The Fourth Calamity never believed in the steel torrent!

Chapter 318 Assault! Assault! Flanking maneuver!
"Wait... why did you retreat so quickly?"

Colonel Belyak was somewhat surprised when he saw his armored soldiers driving tracked vehicles back after only a short distance.

"Reporting to the Colonel, it was vehicle number three that alerted us. He said that we lacked infantry cover during the charge, and that our infantry was too few to sustain a sustained pursuit."

"Moreover, the mobility of this Mendeleev tracked vehicle is indeed not very good, and it is difficult for us to catch up with the retreating enemy!"

Colonel Belyak nodded, suddenly realizing what he meant.

He was just wondering why his soldiers, who usually got carried away with their passion when charging into battle, were so calm during this attack.
In particular, he believed that these people had just received the latest tracked vehicles and should fight even more fiercely now that they had new toys.

"Indeed, what General Vorontsov's soldiers said makes sense. Our mission is to hold our ground, not to launch a counterattack against the enemy indiscriminately. Maintaining a moderate pursuit is enough; there is no need to rush too far."

After speaking with the other armored soldiers, Colonel Belyak suddenly thought of something and asked an officer next to him:
"By the way, what are the other Vorontsov soldiers busy doing?"

"Sir, the other soldiers seem to be busy building fortifications, but the fortifications they're building don't look quite like what we expected..."

As the officer spoke, he pulled out a map of the warehouse district and said:
"It seems that Vorontsov's soldiers are busy digging tunnels; they appear to be trying to connect these warehouses together!"

After looking at the map and the tunnel markings the officer had drawn on it, Colonel Belyak's eyes lit up.

This is a great tactic. If we connect all the sturdy reinforced concrete buildings around us with tunnels, and then add the Andrei's Hammer heavy cannons that the soldiers brought, wouldn't we be able to turn this warehouse area into a fortress?

"Good, well done! This design is brilliant! But can we dig these tunnels in such a short time?"

While the colonel was still busy praising, he suddenly thought of a crucial and fatal problem:
They don't seem to have that much time!

Although theoretically they had a whole armored brigade coming, in reality, the brigade had no more than 3000 soldiers in total.

After all, the Cambrian Empire's brigade-level units were relatively small to begin with, not to mention that their special armored brigade was a unit that was broken up from the front lines and then reorganized.

According to Moscow's initial plan, the main purpose of this unit was to test the effectiveness of the new armored weapons, and it was not necessary for them to engage in such a fierce battle here.

As a result, the size of their entire unit is even smaller than that of a typical armored brigade.

Although Vorontsov did send a batch of soldiers, the infantrymen he sent were only a small, elite force, and they were scattered among various units, serving as junior officers and morale-boosting personnel, similar to battlefield chaplains.

Expecting these troops to turn the tide seems a bit of an exaggeration.

"Let our soldiers try first. It would be best if they could dig a tunnel. If they can't, then they'll dig more and deeper trenches!"

Colonel Belyak finally nodded and said:
“We have no choice now. If we retreat now, everything we have done will be for nothing, and we will be pursued by the Black Hawk armored forces.”

"So our only option now is to hold this position as long as possible and wait for Vorontsov to send more troops to support us!"

As he spoke, the colonel turned to look in Volkhov's direction and couldn't help but silently pray in his heart.

He now only hopes that Andrei can put in some effort when fighting, and that the encirclement can be completed according to the originally agreed battle plan!

Otherwise, Andrei's troops could have withdrawn, but his own troops would have been completely wiped out here.

Thinking of this, Colonel Belyak couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly. He didn't know how he had been fooled back then, and had inexplicably believed Andrei's lies!
Perhaps it was because Andrei's initial description of the combat strategy was too bold, and the potential results were too astonishing.

If he can cooperate with Andrei to win this war, then without a doubt, he will become a shining new star in Moscow.

On the players' side, almost all of them had rushed to the warehouse area and were busy digging tunnels between the various warehouses.

