Chapter 1316 The Battle to Recapture Yucheng 2

The explosions and flames rose and fell in waves, one after another, as if the entire earth was burning and collapsing.

Shockwaves overlapped, and air currents tore apart each other.

The roars of the zombies were completely drowned out by the deafening explosions. The horde of zombies was no longer a tide, but rather helpless, shattered remnants rolling and breaking in a boiling hell of steel and flames.

Buildings collapsed in large numbers, streets were blasted into deep craters, and abandoned vehicles were thrown into the air and then crashed down.

The firelight illuminated the low-hanging clouds, and thick smoke billowed upwards, forming a huge, filthy mushroom-shaped column of smoke.

The air was filled with the nauseating smells of gunpowder, blood, burnt flesh, and burning flesh.

In this apocalyptic barrage, even the most fearless, twisted, and powerful mutants appear so small and fragile.

They were either directly crushed, consumed by flames, or torn to pieces in a storm of fragments.

The zombie horde, which was originally poised to spread outwards, was slammed back by this unimaginable steel storm that came head-on, and its front line was forcibly sheared off layer after layer!

On the artillery position, the smoke from the first salvo had not yet dissipated, and each gun position had already entered a state of high-speed continuous firing.

The barrel of the PCL-181 turned red-hot during continuous firing, and the automatic loader worked tirelessly; next to the PHL-191 launcher, a heavy crane roared, lifting the empty launcher modules away and quickly installing the fully loaded modules in place, ready for the next salvo.

The entire position was shrouded in deafening roars, acrid gunpowder smoke, and a frenzied, precise rhythm of killing.

Brigade Commander Chen Dalei looked through the screen at the area completely shrouded in fire and thick smoke in the feedback image from the reconnaissance drone. His face was expressionless, only the cold flames burning in his eyes.

This is merely the most violent and direct prelude in the "Broken City" symphony.

The will of steel, in the purest form of firepower, roars a declaration of destruction towards darkness and death.

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Five minutes after the artillery fire extended, the northern outskirts of Chongqing's main urban area...

After what felt like an eternity of preparation, the artillery barrage finally extended into the heart of the city as planned.

The destructive thunder gradually faded away, but the scorching heat, smoke, and the aura of death that filled the air grew even stronger.

The ravaged land is still smoking, embers still burn among the ruins, and charred remains and unrecognizable organic matter cover every inch of the ground.

"Extend the artillery fire! All attacking units, launch!"

The orders reached every armored vehicle and every infantry squad instantly via an encrypted network.

The main attack route on the northern front is the original "Hongyan Village-Shapingba-Shiqiaopu" passage.

The earth began to tremble, not from artillery fire, but from the roar of steel tracks crushing the ruins.

On the horizon, the vanguard of the 31st Combined Arms Brigade of the 3rd Group Army was the first to pierce the smoke screen.

Leading the way were two companies of Type 99A main battle tanks, their thick composite armor covered with reactive armor blocks and urban warfare grilles. Their 125mm smoothbore guns stood proudly, while their coaxial machine guns and commander's weapon stations vigilantly pointed towards the dilapidated buildings on either side.

quack-

Like moving steel fortresses, they slowly rolled across the open ground plowed flat by artillery fire in a wedge formation, their tracks mercilessly engulfing and crushing rubble, charred corpses, and twisted metal debris, producing a piercing screeching sound.

Following closely behind is the Type 04A infantry fighting vehicle, which appears small and agile compared to the nearly 60-ton Type 99A main battle tank. Its 30mm autocannon and anti-tank missile launchers form the mainstay of its firepower at medium and close range.

The rear hatch of the vehicle opened, and fully armed combined arms battalion infantry squads jumped out one after another, quickly spreading out into tactical formations using the vehicle as a base.

They wore advanced digital helmets with displays on their visors linked to real-time images from drones and vehicle sensors. Their rifles were equipped with grenade launchers and tactical flashlights, and their digital jungle camouflage tactical backpacks contained signal flares, individual first-aid kits, a three-day supply of compressed biscuits, and extra magazines.

"Attention to the third-floor window on the left! Heat source signal!" A squad leader's voice rang out in the earpieces of all the soldiers in the squad.

Almost simultaneously, a 04A 30mm autocannon quickly turned around.

dong dong dong-

A short burst of fire shattered the window, along with the faint, swaying shadow behind it.

The further you go, the denser the buildings become, and the narrower and more winding the streets become.

The unique three-dimensional transportation pattern of Chongqing is beginning to emerge – overhead are the winding remnants of elevated bridges, to the side are tunnel entrances that extend into the mountains, and below there may be sunken plazas or subway entrances.

The artillery fire just now, though seemingly powerful, was actually unable to destroy even the main structure of the building, let alone the complex terrain and the sturdy underground air defenses.

"Sappers! Building debris is blocking the intersection ahead! Move the clearing truck forward!"

As soon as the words were spoken, a GJL-110 heavy armored engineering vehicle equipped with a bucket and a shovel rumbled forward. The robust mechanical arm pushed aside the burning wreckage of the car, the bucket cleared away the debris, and a professional mine-clearing roller slowly rolled in front of it, crushing the fragments of the car into thin sheets.

Tanks and infantry fighting vehicles provided cover, continuously firing short bursts to suppress the black horde of zombies attempting to emerge from the gaps in the ruins.

click-

Suddenly, a sharp screech and the sound of shattering glass came from the middle floor of a half-collapsed commercial building to the side!

Several twisted, incredibly fast "climber" mutants used the building facade to swoop down vertically, heading straight for the infantry squad below!

"Above! Fire!"

The infantrymen reacted swiftly, their rifles spitting fire upwards, sending the swooping shadows flying.

The 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun on top of the turret of a Type 99A mortar roared, instantly forming a crossfire.

Most of the "climbers" were torn apart in mid-air, but two managed to evade the fire with their strange maneuvers and pounced on the roof of a 04A tank, their claws scraping against the armor with a screeching sound.

Ding ding ding ding——

The nearby sergeant decisively raised his gun and opened fire. The 5.8mm rifle bullets that were fired at an angle hit the armored vehicle like a hailstorm, creating shallow craters and turning the two climbers into bloody rags as they rolled off the roof of the infantry fighting vehicle.

"Keep moving forward! Don't stop! Control the pace!" The battalion commander's voice rang out steadily in the channel.