Alien Arms Empire.

Chapter 1685 1686 Two Mortar Shells

In the rugged trenches, the soldiers of the Tang army were advancing with difficulty. They advanced bit by bit, clearing out the dwarf soldiers hiding in the corners.

As the battle progressed, the dwarf soldiers stationed in these outer defense lines were beginning to collapse. Without sufficient fire support, they were eventually divided and surrounded by the Tang army, and disintegrated one by one.

At first, one or two dwarf soldiers chose to surrender, followed by three or four, and later seven or eight dwarves raised their hands and walked out of the ear holes where they were hiding.

The Tang army could not believe that so many dwarf soldiers could hide in the trenches that had been blown to pieces by artillery fire. They laid down their weapons, saving the Tang army a lot of money.

The attacking 11th Tang Army has almost reached the suburbs of Ironforge. The southernmost village they occupied is less than 10 kilometers away from Ironforge.

If a 155mm caliber howitzer was set up here, it could even give the dwarves in Ironforge a little shock to the Tang army, but the Tang army was not in a hurry to do so, because this was still the front line and not a very safe place.

The entire village had become a ruin, with only the remains of the original houses vaguely visible on the ground. All the buildings had been destroyed, and there was even a destroyed dwarf tank in the collapsed house.

Hiding this tank in a building was a crazy idea of ​​the dwarves, but unfortunately it was quickly destroyed by the Tang army's artillery fire, leaving only the blackened wreckage paralyzed there.

Several Tang army soldiers carrying rifles were smoking in a trench at the edge of the village. Not far from them, a Type 96 tank was parked on the reverse slope, waiting for the order to continue the attack.

They had just wiped out about a battalion of dwarves here, and the remaining enemy forces retreated, leaving behind only about 200 corpses.

The dwarven artillery attack could come at any time, but the scale would not be too large. As the battlefield situation continued to change, the dwarven artillery positions deployed in the rear were running out.

Having lost air superiority and lacking mobile firepower, the dwarves' traditional artillery has a short survival time, so they have now lost a large amount of artillery support and their counterattack shells are becoming fewer and fewer.

"The enemy is resisting very resolutely. It seems that they don't want us to rush into Ironforge." A Tang officer looked at the distant horizon and said to another officer beside him: "My soldiers are somewhat tired. They need some time to rest."

"After rushing all the way here, we should indeed let the troops rest. However, while we are resting, the enemy is also resting...so we should at least consider a one-day ceasefire after entering Ironforge." Another officer analyzed the situation and suggested reluctantly.

They were indeed very tired after fighting all the way. They advanced several kilometers every day and maintained the attack for more than ten days. This combat intensity was not low.

Especially when the dwarf troops fought desperately: the opponent's will to fight can be said to be very firm, and many soldiers even took banned drugs such as Black Crow.

Each position would be fought over and over again, at least the dwarven soldiers would often launch counterattacks, even at heavy losses, to try to retake their lost defensive positions.

The Tang army paid a price to reach this position. Not only did they consume a lot of fuel and ammunition, but they also suffered a lot of casualties.

"You make sense. No matter how exhausted my troops are, we can still hold on until Ironforge." The officer who complained at the beginning nodded and said, "Do you have a cigarette?" Another officer took out a lighter, lit the flame with a click, and helped the other officer light the cigarette. A few seconds later, the dwarfs' retaliatory artillery fire fell around the village.

Two mortar shells hit the village, blowing down more of the wall that had already collapsed by more than half, and then everything returned to silence, as if nothing had happened.

The two Tang officers in the trench got up from the ground, brushed off the dust on their bodies, looked at the black smoke rising from the village with contempt, their faces full of disdain.

"Are you sending away beggars? Two shots?" The smoking officer looked at the dirty cigarette on the ground with regret and snorted sarcastically.

"It's estimated to be only about 100 to meters away from here. The large-caliber mortars are estimated to have a range of more than ." Another officer made an analysis: "It's estimated that our shells will fly over soon... probably... over there."

As he spoke, he looked in the direction he had guessed, and sure enough, whistling shells soon flew over his head, and soon huge columns of smoke rose up as far as he could see.

That was the powerful fire of the Tang Army's 155mm self-propelled artillery. The dwarf position, which was suspected to have hidden mortars, was shaken and looked extremely embarrassed.

"Do you want to organize a troop charge?" The non-smoking officer asked with interest after waiting for their own artillery fire to cover the area.

"That's for sure, but don't be too anxious. Let's wait until the afternoon as planned. Anyway, once we take that place, we will probably be able to see Ironforge." The smoking officer once again took out the cigarette box from his pocket, took out a cigarette and said.

He still hoped to advance a bit while the tanks supporting him had not been withdrawn. By then, if he entered Ironforge first, he would probably be able to get a higher-level White Blade Badge.

Just as the two of them were talking, a second round of Tang army artillery fire flew over their heads again. This time the firepower was more intensive, and there seemed to be more cannons firing.

More than a dozen shells fell on the dwarf's position. The earth shook uncontrollably, and the churning soil even made the horizon blurred.

These latest shells were incredibly powerful, and each one was like thunder. The dwarf soldiers could only huddle in the trenches and endure it all, and they could only pray that the horrible explosions would be far away from them.

Compared with the artillery fire of the Tang army, the dwarf artillery counterattack just now was simply a show of coquetry, without any deterrent power at all.

Soon, the Tang Army's Type 96 main battle tanks rushed out of the reverse slope, covering the infantry and launching a new round of attack. However, the dwarf positions in the distance were dead silent at this time...

Yes, the dwarves retreated, abandoning this crucial position, abandoning the commanding heights, and retreating to a place less than two kilometers away from the outskirts of Ironforge to reorganize the defense line. There, you can really see the outermost buildings of Ironforge.