Chapter 20 A Question
The light infantrymen who were parachute were lying low in the shallow pits that were being dug in a hurry. The attacks in the air made them a little frustrated. As the night wind came, the smell of blood in front of them and the smell of gunpowder explosion.
The hurriedly established line of defense successfully defended against the attacks of Iranian cavalry under the cover of a large number of machine guns and artillery. At this moment, the soldiers curled up in the fox pit were busy checking weapons and preparing ammunition. They knew that if they could not resist the attacks of the other party, their fate would probably be a very tragic experience.
The hasty bloody battle in the landing caused many soldiers to be injured. At this moment, the officers were checking the number of people and reporting to the headquarters. The ambulance soldiers dug out some soldiers from the pile of corpses at the front and sent them back to the rear of the front line.
Li Jin was lying at the bottom of the fox pit at this time, guarding the messy pile of communication equipment beside him. As for the guards and staff at hand, they didn't know where they were due to the attacks they were when they landed.
"Hey, Li Jin, how are you doing!"
As the chief and deputy commander of the infantry regiment, of course, he could not sit in a fox pit. The deputy commander Situ Shang was in the artillery position of the rear regiment, which did not prevent them from chatting during the battle.
As for combat, following Tang Yunyang from Europe to Asia, from Guards to the "Devil's Journey", the two of them had enough knowledge. Today's battle against Iranian soldiers is not a dangerous battle.
In the battle ahead, Situ Shang commanded the artillery company's 120 heavy mortars and 75mm cannons in the rear provided enough lethal firepower for the frontiers of the infantry. But during this battle gap, he was really itchy in the back.
Although "Thunder International"'s radio communication is only at the level of the squad leader, this does not hinder the chat between their chief and deputy group leaders.
"It's okay, but my subordinates don't know where they are now. If it were me, I would probably kill at least 50 of them. These Iranian cavalrymen are not fighting, so we have to say that we have the gun*..."
When Li Jin was still blowing down, Situ Shang was already screaming.
"Okay...Okay, stop blowing, I haven't seen your gun. If we don't have our artillery, we can resist the cavalry's charge with a few broken guns at your front!"
Situ Shang's malicious "sarcasm" made Li Jin unhappy. He turned over in the fox pit and habitually poked his head out to observe forward. On the plain in the early morning, the bodies of dead people and dead horses were entangled like black stones.
Occasionally, the moans of some injured people continued to be passed along with the night wind.
When the cavalry's impact was over, the bright lights on the defenders' positions also disappeared at the same time, and the terrifying darkness enveloped every soldier on the battlefield. Taking advantage of the darkness, the soldiers who landed on the ground scatteredly moved quietly to find their team.
As soldiers from the "Devil's Journey" who were deeply "tortured" by Rommel, especially Li Jin and Situ Shang, Rommel had special attention. Before the war began, these special forces soldiers who had been trained in "Thunder International" were assigned to their respective positions. What made these soldiers particularly pleased was that they completed the transformation from soldiers to officers here.
"The frontier troops are ready for attack..."
From the headquarters, Rosenik's cold voice conveyed the order to them. This made Li Jin, who was still planning to argue with Situ Shang, paused his mouth, loaded his weapons, and quietly came from his fox pit, "It's our turn, brothers, come with me!"
As Li Jin's soft command, soldiers in the fox pit quietly moved forward under the cover of the corpses not far from the front. They were like ghosts in the dark, holding guns in their hands, forming attack formations.
Not long after, in the black night, the previously attacked party began a counterattack. There was no shouting, nor any Vieh when the horse galloped. The Iranian cavalry was subjected to huge casualties caused by silent shooting.
Under the radio command, the attacking teams quickly inserted into the enemy's defense line in the dark, and the sky was shining with flares. Iranian soldiers looked at them in surprise, and the bright and silent shooting flames lit up in the dark, followed by sad screams on the front line echoing in the night wind.
Before the war, the Iranian cavalry were told that the enemy troops airborne tonight were well equipped. However, if they were fighting against cavalrymen who were good at sabers, their combat capabilities were not strong.
