Chapter 398: Broken Army (1)

"Sir, look here."
As the photographer pressed the shutter, the spotlights burned violently, releasing bursts of dazzling flashes, and at the same time fixed General Ben Lier's vigorous heroic posture in a flash.
He wore a neat general's dress, pressed the hilt in one hand, and caressed his elegant moustache in the other. At the foot was an Oke's body. There were more Oke's bodies behind him as a background.
Journalists from all over the country formed a circle and asked questions while taking pictures.
"General Lier, I am an interviewer with "Cadillon Today". Excuse me, how is this battle going?"
Ben Lier removed his feet from Oak's body and replied in a very solemn tone:
"Everything went well. We successfully defeated the enemy's defenders. They can only escape with their tails in front of our cannons and machine guns, if they have any."
Such a funny answer caused a burst of laughter.
"Hello, General, I am a special commissioner from Hain Society. Can you tell me what you think about fighting against Ok? How brutal are they?"
The question is a young lady with long blond wavy hair.
"They are a group of beasts, which is beyond doubt, but their muscles do not play a role in combat. They are so stupid that they do not have even the most basic tactical literacy. In general, they do not have any war capabilities."
"Then I ask you again, do they have the habit of eating people?"
"Well, this is a cruel question, but I don't really want to answer it."
Ben Lier touched his beard. After thinking for a while, he said in a deep voice:
"But I have an obligation to make these atrocities public, and yes, they do eat people, and they even commit acts that are more abhorrent and profane than cannibalism. They are a kind of nuisance!"
"Thank you for your answer."
"General Lier, hello, I am a field reporter from the "Financer Times". Excuse me, what is the result of this battle? What about the casualties?"
"The final result of this battle will be released to the unified public by the headquarters and the Ministry of National Defense. As for the casualties, I can only answer one sentence, very little."
"General Lier, I am a special correspondent for the "Lawn Morning Post". I want to ask you, what is the current situation of the enemy and our situation? And the next move of the troops."
"This is a military secret and there is no comment."
"General Lier..."
There are more reporters who want to ask questions, but the guards have come up to separate them, and the deputy chief of staff said aloud:
"The interview time is over, everyone go back to rest first!"
In desperation, the reporters could only disperse themselves. At this time, the soldiers began to take away the green-skinned bodies and burn them, or in the whole process of capturing the orange town, they killed the hundred enemy, outside. Those big mounds are actually empty.
But Ben Lear propagated tens of thousands of enemies to the outside world, so that he became the only general to win a "battle-level victory" after the entire Thunderstorm operation was launched.
Even the commander of the western theater, Gret, also sent a congratulatory message. The victory was publicized all over the country, and it was called the "citrus town victory." As for the movement of counting the dead bodies, of course, it is impossible to check, because according to the Benedict Empire According to the statement, the body of the green skin was to be burned in the first place.
The only thing that can prove this victory is the large amount of weapons and objects left by Ok, which are now well protected by Ben Lear. This is his future promotion capital, and even his future political competition.
In the New California Republic, it is a very common thing for retired soldiers to participate in politics, and Ben Lear’s ambition is no more than a general.
"General, something went wrong."
Just when he was about to return to his command post, the chief of staff found him in a panic.
"what happened?"
"Gray Mountain is lost."
"what!?"
This scared him out of cold sweat, and quickly followed the chief of staff to the command post, where the commander of the 17th Infantry Division had been waiting for a while.
"Sir!"
"What are you doing!!!"
Ben Lier shot the table as soon as he came up, and the whole command post was startled.
"What's the situation with Ash Mountain?"
"Reporter, according to your order, I only sent one reconnaissance company to be stationed there, but Ok suddenly launched an attack, so"
"Less nonsense! Are all your scouts dead? Don't you know the enemy is coming?"
"Reporter, this matter is about to be reported to you. The investigation teams dispatched in the past two days are all missing. The investigation company commander of Gray Mountain can only choose to stop the investigation action when he is completely unclear about the enemy’s movement. Enemy opportunities."
"All missing?"
Ben Lier realized the seriousness of the problem. He came to the map and stared at the entire front for a while.
"Gray Mountain, don't..."
He glanced at the location of nearby friendly forces, not too far, but not very close. If the enemy suddenly came around, then he was likely to be the first victim.
This idea shocked him out of cold sweat.
"How many oaks are there?"
He turned around and stared at his subordinates with a serious expression.
"According to the people who returned, the number of enemy troops was about 1,000. Although there were not many, there were few people in the investigation company, and they could not stop them."
"No, no, no, there is more than that."
Ben Lear waved his hand and did not agree with the other party's statement.
"This should be just the beginning, at least tens of thousands behind."
"like……"
The 17th Division got the division head to recall the commander Cole's statement.
"...The previous week's investigation did not find a large enemy near the Gray Mountain."
"Sir, shouldn't we take the enemy's foothold and take Ash Mountain back?"
The chief of staff also expressed his views at this time, pointing to the location of Vader City and saying:
"After all, this is the only retreat from the Second Army to the north. We have promised to shield their flanks before. Now we are negligent. ~EbookFREE.me~ If it is from the headquarters..."
"No no no."
Ben Lier waved his hand again.
"No one has stipulated that they must retreat north, and the retreat south is the same way, not to mention that I feel that the goal of the green skin is likely to be us. At this time, the troops cannot be dispersed."
He walked back and forth a few steps back and forth, and the rest of his eyes focused on him, waiting for him to make a decision.
Suddenly, Ben Lear stopped and looked up at the head of the 17th Division and asked:
"Did that detective company resist?"
"A few shots... count?"
"Go back to the troops first, and let them shut their mouths."
When the division head of the 17th Division left, Ben Lear said to his chief of staff:
"Telegraphed Commander Gret, Okay attacked the Gray Mountain, my 17 division officers and soldiers resisted for half a day, but the number of enemy troops was several times that of our defenders. They had to withdraw from their positions. The possibility of crossing the river."
The river he refers to may be a ferry near Citrus Town, where the water flow is gentle and the water level is lower than other river sections. An adult who knows how to swim can swim to the opposite bank in only one minute. With heavy artillery onboard, the inland river fleet is also difficult to display, and it is a natural ferry position.
"The situation is urgent, please ask the command for discretion."
After writing down these, the chief of staff hesitated for a moment and asked:
"The second army... what should I say?"
"Hopefully understand, that's it, just send it."
"Yes!"
Not long after the telegram was sent, Ben Lear received instructions from Admiral Grete that the Sixth Army withdrew and returned to the west bank of the Duro River to protect Cardillon.
According to the second army that defended Vader, he was unaware of it.