"But do we know how many of those troops they really have?" the general beside Marshal Carter said again.
A silence fell over the assembled generals.
That was right, they had no idea how many such warriors were on that military transport. If it was just these thousand-plus, but what if there were tens of thousands? The Carter Army Group would truly be in a predicament.
Seeing that the meeting had achieved little, Marshal Carter decided to halt proceedings for the moment and observe the intentions of the newly arrived "medieval armor" troops.
In reality, they were unaware that Chen Fan's so-called "medieval armor" was not as formidable as General Carter's men imagined. A single round of heavy machine-gun fire would suffice. It could only withstand a little longer.
Meanwhile, on Chen Fan's side...
Chen Fan was still organizing the second and fourth regiments to dig trenches in a tense operation.
In fact, Chen Fan himself was also unaware of the true capabilities of the Carter Army Group.
However, Chen Fan had roughly calculated that there were at least one hundred thousand troops, along with heavy firepower, heavy machine guns, heavy artillery, and mortars.
If the Carter Army Group were to advance further, their mortars might be able to reach the cities of Zhongdongfeihé and the Empire.
What Chen Fan feared most was the Carter Army Group discovering that the "medieval armor" in Zhongdongfeihé and the Empire was not as strong as it appeared.
Though Chen Fan knew it was only a matter of time before this was discovered, he reasoned that any temporary deterrence was better than none. This was his thinking.
"Report!" the commander of the first regiment shouted from atop the city walls at Chen Fan.
Chen Fan heard the commander of the first regiment's voice and immediately responded.
"Speak."
"The Carter Army Group appears to be preparing to withdraw," the commander of the first regiment informed Chen Fan.
Upon receiving this news, Chen Fan became instantly excited.
At this moment, Chen Fan knew that the Carter Army Group's withdrawal was entirely due to the immense shock instilled by his Seventh District soldiers.
Chen Fan then immediately decided to extend the front line. After all, if they only defended the city, the initiative would eventually slip away from Chen Fan's control.
Following Chen Fan's thought and his subsequent order,
The city gates of Zhongdongfeihé and the Empire were opened.
When the Carter Army Group saw that Zhongdongfeihé and the Empire dared to open their gates,
Their advance gradually slowed.
At this point, the "medieval armor" troops on the walls of Zhongdongfeihé and the Empire were suddenly replaced by the Zhongdongfeihé and Empire Joint Militia.
"What is going on?" Marshal Carter, who was preparing to push the front line forward, stopped in his tracks upon seeing this.
"It seems they intend to come out and seize the initiative," a general beside Carter remarked.
Hearing this, Marshal Carter prepared to give the order to retreat.
"Not good!! Marshal, look!" an observation soldier suddenly exclaimed.
Hearing the observer's astonished cry, Marshal Carter quickly snatched the binoculars and looked.
Marshal Carter's hands began to tremble, and he stood frozen in place.
In Marshal Carter's vision,
The gates of Zhongdongfeihé and the Empire were opened.
From the city gates, waves of "medieval armor" troops poured out.
Their sheer numbers were far beyond anything Marshal Carter could have imagined.
Seeing Marshal Carter frozen,
The generals surrounding Carter also quickly picked up their binoculars to see what had caught their Marshal's attention.
The generals were immediately stunned.
Before their eyes, the so-called "medieval armor" army appeared, one after another.
And then,
Chen Fan had organized all the Seventh District troops to appear at the city gate.
The units equipped with new scientific research equipment then presented themselves before the officers of the Carter Army Group.
Chen Fan, at this moment, had meticulously prepared for this very occasion. The primary objective of this sortie was to impress the men of the Carter Army Group.
The officers of the Carter Army Group saw at least over ten thousand of these "medieval armor" troops charging out from the gate.
Their imposing aura and the thunderous roar were unmistakable.
From their appearance alone, it was clear they were a formidable army, trained systematically.
In the eyes of the Carter Army Group, these men had at least seen battle and killed before, possessing such an aura. However, the generals of the Carter Army Group had no idea that this modern force before them was comprised of recruits who had never seen combat. They had only killed while executing missions, not like the troops they imagined, constantly engaged in warfare.
Chen Fan had, of course, anticipated the thinking of the Carter Army Group.
For Chen Fan, who planned three steps ahead, these were basic battlefield tactics.
Such maneuvers by Chen Fan could only be described as "base operations, surprisingly effective."
However, this situation directly created a tempest within the Carter Army Group.
The entire Carter Army Group felt as if they were facing an insurmountable enemy.
Although Marshal Carter himself was unwilling to believe it, his first encounter with Chen Fan had resulted in such a crushing defeat.
At this point, Chen Fan's troops began firing towards the direction where the Carter Army Group was retreating.
To conserve their own manganese steel bullets, Chen Fan chose to use the ammunition supplied by Zhongdongfeihé and the Empire.