The Fourth Calamity never believed in the steel torrent!

Chapter 190 Black Hawk's mage is truly a bit too powerful!
"Air raid! Take cover!"

A series of piercing screams rang out, and countless searchlights suddenly shone into the sky, quickly pinpointing the location of the bomber.

The bomber controlled by the player had no time to hide before it was hit by heavy anti-aircraft fire from below.

To ensure the success of this operation, the Black Hawk troops had already positioned themselves near the bridge and deployed a large number of anti-aircraft guns in several other areas before their withdrawal.

When the player's bomber is exposed, these anti-aircraft gun positions quickly form a dense crossfire, with bullets flying everywhere, looking just like raindrops in the night sky.

Under normal circumstances, ordinary anti-aircraft shells cannot be seen in the dark, but there are tracer rounds among anti-aircraft shells.

These shells can help gunners correct their trajectory and also help them determine whether they have hit the enemy.

According to the usual practice for anti-aircraft artillery, three shells should be fired in a group:
The first shell is an armor-piercing shell, used to tear through the enemy air force's defenses. The second shell is a high-explosive or incendiary shell, used to maximize damage. The third shell is a tracer shell used to correct the trajectory.

Clearly, this shell combination method is relatively scientific. Even though the Black Hawk Empire's technology tree has gone completely astray, it still uses this design.

The enemy's anti-aircraft fire was overwhelming; even if the player tried their best to dodge, they were still quickly hit by shells.

Seeing his bomber about to fail and the enemy below, the player gritted his teeth and began randomly dropping bombs on the ground while strafing with his machine gun, before charging straight towards the ground.

In this way, as long as his plane is not destroyed by the enemy on the spot, he will inevitably crush and kill a few unlucky guys when he crashes to the ground.

Under the combined illumination of the searchlights, everyone could clearly see the appearance of the bomber.

The Black Hawk soldiers below were terrified as they watched helplessly as a strange, shattered aircraft, resembling a bizarre bird, crashed down upon them.

"Damn it! Those lunatics from the Cambrian Empire!"

A Black Hawk officer watched this scene, his face turning ashen.

In domestic propaganda, the Cambrian Empire has always been portrayed as a cowardly, apathetic, ignorant, and backward inferior race, unworthy of enjoying such a vast land. The Black Hawk Empire's conquest of them is clearly bringing them civilization.

Regardless of whether this logic is correct or not, many Black Hawk soldiers and officers firmly believe in it.

After all, when this logic appears in every corner of their lives and everyone supports it, it is very difficult for a person to maintain rational judgment.

However, judging from the current situation, these Cambrian people do not seem to be as cowardly and numb as imagined; on the contrary, they have shown an extremely astonishing fighting spirit.

Whether the resistance was located here or in other regions, they always saw many Cambrian soldiers fighting back desperately.

At least compared to their previous attacks on Warsaw and the Nordic countries, the resistance of these Cambrians has always seemed much stronger.

Even when they first attacked the Iris Empire, the Iris people's will to resist was very poor. It was only later that their will to resist suddenly ignited.

boom!
With a loud bang, the bomber controlled by the player exploded in the sky, quickly turning into a large fireball.

Even so, the broken wreckage continued to burn and fall downwards, landing directly on an air defense position amidst the despairing gazes of countless soldiers.

Boom!

A loud explosion rang out, and the falling debris accidentally ignited the artillery shells piled up behind the air defense position, causing it to explode on the spot.

Watching the anti-aircraft gun soar high into the air and then crash heavily to the ground, many soldiers couldn't help but feel a tremor in their hearts.

Without a doubt, the people on that air defense position are finished!

"Quickly, we need to speed up our evacuation; the operation here has been exposed!"

While arranging for personnel to carry out rescue operations at the air defense positions, an officer loudly ordered the other soldiers:
"Signalman, quickly report this intelligence to your superiors. We need new instructions from headquarters!"

In headquarters, General Ron, his face grim, received another piece of bad news: their retreat from the bridge had been discovered by the enemy.

