On the battlefield shrouded in thick smoke, the Tang Army soldiers shook their heads, shaking off the dust from their bodies, slowly rising from the collapsed trenches.
They had suffered intense artillery bombardnt, with countless shells raining down on their positions, even destroying the shelters they used to hide from the bombardnt.
The fortified dugouts, reinforced with wood and various materials, no longer resembled their original forms. dical kits were scattered in collapsed corners, and Tang Army soldiers picked up their weapons from the ground, leaning against the twisted edges of the trenches.
The tanks of the Laines Empire were already in close proximity, and the Tang Army soldiers inside the trenches could even hear the voices of the Laines Empire soldiers behind the tanks.
In the next second, a Tang Army soldier holding a gun grenade pulled the trigger, sending the grenade flying toward the crowd behind the tank.
Imdiately following, another comrade beside him shouldered an anti-tank missile, aiming it at the Laines Empire tank advancing arrogantly in front of the position.
A streak of white smoke rushed out as the missile accurately struck the advancing tank, turning it into a blazing ball of fire in an instant.
The tank, exploding violently, continued to move forward due to inertia. The Tang Army soldiers hiding in the trenches could clearly feel the heat from the explosion. The distance between both sides was already extrely close, so close that it was hard to tell them apart.
"Ta-ta-ta-ta!" With assault rifles raised, aiming at the foes who had co near the trenches, the Tang Army soldiers pulled the triggers, firing a volley of bullets. The Laines Empire soldiers with bayonets on their rifles fell in an instant, followed by more soldiers filling in.
It was evident that the enemy was infuriated. Failing to capture this high ground would render the assault on Brunas impossible. The Laines Empire knew their ti was limited, thus revealing a kind of hysterical madness in every action.
"For His Majesty The Emperor!" With a cry, countless Laines Empire soldiers charged into the Tang Army position. This marked the first ti in three days that they had reached the edge of the Great Tang Empire’s defensive line.
In doing so, they paid a heavy price, leaving behind the bodies of countless Laines Empire soldiers along their path.
After deploying innurable aircraft and launching countless artillery shells, these Laines Empire soldiers finally found the weakness in the Tang Army’s defense line with their lives and directed a significant amount of troops against this weak point.
"Kill!" Laines soldiers with bayonets surged into the Tang Army’s trenches like ants, only to be imdiately riddled with bullets flying towards them.
The Tang Army’s firepower still held the advantage, but as the battle went on, the nurical superiority of the Laines Empire Army began to show.
After losing dozens, even hundreds, of n, the Laines Empire soldiers gained the upper hand in the damaged trenches. Soldiers holding submachine guns blended into the crowd, causing casualties among the Tang Army soldiers.
At the corner of a trench, Tang Army soldiers dealt with tanks and enemies pressing from the front while defending against Laines soldiers who breached along the trenches.
Having emptied a magazine, a Tang Army soldier skillfully reloaded, only to see the enemy’s bayonet almost at the tip of his nose when he peeked out.
Without hesitation, he pulled the trigger and opened fire, taking down those who were dangerously close, trying to increase the distance. Unfortunately, after felling seven or eight soldiers, more Laines soldiers ca up, this ti carrying not rifles with bayonets but submachine guns.
The enemy opened fire directly, sweeping the area, with both sides practically hitting each other simultaneously. The Laines Empire soldier fell, trembling, while the bullets fired struck the Tang Army soldier, forcing him to retreat behind cover.
Thanks to wearing tactical vests with inserted ballistic panels, Tang Army soldiers generally managed to reduce their chances of injury in fierce battles.
However, this ti, the Tang Army soldier hit was not so fortunate, with bullets striking his leg and shoulder... his uniform was already stained with blood.
Before any nearby allies could pull him away from danger, a Laines Empire soldier’s hand grenade rolled over. Having suppressed the Tang Army’s firepower, the opponent clearly had smart individuals who knew how to fight close-quarters trench warfare.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Not just one but multiple hand grenades exploded, causing the entire defensive position to shake violently. Tang Army soldiers, their bodies perforated by shrapnel, lay groaning on the ground, only to be finished off with bayonets by the intruding Laines Empire soldiers.
After three days of fierce battles, a Laines Empire flag was finally raised on this unremarkable small high ground, drawing cheers from the nearby Laines Empire soldiers.
Approximately 30 kiloters from this high ground, at a field airport east of Brunas City, a Tang Army transport plane slowly landed, stopping at the end of a runway beside a row of transport planes.
The hatch slowly opened, revealing Tang Army soldiers inside, each carrying a massive backpack, disembarking one by one.
This was the first ti Great Tang Empire paratroopers arrived in a war zone via plane drop instead of parachuting. Xiang Ziyu, carrying his weapon, stepped off the plane, watching as his subordinates ford a neat formation.
Transport vehicles were already waiting on the side, and the aircraft’s lifting equipnt began unloading the ammunition that arrived on the sa flight onto supply trucks.
Many temporarily requisitioned trucks were parked on the outskirts of the airport. These trucks were quite old, many being models the Great Tang Empire had already phased out—these were civilian vehicles from within Brunas City, requisitioned by the Tang Army to transport arriving troops to the front line.
A Tang Country officer approached Xiang Ziyu, exchanging salutes, then briefly explained the current situation: "Our losses are significant, and the position of 1st Battalion, 2nd Regint has been lost. The Battalion Commander is dead, and the entire battalion is nearly wiped out... they were all good n."
"Where do you need us?" Xiang Ziyu asked no other questions, nor did he need to know anything else. As a commander of the Great Tang Paratrooper, he only needed to know where his troops were needed.
"Reinforce the position of the 2nd Regint, let the 2nd Battalion rotate out for a day of rest... or at least 20 hours." The officer awkwardly ntioned a day, then imdiately adjusted to a lesser ti two seconds later.
"I’ll hold the position for at least 30 hours, giving the brothers more ti to rest. Leave it to us paratroopers." Xiang Ziyu didn’t overpromise, but offered what he deed a reasonable assurance.
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