Chapter 4 Battle of Jasmot

The old unhappy years are fading away, and the new unhappy years are coming.The night of December 31st, 2192 in the Western calendar, was not a happy night for Lieutenant General Almalik Asbaru, the deputy chief of the Ecoronian Defense Bureau and the commander of the field armored vehicle force. Asbaru is a military strategist known all over the world under the name of "AAA".His reputation is on a par with Kainez Kilford of New Camelot and Yuri Kurugan of Prince Haralut City.Although it is rumored that these three people respect the other two at a respectful distance; but this does not damage their reputation and record.Among the three of them, there was no character with a good character and a honest personality.

"The most unfortunate thing in the world is to be entangled by an annoying opponent." They are believers and practitioners of this philosophy.This philosophy has several applications, which vary uniquely according to their character.For example, "AAA" once said: "Good people often die early, but those who die early are not necessarily good people", so Almalik Asbaru intends to live as long as possible to make those The guys he hates have a good time being unlucky. He is not even thirty-one years old this year, not to mention old, he has not even reached maturity; and he neither pursues maturity nor stability.He only wants to increase his record, improve his status, and obtain matching benefits; as for his private life, he believes in unrestrained singleism.The reason why he, who is so unrestrained and uninhibited, must be angry now is because he had to "return without success" in the Beru Strait forty days ago.

Nicholas Bloom, Asbaru's boss, the Head of Ekronia, did not want to increase the power of the soldier, so he mocked him like this. "Do you think this is the failure of the joint army, not your own failure?" "AAA" was silent.Though he does think so, but is pre-empted by Bloom.While he was pondering a witty rebuttal, Nicholas Bloom strikes up a conversation with another attendee, smiling the same gentleman.The attendee was a plump and beautiful woman in her thirties. She had a figure calculated according to the golden section method and platinum-blond hair, so "AAA" added a little more to Bloom. Disgusted.

Well~~ Anyway, no matter how I refute it, it won't help.During the offensive and defensive battle of the Beru Strait, the other six cities formed a joint army to launch an offensive against Buenos Sundi, but they were "beaten up and covered in spittle" (Alumalik Asbaru) .There are several reasons for the failure: lack of unity of command, insufficient supplies, no land occupation, and zero fighting spirit.And the commander of Buenos Sondi's army is maddeningly good.It is said that after the victory, the commander named Jonta Norut shot the dictator Egon Lauderup.He is probably now taking the first step in his political career as a new dictator, greeted by the cheers of the citizens.

However, the expectation of "AAA" this time has completely failed.At this time a fugitive had just arrived in Ekronia. "My name is Qiongtai Norut. I hope to escape to your city. If I can be taken in, I will be very grateful. But if I am rejected, I will not hold any resentment." He casually indicated his identity and purpose, and he felt like a student artist-like youth stepped out of the car, and he needed a cane to walk around.The guard who heard his self-reported home was taken aback, and hurriedly reported to the dignitaries gathered in the banquet hall. Among the crowd who looked at each other and were at a loss, the first to move was "AAA" Road Malik Asbaru.He strode out of the main venue, sat sideways on the handrail of the stairs and slid down the stairs with smooth movements.For him, he is just using the most convenient means of transportation available within sight.Ignoring the surprised gazes around him, he went straight to the fugitive.In this way, two geniuses in the military history of the 22nd century met for the first time without any drama.

Facing the fugitives, AAA unreservedly raised its own doubts. "You are the hero who protects Buenos Sondi from the tyrannical invaders, right? You can enjoy all the glory and wealth, but why do you want to run away?!" In fact, Qiongtai Norut was not officially wanted, so to be correct, he was not fleeing, but simply emigrating.But in the mind of the person involved and in the eyes of those around him, there is nothing wrong with calling this an escape.Noruto replied briefly. "Because I can't stay any longer." Jonta Noroot was regarded by Egon Lauderup as "a nameless youth who was worthless for nothing but fighting", and this opinion was almost entirely true.He himself did not raise any objections.After the death of his wife Grunaria, an invisible hole was dug out of Qiongtai Norut's chest. The "nameless youth who is useless except for fighting" has no ability to fill that void.After killing Egon Lauderup, the man responsible for his wife's death, he thought he was dying.But the citizens of Buenos Sondi, who should have tried him and lynched him, welcomed him as the "liberator of the dictatorship."Norut fled, leaving his mother city in order to escape the fear of the dictatorial power imposed upon him.Not long after the victory banquet ended, Norut started the 15,000-kilometer lonely journey by car.

"However, it must be very hard to escape alone with inconvenient legs and feet." AAA rarely uttered a sympathetic statement. "No, I've always been two people." Norut's answer made AAA feel a little baffled.But AAA did not question this, and he raised another question: why did Qiongtai Norut choose Ekronia as a place of escape.Naruto replied that it was not a philosophical reason.If you only travel to other cities by land, you can only reach Ekronia at first.After all, in the bloody war forty days ago, he had already offended all six cities except Buenos Sondi, so he had no choice but to choose a city.

After several meetings and meetings, Ekronia agreed to Jonta Norut's request to flee.Basically, the right to flee is regarded as one of the human rights of citizens of each city, even those who were citizens of enemy cities a few days ago.Under the recommendation of the AAA, Norut also obtained military membership and became a subordinate of the AAA. Colonel Bozwell, the staff member of the AAA, tentatively asked the officer. "This is a bit strange, Commander." "What's the matter? I was originally a kind and kind man. Isn't it natural to treat homeless fugitives gently?"

"No, that's not what I said." "what is that?" "That is to say, Jonta Norut defeated Your Excellency in the offensive and defensive battle of the Beru Strait... It's a bit strange that the winner became the loser's subordinate." Boswellu closed his mouth, and AAA was sizing him up with a carnivorous smile. "Listen, Bozwillu! Don't think about freedom of speech within a five-meter radius around me. It was the United Army that lost to the Buenos Sundi Army, not me Lost to Norut." "Yes, please forgive me, I will be careful in the future."

Colonel Bozwellu saluted in a serious manner. AAA nodded appreciatively, and then the carnivore smile faded from his face.In fact, he didn't care about such trivial matters at all, it was just a posturing just now.He was less amused, though, that his statement didn't stray far from Bloom's irony. Colonel Bozwell also worried too much.After staying for a week, Jonta Norut became bored with Ekronia and began to regret fleeing here.The treatment is certainly not bad, or should be said to be very good.But he couldn't bear to be held up like a guest of honor, and he was everywhere in the social world for people to watch.Although it is a little subtle to say it from his mouth, isn't he the enemy to the war dead in Ekelonia?It's understandable to be hated by others, but no matter what, you shouldn't be treated so favorably!

