The orcs' attacks became sharper, which made the goblin troops blocking the "central defense line" very uncomfortable.
The central defense line built on mountains, rivers and forests is the goblin's biggest support. To the southwest of this defense line is Dingcheng. This city is a node in the entire defense line and is also an important supply base.
The target of the orcs' attack was here, as well as the airport behind the base, which had been bombed beyond recognition. After Shanru obtained 30 rocket launchers and 50 hornets, he launched another attack on Dingcheng.
Compared with the goblins, the orc troops are more well-equipped and have relatively more ammunition and fuel. Although the orcs rely on shipping for these supplies, the goblins' reserves have been exhausted.
As of the 14th day after the Orcs landed, the goblins' fuel reserves on the island were nearly exhausted: most of the navy's fuel had been transferred to the army, and all the fuel not used by the air force was used for emergencies.
In order to save unnecessary waste, novice pilots in the Air Force only conduct one take-off and landing training and focus most of their energy on how to hit the target.
Under such circumstances, the Mirage Air Force actually no longer has the ability to train new mature pilots: even in the relatively safe North Island, the Mirage Air Force cannot organize any effective training at all.
Mature pilots are fighting every one. Under this situation, the air combat record of the main island, which had just looked a little better, began to decline again.
Originally, when facing the equally unskilled Orc pilots, the Mirage pilots had somewhat regained some confidence, but now they gradually discovered that...the other side was beginning to gain an upper hand in terms of numbers.
The current training process for orc pilots is as follows: before they go to Qin, they select the best from the best to find those with good physical fitness.
Then they will receive training in Qin or Chu along the way and learn basic cultural knowledge. The smart orcs will eventually be selected as pilots, and the rest will be given to ground staff for training, or they will be directly transferred to the army to serve as non-commissioned officers.
The selected students received assault training in the Tang Dynasty, mastered the basic knowledge of flying, and then flew the aircraft to master basic flying skills.
Then he was transported across the sea to the skies of the South Island, where he flew a Butcher fighter jet to patrol the safe airspace of the South Island and the southern part of the new island, and became familiar with the driving of the aircraft.
Finally, skilled pilots were sent to the northern part of the new island to participate in the offensive operations on the main island! After this set of procedures, at least one pilot has about 100 hours of flight training time.
Although there are still not many pilots, they are much more powerful than the supplementary pilots of Mirage. This is not a slight difference, but a huge difference.
Therefore, the pilots of the Orcs fight more and more, and the more they fight, the more powerful they are, but the pilots of the Mirage fly less and less, and the more they fight, the more useless they become.
Two Butcher fighter jets flew across the sky, hiding in the observation post on the top of the mountain. Several goblin soldiers were in a daze listening to the roar of the engines.
After several days of fighting, they were exhausted, and now they were seizing every moment to rest.
They didn't hear the sound of their own fighter jets this morning, and those Zero fighter jets seemed to be unwilling to take off to join the battle again.
The kerosene lamps equipped by the army have become decorations, and all precious burning items are now controlled items. Even many officers in the army are clamoring to launch a counterattack to steal the orcs' fuel.
It is impossible to counterattack, because an unwinnable counterattack will waste a lot of oil. These oils are precious now and cannot be used casually.
The Mirage troops, which already lacked cars, have now banned the use of cars to transport any items, and officers are also prohibited from using cars to travel unless necessary.
There is no way, oil is really too precious now, so that everything that can be replaced by other methods must be replaced by methods that do not consume oil.
The cavalry has become a hot commodity. If you can ride a horse, you don't even need to go to the front line and just be responsible for transporting supplies at the back. Officers also use war horses as much as possible when traveling, causing the level of mechanization of the Mirage Army to almost regress back to ten years ago.
"It's starting again..." A soldier yawned and cursed lazily. He heard the sound of shelling, and the terrifying sound made people feel depressed.
The secret observation post built on the cliff is very safe. It is impossible for the Orc bombers to penetrate such a thick mountain. However, the vibrations and loud noises are still frightening, and such devastation makes every soldier suffer.
"Boom!" Sure enough, a cannonball landed not far from the observation post, and the shock caused a lot of dust to fall from the heads of these Mirage soldiers.
The orcs have more and more 155mm heavy artillery, and these bastards don't seem to care about the consumption of ammunition, and they always fire endlessly every day.
They are in a mountainous area, and their condition seems to be better. Now the direction of Dingcheng is the real purgatory. The orcs continuously launched attacks in the flat areas over there, and the two sides fought fiercely.
