Ding Zhennan only received the news in the early morning of the 29th, almost dawn, and at this time, the battle on the front line had entered a white-hot stage.

The battle started late at night on the 28th. The first thing I encountered with the vanguard of the 17th Armored Division was a reconnaissance team, with at most one company of troops. Because it was late at night and suddenly encountered, after the fire exchange, the Fan army's reconnaissance company immediately retreated eastward.

For the front-line commander who had been full of anger, he would obviously not let go of the military achievements sent to him.

However, before ordering the pursuit, the frontline commanders ignored a very critical issue.

About 15 minutes before encountering the Fan army's reconnaissance forces, the joint command aircraft that had been hovering over Jaisalmel had not been able to meet with the tanker as planned. To be precise, it was the tanker that was originally sent to perform other tasks, so it had to return early. The replaced joint command aircraft set off from the air base in Guarou and it would take as soon as one hour to arrive.

If you want to say it, it was the joint command plane that evacuated early that the vanguard did not detect the approaching enemy in time.

If the tanker arrives as planned, the vanguard will definitely receive the news, and at least a few minutes in advance there is a Fantasy reconnaissance force ahead of him.

Never underestimate these few minutes.

Assault troops in combat can change from marching state to assault state in a maximum of 3 minutes, and the combat commands can be given to each tank crew.

The reason why the tanker failed to come on time was that the air-control fighter plane responsible for cover needed fuel.

Simply put, about half an hour ago, a group of Vanluo fighters came from Jaipur, and all nearby air-controlling fighters were summoned to intercept. After more than ten minutes of tossing, those Vanluo fighters accelerated to get rid of the air-controlling fighters. Because they were intercepting at full speed and did not exchange fire with Vanluo fighters, most of the air-controlling fighters had little fuel left. In order to retain the minimum accusation force, they could only temporarily arrange for the refueling of the four "War-11" nearby to refuel the air-controlling fighters.

That's why we can't refuel the joint command aircraft.

The assault launched by the Fanluo fighter did not have any other effect except for consuming the fuel of the air-control fighter.

However, this cannot be blamed for the frontline commander.

After encountering the Vanluo reconnaissance force, the front line commander asked the rear, and the coordination liaison officer clearly informed that the joint command aircraft did not find any threat before turning back, that is, there was no main force of the Fan army to the east of the vanguard, and the replaced joint command aircraft was about to arrive.

As for the reasons for the early evacuation of the joint command plane, the coordination liaison officer did not tell the front line commander.

Given the situation at that time, the coordination liaison officer may not be aware of it.

It can be seen that the frontline commander had enough reason to believe that this was just a coincidence.

It is precisely because the vanguard troops chased the Fan army's reconnaissance troops fleeing east at full speed without fully understanding the situation on the battlefield.

Until he broke into the ambush circle of the Fan army.

The battle started around 0:20 am on the 29th, and the vanguard troops chased after less than half an hour.

It must be said that after experiencing the test of the Posawan War, the officers and soldiers of the 17th Armored Division, especially the officers and soldiers of several combat brigades, were very strong in their personal qualities.

Although he was attacked suddenly, the vanguard was not defeated.

The 17103rd Armored Battalion, which was at the forefront, was the first to be hit. In just a few minutes, the third company that suddenly suffered a catastrophe. 11 of the 13 ZT-99Bs were destroyed, and the other two were blocked in the middle of the road and could not move. Dozens of officers and soldiers, including the company commander and three platoon leaders, were killed on the spot. However, the officers and soldiers of the third company did not lose their positions because of ambush. Even in extreme unfavorable circumstances, they did not disintegrate. Instead, they fought tenaciously to gain a few minutes of precious time for the troops following behind.

When the Third Company fought to the death in front, the fifth Company, which followed closely behind, quickly entered the combat state and expanded the front width of the defense line through counterattack.

The key is that the Fifth Company is the only mechanized infantry company of the 17103rd Armored Battalion. It has only one tank platoon, and the other 4 are all infantry platoons. Each platoon has 4 infantry fighting vehicles. Including the two in the company, a total of 18 are 1, and the close-range firepower is very fierce.

