Chapter 596, Battle of Betrayal
Fifteen minutes later, Wang Mengsong was sweating profusely.
He didn’t feel it before, but when he really faced it himself, he realized that Fury...why was it so strong?
Isn’t it just a war group that was beaten up by the Phoenix?
Could it really be our group... Impossible! I don't believe it!
Fifteen minutes ago, the Fury and New World Torch families officially fell out, and the Fury regiment took direct action.
Not only were there soldiers from both sides on the plains of the valley, but Nuyan also had firepower arranged on the nearby mountains.
This was indeed a Hongmen Banquet, and Paulitos had no good intentions from the beginning.
It's not just the Space Marines, they also mobilized some troops from the rebels. They are definitely no match for the Space Marines in a head-on battle, but they can be used to operate artillery and conduct long-range bombing. The firepower points are arranged from a dozen kilometers to dozens of kilometers away, and even if the New World Torch wants to deal with it, it is not realistic.
Of course, Wang Mengsong must have come prepared.
He had already judged that Paulitos had ill intentions and was prepared to surrender and backstab him, so how could he rashly come to the appointment?
When Paulitos drew his knife, Wang Mengsong took out his gun first.
The explosive firepower covered Paulitos first.
When the commander of the Fury Flame regiment rushed out of the fire net and slashed with a sword, what he encountered was a dark green sword in Wang Mengsong's hand.
In the three instantaneous confrontations, Wang Mengsong aimed all his moves at Paulitos's vital points, but he never considered whether he would be hit by the power sword.
Under this life-saving attitude, Paulitos should not be afraid.
But in fact, he was really scared.
His sword wounded Wang Mengsong, but the dark green weapon slashed his body and almost took his life.
The gap between the two in weapons is too huge.
He had heard of phased weapons, but this was the first time he had ever seen one in person.
He knew that Wang Mengsong himself did not have such a weapon.
Only the Alliance has it.
Needless to say, who gave this sword?
Paulitos already had an estimate in his mind, otherwise he would not have set up the Hongmen Banquet and invited Wang Mengsong.
Originally, he just wanted to take down Wang Mengsong, the hidden danger, and deal with this wavering leader of the friendly army, and hold the New World Torch in his hands. In order to achieve this goal, he didn't even want to kill him at first, but just put him under house arrest.
It was not until he learned that Wang Mengsong was bringing the entire group to the "banquet" that he felt very heavy.
Distrust is already on the table.
He just hoped it was not too late.
However, he was decisive enough, but... Wang Mengsong was even more decisive than him.
One look at that phase weapon and everything becomes crystal clear.
Paulitos did not insist on a fight with Wang Mengsong.
In his opinion, Wang Mengsong's strength was just so-so. As a warband leader, he could be considered a warband champion.
But the problem is, he himself is also. After that bloody fight, he is indeed one of the strongest people in Fury, but before that, he was not the top one in Fury.
Compared with Wang Mengsong, the two are about the same.
But if the difference in weapons is taken into account, his chances of winning are not high.
Wang Mengsong did not get entangled for too long. After Paulitus retreated, he, who was less injured, retreated back to his own battle group.
Under fire, he led his team to retreat into the mountains.
In this battle, his New World Torch was definitely the one that suffered the loss.
Not only were they at a disadvantage in terms of numbers and firepower, they were also completely at a disadvantage in terms of terrain. Just to retreat back to the mountains, they sacrificed more than a dozen people.
But this is just the beginning.
Six hundred Raging Flames were pressing upwards, artillery fire was hitting their heads, and there were at least three hundred Raging Flames lying in ambush all around, surrounding them from all directions.
No matter how you look at it, this looks like a total annihilation.
If it were up to Wang Mengsong himself, he would definitely not do this job.
Are you coming here to die?
But... this is the alliance's requirement.
As a capitulator, what room for bargaining is there for him to win the governor's recognition, to prove his own worth, and to get better treatment after surrendering?
He could only grit his teeth and come.
Of course, the Alliance couldn't say, "Go and kill Fury."
Everyone knows that we don’t have that ability.
