Chapter 530, Battle of Zhongbei River

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A series of explosions exploded in Xiong Lei's ears.

But he was no longer moved by it.

As long as it didn't explode directly in his headquarters and didn't kill him, there was nothing to be shocked about.

He was not so sensitive to the vibration of the explosion physically. On the one hand, it was a habit, and on the other hand, his right ear had been half deafened by the shock in the previous battle.

He was a member of the 5th Army Group of the Alliance Army, which was also known as the "Korojia Legion". The old background of the unit had fought and made meritorious contributions in the Korojia Plague War.

Xiong Lei also participated in that war. That was twenty-three years ago, when Xiong Lei was only nineteen years old.

He still remembered the decisive battle outside Mingyan City.

He was promoted very quickly.

At first, he was just a soldier. After following the troops into battle, he became a squad leader half an hour later, and a company commander three hours later - the previous superiors were all dead, and as long as he was alive, he would be promoted quickly.

After surviving the hellish battlefield, he still felt like he was dreaming.

Too many people died, and later he even had no hope of surviving, and only hoped to pull a few more plague zombies to die together.

He survived in a daze, and then officially became a company commander and obtained the rank of lieutenant; then he had the opportunity to enter the military academy to study, and after graduating, he was promoted to battalion commander and his rank was also promoted to captain.

Later, he participated in many wars with the troops, made some military exploits, and also led the troops to train and garrison in peacetime...

In total, he has been in the alliance for 24 years, and now he has become the commander of the division, with the rank of colonel hanging on his shoulders.

Then, he followed the group army group to the northern part of Menghe Star Region.

At the beginning, they were the attacking party, and he led the team to fight several offensive battles against several planets. In almost a year, the footsteps passed through three planets. Although the alliance as a whole was in an offensive posture, it was definitely a steady and steady move.

In Xiong Lei's opinion, the rebels on the opposite side were not enough to fight. Those so-called "Princess Legion", which are said to be adapted and developed from the mortal auxiliary army of the Iron Armored Regiment, and are comparable to the Star Army, can be considered as good opponents. However, the number of the Princess Legion is too small, and most of them are traitor armies with officers of the Princess Legion as the backbone, recruited from the local area, and equipped with many locally produced equipment.

These local troops may be better than the conventional planetary defense forces, but they are definitely not up to the conventional level of the Star Army.

His division can often withstand three to five times the number of enemies, and still maintain the offensive, defeat the enemy, and even achieve the results of encirclement and annihilation.

The farthest place they fought was the "Former North River Star Region".

From the former North River, if they fight further north, they can enter the Proud Claw Star Region at the southernmost end of the Spider Web Universe.

During the period when the war was going well, he even felt that the strategy above was a bit too conservative.

They could obviously fight forward in big strides.

But now, after a victory, the enemy has already collapsed before they are satisfied; then, they have to start to do tasks such as clearing out the defeated soldiers and suppressing local unrest.

The most important task is to assist the navy's transport fleet to evacuate the population from the local area.

But the previous year, I felt that the war was going smoothly and a little boring, but in the next two years, I was beaten and ran around.

He thought it was a strategic problem from above.

Strategically, they were shrinking, and many planets began to evacuate forces when the enemy's troops were approaching. He withdrew twice, and often did not even see the enemy when he left.

There are successful evacuations, and there are naturally failed evacuations.

Although it is not certain that they will be doomed if they fail to evacuate, not evacuating means that they will have to face the endless attacks of the enemy on an isolated planet without food and medicine, and without reinforcements and supplies, and the end will not be too wonderful.

Although this kind of misfortune did not befall him, Xiong Lei still couldn't help but feel sad.

He thought that he would just stand on each planet and fight the invading enemy!

What is there to be afraid of?

Can't we defeat them? !

Then, he knew that it was not that they couldn't defeat them, but at least it was really hard to defeat them.

He and his troops withdrew to the Zhongbeihe Star Region, to a planet No. 3 called Yuehe VII. This is the southernmost planet in the Zhongbeihe Star Region. It is also a planet on the blockade line before the Alliance launched an attack on the rebel-controlled area. It is a world that has undergone several years of fortification construction.

