Alien Arms Empire.

Chapter 1704 1705 The Elves' Border Defense

The border between the elves and dwarves is still very desolate. It has always been a battlefield for both sides and is completely undeveloped.

At both ends of the desolate open space were defensive positions built by each side, including trenches, fortresses, barbed wire, and various concrete piles to block the advance of tanks.

Originally these places were very flat and suitable for farming and reclamation, but now it is completely a preset battlefield - what makes the elves and dwarves happy is that their efforts have not been in vain, and this place has indeed become a battlefield again.

Originally, after the alliance between the two countries, the troops here were withdrawn. Now the elves have redeployed the troops and even stationed some troops on the dwarves' former defense line.

Their purpose was simple, they hoped to use these border defense lines to block the Tang army's southward advance. Although this line of defense was no longer complete, the westernmost section of the Hot Wind Port had been occupied by the Tang army, but the remaining part still had considerable value.

"What the hell is going on..." Inside the defense line, an elf soldier lit a cigarette, stared to the west, and couldn't help but complain to his comrades.

Their defense line was built facing north, but now the enemy was crushing in from the west, rendering about half of the bunkers and trenches on the entire defense line useless.

After arriving here, the elven soldiers had to transform their positions to make them more suitable for countering attacks from the coastline.

"Be content. I heard that the dwarves have lost half of their territory." The comrade leaning against the trench snorted, "If we didn't have these positions, we would both be lying in the mud now."

In fact, he was right. Without these fortifications, the elves' troops would have to defend against the Tang army's offensive in a field battle in a hurry: then their situation would have to be much worse than it is now.

A few days ago, the elves launched an air strike against Hot Wind Port. As a result, more than 100 planes were deployed, but less than one-third of them flew back.

Most of the planes were shot down. I heard that they were driven back by Tang Dynasty planes before they even saw Hot Wind Port.

Subsequently, the Tang army dispatched about 30 aircraft to attack the elves' field airport. More than a dozen elves' jet fighters were destroyed on the airport runway, and the two airports were completely paralyzed.

This air battle was the so-called "concentrate forces to counterattack Hot Wind Port" operation plan. As a result, the ground offensive was subsequently cancelled due to heavy losses in the Air Force.

"We still have food and cigarettes here, which is good." The comrade said as he took out a cigarette: "In a few days, the weather will be even colder, and without trenches and shelters, you will freeze to death!"

"You're right. We are much better off here than the 7th Army. I heard that they have been building their own trenches outside Hot Wind Port for a long time." The elf soldier who started to complain nodded in agreement.

They all wore M35 steel helmets, but the details were somewhat different from the traditional M35 steel helmets of the elves: these helmets had no ventilation holes and seemed to be simpler to process.

There is no other way. The elves are now frantically expanding their production capacity, because they not only have to provide equipment for several expanding armies in their country, but also have to produce more to support their dwarf allies.

The dwarves now have basically no industry to speak of. Whether it is helmets or bullets, cars or tanks, they all need the support of the elves.

Of course, it's not just the elves, there are also the Susas Empire, the Lions Empire and the Dorne Empire, they also have to provide enough weapons and equipment for the dwarves. But the elves who are closest to the dwarves must bear more, so these days many military supplies of the Yangmu Empire have shrunk visibly: including snacks and candies provided to soldiers, as well as clothes, hats, shoes and socks, the quality has begun to drop significantly.

The sugar blocks became smaller and smaller, more and more impurities were mixed in, the socks became thinner and thinner, and even the soap could not produce foam.

"Wait, look over there! Is something moving?" While they were chatting, the elf soldier on sentry stopped the topic, frowned, looked carefully, then pointed in the distance and asked his comrades around him.

"Indeed... Hey! Hey! Tang army's tanks! Tanks!" His comrades looked closely and really saw a camouflage-painted tank staggering over a bush.

He shouted loudly, alerting his companions in the trenches: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack! The Tang army is coming! Their tanks are over there!"

The elven soldiers who were originally resting put on the M35 helmets at their feet. They poked their heads out of the trenches and looked curiously at the Tang army tanks approaching in the distance.

It was indeed a tank they had never seen before: a longer gun barrel, a strange paint scheme... None of them had been to the Ice Empire, and this was the first time they saw the Type 96 main battle tank equipped by the Tang Army.

"Anti-tank troops! Get in position!" The elf platoon leader who emerged from the bunker quickly ordered his only means of dealing with tanks to take action: "Cover group! Follow them!"

The elf soldier carrying a rocket launcher ran along the trench to the flank, and two elf soldiers carrying submachine guns quickly followed.

On the main position, the elf's assistant gunner had already loaded the machine gun with ammunition belts, and the machine gunner had already pulled the bolt and aimed the muzzle at the Tang army tank.

"Don't fire easily! Otherwise, the shells will fly over!" The Elf's platoon leader was very experienced. He loudly reminded his machine gunner to be careful, and then told the other soldiers: "Wait until the enemy gets closer before firing! Save ammunition!"

Although there is a little bit of reserve, the ammunition of the elves is still not abundant, so they have to save as much as possible.

Following orders, the elven soldiers had already lined up along the trenches. They nervously looked at the scattered Tang army in the distance, sweat oozing from the palms of their hands holding their rifles.

Ta-da! Ta-da!... Someone heard the sound of an engine faintly, and then some smart soldiers realized that something was coming.

Those were the Tang Army's armed helicopters, something new that the elves had never seen before. These planes only hovered at treetop height, often climbing rapidly, and then pouring the rockets hanging on both wings onto the enemy's positions at the fastest speed.

"What's that sound?" an elf soldier asked his companion nervously.

"How the hell should I know?" His companion wiped the sweat from the tip of his nose and retorted.

Before he finished speaking, rockets whistled into the trench where they were, and explosions followed one after another, and they lost consciousness in an instant. The dust that was raised covered the sky, and the buzzing sound of the explosion filled their ears. The pain in their bodies became insignificant, and their internal organs were shaking and rolling...