flstandardbreds Chapter 164 High-Altitude Entry Operation - D4
Chapter 164 High-Altitude Entry Operation - D4
"What? What happened? You mean our artillery unit was destroyed? How is that possible?"
"My lord, I dare not lie in the slightest, but the cavalry sent out to make contact did indeed witness the destruction of our artillery units. It was those flying machines that destroyed them all!"
"Airplanes... airplanes again, those things... Alright! Now we need to keep an eye on the sky as well as the ground! Without the artillery... the enemy forces over in Syldavia won't be so easy to eliminate!"
As the commander of this army, he still did not know how the enemy had accurately located the artillery among the troops that were scattered in three directions. The only option now was to launch a rapid attack and take advantage of the enemy's unstable foothold to wipe out the isolated force in front of him.
It should be noted that although the enemy troops have landed from the sky, there are still no reinforcements, and once a battle breaks out, they certainly won't dare to use planes to land personnel like that again.
While airborne operations can certainly be a surprise attack, according to scouts observing from the front lines, the Amerlani army's combat force in Sildavia is not large, probably around a brigade, and it also lacks heavy equipment.
This was a nearly evenly matched battle, and for the warriors of the Balkan Empire, it was a plan to prove themselves, demonstrating that even though times had changed, the bravery of warriors could still bring victory.
Click!
Alice pulls the gun mount of the MG3 general-purpose machine gun. The newly developed triangular gun mount for the MG3 general-purpose machine gun has a transmission trigger at the bottom. Together with the periscope, it allows the shooter to fire without exposing his head.
Throughout the town, various types of wood and entrenching tools were used to build sturdy machine gun positions. The 45th Special Operations Brigade, which was stationed in Syldavia, was not a unit known for fighting tough battles, but under Alice's command, they still managed to build up defensive fortifications.
而在他们的后面，东部战区第16集团军第47装甲师虎视眈眈，一支由谢尔曼M4A3和M4A4组成的装甲矛头正在压缩着他们的生存空间。
From any perspective, the Slovak region is not an area where it is easy to deploy mechanized forces. Even so, the addition of armored forces made the Balkan Empire feel threatened, and several of its tactical and strategic operations were thwarted by the armored forces.
These troops, which made great contributions in the Amerinsi unification war, have now been partially transferred to the Eastern Theater. The addition of these elite armored forces immediately brought about an epoch-making combat mode. The tanks and armored tactics that are impervious to bullets and blades have opened the eyes of all the countries observing the Amerinsi Southwestern War.
This is not just a war to completely unify the country, but also a war to transform a new era. Other countries that are still unified, especially continental countries, have discovered that if future wars are indeed based on such a creation, then victory is impossible.
To create such things, industrialization is necessary.
After the Amerlancy unification war, no matter how the princes and nobles of various countries suppressed internally and conquered externally, they had to admit that Amerlancy's guns and cannons did bring about changes. The guns and cannons that spread from Burnia or the Amerlancy merchant fleet to the other side of the continent destroyed the knight class and the mage class in the war for supremacy. Cheaper violence brought about a more decentralized power structure.
Alice knew these things would come back sooner or later, but she hadn't expected them to come so soon. She was in the Sildavian command post when gunfire erupted outside. Looking out from the town's clock tower, she could see enemy troops advancing in skirmish lines towards them.
After the Amerinsi Wars of unification, the line formation was replaced by skirmish lines. After the fall of the Lasvia Empire, some of the large and small states that splintered off accepted Amerinsi aid and also received money from the Balkans. Donetsk sold Amerinsi weapons and training as commodities to neighboring Georgia, which in turn sold the technology and weapons to the Balkan Empire.
As a member of the technological cooperation alliance, the dwarves not only followed in Amelansi's footsteps, but also, as a nation that had sold technology for thousands of years, they naturally sold their outdated breech-loading rifles in the Far East Kingdom of Amur or in the territory of the elves.
Continental trade spread weapons, and people with violence ingrained in their nature were happy to exchange wealth for weapons to kill. Even in the distant lands of the elves, the name Amelansi became synonymous with guns and cannons.
As a country allied with the desert empire, the Balkan Empire naturally had strong national power as its backing. The Balkan Empire provided them with weapons to build up their troops and sent officers to train them, which enabled them to catch up with the military technology of the Amerlane Empire at a rapid pace. Unfortunately, they were not fast enough.
They mastered modern warfare in just three years, but now they face modern warfare.
"They've collapsed again! This is the sixth charge!"
The troops still managed to break through the machine gun fire and barrage of the Amerlane army, losing a quarter of their entire force in six assaults.
They still had a few infantry guns scattered among various units, but at the start of the fifth charge, the artillery fire of the Amerinsi army shattered the remaining infantry guns. The Balkan artillery dared not even push their infantry guns to the front lines, because the breech-loading infantry guns they had could only fire within visual range. Once they appeared within the enemy's visual range, the machine guns would turn their guns around and fire at the artillery.
As of 07:30 in the afternoon, the vanguard of the Balkan Empire's Third Army, namely the Eighth Division, had still not crossed Sildavia, and the 45th Special Operations Brigade still firmly occupied this small town surrounded by mountains.
The other two divisions were behind them, responsible for covering the rear. But everyone knew that if they didn't cross Sildavia and retreat eastward, the Amelansi army from the north would arrive quickly, making it impossible to withdraw the entire Third Army from Amelansi.
How many artillery pieces do we have left?
The commander of the 8th Division and the commander of the 3rd Army discussed how to launch an attack without artillery.
"All of our division's artillery has been destroyed, but the artillery of the Ninth and Tenth Divisions is still intact."
"Bring them all back!"
In the mountains, the cavalry Balkan troops quickly notified the two divisions on the rear. To fight Amerlansi's armored forces without artillery? That was utterly delusional. But under orders, the 9th and 10th Balkan Divisions on the rear surrendered most of their artillery.
As night quietly fell, in the mountains of Slovakia, Alice, cloaked and carrying her N4 rifle, once again crept towards the vast mountain ridgeline...