If he wanted to upgrade to a level-two base, he would need to occupy a province. After upgrading to level-two, many things would be unlocked, and the development speed would continue to accelerate. Therefore, he was in a hurry to expand his territory.
Of course, this also meant that he, Liu Xiang, and Liu Wenhui could not get along peacefully. They were enemies from the beginning.
The base's artificial intelligence system did not tell him the specific benefits of upgrading to a level 2 base, but he did know a few things, such as unlocking more advanced technology, increasing the number of barracks, reducing the time needed to recruit soldiers, reducing the time needed to produce weapons and equipment, and so on. These were enough.
At present, there was going to be a battle in Xichang. Chu Zian personally rushed to Xichang, mainly to console the soldiers at the front line.
Chu Zian didn't feel any pressure when Liu Wenhui's army arrived. The staff of the First Division of the Red Alert had already formulated an attack plan. The day they arrived would be the day they died.
After almost seven days of transportation, the 155mm heavy howitzer battalion and a 105mm howitzer battalion of the division's artillery battalion finally arrived in Xichang City. They had already set up artillery positions. The 1st regiment had also set up a position along the Anning River in Manshuiwan Town, north of Xichang City. With the support of the air force, they had no chance of winning.
Chu Zian was an advocate of artillery. This could be seen from the large number of cannons equipped by the Red Alert Division. Unfortunately, the roads in China were too poor to be equipped with heavy artillery.
In this war, the performance of the division's armored battalion was also very good. After this war, Chu Zian decided to separate the armored battalion and form a stronger armored force.
Originally, he thought that in the terrain of Sichuan, the performance of the tank would be very poor, but he still underestimated the performance of the tank. At least the performance of the Soviet army's fast tank was good. The number of tanks that were broken down due to non-combat reasons was still within his acceptable range.
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Liu Wenhui's 30,000-strong army stopped at Lugu Town, which was more than ten kilometers away. The 30,000-strong army was mighty and very high-profile, but they caused quite a lot of damage to the villages and towns along the way. Along the way, there were complaints everywhere. It could be seen that the military discipline of this army was very poor.
After they arrived at Lugu Town, they did not immediately launch an attack. After such a long march, they were very tired, so they wanted to rest for a day or two before launching an attack.
However, Chu Zian was not prepared to give them time to rest. Now that more than 30,000 people had gathered together, it was the best time to gather and annihilate them.
Although there were only three regiments, one regiment, two infantry battalions, and an armored battalion in this direction, the total strength was about 7000 people, which was only a quarter of Liu Wenhui's troops. However, the combat strength of the two sides could not be compared at all. The Red Alert Division had heavy artillery and air support.
On September 3rd, 1935, the Xichang Battle recorded in the history books began this morning.
When the sun had just risen at Shuanghe Military Airport, hundreds of ground crew members had already started to get busy, filling up the fuel and ammunition for the fighter jets that were going to be deployed today.
This time, Chu Zian decided to mobilize all the air force to carry out an air strike on Liu Wenhui's 30,000-strong army, catching them off guard. During the bombing, they would definitely be in chaos. At this time, the remaining troops of Xichang's First Red Alert Division would be deployed to launch a surprise attack on the 30,000-strong army stationed in Lugu Town, directly swallowing up this force.
The Air Force would deploy a FF-109 fighter jet brigade, a Ju-87 Stuka dive bomber brigade, and a B-17 flying fortress heavy bomber squadron. This was all the air combat power they could currently provide.
When the time came to 6:30, the sky was already bright. Fighters began to take off from the airport runway and complete their formation in the air.
This time, the FF-109 fighter jets of the FF-109 fighter jet brigade were equipped with 20mm cannon pods that could attack the ground. Liu Wenhui did not have an air force at all, so he did not need a fighter jet to escort him.
Although the Stuka dive bomber could only carry one bomb, it could also carry two 20mm twin cannons for ground attacks.
The Air Force dispatched a total of 91 fighter jets. This was probably the first time China had sent out a large-scale fighter jet to attack the ground.
This time, Liu Wenhui did not personally command the troops. Instead, he sent his trusted general, the deputy commander of the 24th Army, Chen Guangzao, to command the battle. He had jurisdiction over the Independent Brigade, the 137th Division, and the 138th Division. They were still very confident about the attack on Xichang.
After all, they had the advantage in numbers. Moreover, Liu Wenhui had sent out an elite independent brigade to participate in the battle. He had even brought out his only artillery battalion. This was already a very powerful combat force. Of course, this was only in their eyes.
The next morning at 7 am, Chen Guangzao gathered the commanders of the two divisions and the brigade commander of the independent brigade for a secret military meeting. The main purpose was to discuss how to attack Xichang.
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