Before that, he had already mentioned a series of bad news, such as the fact that their motorized infantry division had suffered extremely heavy casualties in the enemy's air raids, and even the division command post had been destroyed by a wave of enemy bombs.

In addition, he heard that the enemy had sent paratroopers for a night raid, which caused great chaos in the unit and even resulted in infighting.

It has to be said that he now has a lot of opinions about those so-called air force brothers!
These guys are too slow to prepare!
According to Admiral Ron, they should have filled the airships with hydrogen and ammunition in advance at such a critical moment, so that the airships would be ready to go at any time.

Although he knew that doing so would inevitably put the airship at great risk, and it could be destroyed by enemy guerrillas or bombing if it wasn't careful, these risks were necessary to bear.

When is there ever a time in war without taking risks?
They can save more army troops by taking a risk here. Isn't that a risk worth taking?
If Air Marshal Herman knew about General Ron's idea, he would definitely not hesitate to make a good laugh at the guy at the banquet.

Are you kidding me? Why would the Air Force take such a big risk for the Army?

Does that mean that losses in the army are losses, but losses in the air force are not?

Was it easy for him to painstakingly build up the Imperial Air Force from scratch?
Compared to the army, the training of air force personnel is much more difficult!

After finishing the call, General Ron called the air force base in the rear, ordering them to send out the airship as quickly as possible; he couldn't wait any longer.

At this rate, does he have to wait until the enemy bombs all his troops before he can receive air support?

Despite the Black Hawk Empire's reputation for having the world's number one air force, making the Cambrian Empire's air force seem insignificant in comparison, they were somehow suppressed to this extent by the Cambrian air force!

This is a serious dereliction of duty by the Air Force, and he will surely complain to His Majesty the Emperor when he returns!
Although the bomber was destroyed, its final crash managed to take down one of the enemy's flank air defense positions.

However, the bombing from Andrei didn't stop there, because when the player died, he sent out the coordinates of this place, telling his fellow airmen that there were still a lot of enemies in this area!

Upon hearing this commotion, the air force, which had previously scattered, quickly regrouped and flew towards the bridge.

Although these biplanes weren't flying very fast, the bridge wasn't far from them, so in no time they were flying towards it.

However, when these players flew over, other Black Hawk Empire outposts that were responsible for observation had already discovered traces of enemy air force activity and reported the news to the retreating army as quickly as possible.

Standing in front of an inconspicuous convoy, Reinhardt, the deputy commander of the armored corps, was angrily roaring at a group of battle mages in front of him.

"You trash! You're driving me crazy! Mages, I have a lot of complaints about you now!"

"You swore to me before that you were absolutely confident you could intercept that damned living saint, and I believed your lies. But what happened in the end?"

"Let's not talk about that living saint. You promised me before that you would protect my soldiers and prevent them from being attacked by the enemy's air force, but what happened in the end?"

"Get to work right now! If you make such a basic mistake again, don't blame me for reporting you to the Mage Guild! There are so many mages in the Empire; if you can't do your job well, plenty of mages will be willing to work for me!"

Upon hearing the deputy commander's words, the faces of these battle mages turned grim.

Although these words were harsh, they had to admit that they were true.

The Black Hawk Empire has made great efforts to cultivate mages and has established a very comprehensive academy system, which is indeed a good thing. In a short period of time, it has cultivated a large number of combat mages for the Black Hawk Empire.

From the perspective of these individual monks, it is equivalent to them gaining an opportunity to change their destiny.

They were once just insignificant commoners, one of the countless cogs in the empire, but after acquiring magic, they became high-ranking talents of the empire, enjoying various benefits and treatments, and receiving extremely high salaries.

In a sense, if judged by the traditional standards of other countries, these mages could even be compared to nobles!

However, the large number of mages trained led to another problem: the status of mages in the Black Hawk Empire was severely devalued.

In other countries, mages are almost equivalent to nobles; it's an unspoken rule that everyone treats mages with respect.

