Rise of the Overlord

Chapter 326 An Even Fierce Battle

The second attack of the Ice Lion Army on Yueyang City was even more tragic than the first Yueyang City defense battle. Under the command of Marshal Kayano, the general commander of the Ice Lion Army, The troops participating in the siege of the Ice Lion Kingdom did not care about their own casualties, and still chose to attack around the clock.

At noon on June 2538, 23 in the divine calendar, the Ice Lion Army’s attack on Yueyang City has lasted to the seventh day. Under the attack of the Ice Lion Army regardless of casualties, some progress has been made. In DC District, XC District, and Beicheng District, some blocks have been gnawed down by the Ice Lion Army.

In an underground fortification in the northern part of Yueyang City, Chen Jinjin, the commander of the temporary 9th division, held a phone in his hand, and said to Wu Youliang, the commander of the temporary second army on the other side of the phone with a serious expression: "Commander, our No. Although the 9th Division suffered a lot of casualties, it hasn’t reached the point where the muscles and bones are broken. Is it too early for our 9th Division to withdraw from the Beicheng District?”

Wu Youliang, the commander of the temporary second army, said on the phone: "The casualties of your 9th Division have almost reached one-third. You can't really wait until your 9th Division is disabled, and then I will order your 9th Division to be killed. The 10th Division withdrew from Beicheng District, and this afternoon I will let the troops of the 9th Division enter Beicheng District to replace your [-]th Division. When the two divisions are handing over, you must avoid being taken advantage of by the Ice Lion Army."

Chen Jinjin, the commander of the temporary 9th Division, was reluctant to lead the troops out of the battle right now, and couldn't help but speak louder, "Which bastard said that the casualties of our 9th Division reached one-third, our 9th Division is now In fact, the casualties were only in the early 2s, and the number of casualties was less than 3000, so even if we stick to the northern city for another seven days, there will be no problem."

Wu Youliang, the temporary commander of the Second Army, snorted coldly and said, "Chen Jinjin, I am not bargaining with you. Let the 10th Division take over from your 9th Division and continue to stick to the order of Beicheng District. The commander has agreed. Let’s continue to arrange things, and strive to complete the handover of the two divisions before dark today.”

The provisional 10th division is also one of the six infantry divisions affiliated to the provisional second army. Wang Yuan, the division commander of the provisional 10th division, is an old acquaintance of Chen Jinjin. They were seriously injured and left in Xinji Town, north of Yueyang City. Wang Yuan and Chen Jinjin had served in an infantry regiment before, and their relationship with each other was very good.

Later, Wang Yuan, like Chen Jinjin, continued to serve under Su Yi after he recovered from his injury. During the expansion of Su Yi's army, Wang Yuan was appointed as the commander of the temporary 10th Division.

When Chen Jinjin heard that the army commander Wu Youliang had moved Su Yi out, he could only say weakly: "Yes, army commander, I will immediately pass on the handover with the 10th Division. After our 9th Division withdraws from Beicheng District, Where do you retreat to for rest?"

Wu Youliang immediately told Chen Jinjin on the phone: "Your 9th Division will directly withdraw from the urban area of ​​Yueyang City and enter Yuhong County for rest. The military department will mobilize a group of recruits as soon as possible to complete the establishment of your 9th Division. Before long, your 9th Division will have to go to the battlefield."

Chen Jinjin was shocked, "Commander, I take what you said seriously. If you have a chance to eat meat, don't forget about our 9th Division!"

"Okay, don't be poor. When the two divisions are handing over, you must be more cautious and cautious to prevent the Ice Lion Army from taking the opportunity to attack."

After Chen Jinjin put down the phone, he turned his head and said to Zhang Qi, the deputy division commander of the temporary 9th Division: "The 10th Division will enter Beicheng District in the afternoon and handover with our 9th Division. Our 9th Division will temporarily withdraw to Yuhong Rest within the county."

Zhang Qi was originally a regiment commander of the No.16 Army of the Great Qin Army. When Zhao Zeling, the Deputy Minister of National Defense, led a group of senior officers to evacuate Yueyang City, Zhang Qi did not leave, but chose to stay and participate in the group formed by Su Yi. The three temporary armies continued to defend Yueyang City, the capital of the Great Qin State, and were later appointed by Su Yi as the deputy commander of the 9th Division.

