Chapter 258 The Umbrella Returns to Battle

  The fourteenth day of the first lunar month.

  The barracks base from the city within the city has already begun to decorate.

   After all, it is a festival, and it is the first Lantern Festival after the end of the world. Liao Yucheng also planned to celebrate it well, so he called people to start the decoration in advance.

   But at noon, the situation changed.

   One armored battalion and two field battalions of the Light Chaser Army, as well as a part of the artillery unit, approached the north gate of the barracks base.

  According to the military system of the Light Chasing Army, a field battalion has 2,500 people, plus an armored battalion and some artillery, at most there are more than 5,500 people.

   But these 5,000 people dared to swagger to the outside of the military base, ready to attack the city at any time.

   You know, the barracks base has 80,000 defenders and more than 40,000 mercenaries. The arrogant behavior of the Chasing Light Army makes Liao Yucheng so angry that he wants to die.

  He was angry and afraid.

   Angry that the Light Chaser was too arrogant, more than 5,000 people came to attack the city guarded by more than 100,000 people, but he was afraid.

  Because his independent division lacked heavy weapons, he didn't dare to go out of the city to fight against the armored battalion of the Light Chaser Army.

  Ordinary infantry, at best, have some armored vehicles, this kind of firepower against the tank group, that is to die, Liao Yucheng can only stay in the city holding his breath and get angry.

  Seeing that Liao Yucheng's people dared not come out, the Light Chasing Army became even more arrogant, constantly provoking outside the city, and even started bombarding the city wall with tanks from a distance.

  Liao Yucheng is guarding the north gate with a brigade, which is considered to be the strongest combat force in his army, but the firepower is not enough. Facing the bombardment of the Light Chasing Army, he can only hide in the city.

  The light-chasing army fired continuously and did not encounter any counterattacks. The arrogance became more arrogant, and even organized people to attack the city.

   This time, Liao Yucheng had no choice but to fight back.

  The Light Chasing Army seemed to be an act of showing off its force, but it suddenly turned into a siege.

  The area under the north gate soon became a battlefield, and the Light Chaser Army began to charge towards the city wall under the cover of tanks.

  Of course, this city wall is difficult to climb. The main goal of the light-chasing army is to attack the city gate, trying to break the city gate and enter the city.

  There is a moat outside the barracks base, and you need to pass a bridge to enter the city.

  So this bridge has become the focus of both offense and defense.

  Amidst the rumbling artillery fire, the two sides went into battle.

   At the beginning, Liao Yucheng thought that the Umbrella Mercenary Corps could fight them back and forth, and probably they were all bragging about their strength.

  But as soon as the battle was fought, the huge gap in combat effectiveness between the two sides was reflected.

  The marksmanship of the soldiers of the Chasing Light Army has reached a state of perfection. Those people rushed behind the tanks and used the tanks as a cover very reasonably, not giving the defenders a good shooting angle.

   And whenever the defending troops show their heads and prepare to shoot, they are often precisely sniped by the opponent.

  There is a headshot rate close to 30% on the battlefield, who can bear this.

  And whenever the defenders gather together, the opponent's cannons or tanks will fire.

   As soon as the gun goes down, one piece will fall, and the casualties will be heavy.

  However, their strength in counterattacking the Light Chasing Army was negligible. The opponent's soldiers were too tactically skilled to hit them, not to mention that even if they hit them, it would be difficult to kill them.

  But it’s not enough if the city defenders don’t come out to fight, they can’t just watch the light chasing army attack the city gate.

   Just like that, the city defenders braved the hail of bullets and fought against the Light Chasing Army. The battle lasted for two hours, and the brigade commander couldn't help asking Liao Yucheng for help.

   "Master, it's too late. Nearly 2,000 people have been killed in our brigade, and there are more than 3,000 wounded soldiers. If the fight continues like this, our army will be able to revoke its designation by night."

  Liao Yucheng was also very troubled. The lack of equivalence of weapons between the two sides was one aspect, and the combat effectiveness of the defending troops was even more worrying. In desperation, he had to withdraw this brigade and replace it with another brigade.

  But this time the result was not much better, and the casualty rate remained high.

  Of course, under this kind of siege battle, there were many wounded in the Light Chasing Army, but Liao Yucheng couldn't bear it if this continued.

  In his official residence, an emergency meeting is being held.

  The brigade commanders of several brigades and people from some key departments are all here.

  The meeting room was filled with smoke, and everyone was smoking, all looking bitter and bitter.

   "Tell me, what should I do now?"

  Liao Yucheng saw that everyone was silent, so he took the initiative to roll the roll.

  One of the brigade commanders said: "Master, why do you say that the Light Chaser Army is so bold and reckless, knowing that we have biochemical bombs, and even dared to attack the city, isn't he afraid that we will die with them?"

  Another brigade commander said: "Biochemical bombs are terrible, but the Light Chaser Army has dispatched thousands of people. Can we really die with them? Then we are at a loss."

