Arknights, but the family has fallen again

However, her plan did not include the possibility that Wei Yanwu could mobilize the army!

Could it be that the court of Dayan trusts him so much?!

No, it’s just that this time, Lao Wei used the natural disaster report as a starting point to investigate the movements of Shengjun Castle in advance... Moreover, there happened to be someone in Longmen who could serve as a military supervisor.

Even though she might not be able to beat Wei Yanwu at all, this actually showed her attitude, so Wei naturally had to be more sensible.

Outer city wall.

Under the red robe, a few strands of golden threads danced with the artillery fire.

"To actually use the infected as a vanguard... Ursus's corruption has reached this level."

The other two red-robed men also said, "The infected have always been unstable. If one of them suddenly explodes in the army, there is no guarantee that the camp will be in chaos."

"I think that when Lord Lin talks about depravity, he's criticizing the morality of the Ursus people? After all... how is this any different from driving the elderly, the weak, women, and children?"

It turned out that those clinging to the city walls were not only Sarkaz mercenaries, but also a large number of refugees.

To be more precise, it was the Sarkaz mercenaries who were pushing the refugees to their deaths.

The strange thing is... Hedley and Inès are not here.

Are you Sarkaz ever going to stop?

Walking alone again, huh?

At the same time, free clinic.

"Everyone, please follow the operators and take shelter in the surrounding buildings in an orderly manner!"

"keep the order!"

"If necessary, we will use force!"

Relying on their conscience and Rhodes Island's customs, the operators protected the ordinary people at the free clinic at this most critical moment.

Among the crowd, there is a pair of familiar bear ears.

This made Otto feel a little awkward: Well... okay, it's all the same.

Through Huang's body, Ott ordered, "All sniper operators, return to the arrow defense platform. Heavy armor operators, maintain order."

Chapter 125 It doesn't matter, it's all the same

One of the things Otto hates most is micro-management; the second is when the things he prepared for emergencies really have to be used.

And now, two troubles came at the same time.

The divisions and solitude within the Sarkaz mercenary group made the trivial matter of "ensuring Misha" appear in an extremely funny and cruel way.

The slums now have an administrative body that has not yet fully established its rule. It is much "quieter" than when Broken Bones, W and others kidnapped Misha from the slums in the original plot.

Now, however, it was much noisier because of the artillery fire from the city walls.

"Doc Otter?" Amiya looked at Otto, waiting for his decision.

"Mission objective secured, return to defense."

Meanwhile, Meteorite, who was still using fighting as a form of training, watching the newcomers from Longmen become new prisoners... and contributing to the re-education center, received another telepathic communication: "Take this opportunity to screen out some of the thugs. Don't return to defend."

Otto was not sure whether Misha had heard the news on the street, happened to want to apply for the job today, or her condition had suddenly worsened... In short, this white-haired Ursus bear lady came to the office on her own initiative.

Along the way, Otto explained the situation to Amiya: "Since we have established control over the slums, the integration movement's infiltration has become much more difficult. Due to the lack of manpower, even the integration movement in Longmen knows that its strength is not enough to pose any real threat to the office."

"Then why are they attacking?" Amiya asked. "This... is just suicide."

After a long pause, Ott replied, "No one with normal intelligence would believe the information the drone just broadcast. The sound of artillery fire was so clear, and they might be able to fool the public later by using excuses like bombarding a natural disaster cloud. But now, only a few who are deluding themselves would believe the drone's nonsense."

Amiya was a little surprised. "I definitely don't believe that the Reunion Movement could infiltrate Longmen!"

Ott nodded. "In other words," he said, "after the bombardment began, those who had some intelligence, though not quite all, would have thought they had seized the perfect opportunity and launched a storming of the office."

What Otto didn't tell Amiya was that what prompted them to make up their minds was probably the poor people of Lungmen who were an excellent meat shield.

Regardless of who Otto was, Rhodes Island's stance was undoubtedly on the side of truth, goodness, and beauty. And for such good people... their tried-and-true tactic was to draw civilians into the fray.

And it just so happened that there were enough civilians in the free clinic.

They actually introduced the Troublemaker System in Longmen!?

However, for Ott, it would be good if he could protect the civilians, but he would not force them to be protected if he could not...

The figures of Otto and his group were so conspicuous under the voice of the drone calling on the public to return indoors.

In the alley, a group of thugs, who had just covered their faces in white, rushed out in a noisy manner, led by a Reunion warlock.

When they saw Ott and his group, they were stunned at first, and then someone immediately broke away from the command and launched an attack on Ott and his group - even though the Integration Movement did not realize that "Libori" was the "second target" at all.

"Come back!" their commander shouted.

After all, this group of people seemed to be mostly powerless women. These rogue infected people were completely unable to restrain their violence.

Seeing that he was completely unable to control the enemy, the enemy commander cursed loudly and then ordered: "Damn it! Forget it! Charge!"

The masked thugs who hadn't yet charged also began their attack.

This squad was mainly composed of cheap melee infantry, with a few archers and crossbowmen scattered at the end of the team.

The configuration is quite unreasonable and there is a considerable lack of training.

Considering that no one would actively send a rookie force to carry out an infiltration mission... they should mostly be from Longmen.

"Don't stretch the battle line too far in this situation, or more and more people will notice," Ott said. "Amid the intermittent roar of artillery fire, the sound of battle won't travel far. When I count to one, focus your fire on that warlock."

In this case, activating the Warlock and Commander only makes sense for the former: it's clear that his forces are completely out of control.