"The head of state has really worked hard." AAA smiled maliciously. The true intentions of Führer Nicholas Bloom's favor towards Noru became clear.As a common problem of those in power, he often worries about the emergence of rival competitors.Of course, AAA, who is the most powerful candidate, does not have any pure good intentions.But if Qiongtai Norut, who appeared as a fugitive, can be included in his own camp as a talent against AAA, wouldn't it just be able to weaken the power of AAA in turn?It was because of this calculation that Bloom treated the young fugitive so favorably. In fact, Bloom need not worry about the existence of AAA.Although Almalik Asbaru's reputation as a military strategist is extremely high, his reputation in the political world is almost zero, so of course it is impossible to shake Bloom's position in the slightest.Bloom is not incompetent, nor is he a person full of evil; but he is always overconscious about his imaginary enemy, and spoils talents time and time again. The reaction of the city of Buenos Sundi is not in question at this stage.Just like the relationship between Ekronia City and Mobridge Junia, cities usually don't hold them accountable for taking in fugitives.This can probably be called a mature diplomatic relationship. Anyway, Noruto, who was tired of Ekronia, visited AAA and expressed his desire to leave Ekronia City.Asbaru didn't persuade him to stay either. "Really? If you hate this place, go to Tedomekha. There is an acquaintance of mine named Longwei there. How about I write a letter to introduce you there?" "Thank you for your help." Norut saluted, because he understood the other party's kindness, so he didn't say anything like "do you want to escort me?" or other taunts.Now that the mother city is abandoned, it doesn't make much difference where to choose as the unmarked cemetery. In fact, AAA's mentality and position at this time are complicated and subtle. Although it was Jonta Norut's longing for an ordinary life that recommended him to flee to Tedomerca City again.But how do you see it in the eyes of others? "AAA was afraid of being taken away by Norut, so they politely drove him to Tedomeka City." There must be someone who advocates this.And even if he didn't say it, Bloom would definitely think so.It's really not worthwhile to be slandered by others despite being well-intentioned.However, even if only one person can go to a better place, it's better than everyone curling up in an annoying bed.Therefore, AAA wrote a letter of introduction to his old friend Long Wei; after Norut accepted it gratefully, he drove his car that was about to be scrapped, and headed straight for the city of Tadomeca. From February 2192 to January 1993, Qiongtai Norut probably experienced the longest journey on earth.Altogether his itinerary covered three-quarters of the globe. Norut, who finally arrived at Taidomeca, didn't want to repeat the same mistakes as before, so he didn't give his real name, but only said that he brought a letter of introduction to Long Wei.Long Wei, who greeted him in the farm, shook his head with a wry smile after understanding what had happened. "I see, Bloom's wishful thinking is about to come to nothing." What Long Wei thought of was far more profound than AAA.In other words, after Nicholas Bloom took Norut under his command, he planned to let him return to Buenos Sondi.If Norut takes Buenos Sundy's power, not only will Ecceronia gain an ally city without bloodshed, but such diplomatic success will also help increase Nicholas Bloom's reputation.However, all of this turned into a mirror in the water because of Norut's escape.Bloom is probably very angry now, and he will definitely not show a good face to AAA who assists Norut.Hearing such an explanation, Noruto's expression suddenly became cloudy. "So, I caused a lot of trouble for General Asbaru." "Don't worry about it at all. The man knows all about the trouble that's going to cause, and the man himself is a guy who wields a trouble sprayer around." Long Wei smiled, then he put away his smile and asked. "Speaking of which, is Mr. Naruto interested in agriculture?" "No, not interested." Although it was a non-social answer, Long Wei didn't mind. "If you want to try it out on a whim, it doesn't matter how long you stay here. I'll ask my niece to prepare a room for you." Later, the niece Marlene who lives with Long Wei was called by her uncle to discuss. "Whatever you want uncle to do" she replied immediately, and then mocked lightly. "After thirty years of going on like this, maybe my family will become a tribe of recluses who are talented but have no motivation. Well~~ This world is full of guys who are the opposite of them, maybe that's not bad." No matter what, Marlene got busy and didn't have the time to express her dissent and dissatisfaction with her uncle's decision.She cleaned up the north-facing room on the first floor, moved in beds and tables, and prepared living space for the tenants.Prepare special tableware and toilet