Twenty Seven Years

   July 23rd, dawn

  On the positions of the Equal Army outside the cities of Brexi and Nanre

  The rain had stopped earlier, but the trenches were full of water, and outside the trenches, there were puddles and swamps as far as the eye could see.

   "Bang! Bang bang!"

   "Bang bang bang!"

   "Boom!"

   "Wow!"

  The battle between the Equality Army and the government army lasted for more than eight hours, but there was still no sign of stopping.

  The bullets continued to shuttle each other, and the grenades kept blasting big pits and splashing muddy water on the position.

"Comrades! Keep going!" Morais, who was covered in mud and water all over his body, made a hoarse voice. If it weren't for that brave style that comrades are familiar with, I am afraid that few people would be able to recognize him from his current appearance. identity of.

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

  Morais received far less response than yesterday before the war.

Part of the reason for this is that many comrades died and were injured and were transferred to the city during the all-night stand, which greatly reduced the combat power. Part of the reason was that everyone was too tired to concentrate on blocking the enemy. shouted.

Of course, Morais didn't care about this either. He watched the enemy's offensive slow down visibly, so he no longer participated in the blocking with a gun in person, but waded in the trenches to send encouragement to every comrade who stood firm. , Give comfort to every wounded.

"See! The rain has stopped! The sky is about to dawn! The government's offensive will only get weaker and weaker until it stops or turns into harassment! We have survived the most difficult night! Everyone persist Persevere! After dawn, arrange for everyone to take turns eating and resting!"

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

   "How is your side?" Morais couldn't help asking when he saw a comrade with gauze wrapped around his head, who was organizing other people to resist the government forces.

   "Teacher!" The comrade struggled to recognize Morais, and saluted Morais.

  Other soldiers followed suit.

  Morais waved his hand to warn everyone to beware of the government army, and then asked with appreciation and concern: "You are injured, can you do it?"

   "It's okay! I just got scratched by a bullet on my scalp!" The wounded comrade said angrily, and it seemed that his condition was not affected by the injury at all.

   "Good job." Morais patted the wounded comrade on the shoulder.

   "Come and eat, eat!"

   Morais still wanted to chat with the wounded comrade, but he was attracted by the sudden yelling from the position.

Have a meal?

  They are short of manpower, those who can stand upright, and those who can shoot are all called to the position to resist the attack of the government army. How can anyone have spare energy to cook?

   Before he could find someone to ask, several men in casual clothes who looked like they were not soldiers of the Equality Army came over with a few bags full of food: "Did you just get the food?"

   "No." Morais said.

   "Come, take it and eat, eat as much as you can, and we can prepare it if there is not enough." The leading man tore open the bag and called the nearby comrades to come and get food.

   "Who are you?" Morais asked, looking at the bread and pies in the bag.

   "We are citizens of Nanre City..." The man in plainclothes explained the origin while distributing food.

  These people are all citizens of Nanre City.

  The fighting outside the city in recent days has made them terrified, and their fear reached its peak after the heavy rain last night.

   Then watching the wounded from the International Equality League continue to be transported back, logistics and civilian comrades also took part in the defense battle with guns, many citizens who were interested in the International Equality League couldn't sit still.

  They organized spontaneously. A group of people were responsible for cooking and raising food and other materials, and a group of people were responsible for transporting them to the front line. They wanted to contribute a little to the International Equality League.

   There is a group of people who are determined to fight with the comrades of the International Equality League and use practical actions to keep the government forces out.

"We know that you are fighting for us. We are old and can't help you. It's okay to send some food." After the citizens distributed food to every comrade present, they said To continue to the next place, "If you need anything, tell us, and we will send it to you when we are ready."

   "No more." Morais held half a pie in his hand and watched the citizens leave.

   "It's really helped us a lot. We can't spare anyone to cook and supply supplies to the ministries." The wounded comrade gnawed on the bread, and still had a gun in his other hand.

   Morais took a bite of the pie and said emotionally: "Everyone, eat quickly, the sky will be bright soon, and you will be arranged to take turns to rest."

