Tomorrow's Ark, the journey of hardcore and ruthless people

Moreover, "since the upper Yansk and Chersky areas cannot be passed through, there is no need to strictly defend the eastern part of the northern wilderness behind it."So the first and second armies deployed in the area completely regarded it as a sanatorium.The so-called defense line of the Imperial Army, the trenches were just deep enough to fill the corpses, and the fortifications had just begun to dig their foundations.As for the building materials and equipment that should be needed for the follow-up... either they were transferred to the Southwest Front, or they were sold by the officers and gentlemen.

The power of role models is endless. Seeing the guys in the Don River Basin getting rich, soldiers in other places quickly joined in various businesses, and the most common "business" was reselling supplies.In the Ursus Empire, the army also suffered from a lack of supplies, but after all, it had priority in supply.As long as some key nodes are dealt with, various light and dark channels will always appear in due course.It is perfectly possible to make a fortune by siphoning off military supplies, and then make money in the account or use other supplies to make up for the shortfall.

With such a fluke mentality, the materials in the warehouses of the two Ursus army groups flowed into the black market like floodgates, fueling inflation.What makes people wonder how to complain is that a considerable part of the materials resold by the two armies ended up in the hands of the Civil Protection Army.After a magical journey, the wood that was supposed to be the support column of the Ursus bunker became a log on the road of the tribal army's rush to build an army.

According to the current establishment of the Imperial Army, the main field force of a group army should have three five-division infantry corps, and a group army should have about fifteen divisions.However, Ursus's first and second armies only had ten divisions in total.These ten divisions are still in a mess from personnel to training to weapons and equipment. They are said to "lack everything except rifles" - these rifles have to be forward-loaded to make up for it.

Their soft power is equally speechless.In short, in terms of geographical location and military deployment, most of the armies and divisions of the two armies are deployed in a scattered state, and there is no deployment that can be called a "line of defense" at all; in terms of subjective understanding, mentality, and awareness, There is basically no performance that can be called "preparation for war".The commanders and staff officers of the Tribal Army thought over and over again, suspecting that the two Ursus armies had never considered the attack of the large corps from the west.

Therefore, the main point of the "Berlin" plan at the beginning was to cross the mountains across the central part of the northern wilderness at the fastest speed, push the front to the front of the two Ursus armies, and then wipe them out with lightning speed.

The key is timing.

It is true that the enemy is weak, but it is also true that the traffic conditions are too fragile.It is not necessary for the entire division and regiment to die together with the rolling armored columns on the blocking position. Even if most of the Ursus soldiers fled from the sudden attack, only a small number of the empire who are loyal to their duties and still have a sense of honor are needed. Officers and soldiers choose to remain loyal to the last moment.The trouble will not be small.

Under the cover of the forest, the stragglers fired black guns at the marching columns of the National People's Army, delaying the marching speed.The National Guard had to squeeze through the crowded marching queues on roads with only four lanes or even two lanes, and send troops into the forest on the side of the road to drive out the guerrillas.

Scattered soldiers carried out simple blasting of bridges and roads.The Civilian Army had to let engineers and engineering equipment pass through the crowded marching ranks to catch up and repair them.

In order to avoid this kind of stumbling by small stones, the Civilian Army invested a lot of reconnaissance forces to locate the imperial garrisons along the mountain roads, and invested a lot of special operations forces and air power to delay large-scale enemy forces Action, destroy the small group of enemy troops who fled into the forest.

But this is only a temporary solution. The fundamental solution is to speed up the march.The solution of the National Guard was to set up "advance detachments" of tank divisions and mechanized infantry divisions as assault arrows.The essence of these regiment and battalion-level units is a fully mechanized synthetic battle group of various arms. Small-scale tanks, armored infantry, self-propelled artillery and other units work closely together to ensure that they are fast enough and can independently solve various problems they may face along the way. question.

The advance detachment must attack at full speed.Even the armored infantry in the detachment must reduce dismounted combat as much as possible.Their main task is to sit in armored vehicles and accompany the marching column, using intensive firepower to knock down any enemy who tries to get close to the convoy.If they encounter a target that must be conquered, the armored infantry will consider dismounting to fight, and they will never stop and continue to move forward after breaking through the target.The occupation and consolidation were left to the main force that arrived later.

And this is just a matter of marching-combat-breakthrough. More severe logistical supplies are placed in front of the militia.You know, the core of armored forces and mechanized forces are engines and radios.To continue to make rapid breakthroughs, it is not only necessary to ensure the availability of combat vehicles, but also the availability of logistics support vehicles is also crucial.If timely follow-up supplies cannot be achieved, the armored cluster is likely to have a large number of vehicles break down and lie on the road.