utensils for Qiongtai Norut, and replace the curtains.Although there are spare rooms on the second floor, the first floor is better for Norut, who has a handicapped leg.After Marlene dealt with these things neatly, she asked Naruto if there was any food she hated, and checked if there was any allergic food.Finally, she told the breakfast time and showed a sunny smile to the nodding diners. "Never beat around the bush when you talk, it's my family tradition! Please follow this only, Mr. Norut." On the other hand, the landlord Long Wei naturally can no longer take a leisurely nap.This man, who hated to dress himself up, occasionally seriously put on a young gentleman's appearance depending on the occasion.After half a year, he put on the tie he hadn't seen for a long time, put on the hemp suit again, and went to the office of Nothrop Thebes, the ruler of the Legislative Council of Tedomerca.There, he negotiated for Qiongtai Norut to live a peaceful escape life.He persuaded the other party with a hard-to-choose expression. "Let those who have talents live leisurely until the day when their talents can be used. This is the measure of a politician and the wealth of a city. Please let Qiongtai Norut spend his time freely. In that case, even if you don’t deliberately network talents, talents will come in droves.” "Is that really the case?" "Of course I will! Look, it's because I can spend my time leisurely that Qiongtai Norut came here, right? In the future, people will come like moths to a flame." Long Wei's rhetoric is full of sophistry.He never intended to tell the truth to mediocre politicians from the beginning.Things haven't gotten to the point of using technologue.Moreover, it is indeed a good thing for the city that famous guests can stay here.As a crisis management politician, although Long Wei is only thirty-three years old, he is already a well-known figure.Although he is currently peacefully living in a farm on the outskirts of the city, but one day he will contribute to the city of Tedomerca, and the city's bigwigs are looking forward to it. Although how to expect is the right of the other party, but Long Wei did not promise their obligations.As long as nothing serious happens, he intends to spend his life as an ordinary farmer.However, even those who are as virtuous as Longwei are not omniscient and omnipotent.Major events had already been lurking around him, casting shadows over his tomato fields. In the history of the Seven Cities War up to January 2193, Tedomerca City often played a supporting role.The citizens of Tedomerca have nothing to be ashamed of.In most cases, the amount of war experience is inversely proportional to the wisdom of those in power, and diplomacy is to skillfully keep war away.This can be said to be the universal law of history. But for Tedomeker, it is more due to the capriciousness of fate than human wisdom.Tedomerca was founded in what was once a barren land.After the big inversion, it becomes a fertile subtropical grassland.Considering the influence of Niger River water resources with moderate rainfall and stable water volume, Tedomerca finally decided to build it in the center of the vast agricultural land that connects the horizon.Fruits, wheat, winter wild vegetables and flowers can be seen everywhere in its market.As long as people can eat bread, wine, beef, and milk, they will never be hungry.Even if you are not busy working here, you can live a very nourishing and comfortable life. In Longwei's farm, the average temperature in January is 10.2 degrees Celsius, and the average temperature in July is 20.4 degrees Celsius.Because it is an inland area, there is not much temperature difference.Most of the time throughout the year, the lowest temperature before dawn is less than ten degrees, and the highest temperature in the afternoon will not exceed twenty-five degrees.This is also the reason why Tedomerca is called "Eternal Spring City".This alias contains envy and teasing at the same time.It is precisely because of this climate and climate that the atmosphere of living a leisurely life has infected the citizens, so that there will be no promising talents with a sense of crisis. However, although there is a lack of sense of crisis, it is not without desires and desires.This is the same for people and countries.On the eastern coast of today's Mediterranean Sea, there is a rocky highland called Shamwaluku.Around the ownership of this area, Tedomerca City and Sandra City are arguing endlessly. It was discovered in the autumn of 2189 that there were metal deposits in this area, and the mining rights belonged to an industrialist named Fubaishu Aru Hassan.His father was a citizen of Tedomeca, and his mother was a citizen of Sandra.He himself was born in Tedomerca, and completed his university studies in Santa Dela; he has dual citizenship rights, which is not uncommon, and he lives and works between the two cities.He's a man of business, with a mind full of tax cuts more than necessary.In order to reduce business tax