Chapter 809 Battle of Phoenix City (2)

When Tang Fang was attacking the Mubarak star system, Harrington Harris's general's mansion erected two electric towers, which once dealt a heavy blow to the cockroaches who invaded the mansion. The former is even higher, and the number is even more frightening. One can imagine how much pressure it will cause to cockroaches and hungry people.

In desperation, they could only retreat to the ground and use the buildings and facilities in the city as cover to start guerrilla warfare.

However, the 3rd Army is not having a good time. The most direct negative effect brought about by the operation of the attached tower is that the recharging time of the natural disaster system is greatly lengthened.

Perhaps it was the endless fighting methods of the three tribes that put too much pressure on Archimonde. The military simply abandoned the natural disaster system and transferred the energy to the power grid composed of auxiliary towers and the magnetic radar near the pyramid.

Like the natural disaster system, the core technology of the magnetic radar also comes from the Armed Forces of God, which has almost half the performance of the "Angel" magnetic radar. riots to weaken Phoenix's perimeter defenses.

The Allied Forces of the Three Races expanded the scale of the war to Phoenix City. The 1386th Armored Brigade and the 1365th Armored Brigade of the 3rd Army had cut into the battlefield area from the two wings and outflanked the Allied Forces of the Three Races from the rear according to the original plan.

At the same time, the combat aircraft of the two aviation brigades have entered the launch sequence. Only after the frontline troops have divided the battlefield can they launch a full-scale attack, cooperate with the ground troops, and deal a fatal blow to the coalition forces of the three races.

On the other side, 2 mechanized infantry brigades, 1 armored brigade, and 1 ranger regiment stationed on the main road leading to the outside world in the Dalaran Desert also came from farther away to form a second layer of encirclement.

The appearance of the tunnel worms caused chaos in the east of the city, but the appearance of the buffer zone in front of the position also caused a lot of chaos in the impact tank phalanx.

Perhaps it was a counterattack to the burrowing swarm. A low and hoarse roar came from the buffer zone in front of the trench, and the sand on the edge of the crater rustled down, slowly filling the depression.

This is just the beginning, as the underground roar intensifies. The trembling sandy soil expanded from a local area, and became separated by two waterfalls, exposing the central gully.

The entire buffer zone was vibrating, the rumbling sound changed from hoarse to clear, and several huge pits appeared on the originally flat sandy ground. Its depth is more than ten meters, and the innermost part is a long spike.

In the current situation, Phoenix still has such ancient fortifications, but it is undeniable that this is very effective, and the 16 shock tank drivers in the front of the line have to step on the brakes to avoid falling into those huge ravines .

Due to too much inertia,

The braking system couldn't immediately stop the car body from moving, and the tracks pulled out a short but deep indentation on the soft ground. Only then could it stop.

Behind the 16 Shock Tanks are 16 Immortals, followed by 8 Siege Tanks, and then 24 Goliath Armored Robots for air defense, and stop after a few steps for intermittent bombing Thor, plus 8 Wolf Warriors for flanking threats.

The Thor driven by Howson had already come down from the high ground. Churchill did not move, and there were two more laser drill tanks beside him. The huge muzzle shot out a crimson beam of light. suppress fire. At the same time, cooperate with the high-altitude guardians, fanatics wandering in the city, high-level templars, and puppies to destroy the air defense facilities of Phoenix City as much as possible to cover the advance of the air force.

The appearance of the pits separated the melee units such as the banelers, puppies, and fire bats sent by the tunnel worms, and the brood swarms scattered by the brood lords from the long-range firepower units in the rear, and the impact tanks could only sigh. Choose to stop the pace of the attack and switch to the second attack mode like a siege tank.

Unlike siege tanks, they do not have mechanical arms to stabilize the body, only the front and rear tracks are stretched outward, and then hooked down, and the turret rotates 180 degrees. Four 75MM plasma cannons rolled off the assembly line, and 180MM arc-shock cannons went online, throwing swirl bombs one after another at the few remaining armed vehicles at the core of the 2013 Brigade's position.

