There was one thing, Danielle guessed right.

His higher command was indeed in trouble.

And the trouble is not small.

At the same time that the Skeleton Corps launched an attack on his position, five "Cloudfly" ornithopters had already passed through the left flank of their defensive line and continued to penetrate in a deep direction.

Due to the low-altitude flight almost close to the ground, the G40-1 position, which was covered by artillery fire, did not notice the five ornithopters at all, and the radar in the rear was even more unprepared.

While the five ornithopters were exposed to radar, the remote-controlled missiles they launched had already landed precisely on the air defense positions deployed by the corps on hilly ridges, as planned.

The flames and air waves of the explosion instantly engulfed the anti-aircraft artillery and sandbags, and the anti-aircraft artillery squatting on the position suffered countless casualties for a while.

On the way from the front line to the command post, there were twisted steel and burning positions along the way, and when viewed from the air downward, it was like a bonfire.

At the same time that the air defense system of the No. 40 defense area was paralyzed, 20 H-1 "Dragonfly" transport planes also arrived over the battlefield as scheduled, loaded with 500 elites of the Burning Corps, directly crossed the defense line where the 40th Thousand Brigades were stationed, and rushed towards the command post of the 10,000 troops.

Fifty W-2 "Mosquito" attack planes took off from the Iron Heart one after another and joined up with the "Dragonfly" transport planes arriving in the rear to carry out escort missions and provide air support for the airborne troops.

Everything was as planned.

At the same time, the earth was shrouded in the shadow of the flying machine, and the faces were full of horror and confusion.

A centurion looked up at the sky and said in a trembling voice.

"Airplanes! Coalition planes!"

Standing not far from him, the quartermaster in charge of logistics swallowed his saliva, a slight tremor in the center of his voice.

"...... How could there be so many!"

At this time, the air raid sirens finally sounded belatedly, and everyone hurriedly picked up their weapons and dispersed outside the camp tents, and the whole camp was in chaos.

"Where's our plane?!"

"I don't know ......"

"Damn it!"

"What the hell is going on?!"

Until the day before yesterday.

Pangolins' heroic exploits were reported on the radio, and the Triumph showed off several warehouses of loot on its headline panels.

The Coalition's image of vulnerability has taken hold, and no one doubts that they will be able to drive the natives out of the desert in minutes as long as the ammunition arrives.

However one by one

At this moment, the situation is different from their cognition.

Especially at the moment when the plane of the alliance appeared overhead, many people even thought that they were dreaming and had not woken up yet.

Standing at the door of the command tent, Commander Perene stared at the sky in amazement, and did not say a word for a long time.

Coming back to his senses in an instant, he reached out and grabbed the collar of the adjutant next to him, and spittled and roared.

"What about our anti-aircraft guns! And ten thousand-man teams at the front! Why is there no news at all!"

The adjutant who was grabbed by the collar turned pale, and his lips trembled for a long time before he squeezed out the words that were choking in his throat.

"Frontline...... The news just came that the 100th Squadron stationed in Sector 1 of the defense line was shelled by the Iron Heart."

Peren's eyes widened.

Before the adjutant could finish speaking, he roared and ordered.

"Tell Danielle to hold on at all costs! Even if you can't hold it, you can hold me at least half an hour!"

The bitterness on the adjutant's face was even stronger.

Danielle?

Whether that guy is alive or not is unknown.

From the very beginning, they lost contact with Position 1.

According to the news from Position 2, the soldiers there saw that the flames of the explosion almost engulfed the entire position of the friendly forces next door, and they could even feel the ground tremble when they crouched in the trenches.

Not only that, but they also saw the Iron Heart, which had been taken by the Alliance, also appear in the sky.

Obviously, the alliance is serious this time.

The adjutant's Adam's apple moved, and he said in a hoarse voice.

There was no response from the other end of the communication channel, and they ...... Eighty percent is more than lucky. ”

"Grass!"

