Faced with the guards surrounding the door, DuPont ignored them and simply reached out and pushed them away.
In front of the command desk, Roy watched Dupont's departing back and gritted his teeth in anger.
After DuPont left, the other people in the command center, mainly the staff officers, looked in Roy's direction.
Roy sighed and said, "Let's get on with our work! Let's plan how to defend the next area."
Upon hearing this, most of the staff officers became busy again.
In the command center, the staff have so many things to do.
An entire mixed brigade, with thousands of people, has all kinds of things that need to be reported and resolved every day.
This isn't just about combat, it's about all sorts of miscellaneous stuff.
Especially in combat situations, it is necessary to replenish weapons and ammunition for frontline troops and choose which troops to garrison or rotate.
How to deal with the wounded and how to dispose of the bodies of soldiers who died in battle.
Enemy intelligence, our own intelligence summary, etc.
It can be said that these staff officers are the busiest people in the entire command center.
The brigade commander only needs to consider commanding operations and setting the general direction, while the staff officer needs to consider much more.
It can be said that if the command center lacks the brigade commander, the troops may still be able to maintain a relatively stable state, but their combat effectiveness will be reduced.
If a few staff officers are missing and there is no one to replace them, it won't be long before all kinds of strange problems arise in the army.
Roy's chief of staff came to Roy's side.
The Chief of Staff asked softly, "Are Dupont and the others really leaving? Can we really let them go?"
"Without the mechas, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to hold off the enemy's mechas for long with our current forces."
Roy rubbed his brows tiredly and said, "Dupont wants to leave, and we can't stop him!"
"Only part of his command authority is with us. If he really requests evacuation from his direct superior, I think those knights might actually ask them to withdraw from this position!"
"The Retainers' battle plan originally didn't satisfy the Knights, and now they've suffered casualties..."
"well!"
After hearing this, the staff officer couldn't help but sigh.
"How many troops do we have left? What's the situation of each battalion?" Roy asked.
The Chief of Staff shook his head and said, "The situation in all units is not good. The 345th and 346th Infantry Battalions have been almost completely destroyed. Not to mention the soldiers, even the officers at the battalion and company levels are almost wiped out!"
"The situation of the other battalions is slightly better, but they have also suffered nearly half of their losses."
"We are currently facing a severe shortage of troops. Almost all the troops in the brigade who are still able to go to the battlefield are already on the defense line!"
"Now, only seriously injured soldiers can stay behind. Soldiers with minor injuries will be sent back to the battlefield after a simple bandage!"
"Right now, at least a quarter of the soldiers within the defense line are suffering from various injuries."
At this point, the chief of staff's voice almost choked with sobs. He said, "Our medical resources are almost exhausted. If the fighting continues, I'm afraid we won't even have medicine to bandage wounds."
Roy couldn't help but close his eyes in pain when he heard the staff officer say that. He took a deep breath and asked, "What about weapons and ammunition?"
The Chief of Staff replied, "Ammunition is sufficient. We have ammunition for both light and heavy weapons. The only problem is that we are seriously short of heavy firepower!"
"It's okay to deal with the enemy's infantry and armored troops, but when the enemy mechas come up, we have no way to deal with them..."
After listening to the chief of staff's words, Roy couldn't help but light a cigarette.
“Huh~”
Roy exhaled a wisp of green smoke, and his face was covered by the smoke.
The chief of staff couldn't help but say, "Brigade Commander, why don't we withdraw too!"
"Is this your idea, or everyone else's?" Roy took a deep puff, put down his cigarette, and turned to look at the chief of staff beside him.
The Chief of Staff said: "It's my idea, but it's also everyone's idea!"
"Commander, our 232nd Brigade has already lost two-thirds of its troops. If we continue fighting like this, we'll all be gone!"
Roy didn't say anything, and the command room gradually became quiet. The guards and staff were all paying attention to Roy.
Roy shook his head and said slowly, "I have already applied for a retreat, but... the military did not agree to our request."
"This place has become a dead end. What's the point of our remaining troops defending here?"
"At least three squadrons of Dagger Squire mechas are participating in the attack, more than a hundred mechas. If there were no mecha troops within our defense line, they might be able to capture the position with just one charge!"
"Brigade Commander, our defense is meaningless!"
"Why doesn't the military agree to our evacuation?!"
Roy said, "We have to hold off Blueprint's dispatched troops here. This is our only stronghold. If Blueprint takes this place, there will be an endless plain behind us."
"If we take this place, Blueprint will be able to advance straight into the industrial and residential areas behind us!"
"For this all-out war, not only is the blueprint unprepared, even our Knights of Milda are unprepared!"
"We can't evacuate anymore. This is our death zone. Now our army has no choice but to fight to the death and kill as many enemies as possible."
The Chief of Staff gritted his teeth and asked, "How can the knights and their followers evacuate?"
"Their evacuation is part of the plan. The enemy is on the periphery and is also heavily guarded. Otherwise, our lives would be a little better. At least we would have reinforcements and supplies."
"I hope Dupont and his men can break out. That would mean they've broken through the enemy's encirclement."
"We will also be able to receive a batch of supplies and reinforcements."
Roy looked around at the silent command center, and at every staff officer and guard whose movements had become slow.
Roy said, "Think about your families back home... We have no choice..."
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