and personal income tax, he registered the company in Tadomeca.But the real company headquarters is located in Sandra.Because the registered address changes frequently, the investigation work of the tax bureau is quite tiring.Alu Hassan himself enjoyed the game of using the tax bureaus of the two cities as opponents. Just as he was about to change the company's registration place again, he passed away due to acute cerebral hemorrhage.Since he loves money, he has no wife.So his astronomical legacy will be nationalized.In this way, a question arises: which party can legally inherit his business and assets, Tedomeker or Sandra? In this way, dual nationality, which was originally a symbol of harmony, has instead become the cause of deep conflicts.Neither Tedomeca nor Sandra could tolerate damage to their own interests.Absolutely will not allow the opponent to gain more benefits than oneself, and both sides are unwilling to give in to each other.What fellows to despise.Is it impossible to think of a way to work together temporarily to obtain long-term benefits in the future?Did you only realize this after being taught a hard lesson? Whether it is Sandra or Tedomeka, didn't they just realize the stupidity of using military force during the offensive and defensive battle in the Beru Strait not long ago?However, the unintentional retreat not only failed to make them reflect, but gave birth to revenge.The reason for the disastrous defeat in the Beru Strait was not because of his own incompetence and weakness, and one day he must wash away this stigma!It would be a big mistake to think that we would hesitate to use military force because of our last failure! With this motive, on January 17, Sandra declared war on Tedomerca.This was only four days after Norut arrived at Tedomerca, and it should be said that this was an extremely stupid reason.But at no point in human history has there been a reason to go to war that wasn't stupid. Receiving reports of an invasion by the Sandra's army certainly did not bring joy to Tedomeca.After being caught off guard and slapped across the face, the Tedomerca government, realizing the urgency of the situation, pondered over how to deal with it. The commander of Tedomeka's actual combat department is Lieutenant General Ne Leniairu. At the age of fifty-five, he has not recovered from the injuries he suffered in the offensive and defensive battle of the Beru Strait, and is currently living a convalescent life.Institutionally, his boss was a man named Halima S. Gordon.But this person is over seventy years old, and he is just like an honorary commander.After the offensive and defensive battle in the Beru Strait, Tedomerca did not carry out any military reforms, so now there is no available commander-in-chief. What should we do now? "By the way, isn't there a man who fled from Buenos Songdi? He caused the injury to Leni Ail, so let him—Jonta Norut take charge of the defensive battle. " Nice ideas from Nothrop Thebes are pretty cheap.To the frightened people, it was as if they heard the voice of God.Although the God of Plague and the God of Poverty are also a kind of God, it is better to forget about such things at this time. "But, is it really okay to hand over the defense of the mother city to the fugitives who have just arrived?" This question was also raised. "Don't worry, if you lose the battle, just put all the responsibility on him. It's obvious that that guy is not incompetent, and there is Long Wei's recommendation. If you want to settle in this city, let him pay some rent first." Bar." Northrop laughed, seemingly pleased with his joke. On the other hand, when this military report was sent to the city government, the former member of the Ekronia City Council and the defense commander of Buenos Sundi a few days ago were in the middle of tomato fields and lemon fields. They spread out the bento that Marlene made for them on the grass, while basking comfortably in the sun.In the words of AAA, these two people are a combination of "if we really join forces, even if we want to conquer the world, it is not impossible". Which is worse" is a major proposition of horticultural agriculture.Just as they were enjoying this topic, Marlene, who was riding a bicycle, a pollution-free means of transportation, brought some snacks; by the way, she told Nothrop of the Legislative Assembly, hoping that Long Wei could contact him. Reluctantly changing into his suit, Long Wei visited Nothrop's mansion again.After hearing the ins and outs of the matter, Long Wei felt annoyed from the bottom of his heart, but there was nothing he could do.Let's not take this as an example, this time let Norut give full play to his talents!However, first of all, it is necessary to create an external environment for Noruto to show its talents without restraint. "Please leave everything to him, don't worry about anything. He is the contemporary Qi Jiguang." This should be considered an exaggeration.Qi Jiguang was a military general of the Ming Dynasty in China in