“There will be.”

“Yes!” Mandy replied excitedly as it was finally no longer a matter of ‘just watch’.

…………

One hour ago, Lake Command.

It took Zhang Mu several days to ambush the reinforcements of the Bauhinia Legion, so it would be much faster for him to return. He could just open the light gate and transfer through the world.

Letting Dam and the others move freely, he walked into the house.

“Your Excellency Marshal.” Domit saw Zhang Mu coming in and walked forward to greet him.

“Yeah.” Zhang Mu nodded and walked past him to the wall where the map was hung. “What’s going on with the Bauhinia Legion?”

Domit followed behind him: “Still the same as always, hiding in the magic shield without moving.”

“That’s going to change soon.”

“is it?”

“Yes.” Zhang Mu turned around, “All the clergy in that team have been eliminated. The Bauhinia Corps will not receive any support in the short term. They must either withdraw or fight to the death.”

“Which option do you think is more likely, Marshal?”

“the latter.

After all, they are a legion from the Empire, and they have their own pride. They will not accept such a cowardly withdrawal.”

The Bauhinia Legion has not yet killed or injured a single Lake soldier, and it has already suffered heavy losses. Not only was the Dragon Cavalry Regiment wiped out, two groups of clergy were sacrificed, and more than 4000 soldiers were seriously injured.

If Zhang Mu could swallow this breath, he would have to praise them as “they are truly Ninja Turtles”.

Obviously, although the commander of the Bauhinia Legion, Sadu, did not understand the metaphor of “enduring the divine turtle”, he would not be willing to return to the empire in disgrace.

The decisive battle is inevitable, and it will break out soon.

Domit was thinking intently: “If things are indeed as the Marshal speculated, we also have two choices: withdraw troops to avoid the battle, or fight with all our strength.”

“Let’s fight. The enemies will become stronger in the future. The First Army cannot rest on its laurels.”

“The Bauhinia Corps is full of professionals, many of whom are high-level. Damu and his men can deal with some of them, but the rest can only be dealt with by the First Army soldiers themselves. Maybe…

In order to reduce casualties, do we need to mobilize the regiment to assist?”

“No, there is only one battlefield this time, and they have never cooperated with the First Army in combat. If we rashly put them together, it will most likely have a counterproductive effect.

As for your concerns, they are not without reason. Um… the magic tanks have been mass-produced some time ago. The problem is the tank control problem.”

The First Army has trained tank soldiers, but Zhang Mu was in a hurry when he inquired about the news of the magic tank last time. After learning that there had been a technological breakthrough and mass production had begun, he left without having time to ask whether the control method had been significantly changed.

If not, the tank soldiers of the First Army can drive and fire the magic tanks as soon as they get them. Otherwise, they need time to familiarize themselves with them and cannot be put into battle immediately.

Zhang Mu called out the light gate and walked in: “I’ll take a look, and I’ll formulate a strategy when I come back.”

“Yes!”

After entering the “world”, Zhang Muma teleported to Joffrey’s laboratory without stopping and asked him whether the control system of the magic tank had been changed.

Joffrey smiled complacently: “My Lord Marshal, I know that the First Army will soon face a powerful enemy, so I deliberately retained the control system and only made some minor changes.”

Of course, there is a price to pay for doing this.

Abandoning major changes to the control system and considering the compatibility of the functions of various parts of the magic tank, the magic kinetic energy core and the magic launching core that were originally planned to be installed had to be temporarily shelved, resulting in inferior lethality and endurance to the prototype.

However, the magic core and magic runes that enhance defense were equipped as originally planned, and were sufficient to withstand a certain degree of high-level magic attacks.

Joffrey waved his arms excitedly and said that when the technology matures in the future, he can learn from the idea of ​​​​sniper magic circle and set up a single tank as a magic node, which can form a magic circle together with other tanks.

This is a matter for the future. Zhang Mu waved his hand and said, “You are responsible for it. Figure it out slowly. I just want to know how many magic tanks have been produced.”

