novelden Chapter 118
Chapter 118
When Guderian and Rommel arrived at the base of the regiment's heavy fire support units.
Then they saw a scene engraved in their lives.
Even if I look back many years later, I can still feel the shock at that time.
The officer, driving the jeep, stopped directly at the station of the medium tank company.
T-34/85 medium tanks are neatly placed on the ground.
Huge size, heavy armor, wide tracks, and high muzzles.
All show the majesty of the king of land battles.
Tanks are such a thing, both for Guderian and for Rommel.
It's not that they've never seen it.
After all, tanks have been used in large numbers since World War I.
However, the performance of tanks at that time was weak.
Completely unable to bear the title of King of Land Wars.
However, the advent of tanks also brought some changes to land warfare.
Some people have seen the application of the new weapon of the tank in future warfare.
Guderian was one of them.
He had fantasized countless times about what the tank of the future should look like.
How should you become the protagonist of the future land battlefield.
And today, after coming here.
He already had the standard answer in his mind.
The tanks in front of him were the tanks he imagined.
So at this moment, the shock brought to him by this scene in front of him is very great.
"This.... Is this your tank? "
Rommel was no better either.
After coming back to his senses, he asked a little stunned.
The shock on his face remained undiminished.
The officer looked at them suspiciously. 29 is not our tank, is it yours?
However, he still said calmly: "Yes, this is our most advanced tank, take you to see it." "
Under the tug of Rommel, the three came to a T-34/85 medium tank.
Guderian's eyes at the moment were like a camera.
Scanning every part of the tank frantically.
It's like a curious baby.
See them like they haven't seen the world.
The officer's heart felt funny and proud.
This is their tank.
After circling the tank, Guderian looked up at the huge muzzle of the tank gun above his head.
"It should have a caliber of more than 80 mm and a diameter of at least 50 or more."
"Yo, it seems that he is still an expert."
At this time, an officer wearing a second lieutenant's combat uniform appeared behind them.
His sudden appearance suddenly startled them.
The ensign ignored them and said to himself: "It has a total combat weight of thirty-two tons, a maximum speed of 55 yards per hour, and a range of 400 kilometers.
Armament is an 85 mm tank gun with a diameter of 55.
The thickest part of the body is 90 mm thick, and the thinnest point is 22 mm. "
The officer accompanying them was stunned, and then translated his words to the two in their original form.
After hearing this data, the two were shocked.
With such a heavy tonnage, such thick armor, and carrying an artillery gun of such a large caliber, it can actually have such high mobility.
This is simply a flawless tank.
For Guderian, it was even more a dream.
The ensign looked at the shocked expressions of the two German officers.
He said very smugly: "I am the platoon commander of this tank platoon, and I am also the commander of this car."
How about I go around with you guys? "
After hearing the translator's words, the two nodded in agreement.
On the Manchurian front, the shelling continued until about 4 p.m. and then stopped.
Only sporadic shells are still falling.
Every now and then, new sounds are added to the world.
The 14th Infantry Division had more than two hundred men running out of the battlefield.
The rest basically died in the shelling.
It can almost be described as total annihilation.
Because the soldiers who ran back were basically scared.
Severe trauma in the heart.
There is simply no way to return to the battlefield.
On the first day, the Northeast Border Guards gave Mao Zi a dismount.
Using artillery and bombing, they almost completely annihilated one of their full infantry divisions and tank brigades.
In addition, their airfields, barracks, etc. were also heavily bombed, and the losses were not small.
The total number of casualties was around 15,000.
Facing the side of the Northeast Border Guards, knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger and dismounting Mawei.
There was no movement on Maozi's side.
No counterattack was launched, and no large-scale ground offensive forces were sent.
According to intelligence detected by reconnaissance aircraft.
The Maozi troops in the post-Berga region were disguised and hidden.
The troops who could not hide dug up their positions to avoid the bombardment.
This scene seems very strange.
Xue Boling looked at the situation map of the two sides on the sand table, and said with a smile: "It seems that this Blyuchel is still very calm." "
Huang Baitao sneered: "He has to calm down, we hold absolute air supremacy."
Whoever shows their heads will bomb whom, they simply have nothing to do.
Believe it or not, it will definitely be very lively. "
Xue Boling nodded and said, "Our plane can't take off at night, so it's their best cover."
