However, in the midst of the bombardment, the main positions of the Japanese army in the territory of the white flag suffered heavy losses. Eighty percent of its main front-line positions, along with the in-depth positions, were heavily damaged. The two wings that served as the defense suffered a third of the casualties in the bombardment. Most of the artillery positions were largely destroyed by embers.

However, the 26th Division still made use of a large number of anti-tank artillery reinforced by the North China Front before the war, as well as the artillery groups in the several artillery positions that survived under bomber and artillery fire, and used the part of the fortifications that survived the bombardment by the second-line fortification group, and still carried out stubborn resistance.

Despite the stubborn resistance of the Japanese army, all the anti-tank guns at the hands of the Japanese army were almost helpless against the Matilda II tank, which was slow but thick-skinned. The infantry who carried out the meat bomb assault with explosives bags could not break through the cover of the anti-union infantry.

In addition to the minefield under bombardment, almost all were destroyed. Faced with the anti-tank trenches dug by the Japanese army, sufficient preparations were made before the anti-coalition war. The timber carried by the sapper tanks with the vehicles, under the cover of artillery fire, quickly built a passage. Even in some key areas, the T-26 tanks were directly pushed into the anti-tank trenches, opening the passage for the follow-up troops, and all the fortifications suffered heavy losses in the bombardment. Minefields, also lost embers in the bombardment. Almost all of the anti-tank weapons of the Japanese army were almost helpless against the thick-skinned Matilda II tank. Anti-tank guns against such tanks were almost useless. No matter which part of the hit was made, it would not be possible to penetrate such a tank.

The red-eyed Japanese army even used Type 38 field artillery and high-explosive grenades to fire at close range. However, because there are no special armor-piercing shells, the high-explosive grenades used with a small daily charge still cannot cause any damage to this tank. A 75-mm grenade next to each other gave the tank a slight pause at best.

Even if they occasionally hit the tank's engine, the Japanese were horrified to find that their hits only slowed down the tank's speed, but could not stop them from continuing their movements. And their various fortification groups, except for those fire points that are close to the ground, are accurately named one by one by them with artillery at close range.

The British-made Maltida II tank of the Anti-Japanese Union rampaged through the Japanese position, leaving the Japanese army helpless. The only drawback was the two-pounder tank gun, which was really limited in power. Armor-piercing shells were not very useful at this time, and the number of high-explosive grenades was not much. An ordinary anti-personnel grenade, but with limited power.

Although this small-caliber rapid-fire gun has a fast rate of fire, it is still a little too powerful against the remnants of the Japanese army. It was possible to destroy only the Japanese field machine gun fire points. For slightly stronger fortifications, you have to count on the bazookas of the accompanying infantry, as well as the newly reequipped 82-mm recoilless guns of the Anti-Japanese Union, and the 76-mm field guns in the back to destroy them.

In the face of the repeated attacks of the 60 tanks on the front line to cover the triangular formation of a large number of infantry, the southern front was destroyed in the bombardment, and the first line of defense of the 26th Division was broken through four hours after the attack was launched. The battle lasted until dusk, and the Japanese army's second defensive position also collapsed on all fronts. This Iron Maiden maximized the power of her thick skin on the battlefield.

Even Chen Hanzhang, who commanded the offensive cluster on the Western Front, did not expect that the breakthrough would proceed so smoothly. In four hours, he broke through the heavily defended positions of the Japanese army, even if he was supported by tanks like iron lumps all over his body, but he did not think about it at the beginning.

However, Chen Hanzhang did not think about this, but Yang Zhen, the formulator of the overall battle plan, had already thought of it. Yang Zhen, who knows the power of carpet bombing very well, why did the attack on the Western Front, the most important in the entire campaign, be launched the latest? In addition to other reasons, a considerable part of the reason is to prepare for this carpet bombardment.

If all the Japanese troops are not allowed to enter the position to prepare for battle, this carpet bombing, where can such a big result be achieved? A 150-kilogram high-explosive bomb is much more capable of destroying the fortified area of the Japanese army without permanent fortifications than almost all ordinary shells except for those super perverts, such as the fortress gun converted from the captured Japanese-made 410 mm naval gun in the current Anti-Japanese Coalition.

But this kind of indiscriminate carpet bombing of immediate positions cannot be carried out at night. In the case of contact between the two armies, a bomber group dropping bombs at an altitude of 2,000 meters is likely to injure its own troops by mistake. Therefore, Yang Zhen extended the time for the Western Front cluster to launch an offensive, regardless of the opposition of others, for a full few hours.

But at least for now, this kind of bombardment is for the fortification group in the fortified area. Although there are some suspicions of lang fees, it is also a huge burden for the confrontation league, but the effect is quite good. However, the burden of this kind of bombing is not something that the Anti-United Nations can bear too many times.

During the entire battle, 36 strategic bombers were dispatched in one go, and only twice did they carry out carpet bombing of Japanese positions. There is no way, the Anti-Japanese Union does not have the strength of the Americans, and it can be carpet bombed against an artillery position. If it is used many times, the anti-union must not go bankrupt.

After this battle, although Chen Hanzhang also knew that this carpet bombing with a low cost-effectiveness ratio was a bloody effort by the headquarters in order to make a breakthrough on the Western Front. More than 100 tons of bombs can be described as a considerable burden for the current anti-United Nations.

But the enormous power of the bombing was still fresh in his memory decades later. The Japanese soldiers who were blown up to ruins in the Japanese positions were still in front of him, and he has always been a staunch supporter of China's strategic air force.

