"Sir, the bomber is here."

Zhuo Fan was taking care of how Cui Yushan, the battalion commander of the engineering tank battalion, should deal with houses and obstacles. Fan Shaobo led the communications soldiers to run over from the diagonal sting. Looking up, an air support formation composed of sixteen H-5 and twenty ghost car dive bombers had appeared in the horizon. Because the targets were difficult to distinguish during the attack on the ground, and there were many accidental injuries. As soon as he saw the aircraft group, Zhuo Fan immediately asked the Polish reconnaissance battalion to retreat. The armored soldiers also covered the national flag on the top of the tank, so as not to have eyes on the killing stars in the sky.

"See? There is also a building complex of the central municipal building in the south of the city. I will ask the artillery to fire yellow signal flares and bomb intensively in the smoke location! Help me clear the construction obstacles! Do you understand?" In Zhuo Fan's loud care, Fan Shaobo pointed faster than a rattle.

"The first group, the south city building complex, 7,300 meters away. The second group, the target municipal building, 11,600 meters away, the direction is north, yellow smoke bombs, 6 rapid shots!"

"Boom boom boom..."

According to the coordinates of the battalion commander, the twelve 105mm self-propelled guns opened fire in densely at the breakthrough entrance in the south of the city and the municipal building complex in the center of the city. The orange smoke quickly rose from around the two targets. "The direction is 17, the wind is southwest, the wind speed is 21...yellow smoke. Repeat! The signal is yellow smoke, dense bombing! Dense bombing!"

"The vulture received, the vulture received. Clear the airspace, descend at a height of 1,500 meters, the bomber first, dive the second wave... Pay attention! Target yellow smoke, yellow smoke."

Shortly after the sound of a long aircraft came from the short-wave radio station, sixteen H-5 were the first to lower the high speed, and after turning in the suburbs, they cut into the city from the west. The buzzing engine sound attracted the Soviet anti-aircraft artillery counterattack, but the Alkarek air defense system, which had been bombed many times, was almost paralyzed, so the bomber did not encounter too much obstacle. He dropped a string of 120 kilograms of high-explosion bombs at two yellow smoke targets. As mentioned earlier, due to the cold, the average thickness of the walls of the Soviet Union and Central Asia was one meter, and the Ural area was even extreme to 2 meters or even 2.5 meters. Therefore, all the air force equipped the Central Asian troops to the Central Asian forces were heavy high-explosion bombs, and the 50 kilograms of small bombs that Europe was still in use were almost useless here.

Although there were not many sixteen H-5, 320 high-explosion bombs were still rolling up unimaginable destructive power at two bombing sites. In the undistinguishable continuous explosion, rows of houses were pushed down, and a large number of Soviet soldiers were crushed to death by the buildings. The expansionary shock wave spread wildly with gravel and internal organs, and the entire city was trembling violently. Even sitting in the engineering tanks that were gathering on standby a few kilometers away, you could feel the surface trembling. Looking at the collapsed buildings and the mushroom clouds symbolized by the god of death, the tank soldiers sitting in the car were dry.

Like the countries participating in the war, the National Wehrmacht after the war began was experiencing the most important expansion stage. The armored divisions have increased from the earliest 14 to the current 38. The mechanic and infantry divisions have increased to 8, and the number of various types of fighter tank battalions has almost tripled. Faced with this surging wave of military expansion, no country can guarantee that it will produce so many experienced armored soldiers at once, so the combat capability of the armored soldiers of the Republic of China is actually regressing! It is only because of the advantages in equipment that the decline has not been shown. Fortunately, this regression is only temporary. When the troops fight for a longer period of time, they will quickly recover or even train more ace cars.

The 2022 Tank Battalion was the product of rapid expansion. Except for the battalion company-level officers, they were all rookies with only 200 hours of motorcycle experience. Although they caught up with the good days of becoming the Tiger Division and also learned from veterans to draw tiger heads on tanks, tigers are also divided into tiger kings and tiger cubs. They are now just a group of teethless and cubs.