At that time, they will definitely launch an extremely fierce offensive.
And now their mechanized unit has not moved? "
Both were waiting for the arrival of this armored force.
Otherwise, they would have let the tank armored army commander drive straight in. (Read violent novels, just go to Feilu Fiction Network!) ）
The life that vows to beat Maozi in the Far East cannot take care of itself.
"I have already sent reconnaissance planes to conduct in-depth reconnaissance along various traffic arteries.
If there is no news yet, then they are hiding.
Waiting to give us the fatal blow. "
Although Maozi's tanks lagged behind, they could not withstand their large scale.
Once they attack, kill at the crucial moment.
It can still pose a great threat to them.
So it is necessary to find out this mechanized army hidden in the shadows.
Only then can they attack with peace of mind.
Half an hour later, they received the latest information from the intelligence processing center.
"The reconnaissance group found traces of a massive tank march on the plain of the Borzins-region in the rear of Zabaikal."
Along with the intelligence came a large number of photographs.
Above the plain photographed by aerial photography, a large number of tanks and cars galloped.
Raised smoke and dust in the sky.
And these photos also clearly capture Maozi's different models of tanks.
Among them were the MS1 escort tank, the BT-2 fast tank, and a small number of T-26 light tanks.
It is capable of equipping the T26 tank, which was only mass-produced at the beginning of this year.
It is also enough to know how much Maozi's high-level attaches importance to this mechanized force.
When he saw these photos, Huang Baitao said with a smile: "It's quite imposing." "
Xue Boling also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
"Now that they've appeared, there's nothing to be afraid of.
But I think it's better to wait for tomorrow to launch a counterattack.
According to their current journey, it is estimated that they will not be able to reach Zabaikal until ten o'clock. "
In this regard, Huang Baitao has nothing to do.
So in the period before nightfall.
Both sides fell into an eerie calm.
But after the night came.
Mao Zi's troops came out of all directions like rats coming out of a hole.
This includes their artillery.
At the same time, their front-line reconnaissance units also quickly approached the border area.
I want to find loopholes in the defense line and go deep into the Manchurian area to find fighters.
The same is true of the Northeast Frontier Army.
In addition to sending reconnaissance troops to sneak into Maozi's territory at night.
All units on the Manchurian line were ready for battle.
Taking advantage of the daylight, they repaired their positions.
With the assistance of the engineering troops, a large number of anti-artillery fortifications were excavated using engineering machinery.
In addition to the anti-gun hole, there are also many small anti-gun holes, which are actually the famous cat's ear holes.
In the face of tanks, artillery and bombing. 620
Cat's ear piercings provide a very good defense.
This has been proven in many wars that have broken out in later generations.
After all, not everyone is on the side of the Northeast Border Guards.
Artillery units of a division were equipped with self-propelled howitzers of 240 mm caliber.
The price of this stuff is very expensive.
Even the number of Eagle sauce equipment during World War II is not much.
It is generally in service with the strategic forces of the campaign.
Of course, this is mainly due to the system's check-in rewards.
Otherwise, Zhang Xueming would not be able to produce this thing.
Therefore, in the face of Maozi's artillery fire, these cat ear hole defense capabilities are still considerable.
When the time came around 11 o'clock.
Mao Zi, who was ready to attack, really attacked.
As signal flares rise in the air.
Dense shells smashed towards the positions of the Manchurian defense line like a tsunami.
In an instant, a dense explosion sounded on the position.
Despite daytime air strikes, their artillery units were badly damaged.
But they still have a not weak artillery force.
This time they even used mortars to increase the firepower of night attacks.
In less than ten minutes, the artillery on the side of the Northeast Frontier Army also launched a fierce counterattack.
In this counterattack, the Northeast Frontier Army invested more than 20 artillery battalions, with more than 1,000 guns of caliber or more than 105 mm.
At this time, Mao Zi felt what is called real artillery doctrine.
The two sides began a back-and-forth artillery battle.
However, they are at a disadvantage in terms of power, number, performance and range.
Artillery cannot play to its superiority.
Maozi then began a ground offensive.
On this defensive line that is almost 20 kilometers long.
Maozi committed offensive forces from 5 infantry regiments.
A fierce night battle began.
This was also the first contact between the ground forces of both sides.