"Something is wrong, are you sure you're right?" Zhou Xuan asked with the document in his hand, and the officer in charge of intelligence next to him was also sweating profusely, because just a few minutes ago, the intelligence obtained from aerial reconnaissance showed that at least 7 or more tanks of various kinds set off from Vicenza and came back in the direction of Ala. And in addition to tanks, it seems that there are a large number of armored vehicles with them, the scale of which has reached the brigade level!

"More than 7 tanks? This doesn't match the intelligence! Bring the map! Zhou Xuan ordered. At present, the two medium tank battalions of Huaxia are advancing along the road to the vicinity of Vicenza with friendly forces, while he is staying in the right rear of the main force with heavy armored troops, according to his plan, he is ready to consume it first after discovering the heavy armored battalion of the Germans, and then throw the ace in his hand from the flank to give a fatal blow, but judging from the current situation, the other side seems to want to bypass the troops in front and insert directly into the flank of the coalition forces. And the crooked attack was that Hubey's interspersed troops directly collided with his own heavy battalion.

If the two sides are evenly armed...... Zhou Xuan didn't mind fighting an offensive battle in the wilderness with the other party, after all, he also had a Type 9 heavy tank in his hand, plus an anti-tank battalion and self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery unit directly under his division, and by the way, there was also a divisional reconnaissance unit, which was equipped with wheeled armored vehicles with 3mm cannons on it. Zhou Xuan felt that the chances of victory were still quite good, but now the opponent's strength has become more than 7 tanks, and there are a large number of infantry accompaniment, maybe there are also a lot of anti-tank guns and long-range artillery. Under these circumstances, Zhou Xuan, who was obviously on the inferior side of the troops, had to reconsider the battle plan..........

Let's be honest, though. There's nothing to think about now, and according to intelligence, the other party will meet him in two hours at most. Obviously, the Germans also learned of their existence based on intelligence, after all, the north is the nest of the Blackshirts, and it is impossible for the Blackshirts to be cleaned up all at once after years of preparation. The Germans should also be ready to intersperse. In order to ensure the safety of their own flanks. This German armored unit would not let Zhou Xuan's heavy battalion belong, and Zhou Xuan, for the same reason, could not let the Germans pass. Of course. The best thing to do, naturally, was to have the two medium tank battalions attacking head-on immediately return to the division. But sadly, the two tank battalions were unable to arrive immediately due to lack of fuel and refitting tracks. So at present, Zhou Xuan can only fight alone.

It seemed that there was no way to prepare for battle in the open area for hours. Zhou Xuan's troops are located in a small town called Ala, and the west of this town is a river, so there is no need to worry about the other side outflanking from the left, and the only areas that need to be defended are the south and east. A dozen 7mm anti-tank guns and 9mm anti-aircraft guns, plus half a heavy tank company, were deployed to the east of town. And an entire armored battalion was deployed in the south, where it was easiest to engage the enemy. "If we're lucky, we can contain the opponent first. Then, together with reinforcements from the east, completely wipe out this armored force. Zhou Xuan thought in his heart. It is precisely because of this idea that Zhou Xuan can't play too conservatively, and he has to entangle his opponent to the death! . …。

At about the same time, Hube was also thinking about the unexpected that he had encountered. He is also quite depressed in his heart now, it is like a leopard preparing to sneak over to attack a wolf, but at the moment when he is about to attack, he suddenly finds another wolf hidden in the grass next to him! The previous plan failed. And there is a possibility that it will be caught between two wolves, you mean how sad this leopard is.

But a leopard is a leopard after all, even in the face of the threat of being attacked from both sides. It still had to intervene, because Austria-Hungary, which had been cut off from logistical supplies at the moment, could not afford to wait. Either fight your way out or commit suicide slowly. Hube had no choice but to hope that he would first defeat the heavily armored forces of one of the nations in Allah, and then turn around and pick up the other opponents. "We have an advantage, at least in terms of local forces. It's still early, if nothing else. You'll see in three hours. Hube said in his heart. …。

"The opposing side has shrunk the armored forces to the north of the town, forming a triangle with the town and the river. Needless to say, the river side. We can't sneak up on it, there must be anti-tank gun positions on the other side of town, and it's likely that a force of this size will have specialized long-range artillery. According to the German Army's combat methods, such an armored unit is at least allocated to units above the military level, so he thinks that the Huaxia Heavy Armored Battalion will definitely not act alone, and his unit should be a composite of all arms and has no obvious shortcomings. Therefore, it is un.........realistic to rely on simple detours or long-range fire suppression to gain an advantage.