But unlike the previous delivery of supplies to relatively fixed positions in the Don River Basin, this time the logistics troops must keep up with the forward troops racing at full speed and deliver all ammunition, fuel, parts, supplies, and equipment to the designated troops. At the same time, a passage must be left for the marching troops.The difficulty can be imagined...

So, for the "Jabwa Plan" to seize Tachinskaya Airport by air assault.The Nationalist Army has always been regarded as a "very valuable follow-up" and has invested considerable resources.

**

Comand heard in the earphones that Lin Huaisheng was reporting hoarsely to the rear headquarters, "We have arrived at the designated area, an encounter has occurred, and it can be resolved immediately. The airport is still out of control, and the commando is searching for electrical equipment."

As the four Space Marine squads led by Captain Hangou entered the battle, the shield guards collapsed at an alarming speed.

This group of imperial shield guards who were urgently airlifted may be the imperial detachment with the highest level of combat readiness on the northern front.After the first attack by the Space Marines, they were down to about a platoon.These guys were driven out of the transport plane by fierce firepower and were compressed into a small area at the end of the runway. They were surrounded on all sides and had nowhere to escape, but they still persisted in fighting, using drainage ditches and large machinery as cover to resist desperately.and refused several attempts to surrender.

The facilities and equipment here are ready-made, which is very important for the subsequent air transport work.The space fighters had to use their firepower sparingly and launch another round of assault cautiously before forcing these few remaining shield guards to raise their hands and surrender.

In the direction of the airport control tower, the two sides with a greater gap in strength have not yet ended the battle.The assault infantry of the People's Federation wore medium and light power armor and held heat-fired laser guns. They were unable to attack the group of airport guards who were considered third-rate in the Ursus Empire army for a long time. The reason was actually very simple: the power system and Those dozens of Ursus soldiers were in one building.

The explosion from inside the terminal shocked Command.But the runway lighting flickered a few times and was still brightly lit.Tallulah and Froststar then heard him roaring loudly: "A-1, A-1, talk back! This is Number [-]! What the hell are you dawdling about? Have you controlled the control tower? Who was causing the explosion just now?"

"Report No. 1, this is Team A No. [-]. It wasn't the enemy who exploded, but us who threw the grenade. We need a little time to take it down."

"What do you do for food?! You are not as reliable as the local comrades! If I had known you were not good, I would have sent snow monsters! Protect the generator and lighting lines for me!"

Perhaps it was Commander's anger that drove the clumsy assault infantry, or perhaps the enemy who was frightened by the power armor laser gun finally recovered and surrendered. Three minutes later, several figures appeared at the top of the tower, their friend-or-foe identification lights flashing in the battlefield visual enhancement of the powered armor - this was certainly not something the Ursus Empire would wear.

The "Storm Falcon" light armed gunboats leading and escorting the first echelon had already left the battle, and they flew to the surrounding area of ​​the airport as planned to deploy the air security curtain.Among other things, reconnaissance intelligence pointed out that there are a total of five companies of Imperial Army soldiers around Tachinskaya Airport.It's easy for the commandos to pick them up, but they have to be careful.

At the same time, the second batch of gunboats was approaching.The large-scale reconnaissance drone is hovering at high altitude, continuously sending information about the battlefield situation to the rear, so that the headquarters can make a decision.Lin Huaisheng has already requested in the command system that "Operation Jabwa" enter the second phase, from projecting assault troops to transporting large and medium-scale field troops and heavy equipment by air, and turning this assault from a tactical operation into a campaign operation affecting the overall situation .

Commander paid attention to the partisan commanders and soldiers who jumped off the second batch of gunboats.These are tribune shield guards wearing heavy power armor, and they are only slightly inferior to the Space Marines in terms of size.But among the shield guards who were carrying missile launchers, rocket launchers, heavy rocket launchers, heavy mortars, Gatling guns and other things that made them look even bigger, there was an armored guy with nothing on his back who actually stood out from the crowd.

Even if he had already amputated the big lush horns on his head, everyone knew who could be so big.Comand poked the Frost Star next to him, and his voice was loud:

"Your father is here!"

Chapter 39 Tragedy, Comedy, and Farce

When the People's Guard of Terra was in a hurry and attacked from west to east with all possible means, the officers and soldiers of the Imperial Army opposite them were still in a state almost on vacation.Since 5:30 in the morning, a full 6 hours have passed, but the two armies around the northern front are still ignorant of the situation in front of them.

