Chapter 3 Battle of Beru Strait

Looking at Lieutenant General Kenez Kilford, Commander of the New Camelot City Amphibious Force, the other two thought: What an unpopular guy, I have to fight with this kind of person. No luck. After meeting Alu Malik Asbaru, the deputy chief of the Ekronia City Defense Bureau and the commander of the Armored Field Army, the other two felt that it was really unbearable to sacrifice the lives of their subordinates in order to save such a guy. Facing Li Kulugang, the acting commander-in-chief of Prince Haralut City's regular army, the other two thought to themselves: The Creator is really incompetent, and just exiling this man to the ground is enough to offset all other achievements.

The three young commanders exchanged glances that could not feel any particles of kindness and kindness at all.Disappointed about the near future, they took a sip of the coffee in front of each other; then unexpectedly sent out the same feelings. “What a terrible coffee!” The other three people are the commander of the Second Mixed Corps of Tedomerca Nei Leniailu, the commander of the Mechanized Blocking Force of Kunlun City Lieutenant General Cesalu Raul Gentreras, and the deputy commander of the Sandra City Army. Lieutenant General Hazalou Shasdeli also appeared in the meeting room; when all the heads of the Grand Alliance Army of the Six Cities arrived at the meeting table, the temperature in the room began to drop in vain——one of the entourage later confessed.

The year 2192 in the Western calendar became a year worthy of a special book in the later study of international relations.Six of the seven city-states that exist on Earth form a military alliance; they challenge the remaining city, Buenos Sundi, to war. The creation of the "Grand Alliance Against Buenos Sondi" should be called the product of the highest level of political alchemy, something that no one could have imagined just a few days ago. For several years, Buenos Sundi was under the sway of the "First Citizen" dictator Egon Lauderup.He dreamed of controlling the Antarctic continent, and launched a reckless aggression; but after the annihilation battle of Poluda Nikolai, his ambition was forever imprisoned in the dream world.As the once invincible air armored divisions and tank units were turned into a large group of metal plastic arts in the hands of avant-garde artists, the reputation of Laudrup's genius military strategist was also abandoned on the Antarctic continent.He is guarded in the castle named Buinos Sondi, and he is violent and does whatever he wants in his small kingdom.With his cousin Angelo Lauderup as the first sacrifice, the terrorism that executed nearly 10,000 people has come to an end for now, but its extreme dictatorship has threatened the parliamentary democracy. The common cornerstone of the seven cities with a common philosophy.In this way, the subtle chemical changes produced by the mixture of factors such as time, righteousness, and pursuit of interests finally surfaced in one fell swoop this year.

But while the alchemy on the political level has been accomplished, the camaraderie and sacrifice on the military level may not necessarily follow.The six cities appointed elites from their respective military organizations as commanders to organize a joint army against Buenos Sondi.The total number of troops is 256,400, which is two and a half times the total number of Buenos Sondi's entire army, and meets the primary strategic condition of "having more troops than the enemy".However, the rest of the conditions are far below the average level. The supply line is too long, the command is not unified, and there is an obvious lack of willingness to assist and cooperate among the various troops; the familiarity with geography and weather-related information is far less than that of the opponent; if you count it carefully, the fingers of both hands may not be enough.

Among the commanders dispatched by the six cities, Lenny Airu, Gentreras, and Shasdely did not have much fighting spirit.The fighting spirit of Kilford, Asbaru, and Kurugon was not only zero, but even reached a negative value.All three of them knew each other were realists.He will not sacrifice any of his soldiers to achieve the feats of the other two.And, although they are on the same side this time, only God knows what will happen next time.In this war, when the combat power is exhausted, if the spearhead of other people's aggression is suddenly pointed at oneself, the loss outweighs the gain.

Soon after its founding, the Grand Alliance of Six Cities became a hotbed of nightmares for city leaders and military chiefs.Events that no one had predicted before became reality.After the common enemy named Buinos Sondi—or the prey is wiped out, and after the seven cities become six cities, who can guarantee that five of the cities will not form an alliance, and the remaining cities will be Put it on a large dinner plate, chop it into dices with a knife and fork of desire? Although it cannot be naively cheered to join the overwhelming majority.But conversely, if you leave this big alliance, you will not be able to share the delicious prey called Buinos Sondi.Not only that, but he will also personally create an excuse for others to regard himself as the next prey.

In this way, the ambitions and desires of the Six Cities became the shackles that bound their bodies and actions.This is what the municipal governments have told the front-line commanders who will be dispatched to the distant Latin American continent. "Minimum effort for maximum results!" In this way, for the six commanders, avoiding being sacrificed by troops from other cities is naturally the top priority. Although the mental and material burdens are huge, the decided troop dispatch plan cannot be suspended.Because announcing the suspension until now will not only make Buenos Sondi complacent, but also increase the prestige of the dictator.

The city streets of Buenos Sundi unfold from the Beru Strait where the Pacific Ocean meets the Atlantic Ocean.With the Andes Mountains in the north and the Amazon Sea in the south, it is 85 kilometers long and 1.9 to 8.7 kilometers wide.There are fourteen small islands in the Beru Strait, all of which are built with forts of the Buinos Sondi Army, and the two sides of the strait have become the exhibition grounds for military installations.Dictator Lauderup rightly declared that the defense here was impregnable. "After breaking into the Beru Strait from the north and the south, we will conduct a landing operation."

This is the basic strategy of the Six Cities Grand Alliance.This was not a decision made by the six frontline commanders on the spot, but a plan made by well-dressed people in the meeting place of Tedomek before and after the founding of the Grand Alliance.Of course there is nothing obviously wrong with the strategy, but at that time, the element of difficulty in implementation was deliberately forgotten. Initially, fire reconnaissance was entered only with maritime forces.After being prepared to pay a certain loss, the fleet assaulted the Beru Strait and attacked the military installations of the Buenos Sondi Army on both sides of the strait with artillery and missiles.In this way, the distribution of enemy firepower is confirmed, and then the real attack is launched from the land.

In the area facing the strait, large forces rushed to the place where they could land.While occupying the scattered positions of the Buinos Sondi Army, secure a high ground overlooking the strait, and set up long-distance artillery and missile launchers.Occupy the military installations of the Buinos Sondi Army facing the strait and take full control of the strait.Then let the fleet of the Grand Confederate Army pass through the strait and fire naval guns at the city of Buenos Sondi to bring the dictator Lauderup to its knees.At this stage, one can probably expect citizens who oppose the dictatorship to flock to it.All that remains is to occupy the vital points of the cities and establish a new "democratic" government under their protection.

