Macho Wars

However, as the war continued to deteriorate, the army's logistics supply also began to have problems.Limited supplies should be given priority to the front-line troops, so they staying in the rear can only eat leftovers.

As a result, it was inevitable that the morale of the troops dropped sharply, and deserters began to appear in the troops. Even if the officers shot the captured deserters in public, it would be difficult to prevent the situation from getting worse.

Because these strong men are more afraid of going to the battlefield than they can't eat enough and endure the beating, scolding and bullying of aristocratic officers.

Although ordinary people are dull and blind, they are not stupid at all. They do not believe in the so-called victories and triumphs that the official media boast about on the radio every day.

Is it true that if the frontline wins, will they still want them to build a fortress at their door?

In this atmosphere of constant panic, the native defenders of the Sapphire Principality began to disintegrate bit by bit before they waited for the battle.

When the 37th garrison division was first formed, there were three infantry regiments with more than 8,000 soldiers. As a result, after two months, there were more than 2,000 "non-combat attrition" without fighting.

But at this time, the front-line eldest son launched a mutiny, and the Sapphire Principality had a serious civil strife while the ban on foreign affairs had not been completed. The 37th Defense Division was ordered to go forward to put down the rebellion.

As soon as many soldiers heard that they were about to go to the battlefield, and they were still going to fight with their own people, the already very serious fear of war broke through the sky in an instant, and hundreds of people ran away that night.

After listening to these deserters, Lannuo said that he was really lucky. It turned out that the defenders had been transferred away before they came.

However, judging from the situation described by the other party, even if this severely shrinking garrison division was not transferred, it would not be difficult to defeat them by their own battalion.

Lanno, who reported the situation, quickly received instructions from Brigade Commander Kane. The battle plan remained the same. The tank battalion merged with the independent regiment, and then the whole army accelerated forward and did not stop before reaching the destination Helland.

As a result, more than 7,000 people from the Marine Brigade rushed all the way. It took one day and one night and went crazy for two hundred kilometers, reaching the destination three days earlier than originally planned.

The local defenders only resisted symbolically for a while, and then hung a shameful white flag on the city.

The entire combat process was exceptionally smooth, so easy that it made the Marines feel that it did not seem to be fighting.

And those Tarrans soldiers who joined the Imperial Army can't help but doubt their life. How did Tarrans get wiped out by this group of rubbish two years ago?

After occupying Helland, the Marine Brigade quickly deployed a line of defense there to prevent possible counterattacks from the enemy.

The Independence Group took over the northern defense zone, facing the capital of the Sapphire Principality, and it was about 150 kilometers away from their side.

While arranging the line of defense, Dragon also mobilized elite forces and decided to conduct an armed reconnaissance to get a feel for the enemy.

This reconnaissance unit consists of four tanks and six jeeps, and carries plenty of supplies.The leader of the team is Roebuck, and the members are all veterans of the strong reconnaissance company.

The task that Dragon gave them was to find the enemy's position, and then tentatively "stoke" to see how the opponent reacted.

To make a vivid analogy, it is like a bear kid who secretly presses the neighbor's doorbell.

The troops set off after dark, and Dragoon watched the convoy disappear into the night.At this time, neither he nor Roebuck would have imagined how incredible the effect of this armed investigation would be!

Chapter 326

After the armed reconnaissance team set off, they searched all the way north.They passed through several villages and towns and found that the local people were fleeing in a panic. It seemed that they had learned of the fall of Herland.

Roebuck asked the convoy to avoid these refugees as much as possible and continued to deepen into the hinterland. Finally, after advancing more than 30 kilometers, he found the Principality Army.

When the leader of the lead car was over a high slope, it accidentally discovered that there was a lot of fire ahead, so he set up a high-powered telescope on the top of the hill and saw a large number of soldiers of the Principality Army building positions five or six kilometers away. Those fire lights are the campfires they lit for lighting.

Roebuck observed from a distance for a while, and judged that the opponent should be a group, about two to three thousand people.This group of guys rushed to repair their positions in the middle of the night, and their spirits were commendable, but the act of lighting a campfire undoubtedly exposed their position.

Perhaps the opposing commander felt that the Imperial Army had just taken Helland and should not immediately continue to advance toward their capital.

Roebuck observed for a while, and decided to take this enemy army.The opponent's position has just been dug halfway, and most soldiers are still wielding shovels and hoes vigorously, appearing unprepared, and the blazing campfires provide good instructions for the target.

