Doctor, I'm really strong!

The adjutant asked, "General, should we occupy those areas?"

Vasily shook his head: "Pursue the core city directly. According to intelligence, the independent movement capabilities of those city blocks have been destroyed. Chernobog was a core city dragging a bunch of burdens along. A group of greedy and short-sighted guys. If they had run away earlier, we wouldn't have caught up with them now."

The land-based fleet began pursuing the direction in which the enemy had fled towards the core urban area, and their chaotic movement confirmed Feng Xili's suspicions.

Hey, you guys were bullied so badly by those guerrillas before, how can you still be so arrogant? Where's your IQ?

This is where common sense is misleading. There has never been a case on Terra where guerrilla tactics could wear down a regular army. At most, it would cause some trouble, and the casualties would be mostly among rank-and-file soldiers. It wouldn't do much damage to the overall organizational structure of the army. After all, officers above the rank of company commander are all on land-based ships. The most people sent out for reconnaissance are platoon leaders, and the total number is not large. Moreover, the Ursus Legion is already used to the combat method of exchanging high casualties for victory, whether it is elite troops or cannon fodder.

It's normal for troops to suffer more than 50% casualties in a battle, at least in the eyes of Ursus officers. The catastrophic living conditions have made the Ursus people tough and ruthless, both towards the enemy and themselves. Other countries' armies can maintain high casualties without collapsing because of discipline and training, but the Ursus people are simply used to it.

This allowed the Ursus army to remain a formidable force for the enemy, despite its less advanced weaponry and relatively outdated tactics.

Their barrage fire skills are inferior to those of the army during World War I. If they had developed heavy machine guns and rapid-fire cannons, the Ursus Empire would have become a giant with feet of clay.

Furthermore, the vast differences between Originium Arts and various races have led to a different form of warfare on Terra. No human on Earth can move while wearing a two-ton protective suit without power assistance, but here they can. Not only that, they can charge, go off-road, and run long distances. That's just ridiculous.

No wonder Exusiai's Originium Armor is so weak in Arknights. With that kind of defense, even if you replace it with an AK47, it's still just scratching the surface. It's a bit better if you replace the old lady with armor-piercing rounds. Of course, the above threats only apply to heavy armor units; other units are a different story.

For example, Kuranta is fast, and with the help of Originium Arts, she can even reach subsonic speeds, which is something that ordinary flesh and blood bodies cannot withstand.

Of course, it's still trash in front of real bullet hell. You're fast, right? When you run into a supersonic bullet, the relative speed will still blow you up.

In conclusion, the main force of the armies of the various countries in Terra is basically composed of casters who have mastered Originium Arts and heavy infantry who have mastered Originium Arts. The former are positioned as heavy artillery, and the latter are positioned as tanks. Vanguard and Guard are commonplace.

Those who like to criticize SilverAsh and 42 should get out of here; this refers to the normal situation.

The Fourth Army's land-based naval forces continued their advance, but because the various blocks of Chernobog were scattered and partially blocked their route, these land-based naval vessels had to split up and take detours.

From above, you can see some residents hiding in corners, peeking, then quickly retreating, looking terrified.

From the air, the twenty-three ships (originally twenty-five, including three light landships, two scrapped, and one heavily damaged) were divided into several small teams, weaving through the city blocks of Chernobog. At the closest point, they were less than two hundred meters away from these city blocks, as if they were navigating a maze.

Vasily held up his binoculars to observe the surroundings. Everything was going smoothly; the exit was just ahead.

But at that moment, he sensed a hint of danger.

Vasily shook his head. It was just the grim atmosphere of the battlefield. As a seasoned general, it was normal to feel threatened. Even if there were ambushes in these cities, did they have any weapons that could threaten the land-based ships?

Just then, three red signal flares appeared in the sky.

The enemy began to move, but in Vasily's view, it was nothing more than a desperate struggle, its only purpose being to let these ignorant ants die with some dignity.

Until something hit the landship.

Section 81: The Supreme Leader's View

With a loud crash, the anchor struck the land-based ship, and Vasily's flagship was also hit.

