Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Each team retreated for two thousand miles before stopping. Previously, the Fengling ship was hit by a Ksitigarbha missile, and everyone fled separately. When they gathered again, the number of people on the Fengling ship was reduced by 30 to 40%, which means that at least half of the people on the Fengling ship were reduced. The monk was caught in the storm and his life or death is unknown, including the steward Yuan Xiangdie.

Although the storm caused by the missile is quite powerful, due to its large range, its actual power is not as powerful as it looks. As long as it is not hit from the front and is involved in the core central area, with the ability of the cultivator, it should be easy to break through. It was difficult, but many Yuanying monks on the warship rushed out smoothly.

At that time, the Fengling ship was on the edge of the storm. Because it had been attacked by several cannon shells from the city wall, the defensive light curtain had been severely damaged. Therefore, it was involved in the storm, and the warship's defensive light curtain immediately shattered.

If it was in good condition, there would be absolutely no problem for the Wind Spirit Ship to rush out of the storm. With Yuan Xiangdie's strength, he should not die in the process. The most likely possibility is that after he rushed out of the storm area, he was hit head-on by a missile. .

"Fellow Dao Zeng, now our Wind Spirit ship has unfortunately been hit by a missile and crashed. We must report to the column as soon as possible. Otherwise, when the order to attack comes later, so many people will not be able to physically block the rebel shells." Everyone gathered together. At one point, Ling Wan spoke.

"Let's count the casualties of each team first! See how many warships have been damaged, and then report them together." Zeng Yang finished his words when a ray of light shot out from the distance, and a man's figure appeared. He bowed his head and said: " Fellow Daoist Zeng, Senior Gao please ask your department’s deputy captain and supervisor to gather on the Tianling ship immediately.”

"Okay." Zeng Yang responded.

"Then I'll leave first. I'll also notify the other regiments." After the man said that, he left.

Zeng Yang turned to look at Xia Yu: "Fellow Daoist Xia, I'll leave you responsible for the statistics of our casualties. Senior Yan hurriedly called us over for something important. Fellow Daoist Ling, Fellow Daoist Jiang, let's go!"

Ling Wan nodded and said hello, but Jiang Yu kept looking in the direction of the city outline, seeming to be worried about Yuan Xiangdie. After hearing this, he just nodded.

After the three escaped from the light, Xia Yu summoned the captains of each brigade and began to count casualties and losses.

In this coalition advance, not even a rebel figure was seen. Both sides were firing shells, only as far as the second regiment was concerned.

There were 20% to 30% casualties. In addition to the crash of the Alliance Wind Spirit Ship, two fourth-order Xuanling Ships and seven third-order Yuanling Ships were destroyed, and most of the people on board were missing and killed.

On the Tianling ship of the second column, many escaping lights came one after another. The deputy captains and above of each wing gathered here. Gao Yang led the stewards of the second and fifth columns out of the cabin, and everyone bowed their heads. Salute and call him senior.

"You are all the backbone of our headquarters and allied commanders who have experienced hundreds of battles. I won't say too much to be polite." Gao Yang looked solemn and his voice was loud.

"Just now our headquarters attacked the rebel city wall and was attacked by intensive artillery shells from the rebels. I clearly saw here that some regiments retreated privately without orders. They had already withdrawn from the center of the battlefield before the retreat command was given. In the area, some warships even ran into other warships in a panic."

"The style of the coalition forces has been lazy and their military discipline has been lax for a long time. In normal times, the coalition forces are based on benevolence and righteousness, and there has never been any punishment for this. However, today the troops are approaching the city, the two armies are facing each other, fighting to the death, and we can no longer be lenient."

"Ignore all previous actions. From now on, if someone disobeys orders and retreats privately, the deputy captain, supervisor, and captain of the team will be dismissed immediately, and those responsible for deserting before the battle will be held accountable and sent to the coalition forces for conviction."

"I hope you will be strict with yourself and fulfill your duties loyally. Now when you return to your respective departments, pass this message to each brigade and squad."

"Yes." Everyone responded.

"Go!" Gao Yang waved his hand, and everyone immediately disappeared from the warship.

Not long after, the casualties of each department were counted in the column. The captains of the second and fifth columns were in the cabin, reporting the specific casualties to them.

"Three Xuanling ships and twelve Yuanling ships of the first regiment of our headquarters crashed, with one hundred and thirty-seven people missing and thirty-six injured."

"One Wind Spirit Ship, two Xuanling Ships, and seven Yuanling Ships of the Second Regiment crashed, with one hundred and eighty-four people missing and fifty-two injured."

"Third Regiment..."

The captain of the fifth column, Yan Zixian, read while holding the file in his hand.

Mao Chong, captain of the second column, said: "The biggest problem now is the shortage of warships. The headquarters and the fifth column combined have twenty regiments, but there are less than ten Fengling ships. When the fifth column came for support, it did not carry four and third-level warships, resulting in the headquarters column having to hand over half of the Xuanling ships and Yuanling ships to the fifth column.”

"Now the headquarters has large groups and small groups below the alliance. The two teams combined are not enough for one warship. And when the rebel missiles attack, as long as the warship is destroyed, the monks on it will have no choice but to resign themselves to their fate. A stronger one might be able to Most of those who escaped were turned into powder by the storm along with the warships."

