Macho Wars

Compared with capturing here, the difficulty of holding is obviously greater!

At this time, the obstructing troops who had been guarding the highway before reported that a military convoy was rushing towards them, suspected to be reinforcements from the town.

The opponent's reaction speed was quite fast, but unfortunately it was not fast enough. The paratroopers had completely seized the bridge and the fortress. They came now, only to hit the gun.

At the same time, in the open sea, Dragoon, who is sitting on the Radiance, received good news that the paratroopers succeeded.The debut of the new tactics is indeed very easy to achieve unexpectedly good results because of surprises.

But to ensure that these brave and fearless paratroopers will not sacrifice in vain, the main force of the Dragoon group also needs to increase the speed quickly.

Dragon looked out the window. Although the sea was full of fog, as the sun rose, it was quickly dissipating at a speed visible to the naked eye. It happened to be the concentration they needed, and it would not affect the landing forces to grab the beach. It can also play a protective role.

So Dragon issued combat instructions to the whole army without hesitation.

"Log in, start!"

Chapter 550

"Here, here comes! The bitch of Dragon has begun!"

In the former Central Army Building of the Imperial Capital, a staff officer hurriedly rushed into the combat command hall with a telegram, and his loud shout suddenly attracted the attention of everyone present.

Since the new round of war that broke out after the armistice ended, Firavi’s command organization has been guarding Dragone in the south while paying attention to the northern front.But suffering from the complete loss of its own air and sea dominance, the southern front can only passively defend on land, waiting very aggrievedly for Dragon to fight.

Now that Dragon has really hit the door, for them, this is really a mixed news.

"Notify the Southeast Military Region and let them start the blockade according to the original plan. I don't expect them to defeat Dragon, just keep that guy tight for me."

In front of the huge map, Firawi in a uniform gave several instructions to his subordinates in a calm tone.He was not at all surprised by the landing of Dragoon, all of which was in his expectation, but what really disturbed him was the telegrams half an hour ago.

Several elites of the Eastern Army suddenly appeared in the southeast hinterland at dawn this morning. They attacked and captured many important bridges in the southeast. Although the local army responded quickly, the troops sent to encircle and suppress were all repelled by the opponent.

Because of the lack of intelligence, the local garrison did not think about the infiltrating troops of the Eastern Empire. After all, they were in the rear hinterland, hundreds of kilometers away from the coastline, separated by several lines of defense and many elite troops of their own.Therefore, I thought that these guys who appeared suddenly were the rebels who supported the Eastern Empire or the former garrison members of the apostate.

After the two sides fought each other, it was discovered that although these units were mostly light infantry and did not have many heavy weapons, they were well equipped and well-trained, and demonstrated extremely strong combat effectiveness.

The first reinforcements of the defenders generally ended in annihilation. Only then did the officers of the local troops realize that the enemy army that appeared in their jurisdiction was not easy, so they reported the situation to their superiors.

As a result, the news lags for several hours, which is twenty or thirty minutes earlier than the news of the landing by Dragon.Firaway marked the captured bridges one by one on the big map, and was shocked in a cold sweat after seeing them for a while.

Over the past 50 years, the Empire has built the world's most developed transportation system. Railways and highways together form a large network that completely covers the vast territory of the empire.Therefore, in theory, Dragoon’s tank landed on the southeast coast, and if it was not disturbed, it would take only 30 hours to drive to the capital city.

"This guy... is so unexpected every time..."

For these elites of the Eastern Army who suddenly appeared in the inland area, Firavi was not as confused as the commander of the local army. He soon thought of the plane.Since those bombers can carry tons of bombs, bringing people is naturally not a problem.

But this novel and special tactic is light and handy, but it is not as simple as a slap in the head to actually use it. It is not difficult for him to imagine how much Dragoon has prepared for this.

"Notify the local troops, let them, at all costs, must retake all the lost bridges in one day. I don't want casualties, just those bridges!"

