16. Fortress VS Fortress (37)

Compared to their counterparts in various countries, the elven soldiers are a less brutal breed. But they are even more ruthless, even cold-blooded. This was largely due to their dictator and the military education system he had established. The professional soldiers produced through that elaborate assembly line often exhibit "inhuman" tendencies – not that the pointy-eared soldiers are a bunch of bloodthirsty murderers, like Charlemagne's army or the "locust army" of another world. It's just that the rationality of the officers of the defense forces is pressed to the emotional, and the overall impression of each one is like a mass-produced machine is too profound.

Because of this, Parsifal's "extra-spec" existence, which is sometimes more emotional than rational, is naturally particularly eye-catching. In an army that emphasizes collectivism and teamwork, it is inevitable that it will be looked at and even criticized.

Parsifal was aware of this, of course, and he was well aware that this trait was a manifestation of negative evaluations such as "indecisiveness" and "cowardice" in the eyes of his superiors and colleagues, which would have a lot of implications for his future development and future. However, he is not interested in getting ahead, and of course he will not deliberately do things that go against his nature to win the praise and recognition of others.

But "how much salary to do as much work" is also Parsifal's life principle, since he receives the captain's salary and carries the burden of a whole detachment on his shoulders, he naturally has to complete the work and obligations, so that his subordinates are so surprised that it affects the combat effectiveness is not within this range. The habitual offenders of "sentimentality" and "hanging children" had no choice but to restrain themselves.

It's just convergence.

The sense of disillusionment at the destruction of the most illustrious human beings of our time, as if a veteran connoisseur had smashed a fine work of art with his own hands, could not be erased.

Respect your opponent – not just talking, or taking them down and saluting before giving a speech. True respect is always based on reciprocity, and the kind of behavior that says respect in the mouth but slanders and despises in the heart is nothing but a disguised arrogance. And arrogance...... Since ancient times, it has left an opportunity for the enemy to take advantage of.

Let's not take past history as an example, but let's talk about this battle. Even Lieutenant General Campu, who was recognized by his subordinates as "dignified" and "has the style of a general", when he praised his opponent as "what a brave man", he also sent a bad comment that "Charlemagne's will to fight is too high, and his strategic thinking is too little". And thus ignoring the possibility that the enemy army may still have a surprise force, as a result, when the enemy ship was lowered, the air defense forces fell into confusion for a time, and were almost broken through by the enemy.

Parsifal did not slander or belittle his superiors and exalted himself, and he also thought that Camp's comments on Charlemagne's army were appropriate. It's just that if His Excellency the Commander could look at his opponent more fairly and objectively, he would not have made such a "frivolous" move as transferring the First Cruiser from its position.

Too much will to fight, too little strategic thinking - this sentence can be summed up as "brainless", and it can be understood in another way. That is, "the enemy's will to fight is sufficient, and once they are given a commander with sufficient ability and cohesion, they will burst out with momentum and energy that is unimaginable to anyone."

Even if that commander is just a village girl.

The so-called will to fight does not refer to an emotional state such as excitement and excitement. Rather, it is a kind of spiritual will to sacrifice life and death, and a good commander not only stimulates the soldiers' will to fight, but also allows them not to slack off after victory (Clausewitz's interpretation of "slackness" is that after one or several successes, the troops feel that they have done enough and enough). The previous stimulus that inspired and drove troops to risk life and death has dried up). When a setback is encountered, it can inspire the troops to be more heroic in the next battle and make the troops believe that they can do better.

Charlemagne's Maiden is just such a brilliant commander who has both ability, prestige and unique personality. Originally, he had the courage of "if the sword in his hand is short, he can take a step forward", and what kind of combat effectiveness can Charlemagne's soldiers burst out under the guidance of this holy girl in the face of bullets and bullets-just thinking about it makes Parsifal shudder, and then he is even more interested in the ancient legend that "Charlemagne can only win battles by women".