Because there weren't many players here, their tunnel-digging speed was indeed a bit slow, but overall, their digging speed was much faster than the colonel had imagined.

"By the goddess above, this is truly incredible!"

"Yeah, they're practically a bunch of superheroes!"

Two officers, watching the soldiers dig the tunnel at an alarming speed, stood at the tunnel entrance and muttered to themselves.

Recalling some of the comics published by the United States of Stars, an officer who had read the comics from that country couldn't help but sigh.

At first, they also thought that the soldiers were just wasting their time digging tunnels, because theoretically, it was impossible for them to dig through the tunnels in such a short time.

Putting aside the fact that there aren't many people among them who know how to dig tunnels, the sheer number of laborers is enough to make their idea of ​​digging tunnels vanish.

According to their thinking, even if they mobilized all the soldiers of the entire armored brigade, it would probably be too late to dig the tunnel in such a short time.

Moreover, the enemy's attacks were ongoing, and they couldn't possibly mobilize all their soldiers just to dig tunnels here. Most of their soldiers had to be on the front lines responsible for defense.

But it must be said that these soldiers in front of them brought them some surprises, while also leaving them with some questions:

How did these guys manage to dig the tunnel so fast?

Even if they saw with their own eyes that these soldiers swung their arms as fast as a whirlwind, did their shovels offer no resistance at all?

They don't know what material the shovels the other party used were made of. When they get back, can they ask the other party for a batch of shovels?
Meanwhile, on the players' side, led by the loyal and filial He Ludan, they were all busy digging tunnels at top speed, and they were all extremely excited.

At first, He Lu Dan hadn't really thought about digging tunnels, but after seeing the defensive capabilities of these reinforced concrete buildings and their layout, he immediately realized:
If all these buildings that can serve as bunkers could be connected together, wouldn't that be a fortress complex?
He was able to think of this because he remembered that Colonel Yurten had previously used tunnels to counter the enemy's tunnel warfare in the fortress warehouse on the other side, and had also connected the warehouse with several surrounding buildings.

In fact, even now, the Black Hawk team has not been able to completely conquer the area; they have only managed to destroy the surrounding buildings with heavy artillery.

Now, the Black Hawk Army has gradually lost interest in that warehouse, perhaps because players are just farming monsters there as usual and don't take much initiative to attack.

In any case, they don't have the energy to waste a large number of troops on the warehouse right now. At least until the new round of offensive on the front line is completed, these Black Hawk troops will not be able to launch a large-scale attack on the warehouse.

"Wait! Take a look at the map before you dig. It seems like you're digging in the wrong place."

Suddenly, He Lu Dan noticed a player's digging route ahead, which seemed to be different from their initial plan, so he quickly called out to the guy.

"What's off? It's clearly just that the map markings are off, isn't it?"

The player wiped non-existent sweat from his forehead and said cheerfully:

"Why do we have to go around in the middle and then dig up from the other end when we can just dig straight through from this side?"

"If we had bothered with that, we would have dug the tunnel through already!"

He Lu Dan couldn't help but cover his face, feeling an urge to slap this guy.

"Brother, that's the sewer system in front of you. Are you planning to dig it all up and turn everyone into Nurgle warriors?"

"Even though we're in a game, we don't need to get ourselves covered in Oli Gei!"

Please, do you really think they didn't consider the basic common sense that the shortest distance between straight lines is when they were planning the map?

That was their initial thought, until they discovered there were pipes in the area, especially the sewer connecting to the toilet, which immediately dispelled their disgusting idea.

Seeing his teammates finally readjust the digging route back to the original plan, He Ludan finally breathed a sigh of relief. He felt that commanding these players was really a tiring thing.

To be honest, when directing players, he always encounters some guys who are too proactive and simply don't listen to orders.

If these guys are just running around aimlessly or hiding somewhere to be the sixth brother, then he wouldn't bother with them.

The problem is, some teammates are really terrible!
These guys are like wild horses running free; if you don't keep a close eye on them, you never know what they might do next.

