Not long after the federal steel torrent left the base, the reconnaissance battalion in front was blocked. On a highland about 300 meters high, Chu Jungui actually built a defensive position.
The highlands are not high, so it would be more appropriate to call them hills. However, this is Planet No. 4, and the storm clouds are thousands of meters above our heads. The marines do not have any air power in their hands, and even if they did, they would not dare to fly. On the one hand, the reconnaissance battalion informed the main force, and on the other hand, it tried to bypass the defensive positions.
The high ground was not very wide, so the reconnaissance battalion sent two platoons to try to detour from the left and right. However, there was no news after the reconnaissance team was dispatched, and they did not return until the main force arrived.
On the high ground, Chu Jungui stood on top of a chariot, frowning, looking at the position in front of him. The position was only in rudimentary shape, with only two lines of defense dug out. Thousands of work beasts were working hard to insert pieces of armor plates into the frontline positions to strengthen the defense. Their work efficiency is much higher than that of humans, but Chu Jungui still feels that the number is too small, and these working beasts are not enough if he wants to build a large-scale defensive position.
There are 200 tanks deployed on the position, most of which are old junk-level vehicles. In order to strengthen the defense, Chu Jungui temporarily hung several armor plates on the front and left and right sides of the chariot.
In addition to the chariots, there are thousands of soldiers on the position. This is the entire defense force. The enemy in front of Chu Jungui had 900 chariots and a total of 27,000 soldiers, which was too many to accommodate on the battle line. Fortunately, the environment on Planet 4 is harsh, and the Federation Marine Corps does not dare to make a detour easily.
At this time, several mechas from the Marine Corps took off, looking down at Chu Jungui's defensive position from the air.
Chu Jungui controlled the urge to fire. As soon as the mecha's sight crossed the horizontal line of the position, all the work beasts lay down, hiding in the pits if there was a pit, and hugging each other if they couldn't find the pit, and they turned into a stone in an instant. Others spread themselves as flat as possible and lay on the ground. From a distance, it looked like an uneven ground.
The mecha watched for a few minutes before slowly falling down. As soon as they landed, all the work beasts jumped up, and the originally lifeless position immediately became extremely busy again.
Haug saw the images sent back by the mecha and immediately made a judgment: "This is a temporary defensive position. It was built very hastily and the defensive force is also very weak. It seems that Roland is right. The captured soldiers of the Federation are not Not wanting to fight for Light Year, Chu Jungui didn't trust them, so he only allowed a few trustworthy people to form an army. He wanted to block us here to buy time for the rear base to retreat."
A staff officer said: "Their defense strength is weak and their position is not deep. They may be captured with a single assault. General, fight!"
Hauge shook his head and said, "Wait for the reconnaissance team and see if there is a detour."
After waiting for an hour, there was still no movement from the dispatched reconnaissance team. Haug finally decided not to wait anymore and started to attack!
After preparing for fierce artillery fire, a mixed force of tanks, mechas and heavy infantry attacked Chu Jungui's position. The battle was unexpectedly fierce. The fighting will of the Lightyear troops far exceeded Haug's expectations. The two sides staggered each other on the battlefield, and the tanks often fired at each other from a distance of tens of meters or even shorter.
The chaotic battle situation made it impossible for Hauge's mechas to perform. Instead, they became eye-catching targets. After losing more than a dozen of them, they had to withdraw.
The fierce battle lasted for a full hour, and the Marines moved forward almost meter by meter. After losing more than 30%, Haug finally asked them to withdraw.
Hauge's face was just a little gloomy, but he was not discouraged. This is just a tentative attack, the purpose is to test Chu Jungui's quality. Now it seems that the combat effectiveness of this defensive force is quite strong, but it is held back by equipment and the number is not large.
Haug couldn't help but secretly feel lucky. If all the captured federal soldiers could fight like this defense force, then this battle would be difficult to fight. Fortunately, Chu Jungui is a political idiot who doesn't even know how to pay wages. Most of his subordinates are like Roland who work hard but don't contribute much.
Hauge calmly reorganized his troops and treated the wounded. Dozens of special engineering vehicles gathered together turned into a frontline arsenal, where some lightly damaged tanks and even mechas could be repaired. A temporary hospital was also built. There were a lot of injured people this time, and the number of medical vehicles was not enough.
Hauge's confidence makes sense. The first round of tentative attacks destroyed Chu Jungui's front-line position. Lightyear has deployed a total of two lines of defense, and the second line of defense is almost not completed. In Hauge's mind, another round of fierce offensive would be enough to win the position.
While Hauge was adjusting his offensive, Chu Jungui's second line of defense had been completed. The work beasts were digging a third line of defense behind them, while the soldiers took the time to clean up the battlefield and treat the wounded. They buried the destroyed tanks directly on the ground, which became natural obstacles and bunkers.
There is no need to summarize, Chu Jungui already knows the casualty data of the enemy and ourselves. In the first round of attack, Lightyear lost 90 tanks, 42 people were killed and 300 were injured. The Federal Marines lost 120 tanks, 20 mechas, and 700 casualties. Most of the wounded had no time to evacuate, so they became prisoners of Chu Jungui.