"In other words, the occupation of each highland is closely related to the surrender of Buenos Sundi. I think this is the most reasonable operation. What do you think?" The oldest, Lieutenant General Leni Ailu, who is in his fifties, has a negative attitude, but he finally summed up the battle plan.While no one else raised objections, the ensuing discussion proceeded at a snail's pace. "Then, I would like to ask which city's army landed first?" "I want your army to take charge." "No, it's impossible to do it with our army's capabilities. The experience and strength of your army is more worth looking forward to." None of the six commanders wanted to take over this hot potato, or evade responsibility in a blunt or tactful manner. The ranks of the six are all lieutenant generals, and no one wants to put others at a disadvantage.Although it's not that he doesn't want to hold the dominance of the whole battle, the idea of ​​avoiding taking responsibility must be above it.Gilford was wearing an armor of perfect etiquette and humility, Asbaru saw his tricks with a sneer and sarcasm, and Kurogan remained silent with an unhappy expression on his face. There should have been a certain character above everyone who was in charge of commanding the entire army of the Six Cities.But if the commander of a certain city holds the overall command, he will send his city's troops into danger and leave his own troops in a safe place.After being suspicious of each other, the six cities decided to send commanders of the same class to form a collegiate system.At the moment when they learned of this decision, at least half of the six felt that this war would be lost.They are now keen to think about ways to safely evacuate from the battlefield with minimal losses. After the meeting with few results was over, the six people walked out of the tent set up in the narrow space between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes Mountains, exchanged pleasantries purely out of courtesy, and left in their respective vehicles.At that time, a certain soldier who was in charge of guarding outside the tent heard the following murmurs. "No matter how useless the battle is, of course it will not fail before it is officially executed." It is not clear whose statement this is.The three commanders, Kilford, Asbaru, and Kurugon, were all nearby at that time, and they gathered together unintentionally to wait for the vehicle. Jonta Norut, who was fifty-five days away from his thirtieth birthday, was able to become the commander of the northern district of Buenos Sondi because of the initiative initiated by the "First Citizen" Egon Lauderup. A large number of purges caused the leaders of the army to be swept into the grave from the official surface. Before he took that position, Norut had served five district commanders, all of whom had returned home.The first one died of a cerebral thrombosis, and the remaining four formed a note in Lauderup's long purging march.One is suspected of having an affair with the city of Sandra.Another was accused of being an accomplice in an attempted armed coup, another was charged with trumped-up misappropriation of state assets and the last was ousted by a homosexual scandal.All four were found guilty by a court-martial without physical evidence and sentenced on the same day. "Although Laudrup is not a saint and gentleman, he requires his subordinates to be saints and gentlemen." This is the reason why Lauderup was so viciously ridiculed by later generations. When he took the position of district commander, Qiongtai Norut was just a lieutenant.Because he felt that this rank was too lacking in dignity, Laudrup suddenly gave this young non-commissioned officer who lacked battlefield experience the rank of major general.Even skipping the three special promotions of the Colonel and Brigadier General. Laudrup is an incompetent dictator, and few agree with him.Whether as a politician or as a soldier, he has talents above ordinary people.There are also some bitter remarks that he is "extremely outstanding in his ability to perform himself".But in any case, what is certain is that he probably has a defect in the mental function of the control ability.His state of mind seems to be similar to that of a malfunctioning shower, hot and cold water is alternately sprayed, and he is never in a state of optimal temperature. This tendency began to accelerate violently, of course, after the failure of the Antarctic Continent a few years ago.In Laudrup's view, in order to strengthen one's own authority, it is better to punish others than to achieve a little success. Jonta Noroot had no sense of competition with Lauderup in terms of appearance; although he was not ugly and had an "artist's style" of slender features, he was crippled with a cane.He lost a foot in a drill accident, and his left ankle was crushed by an armored vehicle that reversed suddenly; he should have retired, but because this disability has little effect on civilian work, and his marksmanship is also very good , to be able to remain in the army.He doesn't have any other