Nine B-17G Bombers dropped more than 50 tons of bombs on the position, cutting off several layers of soil near the position. The original position had completely changed, and smoke filled the entire sky.
After the bomber left wagging its tail, Third Regiment Commander Bi Song picked up the phone and said,""Order the 1st and 2nd battalions to attack immediately, and the artillery battalion to fire at the position!”
"Yes, sir!"
About two to three kilometers away from the foot of the mountain, the 3rd Artillery Support Battalion's 18 75mm field artillery began to bombard the position. Although the 75mm field artillery was not very powerful, it was not a problem for the infantry to attack.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The artillery shells exploded in the flattened positions. At the foot of the mountain, the 3rd Regiment and 1st Battalion formed a small infantry combat team and launched an attack on the position halfway up the mountain.
The 1st Division of the Red Alert didn't have too many problems in general, but in this battle, many problems were exposed. Therefore, after this battle, there would definitely be some adjustments to the establishment.
As the soldiers charged forward, small black dots appeared in the clouds. They were the Stuka dive bomber fleet and fighter jet fleet. However, after the bombardment of the B-17s, there were not many targets worth bombing.
It could only be said that Chu Zian and the Air Force had underestimated the destructive power of the B-17 heavy bomber and overestimated the tolerance of the domestic warlords to carpet bombing.
"Bai Qi, Battalion Commander, they seem to be surrendering!”When the soldiers rushed to the foot of the mountain, they still did not hear any gunshots. However, white flags were raised in many parts of the camp. It was obvious that they had lost their temper and surrendered.
Surrender was actually a common occurrence for these warlord soldiers. As long as they could eat and drink to their heart's content, they could do it with anyone. There were not many cases of prisoners being killed during the warlord wars in the country. Usually, they would be incorporated into their own soldiers and then turn their guns to attack the people they had originally pledged allegiance to.
Chu Zian also attached great importance to the mental construction of the army. He did not want the army he had painstakingly trained to be like this, so it was very important to brainwash the army. It had to be said that a certain party in the future had done a very good job in this aspect.
It was a pity that the Red Alert base did not have a mind amplifier or something like that. Otherwise, it would be too convenient. However, Chu Zian had also set up instructors in the army. They were responsible for this, but Chu Zian did not give them any real power. He was afraid that if they grew stronger, it would cause an imbalance in the military power. This was not what he wanted to see.
What Chu Zian wanted was an army that was loyal to him, not a crazy army. This required him to control himself. If he crossed this line, then he needed to stop it in time.
"Let the 2nd Battalion leave a company behind to clean up the mess. The other units will continue to attack Xichang City. There is at least a regiment here. I'm afraid Liu Wencai doesn't have many troops left!”Bi Song immediately gave the order to continue attacking Xichang City.
After receiving the order from the 3rd Regiment, the armored battalion under the division quickly approached Xichang City. Zhongba Village was only about 20 kilometers away from Xichang City.
Just as he had expected, Liu Wencai did not have many soldiers left. There was only a guard battalion and some police left. There were less than 1,000 soldiers in his hands, and it would take a few days for Kang Ding and the other reinforcements to arrive.
Kangding City was more than 200 kilometers away from Xichang City, but the road conditions were not bad. In order to control the southern region, Liu Wenhui still opened up a road to Xichang City.
Even so, with their current speed, they would need at least ten days to reach Xichang City. Even if the soldiers of the 3rd Regiment used their motorcycles to march, it would still take them six to seven hours to cover less than 100 kilometers. Their average speed was less than 20 kilometers per hour, and this was under the condition that they had a large number of motorcycles.
On the other hand, if they were to travel on foot, 25 kilometers a day would be the limit. Moreover, Kangding City was more than 250 kilometers away from Xichang.
Although Liu Wenhui had sent out his elite troops, they were actually just a well-equipped infantry. There was no army in the country that could achieve a motorized march. Only Chu Zian, who had the Red Alert base, could do it.
The Red Alert Base could not only produce a large number of trucks and armored personnel carriers, but it could also be exchanged for oil, which was also very important.
Gasoline was not much in China in this era, and it was a precious resource. The country did not have much refining capacity at all, and it was all imported from the West. Therefore, even the strongest national government could not equip the country with motorized equipment on a large scale.
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