I, who was eager to retire, became an Imperial General.

Chapter 152 Light of Death
"Wow!"

Eight kilometers away from Maolin Peak, in a jungle, Major General Andy Klock, the temporary commander of two mobile assault brigades, felt tense and solemn as he watched the torrential rain pouring down on him.

As part of the raiding cavalry assigned by General Frank, Andy was well aware of the immense importance of the missions that the two brigade-level units he was about to undertake.

It can be said that if he can complete the raid mission set by General Frank as promised, then the balance of power in this battle will completely tip in his favor.

No matter how cunning the Imperial commander who was playing chess with General Frank was, after losing his most relied-upon main force in this surprise attack,

The other side could only watch helplessly as the empire marched toward defeat.

This was a surprise attack that could determine the final outcome of the battle.

If he succeeds, he will receive unprecedented glory.

But if it fails, then...

"No, that's absolutely impossible!"

Before the thought could take shape, Andy shook his head violently, completely dismissing the idea. His chiseled face was replaced by determination, and his blue eyes were gradually filled with a chilling killing intent.

Unlike Leon, who was a genius from an academy, he was not from an academy and rose to the rank of major general from the position of a training soldier.

It took Andy a full thirty-two years to achieve his goal of becoming a major general.

He himself has transformed from a passionate young man who could fight for two days and two nights straight and still keep a clear head into a man whose temples are now beginning to turn gray.

Even if I don’t want to admit it, I can feel my body weakening uncontrollably with the passing years, and I can feel the magic of decline within me.

Andy knew that he no longer had many opportunities to officially join the battlefield and earn merit.

Therefore, he needed a long-awaited victory more than that young major general who had gained the favor of General Frank and even Her Majesty the Queen because of his outstanding talent!

Only in this way can he prove his talent.

Only in this way can he advance further to the rank of major general.

Only in this way can he bring glory to the Klock family and realize the family's revitalization and rise!

"Therefore, I will never fail, and I must not fail!"

Andy took a deep breath, and the flame of ambition began to rise in his chest, spreading throughout his body with each heartbeat.

It allowed him to experience the exhilarating sensation of his blood rushing through his body, a feeling he hadn't felt in a long time.

That is the feeling of rekindling the fighting spirit that had gradually faded away amidst the passage of time and failures.

At this moment, it felt as if I had crossed the river of time and touched the soul of the young man who made that vision decades ago.

The power that he had borrowed from his past self and for the future began to revitalize within him.

And this belief will surely support him in winning this crucial battle!

"General, an urgent telegram has just arrived from the Second Heavy Armored Regiment. The Imperial main armored regiment has arrived at the Spear Forest Peak front and is currently engaged in combat with our troops. They urgently need reinforcements!"

Hearing the prompt from his deputy through the communication device, Andy slowly suppressed the turbulent emotions in his heart.

He glanced back at the five thousand soldiers hidden in the jungle, now fully armed and ready to fight, all staring at him. He took a deep breath, then waved his hand and gave the order:

"All troops, listen to my command: attack immediately!"

"Objective: Rout the enemy!"

"Yes, General!"

As Andy gave the order to advance, five thousand soldiers, some on motorcycles and others on small armored vehicles carrying special magical technology devices, quickly transformed into streaks of black torrents through the dense rain, speeding forward.

Under the camouflage spell that could absorb all light, and with the torrential rain obscuring the faint roar of the engine, it surged along the rugged road like a terrifying wave capable of swallowing all hope, engulfing the battlefield eight kilometers away.

"Boom!"

……

"Buzz!"

Near the E12 ambush point, in the Imperial reinforced armored artillery regiment, Samuel, sitting in the heavy magic-guided cannon vehicle named 'Tiger Hunter', was extremely excited.

Just thinking about how, under Lord John's command, our armored artillery regiment had just launched a surprise flank attack on an armored regiment that outnumbered us by more than two, tearing the enemy's formation apart with unstoppable force.

The battle scene depicted the complete annihilation of this extremely difficult enemy force within ten minutes.

Samuel's face was flushed red from the intense emotions he was experiencing, and even his hands began to tremble uncontrollably.

Aside from the word "amazed," he couldn't imagine what other words could describe his feelings at that moment.

And the thought of being able to replicate the previous battle scene on this battlefield once our side reached the ambush zone, and annihilate the enemy's heavy artillery regiment that was like an iron can, was truly inspiring.

His breathing became uncontrollably heavy and hot at this moment.

Before he could even consider whether to unleash his full power of his rousing spell to improve the accuracy and combat readiness of his soldiers, thus helping them complete the annihilation battle in a shorter time and follow Lord John's orders to proceed to the next battle location to tear apart the enemy forces, he was still in the process of...

The next second, as the telepathic spell activated by the functional mage waiting inside the cannon vehicle linked his mind, a voice that made him instinctively want to salute slowly rang out in his mind:
"Samuel, immediately disperse the armored regiment's formation. All heavy magic artillery vehicles shall stand by behind the earthen ramps on the outer perimeter of the battle line. Eleven beam magic artillery vehicles shall join the 10th and 11th guerrilla squads and, using a combined infantry-artillery formation, disperse in a 3:3 formation in the surrounding jungle. The formation must be completed within eight minutes. The remaining forces shall continue to advance according to the original orders, pressing towards the enemy's armored regiment!"

"Yes, Your Excellency John!"

Upon hearing this order, Samuel was greatly puzzled, but his successive victories had earned him unprecedented respect for this esteemed gentleman. Without hesitation, he agreed and immediately issued the order to change formation. After handing over temporary command of the remaining forces to his deputy, who led the remaining reinforced armored artillery regiment to continue the advance, he sat quietly inside the Tiger, awaiting further instructions.