skills. Under the domination of Laudrup, the life of unemployed and disabled people is very difficult, so he should be considered a lucky one.However, he himself had the experience of winning the gold medal in the shooting competition that year. Lauderup did not lose to many other dictators. The dictator sent a letter of complaint, which secured her husband's position. This time Norut was able to be promoted to major general in one fell swoop, perhaps because the memory of him still remains in the mind of the "first citizen".In any case, Laudrup is well aware of the effect of personnel power, or it should be said that he believes in this effect. Qiongtai Norut, who accepted the appointment and returned to the official residence, went straight to the photo of his wife placed in the living room. "I'm back, Gloria." Norut said to the photo, half dragging his inconvenient left foot, walking around in a room with a spacious area but no decent furniture.On the old carpet, left his dragging footprints.After pouring himself a cup of coffee, he held the cup and sat on the embroidered fabric sofa, which was facing the photo. "This time I became a major general, and I was called Your Excellency General. But clearing up this kind of thing really makes people see the bottom. I can't believe that I became the commander of the district! Your Excellency, the First Citizen, must be reluctant." Bar." His wife, who died a year ago, smiles tenderly in the photo.The mist of memories flickered in Noruto's eyes.He seems to place himself in a realm beyond the meaning of time. "Or maybe he gave up on himself? That's not incomprehensible. I'm afraid he didn't expect the other six cities to join hands to launch an attack. However, I don't think there is any need to panic. Although we have all the numbers, can these numbers be used in the same way?" What is the effect?" Standing up while speaking, he took out a bottle of whiskey from the glass case.Gently pour it into the cup after drinking the coffee, and then return to the original position. "It is impossible for the enemy to go straight down from the Andes Mountains. Therefore, after invading the Beru Strait, they probably launched an attack from the sea. As you know, the strait is covered by artillery fire from our army. The enemy will probably suffer heavy casualties. If they can If you delay for time, the formal unity of the enemy army will be broken. Because what they want is to suffer less losses in battle, and what they desire is to monopolize the benefits after victory." Norut's insight is very accurate. If the six front-line commanders are considering how to reduce casualties, then the politicians in the rear are busy planning on the map drawn from ancient materials, where to occupy, where to lease, and where to designate as irrelevant Tax areas and other Spring and Autumn Dreams. Unity, solidarity, and the like are mere words in the dictionary and do not possess entities. "No matter what, I won't hand over this city to guys from other cities. Don't worry, Gloria." Not long after, the new commander put the wine glass on the floor and fell asleep on the sofa wrapped in a blanket. (Illustration 8) In the wiretapping center in Buenos Sundi City, the subordinates of the public security police controlled tens of thousands of wiretapping devices, monitoring the enemies of the "First Citizen" 24 hours a day.A director asked his subordinates. "What about the wiretapping results of Major General Naruto?" "Here's all the records!" The tape replays the voice of the new Northern District Commander, repeated twice, in an audible invasion of the privacy of others. "Although there is a somewhat critical tone, there is no harm in it, so there is no need to report it." "Conversing with the photo of his deceased wife, what a sad man, he is still so young, wouldn't it be good to remarry soon?" "However, well~ In short, he is the Commander-in-Chief of the District appointed by Your Excellency the First Citizen—Your Excellency Major General. If he achieves military honors, he will be promoted to a higher level. I hope he can understand us for doing such a thing. It was because of an order from the superior." The subordinate shrugged his shoulders wordlessly. On September 11th, the large-scale transport fleet of the Alliance of Six Cities appeared in the Pacific Ocean.The Buenos Sundi guard ship, which spotted them by radar, was lost forever shortly after the emergency report.The fuse has been lit. Major General Qiongtai Norut, commander of the Northern District, went to reconnaissance in an armored four-wheel drive vehicle "ALC".There are only two "ALC" in charge of escort, from the north of the city to the junction of the strait and the Pacific Ocean. Although it is said to be the first ten days of September, after the big reversal, this place has entered the golden autumn season.Beneath the perpetual snow on the top of the Andes, there are golden forests all over the place. The strait, bathed in the autumn sunshine, has also become a golden ribbon, stretching 85 kilometers to the south.Taking advantage of