Warlords: Rise of the System

Lu Tianhao and Commander Ding stayed in the joint operations command headquarters.

But he still knew every move on the battlefield.

Although their two teams suffered casualties, they were able to hold off the bandits' forces.

The battle situation reported by scouts at the defense lines of several warlords' forces in other armies is worrying.

The warlord's troops were poorly equipped and did not have much heavy firepower, so they were simply unable to withstand the attack of the bandit armored forces.

Their current line of defense is a Great Wall of Steel built with the blood and flesh of their soldiers.

According to the report from the scouts, Lu Tianhao donated anti-aircraft machine guns to several division commanders, and they formed an air defense force.

They attached great importance to this air defense force, and it did not participate in the attack by the ground bandit forces.

Without heavy firepower to suppress the enemy's armored forces, it would be impossible to stop the advance of their tanks and armored vehicles.

Their first line of defense was quickly breached, and the soldiers engaged in a melee with the bandits.

Due to the gap in weapons and equipment, coupled with the combat effectiveness of the soldiers on both sides, the soldiers on the first line of defense suffered heavy casualties.

If all the soldiers of one company are killed, soldiers from another company will take their place.

Batches of soldiers risked their lives to withstand the attacks of the bandits.

The soldiers even carried explosive packs or bundles of grenades and risked their lives to blow up many of the bandits' tanks and armored vehicles.

Without the cover of tanks and armored vehicles, the bandits' infantry were beaten back by the soldiers.

After more than three hours of fierce fighting, the bandits' first wave of attack was finally repelled.

The soldiers hurried to clean up the battlefield and rescue the wounded.

The system's voice also sounded in Lu Tianhao's mind.

"Ding! Kill 323 bandit soldiers and get double the reward, a total of 7000 points.

Destroy eight tanks and 12 armored vehicles. Each tank and armored vehicle is worth 100 points, for a total of 2000 points.

The friendly forces killed 269 bandit soldiers and did not receive double the reward, for a total of 3000 points.

Friendly forces destroyed six tanks and five armored vehicles, earning a total of 1100 points."

This wave of attack by the bandits brought them points.

What made Lu Tianhao happy was that the friendly forces destroyed the bandits' tanks and armored vehicles at not half the price.

Lu Tianhao didn't dare to ask the system, fearing that this was a loophole that would be blocked by the system.

Lu Tianhao calculated that in this wave of battle, he had consumed more than 5000 points on weapons, equipment and ammunition.

After all the deductions, I made a net profit of nearly 8000 points.

This only calculated the losses of his own troops, and did not take into account the losses of weapons, equipment and ammunition on Commander Ding's side.

If the losses on Commander Ding's side were also taken into account, the points earned would be even less.

In this wave of bandits' attack, his soldiers suffered few casualties, with only three killed and twenty to thirty injured.

Even if points were converted into silver dollars for relief, it would not cost many points.

The troops led by Ding Youkui suffered much greater casualties.

According to the battle damage report, more than 200 soldiers under Ding Youkui were killed and three to four hundred were injured.

Although Commander Ding's troops suffered heavy casualties, this was only relative to Lu Tianhao's troops.

If compared with the soldiers who eliminated the bandits, the bandits did not gain any advantage in this confrontation. Instead, the number of deaths was much greater than that of their two armies.

The troops of other warlords suffered even more heavy casualties.

Lu Tianhao did not get the specific number, but he could guess it based on the scouts' reports.

The total number of casualties in each of the warlord's troops must have exceeded 1000.

Some troops may have already broken through the 2000 mark.

This is only the first round of attack by the bandits. If they continue like this, after three or four waves of attacks, the troops of other warlords will basically be crippled.

There were probably more than 100,000 troops stationed outside the south gate of Kyoto Prefecture.

There are a total of six divisions, several brigades, and Lu Tianhao's regiment.

The last time we visited, five division commanders came, but several brigade commanders did not come.

The area defended by several brigade commanders was a marginal area, not the main attack area of ​​the bandits.

It is also because of this that this wave of bandits' attack did not hit their defense area.

He himself suffered heavy casualties from this wave of attacks by the bandits.

Lu Tianhao estimated that after they retreated, they might need to rest and replenish their supplies.

If they did not launch another attack in the afternoon, they would most likely launch a night raid.

Lu Tianhao still has nearly 20 points in his hands, so he can now provide weapons and equipment to other warlord troops.

However, once they are provided with large quantities of weapons and heavy weapons, they themselves cannot clearly explain the sources of these weapons.

Once the secrets of my system are exposed, I will probably become the target of public criticism.

There is no doubt that the great powers will attack us.

Even some warlords in the country are afraid of becoming too powerful, and they are likely to be bewitched and attack us.

Providing large amounts of weaponry and heavy weapons to other warlords' troops is not a feasible approach.

Duan Hao thought about it again and again and decided to open up another path, a path that would be beneficial to him.

Lu Tianhao said to Commander Ding, "Commander Ding, you have seen today's battle, the bandits are extremely powerful.

Our two armies have a lot of heavy firepower, which is why we can barely hold off the bandits' attacks.

As for the other troops, you should know, needless to say, that they suffered heavy casualties.

We are now on the same line with them. Once their defense line is lost, the bandits will follow their defense line to bypass us and surround us completely.

Do you think we can successfully break out from the siege of the bandit army?"

Commander Ding's face was very solemn. "Brother Lu, just tell me what you have decided. As long as I can do it, I will fully support you."

Lu Tianhao said slowly, “If the bandits don’t attack us this afternoon, I’m worried that they will attack us at night.

For the safety of all defense lines, I decided that we should take the initiative and launch a night attack on the bandits tonight."

Commander Ding showed an embarrassment, "Brother Lu, there are more than 100,000 bandits facing us.

If we, with our 10,000 people, launch a surprise attack on them, it would be tantamount to committing suicide.

If we really want to launch a night attack on the bandits, we can combine forces with more troops, so that we can have a better chance of success."

Lu Tianhao waved his hand and said, "Master Ding, you will misunderstand me.

I didn't plan to have other troops participate in tonight's surprise attack, including yours.

What I want to say is that I will lead my troops to launch a surprise attack, and you will send someone to temporarily take over the defense line I am stationed on.

Once my troops can't come back, my defense line will be handed over to you."