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"Boom!" The roof exploded, and a giant pillar shot into the air, followed by a second, a third, and a fourth...

"Damn it, reverse, run!" Holy crap, at this distance, a cluster of vertically launched anti-ship missiles is being launched with 850 kilograms of azide explosives. Are they not planning to leave any way out for their own people?

A few seconds later, the entire world seemed to switch to warm colors in an instant. The sky was scarlet, and the flames of the explosion laughed wildly on the battlefield, whipping everything around them with crimson whips. The metal armor and heavy vehicles spun and slid in the sand like toy models.

"My God, how many Dragonfire Bullets did those idiots in the Equipment Department fill in?" Mushroom-shaped clouds slowly rose. Not only had Letania never seen such a scene before, but even the Kazdel people themselves had never seen anything like it.

Chapter Twenty-Five: When Exhausted, Tactical Interception

Chapter 25

A thin, long wall appeared to collapse at the slightest push. In reality, the Letanians, having lost over a dozen land battleships and thousands of corpses, still failed to cross it. The reconnaissance reports that seemed to allow for attacks from all sides while keeping the defenders constantly on the run were now rendered useless.

Reconnaissance soldiers could not get close enough to investigate and could only judge the enemy's defensive measures from the outside. The missile silos hidden underground were overlooked. However, compared to the missile silos, which could only be used for a surprise attack once, the seemingly harmless fields were the reason for the heavy losses suffered by the attacking side.

The soil was thoroughly turned over, and before the war began, the defending troops changed the seedlings to lotus root crops that prefer moisture and mud. The sprinkler system has been constantly replenishing water these days, which means that except for a few areas, the rest of the land is muddy.

Light armored vehicles, six-wheeled escort vehicles, and Odin tanks can barely pass through, and the vehicles of Letania will have a much higher failure rate due to being covered in mud.

However, once the land-based ship enters, it will get stuck in the mud. Although it is not difficult to break free with the power of such a super-large vehicle, the problem is that while it is slowing down and getting stuck in the mud, there are also a bunch of anti-ship mines and infantry teams with thermal cannons planted in the crops that are half a person tall, which makes it very difficult.

After losing several warships, the Leitanians were unknowingly confined to a few pre-arranged battlefields by the muddy terrain. It's not that the enemy generals were too incompetent to see this, but rather that even if they did know it...

Unless they withdraw their troops entirely or waste this precious time for a surprise attack and wait for the sun to dry the fields, they have no choice but to grit their teeth and fight.

The Leitanian side released a large number of drones in an attempt to sever the defenders' water supply lines. This caused the crops in the already water-scarce Lonnan Desert to wither very quickly, and the muddy ground would no longer receive water.

However, these drones, which flew at altitudes lower than the range of the Supporter Rifle and the new version of the Raider Rifle, were quickly dealt with by marksmen after crossing the high walls, while the larger Artillery Forerunner drones were destroyed by anti-aircraft fire.

The Leitanians' infantry tactics still employed ancient massed tactics, even though new techniques such as earthwork and artillery suppression had been added due to the changing times.

But essentially it is still a group of people carrying rifles, quickly approaching the target along trenches or bunkers, relying on the spells of squad sorcerers to suppress the enemy troops inside the trenches, and then breaking through the defenses.

Of course, limited by the environmental adaptability of brain chips, Kazdel has not progressed to the level of modern warfare's digitalized combined arms forces, but has only reached the level of infantry tactics during World War II, no longer piling up together to wait for artillery fire.

They mostly dispersed in small groups, relying on crossfire points to eliminate the enemy. When necessary, the communication equipment issued to the squads allowed them to quickly withdraw from their positions to avoid artillery fire and then launch a counter-offensive against enemy troops without infantry-artillery coordination.

They could even engage in a back-and-forth, flexible defensive battle with the enemy in stairwells, behind walls, or near breaches created by blasting. Any area that the enemy could not occupy for long would be quickly recaptured and turned into a firing point for the defenders.