"Paul, I hand over to you the medium tank battalion, as well as the heavy mortars of the two mechanized infantry battalions and all the self-propelled anti-tank guns, and your task is simple, that is, to open a gap from the left flank of the opponent and cooperate with the main forces to encircle and annihilate this enemy army. The long-range artillery of both sides is afraid and will not actively expose itself. And the lethality of howitzers against tanks is still very limited. So the real solution to the problem is still to look at the tank. Hube said to a lieutenant colonel next to him.

After receiving the order, two German tank battalions began to split into two lines, with Hube's heavy tank battalion attacking frontally, and Paul's medium tank battalion attacking from the flanks with a bunch of half-track self-propelled guns. And in order to allow Paul to break through the opponent's defense quickly...... After much deliberation, Hube agreed to let the long-range artillery fire half a base of ammunition at the target!

Six cannons and four heavy howitzers fired at the attack area 1 km away, because there was no close reconnaissance, so the shock effect of this wave of fire was far greater than the lethal effect, and after about 1 minute of shelling, Paul's medium tank battalion set up a wedge-shaped formation to cover the mechanized infantry and self-propelled guns behind the attack on the flank. In the thick smoke, something boxy loomed. The German tanks did not advance very fast, only a dozen kilometers, the whole formation was very close, when there was still a distance of about 4 kilometers from the Chinese defense line, the self-propelled mortars stopped and began to prepare for fire, at this distance all the direct fire of the opponent could hardly pose a threat. Mortars, on the other hand, can easily destroy unprotected towed artillery or other ......... of fire.

When approaching a kilometer, the Germans' 7mm self-propelled anti-tank guns and 88mm self-propelled anti-aircraft guns also began to move to the sides, ready to support the advancing tanks at any time. Although there are records of meters or even 3 meters in the battle. However, this probability is extremely small, and the first shot basically misses the target, which exposes your own firepower and appears very unwise. So the commander of the Chinese Army did not pay attention to the self-propelled anti-tank guns that were moving to the flanks.

As the distance draws closer, the truly critical moment is coming. Paul looked at the silent battlefield and couldn't help but wipe a cold sweat. After all, he has never fought against the opponent, and he has no idea who the opponent is, what weapons he is equipped with, and what the quality of personnel and weapon performance is. The wedge-shaped formation of the German tank units gradually crossed the 1-meter cordon, at this distance, the opponent can already do its best to shoot the first wave, of course, according to the German Army's estimates, it is very difficult for the first shell to hit the active target 1 meter away, but it can provide the gunner with a comparative shot, the first shot is normal to miss the target, and the subsequent shot is fatal.

Some of the German tanks stopped at a distance of 14 meters, and this part of the tanks was used to cover the attacking tanks, and the artillery was miserable to hit the moving target at this distance, and it was not easy for the moving tank to hit the stationary target. So they need to stop and point their artillery at where the other side might be. At this time, the defensive advantage of the tank is reflected, even if the anti-aircraft gun is hit by a grenade and misses, it may be destroyed, at least it can cause casualties among the artillery crew, but at 14 meters away, the general artillery really has no good way to take the No. 3 tank. And the remaining tanks continued to charge at low speeds. Until the opponent fires, or the tank spots the opponent's artillery. Some of the half-tracks carrying 8mm mortars also stopped, and the gun crews were unloaded, and they were to be responsible for frontal close fire support, while the half-tracks carrying machine gun crews and ordinary grenadiers were to continue to move forward ..........

"8 meters away, the anti-aircraft guns fired, and the anti-tank guns waited until the other side got close before firing." Zhou Xuan looked at the German armored forces that were getting closer and closer, and ordered again. 8 meters is already very close, two shells hit a target with a probability of becoming about a target, and the time for a 9mm anti-aircraft gun to fire two shells will not exceed a second! Although the preparation was a bit hasty, the Chinese Army still designed a simple gun nest for the 9mm anti-aircraft gun, the barrel height from the ground was no more than 7 cm, and the camouflage net was also poured with cold water to reduce dust.

And also to protect against grenade fire, a huge cannon shield was placed on the front, not too high, but wide. Provide cover for the artillery crew as much as possible, according to the calculations of the Chinese Army, if the angle is not too sad at this distance, the anti-aircraft gun can already destroy all the tanks known at this distance, but the 7mm anti-aircraft gun cannot do this. Due to the low hit rate of the first shot, the first shell of Huaxia used a normal armor shell, while the second shell was a high-speed armor-piercing shell. As long as you hit, you can almost penetrate!

The second is more ~~~. I don't recommend it next week, so I can only rely on the support of my book friends~~~~. (To be continued).