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Chapter 1487: Crimson Galaxy Suppression Operation (14)

At 4:33 a.m., the Red Maple Republic launched a large-scale counterattack.

A total of 22 targets occupied by the Xuanshui Federation yesterday were attacked almost simultaneously, and the situations were extremely similar. In all cases, the Red Maple Republic Army was able to get within artillery range under the cover of heavy fog.

The orbital bombers in the sky were also unable to provide any early warning due to the heavy fog, and could not even offer fire support before the fog cleared, otherwise they would easily blow up their own people.

The army command judged that the thick fog might be some kind of trick played by the Red Maple Republic and was not a natural occurrence. However, this detail was not important at the moment, and the order was immediately issued to defend the stronghold.

The urgent alarm woke all the soldiers from their dreams. Many of them did not even have time to dress properly, put on their clothes, pick up their guns and go out.

Although the thick fog blocked the view, the soldiers entering the trenches could hear the roar of the engines very clearly, and the armored forces of the Red Maple Republic were approaching.

This also made many soldiers in the trenches curse.

Because last night, the command ordered the assault landing ships to support other friendly forces. Now, except for the artillery deployed before nightfall, there are almost no suitable anti-armor means on this position.

But there was good news. As long as the soldiers looked back, they could see that the Swan, which was more than 300 meters long, had just started its engine and was slowly rising into the air. Even the thick fog could not hide the huge figure, which gave many soldiers confidence.

The artillery was loaded and the machine guns were loaded. As soon as the first armored vehicle passed through the thick fog and tried to cross the trench, the battle reached a white-hot stage. Everyone pointed their guns into the thick fog, regardless of whether they could see the enemy or not, they just had to shoot first.

The interwoven fire net of tracer bullets swept into the deep fog. Sometimes they were seen being bounced off, and sometimes they seemed to hit the enemy, and screams could be vaguely heard.

The armored forces of the Red Maple Republic Army were advancing in a mixed manner with the infantry. Coupled with the influence of the thick fog, it was difficult for the anti-armor firepower to directly hit the target. Now all they knew was that they seemed to be getting closer and closer.

The shells, possibly fired by self-propelled artillery, fell one after another on the positions of the Xuanshui Federation.

The soldiers immediately retreated back into their trenches, letting the mud hit them.

They knew that this was Xu Jin's barrage and the enemy would soon press forward.

Everyone clenched their guns tightly. When they attacked yesterday, they thought that the defenders had fortifications to hide in, which would definitely be easier than charging in under a hail of bullets.

But when they were attacked today, the soldiers squatting in the trenches suddenly realized that the situation was not much better than yesterday!

Amid the deafening roar of artillery shells and the rumbling of tracks, the squad leader who was knocked unconscious slowly opened his eyes.

"Are you up? Can you move?"

A strange face appeared in front of the squad leader. He touched his face and rubbed off a large piece of dirt.

"I should still be able to move."

The squad leader then noticed that he was in a trench, surrounded by soldiers on high alert. Handfuls of dirt were scattered in with the exploding shells, making the place filled with smoke.

Even though he passed out, the squad leader did not let go of the gun. He used the gun as a crutch to support himself and stand up.

Looking around, the squad leader asked:
"Where are my soldiers?"

The person who woke him up handed him a dog tag:
"He... Well, let's clean it up after the fight. It's not easy to bring back. I only have time to take this."

The squad leader stared at the dog tag and placed it carefully in his chest pocket, which was already filled with more than a dozen of them.

Once again, an infantry squad had only the squad leader left.

But he didn't have time to be sad, the roar of the engine was very close. "Everyone raise your guns!"

The officers in the trench saw that Xu Jin's barrage of bullets had passed and immediately ordered the soldiers to raise their guns and shoot.

His head was still dizzy, but the squad leader did not forget his mission as a soldier. As if by instinct, he immediately lay down in the bunker and aimed his gun.

They still couldn't see anything in the thick fog, but the sound told them that something was approaching.

Then, the sound of a whistle was heard in the thick fog. It was the charge whistle.

An eight-wheeled armored vehicle was the first to rush out of the thick fog, and the automatic weapon station on the top began to spray 20mm machine gun shells. At the same time, dense footsteps and shouts came from behind the armored vehicle, and the whole place was filled with people.

The soldiers in the trenches pulled the triggers, and the automatic weapons sprayed flames wildly. One gun could easily wipe out a group of people.

However, the strafing of enemy armored vehicles would also cause heavy losses to their side.

A 57mm shaped-energy gun deployed behind the crowd opened fire. The armored vehicle that had been showing off its might just now seemed to have been punched out of nowhere. The heavy body of the vehicle jumped violently, and a smoking hole appeared on the front. The high-temperature hot-melt bomb quickly detonated the ammunition in the armored vehicle, turning it into a pile of burning garbage.

The high-temperature detonation of ammunition sounds like a string of firecrackers, crackling.

However, there was no time to cheer for this small achievement, as a bright light like a cannon firing flashed in the thick fog.

The small-caliber focused-charge gun positions that had just blew up the armored vehicle were blown away one after another.

There are not many anti-armor weapons on the battlefield, and the assault landing ship was transferred to support friendly forces last night. Without more heavy weapons to assist, the soldiers in the front-line trenches may only be able to use anti-tank grenades or perform anti-tank gymnastics directly on their bodies when facing armored units.

And bad news always comes one after another.

A tank equipped with a twin 100mm gun and wearing heavy armor drove out from the thick fog. It bypassed the wreckage of the destroyed armored vehicle and once again targeted any possible machine guns and artillery in the surrounding area.

The automatic weapon station above their heads was pressing down on the soldiers in the trenches, preventing them from getting up, so they didn't even have a chance to throw anti-tank grenades.

The squad leader wanted to show his head to see if there was any opportunity he could take advantage of, but he was immediately shot back by a volley of bullets from a heavy machine gun.

The quick glimpse just now allowed him to see that a large number of enemy soldiers had appeared behind the tanks, and it was only a matter of time before they pushed into the trenches.

"Everyone! Prepare your melee weapons!"

The officer in this trench also discovered it. He immediately pulled out his rapid-fire laser pistol, ready to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy troops that were about to pour into the trench.

Shooting with a gun is something that basically anyone can do, but when it comes to hand-to-hand combat, it requires fearless courage.

The squad leader immediately installed a force field bayonet on his gun, touched the engineer shovel on his waist to make sure it was still in place, took a few deep breaths, and tried to calm down.

At this moment, heavy footsteps were heard from behind, and then the trench was illuminated by orange flashes.

Everyone lay down and took a quick look, and found that the tank that was showing off its might just now had turned into burning scrap metal.

Looking back, a pair of eyes emitting green light came out from the thick fog, and the orange flash from the firing allowed everyone to barely distinguish that it was a humanoid creature.

It seemed to have a beam-firing weapon on its head, which fired left and right at the enemy troops approaching the trench, causing them to abandon their weapons and armor.

(End of this chapter)