Chapter 314 Although there is no transport plane, a glider is also possible

  On the way from the north to the south of the River Valley Province, Xiongya fought along with Lord Jinya and conquered countless strongholds of survivors, but he had never encountered such a hard stubble.

  Especially that round of overwhelming rockets really frightened him, and he kept retreating for 5 kilometers without slowing down.

   A group of nearly a thousand people stopped in the mountain depression.

  The surrounding vegetation is dense, easy to hide, and several nearby hillsides have a wide view, easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is a good place to set up camp.

  Looking at the terrified Xiong Ya, Tumen sighed in his heart, gathered himself together and stepped forward to comfort him.

   "...you don't need to panic. Although that kind of rocket is powerful, it is not accurate, and its effective range is not as good as our 100mm artillery. In our current position, they can't hit you no matter what."

   "As long as we dig trenches on the ground and build anti-battery holes and tunnels, no matter how powerful the rockets are, they won't be able to hurt the people inside."

   It was his mistake to underestimate the strength of the opponent's resistance.

From Tumen's point of view, the people of the new alliance took the southern **** of Songlinyu in less than 24 hours. If they were exhausted, they could dig a few trenches out. After the artillery bombarded the infantry, they would charge again, and they could put the flag up. No, there is no need to waste time digging trenches on the ground.

  The real tough battle should be in the suburbs of Qingshi County afterwards.

  However, what he never expected was that the opponent's resistance was far beyond his expectation. When he realized that the situation was not good, the opponent had already reacted from the attack and launched a wave of indirect fire on his position.

   directly stunned them.

   Panting heavily, Xiongya cursed.

   "Damn... the information is wrong! They have more than one thousand people! There are thousands of people squatting on the high ground in front of us!"

   Tumen smiled wryly.

   "That's not enough... Judging from their firepower density, there should be about two to three hundred people, but they have enough ammunition, and they should be carrying excess supplies. I can see that their machine guns have never stopped."

   "In any case, this is no longer an opponent we can handle!"

   Xiong Ya, who said this, immediately called the communication soldier, snatched the walkie-talkie from his arms, and reported the situation here to the rear.

"...The firepower of those gophers is too fierce! As soon as our people rushed up, they called for support, and bombed at least 1,000 shells towards our position in a few minutes! Thankfully, I didn't send all of them up! "

   "There is definitely more than one squad stationed there, at least one thousand-man squad! Report the situation here to the leader, we need reinforcements!"

   Roaring at the walkie-talkie, Xiong Ya threw the walkie-talkie back to the younger brother.

  Looking at the commander, Tumen, who was standing aside, suggested.

"It's not an option for us to wait here. Why don't we send two centurions back to the position we just evacuated to dig out the position. When the reinforcements come, we can immediately launch the next offensive. Without fortifications, their When the shells fell, we had nowhere to hide."

  Tumen paused for a moment, then continued.

   "The soldiers of the new alliance are probably strengthening their bunkers in Qingshi County right now. The longer this battle drags on, the worse it will be for us... We have no time to waste."

  Xiong Ya thought for a while, and felt that what his staff officer said made sense.

  That idiot Lion Tooth spent four months in Qingshi County, and all the fortifications he built were cheaper than those annoying gophers.

  Time dragged on for a long time, and when they strengthened the fortifications there, it was about time that they took down Qingshi Town, and I am afraid that there were not many brothers in hand.

  He is still thinking about the copper mine in Yuanxi Town.

  If you want to eat that copper mine, you can't do it if you don't have any people in hand.

   "Okay, just do as you say!"

   After finishing speaking, Xiongya summoned a centurion.

   "You, take people back to the previous mountain, and dig out the trench for me! If you can't dig a trench that can accommodate 3,000 people within three days, hang you on it!"

  The centurion knew how vicious Xiong Ya's methods were, and he was merciless towards his own people and enemies. Although there was ten thousand reluctance in his heart, he didn't dare to disobey, so he could only bite the bullet and accept the order.

   "Okay! Boss!"

  …

  Songlinyu.

  On a ridge not far from the south slope, Ye Shi with a sniper rifle looked at the northern mountain two kilometers away through the 8x lens, with surprise in his eyes.

