Chapter 530, The Battle of Zhongbeihe
boom! boom! boom!
Continuous explosions exploded in Xiong Lei's ears.
But he was unmoved by it.
As long as it didn't explode directly at his command post and kill him, there was nothing to be shocked about.
Physically, he did not feel the vibration of the explosion that clearly. On the one hand, it was habit, and on the other hand, his right ear was half-deaf from the shock in the previous battle.
He is a member of the 5th Army Group of the Alliance Army. This army group is also known as the "Korroga Legion". The army's old foundation has fought and performed meritorious service in the Korokgar Plague War.
Xiong Lei also participated in that war. That was already twenty-three years ago, when Xiong Lei was only nineteen years old.
He still remembered the decisive battle outside Mingyan City.
He rose through the ranks very quickly.
In the beginning, he was just a top soldier. After following the troops into battle, he became a squad leader half an hour later, and a company commander three hours later. All the previous officers were dead, and as long as he was alive, he would be promoted quickly.
After surviving the hellish battlefield, he still felt like a dream.
Too many people died, and in the end he even had no hope that he could survive, all he wanted was to kill a few more plague zombies.
He survived in a daze, and then officially became the company commander and obtained the rank of lieutenant. Then he had the opportunity to enter the military academy and was promoted to battalion commander and captain after graduation.
Later, he participated in many wars with the army and made some military exploits. He also led the troops to train and station in peacetime...
After all, his military career in the alliance has spanned twenty-four years, and now he has reached the position of division commander, with the rank of senior colonel hanging on his shoulders.
Then, he followed the army group he belonged to and came to the northern part of the Menghe Star Region.
At the beginning, they were the offensive side, and he led the team to fight several offensive battles against several planets. In almost a year, they traveled through three planets. Although the alliance as a whole was in an offensive situation, it was definitely playing a steady role.
The rebels on the opposite side were not enough to fight in Xiong Lei's opinion. The so-called 'Imperial Legion', which is said to have been adapted and developed from the mortal auxiliary army of the Iron Armor Chapter, can be considered a good opponent against the Astra Militarum. However, the number of the Queen's Legion is too small, and most of them are renegade troops with the officers of the Queen's Legion as the backbone, recruited from the local area, and many of their equipment are produced locally.
The level of these local troops may be stronger than the regular Planetary Defense Force, but they are definitely not up to the regular level of the Astra Militarum.
His divisions can often withstand three to five times the number of enemies, and still maintain the offensive, defeat the enemies, and even achieve encirclement and annihilation results.
The furthest point we hit was the ‘former North River Star Area’.
Once upon a time in the North River, if you go further north, you will be able to enter the Proud Claw Star Territory in the southernmost part of the Spider Web Space Territory.
During the time when the war was going smoothly, he even felt that the above strategy was a bit too conservative.
They can obviously move forward in a big way.
But now, they are always winning a battle, and the enemy has already collapsed before they can enjoy it; then, they have to start on the spot to clear up the defeated troops and suppress the local unrest.
The most important task is to assist the navy's transport fleet in evacuating the population from the local area.
But the year before, I felt that the war was going so smoothly that it was a bit boring. In the next two years, I was beaten everywhere.
He believes that this is a strategic issue above.
Strategically, it is shrinking, and many planets have begun to evacuate their forces when the enemy's troops are approaching. He withdrew several times, often without even seeing the enemy's face when he left.
There are cases where the evacuation is successful, and there are naturally cases where the evacuation fails.
Although failure to evacuate does not necessarily mean they are doomed, failure to evacuate means that they will have to face endless attacks from the enemy on an isolated planet without food, medicine, and supplies. The end will not be too good.
Although this kind of misfortune has not befallen him, Xiong Lei will still inevitably die in grief.
He felt that he could just stand on various planets and fight the invading enemies head-on!
What are you afraid of?
Can't we defeat it? !
Then, he knew that it was not impossible to beat him, but at least it was really difficult to beat him.