At the same time, the 8 siege tanks behind the Immortal also stopped advancing, switching from tank mode to siege mode, but the 180MM plasma concussion cannon did not point at the front position, or the tall steel city wall, but turned left and right, towards Clouds of blue meteors shot out from the south and north directions of the battlefield.

Kehanol has not yet sunk into the Western Mountains, but because of the sequelae of the operation of the natural disaster system, the sky has been covered by thick clouds, and the daylight is still there, but the sky light is getting more and more obscure.

The plasma cluster landed on the other side of the horizon, sparking a colorful rain of sparks, and the smoke billowed up like a dragon, but was soon submerged by the yellow sand all over the sky. In the twisting light and shadow on the horizon, black shadows grew from small to large , with the buzzing sound of the turbofan, soon jumped out of the horizon. After that, there was a slightly swaying shadow, with the sound of dust and the roar of the engine, straight into the position of the siege tank.

Not only is there an armored group breaking into the battlefield in the south, but the horizon in the north is also full of yellow sand, and black shadows are coming from far and near. The roar of SA-20 Sea Harrier fighters can be heard from both wings, and then they are entangled by flying dragons flying down from high altitude. A terrestrial battlefield opened up in the northern sky.

Shock Tanks and Immortals are fast units, Siege Tanks and Goliath Armed Robots can be classified as medium speed units, and Thor and Wolves behind them are slow units.

The 1386th Armored Brigade and the 1365th Armored Brigade entered the battlefield from the north and south sides respectively, following Archimonde's order, in order to cut off the connection between the light and heavy units of the human race and the protoss mechanized troops from the middle, and divide the opponent. Surround, then eat.

I have to say that this kind of deployment is very reasonable and ingenious. No matter how strong Tang Fang's combat units are, it is impossible for them to win this war under such an encirclement, facing a force dozens of times their own. Maybe they can break through, but Once you choose to break out, it means the failure of the siege battle.

The yellow sand was billowing, and the artillery fire was like rain. While the armored vehicles in the north fired smoke bombs in all directions, the missile launcher fired several missiles in succession, rushing towards the brood lord flying at the forefront of the charge.

The Getter Tank Group in the south is far more arrogant than the Vanguard armored convoy of the 1365th Brigade. Like an angry bull, it runs over the ground with maximum horsepower, carrying the yellow sand flowing in the southeast direction, towards the siege team that is switching tank mode. The tank spewed out puff after puff of flame.

The barrel of the gun trembled, and the flames filled and condensed. While the chassis was up and down, the Pioneer Tank Battalion of the 1386th Brigade had penetrated into the core of the front line of the mechanized troops of the human race, intersecting with the flow of chariots coming from the north, cutting the long dragon-like charge line into two.

The melee troops composed of puppies, banelings, brood lords, and firebats are separated from the shock tanks and immortals by the buffer zone. Now the 1386th Armored Brigade and the 1365th Armored Brigade have cut off the formation of mechanized units, and the entire ground battlefield has been completely cut into several small theaters.

After the troops of the vanguard battalion of the two armored brigades separated the Immortals and the Goliath armed robots, the main forces that came later spread out to the left and right respectively. According to the original plan, the mechanized troops of the human race and the gods were wrapped in the center of the battle group.

With the arrival of follow-up armed vehicles. Some experimental weapons were also sent to the battlefield.

Behind the battle formation of the 1386th Armored Brigade, a team of air-cushioned chariots equipped with 6 high-power suspension mounts, 1 140MM howitzer, and 2 sets of missile bays rushed to Thor's position at an extremely fast speed, using powerful maneuverability to avoid With the shooting of the Wolf Warrior railgun, the shells and rockets poured onto Thor's huge body, leaving deeper marks on the already riddled composite armor, converging with the laser beams fired from the direction of Phoenix City. A little wear down Thor's defense.

