Alien Arms Empire.

Chapter 1687 1688 East and West Attack

On the east side of Ironforge, the 9th Army of the Tang Army was also attacking continuously. Feng Kezhi was also holding back his energy and preparing to present the city of Ironforge as a gift to His Majesty the Emperor.

While Ying An's 11th Army was attacking the train station west of Ironforge, Feng Kezhi's 9th Army was fighting hard outside the residential area on the east side.

That's right, it was a tough battle. The dwarf troops had reached the point where they could withdraw, so they mobilized all the troops they could find and used their flesh and blood to block the advance of the Tang soldiers.

There are dozens or even hundreds of dwarf soldiers in each building. These soldiers have no tactics to speak of. They just gather together in a standard manner, holding simple weapons, waiting for the Tang army's artillery shells to fly over.

If we don't fight, it will definitely not work. These dwarf soldiers can at least fire a few shots to cause some trouble to the Tang army. But if we fight, it will waste time and ammunition...

Don't think that the job is done after blowing up a building. The attacking troops have to clear the rubble and find a way to get heavy weapons and equipment through, which all take more time.

Therefore, for the Tang Army's 9th Army, the attack may not be difficult, but clearing these ruins will require a lot of energy.

It is still in the suburbs, and the density of houses has not reached the level that would make people depressed. Once we enter the city, the collapse of buildings may completely block the streets, making it very inconvenient for tanks and armored vehicles to continue advancing.

Each building is like a mountain, and the dwarf soldiers guarding the top of the mountain are commanding the enemy. Attacking such a place requires patience and powerful firepower.

In short, every step forward was at a huge cost, and the Tang army's casualties were increasing. The street fighting did narrow the gap between the two sides, giving the disadvantaged dwarves some leverage to struggle.

However, on the flanks, the Tang army's progress was much faster: whether in the west or in the east, Ying An and Feng Kezhi's troops advanced very smoothly.

Barov's Western Front was being cut off by Ying'an, the 3rd Army was retreating continuously, and the 13th Army was also beginning to be compressed into the city of Ironforge.

Xie Ke's side was even more passive. His troops had basically been defeated all the way from the north. Military discipline had already been lax, and it was not easy for them to hold on until now.

Inside the train station on the west side, a dwarf soldier bent over with a rifle in hand, walked around a smoking crater, and rushed to the back of an overturned train car.

There were some ammunition boxes stacked there, and next to them were several "new recruits" who were loading ammunition for the troops. These new recruits didn't even have military uniforms, but wore traditional dwarf fur hats and dirty clothes, kneeling on the ground and pressing bullets into the magazines of PPSh submachine guns.

That's right, it's the magazine: as the battle continued, the drum magazine was gradually replaced by magazines that were easier to produce and maintain because they were prone to damage and malfunction.

Although the number of equipped units has decreased, in fact, very few dwarf submachine gunners died due to reloading - even if there were, it was an isolated incident.

There's almost no chance of using up all the bullets in the drum anyway, so why not replace it with a cheaper magazine... In such a disadvantageous war situation, it's good enough to have some use.

This type of PPSh submachine gun modified into a magazine was distributed to the troops in large quantities, and some dwarf soldiers held MP submachine guns. This was a weapon provided by the elves, and it was useful, but the ammunition was sometimes hard to find. "The Tang army has crossed the railroad tracks on the flank... We may be attacked from both sides in a while." The dwarf soldier with a rifle had just gone out for reconnaissance. He saw the movement of the Tang army on the flank and reported to his superior with worry.

"Without cover, we can't stop them from coming along the tracks." The dwarf company commander, with a dirty bandage on his arm, rummaged through his pockets and found his last remaining cigarette.

The quality of this stuff is getting worse and worse. The ones distributed before the war still had some flavor, but the cigarettes distributed now are basically just dried grass leaves from the roadside rolled into paper to fool people.

There is not even a filter tip, and it takes a long time to spit out the smoke after taking a puff. But there is no other way, when the urge to smoke comes, I can only rely on this thing to comfort myself, otherwise I can only bear it.

What’s regrettable is that even this kind of cigarette is almost gone… In the future, if there are future days to come, he will have to figure out a way himself.

"No tanks or armored vehicles were seen." The soldier who went to investigate added.

"We can't stop them even without tanks." The company commander squinted his eyes and sighed. Their tactical level has indeed improved a lot. As the battle progressed, many people have gained some combat experience.

But compared with the Tang army on the opposite side, they are still as immature as babies. Take snipers for example, their snipers can indeed cause some trouble to the Tang army, but compared with their counterparts in the Tang army, their functions are too single.

It is easy to snipe one or two targets, and artillery strikes can be dispatched, reconnaissance and confirmation of intelligence can be carried out, etc. However, due to the limitations of communication means and technical equipment, the gap between the dwarf snipers is very obvious.

What is even more despairing is that the Tang army’s squad and platoon-level combat teams are equipped with a large number of precision shooters. The opponent’s accuracy is comparable to that of snipers, but there are more of them, and the accuracy of the weapon sights they are equipped with is also better.

Under the suppression of these precision shooters, the dwarf troops suffered losses so huge that it was staggering. Sometimes, hundreds of people died from the enemy's precision shooting in a single day, and this number was enough to make the dwarf commanders collapse.

"Let the remaining people in the 2nd platoon go to the flank. Build a defense line... If the Tang army attacks, find a way to stop them. Retreat if you can't win, but give me a message before you retreat." The company commander thought about it, and finally decided to let the 2nd platoon, which had suffered the greatest losses, go to the flank to deal with it.

At least we should launch a blocking attack and buy them some time to retreat when the Tang army threatens the entire company's flank.

"Okay!" The clever soldier nodded, then he bent over with his rifle in hand and ran to the resting position of the 2nd platoon. There were only half of the platoon left, and the platoon leader had been killed, so the deputy platoon leader was temporarily in charge.

Behind the platform where a scrapped locomotive was parked, another new battalion of dwarven infantry marched to the front line after a command. There was no such thing as replacement here. New troops were sent in to fill in, and the old troops did not need to be withdrawn...

Anyone who can live to see the arrival of new reinforcements is already a veteran with rich combat experience.