"Watch out for enemy spinball bullets!"

In the trench, someone shouted, and although the surrounding Union soldiers consciously retreated, they may not be able to find the right direction. The battlefield was filled with gunsmoke, stray bullets were flying, gunshots, shouts, and wails were intertwined, and only the nearest soldier could find out where the thunder thrown by the enemy fell......

(On the planet Orens, the so-called spinach bullet is an artificial object of the same nature and purpose as the grenade of the earth civilization, the difference is that whether it is the Norman Empire, the Free Federation or the Kingdom of Wessex, the weight of the pineball bullet installed by the army is basically 2-2.5 pounds, the explosion power is large, and the general throwing distance is 30-40 meters)

Only two explosions were heard, and the fork of the trench was instantly enveloped in red flame and gray smoke, and the Federation soldiers who swallowed it were either killed or wounded, and the suppressive firepower in the face of the communication trench was sharply reduced. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Norman soldiers stepped on the corpses of their comrades and enemies and quickly rushed forward along the communication trenches. The Union soldiers hurriedly replenished their defenses, and when they saw the hordes of Norman soldiers rushing out of the foggy gunsmoke, one by one, fierce and unstoppable, they immediately panicked—although their thoughts and movements were only frozen and hesitant for a moment, the consequences were as serious as the collapse of a levee.

At the critical moment, crisp machine-gun sounds rang out from the positions. The "Battlefield Verification Machine Gun", improvised to the firing point, rained down bullets on the Norman soldiers who appeared at the fork in the trench, under the control of the Patton cadets and Union Army reservists.

One by one, the Normans were shot and fell, some were still moving, some were still struggling, and some were already exhausted.

Who says small-caliber bullets can't kill people?

Due to the cold and harsh environment, the creatures on Orens' planet generally have strong physiques. Most of the Norman soldiers in front of them, who were rushing forward with bayonets in their hands, were more than six feet tall. Due to the perennial military training, they have dark complexions and strong bodies, all of which resemble iron towers. In this era of large-scale industry in the stage of electrification, when metal smelting, casting, and chemical technology are becoming more and more mature, the armies of various countries have chosen large-caliber rifles as standard weapons at the cost of soldiers' burdens and logistical pressures, which can be said to be a choice made according to local conditions. For example, the Grumman M3.2 rifle equipped by the Federal Army is basically either dead or maimed as long as it hits directly - it is equally effective for the fierce Norman soldier and the ferocious beast. Past practical experience has shown that if a small and medium-caliber bullet fails to hit the target, it is very likely to stimulate the opponent's trapped beast fight, so that it will be violently counterattacked. For these reasons, whether it is military standard equipment or civilian hunting weapons, the caliber is generally above 3PIR.

Under Weiss's guidance, the Klumber-Heisen plant successfully developed a water-cooled machine gun of 1.4PIR caliber. Despite the approval to conduct battlefield tests, knowing the caliber of this weapon, the military, from top to bottom, was not optimistic about its prospects. After witnessing the live firing, many soldiers still felt that this was an advanced piece of equipment with worrying practicability, and that when they arrived on the battlefield, they would not be able to be trampled by the enemy who was riddled with bullet holes. They apparently do not realize that the enhancement of biological functions through thousands of years of evolution is insignificant in the face of the changes brought about by scientific and technological progress. The reason why the federal military chose the new 1.4PIR caliber sniper rifle in the controversy was the final decision made by considering the range of the firearm, the power of the bullet, the accuracy of the shot, and the practicality. A large number of live-fire tests have shown that a small and medium-caliber pointed rifle bullet can effectively kill and injure unprotected or lightly protected human targets within the firing range, and if it hits 3-4 rounds in a row, even if it does not hit the fatal point, it is enough to temporarily incapacitate the target.

The continuous output of machine-gun fire blocked the breach that almost burst. The soldiers of the Basston Student Regiment returned the favor and quickly threw a wave of thunder at the Normans in the trenches, pushing them back from the attack.

The second-line position of the border defense line was a coherent whole, and although the Baston student regiment withstood the attack of the Norman army in the second-line position, they could not stand alone if the defense area of the friendly troops was lost. The crisis eased slightly, and Weiss and Lunders busily commanded the battalions to consolidate their defenses and treat the wounded, while keeping a close eye on the situation in their neighbors' positions. The battlefield was filled with artillery fire and gunsmoke, and it was difficult to grasp the changes in the battle situation in a timely and accurate manner with the naked eye, but in the battles of the past week, Weiss had initially mastered the method of using the "friend or foe identification system" to quickly identify the battle situation through constant observation, exploration, and speculation.

On the ground, the battle between the offensive and the defending sides is still raging. The Normans were not superior in offensive forces, had few tactical methods available for attacking the fortifications, and often fell into hand-to-hand combat, unlike the fluidity of their previous battles with the Wessex army, and in the sky, the Normans cleverly ambushed the cruiser seemingly unchecked, constantly clearing the way for the Marines with artillery fire, but as Weiss had seen, it had suffered multiple losses in the exchange of fire with the Federal Army's ground air defense forces, and the damage continued to accumulate. At this time, there were quite a few artillery pieces in the defending area that could be used for anti-aircraft operations, and even if ammunition was scarce, it was enough to deal with a small-scale anti-aircraft battle......

