UC0079 September 28, 03:30, it was still a quiet night, but in the federal army position, which was still 200 kilometers away from the actual control position of the Jean army, it was crowded and noisy.

All the soldiers were given an order: "The official counteroffensive operation will begin in half an hour." ”

The initiation of a campaign needs to be kept secret, but the larger the campaign, the less secrecy the effect can be achieved. Just like the current Duzhou counteroffensive launched by the Huaxia Military Region, Jean has long known their combat objectives and made relevant defensive arrangements.

However, this is not to say that the disguise of the battle is not important. In fact, it is precisely because the big goal of the campaign is easy to see through that the camouflage of the campaign itself is particularly important.

Before the official start of the counteroffensive battle, the special operations units of the Huaxia Theater had already begun to infiltrate in the direction of Jean. They also knew that the battle was going to start soon.

"Oil depots, barracks, batteries, hangars...... These are the key points we need to observe. We have to mark it as well as possible. "Under the shadows, the agile Chinese special forces make the final preparations for the beginning of the battle.

Gene didn't notice all this. In addition to further defense according to the drill code, they are constantly spreading Minovsky particles to hide everything on their side in the "fog".

Of course, they didn't know that they were spreading Minovsky particles so much, but in a sense they were helping the operation of the Chinese special forces. For special forces, nothing makes them feel at home more than a low electromagnetic environment. The only trouble Minovsky particles have for them is that it makes it a little harder for them to connect with the outside world.

However, this is not a big deal for elite-level special forces.

The various provocative actions made by the Huaxia Theater outside their defense line in the past few days have scared them enough. At first, they thought that the Huaxia people were really going to attack, but after repeating "it's okay" more than a dozen times, they also got used to it. Unbeknownst to them, what they were encountering was a feint of battle on the Chinese side.

Huaxia feinted in several directions at the same time, making Jean's judgment more and more confused - where is their real main direction of attack?

Jean couldn't judge this, and he could only use a full-scale defense method - this is of course an act of seeking death, but at the moment there is no way for Jean to do it.

Time passed quietly, and half an hour passed quickly. As the second hand swept in the direction of twelve o'clock, countless streams of fire rose from the rear position of the Huaxia Army and swished into the dark night sky.

This is an attack by long-range large-caliber rocket artillery. In the operational plan drawn up by the Huaxia military, they will be responsible for the medium-range fire support of the Huaxia army.

AS FOR CLOSE-RANGE FIRE, IT WAS CARRIED OUT BY 100,000 100MM GUNS SECRETLY PLACED BY THE HUAXIA SIDE AT A POSITION TWENTY KILOMETERS IN FRONT OF THE POSITION.

They roared neatly at the moment when the time came, smashing countless scorching shells into the intended area.

Because of the existence of Minovsky particles, the precision strike that was originally advocated has become unrealistic, so the Huaxia Army chose a more heroic covering strike. This is entirely based on the fact that Huaxia has been re-equipped with a large amount of "long-range" heavy firepower of the old era.

Faced with such a blow, and one that was outside the range of the MS, Jean's soldiers were at a loss.

"Isn't it said that our MS is far more advanced than their Type 61? Why do we think we are the weakest side at the moment?" In the face of this offensive of several large-caliber shells per second and square meters, all the defenses of the Jean army were like paper paste.

Under the sudden attack, Jean's army suffered heavy losses. On the Duzhou side, the first and second lines of defense arranged by the Jien Army were smashed to pieces by the Huaxia Army in an instant.

Colonel Els Green of the Genetus Front was at a loss for anything, and although he had long thought that the defensive line he had laid out might not be the opponent of the long-planned offensive of the Chinese side, he definitely did not expect that he would be defeated so cleanly.

Within half an hour of the start of the battle, he heard the news of the collapse of the first and second lines of defense.

"How could it fail so quickly?" Els wondered.

"The enemy's artillery is too fierce, there are too many tanks. The sun hasn't risen yet, and the light isn't good. In the night environment, our surviving Zagu suffered greatly under the enemy's new tactics. "The bitter cry of the commander at the front.