In these few minutes, the fifth company gained a firm foothold, mainly by allowing the infantry to build defense lines on the spot.

At the same time, the 17304th Mechanical Camp, located behind the team, was also attacked.

Fortunately, behind the 17304th Mechanical Camp, there was a combat battalion, which had previously opened the road in front, because several tanks had broken the tracks, leaving behind the 17102nd Armored Battalion behind the temple. The key is that the battalion was about 5 kilometers behind and did not enter the ambush circle.

The key is that the Fan army could not wait until the 17103rd Armored Battalion rushed out before closing the encirclement.

It can be seen that this is a very typical "dead-head-cut" ambush tactic. As long as there are enough troops invested, the enemies entering the ambush circle will basically be destroyed.

As for the troops, there is obviously nothing to worry about.

According to the battle report released by the Fan Army, an armored division and a mechanized infantry division were invested in this battle, and a brigade was also drawn from the other three infantry divisions. The number of officers and soldiers participating in the battle reached 32,000, 600 main battle tanks, 480 infantry fighting vehicles, and thousands of other vehicles were dispatched.

The key point is that the person who planned and directed the ambush was Newland's consultant.

If you want to say it, this is also the key to the ambush battle.

Regarding some insider information disclosed later, during the planning stage, the senior generals of the Fan army insisted that to use so many main forces, at least they had to include all the Eastern coalition forces in front of the sudden, namely the 171st Armored Brigade and the 174th Aircraft Infantry Brigade, and strive to eliminate these two brigades in one fell swoop.

Just look at the strength of the troops, the requirements of the Fan army generals are not excessive.

The total strength of the 171st Armored Brigade and the 174th Aircraft Infantry Brigade was above 12,000, and the Fan army invested more than 32,000 troops, which is almost three times that of them.

If we count the advantages of ambush, the advantages of the Fan army are indeed very obvious.

But the question is, how much time will it take to annihilate the two combat brigades?

After the first round of battle, the Fan army lost its advantage in raids and had to face the powerful Liang Xia Air Force. Why should we encircle and annihilate two combat brigades?

When Liang Xia’s Air Force set out with all its might, the Fan army would probably be eliminated.

Not to mention the Fanluo army, even the Western Legion dared not speak out that the two combat brigades of the main armored troops of Liang Xia's army were eliminated in a battle.

The key is that in terms of main combat equipment, the Fan army has no advantage.

The 171st Armored Brigade and the 174th Aircraft Infantry Brigade are both veritable main forces. The former has 236 ZT-99Bs, and the latter has 168, with a total of more than 400 vehicles. Considering that the ZT-99B has stronger combat power, it can completely make up for the gap of 200 vehicles.

The other main combat equipment is similar.

As for the gap in the number of officers and soldiers, the impact on combat effectiveness is obviously not as huge as the numbers show.

Not to mention anything else, there are no non-combatants in the 171st Brigade and the 174th Brigade. In the Fan army, even the main armored troops of the Central Army have many non-combatants, and they are mainly entourages hired by senior officers, and they are not soldiers at all.

These private entourages occupy military quotas and only use taxpayers' money to pay commissions.

As for whether they can fight, those officers with a complete set of officers obviously would not think too much about it. After all, the combat effectiveness of grassroots soldiers is very poor. At the top of the Fan army, no one expects to rely on grassroots officers and soldiers to defeat the enemy. It seems that as long as there are excellent officers, they can lead the troops to win battles.

If you consider the quality of officers and soldiers, let alone two divisions, even if you add the strength of two divisions, you may not be able to swallow up two combat brigades of Liang Xia’s army in one breath.

On the mainland battlefield, the best result achieved by the Western Army was only to defeat an armored brigade of Liang Xia's army. To be precise, the brigade did not take away the military flag placed in the brigade headquarters when it retreated, but ended up falling into the hands of the Western Army Corps, giving the Western Army Group a statement.

In actual combat, it is very difficult to annihilate a battalion in an integral manner.

In frontal battle, the two combat brigades of Liang Xia's army were able to easily defeat one of the group armies of the Fan army!

It was the Newland advisor who insisted that he locked the ambush target as the vanguard.

Facts have proved that even if the five battalions were dealt with, the forces invested by the Fan army were obviously short of limits.

