The retreating Dagger Sergeants, after leaving the battlefield, accelerated their advance, directly abandoning the infantry that needed to be covered and the remaining armored forces.

The next area is a position that has been captured. The infantry and remaining armored units are basically in no danger here.

Unless the enemy dares to counterattack.

But the situation is different with the mechas. The mechas are too big to be targeted, and the three mechas have different injuries, so they need to return to the rear in time for repairs.

After all, no one can tell when the next battle will break out.

The loss of infantry and armored units is not a big loss because these forces can be replenished at any time.

But if the mecha is lost, it would be a huge loss.

“Well done!!”

The last one to walk was Feng Dai's mecha, and he made sounds of surviving a disaster in his cockpit.

He praised Li Xin highly. Li Xin's performance this time was really beyond Feng Dai's expectations.

Among the three mechas, Feng Dai's mecha is in the best condition now.

In the previous battle, he and the opposing knight's squire were evenly matched, with both sides having similar machines and combat experience.

The second is Li Xin’s mecha. Li Xin’s mecha was hit by many swings of the power sword. If it weren’t for the external armor that took a lot of attacks for him, his mecha might have been lying there.

The worst-hit was Jiang Lou's mecha. Not only was his left arm completely chopped off, but the main body of the mecha also suffered a lot of attacks.

Because of the overload of the void shield, Jiang Lou was hit by several anti-tank missiles from the Milda Retainers during that period.

"03, your performance this time is really good!"

"I thought we were finished, but I didn't expect that we could come back alive this time!" Jiang Lou's voice was also full of relief.

When the three mechas returned to the next stronghold, they encountered follow-up troops who had rushed to support them.

This follow-up force included four mechas, half a company of Deer Hunters, and a whole company of armored infantry.

The leading mecha heaved a sigh of relief after seeing Jiang Lou and the others: "Not bad!"

"Luckily, everyone came back alive!"

Jiang Lou's voice rang out: "Why is the support so slow to arrive?"

The supporting troops sighed and said, "Today's enemy is like eating gunpowder, launching a full-scale counterattack. It's not just you who were ambushed."

"Troops in other directions were also attacked and ambushed by the enemy."

Jiang Lou asked, "What's the situation in other directions?"

"The second and third groups were also hit back."

"The second group lost a mecha in the battle..."

The commander of the support force was full of helplessness.

As for the losses of other troops, neither side mentioned it, but it is obvious that the losses were definitely not low.

Because the fifth group was ambushed, although no mechas were lost, the armored forces were almost wiped out, and at least half of the infantry were killed.

The second group was the same as Li Xin's fifth group, with only three dagger servants, and now one was missing. It was conceivable that the casualties of the troops fighting in coordination on their side would be even greater.

The commander of the support force asked, "How's the situation on your side?"

Jiang Lou said, "We were besieged by the entourage of the Five Tai Knights. We were lucky enough to kill two of them. Finally, the enemy saw that they could do nothing to us, so they let us go."

"What!"

Jiang Lou's words caused a sensation in this defensive stronghold almost instantly.

Not only did the commander of the support force exclaim in surprise, but even Lu Quan, who was listening to their conversation in the rear, couldn't help but shout out.

At the headquarters, Ji Zhizhuan, commander of the Heng'an Defense Mixed Brigade, quickly asked, "What's going on?"

Lu Quan's face, which had turned black due to the loss of a mecha in today's battle, actually turned red at this moment.

Lu Quan laughed and said, "The fifth group was also besieged by the enemy, but they did a good job and escaped unscathed, even killing two knight escorts."

"This is really the only good news I heard today." Ji Zhizhuan's expression also became better.

However, it was not as good as Lu Quan's because he had already seen the casualties of the Heng'an Defense soldiers in the attacking force in the direction of the fifth group.

We saw one Deerstalker, two Rats, and at least sixty to seventy infantry casualties.

Ji Zhizhuan still felt a little heartache, not for the infantry, but for these vehicles.

These vehicles are not cheap. If converted into Li Xin's salary, his current monthly salary plus wartime subsidies is only 105 energy coins.

But the price of a short-tailed mouse was out of his reach.

The price of a short-tailed rat is about 25,000 energy coins. The specific price depends on the weapon system it is equipped with.

As for the price of the Deer Hunter tank, it is a bit more expensive, with the purchase cost reaching 55,000 energy coins.

At this price, as long as Li Xin works hard for a few decades based on his current salary and does not eat or drink, he can actually afford a Rat.

A few more decades of hard work and you could afford a Deer Hunter.

The price-performance ratio is really great!

In comparison, the price of infantry is much cheaper. Heng'an Defense's infantry are all recruited with planetary coins, and the salary of a new recruit is 5,000 yuan a month.

The salary of an elite veteran will increase, and with subsidies and other things, it may be more than 10,000.

This is really too cheap. Converted into energy coins, it is only a few yuan or even a dozen yuan.

Ji Zhizhuan didn't feel bad about the death of fifty or sixty infantrymen, but he was really sad about the loss of a tank and two armored vehicles.

Lu Quan shouted from the side, "Old Jiang! You did a great job today! I'll celebrate for you when you get back!"

"Hurry up and drive the mecha back for repairs!"

"Yes, Supervisor!" Jiang Lou replied.

On the other side, Jiang Lou, along with Li Xin, auxiliary soldiers and others, struggled to control the mecha and returned to the outpost base.

At this moment, not only the maintenance team belonging to the fifth group, but also the maintenance teams of several other mecha groups rushed forward.

The three mechas were quickly pulled onto the vehicle and taken to the maintenance base.

There are many large mechanical equipment here, which are used to repair mechas.

War is not just about victory or defeat on the battlefield, but also about logistics.

In the hands of these maintenance personnel, the mechas of Li Xin and the other two can regain their combat effectiveness in one or two days at the fastest, and four or five days at the slowest.

However, the enemy's mechas under the Behemoth Steel Plant may not have such a good opportunity.

This place obviously does not seem to have good logistical maintenance conditions.

All of a sudden, the gap was revealed.