"Battery Commander, we... just rushed in like this?"

"Yes. Aren't there many Siberian tigers (type 36) and leopards (type 31) there? How can we take the lead?"

Facing the small town that was almost shrouded in explosions and smoke, the rookies who went to the battlefield for the first time were beating and their faces were pale. The helmets were sweating profusely, and they wanted to turn around and leave. Battalion Commander Cui Yushan knew that his subordinates were scared by the real battlefield and deliberately laughed loudly: "You don't understand. The more the air force exploded, the fewer enemies we would encounter later. Haha... Don't worry, just us engineering vehicles, the firepower of the Russians can't even destroy the armored skin."

Cui Yushan didn't lie. Their battalion was equipped with 36 D multi-functional engineering tanks nicknamed "Konggong". This term was given by the designers' hope that this tank would have terrible destructive power like "Konggong". Their efforts were not in vain. This multi-functional engineering tank was indeed very powerful. It uses the 36 C flamethrow tank as the prototype. Its appearance is similar to the 36-type main battle tank. In addition to installing bulldozers and winchs on the front, the main gun was replaced with the eliminated 70mm low-pressure infantry gun. While utilizing waste, it ensures that the tank has good close-range suppression capabilities.

In addition to suppressing artillery at close range, the engineer also installed flamethrowers for it, and the position of the flamethrower was parallel to the left of the turret. In this way, not only did it have more barrier-breaking and suppression capabilities than a single fire-breathing tank, but it also had stronger self-defense. The most important thing is that the 36 D is the first tank to install protective side plates, so even if it is attacked by infantry at close range, as long as it is not direct shot by armor-piercing bombs, it will be difficult to destroy the side tracks and transmission mechanism of the tank, and its survivability is stronger. The disadvantage is that there are too many operating components, the weight has increased to 41 tons, and it is necessary to have five members, so the interior is more crowded than the 36 main battle tank.

Perhaps the battalion commander's words played a role, or perhaps they were confident in their tanks, and the rookies gradually calmed down. As Fan Shaobo sent a signal that the bombing ended, four minesweepers with chain rollers and rakes were dispatched first. Seeing that the minesweepers started, Cui Yushan immediately picked up the microphone: "Every vehicle will listen! Hold the shovel and flatten everything you see! Don't panic when encountering enemies, use 70 cannons, flamethrowers and coaxial machine guns to kill them! Be careful! Don't fire backwards, our infantry will protect them from behind!"

"Start! Go in!" Cui Yushan closed the thick top cover and five words popped out into the gap between the microphone's teeth.

As an old officer who participated in the Kazakh Battle, Cui Yushan did not have the ability of Zhao Dengyu, and was not as talented as Zhuo Fan in command. His ability was the tenacity and tenacity of his body. Even if he was assigned to lead the rookie engineering battalion, he still insisted on doing his best. Twenty-seven 36-Ding "Konggong" raised his shovels and rushed into the breakthrough point in four columns following the minesweeper truck. Seeing this, Zhuo Fan immediately ordered the infantry to be dispatched and two 36-type main battle tank companies were dispatched to protect them.

Facing the huge steel-armored monsters, Major General Komens, the commander of the 62nd Infantry Army of the Soviet Army, who was stationed here, immediately reorganized the troops that were bombed by the plane. Although most of his troops were taken away, only two dissatisfied infantry divisions were left, he was not discouraged. Instead, he used streets and buildings to build defense lines, learned from Kizil Orda's experience, and organized hundreds of commando teams to try to defend the city. Of course, he also had his own secret weapon, which was the 12 KV2 heavy tank companies that had just been transported from Moscow not long ago and should have supported Zhukov. Seeing the tank group on the horizon, he immediately ordered the heavy tank company hidden in the suburbs to help.

But he would never have thought that the opponent he encountered this time was Zhuo Fan, who was repeatedly studied by him and fought a classic city blocking battle in Kizilorda.

