Alien Arms Empire

 Chapter 1685 1686 Two mortar shells

In the rugged trenches, the soldiers of the Tang Army were advancing hard. They advanced little by little, 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 later seven or eight dwarves who raised their hands came out of the hiding hole.

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 and made Tang Junshao pay a lot of price.

The 11th Army of the Tang Army that was attacking had almost entered the suburbs of Ironforge. The southernmost village they occupied was 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. 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 had been destroyed, and there was even a destroyed dwarf tank inside the collapsed house.

Hiding this tank in a building was considered a whim by the dwarves. 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. The remaining troops of the opponent retreated, leaving only about 200 corpses.

  Dwarf bombardment may come at any time, but the scale will not be too large. As the battlefield situation continues to change, there are not many artillery positions left by the dwarves deployed in the rear.

 Having lost air supremacy and lack of mobile firepower, the dwarves' traditional artillery has a short survival time, 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 a little time to rest."

"We rushed all the way here. We really should 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 it was not very good. He suggested willingly.

They were indeed very exhausted 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 are desperately resisting: the opponent's will to fight can be considered very determined, and many soldiers even took banned drugs such as black crow.

Each position will be contested repeatedly. At least the dwarf soldiers will often launch counterattacks. Even if they suffer heavy losses, they will try to regain their lost defensive positions.

 The Tang army also paid a certain price for fighting all the way to this position. Not only did they consume a lot of fuel and ammunition, 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 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 the cigarette. Within seconds, the dwarfs' retaliatory fire fell around the village.

Two mortar shells hit the village, blowing up more of the collapsed wall. Then everything fell silent again, as if nothing 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 you sending the beggars? Two cannons?" 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 to 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... then side."

As he spoke, he looked in the direction he guessed. Sure enough, the roaring shells soon flew over his head, and soon a huge column 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 for a surprise attack?” After being covered by artillery fire from our own side, the non-smoking officer asked with great 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 out He said while holding a cigarette.

While the tanks supporting him had not yet been mobilized, he still hoped to make a sudden advance. When the time comes, I will enter Ironforge first, and I will 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 couldn't stop shaking, and the churning soil even made the horizon blurry.

These latest artillery shells are so powerful that each one falls like thunder. The dwarf soldiers could only huddle in the trenches and endure all this. They could only pray that those horrific explosions would be far away from them.

Compared to 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 and launching a new round of attack. The dwarf camp in the distance was deathly silent at this time...

　　Yes, the dwarves retreated, giving up this crucial position and 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 outermost buildings of Ironforge.