In the first battle, both sides experienced how tragic it was. In less than an hour of battle, the Russian expert troops involved in the attack were crippled by 4 companies, and even one company was completely wiped out! And the defense team was responsible for the defeat.

In the end, a company of Chinese Army's combat anti-artillery only

There are two tanks left. The death rate of the entire company is as high as over 70%. The Zhang Tianyi Armored Battalion responsible for the counterattack was also destroyed by half. Almost 70% of the No. 1 tanks were lost. If it were not for the No. 1 assault gun behind it to provide long-range

With support, the entire defense line might be breached.

"I should have known that these people couldn't be beaten at all." Seeing his attack being blocked, Linevich cursed. He once believed the words of the Russian armor commander. As long as quantity can make up for the gap in quality, then the Russian

The tank can crush the opponent. Compared with these tanks, Linevich is more

He values ​​​​the heavy artillery in his hands. The things in these fortress defenses that can suppress the opponent's medium and short-range artillery are obviously more important than those armored vehicles. But now, the facts tell him that it is obviously impossible to tear apart the opponent's defense simply by relying on armored vehicles. Even if he is like this

There is a reinforced division on the side, but there is only one brigade on the opposite side!

"The opponent's armored iron fist is very powerful. They can always find fighters during maneuvers, and then concentrate their forces on local advantages, and then deal with the sudden troops one by one. Their defense has enough "security" and depth, and the shallow positions are

Losing it won’t have much impact,” the staff officer reported.

"Very good, it seems that we need to launch a saturation attack to make their armored forces exhausted. Order the heavy artillery to prepare, and when our armored forces are attacked, immediately cover and shoot." Linevich said.

"General, what killed our own people this time is that our T3 tanks are more fragile than fully enclosed tanks. They have open tops." The staff officer said in shock.

"If one is exchanged for one, we actually make a profit." Linevich said through gritted teeth. He couldn't wait any longer. If everything went according to his plan, he could slowly build up the defense line and then die bit by bit.

The opponent may drive them away, even if a large number of Chinese army rushed here across a long distance.

Here, he can retreat calmly, but now, the opponent's attack has disrupted his plan. His defense line has not been built at all. And the opponent has put a sharp sword on his head! So, now he must

Destroy the opponent's offensive force at all costs before you can choose to stay here or retreat.

Russia launched an attack across the entire front. They did not distinguish between priorities or priorities. Under the cover of strong firepower, they launched a charge towards Cai E's troops. There was no focus. They fought "indiscriminately". But at the same time, they also dispersed the strength of the Chinese Army.

The Chinese Army was forced to be divided into companies and spread out in every attack direction like pepper noodles. But this time, the Germans

The comprehensive saturation attack was chosen correctly. In addition to the gap in armored units, the Russian infantry advantage also appeared again. Behind the armored forces were a large number of infantry and cavalry, attacking Cai E's loose defense line. These manholes

Instead, it penetrated through the defense line that was riddled with holes and was hit by heavy artillery and armored vehicles, and then began to develop in depth.

On the core position defended by Cai E personally, the Chinese armored forces concentrated one battalion and two companies for defense. This was already the most powerful armored group in the Chinese 1st Armored Brigade. The Russians also invested 3

The battalion's troops launched an attack. After the first wave of Russian tank charges were repelled by the hidden anti-tank guns and No. 1 assault guns, the Russians actually directly launched a second wave of charges, with more than a dozen tanks of various types arranged loosely.

The formation rushed over.

"Are they looking for death?" Cai E said with some confusion after looking at the wreckage of more than 20 Russian tanks scattered on the battlefield. Even if the Russians don't make progress, they are not looking for death. First of all,

The first wave of attacks was severely beaten, and the fighting power of the defenders was far from exhausted. The second wave of attacking troops was actually far less than the first wave. This is very abnormal!

After a battle, Cai E will order the main force to move. After all, if the opponent finds out his details, without the suddenness of the attack, the losses will definitely increase a lot, so Cai E will

The main force was ordered to start moving to the right wing, and at the same time a company was sent to block the new wave of Russian offensive.[

More than a dozen No. 1 tanks detoured from the flanks. They used the cover of the terrain and thick smoke to suddenly appear on the flanks of the Russian army. The chain of rapid-fire cannons easily tore apart the opponent's fragile side armor. The Russian who was hit

The military chariots slowly stopped and turned into burning iron boxes. Individual chariots

The blown medicine rack was directly restored to the state of parts. The super high rate of fire and outstanding mobility of the No. 1 tank played a considerable role in this kind of hand-to-hand combat. They flexibly moved around the opponent's formation.

"Penetrate" in the middle, at a very close distance, almost using the muzzle of the cannon against the opponent to blow it up.

