Chapter 336 – Chinese Army Moves South (11)
We were intercepting a significant number of Chinese military radios.
This is thanks to Artemis’ tenacious ability to break through the opponent’s encryption system, which is constantly supplemented, like the relationship between a spear and a shield. However, the increase in plain text communication from the other party was also significant.
Kwaaang!
The artillery fire of the Chinese artillery fell in the middle of the front line. However, it was closer to the enemy assault corps than the friendly stalker line.
In fact, several severed human limbs were flying among the falling dirt.
[Where are you shooting at, artillery bastards!]
The voice in the intercepted radio was full of anger. Even in this situation, it would be difficult for even a decent adult to stick to encrypted communication.
[Please give the order to retreat!]
[Not permitted.]
Desperate and solemn voices came and went.
[The command team knows nothing about the enemy! At this rate, it’s like throwing soldiers into a blender!]
[Repeat. There is no retreat. Our machine guns will rain down on traitors who turn away.]
[Damn it! Rather than charging at those monsters, you have a higher chance of survival if you run into a friendly machine gun!]
Although there were arguments between mentally ill soldiers, there was still more communication than giving orders and following them.
[I am the 6th battalion commander. The enemy unmanned turret line is so strong that the advance unit cannot withstand it. It is difficult to hit them with our service rifles. Increase artillery support immediately.]
Requests for more artillery support are a common sight for any army in any battlefield.
[Impossible! The condition of the charger is much worse than expected! Each shell requires inspection and separate calculation!]
However, the artillery officer flatly refused.
[Just shoot! This is the time when suppressive fire is necessary!]
[If you increase your shooting speed any further, you’ll end up in the wrong place! The distance is already insufficient, so I’m going to fall into the friendly camp!]
There was sadness in the artillery officer’s voice as he explained why it wasn’t possible.
Kwaaang!!!
Long after the labor center where I was, another shot fell on the empty ground.
It was the furthest projectile ever fired. Although the accuracy was accurate, the Chinese army’s aging shells lacked the distance.
[Hmph!]
Artemis snorted at him.
[No matter how strong an attack is, it is meaningless if it doesn’t hit.]
“Precision is not particularly important on the battlefield. “The ones who shoot a lot are the scariest.”
Bang!
The enemy artillery finally did something.
An important defense point in the front line was hit. Fragments of the destroyed sentry gun and dismembered stalkers were scattered everywhere.
Among them, one destroyed Stalker fell into the Chinese army’s lines.
The morale of the Chinese soldiers rose when they saw that the base where they were massacred the most had been destroyed.
Beep ririri-!
The sound of the flute rings out once again. There is no one on this battlefield who would be afraid after hearing that, so why are they blowing like that?
I replaced a new magazine in the sniper rifle and aimed forward.
The friendly forces’ line is gradually collapsing, and the Chinese troops trying to penetrate there are putting pressure on them.
Bang! Bang!
Each time the trigger was pulled, one soldier fell down, but a new soldier immediately appeared to cover the corpses.
No matter how overwhelming each individual’s combat power is, you can feel how frustrating it is to fight against a brigade force with company troops.
But that too is over now.
Drone bombers appeared from the other side of the sky behind me.
The overall appearance is close to that of a drone, but its streamlined body is mixed with organic tissue and its size is similar to that of a large twin-wing bomber.
That number is 8. It is the firepower that can wipe out a significant colony of infectious agents in an instant.
[Ba, ba, air defense!]
An observant front-line officer screams into his radio. This too was plain text.
[It’s a bomber!]
[A bomber appears!]
As other officers rushed to shout into their radios, the reaction quickly spread throughout the enemy.
Stalkers like sentry guns and demons who kill them right in front of their noses have been pushed to the background.
I reacted hysterically to the flight deck that looked as small as a toy at the edge of the sky.
The drone bombers’ on-board armament was the same as when dealing with infected entities, but there was only one addition.
The human mind feels fear, unlike monsters. It is a device that only targets that.
“Artemis, activate it.”
As soon as my command was given, something foreign began to mix with the noise of flight cutting through the air.
Buuuuue-!
An unpleasant tone that makes you nervous just by hearing it.
Eeeeenn-!
A metallic scream, called the Stuka siren or Jericho’s trumpet, rang out.
Because it does not dive in principle, it makes a sound using a method other than a propeller-type siren, but the pressure is unbelievable.
[BANGooooo!!!]
As if responding to this, the cries of the Chinese military officer on the radio also reached the point of blackness.
* * *
I had the opportunity to eavesdrop on what the Chinese military thought of our helicopters during the information war that preceded the all-out war.
Helicopters have been the messenger of infantry since ancient times!
