"2 armored battalions and 3 infantry battalions! Haydn, the Allies have pinned their hopes of victory on me, and I have pinned their hopes for victory on yours, and I have no more troops to squander! I have only 4 regiments of combat strength in my hands, 1 armored regiment and 1 infantry regiment are handed over to you. Fight well! Schrager said to Haydn before giving the final order to attack. As he said, Schrager had almost wiped out all the money of the Austro-Hungarian legion. If you can't win, there is really no way, this force even surpassed the initial attack, the first attack on the second line of defense of the Russian ** regiment was only 4 battalions, of which there was only one armored battalion.

Schrager and Haydn repeatedly deduced every detail on the sand table, making up for every conceivable oversight and loophole. CONSIDERING THAT THE OPPONENT MAY BE SUPPRESSED WITH LONG-RANGE ARTILLERY, SCHLAGER SPECIALLY ADJUSTED THE POSITION OF THE 150MM CANNON, AND AT THE SAME TIME ARRANGED FOR THE AIR FORCE TO SUPPRESS THE OPPONENT'S ARTILLERY POSITIONS. Considering that the enemy might launch another armored assault on his flank, Schrager used the night to advance the anti-tank gun positions and deploy them on both flanks to provide cover. Considering that the depth of the opponent will be relatively long, there may also be minefields or obstacles. Schrager specially strengthened the engineering forces that accompanied the troops, which were used to clear obstacles along the way. Even the Russian infantry liked to use submachine guns and had more heavy melee firepower, so Schrager specially concentrated the submachine guns of other units and distributed them to the attacking troops. All conceivable problems were dealt with, and even the plan of the Austro-Hungarian troops to shorten the attack distance by moving to the attack position in advance at night was arranged. Just wait for tomorrow dawn to attack.

The Austrians were ready to fight hard, and the Russians were also the most crucial part of the battle. Their task was to hold their opponents firmly, and then when the Chinese Air Force and Army launched a counterattack, they would beat the Reservoir Dogs, taking into account the disadvantage of heavy equipment. General Gallen decisively abandoned the forward position, he put the main force in a further position, in the early stage of the battle will use a small number of troops to rely on the fortifications to delay the opponent, and cooperate with artillery to block the opponent's offensive road, considering the existence of the opponent's long-range artillery, he also reset the artillery position, pull the heavy artillery position to the rear. OUT OF THE STRIKE RANGE OF THE OPPONENT'S 150MM CANNON, ANYWAY, THE HEAVY ARTILLERY OF THE AUTRO-HUNGARIAN EMPIRE IS CLEANED UP, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT. After the arrangement, General Gallen also had a glimmer of expectation for the Huaxia strategic bomber force. He wondered what was going to happen with the airstrike.

When the Austro-Hungarian artillery roared again, and Rear Admiral Haydn's new and final round of attacks finally began, Schrager did not lose his words. He concentrated all his forces to help Haydn break through the opposing position, and balls of fire rose from the artillery positions in the rear, and the rain of shells covered the tanks and infantry as they slowly advanced. The Austro-Hungarian Empire, which had already suffered losses, cleared trenches and minefields under the cover of tanks and artillery, and the Austro-Hungarian legion was like a bulldozer to clear all obstacles in its path. Perhaps it was the attrition of the previous period that caused huge losses in the personnel of the Russian ** regiment, and they now rely more on long-range firepower to block the opponent than through close combat. Everything was expected by Schrager. I'm already very tired, and the other person is even more than me.

The Austro-Hungarian army stabbed into the enemy's position like a long hair, and constantly tore through the opponent's line horizontally and deeply. The initial attack went very well, but as time went on, things changed! The Huaxia Air Force has been dispatched on a large scale! Although this was also expected by Schrager, some of the other party's actions made him a little incomprehensible! They did not invest much in bombers and attack aircraft, as if the Austro-Hungarian regiments below simply did not exist. As soon as they entered the position, they began to chase the Austro-Hungarian group, and after scaring away the low-altitude attack planes, they began to spare no effort to deal with the fighters in the air.