Samuel assumed that Lord John's order was intended to draw enemy heavy artillery fire by reinforcing the regiment's light firepower, thereby pinpointing the enemy's heavy artillery location as soon as possible and using his own firepower for long-range bombardment to minimize damage to his own heavy artillery and complete the subsequent lightning-fast breaching plan.

But just five minutes after completing the formation change, the enemy, having received intelligence from scouts that a large number of enemy troops were launching a surprise attack from their flank and had deployed a special shielding technique, were less than a kilometer away from them, arrived.

Samuel then realized the true purpose behind Lord John's order to deploy the heavy artillery regiment and the beam magic artillery regiment here!

Therefore, the enemy heavy armored regiment that attempted to withdraw was not actually trying to leave, but rather a decoy deliberately set up by the enemy.
The thought that if Lord John hadn't given him the order to change formation, he would have foolishly led the heavy artillery regiment into battle against the enemy.

As a result, in the midst of the fierce battle, the sight of a sudden enemy attack from behind startled Samuel, who broke out in a cold sweat.

An unprecedented sense of relief and fervor welled up in my heart.

There was no time to marvel at Lord John's prophetic, almost miraculous, intelligence analysis abilities.

He then hurriedly issued orders to his own heavy artillery regiment:
"All troops, turn your guns 180 degrees and aim them all at those damned Allied dogs."

"Don't hold back a single shell, fire as fast as you want, you hear me!"

"Yes, leader!"

After giving the order, Samuel stared intently through the gun emplacement's scope at the thousands of enemy soldiers who, under the torrential rain, resembled a surging black tsunami, gradually becoming clearer and larger in the distance.

A sinister smile gradually appeared on his face, and it grew increasingly intense.

His deep blue pupils were also filled with a chilling, violent killing intent.

At that moment, Samuel realized it clearly.

These foolish Allied soldiers who tried to ambush them are about to walk into the hell that Lord John has made for them!

"All units, fire!!"

"Bang bang bang!"

……

The dull thud of cannon fire, accompanied by blinding flashes of light, instantly shattered the fragile rain. A thick curtain of magical cannonballs, carrying a magnificent deep blue light, drew dazzling streaks of light in the sky, tearing through the dark night.

It carries a terrifying killing intent that would make any flesh-and-blood person despair.

Then, with unstoppable force, it crashed into the group of assault troops on motorcycles ahead, who had not yet had time to react.

Then, an unprecedented and terrifying explosion occurred!
"Boom!"

Soil rose into the air, and flesh mixed with broken metal scattered and flew everywhere. Under this barrage of shells, the once perfectly flat ground was instantly replaced by countless deep craters.

The lingering smoke had no time to rise before it was washed away by the torrential rain.

"Cough cough!"

In the rain, inside the shattered crater, Andy, dressed in an Allied uniform and covered in blood, coughed twice in pain. Then, enduring the excruciating pain in his right leg, he pushed away the body of the guard who had been half-pierced by shattered metal fragments while protecting him. The guard was now beyond dead.

He crawled out of the wrecked, burning armored vehicle in a disheveled state, shaking his dizzy head as he tried to clear his head of the daze caused by the bombing.

At the same time, he looked ahead with a gloomy expression at the nearly one hundred Imperial Army heavy magic artillery vehicles that, for some reason, had not gone to attack their own heavy armored artillery regiment as expected, but had inexplicably remained in the place that their raid plan was bound to pass through.

At this moment, even the slowest-witted Andy understood the current situation:

General Frank's encirclement plan has been seen through by the enemy; they have fallen into their trap!
"Damn it!"

Andy cursed angrily, then pushed aside the guards who rushed over to treat him and move him to safety. He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

Upon hearing the report that his side had suffered fewer than 800 casualties in the recent artillery attack due to their dispersed formation, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes.

Although the commander's plan had been exposed and the enemy had deployed heavy artillery regiments for an ambush, ultimately, their two assault brigades still outnumbered the enemy and were equipped with a large number of magical technology facilities.

If we continue our advance and successfully bring them within 100 meters of this heavy artillery regiment, then with the pinpoint strikes from our portable, man-portable, full-bore magic-powered howitzers, we can instantly and completely destroy this damned Imperial Magic Heavy Artillery Regiment!
Although the cost will be the loss of a considerable number of soldiers, if victory can be achieved, then any sacrifice will be worthwhile!
Thinking of this, a resolute look flashed across Andy's face, and he was about to order the charge to continue:

"All troops, listen up..."

However, before Andy could finish giving the order to continue the charge, he suddenly sensed that a large amount of magical energy was inexplicably gathering in the jungle on both sides of his troops.

And it grew ever larger, gathering into a magical intensity that made his scalp tingle in the blink of an eye.

not good!

Realizing that the enemy commander had a backup plan, Andy was about to order everyone to lie down, but before he could give the order...

Accompanied by eleven deep blue streaks, a dazzling aurora-like light appeared from both sides in an instant.

To the astonishment of all the Allied soldiers, those tiny specks of light, originally only as thick as an arm, began to rapidly expand and grow the moment they were released.

In the blink of an eye, it split into a huge light cannon with a thickness of ten meters, and then arrived in front of the army of more than four thousand people in an instant at a speed that was too fast for anyone to react.

Then, amidst Andy's desperate, bitter laugh, these eleven dazzling beams of death engulfed all the Allied soldiers within their respective ranges, along with the dense rain!
"boom!"

……

(End of this chapter)