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"Commander, our casualties have been counted."
When Major General Amanda walked into the suite in Rhodes Town again, Scana even thought that he was mistaken.
The soldiers of the Fire Infantry Division had a very short period of time from fighting amongst themselves to being completely suppressed. However, in this short period of time, Major General Amanda seemed to have changed. The original Major General Amanda could be said to be a dragon and tiger, majestic and imposing. Wherever he went, he was full of aura, and every action carried a kind of valiant and powerful aura that belonged exclusively to soldiers.
Amanda's current appearance hadn't changed, but his temperament had completely paled. His face was deathly pale, and his eyes were filled with red blood. He seemed to be more than ten years old. Standing there, he gave off a feeling of disappointment. It could be seen just how hard the internal strife of the Flame Infantry Division had hit him.
"Major General Amanda, look at your current state. I know that the mutiny of the soldiers has dealt you a great blow, but this is not the reason for your depression. Don't forget your identity. You are one of the deputy commanders of this war. In terms of authority, you are even above me. How can you go to the battlefield like this? How can Scana and I trust you with the command of this war? "
Before Scana could say anything, Teglas, who was sitting beside Scana, frowned and scolded in a deep voice.
"Don't worry, Governor. I can continue fighting."
Amanda was silent for a moment and replied in a dry voice.
"I believe you."
'"I believe you can continue fighting, but I don't believe you can calmly make the most accurate commands according to the situation on the battlefield. You can indeed go to the battlefield and kill the enemy, but you are the deputy commander-in-chief now. If you bring the Military to the battlefield, you are going to die!" Teglas sneered.
"Amanda, I understand what you're feeling right now, The Flame Infantry Division that personally ordered the massacre of reinforcements a few hours ago is indeed hard to accept, but if we don't kill them, everything will lose our control. I told you before, I will be responsible for this war, for the United States, and for all the troops here. Do you think you don't need to be responsible anymore? "You can feel heartache for the Flame Infantry Division, but other than the Flame Infantry Division, should the nearly 50,000 soldiers die with you?"
Scana suddenly spoke. His tone was calm, but the words between the lines were extremely harsh and cold.
Major General Amanda's body trembled, and then he collapsed again. "Fifty thousand meters? We don't have fifty thousand meters anymore."
"Tell us about our losses."
Tigeras and Scana exchanged a glance, and Tigeras said in a solemn tone.
This time, due to the lack of time, they had only gathered 60,000 meters of troops. They were known to be 100,000 in the outside world, but in reality, there were only 58,000 of them. There were 9,000 Fire Infantry Divisions and about 1,000 captives left. Including this, if they were less than 50,000 meters of troops now, then the losses caused by the internal strife would be quite heavy.
'"Eight thousand Fire Infantry Division members were killed, and in the process of suppressing the Fire Infantry Division, our warriors did not act decisively enough, so although the number of soldiers was more than the enemy, they lost..."
Amanda paused, her face pale and haggard.
"How's the loss?!"
Tigeras' expression changed.
How's the loss, You don't even need to think about it, Although tens of thousands of soldiers had suppressed less than 10,000 rebels, But at first, Even during the process, the tens of thousands of meters army would definitely hesitate. After all, these could be considered their own people. Such hesitation was definitely fatal in the war of encirclement and suppression. This time, the losses must have exceeded everyone's expectations because of the hesitation in the hearts of the soldiers. What Tigeras wanted to know now was the exact number of losses.
"Five thousand people …"
Major General Amanda opened his mouth and uttered a number in a groaning tone. He laughed miserably, "Our soldiers lost more than five thousand men in the process of suppressing the rebellion, three thousand of whom belonged to the Giant Elite Division."
"What?! Are you saying it again?!"
Scana suddenly stood up and roared in disbelief.
Fifty-eight thousand soldiers of the Rice Army, eight thousand of them resisted and were killed. Five thousand of them were killed in the process of suppressing the resistance. This time, the internal strife that had not lasted long had actually cost thirteen thousand people.
The nearly 60,000 soldiers of the Rice Army had yet to start a war, and there were only around 40,000 left.
In particular, the Giant Elite Master had lost three thousand people.
This was simply a bone-wrenching injury.
The Giant Elite Division was stationed in the New Silver Nation State. Compared to the Fire Infantry Division, it could be said to be both heaven and earth. There were nearly 10,000 Fire Infantry Division members, and the division commander, Planck, was only a colonel.
However, there were only seven thousand Giant Elite Masters, and their division commander was a lieutenant general!
What did this mean?
If the Third Field Corps, which had been almost completely annihilated in the first siege, was the elite army of Lonemoon, The Giant Elite Division could be considered the most elite main combat division in the four southwestern states of the United States. Although there were only 7,000 Giant Elite Divisions, they could be considered elites even in the Marine Corps. Under normal circumstances, a thousand from the Giant Elite Divisions would be enough to defeat the Flame Infantry Division. However, the Giant Elite Divisions had actually lost 3,000 people to encircle the garbage legion of the Flame Infantry Division!