"Look! That guy got beaten down! ”

Suddenly, hearing someone cheering around him, Weiss hurriedly looked up, only to see the raging Norman warship dragging billowing black smoke to the ground, and a few seconds later it crashed to the ground. This has happened in battles between the two fleets in a head-to-head duel, presumably because the ship's backup power system did not function, or the wiring that drove the floating system to operate was damaged. In the face of such an extreme situation, unless the crew parachutes in time to escape, there is basically no chance of survival.

For the federal officers and soldiers who stubbornly resisted the Norman attack, the crash of the Norman cruiser had an immediate effect in reducing the pressure on the defensive line and boosting the morale of the troops. This merit is undoubtedly counted on the ground air defense forces of the Federal Army, and as for whether it has anything to do with his previous reminder, Weiss neither cares nor speculates. As soon as he heard the shrill whistles and slogans coming from the surrounding positions, he quickly squinted and observed, and then shouted: "Counterattack!" Counterattack! Attention all, throw in the counterattack! ”

Lunders hurriedly ran over: "Received an order from the command to counterattack?" ”

Weiss replied: "This is the perfect opportunity to counterattack on all fronts, and presumably the order given to us is on the way." ”

Lunders looked at Weiss in surprise, his mouth open, but he didn't know what to say. Weiss knew where his hesitation and concerns were, so he said, "As always, you are in command, and I will lead them to charge!" ”

On the battlefield, if we fail to judge the situation and miss the fighter plane, it will be quite bad, and if we do not do a good job of dragging down the overall situation and causing irreparable bad consequences.

Now that the wood is in the boat, and the general trend is rising, it is impossible to take back the order. Lunders had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Good! Be safe! ”

Weiss stepped back from the pistol magazine, took out the last few "stocks" from the bullet pouch on his waist, and said to Lunders while filling the magazine: "Come, quickly give me a few more bullets." ”

Without hesitation, Lunders emptied the pistol bullets on his body, and with the spare unit price, there were only a dozen rounds left. The total amount of ammunition and materials that were airlifted the night before was quite large, and it could be dispersed among dozens of troops in the entire defense area, and then distributed to every officer and soldier, and the amount was pitifully small.

Losing the land lines of communication is tantamount to holding your breath and fighting the enemy. If it weren't for the fact that reinforcements from the Confederacy were arriving one after another, and the 2nd and 4th Corps of the Confederation fighting in Wessex were steadily retreating southward, the Norman army that carried out the airborne landing was in danger of being annihilated.

In the face of the counterattack of the Federation Army on all fronts, the Norman army, which had lost the fire support of the battleships, seemed to be suddenly drained of strength, and they struggled to resist for a while at various forks in the communication trenches connected to the first-line positions, unable to withstand the bayonet + grenade fighting method of the Union Army, and soon lost these forks. The forward positions of the defending area were not ideal for the attackers, and the surviving Norman soldiers retreated like a tide, and the determination to retreat seemed even stronger than when attacking.

In this way, the front-line positions were once again returned to the hands of the Union Army. In the absence of major generals and lack of ammunition, the defending officers and soldiers did not rush over the trenches to pursue the Norman army, but they also did not pay attention to the chivalry of the enemy, and shot at the backs of the Norman soldiers, killing many Normans, and seeing their embarrassed appearance, I felt quite relieved!

The line was held, and the Norman offensive was once again crushed. Watching the Norman soldiers throw away their armor all the way, Weiss breathed a sigh of relief, and he instructed the soldiers to hurry up and transfer the wounded, renovate the front-line positions, and then look at the messy battlefield and think about a very practical question: this generation of Norman soldiers is not as "wolf-like" as the Federation veterans described. Their basic military skills are solid, their tactics and strategies are used properly, and they have strong combat effectiveness on the battlefield, but they seem to have an excessive dependence on weapons and tactics, or the heavy casualties of the previous generation, so that they have changed the previous attitude of "ignoring life", but pay attention to giving full play to the advantages of weapons and equipment and tactical strategy, minimize hard-fought battles, and win victory at the smallest possible cost - on the battlefield of Wessex, the Norman army has fought dozens of battles, and the number of dead is said to be only more than 20,000, This figure is less than a skirmish that took place during the last war. Later, the Norman fleet and the Federation fleet launched a main showdown, and the reason why the Normans went all out was to seize air supremacy, make the next combat operations smoother, and greatly reduce the casualties of the ground forces.

From a tactical point of view, this new state of the Norman army is undoubtedly more rational and intelligent, but from a strategic point of view, the younger generation of Normans is not as simple, brave and fearless as their parents, with iron obedience, they have their own thinking and ideas, and the trend of thinking of resisting imperial power, chasing freedom, resisting war, and pursuing peace has a suitable breeding ground, and under the right situation and conditions, there will be a force from the inside out to form a considerable resistance to the expansion and aggression of the Norman Empire......