Chapter 441, I don’t want casualty figures, I just want Gaomenling

Chapter 441, I don’t want casualty figures, I just want Gaomenling

When the orc warlords truly gathered the green-skinned army, and when the green-skinned firepower and armor were all unfettered and could be used, they also demonstrated the powerful combat power of this race that can span the star sea.

This section of the front, which was more than 100 kilometers long, was violently broken through by the green-skinned army forwards. A large number of human troops were caught off guard and were directly overwhelmed by the torrent of orcs.

Of course, the human forces here are still dominated by the Planetary Defense Force.

The enemy's large-scale attack was the result that Perbov himself wanted to see. If the defense forces cannot bear it, that is normal.

However, the defense force's crotch pull was still a bit beyond his expectation, or it could be said that the orcs' offensive power exceeded his expectations.

How could a single assault break through the defense line and create a large gap 150 kilometers wide and nearly 300 kilometers deep?
Perbov's main force has not yet had time to complete the dispatch!
This gap is a bit too big. Even if he arranges his troops and wins the decisive battle, it will still be difficult to encircle and annihilate them.

If an encirclement cannot be formed, the repelled greenskins can still fight again after they regroup and regain their organization. Only by encircling them can we wage a serious battle of annihilation.

The greenskins are still gathering step by step, and now it's time to close the net.

Perbov no longer thinks about the outcome of the battle. What he has to consider is whether he can have enough appetite to eat it.

He is the major commander of the Alliance Army's 7th Army Group, 326th Infantry Division-7th Regiment. Four hours ago, he and his men received an order to support 'Gaomenling'.

The core of the battle at the beginning was at the bridge, but the bridge was soon blown up. The two sides began to repeatedly fight for, rebuild, and destroy the damaged bridge. Countless humans and greenskins lost their lives in the process.

Originally, Zhang Zhikai's 7th Regiment was tasked with garrisoning along the river. In the area they were responsible for, there were no bridges or pontoons, so greenskins swam directly across, and they gave them a hard lesson.

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There are failures, and of course there are successes. But even if it succeeds, the bridgehead across the river established by the green skins will be met with the most determined counterattack by humans. Often heavy artillery groups would be mobilized to blast away, followed by a resolute counterattack by the infantry company.

Currently, the main direction of attack of the green-skinned orcs is to try to cross the river; the human army is guarding along the river to prevent the enemy from crossing the river.

Then, the greenskins tried to open up other routes to cross the river. The orc masters, with a large number of fart assistants and servants, built pontoons and simple bridges from all over the river to try to cross the river.

At the same time, he could not let his actions cause too bad consequences.

And he himself began to mobilize the main force of the alliance army on a large scale in preparation for participating in the war.

There is a large city on a native planet with a population of tens of millions, which is right in front of the orcs.

This was the last instruction from the division commander that Zhang Zhikai heard on the phone.

Before that, the three infantry divisions of the Alliance Army must build a line of defense through mountains, rivers, and multiple bridges to prevent the greenskins from advancing further and tearing apart the front before Perbov's main force arrives.

His defense area was taken over by two infantry regiments of the Defense Force. Those two regiments were still the ones that had been disorganized at the front and retreated to regroup. Don't expect too much in terms of combat effectiveness, but there's nothing you can do now.

Of course, this is courting death. Once large-scale swimming is discovered, it will cost people their lives. The green-skinned orcs in the turbulence couldn't even fight back and could only be beaten passively.

Their defense line was already stretched thin by the fierce attack of the orcs. If they had any useful strength, they would have to use it.

Even if the small-scale swimming was successful, it would not mean much. It is difficult for a small number of troops to play any role in such a situation where hundreds of thousands of troops are participating in the war.

As for Zhang Zhikai's 7th Regiment, as a standard infantry regiment with relatively complete combat effectiveness, he received a new task: to reinforce Gaomenling.

Tactically, the greenskins could not continue to expand the gap, and strategically, they could not lose such a large city with a population of tens of millions. Therefore, Perbov issued an order to the three divisions blocking the front of the greenskins, asking them to , guarding the outskirts of the city.

“I don’t want casualty figures, I just want Gaomenling!”

But soon, this fight to beat the drowned dog could not last long.

Later, the annoyed greenskin even managed to find a place with a short river channel and swim directly across it with the squig beasts armed with him.

This is a river bend highland. The altitude is actually not particularly high, but the location is still quite important. It is bordered by water on three sides. Here, artillery batteries are set up and troops are stationed, so that a large area of ​​the river can be guarded. Being condescending, the greenskins are completely unable to break through from here.

But precisely because of the importance of this place, the greenskin rocket launchers and heavy artillery are always taking care of it. Those greenskins who have crossed the river from other locations will go around to the north of the only land on the highland to launch a fierce attack on the highland.

Another infantry regiment of the 326th Division was originally stationed here. They have been resisting here for two days, and it is said that they have suffered heavy casualties and cannot hold it anymore.

The 7th Regiment was the unit ordered to support.

As soon as they entered the battle, the 7th regiment achieved a good record. At that time, the greenskins who were attacking the high ground were suddenly attacked from behind and were heavily bombed by artillery. The battalions and companies on top also wiped out many greenskins.