the 16th century. He was a military strategist who had never been defeated in both sea and land battles.From 1563 to 1564, he dealt a devastating blow to the Japanese pirates who seized the southeast coast of mainland China.In 1567, he was transferred to the northern border to be in charge of frontier defense, defeating the army of Altan Khan Tumen Khan who came south from Mongolia.He almost cleaned up what the world called "the northern captives and the southern Japanese" by himself. "Qiongtai Nuorute is the reincarnation of Qi Jiguang," Long Wei said.He is well aware of the effect of lies.Nothrop understood and was moved, and he promised to let Jontai Norut take full charge of dispatching troops. Speaking of Qi Jiguang, Long Wei still has some things that he has not confessed.Although this person is a great strategist, the founder of the sword art known as the dragon sword, and a fair and honest person, he often appears in joke stories.Because this person is actually a famous "bronchitis" in history. One of the most widely circulated stories goes like this: Qi Jiguang, who was ordered to crusade against Japanese pirates, planned to recruit warriors from the army to form an elite force.However, what is the standard for measuring whether a warrior is a warrior?Among his subordinates are sword masters and tiger killers.Skill and strength are important, but the most important thing to test is courage.So Qi Jiguang gathered his subordinates in the square, he erected a white flag at one end of the square and a red flag at the other end, and then ordered like this. "Among you who are afraid of your wife, gather under the white flag, and those who are not afraid of your wife, gather under the red flag." In this way, almost all the strange men, including sword masters and tiger killers, gathered under the white flag.Qi Jiguang was very disappointed, but when he took a closer look, he found a man standing alone under the red flag. "Oh~~ This is the real warrior." He happily called the man to the podium, intending to praise him and appoint him as the captain of the elite unit.So Qi Jiguang asked: "Why are you standing alone under the red flag?" What Qi Jiguang was looking forward to was of course, "I am not afraid of my wife, there is nothing in this world that can scare me".However, the man blushed, scratching his head in embarrassment and replied. "No, actually I didn't hear the general's words clearly. My wife strictly ordered me not to act with other people when I don't know what to do, and stay to clear the situation." Qi Jiguang was speechless for a moment. However, no matter how he became the source of jokes, the myth of his invincibility in the battlefield is a fact. In fact, when Qi Jiguang was compared to Qi Jiguang, this story was projected in Long Wei's mind.He knew that Norut had fled all the way with a photo of his dead wife on his body.Long Wei himself has no experience of marriage, so it is difficult to distinguish the difference between being afraid of his wife and loving his wife.All in all, what he had to do at that time was to entrust the defense of Tedomerca City to Jongta Norut. Although Qiongtai Norut was a newcomer to Chadao, Longwei was not a citizen born in Tedomeka.But in terms of urban defense, the two were given a lot of responsibility and power.In other eras, especially to those who morbidly valued frontiers and nationality, this might have seemed rather bizarre.However, under the influence of the poison of modern nationalism, a "free urban atmosphere" with a slightly different meaning from that of the Middle Ages was formed in the seven cities.Cities are places of gathering and containment, not means of exclusion.As long as the person is currently living in the city, it doesn't matter what kind of past he has.Having said that, it is the first time that a new citizen is chosen as the commander-in-chief with real power.Although this can be blamed on the withering of talents, in short, it is an unprecedented feat in history. Jonta Norut won the title of interim strategic advisor directly to the president of the Tedomeka Municipal Government. To be precise, he was actually kicked out of the shelves. or its agents to provide assistance".However, the concept of "strategy" itself is not clearly raised here.Apparently even issues at the tactical level had to be dealt with by him. As a result, I couldn't leave the battlefield no matter what!Looking back at his own life trajectory, Norut couldn't help but smile wryly. "Because I refused, so I was entangled instead? Should I try to change my mentality?" However, even if Norut personally accepts this popular interpretation of war, war is a matter of great interest to those who wage war.No one would start a war to temper the minds and bodies of citizens or citizens, although it is possible as an excuse. For Noruto, it was really troublesome to keep fleeing to one city after another in order to avoid the war.Long Wei also realized that this incident was unavoidable, so he fought for various