The enemy is in the light, our side is in the darkness, and there are snowflakes in the night sky. I'm sorry if I don't fight.

Although the enemy's strength is dozens of times theirs, Roebuck's equipment is not vegetarian.

The entire reconnaissance force has four medium tanks, four of the six jeeps are equipped with heavy machine guns, and the other two are equipped with 60mm light mortars.

A total of thirty scouts, equipped with eight submachine guns, eighteen semi-automatic rifles, two light machine guns, and a two-person sniper team.Counting the ammunition in a few tanks, each of them has 800 rounds.

Such a luxurious configuration gave Roebuck ample confidence, and the task that Dragon gave him was to test the reaction of the enemy, and just run away after the fight.

So the reconnaissance unit immediately touched it, and two mortar teams were deployed in a pit about 500 meters away from the front of the enemy's position.More than a dozen scouts continued to approach within 300 meters, and then formed a group of two, each with a distance of about 20 meters.

When the infantry side was ready, Roebuck had a flashlight to signal the tank unit behind.

The tanks, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately started their engines over the hill and launched a frontal charge towards the enemy.

The tank rumbling down the mountain was quickly spotted by the enemy sentinel, who hurriedly sounded the harsh alarm, but it was too late.

The tank detachment fired from 800 meters away. Although it was a long-range mobile shooting, after all, the target was the enemy's entire position. The high-explosive shells passed directly and could always fall on some hapless heads.

The mortar team and infantry also opened fire immediately, and the enemy's position suddenly became chaotic.

Many soldiers who had never experienced actual combat were scared by the sudden gunshots.

In the dark night, the bonfire around them was the most conspicuous light source, shining them out of nowhere.The enemy army on the opposite side lurked in the darkness, only faintly seeing some flashing gunfire.

The advantage of the semi-automatic rifle's rate of fire is undoubtedly obvious. The veterans of the strong reconnaissance company constantly change positions while firing. The continuous gunshots caused a dozen of them to shoot hundreds of firepower.

Coupled with the constant bombardment of tanks and mortars, although the defending army had a regiment of men, they were stupefied by a reconnaissance team of only 51 men.

Seeing those steel monsters that kept spitting flames got closer and closer to him, the pitiful courage of these cannon fodder soldiers disappeared without a trace.

Some soldiers dropped their weapons without saying anything, turned their heads and ran back.And this seemed to be a signal that immediately aroused everyone's fear.No matter how the officers beat and scolded, or even shot and killed the leading deserter, they could not stop the tide of defeat.

A group of more than two thousand people was stunned that it didn't stick to it for ten minutes, so it collapsed without a fight.

Even the scouts who were shooting on the opposite side were taken aback by their amazing behavior.

Damn it!what's the situation?We haven't exerted any strength yet, so why are you so broken??

Roebuck hurriedly took out his binoculars and looked at the opposite side. The scene of hundreds of people fleeing in all directions can be said to be extremely spectacular, and he couldn't help but think of the sheep on the grasslands of the New World.No matter how large the colony is, it will be frightened by three or five wild wolves and flee.

Seeing the "flock" on the other side who was busy escaping for their lives, a bold idea suddenly appeared in Roebuck's mind.

In the afternoon of the next day, a shocking news reached the capital of the Principality of Sapphire.The empire's army had already landed in Redstone Harbor, and it took less than two days to defeat many defenders along the way and approach the capital city.

At present, the capital garrison has entered a state of first-level combat readiness. A large number of civilians from the suburbs have poured into the city. They would rather sleep on the streets in such cold weather and stay in places protected by city walls.

An atmosphere of fear has enveloped the entire city.

At the same time, on the other side, Dragun was reporting to the brigade commander Kane.He conducted an armed reconnaissance last night, trying to test the reaction of the enemy, but he accidentally played a big game. A reconnaissance force of dozens of people penetrated the enemy’s two lines of defense in a single night. At this moment, he has touched the enemy’s nest. At the door.

After Kane listened to Dragon's report, the expression on his face looked very subtle.

"Boy, if I give you a teacher, have you hit the federation now?"

"Uh... Actually, I didn't expect this to happen."

Dragon shrugged, and the combat effectiveness of the Principality Army's local garrison troops also exceeded his expectations.