1169. Key Point
The 13th of Grey City had now become the key point of contention between the two sides.
As long as Watutin defended the city, the 50,000 soldiers of the Northern Legion would not be surrounded, and could continue to restrain Zheng Hong's Eastern Army Group. If the Eastern Army Group could not spare any manpower, then even if Tang Yu led the Horned Dragon Tanks south to link up with Chen Fei's armored forces, he would not be able to stop Watutin's troops from escaping.
On the other hand, if the 13th of Grey City fell, then Tang Yu would have everything he wanted on this battlefront!
Watutin actively deployed the city's defenses, sending all the heavy equipment he could find there. Cannons, tanks, Hunter aircraft, and a squadron of Interceptor fighter jets — this was the only air force he had left after the aerial battle with Sturaro.
At the same time, he began to prepare for the Southeastern Army Group to pull back their defensive line and slowly retreat. The frontline battle was already very dangerous to begin with, and since the loss of air supremacy and the release of the Dragon Rider III aircraft, these terrifying aircraft had become a nightmare for the ground forces.
The six small-caliber ion cannons on the aircraft were equally powerful under intensive bombardment. What was worse was that these aircraft were equipped with energy shields! Watutin knew very well that the reason the Guardian Group could fight to this extent was not because of their technology to rapidly produce robots, but because of their energy shields!
Even if the Guardian Group could rapidly produce robots, they would still be limited by raw materials. Moreover, the combined industrial capacity of Skynet definitely surpassed that of the Guardian Group, so this kind of technology could only close the gap between the two sides. But energy shields were different. Currently, the units equipped with energy shields included the Horned Dragon Tanks, Dragon Rider III aircraft, war loaders, Iron Curtain loaders, and BNK-3Rs! Apart from the last one, which was basically invincible, the other units had to concentrate a large amount of firepower to break through their energy shields, and before that, they had already dealt a huge blow to Skynet's army.
In other words, a large number of units equipped with energy shields, corrosive bombs that were specially used to deal with robots, incendiary bombs that were specially used to deal with human soldiers, and almost dominating electronic warfare aircraft commanders. This army of the Guardian Group had in fact surpassed Skynet by an entire generation!
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"Order Haywink and Bindel's troops to retreat immediately. Abandon the current position and rearrange the defensive line to avoid being surrounded!" In the command center of the Southeast Army Group, Watutin gave the order, but his communicator was directly pressed down by an iron arm that extended from the side!
Standing next to him, the T-900, whose head was still stained with coffee stains, turned to look at him and said coldly, "Skynet's order. We can't retreat." This was the AI Skynet speaking to him through the T-900.
"If they don't retreat, they'll be in danger of being surrounded!" Watujin said coldly.
"Defend Gray City 13, and they won't be surrounded," Heaven's Eye said.
"Then how can you guarantee that Gray City No.13 won't fall!" Watujin retorted.
"That's your problem," Heaven's Eye said indifferently.
The atmosphere suddenly became heavy. Watujin looked coldly at the T-900 and said slowly, "You have to understand one thing, Skynet. Sturaro's crushing defeat in the air battle was due to your command! And I'm just cleaning up after you! "
After saying that, Watujin gave a cruel order with a cold expression, "Immediately distribute weapons to all the citizens of Gray City 13, seal off all the city's exits, and let them defend the city to the death! Kill anyone who dares to escape! Not only will those who escape die, but their neighbors and relatives will also be executed! "
He now knew better than anyone else that once the frontline collapsed, his fate would be exactly the same as General Beria's!
"According to the simulation, Gray City has a total population of 270,000. If all of them are armed, including the troops we've mobilized, a total of 200,000 people, the Guardian Group will need at least eight months to capture it. Good idea, "Heaven's Eye said as it glanced at him.
Watujin's expression was gloomy. He ignored it and turned to the staff officer on the other side and asked, "What's the current movement of Tang Yu's armored troops?"
"They've been harassing our flank previously, but after our troops gained a foothold in Gray City 13, they stopped attacking," the staff officer replied. Then, he suddenly covered his ears and whispered something. He quickly raised his head and continued, "According to the latest intelligence, Tang Yu's armored troops have given up on Gray City 13 and are heading south!"
"Given up? What's he thinking? If he doesn't capture this place, his strategy will definitely not succeed! "Watujin said in a deep voice.
"I think they'll still attack Gray City 13, because the Guardian Group's troops are currently deploying at the frontline. And there's also a strange army … "the staff officer said hesitantly.
"What army?" Watujin asked hurriedly.
"Take a look for yourself," the staff officer said and sent a video to Watujin.
Through the video, Watujin could only see a lifeless army standing there motionlessly. Why was it lifeless? Because the soldiers in this army were all wearing black combat uniforms and masks that looked a little like insects. The exposed arms were grayish-white. If he had to describe them, these soldiers looked like corpses!
And around these soldiers, there were robots that looked 80% similar to the Hyperion Loaders. Their bodies were painted with all sorts of hideous drawings. Watujin suspected that the red paint was actually fresh blood.
"This army has about 100,000 soldiers. It seems like they're the main force for this battle," the staff officer said.
Watujin's brows furrowed deeply. Although it was a defensive battle with 500,000 soldiers against 100,000 soldiers, and it should be a sure win, he suddenly felt an ominous premonition. Because every time he felt that victory was in the bag, the one who had the last laugh was always Tang Yu!
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20 May 2047, 9 PM.
On a small hill, a beautiful woman with a graceful figure was looking coldly at Gray City 13, which was in complete darkness due to the blackout. It was Carra Ladames.
"Are you ready, Gravekeeper?" Gravekeeper, "Cala Ladames asked coldly without turning her head.
Click, click, click. The gravekeeper walked over shakily with his walking stick. He looked at Carra and laughed weirdly, "Kekekeke … Everything is ready, my female King …"
"Then let's attack." Carra kept her eyes on the direction of Gray City 13.
"But according to the plan, we should attack at 11 PM," the gravekeeper said.
"There's no need. I don't know anything about military command. But for a battle that we must win, it doesn't matter when we start the attack. I only know that if Tang Yu wants this city, then I'll give it to him, "Carra said coldly.
"Kekekeke … As long as it's the city … Kekeke … It doesn't matter if we don't have anything else …" The gravekeeper laughed weirdly.
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20 May, 9: 45 PM.
Three F-15C fighter jets flew rapidly toward Gray City No. 13. These fighter jets initially flew at an extremely low altitude to avoid radar detection. After approaching the city, they began to reveal themselves and climbed to an altitude of 3,000 meters in a carefree manner.
Unsurprisingly, a burst of fire lit up inside the city. Then, several surface-to-air missiles soared into the sky and flew straight towards the three fighter jets!
Boom!! One of the F-15C fighter jets was hit by a missile and fell down in a fireball. The other two fighter jets seemed to be frightened. They suddenly dived down and spun rapidly, avoiding the anti-aircraft missile attack. Then, they crashed into the buildings in the city with a loud bang.
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