On the way from the north to the south of the River Valley Province, Xiong Ya followed Lord Jin Ya to fight all the way and conquered countless survivors' strongholds, but he had never encountered such a tough opponent.
Especially that round of overwhelming rockets, which really scared him. He retreated 5 kilometers without recovering.
A group of nearly a thousand people stopped in the valley.
The surrounding vegetation was dense, which was easy to hide. There were several hillsides nearby with a wide view, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack. It was a good place to set up camp.
Looking at the frightened Xiong Ya, Tumen sighed in his heart, calmed down and went forward to comfort him.
"... You don't have to panic. Although that kind of rocket is powerful, it is not accurate, and its effective range is not as good as our 100mm artillery. From our current position, they can't hit you anyway."
"As long as we dig trenches on the position, build anti-artillery holes and tunnels, no matter how powerful the rocket is, it can't hurt the people inside."
It was his mistake to underestimate the strength of the opponent's resistance.
Originally, in Tumen's view, the people of the New Alliance had taken over the southern slope of Songlinyu for less than 24 hours. At most, they could dig a few trenches. After the artillery bombardment, the infantry would rush again, and they would be able to plant the flag anyway. There was no need to waste time digging trenches on the position. .
The real tough battle should be in the suburbs of Qingshi County later.
However, what he never expected was that the opponent's resistance was far beyond his expectations. When he realized that the situation was not good, the opponent had already reacted from the attack and also launched a wave of indirect fire on his position.
Directly stunned them.
Panting, Xiong Ya cursed.
"Damn... the intelligence is wrong! They have more than a thousand men! There are thousands of them squatting on the high ground in front of us!"
Tumen smiled bitterly.
"That's not the case... judging from their firepower density, there should be about two or three hundred people, but they have enough ammunition, they should be carrying excessive supplies, I see their machine guns have never stopped."
"In any case, this is no longer an opponent we can handle!"
After saying this, Xiong Ya immediately called the signalman, snatched the walkie-talkie from his arms, and reported the situation here to the rear.
"...The firepower of those damn moles is too strong! As soon as our people rushed up, they called for support and bombarded our position with at least 1,000 shells in a few minutes! Fortunately, I didn't send all my people up!"
"There is definitely more than one squad stationed there, at least a thousand-man squad! Report the situation here to the leader, we need reinforcements!"
After yelling at the intercom with spit flying all over the place, Xiong Ya threw the intercom back to his younger brother.
Looking at the thousand-man captain, Tumen, who was standing aside, suggested.
"It's not a good idea for us to just wait here. Why don't we send two hundred-man squads back to the position we just evacuated to dig out the position. When the reinforcements come, we can immediately launch the next offensive. Without fortifications, we have nowhere to hide when their shells fall."
Tumen paused for a moment and continued.
"The soldiers of the New Alliance are probably reinforcing the bunkers in Qingshi County now. The longer this battle drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be for us... We don't have time to waste."
Xiong Ya thought about it and felt that what his staff officer said made sense.
That idiot Shi Ya spent four months in Qingshi County, and all the fortifications he built were taken advantage of by those annoying moles.
If time drags on for too long, by the time they have reinforced the fortifications there, even if he takes Qingshi Town, he will probably have few brothers left.
He is still thinking about the copper mine in Yuanxi Town.
If he wants to take over the copper mine, he must have some people on hand.
"Okay, let's do as you say!"
After that, Xiong Ya called a centurion.
"You, take your men back to the previous hilltop and dig a trench for me! If you can't dig a trench that can hold 3,000 people within three days, I'll hang you there!"
The centurion knew how vicious Xiong Ya's methods were, and he was ruthless to both his own people and the enemy. Although he was unwilling, he dared not disobey, so he could only bite the bullet and obey the order.
"Okay! Boss!"
...
Songlinyu.
On a ridge not far from the south slope, Ye Shi, who was holding a sniper rifle, looked at the northern hilltop two kilometers away through an eight-fold scope, and a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.
