Chapter 11: The Battle of Gelsarin (Finale)
"General! Our troops have suffered heavy casualties, is it ......" In the room that was erected behind the southern walls of Gelsalin, a temporary command office, an officer asked the coalition commander.
The coalition commander was silent for a moment before continuing: "Our troops ...... Are there any reserves? ”
The officers naturally knew that their commander was referring to the nearby troops, and not to the ones that did not follow the battle. After a while, he said, "Yes, yes, but ......."
"But what?"
"These units are vehicles that command operations." When the officer had finished speaking, he fell silent.
The commander of the coalition army nodded, he knew very well that the combat capability of the command vehicle was almost zero, and if he faced Zhang Shixin's tank and combat vehicle, there was basically no chance of victory.
Because the command vehicle is in contrast to the combat vehicle, his communication capabilities are stronger. The protection capability has also been improved to a certain extent.
However, this is the result of sacrificing the combat effectiveness of the vehicle.
So, in general, the combat effectiveness of the command vehicle is very low, and it is even possible that the main means of counterattack are lacking.
After thinking for a while, the commander of the coalition forces suddenly smiled slightly: "Since it has reached this point, order all troops to conduct a general attack!" ”
"General, isn't it a bit presumptuous for us to do this?" Another officer tactfully objected.
The commander of the coalition army knew that this subordinate was not afraid of death, but did not want to launch a general attack at this time, after all, Zhang Shixin's troops also suffered heavy casualties, but compared to the situation of the coalition army, it was obvious that there was still a certain amount of spare strength.
"It's time to launch a general attack, after all, this is our last battle. For our own honor, let's let the other side see our strength. The coalition commander shook his head, and when he had finished speaking, he stood up and walked to the exit of the room.
And when he walked past an officer, the officer also stood up and followed behind the commander of the coalition forces......
Since they appeared here, they had already been mentally prepared.
They also want to die as a soldier in the most suitable place......
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The casualties of Zhang Shixin's troops were also heavy. Especially in the riverbank area, except for the King Tiger tank, which has not yet suffered battle damage, the number of other tank combat vehicles destroyed is not a few.
It's just that if it weren't for the better armor protection of the King Tiger tank than the elephant tank destroyer, it wouldn't have ended up well.
Because the front armor of most King Tiger tanks is densely covered with shell scratches, blackened dents, bullet marks on the barrel, and broken tracks......
The above situation shows that the King Tiger tank has also endured a lot of fire attacks.
But Zhang Shixin did not give the order to let the troops retreat even one step.
The shells ran out, and the tanks that were able to move quickly retreated into the streets behind, and then quickly replenished the shells and fought again.
Tank fighting vehicles with broken tracks are ventured by armored vehicles to transport ammunition and replenish it on the spot.
Zhang Shixin knew that such a danger was very great, because near the King Tiger tank where he was located, when an IS heavy tank was replenishing ammunition, because the enemy infantry shot the porter, the shell box fell to the ground, and the shell exploded because of the impact.
As a result, when the smoke cleared, the IS heavy tank was ignited because of the fuel tank, and the tank crew had to obey the commander's orders and abandon the vehicle.
In the end, not a single member of the IS heavy tank crew escaped, because the fuel tank exploded violently, and the flames quickly engulfed the entire tank.
What Zhang Shixin saw was that only a loader covered in flames had climbed out of the turret. However, a bullet hit him......
As for the soldier who carried the shells, he couldn't find even a complete corpse......
Zhang Shixin was very helpless, but he also knew very well that such a thing could only be regarded as a normal situation in battle.
Life is so fragile on the battlefield.
All he could do was let nearby troops fill the gap.
"Bell!"
In front of the turret of the King Tiger tank, a shell was fired again, but Zhang Shixin did not have an excited expression. Because he saw that there seemed to be a lot of tanks and combat vehicles without artillery on the opposite side.
Naturally, he would not think that the other party's tank and combat vehicles had forgotten to carry artillery because of some factor, and he knew that if nothing else, these things would be command vehicles.
"Do you need to work so hard?" Zhang Shixin was a little speechless, but he ordered his troops to attack other enemies who could threaten them first.
Although these command vehicles were easier to deal with, he nevertheless ordered his troops to attack enemy armored vehicles that were constantly spraying shells.
Because in his eyes, the threat of these enemies is even greater.
It's just that, soon, Zhang Shixin knew that he was a little overbearing.
Because these command vehicles actually rushed straight onto the bridge, and then unloaded a large number of officers with weapons in their hands.
"Damn! Officer Corps?! Zhang Shixin knew that the combat strength of the officer corps was very impressive, and their strength far exceeded that of ordinary elite troops.
Because his summoners are actually members of the officer corps.
Under such circumstances, Zhang Shixin asked the infantry in the house to attack these officers first.
However, the result he got was very bitter.
Because even with the geographical advantage, these officers still killed and wounded a large number of infantry, and their hit rate was very high, if it weren't for the fact that Zhang Shixin's snipers were quite large, I am afraid that the best result for those machine gunners would be to exchange one with the other party.
On the decks of several bridges, a number of coalition officers appeared, relying on the wreckage of the destroyed tanks, gradually moving forward.
In the houses facing several of the bridges, the infantry units stationed there suffered heavy casualties, some houses and even members of a squad were all killed, and several machine gunners died next to the machine guns in the machine gun positions facing the bridge.
Zhang Shixin was very jealous of these officer troops, but these officers were also normal people, and they would die if they were hit.
Sometimes, a 150mm grenade falls among them, and more than a dozen coalition officers will also suffer heavy casualties, and even be blown away by the blast air and fall into the river.
It's just that, without the suppression of the infantry fire that occupied the houses, these officers had already rushed half of the bridge.
"......" Zhang Shixin didn't have a very good way to deal with this situation, because the troops he could mobilize now were almost complete.
He had two options, one was to recall the AMX-13 light tanks outside the city for battle, and the other was to detonate the bombs planted on several bridges.
For Zhang Shixin, neither choice is a good thing.
The first choice is that Zhang Shixin has no confidence in how much of a role these AMX-13 light tanks can play with anti-tank weapons. At the same time, because of so many obstacles on the road, Zhang Shixin doubted that these AMX-13 light tanks would be able to reach the bridge, and he was also not hopeful.
The second option, Zhang Shixin blew up the bridge, meant that he was bound to be trapped in the south of the city, and he did not have much hope of leaving the city until the reinforcements arrived.
While the river serves as a natural line of defense, it also allows him to retreat.
This is not the most troublesome part, the worst thing is that the main defense belt in the north is also under a lot of pressure.
Zhang Shixin was thinking about what he should do, he didn't want to die in this place, but if he didn't blow up the bridge, if he was rushed across the bridge by the enemy, then he would be in big trouble.
But if he blew up the bridge, he would have to resign himself to his fate.
Finally, he gritted his teeth, and then gave an order: "All commanders and drivers, fill the gaps in the infantry!" ”
Zhang Shixin's order was to let the remaining tank commanders and drivers fight as infantry.
Although this increased the risk factor, Zhang Shixin had to make such a decision in order to ensure his retreat.
Soon, dozens of people, including Zhang Shixin, took their weapons and retreated to the street behind.
The area of the bridge, as well as some of the houses that had been pierced, soon again appeared to suppress the fire on the bridge.
Zhang Shixin went to the room facing the bridge on the third floor of a house next to the bridge, most of this room was blown up, a squad of summoners were killed, and the bodies of some summoners were even mutilated by shells.
Zhang Shixin pulled away the corpse of the summoner who was lying on an MG34 machine gun with a tripod down, then fell to the ground and shot again.
And on the bridge he faced, there were many coalition officers, who were not too prepared for the machine guns that looked to have been dumbed, and Zhang Shixin's shooting soon made them pay the price of blood for their carelessness......
