"Underground?!" After hearing the soldier's report, Cody's expression changed drastically, and he shouted loudly: "Notify the headquarters immediately! We have detected an unknown unit advancing from the underground!"
As soon as he finished speaking, boom!
A violent explosion exploded nearby. Cody subconsciously shrank behind the bunker, but was still thrown several meters away by the powerful explosion and fell heavily to the ground.
"It's an Umbala tank!
"Some clone troopers shouted.
Boom! Boom!
After the violent explosion, three Umbala ghost tanks appeared in front. These three ghost tanks launched a fierce bombardment on the position of the 212th Attack Battalion!
The clone troopers did not have more heavy equipment, so they had to fire rockets to fight back, but with little effect. The individual rockets could not break through the armor of the ghost tank.
Cody ordered the few remaining AT-RTs to use their powerful mechanical legs to jump onto the surrounding giant tentacle-like vines and attack the Umbala tanks from the side.
However, after the 212th Attack Battalion experienced a deadly battle during the landing, the number of remaining AT-RTs was very small, and they could not even launch an actual attack. They could only provide certain fire support, so that the Umbala tanks could not concentrate their firepower on their positions.
of the front.
This is also the only thing that the 212th Attack Battalion can do now. Facing the superior strength of the Umbala people, they have to fight and retreat.
Cody took advantage of the lull in the Umbala attack to hold a meeting with several company commanders. He unfolded the holographic terrain map and said: "On the way we came, there was a forest with complex terrain and a very large area. Our only chance
Only by launching guerrilla warfare in this forest can we delay the reinforcements from the Umbala people."
One of the company commanders shook his head, "But this will mean that we will continue to retreat. After passing through this forest, we are less than 10 kilometers away from our headquarters. Moreover, judging from our observations in the past few days
, General Pon-Krel will not allow this to happen."
"But this is also our last chance. Our people need rest, ammunition, more supplies and medical treatment. We cannot continue like this." Another commander said.
Cody nodded, drew a circle on the map, and said, "This is the final decision. We retreat to the forest to start guerrilla warfare. I will bear all the consequences!"
…
At the same time, there was a clone troop artillery position in the rear.
Three AV-7 self-propelled artillery were firing continuously. At the same time, several blaster cannons and individual anti-aircraft missile positions were set up around the area to guard against air attacks by Umbala fighter jets.
Fighting in such a situation with no air superiority is a unique experience for the clone soldiers of the Galactic Republic.
After all, in the past, it was their own fighter jets that bombed the enemy indiscriminately.
The AV-7 self-propelled artillery is flexible in deployment, has powerful firepower, and can fire a variety of different ammunition according to the situation. It can even be loaded with turbolaser shells and then attack air targets. In addition, this self-propelled artillery is very low-cost, so it is very popular in the Republic Army.
The scope of use is very wide.
These artillery positions are bombing the Umbala people's defense line in the direction of the airport. Although in the darkness and with strong interference, the bombing effect is not very good, but it is better than nothing. At least it can allow the Umbala people to hide.
Don't dare to show up casually from behind the bunker.
At this moment, a sudden change occurred!
There was a sudden roar from the underground, and then the ground among several self-propelled artillery suddenly sunk!
The next second, a behemoth suddenly emerged from the ground and crashed directly into an AV-7 self-propelled artillery with lightning speed!
With a bang, the self-propelled artillery was overturned immediately, and then dense blast beams were fired from this behemoth!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A series of explosions exploded on the artillery position. In less than two minutes, the entire position was plowed to the ground. Apart from the burning wreckage of the self-propelled artillery and corpses on the ground, nothing was left!
This behemoth quickly got back out of the hole it came out of, and the roar from the ground got farther and farther until it disappeared.
Several places behind the Clone Forces' position were attacked at the same time!
Pon-Krell is leading the main force of his army to prepare for the next wave of attacks. A communications soldier is reporting the news just sent by the 212th Attack Battalion, "General Krell, the 212th Attack Battalion on the southern front reported that something is coming underground.
"
"Underground?" Pang Krel was shocked and immediately shouted: "Get ready to fight!
The threat has come! Underground!
"
All the clone soldiers immediately stood ready, and only heard a slight roar coming from the underground. The soldiers were on guard, with their guns pointed at the ground.
"This way!
"Pon-Krel roared angrily, picked up the lightsaber and jumped up, thrusting the double-headed lightsaber straight into the ground!
Boom!
!The next second, a huge object rushed out from the ground, knocking Master Pon-Krel away directly! Pang-Krel reacted with lightning speed, grabbed the thing, was carried by it into the air, and then slammed heavily
Landing!
Only then did everyone see clearly that this was a terrifying combat machine that looked like a centipede! It was more than 50 meters long, and it was densely equipped with blaster cannons!
This terrifying combat machine quickly twisted and crawled after landing, and at the same time, more than a dozen blaster cannons on its body fired wildly in various directions at the same time!
This is the Umbala people's most advanced combat machine - the Impeding Assault Tank, or IAT for short!
It is a huge monster with a total length of 54.78 meters, a height of 5.8 meters, and a width of 7.76 meters! It is equivalent to the size of three AT-TEs lined up, and it can also move freely underground!
Those dozens of sharp claws can quickly dig up the soil, and there are four cracking beam cannons on the head, which can reach speeds of 40 to 50 kilometers per hour even underground!
And it’s not over yet!
Boom~~~! Boom~~~! Two more Interceptor assault tanks emerged from the ground!
The powerful firepower of the three Interceptors caused heavy losses to the clone troops. Most of their firepower fell on this tank and was in vain.
The Interceptor assault tanks moved too fast and twisted around on the ground. They were unable to effectively seize the weak spots and attack. Most of the firepower fell on the tank's thick back armor.
An Interceptor swam quickly towards the AT-TE walker of the Republic Army. The two small howitzers at the tail continued to fire high-explosive grenades, causing damage to the surrounding clone troopers. At the same time, more than a dozen blaster cannons on the body targeted it.
Shooting wildly with the AT-TE.
In an instant, dozens of blaster beams fell on the AT-TE. However, the power of these blaster beams was okay against infantry, but they were somewhat ineffective against heavy armored units.
But this is just the beginning!
The interceptor suddenly raised its head, and around the spherical cockpit, four fragmentation beam cannons were fired instantly!
The AT-TE's cockpit was immediately penetrated by the fissioning beam. After a violent explosion, the walker was completely paralyzed!
On the other side, Pon-Krel held on to an Interceptor tank. The lightsaber in his hand swept across quickly, directly destroying several nearby blaster cannons. Then he pretended to be powerless and did not continue to attack, so he was killed by this tank.