Chapter 662, Healthy Competition

'Alliance National Knights', with the three words 'Knights', but in fact it has long been positioned as a Titan Corps.

There are indeed a large number of knight mechas among them, but the main force is still a large number of Titans.

From the warlord level to the war dog level, there are dozens of them.

Supplemented by three times the number of knight mechas of various levels. For example, the size of the Domination-level knight mecha is almost comparable to the War Dog-level Titan.

They crisscross the plains, and every time they land, they will bring heavy tremors, like an earthquake.

The huge cannons loaded on them make lasers, macro cannons, and rockets splash on the battlefield.

At the same time, their huge bodies are also the best cover. The tanks and armored vehicles that accompany them and advance together fire forward recklessly.

Behind the assaulting armored forces, the assembled 100,000 artillery fires various types of shells densely into the enemy's positions at a speed that does not care about the life of the gun barrels.

The width of this attack is limited to about ten kilometers.

At this width, such dense firepower caused the Iron Armor's defense line to be greatly shaken.

The resistance on the position was almost suppressed to the point that they could not raise their heads.

When the tanks rolled over the trenches, the enemy soldiers hiding in the soldier caves and the corners of the trenches had no way to come out to resist. Then, when the infantry rushed up and began to clear the enemy trenches one by one, as soon as they showed signs of resistance, tank guns and even Titan guns would immediately bombard them. No matter how strong the soldier caves were, they could not withstand such bombing.

Those bunkers and those close-range support firepower points were all ruthlessly removed one by one.

At this time, the Iron Armor's long-range firepower also showed its power.

The artillery, which was no less than the number of the Empire, covered the attacking National Knights and the Empire's artillery positions that had already opened fire in the rear.

Artillery is of course useful.

In just two rounds of attacks, many Empire tanks were destroyed, and the artillery positions in the rear were also damaged.

But the most critical Titans were not seriously damaged.

The agile movements of Titans and Knight mechas made them less likely to be hit than tanks despite their size; the energy shields and even the void shields used by warlords made it difficult for them to be substantially damaged unless they were hit by a lot of concentrated firepower in a short period of time.

The artillery positions launched by the Iron Armor side were quickly destroyed.

Not only did the artillery of the Empire smash over, but the attacking Titans also had enough ability to pour firepower over.

Taking a step back, under the premise that the ground positions could not withstand the assault of the Empire's armored forces, with the speed and off-road capabilities of the Knight mechas, they could reach the place 40 kilometers away from the front line in just over an hour.

The Iron Armor artillery commander also understood this, but under the strong requirements of his superiors, he still fired two more rounds of firepower as much as possible.

In the end, of course, it was meaningless. It was a foregone conclusion that this 15-kilometer-long position was completely broken through.

At the same time, because of the two extra rounds of firepower, it was a bit too late to move the artillery positions.

It would have been fine if there were losses in the long-range bombardment, after all, they also had results. But being hit in the face by dozens of knight mechas was really a big deal.

At the close distance, the artillery positions with powerful firepower had no ability to resist at all.

They could only flee in a scattered manner with huge casualties.

Now they can take advantage of the small number of knight mechas and cannot take care of all the people who escaped. If they delay for a while and wait for the equally fast mobile forces to come up, then no one will be able to escape.

During the whole process, the most powerful Space Marines on the rebel side never appeared.

Space Marines are indeed powerful, but in such a large-scale battlefield, what can the most elite Space Marines do?

Faced with the roar of 100,000 artillery pieces and carpet-style bombing, Space Marines will die if they are hit.

They are not like Titans, each of which has energy shields and void shields, which can withstand artillery fire to a certain extent.

They cannot continue to advance forward under fierce firepower like Knight Mechs.

Even if they stand in front of the steel torrent, they will be crushed. In this scenario, Space Marines are not much different from advanced infantry.

Space Marines are not used in this way.

The use of Space Marines was also demonstrated by Iron Armor that night.

They organized an infiltration strike at night.

The Space Marines formed a total of dozens of three-person teams, quickly infiltrated the Empire's front, and began to massacre.

It was not just killing without purpose.

Destroy the ammunition depot, capture the living, and then ask the Knight Mech and Titan operators about their camps and then massacre them, destroy the artillery positions...

They came quickly, like ghosts; when they evacuated, they left in a long way, and they could not be stopped.

Often, the Empire would launch similar retaliatory actions, or station troops there to fight the infiltrating Ironclad Warriors.

On this 300-kilometer-long front, similar situations were happening all the time.

This time, the situation was a little different. After using so many knight mechas and Titans to break through a 15-kilometer-long defense line, it must be to continue to accumulate strength for the next attack. It is a grand strategy that affects the entire war situation. How can it be allowed to be destroyed like this?

The Space Marines on the Empire side have been arranged to come here long ago.

After the large-scale attack in the daytime, they did not show up.

With the steel torrent pushing across, there is no need for the Space Marines to go down.

However, in this special attack and defense operation at night, facing the infiltrated Space Marine vanguards, only they of the same level can fight.

The number of Space Marines on their side is less than that of the infiltrated Iron Warriors, about half.

However, when they really fought, they were very impressive.

The most brilliant results were a Phoenix team and an Ortopis team.

They were organized in groups of three, and each group eliminated at least several times more Iron Warriors than themselves.

After dawn, they compared the results of the battle. The Ortopis regiment was slightly better, with 17 people, while the Phoenix team on the other side had only 14 people, three less.

