The two vanguards of the Raging Bear Legion blocked the two gaps in the position, which had a very significant impact on the battle situation.
In terms of the war situation, if the two gaps are blocked, the surrounding troops will no longer be attacked from multiple sides. At the same time, there is still a way to retreat when the troops of the first line of defense continue to retreat from the front.
What is more important is the morale of the army.
From the beginning of the war to now, the human army has been losing ground. The company and battalion level positions were directly destroyed, and the regiment and division level positions were often only able to withstand a few hours. The enemy seemed to be in a deserted land, let alone withstood, if they ran a little slower, that would be The organized ones were besieged and then lost contact. The entire theater at the group army level was shaken horribly as a result.
Either be destroyed, or run away, if the battles are constantly being defeated, can morale be improved?
And now, the key to the Raging Bear Legion's march against the current is If it really produces some effects, it's like holding up a torch in the dark.
Although on the overall battlefield, this can only be regarded as a partial victory at best, and even the so-called victory is only temporary. But after all, it tells others that the enemy is not invincible.
The original troops with excessive losses can be withdrawn and reorganized; the same can be said for the troops whose first line of defense collapsed. Subsequently, the reserves of the 56th Army also began to move up, filling the positions recaptured by the Raging Bear Legion's troops.
At this stage, it would be a bit embarrassing to switch to those plague demon armies.
Before this, some of the plague monsters that poured in along the gaps in the defense zone were pushed back under the attack of the armored troops of the Angry Bear Legion, but more of them were pushed back. Those who had no time to retreat were now blocked inside, and within a few hours, they were almost completely surrounded.
At this stage, it is no longer an exaggeration to say that this is a partial victory.
Of course, the armored troops participating in the battle of the Angry Bear Legion suffered considerable losses. And it sounds a bit beyond expectation. The most important loss was actually not when the troops attacked, but when they held on after retaking the position.
Most of the enemy forces on the front never stopped their ferocious offensive. In order not to lose the fruits of victory, they had to block the gap. But at this time, one of the disadvantages of the armored combined brigade is that there are fewer front-line combat troops, especially the insufficient number of infantry. When the armored forces are on defense, their role is at most a fire support platform.
You can’t use precious armored vehicles as bunkers.
There are many trenches and artillery pits on the battlefield, which can be used as bunkers.
Fortunately, the 92nd Infantry Division that accompanied the subsequent attack came forward, alleviating the problem of insufficient combat infantry; in the follow-up, the local defense forces from the 56th Army also successively had multiple regiments. Level troops came up one after another, further expanding their strength.
This is enough.
Battlefield situationThis has tended to be stable, at least for now.
Of course, stability does not mean that it is not intense. In fact, the battle situation was still very tragic, and the sacrifices were also very high. The defensive pressure brought by the plague demon army is still very high. Their continuous attacks, regardless of casualties, have turned the frontline battlefields of both sides into an out-and-out meat grinder.
Countless people wailed and died every minute, and at the same time, more monsters were taken away.
In the ongoing battle, even if all members of the Raging Bear Legion have met the standard training requirements of the Astra Militarum and have sufficient weapons and equipment, they can be regarded as elite troops on the entire battlefield. I can't stand such a fierce battle.
The 92nd Division lost more than 5,000 soldiers in a few hours. Although the casualty ratio is only a little over 12, in fact, the combat effectiveness of the entire division has been greatly affected.
It is true that there are 40,000 soldiers in the whole division, all fully staffed, but in fact, the number of non-frontline soldiers such as logistics, communications, artillery, air defense, engineers, and division headquarters also occupies a large number. proportion. Almost all of the troops lost in the battle were front-line combat troops.
In fact, the 92nd Division has lost more than one-third of its combat effectiveness.
It wasn't until a full reserve local infantry division came forward that the situation improved a lot.
But the number of reserves is ultimately limited. Without further support, this cruel meat grinder cannot continue forever.