"New tactics, new tactics?" Els was puzzled.

"They used a batch of Type 61 vehicles as bait and fired flares directly at us. There was a sudden flash of light in the dark night, and many pilots couldn't react, so they were blown up by the armor-piercing bullets of the opponent's follow-up troops. The front-line commander in the communication reported bitterly.

"What...... Is there such a way to do this? Makes perfect use of the terrain and the environment...... There are still capable people in the federal army. By the way, what about your troop losses?" Els asked again.

"The MS troops lost 6 percent, the tank troops were completely destroyed, and the garrison troops ...... All were left behind. The man was on the verge of crying as he spoke.

"Retreat to the fourth line of defense and make repairs. Els was silent for a few moments before finally giving the order.

He hung up the communication, but his whole body trembled slightly. Hearing such bad news, although he was in the rear of the safe rear, he was terrified in his heart. He felt that he had no hope of winning this battle at all.

"It's only been a long time since the war started, and I actually ......" He shook his head vigorously to shake all these things out of his mind, and then dialed the communication of the third line of defense that was about to come into contact with the enemy: "The enemy will soon come to your defense area, please prepare accordingly." In addition, you must determine the direction of the enemy's main attack anyway. At the same time to launch an offensive on a front of thousands of kilometers, I don't think Huaxia has such strength!"

Despite thinking that he would lose, Els still tried to change something on his own. For him, the most important thing at the moment is to figure out the direction of the enemy's main attack. In his opinion, as long as he understands this, he will have a direction to deal with.

"MS is a weapon for offense, and it's terrible for defense. I hope that those boys under my command can confirm this matter as soon as possible, after all, ...... Only then can I send out all my mobile forces and give them a good look!" Els muttered quietly.

He had been pondering a question: "That is, where is the main direction of attack of the Federation Army?"

The answer to this question was quickly obtained, and it was only at the same time that he received an even more shocking news: "The fleet of the Federation is here." ”

"Fleet, what fleet ......" Els thought strange when he suddenly heard the news.

"Space Fleet...... There were six in total, two long-legged and four Zanzibar...... Damn, how can the Federation have our new warships?" This was the confusion of the front-line commander.

"Zanzibar, those defectors?" Els quickly realized this, and then he quickly thought: "There will be Zanzibar, which means that MS will appear on this battlefield." And MS is definitely an extremely important combat power for the Federation...... In this way, the enemy's main force must be in the west, and the troops from the base in Taihang Mountain are out. ”

After determining this, Els quickly made the arrangement. He threw the best of his forces into battle: a huge mobile force of 100 Zagu - and the order that Els gave them was simple, meet the enemy from the base of Taihang Mountain, find the enemy's forward command and destroy them. If further strikes can be made against enemy warships and mobile forces.

"In short, I want you to resist the enemy's artillery fire and make a counter-charge. The opponent's weapons are all old artillery and chariots, and once you get close, you will be invincible...... The only thing to be careful with is their MS. The Federation has MS, and those who betrayed Jean have taken refuge in the Federation, so be careful of them. Els admonished in detail.

"The key to this battle lies with you. On the base square where Zagu had been parked, Els stared at the warriors who were about to go on the expedition: "Victory for us!

"Teacher, we'll do our best. The pilot at the head said in a deep voice, leading most of the people present to salute Els.

Els had served as the Dean of Instruction at Jean's Military Academy, and most of the people present were his students in some sense. Naturally, they take the teacher's trust to heart.

So, they set off. 3 heavy land ships, 10 light land ships, 8 GWU attack air carriers, and 600 Dopp fighters - this is indeed the strongest mobile force of the Jean Army in the Toshu area.

"Attack with such power...... No one should be able to resist it. They're going to win!" Ells thought as he watched the departing figure of the smoky battleship.

“...... We will definitely win. At the same time that Els was thinking so, Yuan Hao also emitted almost the same emotion in his heart.