Admiration for admiration, Parsifal still has to fulfill his military obligations, and personally orders the destruction of the most legendary girl of this era to clear the way for this war.

“...... War always breaks good things and forces people to face all kinds of ugliness and one or two glittering fragments. ”

After muttering an exclamation in the voice of a historian, the soldier's thoughts and courage returned to Parsifal.

"The MDS units of each ship began to attack, suppressing the enemy's airspace, pay attention to maintaining the distance and relative position, don't let your own people knock it down!

Once this step is completed, the ship is considered to have reached its fateful end.

Looking at the group of planes that began to climb after catapulting into the air one after another in the interface, forming multiple three-plane formations, Parsifar let out an inaudible sigh.

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"This is an urgent attack, and they can't be suppressed in the sky!"

In the storm mixed with screams, Roland's roar was particularly powerful, and before he had time to apologize and explain to the stunned captain, Roland added.

"If the top of the head is suppressed, it will be completely over!"

The importance of air supremacy has been repeatedly proven, there is already a gap in firepower and quantity, if you make up for it from the sky, not to mention that the whole operation will be stillborn, and even the way to retreat will be blocked by crossfire nets from both the upper and lower directions at the same time.

- Well done.

Regardless of position and timing, this was not the right time to praise the enemy, but Roland really couldn't help but want to praise the fleet admiral he had never met.

Except for the initial retreat, all of the Admiral's tactics were carried out according to the standard flow of tactical orders, but it was that stroke of genius that made Roland's battle plan completely distorted.

That retreat not only gave the fleet ample firing range, but also gave the Endeavour an excellent opportunity to deviate from course.

Originally, it was intended to take advantage of the zenith blind zone of the anti-aircraft artillery group until the ground and air air defense forces completed the redeployment, rush into an altitude of 4,000 to 3,000 meters in one go, carry out an extremely fast airborne assault with MDS, and break into the battery in one breath to destroy or force the super cannon to stop operating. As a result, it was deflected by three salvos early, but fortunately it was not dead and deflected to the muzzle of anti-aircraft fire. Now he was exhausted just by defending himself against shells coming from all directions and controlling the course, and he simply had no energy left to carry out the planned airborne assault. Even if you reluctantly parachute despite the danger, the moment you get out of the cabin, you will probably be beaten into a sieve, and the whole operation will end here. What's more, the enemy MDS will soon surround and tighten the last pass in the encirclement, and at that time, there will really be no way back.

They were interlocked, they didn't give their opponents any respite, and most importantly, the commander saw through this airborne landing and not an airstrike before anyone else. After that, such a set of combat plans for a strong attack and airborne landing was quickly formulated.

For this gorgeous and magical tactical response, it is probably only by offering applause and cheers that you can show your feelings and respect.

If you can, it is the safest thing to choose to retreat, but thinking that it is not easy to appear, the gap that cannot be reproduced in the future will be closed, Roland is willing to take a "little" risk.

"Listen, immediately after my sortie, the left rudder 30, the stern speed brake opened a third. After 15 seconds, the C5 protocol will be executed. ”

"Your Excellency?"

"After that, I'll leave it to everyone. ”

With an apologetic wry smile, Roland connected to the cargo hold control unit at the bottom of the ship's cabin, confirmed that all personnel were in place, and after locking all the sealed cabins, he opened the door of the cargo passage in one breath.

The hatch painted with red anti-rust paint slowly opened, and the heating filled with the smell of metal and grease was suddenly sucked away, and then the cold wind full of gunpowder smoke whistled in the cargo hold, and the roar of shells broke out one after another.

The thought of jumping into the dead space where shrapnel and steel balls flew outside made Roland tremble. Take a big breath.

"Forcibly lifted!"

At the same time, Roland unfastened the mechanism of the maintenance rack, and lightly stepped on it, and the white unicorn MDS floated away from the cargo hold, breaking into the sky full of flames and black smoke.