Chapter 411: Night Raid on the Reiss Legion, An Asymmetrical Battle |
The Reyes Legion has arrived.
They are camped in a canyon about 10 kilometers away from Dead Mine Town, a fairly concealed location.
But they have no idea their movements have long been observed clearly by Shadow, who has even thoroughly scouted out their personnel numbers and equipment situation.
Inside Dead Mine Town.
"The Reyes Legion has mobilized tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, and assault guns this time. The number of personnel should be around 400 to 600. They've set up camp tents now and don't look like they're going to attack immediately. I suspect they might just be the first batch of troops," Shadow reported the situation.
Alpha looked at Yu Yuan.
"King, I have an idea..."
"Tell me in detail!" Yu Yuan signaled for Alpha to continue.
"The war has actually started from this moment.
We absolutely don't need to place the battlefield at Dead Mine Town. Doing that would be too passive regardless of winning or losing, and our casualties would be unavoidable in the end.
Now is the best opportunity for us to seize the initiative in this war."
Alpha pointed at the canyon on the map where the Reyes Legion was hiding.
"This location is very concealed and avoids the main highways, but it's also the best terrain for us to launch an attack against them.
As long as we eliminate their sentries in advance, with us planning carefully against their unpreparedness, I believe we can definitely give them a memorable lesson.
Since the Reyes Legion wants to capture us to curry favor with an overlord-level faction, that means for this operation, as long as there's even the slightest possibility, they won't easily cancel it.
We just need to destroy their special combat vehicles, which would eliminate the biggest threat against us. After that, whether they continue seeking reinforcements or launch a forced assault, it's all beneficial and harmless to us.
If they seek reinforcements, then we can use our terrain advantage to ambush the reinforcement troops a second time, continuing to wear them down.
If they choose to forcibly attack Dead Mine Town, without the threat of heavy firepower, then how the battle is fought will be entirely up to us."
Yu Yuan looked at the map, analyzed Alpha's plan, and nodded slightly.
"Alright, then... let's begin! Let them know who's the boss around here!"
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Late at night, Delos Canyon.
Second Mechanized Infantry Battalion of the Reyes Legion.
Battalion Commander Robur was studying the map of Dead Mine Town and combat records from previous attacks on the town.
Behind him, the Deputy Battalion Commander was conducting final tactical analysis with three company commanders.
"Battalion Commander, from the current situation, the difficulty in taking Dead Mine Town lies in their defense system. As long as we neutralize their defense system, it won't be a problem.
With the help of those insiders, we already have a clear understanding of Dead Mine Town's defensive fortifications. Once the battle begins, we can immediately crush these hard nuts.
As for the more deeply concealed defensive fortifications, the insiders will also destroy them. As long as we break Dead Mine Town's defense system, this battle presents no difficulty for us," the Deputy Battalion Commander looked at Battalion Commander Robur.
Robur also nodded slightly.
"When is our next contact with the insiders?"
"Tomorrow morning, the convoy from Malin Camp will bring intelligence from the insiders. When Malin Camp returns in the afternoon, they'll deliver our precise attack time and signals to the insiders."
Listening to the Deputy Battalion Commander's report, Robur slapped his large hand heavily on the map.
"In that case, we'll launch the attack on Dead Mine Town at dawn the day after tomorrow.
Coming here this time, I made a military pledge—I must take it within three days. That rare earth mineral source there is an important resource for us to establish connections with the Dawn Consortium. Whether our legion can hitch a ride on this line in the future depends on us."
The Deputy Battalion Commander and the other four all nodded in unison.
"Oh, right, Battalion Commander, I heard we also invited external assistance from the Dawn Consortium this time. Is that necessary?"
"This... I'm not clear about the specifics either. They just said it's for insurance, but there will be one [Dawn] brought over by Dawn personnel in a couple of days."
"What? [Dawn]..."
Everyone present gasped in shock...
