Episode 3 The Battle of Istanbul

It took only a few minutes for the bombs to be released from the airship swarm to fall, fly, and hit the target, but the huge explosion lasted for a full ten minutes. I saw a burst of flash between heaven and earth, and the red flames penetrated the sky, and the originally gray night sky was illuminated by the dazzling light produced by the explosion, as if the day had suddenly fallen, and the entire city of Istanbul seemed to have fallen into hell in an instant.

With the help of the allies, the Blue Star Army had already conducted a lot of intelligence reconnaissance on the defense and deployment of the demons in the city, and found out the location of most of the demon troops and various large magic formations. Just before the bombing began, the high-altitude magic reconnaissance plane locked onto the target with the strongest demonic energy on the ground, which was where the high-level combat power of the demon clan was. When the order to attack was given, thousands of tons of precision guidance bombs and missiles began to be launched, almost no bullets were missed!

In just ten minutes, most of the demons' defensive circles in Istanbul City were fatally hit and ineffective. Because of the lack of defensive formations, the original powerful protection of this city was suddenly weakened by half, and the magic shield with huge defensive power could not be activated at all. In addition, many of the demons' large-scale attack arrays, demon soldiers' barracks, and the nests where the demons gathered were also hit with fatal precision. In particular, the tens of thousands of projectiles released by hundreds of cluster bombs have repeatedly blown up targets that are exposed to the ground.

The demons hiding in the bunker and underground passages were also not spared, and hundreds of armor-piercing ground-penetrating missiles pierced through the thick walls at extremely high speeds to attack the targets protected by layers, eliminating a large number of demon elites.

In the powerful air raid of the Blue Star Army, thousands of demon powerhouses were killed on the spot, including hundreds of powerhouses above the Dan realm, and more than a dozen infant realm demonic beasts were killed or injured, losing their combat effectiveness, the protective force of Istanbul City was greatly weakened, and the entire city fell into chaos. What's worse is that from the time the bomb began to fall on the head to the end of the explosion and bombing, the vast majority of demons did not know where the attack came from. They frantically rushed out of the bunker and attacked in all directions with various magical weapons, shooting indiscriminately without a target, but accidentally exposing the target, attracting more bomb attacks. Some of the demonic beasts even turned into spells in a frenzy, and instead of hitting the enemy, they mistakenly killed the surrounding demon soldiers because of their rage.

"Start the assault!"

Seeing that the first-order attack target had been completed, Schroeder immediately gave the second-order attack order. Suddenly, the air seemed to be sprinkled with morning glories, and 60,000 soldiers of the Blue Star Army quickly jumped out of the airship with various vehicles and sped towards the intended attack target.

Some of the Blue Star soldiers began to transform collectively in mid-air, and actually released a set of Keling armor to wear on their bodies, turning into flying robots to glide in the air, landing on the ground first, they formed a combat group to fight together, and they were the special operations unit of the Blue Star Army, and the target was the key and vital unit of the Demon Clan.

Some of the Blue Star soldiers gathered together in groups of three or five, each casting spells, forming a small battle group in the air, floating in the air, they could attack without falling to the ground, and they were the assault force of the Blue Star Army.

Some of the Blue Star soldiers entered their respective tanks and tanks before landing, and deployed the flight landing system of the battlefield in the air, and as soon as they landed on the ground, they could immediately fight, supporting the battle of other soldiers with powerful firepower.

More of the Blue Star Army landed by parachute, using magic weapons or guns as soon as they landed on the ground, and gathered in large groups to fight, they were the main attacking force of the Blue Star Army.

The goal of the Blue Star Army's attack is very clear, that is, to kill as many demons as possible, and where the demonic energy is strong, concentrate firepower to attack where. The 60,000 soldiers marched in three parts, and the two troops marched along the city defense lines on both sides of the city, eliminating the demon troops stationed in the edge of the city and destroying the various defensive strongholds of the demons. The army of the first road attacked from the center of the city, divided into several detachments to encircle and annihilate the demon troops gathered in various strongholds in the city.

There are nearly 100,000 demon garrisons in Istanbul City, after the first round of precision bombing, one-fifth of the demon army is killed or wounded, with heavy casualties, and what is even worse is that after the head of the demon army is defeated, the other ordinary demon soldiers are completely a group of scattered sand, and they don't know how to stop the battle at all. When the Blue Star Legion began to attack, the demon army in the chaos had no time to organize its effective counterattack, and the vast majority of the demon army fought on their own, giving full play to their personal courage to counterattack, and the demon army of Nuoda did not have a team of more than 500 people to fight.

The strong personal combat power of the demon race is recognized by the world, and the endurance, explosiveness and aggression are extremely strong, an ordinary soldier of the demon race with qi realm cultivation, and his combat effectiveness is directly after the human realm monk. What's more, because of the demonic nature, the demons hardly have any fear mentality in battle, and they dare to fight to the death no matter what strong enemy they face.

But the demons also have weaknesses, the demon qi can make the demons crazy, and the combat power increases, which does make them lose their minds and become machines that only know how to fight, especially after defecting to the demons. In the demon army, most of them are vassal races that have taken refuge in the demon race, and the biggest feature of these vassal demon clans is that they have experienced the infusion of demonic energy, and their cultivation has risen greatly, but their minds have been greatly reduced.