The mission of the New World Torch is to firmly attract the enemy at the cost of certain sacrifices.
After he informed Gritte that he was coming to see Paulitos, the Sister of the Holy Lily of Mercy asked him to keep the appointment and asked him to stay for at least fifteen minutes.
At the same time, the Holy Mercy Lily, the Glory Guards, the Alliance Army, the Alliance Navy...all the forces that Grit can mobilize have been mobilized.
But you can't be too ostentatious to avoid being noticed.
Fortunately, the confidentiality operation does not need to last too long. After Paulitos and Wang Mengsong fall out, it can be carried out at full speed.
But it will take a little more effort to make the New World Torch.
Although they were at a disadvantage in all aspects, they still had 300 Space Marines. They could hold out for 15 minutes, right? There wouldn't be too many casualties, right?
Not necessarily.
Even though they had made preparations in advance, they still lost more than a dozen soldiers just by withdrawing from the fire coverage of Fury.
You know, in the past six months of guerrilla warfare, the New World Torch only lost about fifty people.
But the sacrifice has just begun.
Huanyue is not a place with a particularly good natural environment. There are no dense forests on the undulating mountains, but strange boulders and pits of varying depths.
This certainly provides some cover, but it is better than nothing.
They still have to face long-range bombings and the raging flames coming from all directions.
The New World Torch, with no room for maneuver, was forced to fight against its former comrades under the worst conditions.
Oh, they were not unfamiliar with this, after all, they had done it once a few years ago.
However, their disadvantages in all aspects could not be compensated, and their numbers were still decreasing rapidly.
But in just ten minutes, more than thirty people fell.
The total number of casualties has exceeded that of the guerrilla warfare in the past six months.
More importantly, the regiment had lost all morale.
Are the warriors of the New World Torch born traitors?
Not really.
Betrayal and backstabbing are always shameful.
It would be fine if it was like the time when they backstabbed and killed thousands of Blood Rose Battle Sisters and another regiment in Tianyuan VI. After all, they were the absolute advantage in that battle, and the feeling of uneasiness did not affect their victory in the prolonged battle.
But now, they are not only the betraying party, but also the disadvantaged party, which makes it even more difficult to deal with.
In just ten minutes, more than 15% of the soldiers were lost. That was not the main issue. The more important thing was that the entire regiment's front line was on the verge of collapse.
This was something Wang Mengsong had not expected.
He originally thought that no matter how difficult the situation was, they were at least 300 Space Marines, so it should be no problem for them to hold on for fifteen minutes, right?
Now it seemed that their front would collapse in fifteen minutes. Of course not all of them would be killed by then, but when Grit's reinforcements arrived, how many of the New World Torches would survive after the war when they were surrounded, their front collapsed, and they were divided and strangled everywhere and unable to escape?
Wang Mengsong felt a chill in his heart.
But fortunately, things took a turn for the better in the tenth minute.
Not that Grit's support had arrived, even if she tried her best it wouldn't have been that fast.
It was the supporting firepower sent by the Alliance warships in Phantom Moon orbit.
At the moment of falling out, Wang Mengsong asked for help. He sent out the coordinates, and except for the rocky area planned by him and his soldiers, all the rest were within the attack range.
The naval masters still and always will not like meaningless attacks on the surface.
But that is clearly not the case right now.
Although the coordinates given are coordinates that cannot be attacked, the attack coordinates are in a vast mountainous area, but it is clear that there are large groups of enemy Space Marines in this area, so it is easy to deal with.
What's more, just to save the lives of a few hundred Space Marines, it is worthwhile to fight this round.
In order not to affect the New World Torch, the warships in the sky deliberately did not use weapons with too large a bombing range, but only selected two types of weapons, light spears and missiles, to carry out this ground support mission.
The light spear actually has a smaller bombardment range and will not cause a violent explosion after hitting the ground - the explosion of the destroyed target is another matter.
But that doesn't mean the Light Spear can't provide ground support.
Dozens of light beams of varying thickness descended from the sky, shining on the ground, and began to sweep back and forth in a certain area. The rock surface that was illuminated was quickly burned, exploded, and melted. In the area swept by the light spear, nothing was left intact.
