The first to spot a large group of Norman warships flying into the northern skies was an attack aircraft pilot from the 9th Flying Group of the Union Army. At that time, he was hovering over Aocheng in a plane, a cloud of gunpowder smoke drifted by, and the strange dark cloud at the end of his vision aroused his vigilance. So, he flew his plane north, and it wasn't long before he was struck by the lineup of the Norman fleet: a battleship of unprecedented silhouette, five armored ships with many chimneys, four cruisers, and more than twenty cruisers. You must know that after the end of the tragic air battle of Aocheng, the strength of the federal army except for the First Fleet stationed on the Western Front still exists, and the other three fleets have few warships available, and the situation of the Norman army is not much better. In addition to maintaining the necessary air force on the front line of the Monamolin Mountains, and the necessary mobile ships to maintain order in the occupied areas of the Wessex Kingdom, the Norman Empire put the ships it could into the federal battlefield, and only put together two detachments, which together were less than forty ships - theoretically, the star source stones of the destroyed warships can also be recycled and reused, but there is a lot of material loss in this process, and it is quite time-consuming and laborious, and it is a great test of the country's industrial scale and strength to quickly replenish the fleet losses.

Wiping his eyes and making sure that he was not mistaken, the Federal Pilot hurriedly turned around and returned home with the bad news. Fortunately, the Federation Army had set up a number of front-line airfields on the southern outskirts of the city, and instead of flying back to a distant rear base, he landed nearby and reported the enemy situation to his commander. Under the carrier of radio waves and wired circuits, important military information was quickly transmitted to the higher-level combat headquarters, and when the direct decision-makers of the Aocheng battlefield were in a dilemma, the combat units located on the front line of the urban area also began to notice the rapidly approaching enemy situation......

Hearing the sound of air raid sirens, Weiss knew that the situation was not good, and the original battle plan had to be ended early. Lieutenant Colonel Nold could not wait to contact the division headquarters and received orders to suspend the offensive on all fronts, and to properly withdraw and stabilize the front while preparing for air defense. After conveying the divisional instructions to Weiss, the lieutenant colonel ignored his hesitation and entanglement, and withdrew directly with his soldiers.

Between personal emotions and the safety of his team, Weiss wisely chose the latter, trying to recall the sent outpost while going to the nearest sewer exit to observe and judge the battlefield situation with his special ability. Seeing this, he immediately secretly complained: Aside from the influence from the air, the federal army has an advantage in Aocheng, and has the confidence and ability to turn the advantage into victory. At present, the Norman fleet has arrived in Austria, which has undoubtedly brought unprecedented pressure to the fighting Federation officers and soldiers.

Weiss didn't leave anything to chance, he knew very well that the soldiers under his command were heroic, but their psychological expectations had changed with the change of circumstances. Dealing with the enemy in the dark and damp sewers is not everyone willing. Besides, the Norman army has already eaten a trench before, and when they regain their strength, will they sit back and watch their opponents do things under their noses?

Before Weiss could gather his forces, the heavy shelling of the Norman fleet began. Looking up at the sky from the ground, the brilliant fireworks in the sky are a beautiful death signal. Many people did not have time to sigh before they were killed by the fire that cut their heads and covered their faces. This critical attack from the sky was not like the artillery preparation carried out by the Normans before the launch of the campaign, which covered a large area of the area and did not discriminately cover the area, but carried out a targeted attack on the Union troops fighting in the urban area - the accuracy of the shelling was naturally much higher than the leapfrog fire of the ground artillery, which meant that the same amount of ammunition would cause more damage to the troops who were subjected to the shelling. In this case, if you want to reduce the loss, you must evacuate and dodge!

So, at Weiss's beckoning, the nearby Union soldiers entered the sewers to avoid the shelling, but he himself did not retreat to the relative safety of the underground world in a panic, but stood at the entrance of the sewers to watch the enemy's situation. As the bombardment progressed, he found that the firepower configuration and tactical tactics of this Norman fleet were different: first, the only "big guy" in the fleet, the battleship with a rather unique silhouette, the limit value of the various battle readings did not exceed the top battleships of both sides that appeared in the border battle, but its ground firepower was ferocious and abnormal - if you look closely, the biggest difference between it and the Norman battleships seen in the past is that its bow position is not equipped with guns, but is designed to be sharp ramming angles, And this does not mean that its firepower has been weakened, its front and rear decks and the main turrets on both sides of the ship's side are all in a triple configuration, and the number of main guns is not inferior to that of conventional battleships, and the bottom of the battleship adopts a unique "sled" shape, that is, the bottom of the ship is convex on both sides, concave in the middle, and the recess is equipped with two single-mounted main guns facing downward, and the direct fire on ground targets is one-third stronger than that of battleships with guns of the same caliber!