This is a small securing device that can be used to secure small mobile vehicles in emergency situations, allowing the mobile city to tow them. It is an emergency response device for emergency situations.

It was impossible to expect it to penetrate the landship. Its purpose was to fix it in place, and its maximum range was only a little over a kilometer. Even if the enemy wanted to use such fixed anchors to tow the landship, a few of them would be useless... Then, a scene appeared that Vasily could not understand at all.

With a series of clanging sounds, countless anchors were launched from the abandoned Chernobog blocks. In the blink of an eye, the landships were riddled with holes. Looking around, at least tens of thousands of anchors hit the armor of the landships, with the other end fixed to the Chernobog blocks.

In terms of firepower, land-based ships completely outclass these blocks of the mobile city. However, the problem is that these blocks are enormous to land-based ships, like mountains. The result of each land-based ship being hit by tens of thousands of fixed anchors is that these land-based ships are instantly unable to move an inch. No matter how much the power system works, it is impossible to pull such a large city block.

Don't forget that land-based ships are usually stationed inside mobile cities. The size difference between the two is like that between an F-22 and a Ford-class aircraft carrier, and it will only be more exaggerated, not smaller.

In addition, the land-based ships were also surrounded by a dense array of fixed anchors, and these taut steel cables completely locked down the movement of each land-based ship.

"This, this!"

Vasily was completely dumbfounded. He had never seen anything like this before. Putting everything else aside, there was absolutely no way Chernobog could have so many fixed anchors. Where did they get them from? Such equipment is purchased in large quantities, so there must be some kind of intelligence involved. It couldn't have been produced by the rebels themselves, could it?

Banishing this absurd possibility from his mind, Vasily knew very well that since the enemy could pull off such a grand operation, there must be an even bigger conspiracy to come. However, based on the intelligence he had so far, Chernobog did not possess the firepower to threaten the land-based ships... Wait a minute!?

Could it be that they planted a lot of explosives here, planning to take everyone down with them?

By preserving the core urban area and using these city blocks as a price to wipe out the core forces of the Fourth Legion and the land-based fleet, neither Duke Kosiché nor the Ursus Empire will be able to take a hard line against Chernobog in the short term. This effectively buys the rebels a period of peaceful development.

But what can they do? These rebels probably don't really think they have the power to resist the empire.

However, Vasily thought again that the enemy could not possibly have that many explosives, and this required prior planning. When they moved in, all kinds of detection equipment on the land-based ship were turned on, and they did not find any dangerous materials buried underground. So what were those traitors planning to do next?

Could they have defected? Do they really think they can defeat the Ursus regular army with just their courage?

No way, no way, surely no one really thinks that way.

Of course, no one thought that way. Liu Jiuli's motto was: if something can be solved with equal force, never resort to bayonets.

Vasily's doubts were quickly answered. The surrounding city blocks erupted like volcanoes, with countless rockets and heavy machine guns raining down ammunition, and even some very old-fashioned wooden cannons.

The only difference is that back then, the People's Liberation Army used gasoline drums to launch explosive charges, while Liu Jiuli used large titanium alloy tubes to launch explosive charges.

That's incredibly luxurious, isn't it?

Five-kilogram RDX explosive charges were sprayed onto the land-based ships, giving the Ukrainian soldiers a taste of divine justice. The entire land-based ship was instantly reduced to a mess.

"Counterattack! Order all artillery positions to counterattack!"

"General, our main guns are immobile!"

Okay, the main guns are the main targets, with hundreds of fixed anchors densely packed on them, locking down their firing direction. Now, firing will only hit friendly forces in front of them. Some main and secondary guns can fire at the moving city blocks next to them, but they are targeted by the barrage as soon as they fire a shot, or even before they have a chance to fire.

It is worth noting that the Fourth Legion's land-based ships still use open gun turrets, the same design as the ironclad warships. It's not that Ursus designers couldn't come up with a closed turret design, but rather that Ursus's combat concepts were outdated, and many of its weapons were five to ten, or even twenty years behind those of other countries.