   "Hey! Those bandits are back?"

   And dug trenches on the mountain!

  Guang Feng calmly analyzed with a telescope in his hand.

   "It seems that the other side realizes that they can't eat this high ground in a short time."

   "That's a good thing. We've never been afraid of anyone in a war of attrition, but we're afraid they won't be able to afford it." Ye Shi chuckled and fired a shot at the opposite side.

   "Can you hit this far?"

  Ye Shi pulled the bolt to eject the smoking shell.

   "Can't hit!"

  Guangfeng: "Then fire a woolen gun."

  Ye Shi laughed.

   "It's okay, they won't be able to find us at such a distance anyway, so I'll scare them."

   Gale, holding a telescope, gave him a sideways look.

   "Be careful and the shells will hit you later."

  Ye Shi, who was about to fire the second shot, suddenly shivered.

   "Damn it, I can't be so stupid."

  Guangfeng said in a noncommittal tone.

   "Don't know, you ask them."

  It is not realistic to hit people at a distance of more than two kilometers, but it is still no problem to scare people.

  The bullet landed on the opposite **** with a whiz, kicking up a cloud of dust, which startled the predators who were working nearby.

   Thought it was the person on the other side calling, the person yelled and screamed, and a group of people crawled to the reverse **** and waited for it.

  The round of rockets thrown by the mosquitoes earlier had turned them into frightened birds, and even the slightest sign of trouble made them extremely nervous.

  Yeshi waited for a while, but didn't see those people coming out from behind the reverse slope, so he clicked his tongue involuntarily.

   "Are you so cowardly?"

  Guang Feng, who held up the telescope, frowned.

   "They probably plan to dig a ditch from the reverse **** first..."

   Not sure where the sniper was, and those people didn't dare to show their faces easily, but the digging work didn't stop.

  Gust even noticed that the looters sent a team to cut down trees nearby and used wooden stakes to support the tunnel.

  These raiders are getting smarter too!

   On the other side, on the front line, Lao Bai and Fang Chang, holding binoculars, also discovered the situation on the opposite mountain.

   "...after they have dug their trenches, the next round of offensive is likely to come."

   "Then let's loosen the soil for them."

  The corner of Lao Bai's mouth twitched into a smirk, and he gestured to the brother behind him. The player immediately understood, and trotted to the back of the position.

   Just half an hour ago, the logistics soldiers of the New Alliance sent ammunition to the front line across the mountains. In addition to the 7mm bullets, there were also two 88mm mortars and 8 boxes of mortar shells.

  Because there is no complete road along the way, the speed of the vehicle is very slow, and the supply transportation is basically completed on two legs.

   However, due to the popularity of the KV-1 exoskeleton, the soldiers of the New Alliance have a strong ability to transport individual soldiers.

  Especially for strength players, there is no problem at all for a person carrying three times their weight in supplies for a long journey. The only flaws are charging and eating.

   But these are small problems.

   When the road from Qingshi County to Songlinyu is cleared, the logistics of the new alliance can be handed over to trucks.

  With the arrival of support weapons and supplies, the player quickly used shovels and sacks filled with soil to build a simple mortar position on the ground.

   Now comes in handy.

   After calculating the target distance, Lao Bai immediately issued an order.

   "Attention the mortar team! 2.1 kilometers ahead, a round of shelling!"

  Two crisp sounds came from behind the position.

   Not long after, two clouds of smoke exploded on the hillside on the north side of Songlinyu, and the predator who was digging a hole immediately fell to the ground.

  Fang Chang held the binoculars to observe the impact of the shells.

   "It's a bit off, and a hundred meters ahead should be enough."

  Old Bai continued to give orders.

   "Correct the impact point of the shells forward by 100 meters, spread out the fire for six rounds, and hit me!"

  The mortar positions continued to fire.

   This time, the shell fell directly on the opposite hill.

  The looters who were building the fortifications were hit straight, and immediately lay down on the ground, not daring to lift their heads, so they could only roll down the **** with their heads in their arms.

  Six rounds of shells have been fired.

   Lao Bai ordered a ceasefire.