conditions for Norut as much as possible.Norut thought that this time, he should do his best to repay the landlord's kindness. I'm afraid Norut is thicker than he thinks he is, because he didn't think about the outcome of the defeat at all. At present, in the city of Buenos Sondi, which has lost its hero and dictator at the same time, the citizens are divided into more than 30 small parties. Everyone desires power, but none of them want to take responsibility. How to deal with it after the war?How to manipulate the army?They were like a school of fish jumping around in a fishing net, making a commotion.Because of this, there is no need to worry that they will have time to hunt down the escaped Krugang.Knowing this, Long Wei looked at Norut and shrugged his shoulders. "If no one stands up to direct and adjust, the situation in Buenos Sundi may become unmanageable." "There's no need for anyone's help. Just let them do it themselves, and they should be able to do it." Nuo Ruote pushed the blame completely.There is no savior in the world, shouldn't you solve your own problems by yourself?Otherwise, it will only allow Egon Lauderup and his like to appear again, trampling on their own freedom and dignity. "I was born to fight, and the only place suitable for me is the battlefield." Although there did exist such fierce generals who stood at the head of the battle and roared in history, Qiongtai Norut did not belong to this type.This one-legged young man still has unhappy thoughts about whether he should choose to die last year.After becoming a city resident in the subtropical plateau with bright spring, he took good care of tomatoes in the farm in Longwei.Just when he began to hope that this peaceful life of letting nature take its course could continue forever, the situation changed. "I really hope this doesn't happen again." While thinking this way, Qiongtai Norut visited the headquarters of the Taidomeca Army under the leadership of Long Wei.What he was facing there was the letter he received from the Sandra Army. Along with the declaration of war, the armies would hand over letters of challenge to each other aggressively.Although it was an act that could be classified as child's play, it was probably part of a psychological warfare.The content was of course persuading to surrender, and the words used were extremely rude. If this happened to Almalik Asbaru, "Last year's failure alone is not enough to satisfy them, so they have to come here this year to be beaten up before they are reconciled?" would definitely be so sarcasm.But because Qiongtai Nuorut lacked feelings of common hatred and hatred, he just looked at it in silence, then kneaded the challenge book into a ball and threw it into the trash can. The news that Qiongta Norut became Tedomekar's strategic advisor to start a war with Sandra also spread to the other five cities who were ready to watch the fire from the other side and reap the benefits of the fisherman.Curious eyes immediately focused on the two cities. In the army headquarters in New Camelot, Lieutenant General Kenez Kilford's steel-colored pupils flashed a faint edge.In front of everyone, he didn't say a word of his feelings, and he didn't start to mumble until he was in the most satisfied state - sitting alone at the table.Rarely for this man, there seemed to be some pleasure in his expression. (Illustration 11) "What a fickle fate. The hero of Buenos Sundi, who fled to Ekronia, is now Tedomekar's strategic advisor?" Gilvert thought to himself that the combination of the seven cities and the three-dimensional system does not seem to be a bad idea.Even if you can't stay in a certain city, you can escape to another city and start over.It would be rather depressing if human society were dominated by a single political system, and all people would have to have the same political values. However, it should be said that fate is unpredictable. Kenez Kilford must have felt that this opponent who had just fought not long ago was walking on an extraordinary life path.Although Gilford himself is not walking on a smooth road, at least he is still living in the mother city where he was born, and he has not changed the color of his military uniform.Perhaps Qiongtai Norut is walking on the path of a pioneer.With the solidification of the coexistence system of the seven cities, talents began to flow and develop. Maybe in the future there will be people who change the color of their military uniforms several times in their lifetime.Gilvert thought that was quite interesting.Under the dominance of the Olympus system, if you want to avoid a formulaic life, abandoning your mother city and starting a wandering life, it is probably a way of life to flourish in other cities. It is said that before the Great Inversion, there were nearly 10 billion people living on this planet, and there were nearly 50 to 60 cities with a population of tens of millions.But now in the seven cities and their suburbs, there are only less than 50 million men and women living