One Hundred and Sixty-Nine
An airborne regiment was quickly assembled at the airport, accompanied by the arrival of this airborne regiment, along with a full 500 ground crew members, as well as their tools and equipment.
With the help of the paratroopers, the airport quickly became busy, and the ground crew was responsible for refueling the C-47 transport aircraft that had run out of fuel. These fuels were already ready in the reserve oil pipeline beside the airport.
The whole airport was busy, because the planes were flying at a higher speed, so the paratroopers of Ireland Hill became the first reinforcements to arrive at Grecon.
A few hours later, Alan Hill's dragon knight troops also arrived nearby, and with them, there were the dragon knight forward troops of the Eternal Empire.
Of course, because they belong to different forces, the two sides did not hoard together. Alan Hill has its own camp, while the dragon knights of the Eternal Empire are deployed further afield.
The second batch of fighter jets arriving in Grecon were the fighter jets of Ireland Hill. After the ground crews were ready, the hurriedly arrived P-51 Mustang fighter jets began to land on the runway of the field airfield in batches.
Due to the lack of range, the ME-109 unit can only honestly guard the mainland. In this expedition, the Air Force unit of Ailan Hill can basically be said to be an American aircraft unit.
The transport aircraft was a C-47 and the fighter jet was a Mustang. The bombers used are classic American long-range aircraft. Because of the range, the Air Force did not even bring the classic Il-2 attack aircraft.
"It's hard to imagine that the speed of reinforcements from mortals is as fast as the speed of the Eternal Empire. In theory, they are farther apart, so this is really a miracle." Squatting on the hillside, the she-wolf just now, right. A giant wolf with scars on his body said.
"I hope they can play a role in the battlefield... But looking at those flying machines, the speed is really fast." The giant wolf said with a hoarse voice: "Leave the children here and retreat to Second line to..."
"How can I leave you alone? This is our home, and we should guard it." The she-wolf looked down at the huge airport and said.
The giant wolf was silent for a while, and said again: "This time, we may fail... So, take the children and leave..."
"Dear, look at those mortals, they have no reason to come here to fight for us at all. If we leave, what are they paying for?" The she-wolf licked the wolf's wound and pressed her head against it. The giant wolf said softly.
"They are fighting for themselves! Me too... That's why I asked you to leave with the children. This place is about to become hell." The giant wolf sighed, shook his head and said, "Listen to me... "
In the end, her eyes fell on the cubs who were still playing, and the she-wolf choked up and said, "Well, if the situation gets worse, I'll take them out of here."
Just as they were talking, another C-47 transport plane landed on the airport, and another group of soldiers pushed open the door and jumped out of the cabin. Unlike before, these soldiers were wearing magic robes. They were Alan Hill's own magical army.
"Open! Open the back door!" In another field airport not far away, a ground staff commanding unloading was loudly ordering his subordinates to lift the nose of a giant transport plane.
This ME-323 transport aircraft is the largest transport aircraft produced by Ireland Hill today.
Its main purpose is to provide the transport of heavy weapons and equipment for paratroopers.
Just as everyone was watching, the giant ME-323 transport plane opened its huge nose, revealing the deep space inside. The two pedals were thrown from the plane, creating a slope, and a light tank slowly drove out of the cabin.
This is a support tank specially produced for Ireland Hill paratroopers, which is actually a German Panzer 2. Equipped with a 20mm caliber cannon, this tank, with three members, can provide important fire support and cover for the paratroopers.
After all, there is space to carry the radio, and there are not many tanks that can be stuffed into the ME-323 transport plane, and the special design is a bit redundant, so in the end Chris chose the No. 2 tank to serve as a paratrooper fighting vehicle.
After testing, the performance of this light chariot is still very good, the price is cheap, and the firepower is still enough. After the modification and use of the 30mm caliber cannon, the combat effectiveness has also been improved to a certain extent, and it can be used as a front-line combat vehicle for paratroopers to perform combat missions.
An ME-323 transport aircraft can barely fit a No. 2 paratrooper tank. In order to fit a tank, Chris also made a little modification to the ME-323. This time the paratroopers reinforced Greken, and the No. 2 paratrooper combat vehicle became the main force of the armored forces in the early support operations.