Thinking about this, He Lu Dan suddenly felt a bit of admiration for Colonel Yulten.

That guy is a professional commander; he can easily mobilize these players. Compared to him, my own command skills are utterly terrible!
While He Ludan was busy praising the initiative of his teammates, in the command post, Colonel Belyak was also busy praising the initiative of Andrei and his soldiers.

Of course, compared to He Ludan's inner turmoil of criticizing his teammates, he was instead full of praise for the soldiers' performance.

"Everyone, you've all seen that, haven't you? This is what a truly good soldier is!"

"Even without our command, they know to take initiative and do everything they can to help us defend this position!"

"If the soldiers of the Empire all had this kind of awareness, we would have driven the invaders away long ago!"

It's unclear whether it was because he had tasted success in previous battles, or because Colonel Belyak already had a certain fondness for Andrei.

At that moment, he seemed to have transformed into Andrei.

One officer hesitated for a moment, but ultimately couldn't hold back his complaints and retorted from the side:
"But sir, the Empire requires its soldiers to obey orders without question. Ordinary soldiers shouldn't have too many thoughts; they just need to obey our orders unconditionally!"

Colonel Belyak shook his head.

"Yes, that's why we failed!"

"Our soldiers do know how to obey, but they're nothing but a bunch of blockheads. After fighting for so long, haven't you felt that yet?"

As he spoke, he pointed to a group of Cambrian soldiers in the distance who were busy watching the spectacle but were now doing nothing.

“Most of our soldiers are like this: if we give them orders, they know what they should do, but without orders, they immediately become a disorganized mess, or even just a bunch of puppets!”

"That's the problem. They themselves don't know why they're fighting or how they should fight. What hope can we have for soldiers like that?"

The more the colonel spoke, the more he felt as if a flame was burning within him.

He believed that the Cambrian Empire's soldiers could not continue to develop in this way, and that they needed to carry out large-scale reforms of the army.

Those obedient, gray-horse animals from the past must be changed; otherwise, they will never be able to fight a real major battle!

Just as he was busy expressing his feelings, a huge howling sound suddenly came from afar.

"Quick, hide! Get out of there!"

The colonel shouted as he quickly led the officers to hide in the corner of the office, while pulling over the huge solid wood table to block their way.

With an explosion, several Cambrian soldiers who were busy watching the commotion in the distance were instantly pierced by flying shrapnel. One soldier was even cut in half at the waist by the shrapnel.

"Damn it, these are the Black Hawk Empire's heavy artillery! They brought their artillery here! How did those bastards manage to bring the cannons over here?"

Seeing that his location was already under artillery fire, the colonel couldn't help but curse angrily.

He truly hadn't expected the enemy artillery to arrive so quickly; this really showed how highly mechanized the Black Hawk Empire was.

If it were them, they would never be able to quickly get the heavy artillery in place at this moment, because they don't have enough trucks to haul it; they would have to rely on warhorses to transport it bit by bit.

"Where are our artillery? Let our artillery fire back!"

No sooner had the colonel finished speaking than an officer beside him weakly said:

"Sir, I'm sorry, our artillery has disappeared somewhere..."

"We only have four 82mm mortars on our side, and they seem unable to retaliate!"

Gan!
This is truly... leaving the colonel speechless!
Just moments ago, he was busy praising the soldiers under Andrei's command for their strong initiative, but now he feels that this initiative may not be such a good thing after all.

Those Andrei's Hammer cannons are indeed highly mobile, so the artillerymen generally don't like to stand still and fire when using these cannons.

Who knows where those artillerymen have gone?
They desperately need heavy artillery to counterattack the enemy!

On the Black Hawk Empire's artillery positions in the distance, newly erected towed howitzers were unleashing a fierce barrage of fire.

"Colonel, are you sure our enemy would set up their command post in the warehouse district? Wouldn't that be too conspicuous?"

