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Chapter 179 Arrival

Chapter 179 Arrival
After Jin Zhong left, Chen Jian immediately began to organize aerial reconnaissance of the Huadu army in the north of Jinling City.

It was already two o'clock in the morning, and the small reconnaissance and strike drone in the 095 fortification was still unable to take off. It was almost impossible to organize reconnaissance relying on the two micro-rotor drones carried by Chen Jian and his companions.

After all, the 011 fortification where they were located was nearly 60 kilometers away from Jinling City, and theoretically should be more than 80 kilometers away from the location of the Huadu Army.

Even with dual-machine signal relay, the distance is still too far.

Fortunately, the unmanned combat cluster equipped with the 30A tank already includes a long-flight patrol surveillance drone code-named "Sky-S", with a range of nearly 500 kilometers, a reconnaissance radius of more than 200 kilometers, and a maximum airborne time of 48 hours.

Although there is no satellite signal support and the cellular network has not yet been laid out, the drone still successfully completed the reconnaissance of the target area autonomously after takeoff, relying on the simple AI chip that comes with the drone.

When the drone returned to the 15-kilometer radius covered by the current cellular network, a large number of reconnaissance images were presented to Chen Jian and his colleagues.

Sitting in a real combat command room, Chen Jian was finally able to analyze the battle situation and make decisions in a way that he was familiar with.

He opened the high-altitude image with the widest viewing angle, and after a few simple clicks, the Battle Skull System immediately marked out all abnormal heat sources and analyzed the identifiable combat equipment that had been captured in the high-definition image.

".It is basically the same as our previous estimate. The manpower is about 2000, of which more than are relatively professional soldiers, and the other are refugees and militiamen who were forced to come here."

"In addition, a large number of people are transporting supplies along the line from Lai'an to Xuyi."

"They should be transporting logistical supplies needed for the front line, including food, ammunition, medicine, etc."

"In terms of equipment, we can see that Huadu's professional soldiers use a large number of automatic weapons, mainly 191 rifles, 201 machine guns and other types of light weapons."

"Based on this, we can infer that they have indeed opened Fortification No. 6 in Quancheng."

"However, the reconnaissance images did not reveal enough self-propelled artillery, tanks, armored vehicles and other vehicles. It is not clear whether these have been destroyed or they will not use them."

"On the contrary, there are a large number of towed artillery and towed rocket launchers, and a small number of missiles of unknown types can also be seen."

"In the area where the Mechanicus and Huadu fought, we can also see traces of damage caused by these heavy weapons."

"I would say that so far, they have a lot of firepower - slightly more than we expected."

After Chen Jian finished speaking, Zhan Luan's analysis was also over.

Even before he could analyze it further, Zhan Skull had already given a recommended combat plan.

However, Chen Jian did not accept it immediately, but continued to speak:
"Fuxi, do you think the other side has the possibility of heavy and highly mobile vehicles like the 30A tank?"

"Not too possible."

Fuxi immediately replied:
"Based on the high-definition images from the ground, the enemy's towed artillery is in poor condition, with obvious signs of rust."

"Considering that Fort 006 has been out of contact for a long time and that you have determined it to be 'semi-destroyed', the environmental maintenance system of the fort is likely to have collapsed."

"Without effective measures to slow down the aging of electronic equipment, all smart vehicles that rely on electronic equipment to operate may have failed."

"This can also be confirmed by high-definition images."

"It can be seen that the weapons held by a small number of people in Huadu include gripless 12.7mm caliber heavy machine guns originally equipped on high-mobility unmanned vehicles, and a very small number of flamethrowers used for fortress assault operations. From this, it can be inferred that a large number of unmanned combat units have been dismantled."

"And according to inherent logic, the other side must have dismantled the unmanned combat unit only after discovering that it was unusable."

"So, taking all factors into consideration, the possibility that the other party still has heavy intelligent vehicles is less than 1%."

"I see. That's fine."

Chen Jian nodded, and then enlarged the recommended battle plan made by Zhan Skull after analysis onto the screen.

"The overall battle plan is divided into four parts."

“第一，使用4架金雕-11微型察打一体无人机、配合20枚朱雀-10巡飞弹集群、以及4具107火箭弹对敌后方炮兵及支援型重火力阵地进行压制，压制结束后，使用6架河豚S-2攻击无人机进行区域控制，清理残余目标。”

"Second, while suppressing the enemy's rear support firepower, use 30A tanks and 20 Jianbing-2 wheeled combat robots to attack the enemy's front line, and use 6 Xingtian-9 unmanned vehicles to occupy key commanding heights to suppress the enemy's infantry."