Since they destroyed their advance team, took over their air raid shelter, and even committed a hazing ceremony, I expected that they would definitely see it as a big concern.
But surprisingly, they weren’t very afraid. This is because there was already a record of shooting down several helicopters in Russia.
-Do you remember the Russians who were bragging about having a helicopter, and their expressions hardened when I knocked them out with one hit?
-Because it was barely able to stay afloat in the first place. They don’t get proper maintenance~ The oil is low-quality synthetic oil~ They’re just flying targets.
-You have to say it right away. It’s not like their helicopters ran on synthetic oil.
-Huh? But is it still that empty?
-It was the lowest grade oil that had not been properly refined. In terms of food, would you say it’s bread with more sawdust than flour? Still, it’s better than synthetic oil.
The helicopters used by Russian warlords had poor mobility for various reasons and, crucially, were poorly armed.
Let alone rockets, all I could do was fire small-caliber guns.
Then, it was often shot down by Chinese anti-aircraft weapons.
[Are the anti-aircraft guns ready? Fuck! You have to be able to trust those guys behind you!]
However, even those who looked down on helicopters seem to be distraught when they encounter bombers.
However, I had my own feelings of anxiety.
“It is a specification that focuses on dealing with infectious agents, so it will cause quite a bit of damage to the human army.”
When dealing with infected entities, you don’t have to worry about missiles or anti-aircraft guns coming from below.
Therefore, there were three development principles for Shelter Air Force.
1. With low fuel consumption,
2. Load as many aviation bombs as possible,
3. Dropping it accurately.
There is no reason to use expensive missiles that require problowjobnts and guidance devices.
Drop-type pig bombs, which were cheaper and had more explosive power, were more efficient.
However, it is a structure that inevitably causes damage to human troops with air defense networks.
As the distance became closer, the planes no longer looked like toys at all.
[Load each echelon’s anti-aircraft missiles!]
[Self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery is almost ready!]
It was reported that the Chinese military was preparing an anti-aircraft network one after another through its communications.
“It would be difficult to expect defective products in an anti-aircraft attack.”
Unlike artillery shells that were mass-produced and stacked in the past, Manpads themselves are new, so they are highly likely to operate without defects.
Anti-aircraft self-propelled guns and anti-aircraft machine guns are also weapons that scatter bullets without complex calculations.
“Anyway, it’s good not to hear that guy’s flute.”
Weeeeenn-!
The extremely annoying sound of the flute was drowned out by the louder siren and was not even heard.
To be honest, this doesn’t sound very good, but considering it’s the sound of wiping out the invading army, it’s worth listening to.
[Commander here…]
[Aaaaah!]
[We are all dead!]
While a Chinese military officer was on the radio, his communication was interrupted by the screams of nearby soldiers.
There are also soldiers who run while looking only at the sky and end up colliding with each other or tripping and falling.
One particularly unlucky one fell and landed face-first into the corpse’s abdomen, with its internal organs exposed.
[We haven’t even bombed yet, but we’re already seeing the effects.]
“Because bombs are not the only things dropped by aircraft.”
What humans face as soon as they are born is not their mother’s arms.
It’s just fear. It is the fear one feels when being expelled from the comfort of the womb.
Fear stays with us until the moment of death and always tests us. It is a lifelong companion who is closer than your parents or wife.
The drone bombers had not even opened their bomb chambers yet and were already pouring out bombardments in the name of terror.
Of course, real bombs are falling.
Kwaaaaang!!!
A large explosion occurred that was incomparable to the artillery fire that the Chinese army had been using. Air bombs, overwhelming in both power and precision, began to be dropped on their heads.
[Take cover immediately! Stop charging the entire army and hide in the trenches and burrows!]
Even the Chinese military command, which had unconditionally adhered to the order to advance, was now ordering evacuation.
There wasn’t enough time to use words like ‘hide’ instead of ‘take cover’.
[Shoot! Everyone, start anti-aircraft fire into the sky!]
At the command of some officers, numerous bullets flew into the lower part of the bombers.
Most of the bullets missed, but some of the bullets that hit failed to penetrate the armor plate.
Since it was a bomber developed without anti-aircraft attack in mind, it would have been pierced by rifle bullets as it was originally designed.
However, Artemis followed my suggestion and added additional armor to the bottom even during the tight schedule. Thanks to this, it can withstand small-caliber firepower.
Tick.
Another bomb hanging on the bomber unlocks.
The soldiers who were shooting toward the sky discovered a large, streamlined piece of iron falling on them with a whirling motion.
“Damage!”
“It’s coming!”
Is this what it’s like to struggle towards certain death?
No matter how hard a human jumps, he cannot beat the falling speed of a dropped bomb.
Kwaaaaang!!!