today's strong wind, the waves of the Pacific Ocean rushed forward with countless white waves, rushing towards the coast with an arrogance that did not match the name of the ocean, and retreated quickly; so far no enemy troops have been found on land. "Will the enemy land suddenly? Commander." Facing his subordinate's question, Noruto tilted his neck slightly.His expression made people feel unreliable, and his subordinates felt uneasy. "No, I don't think so. At first, we will only conduct fire reconnaissance with sea forces. After that, we will choose a strategic base to start landing, and then we will choose a location that can control the strait." "Can you elaborate on where it is?" Although the subordinate's voice was mixed with teasing motes, Noruto didn't mind it. "Of course it's on the high ground." After speaking, Norut got off from "ALC".Leaning on a pine-leaf crutch, he began to walk, refusing the panic-stricken follow-up of the staff officers and adjutants, and took a leisurely stroll along the coast with only the young orderly holding a water canister. There are four infantry divisions and two artillery companies under Norut.The total strength is 38,840, all equipped with automatic rifles, although heavy anti-tank weapons are still sufficient.But compared with the enemy army, it is difficult to conceal the disadvantage of weak firepower.Noruto, who was watching the coast far away with a telescope, suddenly asked the boy soldier. "Are the enemy's commanders a bunch of morons?" "How is that possible? Even I know the names of AAA, Kenez Kilford, and Yuri Kurugon." "A large army commanded by famous generals? It is naturally the strongest army on the ground. However, it also requires the commanders to cooperate with each other." Naruto surveyed the terrain through the telescope, rolling hills covered with rocks and shrubs, reminiscent of meandering winter waves.The young soldier waited patiently, and the commander who put down the binoculars put on his pine-leaf stick and walked again.It didn't take much effort for the young soldier to catch up, and the delicate-minded young soldier always followed him one step away. "The place where the army can be deployed is here." The commander's murmurs slipped past the young soldier's ears with the wind. "In that case, is the target the hill?" The commander took out the folded military map from his pocket and confirmed the location. "Do you know the name of that hill? It doesn't seem to be recorded on the military map." The boy who was asked by the commander nodded, and took out the map drawn by himself from his pocket.He grew up in the scattered small villages around here, so his job is logistics and tour guide. (Illustration 9) "Carudinas Hills." Noruto bowed his head to the boy soldier and smiled. "Although I don't know if it's a good name, let's put the headquarters there." "It's a good name." The young soldier assured. "Oh~ why?" "Carudinas was my great-grandfather's name." "So that's the case, then we will definitely win this time." The young commander, who has not yet reached the age of thirty, sticks a pine-leaf crutch, walks along the difficult coast, and walks in the direction of "ALC" when he came. September fifteenth. The first shell to whip the autumn sea in the Beiru Strait offensive and defensive battle was at 8:25 local time. On the east coast of the strait——in the well-fortified underground trench of the Caludinas Hills, the commander Jonta Norut, who was wearing a pine-leaf crutch, was surrounded by vibrations and roars, while thinking. "Beru Kaikan, Almalik Asbaru, and Yuri Kurugon! If I compete with them one-on-one, I won't even have a chance of winning. However, if it's one-on-three, Maybe there is an opportunity to take advantage of it instead.” For Qiongtai Norut, there was finally a ray of hope.It could be argued, however, that his hopes were too modest.The gap between the three famous young military strategists is not just a gap of contradictions, but a huge crack enough for an elephant to pass through; The tall and thick walls of the track. Among the artillery fire, aluminum fragment jamming bombs that neutralized the radar exploded in the air; countless silver flakes flew into the sky in the black smoke, which attracted the attention of the young soldiers. On the side of Almalik Asbaru on the assault landing craft, Colonel Bozwill, his staff officer, was observing the battle situation through a telescope. "The enemy's heavy tanks are rushing here. The 120mm double-shot Lefe cannon, equipped with all-weather aiming devices, and 25mm machine guns... There are other things chaotically following behind, Can't see what it is." "The cost of building a heavy tank like that is enough for me to keep a dozen mistresses." "When I think about it being made to be destroyed, I think it's such a waste; it's more difficult to dispose of than a child's toy." "Children use their own food money to buy toys, while soldiers use other people's food money to buy weapons. Children will go hungry, while military supply companies will eat until they are full." There's an