My Players Are So Fierce

Chapter 2317 -773: Damn It, Blow Them Up!

After finishing their meal, 003 took out a pipe, and Ivan Koff also took out the same thing.

The Transia Administrative Office deeply understands the needs of men during wartime. At Governor Milian’s request, the Cape Family’s caravans currently smuggle the most products to Transylvania, mainly tobacco from the Antani District.

The feeling when using this thing with a pipe is not the same as enjoying tobacco in another world. The experience isn’t that great, and players can only use pipes since they couldn’t find papers to roll cigarettes, adhering to local customs. But for players other than the True Old Smoker, they just want a means to release pressure rather than genuinely enjoying the taste.

After all, when the craving hits, they can take off their helmet and smoke anytime. Therefore, the current behavior of using pipes is more like a role-playing act in line with the RP spirit, or called “foreigners’ behavior art.”

They even compete on who can blow the biggest and most perfect smoke rings and view it as a bragging capital.

While 003 and Ivan Koff were puffing away, a young adjutant softly said:

“The Command has decided to retreat. While we’re busy, the civilian personnel in the valley have already started moving towards the Polluted Swamp through the tunnels. The Wolf People’s offense is increasingly deadly, and Shadow Valley can’t be defended.

Our surprise attack here is the final battle for this war zone.”

“Huh?”

The burly Nord commander was startled. He looked around, blew out a smoke ring, and said:

“Isn’t it a leak to tell me this kind of news just like that? Aren’t you guys very strict on these aspects?”

“I wouldn’t tell you if I feared an incident, it’s just to give you a mental preparation.”

003 blew out a smoke ring, saying:

“Our action is the final battle arranged by the Command in Shadow Valley, and it’s a large-scale counterattack launched to support the retreat. All defensive lines around will launch a counteroffensive against the Wolf People simultaneously, but the battle here is the most crucial!

To put it bluntly, whether this raid succeeds will directly relate to whether the evacuation of the wounded and important supplies in the valley can proceed smoothly.

We must destroy the Jackal People’s Base, thereby forcing them to follow our predetermined plan to enter the next stage…”

“Wait, I’m a bit dizzy.”

Ivan Koff said in puzzlement:

“Isn’t our strategy to buy time in Shadow Valley? I thought we were supposed to fight to the death here.”

“That was before. The rear area needs time for consolidation and construction. Although we’re not quite there yet, with their speed, they can definitely finish the final readiness before the Wolf People reach Transylvania. A lot of our tasks here were actually completed over the past period.

Exchanging space for time, have you heard of this tactic before?

That’s the strategy we’re using.”

003 sighed in relief, saying:

“Shadow Valley accomplished 20 days of enemy blocking, it’s simply a miracle. For the remaining days, you’ll need to hold out on the position established by the Nords in Baphomet Canyon until the 30-day task is completed, then retreat to the rear.

But we can’t go there.

After we complete the attack on the Jackal People’s Base, we won’t have much time to retreat with the main force and can only turn towards the Blackflame Mountain Pass until we join the Fortress of Courage’s garrison. The Wolf People will surely occupy Shadow Valley, but they can’t guard there forever.

When the Wolf People’s forces disperse, we must reclaim the valley from the Wolf People’s hands!

That is the mission entrusted to our team afterward, this is our land, there has never been an option to hand it over to these invaders.

They deserve to die!”

“Hey, your battle plan is really detailed, it’s unlike any fights I’ve been in before. It sounds too complicated, but as long as we can win, it’s good!”

Ivan Koff harshly spat towards the ground next to him, picked up an engineer shovel, and said:

“You promised us victory, Lord 003, keep leading us toward that glorious victory, whether to console the dead or to inspire the saints, since we’re here, we definitely have to get it done.”

After speaking, this coarse man laughed heartily and patted 003’s shoulder, the force almost knocking the young adjutant to the ground.

He groused, then turned back to look at the other group of Nord warriors who were replaced.

They came to replace the soldiers who had been digging for half a day, but those who came had various injuries, the most exaggerated having a mechanical leg on one foot, and a mechanical arm on the right hand, that thing was obviously Loyal Brother’s “craftsmanship.”

These were all wounded.

They should be resting honestly in the field hospital at Shadow Valley or Maginot Line, but they didn’t do that; they came here and participated in this excavation operation.

They hadn’t exchanged any words with 003, but the heavy responsibility still made 003 grit his teeth.

This was probably the first time since enlisting that he genuinely felt the pressure of commanding troops.

As a good soldier, you only need to be brave and obey orders, but a commander’s concept is different; your subordinates entrust their trust, even their lives to you, and you need to give them back victory besides your duties.

Can I win?

Will everything I’ve planned progress smoothly?

Will I let down these soldiers working under my command?