Re:Zero - Starting a Different World Industry

As the war progressed, the season changed from early autumn to late autumn.

After defeating the northern demons, the season on the continent entered late autumn.

Winter is coming soon.

However, due to the special location of the Elf Empire, snow is rarely seen even in winter.

The Demon Empire is very eager to acquire the land of the Elf Empire because every winter, the Demon Empire is troubled by the severe cold.

Everything will be fine as long as we annex the Elf Empire.

This is why the Demon Empire went south to fight.

In the capital of the Elf Empire.

The soldiers who had been fighting all day had begun to rest.

This is an unwritten rule between the two sides that no one will launch an attack at night.

They were enjoying the rare peace and quiet that the night brought.

But William, the battalion commander of the infantry battalion, was very angry.

Because he found his brother in the 1st Armored Division.

That’s right, William’s younger brother Fleishtam also joined the Great Yan National Defense Army.

This made William very angry. He was not angry about his brother joining the army, but about his brother coming to the elf capital.

Now the elf capital is a meat grinder. No matter you are a veteran or a rookie, you will die here.

At first, William was worried about his brother's safety.

But soon, the company his brother was in was disbanded.

His brother's company was incorporated into the infantry battalion led by William.

William was also able to take care of his younger brother.

But he did not take special care of Fleishtam.

It is better to let him perform the combat mission that a soldier should have.

However, the younger brother did not embarrass William. Although as a new recruit, he was inevitably timid on the battlefield, but after nearly ten days of fighting, he gradually adapted.

William and his colleagues were also commended.

Because the infantry battalion led by William had withstood the attacks of nearly 5000 demon soldiers for four consecutive days.

And of the four blocks William defended, only one was lost.

A salient has been formed in the position currently controlled by Da Yan and the elves.

It greatly tied down the strength of the demon army.

In order to protect this salient, the 1st Armored Division supplemented William and his men with soldiers from other disbanded companies.

And a tank platoon was sent to support William.

However, the organization of this tank platoon is not complete, and it currently has only three T34s.

William and his men destroyed eight magic crystal tanks with these three T34s.

But as the battle line became tighter, the 1st Armored Division had no extra soldiers to replenish William.

As a result, William now only has more than 600 soldiers left.

But ammunition is sufficient.

In addition, supplies were delivered to William's camp every day from the rear.

night.

William hid in a small room, using a flashlight to arrange tomorrow's combat mission with several company commanders.

While his younger brother was eating food beside him.

"Captain of the First Company, can you hold out tomorrow? There are only about 100 people left in your company, right?"

William looked at the company captain with some concern.

The company commander nodded and said.

"Although we only have a hundred people, we still have 12 MG42s available. It will be difficult for the demons to defeat us."

William did not continue speaking after hearing this, because the first company commander and other company commanders knew that the entire battalion was already short of manpower.

If soldiers from other companies were withdrawn, the existing defense line would most likely collapse.

The reason why William and his men were in such a passive position was that all of the more than 2000 elven soldiers who were originally responsible for assisting them had been sacrificed.

The elven soldiers had no experience in street fighting and had not received professional training.

Some of the soldiers in William's infantry battalion had experienced street fighting in the Forest Elf Kingdom.

The military also provided street fighting training for all soldiers.

Therefore, the combat casualty ratio of Dayan soldiers is much higher than that of elf soldiers.

Just as William was discussing the battle plan, a gunshot broke the peace of the night.

This was followed by intensive gunfire.

"Captain! Those sons of bitches are attacking at night! We can't hold on any longer. It is estimated that there are more than 20 magic crystal chariots with more than 1000 demon soldiers rushing towards us."

A messenger came running in breathlessly.

William immediately ordered the battalion commanders to return to their company headquarters and prepare for battle.

At the same time, he picked up the gun and looked at his brother.

Fleishtam immediately swallowed his food and picked up his rifle.

"Follow me!"

After William finished speaking, he put on his helmet and personally led the troops to block the gap.

My brother followed immediately.

Soon, news of the attack on Wilhelm Sob spread throughout the 1st Armored Division.

William also requested fire support from the division headquarters without hesitation.

Without further ado, the divisional headquarters sent out five Tiger tanks to provide reinforcements.

And ordered the artillery to immediately support William's troops.

But everyone in the division headquarters was still frowning. It was not just William who made them frowning, they were under attack.

Instead, it was the demon who first broke the rule that prohibited attacking at night.

This means that soldiers may face high-intensity combat 24 hours a day.

This is a great test for the soldiers.

Just as the top leaders were worried, the battle on the front line also entered a fierce stage.

Since the demon soldiers started using semi-automatic magic rifles.

The combat effectiveness increases rapidly.

But after changing the magic rifle to semi-automatic.

The power of the magic rifle is not even as strong as that of the MP40.

And now basically more than half of the soldiers of the 40st Armored Division use MP.

This directly pressed the demon soldier to the ground and rubbed him.

The demon soldiers also learned to be smart. They learned to pick up the Bopsa from the elf soldiers and the MP40 from the Dayan soldiers.

The rifleman of the Dayan soldier will cut off the magic rifle in the hands of the demon soldier.

Change it back to single shot and give it to the marksman.

To the extent that now when the two sides fight, it is impossible to tell whose troops they are based on the sound of gunfire.

We can only judge by whether there is gunfire from MG42.

Because the machine gunner and his two assistant gunners will try their best to destroy the MG42 in their hands before they die or evacuate.

As a result, the demon soldiers can't even hold the MG42 now.

It is precisely because of the existence of machine guns that the Dayan soldiers can hold off the demon soldiers.

But William soon discovered that tonight's enemy was unusual.

The enemy's firepower was nearly twice as strong as usual.

And the power is far beyond before.

In just over ten minutes of fighting, more than thirty Dayan soldiers were injured.

After William was suppressed by the enemy's firepower after just finishing a gunfight, he finally understood why the demon's firepower suddenly increased.

Because the opponent also had firepower similar to that of a machine gun.

And under the cover of 20 magic crystal chariots, they were slowly rolling towards William.

Judging from the situation, William and his men have gradually fallen into a disadvantage and have to retreat.

But can they really retreat?