Macho Wars

Dragon got up and moved his aching limbs, turned his head and said to Tafee.

"Let's go, let's go ahead and have a look."

At the same time in the rear, Howard aboard a high-speed light cruiser had just arrived in Tarrance.

Knowing that this important figure in the imperial military had visited in person, the high-level officials on both sides of the Imperial Expeditionary Army and the Tarrance government came to pick up the wind and respectfully welcomed the super gangster back to Nass.

It was just that the tycoon didn't give the local celebrities any face. On the first day, he held a military meeting and took over Henry's supreme command. Then he declined all invitations to the banquet and began to deploy operations vigorously.

Under his mobilization, the Southwest Front stopped the counterattack, took the initiative to retreat 30 kilometers, fully contracted the defense line and turned into a defensive position.Then replaced the two main divisions 89 and 92 of the Lower Colonial Military District with three newly formed Tarrans Maintenance Divisions, quickly adjusted them to the east coast, and merged with the 95 divisions here.

After such an adjustment, the situation in the southwest and east coasts was immediately reversed.Howard expected to be able to repel the federal divisions in the coastal area within a week and drive them back to the sea to experience the taste of naval guns.

of course!There are still problems, and that is the northern front.If Firavi can make his 7th Armored Division stand on the line of defense, then everything is good, Howard is afraid that he will be willing to pay this blood.

Taking advantage of the fact that there is still a period of time before the mobilization of the various troops on the southwest front is completed, Howard decided to personally inspect the northern front and strike the big prince a little bit.

Chapter 317

According to Howard's habit, before any major battle begins, he will go to the front line to inspect it, instead of sitting in the command center, waiting for the staff to send intelligence and data to him.

Henry had been Howard’s deputy in the early years, and he naturally understood the temperament of the old senior, so he did not dissuade him, but transferred all the guards around him to protect Howard, and asked him to bring enough guards to go north. Front.

Howard came to the Far East this time. Because he was in a hurry in advance, there were not many entourages, and he only brought twelve guards.Although each of these elites possesses unique skills and abilities, there are only twelve in number after all.

The current security situation in Tarrance is rapidly deteriorating, and the food crisis has caused panic among the people.Faced with severe survival issues, some people can only choose to abandon humanity and morality in order to survive.

And under the guarantee of the wartime system, although the army does not have to worry about starving in a short period of time, the protracted and fierce battle has also greatly consumed the soldiers' will.

Affected by this negative effect, the military discipline of the various units has deteriorated severely, and in many cases even the military police cannot hold them back.

What's more, some soldiers chose to secretly desert themselves because of fear of war.At first this was just a personal behavior, but cowardice is like a contagious disease, and the frequency is getting higher and higher. Some deserters also took away guns and ammunition.

These weapons flowing into the civilian population will undoubtedly further aggravate the deterioration of public security.

Under Henry's repeated insistence, Howard finally took the 700-man guard battalion, and Nass' coalition headquarters replaced another group of Tarrance's troops as guards.

For ordinary local civilians, the heavily guarded headquarters is not a place that can be easily approached, and it is not their concern whether the guards are changed.

But in the eyes of other "rats" hiding in the shadows of Nas, this is big news!

Just as there is nothing in this world that can win everyone's love, for the restoration of the kingdom, there are such a group of "Talans" who did not choose to cheer, but hid in a corner and gritted their teeth with hatred.

These people call themselves the "king party", and their backbone members are mostly old nobles who lost in political struggles in the pre-kingdom period, and they hold grudges against the Tarrans royal family.

After the entire territory of Tarrance fell, members of the Kings Party took refuge in the Principality of Sapphire, serving as running dogs for the invaders and riding on their compatriots to dominate.

But this good day didn't last long before the Imperial Army came.The Nas region quickly recovered and became the temporary capital of the new kingdom.

These lackeys were reduced to street rats. Except for a small number of them fleeing with the retreating principality army, most of them were caught by angry people and "liquidated" on the street, and only a small number of fish that slipped through the net hid.

These rats evade hunting tremblingly, and the miserable situation everyone shouted and beaten did not make them regret their behavior of taking refuge in the aggressor. Instead, they missed their short-lived "brilliance" during the fall.

Therefore, they have been dreaming of being a lead party once again, so that the Federation and the Principality can fight back again, so as to help them live the "good life" before.

In the days of recovery, the remnants of the Taowang Party have been active in secret. They collected intelligence, spread rumors, and occasionally carried out bombings to create an atmosphere of terror among the people.

However, they were suppressed by the Imperial Army, and their series of actions were at best "trouble" and did not really pose a serious enough threat.

So these frantic guys decided to make a big wave, and they focused on the coalition headquarters in Nass.It happened that Henry temporarily replaced the guards surrounding the headquarters at this juncture, which immediately gave these lunatics a chance.

