In the rugged trenches, the soldiers of the Tang Army were advancing with difficulty. They advanced bit by bit, clearing out the dwarf soldiers hiding in the corners.
As the battle progressed, the dwarf soldiers stationed in these outer defense lines were beginning to collapse. They did not receive sufficient fire support, and were eventually divided and surrounded by the Tang army and disintegrated one by one.
At first, one or two dwarf soldiers chose to surrender, then three or four, and then seven or eight dwarves raised their hands and walked out of the hiding place.
In those trenches that had been blasted beyond recognition by artillery fire, the Tang army could not believe that they could hide so many dwarf soldiers. They laid down their weapons, which also cost the Tang army a lot of money.
The attacking 11th Group Army of the Tang Army has almost entered the suburbs of Ironforge. The southernmost village they occupied is less than 10 kilometers away from Ironforge.
If a 155mm caliber howitzer is set up here, it can even give the dwarves in Ironforge a little shock to the Tang Army. However, the Tang Army is not in a hurry to do so, because this is still the front line, right?
Such a safe place.
The entire village has been turned into ruins, and only the ruins of the original houses can be seen on the ground. All the buildings have been destroyed, and there was even a destroyed dwarf tank inside the collapsed house.
Hiding this tank in a building was a whim of the dwarves, but unfortunately it was quickly destroyed by the artillery fire of the Tang army, leaving only the black wreckage paralyzed by fire.
Several Tang Army soldiers carrying rifles were smoking in the trenches near the village. Not far from them, a 96 tank was parked on the reverse slope, waiting for the order to continue the attack.
They had just wiped out about a battalion of dwarves here, and the remaining troops of the opponent retreated, leaving only about 200 corpses.
The dwarves' artillery attack may come at any time, but the scale will not be too large. As the battlefield conditions continue to change, there are not many artillery positions left by the dwarves deployed in the rear.
Losing air superiority and lacking mobile firepower, the dwarves' traditional artillery had a short lifespan, so they have now lost a lot of artillery support and have fewer and fewer artillery shells to counterattack.
"The other party is resisting very resolutely. It seems that they don't want us to rush into Ironforge." A Tang officer looked at the horizon in the distance and said to another officer beside him: "My soldiers are somewhat tired.
They need some time to rest."
"After rushing all the way here, we should really let the troops repair themselves, but we are taking a rest, and the enemy is also taking a rest... So we should at least consider a one-day ceasefire after entering Ironforge." Another officer analyzed the situation and said, "No.
He suggested reluctantly.
They were indeed very tired from fighting all the way. They advanced several kilometers every day and maintained the offensive for more than ten days. This kind of combat intensity was not low.
Especially when the dwarf troops resisted desperately: the opponent's will to fight was very determined, and many soldiers even took banned drugs such as black crow.
Every position will be contested repeatedly, and at least the dwarf soldiers will often launch counterattacks. Even if they suffer heavy losses, they will try to regain their lost defensive positions.
In fighting all the way to this position, the Tang army also paid a certain price. Not only did they consume a lot of fuel and ammunition, but they also suffered a lot of casualties.
"What you said makes sense. No matter how tired my troops are, they can still hold on to Ironforge." The officer who complained a few words at the beginning nodded and said. After finishing speaking, he took out the cigarette case from his pocket and pulled it out.
He picked up a cigarette and put it in his mouth: "Is there a fire?"
Another officer took out a lighter, lit the flame with a click, and helped the other officer light his cigarette. A few seconds later, the dwarf's retaliatory artillery fire fell around the village.
Two mortar shells hit the village, blowing up more than half of the collapsed wall, and then everything fell silent again, as if nothing had happened just now.
The two Tang officers in the trench got up from the ground, dusted themselves off twice, and looked at the black smoke rising from the village with disdain on their faces.
"Where are the beggars? Two guns?" Looking regretfully at the dirty cigarettes on the ground, the smoking officer snorted and mocked.
"It is estimated that the distance from here is only two or three thousand meters. The large-caliber mortar is estimated to be more than 100 meters." Another officer analyzed a few sentences: "It is estimated that our artillery shells will fly over soon... probably...
…there."
As he spoke, he looked in the direction he guessed, and sure enough, the whistling shells flew over his head soon, and soon huge plumes of smoke rose as far as he could see.
That was the powerful artillery fire from the Tang Army's 155mm caliber self-propelled artillery. The dwarf position where the mortars were suspected to be hidden was shaken and looked extremely embarrassed.
"Do you want to organize troops to attack?" After the artillery fire from our side came, the non-smoking officer asked with interest.
"That's for sure, but don't be too anxious. Let's go as planned in the afternoon. Anyway, if we capture that side, we'll probably be able to see Ironforge." The smoking officer once again took out the cigarette case from his pocket and pulled it out.
He picked up a cigarette and said.
While the tanks supporting him had not yet been mobilized, he still hoped to push forward. By then, he would enter Ironforge first, and he would probably be able to wear the higher-level White Blade Medal.
While the two of them were talking, a second round of artillery fire from the Tang Army flew over their heads again. This time the firepower was more intensive, and there seemed to be more cannons firing.
More than a dozen cannonballs landed on the dwarf's position. The earth could not stop shaking, and the churning soil even made the horizon blurry.
The power of these latest-type cannonballs is astonishing, and every shot that falls is like thunder. The dwarf soldiers can only huddle in the trenches and bear all this. They can only pray that those horrific explosions are far away from them.
Compared with the artillery fire of the Tang army, the dwarf artillery counterattack just now was just coquettish and had no deterrent effect at all.
Soon, the 96 main battle tanks of the Tang Army rushed out of the reverse slope, covering the infantry to launch a new round of attack. However, the dwarf position in the distance was deathly silent at this time...
Yes, the dwarves retreated, gave up this crucial position, gave up the commanding heights, and retreated to a place less than two kilometers away from the outskirts of Ironforge to reorganize their defense line. From there, you can really see the best of Ironforge.
