Chapter 6: The Flames of War on the Surface

"Warning, the direction is northwest and west, and the 1077th detachment is engaged in fire with the enemy. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info”

The cold voice of the electronic voice in the helmet of the combat suit reminded the emotional officer that the war after stepping on the ground had just begun.

"Get up, grab your weapons, hurry up, find your respective squads, and the landing craft will take off to dock the combat area for fire support." Mu Zhendong looked at the soldiers who were still looking at the dry Gobi in a daze, and couldn't help shouting loudly. Poor that he was a Marine Major who led a brigade, most of the soldiers here were unfamiliar to him, to be exact, he and most of his men were separated.

This area of hundreds of square kilometers is full of troops who have come out of the landing craft but cannot find their immediate superiors. The landing craft, in order to evade ground fire, had to deviate from the intended trajectory. The recruits huddled in small teams in the rickety, jolting landing craft, and all they could do was pray. When they landed safely on the ground, and before they had time to cheer for their first successful descent, the non-commissioned officers, who were equipped with more than twice the weight of the recruits, pounced viciously.

"Damn rookie, do you think this is on a starship? The surface is shit, we are in the range of enemy artillery, do you understand? Prepare the bunkers and dig with your shovels. The non-commissioned officer shouted and cursed.

Mu Zhendong grabbed the non-commissioned officer who was gathering his subordinates, and his eyes swept over the troop number on his right arm. "402 squadron? What the hell isn't the 402 squadron the third batch of troops to fall? ”

"Warning, the direction is northwest and west, a large number of enemy troops have been found, and the distance is four or five OO."

"Warning, the direction is northwest and west, a large number of enemy troops have been found, and the distance is four or three OO."

"Forget it, non-commissioned officer of the third class, it is an emergency now, you and your subordinates must be under my command." Mu Zhendong showed his commander qualification badge and threw away the non-commissioned officer he was carrying. "A large number of enemy forces appeared, and the assault group advanced three hundred meters to the northwest and west to spread out the position. The support group set up fire support positions on the spot. Do you understand? Move fast. ”

"Yes, sir." The poor guy didn't have time to explain, and all he saw was a round tactical helmet.

There is a small hillside in the northwest and west direction of Mu Zhendong, the hillside is not high, just a small gentle slope. But to occupy this gentle slope, there will be a condescending geographical advantage. That little bit of height advantage is almost dispensable......

In fact, the troops who had seized the hill had just set off when the attack of Alpha's Mimatar army came from sixty kilometers away. Even if Starfleet could intercept missiles from space, it wouldn't be able to intercept thousands of rockets.

The Mi people settled on Alpha Planet 3 as early as 4,000 years ago, and although they did not make large-scale changes to the environment, the planet itself is very suitable for human settlement. During the four thousand years of settlement, the Mimatar people of this planet were divided into six tribes, and they competed with each other for the richest land on the planet.

And today, those who were grieving for endless infighting a moment ago begin to rejoice, rejoicing that the population accumulated over thousands of years and the never-ending war have accumulated rich combat experience for them.

Long before the beams of light rained down from the universe, the experienced Mimatar armies hid their heavy weapons. The earth became the last and best armor, and in order not to damage the environment too much, starships that exceeded the frigate level were ordered not to approach the planetary cordon.

The attack of the strike fleet seemed to those tried and tested armies as faint as not worth mentioning. Of course, people on this planet would not have thought that their initial positioning was just sparring, accompanying the Federation Army to practice land warfare.

Underestimating the enemy is a taboo in soldiers, and it is also found in military textbooks of the cosmic age, but the lack of experience and the officers' control over their subordinates make the Marines perform exceptionally poorly in the initial operations.

Fortunately or unfortunately, at Lu Lu's insistence, the first batch to descend was only about 2,000 marines. Even though the local Mimatar army attacked with a large number of rocket artillery, it was not able to completely cover the entire landing site. Of course, the strike fleet and artillery support platforms, which were tens of thousands of kilometers away, spent several hours clearing a large area of land.

When more than 2,000 people stood on a wide area of hundreds of square kilometers and looked up at the clear blue sky, from officers to soldiers, they all felt their insignificance.

"Shelling, pay attention to concealment." When the unique whistling sound of the cannonball came, as a person with a little experience in the federal army, Mu Zhendong reminded his subordinates loudly. Of course, as a veteran on the battlefield, he pouted his ass and got under the landing craft as soon as he heard the sound. The soldiers, who were still dazed at first, immediately hid under or behind the landing craft.

"107 calls for artillery support." Mu Zhendong squatted on the ground, and the communication channel in his tactical helmet was connected to the fleet at an altitude of tens of thousands of kilometers. Since he personally did not know where the enemy's shelling was coming from, he could only hope that the fleet in space would find the enemy.

