This was fire support from two self-propelled artillery pieces six kilometers away, intended to assist the 1st Company in taking down the defenders ahead.
As the shells fell, the two squads of the 1st Company's 2nd Platoon had already launched their charge.
Two general-purpose machine guns were swiftly set up and began pouring fire in this direction. The defenders' Bolt-action Rifles and the few light machine guns they had were immediately suppressed.
"The enemy is charging! Quick, counterattack with the grenade launchers!"
At the rear of the position, two defenders hurriedly loaded 50mm shells into the grenade launchers they had just prepared.
Bang! Bang!
Two shells flew out and landed toward the approaching targets.
Since the machine-gun firing positions were over seven hundred meters away, the grenade launchers did not have the range to reach them. They could only attack the charging soldiers. But those soldiers charged in turns, spread far apart, and took turns suppressing the enemy.
The crackling hail of bullets kept the defenders from even raising their heads. Forget two general-purpose machine guns—even the combined firepower of those assault rifles rivaled several machine guns firing together...
The only thing they could rely on was the platoon's grenade launchers.
Boom! Boom!
The shells were unexpectedly accurate. A soldier hiding behind cover was hit directly, and the blast fragments tore through his body, leaving a long, narrow gash across his neck.
However, the 1st Company's response came quickly as well. An 80mm mortar from the company had fired from somewhere 1.5 kilometers away, landing with great precision near one of the grenade launchers.
Boom!
The two soldiers fell.
Most of the soldiers defending against Dusk's advance were from the Lanuoha United Republic. This country had once been a standard great power, but Dusk's massive expansion had made it feel