However, in the Black Hawk Empire, mages not only became ordinary soldiers, or even some special elite soldiers, but also faced an employment crisis!
Not all mages are willing to go to the battlefield to fight. Some mages are eager to make meritorious contributions on the battlefield, but most mages still prefer to stay in the country peacefully.

Compared to the battlefield, the domestic environment is naturally much safer, and their treatment will not be reduced as a result.

Wouldn't it be better to just focus on production and receive high daily benefits?

Unfortunately, not all mages can go to the rear to engage in production.

Besides needing to have the corresponding production capacity, they also need certain connections to get a good position. In comparison, battle mages are always recruiting, but this position is not very popular among mages.

Faced with the army commander's words, some hot-blooded young mages wished they could just quit and go back to their country.

It's as if they wanted to come here to act as battle mages!

If it weren't for the Empire's mandatory employment regulations for mages, which prohibit any mage from refusing employment at any time, he wouldn't want to come here as a combat mage and get hit by cannon fire!
However, a more composed mage next to him pulled him back.

If a battle mage performs extremely poorly on the battlefield or deserts, they may be punished.

If they receive too many punishments, their own benefits will not only be greatly reduced, but they may even be imprisoned. Military courts can also try battle mages!
In the end, the battle mages could only make a promise, saying that they would definitely protect their skies.

Upon hearing this, Deputy Commander Reinhardt's expression softened considerably.

These battle mages are skilled enough, but they are too young to adapt well to changing situations!
Just like the previous air raids, they could have launched an effective counterattack immediately, but they panicked when they heard the air raid siren and took cover with the others.

It's a pity that many experienced battle mages died on the battlefield, so the new recruits were all greenhorns who had just graduated from the academy.

He did want those veteran battle mages from the western front, but unfortunately, the empire didn't have that many veterans.

When the player's air force arrived again, the anti-aircraft firepower, which had been prepared in advance, launched a barrage of fire into the sky.

Several battle mages who were already prepared worked together, launching a strange signal flare into the sky and quickly igniting it with magic.

In an instant, the signal flare burst forth with extremely bright light, illuminating a large number of soldiers on the ground and also lighting up all the aircraft in the sky.

"I said, is it okay for us to do this?"

"If we fire this illumination spell, we'll expose our own army as well!"

A battle mage asked a veteran in the group, not understanding this step.

"Don't even think about it. Based on the previous airstrikes, the enemy can definitely see us!"

"I don't know what methods they used, but their aircraft came straight at our troops. Even if we tried to hide, it wouldn't have mattered. We might as well make the battlefield transparent, so that both sides would be on the same starting line!"

The battle mage casually said a few words, and then immediately rallied the other mages to cast a spell together.

Compared to a lone mage, the biggest advantage of a battle mage squad is that it can complete large-scale, mana-intensive spells in the shortest possible time.

Some spells are too much for ordinary mages to withstand, or require chanting spells for a long time.

However, if battle mages who have rehearsed in advance share the mana consumption and recite different parts of the incantation in segments, they can complete a large-scale spell in a short period of time.

This time, the spell they used was called [Anti-Air Domain]!
Strictly speaking, this spell cannot be considered a complete no-fly zone; it simply creates a large amount of downdraft, forcing people flying in the sky to land on the ground.

This tactic is not very effective against large airships, because airships can easily counter them by increasing their magic output and using their internal levitation spells.

However, this tactic is very effective against small airships or other unusual flying units.

It's especially effective against living saints!

Many living saints possessed the ability to fly, but they did not have particularly proficient flying skills, since humans themselves do not belong to the sky.

Once their original flight balance is disrupted, it will inevitably take longer for them to readjust, thus effectively limiting the living saint's range of movement.

Unfortunately, the living saint they encountered before was different from everyone else.

Unexpectedly, the old woman wasn't someone who liked flying, but rather someone who preferred driving a sled around on the ground.

It's clearly more energy-consuming and slower to do it this way, which seems quite wasteful, but that guy just likes to do it this way!

