The fiefdom increases by 1 soldier in 1 second, and the empress kneels down and begs not to rebel

The time came to three o'clock in the morning.

"Sir! The Sulichi Fortress has been lost, and the Yan people have seized it!"

The signalman reported to Brewster with a pale face. Brewster, who was standing in front of the table, clenched his fists tightly, his face was ashen, and everyone else in the command room had a gloomy face.

The Sulichi Fortress is the most important place in the first line of defense of the base. It is located in the middle of the 18-kilometer-long defense line. A large number of troops are stationed there, and it can be said to be the focus of defense.

Half an hour ago, news came that the fortress on the left side of the Sulichi Fortress had been breached. The Yan people who rushed into the position caused huge casualties to their own army there. Now even the most important Sulichi Fortress has been breached. It can be seen that the first line of defense has basically collapsed.

Brewster thought that the enemy would launch a fierce offensive at the beginning of the attack, so in the deployment of the first line of defense, he arranged six divisions of troops for defense, which was already half of the troops in the base. He believed that this would definitely be able to hold the defense line firmly, and once the enemy's attack became weak, he could even launch a counterattack at the right time.

But what happened afterwards shocked him. The enemy's offensive was indeed fierce, but besides being fierce, it was also extremely persistent. They never showed any signs of weakness at all!

Starting from around noon, the enemy launched a large-scale artillery bombardment. Brewster estimated that there were thousands of artillery pieces firing at the same time. Under such high-intensity firing, the enemy's ammunition would be consumed rapidly. He guessed that it could only last two or three hours at most, and the enemy would then use infantry divisions to launch an assault.

However, who could have imagined that the bombardment lasted for more than nine hours, with at least 100,000 shells falling on the position. Brewster had never experienced such a high-intensity bombardment.

Even though he was inside the base, he could feel the ground shaking. The earth seemed to be trembling, all because of the fierce enemy firepower.

At this moment, after learning that Fort Sulich had fallen, Brewster knew that the first line of defense could no longer be maintained.

His face twitched slightly as he said:

"Send the order, abandon the first position, do not engage in a fight with the enemy any further, and retreat to the second line of defense!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone in the command room was shocked, because in previous battles, Brewster had never given up his position so easily. Even if the defense line collapsed, he always let his soldiers continue to fight with the enemy.

Staff officer Jacob immediately said in a hurry: "Sir, we can't give up the first position so easily, we should..."

Before he could finish his words, Brewster raised his hand to interrupt:

"Without fortifications, our casualties will only increase rapidly."

"Although the first position is important, we can only give it up temporarily and let those damn Yan people enjoy their victory first."

"After the Yan people have taken the first position, I think it's time to stop the offensive. This attack has lasted too long. They won't continue to attack after occupying the stronghold. We have to take a breath first. We will take the first position back later!"

After hearing this, Jacob sighed inwardly. Although it was true, being forced to give up the first position so quickly was definitely against the initial defense plan.

But the casualties of the soldiers at the moment were indeed horrifying. The battle was too intense, so intense that no one had ever experienced such a cruel and bloody fight to the death.

The enemy's artillery bombardment was already fierce enough, but this was an advantage brought by the weapons. Apart from the weapons, the enemy's own fighting will was also terrifying enough. In the attack around their own fortresses, they seemed to not care about their own lives at all. No matter what the cost, they would not hesitate. From the current point of view, their casualties would definitely not be small.

Thinking of this, Jacob couldn't help but look at Brewster. Before the battle began, he had said that the next battle would be a test of who could last to the end, and now, the will shown by the enemy was enough to make people feel horrified.

The messenger left the combat command room with Brewster's order, and Brewster silently picked up the bottle of wine on the table, pulled out the cork, and took a big gulp of the liquor.

The battle is not over yet, he needs alcohol to stimulate his brain and keep himself sober enough.

Now, he only hoped that the enemy would stop while they were ahead after taking the first position and temporarily end the attack.

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"Quick! Retreat! Retreat!!"

After Brewster's order reached the front line, the Gothic soldiers who were still fighting with the Yan Army immediately began to evacuate. After nine hours of artillery bombardment and six hours of positional warfare, the six divisions originally stationed here had suffered half of their casualties. The bombarded ground surrounding the fortress was now covered with corpses.

The Goltish soldiers hastily evacuated to the second position, and the Yan Army that attacked the first position did not pursue them, because the two positions were not close, and they could not conduct in-depth pursuit before all the artillery battalions arrived at the first position.

At this moment, the artillery battalion was advancing towards the first position. During the advance, the shelling ended, which made Brewster, who was in the base, finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Wait until after five in the morning.

The troops evacuated from the first position have basically returned to the second line of defense. After a night of fighting, what they need most now is to rest. Fortunately, there are troops guarding the second line of defense itself.

In the combat command room, Jacob said in a deep voice, looking at Brewster, whose eyes were already bloodshot:

"Sir, the enemy has occupied our first position, and now they have entered a state of rest and recuperation. I think you should also rest for a while."

Brewster shook his head and said, "No, it's too early."

"I want to know the current casualties. Go and count them and confirm the approximate number of casualties."

"Although we gave up the first position, the fighting during that period was so intense that I really didn't expect it to develop into..."

Just saying this.

“Bang bang bang bang bang!!!”

In an instant, thousands of cannons roared like thunder falling to the ground. The high-density artillery bombardment that terrified all the Gothic soldiers was launched again before the sun rose.

At the moment the artillery fire sounded, the soldiers who had evacuated from the first position almost shouted in fear at the same time. Some people who were outside even fell to the ground, instinctively curled up on the ground with their heads in their hands, and let out terrified howls.

There was no need for shells to explode beside them. Just hearing the sounds made the soldiers tremble all over, as if they were back in the quagmire of flesh and blood they had been in a few hours ago.

In the position that has become the Yan Army, the artillerymen who launched the bombardment have been replaced. After capturing the position, all the people who participated in the battle at the beginning have been replaced, and the next battle will be carried out by this new army that arrived at the battlefield.

In the Yan Army base camp, Qin Ze, who had fallen asleep with cotton wool stuffed in his ears, had already made arrangements that once this battle began, there would be no pause.

Whether it is day or night, the attack will never stop as long as Heinrich Military Base is not completely captured.

In this battle without tactics, he had no intention of giving the Goths a minute to breathe, and the battle would continue until all enemies were killed.