Secondly, the old armored cruisers in this Norman fleet, both in appearance and armament, are outdated, and the combat readings show that they are not sharp enough in air combat, not tough enough to attack, and not fast enough to transition, making people feel that the star source stones that drive the battleship to float in the air are more valuable than the battleship itself, it seems that only when the supply of star source stones is oversupplied, these old battleships that have not been dismantled and returned to the battle sequence will be brought back to the battle sequence, but in this shelling, they are not afraid of the ground artillery fire of the federal army, and the combat position is very forward, Moreover, the ship's weapons are at full fire, and they play a much greater role in the shelling than those frigates.

The battleships were in the town, the armored ships were in front of them, and many corvettes roamed over the city unscrupulously, sometimes gathering fire to attack the ground artillery of the Federation Army who dared to resist, and sometimes looking for ground targets to attack. As the bombardment progressed, the Union forces in the city were already powerless, and the Norman cruisers were pressing down - if the four skyscrapers in the center of the city were still around, they would have hit the towers. This kind of approaching artillery fire, in terms of lethal effect and mental impact, is no less than firing the muzzle of a gun against the opponent's chest!

With the strong suppression of the fleet, the Norman army counterattacked in the city with ease as much as an exercise. When the smoke cleared, they walked through the ruins of the streets, and once they met resistance, they only had to take cover in place, use flares or other means to summon aerial fire, wait for the remaining enemy to be blown to pieces, and then get up and continue to advance. In this way, the Union army sacrificed thousands of soldiers, and with courage, determination, and excellent tactical skills, the center of the city that had been recaptured with great difficulty fell back into the hands of the enemy, and to make matters worse, a considerable number of Union officers and soldiers did not have time to retreat, or were trapped in their positions, forced to give up resistance due to the strong deterrence of the enemy fleet, or escaped into the sewers, hoping to reach the south of the city through the underground world in all directions - this method could have been feasible, But the enemy moves faster than they grope their way through the darkness. By the afternoon, the Norman fleet swept through the Union defense line in the southern part of the city with heavy artillery fire, and the ground attack of the Norman army was like a tsunami.

This afternoon, in order to turn the tide of the battle, the Federal Army Flying Unit gave it a go. Hundreds of warplanes pounced on the Norman fleet, and the pilots attacked the enemy ships with their lives, and the bombs they dropped hit the Norman battleships and armored ships many times, forcing two of them to land on the ground, but the officers and men of the Norman battleships behaved even more desperately than they did in the battle. No matter how many of their fellow fighters fell around them, they always stayed in their combat positions, operating the ship's weapons against the attacks of the Federation fighters. The rate of attrition of the flight units of the Federation Army was much faster than the rate at which the Norman fleet lost its ships, and as time passed, the attacks of the Federation fighters became weaker and weaker, while the Norman fleet always maintained a strong will to fight, and the outcome of this battle gradually lost its suspense......

Before dusk, the Norman army crossed the city and attacked the last line of defense of the Union army south of the city. In this short period of one day, there were two turning points in the Battle of Aocheng - at dawn, with the help of a small number of elite troops, the situation of the federal army that launched a counterattack on the whole front was very good, and the recovery of Aocheng was by no means a pipe dream; As night fell, the Union army lost tens of thousands of officers and soldiers, losing its most important foothold in the city, and the Norman army came infinitely closer to victory in the Battle of Austria. This contrasting turn of events caught many federal officers and soldiers, including Weiss, off guard, and the root cause of it all pointed to the sudden appearance of the Norman fleet.

Who are these guys?

Weiss pondered hard, but the asymmetry of the information made him unable to think of a reason even if he wanted to break his head. When he arrived south of the city with his companions, the ground had been blocked by the Norman army, and there were only two ways left for them except to surrender to the Normans: either they could go out of the city by following the sewer drain and evacuate with the main force or reorganize the counterattack; Or, use the sewers as a battlefield and stay in Aocheng to fight guerrilla warfare with the enemy. The former is reasonable, and in terms of the current situation, it is an irreproachable choice, and there is still a longing for the future to fight back with the large army; The latter belongs to the "return to the old business", high risk, low return, in addition to sharpening the will, training skills, the only convincing thing is to be in line with the goal of rescuing Nikolai.

Looking around, looking at the different expressions of his followers, Weiss relented.

"Hey, Paster, old man, you take the soldiers first, go to the southern outskirts, find a way to find our troops, whether they retreat or counterattack, follow them. Please! ”

Sergeant Past, who had experienced a series of fierce battles since the Battle of Hoffentis, was one of the few old faces still alive, and he looked at Weiss with some surprise: "Captain, won't you come with us?" Where are you going? ”

Weiss sighed, "I don't want anyone to be left behind, that's all." ”

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