Meanwhile, the Suurta-Osavaltio air forces were taking off as the first wave of Cleventonian bomber groups flanked by the new Demon Stealth Fighters amounted too 600 aircraft in the first wave. They soared over the DMZ, and all forces were now given the green light to cross. Major Birdman's troops engaged Southern Cleventonian border guards almost immediately, "Stay with your officers!" Birdman shouted as bloodthirsty stormtroopers clashed with the border troops viciously and in melee. Birdman fired a round into the head of a Southerner spattering blood onto his face, then moving on. the 73rd Armored Infantry were also moving, engaging the enemy lightly, the regular troops under Colonel Natasha Celsius were making progress and routed the border troops on their end. Meanwhile the first town was in sight, and the bomber groups expierenced flack and enemy fighters, they were taking losses but the bombs were falling. In total, an estimated 2.4 million Cleventonians and allies were pouring into Southern Cleventon.