  In the distant hills filled with gunpowder, no one can be seen.

   "...It should have been withdrawn." Fang Chang held up the binoculars to observe for a while, then smashed his tongue, "Speaking normally, what should I do if I was bombarded while digging trenches?"

"In the case of an encounter, first dig a few foxholes, and then dig a few horizontally to string up the foxholes. Or start digging directly from the bottom of the slope, and then dig to the high ground and then spread the trenches to both sides... "

   Staring at the position two kilometers away, Lao Bai squinted his eyes, "We'll hit them every few minutes, and we'll rush over to catch them by surprise when it gets dark!"

  Fang Chang's eyes lit up.

   "Good idea, they must have never thought we dared to come out of the trenches!"

  The previous round of rocket coverage had shown the Ya clan their firepower. Before the trenches on the front line were dug, they should not dare to send large troops up.

   Two or three hundred people can be squatted on the opposite hill, and there will be Junk Lord leading the charge. It will not be a big problem for them to rush up and kill them back and forth!

  Old Bai laughed.

   "When the time comes, take two lumps of explosives and bury them in their trenches. When they dig up again, give them a surprise!"

   "Hahaha! They've blown up the latrines!"

   Evil smirks floated from the trenches.

   That quack's laughter looks like a villain.

   While the two of them were muttering about what to do at night, the VM screen on Lao Bai's arm suddenly flickered.

   "News from the headquarters... Let me check it out, Gan!"

   Seeing Lao Bai's reaction, Fang Chang hurriedly asked.

"What's wrong?"

   "The mission has changed... Two hours later, the death corps came to the front to change our defense." When he said this, Lao Bai had an uncomfortable expression on his face.

   It was agreed to stay here for another 48 hours. Before the morning was over, the order to change defense came.

  He seriously suspected that because they fought too well, they were targeted by the dog plan.

  Fang Chang had a weird expression.

"What about us?"

   "The headquarters asked us to go back to Dawn City to rest... They said that there will be more difficult and exciting tasks waiting for us after dark."

   Glancing at the opposite position, Lao Bai said with regret on his face.

   "Night raids can only be handed over to the fringe guys."

  …

  Xizhou City.

  Sixin District, in the main account of the Ya clan.

  Listening to the frontline situation reported by his subordinates, he sat on the human bone chair with gold teeth, and his black and green face was covered with dark clouds.

   It was beyond his expectation that two hundred people would be killed in just one morning, and what made him even more unexpected was that the blue gophers were equipped with such a large number of artillery pieces.

  He is very aware of the habit of his subordinates running around with their mouths. A thousand shells within a few minutes is definitely an exaggeration.

  Actually, there may be only about one or two hundred shells.

   But even so, it was enough for him to treat it with caution.

   Tapping his index finger on the chair, he said in a deep voice.

   "Send the tank up."

  Different from the Snake Clan, the Ya Clan's tanks were not distributed to each thousand-man team, but the leader's personal soldiers formed an independent tank team to serve the leader directly.

  These big guys are worth a lot of money. Not to mention one less, they always break down. It is not a last resort, and he will not risk pushing the tank to the front line.

   But now, no need to die.

   Dillon, who was standing aside, said in a low voice.

   "The new alliance has planes, so it's not a good idea to rush the tanks up. No matter how hard the frontal armor of the Conqueror 10 is, the top is still a blind spot for defense. Before sending out planes, we have to solve the problem of air defense..."

   Jin Fang said in a deep voice.

   "Then what good solution do you have?"

   Dillon thought.

   "We need anti-aircraft weapons. Can we find a way to import a batch from the Bugra Free State? Such as anti-aircraft guns and the like."

  The Expeditionary Force has anti-aircraft weapons to deal with the air force of the Great Rift Valley, but there are not many of them, and they are often focused on by the artillery and aircraft of the Great Rift Valley, and there are very few left.

  However, Dillon vaguely remembered that when the expeditionary force was first defeated, everyone was looking for a way out on their own. A batch of supplies including air defense equipment was disposed of by a ten thousand commander to the Buguera Free State.

  Although I don't know how many dinars that guy sold, it shouldn't be very expensive.