But the dying cavalrymen have not yet understood why these devils in the night can react so quickly from the initial attack.
After a brief battle, the Iranian cavalry division disintegrated in the dark night with a silent and rapid attack. The airborne base became safe, and Rosenik did not have time to start thinking.
"Why are we attacked when we airborne? Did we miss the news?"
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Behind this line of defense is the aid of airship landing device for airship landing. About 3 hours after the infantry landed, a group of airships transporting huge armored troops from the Caspian Sea arrived.
At this time, the field airborne field had been protected by the simple "fast front" of light infantry, and the floodlight provided landing instructions for the group of airships in the sky. Airships loaded with armored vehicles landed slowly and safely on the ground.
The "Razor" rotor attack aircraft came with the armored forces. So far, this air base and nearby have five forces including Tank Brigade, Heavy Brigade, Light Infantry Brigade, Razor Force and Zion Column.
But so far, this air base has no more air force besides ground air defense. This gives their enemies an opportunity to take advantage of.
The news of the airborne attack reached the combat command center far away in Zion City. Rommel had just boarded the airship and planned to lead the headquarters to fly to Tehran under the protection of the flight troops.
"The Seventh Division is the main force of the British and mixed Eighth Legion. If other mechanized forces are strengthened, it will be a considerable force! In addition, I think the night attack we encountered during the airborne in the Demelan side is also an unknown factor that we have to pay attention to!"
Guo Songling, who was promoted to chief of staff, held the information in his hand and looked at the commander of Thunder International who was 8 years younger than him. He was a little confused about where Tang Yunyang found these guys.
Although the armored forces of the Chinese Federation are far less famous than aircraft carriers or air force, they have made other countries afraid to talk about it. But he knows the details, but he knows that the construction and use of armored forces have always been a research conducted by the Chinese Federal Defense Forces at a high price.
Guderian and Manstein, these former officers of the German Wehrmacht, often surprised officers educated by China, such as Guo Songling. They did not understand where such systematic and creative common sense came from.
It has to be said that the military knowledge taught by the so-called "martial arts hall" under the control of the Beiyang government of China at that time was often outdated. In addition, the accumulation of World War I and the experience in the use of troops were not a topic that Chinese warlords who were far away from world-class wars could clearly study.
Then, when they were surprised by the knowledge of Germany and other officers from the battlefield of World War I, they were even more surprised that these foreign officers' views on Tang Yunyang had elevated him to the position of almost "God of War".
He once wondered that Guderian, who was an instructor at the Whampoa Military Academy, told him this.
"The Satan Eagle is the first soldier in the world to use attack aircraft groups to successfully suppress ground attacks, and is also the first soldier to use armored clusters creatively; he is also the first to use airborne troops to fight; and now it makes the Chinese Federation the first force of the world's military power - the aircraft carrier battle group, which is actually the first to use. In this world, is there any concept of military research more advanced than him!"
These words have always made Guo Songling maintain a sense of awe of Tang Yunyang. In his feeling, it seems that Tang Yunyang's eyes can really penetrate time and space. Now the Chinese Federation has a world-recognized aircraft carrier fleet, air force, airborne strikes, and special operations.
Even the airships that had been almost eliminated were even seen as thousands of ships in the Chinese Federation and their huge airlift capacity reversed the course of the war. This surprised countries around the world. Otherwise, the figures of large airships could appear again during the transportation of the 8th Army organized by the British and * coalition forces.
"Yeah!"
Rommel had no worries about this battle in Iran. A powerful army like "Thunder International", as an officer, there is no possibility of worrying about its capabilities.
At this moment, the only thing he was thinking about was how the Iranians knew the airborne field of the airborne troops and organized a night attack in time. According to his thoughts, the group of airships that suddenly descended at night was almost impossible to be discovered. Then this time the attack encountered by the airborne troops revealed some strange and weirdness.
"Is there something wrong with us? Are there enemy spies lurking among the recruits transferred this time?"
Just as he was thinking about it, a message was passed on to his airship.
"Sir, Telegram!"
Looking at the paper in his hand, Rommel's face couldn't hide his surprise at the intelligence.
Chapter completed!