No matter how agile and nimble the Space Marines are, they cannot escape the light.
Of course, although the light spears were accurate enough, it was a pity that the starships in orbit could not lock onto the space warriors moving around in the mountains and give them accurate strikes. Only three or five were actually killed. The greater role of the light spear sweep was to deter and intimidate, covering an area so that the enemy would not dare to come in easily.
This almost surrounded the area designated by Wang Mengsong.
Then, the falling missiles can have a bombing effect on a larger area.
The area marked by Wang Mengsong was the center, and the surrounding area within a radius of 40 kilometers was all within the bombing range. The Sky-Splitting Axe was used to hit the edge of the area, providing large coverage and strong damage; the Scalpel was used to hit the area around the New World Torch to avoid accidental injuries.
The earth was shaking amid the fierce bombing.
Even though they were accurately avoided, the soldiers of the New World Torch still had to lower their heads and hide in bunkers to avoid being hurt by the shock waves and flying boulders that were too close to the explosion points.
However, Nuyan, who was within the bombing range, continued to attack despite such firepower!
In fact, it was a reasonable reaction. Although they didn't know what coordinates Wang Mengsong sent, the chance of being bombed was low if they mixed with the New World Torch.
But making the right decision is easier said than done.
Xinshi Torch was unable to do so and suffered a great loss.
Wang Mengsong was furious, and for a moment he was really disappointed with his own regiment.
But this was his Chapter after all.
He swayed and charged forward amid the tremors of the earth; amid the violent explosions, he roared with all his might, allowing his voice to be transmitted through the communication channel to the helmets of every New World Torch:
"Fight! Fight! The New World Torch is not a coward! We fight for survival! Only those with courage can survive!"
As the chapter leader, his cry... was only somewhat useful.
The warriors of the New World Torch finally moved, although they were a little hesitant.
The only ones who could truly remain steadfast were his personal guards and several company commanders, a total of no more than thirty people.
However, with their brave fight, they were able to repel the impact of the orbital bombardment.
Nuyan is not a superman, and there are only a few people who can launch a counterattack in such a situation.
What's more, Paulitos is willing to quit.
If we fail to capture Wang Mengsong and fail to quickly destroy his regiment, then we will have no chance.
Now, what's coming is orbital bombardment, so what's next?
Those annoying battle sisters and the Glory Guards must have already set off on their fighter planes and are on their way. They must have been on standby in the fighter planes for a long time, and once the battle breaks out, they will come at full speed. The elite troops deployed within 200 kilometers, including the time for takeoff and acceleration, are estimated to arrive here in no more than fifteen minutes.
If we don’t withdraw now, when will we?
Even if they could handle a few sudden attacks from the Battle Sisters and Glory Guards, the next thing they would have to deal with might be the paratroopers of the Marine Corps dropping from orbit;
If they can handle this, then what's coming next is the large Alliance Army force that will surround the entire mountain area.
The more we fight, the less hope there is.
The best strategy is to retreat quickly and break out quickly.
However, at this moment, Paulitos saw fighter planes breaking through the air from the smoke and dust that had not yet dissipated from the orbital bombing.
These wind falcons and unicorn fighters bombed missiles from the air, continuing to suppress the angry space warriors so that they could not raise their heads. At the same time, the elite warriors of mortals quickly landed.
After emptying the planes of their cargo, half of them returned, probably to pick up more people; while the other half refused to leave and circled in the air, their machine guns madly pouring fire on the ground to assist the airborne nuns and guards in their advance.
Some of Nuyan's men were sacrificed in the previous bombing, but the casualties were not as serious as imagined.
The survivability of the Space Marines is still very strong.
They have strong fighting instincts and know where to hide. Even if it is carpet bombing, it is not possible to cover all places in one second. There will always be places that cannot be covered.
What's more, the powerful protective ability of the power armor also allows them to survive when they are not hit directly.
But it is inevitable to be confused.
Under the cover of air force missiles and machine guns, the Battle Sisters and the Glory Guards successfully reunited with the New World Torch.
(End of this chapter)
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