"We are like the hussars in the cold weapon age, cutting the enemy's lines with speed and strength, and bringing death to the opponent with artillery fire and rain. This feels so good. I experienced the most intense and exciting moment in my life,

We kept moving, stopped and then fired, and then moved again. At this moment, my body and the tank seemed to be connected together. We kept destroying the target in front of us until disaster struck." A Chinese Army soldier

The tank commander once recalled this.

This Russian attack was a complete feint. When the tanks of both sides were mixed together, bursts of cracking sounds came from the sky! The ear-piercing screams transferred the noise and armor that had passed through the battlefield into the ears of the tank crews.

"Boom!" Accompanied by the sound of a heavy hammer hitting the ground, the Chinese armored soldiers who rushed into the enemy's position finally realized that the opponent's heavy artillery was

Showing off its power! And this first attack was actually a different attack against the enemy and ourselves on the ground! The salvos of cannons and heavy howitzers overwhelmed everything on the battlefield, and clouds of smoke and fire came from a distance.

Rising from everywhere, heavy cannons descended on the battlefield with the aura of destruction. At this moment, they were the kings of war.

Smoke screens covered everything on the battlefield. Facing the powerful heavy artillery, even a near-miss was quite fatal. One shot hit the side of a No. 1 tank, and more than ten kilograms of TNT explosives

The powerful power gave the piece a super high speed, tearing the skirt board that could only be used to defend against light artillery explosions and machine gun fire into pieces, and then the piece's powerful impact directly

The suspension system of the tank was broken, and a tank collapsed on the battlefield. Occasionally, a tank was directly hit. The powerful cannon directly removed the turret from the tank body. Or blew it into pieces,

Under the attack of long-range firepower, everything remaining on the battlefield was shattered into pieces. Whether it was from the Russians or the Chinese Republic, no more than 30% of them escaped.

In less than 15 minutes of shelling, Cai E's troops lost a company of No. 1 tanks, and even the anti-tank artillery that had not had time to move to the front line was completely destroyed. The support point of the entire defense line

It had actually been pulled out, and what was waiting for Cai E would be a large number of armored troops and infantry. When he saw a large number of armored units and towed artillery appear again in the smoke screen in the distance, Cai E knew that the defense line

It is only a matter of time before it is breached.

The Russians were not reckless in their third attack. They first slowly maneuvered a large number of 75mm guns to the front line to provide direct firepower. Then they moved the 57mm guns further forward. Under the cover of a large amount of direct firepower, the remaining

The armored troops began to attack. Because they knew that Cai E could not evacuate. As long as this position was completely captured, the entire front would be divided into two sections, and then divided and surrounded in time, making it impossible to escape even if he wanted to.

"It seems that the flank attack will be brought forward. Let's send the report. In up to one hour, the Second Armored Brigade must launch an attack on the Russian flank." Cai E looked at his watch and said. At this point in the war, both sides

Already exhausted, it is true that China

The front line is already dilapidated, but the Russians have also deployed all their forces. At this time, there are only a few Russian reserves left. It may be possible to block the attack of a battalion, but it will not be possible to block the attack of nearly an armored brigade.

It's simply impossible.

In order to gain the final time, all the No. 1 tanks were dismantled into eight-vehicle crews. Their task was to continuously launch counterattacks to delay the opponent's attack, facing the Russian tank troops coming like a "tide"

, the "performance" of the No. 1 tank cannot make up for the gap in quantity. One

The No. 1 tank that suddenly rushed out from the flank killed a T1S tank with a clean burst, and then used an S-type maneuver to escape from the muzzle of a 57mm gun. Then the turret rotated, and a dazzling line of fire burst out.

The snake penetrated the assassin's thick armor from the side and rear, destroying it, but

Almost at the same time, more flat-fire cannons turned around, and then sprayed out deadly fire snakes. No matter how high the technology, no matter how good the tank was, it was impossible to resist the artillery attack at a distance of less than 150 meters.

, with just one salvo, this tank had at least 4 destruction marks painted on its body.

It turned into a burning iron box. At the critical moment of the war, such scenes were staged in different places. The 1st Armored Brigade directly under Cai E paid a heavy price at the most difficult and darkest moment, with tanks and personnel

The casualty rate was as high as more than 50%. The troops responsible for blocking the mission suffered even greater losses.

Of course, the Russian army as the attacker suffered equally heavy losses. After losing hundreds of various vehicles and no less than this number of flat-fire artillery, the Russian army's offensive power has dropped to a low level, and the flat-fire artillery has dropped to a low level.

The massive losses of artillery made it impossible to balance the defense layout and attack. At this point in the war, the Russians had only one choice, which was to fight to the end. Otherwise, although retreating could theoretically preserve some of their troops, the Russians were mobile.

It is a foregone conclusion that the corps will be crippled.

"We have no choice. Even if we evacuate now, it will only delay the failure. If we continue, we will still have a chance to annihilate the opponent. The opponent has reached the limit, and we still have some strength left!" Linevich was giving

Kuropatkin wrote this in his letter.

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