If it weren't for this, they wouldn't have been unable to stop the living saint, and they didn't even have time to use their remaining hunting spells before that guy got away!
The player who was piloting the plane was the first to realize that something was wrong.

"Hey, wait a minute, is our game bugged again? Why is our plane falling down?"

"Uh... that doesn't seem likely. It might not be a bug, but rather that we've encountered some kind of special mechanism!"

Some players are trying to analyze the issue and have different opinions about the bug.

The game has a deep world view and many details; who knows, this might be some kind of peculiar elite monster I encountered.

Just like before, they thought it was a bug when they saw the enemy killing each other, but they didn't expect that it was actually the enemy's own camp that was destroyed!

Such details are both incredibly realistic and a little strange!
Although they were very curious about what was going on, there was no time to think about it. The players were all desperately trying to boost their planes.

Even though they had pushed the ascent mode to its maximum and desperately tried to lift the nose of the plane to climb back up, their plane was still slowly descending.

This is really bizarre. What kind of trick could have such an effect?
"Brothers, hang in there! Try to get the plane to a safe location before it drops. If all else fails, we'll just parachute out!"

"At worst, we can jump down and shoot them. I wonder if anyone in our team has a flag?"

Upon hearing this question, the chat area fell silent for a moment.

Oh no, it seems they didn't bring any flags!

The main reason is that they hadn't considered the possibility of an airborne operation before this; they all thought the mission was just bombing and exploring the map.

Now, we're facing the problem of not having enough flags when we need them.

Why did they never encounter this kind of military flag mechanic in the games they played before?
This caused them to overlook the issue at first glance!

Without flags, these planes could only watch helplessly as they plummeted to the ground, watching as anti-aircraft fire relentlessly attacked them, unable to retaliate due to the angle of their attacks.

"Damn it, whatever, I'll fire as many shots as I can!"

Some players simply gritted their teeth and ignored the climb issue, directly pointing the plane forward and bombing relentlessly!
He'd rather fall down sooner than put up with this nonsense!
Located at the nose of the bomber, high-explosive cannons continuously fired shells at the ground, but the effect was quite poor.

It wasn't just because the enemy was spreading out, but also because the air currents were causing their aim to deviate, requiring them to readjust their lead.

Even now, players are gradually noticing the increasingly intense airflow overhead.

Clearly, this is not a normal astronomical phenomenon. After all, whose wind blows vertically from the sky to the ground?

boom! boom! boom!
Planes continued to crash to the ground, exploding into fireballs. Some planes, in their final frantic efforts before crashing, desperately blasted out every bomb and weapon they could. But at the same time, many more planes were destroyed by anti-aircraft fire while struggling, exploding into pieces in mid-air.

Some players successfully parachuted and launched surprise attacks on the surrounding enemies, but without much success.

The enemies in front of them were well-prepared and had extremely dense firepower. The player was no match for them in a one-on-one fight and had absolutely no hope of survival.

In addition, the previous successful raid was actually due to their use of darkness.

The enemy couldn't see where they were, but they not only had better eyesight than the enemy, but they could also see the markings above the enemy's heads, making them accurate with every shot.

But now, with flares illuminating everything in front of them like daytime, they truly have no advantage in night combat.

"Wow, I don't know how the flare effects in this game are so good? When can we buy a few to play with?"

Some players stared blankly at the little sun hanging in the sky, wondering what kind of flare it was that could have such a good lighting effect.

To be honest, they were quite tempted.

If this thing is used properly, and you suddenly throw it in front of the enemy, wouldn't that blind a whole bunch of them?
Unbeknownst to them, this type of flare was a specialty of the Black Hawk Empire, a problem they encountered in their early training of battle mages.

In the early days, they studied various defensive methods for night battles, including a proposal to rely on mages for illumination.

However, when they tried to use the mage's light, they encountered several major problems:

First, the mage's illumination spell can only illuminate the area centered on himself. In that case, the mage himself will become a giant light bulb, instantly becoming a sitting duck for the enemy.

