Chapter 1487 Crimson Galaxy Suppression Operation (14)
At 4:33 in the morning, the Red Maple Republic launched a large-scale counterattack.
A total of 22 targets occupied by the Spinning Water Federation yesterday were attacked almost at the same time, and the conditions were very similar. They were all covered by heavy fog and allowed the Red Maple Republic Army to approach the artillery range.
The orbital bombing ships in the sky were also unable to provide early warning due to the heavy fog. They were even unable to provide fire support before the thick fog dispersed, otherwise it would be easy to blow up their own people.
The army command concluded that the thick fog might be some kind of trick played by the Red Maple Republic and did not occur naturally. However, this detail was not important now, and it immediately issued an order to defend the stronghold.
The rapid siren woke all the soldiers from their dreams. Many of them had no time to dress up, put on their clothes, pick up their guns and went out.
Although the thick fog blocked the view, the soldiers entering the trenches could hear the roar of the engines very clearly, and the armored forces of the Red Maple Republic were approaching.
This also made many soldiers in the trenches curse.
Because last night, the command headquarters ordered a raid on the landing ship to support other friendly forces. Now, except for the artillery deployed before nightfall, there are almost no suitable anti-armor means on this position.
But there is good news. As long as the soldiers turn around, they can see that the more than 300-meter-long Swan has just started its engine and is slowly taking off. Even the thick fog cannot hide the huge figure, which brought confidence to many soldiers.
The artillery was loaded and the machine gun was loaded. Almost the first armored vehicle passed through the thick fog and tried to cross the trench. The battle directly reached the fierce stage. Everyone pointed their guns at the thick fog, regardless of whether they could see the enemy. Anyway, fight first and then talk.
The firepower network of tracer bullets swept into the deep dense fog. Sometimes you could see them being bounced away, and sometimes it seemed like they had hit the enemy, and you could vaguely hear screams.
The armored troops and infantry of the Red Maple Republic Army are advancing in a mixed manner. Coupled with the influence of thick fog, it is difficult for anti-armor firepower to directly hit the target. Now we only know that it seems to be getting closer and closer.
Shells that may have been fired by self-propelled artillery landed on the Spinwater Federation's position one after another.
The big-headed soldiers immediately retreated into the trench and allowed the mud to hit them.
They knew that this was Xu Jin's barrage, and the enemy would come up soon.
Everyone clenched their guns tightly. Yesterday when they attacked, they thought that it would be easier for the defenders to squat in fortifications than to charge in a hail of bullets.
But when they were attacked today, the soldiers squatting in the trench suddenly realized that this was not much better than yesterday!
Amidst the loud shells and the rumbling sound of tracks, the stunned squad leader slowly opened his eyes.
“Are you up? Can you move?”
A strange face appeared in front of the monitor. He touched his face and wiped off a large piece of dirt.
“I should still be able to move.”
The squad leader then noticed that he was in a trench, surrounded by soldiers who were waiting in full formation, and handfuls of soil exploded with the explosion of artillery shells. Spread it in and create a mess.
Even after he passed out, the squad leader did not let go of the gun in his hand. He used the gun as a crutch to support himself up.
Looking around, the monitor asked:
"Where are my soldiers?"
The person who woke him up stretched out his hand and handed over a dog tag:
"He...well, I'll pack it up after the fight. It's not easy to carry." Come back, I only have time to take this.”
The squad leader stared at the dog tag and carefully put it in his chest pocket, which was already full of more than a dozen.
An infantry squad, once again, only the squad leader is left.
But there was no time to grieve, the roar of the engine was very close. "Everyone raise their guns!"
The officers in the trench saw that Xu Jin's barrage had passed and immediately ordered the soldiers to raise their guns and shoot.
My head was still dizzy, but the squad leader did not forget his mission as a soldier. Just like instinct, he immediately lay down in the bunker and took aim.
It was still difficult to see anything clearly in the thick fog, but the sound could tell them that something was approaching.
Then, a whistle sounded in the thick fog. It was a charging whistle.
An eight-wheeled armored vehicle broke out of the thick fog first. The automatic weapon station on the top began to spray 20mm machine gun shells. At the same time, dense footsteps and shouts of death came from behind the armored vehicle, and there was a dense atmosphere. All are people.
The soldiers in the trench pulled the trigger, the automatic weapons sprayed flames wildly, and a gun could easily mow down a group of people.
But the strafing by enemy armored vehicles will also cause heavy losses to our side.
A 57mm shaped cannon placed behind the crowd opened fire. The armored vehicle that had been showing off just now seemed to have been punched out of thin air. A smoking hole was created, and the high-temperature melta bomb quickly detonated the ammunition in the armored vehicle, turning it into a pile of burning garbage.
The high-temperature detonation of the ammunition sounds like a firecracker, crackling.
However, there was no time to cheer for this small victory. Immediately, a bright light like a cannon firing flashed through the thick fog.
The small-caliber shaped-energy gun emplacements that had just blasted the armored vehicles were blown away.
There are not many anti-armor weapons on the position. The assault landing ship was transferred away last night to support friendly forces. Without more heavy weapon assistance, the soldiers in the frontline trenches may be in trouble when facing armored units. You can only use anti-tank grenades or do anti-tank gymnastics directly with your body.
And bad news always comes one after another.
A tank with twin 100mm guns and heavy armor drove out of the thick fog. It walked around the wreckage of the destroyed armored vehicle and once again took a roll at the machine guns and artillery that might be around.
The automatic weapon stations overhead were still suppressing the soldiers in the trenches, preventing them from getting up. There was no chance of throwing anti-tank grenades.
The squad leader wanted to show his head to see if there was any opportunity, but he was immediately shot back by a hail of bullets from a heavy machine gun.
With that sudden glance, he saw that a large number of enemy soldiers had appeared behind the tanks, and it was only a matter of time before they were pressed into the trenches.
"Everyone! Prepare melee weapons!"
The officer in this trench also noticed it. He immediately pulled out his repeating laser pistol, ready to fight hand-to-hand combat with the enemy troops who were about to pour into the trench.
Using a gun to shoot at each other can basically be done by one person, but when fighting hand to hand, it requires fearless courage.
The squad leader immediately attached a force field bayonet to his gun, touched the engineer shovel on his waist to confirm that it was still in place, and took a few deep breaths to try to calm down.
At this moment, the sound of heavy footsteps 'dong, dong' came from behind, and then the trench was illuminated by an orange flash.
Everyone lay down and took a quick glance, and found that the tanks that were showing off their power just now had turned into burning scrap metal.
Looking back, a pair of eyes with green light came out of the thick fog. The orange flash of light from the fire allowed everyone to barely distinguish that it was a human-shaped thing.
It seemed to have a beam bursting weapon on its head. It fired left and right at the enemy troops near the trench, causing the enemy troops to lose their armor.
(End of this chapter)