Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 1179 - 1172: Attack on Lipei

Chapter 1179: Chapter 1172: Attack on Lipei

"If that’s the case, then our plan has succeeded!" Fulanta exclaimed with surprise.

It must be said, when it came to such exaggerated performances, he always had the knack for it.

"So, we are to gather our forces and directly attack the district of Lipei City, blending into the crowds, making it unclear to the Otherworlders who is a civilian and who is an enemy, preventing them from conducting an effective assault?" Saiye furrowed his brows as he went over the suggestion.

"Heh, the Otherworlders fancy themselves as liberators of the lowly slaves. If they fire upon civilians in their attempt to deal with us, then their hypocritical facade will naturally collapse on its own. By then, our offensive will further pressure them, forcing them to make a choice, whether they want those lowly citizens or us," the slave master said with pride.

"Good idea!" Saiye couldn’t help but nod in approval.

This plan may seem full of holes, but it had received unanimous consent from most people, not because of Fulanta’s wordplay, but because the plan was indeed feasible.

If these people really mixed with the civilians, it would indeed be very troublesome for the Headquarters, and likely cause public panic. All of the Headquarters’ current plans aimed to calm the public’s panic as much as possible, to return to production and reconstruction in Lipei as soon as they could. If they were to be hit like this now, although it wouldn’t immediately lead to Lipei’s collapse, at the very least it would throw Headquarters into a chaotic frenzy.

However, the cheering crowd seemed to ignore one point: how would they break through Lipei’s defensive lines to enter the civilian assembly area?

In fact, this was one of the strategies of the Headquarters, to let these people gather their forces and walk into an ambush, and then annihilate them in one fell swoop to boost public morale. The plan was indeed workable, but from the very beginning, this plan had been under the close surveillance of the Headquarters.

Gathering heavy troops to invade Lipei might seem like a good idea, but in reality, it was completely unworkable. These people clearly hadn’t fought a real battle with Earth forces; advancing their troops recklessly within the artillery’s range, having lost both reconnaissance and air superiority, the only thing waiting for them was a grim reaper from above.

Earth’s forces knew these enemies inside out, but these people seemed to have a limited understanding of the Earth’s forces. If they had consulted an advisor familiar with Earth’s military forces, they would never have made such an obvious mistake at this critical juncture.

"Then let’s get started immediately. I can’t wait to take revenge for my family!" Fulanta said excitedly.

"Does anyone else have opinions?" Saiye looked at the others and asked.

"Let’s go with this plan. Let’s make a do-or-die effort; even if we die, we’ll make sure these Otherworlders are splattered with blood," the crowd said fervently.

"Then let’s discuss this thoroughly!" Saiye took a deep breath and said.

The news that the rebels were about to gather their forces and invade the district of Lipei City quickly reached Cheng Ziang through a messenger, who immediately reported to the Joint Command Center. Seeing that the enemy had fallen into the trap, the Joint Command Center also began to rush their preparations.

The farthest point of the Lipei district from the main city was just over a hundred and fifty kilometers, and the terrain mainly consisted of plains and hills. If the enemy were to invade, they could reach the city in just a day and night. It was indeed fast, so proper arrangements had to be made to block the enemy outside the blind spots of the artillery fire.

The Joint Command Center understood very well that if they failed to effectively intercept the enemy and allowed these people to infiltrate the civilian areas outside Lipei City, it would become quite troublesome. Therefore, how to intercept and how to counterattack were problems the Joint Command Center needed to consider.

Moreover, what they were most concerned about was night combat, because under such conditions, artillery could not effectively exploit its advantages, and fighter jets could not take off for bombing missions as usual. Under these circumstances, they could only rely on the intercepting troops to resist the enemy’s attack and drag the battle out until daylight.

As long as the battle takes place during the day, the scale of victory will be completely tipped, with the advantage of air-to-ground firepower, the Joint Command Center would easily annihilate the enemy forces.