After the minesweeper continuously cleared the mines, Alcarec's door finally opened. Cui Yushan took the lead and rushed into the city circle filled with smoke. The smoke had just turned from thick to light, and a thick quilt arched in the rubble 400 meters away on the left attracted his attention. Under the quilt, a black 37mm muzzle faced him. On both sides of the muzzle, two long ptrs anti-tank rifles were also probeded. As a star weapon in the last war, the anti-tank rifle was once equipped with a large amount of equipment by various countries. The ptrs was developed in 1938. Originally, the Soviet army did not purchase it, but after the Battle of Avas, it was found that the infantry had severely lacked anti-tank weapons, so it began to be equipped with a large amount of equipment.

"Damn it! Ten o'clock. War defense cannons! Fire! No. 4, left, go to the left to push down the house!" While a cold sweat, Cui Yushan reacted quickly and issued an attack order. However, the rookie gunner who had already filled the shells made a mistake in a hurry. Before the turret could turn to the position, the shells were fired. The 70mm grenade exploded outside the blocking position 50. It did not cause any damage at all, but instead reminded the enemy of its own position.

"Be careful." Cui Yushan had not had time to curse, and the 37mm war defense cannon in the smoke opposite was sprayed with a ball of fireball. Like the Republic of China, after major losses in the early stages of the war, the quality of the Soviet army also declined seriously, so the hidden war defense cannon mistakenly aimed the muzzle at the turret. As the thickest part of the tank, the rookies who were sitting in the car for a long time heard a loud bang, and then everything was intact.

"See it? You see it! They can't penetrate us, open fire, open fire!" When Cui Yushan took the opportunity to boost morale, the two ptrs were stunned. Because they aimed for a long time, they found that the monster tank with bulldozer shovel in front could not see the track rotation mechanism......

No matter! Two guns were splattered on the side panels, while sparks were splashing on Cui Yushan's tanks had been transferred to their positions. Although the 70mm infantry gun used in the last war had been retired for many years, the barrel was low, fast and powerful, so it was very effective as a close-range suppression weapon. The gunner did not make any mistake this time. The 70mm low-pressure gun used by the waste fired two shells in a row within seven seconds, and the coaxial machine gun also aimed at the PTRS to strafusely. During the bombing explosion, the war defense guns under the quilt were blown to pieces. Before the two anti-tank rifle teams wanted to escape, the engineering tank on the left side raised its shovel and pushed the two-meter-high wall directly to it.

The collapsed houses made the Soviet army unable to hide anymore. More than a dozen soldiers shouted and tried to escape to the side. Cui Yushan had been waiting for this opportunity. When he saw the Soviet infantry rushing out, he immediately pulled down the flamethrower. Huh... A hundred-meter-long flame rushed out from the front of the engineering tank. The two Soviet soldiers in the front were directly wrapped in the flames. The remaining soldiers did not expect that the engineering tank would spit fire, and their clothes and hair were ignited by the splashing Mars. In the blink of an eye, they turned into fireballs yelling and roaring everywhere.

After discovering that his car was so strong and powerful, the engineering battalion gradually emerged from chaos. Twenty-seven multi-function engineering tanks were like twenty-seven "Konggong" that hit Buzhou Mountain, waving shovels to knock down all buildings and walls that blocked their sight. This tactic was beyond the expectations of Major General Komens and Soviet officers. After the houses and walls were flattened, not only did they expose all the carefully arranged blocking points, but they watched a large number of soldiers buried directly by brick walls. Even if they could escape, they were repeatedly attacked by cannons and flames because of their exposure.

In just half an hour, the Engineering Tank Battalion was like a professional demolition team that did not need to consider damage, pushing down all obstacles on the road. Even if it encountered a relatively sturdy building, it could be bombarded with cannons first, then rushed up and pushed down and broke through, and finally fired machine guns or flames to strafuse the enemy's infantry, which was simple but extremely lethal. The recruits were happy, and the commanders even used internal channels to show off their "records" of comparing their own "war records".

