Macho Wars

No matter who the commander of this defeated army is, he can re-raise a force of one to two thousand in just a few days. This ability is worthy of recognition, and this situation also reminds him. Some past events.

In the colonial defense war that year, only Captain Dragon had done similar things. He took hundreds of defeated soldiers and insisted on fighting guerrillas behind enemy lines, and finally made his name in one fell swoop.Now that the times have changed, it is obviously a very similar situation, but he is standing in a completely opposite position.

Under the guidance of the air force, the sent tank regiment quickly found the small village where the defeated army was located, and the two sides immediately began a fierce battle.After all, the opponent had just lost the battle not long ago, and his morale had not recovered, so he was defeated soon.

Part of the enemy army wanted to take advantage of the chaos to break through and escape into the nearby woods, but unfortunately the commander of the encirclement and suppression forces, the old brother who fought guerrilla war with Dragon back then, ambushed an ambush at the edge of the woods. Block them up.

Seeing that there is no hope of escape, the other party has no choice but to abandon his weapon and surrender.

After interrogation and multiple testimonies, the Marine Corps confirmed that the commander of this unit was a young nobleman, a major battalion commander of the 39th Infantry Division of the former Southeast Military Region.The infantry battalion he and the infantry battalion were deployed on the third line of defense. After the 39th Division was defeated, he led the remnants to hide in the previous mountain village. Unwilling to fail, he decided to follow Dragoon’s famous battle and gather the remnants to fight behind the enemy. Guerrilla.

But it is a pity that this time is not the other time. The Royal Army of that year was just a conventional force, and it was not comparable to the air-ground joint force led by Dragon.It's a hell if you use mechanical tactics to deal with a completely different opponent.

Chapter 554 The Imperial Capital Offensive and Defensive Battle (2)

In the imperial capital city, because the forces at hand were not enough to form an overwhelming absolute advantage over the defenders, Dragon’s attack focused on the southern side of the city, and did not attempt to encircle the entire city, so as not to distract the forces at hand too much.

of course!The north side of the city was not completely abandoned. Dragon placed Alduin and his 95th Division here to block the reinforcements that the enemy could appear.

Compared with the fierce battle in the south, the north is relatively quiet.Alduin faithfully implemented Dragun's orders and opened several safe passages on the side of the defense line to guide ordinary people in the city to flee.

For Dragoon's arrangement, Alduin's character is stubborn and stubborn, but as a veteran on the battlefield, he knows the other party's intentions.The northern part of the imperial capital seems to be far away from the main battlefield, but the location is extremely critical. Dragon placed them here, and also enhanced a certain amount of armor and artillery, in order to let them "fight aid."

Just as Alduin expected, on the second day of the siege, troops under the banner of "King Qin" came from the north, plunged into the pocket of the 95th Division, and were wiped out neatly in the encirclement. .

But the ones at the beginning were just the vanguards who were specifically responsible for hitting the head with the gun, and the following troops were still on their way.The reconnaissance plane overhead quickly spotted the traces of the enemy army. Several local troops were gathering near a freight train station 70 kilometers north of the imperial capital. The number is estimated to be seven or eight thousand.

Most of these troops are local second-line garrison teams, and there are also some militia organizations like self-police regiments.The people who led them were obviously trying to make up the numbers and brought all these worrisome mobs into the imperial capital.

Alduin knew the level of these local forces. Taking advantage of their unsteady footing, he decisively sent a tank battalion and two infantry battalions, and he took the initiative to defeat them and defeated these thousands of troops in one fell swoop.After the war, they didn't even catch the prisoners. They just collected their weapons and put them all back.

This battle did not have any impact on the overall situation, but Alduin learned from the captured officers that some people were going around in tandem, under the banner of Firavi, urging local soldiers and nobles to go to the Imperial King. They promised a lot of benefits that sounded very attractive.

Some people are cautious and still hide from a distance to watch, but some think that they are lucky, because they rush to the muddy water on impulse.

The combat effectiveness of these messy troops is not necessarily very good, but the ability to add chaos is undoubtedly one-of-a-kind. Some have not even waited to reach the imperial capital, on the way to come, first and other King Qin's army due to some small friction. Fight hard.

