Chapter 1687: 1688 East-West pincer attack
Chapter 1687 Chapter 1688 Attack from East and West
On the east side of Ironforge, the 9th Army of the Tang Army was also constantly attacking. Feng Kezhi was also holding back his energy, preparing to present the city of Ironforge as a gift to His Majesty the Emperor.
While Ying'an's 11th Army stormed the train station to the west of Ironforge, Feng Kezhi's 9th Army was fighting hard outside the residential area on the east side.
That’s right, it’s a hard fight. The dwarf troops had reached the point where they could retire. They mobilized all the troops they could find and used their own flesh and blood to block the progress of the Tang soldiers.
There are dozens or even hundreds of dwarf soldiers in each building. These soldiers have no tactics at all, they are just standard. They gather together with simple weapons and wait for the Tang army's artillery shells to fly over.
If we don't fight, it will definitely not work. How can these dwarf soldiers fire two shots to create some trouble for the Tang army. But if you fight, you will waste time and ammunition...
Don't think that it's over after blowing up a building. The attacking troops have to clear the ruins and find ways to let heavy weapons and equipment pass, which will take more time.
Therefore, for the 9th Army of the Tang Army, the attack may not be strenuous, but clearing these ruins will require a lot of energy.
We are still in the suburbs, and the density of houses has not yet reached that depressing level. Once we enter the city, the collapse of buildings may completely block the streets, making it really inconvenient for tanks and armored vehicles to continue advancing.
Each building is like a big mountain, with the dwarf soldiers guarding the top of the mountain towering down. Attacking such a place requires patience and powerful firepower.
In short, failure to move forward will cost you a huge price, and the number of casualties of the Tang army is also increasing. The street fighting really narrowed the gap between the two sides, giving the disadvantaged dwarf side some leverage to struggle.
However, on the flanks, the Tang Army's progress was much faster: whether in the west or east, the troops of Ying'an and Feng Kezhi advanced very smoothly.
Balov's Western Front is being cut by Ying'an. The 3rd Army keeps retreating, and the 13th Army begins to be compressed into Ironforge City.
Xie Ke was even more passive. His troops were basically defeated all the way from the north. Military discipline itself was already in disarray, and it was no longer easy to hold on until now.
In the train station on the west side, a dwarf soldier carrying a rifle bent around a smoking crater and rushed behind an overturned train carriage.
There were some ammunition boxes stacked there, and next to them were a few "new recruits" who were loading ammunition for the troops. These new recruits didn't even have military uniforms. They wore traditional dwarf leather hats and dirty clothes. They knelt on the ground and pressed bullets into the magazine of the Bobosha submachine gun.
That’s right, it’s the magazine: As the battle continued, drum drums were gradually replaced by magazines that were easier to produce and easier to maintain because they were easily damaged and malfunctioned.
Although the number of equipment is reduced, there are actually very few dwarf submachine gunners killed due to reloading - even if they are, it is an isolated phenomenon.
Since there is almost no chance of using up the bullets in the drum, it is better to replace it with a cheaper magazine... In such a disadvantageous war situation, it is good to have something useful.
This kind of Bobosha submachine gun modified into a magazine was distributed to the troops in large numbers, and some dwarf soldiers held MP submachine guns in their hands. This is a weapon provided by the elves. It is easy to use, but sometimes the ammunition is not easy to find. "There is a Tang Army crossing the rails on the flank... We may be beaten on both sides soon." The dwarf soldier carrying a rifle had just gone to conduct reconnaissance. He saw the movements of the Tang Army on the flank and reported to his superiors worriedly.
"There is no bunker, and we can't stop them from coming along the railway track." The dwarf company commander, with his arm wrapped in dirty bandages, rummaged through his pockets and found the last cigarette he had left.
The quality of this stuff is getting worse and worse. The cigarettes distributed before the war still tasted a little bit. The cigarettes distributed now are basically dried grass leaves on the roadside and rolled into paper.
There’s not even a filter, and you’ll have to spit out smoke for a long time after taking one puff. But there is no other way. If you are addicted to smoking, you can only rely on this thing to comfort yourself, otherwise you can only endure it.
It's a pity that even this kind of smoke is almost gone... In the future, if there are still future days, he will have to find a way by himself.
“No tanks or armored vehicles were seen.” The soldier who went to investigate added.
“We can’t stop it without a tank.” The company commander squinted his eyes and sighed. Their tactical level has indeed improved a lot, and as the battle progressed, many of them gained some combat experience.
Compared with the Tang army on the opposite side, they are still as immature as babies. Take snipers as an example. Their snipers can indeed cause some trouble for the Tang Army, but compared with their counterparts in the Tang Army, their functions are too single.
It is easy to snipe one or two targets. It can dispatch artillery strikes, conduct reconnaissance and confirm intelligence and other functions. Due to the constraints of communication methods and technical equipment, the gap between dwarf snipers is very obvious.
What is even more desperate is that the Tang Army's squad-level combat teams have a large number of precision shooters. The opponent's accuracy is comparable to that of snipers, but there are more, and the weapon sights are equipped with better accuracy.
Under the suppression of these precision shooters, the losses of the dwarf troops were staggering. Sometimes, hundreds of people could die in a day from the opponent's precise shooting. This number was enough to make the dwarf commanders collapse.
"Let the rest of the 2nd platoon go to the flank. Build a defense line... If the Tang army attacks, find a way to stop it. If you can't defeat it, retreat, but give me a message before retreating." The company commander thought for a while, and finally decided Let the 2 rows with the greatest losses go to the side to deal with it.
At least create a blockade to buy the Tang army some time to retreat when they threaten the entire company's flanks.
“Okay!” The clever soldier nodded his head, then bent down and ran towards the resting position of the second row with his rifle in hand. There are still half of the platoon left, the platoon leader has been killed, and the deputy platoon leader is temporarily in command.
Behind the platform where a scrapped locomotive was parked, another new dwarf infantry battalion stepped onto the front line after an order. There is no such thing as replacement here. Even if new troops are added, the old troops do not need to be withdrawn...
If you can live to see the new reinforcements, you are already a veteran with rich combat experience.