Chapter 353, going against the current

Chapter 353, going against the current
  And the city of Fino is still moving forward. In six hours, it advanced twelve kilometers.

  The plague demon army that surged out from its 'body', with the support of air superiority and the firepower support of the activated war fortress in Fino City, has penetrated more than fifty kilometers of human army fronts.

  The human army on the second line of defense has already started fighting with these plague demon armies.

  At this moment, at the general headquarters in the rear, Lieutenant General Hans had received the latest intelligence.

  "...Our first line of defense has been breached."

  “本土第55军、第60军、第61军、第71军、第72军、第83军已经全面溃退。”

  "The Dragon Eagle Legion's 3rd Army and 5th Army have also withdrawn."

  This is shocking news.

  Everyone in the command post, from Lieutenant General Hans to many staff officers, were all silent, letting the staff officer who was narrating the report report the situation on the front line with a trembling voice.

  "The fighting on the frontline is too fierce, and the statistical data cannot be guaranteed to be accurate. At present, twelve divisions are completely out of contact, and it is expected that they have completely lost their organizations; the remaining troops that have been withdrawn have also suffered losses. It is estimated that in the past six years, We lost a total of more than [-] people in these hours..."

  Six hours, four hundred thousand people.

  All those present were self-proclaimed battlefield veterans, having fought countless wars, large and small.

  But they have never fought this kind of battle.

  The entire campaign will mobilize [-] million people, and within six hours, the first line of defense composed of multiple armies and millions of people collapsed, [-] divisions were wiped out, and [-] people were lost... It's an exaggeration.

  On average, a division would only last a few minutes on the front before retreating. On average, it would take half an hour to completely defeat a division.

  Of course, this cannot actually be calculated on average. With a width of hundreds of kilometers and a depth of fifty kilometers, the troops were scattered throughout it, and fighting occurred almost simultaneously. Generally speaking, with one division in front, we can still fight for several hours.

  But even so, the numbers coming back from the front line are still too frightening.

  What's more, the development of the battlefield situation completely exceeded their original plan.

  Originally, General Hans planned to bring the war to Fino City. When the hive city approaches, the troops will rush into the hive city under cover of fire, burning weapons and bombs to damage and activate the hive city's body as much as possible.

  Although that would result in a fierce counterattack by the Plague Demon Army, which was how the initial million-man attempted attack failed, at least some results were achieved.

  What's more important is that this time, the number of troops they are preparing to invest in the attack is not in the millions, but in the tens of millions.

  As long as the frontline troops gain a foothold in the hive city, the follow-up support forces will immediately follow up from the second line of defense, participate in the battle, and withdraw the first wave of troops who are expected to suffer heavy casualties.

  In this way, we rotate, continue to deepen, and continue to increase the investment of troops. Perhaps, they can finally destroy this activated city at the cost of the blood of countless human soldiers.

  But unexpectedly, let alone the first wave of troops entering Fino City, the plague demon army, under the cover of air superiority, did not even let the human troops touch the edge of the hive. Instead, they rushed out and killed the first wave of human troops. The line of defense was directly destroyed.

  The speed of collapse was too fast and the level of casualties was too high, which they did not expect.

  More importantly, even they are trembling with fear here. What about the troops on the front line?
  After coming back to his senses, Hans first focused on this question: "What is the current situation of the troops on the second line of defense?"

  "It's very bad." The intelligence officer responded immediately. "The front was defeated too quickly. The defeated army retreated and had no time to reorganize. The enemy pressed forward again. Multiple local armies on the second line of defense had already The phenomenon of deserters from the establishment has been reported. Although it can be controlled so far, as the war continues to burn out on the second line of defense, I am afraid the situation will become even more pessimistic, or even..."

  "Even what?"

  "It's even possible that the second line of defense won't last as long as the first line of defense." The intelligence officer gritted his teeth and expressed his judgment.

  An atmosphere of panic and despair completely enveloped the command post.

  They can all imagine the consequences: if the worst happens and the second line of defense of the human legion quickly collapses, then countless plague demons, carrying a huge number of deserters, will roll back all the way, and a chain reaction may occur. It destroyed all the arrangements behind it.

