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"The Russian Army is going to suffer!"

Sun Cheng's lips curved into a smirk, but his voice was somewhat gloating.

As the saying goes, one should plan for the future when in a position of power. In order to establish his own power in the Transformers universe, he had been accumulating everything he could use, including knowledge of military command!

As a Decepticon in this world, he naturally knew much more about the Cybertronians than humans on Earth. So, if he were the commander of the Russian Army, the only two tactics he would choose to deal with individual, powerful Autobots would be:

Either send out an entire armored division or brigade, relying on a large ground mechanized group to directly attack head-on. Even if it takes one or even several armored regiments to take down one Transformer, it would still be a great victory for the Russian Army. They would discover that these mechanical warriors are not invincible, and they could even decipher Cybertronian technology by studying their wreckage.

The second option would be to concentrate at least one or more aviation squadrons to use air superiority to restrict the invading Autobots to a specific area in a short period of time. At the same time, at least one artillery regiment, or even a cluster of rocket launchers, would be concentrated in the rear to carry out long-range bombardment. It might even be possible to severely damage or destroy all Invaders without the need for another missile unit.

In fact, the Russians were not completely ignorant of the Autobots. Since Sun Cheng began to cooperate with Moscow, he had deliberately disclosed information about the Autobots to Moscow on more than one occasion.

Although this tactic of using a knife to kill with a borrowed blade was too obvious, even if the Russians were skeptical, the Russian Army should have deduced many tactics to deal with mechanical life forms based on his hints.

Sun Cheng gave them a good hand, but they played it poorly.

Now, the two main firepower outputs on the other side have gone berserk, and the opportunity to strike them while they were unprepared has been missed.

Now, it's a tough fight.

Yes, although the general did not seize the opportunity to quickly eliminate the invading Autobots, Sun Cheng did not consider the possibility that the Autobots would successfully enter the North Dovinsk city area.

Today's North Dovinsk is different from the past. Since the last invasion by Excavator and his team, almost more than half of the Russian Army, which was originally scattered in the Arkhangelsk region, has been concentrated in North Dovinsk.

A naval fleet, two land-based aviation squadrons, a mechanized infantry brigade, two missile battalions, two artillery battalions, and three multiple rocket launcher battalions have been concentrated in North Dovinsk.

Such a modern army has been concentrated in North Dovinsk.

Not to mention the state capital of Arkhangelsk, 50 kilometers away from North Dovinsk. A new air force squadron has replaced the original air force detachment, and it is said that two newly-equipped missile battalions with the new tactical missile "Iskander missile" have also been stationed in Arkhangelsk.

This is an unequivocal theater missile with a range of 300 to 500 kilometers.

Each launch device can install two missiles at the same time, and the missile can carry not only a conventional warhead of 480 kilograms, but also a tactical nuclear warhead.

Those two Iskander missile battalions were actually prepared for Sun Cheng by Moscow.

He had already learned about this by infiltrating the confidential military archives of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Moscow has always been on guard against him. If Moscow determines that he has other intentions, the situation in North Dovinsk will be completely ruined, and they will order the launch of nuclear warheads to completely destroy him and North Dovinsk.

The Russian deployment, even for Sun Cheng who knows it well, would be difficult to suddenly attack, let alone for the Autobots who would directly collide with it.

"But... they should be taught a lesson..."

Hearing Sun Cheng's faint hum, Excavator, who had been frowning and seemed to be struggling for a long time, also turned his head to look at him.

Unfortunately, Sun Cheng would not solve his doubts or tell him who needed to be taught a lesson, the Russians or the Autobots.

As the Autobots launched a sudden counterattack on the front-line battlefield several tens of kilometers away, the Russian Army quickly suffered the loss of seven or eight fighter jets and finally reacted.

"We were too careless!"

In the military port, on a Russian Army command vehicle parked a hundred meters away from Sun Cheng and his team, Admiral Vadrovinov, who wore a star on his shoulder, had a stern expression. Although they could not receive first-hand frontline intelligence through their own drones like Sun Cheng, this was still Russian territory. When Sun Cheng and his team set up electromagnetic interference equipment, they had also helped the Russian military launch a satellite that would not be affected by interference.

