1143 Brutal Street Battle
Currently, there were a total of 15000 soldiers from the 9th Infantry Division of the Guardian Group. In addition to the 5000 soldiers from the two regiments from Xinzhou Province, there were a total of 20000 human soldiers. There were also 8,000 G-1 Engineering Robots, 9,000 T-600 Terminators, and 3,000 T-800 Terminators from the 2nd Robot Legion, for a total of 20000 combat robots.
After more than a week of bitter fighting and attrition, there were still over 16000 human soldiers left. However, after receiving some of the retreating soldiers from the defensive line connecting Steel City to the manufacturing center, the number of soldiers had increased to over 21000. However, the robot army had suffered heavy losses. Although there were several robot production lines in Steel City, they were all producing G-1 engineering robots. Even so, the number of robots in the robot army had dropped to more than 12000. This showed how tragic the war was.
"Yesterday, the Gray Shirt Army launched an artillery attack in the northern suburbs of the city and destroyed three buildings. However, the structure of these buildings has not been completely destroyed. They can still be used as fortifications. " In the command center of the city, Kang Hao pointed at the holographic map and spoke. Beside him stood a few combat advisors, Luo Cheng, and Kristina.
"The density of their firepower should not be so low," Kristina said calmly.
"Yes, that's why I think this direction is just a test. The enemy's attack will definitely start from another direction! This must be a trap!! "Kang Hao said thoughtfully.
"Hmph, they will come sooner or later. Now that the Zealots have all retreated into the city, I have selected 300 sniper experts from them. The remaining 200 can be organized into 40 combat teams of five people and distributed at key points in the city. In addition, I need you to mobilize 600 T-800 for me to command, "Luo Cheng said as he tapped on the holographic map.
"Why do you need so many T-800? You should know that there are only over 2000 T-800 left in the 2nd Robot Legion. Do you want a third of them all at once? "Kang Hao asked with a frown.
"Hmph! You don't understand! Do you know what kind of robot T-800 is? "Luo Cheng asked in a rough voice.
Kang Hao was stunned and replied, "Err … Strong? Smart? Can take hits? "
Luo Cheng snorted, rolled his eyes at him, and said, "You have to study the performance of these robots! The T-800 manufactured by the Guardian Group had an intelligence similar to that of a high school student. It was not a rigid robot like Skynet that had its learning mechanism switched off. Moreover, the T-800 was equipped with an infrared sensor. The focal length could be magnified up to 8 to 12 times, and it had night vision. Do you know what that means in a street fight? "
Kang Hao wasn't an idiot. His eyes lit up, and he shouted, "Sniper!! You mean, a sniper!!! "
"Not a sniper, an observer!" Luo Cheng corrected. "In a sniper team, the T-800 is the perfect observer! It could easily provide all kinds of data for the sniper, and when necessary, it could even protect the sniper's retreat. Moreover, as a robot, even if it's carrying a layer of concrete blocks as a disguise, it can still walk very easily. It can lie down on the ground and become a pile of motionless stones. Is there a more perfect observer than this? "
"I see! And the snipers of your Zealots have rich combat experience. They can greatly make up for the shortcomings of the T-800's inflexible combat strategy! Such a two-person sniper team is completely invincible!! "Kang Hao suddenly became excited.
"Yes! That's it!! Then, divide the rest of us into combat teams and fight against the Grey Clothed Army in every building! Every step they take, they have to pay the price in blood!! "Luo Cheng's eyes were fierce as he poked the holographic screen.
Kristina suddenly said, "300 sniper teams? I think we can have a competition to see who can kill more enemies. "
"You alone want to compete with my 300 sniper teams?" Luo Cheng looked at Kristina and asked. His tone was very careful because in the Orderliness Clan, Kristina was like a matriarch.
"You don't dare?" Kristina tilted her head.
"Hahaha! Good! I accept this challenge with honor!! "Luo Cheng laughed loudly.
