Chapter 38: The Decisive Battle of the Copper Furnace Base (Part I)

Renault landed in the radar center with a rapid reaction force under the fire of the Combine, and a medical transport plane was killed because it withstood most of the missile fire, which made Ji Tianping's Marine Corps losses suddenly increase by 100. However, when the remaining 200 people were all deployed, all the control equipment in the radar center was blown to pieces, and the air defense units at the copper furnace base were paralyzed.

Under the leadership of Renault, the rapid reaction force quickly advanced to the command hub of the base and carried out a decapitation operation on Pinault. Ji Tianping and Malaka, on the other hand, each led their troops to march into the base from the front and back gates of the base, putting pressure on the main force of the combined forces at the copper furnace base.

Ji Tianping underestimated the Combine Army troops at the Copper Furnace Base, in Ji Tianping's impression, Pinault was very much in line with the image of a tyrant dictator, and he also carried out a purge of the officer class, there should be a bunch of people to oppose such an authoritarian leader, how did he meet all the Combine Army soldiers who would rather die than retreat.

They were poorly equipped and discouraged, and once the Marines concentrated their firepower a little, the Combine soldiers stationed there would have dispersed in a hurry, but they would soon be driven back by the officers to continue the fight with the Marines, and none of them would surrender or revolt.

"You want to die so much?"

Ji Tianping and the Marines used spike rifles to strafe the Combine forces on the periphery of the base, and their rifles could not compete with the Marines of the same number in such a large scene. The marauders, mixed with the Marines, used the Punisher Grenade to blow up all the Combine forces cowering behind bunkers.

The medical transport plane suddenly turned on the language channel, reported the situation to Ji Tianping, and said: "There are two chariot troops, each numbering about twenty vehicles, heading towards your left and right flanks. “

Ji Tianping: "After receiving the news, we began to deploy raiders on both sides to protect our marines. ”

The raiders began to assemble on both sides, they were much more clumsy than the Marines, but because of the heavy armor and powerful Punisher grenades, they were like land mechs and walking tanks.

With the support of medical transport planes and the blessing of vision, the battle situation is evenly biased in favor of the expeditionary force guarding the base. The raiders had deployed before the chariot troops arrived, waiting silently for the chariot troops to kick the steel plates.

"Sir, it's not the Marines deployed up ahead, but... It's a raider army that blew up all the swamps! We are no match for those hoplites, whose defense is even tougher than that of combat vehicles. The soldiers of the chariot battalion howled. If the vehicle is used to attack the Marines' lines, then the Combine soldiers can also hope that the sturdy vehicles will withstand the spike bullets, or that their own guns will have more firepower and collapse the Marines in advance.

But to attack a team of dozens of raiders, sorry, would be an absolute suicide.

However, the acting commander of the tank battalion refused without hesitation. "All those who retreat and surrender without authorization will be classified as traitors to the United Army, and their families will be punished by joint punishment."

"Oh! Damn it! This is a send-off! ”

In this way, under the coercion of the commander, the chariot battalion continued to charge forward recklessly, hoping to take advantage of the mobility of the chariot...... Oh, and mobility has a trick, and the four grenades fired by dozens of Marauders together will form a sea of fire, and no one will escape the violent explosion of the Punisher grenade.

By the time the chariot unit began to move slowly, turning on the fire control system and preparing to shoot the Marauders, the Marauders had already turned on the grenade launchers and were waiting for the opponent to come into range, and now the vehicles were in range.

"Oh, here we go. Blow him up! ”

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"It's a lot of head-to-head fire."

"Crossfire? No, it was a massacre, and the raiders would have blasted those cannon-only chariots to smithereens. Our army is invincible, and the resistance of the copper furnace base is meaningless. Renault said confidently, "If those 125mm guns are still around, I'm afraid that the raiders will accidentally be attacked." With only a 30mm cannon, even the Marauder's power armor can't penetrate it. ”

The Marine who spoke to Renault felt a thump in his chest, and it turned out to be a Combine soldier lying in ambush in a ventilation duct and opened fire. It's just that the Combine battle rifles are really weak in penetration, and they only dent the power armor a little, rubbing some paint, and not hurting half of the soldier's hair.

The attacking Combine soldier was quickly smashed into a sieve by three or four spike rifles.

The marine, who had been shot in the chest, continued to chat with Renault as he advanced: "Since our army is invincible, why does the commander want us to find Pinault as soon as possible regardless of the cost?" Why don't you fight steadily and kill all these 4,000 combined forces? ”

Renault replied: "The commander hopes that we will paralyze the command of the copper furnace base as soon as possible and take over a relatively complete and combat-ready copper furnace base." So the battle between the front and back gates will not be a big fight, and the marines will only remain on the defensive. The progress of the campaign depends on us. ”

"Continuing to search the hidden areas of this building, we have clearly blocked every entrance and exit of the command center, and Pinault certainly did not escape when we sealed it. Catch him, and we'll be victorious! ”

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"Yo Ka boom!"

Vehicles were blown apart in front of the Punisher grenades, which often shot for only two or three seconds before being blown to the ground by the grenades that fell from the sky. The worst thing was that the armor was broken by a grenade, which exploded in the car, and the crew was steamed by the heat in an instant.

The infernal spectacle frightened the charioteers behind them, and they turned around, not daring to test the raiders or even to help their compatriots who were frightened by the aftermath of the explosion. The raiders had no intention of pursuing, and remained in place, but raised the grenade launchers they were carrying behind them, telling the chariot units not to cross the red line.

Not only the chariot units, but also the soldiers of the Combine Army were increasingly unable to hold their positions, and the Marines accompanied the raiders step by step, steadily and steadily. The barrage of punisher grenades and spike bullets shredded all resistance, whether they were infantry, cannons, or defensive walls. Both the front gate and the back door were forced to retreat in all directions by the fire of the marines. Ji Tianping set up his special loudspeaker and continued to shout towards the copper furnace base:

"We're going to talk!"

"Combine soldiers at the Copper Furnace Base! The Ring of Steel has surrounded your fallen base, and we will crush all who dare to resist the will of the Marines! Give up resistance! Abandon the base! Give up hope! ”

"Marines, long live!"