Adequate defense means that when the enemy hits the face, the defending side will get a greater home advantage.

Especially when the naval power is not as good as the opponent.

The fully constructed anti-aircraft orbital artillery fortress and the space station in space can provide cover for the ground when the naval power is insufficient.

Xiong Lei knew that his naval power was indeed insufficient. After the enemy's power entered this star region, his fragile fleet was forced to evacuate, otherwise it would be annihilated.

But it is precisely because of the ground and orbital defenses that the ground troops are free from, or at least greatly reduce, the threat of orbital bombing.

Xiong Lei himself is a beneficiary.

Otherwise, the fortress where his division was stationed would have been destroyed by orbital bombardment without the enemy even having to attack.

Then, the enemy's ground attack began.

A large number of rebel troops were dropped to the ground in a relatively safe airspace and began to attack various stubborn defense nodes on the ground.

During the ground battle, his division had a total of 50,000 people, but the number of enemies he faced in the fortress area was several times that of his.

The defense forces urgently recruited from the local planets had been completely defeated in the fierce battle. These low-level temporary troops were not reliable at all.

But Xiong Lei could also get a glimpse of the enemy's combat effectiveness.

These genuine "Imperial Princess Legion" rebels fought against the Alliance's recruited Allied Forces, just like the Alliance Army beat the planetary defense forces trained by the previous Imperial Princess Advisor.

In the real close combat between the two sides, these main forces of the rebels also clearly demonstrated their strength level as genuine Star Army.

Coupled with the advantage in numbers, the 311th Skeleton Division, which he led and belonged to the 5th Army Group, faced great pressure.

However, the complete defense facilities helped him a lot again.

In the construction of the fortress in the past few years, not only the anti-orbital was considered, but also the problem of possible ground attack.

The entire fortress was set up very reasonably, with sufficient space inside to allow the artillery of the 311th Division to be deployed.

The heavy artillery fiercely hit all invading enemies.

On the contrary, the enemy's long-range firepower and air superiority were not very effective.

The 311th Division also had a divisional aviation team, which had the ability to resist; the air defense force in the fortress was also sufficient, and the rebel fighters could not launch attacks recklessly, let alone drop bombs accurately without distraction. The precious missiles were also very easy to be intercepted.

The artillery of the opposing fire was no match at all.

Although the rebel heavy artillery was not bad in specifications and quantity. But the difference was that the rebel artillery could only be placed in the wild, at best to build field fortifications and do a little cover. How could it compare with the artillery of the 311th Division placed in the fortress with permanent fortifications?

The falling shells, if they hit the field fortifications forty or fifty meters away, can cause casualties to the artillery operating team; if they are closer, the artillery itself will be damaged.

At the same distance, if they hit the fortress, they may be blocked by the intricate solid walls.

The strength of the Royal Princess Corps is not exaggerated. Under such conditions, they still seized the opportunity, brought some siege weapons, blasted open the main gate of the fortress, and blasted down part of the fortress wall.

But this is not a war in the cold weapon era after all, and victory cannot be achieved by breaking the door and blowing up the wall. The rebels who entered the fortress fought a brutal street battle with the alliance army that had taken advantage of the terrain in a complex and completely unfamiliar environment, and suffered heavy losses.

Even Xiong Lei seized the opportunity and showed his fangs after holding on for two months.

He dispatched the armored troops that were not very useful in the defensive battle, and took the initiative to attack using the specially designed fast track in the fortress. Under the cover of concentrated rapid artillery fire, he defeated a part of the enemy reinforcements, not only destroyed the enemy's siege machinery, but also destroyed two artillery positions, and temporarily cut off the enemy's troops pouring into the fortress from the outside world.

The various infantry regiments closed the door and beat the dog, taking this opportunity to wipe out the enemy's troops in the fortress.

This set of combined punches dealt a heavy blow to the rebels. The huge loss of manpower and the damage to heavy equipment will significantly reduce their subsequent siege capabilities of the fortress.

After the first battle, the defensive pressure faced by the 311th Division suddenly eased.

Even the army group sent him reinforcements. The 077th and 240th infantry divisions also joined his command and were under his unified command.

Although it is said that the battle situation on the entire planet is still very tight on the alliance side, at least in the fortress where Xiong Lei is stationed, the situation is relatively good. He patted his chest and assured the general of the army group that his troops could defend the fortress until the end of time, and the enemy would not capture or destroy the rail gun array in the fortress.

But he couldn't keep his word.

He made a promise, and then he suffered a disaster.

The enemy launched a fierce attack again, which was beyond his expectation.

He was a little confused at first.

He didn't detect the reinforcements from the opposite side. There was a lack of heavy vehicles such as tanks to cover, and the number of artillery in the rear had not recovered, resulting in poor firepower cover. In this case, attacking the fortress that had just been reinforced would be a waste of life, wouldn't it?

However, he soon found out what the rebels on the opposite side relied on -

Space Marines.

There were reports that a team of orange-yellow painted Space Marines had sneaked into the fortress and started killing.

The super soldiers from the Fury Legion brought immediate changes to the battle situation.

For a moment, Xiong Lei, who originally thought that his defense was extremely strict, immediately felt what it meant to be in a state of panic.

It was not until such a huge loss and chaos had occurred that he realized the exact number of enemies - five.

Just five Space Marines made him turn the world upside down!

Usually two or three partners would attack. They moved in a mysterious way. After finding high-value targets or strategic points, they would attack decisively. After defeating and destroying the strongholds, they would often be able to evacuate before the reinforcements of the alliance arrived. If they were really surrounded, they would break through without hesitation and fight their way out.

In just a few days, at least a thousand soldiers died at the hands of these five angry flames.

The loss of personnel is secondary. After all, Xiong Lei now has three divisions. His 311th Division is still a skeleton division of more than 50,000 people, and the two newly added infantry divisions have more than 40,000 people each.

However, the places where these deaths occurred are very critical.

Several firepower points that were originally easy to defend and difficult to attack were removed, allowing the enemy to rush into the fortress more smoothly; a regiment headquarters command post was beheaded, causing the command system to be disordered, forcing Xiong Lei to send a staff officer to take over the command; a small artillery position was attacked, and three angry flames slaughtered half of the artillery battalion and blew up the artillery...

The chain reaction caused by these losses is greater casualties and the loss of multiple defensive blocks on the periphery.

The advantage of defensive terrain was reduced, and the two sides began to be gradually pulled to a relatively fair level to fight.

But this is not the result Xiong Lei wants to see.

Casualties increased sharply, and positions were lost one after another. His staff had already given the worst estimate: if they continued to fight like this, they would lose all their positions within two or three months and be driven out. The orbital guns that must not be lost would also be occupied by the enemy.

That would be very bad, worse than being destroyed. The orbital guns with the muzzles turned around could be used to attack their own space stations in the sky, and cooperate with the enemy's naval fleet from inside and outside, which would double the pressure.

So, he thought of an idea.

He wanted to kill these Fury Flames.

"The Fury Flame Regiment is just a defeated general of our alliance, and they left the Dragon Eagle Star Region in disgrace. If we can drive them away once, we can do it again!"

This is how he encouraged people, but he knew in his heart how difficult this matter was.

He arranged a mobile force, and the sentinel mechas in the division headquarters were gathered together, and a few elite feedback power armors were also ready to go.

These were all he could take out to fight against the Space Marines.

Moreover, they could not get stuck in a particularly narrow area, otherwise the larger Sentinel mechas could not enter, and they were not as flexible as them, so they would be slaughtered.

Finally, the right opportunity was seized.

When the two Furies were about to evacuate after assaulting a firepower point, they were surrounded. During their breakout, the mobile force prepared by Xiong Lei arrived.

More than 30 Sentinel mechas and ten elite Skeleton Division soldiers wearing feedback power armor fought a life-and-death battle with the two Furies.

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Fell asleep after dinner... and woke up at two o'clock...