At this time, Yuan Hao was staying in the cab of the spearhead located in the White Fortress Zogna Curry, and behind him were Xiong Tailin and Xu Yu's spearhead, who had been the main force of the Sixth Mobile Teaching Brigade, and at this moment, they only met once in the hangar of the White Fortress.

In order to win, the Huaxia military has been crazy in investing in weapons. In just a few days when Yuan Hao went to SIDE7 to participate in the Trojan Horse operation, the Huaxia military once again "rushed" to produce four mass production aircraft of the Pioneers, and all of them were Jim Guardians who existed as special combat aircraft.

After many supplements and training, now that Yuan Hao led the Fourth Mobile Assault Division to participate in this battle, the number of mobile fighters under Yuan Hao's command, including those Zagu, has also reached sixty "giants".

This is indeed the strongest mobile suit cluster in the entire Earth Federation.

"This is my soldier? It looks like I'm still a little excited. Yuan Hao muttered. He turned his head to the left, his flat gaze seeming to penetrate everything, and saw the three mechs parked in the Gnaku on the right side of the White Fortress - the RX-78 Gundam, the RX-77 Steel Cannon, and the RX-75 Steel Tank.

"Although they started with tanks, if you think about the development of mobile suits in the Federation, it seems that they are not as ignorant of the use of mobile suits as we think. Yuan Hao thought about it, connected the communication with Xiong Tailin and Xu Yu, and told them his opinion.

"Although the Steel Tank is a tank, judging from the weapons they actually equip the Steel Tank, this body exists as a long-range attack aircraft such as self-propelled guns, while the Steel Cannon is responsible for medium-range cover, and the Gundam completes the close-range assault......

The Federation's three mobile suits perform their own duties, but they integrate the far, middle and near together. As a squad, that's pretty good. Yuan Hao said with emotion: "This is a specialized configuration, which is a little different from our own ideas." ”

"Captain, what do you think is the better kind of development on both sides of us?" Xiong Tailin asked.

"From a professional point of view, of course, the specially developed airframe is more suitable for cooperating with combat. But this only exists in theoretical advantages, in fact anything can happen on the battlefield, so from the point of view of practical utility and cost-effectiveness as a weapon. Of course, we are on the right path. Yuan Hao said as a matter of course: "In fact, Jean basically took this path. Playing combat specialization is only affordable for a master like the Federation, who is not bad for money. ”

He sighed.

As he was talking, suddenly the communication from the bridge came in, and Yuan Hao saw Sarah Mas's anxious face on the screen.

"What's going on?" asked Yuan Hao.

"Colonel, a large group of ships has been spotted ahead, and at least three hundred Dopp fighters and several GWU attack motherships have been visually inspected. In addition, there are traces of large-scale land warship activity on the ground...... We were confronted by Jean's heavy assault cluster. "Sarah Mars was pulled aside before she could speak, and now it was the young captain of Brad Noah who was doing this with Yuan Hao.

"Is it because of the exposure of the third line of defense?" Yuan Hao immediately understood why he blocked Jean: "They want to directly terminate our headquarters." Yuan Hao muttered, and broke Jean's plan with one word.

"I think that's the case. However, as things stand, they and we will meet in about ten minutes. If we keep up the pace......" Brad Noah agreed with Yuan Hao's guess and directly pointed out the biggest trouble that Fang had encountered in front of him.

"This battle seems inevitable. If we want to defeat the enemy, we must first defeat the enemy's living force. Yuan Hao pondered for a moment, and decisively gave an order: "I plan to attack." The operation of the fleet was handed over to Yang Xue, the fleet operations were suspended, and the mobile suit was ejected. We must be one step ahead and prepare for the corresponding battle. ”

"Understood......" Brad understood Yuan Hao's thoughts and nodded heavily.

Communications were cut off, and the rearmament squad was ordered to begin guidance work on an intra-atmosphere mobile suit sortie.

After that, it didn't take long for Yuan Hao to feel that the body under him began to move, and then a huge force was applied to his body—after all preparations were made, his spearhead was ejected first.