Chapter 677: The Offensive of the Saint Martin Empire
It was an impromptu counter-assault, for which neither commander was prepared, but Gao Deyu did not show any angry expression after learning that the Japanese army had launched a charge without authorization. Although the Japanese soldiers are often impulsive, they are still very good as cannon fodder, and as Gao Deyu, who knows the situation of the Japanese soldiers very well, he is also prepared for this situation. These Japanese soldiers were originally used to consume the Axis forces, no matter how they chose to fight, and no matter how many people they would be killed or wounded, as long as they could destroy the Axis soldiers, it would be good, and now they are willing to attack, which is undesirable for Gao Deyu.
Gao Deyu didn't care about the life or death of the Japanese soldiers at all, but this didn't mean that he didn't care about the victory or defeat, so when the Boston army was growing more and more and the Japanese soldiers began to gradually lose strength, he directly ordered the heavy artillery group to carry out artillery bombardment on the rear of the forward position that was stabbing hard.
Huge shells fell behind the chaotic battlefield, drowning the Axis forces that were constantly reinforcing the front line. In the continuous explosions, the Axis troops suffered heavy casualties, some of them had their thighs and internal organs splashed everywhere, and many more were running around, and after the rear troops were covered by artillery fire and the frontline was insufficient in numbers, the Axis troops chose to retreat.
This sudden battlefield assault and heavy artillery bombardment caused the Boston side to lose more than 200,000 men, the angry Howell broke his beloved corncob pipe in two, and the Japanese army that launched a frontal attack also lost more than 100,000 troops.
Taking advantage of the chaotic gap of the Boston Army, Gao Deyu commanded the troops to launch an attack on the whole front again, this time with the cooperation of a large number of combat vehicles, the Chinese Imperial Army advanced rapidly, and the opponent was caught off guard. After losing numerous tanks and trucks, Howell led the army and was forced to retreat dozens of kilometers, giving up the city of Kyiv once again. Gao Deyu also did not continue the pursuit because of the lack of ammunition and the lack of troops.
After much consideration, Gauder feared that the Axis forces, which had already gained supremacy of the Black Sea, would launch a landing operation and attack his flank. So instead of holding on to Kyiv, he returned to the Kharkiv line after looting the temporary logistics base of the Axis forces.
Although he reoccupied Kyiv later and advanced dozens of kilometers to restore his previous position, he did not continue to attack because he was afraid of the opponent's bold offensive method, but ordered the troops to build a defensive line, and he planned to wait until there was a strong defensive line to rely on, and then launch an attack, and the battle situation between the two sides temporarily entered a relatively calm period.
The spring offensive on the Western Front came to an end for the time being, and in the Eastern Ocean direction, on March 11, 927, Zhang Haiyang and Su Zhizhen announced in the Oahu Islands that they had begun to gather troops, raise war materials, and prepare for cross-sea operations.
This operation has been prepared for several months, and its scale can be imagined, the entire Eastern Ocean Fleet will be fully engaged in battle, and Fang Ruijun has also taken out his reserves. The first to attack will be the Marines of twenty corps, as well as the Guards units of five corps. In order to cooperate with the actions of the Chinese Empire, the St. Martin Empire and the Southern District forces would first attack from the south to attract the Boston forces.
The two million Imperial Army of St. Martin, together with the border guards of the 170,000 Kargés, with the assistance of thirty-five air wings, launched a fierce attack on the government forces of the Kingdom of Moss. Due to the tense war in the Western Continent, the Boston Empire has drawn a large number of troops from China to fight in the Western Continent, and its domestic troops are seriously lacking, and the military strength in the Moss Kingdom is naturally also drawn in large quantities, and there are currently only five symbolic infantry divisions on this front.
On the battlefield of the Moss Kingdom, where there was no major war, the troops had been idle, and since the Saint-Martin Empire had not carried out a major attack, the Boston government had also relaxed its vigilance in this direction. Anyway, there are 1.3 million Moss government troops in this direction, and the Boston Empire is more assured. Unexpectedly, when the naval battle of the Eastern Ocean was defeated and the whole country's energy was concentrated on the anti-landing operation on the west coast, the Saint-Martin Empire first launched an offensive operation.
The San Martin Empire was equipped with three wings of Kunpeng 3 bombers, and although there were not many of them, the terrifying bomb load and super fast speed of the Kunpeng 3 gave heavy damage to the Moss government army. Under the carpet bombing of bombers, the positions of the Moss government army were blown to pieces, and the P51 fighter of the Moss Kingdom that took to the air to fight was not at all the opponent of the Golden Eagle 4A fighter of the St. Martin Empire, and even inferior to the Kunpeng 3 bomber in speed.
The Moss government planes were quickly lost, and after completely gaining air supremacy, the NATO forces on the ground began to advance rapidly. Since the weapons and equipment produced by the Boston Empire gave priority to equipping the main forces of the Western Continent Operations, the Moss government army had no choice but to use second-hand goods eliminated by the regular Boston Army.
At this time, the Moss government army was still using M3 tanks, the number of artillery was not large, and the maximum caliber was only one hundred and five millimeters, such inferior weapons and equipment, coupled with the lack of training and low morale of the Moss government army, how could such a force be the opponent of the regular army of the Saint-Martin Empire with high morale and well-equipped.
In the face of the fierce attack of the NATO coalition forces, the Moss government army fell into a thousand miles, quickly lost the land of several states, and retreated all the way to the capital city of Moss. Relying on the strong fortifications around the capital, they barely managed to hold their ground, but the NATO coalition forces did not stop because the other side held on to Moss City, and after using the main force to besiege Moss City, they divided two partial divisions and began to encroach on the territory of Moss Kingdom.
The main forces of the Moss Kingdom were all gathered together to defend the capital, which made the resistance in other areas very weak, and the troops of Kargis were all Mossians, who could not only act as guides, but also quickly pacify the civil resistance in the occupied areas, which made the occupation of the NATO coalition extremely easy.
From the time of the attack of the NATO coalition led by the Empire of St. Martin, Marshal Pershing saw through their intentions at a glance, so he did not send more troops to help the Moss government army except for sending part of the troops to strictly guard the border, and even the five divisions of the Boston Army in the territory of the Moss Kingdom were only required to hold the city of Moss, which caused the garrisons of Moss to be at a disadvantage, and soon there was a rout.