The [Dawn] series, as the core weapon of the Dawn Consortium, would actually appear here? Does the Dawn Consortium value this mine so highly?
"[Dawn]?"
In a patch of shadows outside the command tent, Yu Yuan concealed his figure, listening to the ongoing discussion inside, also showing a contemplative expression.
"This so-called [Dawn] is probably the combat weapon that the Dawn Consortium, as an overlord-level faction, possesses. He just said 'one'—could it be a large-scale area-of-effect weapon?"
Yu Yuan speculated but then received a message from Alpha.
The Pioneering Group had successfully reached the top of the canyon, and Shadow had already taken out the hidden sentries. Everyone was in attack position.
Yu Yuan only replied with two words: [Execute!]
For this battle, he wasn't intervening at all. Everything was commanded by Alpha. The reason he came here was just for insurance.
Primarily to guard against combat units from the Dawn Consortium.
Now that he knew the other side hadn't arrived yet, naturally there was nothing to worry about.
Since the situation was already clear, Yu Yuan quickly left.
As for those commanders, Yu Yuan had no intention of taking action either. Although the Reyes Legion's determination to take Dead Mine Town was considerable, Yu Yuan was also worried that wiping out the enemy's high-ranking officers in one go right at the start...
Would scare them off.
He still had a [Regional Event] mission in hand!
The battle is secondary; the rewards can't be abandoned either.
Less than two minutes after he left.
With over a dozen RPG rockets spewing flames as they plunged into the camp below.
Explosions rang out one after another.
The Pioneering Group's attack targets were very clear: those special vehicles like assault guns and tanks that had powerful destructive capabilities against positional fortifications.
Following these explosions, another dozen or so explosions sounded immediately after. This time, it was the demolition explosives that Shadow's scout team had planted in the vehicle convoy after taking out the sentries.
In just an instant, the entire canyon was engulfed in soaring flames and explosions.
The Reyes Legion's combat vehicles suffered severe damage, and the battle had only just begun.
*Rat-tat-tat-tat—*
Rock's firepower squad opened fire on the enemy tents, creating pressure.
Others also took the high ground, continuously throwing grenades down into the canyon below.
The battle situation was almost completely one-sided.
But the Reyes Legion, true to its reputation as an elite-level faction, quickly organized resistance forces after a brief period of chaos.
On the opposite side of the canyon, muzzle flashes soon lit up as well.
Two rockets flew toward the Pioneering Group's position.
"Take cover!"
Noticing the incoming rockets, Pioneering Group members immediately evaded. Those who could find cover sought cover; those who really had none simply dropped flat to the ground, rolling to the side.
*Boom—*
Two explosions sounded, mixed with the crack of sniper rifles.
It was Eagle Eye's sniper team. The soldiers who had just fired the rockets from the opposite canyon were killed outright.
Meanwhile, on the Pioneering Group's side, a new volley of rockets had already been launched again.
The targets were still those special combat vehicles.
As the second volley was completed.
Alpha's voice clearly reached the ears of all Pioneering Group team members.
"Operational objective achieved. All personnel, withdraw."
"Roger!"
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The Pioneering Group was already accustomed to obeying orders instantly. The moment they received the command, without the slightest hesitation, they immediately turned and left, quickly assembling at the predetermined coordinates.
Wounded soldiers, with the help of their comrades, also quickly departed.
The entire combat process lasted less than a minute and a half.
Shortly after they left, mortar shells launched from the canyon landed on the position where the Pioneering Group had just been fighting.
The area was carpeted with artillery fire.
It was clearly the Reyes Legion personnel who had organized a counterattack force in the shortest possible time.
Unfortunately, their attack came too late.
When the Reyes Legion discovered the enemy had already left, they attempted to send troops in pursuit.
But after suffering several Tripwire Mine explosions, they completely abandoned the idea of pursuit.
This asymmetric battle that came quickly and left quickly.
Completely stunned the Reyes Legion who had just arrived here!
Who the hell are these people?