Struggle in the Steam Age

"I don't think we stabilized each other just now? Then why don't we keep going." Just as Lawrence arranged the defense on the battlefield and returned to the command tent in the center. A chubby middle-aged man who looked like a pumpkin with arms and legs came up immediately and said.

"After all, you just sent someone to the Bay of Swords to report and call for reinforcements, so I think we can maintain the status quo. In this way, we don't need to—"

"The possibility you mentioned doesn't exist." Lawrence immediately recognized that this person was a certain shipping tycoon from Fort Eagle, so he waved his hand to interrupt what he was saying now.

"I would also like to wait for reinforcements if possible, but the problem is that the ambushers around won't give us a chance."

When arranging various plans before, Lawrence also guessed that this group of rich people might be the first to be shaken in the process.

After all, they have too much wealth and are not willing to give up, but also because they lack various situations to face this kind of battle. Fortunately, he has also made some preparations for such a situation, so the questions raised by the rich man are also prepared in advance.

"You have to know, compared with us now, the surrounding ambushers actually have a tighter schedule." Lawrence explained in a quick tone after seeing several people who surrounded him one after another.

"On the way we came, we found that there were many observation posts of the bandits around, and they were all staring at us in a state of vigilance."

"What does this mean?" Another rich man in mink fur asked in confusion. "Now even if there are two thieves in the city, they will share one of them as watchmen. What does this have to do with us continuing to wait?"

"But those outposts are not only staring at our side, but also staring at the area outside the mountain." Lawrence said, "We even think that there are more people staring at the outside than inside, which shows that the other party is very worried Outsiders have meddled here."

"Gentlemen, and ladies. Don't forget that this place is not too far from the city. Therefore, the other party will never waste too much time in this place and give us a chance to ask for help." Looking at this group of people with faces full of fear Rich, Lawrence had to uncover the brutal truth.

"So instead of waiting for the bandits to take the initiative to attack when they are ready, it is better for us to disrupt their actions directly. This is at least much better than simply being passively beaten."

"More importantly, even if we have reinforcements now, it may not be a good thing for us." Viscount Surrey added at this time.

Although he had no experience in the army before, as a hereditary nobleman at least he knew something about this aspect. Therefore, as long as Lawrence mentioned a little about this matter, he would be able to react quickly.

"Don't forget, there are a lot of thieves watching everything around." Viscount Surrey said to the group of businessmen who came up with a serious face.

"If there are really a large number of reinforcements coming from the direction of Sword Bay, I think the other party will definitely send some people to block the reinforcements immediately, and most of them will rush in and grab a few hostages and run away. In this case, you Who do you think is more likely to be caught as a hostage among us?"

"Understood, I understand." After hearing Viscount Surrey's words, the shipping tycoon nervously took off his top hat from his head and began to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

"Then what should we do next? Your Excellency, no matter what you say now, we will cooperate with you as much as possible."

"You just need to hide in that temporary shelter." Lawrence said, looking at the chubby shipping tycoon in front of him.

Obviously, this group of people who have not received any combat training are not very suitable to face the ensuing conflict head-on. So during the battle for a while, Lawrence felt that it was enough for them not to cause trouble.

"Boom—" Just as this group of non-combatants entered the temporarily dug anti-explosion holes in several nearby tents, there was a sudden explosion sound from a valley in the distance, followed by puffs of black smoke. Like a pillar directly into the sky.

"It's started." Lawrence immediately recognized that the explosion came from his own 82mm mortar.

"Next, we need to block the opponent's attack as much as possible, but I believe that as long as we can block the opponent's first wave of attack, then everything that follows will be much easier."

Just as Lawrence and the others entered their defensive positions, the surrounding troops under his command had already exchanged fire with the surrounding bandits.

Just now, when he saw the bandits starting to line up from their hiding places to attack, Bach, as the commander, directly ordered the artillery in his hand to start shooting at several points he had observed before according to the previously agreed plan.

The reason for choosing this time point to fire is also very simple, because at this time the group of bandits learned that the group of rich people in the valley seemed to know their existence, and rushed out of their previous hiding places in a mess to prepare for the battle.

So those bandits not only stood densely, but were also in chaos.

Therefore, after the first round of anti-personnel bombs filled with steel balls exploded, more than 70 people fell down the core bandit group that was being targeted.

And in the ensuing shelling, the shrapnel flying all over the place completely wiped out one of the trump cards prepared by the thieves group, a hand-cranked machine gun.

After discovering that the core bandit regiment had lost more than a third, the artillery began to move on to new targets and continue firing.

It was different from the core group of thieves who were suddenly bombarded and suffered heavy casualties but were still able to maintain a certain order, evacuate, evacuate and avoid artillery, and launched a counterattack.

Although the bandit groups hidden in other areas said that they had learned that an army had launched a surprise attack on their own side before being attacked, they were still in a mess when faced with the shelling turned towards them.

"What should we do now?" While the artillery fire was gradually shifting to other places, a middle-aged warrior wearing a dark blue windbreaker and a steel suit rushed into a mountain with his sword and pistol. in the cave. Then he asked a red-robed man sitting in the cave.

"The attack cannot be launched according to the original plan." The man in red, who was obviously the mastermind behind the scenes, poured a bottle of emerald green gelatinous liquid on the wound on his arm, then wrapped the wound with a piece of cloth and walked out .

At the same time, he ordered the surrounding young men to say. "Now order everyone to directly attack the fat sheep surrounded by us, quick!"

"But now someone is rushing up from our rear." After watching the errand-running thief go out to deliver an order, the leader of the thief, who was obviously a trusted confidant of the red-robed man, asked in confusion.

"That group of troops attacking from behind has cut off our retreat, and if we attack now, I'm worried—"

"There is nothing to worry about. After all, the group of people came from the direction behind us." The leader in red interrupted his cronies, and then looked at the search formation coming up from the mountain behind. Said the soldiers.

"If we go according to the original plan, we will only be completely killed by the opponent in this mountainous area. After all, I don't believe that the mob can stop the regular army, and we don't have the capital to engage in a frontal battle with that group of people."

"So now there is only one way for us to survive, and that is to mix with the group of people in the valley at all costs. This way we can stop those damned artillery fire."

Having said that, the man in red showed a gritted expression.

He really didn't expect that the plan he had planned for at least two or three months could be discovered by others, let alone that the elite troops from the other party could kill more than 1/4 of his core staff in the first round of shelling. 5. He also destroyed one of his most powerful weapons.

In this way, there will obviously be a lot of uncontrollable factors in their next battle. Therefore, the robber leader can only hope that the next assault launched by his side will achieve his goal.