Chapter 455: Offensive in the Fallen Zone
On Earth, the truly heated action was unfolding in the contents of another scroll on Qin Xiaoxia's desk.
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The steady sound of marching feet rang out as columns of soldiers left their barracks, training grounds, armories, and mess halls at the appointed time, heading toward the military vehicle yard.
This was outside Jinling City. Besides the soldiers assembling, others were loading ammunition and supplies onto trucks.
The wind gradually picked up, setting the red flag on the camp's flagpole fluttering.
Stationed in the camp was an elite armored infantry division of Huaguo's army, which had earned the combat designation "Iron Fist" during more than half a year of defensive warfare.
Many residents living toward the outskirts watched from rooftops or from a distance. They knew the army was about to make a major move, because people were sharing similar reports on forums all across the internet.
Some time earlier, elite frontline units had begun withdrawing to rest, refit, and build up their strength.
Then, in late August, the main forces across the country began assembling in full.
To supplement its firepower, the Iron Fist Division had not only main battle tanks and various armored vehicles, but also vehicle-mounted Close-In Defense Gun systems from the Land Shield series.
These weapons also had their own fire-control radar and an eleven-barreled 30 mm Close-In Defense Gun. Built on modified armored vehicles, they carried their ammunition reserves in trailers towed behind them. Though their sustained fire capability was somewhat limited and replenishing or replacing ammunition took a little longer, they were still ferocious.
Essentially, two main battle tanks, five Land Shield X systems, and eight to twelve armored vehicles could just about match the firepower of a basic Mobile Armed Defense Station.
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