out-of-toned, malicious high note in the "AAA" sound. "That's what happens in the real world. The so-called power is the power that can legally sacrifice others. That's why everyone wants it." Sergeant Bozwellu carefully avoided echoing his boss's overly explicit political remarks, and once again raised his binoculars to look into the distance; in front of his field of vision, the enemy's heavy tanks were being enveloped by many huge steel fireballs; there was a blank space of a few seconds After that, the roar of vibrating the eardrum continued to sound.Oh~~ Colonel Bozwillow sighed while plugging his ears with one hand; the enemy tank continued to move on the ridgeline indifferently. On the gunboat, a gunner reported to the gunnery officer with a look of despair on his face. "The 200mm cannon fired at close range, but it was unscathed. The opponent's armor is too thick." "No matter how thick it is, it's not as thick as the foundation on my wife's face. My wife's foundation can bounce back even neutron rays." The gunnery commander laughed, but his subordinates did not echo the deliberate laughter.Because hearing the same joke more than ten times is enough to numb the sensory nerves. After a total of four hours of artillery battle, or unilateral bombardment, the landing began.The landing craft gathered on the coast, and the armed soldiers stepped on the ankle-deep sea water and printed their first footprints on the sandy beach of the coast; It's over without a fight.Kilford, Asbaru, and Kurugon stepped into the areas they were in charge of attacking. Not being baptized by the guns in the big waves, so to say that you intend to lead yourself inland?The invaders thought so.But this idea is too naive.Two hours after the landing began, the first gunfire sounded from both sides of the strait, and exploded in the invader's army, splashing sparks of blood and gunpowder smoke. Jonta Norut set up machine guns on the cliffs on the west bank of the strait, so the Tedomekan army who landed on the east coast and was climbing the slope was unsuspectingly shot from behind. The soldiers wailed and fell, and the blood of the dead and wounded rode the airflow, forming a red mist and flowing on the slope.At the same time, the guns on the hills fired together.The "ALC", which was directly hit by the Ulan 238 bullet, spewed out flames and black smoke; the human-shaped fire pile screamed and rolled out of the car door.The overlapping gunshots quickly extinguished the screams, and the slope was covered in death and destruction. "It turns out that we should set up artillery fire on the west bank and launch artillery fire across the strait in order to assist friendly forces." Yuri Kurogan commented calmly, but he did not exercise his judgment.At present, if you want to set up artillery fire on the west bank, you must first eliminate the Buenos Songdi army on the cliff with strength, and in this way, you will be strafed from the hills on the east bank.Probably will pay a huge loss. "There is no obligation to help the Tedomekan Army in this way." Kurogan thought so.In fact, he has the obligation to help his allies. When he established the Six-Cities Grand Alliance, he clearly stipulated the obligation of mutual assistance and support among the armies.But if he succumbed just because of that, he wouldn't be Krugon anymore.He has no memory of being responsible for that unrealistic treaty to the end.Therefore, what he did was to let his troops gather in the dead zone of the West Bank shooting, and then assist the Tedomekan army through gun battles.Or just try to help.Because of his position, even the firepower of Buinos Sondi's army, which lived on the high hills, could barely reach it. However, hand-to-hand combat was not possible, and the gun battle of Prince Haralut's army continued until dusk. On this day, the Allied Forces of the Six Cities launched a landing operation with three times the strength of the defenders, but they were firmly nailed to the coast on the east coast of the strait, unable to move an inch. To put it to the extreme, when the troops of the Allied Forces in City A started a fierce battle, the troops in City B began to rest, and when the troops in City B began to fight to the death, the troops in City C began to sleep; Even the minimum exchange of information can not meet the requirements. For Qiongtai Norut, this is a godsend opportunity for him to defeat each one.In other words, it is the only way to victory.The flexible use of mechanized artillery units with automatic artillery as the core combat force continued to successfully prevent the advance of the invading army the next day. "Blood-colored red leaves, the mountains are dyed red." Although some words are exaggerated, this is recorded in the official records of the Allied Forces of the Six Cities.Especially for the Taidomeca Army and the Kunlun Army, it is not an exaggeration to describe their bloodshed. After the Kunlun Army suffered huge casualties, it was no longer difficult to parry the enemy's frontal firepower.So he asked for help from the Prince Haralut Army who was