The constant probing and fighting greatly depleted the Letanians' offensive momentum and energy, especially the Sarkaz fire teams, which were the most troublesome.

Their weapons were much lighter than the spell cannons of Letania, and the spell range of the squad warlocks couldn't reach them, which often allowed these fire squads to quickly take up advantageous terrain and deliver a head-on blow to Letania's swarm infantry.

The French in World War I had already proven how many lives were lost when infantry charges broke through areas blocked by rapid-fire crossfire. In Terra, it was the turn of Letanian generals to teach this lesson to those who came after them.

"Rat-a-tat-tat—" The light machine gun, made from the support assault rifle, happily spewed out steel bullets. In Kazdel's arsenal, this multi-functional electromagnetic weapon was a favorite piece of equipment for everyone.

However, it is said that due to issues with manufacturing processes, materials, and costs, such excellent weapons are about to be withdrawn from service. Now, every broken one is one less available, which makes most of the frontline soldiers feel very uncomfortable.

For the Leitanians, it wasn't just a matter of discomfort; it felt like they were being drenched in a torrential downpour of steel.

Lightweight, agile, accurate, with a stable rate of fire and a large magazine, these advantages were like a nightmare for the Leitanian infantry who were held up by machine gun positions. Their crossbows and staves couldn't reach the bastard hiding in the barn attic.

As soon as they peeked out from the edge of the field, a burst of precise, sniper-like shots swept over them, leaving behind the corpses of almost half a platoon. They were still nearly 100 meters away from the barn, now caught in a dilemma.

Retreating would mean climbing another 100 meters within that bastard's firing range, while advancing would mean crossing an unprotected field road. Even a sergeant could tell that the moment they reached the road, the enemy would switch from burst fire to full automatic fire, showering them with a 6mm steel arrow.

Fortunately, the fleet still had more artillery than the Kazdel people. Kazdel's biggest disadvantage was the lack of land-based mobile fortresses and super-large armored units. Most of their land-based ships were converted from cargo ships, and they only had a few real warships. Apart from the one built by Rhodes Island and Victoria, the rest were antiques that could go into museums.

This is why the Doctor did not launch an attack after declaring war. Why not lure the enemy's land-based fleet into the deserts and wastelands of Kazdel and wear them down? If he launched an attack, he would have to fight off his fleet in a day and then rely on human lives to kill those mobile fortresses that weigh tens of thousands of tons.

Defensive warfare can rely on pre-deployed permanent anti-artillery fortifications and heavy artillery, surface-to-surface missiles and other weapons to kill these land-based ships. Offensive warfare cannot move heavy artillery of this level around, and with its limited armor and firepower, even if it can damage the land-based ships, it cannot effectively destroy them.

The reason is simple: land-based ships are not naval warships; they cannot sink. No matter how badly damaged they are, they are still a fortress on the ground.

If they were to engage in a direct confrontation with Letania, the latter could use these fortresses to block the doctor's attack route. However, lacking mobile heavy artillery firepower, it would be much more difficult to take down these fortresses made of tens of thousands of tons of steel one by one.

A warship that sinks at sea—even bombarding it with heavy artillery for an entire afternoon might not yield any results. On land, however, it's impossible to sink, so the cost of completely destroying it would be far too high.

The apocalyptic bombing scene only completely destroyed three land-based ships and brought two others to a standstill, requiring them to be towed back for repairs or used as frontline garrison fortresses.

"Fire!" Several clusters of deep purple light bullets fell, which were high-energy stone particle clusters, commonly known as spell bullets. In an instant, the upper part of the barn disappeared.

The spell cannon does not cause a severe explosive shockwave. It is somewhat similar to a plasma weapon, causing ionization and thermal killing effects on the target area. The impact is very small. After hitting the target, it will not cause the same kind of explosion as Kazdel's high-explosive shells, which blow up the entire barn.

