The next day, the battle officially began.
This is not entirely correct, because the battle between the mechas has officially begun, and the battle between the infantrymen had already been successfully launched last night.
The elite infantrymen had already begun their action last night. They crossed the enemy's minefield and sneaked into the outer defense line of the steel plant.
After killing some enemies, these elite infantrymen inevitably started fighting with the enemies inside the steel plant.
Now, after a night of fighting, these elite infantrymen have occupied small defensive strongholds, waiting for support from follow-up troops.
These strongholds may be a collapsed building, a metal furnace, or a corner of a workshop.
Fighting at night is dangerous, both for the defenders and the attackers.
When these elite infantrymen entered the steel plant and occupied the stronghold, they switched positions between offense and defense with the enemy defenders.
If the enemy wants to wipe out these infantrymen, they can only start attacking their strongholds.
Night is obviously not a good time, so the fighting during the day has gradually become more intense.
In a conference room, Jiang Lou continued to teach Li Xin.
"Our enemy is the Knights of Milda. Of course, this may just be a small group of knights from the Knights of Milda."
"According to intelligence, those stationed inside the steel plant should be their retainers, of a similar rank to our Heng'an Defense Company."
"Within this Behemoth Steel Works, there is at least one infantry brigade and some reinforced armored battalions, totaling approximately 5,500 personnel."
"Of course, the infantry combat effectiveness of these Milda attendants isn't worth our attention. If it were just these people, our three mechas alone would be able to kill all the enemies in plain sight with a certain amount of time, unless they're hiding in places the mechas can't reach."
"Our real enemies are the knights of the Milda Knights."
"They belong to the mecha unit just like us!"
On the projection screen in front of Jiang Lou, the image of a mecha popped up.
Jiang Lou pointed at the mecha and said, "I believe you have already read the information about this mecha, but I will repeat it to you again!"
"This mecha, if we look at it by level, is comparable to the Dagger Squire, also D-rank."
"Knight Squire Mech!"
"As a D-class mecha, both the Milda Knights and our Blueprint Biotechnology Group have almost developed this level of mecha to the extreme."
"The attributes of both machines are similar, but their focus is different!"
"The Dagger Squire is a highly versatile mecha model. Whether it's ranged combat, fire support, or close combat, it performs well."
"But, generally speaking, you know that the opposite of comprehensive is mediocre!"
"Comparatively speaking, the Knight Squire mecha's attributes are more inclined towards close combat!"
"This is also a point you need to pay special attention to, because your melee ability is your weakest point."
Having said that, Jiang Lou looked at Li Xin deeply.
Li Xin had no intention of refutation, because what Jiang Lou said was true, he was indeed very poor in close combat.
There was no other way. After nineteen days of study and training, it was already difficult for him to drive a mecha and join the battlefield.
Close combat training of mechas really takes a lot of time.
In the internal system level of the chip, Li Xin's melee level experience is: D1, which is the entry-level state.
His experience in long-range weapon control and combat level is D2, which is only slightly better than that of a beginner.
It is because he has two chips, and the effect of the psychic chip is particularly good that he has achieved his current results.
After Jiang Lou finished looking at Li Xin, he continued to introduce the knight squires, "They are a bunch of close combat lunatics. Their ranged weapons are very simple, not even as good as a tank."
"After abandoning long-range attacks, they were able to free up a lot of space within their bodies, which they used to enhance their melee combat capabilities."
"Their machines are stronger and faster. At the same time, because their long-range capabilities are insufficient, their void shields are also stronger, able to withstand more firepower attacks."
"These guys usually use long-handled power axes or power spears, which is similar to you."
"The most important thing is that they outnumber us!"
When Jiang Lou said this, his tone became very solemn.
"More? How much more?" Li Xin asked.
Feng Dai sighed and said, "One of their combat teams is composed of five mechas!"
"So you understand now!"
"Such a combat group would be no different in a large-scale battle, but in a battlefield like the Behemoth Steel Works, their numbers would generally give them an advantage."
Jiang Lou interrupted Feng Dai and said, "Don't listen to his alarmist rhetoric. Continuous fighting means not only we are short of manpower, but the enemy is also short of manpower."
"In the last battle for Behemoth, the opposing team wasn't fully staffed either, so there's no need to worry too much!"
Feng Dai also nodded in agreement and said, "Li Xin, you are lucky to be able to join our team. Our leader's psychic power is stronger, and the amplification of the mecha is also great, but he is famous for his close combat skills!"
"Even two against one, these knights and their followers can't beat the leader. Last time, when they were two against one, the leader still managed to kill one of them."
"Maybe this time, you can just stand by and use your machine gun to clear out the enemy's long-range firepower, and the battle will be over!"
Li Xin's nervousness subsided a little. He smiled and said, "That would be the best!"
While they were holding the meeting, the attack on the Behemoth Steel Works was already in full swing.
Outside the outpost, artillerymen have set up heavy howitzers, and intensive artillery fire has begun to fiercely bombard the outer defense line of the Milda Infantry Brigade.
These powerful artillery fires lasted for a full six hours, plowing through the entire outer defense line of the Behemoth Steel Plant with large grenades.
Such heavy artillery bombardment has very limited lethality to the enemy. Apart from turning some ruins into even more dilapidated ruins, it has no significant effect.
Not to mention the extensive tunnels beneath the Behemoth Steel Plant, even under the ruins of the ground buildings, there might be enemy soldiers hiding.
The greater purpose of these artillery bombardments is to clear out the traps, mines and other things set up by the enemy on the periphery.
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