"Huh! Those bandits are back?"
And they dug trenches on the mountain!
Kuangfeng held a telescope in his hand and analyzed calmly.
"It seems that the other side realized that they couldn't take this high ground in a short time."
"That's great. We have never been afraid of anyone in a war of attrition, but we are afraid that they can't afford it." Ye Shi smiled and fired a shot at the opposite side.
"Can you hit them from such a distance?"
Ye Shi pulled the bolt to eject the smoking shell.
"No!"
Kuang Feng: "Then why are you shooting a gun?"
Ye Shi laughed.
"It doesn't matter. They can't find us from such a distance anyway. I'll just scare them."
Kuang Feng, holding a telescope, glanced at him.
"Be careful or the shells will come."
Ye Shi, who was about to fire the second shot, shuddered.
"Fuck, they won't be so cowardly."
Kuang Feng said in a noncommittal tone.
"I don't know, ask them."
It's not realistic to hit people from a distance of more than two kilometers, but it's okay to scare people.
The bullet whizzed down the opposite slope, knocking up a cloud of dust, and startled the looters working nearby.
I thought it was the people on the opposite side who were attacking. The person was yelling and a group of people were crawling and lying on the reverse slope, ready for battle.
The round of rockets thrown by Mosquito earlier had already made them frightened birds, and the slightest movement made them very nervous.
Ye Shi waited for a long time, but did not see those people coming out from behind the reverse slope, and he could not help but smack his tongue.
"Are they so cowardly?"
Kuangfeng, holding a telescope, frowned.
"They probably plan to dig a trench from the reverse slope first..."
Unsure of the sniper's position, those people did not dare to show their heads easily, but the digging work did not stop.
Kuangfeng even noticed that the looters had a team of people to cut trees nearby and use wooden stakes to support the tunnel.
These looters are also starting to get smart!
On the other side, on the front line, Lao Bai and Fang Chang, holding telescopes, also discovered the situation on the opposite hill.
"...When they finish digging the trenches, the next round of offensive will probably come."
"Then let's help them loosen the soil."
Lao Bai raised a sly smile and gestured to the brother behind him. The player immediately understood and trotted to the back of the position.
Just half an hour ago, the logistics soldiers of the New Alliance crossed mountains and delivered ammunition to the front line. In addition to 7mm bullets, there were also 2 88mm mortars and 8 boxes of mortar shells.
Since there were no complete roads along the way, the speed of vehicles was very slow, and the supply transportation was basically completed by two legs.
However, due to the popularity of KV-1 exoskeleton, the individual transportation capacity of the New Alliance soldiers is very strong.
Especially for strength players, it is no problem for one person to carry three times the weight of supplies for a long journey. The only drawback is charging and eating.
But these are minor problems.
When the road from Qingshi County to Songlinyu is cleared, the logistics of the New Alliance can be handed over to trucks.
With the arrival of supporting weapons and supplies, the players quickly built a simple mortar position on the ground with shovels and sacks filled with soil.
Now it comes in handy.
After calculating the target distance, Lao Bai immediately issued an order.
"Attention, mortar team! 2.1 kilometers ahead, a round of artillery fire!"
Two crisp sounds came from the back of the position.
After a while, two clouds of smoke exploded on the hillside on the north side of Songlinyu, and the predators who were digging holes immediately lay on the ground.
Fang Chang held a telescope to observe the landing point of the shell.
"It's a little off, it should be enough to shoot another 100 meters forward."
Lao Bai continued to give orders.
"Correct the landing point of the shell 100 meters forward, disperse and fire six rounds, smash it for me!"
The mortar position continued to fire.
This time, the shell landed directly on the opposite hilltop.
The looters who were building fortifications were hit directly and immediately lay on the ground, not daring to raise their heads, and could only roll down the slope with their heads in their arms.
Six rounds of shells were fired.
Lao Bai ordered a ceasefire.
No one could be seen on the smoke-filled hilltop in the distance.
