Blackstone Code

Before dawn, the soldiers behind the iron barrel defense line had already packed up everything.

When the last soldier climbed onto the truck, a major looked back at the brightly lit defense line with a complicated expression, sighed silently, and turned to leave.

The entire iron barrel defense line was illuminated by lights in the dark night, and some figures moving back and forth could even be seen from outside the defense line!

These things are materials provided by the federal people to support them. They are not expensive but very practical.

There is a track under the feet of those life-size soldier models, and they will constantly rotate back and forth on the track according to a fixed route to give the illusion that they are all patrolling!

With these illusions, no one from outside the defense line will think that this place has been evacuated!

Yesterday they broke out of the defense line and fought two kilometers before being pushed back again.

Of course, it was a strategic retreat, and they wanted to give the Penteo people the illusion that they were actively planning a counterattack.

But in fact, after they came back, they had already started to evacuate!

Yes, complete evacuation.

In Gevra, they called this retreat a "victory shift." Although it is not known who decided on this name, the soldiers on the front line did not feel that this retreat was a "victory shift."

Although escaping is a common occurrence for Gaevra's soldiers, the domestic reports and attitudes towards this retreat made them somewhat ashamed!

This also resulted in a retreat atmosphere that was somewhat eerie.

It was an indescribable feeling. It was obviously something that made people happy, at least they didn't have to face Peng Jie'ao's soldiers all day long, but for some reason, everyone just couldn't be happy.

The major sat in the carriage, a sense of shame quietly rising from his heart.

He took one last look at the brightly lit defense line through the rearview mirror, and prayed in his heart that one day, they would fight back!

must!

The pace of retreat was very fast. Once things were rolled up and people were loaded into the car, it was basically done.

In fact, the retreat had already begun a few days ago.

Initially some equipment was removed in the name of "maintenance", but they replaced it with some fake stuff.

Especially some defense lines in areas where there is no exchange of fire are basically replaced with fake ones.

The real retreat order had not arrived at the front line until the day before yesterday.

So in fact, this great retreat, which affected hundreds of thousands of people, had actually started long ago.

They are just the last batch, and they need to put on a show to let the people on the opposite side know that they are actually still here!

The convoy quickly evacuated under the cover of night, leaving only an empty defense line...

At seven o'clock in the morning, under the orders and strong requests of the commander-in-chief, the Pengeos, who had been gathering all day, began to attack without even reorganizing themselves.

Some officers on the front line believed that the commander-in-chief might have made a mistake. They did not think that arriving at the front line in a hurry and without repairs would be able to bring out the powerful combat capabilities of Pengeo's army!

This is obviously impossible!

Even if Pengeo's army wants to exert their great strength, they must adjust their state, not like this.

After working for a day and a night, the soldiers had not had much rest before going to the battlefield.

But obedience is the bounden duty of soldiers, and soon experienced officers organized the first round of attacks.

The fighter jets begin to take off!

The battle for air supremacy on the battlefield has become the first appetizer on the current main battlefield.

It wasn't like this before.

In the past, everyone would blast it with artillery for a while, and then the mechanized troops would press on, but that's different now.

If the artillery is not protected by aircraft, it can only be a target for enemy fighter jets.

The main enemies of those fighter jets are indeed in the air, but diving and strafing are also their specialty!

The kind of aircraft that doesn't look big, but puts people under great psychological pressure when diving, will cause some soldiers to collapse after lowering their altitude, and it can also cause terrible injuries!

According to their previous understanding of the battlefield, the Gefra fighter jets should have quickly taken off at this time, and then the two sides launched a fierce air battle over the battlefield.

Since the number of Penteo's fighter jets far exceeds that of Gaevra's fighter jets, the Penteo people are basically fighting against Gaevra's air force.

However, with their iron barrel defense line, anti-aircraft guns, and anti-aircraft machine gun firepower network combined with their aircraft, the Gefra people were able to compete with Pengeo's superior fighter group.

But when Pengeo's fighter jets had already flown over the defense line, there were still no Gevlar fighter jets taking off. While the frontline commanders were confused, they also felt an emotion they couldn't describe. !

"Is this a conspiracy or some other reason?"

Some people say this to themselves!

In fact, you can't blame him.

Yesterday, the Gefra people showed their intention to counterattack. Who would have thought that they would pack up their gear and run away in the middle of the night?

When the fighter jets flew back and forth over the defense line several times to confirm that there were no survivors, the commanders realized that the Gefra people had escaped!

Ran!

This is a great victory!

