The Rise of the Empire

Facts have proved that it is impossible to successfully deal with a large number of armored units with long-range artillery support and thick skin and flesh using flat-fire cannons alone in open areas. The towed artillery is dead, but the tank is alive. Even if concealment is temporarily used to gain some advantages, it will be penetrated by more and more attacking troops. A rapid-fire gun hit a Cricket tank 200 meters away. The 37MM shell hit the turret. Then wisps of red smoke filled the air. The Bavarian soldier sitting in the cab stopped the tank helplessly. . Then he used the signal light on the back of the tank to send a signal to his colleagues: "Help us pay."

Another Cricket tank behind it quickly adjusted its turret, and a clean three-point shot from the 40MM machine gun hit a false target next to the target gun emplacement. As the flames rose, the gun emplacement was cleared.

"Captain House, you and your platoon need to withdraw quickly to replenish ammunition." Through the commander's command tower, he saw a messenger standing not far behind him, waving a signal flag to him to deliver the order.

"You're taking advantage of the guys at the back." House randomly took out a flare gun, opened the hatch and got out, firing three red flares in succession, meaning that all the tanks would follow him. They had already dispersed. The assault gun platoon began to reverse and close its formation. During the battle, it is necessary to have its strongest front facing the enemy. Therefore, even when retreating, the well-trained Bavarian armored troops reversed first and waited until they were pushed to a safe distance. Turn to quickly evacuate.

The vehicle-mounted infantry and armored vehicles in the second attack sequence began to enter the battle line and continued to expand along the position vacated by the former. The entire fast battle group had torn a large hole in the front of the opponent's position. Judging from the depth of the attack, they had already cut it. After breaking the defense line, as long as the attack continues, the rear of the Prussian Army can be reached. A few kilometers away, there are defenseless heavy artillery units and logistics units.

However, Prussia's anti-armor operations cannot be said to be ineffective. Except for a few gunners who failed to overcome their fear and fired at a distance of 1,000 meters, most of the artillery groups fired at a distance of 300 to 500. They were either hidden in advance. In the dug shallow pit, they may hide behind obstacles, or remove the artillery shield, and then cover it with something similar to a camouflage net. In this dimension, the Prussian engineers have made great progress in addition to soil work. , hiding and masking are equally good.

The sudden attack did make it a bit difficult for the fledgling Bavarian Armored Forces. Artillery shells fired from all directions destroyed at least 6 Hu Feng or Cricket tanks. War is not a treat. The Bavarian Army, which had tasted its power for the first time, also began to restrain itself. This is one of the reasons why Schmidt immediately transferred back to Haus. 7 of the 55 tanks were killed, and then he continued. More than 20 tanks of various types are expanding the results of the battle, and more than 10 tanks are replenishing ammunition. Schmidt no longer had enough troops in his hands. He also realized that the stalls were a bit large, the enemy's main force had not yet appeared, and his offensive was approaching its limit.

"The Air Force is ready to attack. Let the reconnaissance planes expand their detection range. Our guests should have already arrived." Ruprecht threw away the pencil in his hand and said. From a formal point of view, Schmidt's troops have already eaten away about one-third of the opponent's blocking line, killing at least two and a half artillery companies and no less than two battalions.

Moreover, they successfully opened a gap in the entire position. As long as they take a breath and add that they continue to expand to both sides, there will be no problem at all in killing the other two-thirds of the troops, and the losses may not be as big as they will be in the future. ,

After all, this is equivalent to splitting the upper part of the bamboo, and the lower part can be done with just a little effort. If Mackensen doesn't come again, he will have no chance!

Now is the time when Schmidt is adjusting supplies, and it is also the time when the Bavarian follow-up army is following up. It should be the time when the offensive force is most vulnerable. This is the opportunity Mackensen is waiting for! And all the bombers in the prince's hands are waiting for this opportunity.

At the same time, the airship that was continuously staring at the ground armored assault group in the air was also reporting everything it saw to Mackensen. "The opponent's offensive has come to a standstill. Almost all vehicles have stopped moving forward. The supply convoys composed of carriages and trucks are delivering supplies to the attacking troops along the opened roads. They have even begun to shrink their formation in some areas. But overall, In other words, a considerable part of their forces are still stranded in our positions, and their forces are relatively scattered."

Little Maoqi looked at the telegram in his hand, still hesitating in his heart. It was like playing poker. After Prussia threw Mackensen out, it really revealed all its trump cards, and the other trump card it knew was the Air Force. Although Armored vehicles are not afraid of large-caliber machine guns and bombs washing the ground, but there are only a few vehicles with truly fully enclosed protection that can withstand large-caliber machine guns. Neither a large number of trucks nor temporarily modified truck cannons can withstand machine guns. These things will soon be judged to be destroyed when they encounter the air force.

"General Mackensen called." A staff officer sent a telegram over.

"We have discovered the opponent's reconnaissance aircraft in the air." The content of the telegram was very simple, but it made Little Maoqi's heart suddenly rise to his throat! The result is self-evident, we can’t hide it any more, so let’s start fighting!

Mackensen walked very carefully, very carefully, extremely carefully. His troops had been well hidden, but when the infantry units of the Bavarian Army restored the frontal defense line, the Rapid Army successfully succeeded in the second line of defense of the Prussian Army. After establishing a firm foothold, the aviation reconnaissance force was liberated. By this time, the large-scale legions on the ground could no longer be hidden. Mackensen now has only two choices, one is to retreat, the other is to move forward. Try to hit your opponent hard before their bombers come!

"Attack!" As the attack order was issued, Mackensen's troops began to enter the battlefield. Groups of armored vehicles and trucks passed in front of Mackensen's command vehicle. Suddenly, there was a sound of metal collision and twisting in the ears. Not far away, a truck gun equipped with a 77MM rapid-fire gun suddenly fell into a mud pit. Originally, it was nothing. It was just towed by other vehicles. As a result, the temporarily installed gun increased the load of the truck. At the same time, the center of gravity of the entire vehicle increased, and then the entire vehicle directly rolled over, knocking another truck next to it aside.

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