in combat operations (or pretended to be in combat) in the adjacent area, but was coldly rejected. If the commander of Prince Haralut's army was not Yuri Kurugon but Carlisle Shutemitz, he probably wouldn't have refused to fight.Later, in order to rescue 1,000 Kunlun soldiers, he lost 3,000 of his subordinates.Even if Shutemiz predicted such a result, he would still help without hesitation. This is how he is.Knowing this, Shutemiz strongly recommended Kurogan as the commander of Prince Haralut's dispatched army.He knew that only Kurogan, who was calmer and farsighted than himself, could bring more soldiers back to the mother city alive. Krugon doesn't respect the talents of Shutemiz, and the holders of talents worthy of his respect don't inhabit the surface of this planet.However, this man hates being indebted to others, and he will insist on answering others' trust with actual performance; he has never failed the responsibility Shutemiz entrusted to him, no matter how dull and boring the task is. In this way, within a week from that day, Prince Haralut's army always adopted the tactics of delaying time while consuming some ammunition properly.Although this caused trouble for his city army, it was outside the scope of Krugon's responsibility. The Ecclelonian army commanded by "AAA" avoided battle more cautiously than Prince Haralut's army.Even so, they were still unable to escape unscathed, and the total number of battle dead had exceeded 500. "Hmph, the land we bleed for will become a concession after the war, and become a place where politicians and speculators flock to. Why should we fight to the death in such a borderland for those guys' non-taxable income ?” A soldier recounted this to his comrades, and he was arrested.This is not part of the activities of anti-war organizations, but just pouring out personal uneasiness and dissatisfaction.A spicy smile flickered on both ends of the lips of "AAA" who received the report. "This soldier is right on point. Probably he was taught not to lie by the teacher in elementary school. This is the result of moral education. Wouldn't it be a denial of education if he was punished?" "...But, such remarks are too reactionary and vile, General!" "It's not the soldier who is bad, it's the facts themselves that are so bad. Of course, pointing out the truth will become just as bad." After giving the order not to pursue the case, Asbaru filled the paper cup with whiskey.Unpleasant events, too, are good, at least as an excuse to drink. "I remembered. When Councilor Longwei was still in Ekolonia, he once proposed to the parliament: politicians who agree with the decision to launch a war are obliged to be the first to go to the front line and other legal proposals. Although they were finally rejected by the parliament Shelved." "As long as you don't become a victim yourself, there is nothing more interesting than war." Colonel Bozwell responded, and held out his paper cup calmly.Asbaru picked up the whiskey bottle that was placed there and drank it furiously, and then the Colonel raised the bottle upside down with a grin.Colonel Bozwell, who showed a regretful expression in the blink of an eye, coughed lightly a few times on purpose. "Speaking of which, Senator Longwei is currently in Tedomeka. How are you doing?" This question was asked by Asbaru himself in private at the meeting before the war. "By the way, is Councilman Longwei okay now?" "Huh? Ah~~ There is such a person. No matter how much I persuade him, he refuses to be a candidate for the election of the councilor, and he is squatting in the farm and cannot come out. What a weird person." That was the answer from General Ne Leniel, commander of the Tedomekan army. That's probably because he doesn't like dealing with an unnerving guy like you.Asbaru sneered in his heart. Outside the headquarters tent, the strong night wind blew violently. After "AAA" drank the spirits together with worried discomfort, he crushed the paper cup. On September 24, the Sandra Army under the command of General Chasdeli broke through a corner of the Buenos Sondi Army's defensive position through a thorough war of attrition.The Sandra Army reached the high ground for the first time since the start of the war, and they were about to break through the ridgeline. Ironically, the sand flow and falling rocks interrupted the momentum of the attack as Sandra's artillery fire caused the soil above the hill to collapse.And the airflow blowing down the slope of the hill led a large amount of smoke and dust to the Sandra Army. Qiongtai Norut saw the retreat of the Sandra Army, and allocated a part of his troops to contain the slow-moving Prince Haralut Army from the front, and detoured the main force to the side of the Sandra Army. Although Yuri Kuroka saw through the enemy's masculine actions at a glance, he did not take any positive countermeasures. At this time, if Kurugang had the command of the entire army, he would probably put most of his troops into the main battlefield at one stroke, occupy the hills, and pursue the retreating Buenos Sondi army.However, Kurogan