Hearing someone ask a question, Colonel Black Hawk shrugged and said:

"I don't know, I'm just guessing, but I believe they will definitely make use of this warehouse area."

"The warehouses here are all made of reinforced concrete, which is quite sturdy. It would be foolish of them not to use these buildings for defense."

"Since we know there are enemies there, we just need to bomb them a few more times and we'll naturally get something. If we can destroy the enemy's new armored vehicles with heavy artillery first, that would be even better!"

Anyway, they have a lot of artillery on their side, and they brought a lot of shells, so we can just bomb them slowly.

These 120mm howitzers, along with the even heavier 150mm howitzers at the rear, could definitely inflict heavy damage on the enemy.

As long as they are accompanied by heavy artillery fire, allowing their troops to take this opportunity to launch an attack on the front line, the enemy will absolutely not be able to stop their offensive.

But just as he was thinking this, an explosion suddenly broke out behind him.

"Oh no! It's enemy artillery fire!"

"Quickly pinpoint their artillery positions! Where exactly are their artillery located?"

The colonel hurriedly led the other officers to safety, shouting at the artillerymen.

He was slightly shocked, not expecting that the enemy's heavy artillery had sneaked over without a sound!

He originally thought that the enemy's heavy artillery would be deployed in the warehouse area and then suppressed by his artillery fire immediately!
If it were a typical Cambrian army, based on their past rigid tactics, they would definitely have positioned their heavy artillery in the core warehouse area, which served as the rear.

But for players, they can place their heavy artillery wherever they want.

As long as the enemy can be hit, it doesn't matter where it's placed.

For example, the player in front of us has placed all of these Andrei's Hammer cannons behind a reverse slope on the enemy's flank.

They didn't know whether setting up here was a good thing or a bad thing, but they felt that this area seemed quite suitable for artillery positions, as it could cover the enemy's artillery.

"Haha, it's so much more fun to fire these mobile artillery pieces! This deserves a thumbs up; it's much better than Battlefield 1!"

Recalling the defensive artillery that appeared on certain maps in Battlefield 1, some players couldn't help but complain. Although theoretically, those defensive artillery pieces could inflict tons of damage on the enemy.

In reality, many players finally manage to get a cannon, but after waiting for ages, no enemy comes into range.

He finally spotted an enemy, but before he could even fire a shell at him, his teammate stole the kill. In the end, he might have used that giant cannon for the entire game, but he didn't manage to get more than two kills.

In comparison, the Andrei's Hammer, a cannon that they modified to be mobile, is simply a brilliant weapon!

The only drawback is that they need to obtain that special chassis before they can integrate it with the cannon; otherwise, they cannot complete such a modification.

The original Stalin's Hammer cannon that was recruited... well, its mobility was just so-so.

After all, as a towed heavy howitzer, how good can players expect its mobility?
Even if they wanted to use it, they had to unload the cannon from the tractor, fix it in place, and then fire it.

In the end, this thing will only become like the fixed artillery in Battlefield 1, far inferior to the heavy artillery that can now move around freely.

After firing several shots, the player stopped firing at the enemy and quickly moved in another direction.

The Black Hawk Corps' artillery is highly skilled and has a very fast reaction time, so often the enemy can pinpoint their location after they have only fired a few shells.

As the players expected, the Black Hawk Army did indeed quickly lock onto their cannons and then fired shells in this direction.

Although, due to the reverse slope, most of the shells traced a parabola before exploding behind the player's artillery position.

However, shells still occasionally landed in this area. But since the player had moved the cannon away, these shells that hit the right spot didn't get any hits.

While the players were moving their artillery, all of Andrei's Hammers were rendered useless. Seeing that the enemy was not firing again, the Black Hawk Army breathed a sigh of relief.

"Haha, not bad, it seems our artillery is very skilled, they actually hit the target in the first two rounds!"

The colonel smiled smugly, and just as he was about to praise the artillerymen, suddenly, another shell came from the side.

