Powell soon received Marion's final communication.
The communication was very concise:
"My troops will resist to the last man!"
"However, the enemy is outnumbered. All of our mecha units have been killed in action. Armor and infantry are unable to withstand the enemy mecha units."
“…”
Powell didn't read any further and closed the message.
He sighed deeply and said slowly, "The once glorious Nordongburg Warrior Mercenaries have crumbled and vanished into thin air."
“Life is so unpredictable!”
His chief of staff, looking serious, asked, "Sir, what should we do now?"
"Direct turn?"
Powell said slowly: "Don't worry, let's contact Valen first and report the intelligence here."
The Chief of Staff quickly responded, "Yes, sir!"
Communication with Warren was quickly established, and like Powell, Warren also received Marion's last letter asking for help.
But Valen was too far away, and even if he flew, he couldn't fly over to support Marion.
The only one who could support Marion was Powell, but how could Powell provide support now?
Valen in the holographic projection had eyes full of anger. He looked at Powell and said coldly: "Powell, you are fine!"
"Is this how you support your allies?"
Powell smiled bitterly and said, "Captain Valen, it's not that I don't support you. It's just that this road is difficult to travel, and the enemy's blockade is difficult to break through."
"While the troops were marching, they were constantly under long-range artillery fire, so they couldn't move any faster."
"Besides, I didn't expect Stella and the others to give up so soon..."
There are nine lies and one truth in Powell's words.
Everything else was false, but the only thing that was true was that he didn't expect Stella to be dealt with so quickly.
After hearing this, Valen took a deep breath and said, "What are you going to do now?"
"How far are we from the battlefield? Can we break through the enemy's encirclement and rescue the remnants of the Nordenburg coalition forces?"
After hearing this, Powell sighed as if he was old and said, "We are not far from the battlefield, but the enemy's mecha unit has already eliminated Stella's mecha unit."
"If we attack the enemy's outer defenses again, it's hard to say whether we can break through the encirclement and support Marion and the others."
"What if the enemy's mecha troops surround us again? Then..."
Valen's eyes were fixed on Powell.
Powell seemed to be analyzing the situation seriously. "Of course, our losses aren't worth mentioning, but...if the mecha unit loses too much, your troops won't be able to compete with the enemy when they arrive..."
After hearing this, Valen took a deep breath and asked in a cold voice: "So, you want to retreat now!?"
Powell was anxious. He waved his hands repeatedly and started coughing. He said in a low voice, "Sir Valen, please forgive me. I am old and cannot bear the long march."
"Of course we're not retreating, we're turning. My idea is to meet up with you and directly gather superior forces!"
"We can't split our forces any further, otherwise we might be defeated one by one by the enemy."
"Once we have an absolute advantage in military strength, the enemy will not be able to make any waves!"
Powell said sincerely, "Sir, our army doesn't need any credit. As long as we defeat the enemy, all the credit will be yours!"
Valen listened to Powell's explanation with his eyes still sharp. He was obviously not disturbed by Powell's words.
He closed his eyes and thought in his mind that although Powell, this old fox, was suspected of not helping his friendly troops.
But Stella is dead now, and it is estimated that not many of the remaining coalition forces from Nordenburg can be rescued at this time.
It is not worth it to send Powell's mecha troops into danger for the sake of these infantry and armored soldiers.
After thinking for a while, Valen said coldly: "Take your headquarters and retreat, and move closer to me!"
Powell immediately agreed and said, "Yes! I will immediately order the troops to start moving in!"
When Valen heard this, he just snorted coldly and hung up the phone: "Humph!!"
After hanging up the phone, Valen on the opposite side roared angrily and even threw the things in his hand directly out. The command desk in front of him was punched into a big hole by his punch.
"waste!"
"Coward! Coward!"
"Stella is trash!"
"Powell is also a waste!"
"If we win this battle, I will definitely send you, the damn old man, to a military court!"
Valen vented his anger almost violently.
As for Powell, after he hung up the phone, he raised his eyebrows and stretched slowly.
He casually hung up Marion's call for help.
He turned to the chief of staff and said, "Order the troops to fire freely, and then move towards Valen!"
The Chief of Staff said, "Yes, sir!"
Soon, the marching troops of the Besha Foundation opened fire meaninglessly in all directions.
There were even long-range artillery firing at the battlefield where Li Xin was, but unfortunately they were just random shots and were completely useless.
After Li Xin destroyed all the mecha units of the Nodongburg coalition, the intensity of the battle began to decrease rapidly.
He began to think more about it now.
This battle deviated from his original plan from the very beginning.
At the beginning of the plan, they were to attack the Besha Foundation first, quickly get rid of them, and then fight against Stella who came to support them.
As a result, Stella was dealt with first, and the Bexia Foundation started to escape when it saw that the situation was not good.
For Li Xin, this completely disrupted his expectations.
The reserve team originally arranged was not used, and the old guy Powell directly sold out his teammates and ran away very fast.
Li Xin thought quietly, if Powell escaped, then after he and Valen met up, there would still be 150 Hound Mechas.
As for how many Dagger Sheriffs he had left, Li Xin subconsciously counted the number. He originally had 120 mecha units, but after an ambush, he lost nine Dagger Sheriffs.
In addition, there were at least a dozen dagger servants with medium or above injuries.
In an ambush, with more troops against fewer, and with such a casualty ratio, Stella of Nordenburg could rest in peace after her death.
All the crews of the enemy's more than 60 mechas were killed in the battle.
There are only about a hundred mechas left on Li Xin's side that are still truly combat-capable. The other damaged mechas need to be pulled back to the base and spend several days repairing them before they can restore their original combat effectiveness.
If Powell is let go, then Li Xin will wait for him and Valencia to get better, but we may still lose.
Therefore, Powell's mecha troops can only die before meeting up with Valen!
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