However, the Phoenix team of three remained intact after the battle. Although all three were injured, they all survived; on the contrary, after a night of fighting, one of the brothers in the Ortopis team on the other side closed his eyes forever. From this perspective, it is hard to say who won and who lost in the end.

This kind of benign competition between the two regiments has been going on for some time.

At the beginning, the warriors of Ortopis were quite arrogant and indifferent.

In cooperation and communication with other regiments, they have always been like this.

Better equipment, better treatment, stronger personal strength... They are the direct regiments from the center of the empire. Except for those founding regiments with glorious history, which will make them look up to them, they don't take other people seriously.

However, the performance of the Phoenix Regiment made them admit that it was a strong competitor despite their dissatisfaction.

Although, during the brutal war, the middle and high-level officers of the two regiments were restraining their arrogant soldiers and generals, strictly prohibiting private duels, even if it was just to practice martial arts.

If you have that strength, it is better to stay on the battlefield and use it to kill the enemy, wouldn’t that be better?

But when you have the same enemy, it is very useful to use the head of the Iron Armor as a comparison tool.

The results of the two sides are often similar.

What else to say?

It is definitely impossible to accept it, but in your heart, you will undoubtedly regard the other party as the same level as yourself.

In contrast, the other regiment, the Blood Shark Regiment, is also enough to make people look sideways.

They may have a little gap in combat effectiveness compared with the Iron Armor and Ortopis. However, the tactical tradition of rapid assault strikes, which this regiment is particularly good at, has allowed them to achieve very significant results in various attacks on key enemy targets.

In terms of preventing their own side from being infiltrated and special operations, they performed mediocrely; but if they were sent to perform similar tasks, they would be slightly more efficient than Ortopis and Phoenix.

In contrast to these three outstanding chapters, the remaining seven chapters all performed mediocrely, belonging to the normal level, even slightly worse than the Iron Armor.

Except for the Spear of the Dragon King, the other six of these seven chapters were troops sent by their parent group to support when the Solar Expeditionary Force was formed, with only about 100 or 200 people each.

The confrontation between the Space Marines was also very important and very cruel.

There were always some front-line command centers on both sides that were suddenly destroyed at critical moments; various decapitation tactics emerged in an endless stream; key strategic points were quickly captured by the Space Marines... Often only a few dozen people, or even a few people, could have a decisive influence on a battle involving tens of thousands of people on both sides.

And the mutual fighting between them also caused both sides to lose personnel rapidly.

Up to now, more than 500 Space Marines of the Empire have been killed.

On the other hand, the number of Ironclad Warriors who have been killed must have exceeded 1,000. Among these results, more than half were killed by Phoenix, Ortopis, and Blood Sharks. On the one hand, these three regiments have the largest number of people, and on the other hand, it is also a manifestation of their strong combat capabilities.

In total, more than 1,500 Space Marines died in less than a month, which shows how intense the war was.

Even Space Marines died like this, not to mention ordinary troops.

Tens of millions of people fought each other on this not-so-large plain, and the number of people who died every minute from bullets, artillery, and bombing was calculated in hundreds.

In a month of fighting, the total number of soldiers sacrificed by the Empire has exceeded 2 million.

There is no difference between minor battles and major battles. For a position, both sides fought hard and continuously, filling it with countless shells and bombs, supplemented by the blood of soldiers, the wreckage of tanks and armored vehicles... The trenches were filled up!

Even the Solar Legion and the Alliance Army, which were known for their elite forces, had their morale shaken by such horrific casualties.

Maybe it’s okay on the overall front, but when it comes to the division or regiment where the battle is the most intense, the sacrifice rate can reach 50% or 70% in a short period of time.

It is normal for the remaining survivors to have a morale collapse.

Even if it is an iron army, the people who make up the troops are not really iron.

However, no one will lose their minds and run away. Even if the morale collapses, they will not abandon their positions and run away.

There is no chance of survival if they run away.

Not to mention how daunting the military law treatment is later, even if there is a brutal battle every moment, day and night, they can’t run away.

If they stay in their positions honestly, they may be able to live a little longer; if they run back, they may be shot or hit by a cannon and fall to the ground in the next second.

Except for the anti-artillery holes and trenches, the enemy’s artillery fire range may be several kilometers away, and there is no way to run.

On the other side, the iron armor has no worries about morale.

Those infected whose brains have been completely parasitized are not afraid of life and death.

However, they also lack subjective initiative, and are rigid, stiff, and clumsy. Even though they are armed with similar weapons and protective gear like human troops, they can only act according to the commander's orders. This certainly makes them fully organized and disciplined, but they also lose their "humanity". They cannot show the bravery that belongs to humans on the battlefield, cannot create "miracles", and often make huge sacrifices when they are caught making a mistake, and then they don't know how to adapt.

Let them rush to a position with a heavy grenade gun, and they really rush up. According to the order of the superior commander, it is indeed not a loss to rush down, but when there is a sudden fire attack from the side, they don't know how to hide, and they are eliminated in groups. Before the superiors come with new orders, the troops on the front line of combat missions do not know how to adapt.

It is also for this reason that after the Empire suffered millions of casualties, the number of casualties suffered by the infected army on the opposite side will only be higher, and can even reach a difference of about twice.

Moreover, the infected do not have the ability to eat corpses, recycle biomass and hatch new troops. If they die, they die.

From this perspective, if the war on Wanzhou Star continues, will the Iron Armor finally fail?

No.

There is another huge variable, which comes from the sky.

The warships of both sides are always trying to provide support.

A fierce orbital bombardment can bring about a huge change in the ground battle.