Chapter 221 A fire in winter

   At two o'clock in the evening, there is no moon and stars, and the snow is still falling.

  The howling north wind is howling, and no one wants to go out at this hour.

  Daliao's sentry posts are on duty in a temporary sentry building, and they have to change shifts every hour, otherwise they are easy to freeze to death outside.

   From the point of view of the sentry post, it is superfluous to be on duty at this time. Are the people who chased the light crazy? Want to engage in a sneak attack at this time?

  He kept rubbing his hands and stomping his feet on the sentry tower to resist the wind and cold.

  He hoped to hurry up to an hour, so that he could go back and get into the warm bed.

  Boom boom boom~~~!

   There seemed to be a faint voice coming from the south, but due to the headwind, he couldn't hear it clearly.

   Trying to open your eyes wide, trying to see through the snowy night as much as possible, suddenly, there was a violent explosion in the north!

   Clusters of flames bloomed in the coniferous forest about one kilometer behind him!

   Shelling!

   It seems that the landing point is not accurate, and the shot is missed!

  The sentry suddenly grabbed the whistle, put it in his mouth, and blew it with all his strength.

  Enemy attack!

  Beep~~~! Beep beep~~~!

  The shrill whistle accompanied by the sound of cannons awakened the sleeping people.

  Rotgers got up from the kang almost as soon as he turned over.

  He opened the window suddenly, and saw the red fire coming from the north.

   "Quick! There is a situation, everyone get up and prepare for battle!"

  As the alarm was issued layer by layer, the sleeping Daliao soldiers all got up and got dressed in a hurry.

  By the time they got up and went outside, the forest in the north was already on fire.

  Seeing this scene, Rutgers felt a chill in his heart.

  It is mid-winter now, because the snow-covered forest is difficult to burn, and it must be the hands and feet of the Light Chasing Army that can catch fire so quickly.

  He was in the air, already smelling gasoline and white phosphorus.

  That is white phosphorus bomb, a natural combustion accelerant.

   "What a vicious Tang Zheng, what a vicious Chaser of Light."

  The north wind was blowing in, and those coniferous forests were like burning torches, constantly spraying sparks out.

  Mars covered the forest in front, and the fire quickly advanced towards the forest farm.

   "General Rogers, do we want to put out the fire?"

  The people who managed to get organized ran to Rutgers in a panic to inquire. Once the fire spreads, it will definitely not be able to live here.

  Rotgers wanted to put out the fire, but just as he was about to speak, a puff of smoke choked into his lungs.

   "Damn! No, this fire can't be controlled."

  In just ten minutes, the entire sky lit up. The pine wood had already formed a sweeping momentum under the double support of the white phosphorus bomb and the north wind. This fire was not easy to extinguish.

  At least to the north of the fire point, the mountains and forests of more than ten kilometers are no longer worth saving.

  A large piece of thick smoke has enveloped the entire forest farm, and the fire has spread to the edge of the forest farm.

  Rotgers gritted his teeth in hatred, he was very clear about Tang Zheng's plan.

   This is to force his troops to go south. It is conceivable that the Light Chasing Army must have arrangements in the south.

   But at this moment, he has no escape route at all. If the delay continues, these people will be burned to death alive.

   "Withdraw! Head south and get out of here."

  The current situation is extremely critical, and Daliao's troops can't take much care of it. Those who can get on the train get on the train, and those who can't get on the train run south on their legs.

  As for the many heavy weapons and supplies, I can't take care of them now.

  For example, towed artillery, rocket launchers, and some delivery vehicles and material vehicles are too late to take away now.

  The 50,000 army turned into a mess at this moment, rushing out of the forest farm in a swarm, and went to the south.

  The fire demon raged, and with the help of the strong wind, it quickly swallowed up the residential area of ​​the forest farm.

  House after house burned, and the sky was reddened by the flames.

  The air is full of thick smoke and sparks, and the sound of crackling can be heard endlessly.

  The weeds all over the ground have also become accomplices of burning at this moment. When the north wind blows, they turn into sea of ​​flames one by one.

  Rotgers didn't expect the fire to be so ferocious. Some people who walked slowly, even couldn't run out of the fire, were quickly engulfed by the fire!

  He was sitting in the car, looking at the soldiers engulfed in flames behind him, his eyes were red.

   "Tang Zheng! Thief! I and you are at odds!"

  He cursed, but didn't dare to stop at all.

  This stretch of coniferous forest area is more than ten kilometers long. They can only stay away from the forest and move forward in the originally deserted farmland.

  But the farmland is also full of weeds, which is not a good place.

   It's just that the wild grass is burning and extinguishing quickly. When running back and forth, there is always some open space to escape.

   At the coldest time, he could not feel cold at all, only heat.

   Hot! fiery! Hot!

  He is still doing well here. Those infantrymen in Daliao who didn't have time to board the car are the most miserable at the moment. Their legs are trudging in the snow, and they will soon lose their strength.

   Whenever a car passed by, they didn't care too much, just grabbed it and climbed up.

  It doesn't matter if it's a truck, a jeep, or a tank.

   On every tank of the armored force, they climbed a layer like locusts.