When Zhang Shixin ran out of the remaining bullets in the chain box, the coalition officer corps exposed on the bridge fell on the bridge deck, suffering casualties.
After Zhang Shixin stopped shooting, he heard the click of the machine gun running out of bullets, and quickly opened the cover of the gun, but he found that there were no bullets nearby, and it was obvious that these bullets were buried in the rubble or pressed by corpses.
He anxiously looked around the room, and finally saw a corner of a chain box buried in the rubble in the corner of the room behind him.
He didn't dare to stand up at this time, so he could only crawl slowly to that place.
However, at this very moment, a coalition tank appeared to be ordered to shoot at the room.
After the 90mm shell penetrated the wall, it hit the upper part of the wall in the direction where Zhang Shixin was crawling and exploded.
"Boom ......"
After Zhang Shixin heard a loud noise, he only felt his ears buzzing, and at the same time, his shoulders and back ached.
He wanted to stand up, but his increasingly weak body and increasingly sleepy state made him close his eyes slowly......
Not long after Zhang Shixin fainted, several summoners quickly rushed to this room, and then one of the summoners quickly left the room with Zhang Shixin who had fainted on his back......
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No one knew that in such a short period of time, the supreme commanders of both armies lost their ability to command.
Zhang Shixin was stunned by the shell, but Zhang Shixin's shuttle 7.92mm bullet, among the officers who fell down, there was also a senior general with four gold stars pinned to his shoulders.
Four 7.92mm bullets hit the Allied Commander in the chest and abdomen, and the Allied Commander, who was carried back to the headquarters by his subordinates, died in the room before the Medic arrived because the main trachea had been punctured......
The death of the commander of the coalition forces plunged the coalition troops into a frenzy, and many coalition soldiers who knew the news desperately attacked Zhang Shixin's troops.
Similarly, Zhang Shixin's summoner troops were also frantically killing every enemy they could see.
And Zhang Shixin was carried back to the basement that served as the headquarters.
Several military doctors tore open small first-aid kits and sprinkled medicine powder into Zhang Shixin's wounds.
"Finally rescued, why is this idiot always so impulsive." Xinia appeared, and then looked at Zhang Shixin helplessly.
"Isn't that why you blocked that message?" Another voice rang out.
"Maybe, but, compared to this idiot, I'm curious why you're hiding something from him?"
"It's not a good thing to let him know these things too early. Well, he'll find out sooner or later. ”
"yes, he'll find out sooner or later."
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When one night had passed, the battle of Gersarin came to an end.
The troops carrying out the clean-up activities from the Glenshire area rushed to the east of Gelshalin in time, and then entered Gelsarin in three ways.
Since Zhang Shixin's forces still controlled a considerable area of the southern city, when reinforcements arrived, all the remaining coalition forces gave up resistance.
The most important factor in their abandonment of resistance was that those who were able to fight, or should say have the will to fight, died in the southern city of Gersharin.
Among them was the commander of the coalition forces, Admiral of the Duchy of Siphair, El Sivel Luther.
However, when a coalition colonel wanted to see Zhang Shixin, the reinforcement officer shook his head, because Zhang Shixin had been transferred to Ronnie Wayne, an important town in the northern part of the Gultoka Empire, for treatment.
In this battle, Zhang Shixin suffered heavy losses, and even he almost got on the battlefield, but he gained a lot of things......
Of course, he also lost a lot.
Among them were almost completely annihilated infantry units, as well as a large number of tanks and fighting vehicles.
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Ten days later, Zhang Shixin woke up in the intensive care ward of the Army Hospital in Ronnie Wayne, and he saw Hailey, who was sleeping soundly on the cabinet next to the bed......
He smiled, but he didn't wake Hayley.
Time stands still almost at this moment.
A young man silently looked at the lover beside him, perhaps, it was also very good to be like this all along......
But Zhang Shixin knew that this was impossible. Because, at last, he found that he seemed to like the feeling of war......
PS: This chapter is over, and the next is the level 9 tank vehicle in the game.
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