The Plane War Begins from Wandering Earth

Chapter 270 269. We are the elite
The battlefield was filled with the roar of grenade launchers, micro rockets, and heavy howitzers.

So much so that the "Atonement Army" soldiers could hardly hear the sound on the communication channel in their headsets.

In fact, at this point in the war, there is no need for any tactics or strategy.

Pull the trigger, unleash fire on all the bugs in sight, and keep hacking and slashing.

Forward, forward, towards those tall, "canned" leaders of the combat cluster: the Iron Knights Star Legion soldiers.

On the battlefield, a standard "three-can" core combat team of the Redemption Army was besieged by hundreds of Arachi war bugs.

Under the roar of the grenade launchers, the war insects tried to use their claws to drill through the ceramic steel armor, at the moment they raised their sharp abdomens.

A 20mm caliber micro-rocket-assisted explosive shell exploded.

The excessive amount of chemical gunpowder, combined with tungsten steel bullet fragments, instantly tore apart the biomass shell of the Arachi war bug.

The next moment, hundreds of exploding bullets and metal fragments rushed into the flesh and blood of the war insect, and its brain surged.

As a series of wailing and hissing sounds were heard, these war insects, as if they had been hit head-on by a sledgehammer, began to fall to the ground and twitch.

The "Knights" were not surprised by the death of a half-ton war insect.

Because more war bugs are coming one after another.

The grenade launcher is the knights' most powerful weapon on the Zerg battlefield.

Almost every explosive bomb can kill a war bug.

The only drawback is the battery life.

Even with the superhuman physical fitness of the Star Legion soldiers, the amount of ammunition they carry is only enough for them to carry out high-intensity combat for less than 20 minutes.

The grenade launcher weighing twenty to thirty kilograms is difficult for the soldiers of the federal government's mobile infantry regiment to carry on the battlefield.

"Ammunition soldier!

Change the bullet!

quick!!!"

Under the helmet of the heavy ceramic steel power armor, the external sound that has been "electronically modified" appears extremely rough.

Even the knights of the Iron Knights Interstellar Legion had to shout at the top of their lungs.

In the combat group not far to the rear, the indigenous logistics soldier who had been protected in the middle felt his heart tighten when he heard the word "ammunition soldier".

Then he carried a half-man-high box of explosive ammunition on his back, half bent over and rushed towards the direction of the leading knight.

Soon after, a 27.5 kg "Prototype No. " grenade launcher was thrown from the air.

The aboriginal ammunition soldier who was in charge of the logistics of the "Atonement Army" stumbled and was knocked to the ground by a heavy grenade launcher.

There was a dull pain in his brow bone, and the blood oozing from the cut skin dyed his eye sockets red.

But the ammunition soldier did not dare to delay at all and quickly wiped off the yellow-green insect paste on the grenade launcher.

Then, at a speed that had almost become a conditioned reflex through daily training, he reloaded the ammunition into the empty magazine of the grenade launcher.

Long before entering the alternate dimension, the indigenous forces of various dimensions under the rule of the United Government had an extraordinary yearning for dimension wars.

They fantasized about charging into the battlefield of the planes, annihilating all the enemies of the coalition government, making great contributions, becoming war heroes, and even having the chance to be favored by the Supreme God and become God's chosen warriors.

But all these fantasies were quickly shattered as they officially entered the alternate dimension and participated in the dimension war.

War has always been cruel. Even a strong member like a star legionnaire is just a higher quality soldier in the plane war.

An officer and warrior of the interstellar legion who has received some of the blessings of God's choice.

The coalition government forces received the main force blessed by the election.

After them came the indigenous troops.

Even though these indigenous troops are carefully selected and absolutely elite, they are the indigenous military elites from various planes who have experienced the test of war under the rule of the United Government.

But when they joined the "Atonement Army", their combat effectiveness was not enough to support them to become the main combat force. They could only work as engineers building fortifications, orderlies handling logistical chores, ammunition soldiers, military vehicle drivers, etc.

After struggling to load the last round of bolter ammunition, the ammunition soldier raised the bolter high above his head.

The knight, who was slashing and fighting with a chainsword, caught a glimpse of his ammunition soldiers out of the corner of his eye.

With a few powerful chops, he tore apart the two war bugs that were blocking his way.

The knight was just about to take over his bolter.

There was a shaking like an earthquake under my feet.

The next moment, cracks appeared in the reddish-brown rock ground, and a "fire armored tank beetle" with its head held high poked its head out.

Before the soldiers present could react, a spark flashed from the tentacles on the head of the fire tank worm.

