As the saying goes, the soft are afraid of the hard, the hard are afraid of the horizontal, and the horizontal is afraid of the dead. Although the same difficult situation, but the Germans are completely worse than the other side in the degree of death, this kind of pig-like attack seems reckless, but it is completely in a fast pace, although the Germans 10 battalions are strong, but they are not all concentrated in the first line, the whole line of the Chinese assault has gained an advantage for a period of time, and if the Germans concentrate on the second line to fight a defensive counterattack, it will instead fulfill the novelty of China, and the defensive counterattack will inevitably waste time, and time is on the side of China, The main force of the Huaxia Legion, which broke through from the front, was compressing the opponent step by step, and Tian Yong wished that the other party would be like this.

"Fire!" The first to break the calm of the battlefield was the Type 29 assault guns, these heavy vehicles stopped their attacks when they rushed to a position of 2000 meters, and first fired a burst of heavy grenades at the chaotic assembly point in the distance, the German troops who had just recovered from the rocket artillery attack were wiped again in this wave of attack, and the high-explosive shells with radio fuses that fell from the sky exploded at a height of 5 to 10 meters overhead, and the shrapnel formed an umbrella-like area like rain and directly enveloped the soldiers, vehicles and towed artillery below, The high-speed shrapnel tore open the engine cover of the vehicle and collided everywhere in a small space, smashing expensive engines into pieces, and the people next to them were even more unlucky. Those who were alive a few seconds ago were probably left with a pile of scraps of flesh and blood all over the ground after a rain of bullets. Although the shelling was not very violent, it once again disrupted the pace of the other side.

The first to pose a direct threat to the German armored forces was the prestigious "Steel Rhinoceros". THE SLENDER 90MM GUN OF THE TYPE 29 TANK DESTROYER ONCE AGAIN EXERTED GREAT POWER, AND THE CAP-PIERCING SHELL WEIGHING 10KG FLEW OVER THE BATTLEFIELD AND CRASHED HEADLONG INTO THE CHARGING GERMAN TANK, AND THE HUGE IMPACT FORCE MADE THE ADVANCING GERMAN TANK STOP SUDDENLY. Then a ball of flame burst out from the junction between the hull and turret, and the detonated ammunition directly flew the huge turret! A series of explosions sounded in the array of German tank charges, making the already messy German tank attack line even more unbearable, under the continuous attack of the Type 29 tank destroyer, the density of the Germans' troops on the front line seemed to have decreased a little, and many tanks were destroyed in an instant, and even turned into a pile of wreckage in a loud bang. Looking at the muzzles of the guns that were constantly shining with deadly flames in the distance, listening to the explosions next to them and the screeching sound of splinters hitting the armor, the will of the German armored soldiers was also at the limit!

Very open, the Germans' No. 4 tank destroyer also entered the effective firing distance, the sharp and rapid shelling made this tank worthy of the title of tank killer, and the strong lethality of the Type 29 tank turret from 800 meters away made the Huaxia Army also feel the pressure. However, soon, the tanks on both sides rushed over this short distance of a few hundred meters, and when the tanks were in front of the enemy, the infantry fighting vehicles on both flanks of China suddenly accelerated to outflank, and they braved the barrage shot by the other side to rush over, detouring towards the German wings!

The two sides quickly collided together, and after the high-speed impact entered a distance of 500 to 800 meters, the Chinese and German tanks lowered their speeds, and the performance level of the combat vehicles of the two sides at this time was not as large as the gap between the Russians in history when they charged the Tiger with the T34-76, and then rashly pasted it was nothing more than a chance for the other side to open fire. The formations of both sides quickly expanded to both sides, and the follow-up tanks passed directly through the front row of tanks in search of attack positions. The two sides engaged in battles in companies and platoons, and when they were thoroughly mixed together, the outcome of the battle depended more on the quality of the personnel and the performance of the tanks on both sides, and the relationship with the command of the top level was no longer great.

This kind of stake shooting is naturally the advantage of the side with strong firepower and good armor, just like the ancient musketeers, Huaxia tried to pull out the formation to carry forward the firepower. The Germans, on the other hand, had to move closer to the opponent in order to penetrate the opponent. "Before we can penetrate the opponent, we first have to withstand one or two rounds of effective attacks from the opponent, and our effective breakdown distance is 200 to 300 meters higher than the opponent! So much so that our already limited armored forces are even more inferior after engaging the enemy! This is how a German panzer commander described the situation at the beginning of the engagement.