It would only destroy all obstacles along the way, leaving a deep, scorched crater on the target ground. The sound of the light machine gun stopped, and the Leitanian infantry cheered, carrying crossbows and various weapons, climbing up the road embankment and heading towards the barn.

They needed to capture that outpost and establish a forward position to prepare for the subsequent siege of that beautiful glass-walled building.

Subsequent troops will also bring up light field artillery, and two light, unprotected assault vehicles are on their way. They will have to avoid the Odin tank, which is being repaired by turning its tracks into fixed turrets, hidden in the shadows of the ruins and walls.

Let alone these rudimentary vehicles that are just a bunch of steel pipes, even lightly armored escort vehicles can't withstand the direct hits of the enemy's electromagnetic cannons, not to mention those things equipped with Originium railguns and volcano cannons.

The former is an anti-crowd artillery piece; one shot and half a convoy is gone. If it weren't for its slow rate of fire, and the fact that Odin's tonnage and power couldn't achieve the same firing speed as a Titan without tipping over, Letania would have lost at least 50% more corpses before they could breach the walls and rush in.

Moreover, those land-based warships would also lose two more smaller ones. After all, the Originium railgun could actually destroy targets the size of a frigate; the Dragonfire Bullet would soften or even melt the target's main beam, causing irreparable permanent damage.

As for the volcano cannon, needless to say, Odin had to connect to an external cooling system to fire. Although the Letanians didn't know what it was, these tanks carrying bulky leaf-cooling equipment were still precisely eliminated in the first instance—no matter what they were carrying, they weren't there for a picnic.

Even so, the surviving volcano-type tanks wiped out an entire infantry battalion of Letania on their charge. A barrage of magical fireballs every 0.01 seconds swept across the battlefield like a wall of fire. The heavy infantry were wiped out after taking less than 10 hits, while the light infantry were reduced to a pile of cooked mincemeat in less than a breath. The dense formation was practically adding to the tanks' effectiveness.

Those who weren't killed instantly were set on fire, then rolled on the ground and howled in agony, severely damaging the morale of their own side.

Just as the Letanian infantrymen ran to the other side of the road and were dragging the infantry spell cannon across the mud pit, the nightmarish gunfire rang out again. Several engineers who were struggling to drag the cannon fell on the spot, and the fragile spell devices on the cannon were also damaged by the highly penetrating steel arrows.

"Damn! That bastard is still alive!" Those who ran back died on the exposed road, while those who crossed the road had no roadbed for cover and could only crawl with their heads in their hands in the mud that had probably been fertilized and was emitting a foul smell, hoping that the rice seedlings would block the machine gunner's line of sight.

The machine gun emplacement has now been moved to the fire tower next to the barn. Of course, this position is not as good as the previous one; if an enemy sniper with a long-range sniper crossbow or a power crossbow produced by Victoria is encountered, they will be shot dead on the spot.

However, the Leitanians don't dare to raise their heads now, and they don't have many snipers, so it's unlikely they can get there in a short time.

Through the 2x magnification scope, the crisp rice seedlings, like a green veil, concealed the enemy's tracks. The Letanians' iron-gray uniforms blended almost seamlessly with the matching mud. There were two magazines left beside him; the auxiliary gunner had died in the barn, his ammunition reduced to rubble by the ship's guns. So, these two magazines were all the ammunition he had.

However, for a gunner, fear is the best ammunition. Even if he kills one person with a short burst and empties all his magazines, he still can't eliminate these enemies, not to mention the assault vehicle with a mounted magic cannon that his gun can't handle.

However, fear kept the Leitanians, who had more ammunition than they did, from lying face down in the mud or hiding behind vehicles. After killing nearly four brave men who tried to climb up to the gunner's position and fire a spell at themselves, no one dared to do that stupid thing again.