Zhang Qi nodded slightly and said: "There shouldn't be any problems in the handover with the 10th Division in the neighborhoods where there is no war, but in the neighborhood where the two sides are fighting, it may be a little troublesome to hand over all the fortifications to the 10th Division. .”

Chen Jinjin pondered for a while and said, "Then let the troops in front launch a counterattack when the 10th Division is handed over, so that the Ice Lion Army will not have the energy to continue attacking."

Zhang Qi agreed and said: "This idea is good, then I will immediately ask the combat staff to formulate a counterattack plan, and at the same time contact the Air Force for assistance."

The change of defense between the provisional 9th ​​division and the provisional 10th division went very smoothly. As of 23:06 pm on June 30, the troops of the provisional 10th division had completely taken over the fortifications in the northern urban area of ​​Yueyang City At this time, about 90.00% of the fortifications that Su Yi sent people to build in Beicheng District are still in the hands of the Daqin Army, and the remaining [-]% of the fortifications have been captured by the Ice Lion Army , but these fortifications have almost been destroyed by the war.

During the handover process, the provisional 9th ​​Division launched a counterattack against the Ice Lion Army, which almost drove the Ice Lion Army out of the Beicheng District. However, due to the 9% of the fortifications, It was no longer conducive to defense, so after completing the handover of some blocks on the front line, the units of the provisional [-]th ​​Division that launched the counterattack retreated one after another.

Wang Yuan, the commander of the temporary 10th division, smiled and said to Chen Jinjin, the commander of the temporary 9th division who was about to leave: "Chen Laopao, you can leave with peace of mind! Our 10th division is here in Beicheng District, and we will never show up." What's wrong!"

Chen Laopao is Chen Jinjin's nickname. Laopao refers to a gangster with a violent personality in Daqin. Because Chen Jinjin is full of bandits and has a big temper, he was nicknamed Chen Laopao.

Chen Jinjin rolled his eyes at Wang Yuan, "Wang Datou, I have entrusted you with 90.00% of the fortifications in Beicheng District. Don't wait for your 10th Division to switch defenses with other troops. Only less than half of Beicheng District is left." Fortifications, then you Wang Datou will be ashamed!"

Because Wang Yuan's head is relatively large, he was nicknamed Wang Datou, and the person who nicknamed Wang Yuan is Chen Jinjin.

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "Old Pao Chen, don't worry, our 10th Division will not be inferior to your 9th Division."

At this moment, Chen Jinjin hesitated for a moment and asked, "Wang Datou, have you heard that when is the commander planning to launch a big counterattack?"

Wang Yuan shook his head and said: "Before the start of the battle, the commander hoped to use the many fortifications in Yueyang City to consume the vital strength of the Ice Lion Army. Now that the Ice Lion Army is in the second battle to defend Yueyang City, the number of casualties may It's less than 20. I don't think the commander will order a large-scale counterattack unless the Ice Lion Army has consumed 100 million people in Yueyang City. You must know that the large-scale counterattack mentioned by the commander is not just about defeating the surrounding areas of Yueyang City. Instead, they launched a full-scale counterattack against the Ice Lion Army in the Great Qin Kingdom."

At around eight o'clock in the evening on June 23, at the front headquarters of the Ice Lion Army outside Yueyang City, Marshal Kayano, the commander-in-chief, said to dozens of generals of the Ice Lion Army in a cold voice: "This afternoon, the soldiers in the northern city The Daqin army only used a small counterattack, and almost wiped out all our previous efforts in Beicheng District, should you give me an explanation?"

These dozens of generals of the Ice Lion Army are all division commanders and deputy commanders of the Ice Lion Army north of Yueyang City. At this time, the expressions of these division commanders and deputy division commanders are not very good. Yueyang City's confident Ice Lion Army's Third Imperial Guard Tank and Armored Division Commander Vikor also showed a very solemn face.

During the siege battle a few days ago, the Third Imperial Guard Tank Armored Division first sent a tank battalion with 32 Golden Lion heavy tanks to join the battle. However, they had not yet encountered the heavy tanks equipped by the defenders of Yueyang City. The 32 Golden Lion heavy tanks were all destroyed by the individual anti-tank missiles of the defenders of Yueyang City.

The frontal armor of the Golden Lion heavy tank is as high as 85 mm, but it can still be easily penetrated by individual anti-tank missiles, not to mention the thinner side armor and rear armor than the frontal armor.

The tank battalion composed of 32 Golden Lion heavy tanks barely played a big role in the street fighting in the northern part of Yueyang City, and was turned into piles of scrap iron by individual anti-tank missiles.

