The Emerging Assault Battalion's Maiden Battle

"This Sun Lianzhong is worthy of being a famous general of the Northwest Army... A small strategic adjustment and deployment have completely weakened our artillery advantages and equipment advantages..." Looking at the telegram sent by Wang Guoli, a trace of solemnity flashed quickly on Li Guosheng's face and he spoke to Liu Shaoqing.

"Commander-in-Chief, if the situation is true as Commander Wang said: If you want to take down Sun Lianzhong, a tough battle with more than 10,000 Northwest Army seems to be inevitable..." Liu Shaoqing, an adjutant of staff, followed closely and spoke.

"With the absolute military advantage of my Ninth Army, there is absolutely no problem in defeating more than 10,000 Sun Lianzhong's troops through a tough battle. However, there is one thing you should not forget: the huge casualties caused by a tough battle are definitely not something our Ninth Army can bear."

"Besides, what is the reason why our Ninth Army launched this battle? I won't say it. You should know. After a tough battle, how many prisoners of war and how much benefits can we get from Sun Lianzhong after such a huge battle... Could it be that we have paid thousands or even thousands of elite veterans just for a Hengshui County?" Li Guosheng asked back with a serious face.

A tough battle is not advisable, and the artillery advantages and equipment advantages cannot be used. There seems to be only one way left before Li Guosheng, and he will give up the battle plan to encircle and annihilate Sun Lianzhong's troops.

After working hard and even using the Air Force, it was difficult to keep Sun Lianzhong in Hengshui County. Now, he was just giving up the fat meat that had already bitten into his mouth, and the painful expression on Li Guosheng's face is conceivable.

Seeing the commander-in-chief Li Guosheng, who was also depressed, Liu Shaoqing, an adjutant of the staff, couldn't help but complain: "If our officers and soldiers can directly break into Sun Lianzhong's command center and capture him alive. Then this battle will be much easier, and there is no need to fight. With a threat, more than 10,000 Northwest Army in the city will surrender.-..."

The speaker is unintentional, and the listener is intentional. Although Liu Shaoqing's words are just a complaint, they are directly turned into a golden and good word in Li Guosheng's ears.

Isn’t the invulnerable troops the armored brigades they have carefully built?

Although it is said that armored troops are not suitable for street fighting, this conclusion also depends on the specific combat goals of the armored troops. For foreign teams who have anti-armor training, street fighting is definitely the grave of the armored troops. However, for the Northwest Army, which has not undergone any anti-armor training and even has never seen armored combat vehicles, even in street fighting, their own armored troops will become invincible...

An unstoppable and invincible armored force entered Hengshui County and directly attacked the command system of Sun Lianzhong, Hengshui, and destroyed the command system of more than 10,000 Northwest Army soldiers. Not to mention whether this beheading operation can be successful, it is certain that as long as the armored force enters Hengshui County, it will definitely have a huge impact on the morale of the entire Northwest Army, and even affect its courage and will to continue to resist...

Soon, a specific combat idea came to Li Guosheng's mind.

The offensive and defensive battle occurred in Hengshui County. Because the initial battle of the King Guoli army failed, after a whole night, there was no substantial firefight again. After a night of confrontation, the entire battlefield seemed to have slowly calmed down from the surface.

However, as long as a soldier is aware that behind this calmness, there are various undercurrents hidden. Both the enemy and us are accumulating strength for the upcoming battle and preparing to give the opponent a fatal blow.

As time goes by, the smile that occurred on the face of Sun Lianzhong, the commander of the Northwest Army, could no longer be seen on the face of Sun Lianzhong's army. The longer the battlefield was silent, the solemn expression slowly enveloped Sun Lianzhong's face became stronger and stronger.

Because I couldn't sleep, I was in the command center and waited anxiously for a few hours. A long sigh finally broke the silence atmosphere of the command center. The division commander Sun Lianzhong asked in a deep voice to the chief of staff who was also guarding the command center: "Chief of staff, so long has passed. Isn't there any movement in the Ninth Army outside the city?"

"No, since the end of an offensive and defensive battle last night, the Ninth Army outside the city has no other movement except for the necessary defensive transfers..." replied the Chief of Staff.

"The cunning Ninth Army, do they want to use static and stop us first..." Sun Lianzhong thought to himself. However, after only five seconds of thinking, he overturned this conclusion himself.

"Impossible, the Ninth Army belongs to the offensive force, with more than 100,000 mercenaries. How could it be that the more than a thousand casualties last night?... Since it is not just a static move, it means that the opponent has a more smart way of fighting waiting for us. Now, they are preparing for the next attack and accumulating strength..." After some thought, Sun Lianzhong, with a solemn expression, analyzed in a deep voice in the command center.

"Master, you mean..." the chief of staff asked.

"No matter what conspiracy the Ninth Army has, our overall combat policy must not be changed: through street fighting, weaken the equipment and firepower advantages of the Ninth Army, while consuming a large amount of the enemy's vitality and staying for assistance." Division commander Sun Lianzhong ordered in a firm tone.