in total.Compared with the beginning of the establishment of the capital, this is already a considerable increase.These human beings, who have repeatedly fought to reduce the population that has been increasing with difficulty, will soon turn the sky into a battlefield when they are liberated from the Olympus system. At this moment, in the city of Prince Haralut on the Antarctic continent, Carlisle Shutemitz and Yuri Kurogan are facing each other across a chess board.Picking up the bishop and dropping the chessboard, Shutemiz said. "Our city government doesn't seem to be planning to send troops this time." Shutemiz didn't explain the reason, and Kurogan didn't bother to ask.The policy of the municipal government is both clear and fair.He didn't mean to participate in actual combat, but put on a posture of being ready to go and restrain the Sandra army from behind, so that Tedomeka owed himself a favor.If Tedomeker wins, he can get this favor back at a high price. If Sandra achieves his goal, he can pretend to be ignorant and forget about the past.Regardless of the outcome, Prince Haralut need not worry about being threatened by either of the armies of the two cities. Shutemiz and Kurogan are not equal opponents that they agree with each other.Because no one else was willing to be their opponent, they were combined out of helplessness.Moreover, as the opponent of Kurogan, there is only Shutemiz who does not suffer from angina-like symptoms, and there is only one person on the Antarctic continent. “就连南极大陆的资源也还没来得及开发，当然不该对泰多梅卡与圣德拉出手。为了治愈在贝鲁海峡所受的伤口，还需花上一段时间。嘛～～这次是常识胜出了呢。” 对于修泰米兹的感想，由利·库路冈带着寒冬中前来催债之人般的冷酷，默然地点着头。每次作为修泰米兹的对手，他都要感叹一下对方棋艺的差劲。但不可思议的是，至今以来的战绩却基本胜负各半。 “孩子们还好吗？” 冷不丁提问后，对自己说出的话，库路冈摆出不高兴的表情。三个孩子的父亲修泰米兹则露出温和的笑容。 “托你的福，个个都生龙活虎呀，话说回来，我要将军了哟。一直在等你何时会发现呢。” 泰多梅卡是封闭型内陆都市，而圣德拉军的主力则是盘踞多岛海域的水上部队。这样一来，本该是无法交战才对。但军事的欲求往往会孕育出奇策。圣德拉军计划用能在二百米以下高度飞翔的大型飞船，运输地面武器与士兵。 这种飞船本来是作为促进都市交流的手段而被开发的，但几乎所有民用技术都能成功转型为军事用途。就这样六十艘大型飞船，载着一万四百名士兵与七百二十台装甲车，一百八十部地对地导弹器，以一百八十公里的时速越过昆仑的领空，在过去曾经被称为印度洋的蓝黑色连绵起伏的波涛上空，六十艘巨型飞艇掠过海面远去的景观，让数艘商船与渔船上的人们目瞪口呆。 在泰多梅卡的计算中，圣德拉军通过陆地与海上的进攻速度是在时速六十公里以内，所以这下可就傻眼了。 事到如今，琼汰·诺儒特反而不担心了。一月二十五日，他率领一万五千二百名兵力，从泰多梅卡市挥师出发。 “拥有那种低空运输手段，也就是说在贝鲁海峡战斗的时候，留了一手吗？” 琼汰·诺儒特微微苦笑起来。对于布伊诺斯·松迪来说，对手是六都市联合军无疑很幸运。而一旦成为了战争主角，圣德拉军便动起真格来；认真起来的话，自然斗志昂扬补给充足，比起毫无干劲的联合军更需警觉。 会不会有飞艇从空中发起攻击？当然不会有。在防空炮火面前，飞艇速度有如龟爬，只会沦为最好的靶子。圣德拉军在尼日尔河北方完成集结，向着离他们二百公里远的泰多梅卡市，开始从陆路发起攻击。就这样，“嘉斯莫特平原会战”准备就绪。 嘉斯莫特平原是世界最大的墓地，但那并非是人类建设的陵墓。在大倒转后所爆发的洪水将无数人冲入这块区域，洪水退却后这里尸横遍野，尸首腐烂白骨森森。据说在这片近三千平方公里面积的土地上，散乱着近一千万具以上的白骨。不过这只是推测数据，并非没有准确勘察过。此外这片土地上还有隐藏着白金矿床之说。对于泰多梅卡市民们来说，这片土地可谓是“封闭之间”，就连对于贵金属的强烈欲望，也无法凌驾于畏惧的念头之上。 嘉斯莫特是块相对湿气较多的土地，冬季常常在空中发生上层与下层的气温倒转现象。这样一来，整个平原会被浓密的大雾给笼罩，视野变得模糊不清。泰多梅卡军与圣德拉军交火的日子正好是这种冬季中的一天。 二一九三年一月二十九日。不断推进的圣德拉军，开始入侵嘉斯莫特平面。虽然因为雾气与湿气的影响，让他们的前进速度有所下降。但只要突破这里，距离泰多梅卡就只剩一天的行程了。 嘉斯莫特以“白骨平原”之名为他市居民所熟知，圣德拉军的先头部队身不由己地感到这个别名并未夸大其词。看着雾霭中被泛黄人骨所覆盖的潮湿地面，士兵们面面相觑，其中有人甚至呕吐了起来。如果只是通过的话还可以忍受，但他们却被命令铲除成为行军障碍的白骨。 “真不是什么轻松愉快的事呢。” 用铁锹铲着白骨，圣德拉军的士兵紧皱着脸，同僚点头低声说道。 “这个骨头是孩子的呀。死得大概很痛苦吧。喂，你们谁会念祈祷词吗？” 正好听到的士官，从吉普车后部坐席上不由分说地大声斥责道： “别说废话！快把挡道的东西清除掉，好让司令官阁下能顺利通行。” 对其高压态度感到反感的某个士兵，捧起头盖骨，小声念完短暂的祈祷后，朝着士官的脑勺丢了过去。此时士官正好转过脸，生者与死者就这样从侧面来了一个热吻。士官一声惨叫飞跳起来，从吉普车的坐席上翻落。四脚朝天地跌倒在白骨山上昏厥了过去，引来周围一片嘲笑。 圣德拉实战层面的最高指挥官是巴哈兹卤·夏丝德利中将。在贝鲁海峡攻防战中，他负责指挥过圣德拉市的实战部队，是个年纪在四十前半，眼神锐利骨瘦如柴的男人。 贝鲁海峡攻防战对于所有参加过的指挥官来说，都是场不幸且被动的战争。被炮弹炸飞上半身的昆仑军根特雷拉斯将军诚然很不幸，但其他活下来的将军也未见得有多么幸运。因为就连取胜的琼汰·诺儒特也不能说是幸运之人，这就更加重了落败者的被动感。 沾满泥泞全身湿透，又冷又饿疲劳不堪的士兵们也很不幸。但与指挥官们的不幸，性质却稍有不同。他们无法将自己的不幸归罪于长官的责任。新·卡米洛特的凯涅滋·基尔伏特准一副超然物外、与我无关的样子。爱克尔罗尼亚市的阿路马利克·阿斯巴鲁与普林斯·哈拉鲁特的由利·库路冈用不同的表现方法言明了同一件事：因为除自己以外者都很无能所以才会造成这种结果。泰多梅卡市的涅·莱尼艾鲁在病院的白墙内小心翼翼地守护着自己破碎的心。唯有圣德拉市的夏丝德利没能给予自己一个心安理得的开脱借口。 “琼汰·诺儒特之所以能在贝鲁海峡攻防战成为胜者，是因为占据了地形优势。这次可行不通了！我会让他好好地体会到这点的。” 夏丝德利中将这样想道，他觉得这是洗刷自己耻辱与不甘的天赋良机。很难判断这到底是出于公务原因还是个人意识在作祟。夏丝德利当然不可能是因为想和诺儒特攀比能力而发动战争。但是，战争史上有过记载，在高级指挥官的心理中，常常缠绕着这种性格缺陷。 “普林斯·哈拉鲁特不会有实际行动。最多只会进行牵制作战。不过，在获胜之前花费太多时间的话，他们就会产生多余的野心。所以必须速战速决。” 根据夏丝德利的见解，贝鲁海峡攻防战惨败的是由于短期决战计划在实施阶段没有顺利发挥出优势，而不是短期决战计划本身的错误。那时六位军队司令或是各自为战或是消极抵抗，无法活用压倒性的兵力差才导致了惨败。But this time is different!夏丝德利中将心想，我要让全世界都知道，幸运之神不会再次眷顾琼汰·诺儒特了。 “……失败者最喜欢的话就是'走着瞧吧！'” （摘自凯涅滋·基尔伏特准访谈） 另一方面，在仓促的时间内，琼汰·诺儒特构筑了全长近四公里的防御线。和爱克尔罗尼亚军的阿路马利克·阿斯巴鲁“AAA”一样，对优秀的陆战指挥官来说，地理位置感似乎是必不可少之物。诺儒特的防御线构筑在正对着嘉斯莫特平原的坡度平缓的丘陵地带，其火力覆盖上没有死角，堪称完美。攻击防御线的任何一点，都会遭到其他方面的火力压制。就算敌人想要迂回避开防卫线，诺儒特也可以从高地上清楚地把握对方的动态，轻松地采取相应措施。看了这个布阵后，曾对于琼汰·诺儒特怀有隔阂的泰多梅卡军高级士官们也不禁改变了态度。 “遇上这种地形，大概谁都会采取与我相同的布阵吧。” 诺儒特这么说道，其中一半是谦虚。他并不指望别人的理解和体谅。 琼汰·诺儒特穿着泰多梅卡军高级士官制服。要是问他对于这件制服的感想，诺儒特的回答是还不错。如果没有军衔徽章的话，这套制服与普通人穿的狩猎旅行套装并无区别。虽然诺儒特的军阶是中将，但其夸张的身份却在其美术系学生的相貌与膝盖上横放的木杖间，漠然地酝酿出不协调感。 腿脚不便的诺儒特乘坐吉普车停在某个叫做托拉朵·达温·希尔的山丘顶端。他从座位上以望远镜和木杖指挥全军的配置。虽然“安乐椅司令”这个别名有招致误解的危险，但诺儒特之所以不是“运动型”的指挥官，并非是由他自己所造成的。 他与AAA、凯涅滋·基尔伏特准、由利·库路冈有一个共通点。那就是诺儒特的视觉想像力异常丰富，他能将未来敌军的攻击形态，以实际影像投射在自己的视网膜上。那当然不是胡乱想像之物，设定战场的配置，对于优秀的军事家来说，就好比是在摊开自己的画卷一般轻松。 就这样，一月三十一日地球上最大的墓地，成了现在进行时的墓地。古老尸体之上，新的死尸又开始堆积起来。 六点五十分，被大雾覆盖的天空一片苍茫。嘉斯莫特的太阳，在这些即将赴死之人的头顶上，投下冷酷而怜悯的一瞥。寒峭开始远去、夜晚开始逃离之时，伴随着号令，炮声轰然炸响。圣德拉军开始了第一波齐射，其中一半炮弹类似于礼炮。搅乱雷达的铝片爆散开来，作为干扰热源感知系统运行的有效手段到处开花。为了不让军用犬的嗅觉派上用处，还在阵地四周洒满香水。这些充分证明“越是努力军事化，越是接近滑稽戏”的警言正确性。 炮战还未结束之际，受命前去侦察的圣德拉军某小队与敌方小队遭遇并发生枪战，随后收获了一个出乎意料的东西。 那是泰多梅卡军的通信信件。对意外收获惊喜不已的圣德拉军将其带回司令部，解读判明其内容如下。 “圣德拉军的通信密码已被我军破解。