Any unusual movement would be met with a precise barrage of fire, and nine times out of ten, a brave soul or an unlucky one would be taken down. However, this pleasant deterrent effect was short-lived, as another string of lights appeared in the distance.

The gunner decisively grabbed his gun and jumped back. Almost simultaneously, a deep purple magic bullet sliced ​​through the entire water tower. The steam exploded under the high temperature and ionization, and the shockwave threw the gunner far away.

It felt like being stuffed into a bizarre machine that was a hybrid of a washing machine and a microwave oven. My whole body was burning with pain and I could hear the sound of bones being violently broken. Then, for a brief moment, it felt like the earth was hitting my back with a heavy hammer. Everything went black, and I almost passed out.

"Quick, medic, there's one here!"

"The injury is really bad. Cut open his clothes and give me 15ml of painkiller, intramuscular injection!"

"This dose will kill you!"

"We'll die if we don't give them anything! Hurry up!" The biggest advantage of defensive operations is that the supply of materials is more abundant than that of the attacking side, at least at the beginning. Medics and field hospitals don't need to conserve medicine.

Moreover, transport planes and trains continuously delivered new ammunition, supplies, and medicines to the front lines from the rear. Kazdel's two largest companies were a professional pharmaceutical company and a biotechnology company that also did pharmaceuticals. They might lack everything else, but the variety and quantity of medicines were abundant.

The production cost of a barrel of cheap Covenant veterinary antibiotic powder is only a few dollars. Once it reaches the front line, it can be stuffed into the nebulizer automatic drug dispensing machine designed by Dr. Hemer, which can quickly produce enough antibiotics for an entire regiment. Moreover, it is incredibly lethal to Terra microbes, which have almost no drug resistance.

In addition, there are also special medicines such as immune enhancers and muscle tonics produced, and each soldier's first aid kit contains these useful medicines.

As for field hospitals and mobile armored medical vehicles, they even have intelligent operating tables.

However, the same problem remains: the lifespan and ability to withstand harsh battlefield environments of brain chips, which are used as intelligent terminals, are too poor, resulting in their availability only in field hospitals and safe armored vehicles.

"Both legs and left hand amputated, one eye removed, should be able to save his life."

"Doctor, this injury..." It's time to give Black Ring, but I can't say it out loud.

"Not for the time being. We have plenty of equipment and medicine, and we are not far from the field headquarters."

Once the railway line is destroyed and supplies are cut off, then injuries like this, or even minor ones, can only be treated with black rings and a painkiller.

"Nearly 6000 deaths in one day? Are you kidding me?!" The atmosphere at the Letania operations headquarters became extremely tense...

Strangely, it was initially thought that breaking through that wall would only take a day, but now it has been a whole day of fighting. At night, the Sarkaz scouts, aided by night combat equipment, used their experience in ambushes from their mercenary days to carry out a massacre in the military camp of Letania.

Under the cover of night and using their sorcery skills, the five Sarkaz sneaked into a temporary stronghold housing Letanian soldiers. Each armed with a slingshot assault rifle, they lifted the curtain and unleashed a volley of fully automatic fire before fleeing. The subsequent casualties were all caused by the bombing of the camp.

It took a whole day to break through the outer wall, and before they could capture the ranch headquarters and the train station, they had already lost more than 6000 lives. Two divisions were wiped out. The situation at other attack points was similar. The best one only managed to get close to the train station before being met with heavy artillery fire from the train and the defending troops inside the fortified station.

They haven't been able to take it yet. Instead, they're being suppressed by enemy artillery in the commercial streets outside the station. The armored units they've lost and the collapsed buildings have even blocked the land-based ships' path, forcing them to take a detour and find other ways to get there.

This is just one border province in Kazdel, and it's already this difficult to conquer. The staff officers didn't even dare to think about how they would be able to push through the territories beyond.

"Now we can only hope that the Victorians will actually send troops to support our flank!"