Alduin was about to report the situation, and Dragoon vaguely smelled an unusual smell after learning about it.

"Filavy shouldn't use this kind of stupid trick, right?"

There was a "famous saying" by a university scholar at the time, called "Don't be afraid of opponents like gods, but teammates like pigs." Although this statement, like most of his inventions, is a product of plagiarism from the distant earth, it is not without reason.

Since modern times in this world, warfare has focused on one who is good and not good enough.Generally, the local troops below the second line, even if they are ordered to support the front line, the commander will not be so stupid to replace the first-line troops with these miscellaneous fish, but first break them up for simple retraining, and then transfer them to the main force as supplementary troops. use.

If it was Dragoon, he would first choose a place far away from the emperor as the "assembly point", and let these inspired King Qin troops gather there, and then find a way to draw one or two main groups from the western or northern lines. The troops and a group of capable veterans, with these personnel as the backbone, quickly expanded into two or three divisions.

Such an emergency force, although the overall combat effectiveness is still unable to reach the level of the general main force, at least it will be a barely usable force when pulled on the battlefield.

Therefore, Dragon concluded that if it wasn't for some of Felavi's subordinates to act arbitrarily to make this kind of useless work, then there must be a third-party force who wanted to take advantage of the chaos to disrupt the entire empire.

Behind each of these local troops that were fooled by King Qin, there was one or more families.The collective atrocities of mankind like war can trigger a chain reaction of tragedy and hatred through continuous killing.

In other words, Dragun must not only find a way to regain the imperial capital from Firavi, but also do everything possible to reduce damage, especially to avoid harm to the people.The more people they kill, the harder this civil war will end.

For this reason, Dragun had to mobilize a part of the transport aircraft to let them spread leaflets around the imperial capital, just to dissuade these local troops from traveling to the imperial capital to die.After Filawi noticed that someone was involved, and at the height of the war, he delivered a national speech, calling on the people of his empire to protect his homeland.

The implication is that these local military capitals will not come to the imperial capital to give away their heads. A bunch of pig teammates are dead and worthless!

In this way, the battle of the imperial capital entered the third day. A battalion of the third regiment of the First Marine Division successfully broke through the defensive line and penetrated into the inner city. At the top of a landmark building, the Marine Corps’ "Black Dragon Banner" was erected.

Seeing the flags flying high, the Marines' morale was greatly boosted, but the infantry battalion that entered was too deep and was cut off by the fast counterattack enemy troops. The troops of both sides immediately carried out an unusually tragic fight around the building. .

Dragon, who was in the observation post outside the city, also saw the flag from a distance. He remembered that the hotel building was two blocks away from the palace, and the straight-line distance was only less than one kilometer.Although the defenders' resistance was very tenacious, they still gnawed off several layers of skin abruptly, and they were about to bite their hearts!

"Notify the troops to step up their offensive and let the air force blow up hard for me!"

"At all costs, eat the adventurous enemy army. As long as the damn flag can be brought down, I don't mind blowing up the building!"

In the underground command post of the palace, Firavi punched the map heavily.In the past three days, his troops have fought bloody battles with the enemy through bombing. Although the losses have been heavy and the defense line has been shrinking, the level is still within an acceptable range.

However, a master's tricks can cause big mistakes if you are not careful!The Marines succeeded in raising the flag under his nose. It was like a spike in his flesh. If he didn't quickly pull it out, it would be a big blow to his own morale.

Chapter 555 Imperial Capital Attack and Defense (3)

The battle on the front line was very cruel, with almost 400 marines occupying the hotel building.Although their actions have greatly boosted the morale of their own troops, they have also become a thorn in the enemy's eyes.

Because it was a lone army deepening, the defenders cut off their retreat, and then launched a fierce attack on the building from all directions.The opponent followed Firavi's order to recapture this landmark building at all costs, and the main force of the First Marine Division was also desperately advancing in this direction, and the two sides fought blood on the streets of the Imperial Capital.

In the face of bloody battles and huge casualties, both units showed extremely tenacious fighting will.One side relied on the iron-blooded soul of the Marine Corps cast by Dragon, while the other relied on his loyalty to the emperor and his pride and honor as an imperial soldier.