doesn't have that kind of authority.No authority equals no responsibility.However, Kurugan still tried to communicate his opinion to Lieutenant General Shasterli, the commander of the Sandra Army, by radio, but he did not make any useless efforts after learning that communication was impossible due to radio interference.In short, as long as an appropriate response to the enemy's yang action is taken, the loss of Prince Haralut's army can be avoided. Regardless of Kurugang's human nature, in this offensive and defensive battle, he acted completely as an apostle of egoism.After the battle in front of him came to an end, the adjutant asked Krugao who was about to enter the tent. "Commander, please give me instructions." "Hit it properly." "Appropriate? Can you give me some specific instructions?" The voice of the adjutant, Captain Fruna, was mixed with confusion and habit, and Krugon replied tirelessly. "Don't waste ammunition, don't hinder the commander's recuperation." "Convalescence—?" "The commander is recuperating from insomnia." Wrapped in a blanket, Kurogan fell asleep.What he said is the truth, because he has a tendency to suffer from insomnia, so this time it cannot be said that he is pretending to be ill. At almost the same moment, after a three-hour gun battle, the New Camelot Army under the quasi-command of Kenez Kilford also took control of an area below the hill.Rows of special alloy defensive walls and trenches urgently set up field positions amidst the hail of bullets.At this point an incredible little thing happened.They received a communication from the mother city, in order to make New Camelot have a favorable position in post-war processing, requesting them to invade Buenos Sondi City as soon as possible and occupy the downtown area; Kilford must not Don't be surprised. "General Kilford, this is an order. Some sacrifices are inevitable. But we must occupy San Martin Square, which is the most economically valuable area in Buenos Sundi." "How much is a little sacrifice? Will the city government be satisfied if there are 10,000 widows and orphans? Or, is it not enough?" "This is a loss that offsets the effect." "No matter what, I will never let soldiers die in vain due to nonsense combat operations!" "It's not a death in vain, it's a sacrifice of honor. We're trying to control the irresponsible anti-war speech of the citizens here, and if you on the front line don't encourage the soldiers, what should you do?" "If the big shots of the city government can come to the front line and die with honor, I'll show you how the morale of the soldiers has risen to a boiling point." 超过基尔伏特耳膜承受能力的爆炸声在他身边响起，榴弹的碎片掠过他的头发。基尔伏特单手拿着对讲机，不断向部下们发出指示。但他的行动似乎并未给对讲机另一头的大人物带去半点感动。 “总之，这是命令，将军。” “那么也请对布伊诺斯·松迪军下命令吧。让他们放弃无谓的抵抗，把都市双手奉上吧。” 基尔伏特的声音已经降至冰点以下。 “这是圣战。为了打倒暴戾恣睢的独裁者劳德路普。还有比这更有意义的战斗吗？” “那是他们的独裁者，而不是我们的独裁者。给予劳德路普权力的布伊诺斯·松迪市民们，为了弥补自己的过失以血赎罪自然无可厚非，但难以置信的是我们难道也有去背负罪孽的义务吗？” “没有漫长讨论的空暇，现在唯有行动起来。” “真是同感。” 回答的同时，基尔伏特右手徒然发力，拉断了话筒的电线。他向着身旁连大气都不敢出一声的幕僚们转过头说道。 “最好还是换个交税的对象吧。只会下达错误命令的家伙根本不顶用。” September 29th. 战斗激烈，却在毫无进展中结束。 泰多梅卡军暂时到达了丘陵顶上的外沿区域，立即受到反击，面对交叉火力，他们并没有退却。看来莱尼艾鲁将军对于占领地，是无论如何都不想放弃了。 接到这份报告的时候，阿路马利克·阿斯巴鲁嗤笑起来。 “哼，始终拘泥于战术上的胜利。明明能不能活着回去才是重点。难道觉得在高地阵亡的话，会离天国比较近？” 这种批评应该说是过于苛刻了。泰多梅卡军虽然也想后退，但他们的退路却完全暴露在布伊诺斯·松迪军榴弹炮部队的眼皮底下，身陷进退维谷之中。 琼汰·诺儒特麾下的布伊诺斯·松迪军士气远远高于六都市大同盟军的推测与期待，借用“AAA”的话来说就是“认真的工作狂”。并非为了独裁者，而是为了母都市存亡之战的信念，或者说错觉之源，不断让他们抵御着强大敌人的攻击。 仅仅这天，泰多梅卡军的战死者就突破二千四百名，损失坦克六十五辆，火炮四十门，伤亡极为惨重。 司令莱尼艾鲁将军被指挥车旁落下的炮弹碎片给击中，左上肩部负伤。痊愈需要三星期，不过指挥上没有什么大碍。对这份报告，大概既有为之安心者，也有为之咋舌者吧。 “AAA”阿路马利克·阿斯巴鲁的部队，也遭到无耐的损失。因泰多梅卡军的半崩溃，爱克尔罗尼亚部队的右翼暴露了，在撤退的前一刻，遭到敌军炮火袭击。对于“AAA”来说，这二百名战死者在他的计算之外。 （插图10） “今天真是这场战争中第二倒霉的日子。” 阿斯巴鲁一边后悔逃跑晚了，一边抱怨；幕僚鲍兹威鲁大佐随即问道。 “对于司令来说，曾经的哪一天是最大的倒霉日？” “别用过去时，要用将来时提问。今后情况会变好的预见，在我看来比除尽圆周率的可能性还要低呢。” 事到如今，阿斯巴鲁的这种见解不再是少数派。 大同盟军不要说是攻入布伊诺斯·松迪市了，现在就连控制海峡北岸都还未实现，远远出乎许多人的意料。 “现场指挥司令在干什么？按照预定，布伊诺斯·松迪市不是早该失去所有防御据点，就差缴机械投降了吗？” 从新·卡米洛特再次发来的通信，不由分说地责骂前线司令。 “正采取最佳对策。” 凯涅滋·基尔伏特准一面为通信器不止一台而感到遗憾，一面简短扼要地回答。他故意省略了目的状语，由此可见这回答的独辣之处。从一开始他就全盘否定这次远征。为了取得对布伊诺斯·松迪的胜利而鞠躬尽瘁之类的事，远在他思考地平线的彼岸。当寒冬到来之际，没有御寒装备的远征军便不得不放弃战争开始撤退。直到那时为止极力回避无益的战斗，将损失减到最小。基尔伏特采取的最佳对策正是为此而努力的。 “虽然他市的士兵很可怜，但还是请他们负担损失吧。” 不过他并未公然露骨地表现出来。他并不喜欢被人指责犯下利敌行为。实际上，在他看来，因发动侵略行动而导致布伊诺斯·松迪军民同心的六都市同盟主导者，才真正配得上利敌行为之名。 此时，与基尔伏特持相同看法的僚将，至少还有两人。他们以各自的方式，为了让自己的部下生还，巧妙地对上层的命令阳奉阴违。换言之被称为“大同盟军”或是“大远征军”的大部队，其实只有半数在作战。如果这样也能取胜，那岂不是在冒犯军事学法则了吗？ 十月六日。 因为地面部队的海峡东岸作战毫无建树，后方的大同盟综合作战委员会终于斩断本就不长的忍耐尾巴。决心只凭借海上战力突破海峡，直指布伊诺斯·松迪市。 大同盟的海上战力比起布伊诺斯·松迪市，原本就占有压倒性优势。十月一日，在亚马逊海面，联合舰队曾经炮击了前来攻击运输舰队的布伊诺斯·松迪舰队，并将三艘驱逐舰，六艘导弹巡逻舰送入海神波塞冬之口；所以他们现在才充满信心地图谋海突破峡。考虑到双方海上战斗力的对比，这个作战计划也并非完全无谋。但是，无论体积作战计划，在纸上谈兵中，都不难成功。 无视布伊诺斯·松迪的地面战斗力，强行突破贝鲁海峡的作战；在十月二十二日，以彻底失败而告终。与海峡北部地面部队的联系，因布伊诺斯·松迪军的妨害而失败，突入海峡的二十艘舰艇，受到两岸导弹和高速巡逻舰的鱼雷攻击，再加上电磁吸附式水雷，让舰艇逐一爆炸沉没。还有些运气不好的，因沉没的僚舰阻挡了航路而打算迂回之际，却被导弹打个正着，一幅溃不成军的惨相。 以海上战力强行突破海峡失败后，大同盟军不得不醒悟到：要获得胜利除了依靠地面部队控制沿岸以外，别无他法。大概是终于考虑到冬季到来的影响吧，从后方紧急发来“十月内再次展开全面攻势”的粗糙命令。但再次开战之前，是不可能准备好冬季作战补给的。 “还没放弃吗？真是群贪得无厌的家伙……” 阿斯巴鲁咋舌道。他没有配合海上部队突入海峡，是因为事先已报告过地面部队已无余力作战；但报告似乎收效甚微。 十月二十四日。 初冬第一场冰雨，降临到六都市同盟军的头上。暗褐色的苍穹低垂着笼罩头顶，潮湿的寒气巨幕一波波涌来，击打在将士们的身上。 “冬之女王，似乎已吹响最初的笛声。” 阿路马利克·阿斯巴鲁虽然是个散文气质的拥有者，但此时却使用富有诗意的表达方式。不过，鲍兹威鲁大佐觉得那并非他的创作，而是引用了某人的箴言才对。 “现在开始，温度每降低一度，士兵的斗志就会随着减少一层吧。” "so what should I do now?" “本想拖到春天，但似乎行不通呢。” 