Fortunately, the Central Command of the Human Legion finally made the correct judgment. A large number of troops in the rear received orders and began to press forward to support.
The results achieved by the Angry Bear Legion are the only good news the Central Command has heard since the war began.
No matter what, the Furious Bear Legion's attack helped the 56th Army in front to withstand the defense line, and even pushed back a little.
In the entire second line of defense, this is the only solid place.
Since the war began, the Central Command, which had been stunned, finally issued an order.
The troops on the third line of defense began to press forward to fully support the front line; at the same time, following the example of the Raging Bear Legion, Lieutenant General Hans sent the main elite under his command, that is, the armor of the Dragon Eagle Legion. The troops were also mobilized.
To be honest, although the Dragon Eagle Legion is a serious Astra Militarum, its combat level is really not as good as that of the Raging Bear.
The difference is even quite big.
There is a difference in the number of soldiers. Only 40% of the Dragon Eagle Legion's soldiers can reach the standard level of the Astra Militarum. In terms of equipment, there are also gaps. The infantry divisions may be about the same, but the armored divisions are much different. Obviously, a large-scale armored division has more than 30,000 people, but the number of heavy equipment may only be two-thirds of a Raging Bear Legion and a combined brigade.
But there are as many as forty large-scale armored divisions like the Dragon Eagle Corps.
Also, there are some Lion tanks inside. The name of this thing looks like an upgraded version of the Lion tank, but it is actually two different things. The Lion tank can only be regarded as a conventional tank in the classification of the Astra Militarum, while the Lion tank is a serious heavy tank. It is three times the size of the Lion tank, has extremely thick armor, and even has a small but movable shield generator that can protect one side. Its main gun is a super-heavy cannon, with two secondary guns equivalent to the Lion, and two heavy bolter machine guns. Nearly twenty vehicle personnel are required internally to drive this tank well.
Compare it with the Lion tank. One Lion can destroy dozens of Lion tanks, mainly because of its internal artillery and multiple sighting servo skulls that assist in combat. It can shoot at a very high speed. Fight with precision, and its main gun can cause devastating damage no matter where it hits the Lion. In fact, the secondary gun can also work, but it needs to be more accurate.
On the contrary, the Lion tank can hardly cause any effective blow to it. Even if it can bypass the energy shield and surround the Lion, the protection capabilities of even the weakest butt of the Lion tank or the grid armor of the side tracks exceed that of the front of an ordinary Lion tank. Armor.
Such a heavy monster can even destroy the Knight Titan in a head-on conflict
Although there are not many of these big guys in the entire Dragon Eagle Legion, On average, an armored division cannot afford one. However, when Lieutenant General Hans made up his mind, he was decisive enough and no longer hid it. As his last trump card, he used half of the eighteen Lion King heavy tanks to support them on the most dangerous battlefield.
At the same time, the armored divisions of the Dragon Eagle Legion also dispatched one after another.
In terms of tactics, it is based on the Armored Combined Brigade of the Angry Bear Legion.
The effects of these armored divisions of the Dragon Eagle Legion are actually not as good as those of the Angry Bear Legion, but after all, there are enough in number and with the assistance of heavy tanks, they have also penetrated the enemy's line. Stabilized the overall defense line.
The originally shaky second line of defense has stabilized.
Even after that, even the situation in the meat grinder slowed down a lot.
At first, the human side was a little surprised, but soon, the human military staff who regained their wisdom also figured out the reason
The enemy's losses were also huge. Those plague monsters will also be unable to be defeated.
Although, the lowest plague monsters, such as giant plague flies or plague zombies, are brainless, have no morale, and are not afraid of death. However, the commander behind them, the leader of the enemy, obviously still has a brain and will not waste the number of troops under his command in vain.
If it can maintain a devastating blow to the human army and directly destroy the war zone of the human army, then the sacrifice is certainly valuable.
However, when humansAfter the front line stabilizes, it will be unnecessary.