The 1st Armored Division of the Mirage Army is now officially at war with the 1st Armored Division of the Orcs. Both sides felt that they were powerful in combat, so they both lost their tempers. Both sides kept sending tanks to fight until both sides realized
, until the opponent is also a tough nut to crack.
After a day's rest, the orcs launched another attack. They seemed to have received some support, and the number of heavy artillery increased. The goblins were unable to resist, and they were now beaten to the outskirts of Dingcheng.
There are the fortifications built by the goblins, with dense bunkers and numerous tunnels. Coupled with the urban area of Dingcheng, which was almost bombed into ruins, and the criss-crossing and complex terrain, it is a perfect place for defense.
The orc troops did not back down. They also believed that they had experienced tough street fighting in Fengjiang and were good at fighting in cities.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! So the two sides continued to fight fiercely on the outskirts of the city. They have been fighting for two days now, and there is almost no progress.
The defensive side suffered heavy losses, but it held its main position; the attacking side suffered heavy losses, but also gained some marginal areas.
It was as if the two sides were playing cards in a certain snow tavern, and they found that the other party was a well-matched opponent. The situation of abuse of food did not appear at all. Instead, because the other party was about the same age as himself, they played the game
"Just watch, it will rush up again soon..." The other goblin has become accustomed to it. From morning to night, they will always see this scene more than ten times a day.
Almost every hour, the orc troops would launch an attack, dump some bodies at the foot of the mountain, and then retreat... just as punctually as if they were going to work, as routine as work.
There are even more than a dozen No. 4 tanks and No. 4 assault guns below the hillside. If you didn't look at the paint, it almost made some Mirage soldiers think they had defeated the Tang armored forces.
However, these goblins are not without pressure. Their ammunition is decreasing and being consumed bit by bit! Because of the bombing, the production capacity of the ammunition factory has been significantly reduced. Bullets and cannonballs are okay, but some heavy weapons are obviously out of stock.
For example, the 75mm mountain guns and 76mm caliber anti-tank guns that the Mirage troops now particularly need can hardly be replenished.
These small-caliber artillery are effective in mountain warfare. They are more flexible and more suitable for deployment than tanks or heavy artillery. Unfortunately, Mirage lacks qualified steel and its factories have been destroyed, so the production of this type of artillery is quite expensive.
suffering.
In the past few days, the front line has lost a total of about 20 75mm caliber mountain guns, but only 7 have been replaced.
This is only their central defense line backed by the factory. The almost isolated western defense line is the area where the Mirage's 4th Armored Division is stationed. Almost none of the artillery lost today can be replaced.
"Thud, tug, tug!" Perhaps because he saw the Orc troops coming up again, a Maxim heavy machine gun at the foot of the mountain suddenly opened fire. There were sporadic sounds of rifles mixed in, and an offensive battle began again.
What was different from the past was that shortly after the gunfire sounded this time, a violent explosion almost flattened the foot of the mountain where the Mirage soldiers were stationed.
There were so many explosions that it was impossible to count them, and the all-devouring momentum made the soldiers on duty at the observation post so frightened that they even held their breath.
When they came to their senses, fire was raging in the area covered by the rocket launchers, and thick smoke was everywhere. There was a burning smell in the air, and the choking smell made people feel sick.
"Ugh! Cough! Cough!" The goblin soldier in the observation post, whose eyes were blinded by the black smoke, was holding on to the wall and coughing. He wanted to vomit, but was unwilling to spit the breakfast he had eaten on the ground.
Food is simply too precious. The Mirage Kingdom has begun to run out of food, and the quality of food supplied to the army has begun to decline. In this case, vomiting is also a waste.
"Why do they even have rocket launchers..." Rocket launchers are nothing new these days, and the goblin soldiers have already experienced the power of this weapon on the South Island and the New Island.
The orcs didn't have such a thing before, but now they have it... and there are quite a lot of them. While coughing, the officer in the observation post grabbed the phone on the table: "Hello? Hello! Cough cough cough! This is the main officer.
Observation post! Yes! The main observation post on the top of the mountain! The enemy used rocket launchers and incendiary bombs... Yes! The first-line position may be finished!"
On the other side of the phone, the Mirage officer responsible for staying here bitterly ordered: "Continue to observe! Report to me any situation at any time! Yes! Hold on! Hold on! No matter what, you can't lose the main peak!"
If they lose it here, the orcs can overlook the entire Ding city from here. When the time comes...it will be difficult to defend the city.
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The second update is a little later... My schedule is messed up again. Let's take a look at it tomorrow... Sigh.
