The situation Walter faced was much worse than before. His 1st Army was responsible for advancing along the westward railway and capturing the important town of Kaunia on the northwest frontier of the Holy Demon Empire.
The previous focus of the Holy Demon Empire's defense was also here. After all, after the Holy Demon Empire planned to fall out with Ailanshir, their offensive focus was placed along the westward railway in the north.
The mission given to the Holy Demon Empire by the Puppet Empire is also very clear. It doesn't matter if it is lost elsewhere. What is important is to stop the Ailan Hill troops who are trying to reinforce Grecken and the Eternal Empire on the westward railway.
Strategically, this is the main combat direction of the Puppet Empire Alliance. Therefore, the Holy Demon Empire has invested the most elite and well-prepared troops.
Compared with knowing nothing about the puppet empire, Ailancier has penetrated the Holy Demon Empire more deeply. In this case, the chief executive of the Holy Demon Empire wants to hide from Ailancier's spies.
, is not an easy task.
Therefore, on the Holy Demon Empire's side, their preparations for war are insufficient. If they prepare and mobilize troops in advance, it will definitely arouse the vigilance of Ailan Hill. Therefore, the Holy Demon Empire only mobilized a part of its troops and headed to the west.
The defense on the outside paralyzed the Elanhill intelligence department.
As a result, who would have thought that the original goal of these troops was the westward railway. They moved west to occupy and control Cavuna, an important transfer station for the westward railway.
It can be said that the Holy Demon Empire, which was determined to provoke a war, was successful in its initial strategic cover-up and troop mobilization.
But in terms of macro-level strength, the huge gap between Ailan Hill and the Holy Demon Empire can no longer be bridged by some small tricks.
The 1st Army's initial attack was very smooth. The 1st Armored Division, with the cooperation of the 11th Armored Division, rushed westward along the railway and was unstoppable. The troops of the Holy Demon Empire fought hard, but still could not stop the 1st Army.
offensive steps.
However, in the final stage, the 1st Army slowed down its offensive because its soldiers were exhausted from continuous battles, had to wait for fuel and ammunition to be sent from the rear, and the frontline attack aircraft troops were building a field airport.
As a result, the puppet empire's reinforcements arrived on the frontal battlefield, and Kauniya became the core theater of contention between the two sides.
The puppets and the magicians of the Holy Demon Empire invested a large number of troops here. When the 1st Army launched another attack, it became difficult to advance.
On one side is the main force of Airan Hill, the elite 1st Army; on the other side is the main force of the Puppet Empire and the last elite of the Holy Demon Empire, both sides desperately attacking each other here.
Eilandhir hopes to seize Kauniya, open up the westward railway, and stabilize the 9th Army, which is already short of supplies.
The puppet empire hopes to stop Elanthir in Kaunia and buy time for them to sweep across the Eternal Empire.
If Eiland Hill breaks through the defense line in advance, it will not be so easy for the 1st Army to enter the Eternal Empire and the puppet empire to take over the westward railway line.
And if the puppet empire takes over the Eternal Empire first, then the westward railway will be almost completely cut off, the 9th Army will suffer heavy losses, and the subsequent strategic situation will undergo fundamental changes.
"Let the 121st Infantry Division go up! Clear out the troops outside Cavonia!" Staring at the map, General Walter issued an order to once again commit new combat troops. The previous two infantry divisions had already suffered from three consecutive days of fighting.
, losing the ability to continue attacking.
Replacing these tired troops with new forces and maintaining the offensive intensity of the troops is what Walter must do. However, his order in front of him is also very helpless.
His chief of staff stood beside him and reminded: "The 121st Infantry Division just withdrew for rest three days ago... and if we try to attack it now... I'm afraid..."
"Let them fight for a day first! Destroy part of the fortifications outside Cavonia! The weather is about to change, and if it continues to be rainy and without air force cover, how could the puppets not fight back?" Walter said worriedly.
Because the battlefield is along the westward railway, Eiland Hill is unwilling to use nuclear bombs to clear the battlefield. Once nuclear bombs are used, this area will not be usable for a long time. This is for those who are eager to open up the westward railway and want to clear the battlefield immediately.
As for Ireland Hill, who had the westward railway put into use, it was an outcome they were unwilling to accept.
Therefore, the fatal order given to Walter from above was to use all available forces to capture Cavuna as soon as possible and open up the westward railway.
Of course, because it was the main direction of attack, the 1st Army also strengthened many infantry divisions in order to be able to achieve the campaign objectives faster regardless of losses during positional warfare.