The two sides fired at each other at close range, and each explosion heralded the demise of this steel behemoth, which cost tens of thousands of man-hours and was worth more than 100,000 marks. The wreckage and fragments of the chariot lay on the battlefield, covered with hollow hulls and curved barrels, telling people the cruelty of war. The Germans tried to change the situation, they decided to concentrate their forces on breaking up the opposing formation, and the charge in companies and even platoons stabbed the line of the Chinese armored forces like knives. The thin line of defense was once cut into pieces. However, just as the Germans penetrated the enemy's defense line and prepared to extend the gains on both sides, the self-propelled anti-tank guns and rocket launchers in the hands of the soldiers that followed would soon wipe out the remnants of the troops, and the rockets and recoilless guns with tail smoke were so useful in this kind of close combat that many German tanks did not know where the fatal blow came from until they were destroyed. The surviving tank crews escaped from the tanks filled with smoke and flames, while a dense barrage of bullets from all directions awaited them. Corpses are scattered around the burned tanks, like a silent pantomime, revealing the cruelty of war.

As the saying goes, killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred, after Huaxia defeated the first wave of the opponent's attack, it also paid a great price, the various battalions were cut into pieces, and the survivors after the end of the battle were scattered on the long front like a sprinkling of sesame salt. The Germans only needed one more concentration of forces to open a gap in it. However, it is a pity that the main Chinese army used this precious time to further develop into the German army, and in the face of the Chinese frontal troops with complete arms and superior strength, the Germans' broken rear troops were much worse. Even many fast columns have broken through the opponent's last line of defense, stabbing the Germans in the back like a sharp knife! IN THE MIDST OF THE FLAMES AND SMOKE, A TYPE 29 TANK SMASHED THROUGH THE BUNKER MADE OF SANDBAGS AND KNOCKED A 150MM GUN BEHIND IT TO THE GROUND, AND THE EXPENSIVE GUN WAS QUICKLY DEFORMED UNDER THE PRESSURE OF THE TANK'S TRACKS. The course machine guns and side-by-side machine guns at the front of the chariot roared incessantly, firing chain after chain of bullets, and the locust-like bullets chased the fleeing Germans and crucified them to the ground one by one.

Even though the rear front was on the verge of collapse, the German front-line troops still tried to block the opponent's attack, and the two sides launched the largest melee in the first time of the battle within a radius of dozens of kilometers. The MG machine gun was called a chainsaw, and it made sense, and the ultra-high rate of fire allowed this machine gun to make a sound similar to cutting a tarpaulin when used. Often a single machine gun can block a road, and except for a short time to change the barrel, these machine guns can go on forever.

"Pull the light mortars over! Kill that machine gun point! "It is obviously not a rational choice to use machine guns to shoot at the opponent, in the offensive Huaxia prefers to decentralize the mortar team to the attacking platoon or even the squad, a 4-person 60 mortar team can greatly improve the attack efficiency of the troops, those monsters spitting tongues of fire are often helpless in the face of shells falling from the sky, when an MG machine gun is cleaned up, the Chinese infantry can use their machine guns to stably suppress the opponent and then slowly eat.

"The Germans relied too much on machine gun fire, and all their tactics revolved around machine guns, and nearly 70 percent of the firepower in a squad relied on the MG machine gun and a 4-man machine gun crew. The remaining infantry was more about ensuring the safety of the machine guns and carrying enough ammunition for the machine guns. A squad of about 13 people, except for one machine gun, most of the rest are Mauser rifles, maybe 2 or 3 submachine guns, but alas, after the loss of machine gun fire, the remaining firepower is completely unable to compete with our army, which has semi-automatic rifles and assault rifles, we have weakened the importance of machine guns in infantry fire, but strengthened the firepower of other weapons, although there is no advantage in long-range firepower compared with the Germans, but at a distance of about 400 meters, we have an overwhelming advantage, And it's more stable, and it won't collapse completely because of a single mistake. A Chinese infantry officer once commented on the infantry firepower match between the two sides.