"You guys go ahead and kill! Leave the command here to me! I've learned a lot from General Chen Fei. No matter what, we must delay until the 10th of January!! "Kang Hao said resolutely.
"Hahaha! Then I'll leave it to you. Compared to staying in the command centre, I'd rather walk on the edge of a knife! "Luo Cheng laughed and patted Kang Hao on the shoulder.
The liquid metal on Kristina's body suddenly surged and the T-1000 split from her body. Then, they turned into two ordinary-looking Gray Coat Army soldiers. They smiled at Kang Hao sinisterly, giving him goosebumps.
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In the early morning of the 3rd of January 2046, the commander of the Gray Coat Army's Fifth Army, General Ruan Qingshui, and the commander of the Second Army, General Watutin, directly tore apart General Beria's stupid order to abandon Steel City and attack the manufacturing center. They launched an all-out attack on Steel City!
Four infantry divisions of the Fifth Army and one infantry division of the Second Army, together with four tank regiments of the First Armoured Army, attacked the interior of Steel City from both the north and south!
Under the command of General Ruan Qingshui, the tank troops of the First Armoured Army first gathered dozens of tanks and armoured vehicles to launch several assaults on the city. They quickly broke through the outer defensive line of the city and covered the infantry as they entered the city. Next, a large number of Gray Coat Army soldiers launched an attack with the tanks as the core. They began to clear out the Guardian Group soldiers who were defending the city one building at a time.
Contrary to many people's impressions, in fact, tanks were the most powerful weapons in urban warfare, especially modern tanks. This was reflected in many modern wars. Tanks could provide protection, firepower, and strong linear mobility that infantry did not have. They could also provide mobile bunkers for the infantry around them. Furthermore, their 120mm main guns could also remove concrete fortifications at fixed points. When they encountered obstacles, tanks could directly rush through them or smash their way out of the complex of buildings.
With a good and perfect tactical system, it was not easy to use individual anti-tank weapons to attack tanks from within the complex of buildings. On the contrary, because of the buildings, these soldiers had to be very close to the tanks to fire anti-tank weapons. Coupled with the huge size of the rocket launchers and anti-tank missiles, it was very easy for the infantry to discover and destroy them.
Therefore, Ruan Qingshui would rather wait one more day and deploy the four relatively complete tank regiments of the First Armoured Army among the infantry divisions to cover the infantry's advance.
The Guardian Group had already prepared for this. Although the defenders of Steel City did not have any armored units, the sniper squads made up of a large number of Zealots and T-800s shone brilliantly. These sniper squads would first cooperate with each other to disrupt the movements of the infantry around the tanks of the Gray Coat Army. When they revealed an opening, the ordinary infantry would use RPG-7 rocket launchers or Meteor missiles to destroy the tanks.
Almost the first second after the Gray Coat Army entered the city, the infantry suffered heavy losses. Many soldiers did not even know where the bullets came from before they were killed by the sniper rifles. Moreover, the losses of the tank troops were also very high. In the Guardian Group's army, the weapons that could threaten the tanks were not just rocket launchers or anti-tank missiles, but also poisoned assault rifles!
Although the armor of the tanks was very thick, the corrosive bullets of the poisoned assault rifles had a miraculous effect on the metal. Although one or two corrosive bullets did not have much effect, the ubiquitous Guardian Group soldiers fired a few shots here and there. Almost every tank of the Gray Coat Army that entered the city was stained with green mucus.
After the armor of the tanks was softened and weakened by the corrosive bullets, the effectiveness of the tanks as a fulcrum for urban warfare began to decline sharply, and the casualties of the Gray Coat Army also increased. But the Gray Coat Army had the advantage in numbers. Although they had suffered heavy losses, they were still steadily advancing into the city.
Kristina was also doing her best to kill the Gray Coat Army's troops. Even the tanks could be destroyed with just a few ion cannons. She even used the KLD Universal Repeater to take control of several tanks, causing quite a bit of chaos to the Gray Coat Army. But the direction she could take care of was limited.
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