1573 Old Higgs

At this moment, if you stand on the Higgs 4 planet and look up at the starry sky, you can see the light ballistics covering the sky, and the long comet tails pulled out by the aircraft that crashed from time to time and fell into the atmosphere.

Farther away, you can even see the dazzling flames from the huge battleship being hit and detonated.

Behind the defensive position of the Irish Empire's ground defenders, near the core defensive headquarters, the spacecraft that fell into the atmosphere from the universe adjusted the nozzles on both sides, and landed lightly on the prepared apron.

The hatch opened quickly after the pressure was released, and a commander wearing the military uniform of the Irish Empire Army jumped out of the plane the moment the hatch opened.

"Stand at attention!" The officers waiting on the tarmac raised their chins, stood at attention and saluted and shouted loudly: "Long live the Alan Hill Empire!"

"Long live Alan Hill!" General Alfred, who was a little tired, returned a military salute, and then, accompanied by the generals who had been waiting for a long time, walked to the gate of the bunker on the side.

"How's the situation?" General Alfred, who was ordered to rush to the front line when he was in danger, asked while walking along the brightly lit corridor.

"Report to the general! We are blocking the enemy army layer by layer, but the guard's troops are attacking very fast. The frontline troops have no choice but to shrink their troops." The commander following General Alfred briefly introduced the situation.

In fact, the situation is quite optimistic, because the response speed of the Alan Hill Empire really exceeded the expectations of the Watchmen.

The opponent's sneak attack this time is actually hoping to take down the Higgs 4 before the Alan Hill Empire reacts, and then use this as a basis to threaten all the surrounding Alan Hill Empire fleets.

Now, although the opponent has initially completed his plan, he has not fully completed the campaign goal.

Although Sorens successfully sent the landing force to the surface of Higgs 4, but because of the resolute counterattack of the Alan Hill Empire, he did not grasp the space supremacy near Higgs 4.

The fleets of the two sides are still fighting non-stop nearby, and the losses are huge, but no one is willing to take a step back.

As the reinforcement fleets of the Alan Hill Empire arrived one by one, the watchman's fleet gradually lost its advantage.

Without continuous and effective reinforcement support, the Guardian troops on the ground did not make rapid progress.

The troops of the Alan Hill Empire are actually blocking the opponent's attacking troops in an orderly manner. The Guardian troops, which do not have an advantage in strength,

The attack can only be intermittent and barely maintained.

General Alfred glanced at the other party, and said emphatically: "Your Majesty transferred me here to serve as the frontline commander. The purpose is for me to wipe out the Watcher troops here... We have no choice, understand?"

"Yes! General!" The original commander on the Higgs 4 planet who followed Alfred immediately replied.

"Immediately fire another nuclear bomb at the enemy's landing site! Weaken the enemy's landing force! Follow-up troops will deploy at the same time. After the nuclear bomb attack, enter the radiation area according to the first-level radiation protection standard and launch a counterattack!" Alfred ordered.

"Yes! General!" The general did not explain that he had just ordered a nuclear bomb to be launched 7 hours ago, and all he had to do was obey the order and drive the enemy out of Higgs 4.

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Putting down the binoculars in his hand, a front-line commander ordered to the officer beside him: "Approach those sweepers from the flanks! When the frontal tanks attack, you suddenly fire from the flanks, weakening the enemy's ability to counterattack!"

"Understood!" The officer nodded slightly, waved his hands, and the soldiers following him immediately bowed their waists with their weapons in their hands, and circled along the reverse slope to the guard's troops who were resting in the distance.

Directly ahead, inside the armored reconnaissance vehicle of the Alan Hill Empire parked behind the grass, the commander of the reconnaissance force grabbed the communicator and asked for support from the main force not far away: "Yes! I have sent the azimuth and coordinates !Three short salvos, suppressing the enemy's firepower... Our company's tanks have already moved up."

At almost the same moment, an electromagnetic tank with a hollow Ellandhill Empire eagle emblem painted on its side, its tracks rolling, rushed up to the commanding height of the reverse slope.

There, just as the tank's turret emerged from the horizon, vigilant sweepers spotted the enemy.

"Enemy attack!" The two energy cannons on the sweeper's shoulders aimed at the Alan Hill Empire tank in the distance, and fired two black energy bombs.

These two groups of energy landed on the hillside, splashing a column of smoke that soared into the sky. At the same time, the electromagnetic machine gun on the turret of the Alan Hill Empire's electromagnetic tank also began to fire.

