderstanding was not originally a problem. It would naturally be resolved once the three of them filled their pockets with treasures.
But now...all three legions have been sacrificed, and that would be a big trouble.
Novak had no doubt that the three kings had already contacted each other to discuss the withdrawal of troops.
If they were simply withdrawing their troops, Novak wouldn't be too worried.
The departure of the three countries will not cause the coalition's strength to decline too much.
What he was worried about was that the Three Kingdoms would expose this matter.
Novak isn’t playing tricks though, and with good reason.
For example, he had never concealed any intelligence, and the three legion commanders were greedy for merit and acted rashly, leaving the logistics team far behind.
But the coalition members are not among them.
They will only suspect that you are not planning to attack Lake at all, but are using this as an excuse to annex the surrounding countries, right?
By then, the coalition would automatically disintegrate and be defeated without a fight, and Lake would most likely take the initiative to send troops to retaliate against himself as the leader of the coalition.
Novak sat opposite Brando with a headache and couldn't help cursing: "Those three idiots!"
Brando smiled and said, "Actually, Marshal, you don't have to worry too much."
"What do you mean?" Novak stared at the confidence on his face, his eyes full of expectation.
"The casualties of 300,000 soldiers will not affect the coalition forces' crushing power over Lake."
"Of course." Novak puffed out his chest. "Not to mention that there are still 700,000 soldiers here, our main army has not suffered any losses. Just replenishing the troops will only take a month to complete."
"So... their principality wouldn't be too angry if 300,000 soldiers died, right?"
As mentioned before, in the eyes of high-level professionals and the royal family of the Sol Continent, are ordinary people also considered human beings?
The only role of ordinary people is to produce professionals based on their huge base.
Professionals are the backbone of humanity.
This is why ordinary people who have no power are not killed indiscriminately by the upper class and professionals, and even why some laws are introduced to protect them.
Novak nodded, then looked troubled: “The trouble is, there are more than just ordinary people in there.
Their legion leaders are magicians and sky knights, and there are also a few professionals among the soldiers.
Well... the only good news is that, apart from the legion commander, there are no high-level professionals inside."
Even in the kingdom, the casualties of high-level professionals are painful. It is true that magicians can be piled up with resources, but that does not mean they can be mass-produced cheaply. After all, resources themselves are a kind of shackles.
Brando put his hands in his pockets and smiled, "High-level professionals are not saint-level, and it is undeniable that training them is indeed expensive, but... expensive means there is a price."
"Benefit?"
"yes.
The Marshal's worry is that if the truth is exposed, the coalition forces will fall apart, and Lake will take the opportunity to launch a surprise attack on his country.
Paying some benefits in exchange for resolving the crisis is a good deal, isn't it? "
Novak pinched his chin thoughtfully: "How can we guarantee that they will keep it secret?"
"If you tell anyone, the benefits will be gone."
"Well... I have to ask the king to give up the divided interests. I can't make the decision."
"Your king's reputation for wisdom is well known to all neighboring countries. I believe he will be able to distinguish priorities."
Novak agreed and without wasting any more time or going to a secluded place, he took out the sound transmission crystal and contacted the king in front of Brando.
The reply was just as Brando had expected. After hearing what happened, the king hesitated for a few seconds and then agreed to the request.
Now that he was confident, Novak immediately stood up and called his adjutant loudly.