The rear of the 1365th Armored Brigade is equipped with several artillery vehicles, and large warheads fly into the sky. It drew a not round, some sharp parabola, with whistling whistle, inserted into the ground near the area where the Goliath armed robot was located, directly sank into the depths of the soil layer, and then there was no movement.

That doesn't mean they're duds. In fact, these burrowables aren't bombs at all, but resonators. Over time, the ground in the area where Goliath's armed robot is located begins to shake violently. There were even cracks in the place where the ground drilled and bounced into the soil, and the yellow sand poured into the ground like flowing water, but it still couldn't stop the black line on the ground from spreading to the center.

The 1386th Armored Brigade and the 1365th Armored Brigade brought out their signature weapons, as did the 2013th Mechanized Infantry Brigade. It was only because Archimonde ordered the commander of the 2013 brigade to exercise restraint that he never appeared on the battlefield.

Gates appeared one after another on the inner wall of the huge pit that was originally used to isolate the impact tank from the human and Zerg troops. A soldier equipped with a special type of power armor slid out of it, jumped out of the pit, and jumped onto the position where the impact tank was located. Two hands flung out a sticky substance. Attached to vulnerable parts such as impact tank tracks, upper covers, and gun bores.

Different from the general pilgrim-level power armor, this special type of power armor is similar to the silver steel power armor of the Sulu Empire that Tang Fang had seen on Star Nami. It has a certain ability to fly... No, to be precise, it is a jumping device To a certain extent, the gliding system composed of the version vector thruster is almost comparable to the mobility of the Reaper.

Of course, for Tang Fang, Reaper is just a cheap biochemical unit, but for the 2013 Brigade, this special combat force named "Ranger" is the same as "Regrettably God of War" and Fei Upgrade Armed Forces. A cherished combat unit like a hovercraft.

The latter two types of armed vehicles are valued for their high cost, while the front ranger is cherished for the driver, because only a very small number of people with excellent sports performance and coordination ability can adapt to the power armor of the ranger and become an excellent special soldier .

Although the military scientific research department has been actively improving the gliding system of the "Ranger" to reduce the physical requirements of soldiers, but the progress is very slow, because Mr. J does not think that such research can bring great impact to the military strength of the United Kingdom of Turanx. It is a qualitative leap. After all, in this era of great navigation, the development of more powerful warships is the kingly way.

Including the Ranger, the God of War Missile, and the Flying Upgrade Armed Hovercraft are all army weapons developed by Professor Ailal and his scientific research team with the support of Archimonde.

In fact, even Willie Smit held a negative attitude towards Archimonde's reduction of military expenditure and saving funds to invest in the research and development of army weapons. Facts have proved that whether it is the Ranger, the God of War, or the upgraded armed hovercraft, they all have good actual combat value, and at least they can have a considerable negative impact on the mechanized units of the human race.

The speed of the shock tank turret cannot keep up with the speed of the patrollers. Even if the 180MM arc shock cannon is put away, it cannot pose a great threat to them. On the contrary, as the sticky substances thrown by them stick more and more on the armor surface, the The light alloy cast body made rattling noises, showing signs of disintegration.

Not only that. The driver of the impact tank began to experience mild nausea, dizziness, and unresponsiveness, which greatly reduced the combat effectiveness.

There is no doubt that the goo thrown by the ranger is a resonant weapon similar to the God of War missile. It can cause harm to metal products and even the human body.

Mr. J is His Majesty's technical advisor, and is respected and trusted by members of the royal family, but in Archimonde's view, Ailal is the real genius. Because he not only perfected the natural disaster system, but also got inspiration from the technical information provided by Mr. J, and developed a more practical resonance weapon, which was applied to individual-level confrontation, instead of just creating a lightning storm.

On the positions outside the city wall, the attack sequence composed of puppies, firebats, banelings, and brood worms lacked artillery cover, and under the dense defense facilities on the wall and the resistance of the 2013 Mechanized Infantry Brigade regardless of casualties, there was a certain degree of chaos. battle attrition,

If there is no brood swarm ahead to draw fire. Casualties may have been worse.