Then, raging flames and heat waves began to sweep across the battlefield covering hundreds of square meters.

The biological flammable liquid sprayed by the fire tank beetle explodes and becomes extremely hot.

Under its indiscriminate attack, the fighting humans and insects were caught in the flames.

In the nearest combat cluster, the indigenous soldiers didn't even have time to wail before they were instantly melted by the high temperature flames.

The main force of the United Government Army, wearing "Delta Anti-Stab Power Armor", was hit by a strafing fire and their bodies were on fire.

I had to roll frantically on the ground trying to put out the flames.

Soldiers who are splashed with biological flammable liquids and barely escape the attack may still survive.

Those soldiers who were hit head-on could only be burned to carbonization in agony.

Even the knights wearing heavy ceramic steel power armor heard the "high temperature burn warning" ringing frantically in their ears after being hit.

Seeing the combat group's formation being disrupted, the battlefield front that had been advancing steadily came to a standstill.

The leading knights were filled with anger.

One by one they quickly shot into the air, no longer paying attention to the entanglement of the war bugs on the ground.

It suddenly attacked the back of the "Fire Armor Tank Beetle" which was five or six stories high, and then used cold and hot weapons to break through the opponent's biomass shell.

Finally, with the roar of a nuclear grenade or a multiple-barrel cluster blaster.

The fire tank bugs that were wreaking havoc in the crowd finally made a deafening roar like an oil tanker truck that had exploded.

"Keep pushing the front forward!"

The fire tank bugs that occasionally appeared on the battlefield were ultimately just minor incidents.

It caused some trouble for the "Atonement Army", but that was all.

In addition to the untimely response at the beginning, many casualties were caused.

After that, with the alert combat cluster, the leading knights will kill the fire armored tank worms at the first opportunity before they can "accumulate strength to spit fire".

The insect swarm that was ordered to deal with the "Atonement Army" was left with only a field of yellow-green worm corpses in the face of the "Atonement Army"'s fan-shaped offensive.

Mixed in were the bodies of some "Atonement Army" soldiers.

In the exchange ratio between the two sides on the Zerg battlefield, the human army crushed the Zerg army for the first time. On average, two to three Zergs had to die to kill one "Atonement Army" soldier.

Most importantly, the vast majority of the dead and wounded soldiers were indigenous warriors.

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Whiskey Post three kilometers away.

The outpost was completely surrounded by insect swarms in three layers inside and outside.

Relying on their numerical advantage, the Zerg's attacks were continuous like a tide.

The oppression left the "Hard Man Group" soldiers with no chance to breathe. "Any news?

When will the support arrive?"

Seeing that the war bugs were piling up and were almost about to climb up the outpost wall, Rui Ge, the acting leader of the "Tough Guy Group", was extremely anxious.

Just twenty minutes ago, the real leader of the "Tough Guy Group" died in a surprise attack launched by a fire armored tank worm.

Nearly a hundred soldiers of the "Tough Guy Regiment", including the regiment commander, fell in the sea of ​​fire.

It took a heavy price to kill this fire tank bug.

Rui Ge, who succeeded the position of acting leader of the "Tough Guy Group", knew that the resistance of the "Tough Guy Group" was almost reaching its limit.

In addition to the problem of too many enemies and insufficient ammunition.

The most fatal problem is that the psychological defenses of the "Tough Guy Regiment" soldiers are about to collapse.

The ground war bugs cannot threaten them for the time being, so they can launch fire attacks from a distance.

But the Zerg's air force, especially those "jumpers" that move as fast as the wind.

Every air-breaking raid means that an unlucky guy from the "Tough Guy Group" is about to suffer.

In mild cases, the patient will suffer broken arms and legs, while in severe cases, the patient will die on the spot.

These vengeful "jumpers" would even deliberately pierce the chest or abdomen of a "tough guy" soldier, but would not kill him on the spot.

Instead, it dragged the seriously injured human soldier and cruised back and forth above the outpost.

The screams of the dragged "Tough Guy Regiment" soldiers continued to echo in the valley, and the surviving members of the "Tough Guy Regiment" all felt sympathetic.

It was not until the seriously injured "Tough Guy" soldier had no strength to continue wailing that the ferocious jumper began to eat him.

As the elite of the federal government's mobile infantry regiment, the soldiers of the "Tough Guy Regiment" are not afraid of sacrificing on the battlefield.

But no one can calmly accept death in such a miserable and torturous way.

Feeling that the morale of the troops had obviously declined, the acting regiment commander Rui Ge had to pin his hopes on the rescue force.