"General, the other side's planes are flying in the direction of our depth, although this happened often a few days ago, but today it seems that the number and the distance of the break are a little large." Before the staff officer reported this information, Schrager was not worried about today's battle, but after hearing the news, he couldn't help but gasp. "The other side is conducting reconnaissance on our rear, and this process has been going on for a long time? But what is the purpose of this? We're about to hit their doorstep. Does it really make sense to do so? Schrager fell into deep thought, and at this point. The command of the Huaxia Air Force is making a final verification of the location and order of the attack targets on the basis of the intelligence of the reconnaissance planes. And the strategic bomber forces flying from the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea are also about to cross the border line between Iran and the Ottoman Empire and enter the valley of the two rivers!

"It's time to break the radio silence and get ready to assign tasks." In the battle plan, in addition to the initial take-off formation and the assignment of attack tasks before entering the battlefield. Radio communications were to be cut as low as possible throughout the fleet. This will reduce the likelihood of exposure. And China did somewhat overestimate its opponents, and Austria-Hungary lacked reliable electronic reconnaissance equipment. There are even more electronic reconnaissance planes that the Germans have systematized. Until the Huaxia Strategic Bomber Wing appeared at the visual distance of the opponent, the Austro-Hungarian Legion did not find the opponent at all!

The entire fleet formed a total of 12 huge box formations in squadrons. Each box houses 16 heavy bombers. And in front of them are auxiliary aircraft groups responsible for guidance and electronic interference, and above them and on the flanks are escort fighters. In addition to air combat, these aircraft will suppress the opposing side's anti-aircraft fire to accompany the bomber group.

It's not the same as when the Germans bombed Italian cities. If the former is the difficulty of the dungeon. Then this time the Huaxia Air Force is facing the difficulty of wild monsters, or the kind that is as simple as 50% blood! Regardless of whether the German strategic bomber force succeeded or failed, at least the other side had early warning, had more fighters, and had strong anti-aircraft firepower on the ground. Even in the initial strategic bombing. The Luftwaffe was afraid of the opponent's anti-aircraft artillery, and did not dare to reduce the altitude too much, so it dropped bombs at an altitude of 5,000 meters. But this time was different. The Austro-Hungarian regiment was not given advance warning, and the few fighters in the air were driven away. Before entering the battlefield, you will not encounter air interception, but after entering the battlefield? The number of accompanying anti-aircraft guns of the Austro-Hungarian regiment was already limited, and the deployment was very scattered, and more importantly, many anti-aircraft guns were sent to the grassroots level to be used for anti-tank or bunkering. Such a loose deployment poses no threat in the face of a large-scale strategic bomber force!

"What sound?" An Austro-Hungarian officer raised his head vigilantly, and a voice like a tidal wave came from a distance. At this time, the battlefield was full of gunsmoke, and it was a little difficult to see it when looking into the air. "Maybe the other party is going to launch a counterattack?" A soldier next to him raised his head suspiciously, then picked up the binoculars next to him and looked into the distance. At this time, the comrades in front were rushing forward over the trenches, and the other side did not seem to resist strongly. There was no sign of a counterattack either. The unconquered line of defense was somewhat quiet. Only the occasional spitting tongue of fire machine guns and falling shells reminded them that the war was not over.

And at this time, the bomber units that had already entered the battlefield began to disband in formation. The fleet, which stretched for several kilometers, was further dispersed and began to perform tasks in squadrons or even squads. This time, the Huaxia Air Force will adopt the tactics of low-altitude horizontal bombing. "Theoretically, the bombing height cannot exceed 500 meters! There is no minimum limit! How to give me how to vote! Duan Tianming ordered before leaving. Like a piece of slowly melting ice, the large fleet of planes formed into small formations and further reduced altitude before entering the battlefield. At this time, the pilots could already see their own logistics base and the tanks and armored vehicles of Tian Yong's division, which were assembled in the rear to prepare for a counterattack. According to intelligence, less than 20KM in front is the place where the two sides are fighting. That's only 4 minutes!

"Let's get started! Everywhere we go, not a single grass grows! Duan Tianming's words sounded in the channel, which also heralded the beginning of strategic bombing and the beginning of Huaxia's counterattack! The first squadron entered the battlefield in a scattered four-plane formation. The huge meching body shimmered silver in the sun's rays. (In order to reduce the weight, the Huaxia fleet even scraped the paint!) Historically, the U.S. imperialists have also scraped the paint of P47. And the Austro-Hungarian troops on the ground finally saw through the smoke of these Grim Reapers, who flew hundreds of meters in the air!