Due to the addition of 2 armored brigade aviation combat units, the air force built by Viking fighters, dragons, and self-destructing mosquitoes was dispersed, and Goliath armed robots and warriors were also held back by the forces of the 1386th armored brigade and the 1365th armored brigade. For a moment, I couldn't spare a moment to clean up the coalition forces composed of S-A20 Sea Harrier fighter jets, Elsa gunship helicopters, Hurricane armed shuttles, and Saints attack drones. From the beginning, went to the frontline battlefield, cooperated with the ground units, and encircled the air force of the three races of humans, insects, and gods.

Some of these Hurricane fighter jets are equipped with new types of ground penetrating bombs to deal with the tunnel worms outside the east of the city, so as to fundamentally cut off the retreat and reinforcements of human and worm melee troops.

Those tunnel worms are too big. As high as a building, even the powerful artillery with a caliber of 1000mm at the top of the city wall can hardly destroy them, at most it can injure them. Then retreated to the ground for a while to recuperate, and then emerged from another place a few minutes later, which made people feel helpless to the point of madness.

How much the power grid system staff hoped that they could enter the city and let those big guys taste the taste of electrocution, but they seemed to know that the hundreds of meters high electric towers in the city were not to be messed with, and they only moved outside the city. Flying outside the attack range of the electric tower made some people itch with hatred, but they could only look at the ocean and sigh.

The main forces of the 2 aviation brigades were all out. After the 340th Firepower Brigade and the 765th Artillery Brigade retreated to the area densely covered with electric towers, their long-range weapons were lined up facing the east. One step faster than the combat aircraft, it landed on the battlefield more than ten kilometers away from the front line, and involved slow units such as Thor, king worm, brood lord, and siege tank into the explosion range.

2 reinforced armored brigades, 1 reinforced mechanized infantry brigade, 2 aviation brigades, 1 firepower brigade, 1 artillery brigade, plus city defense brigades, guard regiments, and special combat robot brigades. People, insects, and gods were surrounded by troops.

Not to mention that 100 kilometers away, there are 2 mechanized infantry brigades, 1 armored brigade, and 1 ranger regiment are coming at the fastest speed.

When a large number of Hurricane armed shuttles and Elsa gunships from the aviation brigade entered the east of the city, the four tunnel worms were still continuously swallowing melee units such as puppies, poisonous banelings, and fire bats, killing the infantry of the 2013 brigade The position has been compressed again and again, occupying almost 70% of the trenches, leaving only the core front where the armed vehicles are located. Because they are directly exposed to the city defense facilities, the firepower is too fierce, and there is no way to break through quickly.

The arrival of the air force has brought a turning point for the tug-of-war in the position area. Of course, it is a good thing for the 2013 brigade, but it is a very heavy blow for the melee troops of the human and insect races. Because puppies, banelings, firebats, and brood lords are all melee units, and it is difficult to attack enemies from the air, while Viking fighters, dragons, Goliath armed robots, war wolves, and Thor This kind of combat unit equipped with anti-aircraft firepower was divided and surrounded by the two armored brigades 1386 and 1365 by the weak points of the charge, and there was no way to spare to support the positional warfare under the city wall.

The balance of victory began to tilt towards the 3rd Army.

Archimonde, as the person in charge of the Phoenix theater, is undoubtedly a very qualified commander. Using the 2013 Mechanized Infantry Brigade as a bait, he cooperated with trench positions and city defense facilities to drag the ground units of the three tribes, and then used pits to block them. The armored brigade uses the tactics of inserting two wings to form a division and encirclement trend, and uses covering firepower to deal with the gap in individual combat effectiveness.

He knows his own weaknesses and the enemy's strengths, and then through the arrangement of the environment, formation, and tactics, he reduces the difference in combat power between the enemy and us, and defeats absolute quality with absolute quantity. (To be continued.)