“I’ll go ask.” Joffrey ran to his assistant and chatted for a while before returning. “Because magic weapons can only be manufactured in the arsenal of the World, the production capacity is limited. Currently, there are only twenty-five.”

“enough.”

There are indeed many high-level professionals in the Bauhinia Legion, but not that many. Besides, Damu can intercept some of them, and the remaining 25 magic tanks are enough to deal with them.

After summoning the light gate and returning to the headquarters, Domit, who was pacing back and forth in the room, saw Zhang Mu coming out of the light gate and asked hurriedly, “Marshal, how is it?”

While explaining the details, Zhang Mu ordered: “Make a plan, aiming to completely annihilate the enemy.”

“Yes!” Domit saluted in military posture.

Chapter 404 No need to lure us, we will come out on our own

forest.

The soldiers of the artillery regiment did not stop working after packing up the howitzers. They picked up chain saws and cut down the surrounding trees to expand the area of ​​the open space.

In the middle of the open space, a large number of First Army soldiers trotted out from the “light gate” opened by Zhang Mu, picked up chain saws and joined in.

This time Mandy didn’t have to stand by and watch, after all, he could still help with the tree-cutting work. The threshold for using a chainsaw was not high, and it was very easy to get started. A soldier demonstrated it once and explained it to him. After a few minutes, he could skillfully operate the chainsaw and saw off thick trees one by one.

A group of people worked enthusiastically, and in just a few hours they expanded the area of ​​the open space several times. The branches of the fallen trees were trimmed and neatly piled on the edge.

Mandy took the chainsaw’s rope off his shoulder, took a breath to relieve his fatigue and his fingers that were stiff from holding the handle for a long time, and suddenly a rough big hand reached out from behind him, took the chainsaw from his hand and put it on the ground.

“Just take a rest.” The company commander looked at his five slightly trembling fingers.

Mandy raised his arm to wipe the sweat from his forehead. “Captain, is this big enough? Don’t we need to open a road for the tanks to march?”

The company commander looked around the much wider field of vision and said, “No, the tanks can move forward… I remember the Sixth Army has an armored corps. Have you never seen them?”

“No, when I went to the front line, they had already returned to the rear to rest.”

In the war against the coalition forces, Domi deliberately trained the soldiers and would not deploy powerful artillery support when safety was guaranteed. This was considered confidential. Mandy’s level was not high enough, so naturally he had no channels to know about it. The company commander had been on standby in the “world” and also knew nothing about it.

He asked curiously, “Didn’t the counter-offensive coalition armored regiment go?”

“No.” Mandy shook his head and thought for a while before saying, “The Ninth Army and the Eleventh Army that I belong to were the first to attack the coalition forces. The two sides entangled in the wilderness of the coalition border for a while, and the headquarters ordered to speed up the advance. The Second Army to the Seventh Army set out to reach the front line.

But by the time they arrived, I had already led the commandos deep into the coalition territory.”

The company commander gave his usual ugly smile: “It was a perfect miss, just a bit of bad luck.”

Mandy sat down on the stacked tree trunks to rest her shaking legs, raised her head slightly and looked at the company commander: “I think I’m very lucky.”

After thinking for a while, the company commander nodded in approval.

His luck was indeed great. He carried out missions in the heart of enemy-occupied areas for several months, and not only survived but he was not even seriously injured. In a battlefield where people died every day, it would not be an exaggeration to call it a “miracle”.

“Anyway.” The company commander turned around and looked at the soldiers who had finished their work and were looking for places to sit down and rest. “Why don’t you open up a road? You’ll know when you see the tanks moving.”

The two continued chatting for a while. It was called chatting, but in fact it was just Mandy asking questions and the company commander answering.

The main content of the question was, of course, what Mandy was most concerned about – the military entrance examination.

Of course, he had no intention of finding out the test questions. He had been in contact with the First Army for these days and had a deep understanding of how strict the military discipline of the First Army was. If he really wanted to learn the test questions in advance from the company commander, the moment he asked, the test would probably be over.

Mandy considered carefully and only asked about the pass rates of previous tests, how long it would take before one could come into contact with magical weapons, and so on.

