The 5th Hussar Division used the standard town defense tactics of the King Charlemagne Army, but with some lessons learned from previous exercises, and with relatively adequate preparation, they were able to turn the Libermon into a fortified group that could seriously threaten the survival of the armored column in a very short time. Even felines who venture into Libermon without knowing anything about it will end up with a lesson that they will remember for a lifetime.

Libramont is a common small village in the Ardennes, with a permanent population of less than 1,200 people, surrounded by large hills and forests, and the general layout of the town is a strip of buildings built along the main road and railway road, with a large number of buildings on both sides of the main road and narrow lanes that can only accommodate horse-drawn carriages. Due to the topography of the Ardennes, farmhouses and farms around the town are scarce, and there are a number of holiday cottages, which are now in an abandoned state.

In terms of tourism, this is a tree-lined town with complete facilities and quite a selling point. Travelers will be impressed by the country's fine dining and moonshine wines, the cosy cottages in the woods, and the convenient and scenic transportation along the way. But for the soldiers who are about to fight here, it's a literal hell – for both sides.

To the Defence Guards, the town was a cluster of bunkers built along the main road, and any attempt to break through quickly would be wiped out by crossfire from both sides of the road. Without house-to-house competition, it is impossible to ensure the smooth flow of roads. As a result, a lot of valuable time and troops had to be wasted in the attack and defense of the town. As for the 5th Hussar Division, they will have to engage in a bloody battle with the enemy who has superior strength and equipment, and with the temperament of the guy on the opposite side who can do everything, poison gas, heavy artillery close shooting, and even hostage threats will sooner or later be used, and then the entire battlefield will become a dung pit enough to drown everyone, this is not hell, what is hell?

In fact, the soldiers of the 5th Hussar Division were still too worried, not to mention that the defense forces were not interested in wasting poison gas and heavy artillery on them at all, and the character of the field commander was not the kind of tyrannical who liked to kill indiscriminately.

In fact, not only Bidenfeldt, but also a third party, would not have made any unfair accusations against Colonel Lazarene and his soldiers.

"It's unbelievable that it only took an hour to turn the town of Libramont into a chariot trap, these cavalrymen really have a set. If we were doing the same job, it would take at least half a day. They should have rehearsed it repeatedly beforehand, risked their lives and sweat, practiced desperately, and waited for this moment. ”

"Lieutenant, praise the enemy or something......"

"Listen, the family motto of our Bidianfeldt family for generations is to praise others loudly, and to speak ill of others even louder. I'm just following the family motto. ”

Putting down the binoculars, Lieutenant Bidianfeldt, who was standing on the Tower of Tiger Tank No. 321, said nonchalantly. The company lieutenant, who had long been accustomed to the rough line performance of the company commander, had no choice but to shrug his shoulders, and following the gesture of Bidianfeldt, Ensign Eugen carried the map bag on his shoulder, and climbed into the turret of the Tiger chariot in three steps.

"The enemy army is well aware of its disadvantages and advantages. ”

Bidianfeldt took Lybramon's map and red and blue pencils, drawing circles and crosses on the intersections.

"The weakness of the enemy army lies in the fact that the anti-tank weapons in their hands must be rushed to zero distance in order to be used and effective, and before that, they will be beaten into a sieve. However, in a neighborhood with a poor view, the opponent can completely preset an ambush, use the preset crossfire in the building to kill and injure the infantry, and then set up a group to besiege the lone chariot. In order to gain safe passage, it is necessary to fight house by house and clear all the fire points and observation posts that are horns of each other. ”

This is actually the basic process of street fighting. Street fighting is essentially a way for troops to attack a labyrinthine fortress, and each building could be an enemy observation post, a fire point, a supply point, and an escape route...... Fragments of collapsed buildings and Molotov cocktails could fall on their heads at any moment, the ground was littered with debris that I didn't know if there were mines or not, buildings lost their original appearance, road signs were blown up, and even maps began to be useless. The warring sides had to weave their way through the ruins like ditch rats, nervously waiting for their opponents to peek out of a window or corner.