When the news was reported to the commander-in-chief of the theater over the phone, the latter was not too happy.

"They retreated in a planned and premeditated manner, instead of throwing away everything they could in a panic and running away."

"This is a strategic retreat. Immediately send light armored troops to catch up. We also have planes to catch up!"

"Hold them as much as possible, don't give them all a chance to evacuate, hunt them down!"

Following the commander-in-chief's order, a large number of light mechanized troops separated from the larger army. Under the cooperation and command of the air force, they pursued the defense line as they came!

According to their thinking, the Gefra people had been running for a few hours at most, and they might still be able to catch up now.

This is not the retreat of thousands or tens of thousands of people, this is the retreat of hundreds of thousands of people, and it will definitely leave traces!

This is indeed the case.

The plane flies high and fast.

Before ten o'clock, the first plane spotted a broken down military truck on the roadside. Twenty or thirty soldiers were sitting on the side of the road, and several others were repairing the vehicle.

After the plane spotted the soldiers on the ground, people on the ground also spotted the plane in the sky.

A dive sweep from the fighter jet took away the lives of three soldiers, and he also reported his position.

A large number of planes began to fly towards this side, and they seemed to have bitten the tail of the Gaevra people!

In a large-scale retreat, you are bound to encounter such things, bumps and bruises, or mechanical breakdowns.

It’s just that some of the previous ones were repaired, but this one took a longer time to repair.

When the unequal battle started immediately, it also triggered a retreat that was not actually far away.

The news was sent to the commander of this evacuated force, and then Gafra's fighter jets turned back from a distance and began to participate in the battle.

At the same time, Pengeo's ground troops were also quickly changing direction and rushing towards this side...

Generally speaking, the retreat was successful. The only problem was that we encountered some troubles when heading from the hilly areas to the mountains.

The roads in mountainous areas are rugged, unlike hilly areas. Although there are ups and downs, at least vehicle traffic is not a big problem.

The terrain in the mountainous area is unreasonable. Even if there are cliffs, you can't take more than one step.

As there is a cliff, no matter what kind of car you are in, you cannot move any further.

This caused the team entering the mountain to move slowly, and the entire retreat suddenly slowed down.

At the same time, the news of the last contact with the enemy was immediately sent to the commander-in-chief of Gevra. In fact, no one was fully prepared for this situation.

For example, in some places with relatively steep slopes, tanks cannot enter, so does that mean that tanks cannot enter?

Artillery cannot enter some places, so will the artillery be discarded?

There are still some places where trucks can’t move. Do we even need trucks?

If we don’t even need the trucks, what will happen to the supplies?

While many problems needed to be solved, the enemy was catching up, which made everyone realize that Amelia's biggest crisis had arisen!

If they cannot defeat the enemy, but are instead held back by the enemy, this means that hundreds of thousands of people, including Gefra and the federal support troops, may all be lost outside the mountain!

The commander-in-chief made a decision immediately. Those that could be dismantled would be dismantled and brought into the mountain manually. Those that could not be dismantled would be found somewhere to hide. There might be a chance to take them away later.

Then allocate some troops, such as tank brigades, and let them form a defensive force with artillery and air force to cover the continued evacuation of other troops.

At this time, everyone knew that if they were chosen to stay, they would most likely be dead!

No one wants to die, let alone Mr. Gefra, who is already afraid of death, but at this time, someone has to stay behind to protect everyone.

If no one is willing to stay, the end result is that everyone will die together!

Moreover, the news that the pursuers are about to arrive cannot be concealed. Once the soldiers collapse emotionally, they will be finished first without the Penteo people doing anything!

The atmosphere in the camp was very depressing. The commander-in-chief did not directly name anyone to stay. Everyone knew that he was waiting for everyone to speak first.

But at this time, who dares to speak randomly?

Maybe, the soldiers will mutiny!

And they also need a reason to convince their soldiers.

You can't tell them, "Everyone ran away, and I volunteered to stay with you to die. You don't need to thank me," right?

The dull atmosphere is very depressing. People always want to live, no one wants to die!

After about a while, no one spoke. The commander-in-chief sighed. He knew that he would not be able to do it if he did not speak.

He straightened his clothes, took out his pipe, and made himself another pot of tobacco.

The strong smell of tobacco was a bit smoky. He looked at the officers and said, "I will stay at the back."

"The Empire has given me everything I want and everything I can get. It's time to be loyal to the Empire!"

"If I die, I hope that I will at least be a hero in people's minds when I'm wearing the flag!"