If the Victorians can successfully launch their attack, they can strike Kazdel in the back, disrupting their supply lines and making the battle much easier.

It must be said that Kazdel's abundant supplies and troop rations left a very deep impression on the officers and soldiers of Letania, while the bravery and fighting spirit of those demons also left a deep impression on everyone.

Inject all the injections from the enhancement kit into your body, then, under the enhancement of the drug, wield a heavy machine gun and engage in a firefight with enemies whose weapons are twenty times larger, until your body collapses under the influence of the drug or you are killed by a hail of bullets.

This means that even if there is only one survivor left on the enemy's position, the Leitanians must proceed with extreme caution.

Because at any moment, a tough guy who has just injected himself with drugs and can't feel pain might crawl out from the pile of corpses, grab explosives, and pounce on you, or pull out a weapon that hasn't been blown up yet and start shooting.

"How come I never noticed before that these demons are so good at fighting!?" The Sarkaz living in Letania and other countries are known for their high crime rate, petty theft, and lack of morality and courage. In the eyes of most Terrans, Sarkaz are synonymous with thieves, rats, and infected.

Chapter Twenty-Six: The Big Fish

Chapter 26

"You've been fighting over a train station for three whole days? The Kazdel people have already completed border mobilization and civilian evacuation, and you haven't even taken over a single farm freight station?"

The Leitanian military was utterly shocked by the incompetence of its frontline troops. They had envisioned a massive army pressing in, launching a blitzkrieg against areas lacking armor and land fleet defenses.

As a result, the enemy did not have a land fleet, but the resistance encountered by each attacking force varied in strength. The diverse flexible defenses and harassment by light units made it difficult for the Leitanians to assemble a large-scale ground force. And the forces that were finally assembled would have to stop and wait for their allies to catch up after capturing a few areas because their allies were out of sync.

The precious time for the attack gradually slipped away in this dragging on, completely wasting the reaction time gained by the Leitanian diplomats' trick of submitting a declaration of war simultaneously with the day of the attack.

"They only have a few refurbished, dilapidated ships sold by the Great Yan and two hospital ships, while I've deployed nearly a third of the Leitania fleet to you, and you're telling me that the fleet hasn't even managed to capture a single farm yet?"

In Terra's past battles, the size of the land-based fleet directly determined the course of the war. Equipped with heavy artillery, they could bombard urban areas and crush most of the ground defenses.

The cargo hold and elevators inside the ship can quickly transport an armored formation to the mobile city platform via the landing bridge.

Given the weight of the mobile city itself, the terrain of the combat zone is mostly suitable for the movement of such heavy units.

The problem is that Kazdel doesn't have mobile cities, especially in the northern region, where the cities are all laid flat on the ground. This means the ground bearing capacity requirements aren't as high. In addition, there are a lot of wet and soft farmland and artificial rivers, so land fleets have to take detours from time to time.

The problem is that, under normal circumstances, even if the agricultural areas of a mobile city are located outside the city, the mobile city itself still needs to leave a path for movement. This is the fleet's attack route. Even if it suffers heavy damage like attacking the coastal defenses, it can at least be maneuverable.

However, Kazdel's facilities were scattered across these fields, making it impossible to deploy a large number of personnel to work in the fields and determine whether these seemingly identical fields were suitable for warships. As a result, the land fleet either had to take a detour or wait for ground troops to conduct reconnaissance and exploration.

This would obviously severely hamper the fleet's maneuverability and rapid response capabilities. Not to mention, the Kazdel people had also laid a lot of landmines in the few places that seemed passable by the fleet. Even if they just laid the landmines on the ground, people would still need to detonate and disarm them.

The correct use of landmines is to delay enemy troops and force them to move according to your plan. Simply put, in an area composed of multiple minefields, a normal person will instinctively choose to break through the area with fewer mines. This is equivalent to restricting the enemy's offensive thinking to these few channels.