Alien Arms Empire.

Chapter 1686 and 1687 will be another bloody battle

Generally speaking, the houses in the urban and rural areas are relatively low and the density is not high. However, Ironforge is a small exception.

Because Ironforge is an ancient city, its city center is historic and full of historical sites, so it looks rather backward.

On the contrary, the city's outer buildings are generally newer and taller, so it looks much more prosperous than imagined.

In this direction, there is also an Ironforge West Station, which is a very important freight train station. Unlike the East Station of Ironforge, this station is mainly used to transport goods, so there are many warehouses nearby, plus residential areas, it seems very prosperous.

Unfortunately, the place no longer had the prosperity and bustle of the past. The bombing by the Tang army had almost paralyzed the place, and the damaged locomotives and carriages were still parked on the tracks.

Now these carriages have become natural shelters, and the nearby collapsed walls and undulating railroad tracks have become the best trenches and fortifications.

With such a place behind them, the dwarf troops' will to resist was almost exhausted: they decided to hold the last position and fight until the last soldier did not retreat a single step.

"We are less than 2 kilometers away from the West Station. We can't retreat anymore!" The dwarf officer with a pipe in his mouth stared at the dusty map and said to the adjutant beside him.

"We need ammunition replenishment. The soldiers haven't had a rest for a day... The losses are heavy. Now there are less than half of the people left in the entire regiment." The adjutant's face was dirty, and it seemed that he had just withdrawn from the front line filled with smoke.

Normally a regiment would have collapsed long ago if it lost half of its men, but their regiment did not lose so many soldiers all at once. They retreated and fought countless battles, and have only been in disarray until now.

When the rate of loss is infinitely prolonged, with seventy or eighty people lost a day, everyone becomes numb to the losses and collapse is less likely to occur.

Now there are only about 600 to 700 people left in the entire regiment, which is almost the same as a battalion. However, their combat mission is not heavy, and they are only responsible for the defense of a village.

The front was very narrow, and the Tang army was unlikely to hit them first. According to past experience, the enemy would probably first eliminate the wild land on both sides of the village, surround the village on three sides, and then use firepower to slowly wear down the dwarf troops in the village.

"I have already applied for the ammunition, and it will be delivered soon... Forget about the reinforcements. You have seen the people who were replenished before, and their quality was terrible... Forget it, I won't say more." When talking about reinforcements, the regiment commander had a constipated expression on his face.

The dwarf's mobilization system has begun to collapse. Most of the recruits are children or old men. They have not received any training or even no training at all, and are sent directly to the front line.

It was a bit too optimistic to expect them to fight, as they couldn't even maintain their own weapons. The smarter ones could help repair trenches and load bullets, but the dumber ones were not even qualified to be cannon fodder.

Once the Tang army attacked, the first to collapse were these new soldiers. Often, one round of artillery fire was enough for them to abandon their armor and flee. Relying on them would even waste the bullets of the supervisory team, and they might even cause the collapse of other veterans who were fighting seriously.

Therefore, after several attempts, he, the commander of the remnant regiment, no longer applied for those supplementary soldiers: he needed soldiers who could fight, not idiots who wasted supplies and ammunition. "But, commander, we really don't have many people... If we continue to fight like this, I estimate that there will be less than 600 people left tomorrow." The adjutant reminded with some concern.

Although veterans are useful, the lack of numbers is indeed a problem. Once they lose too many, they can no longer be deployed as a standard unit.

In fact, no matter how much they lost, as long as they have not been disbanded, they are a whole "regiment" on the commander's map, and they have to carry out regimental-level combat missions, no matter how many people they have left.

"Besides, we just lost the last two 100mm mortars..." At this point, the adjutant felt that he could only describe himself as aggrieved.

What kind of artillery did the Tang army have? Not to mention rocket launchers, the supporting firepower was either the terrifying 155 or the numerous 105 cannons, both of which were very powerful.

Artillery shells rained down on the battlefield at any time, and the reason they were able to hold out until now was entirely because of their firm belief and tenacious style...

What about them? The 100mm howitzers assigned to them were lost a month ago.

The enemy bombed with aircraft and suppressed with artillery, leaving no room for their heavy weapons and equipment. Afterwards, their regiment could only rely on the additional 100mm mortars and the 80mm mortars equipped by the various battalions to provide support.

As a result, the number of these mortars became fewer and fewer, and they could not receive any replenishment: by this morning, their last two 100mm caliber howitzers were also destroyed by the Tang army's counterattack fire.

Now their regiment only has a few 50mm mortars left... That's right, these kinds of things were previously prepared for company-level troops.

"No choice, just make do with it. I've already submitted the application, and I guess... new mortars should be delivered tomorrow." The regiment commander was not sure if the supplies would arrive on time tomorrow. He could only say this to encourage his men.

Anyway, the dwarves can still provide some mortars, especially small-caliber mortars, to the front-line combat troops. Even if there are no 100mm mortars, they can still provide a few 80mm mortars to make up the number.

"Can we hold out until tomorrow?" The adjutant sighed. They hadn't received any medical supplies for a whole day, and food supplies hadn't arrived on time for a long time. They were running low on ammunition, and their troops were already insufficient... In this situation, he wouldn't be surprised if the troops collapsed at any time.

"I guess... it's hanging." The regiment commander narrowed his eyes and looked at the Tang army's main battle tank that appeared on the horizon, his face full of heavy and serious expression: "Notify all battalions to prepare for battle!"

The tank gradually approached, and nearby one could see Tang army soldiers in camouflage, spreading out using the terrain to spread out: the Tang attack had begun again!

This time they couldn't even muster up some decent artillery fire, so it's estimated that another bloody battle will break out soon.