Age of Conquest Reborn

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The Japanese attack was repelled again, receding like an ebbing tide, leaving corpses everywhere. Because the Japanese used fierce artillery fire, the surface blocking positions of the Niangziguan Guard Corps brigades were almost in ruins, but relying on

There were not many casualties in the bombholes, concealed areas and short tunnels, and there was a brief calm on the bloody and smoke-filled battlefield.

Feng Jiwu put down his telescope, looked at his watch, and said to Zhang Hansheng, chief of staff of the corps: "Hansheng, give the order, commanders of each brigade, seize the time to organize the troops, quickly transport the wounded to the rear, replenish ammunition immediately, and prepare for counterattack!"

The battlefield was calm for half an hour, and the Japanese army was preparing for the next attack. When the time reached four in the morning, Zhao Yuhe looked up at the division commander who was still meditating with his eyes closed, and said: "Commander, it's time!"

"Let's get started!" Tang Qiuli opened his eyes and said calmly, with excitement and coldness in his eyes. Then he stood up and walked out of the tent, looking to the north.

A counterattack that started during the Japanese attack officially started. The first one to take action was Zheng Yong's artillery. This guy simply made the artillery command artistic. All the large-caliber artillery of the two main field corps, added together,

It has surpassed the Japanese artillery on the opposite side.

With such strength, thousands of artillery pieces deployed in echelons fired volleys, shaking the ground in an instant. In the dim light before dawn, it was like a meteor shower flying from the sky. It lit up the vast sky, and suddenly fell on the Japanese infantry as they set off to attack.

On the ground and on the Japanese artillery position where shells had just been poured down.

In the northern part of the MacDonnell Mountains, the undulating hills, exposed sand, low bushes, and tracts of woods were instantly shrouded in smoke and flames. From Tang Qiuli's current position, countless

The explosion point formed by the explosion of the artillery shell is like a scene like underground magma erupting.

The Japanese soldiers who were preparing to attack again were stunned by the bombing. The Japanese artillery was stunned by the bombardment. The stormy shelling covered the area where the Japanese troops were located. From the front of the battlefield to a depth of tens of kilometers, it was Zheng Yong.

The shelling range of the artillery group, covered by artillery fire, this area is destined to become a hell on earth.

The offensive troops and artillery units were attacked by unprecedentedly powerful artillery fire from the independent division's artillery. The news was quickly reported to Ito Yanzaburo's headquarters. The first person to answer the phone was Major General Akutagawa, Chief of Staff of the Japanese Australian Front Command. He had just heard that

After a few words, his face turned pale, as ugly as death.

"Commander-in-Chief, I'm reporting a very bad situation to you!" Chief of Staff Akutagawa said with difficulty, his throat dry.

In fact, when the artillery group of the Independent Division started bombarding, General Ito was alerted, and he was also full of doubts. Why did there suddenly appear such fierce artillery fire? If it was his own artillery, it was obviously impossible. How much money did the artillerymen of the Australian Front have?

?

Hearing Chief of Staff Akutagawa say this, General Ito immediately felt an ominous feeling, and asked hurriedly: "Akutagawa-kun, what's going on?"

"Commander-in-Chief, the troops and artillery positions that were preparing for the attack were all heavily bombarded by the artillery of the China Independent Division. According to reports from the commander of the offensive force and the commander of the artillery, the firepower of the China artillery was unprecedentedly fierce and powerful, exceeding

It's several times more than yesterday's shelling!" Chief of Staff Akutagawa said trying to calm himself.

"What?" General Ito exclaimed. He immediately realized a possibility. In the hinterland of the MacDonnell Mountains, the independent divisions of the Sixth Army and Seventh Army had been killed and had arrived at the northern battlefield.

"Akutagawa-kun, the Chinese reinforcements are coming!" General Ito said through gritted teeth with bloodshot eyes. He didn't understand why the enemy's reinforcements came so quickly.

"Commander-in-chief, this is the only possibility!" Chief of Staff Akutagawa also agreed with General Ito's judgment, "What should we do now? Should we stop the attack immediately and change our deployment?" The China Independent Division troops that blocked the imperial army for several days and nights came to

Without reinforcements, the battle cannot be fought in the current way!

General Ito hesitated. He devoted hundreds of thousands of troops of the Central Army to the attack. He fought from yesterday afternoon to early this morning. He even went against the norm and did not stop the attack at night, in order to break through the independent division in one go.

The troops blocked and then surrounded and eliminated this part of the independent division. The soldiers who fought fiercely for half a day and a whole night, their energy and physical strength have reached the critical point, and now they are maintaining the attack completely with one breath!

If the troops are ordered to stop the attack at this time, it will not only discourage the attacking imperial soldiers, but also affect the subsequent battle. If the China Independent Division troops take advantage of the situation to cover up the attack, the situation will be even worse!

"No! The attack cannot be stopped!" General Ito said decisively: "Order the frontline troops to wait for the Chinese artillery bombardment to stop, and then continue the attack. Order the second-line troops to move forward quickly. Akutagawa-kun, you can be angry but not vented!"

There was a light like a gambler's in his eyes.