There are also problems such as insufficient production capacity of armor materials and unreliable miniaturized hydraulic transmission technology. Victoria's light landships have all used electrically driven turrets, but the small landships on the Ursus side are still manually driven.

Armed with RPG-7 rocket launchers, anti-aircraft machine guns, heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, and cannons, plus a bunch of mortars, the Red Guards relentlessly bombarded the decks of the Fourth Army's land-based ships with such firepower. The open gun positions resulted in Ukrainian soldiers being riddled with corpses. The armor-piercing rounds of the RPGs were a devastating blow to those unprotected gun positions or those protected only by gun shields. The enemy may have had little defense, but their barrage was incredibly thick.

Seeing that he was completely unable to retaliate, Vasily's eyes turned red, but he knew that impotent rage wouldn't work; he had to find a way to break the deadlock.

"All artillery positions that can fire, fire freely to disrupt the enemy's attack rhythm, clear out fixed anchors, advance troops rush out from the ambush zone, and then provide fire support from the outside. Get moving, get moving!"

The idea was wonderful, but with a loud bang in the distance, Vasily's last struggle was shattered.

He thought the core city of Chernobog, which had fled, had returned with the seven remaining defensive cannons of Chernobog.

The Fourth Army, which was still arrayed in multiple long, single-file formations in the scattered streets of Chernobog, had completely lost any chance of escape. The seven city defense cannons effectively cut off the Fourth Army's land-based naval fleet, which was unable to move, blocking their routes of advance and retreat. Next, it was the turn of the main force in the ambush to make their move.

A rhythmic and imposing bugle call suddenly rang out, followed by a deafening roar of shouts.

"For our city, for our loved ones, Hurrah!"

Even with clear orders, the political commissar and instructor were still among the first to rush out. They were all wearing advanced jet-powered backpacks, one for each person. However, not everyone could use the equipment well. After all, it was a product developed by Kroos in their spare time. Its performance was only passable, but the cost was not cheap at all. If it weren't for Liu Jiuli's all-purpose factory, he really wouldn't have dared to give a bunch of equipment to everyone who was good at using it.

These powered paratroopers leaped into the air and landed on the land-based warship, beginning their boarding and seizure operation.

Liu Jiuli was still very envious of such a large vessel as the land-going ship. He would definitely get his hands on it if he could. If he couldn't, then so be it. Just because he didn't have it now didn't mean he wouldn't have it in the future. With the upgrade of the all-purpose factory, the Red Guards would eventually be able to build land-going ships with the same efficiency as the Soviet Union in building T-34 tanks.

Vasily was overjoyed to see that the enemy had actually started close combat.

No one knows melee combat better than the Ursus soldiers; you're courting death!

Then those Ursus soldiers who charged out, seething with rage, were riddled with bullets by snipers and shotguns.

Considering the physical capabilities of the Terrans and the level of enemy armor, Liu Jiuli directly deployed AA12s, equipping every soldier in the assault force with one, using armor-piercing slugs and shotgun shells. Even the spellcasters had this weapon. Gandalf wielding a Gatling gun, are you scared yet?

However, what put the greatest pressure on the soldiers of the Fourth Army was Patriot's enormous figure descending from the sky.

With specially optimized and modified new armor, a more powerful power halberd, and equipped with the Patriots' most proficient Originium Arts, it can enhance the combat power of all friendly forces around it and apply debuffs to enemies. If such a Gundam were to fall from the sky and have a gold paint job, it could easily pass for the Imperial Guard.

Upon seeing the Patriot, Vasily took a deep breath and drew his sword.

As a member of the royal family, he would never surrender to the rebels; he would fight to the death for his country.

"To die at the hands of a legendary warrior is quite an honor."

"I'm sorry, you can't."

This was the last thing Vasily heard before he was knocked unconscious.

Section 82: Victory!

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As long as our weapons are advanced enough, victory will surely be ours.

really?

In Liu Cixin's science fiction novels, the Trisolaran civilization's technological level is overwhelmingly superior to that of humanity. A tiny droplet of water could wipe out an entire human fleet. In the face of strong interaction materials, the human fleet is like butter facing a hot knife.