Gao Yang glanced at him: "Aren't you willing to attack without the cover of the warships?"

"This is not what I mean, junior, but without the cover of warships, the casualties will definitely be much greater. Warships can at least withstand part of the power of missiles, and can also counterattack the rebel city cannons. Junior believes that all battleships should be The ships gathered together, organized an elite team, and then launched an attack on the rebels on the city wall. "

Gao Yang glanced at Yan Zixian: "Friend Yan, do you have any suggestions?"

Yan Zixian pondered: "This junior agrees with Fellow Daoist Mao's proposal to gather the warships of the two teams and organize a capable force to attack."

"Then let's do it! In addition, I also want to organize a capable vanguard team. I will be the captain, and you two will be the deputy captains."

After hearing this, Yan Zixian and Mao Chong couldn't help but look at each other, and they both saw something meaningful in each other's eyes.

As the senior leader of the Netherworld Sea Organization's dispatched legion, Gao Yang has been dissatisfied with all aspects of the coalition forces since the war with the rebels. He often bluntly stated in the legion meetings that the coalition monks had a lax style and lack of discipline, and demanded that military discipline be vigorously rectified.

The three senior personnel sent to the legion by Netherworld Sea are notoriously hard-liners.

In addition to being dissatisfied with the work style and military discipline, he also has many opinions on the coalition's combat command. He has said more than once in public military meetings or privately that the coalition's low combat effectiveness and low combat willingness lie in the commanders of each team.

There are many comments including that the coalition forces rely too much on warships in operations, and they only want to preserve themselves and are not willing to sacrifice their lives.

Therefore, when he said that he wanted to form a capable team, the two of them were not surprised. Instead, they felt that it had finally happened.

The two men had already guessed that his intention of organizing a capable vanguard was simply to continue the concept of organizing operations in Netherworld Sea, with three elite god-transforming monks as a group and thirty people as a team.

This is the tactical system used by the Netherworld Sea organization to deal with the Mubei demons during the original Qinghai war. The warships were used to launch the first wave of attacks and cover the retreat. They relied on teams of three to quickly break through the enemy's defenses and resort to beheading. action.

Ever since the coalition fought against the rebels, Gao Yang has been promoting this combat system. During the Legion's discussions many times, he proposed to change the coalition's tactics of relying on warships to attack in groups of three.

"Senior, do you mean to personally lead the team to attack the rebel city?" Mao Chong asked.

Gao Yang replied: "Just now we used half of our troops to attack the rebels on the city wall. As a result, we were defeated without even seeing a human figure, and suffered 20 to 30% casualties. This shows that this tactical system is no longer applicable. Even if the battle is concentrated, If the ship launches an attack again, it will just be a repeat of the same mistake.”

"In this case, it is better to use our combat methods, gather all the warships, cover the elite assault team approaching the city wall, and then let the elite team rush into the city wall to open a breakthrough. Although the power of those Ksitigarbha missiles is not small, their greatest advantage is It has extremely long-distance attack capabilities, and can launch ultra-long-distance attacks before the opponent gets close to gain the upper hand."

"The warship itself is not as flexible as the monks and is large in size. It is easily hit by missiles. Therefore, it can only perform feint attacks to assist the main attack, and cannot rely entirely on its attack."

"If we rely on warships to advance a hundred miles to the city wall, and then launch an attack by elite monks, the effectiveness of the Ksitigarbha missiles will be greatly reduced. As long as we get close to the Ksitigarbha missile launcher, it will be easy to destroy it."

Yan Zixian frowned slightly: "A conservative estimate is that the distance from the city outline to the Ksitigarbha missile launcher is at least five hundred miles. Judging from the number of missiles launched by the rebels in the last round, it is only to the west of the city outline that the distance is at least 500 miles. Ten missile devices, and there must be corresponding guard forces around the missile devices. If we rely on a group of elite monks to attack them, the casualties may be huge."

"This is war." Gao Yang said coldly: "There will be no casualties if you stay in the mountain gate and practice. There will be no casualties if you surrender unconditionally. There will be no casualties if you surrender the territory of Qingzhou. But if you choose war, there will definitely be casualties. , when two armies are facing each other, how can they be timid because of fear of casualties? "

Yan Zixian frowned slightly and was speechless. Mao Chong answered, "I don't know how many elite monks our seniors need."

"I need ninety god-transforming monks to form thirty combat groups, plus ten virtual-refining monks, each of whom will lead three combat groups."

"According to the senior's request, half of the high-level monks in the two columns will be transferred to the elite team."

"You have also said that there are at least dozens of Ksitigarbha missiles, and there must be corresponding guard forces hidden within the city walls. There are not enough personnel to pose a sufficient threat to them. When ninety god-transformation monks and ten void refiners After the list of monks is drawn up, I will select some members of this organization as the vanguard team. I will directly lead it and stab the opponent's heart like a bayonet, while the rest will be responsible for finding and destroying the remaining Jizo missiles. "

After hearing this, the two of them nodded silently. Gao Yang had said so much, and he was willing to take the lead and lead the elite personnel of the Netherworld Sea Organization to take on the most dangerous vanguard task. What else could he say? Any excuse would be pale and feeble.