Secondly, not all mages can learn the Light spell. Only light-based mages who are connected to faith to a certain extent can bring out the best effect of the Light spell. The light emitted by other mages is, to put it mildly, indescribable.

The Black Hawk Empire has always held an extreme attitude towards faith. Apart from allowing faith in the emperor and the imperial truth, they do not allow faith in any gods and regard all religious beliefs as heresy.

While many countries view their belief in emperors and imperial truth as a variant of religion, this is clearly self-deception.

This also means that they cannot effectively cultivate Masters of Light. They can't simply say that if their emperor is worshipped as a little sun, they can actually praise the sun and become a Master of Light.

After some research, they finally developed a special flare system based on alchemy.

Although most of the raw materials need to be imported from the Peninsula Kingdom, resulting in a limited supply, this flare set can be activated with magic to unleash tremendous light, making it easy for any mage to use.

Ultimately, due to the effects of this special offensive area-of-effect spell, the player's air force was completely wiped out.

In the end, some players guessed the effect of the spell, but they still couldn't quite believe it because it really seemed to be breaking the balance!

Not only were the players in disbelief, but even Andrei couldn't believe what the players were saying in the chat.

"What the hell? They even have something like a no-fly zone? Are you kidding me?!"

Andrei said he was completely numb!
The mages of the Black Hawk Empire are truly overpowered. I wonder when the mages of the Cambrian Empire will finally be able to stand up to their power.
Upon hearing Andrei's words, Lieutenant Colonel Yuri, the deputy regimental commander who had just arrived at his door and was about to report on the army's organizational work, was startled.

He knocked on the door, and after Andrei let him in, he pushed the door open and asked:
"Commander, what did you just say? What? You mean they even have something like this?"

Andrei glanced at Lieutenant Colonel Yuri, shook his head, and said:

"It's nothing, I just learned from some special channels that the enemy seems to have a very special spell that can restrict the movement of air units and force the air force to land..."

"Huh? Sir, you must be joking."

Upon hearing Andrei's words, Lieutenant Colonel Yuri's face also showed a look of astonishment, completely unable to believe such a thing.

"When did the Black Hawk Empire acquire such capabilities? If they can use this, wouldn't our air force be completely crippled?"

"If our airship gets there, they'll just use magic to pull it down. How are we supposed to fight then?"

Andrei was also very curious about this question.
If the other side really has such a monstrous and powerful spell, why had he never heard of it before?

"I'm wondering if there are any special restrictions on this thing, such as whether it can only be used in a fixed area?"

"I think this thing definitely can't be used casually, otherwise our air force would have been wiped out long ago, right?"

After discussing it for a long time, Andrei and Lieutenant Colonel Yuri came up with nothing useful, which only deepened their suspicions.

If we were to insist that this special spell truly exists and that the player wasn't mistaken, then its limitations must be extremely significant, and it cannot be used indiscriminately.

Otherwise, they would have received similar information long ago, such as the enemy having a way to force air force landings.

But upon thinking about it, Andrei became puzzled.

What does this mean? There was no reaction when other air forces were operating, so why were we suddenly attacked when it came to our side?

If the conditions for using this thing are very demanding and require a long preparation time.

Andrei felt that his air force raid was definitely sudden enough, since his air force was organized entirely on his own whim, without even reporting the operation to other places.

From this perspective, how did they learn about their plans in advance and prepare accordingly?

How could anyone have mind-reading abilities and guess Andrei's thoughts in advance?
He couldn't figure it out after thinking about it for a long time, so he simply put the matter aside for the time being and planned to send players to fly planes to continue probing when the opportunity arose.

That's right, as the saying goes, practice makes perfect.

If they can't figure out what's going on, they can just send people to practice more. As long as enough cannon fodder are sacrificed, with the players working together, they will eventually figure out the enemy's pattern.

Never underestimate a player's ability to create guides and find bugs!

As for the players' sacrifices...

It's okay, I'm sure these guys will enjoy it. What player is afraid of making sacrifices?