   "Master, with so many government troops, is it possible that there will be another large-scale attack during the day?" A soldier dared not relax his vigilance and asked on behalf of many people around him.

"We have the advantages of terrain and fortifications. Of course, it is possible for the government army to attack directly, but the price will be very high. That's why they waited for the rain yesterday, hoping to take advantage of the rain to reduce losses and take Nanre " Morais explained to the comrades present why the pressure would drop during the day, "Now that the rain has stopped and the sky is about to dawn, we have successfully held our position, unless they make up their minds to take Nanre at all costs. , otherwise we will definitely get a chance to rest."

   "They have been here for a long time, shouldn't they wait any longer?"

"I'm also worried about this." Morais swallowed the food in his mouth, and sat on the side of the trench. "It seems that it won't be the case. Otherwise, they can take advantage of the dark day and we are exhausted physically and mentally. Sending troops to attack again, there is no need to wait until the cover is lost during the day before doing it.”

   "That's right... Then why do they have to wait? Obviously, the longer they wait, the worse it will be for them. Could it be that the government forces are planning some kind of conspiracy?"

"I don't know about that, and we don't need to worry too much about their thoughts. What we have to do is to defend Nanre City no matter what the government forces do. As long as Nanre City is still in our hands, we will Victory." Morais' doubts were deeper than Comrade Xiao's, but without the support of intelligence, he didn't know.

"clear!"

"Don't worry, the rain in many areas yesterday was heavier than ours, including the city of Puro." Morais hadn't received the news yet, but he said with certainty, "General Joseph and the others had planned to On the 22nd, they launched an attack on Puluo City. Now that they have the cover of this rain, they are even less likely to miss the opportunity. When they make progress there, it means that the government forces surrounding us now will also face the situation of being attacked from both sides. At that time, our pressure will drop sharply, and we can respond to the counterattacks of various ministries and organizations, so that the government forces can also taste our power."

   "Okay!" The little comrade didn't know much. He believed what Morais said, and believed that the International Equality Alliance would soon counterattack and beat the government forces to the ground.

   "Persevere after eating, I will go to other places to see first." After Morais finished eating the pie, he inspected the other side of the position.

   It seems that there are many citizens in Nanre City who dare to stand out.

  Wherever he passed, comrades were given food and valuable supplies.

   This can be regarded as a solution to his urgent need.

  The troops were tense, and the government troops pressed on every step of the way, not giving them the slightest chance to relax. If the people did not stand up to help, they would not be able to get supplies in the future. With this state, no matter how superhuman their will was, they would have no hope of stopping the government army's subsequent attack.

   "Master! Master!"

   After patrolling for twenty minutes, Morais heard someone calling his name from behind. He turned around and walked in the direction of the sound, and soon met the messenger who was looking for him.

   "...Master!" It took several seconds for the orderly to recognize that it was the division commander Morais who was meeting him.

   "What's the matter?" Morais' mind burst out with countless possible information.

"Our army took advantage of the heavy rain to successfully occupy Puro last night! The government troops in Puro City saw the heavy rain, and there were several garrisons between Puro City and our army, so they didn't take precautions at all at night..." The orderly said in a low voice. Report the general battle report to Morais.

   "Okay! Good!" When Morais heard the victory of Puluo, the accumulated exhaustion was swept away.

   "Mr. Brian, who joined General Joseph yesterday afternoon, took advantage of the light rain and led the First Cavalry Division to launch a surprise attack on the garrisons of several other government troops. The situation is also very good!" the orderer continued.

   "It's done! It's done!" Morais hurried back to the command post, spread out the map, and used a pen to draw the front of Puro City and several strongholds with the Equality Army.

  That shape, like a sharp knife, penetrated deeply into the hinterland of the government army.

   It can not only influence the deployment of government forces in all directions, but also pose a threat to the government forces surrounding Nanre City.

  With this sharp knife, the government forces surrounding Nanre City will have to shrink their forces and be on guard if they cannot take down Nanre as soon as possible.

   "Comrade Morais!" The chief of staff strode back to the command post.