Regardless of the race, the reduction of intelligence is the greatest weakness, and this is also the fundamental difference between civilization and barbarism, and the advanced from backwardness. The combat thinking of the Blue Star Army has already broken through the battle mode of the main general against the main general, the deputy general against the deputy general, the soldier against the soldier, and the battle group against the battle group in the traditional Terran Continental War, but combines all the combat units into one to form a systematic battle mode.

Therefore, in a one-on-one battle between ordinary Blue Star soldiers and Demon soldiers, maybe the Demon Soldiers will win, but three well-trained Blue Star soldiers can defeat five Demon soldiers, and a hundred-man company of the Blue Star Army can defeat a five-hundred-man Demon Wing, not to mention the battle of the Great Army. Because the Blue Star Soldiers defeated the demons not necessarily by relying on the weapons in their hands, but by being able to call for powerful firepower and air support in the rear.

On a section of the street in the eastern part of Istanbul, several tanks and armored vehicles were slowly advancing along the street, the convoy was led by tanks, various types of armored vehicles were in the center, and motorized infantry followed closely behind. In the sky above the convoy, small drones hovered around, using magic detectors to scout the hidden magic soldiers in all corners of the city, and once they found the target, they immediately summoned the overwhelming number of troops to besiege them.

The Blue Star Army is equipped with a large number of drones, some of which are small reconnaissance aircraft, and many attack drones that can carry weapons such as missiles and rockets. Often before the ground troops arrived, the demons had already been killed by the missiles launched by these drones, and the remaining demons were even more unable to parry a few points, and were quickly wiped out one by one.

The armored corps charged ahead, while a large number of ordinary infantry followed closely behind, clearing out the hidden individual demons house by house, and some large buildings that were difficult to clear were simply blown up with high-power explosives. While destroying the demon army, it also occupies various strategic points and builds fortresses and strongholds. The Blue Star Army's troops did not advance at a fast pace, but they effectively controlled the occupied area.

For the urban areas that have not yet been conquered, the Blue Star Army is not so polite, and directly pulls a large number of artillery to bombard, and wherever there is demonic energy, it will first use artillery to concentrate on firing for several rounds, dropping countless shells, rockets, and incendiary bombs. There are also dozens of firearms driving magic weapons flying over the fire under the cover of helicopter gunships and drones, and the fire on the ground moves and burns regularly with fire control techniques.

The pattern of the Blue Star Army's advance is like this, firearms drive magic weapons and various types of fighters to float in front, driving large areas of fire walls to slowly advance. Armored troops and infantry followed, destroying any counterattacking demon army one by one. And the artillery units followed behind the armored units, firing shells as they went. Looking down from the air, the entire city of Istanbul was engulfed in flames.

In just half of the night, in addition to the core area occupied by the northern demons, most of the entire Istanbul city fell into the hands of the Blue Star Army, and the northern urban area was also hit by the Blue Star Army many air raids, and the counterattack of the demon army became weaker and weaker. But in the face of this situation, Schroeder did not have much joy.

"It's a little strange, why haven't the leaders of the demon clan come out yet? Could it be so easy to be killed by our missiles? This is impossible?" Schroeder said to himself with a secret worry, and at the same time ordered to increase the intensity of aerial reconnaissance.

Before launching the air attack, the Blue Star Army detected from a high altitude that this city was suspected to be a high-level powerhouse of the demon race, and judging from the degree of its magic reflection, it was very likely to be a powerhouse above the virtual realm. During the air attack, the Blue Star Army also deliberately launched several high-powered cruise missiles at this target, although they did not think that they could destroy these strong people by relying on these cruise missiles, but they might be able to give a certain blow, consume their strength, lure them to appear, and concentrate their forces to eliminate them. But the Blue Star Army attacked for most of the night, almost dawn, and these strong men had not yet appeared, which couldn't help but surprise Schroeder and other senior officers.

Just when Schroeder was secretly guessing, an incomparably huge demonic qi suddenly erupted from the northern city, turning into a shockwave and rolling towards the Blue Star Army on the ground, like a huge tornado sweeping across the ground, destroying everything in its path.

The Blue Star Army immediately discovered this terrifying demonic energy shockwave, and the drones and gunships in the air quickly climbed and flew to a high altitude that the attack wave could not reach. The troops on the ground immediately stopped advancing, and the personnel quickly entered the combat vehicles, and at the same time, the protective shields of the battle formations of the various units were immediately activated, blocking the front of the tornado, and tightly covering vulnerable personnel and vulnerable weapons such as artillery.

The shock wave lasted only a few seconds and swept through most of Istanbul. Most of the Blue Star Army was unscathed, only a few dozen tanks and armored vehicles were overturned due to the proximity, and some artillery positions were also destroyed, but the casualties were not significant. After the shock wave, the soldiers of the Blue Star Army were surprised to see that in the northern city area, two figures as tall as a building slowly appeared, exuding a terrifying aura.