Macho Wars

Dragon said nothing more, got up to salute the princess, then turned and left.Alicia looked at his back in silence, a little lost.

After leaving the field hospital, Dragon returned to the headquarters again.Although he hadn't slept for two days and two nights, he didn't dare to relax at this moment.The enemy's siege has not been lifted. Although they have severely damaged the enemy and weakened the opponent's offensive ability to a certain extent, their defensive strength is also approaching its limit.

But not long after nightfall, the sky began to drizzle, and the fortress on the top of the mountain reported that they saw dense lightning on the southern sea, and it seemed that a huge storm was approaching here.

For Dragon, this can barely be considered a mixed news.If the wind and rain are strong enough, the Principality’s fleet will definitely shrink into the bay to force the wind, and the fire support capability on the opposite shore will be greatly reduced.

But the storm will also give the opposing team's landing troops who have already landed a good opportunity to use the cover of the torrential rain to make things happen.

For this reason, Dragon had to shrink the line of defense overnight and concentrate his limited forces on the main points.What they are going to fight next will be a "bad battle" that will compete with the perseverance of both sides.

Chapter 201

After midnight, violent winds and heavy rain arrived as scheduled.

In just three and a half hours, the amount of precipitation exceeded 20 millimeters.The soldiers squatted in the trenches, and could only use their helmets to scoop water out to avoid being submerged.

On the side of the command headquarters of the Imperial Army, Dragon, who had just returned from a patrol, stood in front of the window, looking at the pouring rain outside, his expression a little dignified.

After three days of fighting, the total number of the dead on both sides of the enemy has exceeded two thousand. Many corpses are too late to be collected. Now let the rain soak up, maybe it will cause a plague on the island, and then spread to other places. To the island.

Therefore, Dragon hopes to be able to truce with the guy on the opposite side for one day, and the two sides send people to collect the corpse, but after all, the Principality Army is fighting away from their homeland, and they may not agree.

With the mentality of giving it a try, Dragon sent someone to contact the other person and asked for a truce. Unexpectedly, the commander of the Principality Army readily agreed.

The opposite party proposed that after the rain ceased, there could be a truce for 24 hours. The corpse collection team sent by both sides should not exceed one company and should not carry any guns.

In addition, the Principality Army also put forward an additional condition, which is to require Dragoon to return the officers who had been captured before.

Dragon suddenly understood. No wonder the Principality Army commander agreed to a truce so easily. It turned out to be for the Sampu Locks. It seems that Grand Duke Sapphire still values ​​his nephew.

So the two sides hit it off, and Dragoon also released an insignificant role in advance to show his sincerity.

Early the next morning, the heavy rain finally stopped.

According to the prior agreement between the two parties, Dragun selected one hundred and fifty strong soldiers. None of them carried weapons. They only wore masks and then wrapped a white towel on their arms as a mark.

The corpse collection team drove two trucks, looking for the corpses left in the fighting area of ​​the previous few days. Both the enemy and the enemy were loaded into the trucks and exchanged afterwards.

The men and horses on both sides soon met unexpectedly in front of a hillside, and the two sides fell into a confrontation with big eyes and small eyes.Especially those whose brothers and lovers died two days ago, had their sleeves been rolled up long ago if they hadn't been pressed by the leader.

Fortunately, the officers on both sides are still sane, and they are not impulsive because of hatred.When the two sides met and discussed, the hillside was divided into two, and everyone swept one side without interfering with each other.

At the same time, on the other side, Dragun also took a small group of soldiers, escorted the prisoners and drove to the front of Zuolong Mountain's position.He and the opposing commander agreed to exchange prisoners here, and meet by the way.

Dragon hesitated at first, and the officers under his command also felt that there was no need to meet each other, but after thinking about it, they couldn't lose the momentum at this time.

When he arrived, an awning was set up on a bare hill about a hundred meters away in front of the position opposite.An officer wearing a woolen coat sat in the middle, with only a few people around him, who looked like ordinary order soldiers.

So Dragon also tidied his appearance, took Tafe and two guards, and took the prisoners out of the position.

Dragon quickly walked to the awning and took a closer look. It turned out that the high officer sitting there was a lieutenant general.The old man looked like he was about sixty years old. Although his hair and beard were all white, his body was very strong and he could be called a sturdy body.

While Dragoon was looking at the old general, the other side also looked up at him, and the two sides faced each other, their sharp eyes "colliding" in the air.

"Your Excellency is the commander of the Imperial Army on this island?"

"Yes, it's under." Dragon nodded to the old general.

"My name is Vladimir Sayavich. I am the commander of the Sapphire Principality Army and Lancer Division. Please allow me as an opponent to pay tribute to you and your subordinates. Your army’s combat quality and will make the old man deep impression."

"Really, then I am really flattered! But as our army who has been hit by naval guns, we can't pay the same respect to you."

"Hehe, war is not a duel. To be fair to the enemy is to be unfair to yourself. Don’t you understand this, Mr. Colonel?"

After listening to it, Dragon just smiled, did not say much, then waved his hand and asked his subordinates to bring the prisoners over.Vladimir glanced at it, not minding their bruises and swollen faces.

In fact, in his opinion, when these goods are exchanged, there are still no missing parts, which is considered to be "preferential treatment".

After handing over the captives, Vladimir did not leave immediately. Instead, he asked his orderly soldiers to bring up a pot of fragrant black tea, and then made a please gesture to Dragon.

Dragoon didn't have stage fright when he saw this, and sat openly opposite the old general. The two of them had a posture of making wine and talking about heroes.

However, Vladimir apparently did not intend to discuss major events in the world with Dragon, but about his youth.

When the old man was young, he once came to the Sidney Empire as an international student. He was the first batch of students enrolled in the Imperial Armoured Academy since it was founded. He and Dragoon can be regarded as an "alumni" relationship.

It's just that when Vladimir was young, the guided force revolution had just started for less than thirty years. It was in the very beginning stage, and tanks were still a new thing.

At that time, the strongest army in the land warfare widely recognized by the Old Continent was the cavalry. At its peak, the cavalry force of the Empire was as high as 200,000 troops, disregarding the mainland heroes.Many knights ridiculed the tank as a slow iron coffin, thinking that it was only suitable for use by heavy troops.

It is precisely because it is not taken seriously that the newly built Armored Forces Academy allows foreign students, Vladimir, to easily enter the study.

So Vladimir, who chose to apply for the Armored Academy at that time, was ridiculed by many fellow villagers, thinking that he was wasting time and learning something useless.

But only five years later, that is, the second year after Vladimir graduated and returned to the country, the tank unit has shined on the battlefield. With its outstanding record, the entire world has a new understanding of this new weapon.

This also allowed Vladimir, who had systematically learned the knowledge and application of this new weapon, to become the only "professional talent" of the Principality of Sapphire at that time, and was therefore reused by the military, and has since risen to the forefront.

Speaking of this past, Vladimir’s face was full of reminiscences of his youth, while Dragon just listened quietly, trying to figure out the old guy’s intentions.

With many doubts, Dragon continued to listen without comprehension, and he didn't move a sip of the black tea in front of him.

At this time, Dragon suddenly noticed that the eyes of the orderly soldiers from the surrounding principalities were a bit wrong, and they kept peeking in the direction of the airport behind him. One of them would touch the "water" with his finger from time to time. Apply something to the metal tray.

Dragon understood everything at once!

Chapter 202

The top of the mountain where they are currently located has an excellent location and a good view. Standing here, they can overlook the whole island inward and the entire bay outward.It's just that because the hills are bare and without any cover, no matter who takes it, they will be hit by the opposite side.

So Dragon didn't set up a position here. He just told the frontline troops to keep an eye on the situation on this hill. Once they found an enemy climbing up, they immediately sent them down with mortars.

You must know that Dragon has been preventing the Principality’s army from occupying any high ground on the island, and the fear is that the enemy will understand the island’s terrain and guide the naval guns to strike.

However, Hundred Secrets could not escape after all. He did not expect that the commander of the Principality Army would take advantage of the opportunity of meeting and exchanging prisoners of war. He did not hesitate to commit risks and create opportunities to observe the island.

Realizing Vladimir's true purpose, Dragon turned his head and winked at Tafe next to him.They must not let these people go back with surveying and mapping data.

"General, can I have a discussion with you?"

"Oh, what do you want to discuss?"

"Could you please give me your tea set, it's better to give these orders as a gift. I like black tea very much."

"..."

As soon as Dragoon's voice fell, the atmosphere on the scene seemed to freeze instantly.Vladimir, who was sipping black tea, raised his eyes to look at Dragon. Although the upturn of the corners of his mouth remained the same, his eyes were already cold.