Macho Wars

Bringing these soldiers who had experienced the test of blood and fire back to Port Pandora, Dragon announced that they would accept the reorganization on the spot.

The 90th Division suffered heavy losses in previous battles. All command units above the battalion level were destroyed, and the loss of soldiers exceeded 80%.And their overall performance in the battle was so vulnerable, so the headquarters decided to revoke the designation of the 90th Division and reorganize the remaining troops.

And in this reorganization, Dragoon, who had done a dirty deal with the upper class, undoubtedly became one of the beneficiaries!

Relying on the military exploits provided by Dragon and the operation of the upper-level contacts, a group of senior generals in the colonial military region successfully escaped this time.

Originally, Sidney XIV wanted to follow the method of dealing with the Northwest Military District a few months ago, and then repeat the colonial military command, but Howard rushed back to the capital overnight to dissuade the emperor's impulse in time.

Howard said that the faults in the colony cannot be entirely blamed on the military.It is the intelligence department that needs to bear the main responsibility. It is they who have brought out traitors and blinded the eyes and ears of the army.

Moreover, the empire’s past colonial policies were also very problematic. Simple restrictions severely reduced the combat effectiveness of overseas troops.Although the colonial forces located in the New World carry the title of a "military district", the organization of the three divisions and one brigade is at best a military level.

In comparison, the local Central Military Region has 300,000 standing troops and the best equipment.

Therefore, Howard bluntly said that the colonial high-level officials are not guilty of death, and even if he is replaced by the same situation, he may not be better than Owen Flagg.

Under his persuasion, the old emperor finally calmed down, and felt that it was a pity to kill Owen in this way. After thinking about it, he decided to give him a chance to make up for it... and personally recover the lost face for the empire!

So the emperor decreed to give a severe verbal criticism to a senior general in the colonial military area, and all officers above brigadier general were demoted to one level, but their positions remained unchanged.

This level of punishment is basically no different from a fine of three drinks in nature.

The mainland will then send two additional divisions of reinforcements and a large amount of supplies to the colony, and allow the colonial military area to enlist 20,000 people on the spot to quickly replenish the lost soldiers.

The emperor is going to increase the standing force of the New World to 80,000, and at the same time update weapons and equipment to deal with the threat from the Wirant Barbarians.

According to the expansion plan, the colonial military area will have six preparation times.Including training new recruits, running in new equipment, etc., after all, the formation of combat effectiveness cannot be achieved overnight.

Dragoon, newly promoted as a major, will take over a newly formed armored assault battalion as planned. There are eight identical units, all under the direct command of the headquarters.

This means that Dragon will become a direct subordinate of Irving Flagg, which is the so-called "direct line"!

However, before the heavy weapons of local support were delivered, the battalion commander Dragon had to use the existing conditions at hand to conduct integrated training on the 500 new and old supplementary soldiers who had just been handed over to him.

When Dragoon saw it, Owen wanted to test his ability to run the army, so he deliberately sent a bunch of "thorns" to his command.

Among these supplementary soldiers, some were tank soldiers from the former armored brigade, with about a hundred people.

These people used to be the ace troops of the colony, but the headquarters sent them to a small company commander of the former 90th division to manage them. Therefore, there are many guys who want to give Dragon some color.

The remaining four hundred people were recruits who were directly recruited on the spot. Dragoon can tell from the standing posture and temperament of these young people. They are ordinary people who have never received military training before. Some of them see Going up and cowering.

This makes Dragon wonder if the gang of officers in charge of the conscription are suspected of being strong!

Chapter 64: The Lonely Hero

The station of Dragoon’s new troops was temporarily arranged in the northern suburbs of Port Pandora, less than ten kilometers away from the city center, next to the colony’s only heavy industrial area.Compared with the original resident in Suger Town, the conditions of the new camp are ten times stronger in every respect!

And because it is a direct line, soldiers, equipment and supplies have all received the highest priority supply.

There are many good things that Dragoon could not even think about in the past. Now, without stuffing money, the boss above will take the initiative to send him a special car to deliver to his door, and there is no need to look down on the faces of those uncles in the logistics department. !

Under such favorable conditions, the formation of the heavy assault battalion was naturally announced to be completed quickly.

The Dragon Battalion has four tank companies, two infantry companies, and a logistics support company, including Dragon, with a total of 715 soldiers.

The four tank companies all adopt the standard "ten-vehicle formation" of the first-line main force. Each company has eight medium tanks and two light tanks for reconnaissance.

It is worth mentioning that these tanks are all new and cutting-edge models that have just been shipped from China. Among them, the Tusk VII as the main force is the ultimate magical revision of this medium tank.Until the development of the next-generation new tank of the Empire is completed, it temporarily enjoys the title of "the strongest medium tank".

Compared with the two old models of Type V and Type II that Dragon had used before, the performance improvement of Type VII can be said to be almost all-round!

