Chapter 50: The defense line collapses
Beams of lasers cut through the pre-dawn darkness and shot towards the government fortifications.
Due to the distance, most of the laser beams were off target, but a very small number of them hit the target, instantly burning a huge hole in the defensive shield.
After the attack of the laser beam, hundreds of missiles flew in, and the defensive missiles of the government army also shot out one after another, intercepting most of the enemy's missiles, and the battlefield exploded one after another, and a huge sound shook the city of Yaqiu.
Liu Yi and the others also heard a huge explosion in Yaqiu City, and everyone's hearts became nervous.
"It's a fight! Everyone, pay attention to concealment, and don't be hit by a leaking missile! Liu Yi sent a warning to everyone through the militia's own communication system.
Ke Rin stared nervously at the holographic map, and adjusted the displayed position to the place where the battle outside the city was fighting, only to see that the bandits' mecha troops were approaching, and the map showed them as yellow highlights, and a rough estimate showed that there were no less than two hundred yellow highlights.
"There are so many people here, it seems that the battle in Iron Valley City didn't consume much of the bandits' combat power." Ke Rin said with a frown.
Shangguan Qi said with a serious face: "If it weren't for the rash attack of the government army, the strength of the two sides should be equal now, and it shouldn't be a problem to hold Yaqiu City, but it's a pity ......."
Ke Rin blushed and said, "It's too late to say this, I hope that the troops defending the city can consume more enemy troops now." ”
"I think it's difficult, now the government army is at a disadvantage in numbers, and the morale is very low, I'm afraid it won't be long before it will be defeated." Liu Yi's view is more pessimistic.
"In that case, I'm afraid I'll have to leave early." Shangguanqi said.
"It's okay, let's get ready early, and the city will be full of battlefields in a while." Liu Yi nodded.
"Got it. I'll leave now, and you guys should be safe! Shangguan Qi patted Liu Yi and Ke Rin on the shoulder, turned around and walked out of the combat command room.
According to the battle plan they had formulated in advance, Shangguan Qi would lead the only two dozen mechs to take on the task of raiding and decapitating, and the target was the commander of the bandits.
For this reason, they had ordered the mecha to be transported to a secret ravine outside the city of Aqiu. It was close to the city of Aqiu, and it was hidden from the city, making it difficult for the robbers to find it.
In order to avoid accidents on the road, Shangguan Qi decided to lead the mecha pilots to the place where the mecha was hiding and wait, and then lead the army to attack after Liu Yi thought it was the right time and gave the order.
Looking at the back of Shangguan Qi leaving, Ke Rin also stretched his waist and said, "Then it's time for me to set off too, and notify me immediately if there is anything." ”
Liu Yi said: "You don't have to rush to go, the robbers haven't entered the city yet, and you will go when the city starts." ”
Ke Rin stretched out his index finger and shook it, and said, "This is not good, I have to check it first, so that someone will have to desert." ”
"At this time, can someone desert?" Liu Yi was a little skeptical.
"You don't understand these people, they usually work in factories, and desertion is commonplace. What's more, this time it's still a war and a game, if no one supervises, as long as one person slips away, the others will follow the activity. Ke Rin said with great experience.
Although Liu Yi didn't know if the situation Ke Rin said would happen, it was always better to be cautious, so he nodded and said, "Okay, you can go and keep in touch at all times." ”
"No problem!" Ke Rin snapped his fingers and strode out of the operations command room.
As Shangguan Qi and Ke Rin left, Liu Yi's mood also became nervous. Although the entire battle plan was formulated under his leadership, Liu Yi had no experience in warfare at all.
Now that the lives of thousands of militiamen are in his own hands, Liu Yi deeply feels the heavy pressure, and it is really not an easy task to be the commander-in-chief.
Liu Yi returned to the map and went through the entire battle plan over and over again in his mind, hoping to find the details that he had overlooked before. Although he has no experience in commanding operations, Liu Yi knows a truth, making fewer mistakes is the best way to effectively reduce the probability of failure.
Therefore, he hopes to make the plan more thorough, reduce the probability of failure at the root, and try to avoid some low-level mistakes.
At this moment, the person in charge of monitoring the battle outside the city suddenly said, "Oh no! The government army is almost overwhelmed! ”
Liu Yi was shocked in his heart, and said in a lost voice: "So fast!" With that, Liu Yi hurriedly ran behind the man and looked at the image on the surveillance screen.
This is a real-time image from the battlefield satellite, I saw that the bandit army has gradually approached the defense line of the government army, once it enters the effective range of the mecha, the government army may be difficult to resist the fierce attack.
Although the government forces also inflicted some losses on the bandits, this loss was not enough to shake the advantage of the bandits.
Seeing that the bandit army's mechs are getting closer and closer, the large number of mechs is beginning to show a huge firepower advantage, and the government army's mechs and automatic artillery are decreasing at a rate that is visible to the naked eye.