我们先撤吧之类的话，到底还是说不出口。况且他不喜欢听到阿路马利克·阿斯巴鲁打了败仗之类的指责。再者，就算回到母都市，将其立场与行为正当化的理由也是必要的。那群躲在安全的温暖地带玩弄军备预算数字的鼠辈们，比起战败更愤恨于不战而退。 “弹药和兵器我会用光给他们看。因为我不想被与市政府蛇鼠一窝的军火大佬们记恨。不过，被士兵的家人们怨恨也不是件有趣的事。” 不过，离胜利条件如此遥远的战争也实属罕见，“AAA”不由得苦笑起来。古典军事学中的“天时、地利、人和”尽数欠缺。尤其在缺少第三个条件这点上，阿斯巴鲁自己也怀有不可推卸的责任。 “不抱疑问，全力完成交予的任务”之类的奴隶道德标准，阿斯巴鲁根本不屑一顾。 不管如何，重任与期待再次投注于地面部队。十月二十五日，六都市各军的前线司令，在可以远眺卡路迪那斯丘陵的掩体司令部内，整齐排列出满脸不快、精疲力竭的扑克脸。不过，六人中的半数也许是在装出超过真实的疲劳表情。基尔伏特凝视着面前的墙壁，阿斯巴鲁的视线在天花板上涂鸦，库路冈观察蚂蚁在地板墙角爬行的轨迹。 库路冈、阿斯巴鲁、基尔伏特三人以各自的方式表达着不快，而其他三人则更不快且不幸。比如说库路冈只要忍耐阿斯巴鲁和基尔伏特；而昆仑军司令根特雷拉斯，则必须忍耐库路冈、阿斯巴鲁、基尔伏特这三人的存在。 被人询问意见的库路冈，中断了蚂蚁的观察回答道。 “本来就不是个好季节，这是不可能取胜的作战。” 库路冈的声音不带任何温度。再加上用过去式陈述事态，正好与他冷淡批评家的模样相得益彰。 “到了十月后半，新北极的寒气流将沿着海峡袭来。要开战就该选择春季或是初夏。不过，就算如此；补给线过长的不利依然无法克服。” “事到如今，再说这些有什么用？” 根特雷拉斯中将怒目而视。他始终不渝地指挥着正直、诚实、无回报的战斗，结果就是部下阵亡的数字，比起基尔伏特、阿斯巴鲁、库路冈三者的总和还要多得多。因此，他相信自己要比这三人加起来都更有发言权。 “动员了超过三十万人的大军，一无所获地撤退。这真是个不错的笑料。虽然冬季的确快要来临，但在到来之前使布伊诺斯·松迪屈服也并非不可能。只要所有六都市军舍弃小我，为了共同的目标，团结一心，就一定能建立战术优势。” 他的主张并非单纯缺乏说服力，至少另两名将军颔首着同意他的看法。而另三人则好像在听着已经灭亡民族的宗教歌曲一般，带着毫无诚意的表情向着各自的方向。 “六都市组成的大同盟军，在战斗力方面完全满足胜利的条件。但是，他们的司令数过多，协调心太少。这种不平衡将无法引导他们走向有利的局面。” 开战之后，琼汰·诺儒特曾向独裁者支配下的市政府如此报告。随着战况的推移，证明了单腿不便的年青司令的洞察之准确。然而，因为总兵力对比是一比三，大同盟军的司令也并非个个无能，所以这场战争有着足够出现危险局面的余地。 在第二天，十月二十六日的战斗中，凯涅滋·基尔伏特准的指挥极为巧妙。他先引出布伊诺斯·松迪军的一支部队，然后在其到达最远行动范围之时，施以猛烈的反击。在局部优势火力打开的战线缺口上，新·卡米洛特军紧咬不放；在半日之内，向前推进了比过去一个月还多的距离。 如果琼汰·诺儒特到达与直接指挥晚上两个小时的话，凯涅滋·基尔伏特准肯定能完全占领卡路迪那斯丘陵。那样的话，六都市同盟军便可以在丘陵上设置导弹发射架与远距离大炮；在控制贝鲁海峡制海权的同时，对布伊诺斯·松迪市进行炮击。恐怕几天之内就能迫使敌人签订城下之盟吧。 不过，七都市共存体制变为六都市共存体制的机会，似乎暂时丧失了。卡路迪那斯丘陵顶部的斜坡倾斜度非常大，而且因为地基柔软，坦克和大炮自不必说了，有时就连四轮装甲车也会因轮胎陷于黏土之中，而急速降低前进速度，为了推进短短八十米的距离往往要耗费将近一个小时的时间。 在没有遮蔽物，被敌军炮火覆盖的斜坡上；士兵们只能藏身于坦克或者坦克残骸的身后，根本无从还击。 半途而败的战术，还不如最初就失败的战术。基尔伏特没有如此自嘲的空闲，他的指挥车冒着枪林弹雨前进，因泥泞的黏土导致车身无法动弹后，他跳下车开始徒步前行。 背后徒然喷射出轰鸣、闪光、强热。回头越过肩膀，发现指挥车已中弹燃烧起来。基尔伏特沉默不语，此时的他不是在回避枪弹，而是在烟炮与冰雨的浓汤中游泳，从大块岩石的左方向作半周运动。 凯涅滋·基尔伏特准钢玉色的瞳孔中，映出琼汰·诺儒特握着手枪的身影。 可是，基尔伏特并未改变姿势，控制表情的肌肉没有丝毫动弹；在迫近的死亡面前，他就好似在激流中巍然伫立的岩石般，正视着枪口。这是就算面对执掌生死的超越者，也拒绝弯膝折腰的刚毅。 琼汰·诺儒特犹豫着是否开枪。他的犹豫中包含着诗意与非诗意的理由。诗意的理由在于敬畏对手的刚毅；非诗意的理由在于疑惑，那份刚毅到底从何而来？难道诺儒特自己才是被瞄准的一方？不管是哪种原因，诺儒特的踌躇只不过是在沙漏中掉落的沙粒才能计算的瞬息，但却足以改变状况。在琼汰·诺儒特周围，瞄准他的近半打的子弹把地皮都掀了起来，诺儒特与基尔伏特同时相后跳去，就在那时，豆大的雨滴再次落了下来，水之帘幕远远隔开了两人。基尔伏特与诺儒特的个人史就这样翻入下一页。 结果，这天位于上方位置的守军一直保持着优势，攻击方不得已只好悻悻而归。 而最悲惨的莫过于莱尼艾鲁将军指挥下的泰多梅卡军。 在他们的退路上，有数个巨大的泥潭等候着他们。数天前，大地被他们的炮击给轰得坑坑洼洼，雨水流入后形成了泥潭。将士们不得不跳入泥潭，半游泳半逃命。被泥浆弄得行走不便，正要摔倒之际，后方的坦克却徒然压来，将发出悲鸣的士兵碾碎；混杂着泥水、鲜血与内脏一起飞溅到其他士兵们的脸上。身心交瘁的士兵们，已经丧失了对这种事发出悲叹的神经弹性。不过，对于那些造成自己现状的犯人，他们再也无法抑制自己的憎恶了。 “王八蛋，我要是活着回去，一定要宰了所有对这次出兵投赞成票的议员。那些家伙现在肯定躺在暖炉前的沙发上，拈着手吃鱼子酱。” ……这么喊叫的士兵应该没有可以透视一万公里彼岸的能力，但他却从偏见与憎恨之中准确地把握了事实。 同一天的几乎同一时刻——时间差诚然无法忽视，在六都市大同盟后方本部所在地新·卡米洛特，各都市代表团的三百六十人，正在夫人们的陪同下，火热地举行盛大的庆祝宴会。占领布伊诺斯·松迪后领土划分的谈判似乎圆满落幕了。 “不过，真是些没用的家伙呢。明明拥有对手三部的兵力，却连市街也无法攻入，真是丢脸。” 他们对于耻笑自己的军队，有着自己堂堂正正的理由。因为胜利是早就注定的事，剩下的只要军队打赢便万事大吉。 “确实如此，真没用呢。只会一味要求补给物资。” “太宠孩子和士兵的话，都是不会有好结果的。人不受点苦是成不了才的。沾满血泥，互助战友，越过死亡的经验，才会让他们健康地成长嘛。” “说得好！能锻炼人的学校，没有比战场更好的地方了。饥饿与污秽都是富贵的经验。” “没有必要轻信他们的所有要求。他们吃胞后就会想打瞌睡了。我觉得可以让他们动动脑子去掠夺布伊诺斯·松迪军的物资，满足自己的需要。” 在这些讴歌言论自由之人跟前的餐桌上，堆积着多到无法挪动的鱼子酱，以及由大龙虾组成的小山丘和广阔平原。发动战争者比作战者过着更低水准生活的例子，在历史上从未有过。这是在人类发明了战争这种简便解决手段以来，不曾改变的法则。 在七都市的战争中，补给问题是经常无法摆脱的难题。把三十万人的士兵移动到一万公里之外，就非得搬运三十万人的粮食与燃料不可。就算是在二十世纪后半的大批量空运时代中，确保如此巨量的物流也并非易事。更何况当前只有完全依赖陆路与海路来负担，再加上运输队自身的燃料费也无法忽视。要说这是经济高效的话，恐怕就是自欺欺人了。 最前线的士兵们，从战场被遗弃的敌我双方士兵们的尸体上，抢夺携带口粮用以果腹。贪图于沾满血腥与泥土味的黑面包，冷冻蔬菜还未解冻（或者说无法解冻）就直接放在嘴里狂嚼。 因为是以冬季到来之前完成作战为前提所制订的补给计划，士兵们连隔热纤维制的防寒服也未装备。对着因寒冷、疲劳、愤愤不满而拒绝行动的士兵们，军曹厉声斥责道。 “你们不是难民，都一副什么熊样。鼓起勇气站起来，站起来战斗！” 随后一个士兵，将写有“勇气”字样的纸片，贴在燃料耗尽的坦克车身上，朝着军曹冷笑道。 “好啦，这样的话，没有燃料的坦克也能动起来了哟。” 承受着士兵们饱含敌意的嘲笑合奏曲，军曹一脸铁青地离去了。虽然他很想把那个士兵痛揍一顿，但分明感到其他士兵的枪口正朝向他集中。 到了午后，雨雪的势头更猛；同时伴随着气温下降，视野能见度降低；士兵们的士气从通向忧郁冬季的斜坡上，无止境地滚落而下。 在布伊诺斯·松迪军的司令部中，琼汰·诺儒特将军披了一件粗制的大衣，眺望着雨幕。比起指挥数万军团的将军，他给人的印象更像是位等候毕业考试的学生。 十月二十日，诺儒特从管区司令晋升为布伊诺斯·松迪全军总司令。开战前不过是一介无名士官的他，现在却已是母都市防御战的英雄、勇气与爱市精神的象征。连续肃清活动后，将大任交给无名士官的劳德路普，从结果上可以说是成功了。大规模的肃清扫尽既存人力资源的同时，也给了未知人才予以机会；这是历史上极为罕见的例子，“贝鲁海峡攻防战”也是如此。琼汰·诺儒特这个看着亡妻照片自言自语，性格无法用开朗阳光来形容的青年，本来最多也就是个能升到佐官层次的人物。但话说回来，成为将军的他似乎比身为佐官的他更具有才能。这对于偶然录用他的人来说，应该能感到满意吧。 就这样，琼汰·诺儒特接受了布伊诺斯·松迪防御总司令的称号，晋升为中将。独裁者将人事权作为诱饵，钓上那些与自己持相同价值观的人。这是他常使的手段。而且他根本没想过，存在与自己持不同价值观的人类。“第一市民”劳德路普从心底里深信，自己大度地把多到奢侈的恩宠，赐给了这位除却打仗便一无是处的无名青年。 在构成六都市大同盟军司令部的六位司令中，最忠于军人与国家权威责任的模范人物大概是塞萨陆·劳尔·根特雷拉斯中将吧。虽然他对此次远征绝无好感，但比起士兵们的生命，对他来说上司的命令与自己的军功，拥有更高的重要性与紧急性。 十月二十八日，直通胜利与光荣的机会，好像就在他眼前伸出了无形之手。 这天，对于昆仑军的前进，布伊诺斯·松迪军的抵抗极为微弱。看来似乎是弹药见底了吧。昆仑军的前进，过了正午后，好像滚石般顺利。根特雷拉斯命令南下的所有部队全速前进，自己也乘着《ALC》待机在前线阵地附近。 “昆仑军前进了，阿斯巴鲁将军。” “随他们便，山丘上埋着他们的考勤卡吗？急什么呢？” 听到报告的“AAA”对着冰冷的空气，冷笑不已。 “没前额叶①的指挥官，就没有长命百岁领取退休金或养老金的资格。” ①前额叶是脑中用于思考、意志等神精作用的中框部。 He is very clear.所谓的陷阱，就是诱导敌人前往其希望前进的方向。布伊诺斯·松迪军弹药的减少大概是实现。可六都市同盟军也并非拥有无尽的弹药。比起熟知地形地利的布伊诺斯·松迪军，同盟军的命中率很低，消费的却是敌军三倍的弹药。因冬季气候恶劣，来自太平洋方面的海上输送开始断绝。结果虽能证明补给计划的迟缓，但对阿斯巴鲁来说已经不能再消耗，本就捉襟见肘的弹药了。双方如果耗尽弹药进入白刃战，山丘下方位置将极为不利的道理不言自明。为了预防最糟事态，非得留下些弹药不可。 “昆仑军要被自己的长官害惨了。” 他预言敌军会先让昆仑军呈突出位置，随后从背后炮击切断昆仑军的退路；最后以集中火力歼灭密集的昆仑军。他的预言完全中标。 “根特雷拉斯将军战死。” 听到这份报告时，阿斯巴鲁正在自己帐篷中喝啤酒。那是本周配给的最后一瓶。 “愿他的灵魂安详吧——当然如果那家伙真有灵魂的话。” 据说根特雷拉斯将军被穿甲炮弹直接命中，上半身不知道被轰到哪里去了，只有下半身摔倒在鲜血与泥泞中。失去指挥官的士兵们慌乱逃窜、无序被杀。 “逃跑了？真是群胆小鬼，把山丘上的战友尸体与自己的自尊心丢了一地后，决定滚下来了吗？” 无情的口吻说着无情的台词，阿斯巴鲁将空空如也的啤酒瓶高高扔向铅灰色的天空。他喊来了鲍兹威鲁大佐，下令如果敌军追击的话，就射击掩护败退的己方军队。对于这个男人来说，这已是他对友军作出的最大协助，也是对自己的准确判断所作的最大让步。总之由于他的指令和其后的指示，减少了昆仑军的损失是不变的事实。 不过，阿斯巴鲁当天晚上就为自己下达的指令，感到后悔不已。因为在这场无法完胜的战争中，减少损失也就意味着战争将被延长。 在阿斯巴鲁为