The flames of explosions were rising one after another, black smoke filled the night sky, and scarlet blood flowed all over the ground... Such a fierce battle had already made the Irishman Devin Burke and his commandos eager to try. At around 2 a.m., the order for the attack was finally conveyed. This elite night battle unit with more than 900 people completed the battle assembly in just 4 minutes.

The neat queue was silent, and Colonel Burke quickly reached out to climb a "Irish leopard" parked in front of the team, and mobilized pre-warly in concise and generous language:

"Warriors of the New United Kingdom, you came to this army through layers of selection, practiced day and night, and forged a steely body and will. For what? To kill the enemy and serve the country! What you learned in the past will be tested tonight, and your loyalty and honor will be tested tonight! Remember, as long as you overcome your inner fear and selfishness, you will be invincible!"

The commandos shouted slogans together: "Battle yourself and be invincible!"

Colonel Burke then raised his right arm and clenched his fists: "Now, each team will go to the preset assault position according to the No. 1 combat plan. Seeing two red and two green signal flares, we will decisively launch an attack! In this battle, we will fulfill our mission and promote our military power!!"

The commandos shouted slogans again: "Don't let down our mission and promote our military power!"

Colonel Burke waved his right arm and said, "Go!"

At the same time, at a hidden airport near the northern border of England, ground crews from the New United Kingdom quickly opened the tactical camouflage net covering the top of the fighter aircraft. Under the bright search light, the strange-looking aircraft showed a dark blue metallic luster. These aircraft had neither wide wings nor long fuselages. Their bodies seemed to be tactical bombers with only the second half of the fuselage, with an oversized four-blade propeller on them. Under the wings as short as fish fins, there were two parallel rocket launchers, and there were also a large-caliber machine guns on them. These were the "Air Cavalry" jointly created by the New United Kingdom and Germany, VS-3 two-seater armed helicopters. Although their technology was not perfect and their performance was relatively primitive, this did not prevent them from becoming new and sharp weapons with practical combat capabilities.

In a bunker near the apron, Lt. Col. Paul Matthews, an Irishman wearing the armband of the new United Kingdom Army Air Force, was preparing to arrange combat plans for the helicopter pilots: "The 1st team took off at 2:45, took off at the east route, arrived at the fortress area at 3:05, stayed at 5 minutes at most, returned from the west route, returned to the airport at around 3:30, and replenished fuel and ammunition in 15 minutes. The 2nd team took off at 3:45, the 3rd team took off at 3:15, and the 4th team took off at 4:00.

The team took off at 3:30, and this goes on. Remember, our assault troops use special red signal flares. Never be confused by the enemy's signal flares and attack our own people by mistake. In addition, most of the air defense firepower of the defenders has been cleared and can be approached when necessary, but beware of ordinary enemy bullets. According to the command of the command, the English army will temporarily withdraw from the fortress area, and our operations will be directly supported by the 51st Assault Division!"

"I understand!" 48 pilots from 24 crews of the four squads to which the "Black Bat Squadron" responded in unison.

Lieutenant Colonel Matthews raised his hand and looked at his watch: "Okay! Everyone prepares themselves! I wish you all the first battle to win!"

When the pilots left the bunker, the north sky was shining with red light.

"Wow, there is another round of violent shelling!" Seeing this scene, a pilot sighed.

Judging from the frequency of the red light leaping, it was indeed covered by fierce artillery fire.

Another pilot said half-jokingly: "The artillery soldiers must be unhappy when they were pulled out of their sleeping bags!"

Someone answered, "You said...is this the English, the Austrian, the American or our artillery fire?"

Another person said: "The Americans are just joining in the fun, so there is no need to be so desperate. The English artillery has been bombing all day long. Even if the gunners still have the strength, the ammunition supply cannot keep up! At this point, either the Austrians or us are fired!"

Then someone immediately analyzed: "Since we need to change our night combat troops to attack, it must be our artillerymen who are clearing the obstacles!"

The popularity of this topic lasted for a short while, and the pilots came to their own positions and carried out various preparations before takeoff with the ground crew.

On the frontier positions more than 30 kilometers away, the artillery of the 51st Infantry Assault Division of the New United Kingdom was pouring artillery fire into the central area of ​​the fortress area and the northeast and northwest areas. In addition to the two conventional caliber howitzers of 105mm and 120mm, the bombardment also included the Venom Bee-II self-propelled rocket launchers. Although the number was only 12, the momentum and destructive power they caused were even stronger than that of a traditional artillery division.

