Great Power Heavy Industry: Rise

Chapter 493 Wushan Blocking Battle (1)

The morning of November 8.

Nearly 25 million troops from the 400 mecha corps of the Federal Army rushed to the Wushan area one after another, joining up with the remnants of the more than 30 Federal Army who had retreated there.

The federal army deployed a line of defense overnight in an area of ​​several hundred square kilometers centered on both sides of the Wu Gorge of the Yangtze River.

Wushan Mountain is a series of peaks running from northeast to southwest, connected to Daba Mountain in the north, deep into the Wuling Mountains in the south, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in the east, and the Sichuan Basin in the west.

The Yangtze River runs through it to form Wu Gorge, and Wu Gorge has become the only way for the demon army to enter the Sichuan Basin.

Zhong Yi, Zhou Long, Liu Jiang and others stood in front of the Qingshi Goddess Temple. The Goddess Temple was facing Wushan Mountain.

The peaks and ridges are like clusters, the waves are like anger, and the mountains and rivers are picturesque!

But they didn't care to enjoy the scenery. The Wushan blockade frontline headquarters was located in the Goddess Temple, and they were ordered to attend the pre-war meeting.

The vanguard of the demons has already appeared thirty kilometers away, and the battle may start at any time.

On the square in front of the temple gate, a group of senior military officers came from another direction, led by a female general.

The three of them were overjoyed when they saw each other, and Zhou Long called out from a long distance away, "Sister Aili!"

It turns out that this valiant female general is Alicia, and her Martian Women's First Army was also transferred to participate in the Wushan blocking battle.

Alicia smiled when she saw Zhong Yi and the others.

She waved her hand, "Xiao Yi, Xiao Long, Xiao Jiang, don't get over here yet!"

Although the three of them smiled wryly, they still ran over in a hurry. In front of Alicia, even if they were generals, they couldn't hold back.

Alicia returned to Earth five days ago. After seeing Zhong Cheng and Ye Wenxin, she knew that Zhong Yi and the others had also returned, but they had no chance to meet.

Alicia touched her pocket habitually, making Zhong Yi and the others sweat profusely. Fortunately, there was no sugar in her pocket, otherwise it would be embarrassing.

The four happily chatted about their respective experiences, but they had to stop before saying a few words, and the pre-war meeting was about to begin.

Everyone walked into the open-air meeting place in the Goddess Temple and stood in line. Li Shaojie, the interim commander of the Wushan blockade, presided over the meeting. First, Xu Jiuwen, the military director, introduced the enemy's situation.

This army of demons gathered at the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang one day ago. From the reconnaissance, it is estimated that there are about 10 demon warriors in the Sarnaga, and the number of demon beasts driven by them is more than 300 million.

The army of monsters is still dominated by sea beasts, the number is about 200 million, about 80 monsters attack from land, and the least number of flying monsters is less than 30.

However, sea beasts did not mean that they could only fight in water. They could also go ashore, but they were not suitable for the combat environment on land.

Therefore, the main battlefield of the Wushan blockade is on the Wuxia River and the Wushan Twelve Peaks on both sides of the river.

The artillery positions of the federal army were set up at the Twelve Peaks of Wushan Mountain, and the flying chariots blocked the flying monsters over the canyon. Under the river with a water depth of about 200 meters, they had to rely on mecha fighters to fight the sea beasts hand-to-hand.

The federal mech fighters are at a disadvantage in fighting sea beasts in the river, so they have to send the most elite mecha corps of the federation into the water to fight. This is the key to this blocking battle.

After Xu Jiuwen's introduction, Li Shaojie announced the combat missions of the main armies.

The Sixth Mecha Group Army was one of the units launched into the water to defend the second river defense line in Tieguan Gorge.

And Alicia's Martian Women's First Army is stationed at Wangxia Peak in Jiangbei, which is Goddess Peak.