Another person from the intelligence department said: "Master, actually, I don't think you need to worry too much. The Light Chaser Army has more than 5,000 people. No matter how strong the combat power is, it is impossible to take down our city. At most, we will have as many people as possible." A little casualties, we can afford to trade injuries for injuries.”

  As soon as he said this, he was immediately refuted by several brigade commanders.

   "What you said is simple, ask your intelligence department to go up and see if you can persist for an hour? If you can persist for an hour, our brigade will be wiped out even if the entire army is wiped out."

   "That's right, standing up and talking doesn't hurt your back. You can sit here and smoke a cigarette in a meeting. That's what my brothers paid for with blood. Are you taking the lives of our ordinary soldiers for nothing?"

   Facing the angry reprimand of several brigade commanders, the head of the intelligence department fell silent.

  In fact, he knew in his heart that although the battle was passive, it was definitely not as exaggerated as these brigade commanders said, to the point where he couldn't hold on.

  These people are nothing more than not wanting to bear the loss, and they all want other troops to be cannon fodder.

  But these words cannot be said on the stage, because Liao Yucheng himself is the leader who supports his own self-respect.

   He could even tell that Liao Yucheng didn't want to suffer too much loss. There was another factor here, that is, there were too many mercenaries in the city.

  Once the headquarters loses too much, the mercenaries may become a factor of instability, which is what Liao Yucheng does not want to see.

  The chief officer of the intelligence department pondered for a while, and said an idea.

   "Teacher, you can try to let mercenaries go to defend the city. It's a big deal to give them some money. It's better than our own brothers who have suffered a lot."

   Sure enough, as soon as this proposal came out, several brigade commanders immediately responded.

"That's right, that's right, I think so too. What are we looking for those mercenaries for? Is it just for this time? Raising soldiers for a thousand days and using them for a short time, otherwise why give them so much money? Let them superior."

   "I think it's okay. Some mercenaries are not as powerful as our headquarters. At best, we can give them a little more money and let them go to the Light Chasing Army. We can reap the benefits."

   "Yes, too many mercenaries are a factor of instability for us. It is good for everyone to consume some of them."

  Liao Yucheng was not at ease with mercenaries defending the city, after all, the city gate is too important.

  But many brigade commanders said something to each other, and he was a little shaken.

   "But... the credit of mercenaries is not that high."

The head of the intelligence department immediately said: "That's okay, some mercenaries can't be trusted, and some can still be trusted. The enemy of the enemy is the most credible. For example, the umbrella mercenaries fought against the Light Chasing Army several times. Back then When the Northern Territory Alliance was here, they also attacked the City of Chasing Light, and they fought again a few days ago, they absolutely cannot join hands with the Army of Chasing Light."

  Hearing this, Liao Yucheng finally agreed.

  Ordinary mercenaries are not trustworthy, but the notorious mercenaries like the protective umbrella are no problem. They are also worried that they will be wiped out by the Light Chasing Army after the city is broken.

  After a temporary meeting, it was unanimously decided to let the umbrella mercenaries go into battle.

  Liao Yucheng immediately sent someone to contact the leader of the umbrella mercenaries, the foreigner Michael.

   Soon the news came back, and Michael demanded 500 million new coins and a ton of gold as a reward.

  Hearing the news, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

   I'm not afraid that you want money, but I'm afraid that you don't want money. If you don't want money, you can't work hard. If you get money, you have to work hard.

  Although the price is not low, it is still within the tolerance of Liao Yucheng and the others.

  Liao Yucheng didn't even pay back the offer, and made a decision directly, agreeing to the umbrella mercenary's request.

   Both parties make a deal and cash it out immediately.

   Then, under the expectation of everyone, more than 2,000 umbrella mercenaries went into battle.

   At five o'clock in the afternoon, the Light Chasing Army fought against the umbrella mercenaries again at the north gate.

  The parachute mercenary regiment replaced by the defending troops was extremely brave in combat, and their weapons were even more advanced than Liao Yucheng's troops. Except for no tanks, they had all other weapons.

  And these people's tactical literacy is indeed high enough. Relying on the city wall to fight, they are not in a hurry, and they repel the attacks of the light chasing army time and time again.

   Moreover, their casualties are also very small. Their precise marksmanship and reasonable use of terrain have reduced their own casualties to a minimum.

In particular, their ability to avoid the impact of shells made Liao Yucheng amazed. They can always use their rich experience to predict the impact of the opponent's next round of shelling in advance. not come out.

  After three consecutive offensives and defenses, the Sunset and the Western Mountains, the Light Chasing Army did not take advantage of it at all. In the end, they had no choice but to withdraw their troops and stationed 30 kilometers outside the city.

   Successfully defending the city wall caused cheers in the barracks.

  Liao Yucheng was even more delighted, and his whole body became energetic.

   Originally, he planned to cancel the reception on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month tomorrow, but now it seems that there is no need to cancel it, and continue.

  He wants to take this opportunity of the reception to celebrate and give everyone a reassurance.

  As for the key defense of the north gate, he no longer trusted his troops, so he simply handed it over to the parachute mercenary group.

  (end of this chapter)