Chapter Eighty-Nine, Ground Offensive
Gu Hang suddenly felt a palpitation.
He got up from his seat and went to the window to look out.
From here, the specific situation of the battlefield cannot be seen, but the sound of heavy artillery anger can be heard from half the city.
He already knew that Gruet had rushed over with the Extreme Battle Nun, and it stands to reason that there shouldn't be any problems.
However, Gu Hang couldn't ignore his previous restlessness.
He's a psyker, and his intuition is a real sign that something is going to happen most of the time.
Listening to the sound of the cannonball, Gu Hang was still not at ease.
Instead of dwelling on it here, it's better to go over and find out.
Gu Hang left.
In addition to leaving, he also sent a message, hoping that the Immortal Bird Warband, who had found a random place to rest in the city, would also rush over as soon as possible.
It was still a request for a mission, and in his words, Sister Gorit was in danger of running into trouble.
I believe that I have a leg with a nun in the past...... Oh no, it's the Captain of the Martins War, who has fought side by side, and he shouldn't sit idly by.
Anyway, they are idle.
……
The speed at which Gu Hang rushed over was very fast, and as soon as he thought of it, the person took off and flew into the air.
That's where the benefits of psionics come in.
By the time he arrived at the scene, Lambert, Perbof, Gurrite and the others had already begun to attack on the ground for a while.
The previous rounds of artillery fire smashed more than 100 heavy artillery pieces into it. The entire factory area is not much worse, if not in ruins. According to their assessment, in this situation, the non-professional soldiers, who were only temporarily armed, not only suffered heavy casualties, but also their morale should have almost collapsed.
The next thing is that the infantry, led by the battle nuns, enters it and cleans the battlefield. Regardless of the dead, the living ones are pulled out of the prisoners and thrown into the prisoner of war camp, and it is none of the army's business to see how the follow-up arrangements are made; If you still resist, of course you will be killed.
According to Perbof's idea, it should be an easy operation.
Sure enough, all the fear came from the lack of firepower.
There is no such heavy artillery that can directly damage concrete and cement buildings, relying only on the previous 60-mm mortars, grenades, rifles...... If you want to defeat the current factory, even if the opponent is only some armed workers, I am afraid that you will have to pay a lot of lives.
And now, just using the ten captured 155mm heavy guns, this battle is more comfortable I don't know how many times.
If you can use a big bomb, bomb a dozen fucking rounds first, and then the infantry go up to clear the battlefield, then who is especially willing to take their lives to fill the trenches?
Or maybe artillery is the god of war.
However, before entering, Goritte issued a warning to him and the commander of the 6th Battalion.
"Don't let your guard down, there are strong enemies inside."
"And a strong enemy?" At that time, Perbov was a little unconvinced, what strong enemy could be stronger than a 155-mm howitzer?
Then, he remembered the heroic posture of the immortal birds and the holy lilies on the battlefield.
Belch...... If there is an enemy of this level, it seems that it is really not good.
He didn't quite believe what others said, but it was this gentle and powerful nun who spoke.
Then believe it.
Pobov consulted with the commander of the 6th Battalion and decided not to do anything to throw his troops in. Although they only have 600 people in total, which is a bit insufficient for such a large factory, it is better to be slow down and more cautious.
Each of them sent out a company and entered first.
When the company enters, it is also divided into squads, and each is responsible for advancing; The distance between the teams is relatively wide, and each team will be divided into three or three groups to sweep the semi-ruined factory area.
At the request of the officers, the soldiers bent their waists and leaned against the ruins as cover, some slowly, some cumbersomely, but very solidly moving forward. It is not easy to move forward until it is completely confirmed that an area is safe.
As a result, there are really enemies.
Moreover, the will of these enemies to resist is very strong.
Men dressed in workers' uniforms and armed with weapons not much better than iron rifles emerged from the rubble.
When they came up, they were usually only thirty or fifty meters away from the soldiers who were searching for them, which was not too far.
As soon as they came out, they used their weapons to sweep out a shuttle of bullets towards a group of infantrymen.
The soldiers reacted quickly, and they quickly lay down, looking for cover. The marksmanship of those armed workers is not very good, most of them are scattered, they are really shot, and the plastic steel armor on their bodies can also save their lives.
And while one group of soldiers is suppressed, another trio not far away will immediately launch a counterattack.
Relatively speaking, the soldiers under Gu Hang's command have much better marksmanship than those of armed workers. The performance of the G9 assault rifle is also far more reliable than the weapons in the hands of the armed workers.
The trio was able to kill all the armed workers who came out with a single round of shooting.
Instead of lowering their guns, they continued to aim their guns and made tactical gestures to the group of soldiers who had been suppressed earlier.
The three men quickly got up and headed for their target.
They want to check the results of the battle, see if there are any remaining enemies, and if there are enemies who are not dead, then replenish the guns by the way. The three who completed the kill provided them with fire cover. If an enemy comes out, they will strike with fire at the first opportunity.
Not far away, Gruet, who was just about to make a move, lowered her gun.
Her gaze was even a little surprised.
The performance of these soldiers was somewhat beyond her expectations.
She hadn't paid much attention to the fighting conditions of the Governor's ordinary infantry. Although, the individual equipment on their bodies looks very similar to the regular army of the Empire - G-type rifles, plastic steel vests. But this can only be regarded as the most basic cannon fodder equipment.
It stands to reason that the squad should not only be equipped with mortars, but also several LR laser guns and HS electromagnetic rifles; A simple fragmentation grenade may not be enough, and even if you can't get a hot melt bomb or a compressed energy bomb, you need to get some bazookas.
Even if it is pure light infantry, the equipment of these infantry under Governor Gu is a little far behind.
But this is understandable, forgivable, and even needs to be admired. At the very least, His Excellency the Governor has already worked hard to get his armaments closer to the Astral Army, and what else can he ask for?
However, when it comes to the real fight, the combat quality and combat performance of these soldiers are impressive.
Although the equipment is not enough, this level of training is just like the regular troops of the Astral Army.
Such a team, even Gruet can't be underestimated.
With the help of these people, she felt that she and her sisters could relax a little.
But just when she thought so, a sudden change occurred!
(End of chapter)