"Tug, chug!" Straight lines drawn by tracer bullets shuttled across the battlefield, and the sweeper who had just fired was pierced by a ray of light, and fell to the ground on his back.

And behind him, hundreds of sweeper soldiers were ready to counterattack, and they poured their ammunition frantically at the direction where the Irish Empire tank fired.

Groups of black energy bullets hit the hillside, blowing away the soil on the hillside, and rolling all the vegetation into the sky.

The second electromagnetic tank of the Alan Hill Empire drove up the hillside, and also fired rows of bullets at the sweepers who fired.

In an instant, the hastily confronted sweeper troops were turned on their backs, and the ugly screams of the sweeper troops, as well as the whistling of shells and bullets, were everywhere.

"Counterattack! Counterattack! They don't have many tanks!" A sweeper commander pointed to the electromagnetic tanks that kept firing in the distance, and loudly ordered his men.

The sweepers beside him didn't flinch, they gritted their teeth while firing, and they were extremely brave without fear of death.

At the same time, behind these sweepers, a Destroyer tank was also launched, the legs on both sides began to move forward, and the energy cannon behind it was also adjusting the direction of the muzzle.

"Boom...boom!" The electromagnetic cannon on the turret of the Alan Hill Empire electromagnetic tank, which had already spotted the target, fired a powerful shot. The shell pierced through the air and pierced directly through the vehicle that was adjusting its attitude. Destroyer.

The shells detonated the energy inside the two Destroyer tanks, paralyzing the Destroyer in place with thick smoke.

In the next second, a second Destroyer tank appeared on the battlefield. This Destroyer was positioned further back. It had just hidden behind a bush, and only at this time did it reveal its position.

The experienced tank crew members of the Alan Hill Empire have long been wary of hiding the position of the enemy tank. The Destroyer tank was locked and aimed just as soon as it showed its figure.

The powerful motor quickly helped the members of the Alan Hill Empire tank team to adjust their turrets. Just as the powerful electromagnetic gun was aimed at the target, it suddenly shrank back, and a bullet flew out of the muzzle. shells.

Because the speed was so fast, no one could even see the trajectory of the shell flying in the air. In just an instant, the Destroyer tank on the opposite side was shot through.

"Boom!" Accompanied by a huge explosion, the Destroyer tank was directly blown into two pieces by the explosion. The first half fell to the ground, and the second half was lifted into the sky.

The moment the battle broke out, the Sweeper troops lost the two Destroyer tanks supporting them. The rest of the sweepers were in a mess for a while, and could only be beaten passively, and were massacred by the two electromagnetic tanks firing non-stop in front of them.

However, after a short period of sluggishness, the sweepers once again started to fight back. They desperately tried to get close to the tanks of the Alan Hill Empire, and countless black energy groups flew in the direction of the Alan Hill Empire troops.

It is a pity that their resistance is doomed to be in vain. Although they fired recklessly and counterattacked, the Armored Forces of the Alan Hill Empire, which has significantly stronger firepower, still has a clear advantage at this moment.

It wasn't until the third Destroyer tank entered the battlefield that the battle situation changed slightly.

Of course, the enemy could not have only one Destroyer tank, and soon the second and third tanks drove up the reverse ramp on the other side.

The armored units of these huge guardian troops are also very powerful. At least they have strong firepower and thick defensive shells, which are not easy for infantry to solve.

Obviously, these Destroyer tanks hidden behind the sweeper troops rushed to the rescue after receiving the order.

"Boom! Boom!" In a very distant place, these Destroyer tanks began to fire shells, announcing to the armored soldiers of the Alan Hill Empire that they had come.

This is also a tactic to attract the opponent's attention, in order to protect the Sweeper troops who are being crushed, and let the crew members of the Alan Hill Empire divert their main attack targets away from them.

Obviously, their purpose has been achieved. After a series of explosion smoke rose around them, several electromagnetic tanks belonging to the reconnaissance battalion of the Alan Hill Empire began to aim at these distant targets.

Compared with the caretaker's aiming system, the fire control system of the Alan Hill Empire is much more sophisticated. The expensive and precise sighting system allows the electromagnetic tanks of the Alan Hill Empire to accurately hit targets the size of gasoline barrels at a distance of 2,500 meters.

Such a powerful aiming system also supports tanks to fire while on the move, and the night vision device integrated on the aiming system is also sufficient to ensure tank operations at night.

At this moment, after computer calculations, the shells fired by the electromagnetic gun accurately hit the Destroyer tank more than 1,300 meters away, and the turret on the opponent's back was blown away with one shot.

