Cannon Fire Arc-Chapter 811 - 41: The First Battle with Night Combat Equipment_2

Chapter 811: Chapter 41: The First Battle with Night Combat Equipment_2

“I have ordered the warriors to take their positions.”

Filippov: “Your orders are correct, continue to observe, and report as soon as you find anything.”

At this time, another telephone began to ring incessantly, and since it was right beside the staff officer, he picked it up.

Filippov put down the receiver in his hand and looked toward the staff officer.

The staff officer repeated Filippov’s orders and then hung up the receiver and reported, “The second battalion also heard engine noises.”

Filippov: “The third battalion didn’t hear anything, the second heard it later than the first — the enemy’s main assault force is at the first battalion’s position. Connect me to the first battalion of the 355th regiment.”

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Filippov’s regiment had just been reinforced by the first battalion of the 355th regiment, which was now the regiment’s reserve force, stationed behind the core position of the regiment’s headquarters.

The staff officer immediately connected the call and passed the receiver to Filippov.

“Battalion commander, what’s the matter?” asked the commander of the 355th’s battalion.

Filippov: “Move towards the first battalion’s position immediately, they might be under attack soon.”

“Now? In this darkness?”

Filippov: “Just in case.”

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sound of explosions outside the regimental headquarters’ bunker.

Staff officer: “Sounds like it’s coming from the direction of the first battalion.”

Filippov: “Did you hear the noise? Now, hurry up and set out.”

“Yes.”

Filippov almost slammed the receiver down on the base, then moved to the observation window of the headquarters’ bunker to look outside.

There were clearly flames and a continuous succession of explosions at the first battalion’s position.

Staff officer: “Got ambushed? So, the engine noise was a blind to draw our attention, and the infantry sneaking up is the main force?”

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Filippov: “If that were the case, there should be a barrage of gunfire.”

At that moment, the phone rang again.

Filippov quickly picked up the receiver, now noticing that he had smashed it so hard there was a small crack in the casing, but it seemed to still function.

The voice of the first battalion commander came through the receiver: “Commander! There’s something wicked happening! We see the flash of artillery fire at a distance of eight hundred to one thousand meters. It’s too dark to see clearly or to estimate the range.

“But the enemy can accurately pick off the bunkers we hastily repaired this afternoon.”

That afternoon, Filippov’s regiment had occupied the enemy’s first line of defense, pushed forward about five kilometers, and then stopped at the extreme range of our artillery fire.

Now, the firepower points and bunkers on the first battalion’s position were likely those hastily repaired after occupying the position and might not be camouflaged yet.

But to pick off firepower points one by one in the middle of the night?

Filippov: “Did the enemy fire flares? Why can’t I see them from the headquarters?”

“There are none! That’s just what’s so wicked. We’ve already extinguished all sources of light on the position. We did so when we heard the engine noises. And I swear, the warriors haven’t broken the discipline; every candlelight has been covered and wouldn’t be visible to the enemy from a distance.”

Filippov: “This is really bizarre.”

He looked outside again, confirming there was no moonlight.

At this point, the regiment’s priest ran hastily into the regimental headquarters’ bunker: “What’s happened? Has the enemy attacked? I didn’t see any flares.”

The Priest was off duty according to the schedule, and would come to replace Filippov and the others in the middle of the night.

Filippov: “We’re trying to figure out what happened.”

Priest: “What do you mean?”

Suddenly, the staff officer said with a terrified face, “It could be Vampires! There are Moravians among the Prosens, and Moravia is also the homeland of the vampire Count Dracula. The Prosens could have found a reclusive vampire clan and organized a Vampire legion for night battles!”

Priest: “The Church has specifically studied the vampire legend. After all, the Moravians are our distant relatives, and the Eastern Holy Church has quite a number of followers in Moravia, with a large proportion belonging to the Secular faction.

“The local Church has researched the vampire myths and believes that the so-called vampires might just be a group of people who developed immunity to rabies, because rabies results in better night vision and also a fear of bright light.

“The local Church has always wanted to capture a specimen for research, but so far they have caught none. I don’t really believe that the Prosens have found real vampires.”

The staff officer looked at the priest in surprise: “Is that so?”

“That’s right, an important principle of the Secular faction is to explain those supernatural occurrences with scientific methods. In this regard, we have a certain commonality with the Prosens, and it can even be said that the Plathen Emperor was inspired by the writings of Saint Andrew.

“However, Saint Andrew acknowledged these supernatural phenomena and wanted to study and accept them, whereas the Prosens want to forcibly replace them with technology.”

Filippov couldn’t help but interrupt their conversation: “Say something relevant to the current situation!”

Priest: “We have to grasp the essence of the problem, Commander Davarish, has the position been lost?”

“No, just that our firepower points have been unbelievably hit by the enemy in the dark.”

Priest: “Then we keep the positions guarded for now, and talk after daybreak.”

At that time, gunfire came from the direction of the first battalion’s position.

Filippov grabbed the receiver, ready to proactively call and inquire about the situation, but the phone rang on its own.

“Commander!” It was still the voice of the first battalion commander, “There’s a firefight, enemy infantry is trying to occupy the position, we are engaging in hand-to-hand combat.”

Filippov: “Hold on, the regiment’s reserve has already left the regimental headquarters’ position and should be near you soon. Resist to the last man!”

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Lieutenant Colonel Kanin possessed a strong desire to rant.

This night vision equipment is even more useless than I imagined! Although we managed to destroy the enemy’s firepower points and anti-tank gun bunkers with the night vision equipment, in the end, infantry still had to charge and engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy!