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"As long as we control this place, we can choke the federal army's landing force!"

The Lieutenant Colonel of the Zeon Army threw off his shawl, reached out and pointed the location of the small town Elma on the map:

This is the intersection of two highways heading northeast to Seattle and south to Portland. It is only more than 30 kilometers away from the coastal town of Aberdeen, where the federal army made a large-scale landing. The artillery of the Zeon Army Can directly cover the port area.

The captain's adjutant standing aside glanced at his superior with a hidden look, and cursed in his heart:

'It's easy for you to say. You don't even dare to set up your own headquarters directly in the town...'

The mobile forces of the Zeon Army, which arrived first, had already set up a preliminary defense line based on the buildings in Elma Town. They not only repelled several small groups of leading Federal Army reconnaissance troops, but also dispatched the Zaku team, which arrived in time. , bombarded the main follow-up troops of the Federal Army, causing them considerable losses.

However, immediately after the report that the Federation vanguard force's attack was blocked finally reached the rear, more violent Federation artillery fire rained down on the town fortified by the Zeon army, and the continuous loud explosions continued. Almost 10 minutes——

At this time, there were not many intact buildings in the town.

From here, the Zeon army's artillery fire can cover the port area, which means that part of the federal naval escort fleet that has now sailed into the Grays Harbor area can also easily extend its firepower to cover here.

Hiding the command vehicle outside the town, the Lieutenant Colonel of the Zeon Army in a camping ground in the mountains and forests on the northeast side looked nonchalantly at the digital tactical map. Those few who had been stationed in Egypt had been marked as losing combat effectiveness. Sweeping up the Panzergrenadier squadron defending the town of Elma;

"The Federal Army's artillery fire has paused, and the frontline troops will inevitably launch an attack again. The reserve team will be immediately mobilized to continue to enter the town of Elma for defense."

"Yes."

Zeon reinforcements from the urban clusters around Seattle are still arriving continuously. If the federal army cannot expand its position in time, no matter how many troops land, they will only be compressed in this narrow 30 kilometers deep. area;

'When more long-range firepower units arrive, maybe we can launch a counterattack...'

The Lieutenant Colonel of the Zeon Army thought with some complacency in his heart that although he was located in the rear, under the leadership of Major General Bock, who was more rigorous in military management, when the alarm was sounded, most of the troops belonging to the Seattle Garrison Division still quickly The ground reacted and entered a fighting state.

Not far away, there were a few scattered sounds of cannon fire:

This is the small number of Zeon artillery units that have arrived so far. They dare not directly engage in an artillery battle with the Federation army. They have to disperse their positions and break them into pieces. From time to time, they fire at the presumed landing position of the Federation army and the occupied port facilities. Fire a few shots to maintain your presence.

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Waves of spray hit the air cushion of the Pangpan-class battleship head-on and turned into splashing water droplets, reflecting colorful light in the sun.

The advance of the land warships was unimpeded, and the mountains on the coastline were already in sight; agents maintained coordination and communication between the federal army's large landing fleet to ensure that all progress was under control.

When the attention of the Zeon army was attracted by the marines landing in the Grays Harbor area——

Lieutenant General Kruger, leading all the Panpan-class battleships and Heavy Fork-class battleships, as well as the two heavy armored divisions of the Army, plus the main force of the landing force of a Marine Division, chose to go directly from the Juan de Fuca waterway. Breaking into Puget Sound.

"Starboard fire warning, please pay attention to the muzzle blast for those stranded on the deck——"

The agent's step-by-step voice sounded on the Pangpan-class battleship's broadcast system, and at the same time, the triple-mounted main gun on the right side of the battleship was raised high;

"--boom."

Even through the thickened steel portholes of the bridge, the roar of the cannon when it fires can still be said to be a blast in the ears of the commanding officers on the bridge.

Three heavy artillery shells with a mass of more than 1 ton were fired from the muzzle, drawing a beautiful parabola in the sky and hitting the coastal defense batteries set up by the Zeon Army on both sides of the Juan de Fuca waterway.

"Such a big guy was not common in the army in the past -" Lieutenant General Kruger rubbed his swollen ears and couldn't help but sigh.

Perhaps once upon a time, the army had train guns that could surpass the navy in terms of barrel thickness, but that was all hundreds of years ago;

But in the current era, in which the previous precision strike combat system based on various missiles has gradually collapsed under the influence of particle interference, large-caliber heavy artillery has once again had the opportunity to step onto the stage of the times.

"Now, it is the birthplace of the term 'battleship'. The Navy does not have any battleships in service, Lieutenant General Kruger."

In front of the Army officers, the agent naturally told Navy jokes without scruples.

"Hahaha, isn't it? I heard that the Federation Air Force is also very interested in the positioning and use of Zeon's Gau-class aircraft carrier. Maybe at some point, the Federation Air Force will have its own air battleship. That would be really The only one left is the navy itself."

Lieutenant General Kruger seemed quite excited when he saw the smooth implementation of the plan.

As many as 27 available heavy guns from four land battleships, in turns of fire, suppressed several coastal defense turrets and coastal defense positions built by the Zeon army in the past six months;

Since we have only been operating here for a short time, and we don’t really believe that the Federal Army will launch a large-scale amphibious landing operation here, the protective measures of these coastal defense turrets are far from adequate in the face of the heavy artillery of the Federal Army. Not perfect.

On the top of a mountain dozens of kilometers away, the large-caliber shells of the Pangpan-class battleship finally fell, like a heavy hammer, hitting the sea observation post built by the Zeon Army.

"How about a feint attack at the landing point at Grays Harbor? Can you figure out the Zeon army's troop deployment now?"

Lieutenant General Kruger asked casually, while looking at it happily:

Several Zeon army shore-based anti-ship missiles flying across the sea from a distance were intercepted by the Federation fleet's intensive anti-aircraft firepower. They could not even penetrate into several Army battleships before being intercepted by the vanguard. The escort ship was shot down and turned into useless fireworks in the sky.

It was probably a mobile missile launcher that had avoided the previous waves of air strikes and artillery bombardments by the Federal Army, and now still retains the power to counterattack; however, such sporadic counterattacks were far from enough to break through the Federal fleet's air defense network.

Based on the location where the missile engine's fire first appeared, the agent quickly located several suspicious locations on the map, and then converted them into fire control data and inserted them into the target sequence of the main gun shelling mission.

"The latest news is that the attack of our marines who have landed has been blocked and encountered the enemy's quick-response MS troops. It can be speculated that the Zeon army is gathering troops there. It is not an exaggeration to say that the feint attack plan has been successful. "

The agents extracted useful information from the disorganized reports received from various channels; the troops were divided into two locations nearly 200 kilometers apart to launch landing operations at the same time. Communication difficulties and organizational coordination problems were inevitable. .

What's more, the Federal Army also has a third squadron, which is currently protecting the follow-up army units of 6 divisions on the transport ship, and is still floating in the outer sea, waiting for further instructions.

Through intermittent laser communications, as well as back-and-forth communication with the "Dragon Flying" light liaison aircraft, coupled with agents' continuous screening and integration of the original information received, the federal army was not completely at this time. They fell into a state of fighting on their own and fighting randomly.

"Well, then implement the planned plan. The fleet will directly break into the Juan de Fuca waterway, maintain suppression of the Zeon military firepower points on both sides of the strait, deploy troops along the way to occupy key positions, and the rest of the main force will advance directly into the bay area!"

"Understood, Lieutenant General Kruger."

The agent nodded, and at the same time, communication signals circulated within the fleet, and the formation of the huge federal fleet began to change——

Several leading light minesweepers took the lead in accelerating and sailed to the front of the fleet. At the same time, the four land battleships as the backbone began to move closer to each other, and finally merged into a straight line, turning into a single column to follow the minesweepers. ;

The rest of the tank landing ships and amphibious hovercraft also gathered their formations, surrounding both sides of the battle line and heading towards the center of the Juan de Fuca waterway.

"At this time, maybe you should say a few words to the entire army? After the troops begin to land, it will be difficult to guarantee communication conditions."

The agent turned sideways and looked at Lieutenant General Kruger who couldn't hide his excitement.

"I have nothing...no, just announce to the whole army: We are back!"

Chapter 53: Using force to overwhelm others (4)

The Juan de Fuca Channel is a waterway approximately 20 kilometers wide and 120 kilometers long that connects the Pacific Ocean to Puget Sound, which is surrounded by land. It can be said to be the maritime gateway to the entire Washington State metropolitan area.

In normal times of peace, this is also one of the busiest waterways on the face of the earth, with tens of millions of tons of cargo passing through here every year;

And now, the main force of the federal landing force, hundreds of large and small landing ships, which came from Alaska and arrived here from thousands of miles away, is entering this golden waterway.

"The Operations Command informed all troops that the starting point of the second phase of the plan has been passed..."

The agent stood on the bridge of the Pangpan-class battleship, and announced to the entire army precisely at the moment when the ship passed through the entrance of the Juan de Fuca Channel, and at the same time displayed the plan execution time on the screen above the bridge. , has also been updated.

"...the landing operation begins."

"boom--"

The agent slightly lowered the elevation angle of the Ponpan-class main gun and aimed it at the Zeon military convoy speeding along the road built along the coastline;

The side closer to the inland is the rolling mountains, and the outside side is the ocean. This Zeon army that is moving to an unknown direction has nowhere to escape.

Through the optical telescope, the agent could tell that the panicked Zeon soldiers saw the main turret of the Federation battleship slowly turning in the distance and pointing this way, then jumped out of the vehicle in a panic and tried to climb the hillside beside the road. ;

Some Zeon soldiers at the front of the convoy stepped on the accelerator and accelerated to get away from the Federation warship——

The next second, the scene in the camera lens was drowned by the explosion of fire.

The main fleet continued to sail inward along the waterway in a mighty manner, while several battalion-sized combined forces broke away from the fleet and headed for the shores on the north and south sides of the waterway. They seized control and were ravaged by the firepower of the federal fleet. The Zeon Army's coastal defense position again.

'The strike is completed... collect enemy target damage information... re-evaluate the current target threat level... judge: whether further strikes are needed, no... read the next strike target in the mission sequence. '

Agents absorb constantly refreshing information from various detection equipment that serve as their own eyes and ears, perceive the blazing battlefield, and clean Zeon military targets along the coast scientifically and efficiently;

The several Mega particle beam turrets built by the Zeon army on the high mountains along the coast are among the top targets on the threat list, but fortunately, such fixed facilities built in occupied areas that have not yet been completely stabilized , it was difficult to hide it from the eyes and ears of the federal army.

During the early fire preparations of the Federation Army, these targets were given priority. Later, when the Federation's main fleet, including agents, approached the coastline, artillery fire once again covered the Zeon Army's crumbling coastal defense facilities.

'Through the first node of the second phase of the plan, the landing force wave 1 is launched. '

According to the finalized combat plan issued just early this morning, the agent sent a signal indicating the start of the operation; her voice circulated in the communication network within the fleet, and eventually reached the ears of the frontline commanders responsible for implementation.

Thanks to the widespread use of air-cushion chassis vehicles, the federal army's amphibious force delivery capabilities have been greatly enhanced. One after another 'Bloodhound' air-cushion armored vehicles drove directly out of the opening in the stern of the dock landing ship, and then deftly After turning a corner, we drove directly to the shore.

The subsequent Type 61 main battle tank units of the Federal Army also dispersed from the main fleet on larger hovercrafts or tank landing ships and approached the shore.

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"Federation land battleships were discovered. Repeat, Federation land battleships were discovered! There are so many landing fleets that they can't even be counted. This is the main force of the Federation army!"

"Calm down, Major Leinster. The Seattle Command is aware of this. Commander Bock is mobilizing reinforcements. Please hold your position before the reinforcements arrive and prevent the federal army from breaking into Puget Sound!"

"I [Side 3 expletive], all the coastal defense turrets belonging to my position have been destroyed. What can I do to stop them... Hey, hey... talk!"

"Major!"

A soldier carrying a submachine gun hurriedly ran in, interrupting the Zeon Army major's complaint and plea for help;

"Major Leinster, the federal army's landing force has passed this way!"

"Tsk, how many more people can we organize in our brigade now?"

"There are still 4 Majera tanks and 11 armored vehicles; there are more than 100 grenadiers left, and there are also a dozen people left alive in the coastal defense artillery squadron, and they are with us now."

Major Leinster punched the table in front of him with grief and anger;

At this time, he was grateful for his alertness. When he heard the air defense siren caused by the first wave of missile attacks on the coastal defense turrets, he immediately organized his troops to leave the barracks and spread out to hide, so that he could catch up with the subsequent federal fleet. Many troops were saved from the bombardment;

But now, facing the federal army's landing force, which was backed by fleet fire support and had the upper hand in numbers, what chance would there be for his surviving brothers?

The position of his troops is exactly at the sharp corner of the land at the southern end of the entrance to the Juan de Fuca Channel. Behind him is the towering Olympus Mountains of Washington State, which covers a large area;

If he wanted to retreat back to Seattle, he could either go east along the coastal road on the south side of the waterway, praying all the way that the Union fleet was full of blind men and couldn't see him;

Or go directly south from the Pacific coast to see if the federal marines who happened to land there can let him live.

"We fought the Federals!"

On the optical image recognition device, the flashes of four muzzle flashes were instantly recognized. At the same time, through intelligent processing of the picture, they stood out from the surrounding scenery and were displayed on the commander's display screen of the Type 4 command tank.

"Incoming artillery fire! Warning!"

Captain Lafayette, who had developed conditioned reflexes for himself during the endless training, suddenly had the hairs on his body standing on end. Before the alarm was finished, he had already reacted——

Then he remembered that his car had not yet driven off the air-cushion landing craft, and it would be useless for him to react.

A nearby Federation Army air-cushion landing craft suddenly stopped, as if a speeding athlete had stumbled. It could no longer maintain the lift of floating above the sea, and it tilted downwards and crashed into the water.

"Car No. 4 and Car No. 7 of our company have been offline and lost contact."

As the commander of the armored company, Captain Lafayette had only one thought in his mind at this time, and that was to fight back;

"Stop talking nonsense, if the tank is still on board and the main gun can't be used..."

"Optional strategy, use external anti-tank missiles to attack."

"use!"

Captain Lafayette did not hesitate to press the confirmation button when new suggestions automatically popped up on the display in front of him.

"Target locked, open fire..."

"Permission! Let the hovercraft guys move. Hell, at least let them take me to shore!"

Before the combat information update in the headset had finished playing, Captain Lafayette pressed the confirm button again without thinking; this time, his order finally received feedback:

The target data that had been shared with the vehicles belonging to the armored company was immediately transferred to the fire control system. Eight wire-controlled anti-tank missiles soared into the sky, half of which followed a straight trajectory and fired directly at the Zeon army on the opposite coast. Flying away from the position, the other half climbed upwards and whizzed away along the top attack trajectory.

Sometimes, Captain Lafayette would also feel that this strike confirmation process was stupid; in this case, how could there be friendly forces on the opposite shore that might be accidentally injured?

But then he thought: 'If this automated armored company doesn't need anyone to command it at all, then he will be unemployed, right? '

Although after these days of study and training, Captain Lafayette is confident in the special armored company he is responsible for commanding, but if you want to ask him about his position as company commander, is the work completely mechanical and the process fixed? , if it can be easily replaced by artificial intelligence;

He would subconsciously deny this possibility.

Watching the missile flying forward, dragging control lines and smoke, Captain Lafayette rubbed his hands impatiently. Originally, in front of his commander's seat, there should be two doors for controlling the Type 61 main battle tank. The handle of the 155 mm caliber main gun——

Even though he had been promoted to company commander for some time, Captain Lafayette still felt unhappy when he looked at the two seamless steel pipes in front of his modified command tank, which were only used for camouflage.

In order to meet the needs of command in a particle interference environment, this experimental Type 61 command tank completely dismantled its main gun and freed up the corresponding ammunition storage location to accommodate high-power lasers. Communication equipment and lower-level response terminals of the automated corps command system.

Yes, when Captain Lafayette heard that the tank to which his unit belonged had lost contact, his heart did not waver at all. This was not because he was cold-blooded——

But he knew that his entire armored company, leaving aside the logistics mechanics, maintenance personnel, and data processing experts who did not need to go to the front line most of the time, there were only a few living people left;