Macho Wars

Therefore, not only for the safety of the retreat of the large forces, but also to leave a small memorial for Firavi at the end, Dragon will look badly at the 7th Armored Division.

Chapter 572

The imperial capital war has been going on for eleven days. Although Dragoon's Second Army Group had fought like a rag before and defeated hundreds of thousands of troops in the Western Empire, it was not unharmed.

So far, their total casualties have exceeded 30,000, and they have consumed a large amount of ammunition and various materials.Especially for heavy equipment like airplanes and tanks that cannot be quickly replenished, many problems are particularly serious.

So after making the decision to retreat, even if the time left for them is very limited, Dragoon did not rush to run away, but let the frontline troops continue to maintain the attacking posture, and then proceeded with a series of preparations in an orderly manner.

First of all, the first priority is to give priority to the transfer of the wounded. Thanks to the efficient and safe air vehicle of the transport aircraft, every time the transport aircraft brigade transports materials to the front line, the return journey will carry a cabin full of seriously injured people, which greatly reduces the field battle. The pressure of the hospital also made the front line not feel headaches because of the backlog of injuries.

The second is to re-establish one or more retreat routes, because according to the report of the own reconnaissance plane, the enemy reinforcements are advancing from west to east. The route of the army is suspected to be trying to cut off their back path. They really return from the same way, and 100% have to collide head-on with them. on.Therefore, the new route should avoid them as much as possible to avoid being dragged by entanglement.

In the end, it was to be a 7th Armored Division that defeated Firavi. This force is a veteran force in the imperial army that is above the first-line level. At the beginning, it was a strengthening division. After Firavi entered the imperial capital , And also planned to expand its direct line into a corps, supplemented with a batch of personnel and equipment, so it further strengthened.

When Dragoon’s Second Army Group just arrived in the suburbs of the Imperial Capital, the vanguard once had a face-to-face encounter with them and was attacked by two tank regiments.Had it not been for the air force to support the battlefield in time, the opponent would have almost eaten a battalion in the Second Marine Division.

Don't beat this evil wolf into a dog with broken spine, they don't want to walk steadily!

So Dragon ordered the Air Force to step up its investigations while inspecting his existing assets.In addition to his direct line of the Second Marine Division, he also has the 88th Mechanized Infantry Division of the Army from the colony and the 131st Armored Division that has not been established for a long time.

These three heavily armed forces, together with more than 500 tanks, combined with the remaining 112 dive bombers of the Air Force, gave Dragon the confidence to leave a period for Filavi and his 7th Armored Division. An unforgettable "memory".

On the evening of the decision to retreat, Dragon sent two engineering battalions to the west of the city to build positions in the suburbs, and then one after another an infantry regiment responsible for guarding and an artillery battalion. Thousands of people rushed to work overnight. , Of course, could not escape the eyes and ears of the scattered enemy scouts, and the news was quickly passed to Firaverick.

Based on the location of this position, the staff unanimously believed that Dragoon should have already learned the news of the imminent arrival of reinforcements on the western front, so it deployed ahead of time and wanted to block the enemy's reinforcements.Several old birds who specialize in civil engineering, even from the size of the positions being built by the engineers, speculated that Dragon was preparing to divide two or three divisions to block. Obviously, the arrival of 300,000 reinforcements on the Western Front did not put him under pressure. Generally large.

Then it seemed to confirm their speculation. At noon the next day, the 92 Infantry Division, which had been in rotation for two days, moved into a new position in the west of the city.However, Firavi immediately discovered that this emergency move by the other party had caused a "weak spot" in the second army group's originally perfect rear defense deployment.

After the 92nd Division was deployed, their original position was taken over by another nearby division, but from the report of the scouts, it can be known that they only divided one and a half regiments with about six battalions, making it a rear defense. The weakest place, and facing the southeast of the frontline airport, the distance between the two places is no more than three or four kilometers. For the tank, this distance is a matter of a kick.

Facing the seemingly inadvertent weaknesses of the enemy, Firavi instinctively suspected that this was a trap, but the opportunity was so tempting that he couldn't help but want to do it!

The siege until now, the biggest headache for Firavi is the planes under Dragoon. The defenders in the city also regard the opponent as a thorn in the eye.But helplessly, the enemy's front-line airport has been under the protection of the army's heavy troops, so they can't touch it at all.

