Chapter 90, Ground Attack
Gu Hang suddenly felt a palpitation in his heart.
He stood up from his seat, went to the window and looked out.
From here, the specific conditions of the battlefield could not be seen, but the sound of angry heavy artillery could be heard across half the city.
He already knew that Gritte and the Extreme Battle Sisters had already rushed over there. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any problems.
However, Gu Hang could not ignore his previous uneasiness.
He is a psychic, and his intuition most of the time is a real foreshadowing that something is going to happen.
Listening to the sound of cannons continuing, Gu Hang still felt uneasy.
Instead of getting hung up here, it’s better to go there in person and find out.
Gu Hang set off.
Before setting off, he also sent a message, hoping that the Phoenix Chapter, who had found a place to rest in the city, would rush there as soon as possible.
It was still a mission request, and, as he put it, Sister Garrett might get into trouble.
I believe that he had an affair with a nun in the past... Oh, no, it was the leader of the Martins Chapter who had fought side by side, so he would not sit idly by.
Anyway, they are idle.
……
Gu Hang rushed over very quickly, and with a thought, he flew into the air.
That's the good thing about being a psyker.
By the time he arrived at the scene, Lambert, Purbeuf, Gerrit and others had already been conducting ground attacks for a while.
The previous rounds of artillery fire hit more than a hundred heavy artillery pieces. Not to mention that the entire factory area was in ruins, it wasn't much different. According to their assessment, under this situation, the non-professional soldiers and temporarily armed workers inside not only suffered heavy casualties, but their morale should have almost collapsed.
The next thing is for the infantry, led by the battle sisters, to enter and clean the battlefield. Don't care about the dead, but pull out the prisoners alive and throw them into prisoner-of-war camps. It is none of the army's business to see how the follow-up arrangements are arranged; of course, those who still resist will be shot to death.
According to Perbov, this should be an easy operation.
Sure enough, all fear comes from insufficient firepower.
There is no such heavy artillery that can directly damage concrete and cement structure buildings. If we just rely on the previous 60mm mortars, grenades, rifles... If we want to take down the current factory area, even if the opponent is just some armed workers, I am afraid it will be difficult. It takes a lot of lives.
But now, just using the ten captured 155mm heavy artillery, this battle has become countless times more comfortable.
Who would be willing to risk their lives to fill trenches if they could use a big bomb to blast dozens of fucking rounds first, and then the infantry would go up to clean up the battlefield?
How about artillery being the god of war?
However, before entering, Gerrit issued a warning to him and the commander of the 6th Battalion.
"Don't let your guard down, there are powerful enemies inside."
"Is there any strong enemy?" Perbov was a little unconvinced at that time. What strong enemy could be stronger than a 155mm howitzer?
Then, he remembered the heroic appearance of the Phoenix and the Holy Mercy Lily on the battlefield.
Uh... If there are enemies of this level, it doesn't seem to be possible.
If someone else had said it, he wouldn't have believed it, but it was this gentle and powerful head nun who spoke.
Then just believe it. Purbov discussed with the battalion commander of the 6th Battalion and decided not to throw all the troops into it. Although they only have a total of 600 people, which is a bit insufficient for this rather large factory, they would rather work slower and more cautiously.
They each formed a company and entered first.
When the company entered, they were also divided into teams, each responsible for advancing; the distance between the teams was relatively wide, and each team was divided into three or three groups to sweep the semi-ruined factory area.
At the request of the officers, the soldiers hunkered down and relied on the ruins as a cover. They moved forward a little slowly and cumbersomely, but very solidly. You will not move forward easily until you have thoroughly confirmed that an area is safe.
As a result, there are indeed enemies.
Moreover, these enemies have a very strong will to resist.
Guys wearing work clothes and holding weapons no better than iron pipe rifles emerged from the ruins.
When they show up, they are usually only thirty or fifty meters away from the soldiers who are advancing in search, which is not too far.
After coming out, they used their weapons to shoot a bunch of bullets at a group of infantry.
The soldiers reacted very quickly. They quickly fell down and looked for cover. The marksmanship of those armed workers was not very good, and most of them missed the target. If they were really shot, the plastic steel armor on their bodies could save their lives.
While one group of soldiers is being suppressed, another three-person group not far away will immediately launch a counterattack.
Relatively speaking, the marksmanship of Gu Hang's soldiers was much better than that of the armed workers. The performance of the G9 assault rifle is also far more reliable than the weapons in the hands of armed workers.
The threesome can kill all the armed workers who pop up with one burst of fire.
After completing the kill, they did not put down their guns, but continued to aim their guns there and made tactical gestures to the previously suppressed group of soldiers.
The three people quickly stood up and headed towards the location of the shot target.
They were going to confirm the results of the battle and see if there were any remaining enemies. If any enemies were still alive, they would replenish their guns. The three who completed the kill provided them with fire cover. If an enemy appears, they will attack with fire immediately.
Not far away, Garuit, who was about to take action, lowered the muzzle of her gun.
Her eyes were even a little surprised.
The performance of these soldiers was somewhat beyond her expectations.
Before, she had not paid much attention to the fighting conditions of these ordinary infantrymen under the governor. Although, the individual equipment they carry looks very similar to the regular army of the Empire - G-type rifles and plastic steel vests. But this can only be regarded as the most basic cannon fodder equipment.
Logically speaking, the team should not only be equipped with mortars, but also a few LR-type laser guns and HS-type electromagnetic rifles; simple fragmentation grenades may not be enough, even if melt bombs and compressed energy bombs cannot be produced, at any rate Also get some more bazookas.
Even if they are pure light infantry, the equipment of these infantrymen under Governor Gu is still far behind.
But this is understandable, forgivable, and even worthy of praise. At least, His Excellency the Governor has worked hard to get his military equipment closer to the Astra Militarum. What else can be forced?
However, when it comes to fighting, the combat literacy and combat performance of these soldiers are impressive.
Although the equipment is not adequate, the level of training is as if they are a regular force of the Astra Militarum.
Such a team cannot be underestimated even by Garuite.
With the help of these people, she felt that she and her sisters could feel a little more relaxed.
But just as she was thinking this, something changed suddenly!
(End of chapter)