This was the most elite 3,000 men in the army of tens of thousands of meters.
Nearly half of the elite masters had been destroyed!
"Idiots, a bunch of idiots, what are they doing? Huh? What are these bastards doing? Why did things turn out like this? Major General Jax of the Giant Elite Master is committing a crime. He should be removed from his post, shot to death, should be..."
"Cough cough."
Teglas coughed heavily and interrupted Scana's roar.
At this time, Obviously, this was not the time to say that the Giant Elite Division Commander, Lieutenant General Jacques, was not here, Moreover, when the mutiny occurred, Teglas and Scana weren't present. Jax probably wouldn't be present either. Now that the Giant Elite Master had suffered such a huge loss, Lieutenant General Jax also didn't expect it. The current Lieutenant General Jax would probably be even angrier than Scana.
And Jax thinks highly of himself, Although he was a key member of the Howington Group, But he remained loyal to Howington alone, Normally, he wasn't too close to Teglas and Scana, Even if they occasionally communicated with each other, it was as if they were on equal footing. Scana and Lieutenant General Jackson's relationship wasn't incompatible, but they definitely couldn't be said to be good. At this time, Scana cursed Jackson, possibly giving others the illusion that Scana was going to take over the Hoventon Group after Hoventon was captured, thus beginning to rule out dissidents.
And Jax is not Planck.
As a colonel and division commander with no strong backing within the Hoventon Group, if Scanner wanted to withdraw, he would do so. He could rip it off justifiably. After all, he was not only a commander of the Marine Corps, he was also a member of the War Command. He had full authority to rip off Planck.
But Jax is one of the core lieutenants of the U.S. Military, Even if Scana was higher than him, it was impossible to dismiss him. He couldn't even say such words. Once these words spread out, conflicts between Jax and Scana would erupt immediately. Now that the Hoventon Group was in turmoil, they had to stabilize their internal affairs. Therefore, they had to be cautious in dealing with Jax's problems.
'"Alright, everyone doesn't want this to happen. This is an accident. Since it has already happened, it is impossible to solve any problems with anger. Let's put this matter under control first. Our most urgent task now is to prepare for war. Time no longer allows us to delay any longer."
"But our current combat strength is simply insufficient. What kind of war do we have?"
Major General Amanda smiled bitterly and asked straightforwardly.
The 60,000 meter army cooperated with the two flying brigades to counterattack Dark Town. The chances of success and failure could be said to be 50%. However, before the war started, they had already lost more than 10,000 people. To be clear, their combat strength was already insufficient. If they continued to fight head on, their success rate would not even exceed 30%.
Such a risk was not worth taking.
"In terms of manpower, Commander Scana is still prepared."
Teglas glanced at Scana and didn't say anything else.
Scana's heart skipped a beat. After a brief moment of hesitation, He nodded and said, More than ten kilometers away from us, Closer to Dark Town, "We still have 20,000 elites, real elites. Originally, this was my trump card. I intended to lay the foundation for the battle at the most critical moment, but the current situation no longer allows us to hide our trump cards. Amanda, I'll give you an address. You can go over there later and find the 20,000 elite leaders. Have them gather immediately and follow our large army."
"Twenty thousand elites?! How is this possible?"
Amanda cried out in surprise.
These tens of thousands of people were already the vast majority of the people they could gather in 24 hours. If there were a few thousand more people, Amanda might have been surprised, but he could still accept it. However, there were 20,000 more people. This was the combat strength of an army. Where did these people come from?
'"This is the elite of the Black Mercenary Group. He is my younger brother's subordinate. My younger brother Aresis is the commander of the Black Mercenary Group. Now that he has died, the Black Mercenary Group has an obligation to avenge him. Amanda, find the Deputy Commander James of the Black Mercenary Group and tell him that this is an order from Commander Aresis before he dies!"
Scana said with a gloomy expression.
Amanda's expression suddenly changed as she shouted, "Understood."
The Black Mercenary Group was the largest mercenary group in the world. Their elites and combat strength were naturally astonishing. With the addition of these 20,000 elites, they would be able to make up for the losses they had suffered in suppressing their resistance before, and their strength would be even greater.
Although these 20,000 people appeared abruptly, they appeared in Lonely Continent. Teglas was the governor of this place, and if he wanted to cover them with all his might, it would be very difficult for others to discover any clues.
Amanda was sure that once these 20,000 people joined the battlefield, they would definitely give everyone a huge surprise.
"You go now. Here is the address. Leave the matters in your hands to Deputy Commander Lam. Our main force will set off in ten minutes. We will gather at the temporary camp outside Dark Town's dense forest."
Scana tossed Amanda a map and said indifferently.
Amanda took the map, gave a straightforward military salute, and walked out without hesitation.
"What a pity."
Inside the room, Teglas watched Amanda's back disappear. After a full minute of silence, he sighed softly.
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