Therefore, Admiral Vadrovinov soon learned of the changes on the front line.

"...It was my carelessness..."

The general said in a deep voice, taking all the responsibility on himself.

He knew that as the commander of this defense battle, his responsibility was significant. Therefore, relying on his years of experience in the military, he made the most suitable arrangements decisively.

"Order the naval aviation squadron to dispatch another platoon, and have the army aviation also send a platoon over. I need those damn aliens to stay put!"

"Understood!"

He waved his hand, and a deputy chief of staff walked over. "Notify the rocket artillery and the artillery regiment to prepare to fire, 10 rounds simultaneously. I need to hear explosions on the front line in a few minutes!"

"I will notify them immediately!"

"The missile battalion remains stationary and continues to be on guard. Notify the naval aviation to fly their anti-submarine aircraft further out to sea! Since Frenzy has confirmed that Invader is Autobots, and three of them are members of the Sound Nest unit that he previously mentioned cooperating with the United States, there may also be American warships and submarines in the sea... Let the navy move faster..."

As the commands were issued one after another, the Russian Army's heavy artillery, howitzers, and rocket launchers, as well as numerous rocket launchers, quickly drove out of their bases and entered their pre-arranged positions, like cannons celebrating a festival.

Then, one by one, the gun barrels were raised high, and the slogans rich in Russian color echoed continuously on the battlefield. Guided by the Russian Army's navigation satellite, the gun muzzles all aimed in the direction of the front-line battlefield.

"Countdown, 10, 9, 8...3, 2, 1...fire!"

"Fire!"

"Fire!"

With each command, countless heavy shells and rockets rained down like fireworks, heading towards Ironhide and his team, dozens or even hundreds of kilometers away, drawing a grand parabola in the air, creating a magnificent scene like that of a classical battlefield in a movie where tens of thousands of arrows were fired in unison.

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The fire caused by the Russian incendiary bombs had completely dissipated after the fuel evaporated.

However, the dense forest beside the road where Ironhide and his team had been staying had now become a small forest that looked like it had been destroyed by human deforestation.

There were broken and charred trees everywhere, and countless trees had been knocked down by machine guns and multiple rocket launchers from Russian Army fighter jets, leaving terrifying bullet marks on their trunks.

"...Captain, we can't delay any longer. We must evacuate as soon as possible..."

Behind a sunken boulder, Chromia cautiously stuck her head out and glanced at the additional squadron of fighter jets in the sky above. She anxiously shouted to Ironhide.

Not long ago, she was hit in the chest by an AS-14 air-to-ground missile launched by a Su-25 belonging to the Russian Navy.

Although human weapons couldn't cause as much damage as their arch-enemy, the Decepticons, being hit in the chest by an anti-ship missile designed by the Russians to deal with 7,000 to 10,000-ton warships, Chromia naturally could not be unharmed.

Her condition was now very bad, and a large piece of armor on her chest was shattered, revealing a somewhat dim Spark hidden inside her chest cavity.

The terrible crack almost spread from Chromia's neck to her lower body, and she didn't even know where her right hand had been blown off to.

She was heavily injured and had no fighting ability for at least a short period of time.

Ironhide didn't have time to pay attention to her for the time being. He had already spotted a MiG-29 fighter jet that had left a row of bullet marks on his face during the chaos. Seeing it fly back again, it was obvious that the aircraft, which had already used up all its missiles, still wanted to cover its comrades with its machine gun.

At this moment, he pretended to be firing a missile and then raised his grenade launcher, firing a series of shots at the MiG-29 fighter jet.

"Boom!"

The grenade accurately hit the mailbox of the MiG-29 fighter jet and detonated the aircraft, creating another fireworks display in the sky.

"Hey, you little punk...you're still too green to mess with me, Ironhide!" With Revenge successful, Ironhide laughed wildly and raised his laser cannon to shoot into the sky again, looking like he had gone mad.

"Captain...we need to go..." Sideswipe heard Chromia's reminder and threw several alloy darts, piercing the windscreen of a diving fighter jet and killing another Russian Army pilot.