The previous heavy firepower coverage of the "Atonement Army" before the war ignited hope in the hearts of the "Tough Guy Regiment" soldiers.

But nearly half an hour had passed and there was still no sign of the other party.

Everyone's heart sank to the bottom.

"It's the colonial forces of the Thraide system.

The last response was thirty-five minutes ago, and they claimed that support was on the way.

Let us persevere.”

"Colonial troops?"

"Damn you, P-planet frontline command, if you don't want to come to rescue, just say so!

Send a colonial army here to die like us?!"

"It's been thirty-five minutes, and we're probably already engaged in battle with the Zerg forces.

It’s too late for them to retreat now…”

When they heard that the colonial troops were coming to support them, everyone, including Rui Ge, felt disappointed.

No one knows the fighting power of insects better than their "Tough Guys".

Even the elite troops of the Mobile Infantry Regiment could not defeat the Zerg army with equal numbers.

What’s more, there are those colonial cannon fodders who are obviously here to make up the numbers.

Upon hearing that the number of colonial armed forces coming to support was as high as 3, Rui Ge remembered the previous command from the command center asking them to hold out for 40 hours and minutes.

Perhaps, we can really hold out until air support arrives?

A flame of hope ignited in my heart.

Rui Ge shouted and ordered the "Tough Guy Regiment" soldiers to regroup and keep going.

When arranging the task of consolidating the defense line, Rui Ge clearly felt that the pressure on defense was reduced.

The "jumper" that used to hover over Whiskey Outpost like a bomber, ready to launch an attack at any time, has not appeared for a long time.

"Boss! You'd better come and take a look!"

The machine gunner stationed on the watchtower waved and shouted at Rui Ge excitedly.

Although Rui Ge was ready to accept the good news, he still couldn't help but be dumbfounded when he saw the movement on the horizon of the distant valley.

The Zerg army that had been surrounding the Whiskey Outpost seemed to have received orders from the Zerg commander and dispersed most of its forces to support the increasingly collapsing rear defense line.

On the plains outside the Whiskey Valley, the human army, which was almost endless, was fighting a fierce battle with the insect horde.

The roar of various heavy firepower weapons can still be heard even from a long distance away.

Since the "Clandaff Rout" and the end of the expeditionary force's multiple army group ground battles, the expeditionary force command has given up the idea of ​​engaging in a field battle with the Zerg army.

There was no overwhelming air fire support or support from ground fortifications.

The expeditionary forces could only be slaughtered in front of the Zerg army.

This has already been an open conclusion within the Expeditionary Force's Mobile Infantry Regiment.

But the scene happening outside the Whiskey Outpost Valley now completely refreshed the cognition of these elite "tough guy groups".

What was most unbelievable to everyone was that the colonial armed forces' front line was slowly advancing towards the direction of their outpost at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"How in God's name do they do that?"

"The colonial cannon fodder is fighting the Zerg troops in the wild, while our 'Hard Man Group' is struggling to survive in the outpost?!"

"Boss! We should go support them!
What the colonial cannon fodder can do, the 'tough guy group' can definitely do too!
We are the elite of the expeditionary force!"

The morale of the tough guy group suddenly rose.

Looking at his subordinates who were full of fighting spirit, Rui Ge's brain was also filled with surging fighting spirit.

He immediately announced the launch of a full-scale counterattack, and with the support of friendly forces, he attacked the Zerg army from the front and back.

The light machine guns were carried by the strong and tough soldiers of the regiment and fired indiscriminately, with various explosive grenades clearing the way.

The Tough Guy Regiment's troops suddenly rushed out from the outpost, catching the Zerg troops that stayed behind and besieged them by surprise, causing casualties everywhere in an instant.

Of the tens of thousands of war insects that had originally besieged the outpost, only one or two thousand were left after most were transferred to support the rear defense line.

After nearly a hundred of them were killed or injured, they once again fiercely pounced on the tough guy regiment troops that rushed out of the outpost.

The Tough Guys don't have the same strong close combat capabilities as the Redemption Army.

Without the protection of fortifications, they were suddenly attacked by war bugs and had no time to put up an effective resistance, and were soon killed on the spot.

"Help me! My leg is broken!"

"Damn bugs, da da da~
Why, why can’t I kill him with just one shot…”

"Retreat! Quick, retreat to the outpost.

Boom (grenade explosion)~"

Not long after the hot-blooded tough guys rushed out of the outpost, they were pulled back to reality by the cruel battlefield.

The tough guy regiment, which had already suffered heavy casualties, finally had only less than fifty seriously wounded soldiers left, and they successfully escaped back to the outpost.

(End of this chapter)