Of course, Zhou Yun was not without backup options. After the enemy missile cluster entered the troposphere, the lowest part of the atmosphere, she ordered the air defense fire network to launch three waves of about 2,500 short-range interceptor missiles at it. This was the only remaining force of the 1st Army and Air Brigade. of interceptor missiles.
All medium and long-range interceptor missiles have been used up before.
When the 2,500 short-range interceptor missiles took off, Zhou Yun discovered that behind the enemy missile cluster was a dense cluster of space vehicles, numbering about 5,000.
Some are carrier-based aircraft of "Anhe No. 5" and "Anhe No. 7", and the other part are from its fleet.
Zhou Yun and others at the combat command center instantly understood that the 3,000 mid-range space missiles launched by the enemy were decoys and pioneers, and the real main force of the attack was actually the 5,000 space aircraft that followed.
Although the interception success rate of the three waves of missiles of the 1st Army and Air Brigade is about 80%, coupled with the assistance of the ground air defense firepower network, the overall interception rate is as high as more than 95%, which can face the 5,000 space vehicles that are as menacing as the wind. , no longer able to fight back.
After the carpet bombing, the ground air defense fire network of the 1st Army and Air Brigade was completely destroyed, most important targets such as the airport runway and take-off and landing platforms were paralyzed, and three hangars and drone hangars were razed to the ground.
Thousands of fighter jets, space vehicles and heavily-equipped combat mechas that were on standby or ordered to take off were all shot down or destroyed except for about 30% that broke out of the combat area.
In addition, the wartime command center where Zhou Yun, Liu Hanyang and others were located was also bombed beyond recognition.
Fortunately, Zhou Yun and others evacuated the command center in time 30 seconds before the bombing. In addition to three officers and one staff officer who were killed by the bombing, she, Liu Hanyang and dozens of others were safely transferred to the underground command post.
The underground command post is located in the core area of the underground defense fortifications. The fortifications are part of the comprehensive defense fortifications of the 1st Army and Air Brigade. Construction began a few years ago. In addition to assuming the role of air defense and nuclear explosion prevention, it also has a relatively complete internal structure. defense system.
The underground fortification is composed of several underground passages with a total length of 5 kilometers. They are interconnected but self-contained, intertwined and orderly. The widest part can pass two land armors side by side, and the narrowest part can only accommodate one person. pass. .
It contains an ammunition depot, a medical center, food and drinking water storage rooms, and independent power facilities. It can be called a small underground city.
In addition, the fortification is also interconnected with important facilities on the ground, as well as hangars and landing platforms. Once there is a critical moment when all enemies are captured, resisters can quickly evacuate through these passages or directly enter the hangars and landing platforms to take aircraft. Fly away from the combat zone.
After Zhou Yun took over, he made some partial modifications to prevent the enemy from easily attacking based on the previous design plan.
In order to confuse the enemy, according to the suggestions of the fortification guards, in addition to strengthening the firepower at important locations and areas, the defensive firepower in some areas was proactively removed, and additional firepower points were set up in places where the enemy was prone to be careless and where they thought they should be least suitable.
Although the enemy gained an absolute advantage in the air and basically destroyed the 1st Army and Air Brigade and the 2nd and 3rd lines of defense, they did not take advantage on the periphery, especially when they suffered heavy losses during the ground advance.
The ones who suffered heavy losses were the 4th Army and Air Brigade, which launched the attack at the same time, and the troops from the Anhe Company headquarters, as well as the remnants of the 3rd Army and Air Brigade that had been dispersed and regrouped.
During their advance, they were suddenly blocked by the first line of defense, which had been silent.
The defense line mainly consists of two trenches, each about 60 meters long and 5 meters deep. They are in the shape of an "eight", with only one exit in the middle for an ambush after the enemy army enters.
Heavy troops were deployed along both sides of the "eight"-shaped fortifications. In addition, a large number of multi-functional drones and the only three armed escort spacecraft were deployed at high altitudes along the defense line.
The victory in the air made the ground forces of Dark River Company relax their vigilance, completely ignoring the dangers that lay on their path, and were even so arrogant that they advanced rashly before their air power could even be launched.
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When the ground troops advanced to the bell mouth of the "eight"-shaped fortifications, they were immediately attacked by marines and armed robots ambushing on both sides.
In addition, there are defensive laser weapons and anti-armor weapons deployed at important nodes.
The sudden attack caused the enemy to be in chaos and fell into chaos for a while. Facing the two deep and solid trenches, they had almost no power to fight back.
The fierce attacks and intensive firepower forced the enemies to flee, which gave the 1,000 multi-functional drones and 3 armed escort spacecraft hovering on the left and right sides of the fortifications an excellent opportunity to annihilate.
After a saturation firepower coverage, nine out of ten enemies were annihilated, and countless wounded were injured, including a large number of marines, armed robots, and heavy-duty marine combat mechas. The ground was littered with the remains of enemy troops. Severed limbs and steel wreckage.
The disastrous defeat of the ground troops and the rout of the personnel finally made the enemy's air power realize the seriousness of the problem. They quickly mobilized heavy troops to attack the 1,000 multi-functional drones hovering on the left and right sides of the fortifications and sweeping away their ground troops. and three armed escort spacecraft launched a crazy retaliatory attack.
In order to take revenge, they called the fleet led by the "Anhe 5" and "Anhe 7" starships that had just bombed the 1st Army and Air Brigade station for a joint attack.
Under the attack of the two enemy fleets, the 1,000 multi-functional drones and 3 armed escort spacecraft defending the first line of defense were all annihilated.
The enemy seemed to still be angry, and mobilized air power to launch an indiscriminate bombardment on the first line of defense in the shape of an "eight"...
Thirty minutes later, the two "eight"-shaped trenches were completely razed to the ground. All the defenders were killed. The enemy did not leave a single person alive. Even the conscious armed robots that only had heads were shot again.
At this point, the first line of defense had completely fallen, and it was also announced that the ground troops of the 1st Army and Air Brigade and all ground defenses had been cleared and destroyed, and the remaining troops were forced to move into underground defenses.
The battlefield fell into silence once again. Except for the drifting black smoke and open flames, everything seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep.
It was almost evening now, and the gorgeous and fiery red sunset was as regrettable and lamentable as the blood on the battlefield.
This is a hell on earth full of killings, and tens of thousands of people were buried here.
When the last ray of the setting sun fell below the horizon, it heralded that the next day's battle was coming to an end. If he persisted until midnight, Zhou Yun would have completed the second day's mission.
The construction drawings of the underground defenses of the 1st Army and Air Brigade soon appeared in front of René and Shangui, and they did not give Zhou Yun any time to breathe.
A new attack began again.
Since the first line of defense successfully blocked the Anhe Company's ground troops headed by the 4th Army and Air Brigade, causing the latter heavy casualties and being basically disabled, the task of clearing the underground fortifications was handed over to the "Anhe 5" "" and the fleet led by the "Dark River 7" starship.
After receiving the order, the fleet, aiming to gain absolute air superiority, hovered unscrupulously over the ruins of the 1st Army and Air Brigade station.
Although Zhou Yun ordered the remaining 10 or so heavily-equipped combat flying mechas to concentrate their firepower on the "Anhe No. 5" attack, and at the same time ordered some marine soldiers and armed robots to carry portable anti-ship missiles on their shoulders to also participate in the attack, But with little success.
The enemy seemed to have been prepared for it. Zhou Yun's men, mechas and combat robots were wiped out as soon as they showed up.
The situation was critical and life was on the line. Holding on to the underground fortifications became the last hope.