Although Alcarec is the state capital, it is not a solid fortress city full of cement steel bars like Tashkent. The 500-horsepower supercharged diesel engine is enough to ensure that "Comonggong" can be pushed to most civil buildings. Seeing that the whole city will be flattened if this continues, Major General Komens immediately ordered a heavy tank company to attack and block the last weight.

Shortly after the twelve KV2s were tearing off the camouflage and rushed out of the bunker, they were discovered by the lightning fighter protected by the sky. The appearance of this big-headed monster scared the pilot and quickly called the ground: "1,200 meters northwest, the street to the left of the municipal building is a heavy tank! Note, it is a heavy tank of unknown model!" "Heavy tank?" Zhuo Fan, who had been standing next to Fan Shaobo, was also shocked. First of all, the pilot was talking about heavy tanks, which ruled out the most powerful t34/57 currently known. According to the National Defense Forces standards, it must be a big guy with more than 40 tons!

Fan Shaobo was faster. When Zhuo Fan was still thinking, he outlined the pilot's report position on the city photos taken in advance. When he saw that the enclosed street was less than 1,000 meters away from Cui Yushan's engineering battalion. Zhuo Fan first ordered the engineering tank battalion to retreat, and at the same time asked the two 36 main battle tank companies following behind to encircle this mysterious enemy, and also took special care of using high-speed tungsten bombs.

"Good! You guys, I have something to do!"

The order in the headphones made Lan Renru, who was doing nothing behind the engineering camp, smelling the bloody hungry wolf, jumped up from the chair. He straightened his helmet and picked up the microphone and shouted: "Second row! Second row, follow me!"

Before Cui Yushan's rookie could react, Lan Ren led four 36 Siberian tigers and rushed over from them roaring. The rookies who were reversing were extremely envious, especially the white bars on the barrels of the four tanks. They were even more dizzy. Each white bar means an effective destruction. When a recruit gunner finally counted Lan Ren's barrels, he couldn't help but breathe: "Oh my god! 15 effective kills!"

Tank soldiers are similar to pilots. Five effective kills can be called aces, fifteen times...

Lan Ren didn't care about the envious eyes of the recruits. After receiving the combat order, all his attention was attracted by the new heavy tank that suddenly appeared. Before the person arrived, he ordered to load tungsten bullets and prepare to fire when he pulled out his gun. The 500-horsepower supercharged diesel engine performed perfectly. When the twelve KV2s were still staggering on the rubble, Lan Ren was already the first to rush onto a pile of gravel. Although it was dangerous to place himself at a high place, he could gain a clearer view.

Soon, he discovered the marching KV2, thick cannon barrels and huge turret through the gap between the two buildings. Even he was a little dizzy. He talked about the body of the 50-ton car, and even made people wonder for the first time whether the high-speed tungsten bomb was as effective as the designer said.

In fact, the kv2 tank is no longer a new weapon, and it was designed before the war. During the Soviet War, the Soviet army put three vehicles into actual combat inspection. Originally, the Soviet army was not optimistic about this slow-headed monster, but in the face of the "36 panic" in the East, Stalin, who caught everything, didn't care about it, and immediately ordered the production to be put into production at full speed for emergency purposes. Regardless of the actual effectiveness, the 152mm muzzle really made Lan Ren, the ace captain, more alert. In order to avoid being shot directly by such unknown thick cannons, he thought about it and decided to use the tactic of blocking the two ends.

When a company was walking around the back of KV2, Lan Ren had already chosen his hidden point and a broken warehouse. When he poked out the muzzle from the window, KV2 had already poked out half of his body from 700 meters away. Like all heavy tanks, the 52-ton kv2 was like a bulky brown bear when turning, which gave the gunner the best chance! Lan Ren did not hesitate: "The first one belongs to me! Open fire!"

