Chapter 5 The line between victory and defeat
16 rifle bullets and 2 pineapple bullets, which are the combat supplies obtained by each rifleman after cleaning the positions and collecting and sorting the ammunition. In order to preserve the combat effectiveness of the troops as much as possible, one in every five people of the Baston Student Group uses the seized weapons. The shooting performance of the Norman rifle is not inferior to the "Grumman Fire Stick". The problem is that most federal soldiers have never seen the Norman army's standard rifles in the past, and from contact to adapt, there must be a relative adaptation period. Without professional guidance, the ability to exerts some combat effectiveness depends on personal foundation and understanding.
After continuous combat consumption, the Baston student group has reduced its number from 2,490 people in full mail to more than 600 people. It has been killed, injured and retreated, missing, and lost more than 70%. It is rare for the troops to continue fighting in such a state. In the face of shortage of combat power, the cadets who served as agent officers have picked up the "Grumman Fire Sticks" like ordinary soldiers, ready to fight a new round of attacks by the Norman army.
In the front line of trenches, Weiss used his "human radar" to closely monitor the enemy's every move. A few days ago, after a round of attacks, the Normans would not launch an attack the next day. However, in the past two days, they have launched wave after wave of offensives regardless of the casualties and fatigue of the troops, and two attacks have become the norm for one day. So, after the attack in the early morning was defeated, before noon, the Normans were frequently mobilizing their troops, and it seemed that they would soon sound the horn of the attack.
In the sky, the two fleets that came to fight had been in a confrontation for several hours. The Normans dispatched 11 warships and the Federal Fleet dispatched 12, and the strength of the two sides seemed to be almost the same. The Normans had "devil bombs" that made their opponents feared, and the Federal Fleet had ground air defense firepower to provide support. Once they fought, both sides had their own support, and no one could easily take advantage. Moreover, in that thrilling air battle duel, the Normans paid the price of 16 combat losses and 31 combat injuries. The available combat power of the aviation force was directly discounted. The Federal Fleet suffered 17 combat losses and 44 combat injuries. In addition, the losses of the 2nd Fleet and the Monster Garrison Fleet, it was difficult to deal with the current war. In view of this, both sides were much more cautious in the use of combat ships.
In order to prevent the Norman army from launching an attack in the afternoon, Weiss discussed with Lundes and advanced the lunch time of the Baston student group by an hour. The friends of the baggage company rushed to deliver the hot battlefield meal to the position. However, before the meal was finished, the rumbling sound of artillery fire came from the woods opposite.
Weiss stuffed food into his mouth in two strokes, covered his ears and squatted down. This round of artillery fire of the Norman army lasted for more than ten minutes, and the intensity seemed to weaken. When the artillery fire stopped and the Norman army launched an attack, Weiss found that the enemy still had the same attack routine, but adjusted the main and secondary attacks and placed the finger on the left wing of the defense line. The fortifications there were easier to defend than the middle and right wing of the defense line. The defensive troops on this side had 6 divisions, namely the 67th, 70th Combat Division, the 93rd, 124th Guard Division, and the 1st
42, the 144th Reserve Division. The 6 combat units in such a state had nearly 100,000 combat personnel under the full unit, but the 70th and 93rd combat divisions had previously participated in the battle to defend the Mesport Airport. The main forces of the 67th Fighter Division, the 124th Guard Division, and the 142nd Guard Division were incorporated into the Dulm battle group to attack the Norman Airborne troops. Their reduction rate was more than 60%. The 144th Reserve Division was the only unit with a complete set of members among them, but their sources were mostly the second batch of reserve personnel, with inferior personnel quality and shorter training time.
In order to improve the combat effectiveness of the reserve troops, the Line of Defense Command reorganized the remaining troops of the 67th and 70th Combat Divisions in wartime according to the standards of strengthening regiments. The "over-capital" officers and non-commissioned officers were charged into the 144th Reserve Division, the 93rd and 124th Guard Divisions and the 142nd Reserve Divisions were also reduced accordingly. In this way, the lineup of the right wing troops of the defense line was filled in and the soldiers structure was reasonable, but this was just a paper situation. To truly improve the combat effectiveness of these troops, sufficient training and sufficient running-in were necessary. In the past week, the officers and soldiers devoted most of their time and most of their energy to consolidate their positions and resist the enemy's attacks, and supplemented the fine tradition of leading by example in the battle. Some of them could not recognize that their soldiers had been killed or injured and retreated.