As the heavy howitzer shells slammed into the artillery position, blowing one of their howitzers away and leaving a huge crater, the colonel's expression froze instantly.

Oh no, this is absolutely terrible!

What's going on with the enemy's artillery? How did they suddenly reappear?
An artilleryman quickly estimated the direction of the enemy's firing, and then was surprised to find:
The enemy's artillery appears to have moved!

Either they have other artillery positions on the other side, or the enemy's shells are definitely not from the same direction as the ones they were firing from before!
The enraged Black Hawk artillerymen turned around and fired back at the player, but the player had already escaped.

After several rounds of intense fighting, the Black Hawk artillerymen lost eight howitzers and over a hundred elite artillerymen, yet they still couldn't find the opposing player.

Although the enemy didn't fire many shells each time, they would fire two shots and then leave.

But this kind of manipulative behavior is driving them almost crazy!

"Reporting, Colonel, our special operations forces are in position!"

"Quickly, send them out and have them locate the enemy's artillery positions as quickly as possible, then destroy them all!"

The colonel roared, though he had originally planned to have these special forces launch a frontal attack as a spearhead to break through the enemy's defenses, but he had now changed his mind.

The player's side is engaged in a back-and-forth battle with the attacking Black Hawk Army, while at the same time, on Andrei's side...

When he confirmed from the players' chat area that the Black Hawk Army had launched an attack on the bait he had set up and that the enemy's forces had indeed been diverted, he grinned.

"Hahaha, that's great! Our enemy has fallen for it!"

"Katyusha, let's go! Next, we're going to lead the Titan Legion on a long-range raid. If we do well this time, we might be able to encircle an entire enemy army group!"

Thinking of this, a fiery glint appeared in Andrei's eyes.

Although he couldn't guarantee that he could actually encircle an entire army group on the other side this time, he had already seen that hope.

If they could wipe out the Black Hawk Army in one fell swoop, even with the current size of the Black Hawk Empire, they would feel a considerable pain.

Of course, compared to the original Earth plane, Andrei always felt that the Black Hawk Army in this world seemed to be more numerous.

Perhaps it's because the other side has a whole bunch of random special forces, or perhaps the Black Hawk Empire has freed up a lot of productivity by relying on the Necromancer industry.

However, it's also possible that the world's population is larger?
Who knows what really happened? Andrei didn't know the exact population figures for each country in the world, nor had he specifically looked up any information on that.

Suddenly, he inexplicably felt nostalgic for the internet before he traveled through time.

Besides being able to watch short videos, one of the most wonderful functions of the internet is that you can search for anything you want.

Unlike now, if he wants to research something, he has to find someone to slowly collect information.

Katyusha had no idea what Andrei was feeling down about; she only sensed that Andrei's mood had suddenly plummeted.

So she stood on tiptoe, patted Andrei's head, and said:
"What's wrong? You suddenly seem a little unhappy."

"Don't worry, don't put too much pressure on yourself. If we lose, we can retreat and find a way to rescue our teammates who are trapped over there."

"Our battle plan this time was excellent. Even if we lose, we won't suffer too many losses. With my Titan Legion, I don't believe the enemy can cut off our rear!"

Seeing Katyusha's confident demeanor, Andrei smiled.

"Don't worry, we won't fail. Of course we're going to win!"

Katyusha's Titan Legion has moved out, and along with this Winter's Wrath Titan Legion are four Ancient Titans that players eventually pieced together from the remains of the enemy Titan Legion.

Although Katyusha really wanted to incorporate these four Titan units into her legion, even though these four Titan units did have a rather strange design, looking ugly and like a junkyard.

Unfortunately, players believe that since they have already built the Titans, they should naturally have their own Titan army!

So those players simply merged their guilds, and after thinking for a long time, they decided to name the guild "Big Waaagh!!"

Good heavens, what kind of green-skinned behavior is this?
Andrei's lips twitched slightly, but he refrained from commenting on the player's abstract behavior.

