When the six main divisions of the Pyro Company advanced into the northern forest, the large infantry troops looked extremely spectacular under the cover of the E-33 armored vehicles and E34 tanks.
The Pyro Company's troops formed a hierarchical order as they advanced through the wilderness. Tens of thousands of troops were densely packed on the ground, and the people watching the advance from the Great Wall felt excited. This was the strength of the Central Plains' humans.
Due to the missile bombardment, a wildfire started burning in the forest. But at this moment, the first rain of spring started falling from the sky. Before the wildfire could burn, it was extinguished.
The 3rd Division did not launch an all-out attack like the other main forces. Instead, they only dispatched a reconnaissance company and an infantry brigade, just like they did yesterday.
Ren Xiaosu asked P5092 why he made such an arrangement. P5092's answer was that the 3rd Division's main force had always been the artillery troops, and the artillery troops were best at fighting positional battles. In such a fast-moving battle, the artillery troops would instead become a burden.
Therefore, rather than bringing along a burden, it was better to let the artillery troops play their greatest role on the Great Wall.
P5092 still felt a little uneasy. If something really happened in the north, the artillery troops could still be kept as a trump card on the Great Wall. They could provide cover for the troops' retreat.
When they were about to enter the forest, P5092 suddenly ordered the armored vehicle Ren Xiaosu was in to stop. He came to the side of the vehicle and said to Ren Xiaosu, "I need you to maintain communications on my side at all times."
Ren Xiaosu wondered, "Why?"
"Because I need to borrow your understanding of the barbarians and the wilderness to fight this battle." P5092 explained, "In the battle at Mt. Dashi and yesterday's battle, I realized your prediction of the barbarians has already exceeded my expectations. So I'll need your help in this battle."
Ren Xiaosu thought for a moment and said, "But you're the commander."
P5092 shook his head. "What a commander has to do is not make decisions on his own. Instead, he has to make use of all useful resources, intelligence, and manpower to win the war."
A commander was never omnipotent. He was inferior to a scout when it came to gathering intelligence, and he was no match for a T5 combatant in a head-on battle. However, the reason why P5092 could become one of the best among the Pyro Company's high-ranking commanders was because he was good at leveraging others' strength.
It was the same when he was in Mt. Dashi. He believed that he could not solve the problem of the barbarians sneaking up on the military camp, so he directly applied for a special forces unit other than the 3rd Division to carry out this mission.
Ren Xiaosu felt that it was actually a good habit to be humble. War was very realistic. Even if you stubbornly said that you could handle everything, the "results" would not play along with you.
P5092 suddenly said, "Besides, we'll need two snipers to provide suppressive fire on the main battlefield. So after some serious consideration, I feel that if you and Miss Xiaojin lead the recon company, they'll only become a burden to the two of you. Why don't the two of you act alone?"
The recon company's commander, T 40219, was also sitting in the armored vehicle. When he heard his commander say the recon company would be a burden, he was a little speechless. Although he knew it was the truth, could the commander lower his voice a little?
The recon company was definitely not a burden to the Pyro Company. However, the soldiers of the recon company knew in their hearts that if Ren Xiaosu were with them, they would indeed feel a little restrained.
Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin jumped out of the armored vehicle and said, "Alright, then the two of us will act alone. I also think it's better this way."
Only by doing so could he and Yang Xiaojin wander around the forest unscrupulously and become the smallest target on the battlefield.
P5092 watched Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin leave. When they left, Ren Xiaosu even took a map of the headquarters with him. It was labeled with the serial numbers of the various terrains so that it would be easier for Ren Xiaosu to provide information based on the serial numbers.
As the battle began, the forest rumbled. The usually quiet forest became especially lively, and the birds in the treetops were all startled into the sky as they flew off into the distance.
The Pyro Company's six combat divisions had a large number of people. Initially, the Pyro Company's elder had ordered P5092 to command this battle. But in reality, the Pyro Company had not officially appointed an interim commander-in-chief. Therefore, P5092's authority to command was only limited to formulating the battle plan. Once the battle started, the other P5 commanders would no longer be under his control.
In this battle, several of the commanders were interested in vying for the position of commander-in-chief. This was also the reason why everyone had targeted P5092 previously. They did not want him to continue claiming credit for himself.
But now, they realized P5092 had only brought an infantry brigade with him. How were they supposed to compete with the others for credit? For a moment, several of the commanders heaved a sigh of relief.
There were a lot of people in an infantry brigade, but in the face of this battle, it seemed a little insignificant.
In the eyes of the other commanders, the other combat divisions were going all out while the 3rd Division was only sending out an infantry brigade. The contributions they could achieve could not compare to the others at all.
Therefore, many of the high-ranking generals even felt that P5092 was showing weakness and not intending to fight for the position of commander-in-chief.
The six main divisions of the Pyro Company would have to report the situation of the battle every hour so that the other divisions could keep abreast of the situation on the battlefield and have a general understanding of the situation.
In the first hour of their departure, the other high-ranking generals noticed that the 3rd Division's infantry brigade was moving slower than the other units.
The other combat units were all advancing quickly, hoping to gain merit, but the 3rd Division was not in a hurry at all.
During the second hour of the battle report, the other combat units had already begun to engage the expeditionary army head-on. The number of enemies killed and the number of deaths in battle began to appear in the report.
However, the other P5 commanders suddenly realized that the 3rd Division's kill count and death count were still zero.
It was as if the 3rd Division was here to watch from the sidelines. 'You guys fight, we'll just watch …'
The other high-ranking generals thought to themselves, 'Could it be that P5092 really has no intention of vying for the position of commander-in-chief? Is he taking the initiative to retreat after being targeted during the meeting?'
Actually, it did not matter how many enemies the 3rd Division killed. What everyone cared about was P5092's attitude.
But this was good too. If P5092 did not fight for the position, everyone would have one less powerful competitor.
At this moment, P5092 was sitting in the command vehicle with his eyes closed to rest. After the infantry brigade entered the forest, they actually slowed down again. Next to him, his deputy commander was getting anxious. As a matter of fact, if P5092 became the commander-in-chief in the future, he might even end up as the commander of the main forces.
But P5092 was not anxious. It was useless for him to be anxious.
"Sir, the other units have already started fighting." His deputy commander reminded him, "We already have fewer troops than the others …."
"I'm waiting." P5092 did not even open his eyes.
"What are you waiting for?" his deputy commander asked.
At this moment, Ren Xiaosu's calm voice came over the radio. "Advance towards A17, then turn to A21 to set up an ambush."
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