As soon as the short shelling ended, three assault clusters of the 51st Assault Division entered the fortress area from east, south and north. After a fierce battle during the day and half a night, the huge Elsden Fortress was like a city suffering from an magnitude eight earthquake, with ruins everywhere, and only a few of the most sturdy buildings still standing tenaciously.

Before dusk, the Elsden Fortress had completely fallen into the siege of the coalition forces. The reinforcements of the Scottish army could not enter, and the defenders could not go out. The Scottish army in the fortress was less and less. However, the remaining troops did not surrender, but instead used the cover of night to counterattack fiercely. Several coalition forces were divided and surrounded by the enemy in the fortress area, and most of them were able to break out. There were also two English troops of the company-level scale and there was no news. It was probably wiped out...

Near a T-junction in the southern part of the fortress, two "Irish leopards" were in front of the road. The infantry were bowing their heads, bent over, and walked carefully along the ruins. Just an hour ago, this was the defensive area of ​​the 7th Infantry Division of the English Army. After receiving a temporary retreat to the periphery for rest, the Englishmen retreated without waiting for friendly troops to come to change defenses, and even left behind the bodies of many dead companions.

On the road, the assault team of the 51st Division of the New United Kingdom was still slowly advancing forward. Two Irish leopards arrived at the intersection one by one. The soldiers quickly occupied the available ruins around to establish a tactical support point for further advancement. At this moment, a pile of ruins in the north suddenly sounded the rattle of Brown-style light machine guns, and a series of bullets shot over, knocking down three soldiers in an instant. That's not all. After a moment, there was only a deafening sound, and an orange flame light jumped out of the darkness slightly far away. A cannonball roared and shot the "Irish leopard" in the front without bias. However, the shells were weak in penetration and were bounced away by the turret armor of the chariot.

Soonso! Soonso!

On a ruin less than 30 meters away from the intersection, two machine gunners wearing M43 field helmets operated an HBT-V machine gun and suppressed and fired the Brown machine gun at lightning speed. This 5.6mm caliber HBT-V universal machine gun based on the German MG-43 is currently only equipped with the new United Kingdom army and has not been exported to the outside world. Compared with the original MG-43, their firing rate, range and structure are basically the same. Although the penetration power of the gun bullet is reduced by 35% compared with the 7.92mm Mauser rifle bullet, the power of the single shot of the Banjue machine gun has nothing to do with the overall situation for the three-dimensional and mechanized combat mode implemented by the new United Kingdom army.

After two short shots, the HBT-V with the bipod unfolded, temporarily ceased the fire. The shooter's face was lightly placed on the buttstock, and his eyes glanced forward through the center of the shot supply. There was a square ammunition box in front of the ammunition supplyer, and he was also responsible for observing the surrounding situation.

On these two young faces, the tension and excitement of first going to the battlefield are written.

At the intersection, two "Irish leopards" quickly adjusted their positions to face the enemy with the strongest defense, and handed over the weaker side and behind to their infantry. They turned the gun port, one fired a flare at the position where the flames just appeared, and the other was ready to counterattack. Although they cooperated very well, after the flares were on, the members of the chariot could not find the defending artillery - in this night battle environment, it was indeed difficult to find and eliminate the enemies hidden in the dark without infrared sights.

A moment later, a clanging sound from the steel tracks rolled over the cement road came from the south, and several assaulters-type I-type tracked infantry fighting vehicles were rumbling. When they learned that their vanguard troops were attacked by defenders' machine guns and artillery, they soon arrived at the ruins thirty or forty meters away from the intersection and found a temporary position. Opened the cabin door, and the infantrymen who came here immediately used 80mm mortars to fight.

With the cover and support of infantry fighting vehicles and heavy mortars, the front line was able to continue to advance. Infantrymen wearing M43 field helmets and yellow and green camouflage combat uniforms crossed the intersection, passed through the ruins, and carefully searched for the remaining defenders. Most of them carried STG-45 assault rifles, with the buttstock on their shoulders, and the muzzle was slightly downward, maintaining a standard shooting forward posture. A few carried 50mm rocket launchers, ready to send a shot to the stubborn enemy at any time...

As time went by, the 51st Infantry Assault Division of the New United Kingdom Army re-occupied most of the defense zones outside the Elsden Fortress. At first glance, this was the embarrassing retreat of the English army, which caused the coalition to repeatedly seize the battlefield, but without the retreat of the English army, how could the defenders be dispersed from several heavily defended strongholds, causing the already very cramped force to dilute?
Chapter completed!