This is not to say that the two armies are idiots from top to bottom, from the commander to the private, or that they are so deaf and blind that they don't even know about such fierce artillery fire and air strikes.There are various reasons for this comical reality.In addition to the weak communication capabilities of the Imperial Army, the strategic deception and battlefield interception of the Tribal Army are very effective. The main reason is still a reason that makes people wonder how to evaluate it:

"No one realizes the huge crisis on the northern front."

In the eyes of the Ursus Empire army, the northern front is not so much a "secondary front" as the rear.Taking advantage of the rugged and difficult terrain and the extremely harsh traffic environment on the northern front, to launch an offensive campaign here with a heavy army group?This guy either doesn't know anything about the military, or he's crazy.And this group of guys who are insensitive to technological changes and whose heads are like granite, when they encounter situations that do not conform to their common sense, various tragedies, comedies and farces begin to be staged.

The first army headquarters to notice the strangeness was the Ursas [-]st Army headquarters.Unfortunately, the Commander of the First Army, General Leiningkamp, ​​although he had participated in many battles before the outbreak of the Civil War and had rich experience, had a rough attitude towards his staff, which made him a difficult man to work with. commander.

In addition, in the series of foreign wars before the Ursus Empire, the personal relationship between Leiningkamp and the commander of the Second Army, General Samsonov, deteriorated seriously.Of course, it is a bit far-fetched to say that Leiningkamp, ​​as a senior general—even the senior general of the Ursus Empire—would not hesitate to avenge his personal revenge at the cost of serious damage to the national and personal interests.

However, in the face of the looming sporadic news, Leiningkamp's opinion is always:

"Are you kidding, it's impossible! What? The scouts are all veterans? And the testimony of the residents? Ha, you've got a bunch of terrified cowards! Well, Colonel, since you insist, I allow you to conduct an armed reconnaissance. I will give you three...forget it, five hours, if there is no definite enemy situation after five hours...I will wait for your news."

Just as the suppressed anger came to an end, before the guards outside the door had time to catch their breath, the muffled sound of various debris hitting the wall began to crackle.Immediately, he shouted angrily: "Redhead rushed out of the Upper Yansk Mountains in a tank? Why didn't they say that the other party drove a mobile city flying in the sky with millions of troops? Did they think the tank had wings? "

The gate was opened, and the ugly-looking commander of the 1st Army, General Chalaininkamp, ​​came out with a stinky face, and a group of staff trotted behind, leaving only a group of guards who were still in shock.

Admiral Lennenkamp's anger had not diminished much because of the venting. He was particularly dissatisfied with the group of staff officers around him who liked to talk nonsense.

You guys are so stupid, you really think I don't know anything about mechanization?

In Terra's war form, the land fleet and the army are the two legs that walk.Mechanization and motorization are the new version of the answer to make the army's combat effectiveness leap forward.To put it simply, "mechanization" in military language refers to the use of mechanical equipment as transportation and combat tools, while "motorization" refers to the use of mechanical equipment as a means of transportation.

Motorized infantrymen ride in trucks. They usually maneuver by vehicle to get out of the enemy's direct fire range, get off the vehicle and enter the offensive starting position. The vehicle is now hidden, and the infantrymen drive towards the enemy with artillery fire support, gradually deploying into battle formations. fighting.The mechanized infantry can completely reorganize themselves during the march. They usually adopt a coordinated action method with tanks in front and infantry fighting vehicles in the back, "rushing and fighting at the same time."When necessary, infantry can also dismount to support tank battles and support tank assaults on foot.

But whether it is a mechanized force or a motorized force, the core is a vehicle with a power level that far exceeds animal power.They bring advantages most of the time, but also disadvantages many times.

Ursus is far from ignorant of mechanized armies.Although the essence of mechanized or motorized troops is different from traditional infantry and land fleets, Ursus is also making initial attempts in self-made tank armored vehicles and mechanized combat.On the Southwest Front, a mechanized army was also formed to carry out armored assaults.

Whether it is technical or tactical, it is not going well.The empire gradually realized that the red rebels were far superior to themselves in the technical level of weapons and equipment and the application of high-tech military technology, and they also had rich tactical knowledge and experience.However, through research and application, the Imperial Army has still mastered many characteristics of mechanized warfare.

For example, in complex terrain, the ability of mechanical equipment to overcome obstacles is ultimately not as good as feet;

For example, coordinating hundreds of mechanized equipment to act together is not only different from the land fleet with few units, but also different from the traditional army that walks the world on two or four legs.Not only is it unprecedented, but it is also very complex.