About 10 Chinese soldiers were swallowed up in the dust.
About three smashed corpses flew in the air, while the rest fell to the ground or rolled around.
Some may have survived, but their internal organs would have been reduced to mush. You will struggle in pain and die slowly over several hours.
Movements to reduce damage by hiding in trenches and crypts appeared across the front lines. Since the place is connected to hills and mountains, the effect is expected to be maximized.
However, we also have our own countermeasures.
“Napalm bombs dropped on the ridge line at 4 o’clock ahead. In particular, focus on the crypt area. Don’t use regular bombs. “It won’t have much effect.”
[Roger!]
Does it feel good to receive a lot of orders at work? Artemis’ voice was full of joy.
Napalm dropped from a bomber landed on the slope of a hill crypt.
A huge flame erupts and engulfs dozens of Chinese soldiers who were desperately running.
“Aaaaah!”
“Hhhhh!!!”
Unlike other bombs that kill instantly upon impact, this one produced a terrible scream.
The Chinese soldiers, who had become a ball of fire, tumbled down the slope and came to a halt.
The flames of hell even scratched the soldiers hiding under the trenches.
Those who are trying to shake off the fire on their arms or shoulders, and those who are lying on the ground and rubbing their bodies to extinguish the fire on their backs, are in a desperate situation.
However, the viciously sticky flame does not come off easily. A soldier who rubs his back will have all the flesh on his back fall off before the fire runs out.
Some napalm bombs hit directly at the entrance to the crypt.
Those hiding inside were fine immediately after the explosion, but started running out about 10 seconds later.
Everyone was wearing gas masks, and even if the purifier blocked the toxic gases, there would be nothing they could do about the heat coming in from the entrance.
“Kyaaaaa!”
“It’s hot!”
But coming out does not mean you can survive.
This isn’t a circus going through a ring of flames. What stopped them was a wall of flame.
The soldiers who escaped the smaller heat and jumped into the hotter flames ran across the land doing a flame dance.
“My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my!”
Wearing a rubber gas mask became a disaster.
The melting gas mask stuck to his face, creating an indescribably horrendous appearance.
One of the execution methods used in Africa is tying a person to a tire and burning him to death, and it was a cruel scene comparable to that.
One man, unable to overcome the burning pain, put his rifle in his mouth and pulled the trigger.
Bang!
The painful struggle immediately stops, and the body falls down.
Bang!
Bang! Bang!
Perhaps envious of the quick rescue, all the fellow Chinese soldiers who were also burning joined in.
Burning corpses lying in a row with their heads blown off. It was a battlefield tragedy and the devil’s art.
And from this point on, the Chinese army’s anti-aircraft defense network began to operate.
Shwaaaaak-!
Infantry anti-aircraft missiles flew up, billowing white smoke.
[11 shots. Just added 3 more shots.]
Unlike the artillery fire that was fired while watching, the anti-aircraft fire was fired hotly from the very beginning.
“You’ve stocked up on a lot.”
[Because there hasn’t been much to write about in the meantime.]
There was anger in Artemis’ voice.
Because she loved aircraft very much. She seems to be drawn to the nobility of walking in the sky.
On the other hand, infantry was treated as expendable items. As a former ground dog, this is the opposite of me, who has an attachment to robot infantry.
[Decoy deployment.]
The guidance drones attached to the bottom of the bomber launched simultaneously. Three bombers per bomber, a total of 30.
However, the Chinese military also had the means to respond.
[Good! We have arrived at the intersection!]
At this time, as soon as the enemy air defense commander radioed, the anti-aircraft guns began to operate.
The shells fired into the sky are incomparable to the rifle bullets of the infantry that were casually clapping.
“Is it 25 mm?”
Yellow bullets so thick that their trajectory was visibly flew in a line.
Instead, the drones that were blocking the way, willing to be hit, were torn apart.
[Dare.]
Regardless of Artemis’ reaction, the enemy anti-aircraft unit did its job well.
The Chinese anti-aircraft unit fiercely poured out firepower as if all the trouble they had been working on was for today.
Grumbling.
Eventually, one of the drone bombers on the side started smoking black smoke.
Manpads somehow managed to avoid it, but an anti-aircraft shell tore off his wing.
Weeeeenn-!
As it spun around and fell to the ground, the siren sound got louder.
The bomber hit the ground and exploded magnificently.
[Nice!!!]
[That’s it!]
[How does it taste?! You bastards of South Korea!]
The air defense unit’s cheers rang out on the Chinese radio.
However, there is one line that cannot be overlooked.
“Artemis?”
[The last line was not translated. It’s just as it is.]
“Are the former North Korean troops also in the mix?”
I had a sad look on my face. Of course, it wouldn’t be obvious now that I’m possessed by a robot.
