Chapter 1649: 1650 attack
Chapter 16491650 Confrontation
The streets of Shengluo were already filled with the dragon flags of the Tang Empire. The port was well preserved, so a transport ship swaggered to the shore and delivered the supplies to the shore.
Being able to obtain supplies directly from the port, neither the 1st Army nor the paratroopers thought that things would go so smoothly.
Some small ships also began to appear near the Saint-Louis military port. These small ships were not originally tasked with transoceanic transportation, but they could depart from Everwinter Port and transport goods to Saint-Louis.
All intelligence indicates that more Tang troops are coming ashore, and at least one new army group is gathering near the steel barrier. The dwarves' northern defense pressure has increased sharply. If they can no longer solve the problem in the direction of Saint Lo, then they are likely to have to fight a defensive battle near Ironforge.
Therefore, the dwarves, elves, and even the troops of the Susus Empire began to gather in the direction of Shengluo, preparing to fight the Tang army here.
"It seems they have treated me like a soft persimmon." Hogg looked away from the battlefield angrily and amusedly, and said to his staff: "At least two armies are attacking from the front, and there are two more from the side... so big The battle."
“They want to take Saint Lo back while our foothold is not stable.” A staff officer explained.
Hogg sneered: "Ha, is it possible? Is there any reason why my 1st Army can spit out the food it eats? You're kidding! They all think I'm good at attacking. This time, let them see the defense of our 1st Army... Fight back!"
Speaking of the Tang Empire's 1st Army, it was indeed more powerful in attacking. They are originally armored troops with many heavy weapons, so they are naturally more comfortable in attacking.
So Hogg never thought about spending time with the opponent on the battlefield. He was ready to have a hearty battle with the opponent to let the opponent see his true strength.
"Let the 1st Armored Division prepare to tear apart the frontal Elf defense line according to the original plan! After breaking through, there is no need to expand the victory, and come back to me!" Hogg prepared to let the 1st Armored Division fight back and forth, forcing the opponent to The main focus is on defense.
As the Tang Army's counterattack began, the Navy Intruder attack aircraft roaring in the sky dropped a large number of bombs. These guided bombs destroyed a large number of high-value ground targets of the coalition forces and almost paralyzed the unfolding Elf 4th Army.
Marshal Flix was originally organizing his troops to attack according to the order of Yangmu I. This sudden counterattack made him confused: wasn't he attacking? Why did the enemy attack first?
Before he could react, the armored troops of the Tang Empire gave him an assault lesson: about 70 tanks deployed frontally and directly broke through the Elf infantry position. Under the cover of artillery fire, this force penetrated the defense line of an Elf division and even crushed the division's headquarters.
Before the Elf troops on both wings launched a counterattack and came for reinforcements, these Tang Army tanks retreated directly, leaving only a mess to the Elf soldiers who came to the rescue.
In just over an hour, a division commander on the Elf side was killed, and more than 3,000 troops were lost. The Tang Army came and went like the wind, leaving only the wreckage of a bombed tank.
That tank was abandoned due to a malfunction. The crew members evacuated safely. Before abandoning the tank, they blew up everything inside, leaving nothing behind for the elves.
What shocked the elves was that just the wreckage of this abandoned tank, with nothing left behind, was enough to show the power of the Tang Army's tanks. The thickness of the frontal armor of the Tang Army tanks was very exaggerated, and some weird sandwich technology was used. After being burned, the Elf tanks were unable to penetrate the frontal armor.
This tank also has a lot of high-tech equipment that you can't even guess what it is. It's obvious that the weapons of the Tang Army are no longer in the same era as the elves.
Before the Elf officers could organize manpower and material resources to transport the remains of the tank for study, the Tang Army's second counterattack came again.
It was still those tanks. After filling up the fuel and replenishing ammunition, these tanks returned to this position. Under the cover of Tang Army aircraft, they once again easily penetrated the Elf defense line and turned groups of Elf soldiers into prisoners.
The Tang Army's second counterattack was even more fierce. Not only did it reach the depth of the previous breakthrough, it also continued to advance 1 kilometer.
What was different from the last time was that this time they did not return along the road, but made a small circle and fought back to their starting position from behind another elven infantry division.
As a result, 70 Tang Army tanks and about one battalion of armored infantry captured almost 3,000 people along the way, directly crippling another Elf Infantry Division next door.
Marshal Flix couldn't bear it anymore and finally ordered his troops to retreat backwards and gave up today's attack plan. He had no choice, because if he continued to fight like this, the divisions in his hands would not be enough for the Tang army to cut vegetables.
After a day of repeated efforts, the two divisions of the 4th Elf Army on the coalition side were completely crippled. The only result was that the condition of the two tank battalions of the 1st Regiment of Datang's 1st Armored Division deteriorated.
Frankly speaking, there is really no way for these two battalions to continue fighting in a short period of time, but as long as they repair for two days, they can still continue to participate in follow-up operations in an organized manner.
It was completely different on the Elf side. About 4,000 people were captured and more than 3,000 casualties were suffered. Two infantry divisions almost lost their combat effectiveness. The losses really needed to be replenished before they could be recovered.
Flix only now knew what kind of monster Van Kruse was facing: the enemy's impact was not at the same time as theirs.
With the 5th Elf Army not getting any advantage from the Tang Empire paratroopers that day, the two sides fought fiercely for a whole day, and they couldn't even capture a single position from the Tang Army's paratroopers.
The heavy weapons of the coalition forces were completely suppressed by the Tang Air Force. They had almost no heavy artillery support and no tanks to rush into the formation. They could only rely on a little exploration of the infantry.
Such an attack was of course unlikely to have any effect. After losing two to three thousand men, the 5th Army also gave up the attack.
As a result, the Tang Army's paratroopers also organized a counterattack that night. Equipped with night vision equipment, they gave the 5th Elf Army a hard lesson, which had no similar experience. The two sides fought fiercely all night, and the 5th Army retreated about 10 kilometers and captured more than 3,000 people.