In particular, the anti-armor company directly under the regiment used portable armor-piercing rocket launchers and plasma guns to eliminate seven or eight murder canisters, and also killed two giant skogo beasts.

There aren't many heavy units that the greenskins can send across the river!
The greenskins, who suffered heavy losses, were repelled just like that.

Then, Zhang Zhikai dispatched liaison soldiers to communicate with the 11th Regiment on the highlands.

According to his plan, defending the high ground is the first priority, but it cannot be done stupidly or stupidly. The two regiments were completely at odds with each other. The 11th regiment continued to stay on the high ground, while he led the 7th regiment below the high ground.

Once the greenskins continue to attack Gaomenling, then the 7th regiment can attack from the side, just like the battle just now; and if the greenskins choose to solve the 7th regiment, then the 11th regiment can condescendingly provide fire support from high places, and even Countercharge. The number of greenskins crossing the river is still limited - otherwise they would not be so anxious to capture Gaomen Ridge, just to ensure that the subsequent crossing operations can go more smoothly. In this case, the greenskins should not have enough troops to attack two regiments and two positions at the same time.

However, when the liaison soldiers sent back the news from the highlands, Zhang Zhikai's heart sank to the bottom of the lake:
Where is the 11th Regiment?

After guarding Gaomenling for a day, the 11th regiment should have men, but now only men are left.

It's not that there are only 200 people left in the front-line combat troops, but that's all that's left in the entire regiment.

The artillery position has been destroyed by the heavy firepower of the orcs across the river, and countless soldiers have died in the artillery fire. Even so, they have suffered huge casualties, and the front-line troops have been wiped out. Then the logistics battalion and the guard company will go up. ; Artillerymen who no longer have artillery operations must pick up their guns and enter the first-line trenches and anti-gun holes.

If the regiment leader dies, the political commissar and deputy regiment commander will be on top; if they are all dead, the battalion commander will be on top, and the battalion instructor will be on top...

Now, the person who calls the shots on Gaomen Ridge is a lieutenant officer. His job is just to be the instructor of a company.

And this is already the highest-ranking member of the 11th Regiment.

Zhang Zhikai was silent.

On the one hand, he was shocked and sighed at the heavy sacrifices made by the friendly forces, but on the other hand, he was also afraid of the entire mission.

Of course I will be afraid.

Is there any essential difference between the 7th regiment and the 11th regiment?

Now that the 11th Regiment is gone and no one can compete with him, what should he do?
According to the division commander's mission, he had to do it himself.

Then, just watch your regiment being beaten into 11 regiments?

He is really afraid.

However, the task was here again, and he could only ask the communications troops to find a way to contact the division headquarters, report the situation of the 11th Regiment, and express his concerns.

The casualties will be huge.

Then, the division commander told him, 'No casualties, just Gaomenling'.

What else could he do?
No matter how afraid you are, you can only push forward.

However, with the 11th Regiment fighting like this, there are still lessons to be learned.

If you stay on the ground, you will only die. He still decided to defend both the foot of the mountain and the high ground.

The artillery company's position was placed at the foot of the mountain to ensure that it could hit the greenskin attacking troops coming from the north. However, it was also shielded by high ground, making it difficult for greenskin artillery fire from the south bank of the river to hit here directly.

Artillery must be preserved, otherwise it will be impossible to fight.

The 1st Battalion of the regiment, together with his own guard company, was sent to the high ground to relieve the brothers of the 11th regiment. The 2nd and 3rd battalions, together with the regimental headquarters, were set up at the foot of the mountain.

The two sides ensure that they can be connected and can take care of each other.

Before the relevant strategic arrangements were completed, the greenskins arrived, heading straight for his headquarters at the foot of the mountain.

Without establishing a position in a hurry, his troops could only use environmental objects such as artillery pits, fallen trees, and boulders on small slopes as bunkers to fight the incoming orcs.

This casualty is not small.

On average, it takes more than ten or twenty gunshots to kill an orc; and the shotguns and large-caliber rifles commonly equipped by people can penetrate the soul as long as they hit, and the individual bulletproof armor on the body looks like paper.

Even though the artillery array had been erected, under the impact of thousands of green-skinned orcs, the 7th Regiment's foothill position was still almost directly broken through.

Zhang Zhikai even doubted whether his strategy of dividing his troops was right.

But fortunately, at the last moment, it turned out that the troops assigned to the mountain were still useful.

The 1st Battalion's direct-fire mortars dropped from the sky, and several heavy bolt machine guns fired wildly downwards from a distance of meters on the high ground.

In addition, the division commander did not really ask him to just use his life. Under the call of the communications unit, the division's aviation formation squeezed out three Wind Falcons and came in formation, breaking through the blockade of the Orc Air Force and losing six missiles. .

With all kinds of help, Zhang Zhikai repelled the greenskin attack at the cost of more than 200 casualties.

But there was no time to breathe. He had to reinforce his position immediately. The foxholes, anti-gun holes, and trenches that needed to be dug had to be dug quickly.

The greenskins won't give him too much time. It won't take long at all. The next round of the orcs' attack is coming soon.

The scouts on the high ground looked through binoculars and could already see several more Skogo war beasts breaking through the river blockade and swimming over. Judging from the path it is traveling on, it is coming to get Gaomenling.

(End of this chapter)