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Chapter 467 Decisive Battle on the Twilight Plateau
July 2047, 2 at 2pm.

The 13th Mecha Army of the Federal Army, which departed from Zhurong City, rushed to Suzaku Mountain first.

The thousands of defensive troops left by the Imperial Army on Suzaku Mountain were wiped out in one charge, and the Federal Army took back Suzaku Mountain.

The 13th Mecha Army immediately set about restoring the fortifications of Suzaku Mountain.

Since the federal army had directly abandoned the position at the time, and the imperial army did not expect to dismantle it after occupying it, the fortifications of Suzaku Mountain were quite intact.

This long snake-shaped position was built by the Federation in accordance with the standards of permanent fortifications. It is all reinforced with reinforced concrete several meters thick, and there is a connected transportation network deep in the mountainside.

But the 13th Mecha Army did not get enough time to prepare.

Half an hour later, the [-]th Guards Regiment, the vanguard of the Imperial Army's reinforcements, also arrived at Suzaku Mountain.

The Twelfth Guards Corps did not make any pause, and immediately launched an attack on the Federal Army's defensive positions.

The order they received was to rush to Qinglong City as quickly as possible, and at the same time clear all obstacles on the way for the follow-up main force.

As the oldest main force of the Mars Federation Army, the 13th Mecha Group has no outstanding combat style, is well-regulated, can attack and defend, and has no characteristics is their biggest characteristic.

Facing the frenzied attack of the powerful genetic warriors, they were nailed to the defensive position of Suzaku Mountain like nails.

15 vs. 15, but the attacking side was the Imperial Army's most powerful and best at hand-to-hand combat, the Genetic Warrior Legion, which had the upper hand in terms of the soldiers' personal qualities.

Although the 13th Mecha Group had suffered huge casualties, it still stood firm for an hour, waiting for the follow-up troops to arrive.

Within 3 hours, the follow-up main forces of both sides all entered the battlefield.

The imperial army raced against the clock, and put all its troops into the attack at the first time, and the federal army's blocking troops rose up to resist.

100 million federal troops and 150 million imperial troops launched a fierce offensive and defensive battle on the 300-kilometer-long and 15-kilometer-wide Suzaku Mountain line.

Relying on the strong fortifications of Suzaku Mountain, the federal army forcibly blocked the advance of the imperial reinforcements.

The Suzaku Mountain blocking battle lasted for two days, and the fierce fighting on the long front never stopped for a moment.

The second wave of reinforcements from the Imperial Army also rushed to Suzaku Mountain and entered the battle.

The strength of the Imperial Army has reached a terrifying 300 million. The entire defense line of Suzaku Mountain is full of imperial troops, and the defense line of the Federal Army is in jeopardy.

But on the morning of February 2, the Qinglong aircraft carrier air battle group moved from Qinglong City to the sky above Suzaku Mountain.

Five Qinglong aircraft carriers plus more than 8 flying chariots cooperated with tens of thousands of forts in the ground fortifications to form a dense fire net, turning the Suzaku Mountain defense line into a three-dimensional defense line. Even if the Imperial Army tried its best, it would be difficult Enter.

On the afternoon of February 2th, the third day of the Azure Dragon City counterattack, the seven Imperial Army regiments that were besieged in Azure Dragon City were interspersed and separated by the Federal Army and surrounded one by one.

The fierce battle in Azure Dragon City did not stop for a moment, and the federal army did not give the imperial army any respite.

Early in the morning of June 2.

The Roman Ninth Legion of the Imperial Army was surrounded by the five legions of the Federal Army, and was broken through the middle by the White Tiger Army of the Federal Army.

Alicia personally went into battle and beheaded fifteen senior commanders headed by the legionary commander. The Roman Ninth Legion had no leader, and was completely annihilated two hours later.

This was the first Imperial Army legion that was annihilated by the established system since the start of the Mars Defense War, which brought a heavy psychological blow to the besieged Imperial Army soldiers.

Then, the Third Guards Corps and the Sixth Guards Corps, which were "cared for" by the Federal Army, were annihilated one by one by the Federal Army several times their size.