Unwilling to be reconciled, the commander of the [-]rd Guards Tank and Armored Division, Vicker, immediately mobilized more than [-] Golden Lion heavy tanks, and once again put them into the street fighting in the northern part of Yueyang City. As a result, the more than [-] Golden Lion heavy tanks In the end, even the heavy tanks equipped by the defenders of Yueyang City were destroyed without even seeing them. Most of them were destroyed by individual anti-tank missiles, and some were blown up by anti-tank grenades.

Klavey, the Fourth Imperial Guard Mechanized Infantry Division, immediately said: "Marshal, the blocks that our divisions captured in the northern city area are basically in ruins, and many fortifications built by the Great Qin garrison were destroyed by the war, so After the Daqin garrison launched a counterattack, the troops of our divisions in the northern city had no defensive fortifications to use, and there were hundreds of fighter planes from the Daqin Air Force to assist in the battle, which allowed the Daqin garrison to take advantage of it."

Konya, the Fifth Imperial Guard Mechanized Infantry Division, continued: "With the addition of the Daqin garrison in the northern city, this counterattack was very sudden, which caught our divisions by surprise and caused a certain degree of chaos. At least in the end, our divisions still blocked the Daqin defenders in Beicheng District."

The [-]th Guards Mechanized Infantry Division Clavi and the [-]th Guards Mechanized Infantry Division Konya are both Field Marshal Kayano's confidantes. He waved his hand and said: "We won't talk about what happened this afternoon, but you must be careful of the counterattack of the Daqin defenders when you enter the divisions in the Beicheng District. Next, let's discuss how to completely capture the entire Yueyang City, and try our best. Reduce the casualties of our Ice Lion Army."

General Gelu, the deputy commander-in-chief, sighed and said to dozens of generals of the Ice Lion Army: "According to our statistics, during the seven-day fierce battle, our troops gathered in the east, west, and north of Yueyang City , the total casualties have exceeded 27, of which about 20 were killed, but the results we have achieved are not great."

The number of casualties mentioned by Gelu made many division commanders and deputy division commanders gasp. In seven days, there were more than 27 casualties, which was much more tragic than the first battle of Yueyang City.

Marshal Kayano then said in a deep voice: "A batch of newly recruited supplementary soldiers will arrive in Yueyang City soon to replenish the damaged divisions. However, the number of casualties in the previous seven days is too large. What do you think? You can say whatever you want.”

Kravey, the Fourth Imperial Guard Mechanized Infantry Division hesitated for a moment and said, "Marshal, during the street fighting in Yueyang City, our divisions completely lagged behind the Daqin defenders in terms of weapons and equipment, and even the sky over Yueyang City The air supremacy is in the hands of the Daqin Air Force. Under such circumstances, launching attacks around the clock will definitely increase the casualties of our divisions. Is it possible to consider only launching attacks at night, after dark, The fighter planes of the Daqin Air Force will no longer be able to take to the air to fight."

The words of the Fourth Imperial Guard Mechanized Infantry Division Clavier made Marshal Kayano's face even more ugly. Although the air force of the Ice Lion Country is only ranked fourth in the world, compared with the air force of the Great Qin State, it has always been crushing. Situation, shortly after the Ice Lion Kingdom started war against the Great Qin Kingdom, the air supremacy in the entire Great Qin Kingdom basically fell into the hands of the Ice Lion Kingdom Air Force. There is no way to fight back.

Marshal Kayano shook his head and said: "We must continue to exert pressure on the Daqin defenders in Yueyang City. The attack during the day cannot be stopped. I have ordered the country to send more air defense weapons to Yueyang City. It should relieve some Daqin troops. Air pressure on our siege forces."

Vicor, the commander of the Third Guards Tank and Armored Division, said in a deep voice: "Marshal, is it possible to launch a battle plan to cut off the southern passage of Yueyang City now? If we can isolate Yueyang City, maybe we will cut off the Great Qin defenders in the city." Ammunition supply, then our divisions' attack on Yueyang City should be much easier."

Marshal Kayano nodded slightly and said: "I also have considerations in this regard, but I am worried that the troops that conduct interspersed attacks to the south of Yueyang City will be surrounded by the superior forces of the Great Qin Army. According to the news sent by our intelligence department, the Great Qin State That Su Yi, has formed an army of about 200 million in Yueyang City and the five counties to the south."

(End of this chapter)