While the enemy commander Sun Lianzhong was waiting anxiously at the Hengshui County Command, the commander of the 25th Division, Wang Guoli, also waited for the arrival of Commander-in-Chief Li Guosheng with an anxious look on his face.

"Boom..." Finally, under the anxious waiting of everyone behind the battlefield, a faint roar of engines sounded from the end of the road. Immediately afterwards, a huge steel monster body appeared in the sight of the kingdom.

Under the shocked gaze of Wang Guoli and others, the first three medium-sized tanks escorted an armored command vehicle and parked steadily in front of Wang Guoli and others.

The door of the armored command vehicle opened and Commander-in-Chief Li Guosheng came out directly.

Of course, the kingdom power of the armored combat vehicles, as a senior general of the Ninth Army, is very familiar with it. However, it is the first time that I really get close to these combat vehicles, especially the three medium-sized tanks specially modified by the arsenal in front of me.

After saying hello to Li Guosheng, Wang Guoli had his eyes and never left the three medium-sized tanks around him. Seeing the hot eyes of Wang Guoli, including a group of subordinates behind Wang Guoli, Li Guosheng smiled and nodded, indicating that the other party could go over and get in close contact with these tanks.

Then hundreds of officers and soldiers who were signaled by Wang Guoli rushed towards the three tanks with a shiny face. The division commander Wang Guoli was not spared, and quickly walked to the tank with an expectant expression.

The medium-sized tank in front of me is very obvious different from the original imported tank I saw for the first time. The armor that used to look very strong. After modification of the arsenal, it looks darker and heavier at first glance. As for the touch, it feels cold and thrust in my heart. It is directly on my heart.

Of course, as an infantryman, what we value most is not armor protection capabilities, but the firepower equipment of the tank...

Supported on the top of the chariot turret, the high-level dual-purpose machine gun with a diameter of 12 mm. Compared with the past, the 75mm tank gun with a thicker and longer muzzle is installed in front of the body. A heavy machine gun is installed separately... It is conceivable that once this tank is sent to the battlefield, the ubiquitous fire strike will definitely make the enemy fall and fall on the battlefield.

After some emotion, because the armored battalions were in place one after another, the kingdom power, who was increasingly confident in this war, said directly: "Commander-in-Chief, I am sure of my humble position. The armored battalion participated in the war. The entire annihilation of Sun Lianzhong's troops in the city is just around the corner for my Ninth Army..."

Two hours later, the sun rose from the east, and the whole earth returned to light again. When the battlefield owner was just bathed in the sunlight, the mortar group under the 25th Division raised their black holes again.

"Fire the gun..." Since he had taken over the battlefield command from Wang Guoli, Commander-in-Chief Li Guosheng gave this offensive order to the troops without hesitation.

Five hundred mortars and thousands of gunners, like angry lions, began to roar at Hengshui County. The dense rain-filled mortar shells also followed closely and appeared over Hengshui County.

"The battle has finally begun. I ordered all the troops in the frontier to find fighter jets on their own, regardless of the gains and losses of each city and place, and to take the final goal of annihilation of the living forces of the Ninth Army as the final combat goal, and start the action..." Finally, hearing the long-lost sound of cannons, Sun Lianzhong's solemn face unexpectedly showed a light smile and spoke decisively.

"Yes, the division seat..." Sun Lianzhong's command center and Chief of Staff replied confidently.

Although the Chief of Staff was a little worried about the long-lost attack of the Ninth Army after a night of long-lost attack, he was afraid that the Ninth Army would not play according to common sense in the next announcement. However, with the encouragement of a victory last evening, the Chief of Staff, including all senior officers of the entire division headquarters, was full of hope for today's battle.

Through ubiquitous street fighting, the equipment and firepower advantages of the Ninth Army were weakened. Then, in the street fighting, a large number of attacking troops of the Ninth Army had vitality, and forced the Ninth Army to retreat with heavy casualties...

The east gate of Hengshui County, which is the main attack direction of the Ninth Group Army, directly stationed the first elite brigade of Sun Lianzhong's troops. Last night's battle, as the most elite first infantry brigade of the entire division, also achieved the greatest results among the brigades: with more than 300 casualties, the Ninth Group's attacking troops were wiped out, with more than 430 people, almost the strength of the main battalion.

Such huge results, coupled with the large number of light machine guns and submachine guns seized by the First Brigade invisibly increased the automatic firepower ratio of the First Brigade, strengthened the firepower intensity of the troops, and also increased the morale of the troops.

More than a thousand officers and soldiers of the 1st Brigade and the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Brigade were motionless and hidden on both sides of the street, waiting for the Ninth Army to attack the attacking troops.

Compared with yesterday evening, today's artillery bombardment ended in just five minutes. The smoke surrounding the city walls had just begun to dissipate. The soldiers of the Northwest Army hidden in various parts of the streets began to hold their breath and look for their targets to attack. However, what disappointed these Northwest Army soldiers was that they waited until the smoke dissipated and the attacking troops of the Ninth Army still did not appear.

And in this anxious waiting, the high morale of the Northwest Army began to slowly dissipate with time.

