Chapter 90, Ground Attack
Gu Hang suddenly felt a palpitation.
He stood up from his seat, went to the window and looked out.
From here, the specific situation on the battlefield cannot be seen, but the sound of heavy artillery firing can be heard across half the city.
He already knew that Grit and the extremely combat nuns were rushing over there, so logically, there shouldn't be any problems.
However, Gu Hang could not ignore his previous restlessness.
He is a psychic, and most of the time his intuition is a clear sign that something is about to happen.
Even though the sound of artillery fire continued, Gu Hang still felt uneasy.
Instead of worrying about it here, it’s better to go there in person and find out.
Gu Hang set off.
Before he set off, he also sent a message, hoping that the Phoenix Regiment, who were resting in a random place in the city, would rush over as soon as possible.
It was still a mission request, as he put it, and there was a chance that Sister Grit would get into trouble.
I believe that he had an affair with the nun in the past... Oh, no, it was Captain Martins, with whom he had fought side by side. He will not sit idly by.
They are idle anyway.
…
Gu Hang rushed over very quickly. With a thought, he flew into the air.
This is the benefit of psychics.
By the time he arrived at the scene, Lambert, Perbov, Grit and others had already started the ground attack for quite some time.
The previous rounds of artillery fire had thrown more than a hundred heavy artillery shells into the factory. The entire factory area was not reduced to ruins, but it was not far from it. According to their assessment, under such circumstances, the non-professional soldiers and workers who were only temporarily armed had not only suffered heavy casualties, but their morale should have almost collapsed.
The next thing was that the infantry, led by the combat sisters, entered the battlefield and cleaned up the battlefield. They would not care about the dead, but would take the living prisoners and throw them into the prisoner-of-war camp. It would not be the army's business to see how to deal with them later. Those who still resisted would of course be shot dead.
According to Perbov, this should be an easy operation.
Sure enough, all the fear comes from insufficient firepower.
Without this kind of heavy artillery that can directly damage concrete and cement structures, relying only on the previous 60mm mortars, grenades, rifles... if we want to take down the current factory area, even if the opponents are just some armed workers, we will probably have to pay a lot of lives.
And now, just using the ten captured 155mm heavy artillery, the battle became countless times easier to fight.
You can use a big bomb, fire a dozen rounds first, and then the infantry will go up to clean up the battlefield. Who the hell is willing to risk their life to fill the trenches?
It is said that artillery is the god of war.
However, before entering, Grace issued a warning to him and the commander of the 6th Battalion.
"Don't let your guard down, there are still powerful enemies inside."
"There are still strong enemies?" Perbov was a little skeptical at the time. What enemy could be stronger than a 155mm howitzer?
Then he thought of the heroic figures of the Phoenix and the Holy Lilies on the battlefield.
Uh...if there is an enemy of this level, it seems that this won't work.
If someone else had said it, he would not have believed it, but the person who said it was this gentle yet powerful head nun.
Then just believe it.
Perbov discussed with the commander of the 6th Battalion and decided not to throw all the troops in at once. Although they only had 600 people in total, which was not enough for such a large factory, they would rather go slower and be more cautious.
They each sent out a company and entered first.
When the company entered, they were divided into teams, each responsible for advancing; the distance between the teams was relatively far, and each team was divided into groups of three to sweep the semi-ruined factory area.
At the request of the officers, the soldiers crouched down, using the ruins as cover, and moved forward slowly and cumbersomely, but very steadily. They would not move forward easily before they were completely sure that an area was safe.
As it turned out, there really was an enemy.
Moreover, these enemies have a very strong will to resist.
Guys dressed in work clothes and armed with weapons not much better than iron-barrel rifles emerged from the ruins.
When they show up, they are usually only about thirty to fifty meters away from the soldiers advancing to search, which is not far.
After coming out, they used the weapons in their hands to fire a volley of bullets at a group of infantry.
The soldiers reacted quickly, they quickly lay down and sought cover. The armed workers were not very good at shooting, most of them missed their targets, and if they were really shot, the plastic steel armor on their bodies could save their lives.
While one group of soldiers is being suppressed, another group of three not far away will immediately launch a counterattack.
Relatively speaking, the soldiers under Gu Hang's command were much better at shooting than the armed workers. The performance of the G9 assault rifle was also far more reliable than the weapons in the hands of the armed workers.
The trio could kill all the armed workers that appeared with a single round of bursts of fire.
After completing the kill, they did not put down their guns, but continued to point their guns at the place and made tactical gestures to the group of soldiers that had been suppressed previously.
The three men quickly stood up and headed towards the location where the target was shot.
They had to check the results of the battle and see if there were any remaining enemies. If there were any enemies who were not dead, they would shoot them. The three who had completed the kill would provide them with fire cover. If any enemies appeared, they would immediately launch a fire attack.
Grit, who was about to attack not far away, lowered her gun.
There was even some surprise in her eyes.
The performance of these soldiers was somewhat beyond her expectations.
Before, she had not paid much attention to the combat status of these ordinary infantrymen under the governor. Although their individual equipment looked very similar to that of the regular army of the empire - G-type rifles and plastic steel vests, this could only be regarded as the most basic cannon fodder equipment.
Logically speaking, the team should be equipped not only with mortars, but also may need a few LR laser guns and HS electromagnetic rifles; simple fragmentation grenades may not be enough. Even if they cannot get thermal melt bombs and compressed energy bombs, they should at least get more rocket launchers.
Even if they are pure light infantry, the equipment of these infantrymen under Governor Gu is still far from adequate.
But this is understandable, forgivable, and even admirable. At least, the Governor has tried his best to bring his armaments closer to the Astra Militarum. What else can he ask for?
However, when the real fighting started, these soldiers' combat qualities and performance were truly impressive.
Although their equipment was not adequate, their training level was already comparable to that of a regular Astra Militarum Army unit.
Even Grit cannot underestimate such a team.
With the help of these people, she felt that she and her sisters could feel a little more relaxed.
But just as she was thinking this, something strange happened!
(End of this chapter)
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