"... They should have withdrawn." Fang Chang held up the telescope and observed for a while, then smacked his tongue, "Normally speaking, what should we do if we are bombarded while digging trenches?"
"In case of encounters, we should dig a few foxholes first, and then dig a "J" shape horizontally to string the foxholes together. Or we can start digging from the bottom of the slope and dig up directly, and then spread the trenches to both sides when we reach the high ground..."
Staring at the position two kilometers away, Lao Bai narrowed his eyes, "We will fire at them every few dozen minutes, and then rush over to catch them off guard when it gets dark!"
Fang Chang's eyes lit up.
"Good idea, they certainly didn't expect us to dare to come out of the trenches!"
The previous round of rocket coverage had already shown the Ya clan their firepower. Before the trenches on the front line were dug, they should not dare to send a large force up.
There can be at most two or three hundred people squatting on the opposite hill. With Garbage Jun leading the charge, it won't be a problem for them to rush up and kill back and forth!
Lao Bai laughed.
"When the time comes, bring two pieces of explosives and bury them in their trenches. When they go up to dig again, give them a surprise!"
"Hahaha! They even blew up the toilet!"
An evil smirk floated out of the trench.
That gurgling laugh sounded like a villain.
Just as the two were whispering and discussing the action at night, the VM screen on Lao Bai's arm suddenly flashed.
"The news from the headquarters... Let me take a look, damn!"
Seeing Lao Bai's reaction, Fang Chang asked hurriedly.
"What's wrong?"
"The mission has changed... The Death Corps will come to the front line to replace us in two hours." When saying this, Lao Bai looked uncomfortable.
It was agreed that we would continue to hold out here for 48 hours, but the order for the rotation came before the morning was over.
He seriously suspected that they were targeted by the dog planner because they fought so well.
Fang Chang had a strange expression.
"What about us?"
"The command center asked us to return to Dawn City to rest first... They said that there would be more difficult and exciting tasks waiting for us after dark."
Looking at the position opposite, the old white man said with regret on his face.
"The night attack can only be left to the edge brother."
...
Xizhou City.
Four New District, inside the Ya Clan's tent.
Listening to the front-line situation reported by his subordinates, Jin Ya, who was sitting on the human bone chair, had dark clouds on his dark green face.
He didn't expect that two hundred people would be killed in just one morning, and what he didn't expect was that those blue gophers were equipped with such a large number of artillery.
He was very clear about his subordinates' habit of talking nonsense, and a thousand shells in a few minutes was definitely an exaggeration.
In reality, there might be only one or two hundred shells.
But even so, it was enough for him to treat it with caution.
He tapped his index finger on the chair and said in a deep voice.
"Send the tanks."
Unlike the Snake Clan, the tanks of the Fang Clan were not distributed to the thousand-man teams, but were organized into an independent tank team as the leader's personal soldiers, serving the leader directly.
These big guys are expensive. Not only is one less, but they always break down. Unless it is a last resort, he will not risk pushing the tanks to the front line.
But now, it is impossible not to use them.
Dillon, who was standing aside, whispered.
"The New Alliance has planes, so it is not a good idea to drive the tanks up so quickly. Even if the front armor of Conqueror No. 10 is strong, the top is also a blind spot for defense. Before sending out planes, we have to solve the problem of air defense first..."
Golden Teeth said in a deep voice.
"Then what good ideas do you have?"
Dillon pondered.
"We need anti-aircraft weapons. Can we find a way to import some from the Bughra Free State? For example, anti-aircraft guns and the like."
The expeditionary force does have anti-aircraft weapons to deal with the Great Rift Valley's air force, but there are not many of them, and they are often focused on by the Great Rift Valley's artillery and aircraft, so there are very few left.
However, Dillon vaguely remembered that when the expeditionary force was defeated at the beginning, everyone was looking for a way out for themselves, and a batch of supplies including anti-aircraft equipment was dealt with by a captain to the Bughra Free State.
Although I don't know how many dinars that guy sold, I think it shouldn't be very expensive.
If we can buy some back, it should be more than enough to deal with those small planes.