  If you can buy some back, it should be more than enough to deal with those small planes.

However…

   Jin Ya, who was sitting next to him, simply dismissed his idea.

   "We have no money."

   Dillon froze for a moment, looked at him and asked.

   "Isn't there still 2 million dinars?"

  Gold Tooth coughed and said in a dull voice.

   "There are too many places where money is needed, and it has been spent long ago...Okay, let's stop this topic, can we solve this problem by ourselves? Always counting on others to help is not an option."

  What is he being a raider for?

   It’s impossible to do business in order to save money.

   Some of the stolen treasures were exchanged by him for weapons, and most of the rest was spent on pleasure.

The slaves locked in the dungeon are skinny and dry, and they are okay as a labor force and food reserve, but most of the pretty ones are spoiled. As the leader of the Ya clan, he certainly cannot pick up the slaves of his subordinates. He couldn't eat leftovers, not to mention that it would be detrimental to his dignity.

   When it comes to enjoyment, it is natural that those bionics who can play no matter how they play, and carefully bred clones are more appetizing to him.

  As for the group of survivors in the northern suburbs?

  He didn't take the group of scavengers seriously from the beginning, otherwise he wouldn't just send a thousand-man team to deal with them.

  Jin Ya admits that he has misjudged his strategy, but now there is no point in regretting it. The money spent can never be returned.

   As for grabbing it back, it is not realistic, especially at this juncture.

   Dillon, who was standing aside, stared at him dumbfounded, feeling a buzzing pain in his head.

   Are you done with flowers? !

   That's two million dinars!

  Even if the legion’s dinar is not spent in the valley province, it won’t be spent so soon, right? !

  Uren, who stood aside and didn't speak the whole time, couldn't help but rubbed his forehead, gaining a new understanding of the stupidity of his allies.

  If it weren't for the will of Master Shengzi to cooperate with the Bone Chewing Tribe, he couldn't help but start to wonder what's the point of supporting such pig teammates.

   Seeing that his staff officer stopped talking, Jin Ya also knew that the speed at which he was spending money was a bit outrageous, so he coughed dryly and said.

   "Don't be nervous, my friend, after another two months, the weather will get hotter, we will let the slaves grow some spiritual leaves to sell to those profiteers, that thing is much more useful than dinars."

   "Two months?! We can't fight them for so long!"

   Dillon took a deep breath and continued.

   "I can't count on buying equipment for the time being. It's really not possible... Let's get a few trucks first, and weld four 12mm heavy machine guns in a group. It should be no problem to use it."

   "This battle can't be dragged on for too long. I'm afraid their industrial capabilities have exceeded my expectations! If they get a firm foothold in Qingshi County, it will be difficult to drive them out."

"When our anti-aircraft trucks are refitted, we will immediately go to the front line with the tank troops and concentrate our forces to launch an offensive against the positions of the new alliance! Even if we destroy a few tanks, we must take down their positions! This is the best strategy !"

  After listening to the advice of the staff officer, Gold Fang frowned.

  Especially when he heard that a few tanks might be killed, he had already started to feel pain before sending the tanks out.

  Those tanks are his treasures.

  He would rather die a few more cannon fodder than his precious lump. Human life in the wasteland is worthless, and there are some things that money cannot buy.

   "Is that anti-aircraft truck... easy to use?"

  When Dillon heard these words, he was almost outraged and hurt internally.

   Whose fault is this? !

  Uren, who was standing aside, sighed and interjected.

  “…The propeller planes of the New Alliance fly very slowly. As long as the density of the firepower network is sufficient, it is not difficult to shoot them down while they are diving.”

   "I think your staff's suggestion is very good. The longer this battle drags on, the worse it will be for you."

  Seeing that the apostles of the Torch Church also agreed, although Jin Ya still hesitated in his heart, he also knew that he had to make a decision.

   I pondered for a long time.

   His right hand patted the armrest of the chair, and Jin Fang made a decision.

   "Just do what you say!"

  …

  No. 81 Iron and Steel Plant.

   In the center of the brand-new factory building is parked a large plane with a length of nearly 20 meters and a wingspan of nearly 30 meters.