At this point, the weapons were no longer of any use, but Zhang Beihai, who escaped with the Natural Selection, cast a shadow over the victory of the Trisolaran civilization with his decision. The other side of this shadow was the destruction of the entire Trisolaran civilization.

As history has shown, no matter how advanced the weapons are, the final outcome of a war still depends on the users. The relationship between timing, location, and human factors was already summarized by our ancestors many years ago.

Liu Jiuli armed the Red Guards to the teeth, but that alone was not enough. The Qing Dynasty's equipment was also quite good, but it was no match for the bayonet charge of the British Lobster Soldiers. When the two sides were close enough to face each other, weapons only gave you the right to fight, not the right to win.

Moreover, Ursus soldiers are naturally skilled in close combat, a fact proven by their enemies with their corpses.

The Fourth Legion was an elite force, and despite their current predicament, they could find no reason to lose to a group of enemies who had previously been thugs and outcasts.

Perhaps those low-end populations have some amazing gadgets, but as long as we raise our bayonets, they will scatter like startled chickens. There is nothing that Ursus's bayonet cannot pierce. If there is, then charge again!

The heavily armored soldiers were the first to charge forward. They were the elite of the Ursus army, and no one could question their strength in close combat. Even AA12 ammunition couldn't overpower them. If they were magic-based heavy armor, it would be difficult to load armor-piercing rounds onto heavy machine guns. It would be better to use anti-aircraft machine guns or cannons, or armor-piercing rounds from rocket launchers.

However, the space for combat on a ship is limited. If you encounter the enemy in a narrow encounter, they certainly won't give you time to fire a rocket launcher.

Enemies on the deck can be dealt with by barrage, but what about enemies inside the cabins? What about terrain where one man can hold off ten thousand? In the limited space of a land-based ship, once a heavily armed man has blocked the way, it's virtually impossible for anyone behind him to get through.

Moreover, Ursus soldiers are also willing to fight to the death, and the elite Fourth Legion also has its own sense of honor. Unless they completely lose hope of victory, they will never surrender.

Unlike sniping in the wilderness, where scouts targeted by guerrillas were usually only a squad, they would quickly fall into despair under heavy encirclement. Even if they wanted to fight back, it wouldn't be difficult to knock them unconscious or incapacitate them with their numerical advantage and advanced weapons. But here, the enemy's territory is everywhere, making it much harder to get them to surrender.

Patriot is powerful, and the heavy armor he trains is also powerful, but not everyone is Patriot, nor is everyone a powerful heavy armored warrior. Sacrifice and bloodshed are inevitable; this is the battle of bayonets.

Then the soldiers of the Ursus Empire's Fourth Legion discovered that their enemy was not quite what they had imagined.

They understand tactics, are good at teamwork, and have a variety of weapons that are difficult to defend against. Most importantly, they are willing to fight to the death.

A Red Guard soldier was severely wounded by a heavy machine gunner, and then the heavy machine gunner saw the thermite grenade in the soldier's hand.

Amidst flames and screams, the attack tunnel was opened.

They are indeed not as good as professional soldiers in combat. Although they have received training and have fought in real combat, their opponents are just targets on the shooting range and bandits. When facing regular troops, they are prone to making mistakes.

However, when the Ukrainian soldiers' bayonets pierced them, the enemy would rush up and hold the Ukrainian soldiers tightly, and then their comrades would riddle the Ukrainian soldiers with bullets.

If the road ahead is difficult to travel, these people will simply blow things up, not caring about the consequences. They even lay mortars flat and fire them directly from inside the ship's cabin, without considering whether they will be affected.

Carrying a rocket launcher and shoving it into the enemy's face is a common tactic, and this is what terrifies Ukrainian soldiers the most, because those armor-piercing rounds can easily tear apart heavy armor, and even magic-based armor will be destroyed by a dozen rockets.

Similar situations are playing out in various regions. When the enemy's weapons are more advanced than their own, and they are also determined to fight and know how to use their brains, their speed of advance will far exceed the Ukrainian army's imagination.