Chapter 1 The Dragon City Rises

One AM, Saint Paul City, war room.

Gustav, with his hands behind his back, stood in front of the large screen, watching the fierce battle on the southern front.

"Report, General." The chief of staff hurried forward and reported the latest intelligence to Gustav: "The Blackwater Legion has deployed hundreds of helicopters, cooperating with Xin Xiaodong's Third Division armored corps for combined air-ground assault. Our eastern positions are currently in a very dangerous situation."

Hearing this, Gustav felt extremely annoyed, because he felt that Xin Xiaodong, who was in charge of the opposing command, was just a blockhead.

Such a large-scale positional warfare, and the enemy directly organized a general offensive on the southern front after only two hours of probing?

This was completely playing out of the ordinary!

In order to profit from Area One, Gustav was willing to fight this war, but the fight had to be cost-effective. The southern front was getting hammered so badly that he was clearly losing money.

After thinking for a long time, Gustav issued an order: "Notify the First Air Brigade to send helicopter formations to provide air support to the First Division. At the same time, move the air defense forces in the south of the city and, after arriving behind the eastern positions on the southern front, intercept the enemy's air units. The Second Division remains on standby, holding the western positions on the southern front, and do not move for the time being."

"Yes!" The chief of staff immediately went to deliver the order.

Soon, at the military airport in Saint Paul City, hundreds of helicopters took off and flew towards the southern front.

In terms of quantity, the helicopter groups deployed by both sides were roughly on the same level, but in terms of quality, Saint Paul City was obviously much worse.

Simply put, their warlord generals were very rich, but the equipment of the troops was slightly poor.

At the same time, the Saint Paul City air defense forces stationed in the south of the city also began to move. Trucks pulled heavy anti-aircraft guns, moving along the highway.

About half an hour later, a row of anti-aircraft guns was arranged on the periphery of the eastern front.

The soldiers of Saint Paul City adjusted their gun muzzles, aimed at the helicopter group in the air, and began to fight back!

"Bang bang bang!"

Rolling thick smoke rose from the ground, the barrels slid, and shells shot towards the sky with the force of thunder!

Several Blackwater Legion helicopters failed to dodge in time and were hit by shells, instantly turning into large fireballs in the air and falling to the ground.

The Saint Paul City helicopter group, which had already arrived on the battlefield, also launched an offensive under the cover of artillery fire. The fighters on both sides exchanged fire fiercely, and machine guns and missiles intertwined in the air.

"Support has arrived!" The commander of the First Division had already shouted himself hoarse, roaring, "Everyone, counterattack! Drive these damn Orientals back!"

With the order issued, the Saint Paul City First Division, which had been unable to raise its head under the pressure, also began to participate in the positional counterattack.

The opponent's counterattack also affected Xin Xiaodong's armored units.

On the forward battlefield, an armored vehicle charging in the front ran over a positional landmine. Before the driver on the vehicle could adjust his position, he heard a loud bang, and the entire vehicle armor was shattered, raising countless fragments.

A large amount of thick smoke rose inside the vehicle, choking the soldiers and causing them to shed tears, and the tracks of the armored vehicle were also blown up, and the entire vehicle was paralyzed there, losing its mobility.

A group of Saint Paul City soldiers immediately rushed up, desperately. The machine gunner sitting on the armored vehicle continuously pulled the trigger, shattering the bodies of several soldiers. But the remaining soldiers had already rushed in front of him, shot down the machine gunner, and then jumped onto the armored vehicle and threw the explosives into the vehicle along the machine gunner's seat!

With a bang, the armored vehicle shook violently twice, and then there was no movement.

This phenomenon became more and more common. The armored vehicle group that was charging was subjected to a fierce counterattack from the opponent, and the battlefield became stalemate again.

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Third Division war room.

Xin Xiaodong frowned, looking at the real-time feedback pictures of the battlefield on dozens of screens, his expression solemn.

"Report, Division Commander!" The adjutant next to him had a solemn expression and brought intelligence: "News from the Blackwater Legion's air force that Gustav's helicopter formation and anti-aircraft guns have arrived on the battlefield and are attacking our air force!"

"How much loss?" Xin Xiaodong hurriedly asked.

The adjutant immediately replied: "Currently, seven or eight helicopters have been lost. Under this intensity of war, this kind of battle damage is acceptable and we can continue to fight."

Xin Xiaodong subconsciously glanced at the live broadcast screen, where a Blackwater Legion helicopter was hit by a shell and fell to the ground with flames!

"Forget it, notify the helicopter formation to retreat immediately." Seeing this scene, Xin Xiaodong did not hesitate and immediately issued an order: "Let them retreat two kilometers and be responsible for clearing the defeated soldiers on the border."

"But the opponent's counterattack is very fierce!" The adjutant couldn't help reminding Xin Xiaodong: "We are having a hard time fighting now, why not let the helicopter formation continue to attack?"

"We are the main attackers. It would be a little impolite if Bo Ang's helicopter group suffered a very miserable loss." Xin Xiaodong waved his hand, "It's just a positional battle, there is no need to fight in a one-for-one manner. We just need to control the rhythm of the war. Don't panic, and don't be afraid of the opponent's counterattack. You must understand that Gustav's troops have been fighting for more than 30 years, how could they not have any defensive strength and let us easily take down the First Division. Notify the rear air defense units to carry anti-low-altitude Huo Jian cannons and mix them in with the infantry to sneak attack their helicopter groups! Hurry!"

"Yes!" The adjutant nodded immediately.

Xin Xiaodong then ordered: "Notify them to slow down the armored vehicles and cooperate with the infantry to attack, combining infantry and tanks to continue to disintegrate the enemy's defense line."

"Understood!" The adjutant turned to execute the order.

...

At the same time, in a military vehicle, Su Tianyu was sitting in the vehicle, also advancing with the large部队, but their position was further back and had not yet been pressed to the dangerous front line.

"Stop the car!" The speed of the advance slowed down, and the officer in front shouted, and the convoy stopped temporarily.

The front was filled with gunfire, fighting sounds, and soldiers on both sides were fiercely exchanging fire. In the sky, the Blackwater Legion helicopter formation was rapidly retreating, away from the anti-aircraft net woven by the opponent's artillery.

"Sixth Master, the Third Division seems to be having a hard time fighting. The momentum of the attack has weakened. I think the situation has become unclear." Hou Guoyu put down his telescope and couldn't help saying to Su Tianyu.

Su Tianyu watched the distant battlefield and was silent for a while, then said: "The other side is not a pushover either, after all, they have been fighting for more than 30 years. If they can't even fight a positional battle, how can they become warlords? Don't worry, I see that the helicopter formation in the air has begun to retreat, which means Xin Xiaodong has a plan. Remember this, Houzi. The more intense the opponent's resistance now, the more they are about to be unable to hold on."

Hou Guoyu humbly replied: "This is not my area of expertise. Anyway, I really can't understand it."

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Third Division war room.

Xin Xiaodong took out his cell phone and called Jin Maohui of the Riot Control Team: "Director Jin, where are your people?"

"They have already infiltrated." Jin Maohui replied.

"I'm just short of one breath!" Xin Xiaodong said emphatically: "If this breath goes up, their eastern defense line will collapse!"

"I understand." Jin Maohui thought for a moment, then said: "Okay, after it's chaotic inside later, the Riot Control Team will cut in diagonally behind you!"

"Okay! Be quick!" Xin Xiaodong hung up the phone.

...

Behind the eastern defense line of the First Division.

Two hundred figures wearing Saint Paul City military uniforms silently emerged from the edge of the dense forest.