Chapter 453: The Battle on the Northern Front
Fairblazer has reason to be angry.
Soon after the military preparations began at Jinyang Pass, he was appointed commander of the Maplelimburg Legion, and was assigned to take full charge of the war in the north as soon as the war began.
Before coming, Duke Jiang Yunliang sent him a letter in the hope that he would be able to make some achievements in the north.
At first, he was full of confidence. The Northern Army sent by the Westdum government was about the same strength as his Maplelimburg Legion. What's more, there are other forces behind him to support him.
After the coup d'Γ©tat at Iris Palace, Jinyangguan's activities in the north were fruitful. A large number of the consortium's properties in the north were preserved due to the protection of troops from Jinyang Pass, and did not fall into the hands of the Norsmans. And these chaebols are also strong supporters of the war. The various armies sent to the north by Jinyang Pass have the support of the northern chaebol from logistics to equipment.
Fairblazer was still thinking that as long as he withstood the attack of the army sent by Wei City in Limestone Town, and then he could recruit troops in the north, and then use the power of the chaebol to complete the armament, his own strength would be able to expand. At the same time, it can also use the built defense line of Limestone Town as a flesh mill to consume the war power of the Westdum side.
In the beginning, things went pretty well. When he led the Maplelimburg Army to the battlefield, the town of Limestone had not been lost, and he led his troops to launch a round of fierce attacks on the Northern Army, and in four days, the casualties on both sides were about 5,000 people, but it was finally suppressed the arrogance of the Northern Army.
In the midst of the battle, he confronted the commander of the Northern Army, Admiral Derek, the 'Winter Knight'. He'd had some minor injuries and a bit of a bad arm, but Derek was definitely worse than he was.
Everything is moving in a good direction.
However, when he heard that seven divisions had been reinforced to the north, and that he had only two infantry regiments in reserve, he realized that the war might be going to be difficult.
Fairblazer asked, "What happened to the two infantry regiments that Yipintang promised to help us arm an artillery regiment?" β
His chief of staff said: "The equipment of the three regiments is already in place, but ...... There were some difficulties in recruiting soldiers, and now the three regiments are in a state of discontent, with only more than 1,000 men. Not only Yipintang, but also the four regiments in charge of Blackbird Heavy Industries, Yagelin Industries, and Manstein Consortium are also in a similar situation. β
Fairbrazer's face was even more ugly.
If these seven regiments can be replenished in time, plus the two regiments coming from the east, with an immediate combat strength of 10,000 people in his hands, he will dare to immediately launch a major counteroffensive, first knocking down the northern army group in front of him, and then the seven divisions coming behind him will find a way to slowly figure it out.
But looking at the way it looks now, it's not really realistic.
After a moment of uncertainty on his face, the 'Lava General' gritted his teeth and said, "Immediately notify the troops to assemble, and launch a surprise attack on the enemy position in half an hour." β
"This ...... General, we only fought a battle during the day today, and the physical strength of the soldiers is ......"
"Needless to say, just do it. After this fight, we have to think about retreating. β
The chief of staff paused for a moment, and then understood what Fellbrazer meant.
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On the seventh day of the seventh month, in the year 447 of the founding calendar, on the night of this very seven day, a war broke out in the north with a very high intensity.
At two o'clock in the morning, tens of thousands of soldiers of the Fort Maplewood Regiment launched a fierce attack on the garrison of the 33rd Division of the Northern Army outside Limestone Town. 'Lava General' Fairbrazer took the lead and charged, and the heavy artillery fire carried out a covering artillery bombardment, and the soldiers, under the cover of the artillery, launched a group charge.
The battle lasted an hour and a half, and an entire artillery regiment of the 33rd Division of the Northern Army was crippled under heavy artillery cover; The main camp was breached, a large number of soldiers died during the night, the entire division was greatly damaged, and nearly 3,000 were killed or wounded or missing. So far, the casualty rate of the 33rd Division has exceeded 60 percent from the beginning of the war to the present.
By the time Admiral Derek, the 'Winter Knight', came in with his troops, the Maplelimburg Legion's offensive had ended, and the troops retreated.
Admiral Derek adopted a cautious strategy and did not launch a pursuit in the darkness of night.
Early in the morning of the second day, the Northern Army began to counterattack, but after a day of fighting, it ate up a few small strands of the Broken Rear Army, and found that Limestone Town had been emptied. Through follow-up reconnaissance, it was learned that the Maplelimburg Regiment had abandoned Limestone Town on the morning of July 8 and withdrew to the north.
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"Report to the general, the granary has been destroyed, and all the grain cultivation factories in Limestone Town have also been blown up, leaving nothing for us......"
"Weishi is like a sieve!" After listening to the intelligence officer's report, Admiral Derek stood on top of the ruins of the central square of Limestone Town and scolded, "That cunning Fairblazer must have heard the news of the increase in troops in Wei City before he ran!" Why is it known that the slightest movement in Wei City can make trouble? Why don't I know exactly how much support this damn Fort Maplelim Legion will have in the future? How many of their troops are being reorganized? What about the level of equipment? β
Several questions in a row, no one can answer.
Derek became even more furious, and he yelled at the officers next to him, "Get out! Go out and let the KSS guys check it for me! I'm going to get the exact information within a week! I'm fed up with this feeling of being blind! β
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While the war in the North was in full swing and Fairblazer began to adopt the strategy of exchanging space for time and implementing a scorched earth strategy, Levi was still carrying out his own cultivation in Hunterstown.
Using the Ancient Box for rapid cultivation, the development progress of the Gene Chain can be seen to increase significantly every day, which is a very pleasant thing.
However, his cultivation was eventually interrupted.
When he finished a practice and left the practice room to eat in the restaurant, Xiao Yan, dressed as OL, walked into the restaurant.
She bowed slightly, revealing a deep career line, and said in a very respectful tone: "Mr. Li Wei, a Mr. Jiang Chengyong has come to look for you, he has been waiting for you in the living room for an hour and a half, you were cultivating before, and he asked me not to disturb you." β
Levi thought for a moment and said, "Oh? Let him come over. β
This young man of the Jiang family came to the door in person, and Li Wei was more or less able to guess his intention.
He must have come to advance the Demon Hunter Guild and abolish the commission to hunt mutants.