Perion cursed, threw away the lieutenant's collar, walked briskly to the radio station in the command tent, grabbed the headset and put it on his head.

This bunch of shit!

Dialing the 10,000-strong command, he shouted in the communication channel with almost all his strength.

"This is the 40th thousand!"

"We are under attack by the Alliance! They sent in the main forces, including the Iron Heart and tanks!"

"We can only hold out for an hour at most! Please send reinforcements immediately!"

"Repeat, send reinforcements one by one!"

Most of the ammunition of the 40th thousand-man squad was evenly distributed to the 53rd defense zone.

Perenne knew very well that the remaining weapons would not be enough to deal with such a dense offensive by the Alliance.

Perhaps the legion will emerge victorious.

But being targeted by the alliance, eighty percent of them are going to be gone.

However, he couldn't figure it out, whether from a strategic or tactical point of view, the No. 40 defense area was not the best offensive target.

Even if you win here, it will be difficult to open a breakthrough in the whole battle.

But why is the alliance eyeing itself here?!

But now is not the time to think about it.

The front-line troops suffered heavy losses.

To be able to break through the defensive line they had prepared for more than a month in such a short time, the opponent must have invested a sufficient number of armored units.

If you can't get through the current difficulties, don't talk about the future.

Having reported the situation to the higher command unit, Perenne immediately rushed to the combat position with the personal guards and reorganized the combat units of all levels in the camp with his men.

Although the air raid came unexpectedly, the soldiers of the Legion were much more well-trained than the Falcon Kingdom. Even though they were already at an absolute disadvantage in terms of strategy, they still did not run away with a demoralization breakdown.

But one by one

That's not enough to give them much of a chance to win.

Under the gaze of countless pairs of eyes, the 20 "Mosquito" attack planes broke away from the flight formation, turned their noses downward, and took the lead in attacking!

"Formation B continues to escort, brothers from formation A follow me!"

"Turn on all the buzzers! Their air defense sirens are so quiet that they don't have enough to eat when they hear them! Let's add some ingredients to them haha!"

The mosquitoes that led the flight in the communication channel excitedly reached out and turned on the switch of the buzzer.

A long, piercing roar resounded in the air, like the horn of death.

Twenty hundred-kilogram bombs fell from the sky one after another, raining down death on the ground!

Most of the Goblin Legion's pilots are agility players, especially those on bombing missions, and most of them have reached the second stage of the sequence level and unlocked the first talent.

Under the noses of these pilots, the ground targets are not only as slow as ants, but they can also clearly see the frightened expressions on their faces.

The visual and reaction speed bonuses that high agility brings to pilots make the aircraft they fly feel like they're hanging.

Every delivery is delivered exactly where it's needed most!

It's even better than AI!.

Losing the cover of anti-aircraft fire, and facing the aerial bombs falling from the sky, the whole battle completely turned into a one-sided slaughter.

A deafening roar resounded throughout the wilderness, and the flames and smoke of the explosion bloomed all over the position.

The tents turned into flames in an instant, and countless clone soldiers were burned to charcoal without even seeing the enemy, and their pupils fell to the ground out of focus.

A ten-captain struggled to extinguish the fire, but no amount of rolling on the ground could stop the fire from getting bigger.

Perenne, the commander of the thousand, who survived, struggled to get up from the ground.

Noticing the shadows of the battlefield, he slowly looked up at the sky, and at this moment his eyes froze in place.

At some point, the Iron Heart had already flown over the battlefield from the clouds, and the fortress flying in the sky was like a dark cloud.

Watching the thick barrels slowly pass over his head, a trace of despair spontaneously appeared in his heart, and he only felt that his soul was trembling.

All the time the battles he has experienced have been one-sided victories.

As the superior side of an asymmetrical war, no one has ever been able to survive two rounds in front of the Legion, and no one has ever been able to ride on top of his head like today......