However...
Golden Teeth, who was sitting next to him, simply gave up his idea.
"We have no money."
Dillon was stunned and looked at him and asked.
"Don't we still have 2 million dinars?"
Golden Teeth coughed and said in a dull voice.
"There are too many places to spend money, and it has been spent a long time ago...Okay, let's stop talking about this. Can we solve this problem ourselves? It's not a good idea to always rely on others for help."
Why did he become a plunderer?
It can't be to save money for business.
He exchanged some of the stolen treasures for weapons, and spent most of the rest on pleasure.
The slaves imprisoned in the dungeon were as thin as human skin. They were okay as labor and food reserves, but most of the ones with a little beauty were also ruined. As the leader of the Ya clan, he certainly couldn't pick up the leftovers of his subordinates to eat. Not only would it damage his dignity, but he couldn't eat it either.
As for pleasure, those bionic people who could not be ruined no matter how they played, and the clones that were carefully cultivated were more to his liking.
As for the group of survivors in the northern suburbs?
He didn't take the group of scavengers seriously from the beginning, otherwise he wouldn't have sent only a thousand people to deal with them.
Jin Ya admitted that he had misjudged the strategy, but there was no point in regretting it now. The money spent could never be recovered.
As for getting it back, it was not very realistic, especially at this critical juncture.
Dillon, who was standing aside, stared at him in amazement, feeling a buzzing pain in his head.
Spent it all? !
That was two million dinars!
Even if the Legion's dinars were not easy to spend in the Valley Province, they would not be spent so quickly, right? !
Uren, who stood aside and did not speak the whole time, could not help but hold his forehead and had a new understanding of the stupidity of his allies.
If it were not the will of the Holy Son to cooperate with the Bone Chewing Tribe, he could not help but begin to doubt what the point of supporting such a pig teammate was.
Seeing that his staff officer was silent, Jin Ya also knew that the speed at which he spent money was a little outrageous, so he coughed and said.
"Don't be nervous, my friend. In two months, when the weather gets warmer, we can let the slaves grow some spiritual leaves and sell them to those profiteers. That stuff is much more useful than dinars."
"Two months?! We can't fight them for that long!"
Dillon took a deep breath and continued.
"We can't rely on purchasing equipment for the time being. If it doesn't work... let's get a few trucks first, string four 12mm heavy machine guns together and weld them on. It should be no problem to use them."
"This war can't be dragged on for too long. Their industrial capacity may exceed my expectations! If we wait until they gain a foothold in Qingshi County, it will be difficult to drive them out."
"When our anti-aircraft trucks are modified, we will immediately go to the front line with the tank troops and concentrate our forces to launch an offensive against the positions of the New Alliance! Even if we have to fight off a few tanks, we have to gnaw down their positions! This is the best strategy!"
After listening to the advice of the staff officer, Jin Ya frowned.
Especially when he heard that several tanks might be destroyed, he was already feeling pain before he even sent out the tanks.
Those tanks were his treasures.
He would rather have a few more cannon fodder die than have his treasures have any mishaps. Human lives are worthless in the wasteland, and some things cannot be bought with money.
"Does that anti-aircraft truck... work?"
Dillon was almost irritated to the point of internal injuries when he heard this.
Whose problem is this? !
Uren, who was standing aside, sighed and interrupted.
"...The propeller planes of the New Alliance fly very slowly. As long as the density of the firepower network is sufficient, it is not difficult to shoot them down when they dive."
"I think your staff's suggestion is very good. The longer this battle drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be for you."
Seeing that the apostle of the Torch Church also expressed his agreement, although Jin Ya was still a little hesitant in his heart, he also knew that he had to make a decision.
Pondering for a long time.
With his right hand slapping the armrest of the chair, Jin Ya made a decision.
"Just do as you say!"
...
Steel Plant No. 81.
In the center of the brand-new factory building, there is a large aircraft with a length of nearly 20 meters and a wingspan of nearly 30 meters.