Of course, at present, Chen Hanzhang's mind is more focused on how to maximize the results of this bombing. After breaking through the first-line defense with the white flag, Chen Hanzhang, who adhered to the principle of taking advantage of your illness to kill you, immediately put the last independent tank battalion in his hands as a reserve into the attack.

Covering the infantry launched an attack on the Japanese depth along the passage already opened by the first echelon. Strive to completely break through the defense line of the Japanese army in the territory where the white flag is being laid, cut off the ground connection between the 26th Division and the Japanese army in Guyuan and Zhangbei, and break through the deep position of the Japanese army.

However, compared with the relatively smooth progress in the territory of the Zhengji White Flag, the attack was launched in the direction of Ulanzhuor, at the junction of the Zhengtai White Flag and the Sunit Right Banner in the north. According to the plan, it was prepared to insert the yellow flag directly, cut off the connection between the Japanese army between the right banner of Sunit and the white flag, and split the entire 26th Division into two halves of the armored 1st Brigade and the 17th Division and two regiments, although it broke through the defense of the Japanese army on the first line.

However, when it was developing in depth, it was blocked by the Japanese army between the second-line position and the first-line position. Although Liu Changshun, who was in charge of commanding the direction, carried out repeated assaults. However, under the desperate and stubborn resistance of the Japanese army, it was never successful. Between the first and second positions of the Japanese army, they fell into a bitter battle.

The main defense system of the 26th Division of the Japanese Army, in order to connect the Japanese defense line of the Zhenglan Banner and the Taifusi Banner to the south, and to cover the second defense system of the Shangdu and Huade lines behind it, was mainly deployed in the territory of the White Flag. In the territory of the Sunit Right Banner, it was only used as a flank line of defense.

In this direction, only Okamura Ninji, who was later transferred to this direction, strengthened the two separate infantry brigades that had just been transferred from the mainland, with an infantry wing as the backbone. Two 25-pounder field guns, 3.7-inch mountain guns, and two British 4.5-inch howitzers from British trophies transferred from Southeast Asia formed a makeshift artillery group to provide fire support.

The main task of this detachment is to take advantage of the mountainous and hilly terrain that extends south of the Yinshan Mountain Range to ensure the flank of the main defense system of the 26th Division in the territory of the White Flag, and to monitor the actions of the Anti-Japanese Union that may detour to the northern foot of Yinshan Mountain. Although the strength of this detachment is not large, it is a fairly important forward guard post to the north of the entire Japanese defense line in eastern Chadong.

Moreover, it forms a complete connection with the main defense area of the 26th Division of the Japanese Army in the south. Between the two defense areas, there are temporary roads and large minefields. If it is not cut off from the main defensive area of the 26th Division, it will bring considerable trouble to the subsequent roundabouts.

The target of the 1st Armored Brigade was to use the impact of the tank cluster to quickly break through the junction between the Japanese detachment and the 26th Division, and cut off the connection between the two. Then encircle this detachment with a force, and intersperse the yellow flag line with the main force, dividing the connection between the first line of defense of the Japanese army and the depth.

Taking into account the entire defensive posture and system of the Japanese army in the entire Chadong area, as well as the key positions and directions of the deployment of troops. In the carpet bombing of the Anti-United Nations, the Japanese troops in this direction were not the key bombing targets of the Anti-United Nations bombers. In addition to the coordination of attack aircraft, which were partially modified from French fighters, the offensive of the 1st Armored Brigade mainly relied on ground fire support.

It's just that the defensive positions of the Japanese army in this direction suffered considerable losses under the double blows of air and ground, and most of the first-line fortifications were destroyed, but the defense system in depth was generally intact. The most important thing is that in addition to the first-line positions, a considerable part of the firing range of the entire in-depth defense system is actually to the south.

The fortifications of the first line of defense are mostly combined with ring defense and dark bunkers. The real core fortifications are all placed in the second line of depth. The firing points on the front line were mainly light machine guns and Taisho 11-year infantry guns. The firing points of heavy machine guns and anti-tank guns were all placed in the second-line positions.

Between the first and second line defensive positions, a large number of plum blossom-shaped firepower points and inverted firepower points were set up. The use of terrain modifications, coupled with a large number of artificially stacked anti-tank obstacles, combined with light and dark pillboxes. All the bunkers are all 360-degree shooting boundaries. And use supernumerary heavy machine guns and rapid-fire guns to form a separate fire unit. Within twenty meters of each rapid-fire gun, there was at least one machine gun to cover the fire.

Although the number of artillery pieces is not large in terms of fire deployment, the range of the artillery is sufficient. In particular, the British-made 25-pounder field gun, with a maximum firing range of more than 12,000 meters, is inferior to even the Soviet-made M30 122 howitzer of the Anti-United Nations. Although the power of the shells is not the same, the large range has brought considerable trouble to the attacking forces of the Anti-United Nations.

These artillery pieces marked the firing scale of the entire first and second line defense zone of the Japanese army. It is not a war with the Anti-United Nations, but is specially used to cooperate with the machine-gun position to suppress the infantry of the Anti-United Nations. The communication lines erected between the various positions on the front and the artillery positions in the rear were all underground.

As soon as there is a problem in a certain direction, immediately concentrate firepower and desperately carry out fire interception at the expense of shells. And the bunkers of these guns were not deployed on anti-slope positions in hilly areas that were generally considered reliable. Rather, they are mostly in semi-underground fortifications in front of the hilly terrain and are carefully camouflaged. Artillery positions were deployed, and also quite skillfully exploited the changes in the terrain.