And with the explosion of the destroyer tank, the artillery support called by the commander of the reconnaissance battalion just now landed on the land full of sweeper troops on time.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The shells of the 155 self-propelled howitzers fired in salvo fell on the battlefield like raindrops.

The earth was thrown into the sky, and the corpses torn apart by the explosion rolled in the air. There were explosions everywhere, smoke and dust everywhere, shrapnel flying everywhere, and sweeper soldiers fleeing in panic everywhere.

The Destroyer tank, which was still relying on its numbers to compete with the Irish Empire tank on the opposite side, retreated in embarrassment under the ubiquitous artillery fire, and it was too late to even fight back.

A retreating Destroyer was luckily hit by a 155mm caliber howitzer shell.

The horrible explosion tore apart the body of the Destroyer tank, and even devoured the panicking Sweeper soldiers around it.

The shell of the Destroyer that was cracked by the explosion was pushed to the surrounding Sweeper soldiers by the explosive airflow, as if a super huge hammer hit the chests of these Sweepers.

The dense explosions seemed to be plowing the ground. Not far from the steaming crater, another brand new explosion sounded, and another brand new crater was born in the next instant!

"Thug chug!" Just as the Destroyer tanks were covered by artillery fire and retreated backwards, the grenadiers who had just arrived on the flanks and deployed their machine guns began to strafing the battlefield from the edge of the woods. .

The bullets from the heavy machine guns poured down, cutting down the Sweeper troops who were still trying to resist or had begun to retreat like wheat.

It was like a lawn mower, where the bullets passed, the sweepers fell one after another, and even many sweepers died without finding out where the bullets that killed themselves came from.

However, it didn't take long for the Sweepers to spot their enemies flanking them. But at this moment, they no longer have the energy to manage the enemy troops on the flanks.

The frontal pressure has exhausted them, and the bombardment has completely shattered their defense system.

Now, there is still a machine gun position on the flank that is constantly firing. For the sweepers, this battlefield is simply a hell on earth.

"Fight back! Fight back!" The leader of the sweeper commander shouted loudly, ordering his soldiers to cheer up again.

Just as he was screaming desperately, he thought that a stray bullet flew across and hit him in the head.

He fell in response, and some of the sweeper soldiers who managed to gather were once again caught in a group of headless flies.

On the hillside in the distance, the electromagnetic tanks of the Irish Empire's frontal attack began to climb over the hillside, and behind these tanks were armored reconnaissance vehicles and armored command vehicles.

The scouts who got out of the car to fight held their weapons, tried to hide behind the advancing heavy armored vehicles, and approached the battlefield cautiously.

The rolling tracks ran over the corpses of the sweepers on the ground. These corpses were dissipating, and even the wounds had become blurred.

Passing by a wounded sweeper lying on the ground, the tank's tracks crushed his legs. However, the watchman soldier whose shoulder was blown away by the electromagnetic machine gun still didn't die immediately.

The Alan Hill Empire scout following the tank saw the writhing corpse. He raised the electromagnetic rifle in his hand, pointed it at the opponent's head, and pulled the trigger.

"Boom!" After the sound of the guns gradually faded away, the sound of the gunshot seemed a bit abrupt on the gradually quiet battlefield.

"This order has changed. More than an hour ago, we were asked to retreat, but suddenly it was changed to attack forward..." Looking at the map in his hand, the commander of the reconnaissance battalion complained. .

"I heard that General Alfred was transferred here. He came with a mission. It seems that he wants to wipe out all these watchmen." The adjutant explained in the bumpy armored reconnaissance vehicle.

"The order clearly stated that the reinforcements will arrive within 20 hours... I hope General Alfred didn't lie to us." The battalion commander folded the map in his hand and stuffed it into the map bag.

Although electronic maps are much more detailed and accurate than traditional maps, paper maps are still very popular among grassroots officers and soldiers.

There are too many things to display on the screen in front of him. If you want to see the big map near the battlefield, it is more convenient to take out the blueprint directly.

Of course, this also varies from person to person. Some people are used to using paper maps, while others are willing to use electronic maps. It is hard to say which one is better and which is worse.

"General Alfred is an old general who fought with Princess Luna, how could he act recklessly..." The adjutant lifted the hatch above his head: "Has the battlefield been cleaned up?"

The armored vehicle they were in was parked on the side of the road next to a steaming crater.

The bodies of the sweepers who didn't need to be cleaned up are scattered all over the place, some are broken, and some are relatively intact.