As time goes by, more than a thousand Northwest Army soldiers are becoming more and more anxious. The faint sound of engine roars suddenly sounds around the city wall. The street where more than a thousand Northwest Army soldiers are hiding begins to tremble slightly because of this.

"Listen to everyone, what's the sound..." The platoon leader of the infantry guarding the outermost part of the street asked in a low voice with an anxious expression towards his subordinates.

"Plane leader, I don't know... It seems... it seems like the roar of the engine..." A squad leader replied carefully.

"The sound of the engine, how can the sound of the engine appear on the battlefield..." Before the sentence was finished, the scene suddenly appeared at the end of the street. It had already answered the doubts in the platoon leader's heart.

"Planer leader, look, what is that..." Looking in the direction of the sound, a steel monster emitting cold light under the sunlight appeared at the end of the street.

As the chariots get closer and closer to everyone, the huge body of the medium-sized tank, the black muzzle and barrel are increasingly clearly displayed in front of everyone. The small hidden positions, including the platoon leader, showed a look of surprise and panic on everyone's face.

Feeling the increasingly intense trembling of the ground, several soldiers with poor psychological quality were frightened because of fear and were so scared that their legs were weak. They sat on the ground. Those with better psychological quality seemed to be still lying on the ground. However, from their hands that kept shaking their rifles tightly and constantly trembling, they could directly infer the fear in their hearts.

"Platform leader, what kind of monster is this..." A soldier who had never seen a tank asked with fear on his face...

"Charge... I understand. This is the chariot we have mentioned... However, the chariot mentioned by the chariot of the chariot of the squad has no artillery. How could he have such a large caliber artillery... why was he still standing there? He fired immediately. He must block the enemy's chariot. Otherwise, once it rushed over, everyone would die and shoot..." The platoon leader, who was also afraid in his heart, roared and ordered.

"Fire the gun..." The three squad leaders endured the fear in their hearts and issued orders loudly to their subordinates. At the same time, they did not forget to use their slightly trembling hands to hold the rifle tightly, aim at the target, and pull the trigger.

A sparse gunfire broke the tranquility of the battlefield. More than 30 rifles and bullets fired by a light machine gun were mostly missed because of the panic in everyone's heart. However, when the blind cat hit the dead mouse, there were still more than a dozen bullets, accurately hitting the huge body of the tank.

A series of crisp metal collisions sounded on the battlefield, which shocked more than 30 Northwest Army officers and soldiers, and a picture appeared directly in front of everyone. More than a dozen bullets shot over, and except for a crisp collision sound that hit the tank protective steel plate, even a white spot could not be left behind.

"Platform leader, what should I do if the bullets cannot penetrate the armor of the chariot..." A squad leader who first reacted, looked at the tanks getting closer and closer to him and said anxiously.

"If the bullet doesn't work, just use grenades. I don't believe that grenades can't even be blown up in chariot armor... Brothers, throw grenades and use grenades to clean up the enemy's chariots..." The platoon leader who woke up ordered loudly.

Dozens of grenades drew a parabola in the air one after another, landing around the tank and exploded. Suddenly, a strong smoke of gunpowder enveloped the moving tanks.

There were more than 30 people in the ranks, staring at the chariots covered by gunpowder smoke, and waiting for the result. The deafening engine roar did not stop due to the explosion. More importantly, the huge body of the medium-sized tank quickly passed through the gunpowder smoke and appeared in front of everyone again.

"How could this happen? Even the grenades can't do anything to him... "The Northwest Army, which has not learned anti-tank tactics, has no idea what cluster grenades are. Facing the only grenade in its hand that can be called a heavy weapon, it can't do anything to its medium tank. More than 30 people directly showed helplessness.

However, even if they still have ideas, the marching tanks do not intend to give them another chance.

The two consecutive rounds of strikes have allowed the tank captain to determine his first attack target.

As soon as the smoke of gunpowder was rushed out, the black-hole tank gun barrel was aimed at the courtyard where the infantry platoon was hiding.

"Boom..." A ball of orange-red flame gushed out from the muzzle, and a high-explosive bomb quickly flew out of the cannon chamber and flew towards the place where everyone hid.

"Oh no, everyone should hide..." The sound of cannons sounded, and the platoon leader's scream followed in the yard. However, no matter how fast everyone's reaction was, it was not as fast as the flight speed of the shells.

A violent explosion sounded in the courtyard, and at least one squad of infantry were directly torn to pieces by a large number of fragments produced by the high-explosion bombs.

Of course, shell attack is just the first round of attacks of the tank. The shell explodes and the house collapses, and the remaining soldiers of an infantry platoon are immediately exposed to the muzzle of the tank's black hole.

The Gaoping dual-purpose large-caliber anti-aircraft machine gun with a long barrel followed by a roar after a machine gun sounded half of his body exposed from the turret.

A long tongue of flames gushed out from the muzzle, and more than a dozen Northwest soldiers who escaped from the explosion of the shell were lucky enough to escape from the sound of the shell explosion. Before they could react from their shock, they were shot and fell to the ground.
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