Without leaving Mu Zhendong more time to think, the already prepared artillery bombardment arrived on the ground from the planetary synchronous orbit. There was no terrible whistling, no violent explosions, only the red-orange glow that could be felt.

The light didn't have too much heat, just the illusion of orange. However, the objects attacked by the light were like ores falling into a furnace, dissolving, and finally dissipating into the air.

This is a high-definition picture taken from a high altitude, and only commanders above the major can obtain battlefield information. For the more than 300 soldiers here, it is only Mu Zhendong who is qualified to see it. And this kind of picture is far less cruel than the one he has ever experienced. So, when the enemy's shelling ended, Mu Zhendong quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Commander, the enemy is in visual range." Four kilometers away, it's so close. In just a few minutes, not only did you have to avoid enemy fire, but you also had to build a defensive line with the help of that small hillside.

"It's too reluctant for Xinding." Mu Zhendong was about to climb out from under the landing craft, but he did not forget to add more manpower to the defense line. His most trusted deputy had been lying beside him, so he reached out and patted her helmet at the same time as he gave the order. "Haili, you lead the team to support."

"No problem." At the same time that Haili felt the vibration on her helmet, she had already set off towards the defense line of the hillside, and as she issued the order to gather her men, she raised her arms high so that the soldiers could find their way to assemble. "Assault infantry, bring double ammunition and support the defensive line."

"Are you finally sober, a rookie who hasn't been on the battlefield?" Mu Zhendong kicked the recruits who were still moving slowly on the side. Self-deprecatingly raised his head and looked at the huge starship that was slowly descending. As well as small black dots scattered all over the sky, where there were brother troops that followed the departure.

"If you are injured, please take the initiative to report to a medical officer." Although the medical doctor was no longer busy, his words were still gentle.

"Stupid, you're going to blow up your own people. The artillery coordinates are to extend behind the enemy's charging line. "The gunnery non-commissioned officer was so angry with Xinding's performance that he vomited blood.

The new men of the Marine Corps were terrified by the rumbling artillery fire, and at this time the benefits of rigorous training were seen. was pushed and yelled by the superior non-commissioned officer, and subconsciously acted according to the training curriculum. Although it was the first time for the rookies to face a real battlefield, they were naturally a little apprehensive, but their simple efficiency still lived up to the Federation's expectations of them.

The enemy closed in on the line.

Looking over from the small hillside, under the smoke and dust rising in the distance, dozens of transport trucks loaded with nearly a thousand people, as well as some smaller armed vehicles.

The first face-to-face clash between the Federal Marines and the People's Army of Alpha North officially began in a way that felt normal for both sides.

It was at this time that Lu Lu, who was far away on the outskirts of the galaxy, spewed out the tea in his mouth without grace.

"Young soldiers?" Lelu screamed and jumped up from his chair, pointing to the instant image of the battlefield with one hand. "What are you kidding, these underage minors with thin arms and legs and bulging stomachs are the targets of our military training, when do the Federation soldiers who are fully armed to the teeth need to use them as standards?"

"There is no regular army on this planet. Let's see the facts, on this planet, the six tribes have never stopped fighting. And in this universe, it is not only space that can cause war. ”

"Hey, let me keep some illusions." Lu Lu sat back helplessly. "It's not my turn to judge whether it's right or wrong to see this planet as a training ground."

It's just that the Federation's means of close ground attack are indeed too scarce. The Union Navy had few other means than fighter planes, but even a massively expanded air force could not complete the task of land occupation. In this way, large-scale conscription of infantry is inevitable, but if the infantry is expanded according to the requirements of the Marine Corps, it will inevitably only rob the starship force of the troops.

The source of troops, or more directly the population, has become the biggest restriction of the Federation.

Lu Lu looked at the more and more Federation soldiers on the battlefield, watching them go from initial fear to calm shooting later, and quietly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart again.

"It's going well." Watching the primordial class complete the landing, Hayabusa seemed to make a ruthless judgment. "Down-to-earth battles are always accompanied by blood, either the enemy's or your own."

"Yes, it's better to bleed the enemy than to wound yourself." Lu Lu was not a good man, and although he would sympathize with the victims of war, he would not sympathize with the enemy. It's just that, as a participant in the plan, Lu Lu couldn't help but twitch in his heart when he didn't see a soldier fall.

By the standards of graduation from the Marine Corps training school, they were supposed to have the rank of non-commissioned officer, received a good salary, and threw all their free time at the entertainment station. In a bad situation, it is just a small passage of the starship, under the command of an experienced squad commander, who slowly gets used to face-to-face killing.

However, when the 100,000 rookies who had just graduated, but after they had completed six years of professional training, this group of graduates of the Marine Corps Training School was far away from the mainland of the Federation and came to this technologically backward planet to fight against the natives of the entire planet. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) )