He first withdrew with the troops to the Middle North River Sector, to a No. 3 planet named Yuehe VII. This is the southernmost planet in the Middle North River Star Region. It is also a planet on the blockade defense line before the alliance launched its attack on the rebel-controlled areas. It is a world that has gone through several years of fortress construction.
Having adequate defense means that when the enemy hits you in the face, the defending side will gain a greater home field advantage.
Especially when the naval power is not as good as the opponent's.
Fully constructed anti-air railgun fortresses and space stations in space can provide cover for the ground when naval power is insufficient.
Xiong Lei knew that his own naval power was indeed insufficient. After the enemy's power entered this star field, our fragile fleet was forced to evacuate, otherwise it would be annihilated.
But it is precisely because of the defenses on the ground and in orbit that the troops on the ground are protected from, or at least greatly reduced, the threat of orbital bombing.
Xiong Lei himself is the beneficiary.
Otherwise, the fortress where his division was stationed might have been destroyed by orbital bombardment without the enemy attacking.
Then, the enemy's ground attack began.
A large number of rebel troops were dropped on the ground in relatively safe airspace and began to attack various stubborn defense nodes on the ground.
During the ground battle, his division had a total of 50,000 men, but the number of enemies he faced in the fortress area was several times that of his.
The defense forces urgently recruited from the local planet have been completely defeated in fierce battles. These low-level temporary troops are completely unreliable.
But Xiong Lei can also get a glimpse of the enemy's combat effectiveness.
These genuine 'Empress Legion' rebels fought against the Allied Forces recruited by the Alliance, much like the Alliance Army fought against the Planetary Defense Force trained by the Princess' advisors before.
In the real close combat between the two sides, these main rebel forces also clearly demonstrated the strength level of their genuine Astra Militarum.
Coupled with the numerical advantage, the 311th Skeleton Division, which he led as part of the 5th Army Group, faced great pressure.
However, the complete defensive facilities once again helped him a lot.
In the fortress construction in the past few years, not only anti-orbiting was considered, but also the possibility of encountering ground attacks was considered.
The entire fortress is set up very reasonably, and there is ample space inside for the artillery of the 311th Division to be deployed. The heavy artillery struck ferociously at all invading enemies.
On the contrary, the enemy's long-range firepower and air superiority are not very effective.
The 311th Division also has a division-affiliated aviation team that is capable of resisting; the air defense force in the fortress is also sufficient. The rebel fighter planes cannot launch attacks unscrupulously, let alone drop bombs with precision without distraction. Expensive missiles are also very easy to intercept.
The artillery that fired at them was no match at all.
Although in terms of specifications and quantity, the rebels' heavy artillery is not bad either. But the difference is that the rebel artillery can only be placed in the field, and at best they can build field fortifications with a little cover. How does it compare with the artillery of the 311th Division placed in a fortress with permanent fortifications?
Falling artillery shells can cause damage to the artillery operation team if they hit forty or fifty meters next to the field fortifications; any closer, the artillery itself will be damaged.
And with the same distance, if you hit the fortress, you may be blocked by intricate solid walls.
The strength of the Queen's Legion was not something to be boasted about. Under these conditions, they still seized the opportunity and brought some siege weapons to blast open the main entrance of the fortress and collapse part of the fortress wall.
But this is not a war in the cold weapon age. Victory cannot be achieved by breaking down doors and blowing down walls. The rebels who entered the fortress, in a complex and completely unfamiliar terrain environment, fought brutal street battles with the Union army who had taken advantage of the terrain, and suffered very heavy losses.
Xiong Lei even seized the opportunity and showed his fangs after holding on for two months.
He dispatched armored troops that were not very useful in defensive battles. He took advantage of the specially designed expressway in the fortress and took the initiative. Under the cover of concentrated rapid fire of artillery, he defeated an enemy reinforcement and not only destroyed It destroyed the enemy's siege machines and destroyed two artillery positions. At the same time, it also temporarily cut off the enemy's troops pouring into the fortress from the outside world.
Each infantry regiment closed the door and beat the dogs, taking this opportunity to wipe out all the enemy troops in the fortress.
This combination of punches dealt a heavy blow to the rebels. The huge loss of manpower and the damage of heavy equipment will significantly reduce their subsequent ability to siege the fortress.