However, this name is already quite good. Compared to the names in 40k Dark Tide, their names are quite formal and traditional. The various IDs in Dark Tide are truly outrageous.

When Andrei's army launched its attack, the Black Hawk troops, who were on the other defensive line, were completely stunned by the fierce offensive.

The main reason was that they believed Vorontsov's army must have suffered heavy losses in the previous battles, and besides, they didn't have any important targets on their side, so the enemy shouldn't launch a sudden attack at this time.

Even if Andrei launched an attack, shouldn't he have attacked towards Schlüsselburg and then gone to support Petrograd?

Because they never expected Andrei to suddenly launch an attack on this side, the Black Hawk Army here was almost completely unprepared.

Dozens of players' bombers launched a fierce bombing raid on the area, destroying the enemy's artillery positions, several bunkers, and some clustered armored units.

Immediately afterwards, Andrei used the few remaining Andrei's Hammer cannons, along with Katyusha rocket launchers from other players, to circle around to the enemy's flank and unleash a fierce attack using these highly mobile artillery pieces.

When dozens of Katyusha rocket launchers unleashed their barrage at the same time, the overwhelming number of rockets instantly covered a large area of ​​the enemy territory.

Although the Katyusha's output isn't particularly strong in terms of sustained damage, it's because its reload speed is extremely slow.

From a purely visual perspective, it would be a miracle if the Black Hawk troops didn't collapse in morale when they saw the rain of fire from the rockets and witnessed hundreds of enemy rockets raining down on their positions.

Before the hellish barrage had subsided, Andrei's Titan Legion had already pressed forward.

Although Katyusha didn't really want to give these kills to the players, the giant junk created by the players seemed to have some kind of bonus, as it was actually faster than the Cambrian Empire's Thunder Emperor Titan!

By the time her Thunder Titan charged up from the rear, the four Ancient Titans and the Skull Lord, who had just pressed onto the enemy's position, had already ended the battle.

"Ugh! I'm so angry! This isn't scientific!"

Katyusha stared incredulously at the several ancient junks, suddenly feeling an urge to use her mecha's giant scythe to cut them open and dissect them properly.

"This is absolutely bizarre! Theoretically speaking, this thing is about the same weight as 1.5 Caesar-class Titans, but it uses the original engine from a Caesar-class Titan!"

"If that's the case, how does this thing manage to run faster than a Caesar-class Titan while maintaining the same engine power?"

Andrei was also puzzled by this question.

However, vehicles built by players or recruited by players in the game seem to receive some special bonuses.

I haven't noticed any significant changes when using the weapons in Battlefield 5, but if we take the weapons in Battlefield 1 as an example, the mobility of the tanks and armored vehicles in Battlefield 1 is simply insane!
Tanks that could only reach a speed of 67 kilometers per hour in World War I can now be used for high-speed racing in the hands of players!

This is especially true for armored vehicles that travel at speeds not exceeding 10 kilometers per hour, and even biplanes in the sky are moving much faster.

If that's the case, then what's wrong with these ancient junks being able to run even faster?

Not to mention, players have even specially painted the Ancient Garbage in a very festive red. According to the philosophy of the Greenskins, this thing seems to give vehicles a speed boost, and red represents faster speed!

"Hey, don't think about it too much. Just try to keep up with the army in front. To be honest, I feel that the Thunder Emperor Titan is indeed a bit slow."

In the cockpit, Andrei stood at the command post of the Titan and said to Katyusha in front of him with some helplessness.

Jeanne originally wanted to stay here because she also needed to command her Thousand Sons Legion, serving as the Titan Guard of Katyusha's army.

But as the battle raged on, the more she fought, the more she felt that Katyusha's Winter's Wrath Titan Legion was moving too slowly!

The Titan legions of the players ahead were already advancing at lightning speed, and the enemy was collapsing at the first touch, leaving no room for any effective counterattack. She didn't seem to need to worry about the Thunder Emperor Titan being raided.