"Third, use 40 Iron Wolf A quadruped robots to organize attacks from the east, west, and south to compress the battlefield space and restrict the scope of the battlefield."

"Fourth, after the first round of attacks is over and the enemy lines collapse, He Shuo and I will launch an infiltration attack from the north, looking for high-value targets to decapitate. Avoid being exposed during the process, move in and out quickly, and leave as soon as the battle is over."

"The above is my preliminary decision on the battle. Does anyone else have any other suggestions?"

When Chen Jian finished speaking, He Shuo raised his hand and asked:

"War Skull suggested that we prioritize attacking the enemy's supply lines. Shouldn't we consider it?"

"Although the enemy is not strong, it is almost free for us to use air units to attack the supply lines. Why not give it a try?"

Chen Jian shook his head and replied:
"The vast majority of the troops used by the enemy on the supply line are civilians, not professional soldiers from Huadu."

"There is little benefit in fighting them, and it will also waste precious human resources. There is no need."

"I expect this battle to be over in 20 to 30 minutes. Whether or not the supply line is attacked will not bring about any fundamental changes."

"clear."

He Shuo nodded to indicate that he understood, while Zeng Yi on the side continued to ask:

"What about us? Are we only responsible for using rockets? What do we do after the suppression mission is over?"

"You will wait for the opportunity to move. You will be mainly responsible for monitoring the enemy's movements at the edge of the battlefield and cooperating with the Iron Wolf Group to restrict the scope of the battlefield."

"To put it bluntly, your goal is to destroy as many scattered and fleeing enemies as possible, and try not to let any escape."

"These crazy people in Huadu are more poisonous than blood skeletons. Don't let them get away!"

"understand!"

Zeng Yi nodded solemnly, and Chen Jian stood up suddenly, then gave the order:
"Fuxi, prepare your equipment within two hours, and then set off immediately!"

“Use temporary power sources to lay cellular network base stations along the way, establish defenses, and ensure that supply routes are open.”

"We must arrive at the designated combat position before 8 a.m. tomorrow, and launch the general attack before 10 a.m. within a maximum preparation time of two hours!"

"understand!"

Four hours later, at 8 a.m., 20 kilometers north of Jinling City.

Jin Zhong sat tiredly behind the bunker, holding a rifle in his hand.

Just after the conversation with Chen Jian, he took his Guards Brigade team and spent more than 6 hours and traveled nearly 60 kilometers to return to Jinling City. After bringing the intelligence from the Chinese Army, he took the few remaining steam locomotives and rushed to the front line without stopping.

He is now in a small town called "Banta", 10 kilometers southeast of Lai'an Town.

The strategic position of this small town is quite important. If Huadu wants to attack Jinling from the direction of Lai'an Town, it must use this road passing through Banta Town to achieve rapid maneuver of the large force.

In other words, Banta Town is the last line of defense between Huadu and Jinling City.

If Banta Town is lost, when Huadu's army sweeps through, no one will be able to save Jinling.

This is also the reason why Jin Zhong had to rush to Banta Town despite his fatigue.

Although he had received a promise from Chen Jian, for a warrior like him, any "outside" assistance was not as real as his own flesh and blood and the weapons in his hands.

Relying on others is unreliable after all. If the Chinese army doesn't come, or doesn't arrive in time, then my body will be wasted.
It will become the last line of defense outside the city of Jinling.

Thinking of this, Jin Zhong sighed heavily.

He stood up and looked into the distance.

On the plain northwest of Banta Town, the fire started by Huadu had gradually died down, and in the embers of the fire, a wide road had already appeared. That would be the direction from which Huadu would most likely launch an attack, and the Guards Brigade, which numbered less than 800, had already aimed almost all of their guns in that direction.

As long as an enemy appears there, the artillery priests will immediately order to open fire, letting the ruthless shells and gunpowder bury the enemy in the front.
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Jin Zhong didn't know how much damage this would cause to the enemies, but now, there was not much they could do.

He patrolled the makeshift trenches, patting the soldiers on the shoulders and giving them encouragement one by one.

When the soldiers asked him whether he could hold the city, he had only one answer:
"If we can't hold on, we can only die here."

"But before we die, we must at least take a few more of Huadu's scum with us!"

"Yes!"