   Rows of countersunk rivets are neatly arranged on the nearly steep cabin and straight wings. The wing is a cantilevered lower monoplane with two symmetrical electric motors mounted on the leading edge.

  As for the empennage, it consists of a cantilevered mid-flat tail and a single vertical tail, and the rear part of the belly close to the empennage has an entrance to the engine room.

  The fuselage and wings of the entire aircraft are made of A3 aerospace aluminum, which is expensive.

  Compared to the wooden glider produced by Goblin Technology, this plane is obviously more like an airplane...

   From the appearance, Chu Guang can roughly tell that this thing should be a copy of the C-47 twin-engine propeller transport aircraft during World War II.

   Of course, the difference between the two is still a bit big.

  Perhaps because they were worried about the lack of power of the electric motor, the little players of No. 81 Iron and Steel Plant installed an additional motor and propeller at the front of the nose, changing the original design of the two-engine propeller to three.

   There are no weapons installed on the plane, and even the cockpit has only naked threads and a bare seat.

  However, this does not prevent the small players of No. 81 Steel Plant from placing high hopes on this big plane, and even chose its name—

  H-1 "Dragonfly" general-purpose aircraft!

  Chu Guang, who was standing in the factory building, walked around the plane, nodded approvingly, looked at the two players standing aside and asked.

   "Can this plane go to the sky?"

  Brother Suo and Brother Levin have subtle expressions.

  Finally, Brother Levin gave a dry cough and explained.

   "My dear manager, this plane... is still in the experimental stage, and it may be difficult to use it in a short time."

  Ever since the friend Shang Goblin Technology produced the glider, they have been thinking about making a plane.

  However, due to the late start, the more punishing players in this area were poached by Goblin Technology and invested in the improvement project of the "W series" aircraft. The talents they can hire are limited, so the progress has not been very fast.

   The prototype parked in the factory has been the result of more than two months. It has just finished the assembly line and installed the power system. It will take some time before it is actually put into use.

  Although he felt a little regretful, Chu Guang didn't say anything.

   After all, it's useless to urge this kind of thing.

   To be able to do this in such a short period of time, his players are already very good.

   "How soon will it be put into use?"

  Facing the manager's inquiry, Brother Suo hesitated for a while.

   "It should be fine within a month... If it is soon, maybe half a month, it depends on the test flight results."

   One month.

   Should be able to catch up.

   At this time, Chu Guang suddenly felt a move in his heart and said.

   "Is there a way to mount the 37mm gun on the side of the aircraft?"

  Brother Suo and Brother Levin's eyes lit up at the same time.

   "Mount the 37mm gun on the side? Do you mean the design similar to the air gunship?"

   "We didn't consider this when we designed this aircraft, but the structural strength of the A3-type aluminum is very high... I think it should not be a big problem, you can try it!"

  Chu Guang nodded.

   "If the 37mm gun can't bear it, it's okay to replace it with a 20mm gun. After a month, our ground troops should be able to advance to the urban area of ​​Xizhou City."

   "The terrain in the city is complex, there are too many bunkers, and the efficiency of shelling and dive bombing is limited. We need a support weapon that can efficiently and accurately eliminate the ground troops of the Ya clan, and cooperate with our ground troops to complete the final elimination."

   "How to design, please do more research."

   At this time, Chu Guang received the news from Xiao Qi that the Burning Corps had already returned from the front line by train and regrouped at the gate of the barracks in the north of Shuguang City.

  Leaving No. 81 Steel Plant, Chu Guang went straight to the barracks.

  As soon as he saw Chu Guang, Vanus immediately went up to him.

   "How is it? Is that transport plane available?"

  Chu Guang shook his head.

   "I can't use it temporarily, but it doesn't affect it."

  Vanus froze for a moment, not understanding what he meant.

  How to fly from the sky without a transport plane?

  Chu Guang didn't explain, but just looked at the airport not far away, and the dozen or so pilots who regrouped beside the airport.

   Being able to drive the plane back alive, these pilots have proven their strength.

   Paused for a moment, Chu Guang continued.

   "Although there is no transport plane, a glider is also possible."

   At worst, just fly a few more times!

  (end of this chapter)