As soon as Dylan finished speaking, Kyle's face immediately turned ugly.

Deaths were inevitable, but the heavy losses were due to the fact that the troops led by Verri were artillery battalions. To support the pass, they brought nearly two hundred heavy artillery pieces and countless ammunition. If they could have arrived before the pass was captured and cooperated with the defenders to resist the enemy's offensive, the pass would not have been captured in a single day.

However, with the pass lost, the support troops were in a very awkward situation. If they went to fight for the pass, their combat effectiveness would be greatly reduced in the situation of losing the terrain. As for retreating, as Verri had ordered, it was a last resort because the weapons that needed to be transported were too heavy and it was really difficult to travel at night.

At this moment, Dylan suddenly shook his head and said, "Kyle, you have disappointed me greatly. Not only have you failed to complete any of the tasks assigned to you, but you have also made our current situation even worse."

Dylan's accusation made Kyle blush. He lowered his head and said, "Sir, I... I deployed the strategy according to our usual tactics, but who knew..."

Hearing this, Dylan raised his hand to interrupt: "Don't explain too much. The Empire's best mountain infantry division is in your hands."

"Not making good use of them is already an irreparable mistake."

"The first thing you should do after arriving at the pass is to send a large number of troops to assist in its defense. That is the key point. The main road is the most important route for the Yan people."

Kyle didn't want to argue, but after hearing this, he couldn't help but say, "But sir, the Yan people have sent a large number of combat detachments to advance in the mountains and forests on both sides of the main road. I have to send troops to intercept them in the mountains and forests."

Upon hearing this, Dylan gave him a deep look and shook his head, saying, "Surely you can figure out the core of the Yan Kingdom's tactical arrangement?"

Kyle's expression grew increasingly grim.

“On the main road, all their operations are planned with the main road as the center.” At this moment, Dingle suddenly said.

After saying this, Dylan rubbed his temples and sighed, "Yes, no matter how they push forward, aren't they just paving the way for the smooth flow of the main road?"

"It is indeed easy to conceal the traces of troops in the mountains and forests, but the mobility is not strong. The main road is different. Whether they are reinforcing, withdrawing, or making detours, as long as they go through the main road, their mobility can be greatly improved."

Hearing this, Kyle was filled with shame and whispered, "I'm sorry, sir... I..."

Dylan waved his hand: "There's no use talking about these things now. I never expected that our mountain infantry division would be no match for the Yan people who were new to the area."

"If they repel the Yan people in the mountains, then your plan is largely sound, so I'm not criticizing you, I can only say..."

"Nobody expected it to turn out like this." Dylan said with a self-deprecating laugh.

"So what should we do now, sir?" Kyle sighed and asked Dylan.

Upon hearing this, Dylan's expression suddenly changed, and he glared at Kyle, saying:

"What to do? Of course, we wait for the battle report to be sent back. Do I need to explain the importance of the troops and weapons that Verri brought with them?"

"If we cannot withdraw successfully, we will have to change our strategy to full-scale defense!"

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On the other side.

"Fire! Fire!!!"

The battle on the mountainside continued and had reached a fever pitch. Inside the camp, the Golgar artillerymen were loading shells, sweating profusely, and were occasionally forced to adjust the direction of their gun emplacements to fire at different locations.

Because the enemy was not on the main road, but in the mountains and forests on both sides, the dim night provided them with enough cover. Although the enemy would always flash a burst of fire when they fired their cannons, which would allow the artillerymen to find their location and fire, the effect was minimal after the shells were fired.

The reason is that the enemy did not fire from a fixed position from beginning to end, but rather moved around constantly. Every few shots fired, these cunning enemies would move to another position and then suddenly fire a few shells from the darkness.

This left the artillerymen both anxious and angry, yet also filled with helplessness, because only the enemy possessed such lightweight field guns that could be moved at any time, while they were forced to launch artillery fire from fixed positions.

During several rounds of firefights, the superior officer issued a new order, instructing them to push the artillery carts and begin moving them to try and relocate. However, the artillerymen thought the officer was probably crazy, because in such intense combat, how could such heavy artillery carts be moved so easily? Did he think everyone was a superhuman?

Boom boom boom!

More and more shells were fired from the mountains and forests. Although they were not particularly powerful, the explosions were still quite destructive. The Golgar soldiers gradually found it difficult to hold on, and around six o'clock...

With a deafening roar, a violent explosion sent a gust of wind through the air, obliterating the Golgar soldiers at the epicenter of the blast.

Blood and severed limbs, along with a large amount of shells, bullets, wood chips, and other debris, shot out, scorching the ground within a radius of several meters and even altering the original landscape.

For nearly a minute, the pupils of the surrounding Golt soldiers became dilated, and they not only lost all sensation of their bodies, but also entered a state of "bewilderment".

Even Yan Jun, who was a couple hundred meters away, was temporarily deafened by the explosion and had to put his work aside for more than ten seconds.

Like a sudden pause, the two sides in the battle simultaneously stopped fighting in a small area centered on the explosion, but after twenty or thirty seconds...

"Bomb them! Bomb them!" The Yan soldiers, who had regained their composure first, launched another attack.

More than a minute later, the Golgar commander, Verri, staggered to his feet. As he got up, a lot of dirt fell off his body. Verri was covered in dirt, and his mind was still buzzing. He spat out the dirt in his mouth and stared blankly at the location of the explosion.

The next moment, a deep sense of despair swept over them. It was their own ammunition storage point, but now there was nothing left. Enemy shells had ignited the powder boxes, and the resulting chain reaction destroyed everything.

"Retreat immediately!"

Immediately afterwards, he let out a loud, desperate wail.