The battle meeting ended soon, and Zhong Yi and the others bid farewell to Alicia, no one was sure that they would survive the battle!
This battle was the first large-scale battle between the Federation and the Demon Race after the Second Solar System War broke out.

Unlike the second-line troops or a small number of troops that the Federation participated in the war a while ago, this time it is the real elite main force of the Federation Army, and guarding the natural danger of the Three Gorges, no matter in terms of the morale of the Federation Army or the future strategic situation, it is already invincible. get up.

In the afternoon, Zhong Yi led 15 officers and soldiers of the Sixth Mecha Army from Fengjie to the riverside of the Iron Coffin Gorge.

According to the combat characteristics of the demon army, they will launch an attack after dark, leaving them with three hours to prepare.

There are already four federal mecha corps deployed on both sides of the Iron Coffin Gorge. The one-kilometer-long river is the defensive position of the Sixth Mecha Army. The five corps together form the second line of defense in the Wushan blockade.

A few kilometers downstream, Menfan Gorge was the first line of defense. Upstream, Jinkeiyinjia Gorge and Jianchuan Gorge were the next two lines of defense. In the 46-kilometer-long Wu Gorge, the Federal Army had set up a total of four lines of defense.

The long and narrow terrain restricted the deployment of the federal army, but it also restricted the demon army, making this battle extremely cruel. The closer the front line of defense, the more dangerous the federal army was.

The federal army that arrived a few days ago has installed a large number of alloy iron chains in the river, laid iron piles on the rocks on both sides of the river, and built a dense network of iron cables.

First, it can restrict the movement of the sea beast army in the river, and second, it can provide a focus for the federal mech fighters.

In the turbulent river water, the mecha fighters of the federal army are definitely not as flexible as the sea beasts, and they may even find it difficult to control their body balance in the river water.

Zhong Yi closed the mecha mask, jumped into the river, and suddenly found that the white tiger mecha was not suitable for underwater combat.

The high-temperature charged ions sprayed by Zhu Rong electric push in various parts of the mecha will produce a large number of bubbles in the water, and if there are too many people, you will not be able to see anything. Only rely on the infrared and ultrasonic sensors in the mecha helmet to distinguish the surrounding environment and people. .

This situation is very unfavorable for human fighters who are used to distinguishing things directly with their eyes.

Zhong Yi sneaked onto a huge rock at a depth of more than 100 meters in the middle of the river, turned off the Zhurong power pusher of the mecha, and held onto an iron chain to stabilize his body.

His soldiers are filing down, relying on dozens of layers of interconnected iron cable nets underwater to build a three-dimensional underwater defense line.

The mesh of the iron cable net is two meters square, allowing human soldiers to pass through easily, but it is difficult for large sea beasts to move, which can effectively weaken the advantage of the sea beast army fighting in the water.

Zhong Yi quickly understood the point of fighting in the chain net, which is to prevent the sea beasts from destroying the chains first. Once the chain net is completely destroyed by the sea beasts, their line of defense will no longer be able to hold back.

It was the first time for him and his army to fight in such an environment. Seeing the soldiers staggering under the impact of the water, Zhong Yi was uneasy. How could this battle be fought like this?

If he were to command this blocking battle, he would definitely give up fighting the sea beasts underwater, and just intercept the demon army on land and in the air, forcing the sea beasts to come out of the water to fight.

If the army of sea beasts does not come out of the water, let them drive straight in, and send a large army to follow them all the way, not afraid of when they don't show their heads.

Moreover, the air force can be used to attack above the water and consume their power.

Why do you have to fight with the army of sea beasts in Wuxia, where the river is deep and the water is fast?
How many elite fighters of the Federation will be sacrificed?
As a soldier, he shouldn't question the command of the battlefield commander at this time, but he knows how much damage it will bring to the federal army if he does nothing at this time.

But if he raises doubts to the theater command, and others speak lightly, will the theater commander change the combat plan?
And now that the war may start at any time, does he still have time to convince the theater command?

(End of this chapter)