Who can make an assault group composed of division-level tanks and armored vehicles, and tens of thousands of various vehicles pass through the mountains such as Yansk and Chersky with narrow roads?Thinking of ways to prevent traffic jams while ensuring that the steel dragon is fully supplied throughout the process?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!Anyone who yells such nonsense is either exaggerating to cover up cowardice, or is suffering from excessive psychological pressure and needs treatment.

Just when General Leiningkamp was furious that the salon he had managed to organize in this remote area was disrupted, and his staff officers who felt that the situation was wrong lamented that they had "sent information to the ears of the deaf". The Second Army Headquarters was gloomy.

**

Only the most reliable confidantes know that those guys in black and gray leather and wearing helmets with multiple breathing pipes have come to General Samsonov.

Then, Samsonov acted as if his butt was on fire, hurriedly sent inquiries to his subordinate units, and called on his staff to start studying the battle situation on the map.

But when the general asked them to think on the premise that "Tachinskaya Airport was occupied," the staff began to wonder whether the general had taken the wrong medicine.

In response, the general calmly took out the photo handed to him by the emperor's inner guard.Everyone looked at these photos in stunned silence: Tachinskaya Airport was brightly lit, and you could even see transport planes landing on the runway. Groups of integration activists, weapons, equipment, and supplies were distributed in the airport area.The enemy had no intention of being sneaky at all. They even established a large lighting area near the airport, and parachutes were slowly descending above it.

Bad news is still coming in waves.The communication department finally began to realize that various means of communication such as radio, cable, Originium technology, etc. had actually been cut off.Unsolicited wireless telegrams were thrown into the sea like mud cows, and no response was received; all wired telegrams had line failures.As for Originium Arts communications...

The Communications Warlock officer told him: "Let me put it this way, General, the Source Stone Technology sensing environment here is like a symphony scene that reaches its climax! It is impossible for any Source Stone Technology for communication to achieve long distance in this environment." Interact!”

Not only did the active inquiry not get a response, but the regular report that should be made according to the communication regulations did not appear.

Samsonov, who realized that the house was going to collapse, immediately issued two orders:

First, gather all the messenger units and entrust them with the current emergency communication work;

Second, analyze and summarize battlefield intelligence and battlefield forms, and transfer them to the headquarters of the First Army;

Third, order the divisions of the Second Army that are closer to the airport to overcome all difficulties to move closer to the airport and launch a counterattack.The troops should not wait for their neighbors, and immediately go into battle as soon as they arrive. At the same time, let the artillery fire on the airfield as much as possible to hinder their transportation to the greatest extent!

It should be said that there was nothing wrong with Samnosov's response. Surrounded by many difficulties, he used the extremely limited resources at hand on indisputable places.He made no subjective mistakes.

But he was doomed.

The technological explosion and advanced technology input on Terra triggered a military revolution that dazzled the soldiers, and the soldiers could only barely adapt to it.In this trend, the People's Guard of Terra is a well-deserved waver, although this calmness and leadership come from the "mysterious force" like a mechanical descendant.But no matter what, these technologies and the changes they caused are still within the scope of what Terrans can understand.After all, the overall technical level of the National People's Army is only between the end of World War II and the beginning of the Cold War.

Unlike the "Operation Jabwa" in which the Awami League forces were deeply involved, the Usas Empire's armed forces will face a blow that they cannot understand at all.

**

"Let me ask a question, which side of your hometown are you from?"

Comand and Lin Huaisheng stood side by side on the airport runway, waiting for the arrival of key forces.Conman asked Lin Huaisheng by the way.

"The No. 51 universe with the collapsing fluid. I still remember that in order to deal with the separatist forces in the relics of the Antarctic pre-civilization, they installed engines on the asteroids and threw them down. Compared with their material shuttle ships and flying gunships, they are not as good as matchboxes." , The entire underground cavity in Antarctica has collapsed, so the whole world has a unified understanding and began to accept transformation..."

Lin Huaisheng looked sad, and then asked: "What's wrong?"

"Nothing. Have you ever heard of The Will of the Nation?"

"no, what happened?"

Commande raised his head and looked at the silhouette that began to appear in the sky in the distance: "He Fan's tank is here, so let's not waste time. But it is a very interesting book, you can read it later when you have time."

"......baffling."