If there is an opportunity to severely damage or even wipe out the opponent's air force, not only will the pressure on the defenders in the palace be greatly reduced, but the counterattack after the arrival of reinforcements will be smoother.

Filavi is not the kind of person who hesitates. Years of battle on the battlefield have made him very aware that the opportunity is fleeting.Although this may be a trap set by Dragon for him, but in the same way, he can also use it.

So after only fifteen minutes of thinking, Firavi decided to be decisive.

He issued instructions to the troops who had withdrawn outside the city to launch an attack at two o'clock in the morning 13 hours later. Several infantry divisions first attacked and attacked the new defensive positions located in the western suburbs of the city, trying to take them down.The 7th Armored Division took this opportunity to detour back to the enemy's rear and raided the front airfield.

The dark night will provide them with the best cover.

Thanks to the expansion, although the 7th Armored Division still bears the title of a "division", its organization is already half the size of a corps, nearly 30,000 people.Equipped with 400 tanks, one of the latest Wolffire main battle tanks in the water, the performance is much better than the previous generation of tusks under Dragoon.

If the previous battle hadn't been suppressed by the Air Force too harshly, the 7th Armored Division with its assault capability alone, Firavi was actually completely unwilling to compete head-on with Dragon.

However, although Firavi was confident in the strength of the 7th Armored Division, his opponent was a man who rarely played cards according to common sense in Dragoon, so the necessary precautions should be taken more or less.

Firawi reminded the 7th Armored Division to organize a band offensive and attack in regiments. Don’t go up in a rash way. The troops should try not to get too entangled with the outlying defenders in their actions. The target should only be focused on the airport. Just do it.

If everything goes well, the 7th Armored Division only needs to let the first regiment rush in, which is enough to completely destroy the entire airport within ten minutes, and the aircraft parked on the ground does not have any counterattack capabilities.

As long as Dragon's air force can be abolished, no matter how talented the hundreds of thousands of ground troops under him are, he can never escape back to the seaside all his feet!

Chapter 573 The Seventh Armored Division

In accordance with the deployment adjustments made by Firavi before, the imperial capital’s defenders were divided into three, and the first division of the New Forbidden Army, composed of the Southwest Military Region’s elite, guarded the palace, and the mobile force with the seventh armored division as the core ran to the periphery to "jungle." The remaining regular troops "escorted" the last batch of general people in the city who did not evacuate to the eastern mountainous area.

This unit includes five infantry divisions that have been half-crippled, and they all add up to less than 30,000 people. The days of fighting have made them exhausted, but fortunately their morale has not collapsed. After a short break, they recovered. Certain combat effectiveness.

They obeyed Firawi's order and moved quickly to the west along the suburban ring road after nightfall, quickly entered the predetermined position, and launched a night attack on the 92nd Infantry Division of the Eastern Army stationed in this direction.Relying on their own local strengths, they soon formed a semi-encircling position against the defenders of the defense line, and the battle situation was very stalemate.

The offensive of the troops participating in the offensive was very fierce. It did not seem to be feigning at all, because Firawi did not tell them the truth, but actually gave the death order to let them seize the enemy’s unfinished defensive positions at all costs in order to Able to receive reinforcements on the western front that will come from this direction.

All the troops participating in the war have been riveted, because Firavi really lost his blood this time, and promoted a full 200 honorary knights and ten third-class barons, mainly middle and lower-level officers, many of them originally had The noble officers of the knighthood have also been promoted to one level.At the same time, Filavi also promised them in the telegram that after the victory, he would give them great rewards, so he sincerely looked forward to the good news of their victory!

Regarding Firavi’s canonization of several hundred titles in one go, some of the staff felt somewhat sloppy, because since the establishment of the empire, apart from the earliest founding fathers, there has never been such a large-scale title canonization. Like discount promotions in supermarkets, it will inevitably be criticized.

But Firavi just replied indifferently.

"Selling two hundred lowest-ranking titles for tens of thousands of people to die generously, there is no more cost-effective business in the world."

The actual situation is just like what Firavi said. Not long after the attack began, nearly a quarter of the first 200 honorary knights were awarded.Young middle- and lower-level officers are different from those old fritters who have been in the officialdom for many years. Most of them are still bloody and do not lack the courage to take the lead in charging.

