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There were rows of soldiers waiting for the young commander. Behind them were cars, tanks, and cannons with their muzzles pointed at the sky. The scale was huge, but it was quiet and solemn.
Nie Wenzhou brought a guard regiment from Xi'an to meet with the main force of the Imperial Guards. Today, they would set off from here to defeat the enemies on the front line.
It was only over 100 kilometers from here to Jining. For the imperial guards who had completed the preliminary mechanized process, it was only a two-hour journey.
At noon, Jining Headquarters
"Hello, Young Marshal!"
"Hello, everyone. Sit down. Let's start the meeting. Old Guan, tell me about the current situation!”
Guan Donglai's expression was a little bad. He was tired from the offensive and defensive battles of the past few days, but also because his defenses had been broken through several times by the other party, and the front line had moved back a little. He was the only one in the five armies who had been beaten up like this. He felt that he had no place to put his face.
"Yes, Major. The 2nd Army, together with the 10,000 local garrison troops, has a total of 100,000 people. Right now, more than a third of them have retreated to the 2nd defense line. Currently, 3,861 people had died, 8,200 were injured, and 80,000 could fight. It was estimated that the enemy had lost more than 20,000 people and suffered more than 20,000 injuries. Now, the enemy had stopped attacking and was resting.”
Nie Wenzhou saw that his voice was a little low and his expression was tired. He knew that he must have felt sorry for the dead soldiers because he didn't fight well. Then, he stood up and patted him on the shoulder."Alright, Old Guan, this isn't your first day on the battlefield. Don't be sad. It was also because I wanted to suppress your firepower and not be able to fully unleash it that this situation was created. I am also responsible.”
Guan Donglai wouldn't let Nie Wenzhou take the blame.""Young Marshal, don't say that. After this battle, I finally understood why the commander wanted us to use as few large-scale cannons as possible. This time, the enemy didn't have as many cannons as us, nor as many elite soldiers as us, but they used all sorts of tactics and schemes to break through our defenses.
"I, Guan Donglai, am a well-known man. This time, my command was inferior to the other party's. I wasn't feeling dispirited and inferior. I was feeling guilty for the soldiers who had died. But then again, although the price is a little heavy, I still have to say that it's worth it!”
Nie Wenzhou was already smiling as he watched this general, who was not much older than him, begin to grow. In the past, they were at most like arrogant rich second-generation heirs who used Nie Wenzhou to give them guns and guns to bully the children of ordinary people. Now that he had the quality and ability of a battle general, this was a good start!
"Very good. I'm very happy that you have such an understanding. Alright, let's not talk about this for now. We'll talk about it after the battle! Now, they began to discuss the counterattack.”
two O 'clock in the afternoon
At this time, the two armies were in a state of confrontation. Therefore, other than a small number of security troops, most of the Northern Army was resting.
"Wuwuwu"
Suddenly, there was a whimper. Many people saw countless artillery shells flying from the direction of the People's Army.
"Artillery, enemy artillery, hide, hide!”
The experienced officers all shouted for cover, but this wasn't a battleship cannon firing from dozens of kilometers away. It was only five or six kilometers away, so the speed of the shells was still very fast.
The shells quickly landed on the Beiyang camp. The soldiers who were still defending the camp were either killed or covered in smoke and dust. The artillery shells continued to roar. After nearly ten minutes of large-scale bombardment, the Northern Army, who had never dealt with the People's Army before, immediately knew that things were not good.
When Xu Shuzheng heard the sound of artillery in the command post, he immediately asked what had happened. When he came out, he saw that the front line had been flooded by artillery shells. He was very shocked. He had long heard that the People's Army had many cannons and that they were powerful. However, he had never seen them before except for the cannons that suppressed them. Now, he regretted seeing them.
"Quick, gather all the troops and prepare to deal with the enemy's attack!”He knew that this was the prelude to the People's Army's attack.
"Ah, but marshal, they only have about seventy thousand men. Do they still dare to attack the defense line of our hundred and fifty thousand men?”
Xu Shuzheng suddenly became angry and shouted,"Are you really stupid or are you just pretending? Did they only have 70,000 people? Could it be that there were no reinforcements? If reinforcements came, they would have sufficient troops and equipment. Would they still wait for us to fight?”
"Yes, yes, yes, General. I'll go gather the troops now.”At this time, even the dumbest person would know that the people's army definitely had reinforcements. Coupled with the large-scale group bombardment that had never been used before, they definitely had a big goal.
fifteen minutes later
Nie Wenzhou looked at his watch and saw that the time was up. He immediately gave the order to fire.
"Order, the Guards will lead with the tanks, followed by the infantry.”
The tank, which had been heated up long ago, suddenly let out a rumbling sound. Amidst the smoke, it slowly charged out.
The rumbling of cannons still rang in their ears, but the shells had already reached the rear. Many Beiyang soldiers began to slowly crawl out of their hiding places. Looking at the messy formation in front of them, some soldiers walked out scattered. At this time, because it was not wartime, there were not many soldiers on the battlefield. However, they still could not see many people.
Just as they calmed down, before they could react, another explosion sounded, and they subconsciously lay down. Weird, there were no cannonballs? Looking in the direction of the people's army, they were so shocked that they could not close their mouths. The steel boxes were moving at a speed of 25 kilometers per hour, followed by a large number of infantry.
"Boom!"
This time, there was the sound of cannons and artillery shells, but they did not hit them. Dust was kicked up nearby, and their bodies were also splashed with dust. However, they did not dodge. They looked on with their mouths wide open as if they had lost their souls. Then, they could only watch helplessly as these steel monsters arrived in front of them.
A cover opened on the tank turret and a head popped out.
"Hey, are you all stupid? Why didn't you dodge? You could have raised your hands and surrendered. What's wrong with you guys?”
These Northern soldiers began to come back to their senses. They subconsciously wanted to run, but they didn't. Then, they raised their hands and surrendered.
The first tank battle in China began, but the ending was very funny.
Soon after, the tanks of the two regiments passed through all the defensive lines of Beiyang and brought the infantry to the army's encampment. As the cannons were the first to fire, when they reached the encampment, most of the people had already left the temporary camp that had been bombed. They followed behind the commander in search of a new position.
Before they could find their position, the armored regiment and infantry of the People's Army had already arrived in front of them. It paused for a moment before firing an angry cannonball. " Boom, boom, boom." After a burst of gunfire, the tank accelerated and charged forward. The machine gun began to roar.
The soldiers immediately started firing. Pa, pa, pa, the bullets hit the tank, creating countless sparks. Unfortunately, it was useless. The opponent threw the old weapons and fired cannons and gunshots.
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