Chapter 360 Encirclement and Showdown
Norris, the battalion commander of the 162nd Heavy Combined Battalion under the 72nd Heavy Combined Brigade of the Federal Army Expeditionary Force, has been in excellent condition since landing on Pyla IV, killing everyone.
The 72nd Heavy Combined Brigade was originally responsible for a 'deep attack brigade' in the federal landing force, and Norris's 162nd Heavy Combined Battalion was the 'forward attack battalion' of the brigade.
It can be said to be the tip of the offensive spear.
So their battalion is also one of the few 'standing troops' in the entire landing force that is directly transferred from the military planet. Both the equipment and the quality of the personnel are much higher than other friendly units.
Compared with the line-filling troops drawn from the Star Dragon Empire on the opposite side of the battle line, their overall combat effectiveness was naturally several levels higher.
So during this period of time, Norris and his troops basically encountered no difficulties or hard problems when performing their missions.
To this day
When he first received the task of 'going to the Atlas Group refugee camp to negotiate and search', Norris actually guessed that the person above was probably trying to find Atlas. Lars is in trouble.
In other words, the Federation no longer intends to continue the stalemate, but is preparing for a showdown with Atlas.
During this period, their front-line troops had heard about the conflicts between the Federation and Atlas.
As a professional federal soldier, Norris is naturally on the side of the federation unconditionally on this matter.
However, in his heart, he does not actually have much hostility towards the Atlas Group, because the team of this company has not interfered with the normal operations of the Federation before, but only dealt with refugees and the Empire. He had "different opinions" with the Federation on the handling of prisoners.
On this point, Norris feels that it is really difficult for him to judge.
He could understand that the federal troops were mentally violent towards the civilians and soldiers of the empire because of the 'hatred of the country and the family' and the long-term combat.
After all, even his soldiers who have been training on the military planet all year round have more or less similar emotions.
Not to mention those 'mobilized soldiers' who were just civilians a few months ago, their psychological quality and psychological endurance will only get worse.
On the other hand, Atlas Group indeed adheres to neutrality and provides free humanitarian assistance.
They are not only helping the Star Dragon Empire. Sometimes they encounter federal troops on the road. The combat personnel of this company will also use the more expensive and advanced medical equipment they have equipped to treat the seriously wounded. Provide treatment.
So in the eyes of standing force officers like Norris, the armed personnel of this company are not existences that can be called enemies.
But no matter what Norris thinks in his heart, he will still resolutely execute the orders from his superiors.
And he did not take Atlas's troops lightly, but placed them in a higher position than the Imperial troops.
So at this moment, he also took his synthetic battalion to maneuver near the Atlas Camp No. 5 refugee camp. After forming the formation according to the regular frontline contact instructions, Norris sent people to this company people to negotiate.
Who would have known that this would lead to a situation that was not considered in the plan.
On the outer cordon of Atlas, there are no soldiers, but a large group of self-disciplined armed machines responsible for guarding.
After discovering the federal forces, some autonomous machines were assembled together, and through some kind of small holographic projection device they carried, a line of words was projected into the air with a conspicuous color combination.
“In the humanitarian refugee reception area, the armed forces of both warring parties should pay attention to identification to prevent accidental attacks. Refugees and soldiers who need to surrender should follow the instructions and enter after being completely disarmed.
Autonomous machinery 24 hours a day Maintain surveillance on the cordon and record images in real time. If any abnormality occurs, countermeasures will be taken reasonably and legally in accordance with the Trares Convention and the Memorandum of Understanding on Theater Operations, without assuming any responsibility."
"Humph, he did a perfect job in this regard."
After looking at the images sent back by the troops sent to negotiate, Norris complained angrily. The other party was obviously trying to deal with it coldly or delaying time. The troops sent to negotiate had been wandering around the cordon for half an hour, and the other party had no intention of sending out any negotiation personnel.
There are only a few autonomous machines responsible for holographic projection, tirelessly issuing warnings with words and sounds.
Of course, there are also a large number of autonomous machines equipped with weapons standing guard in the distance, and the weapons installed on their mechanical arms are pointed straight here.
"Batalion Commander, what should we do now?" The troops sent out to negotiate helplessly asked Norris for help after wandering around like headless flies for a long time.
“Although these self-disciplined machines will cause some trouble to the infantry units if they launch an attack, they probably won’t be able to hold on for long if the mechanical units come to suppress them.”
"Who said I was going to attack?"
Norris shook his head when he heard that his men were about to attack.
"Friendly forces have already surrounded us from several other directions. This camp is now like a duck in a pot and cannot escape."
"Then we just wait like this?"
"Just wait, the situation will probably change in a while. We just received news from the rear reconnaissance unit that there is a large wave of refugees and surrendered imperial soldiers approaching this camp."
Speaking of which, Norris also opened the satellite image on the command vehicle terminal.
The satellite that is passing overhead has captured a picture of a huge crowd of people moving this way.
But at the same time, Atlas’s camp is no longer as ‘casual’ as before.
Since the conflict began to escalate some time ago, some kind of jamming equipment has been turned on in each of their camps. As a result, the images of the camps captured by the synthetic aperture radar are like a thick mosaic. What? None can be seen.
Norris, who turned off the satellite image, controlled the command vehicle's peripheral mirror and looked in the direction of the refugee flow.
Although these refugees and surrendering soldiers also discovered the presence of federal troops, they quickly continued to move towards the camp after discovering that the latter did not behave abnormally.
Obviously, these people's desire for drinking water and food has exceeded their fragile lives like mayflies at this moment.
In this way, the crowd gradually began to approach the cordon of Atlas Camp No. 5, and refugees of this size also allowed several armored vehicles and main battle tanks to drive from inside the camp.
The negotiators sent by Norris also took this opportunity to negotiate with Atlas soldiers wearing pure white combat exoskeletons.
"We suspect that the terrorists who carried out the bomb attack some time ago have mixed into your camp with the refugees. Out of a responsible attitude towards both parties, please let our people go in and search."
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"I have already emphasized that everyone entering the camp has been searched and identified. There are no terrorists here, only refugees and surrendered soldiers."
Faced with the demands made by the federal army, The soldiers on Atlas' side refused without hesitation and warned the other side again not to cross the line.
"Brother, let your commander take a good look around. Your camp has been surrounded by troops that far exceed yours. If the stalemate continues like this, you will not get anything good."
"Oh, surrounded? Then what?"
"You guy, why can't you get in!"
The soldiers of the Federation and Atlas were arguing across the cordon. No one noticed that behind a slope in the distance, the air was unnaturally distorted for a moment and then returned to normal.
(End of this chapter)