The vehicle body has enhanced power and frontal defense, and added communication equipment. The new turret is equipped with a powerful 48-times 75mm tank gun. In addition, there are three machine guns on the vehicle. Even if the main gun is not used, the machine gun alone is enough The infantry could not lift their heads to suppress firepower.

In addition to the tanks, the equipment of the two infantry companies are all new guys that have just left the factory. Light and heavy machine guns and mortars are available. There are more than 20 real military heavy trucks to ensure that the infantry can advance with the tank.

Get in the car and get out of the car to fight!This is what Dragoon has in mind the mechanized troops should look like.

However, the fly in the ointment is that Dragon's prestige is far from being established as quickly as the equipment is in place.

Although most of the tank soldiers from the armored brigade did not clearly face Dragoon, they kept singing against each other secretly, trying to embarrass him.

In the eyes of these self-respecting armored elites, Dragoon, who came out of the Garbage 90 Division, was not qualified to command the heavy assault battalion.I think he is young, and almost all times, he is a little white face who relies on nepotism. He may even be a butt seller.

As for the "Great Victory in Meili Town" and "Heroes Behind Enemy Lines" in the newspapers, it is estimated that they all robbed others of the military merits of others. Such scams are not uncommon in the military.

Dragon knew that these rebellious old birds looked at him upset and wanted to do things for him, so he pretended to be confused and waited for the opportunity to take care of these grandchildren.

After the troops received the new tanks, they soon began running-in training.Dragon personally took over the tank company and chose a tank as his command vehicle.

The crew is still his old partners, but a new communicator named "Sheffield Radar" has been added.The young man has just turned 18 this year, and his seat is next to the driver Huck.In addition to fiddling with the communication machine, he was also responsible for controlling a light machine gun.

Because most of the tank soldiers under him are veterans, accounting for more than half of the total, Dragon intends to reorganize the vehicles of each company.Each company maintains three purely veteran vehicles as the leader of each platoon. The rest of the vehicles are new and old partners, and the veteran should be the master and the rookie.

This arrangement itself was understandable, in order to allow the troops to quickly form combat effectiveness, but it was met with unanimous opposition from the other three tank company commanders.

The reason for these guys is that "good steel must be used on the blade." All the veterans should be concentrated in one or two companies and commanded by experienced officers.As the "noble" battalion commander, Dragon only needs to lead the others to follow the knife.

After hearing this, Dragon couldn't help but sneer in his heart, but he was still unmoved, and the unpleasant meeting ended the unpleasant meeting hastily with a word of "discuss again".

When a group of former armored brigade officers left, the big bald Vage, who had just been promoted to ensign, patted the table angrily.

"These bastards are so deceptive! What's so great about looking at people with their nostrils!?"

"Who calls someone an elite in the past!" ridiculed the old Ge Qifu, who was also promoted to ensign.

"Shit elite! Let the Wirant barbarian fight like the gray grandson, I really don't know where the face is forced!"

"Alright! Don't make any noise."

Dragon stopped Waji from complaining, and he was not incomprehensible to the thoughts of the old tank soldiers.

He had seen the files of these people. One of the two captains who took the lead was named "Lannor Stein". This person was a major and former commander of the 15th Battalion of the Armored Brigade. Most of the other veterans belonged to him. Subordinate.

During the invasion of the Royal Army, the armored brigade launched the only counterattack in the entire colonial military district.

But unfortunately, because of the betrayal of the traitors, the Royal Army was clear about the defense plan formulated by General Flagg, knowing that the enemy would send an armored brigade to counterattack from the flat valley corridor after the invasion.

So Charles creatively invented a technique of "aviation mine-laying". He used a light airship to drop a large number of anti-tank mines on the necessary route of the armored brigade. At the same time, he also used a heavy airship to transport more than a dozen anti-tank guns to nearby high ground. On the ground.

When the armored brigade rushed up, the anti-tank gun positions opened fire first.Because it was late at night, the armored brigade commander misjudged the enemy's situation, thinking that the tanks that had stepped on landmines were destroyed by the enemy's anti-tank artillery, so in accordance with standard countermeasures, they signaled the entire brigade to accelerate, and the entire army A Go up.

The result is naturally self-evident. A full 150 tanks of the armored brigade poured into the minefield one after another, exploding one after another.The destroyed tank not only turned into an obstacle to trap the pace of the friendly forces, the burning fire also illuminated the target for the anti-tank gun on the hill.

Unilateral slaughter battles ended with the defeat of the armored brigade.About 60% of the tanks were destroyed on the spot. In the end, fewer than fifty tanks were able to drive back to Port Pandora, and the armored brigade lost its combat effectiveness.

In this battle, Lanno’s 15th Battalion lost the least, losing only 5 of 22 tanks in three companies.