  Tens of millions of people, once they lose their organization, no matter how many people there are, it will be useless. The entire battle will collapse like a huge domino. No matter how many people are behind it, it will only make the collapse appear... It's just more grand.

  At this moment, an intelligence officer broke into the command post.

  Everyone was startled by the heavy opening of the door, fearing that some worse news would come.

  The new intelligence officer was a little confused, but the information was important. He quickly said: "Commander! There is news from the third line of defense. Brigadier General Li Kexi said that the Raging Bear Army led by him is taking the initiative to attack. The goal is to He was in a position to stabilize the front line in the front and receive the retreating troops to regroup in the rear. He hoped that the command headquarters could make a decision as soon as possible and send out elite troops to take the initiative, and no longer be stingy with the air force's investment. We must stabilize the situation, otherwise we will suffer disaster. endless."

  Hans was stunned for a moment.

  In the midst of a complete retreat, there is actually an army going against the current?

  It's not that he hasn't thought about moving the troops behind him forward, but there is always a question in his mind: Is it useful?
  It can still be held up now. If the enemy's offensive slows down, especially if it is far away from the support of the Hive Fel Cannon, the enemy's offensive will inevitably become weaker the farther away from the activated Hive. He had already made plans to abandon the first few lines of defense and regroup at the rear.

  But if the troops on the back lines of defense are really pushed forward, it will be okay if they can block it all. If they can't, a big collapse will come early.

  How to choose?

  ……

  No matter how entangled Lieutenant General Hans was later, Li Kexi finally took action.

  The Raging Bear Legion currently has a full strength of 49 million troops, with a total of [-] division and brigade-level units, which can be regarded as a group army level. It is responsible for a separate section of the third line of defense.

  In the absence of a clear order from the commander-in-chief to attack with the entire army, no matter how hard Li Kexi tried, it was impossible for the entire army to attack. He still has his own defense zone to manage.

  However, based on the news returned by the reconnaissance troops and the information from friendly forces ahead, Li Kexi keenly judged that it was impossible to ignore the situation ahead. Seeing that the friendly forces were beaten immobile, when the second line of defense collapsed and all the pressure came to him, he would not be able to bear it.

  So, he stretched out two 'tentacles' and reached forward.

  The 77th Koroga Combined Armored Brigade, the 92nd Koroga Infantry Division, and the 21st Garrison Division form one tentacle.

  The other one has almost the same configuration.

  The armored brigade rushed forward for the arrow, and the infantry division with a size of [-] and a large organization was behind to support and support the formation. The garrison division was roaming beside, ready to go up and fill the infantry shortage problem of the armored division at any time.

  In this situation, it took them more than an hour to reach the second line of defense.

  Even on the way, they were able to encounter a small number of over-charged enemy units and were annihilated by them along the way.

  When they reached the second line of defense, the battle pressure suddenly increased.

  This place has been completely covered by the raging flames of war.

  The entire area is said to be hundreds of square kilometers, but a large number of troops are stationed here, and trenches and semi-underground bunkers dug out in recent months are almost everywhere. And the human army is here, engaged in a desperate duel with the plague demon.

  Many positions have been lost, and many positions are still resisting. The two sides fought repeatedly over every inch of land, every trench, and every fire point.

  But overall, the human side is on the verge of collapse.

  Originally, the 56th Group Army of the Home Defense Force was stationed in this area, with more than twenty large divisions under its jurisdiction. However, due to the large number of troops who had collapsed and returned from the front, when they were allocating manpower to respond, they were suddenly attacked. Several divisions had lost contact and a large number of positions were divided. At the same time, the troops' fighting will was not strong enough. The terrifying-looking enemy and the lost sky further dealt a severe blow to morale.

  Due to the combination of various factors, the situation of their entire army group was somewhat shaky.

  The front-line troops have already retreated, and the reserve troops cannot hold on for long. Even in some places where breakthroughs were made, a large number of enemies poured in, causing great chaos to the rear of the group army.