After the First World War, the defensive pressure faced by the 311th Division suddenly eased.
The group army even sent him reinforcements. The two infantry divisions 077 and 240 also joined his command and were under his unified command.
Although it is said that the war situation on the entire planet is still very tight for the alliance, at least in the fortress where Xiong Lei is stationed, the situation is relatively good. He patted his chest and assured the general of the group army that his troops could stay in the fortress forever and would not be captured by the enemy or destroy the railgun array in the fortress.
But words can’t be enough.
The front foot was guaranteed, but the back foot suffered a big disaster.
The enemy was beyond his expectation and launched a ferocious attack again.
He was a little confused at first.
No reinforcements coming from the opposite side have been detected. There is a lack of heavy vehicle cover such as tanks, and the number of artillery in the rear has not recovered, resulting in poor fire cover. In this case, it is not in vain to attack the fortress that has just been reinforced. Death?
However, he soon learned what the rebels were relying on——
Space Marine.
There are reports that a group of orange-painted Space Marines have entered the fortress and are going on a killing spree.
The super warriors from the Raging Flames brought immediate changes to the battle situation.
For a moment, Xiong Lei, who originally felt that his defenses were extremely tight, immediately felt what it meant to be overwhelmed.
It wasn't until such great losses and chaos had occurred that he figured out the specific number of enemies - five.
Just five Space Marines turned him upside down!
Usually two or three partners attack. They move around like ghosts. After finding high-value targets or strategic points, they attack decisively. After defeating and eliminating the stronghold, they are often able to evacuate before reinforcements from the alliance arrive. If they were really surrounded, they would break out decisively without hesitation, and they would be able to fight their way out.
In just a few days, at least a thousand soldiers died at the hands of these five angry flames.
The loss of personnel is secondary. After all, Xiong Lei now has three divisions in his hands. His 311th Division is still a skeleton division with more than 50,000 people. The two newly added infantry divisions also have more than 40,000 people each.
However, where these deaths occur is critical.
Several firepower points that were originally easy to defend and difficult to attack were removed, allowing the enemy to rush into the fortress more smoothly; a regiment command post was beheaded, causing chaos in the command system, and Xiong Lei had to send staff officers to take over command; A small artillery position was attacked, and three angry flames slaughtered half of the artillery battalion and blew up the artillery...
The chain reaction caused by these losses was greater casualties and the loss of multiple peripheral defense blocks.
The advantage of defensive location was reduced, and the two sides began to gradually be drawn to fight on a relatively fair level.
But this is not the result Xiong Lei wants to see.
Casualties increased sharply, and positions were lost one by one. His staff officer has already given the worst estimate: If they continue to fight like this, they will lose all their positions within two or three months. If they are beaten out, they must not lose their rail guns, and they will also be occupied by the opposite side. .
That would be bad, worse than being destroyed. The rail gun with its muzzle turned can be used to hit one's own space station in the sky, and cooperate with the naval fleet on the opposite side, which will double the pressure.
So, he came up with an idea.
He wants to kill these angry flames.
"The Raging Flames are just defeated generals of our alliance. They are the ones who have fled from the Dragon Eagle Star Territory in despair. If we can drive them away once, we can get rid of them a second time!"
This is how he encourages people, but he knows in his heart how difficult this matter is.
He deployed a mobile force, and the sentinel mechas from the division headquarters were gathered together. A few elite feedback power armors were also ready to go.
This is all he can bring to bear against the Space Marines.
Moreover, you can't get stuck fighting in a particularly narrow area, otherwise the larger Sentinel mecha won't be able to get in, and its flexibility won't be as good as others, and it will be brutally killed.
Finally, the right opportunity was seized.
Two Furies were surrounded when they were preparing to evacuate after attacking a firepower point. During their breakout, the mobile troops prepared by Xiong Lei arrived.
More than thirty Sentinel mechas and ten skeleton division elites wearing feedback-type power armor started a deadly battle with these two angry flames.
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I fell asleep after dinner...I didn't wake up until two o'clock...
(End of chapter)