Thousands of people were grouped around the tall buildings where the flag was planted.The intensive firefight has battered the towering hotel building, completely devoid of its former grandeur.At this point in the battle, the command from the top can no longer take care of it. In many cases, it has to rely on the grass-roots officers to perform themselves.

Therefore, the subjective initiative that the Marine Corps has always emphasized has gradually begun to highlight its unique advantages at this stage.

If there is a higher-level order, execute the order, and if there is no higher-level order, go to a place where gunfire is dense!In the streets and alleys of the city, many Marines who were broken up into platoons were fighting spontaneously, actively supporting nearby friendly forces.

However, just as the First Marine Division advanced to a position less than 100 meters away from the building, the defenders suddenly mobilized a large number of artillery units and carried out indiscriminate shelling on the most intense fighting areas around the building.

Realizing that the opponent wanted to burn the jade and the stone, the regiment-level commander on the front hurriedly sent a signal to order the troops to retreat. However, some troops that were too late to leave the battle were covered by the overwhelming artillery fire, and they were reduced to ashes along with the enemy who was fighting.

Dragon saw this scene from the observation post, feeling very uncomfortable in his heart.

On the one hand, he lamented Firavi's cruelty and decisiveness, and on the other hand, he felt sorry for the good brothers who were lost in the battle.The siege has been fought for almost three days. The three ground divisions of the Marine Corps alone have killed two thousand people, and the wounded are close to five thousand. The overall casualty rate of the entire Second Army Group has exceeded two. As a result, 23 fighter jets were shot down, and ammunition consumption is constantly testing their logistics capabilities.

Faced with this situation, even Dragon and his staff were unable to determine how long the troops' offensive could last.But one thing they can be sure of is that the enemy's situation is worse than theirs, and the casualties and consumption are much greater.

In fact, Philavier is also struggling here. The fighting spirit of the young officers under him is really nothing to say. They are all fanatics who are not afraid of death. They just rely on this desperate spirit and land. The team played a five-to-five open, but the cost was nearly twice the casualties of the opponent.After being hit hard again, many troops did not choose to retreat and rest. Instead, under the blind leadership of the officers, they shouted "Long live the Empire" to launch a suicide group charge against the enemy.

This style of play really caused a lot of trouble for the Marines. Many of the positions that had just been captured were pushed back by the opponent before they could stand firm.As a result, because of its anti-impact effect, it was imitated by many grassroots officers.

However, Firavi did not approve of this suicide tactic at all. He has been at the grassroots level and fought tough battles. He is very clear that morale is something that is invisible and intangible. There are indeed many ways for officers to improve quickly. They can use fame. Lilu and real money, but once the casualties are too large to withstand the limit, it is very likely to be a full-scale avalanche in a short period of time. At that time, even if a supervising team mounts a machine gun in the back, it will not help.

As the battle progressed into the night, the two sides, who were almost unable to hold on even by rotation, unanimously chose a brief truce, so that the soldiers could have some breathing time.Taking advantage of this opportunity, Firavi sent an envoy to meet Dragon.

Dragon thought that the other party wanted to make conditions and persuaded him to be a second-to-five son, but the messenger only handed over two sets of gifts and a letter to Dragon, and then left.

Dragon opened the envelope and looked at it, and was surprised to find that the person who wrote the letter was not Philavier, but the late King Sidney XIV.The old emperor wrote some wedding wishes to his daughter Alicia and Madragon, and gave them a set of dresses as gifts.

Obviously!These things were prepared by the old emperor long ago, and he waited for Dragon and Alicia to get them out when they got married, but in the end he couldn't wait until this day.

Firavi suddenly picked this point of time and sent these things to Dragon. In addition to thinking about the last wish of the emperor, he also did not rule out the meaning of playing a "warmth card".But even though he knew that the other party's purpose might not be pure, he was not completely untouched when he saw this letter and the two sets of dresses in the box.

"Tafe, help me put things away..."

"Yes, sir."

After receiving the things from Firavi, Dragon came to the big map.Except for the imperial capital in front of him, his gaze was still traveling back and forth between several other places in the mainland.