Chapter 1074: Chapter 1,073, the main force
Translator: 549690339
The Death God mercenary group used infantry mines. This kind of stupid land mines basically couldn’t kill people, but it caused a lot of injuries.
Those who stepped on the land mines would lose a leg, and the comrades next to them wouldn’t have it easy either. They would all be turned into marijuana by the rolling balls.
This kind of injury was worse than death, especially in the eyes of the other comrades. It made people feel low morale.
In order to avoid stepping on mines, the soldiers could only slow down the pace of the attack, carefully looking at the road, and trying to avoid those suspicious places.
Even if it was an assault charge, they could not help but slow down a little.
Just like that, Morse’s thousands of troops entered the mountain area.
Along the way, they did not use too many cannons.
One reason was to save ammunition, and the other was that those positions were not worth shelling.
As Yu Tian did not plan to defend to the death, Morse’s troops did not have much trouble advancing.
However, they still paid a heavy price. There were 50 to 60 soldiers injured by the mines.
In addition to the soldiers who had accidentally taken bullets, there were around one to two hundred casualties.
Fortunately, the soldiers responsible for attacking the mountains were taking turns, and Morse’s soldiers were not the only ones who were injured. Everyone had lost some men, so the average number of casualties was still acceptable.
The casualties on Yu Tian’s side also began to gradually increase.
The death god mercenaries had already completed their task of stopping them and retreated to the main position at the rear. Currently, the middle part of the position was being defended by the scattered sand mercenaries.
The combat ability of the scattered sand mercenaries was naturally not as good as the professional mercenaries of the death god mercenaries. There were also some problems with the cover and coordination between the positions.
After being pursued by the enemy, they actually suffered over a hundred casualties.
Moreover, under their panicked escape mode, many of the wounded did not even have the chance to run back to the rear. They were either shot to death by the pursuing enemies, or they were left behind because they could not run, and then they were still killed by the enemy.
Less than one-tenth of the wounded were able to escape, and they were all lightly injured with minor injuries to their upper limbs.
When Yu Tian saw this situation, he was also somewhat helpless. The fine bait was forcefully turned into a real defeated soldier, and it was even worse than the real defeated soldiers.
From this, it could be seen that the people from the scattered sand corps really could not carry out any complicated tasks.
It was better to let them stay in their positions and fight for their lives. That way, they could at least counterattack the enemy and lower the casualty rate.
However, this result had its advantages. It finally gave the enemy the courage to continue attacking.
Very soon, a scout sent the news that Morse’s army had begun to enter the mountain area in large numbers.
Yu Tian’s mood immediately became much better.
After spending so much time and effort, this was what he had been waiting for.
However, Yu Tian did not immediately call tor the armored troops. He needed the enemy to go deeper and completely spread out their troops.
Once the troops were fully deployed, it would not be easy to gather the troops
and retreat.
Yu Tian called Muhammad over again and asked him to order the soldiers on the battlefield to strengthen their resistance and not let the enemy advance too easily.
If the attack pressure was too low, the enemy would not send more troops to the top of the mountain. The two to three thousand troops behind them did not even need to get off the vehicles. They could turn around and withdraw from the mountain at any time.
The order was quickly passed down, but the effect was basically zero.
With the idea that they would definitely lose and retreat, they did not have the interest to hold their ground for one more minute.
When the enemy started to fire machine guns and suppress their firepower, they would crawl behind the base and refuse to raise their heads.
Once the enemy approached the base, they would casually fire a few shots and immediately begin to retreat.
When they fired back, they did not even dare to show their heads. It was purely a waste of a few bullets to show their presence.
Such a blockade would not be able to delay for much longer, much less force the enemy to send more troops.
At four o’clock in the afternoon, Morse’s army was approaching the last line of defense for the remaining days.
The last line of defense was set up slightly more strictly. Not only were there positions on the surrounding mountains, but there were also soldiers stationed at suitable positions on the mountainside and at the foot of the mountains.
This kind of defense was more three-dimensional, and it would be more difficult to take it down.
The enemy also realized that the position here was somewhat different from the previous one. They knew that there were more than a few days of main forces here, and now it was time for the real decisive battle.
They stopped in front of the position and began to take a short rest.
After that, a large group of pirate warriors who had just been recuperating finally came up behind them, ready to take over their offensive mission.
This time, the area of the positions was larger, and the soldiers on the positions were more concentrated.
Morse knew that it was impossible to take down these positions with just a few hundred infantrymen. It was time to spend the capital.
Of course, taking down the positions was not his main goal.
His goal was to destroy as many enemies as possible and defeat them. Then, he would bite down on the enemy’s army and chase them all the way, making it impossible for them to return to Kannima.
As long as he broke through the defenses of these positions, the enemy would have even less power to stop him and would collapse at any time.
Once the enemy was defeated and fled for their lives, it would be time for him to reap the fruits of victory.
Therefore, he must now invest enough troops to destroy the enemy’s morale and positions with a thunderous momentum, so that the enemy would collapse quickly.
This possibility was still very high, because the enemy had been retreating all the way, and those soldiers who had retreated were all beaten into a mess. It was very likely that they had lost the confidence to resist.
Such a negative impact might affect other soldiers, causing the entire army to lose morale very easily.
Of course, the enemy might have already set up an ambush here and planned to kill him ruthlessly.
This was all the more reason for Morse to be cautious.
In order to prevent himself from falling into a disadvantageous position in the ambush circle, Morse scattered his troops far away.
His soldiers began to go around the mountains further away, preparing to place the battle location outside the enemy’s encirclement.
Morse’s army had more numbers. As long as they were not ambushed, they had the ability to counter the encirclement.
More than 3,000 soldiers were thrown out by him, leaving only a few hundred people in the front.
However, he did not have to worry about the enemy attacking him from the front. There were still a large number of military vehicles and armored vehicles on this mountain road. In addition to the infantrymen left on the mountains on both sides, it would be difficult for the enemy to break through him.
Morse was very calm..
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