This is a good opportunity for players to make more sacrifices, which can also improve their combat abilities. After all, failure is the best teacher, and players' combat skills are honed through repeated failures.

Player: Speak up for me!

Aside from this discovery, which left Andrei bewildered and even somewhat horrified, the other findings were quite satisfactory.

For example, with the air force's marking and coordination, as long as Andrei builds a field airfield from time to time, he basically doesn't need to worry about enemy ambushes.

Under the reconnaissance of the air force, any enemy that tries to hide will have nowhere to hide, and any ambush will only result in them being sent to their doom.

In addition, Andrei also wanted to test whether the Air Force's marking method could be used to capture spies in the rear.

If this thing could take a picture and mark the spies hidden in the city, that would be amazing.

Although his official position was not in charge of catching spies or suppressing counter-revolutionaries, he himself had no good feelings towards those special military units.

But he was well aware of the threat posed by spies, and if he could use this method to counter spies, that would be absolutely brilliant!
Unfortunately, the marking ability that originally belonged to infantry and some vehicles in the game was completely gone for him, seemingly leaving only the air force, which made him quite upset.

Otherwise, if all those units were equipped with marking abilities, he wouldn't need to worry about the enemy hiding and ambushing him.

In addition, Andrei did not determine the specific scope of his air force's operations.

But he already knew that the restrictions on his air force and army were completely different, and the air force's range of operations was much larger than that of the army!

Based on fragmented information from the player's chat logs and the map, it can be inferred that the furthest distance his air force had flown out during the entire battle was over 100 kilometers.

Even so, players still did not receive any messages about leaving the combat zone, and soldiers who parachuted from the air force to the ground did not receive any such messages either.

This made Andrei realize that he might be able to use this method to organize paratroopers to fight behind enemy lines in the future!

At the very least, he can use the air force to harass the enemy relentlessly!

After thinking of this tactic, Andrei couldn't help but laugh.

No army can withstand constant rear harassment from the enemy, no matter how elite it is.

Relying on this constant harassment, if it were placed on a battlefield like Stalingrad, he was confident that he could wear down the enemy to death.

Even the most iron-willed troops will crumble under constant harassment, day and night!

The next day arrived quickly, and Andrei's Independent Regiment was re-equipped with a batch of newly recruited armored vehicles and tanks, once again forming a fairly large armored force.

Meanwhile, the Air Force brothers were eager to avenge their previous defeat and were very keen to investigate what exactly was going on with that strange airflow.

"Warriors, warriors, heroes of the Cambrian Empire, it is time to reclaim our territory and drive the enemy back across the river!"

"For our motherland, for our homeland, attack and reclaim our lost land!"

Andrei himself sat on a tank, leaned out halfway, and shouted to the soldiers around him, which instantly sparked cheers.

Upon hearing Andrei's words, many Cambrian soldiers were moved to tears.

From the beginning of the war until now, they have been constantly retreating, suffering heavy casualties and losing countless troops along the way.

Now, they finally have a chance to reclaim their lost land!
Some soldiers even couldn't help but wonder if this meant the empire was preparing to launch a counterattack.
The thought of the war coming to an end filled their eyes with excitement.

Seeing the excitement in the soldiers' eyes, Andrei didn't have the heart to dampen their spirits.

In his view, this was just a local counter-offensive; once the enemy was driven to the other side of the river and the bridge was destroyed, it would all be over.

Given the Cambrian Empire's current capabilities, a counterattack is virtually impossible. If they were to launch a counterattack against the enemy's advance, they would only be crushed in front of the enemy's army.

Besides Andrei's unit, which spearheaded the attack, several other somewhat scattered armored units and a cavalry division were also involved in the battle.

And what's most exciting is that Sister Sophia, the living saint, is also traveling with another cavalry division.

The presence of a living saint was practically a guarantee of invincibility; this was the prevailing belief among almost every Cambrian soldier.

In addition, the religious attributes of the living saint give it a strong symbolic meaning and an inspiring effect, so the cavalry division over there is now completely engulfed in jubilation.