Lin Huaisheng muttered, and at the same time cast his eager eyes into the air.The silhouettes of the fourteen Thunderhawk transport boats have gradually become clear.Unlike the previous Thunderhawk gunships, which were mainly responsible for personnel transportation and fire support, the main function of the Thunderhawk transport boat is vehicle transportation.The crew compartment on the Thunderhawk gunship becomes an electromagnetic gripper on the dropship model.

When Lin Huaisheng was preparing for the war, he once emphasized against all opinions that priority should be given to transporting a capable engineering force in the troop transportation sequence list, and it must be a genuine People's Federation engineering force.After landing, they quickly cleared the obstacles at the end of the runway, leveled the land, and used the construction materials left by the enemy to complete the progress at an alarming speed that took Ursus workers a year to complete.Now the runway is being further extended - according to the fast landing experience of fixed-wing transport aircraft, every 100 meters of runway length will bring different throughput efficiency.

As for particularly important units, there are Jingui's heavy gunboats and even heavy vertical take-off and landing transport boats to transport them separately.For example, the engineering company and their engineering machinery.

Now at Tachinskaya Airport, although there are troops from the People's Federation, the Reunification Movement, Rhodes Island, and Kazdel, they are all infantry without exception.The heaviest firepower is the plasma cannon of the Space Marines and the heavy mortars of the Tribune shield guards.

Not even a Space Marine can replace a tank - and of course, you can't compare it to the Astartes with a T-55.The armor and weight of the tank endow it with stability, and the ability to continue to observe and shoot without being suppressed under the threat of enemy firepower; the tank gun equipped on the tank is blessed with vehicle-level sensors, which can be used in various weather conditions day and night. Rapid fire at ground targets.Not only can infantry rely on fortifications and concealment to protect themselves, but the sighting equipment of individual soldiers cannot keep up with tanks - including Space Marines.Anti-tank missiles and laser cannons are restricted by many factors, especially at night, and cannot fight against tanks at all.

Therefore, projecting armored troops at the airport is a crucial step in stabilizing the defense line.

As the Thunderhawk transport boat slowly landed beside the runway, the electromagnetic clamps were unlocked one after another, and a "Ferus" battle tank painted with snow camouflage made a sharp and weak roar of the motor, and drove over.

The tank commander turned out to be a lieutenant colonel. After landing, he got out of the roof of the crew compartment in front of the tank and stood in front of the turret while holding on to the gun barrel. He looked down at Lin Huaisheng and his simple command post - the Communist Party. More than forty individuals were also dismantled into two halves, and the command equipment was mainly carried on the shoulders.

The lieutenant colonel tank commander jumped out of the tank and walked towards Lin Huaisheng carelessly.Although it was already bright, it was cloudy.Against the background of various fill-in and enhanced lighting, he is like a savior destined to fulfill Lin Huaisheng's life.

"He Fan reported to the front of the operation. I have a company of 'Ferus' tanks."

"It's just in time. I just got the information. Although our First Army Group in the north did not respond, the Second Army Group in the south seemed to have been kicked in the ass. The headquarters issued an order to attack the airport. Even if There will be air interdiction, and there will be organized enemy forces arriving at night, we need to do well..."

Before he finished speaking, a deafening roar came from the south. A biplane fighter appeared in everyone's field of vision with a long tail of fire. The two J-[-]s chasing it seemed to open fire at this time, which might accidentally injure the densely packed people and people around the airport. The supplies were worried, so they just walked around the "bookcase" from the six o'clock direction to the three o'clock position, and then shot it down with a few short bursts.

Comand said: "Those primitive electric fans couldn't be slower and smaller. It's not easy for the air force to fight. Look, the enemy is already dealing with it. The ground troops will also be a matter of time."

He Fan sneered: "It's better to come early than to come late."

"By the way, the head of the division mentioned you to me before. They said that your unit is one of the best tank units in the entire People's United Army." Lin Huaisheng said flatteringly.

"Then let them say it?" Lieutenant Colonel He's answer was straightforward, but it made Lieutenant Colonel Lin a little embarrassed to step down for a while.

"Oh, I still have such a bad temper." Commander tried to smooth things over, "Okay, hurry up and get ready. When you encounter enemy armored assault boats or even land carriers at night, the entire airport will be counting on you."

"Okay, I'll leave right away." He Fan didn't ask any further questions. He turned around a few steps, jumped onto the tank and got into the cockpit.

"This one is crazy." Lin Huaisheng couldn't help sighing.

Commander replied: "Back when this guy was still commanding Leman Russ, he used to huddle behind a steep slope, wait for the Chaos Titan to come over and cover him in the void shield, and then shoot upward, and one shot destroyed the power generation in the abdomen of the Warlord Titan. machine."