At this time, his adjutant staggered towards him with a rifle.

"There is information from the forward post that an armored unit is advancing in our direction from the G40-1 line of defense...... We are less than five kilometers away. ”

After a pause, the adjutant said in a difficult voice.

"Sir...... What do we do now?"

Peren's Adam's apple moved.

His loyalty to His Majesty the Marshal kept him from speaking discouragement, but the cruel truth was before him......

It's over.

His shoulders slowly drooped, and he withdrew his gaze from the sky.

“...... Treat the wounded first. ”

The adjutant was stunned.

"But one by one"

Perion handed the rifle to the lieutenant's hand, patted him on the shoulder, and without saying a word, limped over to the position burned by the fire.

Just a round of air strikes.

The two hundred-man teams stationed near the command post have already suffered more than half of the casualties!

The remaining 100 people not only lacked ammunition, but were also mostly wounded. Not to mention resisting the attack of the alliance's armored clusters, I'm afraid it will be difficult to even make decent resistance.

Keep fighting.

It's no different from suicide......

As the Ironheart reached the skies over the battlefield, the Alliance's dive air raids had stopped.

Presumably seeing that the winner had been decided, and not wanting to waste ammunition in inconsequential places, the alliance had ceased to be in their positions. Instead, choose to move on.

Perenne is well aware that he has lost the battle.

And the loss is inexplicable.

Except for the whizzing propeller planes and the bombs that diveled with the planes, he didn't even see the Coalition's ground forces.

Is this really the alliance that was easily annihilated by the Pangolin Centurion with 3,000 people?!

Looking at the devastated camp, there were no tears and despair in his pupils, only sluggishness and dazedness.

What kind of "natives" are they fighting against.

In the end, the alliance is deliberately hiding it.

Or is Triumph lying......

......

The bridge of the Iron Heart.

Chu Guang, who was standing by the floor-to-ceiling window, looked at the battlefield covered with wolf smoke.

This is the best place to watch the battle, standing in his current position, you can have a panoramic view of the positions of both sides and the enemy.

"They surrendered." Looking at the white flag raised by the enemy headquarters, a faint look of surprise appeared on Vanus's face.

Although the strength of the alliance's firepower was one thing, what he didn't expect was that these people wouldn't be able to hold out for even ten minutes.

It seems that compared to the expeditionary force that went to the Great Rift Valley, these clone regiments that have just been transferred from the rear to the front line are still a little worse......

"The operation went even further than planned."

Glancing at the time on the VM, a faint smile appeared on Chu Guang's face, and he continued, "Our soldiers completed their goal an hour earlier than expected. ”

Originally, according to the plan, the Burning Corps would raid the command post of the 40th Thousand Men under the cover of the Goblin Corps, and cooperate with the armored forces that broke through the frontline positions to annihilate the 40th Thousand Men in one fell swoop.

But now it seems that their plans are still too conservative.

The reason why this is the case is actually quite normal.

After all, the memory of the vast majority of veteran players in "Wasteland Online" for the Legion Clone Corps is stuck in the battle a year ago.

Those fierce and bloodthirsty clone soldiers have left a deep impression on players who are still in the wilderness stage.

Even the crew of the Pioneer, with its exoskeleton and power armor, suffered enough in the face of the overwhelming number and firepower.

If it weren't for the Trailblazer's use of a tactical nuclear bomb to clear the field, I'm afraid the final victory or defeat is really hard to say.

Several corps commanders mostly came from that version.

Whether it is a spring or a mole, they are extremely cautious when studying and formulating plans in the group, and even make an emergency plan for the airborne operation to go smoothly and urgently dispatch the wolf cavalry of the death corps to support.

However, they forgot that at that time, the alliance had to borrow from friendly forces, not to mention aircraft and tanks, and even automatic rifles had to be borrowed from friendly forces, and a bolt-action rifle captured could be a treasure.

