As the saying goes, Lesser Cold is not as cold as Greater Cold, and the weather gradually warms up after Greater Cold.
Whether the weather will warm up after the Great Cold is still unknown, but Heinrichburg had already experienced several snowfalls ten days ago during the Lesser Cold solar term, and since then, it has been mostly cloudy, with the snow still not completely melted to this day.
Today, January 19th, is the Great Cold solar term. Although it hasn't snowed, it's extremely cold.
Whether it's Heinrichburg, the province of Suenham, or even the entire Delta Federation, today they have all entered the coldest time of the year.
As the cold front passed through, the biting wind chilled to the bone. Even the fierce and agile Gothic eagles temporarily retreated to their nests and ceased hunting. Yet, beneath these dark clouds and amidst the howling north wind, the Yan army, which had crossed thousands of miles of sea, set off at the break of dawn.
The artillery vehicles rolled over the frozen, hard ground, their iron hooves crunching on the ice in the puddles. Ten infantry armored divisions, carrying a thousand mountain heavy artillery pieces, advanced in five columns toward the Heinrich defensive line, which stretched for seventeen kilometers.
Along this 17-kilometer-long defensive line, there are many large fortresses and fortresses, with gun emplacements and towers stretching endlessly. And this is only the front line of defense. Qin Ze, who is in the camp, has no idea how deep it extends.
He did not accompany the infantry and armored divisions that were dispatched, but instead stayed at headquarters. He did not intend to go out until the entire Heinrich defensive line was completely dismantled. In the camp, he only needed the communications soldiers to keep sending back messages and decide to send reinforcements based on the situation.
Soon, it was 11:00 AM.
Inside the Heinrich military base, which occupies a high vantage point, most of the officers have been assigned to their respective posts by Brewster, while Carter and Zoye, who had only returned to the base a few days earlier, are still by Brewster's side. Brewster has not deployed their troops, but has left them inside the base as reserves.
"Sir, the enemy is approaching us. They have split into several forces, and I think they will launch an attack soon." After receiving the message from the communications officer, Staff Officer Jacob relayed it to Brewster.
Brewster stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the defensive map hanging on the wall. After hearing Jacob's report, he turned around and said with a cold expression:
"The artillery range of the Yan Kingdom is greater than that of our army. They will definitely attack from a distance and divide their forces into several groups to test the weaknesses in our defenses."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jacob nodded and said, "Yes."
"But our defenses have no weak points. No matter where they launch probing attacks from, they cannot break through our defenses."
Major General Carter added, "I wonder how many shells they will use to launch the attack."
Hearing this, Brewster snorted and said, "Whatever, if they have enough shells, let them fire them."
"The more shells we use, the better. The more shells we consume, the smoother our counterattack will be."
"Wait until they..."
Just then, bang bang bang!
A burst of artillery fire rang out outside, and everyone in the command center turned serious. However, the artillery fire was still far away, and as long as the three lines of defense were not breached, the enemy's shells would have no chance of reaching this place.
Brewster, who heard the shelling, remained calm and continued, "They came pretty quickly."
"Pay attention to the defense between the fortresses, and keep the people at the front on high alert. Be vigilant against enemy attacks launched under the cover of long-range firepower."
"Once their troops charge, fire at them immediately when they get close to our artillery range, and absolutely do not let them reach the fortress."
"The incident of the Macedonian military factory being blown up with explosives must never happen again here."
After Tachino returned to Heinrich with Zoyer, he told Brewster everything about the Yan Army's bombing of the military factory, which made Brewster wary.
Upon hearing his words, Jacob immediately agreed.
"Yes, sir! I've already given the instructions beforehand!"
Brewster's expression was stern as he continued, "Alright, now we just need to wait and see how long their attack lasts."
As he spoke, Brewster walked out of the operations command room. This was the fourth floor of the fortress, with an exceptionally wide view. Brewster took the binoculars handed to him by Jacob and looked out over the battlefield.
The sky, which had been howling with cold winds just moments before, was now shrouded in a thin layer of smoke. The smoke did not originate from one place, but rather spread upwards from the entire battle line.
In addition, although there was still a considerable distance between us and the front line, the shelling sounds we heard here were as intense as a summer thunderstorm.
"It's supposed to be a probing attack, but isn't this a bit too much of a show of force?" Zoe said with a furrowed brow as he followed them onto the balcony.
"Don't they care about their ammunition reserves?"
Brewster said expressionlessly, "It's impossible for them not to care. I think they want to intimidate us from the beginning, to create chaos within us, and thus cause us to make a misjudgment."
Zoe added, "They will definitely make one of the positions their main attack target in the end."
"The shelling shouldn't last too long, right?... The amount of shells consumed is quite alarming. Is that seven or eight hundred cannons? Or even more?"
Brewster did not answer Zoyer's question. He was still looking at the front line. Amidst the bombardment of countless shells, the smoke was spreading faster and faster, which even made his vision gradually blur.
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