On the brink of life and death, the warriors' bloodiness was aroused again.

They stood up one by one, holding rifles and operating their weapons, ready for battle.

Jin Zhong felt a little relieved, and even had a slightly unrealistic idea:
What if we can hold on?
Even though we have suffered so many losses, the Templar Guards are the elite of the Mechanicus after all!

The 3,000 men in Huadu were just a mob. Although they had indeed demonstrated impressive combat effectiveness in previous confrontations, they were by no means as "incomprehensible" as those Chinese troops.

There is still a chance, right?
Holy Trinity, I pray for your blessing
Mr. Jin raised his head, closed his eyes and raised his head, silently reciting prayers in his heart.

In fact, he didn't really expect a miracle to happen.

Because after countless prayers, no miracle seemed to happen.

But, this time is different.

Just as he finished his prayer and opened his eyes to look towards the gradually brightening sky, a vision suddenly appeared.

Meteors with long flame tails streaked across the sky, and the bright yellow light almost completely illuminated the ground.

The meteors passed by silently, one after another, as if forming a sky bridge.

Jin Zhong stared in amazement at everything that was happening before his eyes. He had never imagined that a miracle would happen at this moment.

But what does such a miracle actually represent?

He blinked in confusion.

Then the next second.

"boom!"

A violent explosion suddenly sounded. He looked in the direction where the explosion came from and saw a ball of bright yellow fire exploded!

And then, more explosions sounded around Banta Town.

At this time, Jin Zhong finally noticed that the so-called explosion
It comes from a meteor streaking across the sky!
That is not the miracle of the Most Holy Trinity!
That’s the artillery fire from Huadu!
"Hidden! Hidden!"

Jin Zhong shouted furiously and quickly shuttled through the trenches, pushing the soldiers of the Guards Brigade who had not yet reacted and were still looking around back into the bunkers one by one.

At this time, the frequency of falling meteors has reached its peak.

Explosions rang out one after another, and the ground was completely covered in flames and smoke.

In the chaos, countless screams and wails were heard.

The elite combat brigade was still able to remain calm, but in contrast, the artillery positions in the rear that were attacked were completely paralyzed.

A large number of mechanical servants and artillery priests fled. Jin Zhong tried to pull them back to their battle positions, but under the enemy's intensive artillery fire, those mechanical servants whose faith was not firm did not have the courage to continue fighting.

“Go back! Go back!”

Jin Zhong yelled and pulled the trigger. This was the first time he shot a bullet at his own people.

A flower of blood exploded on the opponent's body, and he lost his life in an instant.

But even so, the fleeing crowd around did not stop for a moment.

It seemed they had seen the end.

Running away means death, staying here also means death, it is better to run away and have a chance of survival!
The trend of collapse could no longer be stopped, and Jin Zhong could only gather the soldiers of the combat brigade and try to operate the artillery to counterattack.

But their movements were unskilled, and without the assistance of mechanical servants and artillery priests, the artillery fire they fired was as insignificant as a firefly under a sky full of stars.

At this time, the second round of artillery fire from Huadu had also arrived.

This time, it was a heavy artillery that was as powerful as the Mechanicus's cannon!

"boom!"

The huge shock wave knocked Jin Zhong to the ground. The broken shrapnel penetrated the body of another soldier in front of him, and then embedded deeply into the armor on his chest.

He felt as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer. When he struggled to get up, the scene around him was like purgatory.

Blood, smoke, and wailing.
Jin Zhong stood up unsteadily. At this moment, he didn't know what he should do.

He wanted to find an enemy to fight, but the enemy was still hundreds or even thousands of meters away.

The dense crowd was as small as ants. Jin Zhong knew that when they really rushed up, there would not be much resistance in the position of Banta Town.

Is this the final outcome?
The Mechanicus has truly fallen.

Even a suddenly rising Flower City was unable to cope with it.

Has God abandoned us, or have we abandoned God?

Jin Zhong closed his eyes in despair.

But, just at this moment.

"boom!"

A huge artillery explosion suddenly sounded behind him.

Immediately afterwards, a dense buzzing sound flew over the head.

Jin Zhong looked back.

A giant steel elephant is leaping over the shallow trench with an invincible attitude!

And when it crashed to the ground, accompanied by a huge cloud of dust, the second shell had already been fired!
"boom!"

Jin Zhong watched all this in amazement. A moment later, an intermittent and slightly vague voice suddenly came from the radio hanging on his chest.