The number of casualties was somewhat beyond Chu Jungui's expectations, and the combat power of the federal marines was also considerable. Chu Jungui thought for a moment and decided to activate follow-up measures in advance. More than ten kilometers behind the position, several transport-type Arks opened their bodies, and junk-level tanks drove out one after another, quickly replenishing the position. At the same time, a fire support Ark drove into the position. However, considering the enemy's feelings, Chu Jungui only activated half of the rapid-fire cannons.
The third line of defense had just been halfway repaired when Haug began the second round of attacks. After the artillery fire, countless tanks swarmed into the position, and then got stuck by the tank barrier half buried in the ground. The federal chariot increased its power, forced its way through the obstacles, and headed towards the second line of defense against light-years of terrifying firepower.
An hour later, the attacking troops with heavy casualties returned to their positions, and this time Haug finally stopped laughing. Chu Jungui's position not only had a complete defense line, but also had enough chariots and defense troops, indicating that Chu Jungui held a strong reserve force. Moreover, Chu Jungui built a third line of defense behind him.
If this continues, won't it be endless?
Haug did not wait for the offensive troops to finish resting, directly put into the reserve team, and launched the third round of offensive. Hauge reacted so quickly that Chu Jungui gave him a high look. However, Chu Jungui had already prepared. As soon as the opponent's offensive troops took up the position, the large-caliber rapid-fire cannons on the rear ark began to roar at full speed. The four rapid-fire cannons continued to dump shells on the offensive route at a rate of hundreds of rounds per minute. on, cutting off follow-up reinforcements. The tank no longer concealed itself, and charged directly into the enemy's formation, completely using its rapid-fire cannon as a submachine gun.
In front of the main federal tanks, Lightyear's rapid-fire cannon seemed a little weak. Some federal tanks were hit by more than a dozen shots, but they were still able to run and fight back. But not all tanks were so lucky. Many tanks broke down under the impact of continuous explosions and broke down on the position.
The Lightyear Chariot continues to show its rough skin and thick flesh, and it often takes several shots to be destroyed. After paying the price of hundreds of tanks, the Federal Marines finally destroyed Chu Jungui's second line of defense. At the same time, they also destroyed the third line of defense to pieces, and then retreated.
After this attack, Lightyear's death toll finally exceeded a hundred, while the number of prisoners surged to 1,300, and the Federation's overall losses were close to 2,000. Such losses made Haug unbearable, and he had to withdraw his troops and reorganize them. With one more attack, we can capture the light-year position, and then the road to Base 2 will be smooth sailing.
Now that the defense lines were completely destroyed and there were not enough engineering beasts, Chu Jungui had to resort to the last resort. As soon as he realized something, 200 garbage tanks rushed to the position and pushed up to the original second line of defense. Then they parked on the spot and used their car bodies to form a new line of defense. After setting up the defense line, the crew jumped out of the tank and moved to a new tank at the rear. The remaining reinforcement work is completed by the work beast.
So when Haug climbed up to the high ground with confidence, a new line of defense appeared in front of him.
After a brutal fierce battle, Hauge destroyed Chu Jungui's defense line, but he could not hold up under the fierce artillery fire and had to retreat to the high ground. This time, Chu Jungui did not hold back, and directly sent two supporting ships to bombard Hauge with all his strength. Eight rapid-fire cannons kept bombarding for almost an hour, hitting Hauge's head with more than 50,000 shells, and finally repulsed him. attack.
Counting the chariots used as defenses, Chu Jungui lost more than 300 chariots in this round. Fortunately, the reserve of this kind of junk-level tank is large enough. It was originally used as a consumable. No matter how much the loss is, Chu Jungui will not feel sad. There are still 800 untouched in the rear warehouse. According to the current exchange ratio, while Chu Jungui still has some junk tanks left in his hands, Hauge will not have any tanks available.
At this moment, Chu Jungui was like a cold war machine. As soon as he realized his consciousness, another 200 tanks drove up to the high ground and laid down a new line of defense. At this moment, a sharp whistling sound suddenly appeared in the air. Chu Jungui suddenly raised his head, and several rays of light flashed across his field of vision. With eyesight far beyond that of normal humans, Chu Jungui had clearly seen several missiles flying in the air. The missiles crossed the position without any movement and landed on the position supporting Ark.
Several mushroom clouds immediately rose, and Chu Jungui lost the signals from the two arks.
"Can missiles also be used?" Kaitian yelled.
Chu Jun returned: "They took care of it."
The launched missiles were covered with a thick isolation layer, which looked like they were temporarily added. The opponent obviously entered the coordinates into the missile before launching it, then removed all guidance, maneuvering and target tracking functions, and then blew it up at the designated place. Fortunately, the two arks were full of work beasts, and there was no one inside. Even if Chu Jungui was bombed, he wouldn't feel bad. What's more, Hauge is not the only one who can play with missiles.
