The accuracy of anti-air artillery during the early and middle stages of World War II was very bad. It took thousands of rounds to shoot down a plane. This situation only changed slightly after the shells equipped with the ZT fuse were put into service.
Moreover, they didn't even know where they got these small-caliber anti-aircraft guns from.
The Sichuan troops on the three battlefields were heavily attacked by the bomber group. This also told Liu Xiang that the Red Police Corps had launched a general attack.
The 30-kilometer journey was less than an hour for the left army of the first division. They sped along the road beside the Dadu River. The independent tank regiment would act as the sharp knife force of the left army and tear apart the Sichuan army's defense line in Hanyuan County.
This was their first line of defense in front of Ya 'an. There was a division of troops stationed here. It was the 4th Division of the Sichuan Army, and the commander was Fan Shaozheng.
Other than the 4th division, Liu Xiang also had the 1st, 2nd, 3rd divisions as well as the instructor and model division. These 6 divisions were the entire strength of the 21st division.
In addition to these six divisions, Liu Xiang was also the commander-in-chief of the Sichuan border defense forces, with a total of nearly 10 divisions.
"What happened outside?" In the 4th division headquarters, Fan Shaozheng heard the faint sound of an explosion in the distance and felt that something was wrong.
At this moment, an officer hurriedly ran in and shouted,""Commander, it's bad. The enemy's planes are here again. They attacked our frontline camp. It's all chaos over there!”
Fan Shaozheng's expression changed when he heard that, and he shouted,""Immediately organize the troops. We must not be in chaos. They launched such a large-scale air strike. They must be making a move on us. Immediately inform the leader and ask him to send the second army over. Otherwise, we won't be able to hold on!”
"Yes, sir!"
The 2nd Army was currently stationed in the Ya 'an area. There was a total of one division and one mixed regiment. They were the reserve force in the Ya' an area. If there was a crisis at the front line, they would have to rush over to provide support.
The independent tank regiment was very fast, leaving the regiment behind. Without the cover of the infantry, they directly launched an attack on Hanyuan County.
This was also the order given by Deng Ziye. The best time to attack was when the Army Air Force was still attacking them and they were in chaos. If they waited until they reacted and entered their positions, then it would not be easy to fight.
The camp in the rear was bombarded, but the camp in front was very quiet. There was only an infantry regiment of about 1000 people on duty here.
The composition of the Sichuan Army was completely different from the Red Alert Corps. The Sichuan Army had three brigades under its jurisdiction, and each brigade had two infantry regiments. The entire division only had six infantry regiments of about 10,000 people.
The Sichuan soldiers heard the violent explosions coming from behind them and looked at the fighter jets that kept whistling down from the sky. They could not help but feel glad that they were on duty here and not in the more comfortable camp. Otherwise, they would have been blown up.
However, they were not happy for long. One of the soldiers suddenly shouted,"Armored vehicles, armored vehicles are coming, so many!”
The soldier's exclamation made the other soldiers who heard it tremble. Although they had never seen these tanks before, they had heard of their reputation.
According to many soldiers, these monsters covered in iron were completely impervious to weapons. Even their Maxim machine guns could not penetrate the armor of these armored vehicles.
Not only that, but these armored vehicles were also equipped with machine guns and cannons, which made them most afraid.
To them, armored vehicles were monsters. They didn't know what the principle was. After all, you couldn't tell them that these tanks were driven by engines. They would definitely ask you what the engine was.
The illiterate rate in China was too high, which made Chu Zian feel that the task was difficult. It was not easy to complete the transition from an agricultural country to an industrial country.
Now, not only was the camp behind them in chaos, but even the camp was in chaos.
In the rear camp, the entire camp was almost blown up. After receiving orders from Fan ShaoZeng, many officers tried their best to organize the soldiers to enter the camp.
However, the Stuka dive-bombing class and the FF-109 fighter jets would never give them the chance to organize their troops. Usually, when they gathered, they would dive over and either give them a bomb or fire at them. Usually, these soldiers would be dispersed.
It was good enough that they had not collapsed after being bombarded for so long. At least this proved that Liu Xiang's Sichuan army was much stronger than Liu Wenhui's Sichuan army. However, according to this situation, they probably could not hold on for long.
Generally speaking, the soldiers of the Sichuan Army would collapse after being bombarded. Even the Japanese army would not be any better after being bombarded so fiercely.
In fact, the Sichuan army was very brave on the battlefield, but this was in the face of foreign enemies. Chu Zi 'an and Liu Xiang were warlords in their eyes. It was the same no matter who they worked for, so their resistance was actually very weak.
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