In the past two days, the outskirts of Cavonia have changed hands repeatedly. Walter invested 7 infantry divisions and more than 100,000 people here, but still failed to capture this important transportation town from the hands of the puppet empire.
"We can't delay this indefinitely! The 9th Army is still waiting for us!" Staring at the map, the chief of staff said with a worried look on his face.
Depending on the weather, there may be rain in the next few days, which will make the strong air support of Eiland Hill very passive. This is tantamount to strengthening the defense of the puppet empire in disguise, which makes Walter and other commanders very unhappy.
The best way to solve this trouble is to seize the outer positions as soon as possible in the past few days and advance the offensive to the urban area of Kaunia.
Anyway, once you enter the urban area, bombing will not be so important, street fighting will not rely too much on air support, and the powerful offensive of Elan Hill will not be weakened too much.
On the other hand, as long as the train station on the edge of the city is captured, the railway will almost be opened, and Walter can take care of the remaining parts of the city without being too anxious and taking his time.
"Let the Air Force bomb here and here! Destroy possible puppet artillery positions! Let the 121st Division advance to Highland 4 as soon as possible! Destroy the puppet fire points nearby!" Walter emphasized his order again.
The chief of staff also nodded. They didn't have many choices. Time was the sword hanging over their heads. In this case, letting the infantry seize the outer defense line as soon as possible was their best choice.
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A crack opened in the already soft soil, and then a finger made of wood carvings broke free from the soft soil.
Immediately afterwards, a puppet's palm poked out of the soil, revealing the smooth and slender arms behind it. Judging from the style, the puppet's arms were no different from the stool legs cut by the Alanhill woodworking machine.
With the help of Alan Hill's production technology, the Puppet Empire's puppet production speed has increased to an incredible level. Many parts that could only be produced by hand can now be directly produced by machinery. This is a terrible improvement.
The puppet struggled to crawl out of the soil on the position that had just been bombarded by Eiland Hill, and pulled out his Mauser 98k rifle, which was mostly buried, from the soil next to it.
He picked up the rifle and pulled the bolt, not caring that his lower body legs had been damaged by shells. These legs had lost the ability to walk, so the puppet soldier could only crawl on the ground with his arms.
The puppet soldier wearing a mask shook his head and saw an Ailan Hill M4 tank beside him slowly driving forward. The heavy tracks were running over him not far away, and the engine was rumbling.
The sound is very rhythmic.
The armored steel plate in front of this huge tank is engraved with exquisite magic defense barrier runes, and in the middle is a hollow and beautiful eagle emblem. Next to the tank's turret, three white numbers are next to each other, forming a
A number that represents the unit to which this tank belongs.
The puppet saw the soldiers of Elanthir following the tank, so he subconsciously picked up his weapon and wanted to fire at those soldiers.
But when he was taking aim, he also saw a Grenadier from Elanthir holding a weapon and aiming at him with a black muzzle.
He had no fear or hesitation, he just mechanically pulled the bolt of the gun with his hand, hoping to pull the trigger before the Elanthir soldiers opened fire.
What is regrettable is that he was still half a beat too late. The grenadier from Elland Hill had already loaded his bullets and pulled the trigger on the puppet.
"!" With a crisp gunshot, this ordinary puppet soldier of the Puppet Empire was shot in the head. The bullet shattered the mask hanging on the puppet's face, allowing the puppet to reveal a combination of magic crystals and various runes.
rears its ugly head.
The bullet left a hole in the magic crystal, and the scattered cracks cut off the working magic runes. The puppet was paralyzed there as if it had lost its soul, and it was still holding the Mauser 98k rifle that seemed to be of good quality.
superior.
"!" Next to the Eiland Hill grenadier who fired, another human soldier held a weapon and fired a shot in the distance. Not far away, a puppet struggling to stand fell on its back amid the gunfire.
Down.
The tank ran over the piled up puppet corpses. Under the corpses of these puppets, the corpses of the soldiers of the Holy Demon Empire could still be vaguely seen. Under the corpses of the soldiers of the Holy Demon Empire, there might also be the corpse of an Airan Hill Grenadier.
And underneath the corpse, there may be many, many more corpses.
Every inch of the land here has been repeatedly fought for, and countless people have died in every trench here. However, today, Eiland Hill once again occupied this place. Countless leather boots trampled on the remains of the puppet and controlled
This position is no different from the surface of the moon.
At the far end of this place, a black golden eagle battle flag was erected by the soldiers, and the huge flag fluttered in the wind.