The battle has come to this point, it is already a pure firepower competition, and it is clear that the bandit army has an unshakable advantage in this regard.
Liu Yi was anxious when he saw it, and said secretly: "Who is directing the battle, why don't you withdraw the motorized infantry quickly, it doesn't make much sense for the motorized infantry to stay on the position at this time!" ”
At this time, on the defensive positions of the government army, laser beams flew all over the sky like locusts, and one automatic gun after another was destroyed by mechs, many of which had been beaten to a thousand holes, lying on the ground with billowing smoke.
The soldiers in the bunker were overwhelmed by the powerful fire of the mech, and the defense line was on the verge of collapse.
The motorized infantry relied on the mobile armor to make some counterattacks, but they did not do much damage against the sturdy mechs.
It was easy to destroy one or two mechs, but as more and more mechs pounced, the motorized infantry could only retreat in the end.
At this time, I don't know which officer finally gave up resistance and gave the whole army an order to retreat.
Logically speaking, it would have been possible to withdraw to the city for guerrilla warfare, but by this time the morale of the government forces was on the verge of collapse, and as soon as they heard the order to retreat, some soldiers immediately turned around and ran, completely ignoring the pre-planned withdrawal plan.
When the other soldiers saw that someone was starting to flee for their lives, they also panicked and fled desperately after the others.
More and more government soldiers began to flee, and the whole army had begun to collapse, and the bandit army was demoralized when they saw this, and chased after the government army and beat them fiercely, and a large number of soldiers and mechs did not flee back to the city and became guns and revenants.
"Brethren! Hit me hard! Wipe out all the government forces, and the city of Aqiu will be ours in no time! ”
At the instigation of the bandit leader, the bandit army was even more demoralized and continued its onslaught against the remnants of the government army.
The dense firepower shot the defensive position in the blink of an eye, and it looked like a hornet's nest. The position was filled with raging flames, and the thick black smoke rose into the air, and everyone in the city was horrified when they saw it.
Although some of the government army's mechs are still desperately resisting, under the siege of many enemy mechas, these excellent mecha pilots are powerless to return to the sky, and are destroyed by enemy fire one by one, leaving only the remains of burning mechs standing on the defensive position.
"Tell our people that the government army's defensive line has collapsed and the robbers are about to enter the city!" Liu Yi commanded.
The communication personnel in the command room followed Liu Yi's instructions and quickly conveyed the news, and the various teams soon received the news and began to act one after another, preparing to deal with the bandit army that was about to enter the city.
At this time, in the underground command room of the government building, Ding Kai and a group of officials also witnessed the rout of the government army.
These people looked at Ding Kai helplessly, hoping to get his next instructions.
I saw Ding Kai's face as usual, walked in front of everyone, and said loudly: "Although the war is unfavorable at present, you don't have to be discouraged, there are still our troops in the city, and I will personally lead the army to start a street battle in the city!" In addition, the highland air port is still in our hands, the bandits have no ships, we can ask for help from the fleets of other star systems, as long as the fleet comes, we will be able to defeat the bandits! ”
Ding Kai shook his fist vigorously while finishing speaking, and the others saw that his attitude was firm, and their hearts were somewhat calm.
"Now everyone must be calm, it is very safe to stay here, and I will immediately order the army in the city to attack!" Ding Kai continued.
The officials looked at each other and nodded their heads to express their firm support for Ding Kai, who would definitely live and die with Yaqiu City.
Ding Kai said with satisfaction: "Very good! With your support, we will be able to get through this difficult time! As he spoke, Liu Yi glanced at the staff in the corner.
The staff immediately pretended to be anxious and shouted, "Your Excellency! Your Excellency the Governor! ”
"What's the matter?" Ding Kai asked with a pretended dissatisfaction.
"The officers of the army have something to report, please go outside and meet them." Said the staff.
Ding Kai nodded and said, "Okay." Everyone, don't be impatient, I'll go back as soon as I go. ”
After speaking, Ding Kai left the command post with the staff member, leaving a group of officials waiting in the command post in a panic.
Leaving the underground command post, Ding Kai and his staff walked through a complex underground passage and finally came to an underground parking lot.
There were already several vehicles ready here, and heavily armed soldiers guarded the vehicles, nervously watching everything around them.
Seeing Ding Kai coming, the soldiers hurriedly opened the car door, only to see that there were already some people sitting in the car, all of whom were Ding Kai's henchmen.
"How's it going, are you all ready?" Ding Kai didn't get into the car, so he asked first.
A person in the car said, "Don't worry, my lord, Yaqiu's confidential documents and various accounts are here. As he spoke, the man held up a black box in his hand and shook it.
"That's good." Ding Kai nodded and sat in the car.
"Smack!"
The doors closed, the engines started, and several cars continued along the underpass, quickly disappearing into the darkness.