  His appearance is no better than Morais, his whole body seems to be rolling in a mud puddle, dirty.

   "You also got the news?" Morais asked.

"Yes! I came here as soon as I got the news!" The chief of staff looked at the map on the table, grinning from ear to ear at the sharp 'knife' that Morais had just drawn, "Now we can finally feel proud, good The organization counterattacked!"

"General Joseph is really calm, and our luck is indeed good." Morais relaxed like never before, rummaged through a drawer to find a half pack of cigarettes, handed one to the chief of staff, and lit one himself, "This Are you okay tonight?"

   "I'm fine." The chief of staff waved his hand, not bothering to light a cigarette, and was still studying the map, deducing the changes in the future.

"Phew... the government army must have heard about the situation." Morais breathed out a puff of smoke, and then said in a deep voice after joy, "Now they don't have much time to choose, or withdraw the troops that surround us and organize as soon as possible Lili and Joseph's arm wrestling, or try to take advantage of the last moment to attack Nanre in an all-round way, and pay a big price to win here..."

The chief of staff took the lighter and lit the cigarette, squinted his eyes and took a puff: "It's definitely the latter. If you were me, you would make the same decision. The government army has paid a certain amount of losses in the past few days, and now it's not enough If you don’t get anything and leave, it’s better to be more ruthless and take down Nanre in one fell swoop.”

   "We still have tough battles to fight," Morais said.

  Although Joseph has occupied Puro, it will take some time to help Nanre out. If the government forces near Nanre City want to take advantage of this time to occupy Nanre, the pressure on Morais and the others will be too great.

   You know, in the past few days, in order to avoid greater losses, the government army has been adopting the tactic of boiling frogs in warm water to consume the combat power of the Morais Department.

  This does not mean that the strength that the government army can exert is only this.

If the conditions do not allow them to adopt this tactic again, and the conditions also require them to take Nanre, then under their all-out onslaught at all costs, even if one of the Fourth Division of the Equality Army can kill two or three, all of them are as brave as they are. Even the God of War couldn't defend such a small city.

   "Notify everyone to get ready." Morais originally wanted everyone to take turns to rest after dawn, but unfortunately the current situation is no longer allowed.

"Wait." The chief of staff did not rush to order, "I don't think General Joseph can't take this into consideration. He knows that the capture of Puluo will push the government army into a corner, and the government army will be pushed into a corner. Nanre relies on us to be absolutely defensive." If you can’t, then you should deal with it in advance.”

   "If there was, he would have sent a telegram." Morais didn't expect much.

   "Master! Telegram!"

   As soon as Morais finished speaking, the messenger handed over a telegram.

   The telegram was from Joseph.

   It says that the Fifteenth Infantry Division of the Equality Army, which is composed of recruits who were urgently transferred to the front line some time ago, has not been idle. They took advantage of the rainy night last night to reach a location less than 30 kilometers away from Nanre City. In the blink of an eye, soldiers can reach the city, but at this juncture, the government army dare not rush to pursue it.

  Although the combat effectiveness of this new recruit division cannot be compared with the government army, Joseph never thought of letting them really support Joseph, and fight head-to-head with the government army that has been smashing along the way.

This new recruit division has not yet officially shown up, and all their information is not only unknown on the government side, but also kept mysterious on the side of the Equality Army, so that Morais and the others only just learned—this team The recruit division was disguised as an elite army supported by the Bash Empire.

  They suddenly appeared near Nanre City like ghosts and ghosts.

   It was difficult for the government army to find out the details of this army and confirm whether it was an elite reinforcement from Bash, and there was very little time left for them to fight in Nanre City.

  So, this recruit division began to play their value:

  Scared the government troops surrounding Nanre City, and convinced them that once they attacked Nanre City, this "Bash Elite Troop" would come to their aid and join forces with the equal forces in the city to annihilate them.

  As long as the government army can be convinced that it is true, causing them to give up taking risks and withdraw troops quickly, then the crisis in Nanre City can be deftly resolved without a single soldier.

  Even if the government forces decide to fight, the interference of the recruit division is enough to buy time for Joseph to put pressure on it!