Relying on the density of fire of assault rifles and automatic rifles at medium and close ranges, Huaxia attacked tenaciously although it was difficult and tenacious, and in order to ensure the ability to attack fortified positions, Huaxia also sent infantry fighting vehicles and mink wheeled fighting vehicles to the battalion company, and these "combat vehicles that really accompanied the infantry" brought great convenience to the front line. OFTEN BARRICADES OR FORTIFICATIONS THAT CANNOT BE CAPTURED BY INFANTRY CAN BE SOLVED IN JUST A FEW MINUTES WITH 75MM GUNS. The infantry at the front can spot anti-tank guns hidden in the rubble or bunkers in advance.

Fierce fighting lasted from dawn until late at night, and when night fell, both sides refused to retreat. The Huaxia Corps struggled to hold as many enemies as possible, while the Germans took great pains to preserve as many forces as possible from the encirclement. Under the cover of night, the Germans could evacuate from the gap of the Huaxia interception force, and after a night of fighting, the seven battalions that Huaxia rushed behind the enemy also suffered heavy losses, and could no longer maintain a continuous defensive line. But even so, Tian Yong's command still tried to block the German army as much as possible.

Two invisible rays swept across the road, two infrared searchlights, codenamed Nighthawk, were deployed on both sides of the road, and the cross-beams illuminated the road ahead, while tanks and artillery with night vision equipment waited quietly on both sides of the road, waiting for the appearance of targets. A half-track with headlights appeared in the field of vision of the Huaxia tank night vision device, under the illumination of the infrared lamp, the commander could see the general outline of the other party, at this time the two sides gathered about 700 meters, almost at the maximum distance of the night vision device. The half-track moved cautiously forward, and suddenly, as if sensing something, began to retreat, and after a few dozen seconds, it slipped into the darkness of the night. The searchlighter effectively wondered about the other person's reaction and began to expand the search area.

THIS CALM WAS SHATTERED A FEW MINUTES LATER, WHEN TRACER SHELLS RAINED DOWN FROM THE NIGHT, AND TWO HALF-TRACKS EQUIPPED WITH SEARCHLIGHTS WERE SUDDENLY SMASHED INTO TWO FLAMING FIREBALLS BY FLYING 30MM MACHINE GUN SHELLS. Then more and more points of fire appeared in the distance. Dense flares also rise into the sky and light up the night! Although he felt a little incredible, Tian Yong, who personally commanded this unit, still realized that the other party seemed to have infrared night vision equipment, maybe not as sophisticated as Huaxia, but it could already be put into actual combat. The infrared searchlight just now exposed the location of Huaxia's troops, and the other party took this opportunity to catch Huaxia off guard. The half-track retreat may also be because of this problem!

However, even in the difficult situation, the Chinese Xia troops still showed a high level of quality, and all tanks and infantry fighting vehicles quickly released smoke bombs to reclose the fog of war that had been opened, and then the troops began to retreat and disperse, forming an arc, waiting for the opponent's next move. The effective distance of the Germans' night vision equipment is not as far as that of the Huaxia, they only rely on the direction of the infrared searchlight to determine the general orientation of the Huaxia Legion, although they won a temporary victory, but unfortunately, when the Huaxia Legion extinguished these "light bulbs", the Germans became blind again! Of course, Huaxia's passive night vision devices are no longer visible!

Time is passing minute by minute, Tian Yong is very relaxed now, anyway, he is blocked on this road, if the other party doesn't want to throw himself into the net, then he has to go back and detour for dozens of kilometers, and I'm afraid it will be dawn to drive such a distance at night. When the time comes, you don't have to clean up by yourself, Xu Huaide will be able to catch up with them and give them a crisp ending! Of course, Tian Yong was not waiting for the rabbit, he quietly changed the deployment of the troops, and retreated a little. The infantry got out of the car ahead of schedule, and the searchlights responsible for "lighting up" and the artillery crews that fired flares also entered the positions ahead of schedule.

In the end, the Germans could not hold back, and this asymmetry left them no choice. Flares illuminate their path, and the two sides, having abandoned their infrared searchlights, engage in a "daylight" battle with the help of flares! At a distance of several hundred meters, the two sides engaged in a scuffle, and this time, thanks to the darkness of the night, the Huaxia bazooka team once again showed great might, repeatedly hitting the tanks that were looking for targets with headlights within 100 meters.

In the darkness of the night, such battles were everywhere, and both sides were constantly ambushing and sneaking up on their opponents, looking for or blocking each other's way out. The battle continued until dawn, and when Brauchitsch saw the rising sun, he was excited and sad, happy that he had finally returned to his starting position, and sad that he had lost half of his troops and nearly 70% of his heavy equipment!

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