Through the air supply at night, the 1st Norman Royal Marine Division, which landed behind the Federal Army, always maintained a combat power of 20,000 to 30,000 people, and used the power of the first division to defeat more than a dozen divisions on the Federal Army's defense line. After the launch of a new round of attack, they used some forces to feint the middle section of the defense line, and invested nearly 10,000 troops to attack the right wing of the defense line. Four or five Norman infantry regiments rushed to the Federal Army's positions like waves, and dense gunfire came from that direction. In Weiss' special vision, the red virtual frames turned into lifeless gray, every minute
Hundreds of Norman soldiers were killed, and the bloody scene was bound to be shocking, but the Norman soldiers continued one after another. At this moment, they seemed to be possessed by the souls of those fanatical and warlike ancestors, or the bloodthirsty genes hidden in their bones and bloodlines were activated. Although the federal officers and soldiers in the right wing defense zone struggled to resist, and the defense command urgently dispatched some mobile troops to strengthen the defense, in the face of the Normans' unreasonable offensive, in the unfavorable situation of lack of ammunition and unstable morale, the front-line position only stood for one round and announced the change of hands.
After breaking the front line position on the right wing of the defense line, the Norman army did not advance horizontally along the position, but chased the defenders behind the buttocks and advanced towards the second line position. The Federal Army's border defense line, there were long-distance traffic trenches between the first and second line positions. They had previously played the role of a defensive rhythm converter twice, but this time, the Normans defeated their skills with strength. Under their ruthless impact, the right-wing defenders failed to defend the fork and hurriedly entered close-knit combat. They were also defeated by the highly morale Normans. The remaining troops hurriedly retreated to the last defensive position, exposing the flanks of friendly forces under the Norman muzzle bayonets.
After continuously breaking through the two main positions of the Federal Army, the Norman army still did not wave their sickles, but continued to advance towards the depths of the defense line. Their attack was unusually fierce and had no intention of stopping and resting. Regardless of casualties and fatigue, it was certainly due to the commander's combat decision, but this abnormal style indirectly reflected the changes in the battlefield situation: the first mixed combat cluster of the Federal Army, who rushed north to assist the border defense line, overcome the problem of the Normans' destruction of railway tracks, highways, bridges and other transportation facilities, and the long distance was
After trekking, sleeping in the open air, and going through a lot of hardships, it is getting closer and closer to the Ulster-Wessex border. The outbound combat troops, mainly with the 2nd and 4th Legions, also retreated to the southeastern border of Wessex under the pursuit and continuous harassment of the Norman army, and it is only a few steps away from the border. The federal troops heading north and south gradually formed a counter-teaming force against the Norman army entering the Ulster-Wessex border. Once they attacked together, the good situation where the Norman army once had the advantage would definitely be reversed.
Under a series of fierce attacks, the assault troops of the Royal 1st Marine Division of the Norman Empire gradually approached the third line of defense from the right wing of the front line. If they broke through this line of defense, they would directly threaten the coalition defense line north of the border line. The Federal Army and the Wessex troops have joined forces to resist the Norman army's attack for five days. The Norman army, which has been fighting all the way to the border area, is not as famous as the Royal 1st Marine Division, and has not performed well in the previous war. They have been conquering for many days, and are trapped in the crowd, and are full of people and horses.
The long supply line was attacked by the Wessex guerrillas from time to time. Even so, they came with a winning streak, with high fighting spirit and full of fighting spirit. They launched six rounds of attacks in five days. Although they failed to capture the defense line, they caused heavy casualties to the coalition forces, making the defense system built by the coalition forces on the basis of the Wessex border defense line shaking. This knife from behind is very likely to destroy the coalition defense line. Once the Ursey-Wessex border line is occupied by the Normans, the federal army that went out to fight will be extremely severely hit, and there is even a possibility of annihilation of the entire army.
Seeing that the right wing of the defense line was penetrated, the reserve team was still unable to save the situation. The defense line command had to draw troops from the middle section and the left wing troops to carry out a local counterattack against the Norman army that broke into its own positions. As the most special force on the Ulster-Wessex border defense line, the Baston Students' Group resolutely drew out a company of troops to join the operation. As usual, Weiss resolutely put on the battlefield.
Leading his friends to the Normans. In the fierce battles that followed, he was always prepared to devote himself to the country. Although there are various problems and disadvantages in the federal military and political affairs and social system, if he chooses to escape at this time or surrender to the enemy, he will be more noble and destined to live in the shadow of being despised and being looked down upon in his life, and it will be more realistic, which will have great upward obstacles to his future military career.
Chapter completed!