Chief of Staff Akutagawa was speechless. He did not agree with the commander-in-chief's approach. It was obvious that when there were no reinforcements, hundreds of thousands of imperial soldiers attacked day and night without making any progress. Now that the enemy's reinforcements have arrived, they will continue to attack like this.

If you go on, there will be no gains, but it will make the soldiers more tired. In this case, it is better to switch to defense on the spot and observe the situation on the battlefield before making a decision.

However, after Major General Akutagawa saw the light in General Ito's eyes, he swallowed back all his words. He understood that Commander-in-Chief Ito in this situation would not accept any objections, even if they were raised by himself.

, the same is true!

Battle leaned out most of his body from the tank and stared at the firelight and gunpowder smoke rising from the north. With a smile on his face, he marveled at the power of Zheng Yong's artillery group. Under such a large-scale bombardment, it was said that it was the Japanese army.

Even your own armored clusters will be drowned in artillery fire.

Zheng Yong's artillery group was the first round of counterattack firepower, and his own armored troops were the second and most critical counterattack force. To this end, Battelle sent his six tank brigades and twelve associated self-propelled artillery regiments to

It is divided into three assault groups, each with two tank brigades and more than 600 heavy tanks, two self-propelled artillery regiments equipped with 155mm howitzers, and 108 large-caliber howitzers.

Self-propelled artillery accompanies armored swarm assaults to eliminate the enemy's infantry defensive firepower on the battlefield. Tank swarms break through enemy positions and are hit by a burst of large-caliber artillery shells. All infantry anti-tank weapons and equipment are turned into scrap metal in an instant.

All that's left is for the tanks to make a deep assault, cut through the enemy's defense system, and open an attack channel for the infantry that follows.

This was the standard equipment of the German armored group assault troops on the European battlefield of World War II. Battelle, who had commanded the German "Lightning" armored assault division and traveled across the European battlefield, was familiar with it. The only regret was that the armored personnel carrier of the independent division infantry unit was not available.

To form a large scale, it cannot be accompanied by a compact attack. Otherwise, it will be the most complete armored group assault method.

However, in the face of the Japanese army, Battelle was not worried about the lack of infantry accompanying the attack. The Japanese army's anti-tank equipment was almost zero. As long as the Japanese artillery fire was suppressed, there was no threat to his tank group. Obviously, Zheng Yong did it.

In this regard, as for the bushido spirit and suicide attacks of the Japanese soldiers, it was left to the self-propelled artillery that accompanied the attack.

Battelle had no experience in fighting a battle without infantry accompanying the attack. On the European battlefield, he once commanded an armored division to attack the infantry of the British and French coalition forces, like a tiger in a pack of wolves, beating tens of thousands of British and French coalition troops to a pulp.

What makes Battelle even more confident is that the tank unit of the Independent Division Armored Corps has communication equipment equipped on bicycles. He can specifically command each tank through the vehicle-mounted radio system and grasp the offensive rhythm and battlefield conditions at any time. Moreover, at the most basic level,

The combat unit tank company, each tank can also cover and cooperate with each other.

For this, Battelle is very grateful to his brother. From the day he established the armored force, he made communication between bicycles a top priority and ordered the Dingbian Military Industry Bureau to prioritize the development of equipment and then equip the troops universally.

For six brigades and more than a thousand tanks, I can know it like the palm of my hand, direct it like an arm, and command it with ease!

Zheng Yong's artillery group, with thousands of large-caliber artillery pieces, roared for an entire hour. The dense artillery shells almost turned the Japanese position upside down. The artillery fire suddenly stopped, like a sudden storm, and there was a short-term turmoil on the battlefield.

peaceful.

Battle looked at his watch, retracted his body, picked up the microphone, and said, "Order, all assault groups to start attacking according to the predetermined plan!" Then, his tank engine roared violently, scurrying like a tiger down the mountain.

They walked out, and behind them, there was an armored torrent consisting of more than 600 heavy tanks and more than 100 self-propelled artillery, rolling towards the Japanese army.

The armored clusters of the three fierce assaults, like three sharp knives, instantly cut through the Japanese position that was blown to pieces by Zheng Yong's artillery. The Japanese soldiers who had not yet adapted from the brief calm of the battlefield were instantly shocked.

It was filled with the low roar of the tank engine and the "crunching" sound of the tracks crushing the soil. What I saw in my eyes was the huge figures of tanks speeding towards me on the horizon before dawn, and the black holes.

muzzle.

After being subjected to intensive shelling, the Japanese attacking troops, which suffered heavy casualties, did not even have time to organize and gather their troops. They were crushed by the torrent of Battelle's armored clusters. In the direction of the Japanese attack, three wide tanks were opened in an instant.

A gaping hole of nearly fifteen kilometers.

Through the lookout hole, Battle saw the Japanese soldiers who fell under the bullets of the tank's parallel machine gun, and the Japanese positions that were left behind and were full of craters. He smiled slightly. He knew that the assault was successful. He picked up the intercom and said: "Report

Division Commander, the three-way assault group of armored troops has broken through the Japanese positions in the direction of attack!"

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