At the same time, on the southeast coast, the first Marine Division, with the help of navy, air force and some paratroopers, successfully broke through the coastal defense of Treasure Bay.The landing troops immediately marched towards the port 17 kilometers away and quickly seized the place for the large troops.

The entire landing operation went smoothly. The First Marine Division only paid less than a thousand casualties on the most deadly beachhead. The artillery position of the defending army was stolen by paratroopers who dropped directly behind them. Then the permanent fortifications on the beach front were washed by large-caliber naval guns, and the infantry was targeted by the Air Force during the landing phase.

When the port was taken down, Dragon immediately went ashore with the armored units of the Marine Corps' 2nd Division, boarded the long-lost tanks, and attacked with the troops.

For Dragoon now, time is everything!They must rush to join them before the paratroopers who are under the siege are eliminated by the enemy.Therefore, as soon as the first two armored regiments of the Second Division came ashore, they quickly advanced inland under the cover of the Shanghai Airlines carrier aircraft overhead.

The two regiments combined had 120 tanks, 60 infantry fighting vehicles, and 24 self-propelled artillery. With nearly 1,000 infantrymen, the infantry fighting vehicles couldn’t fit. Many people simply risked sitting on top of the tanks. Just to keep up with the armored forces.

In the air, the twelve fighter jets and thirty dive bombers of the Naval Air Force stayed close to the ground forces to provide them with early warning and support.

The troops advanced for almost 30 kilometers along the road, and the reconnaissance plane above their head suddenly reported to the ground that there was a defender’s blocking position directly in front of them. About one regiment of troops occupied the commanding heights on the mountain pack on the side of the road. The artillery position.

The position deployed by the opponent is very clever. It is not far from the coastline. It is just within the range of the navy’s large-caliber naval gun. The area on the east side of the mountain pack is all open, and the tank rushes up without cover, and it is easy to become a war-defense gun. target.

If there is no air force, just this large area of ​​open space can cost the two armored regiments of the Second Division very painful.

So under the order of Dragon, all the infantry got out of the vehicle, the self-propelled artillery was loaded with smoke grenades and fired into the open. The tanks were divided into two routes, and some of them attacked frontally, attracting the artillery of the defending army to open fire. Under the guidance of the reconnaissance plane, it rounded back to the back of the defender from the side.

After the battle began, before the defending troops could see the enemy tank, the fighter jets licked the ground and fired back and forth several times.Although Haiyan III is an air superior fighter, it has been modified according to actual combat needs. As long as it hangs a bomb, it is an excellent ground attack aircraft.

Although the defenders have anti-aircraft weapons such as anti-aircraft machine guns, they have not been equipped for a long time and lack the corresponding training. There is no actual combat experience. Therefore, the air defense efficiency is low. Many lessons have to wait for them to pay the price of blood. grasp.

Under the continuous attack of naval aviation, many howitzers and anti-war artillery were destroyed before firing, and the artillery of the garrison on the hilltop also suffered heavy casualties.

The commander of the obstruction force saw the tragedy on the mountain through the telescope, and was furious with incompetence.This kind of asymmetrical combat, in which you are beaten but unable to fight back, is really frustrating!

Chapter 551

In just twelve hours, Dragon’s Second Army Group sent a hundred thousand troops and hundreds of tanks and armored vehicles ashore. The engineers also rushed to build a 300-meter-long field runway near the port area. This allowed Army Aviation’s attack aircraft brigade to take off and alternately provide uninterrupted air support to the frontline.

Thanks to the asymmetric advantage brought by the Air Force and the strong assault capabilities of the ground armored clusters, the forward forces of the Second Army Group advanced very smoothly.

On the first day of landing, Dragoon led his troops to advance 120 kilometers.Although the Western Army dispatched two armored divisions to launch a countercharge in accordance with the original blockade plan, all their actions were seen by the large reconnaissance planes, and they immediately called in the attack plane brigade.

The two armored divisions were bombed all the way, biting their heads and rushing forward.By the time they finally rushed to Dragon's troops, they had already lost more than 30% of their staff.The continuous air raids not only greatly damaged the morale of the officers and soldiers, but also caused serious chaos to them, so they were quickly defeated after receiving the enemy.

