Chapter 028: Night Attack on the Enemy Base
"The siege tank platoon entered the high ground in front of the occupied side, switched to siege artillery mode, and was ready for fire support at any time. The assault vehicle platoon clears the flanks and obstacles, and all the mechs are equipped to raid head-on! In the communication channel where there was movement again, orders came one after another from the commander of the reconnaissance company, Ghis, "The maintenance team entered the tank platoon position and stood by, ready to repair the damaged combat vehicles at any time." "It is clear that the raid detachment has reached the destination of this mission, the outskirts of the rebel ammunition storage base.
At the end of this long, winding valley is an open field with cliffs on three sides, and the rebels' ammunition depot is built in several large caves below the cliffs. It is undeniable that the commander of the rebels is quite clever, and in such a dangerous terrain, even if the federal army detects the specific location of the base in advance, it is impossible to use close fighters to effectively bomb the base.
Bombing the ammunition depot below the cliff is an expeditionary force pilot who dares to fly at a very low altitude and enter the base along a canyon before firing missiles or bombing with artillery. Otherwise, bombing from a high altitude will at best level the open space in the middle of the cliffs on three sides, and will not blow up the ammunition warehouses hidden under the cliffs at all.
However, if the Federation's near-ground fighters dared to risk an ultra-low-altitude bombardment along the canyon, the rebel anti-aircraft fire on both sides of the canyon and above the cliffs would weave a terrifying web of death fire, which would basically allow the Union fighters to come and go. Therefore, sending a ground armored detachment to risk a surprise attack deep into the rebel depths was also a reluctant move from a tactical point of view.
Of course, the armored detachment that carries out the mission also has to take huge risks. But after all, as long as the ground team can successfully complete the mission, even if the entire team is reimbursed to Zuihou, it is far more cost-effective than losing expensive near-ground fighters and expensive pilots.
"Go to the rebels' lair to dig out the eggs, hehe, it's exciting!" Haoyi, who jumped off the chariot, moved his numb limbs, grinned at Zhao Jiakun who came over, and said excitedly.
Zhao Jiakun, who had a heavy face, naturally understood the danger of this mission, and in the face of Hao Yi, who never knew how to write fear, he could only tell with a wry smile: "The fight will start in a while, give Lao Tzu a little cleverness, and he will run around like a fucking headless fly, Lao Tzu doesn't want to collect the corpse for you!" ”
"Allah Lao Zhao, God, we haven't booked a place yet! You can rest assured! Haoyi smiled and punched Zhao Jiakun in the shoulder, turned around and greeted Hu Erpang, who was shaking his head and jumping down, and said, "Did the foodie wake up?" Remember to follow your brother Hao, don't run around in a daze to the rebels' den! ”
"Brother Hao, I seem to be hungry again!" Hu Erfat's stomach suddenly gurgled, and Tiantian scratched his head and said embarrassedly.
"Uh...... What a foodie! Haoyi rolled his eyes and sighed helplessly.
At this time, the entire ammunition base of the rebels was brightly lit and lively. Under the illumination of various particle beam lights, figures and vehicles were staggered, and groups of rebel soldiers were busy carrying various energy blocks and ammunition boxes to the ammunition truck, as if they were not aware that death had quietly opened their claws to them.
Originally, a garrison battalion and a logistics company of the rebels were stationed in the base, and there was an air defense company equipped with "long screw" medium and low-altitude missile launchers on each of the cliffs on three sides, in addition to several missile towers equipped with FY717 anti-stealth radars. But for some reason, only one company of the rebel garrison was left with only a few dilapidated Vicious Fire assault vehicles, and the remaining three companies were missing.
"That's not right! Why is there so little garrison strength at the rebel base? Geis, who had carefully observed the movement with the electronic night vision binoculars, muttered to himself in confusion. During the briefing on the mission, the staff officer of the division headquarters told him that according to the information obtained by the high-altitude reconnaissance plane, the garrison base here was a fully formed battalion equipped with a large number of combat vehicles and mechs. Although Gess only had an armored reconnaissance company in his hands, he was confident that he would defeat the rebel garrison in one fell swoop, both in terms of equipment and the combat effectiveness of his soldiers. The reconnaissance company directly under it is the elite of the whole division, and its combat effectiveness is certainly unquestionable, while the other side is only a local garrison force at best. Even in a head-on encounter, its equipment and personnel quality cannot compete with the elite reconnaissance company.
However, at present, the garrison of the rebels has suddenly decreased by so much, and in the face of such a change, Geis, as the commander of the reconnaissance company, can't help but hesitate.
"Report! A platoon has already entered the position! The report of the tank platoon commander came from the communication headset, and Gaiss was excited and replied in a low voice: "Okay, all tank artillery systems will switch back to assault mode for the time being!" ”
"Company commander? Isn't there a need for long-range fire coverage? The tank platoon commander asked hesitantly in the headset.
"What nonsense! Execute the command! ”
"Yes!"
"How's the fourth row going? No anomalies found! Gaisce called for an assault vehicle to search for an obstacle clearance mission.
