Chapter 204(1/2)
The successful experience is to promote it quickly. The rest of Man Ye's First Cavalry Division and Ao Ye's First Army of the Expeditionary Force ended immediately.
For a long time, the Ming army has used armored forces as an assault force.
Generally speaking, when the enemy forces are excessively concentrated.
Or when a hole is torn open in the opponent's battle line, armored troops will pour into the gap in the enemy's battle line like a tide.
The rampaging tanks will destroy all command posts, logistics supply centers and the like in sight.
The enemy's combat troops could not keep up with the Ming army's armored forces, and were divided piece by piece and cannibalized.
Those with strong defensive positions will be besieged until death. Those without strong defensive positions will simply not be able to withstand the impact of armored forces.
Anyway, they were all eaten up by the establishment in the end.
Especially when encountering extreme weather conditions, such as heavy snow in winter.
People can't walk more than a few kilometers a day in heavy snow.
Armored troops, on the other hand, can easily travel dozens or even hundreds of kilometers in heavy snow.
This is the huge gap between mechanical power and human power.
The Ming army undoubtedly holds this advantage!
However, as the coalition forces were eliminated, the coalition's countermeasures also changed significantly.
The most direct thing is to increase the depth of the troops. Even if the gap between the first-line troops is opened, there will be second, third or even fourth lines behind the first-line troops.
Even with the huge advantage of armored forces, the Ming army would not be able to penetrate such a dense defense line.
After the French army used this tactic to successfully repulse the attack of the 1st Cavalry Division, the Allied forces began to take advantage of their huge manpower advantage to build this large-depth defensive position.
Moreover, in terms of offense, we also used the method of gradually encroaching, and we attacked steadily to avoid underestimating the enemy's advance.
This is also the fundamental reason why the Ming army was passive on the battlefield during this period.
Well now, the commander has a new method.
The battle lines between the Ming Army and the Allied Forces were constantly changing like the tide.
Every morning, the Ming army's aircraft took the lead, and then the armored troops launched an assault.
The coalition forces in front of them were directly crushed into rubbish. The few coalition anti-tank troops and weapons were given special attention by Stuka.
This attack will last from morning to afternoon.
Starting at four o'clock every day, the Ming army infantry would retreat in large strides on tanks, armored vehicles and infantry fighting vehicles.
Retreat all the way to a place fifty kilometers away!
This distance is exactly the distance that the coalition forces attacked and advanced overnight.
If the coalition forces attack, then at dawn, they will face the next tide, which is the attack of the Ming Army's armored forces.
With the magnetic tactics of the Ming army, the casualties of the coalition forces reached an astonishing number.
Almost every high and low tide causes casualties calculated in tens of thousands of units.
At dawn, Zu Kuan led his armored division to prepare for the attack.
The area of attack today is different. After the Ming army retreated due to lack of strength in the previous period, the Hebrews built a very strong defensive position here.
There are various bunkers scattered all over the ground, both open and hidden.
They are all reinforced concrete buildings, and some of the underground fortifications are even as deep as five meters underground.
Even if a 120mm howitzer hits directly, it will be difficult to penetrate such a covered underground fortification.
When formulating the battle plan, Zu Kuan wanted to bypass this area.
But no matter how you look at it, there is no way around this place.
I have no choice but to bite the bullet and attack.
The tank engine began to heat up, and the roar of the engine could be heard clearly from several kilometers away.
Zu Kuan was sitting in the command vehicle. According to the plan, the air force needed to conduct an air strike first, and then their troops attacked.
For this critical battle, the infantry division of the Jiujiu Division was specially assigned to them.
The first batch of tanks to hit were the Type II tanks that were about to be phased out.
Zu Kuan never thought that the Hebrew position could be captured with one attack.
Compared to other coalition forces, the Hebrews are the toughest.
Usually when a position is conquered, only a few people are left intact.
Even Zu Kuan witnessed many times with his own eyes the scene of Hebrews rushing towards Ming tanks with explosive bags.
Tanks actually have very low response capabilities to such close range attacks.
This is mainly because the viewing angle inside the tank is very narrow, making it difficult to spot attackers ambushing in foxholes.
Therefore, to deal with this kind of position, tanks need to accompany the infantry.
The infantry is responsible for cleaning up these guys who suddenly emerge from the foxholes, while the tanks cover the infantry charge and withstand the bullets fired from the front.
Tank guns can also provide fire support to infantry.
Zu Kuan looked at his pocket watch, it was seven forty in the morning.
According to the plan, the air force will bomb at eight o'clock.
Twenty minutes left!
Looking back at the tank column under his command, groups of tanks were getting ready to go.
I hope these guys can all come back in one piece!
But this hope is probably just a luxury!
Because once the tank is hit, it will explode.
The people inside the tank will be burned to coke in an instant, with no chance of escape.
Some people say that tanks are actually steel coffins for tank crews.
Suddenly there was a buzzing sound in the sky. Zu Kuan looked up and saw a large aircraft that he had never seen before.
It was several times bigger than a Stuka, and had as many as four engines alone.
This big plane circled over the enemy's position but did not drop bombs.
This surprised Zu Kuan, who didn't understand what this was.
"This is the latest large aircraft transferred from China to correct the trajectory of the artillery.
Behind, there are big guys."
While Zu Kuan was stunned, a voice came from behind.
Zu Kuan looked back following the sound and saw Ao Ye getting off the jeep.
"Commander! What are you...!"
"I'm afraid you'll get a bloody head bump in front of this position, so I've specially called for fire support for you.
The big thing shipped from behind weighs three tons per shell." Mr. Ao blinked.
“Holy shit!
What is that?"
Zu Kuan was shocked. One cannonball weighed three tons.
If the tank is hit, it will directly turn into parts.
"I don't know. I got them from the rear. I heard there are only three doors in total. I'll get them all for you.
This thing is so heavy that a railway needs to be laid.
Last night, the railway was laid to ensure we can provide you with fire support."
Zu Kuan understood that Ao Ye was here to see the power of the new weapon.
Even Master Ao has probably never seen what a three-ton shell would look like when it explodes.
At exactly 7:50, the division's 155mm artillery group and the regiment's 120mm artillery group began firing.
It just started, just school artillery firing.
That is, a test firing of one or two cannons!
Soon, the big plane in the sky reported back the corrected landing point coordinates.
Zu Kuan's eyes widened when he saw the telegram handed over by the translator.
This transfer speed is much faster!
In the past, this required the Stuka to observe from the sky, then return to the ground and then call the artillery.
The delay would be too long!
To be continued...