我军胜利近在眼前，注意万不可将此优势泄露给敌方”。 署名是琼汰·诺儒特。这当然是泰多梅卡军的计策。扰乱敌人，让他们误以为正在使用被敌军破解的旧密码。这是非常简陋的计策，对诺儒特来说即便失败也无关痛痒。另一方面，在夏丝德利中将眼中，虽然数字化的通信应该不会被人窃听，但还是有些忐忑不安。 “为以防万一，今后战场中的通信严禁使用电波。这里不是什么广阔的战场，不用电波也没问题。” 被如此命令的情报参谋卡拉斯塔次中将感到不满，他认为有线通信在战斗中断线的可能性非常之高，而要是使用传令兵之类的手段就会产生情报传达的时差。不仅如此，如果传令兵被敌军捕获，还会有作战情报泄漏的危险。但对于总司令担忧的通信遭敌窃听，他也没有能公然反驳的证据。卡拉斯塔次中佐带着老实的表情接受了命令，接着如此说道。 “准备些信鸽的话，也许会派上大用呢，阁下。” “没错，值得研究一下。” 夏丝德利相当认真地回答道。他当然未注意到部下话里有话。 就这样，圣德拉军开始发起了对嘉斯莫特原野的全面攻势。因为他们采取的是兼用炮战和接近战为基础的战法，所以需要非常娴熟的战术配合。手挂望远镜远眺的夏丝德利中将，不经意地砸了砸嘴。 “那个山丘让我们什么也做不了。想办法收拾掉那个山丘，把它给我从地图上抹消掉。” 夏丝德利中将的发言，可以称得上是“沉重且不近人情”要求的代表。当事人本打算将自己身为指挥官的镇静自若传达给全军，结果却弄巧成拙。在部下们的眼中，只觉得他“尽说些蠢话，慌慌张张地乱下命令。” 姑且先把这个命令的效果放在一旁不去管它。名为米德卢·拉文多·托普的山丘是极其重要的战术要冲是毋庸置疑的事实。夏丝德利并没有糊涂到连这点也搞不清禁。从地图上把那个山丘给抹去是不可能的，所以夏丝德利决定不惜一切代价也要占领它。荷尼少佐（C注：荷尼这个名字“ホイットニー”其实不是第一次出现了。第二章中也有登场，不过当时这个名字的身份是普林斯·哈拉鲁特炮尘部分的指挥官荷尼中佐。考虑到第四章与第三章的发表整整间隔了一年多，所以我猜想，大概是田中大叔把第二章时出现的这位路人给忘记了，以至于出现了同名角色）指挥的第十四猎兵大队趁着雾霭接近山丘，准备与敌人短兵相接。可却在一小时后，传来了这样的通信。 “这里是第十四猎兵大队，我部现在位于何处？请告知我部现在位置。” 虽然如此狼狈的通信极为罕见，但对当事人来说却是个极为深刻的问题。武装到牙齿的八百名步兵，在大雾中迷路了长达四个小时，陷于进退维谷之中。虽然拜迷路所赐，他们不用投入杀戮之中，但也并非毫发无伤。泰多梅卡军不断炮毁通信波的发射源，共造成六人负伤。虽然这根本无法证明通信内容的泄漏，但用来加深圣德拉军的疑心却绰绰有余。夏丝德利中将重申了早先下达的命令，严禁电波通信。通知第十四猎丘大队他们所处坐标位置的事，自然也因此被禁止了。这件事成为一条伏笔，暂时潜伏于会战的底流之中。总之命令被实行，复数的传令官开始在战场上东奔西走。 此时泰多梅卡军方面也出现了险情。一月三十一日十八点，塞酷鲁茨准将负责的左翼前卫部队，打算攻破圣德拉军右翼左侧。塞酷鲁茨凭着满腔热血，从自己防守的丘陵斜坡上一路狂飙了下去。结果还是由于大雾，未能向前推进多远便迷失了方向。 听说了事情经过的琼汰·诺儒特，对塞酷鲁茨的擅自行动轻声责备了三秒左右后，迅速命人侦察米德卢·拉文多·托普的情况。由于塞酷鲁茨准将的移动和突出，米德卢·拉文多·托普成了空荡荡的不设防地区。如果制高点被圣德拉军占领，那泰多梅卡军的中央部队将承受来自高处的单方面扫射。 诺儒特紧急调遣了两个机枪中队前往米德卢·拉文多·托普的顶部，并且严令塞酷鲁茨准将待在自己进军到的位置，不得擅自行动。诺儒特其实是以迅捷且充满弹性的处理，将突出的部队直接变为能同时用于防御和进攻的游击兵力。 “琼汰·诺儒特作为军事家的真正价值，并不在于能创造奇想天外的计策，而在于脚踏实地、毫无遗漏地完成所有该做的布置，对他来说，所有行动都都在理论与常识的框架内。” 曾经有人如此评价过诺儒特。他在贝鲁海峡攻防战中所布置的，以及在这个嘉斯莫特平原所正在布置的，都称不上是奇策。他通过完美的防御消耗敌人让他们撤退，而不是通过攻击来歼灭敌人。他的完美与拘泥于原则的顽固无缘。乍看之下，好像是针对不同情况采取相应疗法。然而，因为他最初就确立了完全性战略地理优势，剩下的只要贯彻漫长的死守，耐心等待对手身心交瘁既可。 二月一日九时四十分，这天的朝雾开始缓缓消散。 正打算攀上山丘斜坡的圣德拉军就这样毫无防备地完全暴露在泰多梅卡军的炮火之下，泰多梅卡军的狙击兵团团长高特莱准将一边手持望远镜一边提高了嗓门。 “那些家伙在搞什么！连泳衣也不穿就想在尼泊尔河里游泳吗？得好好教教他们什么是礼仪。” 关于自己说的礼仪，高特莱准将没有多言。他在绝妙的时机把握了敌军的行动，这时所谓的礼仪并无二义。高特莱准将从总司令部附近正在布阵的名为战略顾问的总司令处，得到了口头命令。在收到他报告时，诺儒特已经亲眼确认了战况。被高特莱冠以毫无礼仪头衔的圣德拉军部队，是由渥路特海姆中佐所率领的装甲车大队，那是圣德拉军的精锐核心部队。 超过一百辆的装甲车，并排行驶在白骨遍野的平原上，朝着山丘斜坡推进。车轮之下人骨碎裂声不绝于耳、连成一片，这让人心情恶劣的渎神交响曲在平原上漫延开来。曲调当然也传到琼汰·诺儒特的耳中，但腿脚不便的年青司令，并未皱过一下眉头。在他看来死者的住所大概只存在于生者的心中，而尸体不过是单纯的容器罢了。 “等敌人再靠近些，听到我的命令就让反坦克机枪同时开火。” 停顿了三秒钟后，他再次用另一种表达方式下令道。 “在我下令前，绝对不准开火哟。” 这也是不带任何独创性的台词。对琼汰·诺儒特来说，战斗是应该完成的课题，而不是应该狂热的浪漫。他并非创造性的艺术家，而是官僚性的技术者。他没有任何道理要去追求那之上的存在。 由钢铁与强化陶瓷构成的残暴肉食兽群凶猛地前进，快接近三百米了。渥路特海姆中佐的右手越过肩膀位置，向着更高处举起。 下个瞬间，一百三十五厘米野战炮发射的炮弹在他跟前爆炸了。烈炎黑烟轰鸣同时卷在一起，渥路特海姆中佐的肉体沐浴着炮弹的碎片化为鲜血与肉块。距他五米远处，一位趴在地上的下士虽然侥幸逃过一劫，但却被鲜血淋漓的肉片狠狠抽在脸上，一声惨叫后晕了过去。 诺儒特口中发出啧啧称奇声，他感到指挥官的战死会导致装甲车群停下前进的脚步。不过，随即迅速决断道。 "shooting!" 命令极为单纯且有效。三百挺反坦克机枪同时齐射，周遭所有人的视觉与听觉在俯仰之间完全被麻痹，残响留在鼓膜间挥之不去，被炸飞的装甲车车轮打着空转，浑身沾满自己与他人鲜血的生存者们哀鸿遍野。 “可恶！把我的右脚还我！把脚还我！还我！” “我眼睛看不见了！救救我，谁来带我回去，我会报答他的……” 这是在装甲车外发生的事。而车内被油迹与鲜血弄得蓬头污面的士兵们，在机械与金属片的挤压中，痛苦地停止了呼吸。 手持望远镜的琼汰·诺儒特，一脸铁青地确认着自己的命令所造成的结果。当他放下望远镜时，表情好像疲惫不堪的登山者一般。 与此同时，圣德拉军夏丝德利中将的望远镜中，捕捉到一个令他不快的镜头。一队敌人——塞酷鲁茨准将的部队——正赶走圣德拉军野战炮部队的士兵，得意洋洋地缴获了四门大炮。中将心想定要教训一下这种自大的行为。并且四门大炮，也是个不小的损失。 此时的圣德拉军做出了一个重大失策，这是个决定战争胜败走向的重大失策。这个失策的直接责任要归罪于名为富兰察中尉的传令士官。不过，最根本的原因却在于禁止电波通信的夏丝德利中将身上。配置于圣德拉军左翼，不断稳步推进的高路特史密斯少将，在二月一日十四时整，接到总司令部命令。传令官富兰察中尉所述命令内容如下： “迅速将轻装吉普车部队投入前线，阻止敌人搬移大炮”。 高路特史密斯少将心想，这命令真是既简略又胡来。因为地形高低起伏巨大，而且大雾弥漫，少将并未发现移动大炮的泰多梅卡士兵身影。于是富兰察回答了少将的疑问，指出了攻击目标。他的一根手指自信满满地指着二点八公里之外丘陵上的敌炮兵阵地。 “就是那里。命令是向那里的敌军投入吉普车部队。请立即实行。” 听到他这么一说后，高路特史密斯少将目瞪口呆。那里是被混凝土堡垒与反坦克铁桩所保护，并拥有八门大炮的重炮群，而且左右还设有重机枪阵地。简直就像是磨着獠牙的钢铁凶兽，等着用枪林弹雨把送上门来的敌人给撕成肉渣。用望远镜再次确认了那里的情况后，高路特史密斯少将发出一声呻吟。 “别开玩笑了！这是自杀行为。就好是小牛主动跳进烤炉！泰多梅卡军的那些家伙，只要守在烤炉旁就可以好好美餐一顿了！” 高路特史密斯少将去找传令官，打算申请变更命令。但富兰察中尉已经连人影也不见了。因为命令的传达已经结束，所以他迅速启程返回总司令部了。这样一来，高路特史密斯就被逼着做出两选一的单选题，是要遵循命令吗？还是冒着违抗军令的危险，原地不动？高路特史密斯是个老实认真的军人。如果换成AAA站在他的立场上，一定会随便找个什么借口，偷懒拖延时间，直至状况发生改变。然而，高路特史密斯最后还是选择了遵从命令，就这样…… “如此勇敢且愚昧的突击，在历史上实属罕见”。 被后世如此评价的摩托化狙击联队强行突击作战开始正式执行。 搭载了重机枪、无后坐力炮、迫击炮等装备的轻装甲吉普车部队拥有优异的机动力。根据指挥官个人能力的不同，能产生巨大的战术效果。并且还可以与摩托部队配合使用。这一天，高路特史密斯把八百八十台装甲吉普车尽数投入战场。 吉普上搭乘的一千七百六十名士兵并不知道，在自己的前方由枪炮组成的墓地正等候着他们。机动车辆部队，朝着由混凝土与铁桩加固而成的炮兵阵地发起正面攻势，这是常识范围中根本不可能发生的行为。可是，战场上发出的命令，至少有半数以上都是无视常识与理性之物。 二月一日十五时四十分，高路特史密斯少将指挥的八百八十台装甲吉普车，向敌军炮兵阵地开始正面攻击。在此之前，虽然已向阵地发起过炮击，但那不过是进行正面攻击的最好证明。随着他们不断前进，泰多梅卡军的炮火就好似坏掉的淋浴头般猛烈如注，圣德拉军的伤亡急速扩大。 （插图12） 忍耐着血流成河，圣德拉军的装甲吉普车部队，终于到达了泰多梅卡军的炮兵阵地。虽然是值得敬畏的勇气与献身精神，但最后这勇气与献身精神却白白浪费了。混凝土与铁桩阻止了他们的前进，停下了他们的步伐。拒绝向站在枪口前的敌人扫射的军队称不上是人道主义，只能被称为低能。而泰多梅卡军既不低能也不人道主义。 “射击！猛烈射击！” 命令被执行，橙红的火舌朝着圣德拉军狂吐不已，士官的胸口开出赤红的花朵，士兵的头盔被高高掀起。泰多梅卡军的枪口，此起彼伏地不断奏响死神的小号。子弹射入肌肉喷溅出鲜血。失去驾驶员的吉普车并没有失控乱闯，就好像在大倒转前的都市中才能看见的情景一般，吉普车部队现在正处于被称为“堵车”的状态中。一声爆炸往往伴随着一朵巨大橙色花朵的绽放，因为受到攻击通常是油箱。 参加这场战斗的圣德拉将兵共计一千七百六十名。其中一千五百八十九人战死，五十六人被俘。千辛万苦逃回己方阵营者仅有一百一十人，而其中八十四人都伤痕累累。高路特史密斯少将也因身中九弹而加入阵亡者行列。 与此同时，在米德卢·拉文多·托普的东面斜坡上，正进行着一场更为原始的战斗。这场短兵相接的白刃战极为激烈。 在这场后来被称之为“交通高峰段的斗殴”战斗中，双方都使用枪托作为殴打武器，虽然战死者的数量很少，但骨折等的重伤者却极多。造成这种结果是因为攻防双方部队的补给都未到达，并同时弹尽粮绝，再加上不知何时起，彼此的距离已接近三十米左右。圣德拉军的罗卜托尼曹长忘我地与敌人大打出手，当他感到一阵刺心的疼痛时，才发现自己的无名指被敌兵给咬掉了。这真是稀罕的倒霉事，幸好不久后，他在地上发现了自己身体所遗失的那部分。虽然不知道咬掉他手指的泰多梅卡军士兵是谁，但毫无疑问对方没有吃人肉的兴趣。 有个从白刃战的漩涡中脱出，终于到达山丘顶端的圣德拉军士官。名叫赖特巴斯，中尉军衔。 “看啊～～是尼泊尔河！泰多梅卡就在我们眼前了，她已经是属于我们的了！就好像躺在床上的女人一样，剩下的就只有剥光她的衣服了！” 欢呼声就此直接化为绝句，同时从三个方向射来的子弹，命中了他的右颈部、左胸、右膝；赖特巴斯中尉一边从三处中弹的部