Of course, the specific details of the enemy invasion cannot be fully obtained through collaborators. Therefore, the Joint Command Center dispatched a substantial amount of reconnaissance troops to the possible directions of the enemy’s attack, to search and monitor every move of the enemy, determining the enemy’s scale and main direction of attack.

On the other hand, with the news of the impending large-scale invasion by the rebels from Fulanta, Cheng Ziang’s side finally reached the closing stage. When the war broke out, they would raid the rebels’ base and arrest all the rebel leaders.

This was the first large-scale joint special forces operation since the formation of the Otherworld Advance Team. Although there were many advanced magic devices to enhance their combat effectiveness, the objective limitations of the Otherworld still made the operation extremely difficult.

Firstly, there was the issue of communication, as there was no radio, so instant communication was impossible. They could only use magic messengers to convey messages in written form, which was highly disadvantageous for directing special operations.

In this context, Tangmo and Cheng Ziang decided to delegate some autonomy to the individual squads, allowing them to act according to the situation without the need to specifically request permission from Headquarters.

The tactic they adopted was the same as the one they had used before, which was to execute operations at a preset time. This was the most effective tactic under the Otherworld conditions.

During the operation at the Ancient State Factory, the Advance Team had used this tactic. It involved setting several specific times, starting the attack at exactly specific minutes and seconds, and completing certain actions at predetermined times, no matter what happened, they had to reach the designated area before the preset time.

On Earth, this was a tactic used under radio silence, but in the Otherworld, it was almost the only reliable and effective tactic available.

Such tactics also required very stringent conditions. First, they had to have a very clear understanding of the structure of the building they were raiding, to maximize the avoidance of accidents, as well as to acquire accurate information on the enemy’s movements.

With the help of Li Si, Cheng Ziang obtained the architectural blueprints of the residence where Saiye and others were located, and roughly determined the route of the attack by combining the blueprints with information from Fulanta.

Meanwhile, under Cheng Ziang’s arrangement, Baiyue and Hu Daoke began intensive training for the members of the Mobile Troops. They particularly focused on training for ultra-mobility air drops and the use of tactical magic accessories and, of course, the most classic tactic, silent raids.

As a storm approached, everyone actively prepared, waiting to initiate the action. On the army side, the Artillery Battalion was also busy these days, setting up the artillery strike areas while bombarding the enemy.

They used Lipei as the epicenter, divided it into three hundred and sixty sections radiating outward, and set an annular zone every three kilometers from the inside out, dividing each ring into 30 degrees, each degree representing one hundred meters. The main city of Lipei was Zone A, the area outside the city was Zone B, and so on, continuing outward until all 26 letters were used up, which coincided with the seventy-kilometer range limit of the howitzer.

The Artillery Battalion would conduct test firings for calibration in these areas so that it was no longer necessary to compute enemy coordinates. Instead, based on reconnaissance reports and the zoned maps created, they could quickly strike specific areas, thus avoiding the need for preparatory test firing.

Because after all, there were indeed issues with test firing, given that the enemy was alive and could move immediately if frightened by an explosion, leading to a failure to cover the targeted area with firepower. Especially in large-scale warfare, if the enemy scattered over hills and dales, it would indeed be problematic, neither bombardment nor pursuit would be the solution.

According to intelligence, the enemy would launch a full-scale offensive within ten days. The reason for such a long period was mainly the need to gather their private soldiers and hire mercenaries, who had to assemble from all around to Lipei’s jurisdiction before they could launch the attack.

With ample time, the Artillery Battalion tirelessly conducted test firings and calibrations of the firing table day and night. Civilians in the observation area below the city covered their ears as they watched the cannons roar; each roar of the cannon increased their confidence, and by now, they felt that these guns could be invincible in the world.

During this period, Princess Melia did not immediately return to her defense area but stayed in Lipei. On one hand, to receive protection from Headquarters and, on the other hand, to observe their mode of combat to see how modern warfare was conducted.

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