"...Two, one."

Bang!

As the Otto card timer counted down ruthlessly, the cannons on the city wall roared again.

Black lines were released from Amiya's hands, and the white-masked warlock was knocked to the ground before he could even cast a round of spells.

Looking at the warlock's still heaving chest, Otto glanced at Amiya and sighed.

Being overly concerned with the lives of the "enemy" might be fine in minor skirmishes...

He waved his hand gently, and the arrows flowed like a stream, sweeping away the ranged units at the end of the enemy team. The heavily armored operator, shield raised high, slowly approached, while the guards had already silently slipped into the shadows.

Less than a hundred meters away, it was extremely dangerous in such a firefight. If they followed orders and concentrated their fire on the enemy at range, then...

Savoring the sudden surge of power within them, the sniper operators followed Ott's orders via the mental link and released their arrows. Not a single one followed the instinctive urge of self-preservation.

Therefore, the enemy melee fighters who were rushing straight towards the front line were ignored by this rain of arrows.

"Amiya, there are some basic rules for street fighting."

Ott said: "Use ranged combat to fight melee combat, and use melee combat to fight ranged combat."

However, this is almost completely contrary to his decision.

Looking at the little rabbit's subtle expression, she was probably also trying to suppress the urge to complain.

"These decisions are the most basic, and therefore the safest." Ott emphasized loudly, "Not all troops are as elite as the operators!"

Why are you shouting so loudly?

Several heavy-armored operators stepped forward without hesitation. Through the eyes of the Ghost Shark, Otto could see that they were somewhat benefited from his praise.

It's a good thing to talk, and it costs nothing!

"An order that goes against a soldier's instincts will be met with their instinctive doubt," Ott concluded. "If a commander uses his authority to enforce a questionable order, the extent to which it will be implemented becomes highly questionable."

Amiya held the spell in her hand, and together with the ghost shark, she guarded Otto closely.

She responded: "That is to say, the correct order cannot be correctly implemented..."

This way of expressing it isn't very good. If this team wasn't the Operators with whom Amiya had a certain degree of emotional connection, but the "Winter Soldiers in training," someone would definitely feel uncomfortable:

By speaking in this way, isn't the commander blaming the crime on ordinary soldiers?

Ott shook his head and said, "An unachievable order does not need to become a mistake."

“It’s a mistake in itself.”

The complexity of reality makes all teachings tainted with a bit of "why are you allowed to say everything?"

But you have to eat one bite at a time.

Chapter 126: Bold Man Gao Yi

A war machine with a complete command chain and well-trained combat units, and a group of masked thugs...this can't be called a battle at all.

Amiya and the sniper operators immediately opened fire, wiping out the enemy's brains with concentrated fire. Several heavy-armored operators, supported by rear-line fire, occupied several key nodes, strangling the throat of the street.

The scattered soldiers suddenly found themselves facing a high wall made of arrows and iron towers.

At this moment when they were halfway through the charge and their blood was boiling, they had a question: Where are our snipers?

All this happened so fast that the masked thugs in the situation didn't even have time to retreat... The guards had already used the alleys and high walls to cut off their retreat.

Ott introduced: "Blocking the enemy's retreat is also a tactical choice that is not recommended."

Why do you only use evil methods?

"Eh?"

"If we deploy the Guards on their flanks, it's a classic hammer-and-anvil tactic." Ott pointed at the heavy armored operators. "This tactic is very classic, but it's actually more suitable for large-scale operations."

"Some may rigidly claim that only cavalry can use the original hammer and anvil tactics, but it can have many variations depending on the hammer and anvil."

“But the core elements remain the same: the anvil resistance line and the hammer breakout.”

"The anvil can be a shield guard, a phalanx of spearmen, or even a line of skirmishers. As long as they can withstand the enemy's impact and hold on until the hammer is in place, it will be fine."

Ott then gave Amiya a deep look and said, "The same goes for Hammerhead."

Warlocks, artillery...even power armor, they can all be qualified "hammer heads".

“Its job is to break through.”

"They may be able to kill or injure the enemy, and they may be able to advance the front, but that is not their primary job."

"Break through—destroy the enemy's lines." Ott emphasized, "An army is a giant beast that thrives on order. Without order, it's nothing more than a collection of ants."

"Hammerhead's job is to turn his enemies from giant beasts into ants."

This kind of order is multifaceted. Even if an army is broken into pieces, it still knows what it is doing and can rely on its own brains to serve the overall goal.

But the vast majority of armies... they are lucky enough to be able to form a line. For them, the line is basically the greatest (or even the only) manifestation of order.

"Once the front lines are broken, the morale of most enemies will collapse, and they will not be able to regroup in a short period of time."

But this group of headless flies, after being completely surrounded, actually began to desperately rush out. On one side of the street were heavy armored personnel backed by a hail of arrows, and on the other side were guard operators who looked extremely lonely.

Even without a commander, most of them still instinctively turned towards the guards.

However, the melee operators in both directions showed no intention of continuing to advance the front line.

"Is this why, Doc Otter, you don't recommend blocking the enemy's retreat?"

Ott nodded.

This is actually very consistent with a person's instinctive cognition, so it is easy to understand.

"When their retreat routes are completely blocked, the enemy forces, which should have been fleeing in all directions, will instead be forced to demonstrate their organization. In even worse cases, our lines could even be penetrated by this escaping force."

Showing something doesn't mean it really exists.

"But this doesn't mean they have restored order. It's just that..." Ott shook his head: "We didn't leave them any other choice."

In other words...