"Boom!" As the vehicle body shook, the 85mm high-speed tungsten bomb rushed towards the huge tank turret at an initial velocity of 1,180 meters per second. Although the kv2 turret is very scary, Lan Ren still underestimated the power of the high-speed tungsten bomb that took ten years to develop, and the 85mm "drug-taking" gun equipped with the 36 main battle tank at the expense of life. The 110mm vertical steel plate could not stop the high-speed tungsten bomb at all, and it easily penetrated from the front. Then countless fragments gushed out with the secondary air waves of ammunition that exploded, like a flower of flame blooming on the tank! The huge power even destroyed most of the corners of the building next to it.

The KV2 following behind was also frightened by the explosion. The Soviet tank soldiers never thought that something could penetrate 110 mm thick steel plates, so that the soldiers once thought it was a heavy bomb thrown by dive bombers. "I scared me, I thought it was so thick! Break the wall and rush up." The reality of easy destruction restored Lan Ren's confidence and immediately ordered to break through the wall and rush out.

"It's a Manchu tiger, shoot, shoot!" The suddenly collapsed wall made KV2 discover Lan Ren, and the second kv2 following immediately aimed at fire. The Soviet gunner with the same quality also deteriorated also flew in a hurry. Just when he struggled to stuff the second shell, the 11 85mm drug-taking guns shot out two shells again. Lan Ren and his wingman hit the second kv2 almost at the same time.

The KV2, which was highly anticipated by Komens, suffered a crushing defeat when it debuted. In addition, the wrong tactics were wrong to put the heavy tanks slowly into the narrow streets of the city that were extremely unsuitable, so when the detoured 36 main battle tank company killed the last two kv2s, the entire company was blocked in the street and could not move. Such a good opportunity, how could four dive bombers who had been hovering and immediately dived towards the overwhelmed heavy tank company. Although eight 250 kilograms of high-explosion bombs could not hit the target directly, they still blew the entire street. Even the Polish infantry who were sweeping over came to compete for the encirclement and suppression of the new tanks, rushed forward and moved the bricks, pried open the hatch covers of the remaining kv2s with an iron rod, and then swept the inside with a submachine gun.

.........

In the Rezkazgan command center, Xu Zuyi held the telegram and smiled: "Captain, good news! This is Zhuo Fan's telegram. He has already attacked Alkarek. You see, this kid is really good at brains. He actually used engineering tanks to open the way, flattened the houses and buildings that affect their sight. When they can't push, they use cannons to open the way... Haha, after this battle, the Kazakh Prime Minister's Office is about to protest to Prime Minister Wang Zhengting."

From the suspicion a few days ago to the praise now, Zhuo Fan has gained the trust of the front-line generals with his practical actions. Liu Mingzhao also nodded with satisfaction, picked up the telegram and saw the new tank above, frowned and asked: "Is there any description of such a tank?"

"The specific details will be found after the shooting. However, Zhuo Fan said that it is a heavy tank. It weighs about 50 tons, and a 152mm howitzer is installed. The cannon is very powerful, but its initial speed is too slow and its accuracy is not as good as a special tank gun."

"Howitzer..." Liu Mingzhao was relieved. No matter how powerful the howitzer was, its initial speed would not exceed 800 meters per second. Moreover, the grenade used a trigger fuse, which could only explode on the surface of the armor, and its long-distance accuracy was poor. Not to mention the weight of 50 tons, if it was installed with a 36 engine, the speed would not be much faster. Tanks that lost their mobility would not pose much threat in field battles.

"Where is the 103 Division? Are you ready?"

"It is 35 kilometers south of Algarbas and is ready for combat." Xu Zuyi quickly replied: "The reconnaissance plane reported just now that Zhukov's vanguard had retreated to Kurgarkinsk. It should have been after receiving the news that Alcarek took action and determined that you were going to surround him."

"He left yesterday, I can't do anything. Now... it's too late!" Liu Mingzhao sneered, slapped the telegram on the table, and issued a decisive order: "Send the order, one hour later, all troops will attack at the same time! Firepower is prepared for 40 minutes! We must clearly tell the commanders of each division that after the attack is launched, don't be afraid of sacrifice, don't consider casualties, and chase as quickly as possible. No matter how much they consume, I will complete them all after the battle!" (To be continued)
Chapter completed!