So not long after, Jeanne led her Thousand Sons Legion to the front lines to launch an attack, while Andrei moved his command post to the Titan.

While calming the somewhat agitated Katyusha, Andrei stroked the cockpits of the surrounding Titans.

I have to say, the technological content of this thing doesn't seem to be as high as I imagined.

Before entering the cockpit, Andrei imagined the Titan's cockpit to be similar to that in Pacific Rim, or like the cockpit in Gundam.

But once he actually crawled inside, he found that the thing was really rudimentary, with a clunky and rough feel to it!
If you had to put it in perspective, he felt like he wasn't in the cockpit of a Titan mech, but rather inside a super tank!
Back then, he even spent some time in the secondary turret of the Arrogant Fortress tank, where the German tank's driver's compartment was covered in genuine leather!
When we got here, all we could see was steel, and even the chairs were rock hard and uncomfortable to sit on.

"The reason this thing is slow is because our engine power can't compare to theirs, plus its armor is too thick."

As Katyusha piloted the mech, slowly following behind the group, she said with a hint of helplessness:

"Among all the Titan mechs in the world, the Thunder Titan was originally the one with the thickest armor. Previously, the mech was modified, and two large mechanical arms were installed on its rear."

"Now look what's happened! Our Titans are already way overweight, and we don't have powerful enough engines to power them, so we just can't get them going!"

To be honest, Katyusha had already noticed this problem during the previous Titan battle.

Although she never understood why her Titan could run faster than other Titans, especially after she had just killed the opposing Titan, she immediately felt that her Titan was flying.

Even so, she struggled to keep up with her enemies, let alone other Titans whose speed couldn't match hers.

Listening to Katyusha's complaints, Andrei stroked his chin and began to think.

He was currently pondering whether he had any way to create Titan units, and whether he could simply replace Katyusha with a Titan.
Unfortunately, unlocking some of the game's more advanced units requires an excessive amount of influence points.

Otherwise, he really wanted to just bring over the 40k Knight Mech!

Although in terms of size, the Knight mechs don't seem to have much of an advantage when facing these Titans, and they look so-so.

But the weapons equipped by the Knight mechs are far beyond what these Titans can compete with!

But there was nothing he could do; he simply couldn't afford to get his hands on that thing.

He even had some doubts: even if he destroyed the Black Hawk Empire, would he still be able to gather that many influence points?
"When I get back to this, I'll see if I can modify these Titans. If I can remove their armor, I'll try to remove as much of it as possible."

Andrei could only say this to Katyusha:

"I'm not sure if the armor of the Thunder Titan can be removed, but from the current perspective, the armor seems to be the least useful part of this Titan."

With the addition of shields, the importance of armor decreased significantly.

When the enemy cannot penetrate the shield, this thing's thick armor is completely useless, and when the shield disappears, even with thick armor, this thing can hardly withstand more than two shells.

Compared to the slight survivability gained from the extra armor, mobility is definitely more important.

As Andrei's forces began their rapid advance, cutting deep into enemy territory in preparation for a long-distance encirclement,...

News of the sudden attack on the defensive line was immediately relayed to General Ron and General Graham.

"Grem, what did I say before?"

During the phone call, General Ron couldn't help but angrily rebuke his colleagues:
"I warned you before, telling you to be very careful, but you didn't take my words seriously then. Now, my words are gradually becoming a reality!"

"I suggest you either lead your troops to retreat immediately, or quickly launch a counter-offensive against the enemy, attacking directly towards Volkhov at all costs, forcing the enemy to retreat!"

"If this continues, your troops will likely be surrounded by the Cambrian army!"

On the other end of the phone, General Graham, who had just been preparing to go to bed early, was suddenly struck by news from the front lines and lost all sleepiness. He was also in a state of panic.

"That's enough, Ron. I don't need you to remind me! I'll handle things here myself!"

"Instead of making sarcastic remarks, why don't you hurry up and ask the Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Army if Field Marshal Schweigen can offer us some assistance?"

(End of this chapter)