HBWnovel Chapter 1755 Where are the reinforcements?
Chapter 1755 Where are the reinforcements?
Just as the paratroopers were about to collapse, a sudden attack interrupted the orcs' offensive.
It also gave all the paratroopers a huge boost of morale!
This round of reinforcements consisted of six missiles fired by the missile unit.
Although the effect was limited, it successfully suppressed the charging orcs.
Taking advantage of the interruption of the orc charge, the paratroopers immediately opened fire and repelled the orcs who were about to break through the defenses.
The orc commander nearly died of anger upon witnessing this scene.
Because he was just one breath away from death.
They were just one breath away from taking the position when reinforcements from the National Defense Force abruptly cut them off.
The orc commander immediately ordered his troops to withdraw and be replaced by another group.
The successful battle at the airport drew the attention of the orcish high command, who realized that almost all the rebel forces from the orcish empire's capital had gathered there.
This gave the orc commanders more troops.
The southwest was the main direction of attack, but the orc commander still arranged for two thousand men to launch a feint attack from two directions to pressure the paratroopers.
The 300 paratroopers held off an attack by at least 4000 orc troops.
Moreover, the orc army continues to assemble, and its numbers are conservatively estimated to exceed 6000.
The commander never expected to be surrounded by so many people.
But the paratroopers have already landed, the battlefield is locked, and the outcome depends on our own efforts!
The missile attack gave the paratroopers a strong morale boost, but the suppression effect of the missiles wore off as the attack subsided.
The pressure from the paratroopers returned, and the regrouped orcs were more mature and experienced.
The airborne troops are facing even greater pressure than before.
After two minutes of fierce fighting, the paratroopers could no longer hold out.
It's not that they lacked steely will, but rather that as long as they dared to show their faces and engage in a gunfight, one gun would be firing at seven or eight guns from the other side.
How can we fight like this? Our caliber is smaller, and we don't have as many guns as the other side.
The paratroopers gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.
The perimeter of Hangar 8 was stained with blood.
There were corpses everywhere, mostly orcs, but a small number of paratroopers.
Logically speaking, paratroopers, whether wounded or killed, should be taken down by medics.
But at this moment, the medics were already on the battlefield with their guns.
The battle between the two sides has reached a fever pitch.
The paratroopers, having run out of ammunition, didn't have time to retreat and replenish their ammunition. They immediately drew their bayonets and engaged the orcs in hand-to-hand combat.
Even the airborne commander personally took up a gun and went to the battlefield, where the two sides engaged in a fierce battle around Hangar No. 8.
Meanwhile, the paratroopers from the other two directions were also in dire straits.
The airborne troops from the other two directions combined number no more than 10 groups.
However, they faced an attack by 2000 people.
The pressure was even greater than that of the soldiers defending Hangar 8.
After taking down an orc with his pistol, the paratrooper commander glanced at his watch again.
"Why aren't they here yet? Half a minute has passed!"
The commander was extremely anxious.
After Pekrich stabbed an orc to death with his bayonet, he immediately rushed to the side and stabbed another orc in the head, freeing his comrade who was pinned below.
Pekrich was about to help his comrade up when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his waist. Turning around, he saw a bayonet had pierced his body from behind.
Looking at the ferocious-looking orc behind him, Pekrich didn't say a word. He pulled out his pistol and shot the orc in the head, killing him instantly.
Then he slowly collapsed to the ground.
"These bastards, they stabbed me in the back!"
These were Pekrich's last words before he lost consciousness.
His comrades showed no emotion after seeing Pekrich fall.
He silently stood up and continued fighting.
Now, whether they cry, are sad, or are angry, it's all useless. Their only purpose is to block the oncoming orcs.
Like Pekrich, many paratroopers fell in pools of blood.
The remaining paratroopers could only start climbing up to the top of the hangar.
Engage in fierce combat with orcs on the ramp of the hangar.
Since the two sides had already engaged in close combat, the orcs that joined later dared not fire their guns.
The two sides engaged in an unrestricted fighting tournament directly outside and on top of the hangar.
Orcs have a numerical advantage, while paratroopers have an equipment advantage.
This was a horrific, meat-grinding battle.
However, as the battle raged on, the paratroopers gradually fell into a disadvantageous position and began to run out of energy, retreating in defeat.
After fighting for an unknown amount of time, the commander looked back and found that he only had about twenty paratroopers left around him.
The commander immediately ordered the remaining soldiers to retreat to the top.
Upon witnessing this, the orc commander did not hesitate and immediately ordered his army to press forward, intending to wipe out the paratroopers in one fell swoop.
The paratrooper commander wanted to check the time again, but blood had already smeared his watch.
The commander had no idea whether the blood was his own, the enemy's, or the blood of the comrades who had fallen in his arms.
The commander frantically wiped his watch clean, glanced at the time, and couldn't help but curse angrily.
"Ten minutes have passed! Where are the second team? What are they doing?!"
The commander let out a desperate roar.
That's right, the second echelon of paratroopers should have landed at the airport 10 minutes ago.
This is why the commander led so many people to defend the hangar to the death.
They must hold the perimeter to ensure that follow-up troops can successfully land inside the airport.
They fought with all their might to defend the outer positions, and almost all 300 of their men were wiped out.
But what about reinforcements?
They saw neither reinforcements nor any long-range support.
Apart from the missile from 10 minutes ago.
They received no support.
Just as the orc army was pressing in.
A sudden, violent whistling sound came from the sky.
next second.
"Boo! Hah! Hah!"
A barrage of rockets slammed into the airport ground.
The charging orc army was reduced to ashes.
Large numbers of orcs were blown to pieces by the rockets.
At least a thousand orc soldiers were killed in this volley of rockets.
Because this represents the entire firepower of a brigade-level unit.
Let these orcs eat their fill.
These are rockets fired by the rocket artillery brigade directly under the First Central Group Army.
In order to make the rocket artillery reach the airport.
Guderian ordered the 1st Armored Division to speed at top speed for 40 kilometers per hour.
In just half an hour, the 1st Armored Division sped 40 kilometers.
The rocket artillery units were successfully able to reach the airfield.
The paratrooper commander was stunned as he watched the rockets rain down like a meteor shower.
Because he had no idea where those rockets were coming from.
If rockets are fired from within the territory, they simply cannot reach this place.
The only explanation is the First Armored Army Group in the south.
Upon learning that the First Armored Army had solved his immediate problem, the airborne commander smiled with relief.
The problem is that he quickly fell silent.
The rocket launcher is powerful enough, but what should we do next?
The paratrooper commander glanced at the remnants of his troops beside him.
He wore a mask of pain on his face.