The roar of hundreds of high-powered engines grew louder and louder as the distance approached, if the Austrians in front heard only the sound of the tide. Then the sound now can be described as a tsunami! The whistling sound of thousands of high-power engines in the entire attack force gradually became clear, and even covered the sound of guns and shouts on the battlefield. The white lines left behind by the condensation of exhaust gases from the rear of the engine are also clear. (Generally speaking, this is only the case at high altitude.) But if you're writing a novel, let's take care of it. The spectacular sight of hundreds of white lines intersecting in the air shocked both sides at the same time.

With the sound of thunderbolts, the bombers that first entered the battlefield suddenly erupted into brilliant rings of fire, and more than a dozen machine guns on each plane began to shoot bullets like a torrential rain at the Austro-Hungarian troops on the ground. According to normal standards, a Huaxia Fortress bomber has 14 machine guns, which are distributed in a total of 6 batteries in the nose, the top of the aircraft, the belly, the tail and the sides. In the nose of the aircraft were 4 M2 machine guns. The firepower of a full 14 large-caliber machine guns is more than the large-caliber machine guns attached to three companies of the ordinary army! Hundreds of machine guns fired at the same time, and the bullets surged forward as the plane flew into a rolling barrage that smashed everything it came along like a shredder! Even jumping into a trench is inevitable to death, and these powerful and penetrating bullets can be used to make a breast wall of earth. And because of the high drop angle, most of the bullets can be driven directly into the trench from above!

The squadron that was the first to attack used machine-gun fire like a plough to bullet the gap that had just been opened by Austria-Hungary, and the entire squad and platoon were torn to pieces by the sudden blow. The breach, less than 1 kilometer wide, was instantly closed by ferocious fire, and this was only the beginning. When the infantry was swept away, the real drama had just begun. 16 bombers flew towards the rear without hindrance, and their targets were all kinds of armored vehicles, artillery and trucks! A distance of several kilometers is only a few tens of seconds for a bomber with a cruising speed of more than 300 KM. Before the machine gun fire was over, the huge magazine had already opened the hatch, revealing the rows of bombs hanging from the bombing period inside!

The Austrians, who had never expected that strategic bombers could be used in this way, were so frightened by the murderous bombers on the opposite side that they were engulfed in a barrage of bombs before they even had time to evacuate, because they considered bombing exposed targets, so they did not use bombs that were too powerful. ALL 16 BOMBERS WERE LOADED WITH 100KG OF SMALL HIGH-EXPLOSIVE BOMBS, SO THAT THIS GROUP COULD DROP NEARLY 500 BOMBS AT A TIME!

If the machine-gun fire just now was a raging storm. Now this round of attacks is like a tsunami, one bomb after another detached from the pylons and then shook and fell to the ground, dozens of kilograms of explosives exploded on the ground to blow up huge craters, and then the shock wave from the explosion with dust and debris formed a huge white radial air mass. These air masses are superimposed on each other and affect each other. The whole ground was boiling like boiling water. Violent explosions were heard from time to time. The bomb covers the entire target area like a carpet. After the fact, the bomber forces specifically called this bombing carpet bombing. Like a seeder, drop bombs at approximate intervals, covering the entire area and destroying everything!

In just a dozen seconds, in the midst of the rising columns of smoke and skyrocketing fire, a large number of artillery pieces and trucks were torn to shreds by the furious attack. In addition, two tanks that could not dodge were also directly hit, and a bomb hit the rear engine of the Iranian tank like a hammer, probably because the impact was a bit violent and the fuse was broken, but the bomb with huge kinetic energy still smashed the tank to pieces like a hammer. The other tank was even worse, the violent explosion directly blew the turret into the air dozens of meters into the air, and the heavy armor and strong hull were twisted into a ball as if torn apart by a pair of big hands. The rear of the hull, which was directly shot, was left with blackened fragments.

With the deployment of the follow-up attack force, the intensive and accurate bombing of the strategic bomber force blew the entire attacking force to pieces without the need for the Russians to take action. While the tanks were able to survive with their heavy armor, as long as they didn't hit them directly, the rest of the lightly armored vehicles, artillery, and trucks were all folded here. Even shrapnel flying at high speed has the potential to penetrate the defenses of infantry fighting vehicles. After rounds of bombardment, the battlefield was devastated, littered with burning wreckage and mutilated corpses.

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