On another spare runway at the field airfield, another bloated and heavy ME-323 kicked up a cloud of dust on the runway.
It can be seen from the posture of its landing that the aircraft also has a heavy No. 2 tank inside the body - if you want to transport personnel, it is obviously more suitable for the C-47.
More than a dozen No. 2 tanks that have been unloaded are gathering on the high ground on the side of the airport, accompanied by these tanks, and a battalion of paratroopers unloading here at the same time.
In fact, the paratrooper commanders of Ireland Hill did this arrangement: they insisted on using ME-323 to transport No. 2 tank and C-47 to transport personnel. Anyway, the number of C-47 is large, so there is no need to worry about waste.
In addition to being unable to transport tanks, the amazingly capable C-47 transport aircraft can transport almost anything.
It can carry paratroopers, carry weapons and ammunition, and transport heavy weapons and equipment, such as rocket launchers, such as large-caliber mortars.
On the first day, the astonishing Airland Hill Air Force delivered 3,000 paratroopers and 50 tanks to the Grecon.
After converging with the dragon knight troops that arrived later, the paratroopers of Ailan Hill controlled an entire area and formed a stable bridgehead. They were ordered to station here to cover the arrival of subsequent troops.
In the early morning of the second day after learning of the arrival of the Ailan Hill reinforcements, the magician in charge of contacting the Ailan Hill Empire, Vivian, came to the defensive position of the Ailan Hill paratroopers and briefly explained the current situation. battle situation.
"The situation is very bad, we are losing ground...Yesterday, two more senior magicians like me fell." Vivian said very disturbedly about the front line.
She glanced at the air force paratrooper commander George Hart, who she didn't know, and pointed to the paratrooper defensive position in the distance: "I need you to move forward about... your distance unit, 12 kilometers, along the river. Build a line of defense and try to hold onto that creek as much as you can."
"12 kilometers, on foot, we need about 3 hours, if we need to prepare well... we need about 10 hours." Looking at his watch, George Hart replied.
"We will hold back those demons. They are mainly composed of low-level demon dogs. The number is very large, about . Rickon, to participate in such a high-intensity battle."
"We have no problem. In 10 hours, I will establish a defense line on this river. After the Air Force dispatches bombers to cover us and contact the enemy, I can specifically analyze how long we can last." He pointed out on the rough outline map. Refers to the commander of the Airland Hill 1st Airborne Division, the commander of the Air Force Commander George Hart, who is in charge of these paratroopers.
Vivian nodded, her face behind the mask was full of exhaustion, she has been in the battle for nearly ten hours now, the magic reserve in her body has been exhausted, and the magic robe on her body is also full of dust. It has long lost its elegant appearance.
However, she was still polite, maintaining the etiquette of a high-level magician, and thanked her: "No matter what the outcome is, I still want to thank you for being able to help!"
Hart didn't say much, just nodded his head lightly, turned around and shouted to the 6 battalion commanders waiting there: "One regiment of 3 battalions stay to protect the absolute security of the airport! Establish a circular line of defense!"
"The rest of the troops, only carry one day's rations, and take all the ammunition that can be taken away! Set off within 10 minutes, go west to this place on the map called the Boer River, and build a defense line along the river!"
"Take all the weapons you can! We don't know how strong the demon army is! So carry bazookas and mortars as much as possible!"
After he issued a series of orders, he looked at Vivian again: "We need you to cover for a while to ensure that our weapons are effective against demons, and you can leave."
Vivian nodded and looked at the giant wolf with scars behind her: "I will stay here with Mr. Boken from the wolf clan, we need time to recover, but there is still no problem with helping you deal with the demon dog. of."
Behind Hart, the paratroopers loaded with ammunition had already started their journey. The No. 2 tank was filled with heavy ammunition boxes and staggered forward.
These paratroopers sang soaring songs, carried their fully automatic weapons, and walked in neat steps towards their battlefield.
"Are they fighting for the first time?" Sitting on the side of the road, the giant wolf Boken asked Vivian, who was beside him a little uneasy: "Do you think they are reliable?"
"Whether it can be reliable, it's not what I said, but depends on their performance..." Vivian was also not sure in her heart, these mortals who participated in such a terrible war for the first time. Whether they have the courage to face what they are about to face.