Meanwhile, the Chinese infantry, who should be the most excited, are not responding.
Kwaaaaang!!!
“Aaaaah!”
“Everybody gets down!”
So far, we’ve only shot down one plane. They were distracted by the bombs raining down on their heads.
Those who cry while holding on to limbs leaking blood cannot cheer when a bomber lands.
However, among the infantry deployed in the front trenches, there were some who had manpads.
Swoowoo!
A Manpads missile rose from one of the trenches, forming an arc and sticking to the tail of the bomber.
The few remaining guidance drones tried to hit instead, but narrowly failed.
The missile slipped through the gap between the drones and hit the bomber’s belly.
Wow!
It seems that the loaded napalm bomb caused an explosion. A huge firestorm rages in the air.
Two bombers nearby were engulfed in flames, but they were not explosive, so they did not crash.
However, it is dangerous to see the wings and fuselage burning here and there and flying away.
Moreover, even the flames of small missile-guiding drones were so lethal that several of them burned like moths to fire and crashed.
As if they couldn’t be left behind, another anti-aircraft missile shoots out from the trench line.
The missile was able to be avoided through an evasive maneuver, but the anti-aircraft self-propelled gun’s four-barreled cannon aimed at the gap hit the target.
25 mm bullets passed through the bomber diagonally.
A bomber divided into four parts, the front part, two wings, and the body crashes.
Yaaaaa!!!
At this point, the Chinese soldiers roared from the ground, as if their energy had returned.
The enemy’s anti-aircraft firepower was stronger than expected, but this was only the beginning.
[Location of enemy anti-aircraft units completed.]
The sound of large rotor blades hitting the air was heard along with Artemis’ angry voice.
A second squadron appeared.
[Um, what on earth are they doing? Where did you get all those?!]
The air defense commander’s complaint came over the radio as he encountered 12 attack helicopters.
And soon the radio call turned into screaming.
Unlike the bomber formation that flew honestly from behind the Labor Center, the attack helicopters appeared from behind them.
With rockets and autocannons aimed at you, there will be no time to sigh quietly.
Of course, as it was the headquarters of the enemy air defense force, the resistance was much fiercer.
Helicopter cameras synchronized through brain implants.
An armored vehicle equipped with multiple missiles was caught. The round radar attached to the top of the armored vehicle follows the friendly attack helicopter.
At the same time, 4×4 surface-to-air missiles located on both sides of the radar were launched, spitting fire.
Kwaaang!
The armored vehicle was immediately destroyed by the helicopter’s rocket, and several soldiers moving nearby were also devastated by chain gun fire.
However, it is also difficult to avoid all 8 missiles.
Several decoy drones evaporate, and a helicopter is hit by the tail and spins counterclockwise and crashes.
“Is this our loss?”
[Are you okay. I can make it again!]
Artemis’ tone of voice, as if she was grinding her teeth, didn’t seem okay at all.
If deployed simultaneously with ground forces, damage to the air force could be minimized, but the difference in numbers was too great for that to happen.
Even if the Stalker is a weapon that has reached the pinnacle of mechanical engineering and biotechnology, it is bound to be a rag to fire from enemy soldiers that are 10 times more powerful.
As it is difficult to abandon the defense base, damage will inevitably accumulate as the air force must fight alone.
However, going deep into enemy territory, the firepower poured out from the air was accumulating effective damage.
The fruits of this were tasted when four more helicopters were dropped.
[The commander has been killed! From now on, I, the second-in-command, will take command! Repeat! Commander…]
The air-to-ground rocket that landed on the enemy command center blew away the top commander. Of course, there must have been several staff nearby.
[Cough… If you drag it out any longer, everything is over! Bring in the reserves! Haaaaah!]
The commander who took over also seemed to be in bad condition, possibly due to severe injuries.
Even on the intercepted radio, the look of distress is clear.
[Give the order to dispatch the dragon warriors and reinforced infantry! Send out all the electricians too!]
He ordered a final salvo attack.
I don’t know if it was a tactical decision or a decision born out of pain-filled anger.
Either way, one thing is certain. All we can say is that we are ready to respond.
“Reinforced armor should be countered with reinforced armor, right?”
I accessed the first floor lobby of the Labor Center building through a brain implant.
There, large weapons were waiting in power saving mode for the moment of decisive battle.
All the lights are turned off and red eyes glow in the dark lobby.
It is similar to that of Stalker, but there are two differences.
The first is that it is much larger.
The second is that it is a mono eye.
As the giants began to open their eyes one by one, the lobby hidden in the darkness gently revealed itself.
The stone on the floor, the metal handrail on the stairs, and the half-cracked mirror were all shiny red.