And their friendly troops are not professional soldiers, but employees of the overseas division of the Silver Wing Group, although they have gained a lot of knowledge during their travels on the road, they may not have been on the battlefield.

What is it like now......

Not only does the Alliance Army have an automatic rifle, but the average awakened person, and the players who lead the team are all veterans of a hundred battles.

The clone of the Legion is still the clone of the clone.

But the alliance, with more than a dozen corps, is no longer what it used to be.

Before it was even the turn of the Burning Corps, the 40th thousand men of the Legion raised the white flag in the midst of the indiscriminate bombardment of the Goblin Legion.

At this time, the skeleton corps was still four kilometers away from the battlefield in a straight line.

At this time, even if the Burning Corps continues to parachute, it will be lonely, and it will have to work hard to take people back to the airport and repack.

So Chu Guang decisively stopped the Burning Corps, which was eager to prepare for the airborne, and ordered the B formation of the Goblin Corps to escort the transport aircraft formation back.

Standing next to Chu Guang, Vanus stared at the ground and thought for a long time, then suddenly spoke.

"Since the enemy was caught off guard by us, we might as well be bold, continue to expand the results of the battle while they are not ready to attack, advance the armored forces by a hundred kilometers, and cooperate with the airborne troops to raid the headquarters of the 40,000th troop."

The corners of Chu Guang's mouth curled up into a smile.

"That's what I thought too."

With that, he reached out and tapped on his helmet.

"Notify the Death Corps, they can act."

Xiao Ran quickly replied energetically.

"Okay!"

Looking at Vanus, who was standing next to Chu Guang and giving advice, Finod, who was standing in the corner, swallowed his saliva, his face full of disbelief.

He thought that this Vanus was the same as himself, and he was only forced to serve the alliance out of desperation, but he didn't expect that only he was "compromised", and this guy was really giving advice to the alliance.

This guy ......

Are they really Willantes?

......

At the same time that the 40th thousand-man team was defeated on all fronts, the headquarters of the 40,000-man team in the rear was in a hurry.

Staring at the red arrow on the strategic map, Soft's brow furrowed, his face alternating between surprise and solemnity.

He was the captain of the 40,000-strong team, and had just arrived in Luoxia Province a month earlier. There were no stars on the epaulettes, and the rank was below McLene, probably two levels lower than Griffin.

Although he didn't know much about the situation in the Far East, he could still understand the map after so many years of fighting.

Defense Area 40 would also be attacked by the Alliance, and it would be attacked by the main forces, which he never expected.

This means that the alliance has directly exposed its supply lines to the power projection range of the 41~49 defense zone.

He didn't even need the 30,000 or 40,000 troops next door to shoot, he only needed to send two 1,000-man teams from the deep area to cross the defense line and intersperse with the rear of the alliance's offensive spearhead, so that the alliance's front-line troops could be caught in a dilemma.

But......

He has a better way.

At this time, a herald trotted in from outside the camp tent and gave a military salute in return.

"The 40th thousandth team sent an urgent telegram! The front-line command post was hit by an alliance air raid and air support was requested! ”

Soft didn't look up.

The calloused index finger was attached to the map, moving along the road network, and finally stopped on a col where the contour line was closed and tapped hard.

"Tell Perenne that they don't have to carry it hard, retreat to the 330 heights while fighting, and lure the alliance into our depth!"

"Also, send a telegram to the 43rd, 45th, 47th, and 49th thousand-man teams, telling them to immediately move to the rear to the vicinity of Heights 330 and flank the attacking forces of the Alliance from the east and west!"

"The vacated Nos. 43, 45, 47, and 49 defense areas are under the assistance of the 42nd, 44th, 46th, and 48th thousand-man detachments! Beware of Alliance reinforcements coming from other directions!"

As he spoke, a flash of excitement flashed between Soft's brows, and his right hand clenched into a fist, landing heavily on the red arrow in the map.