The reason is also very simple. The vanguard troops march on the road and were reconnaissance troops they encountered before pursuing them. They inevitably had to lengthen the team. With the unchanged force of the participating troops, the Fan army could not expand the range of the ambush circle, so it was difficult to swallow the vanguard troops in one bite.

If you want to say something, in the first few minutes, the Fan army fought very easily.

However, it only lasted for a few minutes.

To a large extent, this also proves a point of view that the Fan army is more suitable for fighting along the way. After encountering accidents, especially after setbacks, the battlefield performance of the Fan army officers and soldiers will take a sharp turn. Fundamentally speaking, this is also a problem of the poor quality of the Fan army officers and soldiers.

About 5 minutes after the battle began, the situation reversed on the east side of the battlefield, on the 17103rd Battalion.

The key is the two undestroyed ZT-99B main battle tanks in the third company!

When the armored troops of the Fan army launched an assault and to be precise, they rushed over from both sides of the highway, these two main battle tanks immediately became the nightmare of the Fan army tanks.

In just a few minutes, the two ZT-99Bs used extremely accurate artillery fire to destroy 7 Fantasy tanks, and all of them were the latest M1A1.

In just a few minutes, the Fan army was stunned.

When the attack stopped, the Fan army did not even find the two ZT-99Bs, and only roughly judged on the highway, and did not know their specific location.

However, this is nothing strange.

There are more than a dozen ZT-99B wreckages on the highway, and most of them are burning wildly. The thick smoke generated must have interfered with the infrared night vision device.

In addition, the Fan army was focused on the fifth company and did not pay attention to the defeated third company.

The main problem is to stop attacking after being counterattacked, rather than immediately adjusting the offensive tactics to eliminate the counterattack enemies.

As a result, when the Fan army stopped and redeployed the attack, five more M1A1s were scrapped.

Before the attack started, a company of tanks was lost!

The key is that because the attack has not been launched for a long time, the Fan army is losing the initiative on the battlefield, and at least the fifth company behind has more time to adjust its defense deployment.

By the time the Fan army reorganized the attack at around 0:40, the five-year infantry fighting vehicles had dispersed, and the infantry that got off the car to fight had already occupied a favorable position. It was also true that the Fan army faced 18 heavy anti-tank missiles and 30mm machine guns on the BZ-98.

Of course, there are more than 100 infantry soldiers eager to revenge.

Not to mention that the morale of the Fan army has been shaken by the setback of the attack, even if it is full of momentum, it may not be able to break through the defense line guarded by a complete mechanic company in one fell swoop. What's more, the width of this defense line is only a few hundred meters, and there is no problem of insufficient military density.

That's why the raid on the east side of the battlefield quickly evolved into a strong attack.

In fact, on the west side of the battlefield, the situation faced by the Fan army was also very bad.

The key is that the 17102nd Armored Battalion was not surrounded.

Although the 17304th Mechanical and Infantry Battalion was defeated by a sudden attack, the battalion's reduction rate exceeded 70%, and basically lost its combat capability, but under the threat of the 17102nd Armored Battalion, the main force of the Fan army did not launch an assault as soon as possible, so it was unable to close the encirclement.

It was undoubtedly a fatal mistake.

After the battle started, the 17102nd Armored Battalion dropped the tanks with damaged tracks, and the battalion commander personally led another 32 ZT-99Bs to launch an assault.

It was not a joke to let 32 ​​ZT-99Bs set up in the formation, but it was still at night.

The Posa Bay War has proved that the ZT-99B's night battle ability is the strongest today.

The key is that the Imperial Army corrected the problems exposed in the Posa Bay War and improved the ZT-99B of the main force.

The main improvement projects include changing into the infrared night vision device on the BZ-98 infantry fighting vehicle.

Because the heavy anti-tank missiles equipped with a range of 6 kilometers, and in assault operations, infantry fighting vehicles must be behind the main battle tank and have a longer distance from the enemy, the Imperial Army equipped the BZ-98 with the best performance and more expensive infrared night vision instrument.

That's why in the Posa Bay War, ZT-99B even needed to guide the target by BZ-98.
To be continued...