The ZAFT army began to attack. First, Ghaziut's heavy artillery shelled at extreme distances. After causing a certain degree of suppression on the coalition's defense line, two teams of Baku moved towards the two river valleys in a loose formation. launched a probing attack on the coalition defense line.
The joint temporary artillery position began to counterattack. After Baku entered the firing range, the bunker guns and the dagger L deployed on the front also began to counterattack.
The two teams of Baku began to maneuver to avoid, occasionally using the cover of some rock pillars in the river valley.
After advancing a certain distance, at the cost of slightly injuring two Baku units, and testing out some firepower distribution on the defense line, Baku began to alternately cover the retreat.
After Baku retreated a certain distance, the main guns of the rear battleships began to bombard.
The whistling roar of the artillery shells resounded across the sky, and landed on the United defense line a few seconds later. The United forces were no fools. The mobile MS had already moved their positions, but the field artillery that could not be moved quickly was destroyed in large numbers.
The bombardment lasted for five minutes, and the ZAFT Army's MS troops began to attack again.
A lot of troops were invested in this offensive, led by the highly mobile Baku teams, and a large number of Gates R also joined the offensive.
The joint MS began to re-enter the defense line and began to counterattack. At the same time, the hidden fire points that were not exposed in the first wave of attacks began to weave a new defensive fire network.
Suddenly, the battlefield became lively, and beam guns, live ammunition cannons, rail guns, and rockets all roared.
The battle lasted for a while, and the Baku troops headed by the ZAFT army retreated again, followed by indiscriminate bombardment from the mothership's main guns.
In this way, the ZAFT army, which did not have an advantage in numbers, made full use of Baku's mobility and the cooperation of the mothership's heavy artillery, gradually consuming the combat power of the coalition forces on the defense line.
Feeling that this situation could not continue, the Union Army had no choice but to take off from the rear stronghold and launched the Dagger L formation equipped with a flight pack.
Relying on air superiority, the coalition forces temporarily stabilized their position.
"The fight was pretty lively."
While Li Boyong was watching the battle on the bridge of the Main Angel, he was in no rush to attack.
Although the fight may be lively now, it is actually mainly about testing and attrition, and it is far from a formal contest.
However, judging from the situation on the scene, the Suez stronghold army seems to have been forced to use a lot of reserve combat power. Although the air combat dagger L formation has gained some advantages, ZAFT's side is obviously not without equipment.
"A large number of aircraft silhouettes were detected at ten o'clock. This is...Dean and Barby of the ZAFT Army. Dean's number is nine, and Barby's number is nine." The radar soldier reported.
"Ten o'clock...should be air support from Gibraltar."
Li Boyong touched his chin: "What should the garrison do?"
"This... the air combat dagger L unit of the garrison is retreating and re-forming." the radar soldier reported.
If there is no way to deal with it, then the valley defense line will be in danger under the next wave of ZAFT army attacks.
"The main gun of the Lord Angel is ready, and the MS team is ready to attack." Li Boyong was not in a hurry to go to the front line this time. "After the ZAFT army began to attack, the Lord Angel immediately climbed to a height high enough to cover the river valley, and its firepower covered the entire valley. After the round, the MS team attacks.”
"Understood." The captain received Li Boyong's order and began to issue specific instructions according to his combat intentions.
Soon, the air combat dagger L formation of the stronghold garrison began to turn to meet the ZAFT Army air combat troops in the ten o'clock direction.
The ZAFT army in the valley below took the opportunity to launch a new round of attacks.
But soon, the figure of the Lord Angel slowly rose behind the ridge on the right side of the river valley.
Two Gottfeldt beam main guns and a Baliant electromagnetic gun began to cover the charging ZAFT army, and then the MS team headed by a dark attack filed out of the hangar and landed on the right side of the river valley. Launch an attack on the ZAFT army's flank.
After releasing the MS team, the Archangel immediately began to retreat.
Not long after, that area was bombarded by ZAFT forces, but unfortunately, they bulldozed several peaks and hit nothing.
The mobile suit formation consisting of six Gundams began to perform.
Under the cover of the firepower of the emerald storm, the MA-shaped Earth Gundams rushed into the ZAFT army's front line one by one, followed closely by a two-machine formation composed of the true red holy shield and the black thunder.
The two sisters, who used high-speed rush fighting as their fighting style, started a sword dance in the Gates R pile.
Behind the three Gundams was a mid-range fire support team consisting of Black Assault and Azure Duel.
"To be honest, the fighting style of these two sisters really wastes the performance of these two machines."
Controlling the Emerald Storm, Shamus Xhosa complained about the Xia sisters' fighting style.
"But I think it looks great. It must feel great to tear the Adjuster's body into pieces like that."
Xhosa's lover, Moody, who controls the Azure Duel, refuted her boyfriend's comments.
"I don't object to the beauty. It's just as pleasing to the eye as their usual sword dance practice." Kosa smiled, and at the same time, he shot through a Baku that wanted to sneak attack the earth.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
"You're such a pervert, you must have looked at it a lot." Moody narrowed his eyes dangerously.
"Well, it is inevitable that you will be curious." Xosa laughed, and then blamed it, "After all, it is rare to see Shi En interested in things other than stars. The sisters' sword dance is the first one that is not about stars. Besides, something to catch Shi En’s eyes.”
"Our Shi En has finally enlightened himself." Moody exclaimed and was diverted from the topic, "Is it the attraction between facial palsy?"
"Be quiet during the battle." Shi En's calm voice sounded.
After a pause, he found that the ground seemed to be moving forward, "Second Lieutenant Stella Lussier, you are too far forward."
"Ah ah ah ah ah!"
What responded to him was Stella's slightly fanatical shout. During the battle, the little idiot had the potential to be a berserker, and he was obviously full of enthusiasm again.
The reinforcements behind could not keep up, and the Earth Gundam gradually tended to be surrounded.
Shi En knew something was wrong and quickly contacted the bridge of the Main Angel. Li Boyong also noticed the situation and directly connected to the communication of the Earth Gundam. Under Li Boyong's personal order, Stella obediently moved back a little.
After another ten minutes, Li Boyong saw that the flank attacks of six Gundams had successfully stopped the ZAFT army's offensive.
He gave Shi En the order to retreat to the Suez garrison defense line.
"Aren't you going to take advantage of the victory and pursue it?" the captain of the Lord Angel asked from the side.
This captain is from the space army. Although he is not ignorant of battles in the atmosphere, he lacks a deep enough understanding of this kind of battle.
Li Boyong smiled when he heard this, "What's wrong with this? The commander of the ZAFT Army clearly wants to fight a tough battle that focuses on pulling and attrition."
"Weren't the other side afraid that our fort would be built first?" the captain of the Lord Angel was puzzled.
"When the ship arrives here, there will be no need for the other party to be anxious." Li Boyong replied: "The current situation is that whoever is anxious first will lose."
