Macho Wars

The old saying goes well, kindness is not in charge!As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, it is indeed a virtue to love soldiers as a child. But on the battlefield, you must turn yourself into a heart of stone, treat the most precious life in the eyes of ordinary people as a consumable, and do your best Think seriously about how to trade sacrifice for victory.

"Brothers! See you on the front lines!"

Soon, the time for departure finally arrived. There was a drizzle in the sky, and Dragoon was standing in the rain, watching the paratroopers board the plane, one after another lifted off, and flew towards the mainland of the empire across the sea. .

After departure, the transport aircraft wing first flew in dense formations like a flock of migrating geese, trying to avoid the possible loss of night flight.When the fleet was about to approach the coastline, the brigade split up and flew towards different raid targets.The red and green lights flashing on the wing tips make them look like a moving nebula.

On the 171 transport plane, Frank looked out of the cabin through the window.

Just five minutes ago, the captain of their transport aircraft had just conveyed the good news to them through the in-cabin broadcast. The formation of their own has crossed the coastline. It is estimated that it will reach the airdrop area in another 30 minutes and let everyone do it. Good preparation for parachuting.

Frank felt nervous and excited when he thought of his first actual combat as an airborne soldier, which was the difficult night skydiving.

Frank’s formation has a total of 25 transport aircraft, carrying 700 officers and soldiers from the first battalion of the 501st regiment and six special lightweight airborne jeeps.

And their goal is the Malan Bridge in Hull Province.

This rigid frame bridge is the seventh largest bridge in the empire. It spans the river and is one of the important nodes connecting the north and south of the empire, so it is of extraordinary strategic significance.If Dragon's Second Army Group wants to quickly move northward after landing, this can be said to be the place they must pass.

However, there is a straight line distance of hundreds of kilometers from the coastline. Once Dragon's main force landed, news would soon reach this side.No matter how fast they advance, it is difficult for them to get here before the other party destroys the bridge.

Therefore, the role of airborne troops is particularly important at this moment.

Fortunately, there is no such thing as a radar in this world. The formation flies along the sparsely populated mountain area, easily avoiding the eyes and ears of the defenders along the way.

When approaching the Malan Bridge, the formation once again split into two. Frank’s first and second company had to jump to the north bank, mainly responsible for destroying the bunker and artillery positions on this side, while the third company had to jump to the opposite south bank. First feint and then flanking.

After flying for a while, the formation finally arrived at the airborne area. After the captain repeatedly confirmed that it was correct, he pressed the switch to allow parachuting, and a green light flashed in the originally dim cabin.

"You can jump, good luck to you!"

In the cabin, more than 30 paratroopers got up and hooked up, and then walked to the rear door next to each other.As the highest-ranking man on the plane, Frank was the first to take the lead in accordance with the rules set by Dragon since the establishment of the paratroopers.

Standing in front of the cabin door, Frank lowered his head and looked down at a dark ground, his cheeks hurting as the bitter night wind blew.He recited the essentials one last time in his heart, and then resolutely took the most crucial step.

In less than ten minutes, all 700 paratroopers jumped out of the cabin, and there were more than a dozen independent large umbrella bags, including six jeeps and some assembled tricycles.

In the dark night sky, the paratroopers descended at a high speed from thousands of meters above the clouds. Since the height from the ground cannot be visually measured, the paratroopers can only estimate based on experience, or simply be safe to open the parachute in advance, and then float down spirally .

Frank, the first to jump down, opened his umbrella intuitively and slid for a while, and then steadily landed on his feet without any risk. The posture was so standard that he couldn't help but secretly scored himself a "ten" in his heart. The final jump at the training base should be clean.

However, before he was happy for a few seconds, he suddenly felt an object approaching quickly in the air. As soon as he looked up, he saw a huge shadow shrouded in it, and he was scared to crawl to the side.

"X! Almost killed by one's own airdrop box!"

Putting his parachute away to find a place to hide it, Frank turned his head to the drop box that almost slapped him.He checked the number on the box. It turned out to be mortars and shells, which were one of the few fire support equipment for their airborne troops.

Soon, several paratroopers fell down near Frank, all of which were gathered to him one by one, two of whom were from the mortar squad.

Everyone immediately opened the airdrop box, took out the mortar and a few boxes of ammunition wrapped in thick cotton pads, and then proceeded to the scheduled assembly location.

Frank led the team along a small river. Paratroopers continued to join them along the way. When they were about to reach the assembly point, there were already two platoons of men.

The assembly point of the first battalion of the 501st Regiment was a small abandoned village. The local flood occurred three years ago. Because the village was a depression, it was regarded as a flood discharge area. The villagers had been moved to other places by the government. This place has been deserted accordingly.

The arrival of the paratroopers once again injected vitality into this deserted village that had been silent for several years. After Frank arrived, he quickly convened all officers above the platoon for a combat meeting.It was already one o'clock in the morning. According to the plan, they would attack the target Malan Bridge before dawn, seizing the bridge completely and holding on until the main force arrived.

After taking a count of the forces on hand, there are already more than 200 paratroopers rushing to the assembly point in a row of two companies, and the rest is estimated to be seven or eight in one or two hours.As for those who were blown away because they opened the umbrella too early, Frank was not going to wait for them.

Thanks to the fact that the ground defenders were not disturbed during the airborne, their current losses can be said to be negligible. Only a few hapless ones who broke their legs lost their combat capabilities. The relatively sound combat effectiveness of the troops gave Frank and the officers confidence.

