One o'clock in the morning, Santa Paula City, Operations Command Room.
Gustav stood in front of the big screen with his hands behind his back, watching the tense battle situation on the southern front.
"Report to the General." The Chief of Staff hurried forward and reported to Gustav the intelligence he had just received: "The Blackwater Corps has dispatched hundreds of helicopters to cooperate with Xin Xiaodong's Third Division Armored Corps to carry out a coordinated infantry and air attack. Our eastern position is currently in a very dangerous situation."
When Gustav heard this, he was very annoyed because he felt that Xin Xiaodong, who was in charge of the command, was a fucking fool.
In such a large-scale positional warfare, the enemy only launched a two-hour exploratory attack and directly organized the final battle on the southern front
This doesn't follow common sense at all!
In order to profit from Area 1, Gustav was willing to fight this war, but fighting also had to be cost-effective! At present, the southern front was being beaten so badly, and he was obviously at a loss.
After thinking for a while, Gustav issued an order: "Notify the First Air Force Brigade and have them send out a helicopter formation to support the First Division in the air. At the same time, have the air defense forces in the south of the city move to the rear of the eastern position on the southern line to block the enemy's air unit attack. The Second Division will continue to stand by and hold the western position on the southern line. Do not move for the time being."
"Yes!" The chief of staff immediately went to convey the military order.
Soon, at the military airport in Santa Paolo, hundreds of helicopters took off and flew towards the south.
In terms of quantity, the helicopter fleets dispatched by both sides are almost of the same level, but in terms of quality, the one from São Paulo is obviously much worse.
Simply put, their warlords were wealthy, but their troops were poorly equipped.
At the same time, the air defense forces of Saint Paul stationed in the south of the city also began to move. Trucks pulling heavy anti-aircraft guns moved along the highway.
About half an hour later, a row of anti-aircraft guns was positioned outside the Eastern Front.
The soldiers in Santa Paula adjusted their guns, aimed at the helicopters in the sky, and began to counterattack.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
Thick smoke rose from the ground, the gun barrel slid, and shells flew into the sky with the force of thunder.
Several Blackwater helicopters failed to dodge in time and were hit by artillery shells. They instantly turned into huge fireballs in the air and fell to the ground.
The helicopter group from San Paolo, which had already arrived at the battlefield, also launched an attack under the cover of artillery fire. Fighters from both sides exchanged fierce fire, with machine guns and missiles intertwined in the air.
"Support has arrived!" The commander of the First Division shouted hoarsely, "Everyone, counterattack, beat these damn Orientals back!"
After the order was issued, the First Division of Saint Paul City, which had been suppressed and unable to raise its head, also began to engage in positional counterattack operations.
The enemy's counterattack also affected Xin Xiaodong's armored forces.
On the front battlefield, an armored vehicle charging ahead hit a mine. Before the driver could adjust his position, he heard a loud bang, and the entire armor of the vehicle broke apart, with countless fragments flying.
Thick smoke billowed from the vehicle, choking the soldiers to tears. The tracks of the armored vehicle were also damaged, and the entire vehicle was paralyzed, losing its mobility.
A group of soldiers from San Paolo immediately rushed forward desperately, and the machine gunner sitting in the armored vehicle pulled the trigger continuously, smashing the bodies of several soldiers. But the remaining soldiers had already rushed in front of him, shot the machine gunner down, then jumped onto the armored vehicle and threw the explosives into the vehicle through the machine gunner's seat.
With a loud bang, the armored vehicle shook violently twice, and then there was no movement.
This phenomenon became more and more common. The armored vehicles that were attacking suffered a fierce counterattack from the enemy, and the battlefield became stalemate again.
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The Third Division Operations Command Room.
Xin Xiaodong frowned and looked at the real-time feedback of the battlefield on dozens of screens with a serious expression.
"Report to the division commander!" The staff officer next to him looked solemn and sent in intelligence: "The Blackwater Corps' air force has received news that Gustav's helicopter formation and anti-aircraft guns have arrived at the battlefield and are attacking our air force."
"How big is the loss?" Xin Xiaodong asked hurriedly.
The staff officer immediately replied: "We have lost seven or eight helicopters so far. Given the intensity of the war, this amount of damage is acceptable and we can continue to fight."
Xin Xiaodong subconsciously glanced at the live broadcast screen. A Blackwater Corps helicopter was hit by a shell and fell to the ground with flames.
"Forget it, notify the helicopter formation to retreat immediately." Seeing this scene, Xin Xiaodong did not hesitate and immediately issued an order: "Let them retreat two kilometers and be responsible for clearing the defeated troops on the sidelines."
"But the enemy's counterattack is very fierce," the staff officer couldn't help but remind Xin Xiaodong: "We are struggling now, why don't we let the helicopter formation continue to attack?"
"We are the main attackers. It's a bit rude of you to let Boang's helicopter group suffer heavy losses." Xin Xiaodong waved his hand: "It's just a positional battle. There is no need to fight one for one. We just need to control the rhythm of the war. Don't panic, and don't be afraid of the opponent's counterattack. You have to understand that Gustav's troops have been fighting for more than 30 years. How could they have no defensive strength at all and let us easily eat up the First Division? Notify the air defense units in the rear, carry anti-low-altitude rocket guns, mix in with the infantry crowd, and sneak attack their helicopter group! Quick!"
"Yes!" The staff officer nodded immediately.
Xin Xiaodong immediately gave another order: "Notify the troops, the armored vehicles to slow down and attack in coordination with the infantry. The infantry and tanks should work together to continue to disintegrate the enemy's defense line."
"Understood!" The staff officer turned around to carry out the order.
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At the same time, Su Tianyu was sitting in a military vehicle, also following the main force forward. However, their position was a little further back, and they had not yet reached the dangerous front line.
"Stop!" The advancing speed slowed down, the officer in front shouted, and the convoy stopped temporarily.
The front was filled with the sound of gunfire and fighting, and the soldiers of both sides exchanged fierce fire. In the sky, the helicopter formation of the Blackwater Army was retreating quickly, away from the air defense network woven by the enemy artillery.
"Sixth Master, the Third Division seems to be struggling. The offensive momentum has weakened. I think the situation has become unclear." Hou Guoyu put down the telescope and couldn't help but said to Su Tianyu.
Su Tianyu watched the battlefield in the distance, was silent for a while, and then said: "The other side is not giving up for nothing, after all, they have been fighting for more than 30 years. If you can't even fight a positional battle, how can you become a warlord? Don't worry, I see that the helicopter formation in the sky has begun to retreat, which means Xin Xiaodong has a plan in mind. Remember, Monkey, the more fierce the resistance of the other side is now, the more it means that they can't hold on."
Hou Guoyu replied with a shrewd smile: "This is not my major. Anyway, I really don't understand it."
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The Third Division Operations Command Room.
Xin Xiaodong took out his cell phone and called Jin Maohui from the Terrorism Bureau: "Director Jin, where are your people?"
"It has already penetrated." Jin Maohui replied.
"I'm just one breath away!" Xin Xiaodong said anxiously, "If I take that breath, their eastern defense will collapse."
"I see." Jin Maohui thought for a moment, then said, "Let's do this. When the chaos breaks out inside, the Violence and Terrorism Bureau will follow you and move in diagonally."
"Okay, hurry up!" Xin Xiaodong hung up the phone.
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Behind the 1st Division's eastern defensive position.
Two hundred figures dressed in the uniforms of the Saint Paul City army appeared silently from the edge of the dense forest.