General Quinn put away his pistol in desperation, and turned to the actuary Jiang An, "Mr. Jiang An, what about the reinforcements you mentioned? When will the reinforcements arrive."

"I don't know." The actuary said in a low voice.

"Originally, we still had another opportunity for air support, which would at least delay the enemy's offensive, but you used it on Route 402. I need a reasonable explanation, sir." General Quinn said angrily.

"For victory, General." The actuary Jiangan turned around. "This may be the best explanation. Besides, I don't know how to explain it to you."

"Did Rick take your people to evacuate first?" General Quinn asked in a low voice, "Mr. Jiangan. Tell me the truth, did he think that Palimo could not keep it, so he evacuated early? ?"

"General, what I can tell you is that we will never betray our mission. If we are afraid of life and fear of death, we will not choose this business." Jiang Jian shook his head, "And in the direction of Highway 402, you too I know how big the movement is. Our people are fighting hard and blood. Your doubts are obviously not appropriate."

"Sorry, I know you are not such people. My suspicion is unfounded. But I just can't help it. The current situation is extremely unfavorable for us. Is it true that we really have to retreat to the city?

I mean, if we still control the outer positions, then we will not be completely trapped to death, but if we retreat to the city, all the outer positions will fall into the enemy's hands. When the time comes, you will really be trapped in an isolated city. "General Quinn whispered.

"Under the current circumstances, it is not impossible for us to launch a counterattack and regain some positions, but in this case, our losses will be very large." The actuary replied. "Moreover, the loss of troops is too large, which will seriously weaken morale. Although the retreat will also affect morale, at least it will not be that serious.

The soldiers are all human beings. They need to rest when they are tired, and need immediate encouragement when they are afraid. If we don't treat soldiers as human beings, soldiers will not fight for us. I do not approve of stacking the lives of soldiers on the line of defense. If you fail to hold the line of defense, you will lose your military spirit.

So I disagree with you shooting that officer. He didn't retreat without a fight, but fought so hard that he couldn't hold on. "

"I understand the truth, but this is the situation now." General Quinn slapped the table. "I can't help it either."

"We are not desperate yet. Even if we retreat to the city, we can at least save our strength. Trust me, General, Rick will not let it go, and reinforcements will definitely arrive." The actuary Jiangan said calmly.

"But... if they don't? Or if they haven't arrived yet, we can't stand it?" General Quinn whispered.

"At that point, I will walk out of the command room, take up weapons and fight side by side with you, and use my life to defend the dignity of a soldier." Actuary Jiang An said calmly. "Even though I am not a Moroccan. I have always considered myself a soldier, if a mercenary is also a soldier."

General Quinn was silent.

The Liberation League troops pounced on the outskirts with all their strength, and their artillery fired from the town of Mugaya to the defenders' positions. The Palimo militia unit relied on solid fortifications to stand firm and fought desperately against the invading enemy. Although they repelled the enemy’s many attacks and held the position, the officers and soldiers suffered heavy casualties.

In the end, General Quinn chose the plan of the actuary to move the bank, abandoning the second-line position on the outskirts of the city and shrinking to the city for defense. The method of retreat was to bombard the northwestern outskirts with artillery fire from the rear to cover the infantry's retreat.

Before the shelling, the infantry would carry out sabotage operations on the second-line positions to avoid the positions being used by the enemy. After the destruction, all retreated from the second-line positions.

After the loss of the outer positions, the enemy forces came from the north, south, and west directions, and Palimo had already become a dangerous city. While starting to strengthen the defense, the commander of the actuary Jiang Ki and General Quinn also demanded All troops sent additional scouts to pay attention to frontline security.

Among them, the existing positions in the urban area have been strengthened and guarded strictly. At the same time, the army used a part of its troops to reinforce the northwest side of the line. garrison.

Just as the commander of the Liberation League was overjoyed, when the enemy finally gave up their positions and retreated to the city, the command was suddenly in a hurry.

The town of Mugaya was raided and the command was in a critical situation. The news made the commanders of the Liberation League who were fighting ahead stunned, and it was too late to look back to rescue.

The enemy has not only taken the town of Mugaya, but even launched a surprise attack from behind them unsuspectingly. The troops suddenly fell into a panic. No one thought that the town of Mugaya behind him would suddenly fall into the enemy's hands, and one of their rocket battalions was in Mugaya town.

The enemy launched a surprise attack from behind, indicating that Mugaya Town has fallen into the enemy's hands, and the command headquarters and the rocket battalion should have been destroyed by the enemy.

This makes the people of the Liberation League panic.

In battle, the most feared thing is the attack from the rear. Because the command headquarters and support arms are mostly not on the front line, they are usually set up behind the troops. Attacks in the rear often mean that command and logistics cannot be guaranteed. These are often the root causes of victory or defeat in a battle.

In fact, before the Liberation League occupied the town of Mugaya for this reason, this town is located on the outskirts of Palimo and not very close to the city. Close to the road, whether it is for command or logistics, the occupation of Mugaya Town is a reliable guarantee.

I didn't expect this town of Mugaya to be captured so quickly, so that the combat troops ahead immediately lost their foundation. The artillery support is gone, and the logistical support is gone. All these can be done. But the command system is gone, and all these units will fight on their own.

There is no cooperation and coordination between each other, and the war is chaotic. This is a big problem.

What's more terrible is that the militiamen in Palimo City on the opposite side were not fools. They found that there was a problem in the rear of the Liberation League, and they suddenly turned around and turned from defense to offense.

The Liberation League is tantamount to receiving enemies from the back. On the one hand, Palimo heard that reinforcements were coming, and suddenly morale boosted. On the other hand, the Liberation League heard that the headquarters was attacked, and the town of Mugaya fell into the enemy's hands.

There is almost no suspense in such a battle. The Liberation League was not so much defeated as defeated by itself. Their commander was stunned by the attack on the command post, and the soldiers under his command had no morale.

It lasted only a few hours, and the Liberation League troops were either eliminated or fled, leaving some hopeless escape and captured.