"Boom!"
The sudden explosion of the bomb set off waves of dust on the position in front of them, and then fell on the metal bulletproof wall in front of and above the trench, making a crackling sound.
The high temperature generated by the explosion quickly ignited the weeds on the hillside, and then quickly extinguished under the impact of the air waves, leaving only wisps of smoke.
The smell of gunpowder smoke soon filled the air.
Although by the Xinghai Calendar, the manufacturing of gunpowder has reached an extremely high level, and smokeless and odorless gunpowder is the most basic indicator.
However, the high temperature and air waves generated by the explosion will still cause dust to fly and vegetation to burn.
The scene on the battlefield is not much different from that on Earth in the twentieth century.
The artillery shells that followed like raindrops on the battlefield exploded one after another, like setting off countless firecrackers or boiling countless pots of porridge.
In just a few minutes, the entire battlefield was filled with smoke and dust, like a huge yellow-brown cloud covering the earth.
In addition to the sound of explosions, there is no room for any other sound in the ears.
Several shells landed in the trenches and exploded, and a few unfortunate soldiers were torn into countless pieces in an instant.
Flesh and blood splattered, bones shattered, and the cruelty of war turned into a bright red and dazzling scene.
After half an hour of venting, the rumbling sound of gunfire stopped, leaving behind a sky full of smoke and dust and a mountain full of potholes.
Even the winding mountain road that winds straight to the top of the mountain was blown into countless pieces above the mountainside, like a huge dead snake.
Jiang Yuanliu's eyes passed over the left side of the trench, revealing a trace of unbearability and worry.
Those few soldiers who were still alive not long ago lost their lives in the blink of an eye, not even a whole body was left behind, which made him feel really uncomfortable.
Within the reach of his spiritual thoughts, several places were hit by the artillery fire of the Imperial Army, killing and wounding many soldiers.
This round of enemy artillery fire reduced the number of the Federal Army to more than thirty people.
The Imperial Army fired not only artillery, but also some special artillery shells, which were extremely damaging.
For example, take a "steel bullet". After landing, the outer shell slides open to both ends, and a large number of high-speed rotating sharp steel fragments are ejected from the inside. After contacting the human body, it will cut the human body into countless pieces. Fragments of flesh and blood.
Another example is a "steel needle bomb". After exploding, it will shoot out tens of thousands of sharp steel needles, ridding everything it comes into contact with.
Fortunately, the main force of the Federation built fortifications here in the early stage and did not dismantle the fortifications when they retreated.
The bulletproof wall curtain made of high-strength alloy steel plates covered the front and the sky above the trenches, and defended against a large amount of artillery fire from the Imperial Army.
Only a few shells broke through the bulletproof walls and fell into the trenches.
Otherwise, Jiang Yuanliu didn't know whether he could withstand a round of artillery fire from the Imperial Army.
Several artillery shells landed in front of him and the two federal army battalion commanders just now. It was only because they had higher cultivation levels that the explosions could not do anything to them.
Only the bursts of dust kicked up sprinkled them all over.
In the past ten days, he has actually experienced a lot of scenes of soldiers dying, and he has gradually adapted to the cruelty of the battlefield, but he still cannot turn a blind eye.
What he is worried about is that he does not know how many soldiers will die in the future - if the enemy's offensive cannot be stopped - after the artillery fire, the enemy will pounce on the entire army and start a close-range strangulation of the federal army. At that time, the sacrifice of federal soldiers will be greater.
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Jiang Yuanliu is over 1.8 meters tall, but his delicate face looks a bit childish. He looks like he is in his early twenties at most.
In fact, he is only twenty-two years old this year. In this star sea world, the average life span reaches 500 years, he can only be regarded as a minor.
It was the trace of unbearability and worry in his eyes that made him look a bit older.
"I was just calculating how much ammunition it would take to blow up this road. This is a good thing. It saved us a lot. The Empire finally did a good thing!"
Kang Dali, the commander of the federal special battalion next to him, spat out spit mixed with dust and said in a loud voice.
He is tall and burly, with dark skin and a square face covered with beards. He looks very much like Zhang Fei from the Three Kingdoms period in the ancient earth era.
"It's strange, why did the Imperial Army spend so much effort chasing us?"
"Judging from the scale of the shelling just now, it was at least a self-propelled artillery regiment, that is to say, The opponent's pursuit force has a division, right?"
Zhang Lianshui, the battalion commander of the Federal Patrol Army standing on the other side, wiped his face covered with smoke and thought about what to say.
"We only rescued dozens of scientific and technological personnel. The enemy has been pursuing us for almost half a month, and the chasing team is getting bigger and bigger. I always feel that something is abnormal!"
On the contrary to Kang Dali, he is thin, fair-skinned, and speaks in a thin voice, but his shining eyes still show that he is an iron-blooded soldier.
"We will discuss this later. The enemy's armored forces are coming up."
Jiang Yuanliu threw the telescope in his hand to Kang Dali: "Once the opponent breaks through the trench, our The defense line will collapse."
"Our few troops are not enough to defeat the enemy. We must kill them before they attack the trenches."
This is what he is most worried about. things.
The Federal Army canUsing trenches to block ordinary enemy troops can never stop the enemy's armored troops, especially special armored units such as exoskeleton armored troops and biological armored troops.
Exoskeleton armor troops and biological armor troops are the core forces of the ground forces.
They are easy to move and suitable for various terrains. More importantly, the soldiers in these troops are telekinesis and yuanli masters, not ordinary warriors.
One of the lowest level telekinesis or yuanli masters is equivalent to three to five ordinary warriors. After putting on exoskeleton armor or biological armor, the combat effectiveness is further amplified by three to ten times, and its combat effectiveness can be Just imagine.
Unfortunately, what the enemy sent this time was a company of exoskeleton armored soldiers. In terms of combat effectiveness, they were equivalent to an ordinary marine regiment.
The combat effectiveness of an ordinary marine regiment may not be very powerful, but if this combat effectiveness is concentrated on a certain point on the defense line, the offensive power will be very powerful.
Kang Dali held up the telescope and took a look, his dark face became solemn.
"Brother Jiang, you and Battalion Commander Zhang should withdraw with the troops first. This place will be handed over to my special battalion."
He threw the binoculars to Zhang Lianshui and took a deep breath. He took a breath and looked at Jiang Yuanliu: "If I can't go back this time, please help take care of my wife, children and children."
There are also some special armored soldiers in his special battalion, and their number is still larger than that of his opponent. superior.
But judging from the momentum of the armored soldiers on the opposite side, his armored soldiers' cultivation level was obviously lower than that of the enemy, and their armor was also much worse. He was not sure of intercepting the enemy.
But he had to do this because he had to buy time for the technical personnel in the team to retreat.
Bringing those technical personnel back is the only mission of his special battalion in this operation.