"Yeah?"
"Just as I expected, they still can't let go of Pariston, huh?" Qin Ze chuckled, stroking his chin, after receiving a message from a scout in the evening.
"Yes, Your Majesty. The enemy forces on our flanks have now withdrawn, and we have no more worries about our rear. So when do you think we should launch a preemptive strike?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Ze pondered for a moment before saying, "Now."
"Now?"
"Yes, right now. Send the artillery battalion to attack the enemy's location immediately. Also, send 40,000 cavalry in two groups, starting from the north and south flanks. Once the main battle begins, they will respond and launch a flanking attack."
"We won't give them a chance to breathe," Qin Ze said in a deep voice.
"Yes, Your Majesty, but as you said before, won't the enemy army scatter as a result?" the soldier asked, frowning.
"The fact that they didn't leave means they still want to continue fighting. And now that we've come out of Pariston, they want to fight even more. How can they be satisfied without a fight?"
"However, if they dare to fight, they will have no chance to resist."
"Go now and pass on my orders to send them to their deaths."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
——
It was just past six o'clock.
"Report! Sir, the enemy has moved out and is approaching our position!" The communications soldier rushed back to report in a panic.
At that moment, Saski was discussing the details of tonight's battle with his officers. Upon hearing this news, the officers present all showed expressions of surprise.
Saskia was also taken aback for a moment, but in less than a second, his face flushed red, followed by an excited shout:
"They're out?! Hahaha! Great, just what I wanted!"
As he said this, he turned to look at Leo and then added, "Leo, it seems they've given us the opportunity this time."
Leo, however, looked grave and pressed on, "How many troops? How far are they from us?"
"From what I can see, we only have the enemy's front-line artillery units, with over a hundred tanks. The infantry formation is dense, making it difficult to confirm their numbers, but they are at least over ten thousand. Whether there are any troops behind them is currently uncertain; we need to get closer to make an assessment. They haven't been out of Pariston for long and are about four kilometers away from our forces. The sentries at the front are withdrawing," the communications soldier replied in one breath.
As soon as he finished speaking, Saskia said in a deep voice:
"It seems they haven't deployed their full force yet. I believe they have more than this many people, but it doesn't matter. As long as they come out on their own initiative, it's not a bad thing for us; on the contrary, it's advantageous!"
"This allows us to fully utilize our numerical advantage. It seems these bastards have tasted success in today's battle and are now bold enough to launch a preemptive attack."
"Does he think he can swallow our entire army group in one go?" Saski sneered repeatedly.
"That's absolutely impossible."
Although Leo was somewhat hesitant about the Yan Army's sudden attack, he had to admit that it was not a bad thing for his side. With the town of Pariston lost as a defensive position, fighting in open terrain clearly gave his side a certain advantage.
Saskia's face was cold, and he said in a chilling voice:
"It seems we haven't accomplished nothing today; at least we've lured the Yan people out. Everyone, since they've given us this opportunity, we... must teach them a painful lesson..."
He looked at everyone and then shouted, "Come on, stop thinking about anything else, prepare for battle and wipe them all out!"
"Tonight! We must achieve final victory!"
"Yes, sir!" the crowd roared in unison.
——
The full moon hung high in the sky, its bright light spilling across the open ground. Under the moonlight, artillery shells streaking through the air brought a cacophony to what should have been a quiet night.
"Boom boom boom!"
Heavy artillery shells rained down, sweeping across the vast battlefield stretching for miles like a storm. However, the Golt army, which had been attacked first, did not suffer large-scale casualties.
In fact, during the battle earlier today, Saski had fully realized how powerful the Yan army's artillery was. Therefore, before engaging in battle tonight, he divided his army into several forces, stretching the battle line extremely long, and the soldiers' positions were much more dispersed than usual.
However, due to the heavy losses suffered by the artillery corps today, he had no choice but to focus his main offensive on the infantry and cavalry. At this moment, the cavalry on the flanks attacked the Yan army's position from the side.
At the same time, the Yan army cavalry attacked from the flank, and a fierce battle inevitably broke out between the two sides.
"Bang bang bang!"
A hail of bullets whizzed through the air, and galloping warhorses fell in droves. The riders were thrown to their deaths, blood gushing out. In no time, the ground was covered with corpses.
Just an hour and a half later, from the rear of the battlefield, a communications soldier rushed in to report:
"Sir, the enemy has also deployed cavalry columns on the flank! We can't break through; their firepower is too strong!"
Upon hearing this, Saski, who had been in a state of high excitement, shouted, "Just charge! Fight them! Stretch the battle lines further, and we can definitely break through!"
"Go! Tell them they must break through on the flank!"
"Yes, sir!" The communications soldier immediately turned and left.
"Just because the Yan people don't move doesn't mean we don't move! Quick! Get the troops behind them to follow! Destroy their artillery lines!" Saski roared at the messenger, waving his arms.
"Yes, sir!"
As soon as the messenger left, Leo stepped forward and said, "Sir, the Yan people have been holding their positions for a while now, and the density of their artillery fire shows no sign of decreasing. They... seem to be preparing for us to charge..."
"Isn't that obvious?! If we don't charge, are we just going to sit here and wait for them to advance and fire their shells at us?!" Saski rolled his eyes and shouted unhappily.
“I understand, sir, if things continue like this… I’m afraid…” Leo hesitated.
"What are you thinking now?! In a head-on battle, all we need to do is break their lines, storm their positions, and wipe them out. With our current strength, are you going to say we can't afford the casualties?!"
Hearing this, Leo looked up at the front-line battlefield, which was now shrouded in smoke and filled with flames. Because the battle line was so long, there was fighting almost everywhere in sight. In addition, it was nighttime and there was no good visibility, so it was impossible to see how many enemy troops were fighting outside the battlefield.
The casualties on our side in the past hour and a half have indeed been quite bad. Many artillery vehicles were destroyed before they could even fire their shells. In the daytime battle, the artillery corps had already suffered a wave of casualties.
Thinking of this, Leo took a deep breath and said, "If we haven't made a breakthrough in the next few hours, sir, we might have to reconsider..."
Before he could finish speaking, Saski shouted, "Listen up! Tonight, I will dedicate all my forces here and annihilate the Yan people from the front!"
"I guarantee that we will achieve final victory! Even if it comes at a price!"
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