Chapter 222. offensive

Dark clouds covered the sky, staining the earth with layers of shadows, solidifying as the deepest darkness of ancient times. The wind, which seemed to come from the edge of the sky, had already howled and swept up the dryness of the early spring, roaring like the end of the earth in the ravines of the mountains. This is the first rain of spring in the Rocky Mountains this year, and the abundant water molecules have also appeared in the thick dark clouds, giving birth to the dark sea of clouds, and the fiery terrifying power explodes incomparably bright and loud.

This was followed by a torrential downpour of rain that fell in the thick clouds and smashed heavily into the Rocky Mountains, bringing vital supplies of life to this gradually recovering region. The water source began to increase, the infiltration of water made the soil soft, and countless tiny shoots began to break the ground and grow, and in less than half a day, in this dense spring rain, the green of the mountains and fields was already everywhere. But there was only one exception, the pitch-black appearance was extremely abrupt, and it was quite ugly in the verdant mountains.

The black color of the ashes has enveloped the entire mountainous area, the power of the incendiary bombs has begun to freeze the land, and although the infiltration of rainwater has softened the surface of the soil, it will take several months for the dense vegetation to continue to grow in the land that has been re-extinguished by the heat. There is still a certain delay in the recovery of nature, but there is no doubt that the delayed recovery of nature is obviously not acceptable to some human beings.

The soft dirt was trampled by the boots, and a gray-black mud immediately turned up on both sides, but before it could be pressed firmly, it was trampled by more boots behind him, making the hillside extremely muddy. Bright red stars appeared in the rain hood with the wind, and the brown and black AKM assault rifles were already clenched in those white hands, they were advancing in a skirmish line, and with the height of the hillside more and more spread in all directions, the distance of more than ten meters was only one person, and even in that dim environment, they could not really see each other, and they were blocked by the dense rain curtain.

The scattered troops had spread out, and a large number of Soviet soldiers were wearing hooded raincoats and quickly advancing towards the hillside. The support forces in the rear were still numerous, and the large number of Soviet infantry had dispersed directly, taking advantage of the dense rainstorm to hide their figures and the sound of running. Their faces were solemn, for at the top of the hill, at the top of the hill, a semicircular roof of darkness, stood as if they were silently mocking.

And the Soviet soldiers, who were advancing rapidly in the rain, saw the semicircular object at the top of the mountain, and ran forward quickly and more cautiously. Although they could only vaguely see a few outlines in the heavy rain, they could still know that the semicircular outlines were completely built, and it could be said that they were permanent defensive bunkers built mainly on the mountain.

Radio communications, the most common, have become unusable due to the signal shielding that envelops the entire mountain range. But for the Soviet soldiers, who often conducted military exercises with their radio communication systems destroyed, this was not a big problem at all. With a few communications troops, stumbling through the mud to deliver information, this Soviet unit, which was hidden in the pouring rain, had already begun to operate according to the original pattern like an open machine.

Their advance was very fast, and almost in the blink of an eye, they had followed their extremely fast pace, and finally appeared less than a hundred meters away from the defensive pillbox at the top of the mountain. But all of them had already suppressed their desire to continue running, even though they were sure that it would only take one charge to appear in front of the defensive bunker. But their stamina and body temperature were exhausted in the heavy rain, and they urgently needed temporary replenishment.

They were commandos under the Soviet red flag, fearless warriors who charged at the forefront. They numbered six hundred, and they were all gathering towards the front line, but they were no less than three meters apart from each other. The heavy rain was still pouring down, but they also opened the pockets under their hooded raincoats, took out the dried fruit chocolates issued before leaving, and stuffed them into their mouths in large gulps, and didn't care about the tenacity of the dried fruits, as well as the bitterness and sweetness of the chocolate, they just chewed a few times and swallowed it without hesitation, looking at the bunker in front of them coldly, waiting for the order of their superiors.

If it weren't for the severe scarcity of oil resources, the use of gasoline in the outposts must now be controlled, otherwise they would have dispatched aviation units to cooperate under clear skies, and use a more violent offensive to take down the surface fortifications in this mountainous area. But now the scarcity of oil resources has affected the Soviet war system, and it can be said that it is the main force of the torrent of steel. They could not have sent out their air forces as recklessly as they used to, because they had lost all their oil sources, and they did not have the last of the rich oil fields in Anchorage, which were supplied as the last cards of the United States.

The heavy rain had already been detected by the meteorological department, and the military operation had been premeditated. Not only the 600-strong assault team, but beyond the mountains, the crowd of people had already stood at the top of the hill and the bottom canyon, and the mud on their feet had already shown that they had finally arrived here at this time after a long trek. This was a joint military operation, because if a large-scale military operation was to be carried out on this land, at least there was an obligation to inform another country, Canada, the nominal owner of the land.

Patches of maple leaf flags have also appeared in this mountainous area, as if to express the first real military cooperation with the Soviets, to express the strength of their country, Canada directly sent three mountain light infantry regiments, as a living force in the offensive sequence to cooperate with the assault at any time. Although these three mountain light infantry regiments were only more significant on paper, they were even more important for the Soviet army, which lacked mountain combat units.

The ultimate goal of this military operation was to destroy or occupy a series of fortifications on the hills on the ground. And such a dense rain curtain will also last for about four hours, which is enough for the Soviet troops, who have already assembled two infantry regiments. What's more, there were three light infantry regiments dedicated to mountain warfare, and the support of the Canadians also made the Soviets' offensive more and more intense. (To be continued.) )