Now the 7th Army of the Tang Dynasty can only rely on the cover of aircraft taking off from Chudi. There is also an aircraft carrier left behind by the main fleet of the Tang Empire, carrying dozens of aircraft.
After receiving the order, Eric immediately began to shrink his strength. He removed the most elite armored division of the 7th Army from the offensive forward and began to replenish ammunition and fuel.
Immediately afterwards, the 7th Army began to build its own defensive positions and took some rest. Troops that continued to attack were ordered to rest in place, at least for more than 10 hours.
Suddenly from the offensive state to the rest state, the soldiers of the Tang Empire were still very optimistic. They had good supplies and could eat good hot meals, so their morale was naturally quite high.
However, they soon came into contact with the Qin army's attacking troops, and both sides immediately felt the pressure brought by the other side.
Because the air superiority was weakened, Qin was able to mobilize more artillery at a relatively small cost. These heavy firepower posed a considerable threat to the Tang army.
The commanders of the Qin State finally waited for their good time: because the number of Tang Army's electronic warfare aircraft was insufficient, they were unable to suppress the Qin Army for 24 hours continuously, giving the Qin Army more opportunities.
At the same time, after gaining a certain degree of freedom of communication, the Qin army used more artillery and artillery shells, and indeed achieved some of its own status.
In the direction of Qingluan Port, the 1st Division of the Dorne Expeditionary Force suddenly took action and began to attack the Tang Army's defense line. The Tang Army was still somewhat uncomfortable.
They had been fighting the Qin army, but now they were replaced by Dorn's troops, and their tactics were different, which caught the Tang army commanders off guard.
However, the Tang army still stood firm in its defensive position, showing no signs of retreat or collapse. Although their defensive position was poorly constructed, the strength it showed was far beyond the expectations of the Qin army generals.
"It can't be attacked...their defense line is too strong." In the headquarters, the commander of the 1st Division of the Dorne Expeditionary Force complained to Mike Ravel and Sun Guang.
Every time his troops charge, they will be beaten back by the opponent. The tactics used by the opponent are very flexible, making him somewhat unable to defend against them.
At the most promising time, his troops had captured the Tang Army's first-line defensive positions, but the opponent immediately used a large amount of artillery fire to cover the lost positions, and then organized a counterattack to repel the Dornish troops' attack.
Dorn followed suit and was preparing to use a large number of artillery to attack the opponent's position, when the opponent's aircraft carrier aircraft came out to hunt.
Although there were only a dozen aircraft, the attack power was still very scary. After Dorne suffered a loss, they became cautious and no longer exposed their artillery positions in large numbers.
Organizing a tank attack has the same effect. The Tang Army's individual anti-tank capabilities are quite strong and they have weapons such as RPG. Blindly using tanks to attack will only increase casualties.
"Then we must attack! This is our only chance." Sun Guang insisted. He had already spent all his capital and would not accept returning without success.
In order to cooperate with Zhang Xuan's attack, the 1st Division of the Dorne Expeditionary Force and the tank troops assembled by Sun Guang have already suffered a lot of losses.
Mike Ravel felt a little sick. He knew how much the Qin and Dorne coalition forces had lost today. The Dorne side lost 5 artillery pieces, 19 tanks, and hundreds of troops killed. The Qin side was also destroyed.
16 tanks and 2 artillery pieces.
These numbers don't sound like a lot, but they are actually quite a lot. This is only one morning, and 80% of them will still lose this much in the afternoon.
"Has General Zhang launched a counterattack? If the fight continues like this, Qingluan Port will be in danger." Mike Ravel knew that it was impossible to persuade Sun Guang to stop, so he changed his explanation,
Putting the responsibility on Zhang Xuan from the north.
His meaning is simple: We are attracting the Tang army's attention for Zhang Xuan's counterattack, and we are playing support, but we must not exhaust all the troops.
Sun Guang is a typical general of the Qin army. He has little selfishness on the battlefield. In his eyes, Zhang Xuan will definitely cooperate with him fully.
In fact, Zhang Xuan was indeed working hard to cooperate with Sun Guang: the Qin army in the north was indeed making final preparations for the main attack.
However, his journey was a bit long and the preparations took a long time, and Zhang Xuan hoped that Sun Guang could mobilize the Tang army so that he could easily cut into the flank of the Tang army.
Therefore, the current situation is: Sun Guang's troops are attacking the Tang army, but they have not achieved any results, and Zhang Xuan has not yet attacked, which is the calm before the war.
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On the western defensive position of the Tang Army, in a foxhole, two soldiers were eating their field meal bags. They tore open the pockets and found biscuits and chocolate inside, which could provide them with enough calories.
In addition, this food also includes some dried vegetables and individually packaged lunch meats. If conditions permit, they can soak these foods in hot water to keep them warm.
The Qin soldiers opposite them were obviously not prepared to give them this opportunity. When they were halfway through eating, the Qin army's attack began.
The sound of the sentry's gunfire made all the soldiers on the position alert. A Tang Army soldier with a biscuit in his mouth poked his head out of the foxhole and saw a Qin Army tank driving towards them.
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This is a No. 4 tank, but many Tang Army recruits in the trenches have never seen their own troops equipped with this kind of tank. They have only heard that their own side is equipped with this kind of weapon, but they have no familiarity with it.
"Rockets!" an anti-tank team not far away shouted loudly, reminding the surrounding soldiers to pay attention to safety. Then a column of white smoke rushed towards the tank, instantly penetrating the front armor of the No. 4 tank.
It is too easy for the anti-tank rocket launcher of the tandem warhead to deal with the Panzer 4 tank that only has steel plate armor, not to mention that this is an early model of the Panzer 4 tank that has not been modified and has no reinforced front armor.
The tragic explosion blew away all the hatches on the No. 4 tank at once, highlighting the fragility of the tank: it had too many hatches, so many that it was somewhat behind the times.
Unlike other tanks, there are 5 hatches on the top of the No. 4 tank, which is too many for one tank. When the wind is going smoothly, these hatches really ensure the riding experience of the tank crew, but when encountering the enemy
These hatches are indeed too fragile when facing military anti-tank fire.