They are all veterans from the First Marine Division, who have experienced the most rigorous training and cruel battles. For this upcoming battle, they have carefully prepared for nearly seven months. Now is the time for a blockbuster!

Chapter 549 Malan Bridge

According to the information at hand, the Western Army stationed at the Malan Bridge has only one reinforced battalion. Although it is a frontline unit, they have no idea about the arrival of paratroopers.

This is all thanks to Dragoon's secrecy work well, and Firavi did not know the existence of the paratrooper brigade.Therefore, when the transport aircraft formation approached the empty area, although the bridge defenders, only seven or eight kilometers away, heard the roar of the engine, they subconsciously thought it was a bomber.After the troops gathered in an emergency, seeing that the airstrike did not rush to themselves, the soldiers disbanded and went back to sleep.

At three o'clock in the morning, a team of paratroopers had gathered in the deserted village, and Frank decided to start the next move as planned.He left a squad to take care of the wounded in the deserted village, and set out with the remaining 187 paratroopers towards the Malan Bridge.

At this time, it was the last darkness before dawn, and morning fog gradually filled the wilderness.The paratroopers found a road after walking through a forest.

Frank took out the map and studied it. The road in front of him went south to their target Malan Bridge, and there was a second-tier town to the north.There is a second-line security regiment stationed there. Once the Malan Bridge is attacked, they will send 100% reinforcements.

So Frank ordered a platoon to be kept here for blocking, and asked them to bury a few explosive packs on the highway in advance, to give the reinforcements a good surprise.

After arranging the blocking troops, the paratroopers continued to advance and soon reached the outer defense line of the bridge defenders.

Malan Bridge is a strategic inland location. As early as when the bridge was built, supporting military facilities were built on the side. There was a small fortress like a gun tower with a company of permanent troops, but now it has increased. Arrived at a strengthening camp.

However, it is important here, but after all, deep in the hinterland, even if the empire is now fighting a civil war, it is still far away from any front line.Coupled with the fact that the air defense alert has only been set for a few hours, the guards are far less vigilant than the first line.

At Frank's sign, a few paratroopers quietly touched them, and the few sentinels silently resolved, and the paratroopers immediately filed in along the gap in the defense.

The paratroopers immediately divided into two groups, one company went to capture the fortress, and the second company with a smaller number covered the engineers to grab the bridge.The other paratrooper company on the south bank will simultaneously launch a frontal offensive to help contain the enemy forces across the river.

Frank personally led a company and quickly advanced in a battle formation. However, just as they were about to rush to the second line of defense near the fortress, there were sudden continuous gunfire on the high point on the left side of the team.

The paratroopers reacted instinctively at almost the instant the gunfire rang out, looking for cover.But there were still a few people who did not escape the bullet and fell to the ground unfortunately.

Following the direction of the gunfire, Frank discovered that what was attacking them turned out to be a secret whistle hidden in a tree. It seemed that the guards were not as slack in their vigilance as they had imagined.

"In the tree, fire!"

Hearing Frank's reminder, the paratroopers immediately fired at the canopy. Twenty or thirty submachine guns and a semi-automatic set of fire, the dark whistle that was pressed, quickly disappeared, and two corpses that were about to be human-shaped fell from the top.

Realizing that a surprise attack was impossible, the paratroopers turned to a storm without a word. At this time, most of the defenders had been awakened by gunfire.Some soldiers subconsciously thought that it was the same as usual, that the nearby insurgents were harassing, but those experienced veterans could tell from the intensity of gunshots that this was definitely not the level of armed rebels.

With excellent combat literacy and teammates' cooperation, the paratroopers succeeded in breaking through the second line of defense before most of the defenders could react, blasting the gate and rushing into the fortress.

Frank led people straight to the command room. Because it was a civil war, they had mastered the detailed structure of the fortress long before the action, so the paratrooper brigade had targeted repairing a training ground with exactly the same structure.Frank and his comrades have practiced more than a hundred times, and this place is already familiar to the extent that you can turn your eyes around.

Soon, the defenders in the fortress were completely suppressed by paratroopers, and many soldiers were controlled by the paratroopers who rushed directly into the dormitory before they even had time to put on their clothes.Frank also successfully seized the command room and knocked down the garrison commander who was calling for help.

Similarly, the second company that went to seize the bridge went smoothly. They found that the defenders had only pre-fixed the explosive spots on the bridge piers and steel frames, but the explosives were still safely placed in the arsenal. Really took it out.

Obviously, the defenders did not expect at all that the enemy's elite soldiers would fall from the sky and take the bridge with lightning speed, almost time for them to have no reaction at all.

On the contrary, the south bank on the opposite side was fought fiercely. Frank immediately asked him to use the artillery in the fortress to support the other side. The defender on the other side was confused and thought it was a rebellion on the side of the fortress.

The battle lasted for nearly forty minutes, and the defenseless defenders were quickly defeated and lost to only one-third of their paratroopers.Hundreds of them were taken prisoners without a shot.

Many captured people don't understand how the opponent's army of hundreds of people came in without knowing it, unless they can fly!

The paratroopers did not give any explanation, and directly locked all these prisoners into the storage room at the bottom of the fortress. Then they had to stick to this place until the main force of the Second Army Group led by Dragon arrived.

Frank glanced at his watch. It was already 4:30 in the morning. They were 20 minutes faster than expected. If nothing else, the task force has arrived at the sea off the landing site and will launch soon. attack.