First air strikes and then assaults, relying on this simple and rude but effective "imperialist tactics", Dragon made rapid progress.Firavi received a series of bad news in just half a day, and the series of blocking tactics they had formulated before did not perform as expected.

Seeing the unstoppable hurricane of Dragoon's armored cluster, Firawi sent troops to build a new line of defense while sending troops to regain the bridges that were captured by paratroopers.He even told the people below that if they really couldn't get it back in a short time, they were allowed to use heavy artillery to blast the bridge down from a long distance.

However, the problem now is that all of these captured bridges are solid steel-framed bridges, and they have considered their defensive capabilities as early as the beginning of their construction. Therefore, the bridge materials are very solid and the bridge bodies are very durable.

Cannons with a caliber of less than 75 millimeters are not painful to hit. The large-caliber howitzers can blast a few holes in the bridge deck, but they can’t help but not with gravity piers. The reinforced concrete structure with a diameter of more than ten or twenty meters does not rely on professionalism. The personnel's directional blasting, no matter how many shells are bombed, don't even think about it.

And the most fucking thing is that these paratroopers occupying the bridge are not alone and helpless despite being trapped.Not long after they succeeded in capturing the bridge, the transport aircraft immediately sent supplies for airdrops. Other transport aircraft were obviously specially modified ground-attack type with many large-caliber machine guns that could shoot at the ground. Even small caliber howitzers.

Because of the lack of effective air defense methods, the local troops are almost bullying and crying for these unscrupulous planes peeing on their heads.

On the first day the bridge was captured, the garrisons everywhere counterattacked immediately, but the offensives during the day did not work, resulting in a large number of casualties.When they finally got through the night, the plane overhead was gone. They tried to launch a surprise attack at night, but they encountered an anti-sneak attack by paratroopers.

It turned out that the transport aircraft hovering over the sky during the day not only provided support firepower for the ground, but also carried a wave of high-altitude reconnaissance with its hands, and got a clear picture of the enemy's deployment.The paratroopers knew that the enemy would definitely come back to attack at night, so they were ready to take the initiative early in the morning.

Facing the infiltration of the world's strongest light infantry, most of the local armies suffered a big loss. Either the artillery positions were destroyed or the headquarters was completely destroyed.

These situations were reported back to the headquarters in the rear. Although Firavi had the heart to mobilize a part of the heavy troops to pass, the main force of Dragoon’s offensive was very fierce on the southern frontal battlefield. Just trying to block them had almost contained them. All the elite power.In addition, the bombers of the Eastern Army were constantly destroying signal relay stations in various places, causing the entire communications network of the Western Army to fall into chaos.

It wasn't until this time that Firawi really learned how powerful the Air Force was. This weapon was almost to be spent in Dragoon's hands. His side had only a few hundred thousand troops, and the force was only owned by Howard on the Northern Front. A quarter of the total, but they were so embarrassed to fight, and the well-arranged defense was easily penetrated.

With Dragoon’s current advancing speed, Firavi’s staff officer estimated that the forward of the opponent’s main force would be able to approach the imperial capital in six days at most.Although the imperial capital still has seven divisions with a standing strength of nearly 100,000, only the 7th Armored Division of the direct line is the real elite. The remaining six infantry divisions are newly formed units. The equipment is good, but the soldiers’ Training level is not enough.

With such a rookie troop, fighting against the Tiger Wolf Division under Dragoon really makes people unable to boost confidence.

Therefore, some of the staff suggested that Filavi, taking advantage of the time now, it is best to leave the imperial capital first, and go to the northern front in the name of "coming to the front line." There are 800,000 troops and elites gathered there. Filavi has passed. , May also greatly increase the morale of frontline soldiers.

But this seemingly reasonable suggestion was flatly rejected by Firavi.

Because he knows very well that he is now the banner of his camp. If he leaves the imperial capital in a desperate manner, then the nobles in the city will be able to jump back in minutes and open the city gate to attract Dragoon's "king master".