The conversation was forced to be interrupted after an hour because a man strode out of the light gate.

He looks very young, in his early twenties, and his temperament is consistent with this age. His every move is sharp and full of vigor. He is unlike the high-level professionals of the coalition forces that he has met before, who look young or middle-aged in appearance but exude a strong sense of old age and an artificial smoothness.

This was a strange man to Mandy, but she soon got to know him.

“Your Excellency Marshal!” The company commander beside him and the soldiers scattered throughout the open space stood up at the same time, with their military postures straight, their right hands on their chests, and slightly bent over.

“Everyone sit down and have a good rest.” Zhang Mu was not used to the chivalric salute, especially to himself. He waved his hand and gave the order, and the soldiers obediently sat back on the ground.

Zhang Mu looked left and right, and soon found the company commander next to a pile of tree trunks. He walked over and said, “I told you to just pack up the howitzers, but you’re spending time cutting down trees.”

“I’m worried that the current space is not big enough to park all the tanks.” The company commander replied seriously.

“The tanks are only… Never mind. We’ll just cut them down. We can use them in the infantry formation anyway, so it’s not a waste of effort.” Zhang Mu looked up at the dark sky. “The Bauhinia Corps will probably launch a general attack early tomorrow morning. It will be a tough battle.”

The captain said solemnly: “The First Army is not afraid of any enemy, no matter how powerful they are.”

“It’s good to have confidence, but don’t underestimate the enemy.” Although he knew that the First Army would not make such a low-level mistake, Zhang Mu still emphasized it.

“Yes!”

Nodding with satisfaction, Zhang Mu turned to look at Mandy: “Mandy, the captain of the commando team?”

“Yes!”

“You refused to withdraw to the rear to rest and continue to carry out missions in enemy-occupied areas. That’s good and courageous.”

Mandy was a little dazed, as if she had not expected that the legendary Marshal would know about her experience as a low-level team leader.

Zhang Mu was not in a hurry either. He waited with his hands behind his back. Finally, he was awakened by the company commander’s cough.

Mandy said hurriedly: “This is a soldier’s basic duty.”

“Who did you all learn this from?” Zhang Mu smiled and shook his head, then continued, “You guys should not participate in this battle.

Oh, I’m not underestimating your combat capability, it’s mainly because you’ve never cooperated with the First Army before, and joining in rashly will disrupt the formation. In addition, this tactic will use infantry-tank coordination, and you haven’t received relevant training.”

“understand!”

His tone was firm, but there was inevitably some disappointment on his face. Zhang Mu saw this, thought for a while and said:

“But if you are not afraid of death, pick a few people to get into the tank and watch the whole process.”

Mandy’s eyes lit up: “Ride a tank? Can I?!”

“There’s still room for one more person in each tank. There are twenty-five in total. You…” Zhang Mu looked at the commandos who had heard the conversation not far away and stood up involuntarily.

“Well, there are still many people who are not afraid of death. Let’s draw lots.”

“Uh, Marshal, what does drawing lots mean?”

The silent company commander explained: “The selection is decided by drawing lots to ensure the fairness of the selection process.”

“No problem!” Mandy saluted Zhang Mu excitedly, then ran towards the team members and picked up some thin branches on the ground for drawing lots.

Zhang Mu thought that the remaining soldiers of the First Army were ready, so he used his magic power to expand the light gate to a size large enough for tanks to enter and exit. He then walked in and commanded the army to exit the light gate in an orderly manner.

The first to come out were the infantry.

Compared with two years ago, their equipment has been upgraded several times and is more than twice as sophisticated.

The infantrymen wore tactical helmets equipped with night vision goggles, jungle camouflage uniforms with wear-resistant and comfortable fabrics that had been developed to almost the limit and had magic rifles with four magic crystal cores installed inside, grenades for different purposes hanging around their waists, and high combat boots that did not require worrying about moisture penetration even when marching in a humid rainforest.

The elite image of the First Army Infantry, which was almost identical to that of the soldiers of the Blue Star’s modern army, made Mandy and his team members stare in amazement, and they almost drooled a few times to express their envy and desire.