On the nearly steep cabin and straight wings, rows of countersunk rivets are neatly arranged. The wing is a cantilevered lower monoplane, with two symmetrical electric motors installed on the leading edge.
As for the tail, it consists of a cantilevered mid-horizontal tail and a single vertical tail, and the cabin entrance is left at the rear section of the belly close to the tail.
The fuselage and wings of the entire aircraft are made of A3 aerospace aluminum, which is very expensive.
Compared with the wooden glider produced by Goblin Technology, this aircraft is obviously more like an airplane...
From the appearance, Chu Guang can roughly see that this thing should be a replica of the C-47 twin-engine propeller transport aircraft during World War II.
Of course, the difference between the two is still a bit big.
Perhaps worried about the lack of power of the electric motor, the players of the No. 81 Steel Plant installed an additional motor and propeller at the front of the nose, changing the original twin-engine propeller design to a three-engine one.
There are no weapons installed on the plane, and even the cockpit only has exposed threads and a bare seat.
However, this does not prevent the players of the No. 81 Steel Plant from placing high hopes on this large aircraft, and even named it-
H-1 "Dragonfly" general-purpose aircraft!
Chu Guang, who was standing in the factory, walked around the plane, nodded approvingly, and looked at the two players standing beside him and asked.
"Can this plane fly?"
Brother Ce Suo and Brother Levin had a subtle expression.
In the end, Brother Levin coughed dryly and explained.
"Dear administrator, this plane... is still in the testing stage, and it may not be useful in a short time."
Ever since their friendly competitor Goblin Technology made a glider, they have been thinking about making a plane.
However, due to the late start, the players who are more skilled in this field have been poached by Goblin Technology and invested in the improvement project of the "W series" aircraft. The talents they can hire are limited, so the progress has not been very fast.
This prototype parked in the factory is the result of their more than two months of work. It has just been completed and the power system has been installed. It will take some time before it is actually put into use.
Although it is a bit regrettable, Chu Guang did not say anything.
After all, there is no point in urging such things.
It is already very good for his players to be able to do this in such a short time.
"How long will it take to be put into use?"
Faced with the administrator's inquiry, Brother Ce Suo hesitated for a while.
"It should be no problem within a month... maybe half a month if it is fast, it depends on the test flight results."
One month.
It should be able to catch up.
At this time, Chu Guang suddenly had an idea and spoke.
"Is there any way to install the 37mm gun on the side of the plane?"
Brother Ce Suo and Brother Levin's eyes lit up at the same time.
"Install the 37mm gun on the side? Do you mean the design similar to the air gunboat?"
"We didn't consider this when designing this aircraft, but the structural strength of A3 aluminum is very high... I think it shouldn't be a big problem, we can try it!"
Chu Guang nodded.
"If the 37mm gun can't withstand it, it can be replaced with 20mm. In a month, our ground forces should be able to advance to the urban area of Xizhou City."
"The terrain in the city is complex, there are too many bunkers, and the efficiency of artillery and dive bombing is limited. We need a support weapon that can efficiently and accurately eliminate the ground forces of the Ya clan and cooperate with our ground forces to complete the final cleanup."
"I'll ask you to study more about the specific design."
At this time, Chu Guang received news from Xiao Qi that the Burning Corps had returned from the front line by train and regrouped at the gate of the military camp in the north of Shuguang City.
After leaving the No. 81 Steel Plant, Chu Guang went straight to the military camp.
As soon as he saw Chu Guang, Vanus immediately greeted him.
"How is it? Can the transport plane be used?"
Chu Guang shook his head.
"It can't be used for the time being, but it doesn't affect it."
Vanus was stunned and didn't quite understand what he meant.
How can it fly over from the sky without a transport plane?
Chu Guang did not explain, but just looked at the airport not far away and the dozen pilots who regrouped next to the airport.
These pilots have proven their strength by being able to fly the plane back alive.
After a pause, Chu Guang continued.
"Although there is no transport plane, a glider will also work."
At most, we can just fly a few more times!