Seven or eight Russian fighter jets had been shot down by him, but that was only about half of Ironhide's fighter jets. He had only a few missiles in his shoulder-mounted missile launcher, and once he used them up, he was back to his original state. Besides occasionally using darts to kill pilots when a Russian fighter jet flew at an extremely low altitude, he had no other means of counterattack.

Sideswipe rushed towards Ironhide, who he hadn't had such a satisfying kill in a long time, and his voice became serious.

"Chromia is seriously injured. Human support is coming continuously. We're in danger if we don't leave now!"

Skids, who was beside him, had lost the momentum he had at the beginning of the mission. Smoke was still coming out of the rocket launcher in his hand, and half of his face had been blown off. He could barely speak.

"This is a trap...those despicable Decepticons...they knew we were coming a long time ago..."

Ironhide wasn't someone who lacked courage but he did notice the increase in human fighter jets in the sky.

After the battle in Las Vegas, he hadn't had this much fun in a long time, and he was a bit reluctant.

"What about the mission? Are we going to let the Decepticons control this human country?"

He replied in a buzzing voice, unable to conceal his hatred for the Decepticons.

"We'll come back...Next time, Leader will personally lead the team, and we will definitely destroy the Decepticons' base!"

Chromia advised, but her condition was so bad that she couldn't repair herself anymore through her spark.

"Let's prepare to evacuate!"

Sideswipe whispered, his tone very firm.

He had already concluded that the mission to probe North Dovinsk had completely failed. The four of them hadn't even seen a Decepticon that might be hiding, and it was like they had just fought a battle with humans.

Sideswipe knew that they had failed this mission. If Ironhide stubbornly refused to give up the mission, he would not hesitate to take Chromia and Skids and retreat.

"Uh..."

Ironhide also heard something bad from his commanding tone.

He turned around and met the cold gaze of Sideswipe.

In an instant, Ironhide understood.

"I understand..." he sighed, his alloy face trembling. "Prepare to evacuate!"

As a warrior who was always willing to die on the battlefield, it was really difficult for him to admit the failure of this mission.

Especially since they hadn't even seen the face of a Decepticon yet, and were still being taught a lesson by the humans they looked down upon. This made Ironhide, who was proud and difficult to accept, feel even more frustrated.

Unfortunately, it was already too late!

Skids exhaled a breath of air, just as a smile appeared on his face and he was about to speak. Suddenly, Chromia next to him urgently urged him on.

"Captain, quickly...we need to leave now. Something is not right..."

Something was indeed not right!

Sideswipe also looked up at the sky with a serious expression. The Russian Army's fighter jets were constantly rising in altitude, and a group of fighter jets that had already exhausted their onboard missiles were retreating in order. Along with long, distant columns of clouds in the sky, it was clear that a new formation of fighter jets had arrived.

Dozens of fighter jets hovered in the air, but suddenly stopped attacking them, as if they were hesitating about something.

Sideswipe had a sudden realization, and immediately transformed back into his car form. His engine roared as he drove a few meters away.

In an instant, his core began to beat violently, as he quickly drew a long arc on the snow, and then transformed back into his battle form and pounced to the side.

"Boom!"

Several missiles fell in the direction he had just been about to move in, and several fighter jets surrounded him, continuously launching missiles down at him, forcing him to turn back.

"They're trying to stop us from leaving this area. Something is not right, we need to leave quickly!"

As an Autobot known for his speed, Sideswipe knew that Russian fighter jets could not stop him.

Of course, this was just his probe, but this simple probe also confirmed Chromia's warning.

The situation was not good!

"Not good!"

Chromia's ears moved slightly, and her head was equipped with a set of microwave sensors that she had designed herself, allowing her to sensitively detect very slight vibrations and sounds within several kilometers.

Just now, her head's microwave sensor suddenly detected a dense air shockwave and sound that was so numerous that it made her Spark jump with fear.

As the shockwave and sound got closer and closer, she smiled bitterly and shook her head at the three people looking at her. "It's too late!"

After speaking, she looked up at the sky.

In the sky, it was as if they had encountered a rare meteor shower, as over one hundred heavy artillery shells and dozens of multiple rocket launchers from the Russian Army dragged a long trail of fiery red tails, and in the whistling sound of death, fiercely attacked the spot where the four of them were located.

It was raining!

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