The day after Howard left Nass, Henry, who lived in the headquarters building, woke up as usual, only feeling his mind groggy, as if there was a mass of paste inside.

The headquarters building is a large building that has experienced war. When the Imperial Army regained it, fierce battles broke out in the building with the Principality Army that had not been able to withdraw. As a result, some heating pipes were damaged, which affected the entire building. Heating.

In order not to freeze to death in the cold night of minus 40 degrees, most of the rooms in the building can only keep the fireplace burning 24 hours a day, but it also caused the indoor air to become turbid, making people feel stuffy in the chest.

Henry got up and called his orderly. After he changed his clothes, he refused to eat breakfast in the living room of the room, and went downstairs to the restaurant on the first floor.There is a lot of space over there, much brighter than in the stuffy room.

Henry came downstairs. It was already more than 12 o'clock at noon. Although it was time for breakfast, the time for lunch was just right. Therefore, a large restaurant was already full of commanders and soldiers who came to eat.

Fortunately, Henry is the commander-in-chief of the lieutenant general. Even if he does not often come to the cafeteria, there is always a good place reserved for him.

After Henry sat down, the waiter in the cafeteria quickly delivered his coffee.The old general lay down just after five o'clock in the morning and slept for less than six hours. He was clearly sleepy but had to fight hard.

Whenever this is the case, Henry can't help but think, what is he doing so hard for?He wants to be promoted to general. In fact, he can wait for his old partner Owen to retire and then take his class.

As a result, he had to take the initiative to ask for orders to run to the Far East, and now the fourth division is in trouble, and the battle is at a deadlock again. After the battle is over, let alone a promotion, the emperor can be blamed for a lighter affair and a fever. Incense.

Thinking of returning to China in the future, Henry couldn't help but let out a sigh, feeling that the coffee in his mouth was particularly bitter.

At this time, a waiter in the restaurant pushed the dining car to Henry's side. The orderly was busy explaining things to another soldier, while Henry lowered his head in thought. No one noticed that the waiter looked different.

The other party walked slowly, seeming to be careful to avoid letting the dining car run into the passing officers, and then when the dining cart was pushed to the center of the restaurant, pretending to squat down to tie the shoelace, secretly put his hand into the dining cart and pulled it. Some switch inside.

Hearing a "click" inside, the waiter's body trembled slightly, then got up and ran to the door in a hurry, only to accidentally bump into a few passing officers.

Noting this person's strange reaction, many officers in the restaurant noticed something was wrong.Several people chased up immediately, and the officer near the dining car stepped forward to check.

As a result, the moment he opened the white cloth, he was stunned by what was hidden in it. After a full second, he screamed in horror.

"Run~!"

Chapter 318

There was the news that the headquarters of the related army was bombed. Dragoon received the notice from his superiors on the third day after the incident, and it was only known to him and a few officers in the regiment. The above was very worried that this news would affect the military's morale.

At the time of the incident, there were more than 100 people in the restaurant on the first floor of the commander, half of whom were middle and high-ranking officers, and the others were also staff members of the command.

The assassin deliberately pushed the bomb-filled dining car to the center of the restaurant. When the on-site personnel discovered something was wrong, there were only less than three seconds left before the detonation, and most people did not have time to escape.

The violent impact of the explosion swept across the restaurant in an instant, and the deafening noise could be heard even from three blocks away.

According to military statistics after the incident, the attack caused 47 deaths and 52 wounded on the spot alone, including as many as 21 officers above the rank of major.

After investigation, a task force specially set up by the military found that the bombs used by the assassins did not come from outside. Someone stole a full 30 kilograms of potent explosives from the arsenal of the headquarters garrison, and then stored them in the storage room of the restaurant’s back kitchen. The bomb was assembled.

In order to enhance the power of the bomb, the assassin also collected materials on the spot, and brought in a lot of broken glass and metal knives and forks. These wastes are easy to get in the kitchen.

In other words, the assassin had a ghost in the headquarters garrison, and maybe there was more than one.

It is worth mentioning that Lieutenant General Henry Martini, commander of the Expeditionary Force, was seriously injured in this incident. After being rushed to the hospital, he eventually died due to excessive blood loss and ineffective rescue. He became the highest-ranking victim among the victims.

The matter quickly spread back to the country and reached the ears of Sidney XIV.It is said that after listening to the old emperor, his face was pale and silent for a long time, and finally he said slowly in a tone that was calm enough to make the officials feel creepy.

"Tell Howard that I will give him the first and second legions until I am satisfied."

Abandoning this sentence, Sidney XIV retired early.The veterans who are familiar with him know that His Majesty the Emperor is in a bad mood now.He jumped out and advised the emperor to think twice.