At this moment, Libramon has set up a fortress along these lines. The town was centered around roads and railways, forming a multi-layered concentric circle of defense. Due to the lack of artillery and other heavy weapons, the entire division was divided into parts, with the squad and platoon as the basic unit, and the squad for striking infantry and the squad for raiding combat vehicles supporting each other, striving to make full use of each force under the pressure of the attackers, and to be able to gradually carry out layer by layer resistance in the direction of the center of the circle.

To further increase the difficulty of the offensive, the soldiers also applied the experience gained through the exercise to the defense of the Libramon. For example, traps were set up in every room, whether or not troops were stationed, all entrances and exits to buildings were sealed and visibility was minimized, and holes were made in the walls of the rooms for people to maneuver;

It can be said that in order to stop Bidianfeldt's department, the 5th Hussar Division used almost all its wisdom. They even created the "fire zone", a lane fighting tactic ahead of its time, and the various intersections of Liber were set up as death traps. Each intersection is filled with barricades, and four anti-tank rifles, a rifle squad, and an anti-tank squad are deployed from different angles to provide cross-cover around the barricades. The specific configuration of the four anti-tank rifles is as follows: one is placed in front of or behind the barricade to attract enemy fire and attention, and at the same time uses fire power to block the front of the street, one is placed on the upper floor of the building further behind, which acts as an observation post and can fire at the top of the vehicle, and the other two anti-tank teams are deployed in buildings at the corners of the left and right sides of the intersection to be responsible for firing at the side and rear of the vehicle, and in case of a miss, the anti-tank team organizes a surprise attack. At the same time, all the buildings at the intersection are planted with explosives, and when the intersection is about to be lost, the explosives will be detonated, and the debris will kill and injure the unprotected infantry, and the collapsed buildings will form new barricades, and it will take a lot of time for the enemy to clear the rubble that is not known if there are unexploded ordnance.

If you can destroy one or two vehicles, you've earned it. Charlemagne's soldiers were even willing to give their lives if they could capture an intact heavy tank – and this is not a casual statement, they do have special equipment for this purpose: a glass bottle hydrocyanic acid grenade. According to the genius weapon designers of the Royal Army, if you throw a spherical glass bottle containing liquid hydrocyanic acid on an enemy tank, the venom will flow into the tank and quickly evaporate. Conventional anti-poison methods cannot protect against the toxicity of hydrocyanic acid, and the crew of the vehicle will faint after 2 seconds after inhaling the poison gas, and will die within 5 minutes, so it is the best choice to capture the enemy tank. As for what to do if the enemy tank was completely sealed and had anti-virus filtration equipment, these geniuses did not say a word. Anyway, in their eyes, it would be a great feat for someone to rush through the rain of bullets and throw the 545-gram glass ball that shattered at the slightest touch.

"All in all, the enemy army is clearly showing that they will not hesitate to use their corpses to fight for the opportunity to survive for their country, what a group of brave and unfortunate men. If their commander hadn't been a bunch of pigheads and stupid donkeys, they could have made their way to Valhalla in a more dignified and meaningful way. ”

"Do you want to persuade them?"

Lieutenant Eugen asked, only to be met with a contemptuous look from his boss like an idiot.

"Persuasion? It's a genius idea for those who are bent on delaying time, they're going to love you to death. ”

Putting the map back into his pack, Bidianfeldt rubbed his fingers, and the orderly on the side hurriedly handed over a steaming cup of coffee.

"How's the setup?"

"It's all in place, just waiting for 'over there'. ”

"How much time is there until the attack. ”

Billenfeldt blew away the smoke of coffee, and Eugen raised his head to the sky and replied:

"It's half a minute away, and I haven't seen them yet......"

Before the deputy company commander's words fell, a sharp roar came from the sky, and all the officers and soldiers excitedly put their hands on the pergola to look at the sky, and some soldiers took off their military hats and waved at a few small black dots in the sky that were constantly enlarged.

"It's a good habit to keep time. Well, it's time for us to go on too, all attention!"

Holding down the throat receiver, Bidianfeldt smiled hideously.

"Let's teach Charlemagne's cavalry masters what modern warfare is and what blitzkrieg is!"