The sweepers who were directly killed by machine guns basically had relatively complete bodies, and those hit by shells were only fragments.

But no matter how broken they are, these corpses will disappear, just like the ice and snow in spring, which will dissipate little by little.

"Further ahead...it is the defense area where the 4194th Infantry Division was originally located...They retreated before, and now they are resting in the rear." The adjutant pointed to the distance that had been changed beyond recognition. The battalion commander who came said.

The battalion commander picked up the binoculars again and looked at the distant mountains through the binoculars. Where there should have been defenses and trees, it was now so bare it looked like the surface of an asteroid.

As far as the eye can see, two A-10 attack aircraft of the Alan Hill Empire roared past. They were ordered to cover the attack of the ground troops, and the underside of the wings were full of air-to-surface missiles.

Originally, the A-10 attack aircraft was not suitable for use on such a high-intensity battlefield, because the Alan Hill Empire has not been able to gain air supremacy until now. But this is war, not just using the right weapon at the right time.

When a battle breaks out, use whatever you have in hand. You can’t complain why the enemy has an assault rifle but you only have a kitchen knife—even if there is only one kitchen knife, you must use this kitchen knife to face the invaders!

Soon, in the battalion commander's binoculars, the two A-10 attack aircraft seemed to have spotted the target, and quickly descended to drop the missile.

The four missiles rushed towards the invisible ground dragging long white smoke, and the two A-10 attack planes also climbed up and pulled up almost at the same time, avoiding the black energy cluster flying towards them.

"Our air force has finally started to work..." The battalion commander of the reconnaissance battalion put down his binoculars, looked at his soldiers who were resting not far away, and chatted.

"That's right, I heard that the Higgs 5 has lost its air supremacy. Our air force can still fight back and forth, which is enough to give our ground troops face." The adjutant was very satisfied with the current air combat situation contented.

"I hope the reinforcements will have more air force. I'm really not used to fighting without air cover." The battalion commander crushed a pack of compressed biscuits and poured the dregs into his mouth.

Feeling a little dry, he took off a hanging water bottle from the inner wall of the armored vehicle, and once again poked his head out to look at the resting tank soldiers who were fighting with his reconnaissance battalion.

After finishing speaking, he pressed the switch of the communicator: "Five minutes rest for the last time! While we still have air support, move forward another 20 kilometers!"

"Okay!" "Understood!" In the earphones, the voices of some car commanders and company commanders and platoon leaders came one after another.

Many people are using this precious time to cultivate their minds, a few people are eating, and some are hurrying to replenish the ammunition they just consumed.

Next to an ammunition truck accompanying the troops, soldiers covered with ammunition chains were helping to stuff empty ammunition boxes back into the truck compartment.

At this time, the ground suddenly shook, and immediately after all the scouts, and the tank soldiers resting on the side of the road, they saw a huge mushroom cloud on the horizon.

The tumbling upward mushroom cloud blows away the distant clouds, forming a spectacular ring in the sky.

Under the tumbling mushroom cloud, there is a dazzling light, even if it is at least tens or even hundreds of kilometers away, human eyes still cannot look directly at such light.

Another nuclear bomb exploded in the direction the Watchers troops landed, and another mushroom cloud rose over the enemy positions.

Because of the violent explosion, the ground has been trembling. It was a nuclear warhead of tens of millions of tons. One explosion could completely destroy a city without any effort.

Inside the earphones is the current interference sound caused by the nuclear explosion, and the communication will be temporarily interrupted when the nuclear explosion occurs. It took a few seconds for the buzzing sound to subside, and the interrupted communication was quickly restored.

Then, the battalion commander heard the familiar voice of the head of the regiment in the headset: "Pay attention to nuclear radiation protection! Another nuclear strike was carried out just now..."

"The reconnaissance battalion understands! I will order all soldiers to be careful of nuclear radiation." The battalion commander pressed the switch of the communicator and promised his superior.

After finishing speaking, he with the QR code on his forehead looked at the adjutant beside him: "This General Alfred of Higgs... is really ruthless!"

"Old Higgs knows it!" The adjutant had a smile on his face, as if General Alfred was really his fellow countryman.

After finishing speaking, the adjutant put on a big-brimmed hat, covered the QR code on his forehead, and looked at the mushroom cloud that was still rising in the distance: "There...is our ultimate goal!"

"Yes! Kill all these damned enemies... we can rest." The battalion commander grinned, switched the communication channel, and shouted loudly to his subordinates: "The rest is over! Gentlemen! Keep going!"