"Be sure to strangle this worm that arches in on this road!"

Heights 330 is located about 11 kilometers from Oasis 3, and the nearby contour lines are densely fluctuating, mainly hilly, with several major roads concentrated halfway up the mountainside.

Due to its proximity to the oasis, the vegetation there is relatively dense compared to other areas, and there are natural shelters nearby to hide from the airship's high view, making it a perfect ambush location.

The commanders of the Alliance, of course, can see this.

But even if it was known, the troops of the alliance could only continue along this route. After all, even if the road there is broken, it is still a road that can be walked.

Otherwise, if you go deep behind enemy lines and lose your mobility, then you will be called the real end.

The corners of Soft's mouth couldn't help but smile with satisfaction at his genius plan.

Although the alliance was menacing, and there was a great deal of strength to attack one point, in his opinion, there was nothing to panic about.

Even a small dirt slope could cost these barbarians three thousand lives, not to mention that there was a team of 10,000 people standing in front of them at the moment.

Anger will only hasten their demise.

After this battle, the alliance will surely be greatly damaged.

Soft's heart couldn't help but feel a little fluttering.

I didn't expect to pick up such a big credit when I first came to Luoxia Province.

It seems that it won't be long before he adds another star to his epaulettes.

"Yes!"

The herald gave a military salute and trotted out of the tent.

The staff officer standing on the side frowned slightly, stared at the map and thought for a long time before saying.

"The 40th Thousand Men are seriously short of ammunition, and the Alliance has pressed the Iron Heart, so it may be difficult for them to withdraw on their own."

"It doesn't matter," said Soft unconcernedly, "the 40th Thousand is not the key to the plan itself, and it doesn't matter if they don't get there, as long as they can delay the alliance for a little time." ”

"It would be best if that guy from Perion did it, and with reinforcements coming from both wings, we could sandwich the alliance halfway up the hill and beat it up."

"If it doesn't work out, then put Heights 330 to the Alliance and put them on the Heights to fight!"

A look of surprise appeared on the staff officer's face.

It's a really good idea.

It's just that he always has a sense of foreboding.

"What if the forces of the alliance arrive before the retreating ambush forces?"

Hearing the staff officer's inquiry, Soft was slightly stunned, and then said without hesitation.

"It can't be!"

"Even if Perenne doesn't get a second, the distance from position 40 to high ground 330 will be 30 kilometers longer than that of zone 43!"

"No matter how fast their armored troops advance, they will never be faster than our troop carriers!"

The staff officer continued with a solemn expression.

"It's the general situation...... It is true that the length of the road from Position 40 to Heights 330 is longer than that of the adjacent Defensive Area 43, but the distance in a straight line is diametrically opposite, less than 150 kilometers. ”

"I've heard that the alliance is equipped with a large number of exoskeletons supported by enterprises, and if they detach a part of their infantry to break away from the road network and advance in a straight line, I am afraid that it will only take one day to reach Heights 330."

"Divide your forces behind enemy lines? Let the infantry go straight off?"

Soft looked like he had heard something funny, and curled the corners of his mouth playfully, "Doesn't their exoskeleton need to be recharged?" You might as well say they came in an airship. ”

It is indeed a trouble to transport troops by airship, after all, anti-aircraft guns cannot break the shield of an airship.

But that's about it.

EMP shells can disable the external parts of an airship, such as the propellers that spread out on the flanks, causing the unpowered Hearts of Steel to drift or break down.

And wanting to put down the elevator right under their noses is tantamount to a dream, the anti-aircraft cannon can't hit the airship, and the ladder can't hit that big?

Without waiting for the staff officer to speak, Soft continued.

"Not to mention that this 150-kilometer straight-line distance has to climb at least ten hills, and there are also our outposts and air defense positions along the way."

"Even if they were all mutants, I would never have reached Heights 330 before our return forces!"

"No way!"