  A mass escape of 50,000 people, a race against flame death, unfolded between the forest farm and the wilderness.

   About half an hour later, the remnants of Daliao emerged from the thick smoke area.

  The flames behind him are still burning, but this forest area has burned to the end, and the flames have stagnated there.

  There are only sparks and smoke all over the sky, which are still blowing to this side under the guidance of the strong wind.

  Looking at the fiery red sky behind him, and seeing the countless remnants of soldiers who seemed to have come out of the coal mine around him, the pain in Rogers' heart was beyond words.

   This sudden fire not only completely broke his deployment, burned his luggage, and even caused him to lose tens of thousands of troops!

  At least 10,000 brothers were completely buried in the flames.

  Tang Zheng made him taste the bitter fruit of failure at the price of a mountain forest.

  But he didn't have time to be sad and painful, because in the dark night, the attack of the Light Chaser Army had already launched.

  The sound of rumbling chariots sounded in the south, it was the arrival of enemy tank troops.

  Rotgers is still a little lucky. Fortunately, his armored units are still intact, and these tanks have all rushed out of the sea of ​​​​fire.

   "Armored troops, let's fight immediately. Although the Light Chaser Army has taken the lead, their overall strength is insufficient. As long as we defeat them here, we can still turn defeat into victory."

"The rest of the people gather with the battalion as a combat unit, pay attention not to form too tightly, and prepare to launch a counterattack. Since Tang Zheng set fire here, their headquarters should be nearby. After destroying his headquarters, we Everything lost can be regained.”

  Continuous combat orders were issued, and Daliao's troops also showed extraordinary military accomplishments. After suffering huge losses, they were able to quickly assemble and counterattack.

  The tank troops are rumbled into the battle. At this moment, they have no choice but to have a head-on confrontation with the Light Chasing Army here.

  The order was issued, and Rutgers quickly contacted Volcano City, requesting helicopter support.

   But at this moment, he was surprised to find that the radio station could no longer communicate with Volcano City.

  He clearly remembered that after the troops camped and settled down, he also talked to Ferdinand, but he didn't expect it to be useless now. There is no doubt that this was Tang Zheng's fault.

   But at this time, Rogers is still full of hope. He still has 40,000 troops here, and there are some rocks and scattered trees around that can be used as bunkers, so he can still deploy defenses on the spot.

  As long as you persist until tomorrow morning, the helicopter force will come to support.

   No, it may be faster, because once Ferdinand can't contact him, he should soon send a helicopter to support him.

  Maybe at six or seven o'clock tomorrow morning, the plane will arrive.

  It was already past three o'clock in the morning, and he didn't believe that his troops couldn't last for more than three hours.

  The battle started, and the cannons of the Light Chaser Army began to bombard this side.

  Rotgers' troops dispersed, and the thick snow in the wilderness also became a natural bunker that could be used for combat.

   It's just that they have lost their luggage now, and those cannons are left in the sea of ​​flames. There is no effective means of counterattack, so they can only endure temporarily.

   But Rutgers also knew that relying on cannons alone would not end a war. Sooner or later, the Light Chaser Army would come to them.

  This kind of thick snow-covered wasteland, except for helicopters and tanks, almost no vehicles can kill it. Even armored vehicles are difficult, and Rutgers is not afraid.

  He began to consciously protect the anti-tank infantry and anti-aircraft infantry. All those with rocket launchers and individual anti-aircraft missiles must be well protected. If the result of the tank battle is not satisfactory, they must be prepared to fight against enemy tanks.

  The rumbling battle ahead has already started, and about ten kilometers away from the wasteland, the tank battle kicked off.

  The two armored battalions of the Light Chaser Army spread out from left to right and attacked in a fan shape.

   Two hundred tanks versus three hundred tanks, a two-to-three battle, Daliao had a slight advantage.

   But they also have a disadvantage, that is, the failure of the radar system.

   Received electronic interference from the Light Chaser, their radar is no longer working.

   Fortunately, they are also troops with rich combat experience. After discovering that the radar failed, they fired a batch of flares.

   In this way, in this wasteland, their observation mirrors and naked eyes can still see things, which is still very helpful for combat.

   After all, the Light Chasing Army has no place to hide here, and they can still fight back.

   Both sides have their own advantages and disadvantages, and their strengths are basically the same.

  The smoothbore guns of the tanks bombarded back and forth, and the brutal armored battle began.

  But when the battle broke out, Daliao's armored forces discovered that the facts were somewhat different from what they had imagined.

  The tank skin of the Light Chaser is too thick!

  My side is also a main battle tank, and the caliber has not cut corners. Why is the tank over there only slightly injured after the bombardment, which basically does not affect the continued fighting.

  The tank on my side was seriously injured in one shot, and after two shots, the turret was basically lifted.

  After discovering this, Daliao's tanks immediately changed their tactics.

  They began to fight in groups, often surrounded by several tanks. If the tanks of the Light Chaser approached, they would open fire collectively.

  This tactic isn't great, but it's good for delaying time.

   If the Light Chasing Army wants to take them down, they must pay a considerable price.

  But Tang Zheng didn't give them a chance to delay at all. Facing the opponent's tank group, it was time for Apache to go into battle.

  (end of this chapter)