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The destruction of an army of 300,000 was not a serious loss, but it would definitely affect morale. Novak did not want the matter to ferment in the army, so he decisively ordered his adjutant to enter the country in batches.
Kill several groups of Lake's legions, successfully seize those weapons and display them in front of the soldiers, so that the soldiers can understand the true appearance of the weapons. If the news spreads, there is no need to worry about panic spreading in the army.
The adjutant took the order and left. The order was quickly conveyed to all levels and the army took action.
Thanks to the "sacrifice" of the three legions, Novak had a clear idea.
Unlike previous large-scale assembly marches, the remaining forces of the coalition were divided into scattered groups to avoid the tragedy of the three legions from happening again.
Of course, in order to prevent Lake from concentrating his superior forces to attack him, Novak planned a main force of 310,000 soldiers, equipped with two saints, to ensure that Lake's large-scale lethal weapons would not work.
As for why there were 310,000 soldiers, it was not because of any profound significance. It was simply because Novak thought the number "300,000" was unlucky.
While the army was out, Novak himself was not idle either.
He considers himself an excellent commander, but is not competent enough to stay in the rear.
He rode on a high-level monster and went into battle with the army.
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Keton City.
Different from the emptiness and silence half a month ago, a large number of soldiers were now moving around in the city, and the sound of chaotic footsteps echoed in the streets.
city gate.
The commander of the Third Army stood on the city wall and looked at the mountains and rivers in the distance.
Dam was behind him, but he was not holding the magic sniper rifle that he cherished as his life.
"Dam." The legion commander turned around. "How do you feel?"
The question was vague, but Dam knew what was being asked: "It feels great."
"I really envy."
"Special forces teams are allowed to sign up multiple times."
The legion leader shook his head and said: "If I get eliminated for stepping on the line, I will definitely try again, but... the gap is too big, forget it.
and……"
He turned around and looked at the soldiers of the Third Army standing guard in front of the wall: "I feel a little reluctant."
Damu followed the line of sight and said, "It is very fulfilling to train brave warriors."
"Haha." The legion commander laughed, "A year ago we were still farmers, busy in the fields with hoes every day. Now... which one?"
"Me?" Dam blinked, "Compared... well, I like both, but it depends on what the marshal needs.
If the marshal needs me to farm, I can go right away.
I haven’t forgotten my farming skills.”
"Hahaha... As expected of Dam." The legion commander praised him inexplicably, and then brought the topic back on track, "Did you bring the things?"
"How could I forget?" Dam turned and went down the city gate, and when he returned, he had a strange thing in his hand.
"This is called... a drone?" The legion commander looked at it.
"Ah."
"Damn, I'm so envious!"
“The special forces team will deal with high-level professionals, so they must be equipped with the most advanced magical weapons.
And don’t worry, you will have some when production increases.”
Wiping the non-existent saliva from the corner of his mouth, the legion commander suppressed his expectations and asked, "What is its function?"
"Hmm..." Dam scratched his head, "It can transmit the scene from far away."
"Really?"
"Yes."
"Show me a demonstration?"
"it is good."
Dam responded, took out the remote control from the storage bag on his waist and started operating it.
The drone's four blades began to spin, and it took off into the air, flying far away.
The legion commander looked at the drone flying away and asked: "How do you transmit the images back? Where can I see them?"
"this."
He looked down at the remote control held in Dam's hands. The square glass area in the middle glowed faintly, and then showed the ground flying backwards at a rapid speed.
The viewing angle is undoubtedly a bird's-eye view, with very high clarity, and even the details on the surface of the stones on the ground can be seen clearly.
"With this, the enemy has no more secrets!"
"The effect is limited." Dam shook his head, "The magician and the sky knight can fly, so it's easy to shoot them down.
I think that until Mr. Joffrey strengthens the function, it can only monitor the legions without mages."
Looking at the central control in curiosity, the legion commander muttered, "The Marshal is really amazing. These things are not even recorded in the church's gift records."
Lake was declared a God-forsaken place, and all church members in the area were evacuated.
Those priests ran very quickly. As soon as Zhang Mu gave the order to arrest them, they had already fled far out of the country.
The escape was so hasty that it was impossible to take away all the things in the church.
The First Army seized a number of light magic books, meditation methods of various levels, and some miscellaneous books.
The Book of Graces belongs to the latter, and is used by the soldiers of the First Army to while away their leisure time.
"Perhaps this is why God wants to destroy the Marshal?" Dam seemed to have thought of something and guessed.
"Who cares?" The legion commander waved his hand. "God never cared about us. It was the Marshal who saved us from our suffering.
If you have time to think about God, why not...what is that?"
He raised his hand and pointed at the center control area of the remote control, and Dam lowered his head.
On the small display, a team of about a hundred people was running wildly on the ground.
Judging from the direction, the target is obviously the city of Kedun.
"Enemy attack! Everyone, prepare to fight!"
Dam watched the legion commander's back turn left and disappear at the end of the corridor. He slowly withdrew his gaze, controlled the drone to return, and turned to go downstairs.
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A team of a hundred men was galloping along the mountain path towards the city of Kedun.
The soldiers in the squad are all elite, which can be seen from the armor they wear and the spears they hold.
A small army would not be equipped with such sophisticated equipment.
They were moving very fast, but their faces did not look anxious or serious.
According to intelligence, the city of Kedun has long been deserted, so there is no need to attack the city. Although don't even think about capturing a city with just a hundred people.
As the path gradually became wider, the team was about to walk out of the mountains.
After getting out of the mountain, it’s another ten minutes’ run to reach the city of Kedun.
The captain recalled the information given by his superiors and quietly quickened his pace.
"Captain." Suddenly, the only professional in the team besides him stopped the soldiers and walked behind the captain, "There is an ambush."
ambush?
The captain focused his attention on his hearing and immediately heard dozens of faint breathing sounds coming from behind the slopes on both sides about a hundred meters ahead.
A botched ambush.
With a sneer in his heart, the captain gave an order: "The deputy captain and I will lead the way and destroy the enemy directly."
"As ordered!"
"rush!"
Without any hesitation, the captain led the deputy captain to charge to the top of the slope.
After taking a few steps forward, the attack came as expected.
A row of heads popped up from the top of the hill, and they raised strange weapons.
The captain had seen pictures of the strange weapon and knew that its power was limited, so he didn't take it too seriously and his charge didn't slow down at all.
He even distracted himself and thought to himself that Lake's soldiers actually ambushed him here, and the information that there was no one in Kedun City might be wrong.
"Whoosh-"
The captain was awakened by the sound of breaking air.
This power...is not what the commander said...
"Bang——" The deputy captain's head next to him suddenly exploded like a watermelon, splattering red and white.
The captain wiped the sticky flesh off his face and stared at the headless corpse as it rushed forward a few steps due to inertia, fell to the ground, rolled over, and stopped only after hitting a tree.
The two have known each other for a long time and are quite familiar with each other.
The captain knew that the deputy captain's professional level was a junior knight, which was not very high, but a level that should never be killed by ordinary people.
A gadget? It can't even penetrate ordinary armor?
Which idiot collected this information? !
The captain is stronger than the vice-captain, but only to a limited extent.
The strange weapon in the hands of Lake's soldier can headshot the deputy captain, so it can naturally headshot him as well.
"Retreat!" the captain shouted miserably, turning around and rushing into the group of soldiers who were still in a daze.
The captain understood that if he wanted to escape, he didn't need to run very fast, just faster than the soldiers.
However, there were some excited shouts coming from the top of the slope behind him.
"Gatling! Put up the Gatling quickly!"