  The evil subspace magic that surrounds this area quietly inputs the electronic waste code into the communication channel of the human legion. This resulted in the communication channel between the human forces being disconnected for one-third of the time, and the situation for the other third was even worse. The channel was filled with demonic whispers and evil laughter, and those who heard it would Feeling very uncomfortable, cold sweats and vomiting are still mild, and some people may even go crazy because of it.

  Only in the last third of cases, with luck, communication can be carried out normally. Human troops can only rely on this completely unreliable method to communicate.

  The problem of poor communication also greatly affected the organization of the entire army.

  Among the armored units of the advancing Angry Bear Legion, there are specialized communication vehicles and communication companies. Relying on the stability of the equipment and the ability to withstand interference, their situation is much better.

  The vanguard force successfully contacted the headquarters of the 56th Army. The commander of the army was overjoyed when he heard of their arrival and immediately shared the intelligence, pointing out where the current gap was.

  The commander of the 77th Armored Brigade only thought for a moment, communicated briefly with the troops at the rear, and then led the team forward toward the target area.

  The Lion tanks with high turrets fired continuously as they marched, and high-explosive bombs shrouded the visible enemy groups; infantry fighting vehicles accompanied them, and rapid-fire machine guns fired in coordination to annihilate a large number of enemy troops; self-propelled artillery units An artillery array was set up urgently to cover the firepower in the direction of the troops' advance. The garrison divisions following up on the one hand deployed their artillery in a coordinated manner, and on the other hand they also held their positions to avoid the enemy who had already smashed the friendly defense lines to pieces. Other directions directly threaten the artillery array.

  As for the big organizer of the Angry Bear Legion, he is a little further behind. The artillery has also launched an attack formation. A large number of troops, in companies and battalions, have taken over many friendly positions to ensure that the frontline troops have a clear path back.

  The firepower of one unit of the Furious Bear 77 Brigade is equivalent to several large divisions of the local army. After they entered the battle, the situation changed greatly.

  At least the gap was blocked.

  The turning point occurred when an advancing tank company discovered an area tightly protected by the enemy. After calling several rounds of artillery support from the rear, the company's eleven Lion tanks launched a cluster charge. The roar of the engines of the eleven giant steel beasts and the heavy bombardment of the tank guns not only stunned the enemies who had just endured the artillery bombardment but had not yet recovered, but also aroused several local companies that had fled earlier. fighting will.

  At the request of the tank company commander, these infantrymen emboldened themselves to conduct a accompanying attack.

  After paying the price of destroying two tanks and using five or six rounds of armor-piercing bullets to destroy a flesh-and-blood monster larger than the Lion tank, the enemy's most important resistance force was disintegrated.

  The infantry rushed forward, and after wiping out the remaining enemies, they discovered what was protected by this plague monster army—it was a crawling flesh and blood machine with an antenna, and a shrill and piercing sound came from it.

  The captain commander of the tank company roughly guessed what this was - it was probably an information center for the enemy to release electronic waste codes.

  No matter what, it is a demonic creation anyway, so just destroy it with a few shots without saying a word.

  Sure enough, his guess was right.

  After the flesh-and-blood crawling machine with an antenna was destroyed, the communication situation in a large area around it immediately became much better.

  Troops that can be reorganized and mobilized are no longer so prone to collapse.

  As the armored brigade moved forward along the gap in the defense line, the situation of the entire front was stabilized.

  This attracted a swarm of plague flies.

  The power of these things to carry out suicide bombing in a diving posture is still quite large. However, the Alliance Armored Brigade is equipped with a large number of anti-aircraft armored vehicles, anti-aircraft guns, and anti-aircraft high-explosive bombs, which can destroy a large number of these monsters that do not fly very fast and have to dive. Even the firearms in the hands of infantry can bring considerable results.

  Although there were still many giant flies that successfully self-destructed, the losses were within an acceptable range.

  Following the rear, a large number of wind falcons from the legion's flying team participated in the battle, further alleviating the air threat.

  All of a sudden, the vanguard troops sent by the Angry Bear Legion actually made a great advance despite the general trend!
  (End of this chapter)