Countless soldiers gathered around, eager to catch a glimpse of the living saint. Some even picked up the soil the saint had walked on and couldn't resist kissing it.

To others, this practice was a demonstration of their piety, but when Andrei later heard about it, he felt disgusted.

What should I say...

In modern society, such behavior is beyond what ordinary obsessive fans would do.

Honestly, calling the police and saying it's harassment is perfectly fine!

Of course, during this period, this behavior was indeed devout, and it also expressed the soldiers' admiration for the invincible power of the living saint.

Neither they nor Andrei knew that the Empire had actually lost more than one living saint since the beginning of the war, but the Empire had simply not released this information.

After all, the Cambrian Empire was under tremendous pressure in all aspects, and they desperately needed something inspiring and to establish a psychological advantage over their enemies.

At this moment, the living saint, who is like an invincible incarnation, naturally becomes one of their few psychological advantages.

If this invincibility is broken, many people's faith will collapse!

Andrei's unit followed the same air force's previous offensive route and was the first to reach the ravaged town.

Upon seeing Andrei's troops, all the enemy soldiers in the town rushed out, throwing down their weapons and surrendering before they could even fire a shot.

Judging from their posture, it seems they're afraid the Cambrian Empire won't accept their surrender. You'd think they'd seen a ghost!

The other soldiers looked on in astonishment, wondering what was wrong with these people that made them so afraid, but Andrei knew the truth.

He naturally knew what these unlucky guys had gone through last night. Recalling the various crazy moves the players made, even though he hadn't seen them with his own eyes, he still couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for them.

But that sympathy vanished instantly, leaving only indifference.

Ultimately, they deserved what happened to them; who told them to come and invade?
If they had stayed in the country, they would not have encountered this situation. Anyone who wants to invade must be prepared to pay the price!
Because other friendly forces were watching nearby, and An Zelie felt that his unit also needed to capture a batch of prisoners in order to gain greater merit in return.

Especially since these auxiliary forces had been decimated by Andrei's air force, he needed their testimonies to prove the astonishing achievements of his air force.

Otherwise, who knows if this merit might be stolen by other units?
Considering the Russians' track record, Andrei thought this was very likely!
For him, military achievements were equivalent to promotion in rank and an increase in strength, so he would never allow anyone to hinder his promotion!

If he didn't still have some sense of shame and a moral bottom line, he would have even tried to steal the credit from others!
To encourage players to capture rather than kill enemies, he simply issued a mission to capture enemies alive, thus deterring players from wanting to eliminate them all.

With this mission, since capturing the enemy alive would not only not result in any losses, but would also earn more merits, the players put away their guns and forced them to get into military vehicles and head to the prisoner-of-war camp in the rear.

Of course, transporting prisoners of war was not something Andrei's player would handle; the troops following behind would be responsible for these matters.

As they watched the Black Hawk prisoners being carried in one military vehicle after another, and saw their dejected expressions, many Cambrian soldiers wore expressions of contempt.

"What? I thought these guys were so arrogant, but I didn't expect them to be blown up like this by our air force brothers!"

"What air force brothers? Those are the regimental commander's guards assault team. I didn't expect these heroes to even know how to pilot aircraft!"

After discussing for a while, the soldiers all looked at Andrei with admiration.

They didn't know why Andrei had such a group of all-around soldiers under his command, but that didn't stop them from admiring them.

What? You're saying the commander-in-chief only knows how to fight because of these people?

Gaining the loyalty of these people is a testament to the commander's skill; otherwise, why wouldn't these people go to fight in other regiments?
Along the way, Andrei's army encountered only sporadic resistance and was basically unstoppable. The enemy troops they encountered either fled or surrendered.

He didn't spend much time on the road, just kept pushing forward, trying to reach the bridge as quickly as possible and blow it up.

He didn't know the headquarters' considerations, but he knew that the mission issued by the headquarters clearly required the bridge to be blown up, so he naturally wouldn't cause any other trouble.

Just as he arrived near the Luga Bridge, headquarters issued a new mission...

(End of this chapter)