"Report to the company commander! The fourth platoon is progressing smoothly, the positions of the three anti-aircraft companies of the rebels have all been taken by our platoon, and our platoon is carrying out the task of "cleaning", and no abnormal situation has been found! ”
The familiar voice of the platoon leader of the assault vehicle came from the headset, which made Gaiss breathe a sigh of relief. The assault vehicle platoon is equipped with more than 30 vicious fire assault vehicles, and the individual abilities of the members of the platoon far exceed those of ordinary marines.
"Company commander, the second platoon and the third platoon are ready! Hit? The company staff officer stepped out of the MM67 command vehicle and asked in a low voice.
"Wait!" Geth waved his hand, then picked up the electronic telescope to take a closer look at the rebel base below the heights, and he always vaguely sensed in his heart that something was wrong, but he couldn't find out what the problem was.
Time passed minute by minute, and Hao Yi, who was nested behind a chariot, stretched out his head, glanced at Gaiss in the distance from a distance, and muttered dissatisfiedly: "What the hell is this Gais?" Why didn't you start fighting after waiting for a long time? ”
"Maybe Company Commander Gaisce is adjusting his attack!" Zhao Jiakun on the side frowned and responded.
"Cut, do you need to be so careful? So many chariot mechs, pounced on them and beat them up, and they beat those rebels unconscious! Haoyi snorted disdainfully, and casually knocked on Hu Er's fat head, who began to snore again, and scolded: "Second goods, sleep!" ”
A moment later, a convoy of Zuihou in the rebel base to transport ammunition supplies swaggered out along a winding mountain path next to the canyon, and the entire rebel base except for the sweeping beams, the other rebel soldiers all burrowed into the nearby bunkers, and even the several machine gun fortresses at the exit of the base were silent. At night, the entire base slowly fell silent.
"Does the company commander fight? It's almost 1 a.m. now, and we must complete the raid before dawn, or we won't be able to evacuate in the night! The company staff officer reminded Geisdau again.
"Good! Order the first platoon to switch the artillery system to siege mode, the second and third platoons to prepare for a surprise attack, and the fourth platoon, after completing the cleaning mission, install explosives on the rebel anti-aircraft missile towers and blow up the rebel anti-aircraft positions when evacuating! Geth put down the electronic telescope in his hand and commanded in a deep voice.
A minute later, the news that each platoon was in place came back from the communication headset, and Geth frowned and stared at the rebel base below the high ground again, then got into a raider mecha on the side, and said to the company staff officer: "Old Lu, you are responsible for coordinating and commanding, I will lead the team to raid, start!" ”
"Bang!" Accompanied by Geis's order to attack, the blue light of the muzzles of sixteen siege tanks raised high, a dull sound of plasma artillery was heard, and rumbling explosions rang out from the bunkers and fortresses of the rebel base below the mountain. "Boom, boom!" In the dazzling firelight, various steel fragments scattered along with dots of human remains, and the terrible sirens and the ghost cry of the rebel soldiers suddenly resounded throughout the base.
"Knock knock!" After the long-range fire of the Three ** City tanks was covered, the thirty Marauder mechs raised their left arms equipped with four bursts of Punisher grenades in unison and fired at the rebel base. Then, under the leadership of Gais, the group of mechs rushed out and rushed straight to the rebel base below the high ground.
"Rumble!" Although the Punisher grenade was not as powerful as the plasma artillery of the siege tank, the dense grenade barrage still blew up the rebel base in flames.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Get ready to defend! "As the rapid sirens sounded from the loudspeakers of the base, the rebel soldiers of the garrison base had already lost their fighting spirit under the sudden and fierce fire of the reconnaissance company, and wanted to scurry around like swarms of headless flies, trying to find a hiding place to hide from the heavy artillery fire.
"Bang bang bang!" Geth wielded the mech's rapid-fire laser cannon and blasted a machine-gun fortress into pieces. "The second platoon cleared the outer defensive positions, and the third platoon raided the rebel ammunition warehouse!" Taking advantage of the gap in artillery fire, Geth gave a brief order: "Old Lu, let the platoon switch the artillery mode, ready to block the reinforcements of the rebels at any time!" With that, he took the lead and jumped over the shattered machine-gun fortress and rushed towards the rebel base.
"Wow! This scene is so enjoyable! With the rumbling sound of plasma artillery salvo in his ears and the rebel base staging a spectacular fireworks display in front of him, Haoyi, who was excited, stretched his neck, swallowed saliva and sighed with his eyes shining.
Under the cover of long-range fire from siege tanks, the mecha detachment of the reconnaissance company quickly attacked the rebel base, and was about to approach the caves where the rebel ammunition was stored.
However, at this moment, the tail flame of a row of long-range particle cannons suddenly crossed the sky in the distance. A violent explosion sounded violently beside Hao Yi and the others.
"Boom!" The siege tanks that were busy switching the artillery mode turned into three large fireballs when even three of them were directly hit. Hao Yi and the others, who were lucky not to be directly hit by the artillery, were abandoned by the huge qi Lang and fell heavily to the ground.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! The staff officer of the company shouted hoarsely and desperately in the communication channel.