The most critical factor is that in the previous attack, the losses suffered by the plague monsters were actually far greater than those on the human side.
Before this, because the human army had been in retreat, it was difficult to count the enemy's losses. But when the second line of defense stabilizes and the situation becomes a meat grinder, a certain degree of estimation can be made.
Although it is not accurate, it can at least serve as a reference.
The exchange ratio between humans and those plague monsters is probably 1:8.
This is a very high figure. This is the price the enemy needs to pay for maintaining the highest intensity of attack at every point on the entire hundreds of kilometers wide front regardless of the cost.
Human beings were stunned at the beginning, but now they have recovered.
Up to now, the battle has lasted for a whole day. Even if you don’t count the plague flies, just the ground troops have suffered nearly one million casualties on the human side, while the number of casualties on the enemy’s side is It is estimated to be over eight million.
The devil’s side can’t be beaten either.
In addition, there is another objective factor, which is that when the battle line reaches the second line of defense on the human side, it is already more than 80 kilometers away from Fino City.
At this distance, Fino City cannot provide that much support.
The most powerful evil artillery in Fino City cannot be used in ground combat and must be aimed at the sky. The human fleet also disappeared and appeared in orbit. After a while, it poured a round of artillery fire on Fino City and carried out an orbital strike. In this way, they declare their presence.
Although it is difficult to destroy the void shield that breaks through Fino City simply by relying on the insufficient firepower of the fleet, the existence of the fleet still brings great significance to this battle.
If it were not for the restraint of the fleet, if those rail guns in Fino City were to hit the human army's position flatly, they would be able to penetrate one place with one shot without any negotiation.
Moreover, the fleet's orbital strike can also support the attack direction of the plague demon army.
The support is not enough.
When the fleet faces the threat of anti-orbital gun attack in Fino City, it cannot be too reckless, otherwise the pain of losing a ship will be unbearable.
With such mutual involvement, after the battlefield moved away from Fino City, the number of conventional evil energy cannons that could hit places as far away as 80 kilometers away was greatly reduced. And those plague demon armies were even more unable to attack after they lacked heavy fire support from the rear.
If they insist on fighting, on the battle line that humans have stabilized, and under the fierce bombardment of the artillery mobilized from behind, the price they pay may not be one to eight, but may be doubled again. more than.
Even the Plague Demon Army cannot withstand such a loss.
Fino City originally had a population of one billion. Before it fell completely, 600 million of them eventually evacuated the city; most of the people in the hive city that was swallowed up by Fino City were also swallowed up. Before they escaped, only a little over 100 million people were swallowed up.
It is impossible for those plague demon armies to transform all of these 700 million people into armies, at least half of which will be lost during the transformation process.
With comprehensive losses and insufficient comprehensive fire support, the plague demon army also slowed down its attack.
In this way, the human army can breathe a sigh of relief.
Nearly twenty group armies originally in the first and second lines of defense all returned to the rear and rested at the foot of Mingyan City; the fifteen group armies originally in the rear all pushed to the front, and their There are dozens of armies behind as reserves.
Except the Angry Bear Legion. With such capable troops, Hans didn't want to use them as regular line fillers, waiting to be mobilized at any time.
With this arrangement, the defense line was finally completely stable.
However, Lieutenant General Hans was still uneasy.
He dialed Gu Hang’s communication.
"Governor Gu, although you didn't tell me, I know you are preparing something very special." Lieutenant General Hans said in a deep voice, which he had done through various actions of Gu Hang before I have speculated, "The current balanced situation on the front cannot be maintained forever. In fact, by tomorrow, Fino City will advance 30 kilometers and our front will be included in the scope of firepower again, and our pressure will become extremely huge." , I’m afraid we will have to retreat from the second line of defense.”
“No matter what plan you have, you must launch it as soon as possible”
However, regarding Lieutenant General Hans’ words. , Gu Hang just responded, "Now is not the time."
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