September 2 at eight o'clock in the evening.

The white flag was raised on the position of the Imperial Army's Frankish Eighth Army, and the head of the army, Count Lazaros, led more than [-] remnants to surrender.

This is also the first imperial army corps that has surrendered since the start of the Mars Defense War.

Subsequently, the remaining three Imperial Army legions also chose to surrender, a total of 25 Imperial Army surrendered.

At ten o'clock in the evening, the Battle of Qinglong City ended, and the 120 million main force of the Imperial Army's western theater was wiped out.

The federal army only paid more than 30 casualties and won a complete victory.

After the victory, the federal army only rested for an hour, and then went straight to the battlefield of Suzaku Mountain.

The news of the annihilation of the Imperial Army in Qinglong City reached Meridian City, and the Mars Expeditionary Command of the Imperial Army issued an order for reinforcements to withdraw to the Meridian Plateau.

But it was too late, the army of the federal army, which was attacking north and south from Mount Asklau and Mount Arsia, had already reached the front.

And the main force of the federal army coming from Azure Dragon City is crossing Suzaku Mountain to launch a full-scale counterattack to the reinforcements of the imperial army.

More than 300 million imperial troops are about to fall into the siege of more than 600 million federal troops. The federal army is leading a great victory, and its morale is like a rainbow.

However, the imperial army has no fighting spirit, and even the fiercest guards are in a dilemma.

Eight o'clock in the morning on October 2.

The Imperial Army's Mars Expeditionary Force Command had to issue an order to disperse and break through the encirclement.

More than 300 million imperial troops suddenly collapsed and fled frantically, like a flood that burst a bank, out of control.

The Mars Theater Command of the Federal Army immediately issued an order to pursue the whole army with units as units.

In the vast area of ​​over one million square kilometers from the east of the Dusk Plateau to the Luna Plateau, a miracle in the history of human warfare was staged, a melee battle involving nearly ten million troops.

It's just that one side is fleeing and the other is chasing, and nearly ten million troops have lost their organizational structure and are fighting like wild beasts.

But such an order of the Imperial Army did avoid the end of another complete annihilation.

The imperial army's mecha troops discarded the bulky ground artillery and baggage equipment, and even left behind the slower flying chariots. They used the high-speed mobility of the mechas to escape and saved nearly half of their troops.

June 2th at 6pm.

The Mars Theater Command of the Federal Army ordered to stop the pursuit, and the legions gathered soldiers, cleaned up the battlefield, and rested in place.

At this time, the federal army chasing to the forefront had already crossed the Luna Plateau and reached the former Sailor Canyon area, less than 300 kilometers away from the edge of the Meridian Plateau.

So far, the Twilight Plateau Battle, which lasted ten days, ended. The Federal Army won a big victory and the Imperial Army was defeated.

According to the battle report three days later, the imperial army participated in the war with about 500 million troops. Except for the 120 million troops in the western theater that were completely wiped out, only 360 million of the 150 million reinforcements fled back to the Meridian Plateau.

The imperial army lost a total of about 330 million people in this campaign, including more than 90 people who surrendered, and the remaining troops were less than 500 million.

The federal army participated in the battle with 658 million troops, and more than 116 million people were killed. The main casualties occurred in the Zhuqueshan blocking battle, followed by the Qinglongcheng battle.

After the Battle of the Twilight Plateau, in the Mars theater, the balance of military strength between the Federal Army and the Imperial Army reversed.

In addition, most of the elite troops of the Imperial Army were wiped out, and 10 of the 8 most elite guard regiments had their numbers revoked, which can be said to be a complete fiasco.

The federal army has gained an absolute strategic advantage in the Mars theater, and the vast territory occupied by the imperial army has become a hot potato for them.

This decisive battle of an unprecedented scale in the history of human warfare became a turning point in the battle to defend Mars and the turning point in the first solar system war.

After the Twilight Plateau Battle, the offensive and defensive situation between the Federation and the Empire changed, and the solar system war that lasted for four and a half years entered a new stage.

(End of this chapter)