And this big wave of canonization by Firavi is like a stimulant, making these hot-blooded men feel that their body is so light, there is nothing to be afraid of!

However, the facts soon proved that Tou Tie is no more than a machine gun.

The defenders in the west of the city are the 92nd Infantry Division of the original colony. In terms of fame, they are indeed far inferior to the first Marine Division with outstanding military merits. Even at the beginning of their formation, they were also defeated by Della for their three-fold advantage in the exercise field. Gong a group of blood tortured and reduced to a laughing stock, was once regarded as a representative of the rookie.

But in the subsequent series of battles, they proved that they were not a rookie with actual actions, only that the golden rank was hammered by the king.

In the face of the local superior forces formed by the enemy's night surprise attack, the 92nd Division fully demonstrated its due performance as an elite, and troops at all levels quickly launched an attack.The friendly neighbors also rushed to reinforce at the first time, flanking the enemy's attacking troops back and forth.

The assault troops quickly contained an equal amount of enemy troops in the west of the city, and Dragoon’s artillery was also providing fire support in this direction, but the air force never appeared.This is in line with the previous conjecture of Firawi and the staff. Limited by the sighting equipment, the aircraft at this stage does not have the full night combat capability and cannot conduct very precise ground attacks like during the day.

Especially when the forces of the two sides are closely entangled, and the planes that cannot see the ground situation, the ghost knows who will throw the bomb on the head.

"Notify the Seventh Division that it's time for them to appear."

Soon, the Seventh Armored Division, which received the action signal, immediately launched an attack.They divided the six tank regiments at hand into three attack waves according to Firavi's instructions and actual battlefield conditions.

The so-called "weakness" of the enemy is a position with a width of less than three kilometers. As the attacker, the forces that can be deployed at the same time will be quite limited.Putting too many troops at one time will cause crowding, and too little will easily lead to refueling tactics. Therefore, after repeated calculations, they believe that the first wave of five battalions and 150 tanks is best to be the vanguard. "The first heavy punch."

There is only one order from their superiors, that is to run over!

You don’t need to worry about clearing out the remnants of the enemy. The second wave that follows will be responsible for cleaning the back road for them, and the third wave will be the general attack. It will directly invest all the remaining power of the seventh division and take advantage of the enemy’s main force. Kill two kills.

If this battle is fought well, not only will the siege of the imperial capital be resolved, it will also severely damage the Second Army Group of Dragon and eat most of the elite forces of the Eastern Empire Army.

As a descendant of Firavi, the seventh division is also a veteran elite, and the equipment is also the most luxurious configuration, a strong sense of honor and support the pride and morale of the officers and soldiers.

In the previous siege, the Seventh Division, under Firavi's order, spent almost the entire time watching the show, and everyone who engaged in it was holding back the fire and wanted to vent.Now that he finally got an attack order, he was naturally eager to try.Strong self-confidence makes them believe that as long as they appear on the stage, they will definitely turn the tide of battle!

With such a sentiment, the Seventh Division launched an offensive. Hundreds of tanks followed by tens of thousands of elite soldiers and violent generals, aggressively rushing towards the enemy.

The first wave of attacks worked quickly. Although the defenders resisted stubbornly, they still couldn't withstand the frontal impact of 150 Wolffire main battle tanks.At the slight price of losing seventeen vehicles, they ran directly over the top of the defender's position.Leave the remnant enemy to the second wave that follows.

The tank unit that assaulted at full speed quickly rushed to the outskirts of the Marine Corps front-line airport. The colonel leading the charge directly protruded most of his body from his car and raised his binoculars to look at the opposite airport.

With more than a dozen flares lifted into the sky, the dazzling white light illuminates the ground, the airport immediately sounded a rapid and harsh alarm, and the commander saw the rows of aircraft on the airport through the binoculars. There are dozens of them.

When these planes soar in the air, they are indeed a nightmare for ground troops, but as long as they remain on the ground, they are ground chickens waiting to be slaughtered. Once the tanks pass by, they can blow them into unrecoverable parts.

Thinking of this, the corner of the commander's mouth couldn't help but a smirk. He grabbed the microphone of the communicator at hand and roared in a low voice.