Chapter 213: When the War Goes On
Lieutenant Colonel SΓ‘nchez placed the headquarters on the roof of the earthen fort, where the view was better and there was no need to worry about being attacked, given that the enemy did not have air force and artillery.
"Attention units, attention units, the battle is about to begin, please be ready for battle." The voice of Lieutenant Colonel Sanchez came from the communicator, Xia Yu took a bite of bread, this kind of battle, he really didn't have much use,
So he simply decided to watch the play, and the twenty special forces he brought back could also do the job of filling the position at a critical moment.
The soldiers rushed to their combat posts, and on the front line were two infantry platoons, scattered in dozens of foxholes, quietly waiting for the enemy to approach, although the enemy was unlikely to have long-range artillery fire, but still dug the foxholes, I have to say that the tactical literacy of this army is still there.
Soon, an infantry phalanx appeared in Xia Yu's sight in a neat formation.
Xia Yu was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart, is this here to give people heads?
"What are they doing here? Die? β
Lieutenant Colonel Sanchez shook his head and said, "No, they are testing, testing our firepower!" These 500 men are just stepping stones. β
Xia Yu, who had played the real-time strategy game, immediately understood, he was the cannon fodder for exploring the map, but the soldiers who explored the map in the game were just data, this was a living person, five hundred people were used to listen to it, this Manuk was really the decisive master.
The infantry of this phalanx did not know whether they understood their mission or not, and advanced towards the position without hesitation.
The lieutenant colonel picked up the communicator, "Fire team, no fire without my order, front-line positions, ready to engage." β
When the enemy approached a distance of 200 meters, the infantry in the foxholes opened fire decisively.
The sound of gunfire like beans rang out densely, and the phalanx infantry suffered a devastating blow almost instantly, the shields in front of them were useless in the face of bullets, and they were easily shot through, and the soldiers fell in rows, and the dense formation further increased the speed of casualties, and after two-thirds of the casualties, the remaining ones scattered.
It's not that the morale of this enemy is so high that it can withstand such high casualties before it collapses, it's that the speed of casualties is too fast, and when the people behind react, the people in front are about to die.
Manuk looked at the soldiers who had been brought back, his face was gloomy, the enemy's weapons were indeed very powerful, and the weapons of a single soldier could shoot two or three hundred paces, and the rate of fire was so fast, and the power was so fierce.
However, this was still within his expectations, and with a wave of his hand, another phalanx of infantry pressed up, still five hundred, and this time, they brought a dozen catapults, and they also scattered the formation.
The soldiers in front also pushed wooden rafts made of logs to shield bullets.
"Lieutenant Colonel, they have heavy weapons, request fire support."
"The fire team is not allowed to fire, repeat, no fire, fire platoon, are your mortars ornamental, kill them!"
Each infantry company had a fire support platoon, armed not only with heavy machine guns, but also with light mortars.
It is said to be a light mortar, but the range is still thousands of meters, and the rate of fire is extremely fast, and it is natural to play against a few slow-moving catapults.
Knock knock knock! A burst of artillery rang out, and the dozen or so catapults were blown into a sheet of burning wood before they could get close, and even more soldiers fell around them.
The wooden platoon was not spared, and a shell went down, instantly exploding into pieces, sweeping down the soldiers behind in pieces.
This phalanx also collapsed in an instant.
Manuk gasped, such a powerful weapon, thousands of meters away from the battlefield, Manuk is still a little afraid, if it is a little farther away, it can blow up his position, the enemy's weapon is really powerful.
"Cavalry!" With a wave of his hand, a group of five hundred cavalry roared into the battlefield, and they lined up in a scattered formation, and rushed towards the position like a gust of wind.
"Put some in and fight again, and wait until the enemy breaks within 300 meters before firing! Heavy machine guns were not allowed to fire. β
Da da da, a dense burst of gunfire rang out, the firepower of the automatic rifle was obviously not enough, and then the general-purpose machine gun also fired, and the spitting tongue of fire swept across the cavalry ranks, and the cavalry fell off their horses one after another, and in an instant there were two or three hundred casualties, and the rest scattered in a hurry, and there was no longer the courage to charge.
Several attacks failed, but Manuk not only did not get angry, but showed a confident expression, it is indeed a very powerful weapon, but unfortunately, it is not inexplicable for me.
Explosive stones, projectiles that can be fired continuously, the weapons described by these oracles appeared one by one, and he felt that he knew the details of the enemy.
It's time for a full-scale offensive.
"The whole army presses, ten phalanxes - attack!"
Five thousand troops were dispatched at one time, both infantry and crossbowmen, and in a scattered formation, they began to advance on a wide front of more than a thousand meters.
As soon as the 5,000 people formed a formation and pressed up, Manuk immediately gave another order! "Ten more phalanxes, this time with ballistas and catapults, and another ten phalanxes to prepare, ready to pick up at any time."
At this moment, on the earth fort, Xia Yu also saw some signs.
Now that the enemy has been tempted, it's time to prepare for a major attack.
Before the words fell, the dense line of soldiers had appeared in the distant wilderness, scattered like ants, unable to see the edge at a glance, took out the binoculars and looked into the distance, you can see more and more soldiers began to unfold the formation, on the opposite side This is going to be an extreme storm flow, stacking tactics?
The lieutenant colonel also reacted immediately, "The first-line position opened fire with all its might, and the machine-gun mortars in the second-line position were all used by me to cover the first-line position."
"Fireteam, your mortars are not allowed to attack! Wait for my command. β
"Air reconnaissance team, give me an observation of the enemy's position, give me a look at the enemy's command."
"Mobile squad, don't let your chariots stall, your chariots are ready to fight at any time, watch out for the woods on the left flank, the drones have detected cavalry ambushing there."
A series of orders were issued, and the front-line positions in front also began to engage.
The gunfire of the beans continued to ring, and the light infantry in the foxhole fired frantically, shooting any enemy who came into range like a target, and these enemies did not know how to cover and dodge, and in front of the automatic rifle it was as simple as fighting zombies, and the heavy armor became a deadly drag.
Sniper rifles are designed to select officers to snipe, which could not be easier than in modern warfare, where senior officers are all dressed in ornate armor and ornamentation, as if they are afraid that they will not be recognized, and they often like to show bravery, standing in the most conspicuous position, and shooting accurately.
But it was the machine guns that really caused the most damage, and they could be used to the greatest extent in the face of a crowd attack, and the dense fire swept across the open land like a storm, forming a line of death in front of the position, and no one could break through to a range of 100 meters.
The enemy fell in pieces, and the corpses stretched all the way forward, so many that they formed a wall of corpses in some areas.
But the enemy's determination was unusually strong, and the heavy casualties did not stop them from approaching, and some of them screamed as they charged, staggering and stumbling in the way of the charge under the strafing of bullets.
Some slowly advanced forward with the help of the cover of corpses, and even some soldiers discovered the mystery of crawling forward, lying on the ground and slowly crawling forward.
A large number of catapults and ballistas were pushed up, in the hundreds, and because there were so many of them, even those light mortars could not be stopped by firing with all their might.
A stone projectile was fired, flew over the front-line position, and landed in a wheat field behind the position, hitting nothing.
That alone still startled the soldiers in the nearby foxholes.
"Lieutenant Colonel, we are under enemy artillery fire, we need support!"