In a small village full of prisoners, next to the No. 4 tank full of bullet marks, Liu Guozhu received his third-class Hussars Medal of the Tang Dynasty.
This thing is an exclusive medal for tank soldiers. It was designed and established by His Majesty Tang Mo, the King of the Tang Dynasty.
Being able to receive such a medal on the first day of the war, Liu Guozhu can be said to stand out among many armored commanders.
He stood at attention and saluted, and then gave a warm hug to the infantry platoon leader who also received the third-class White Blade Medal. Their hard battle in the afternoon was not in vain. After the regiment headquarters arrived here and handed over the prisoners, they immediately took the
The medal was awarded by the division headquarters.
In order to commend these frontline soldiers who fought bravely, the division headquarters deliberately sent a car to bring the division chief of staff here and personally awarded medals to the two men.
For something more advanced, such as a second-level medal, it would have to be reported to a higher-level military department or frontline headquarters for approval, and the process would be much slower.
"Thank you for fighting bravely for the Tang Dynasty! Your Majesty will never forget your achievements!" The equally young Chief of Staff stood at attention and saluted, smiling and said to the two heroes who had received the medals.
"Long live the Tang Dynasty! Long live His Majesty the King!" Liu Guozhu sang loudly, feeling that the previous hard battle was all worth it.
After this small investiture ceremony, Liu Guozhu could finally take a rest. It was getting late, and they had to wait for the supply of oil trucks, the ammunition trucks that would arrive later, and they also had to rest and eat, so basically there was no need
Let's continue the attack.
The reconnaissance troops had already dispersed to investigate the nearby enemy situation. In addition to the regiment headquarters that had arrived, those remaining in the village also had the headquarters of an infantry battalion and some engineers who were preparing to build a supply depot here.
Everyone had a good meal, because the Qi State Military Department had indeed accumulated a lot of good things. There were military cans produced by the Qi State, as well as fresh vegetables, and even beef, wine and other trophies.
Everyone took the time to rest, because fighting for a day was indeed very tiring. The snoring of soldiers could be heard in some corners, and soldiers sleeping crowded together could be seen inside and outside the collapsed houses.
Liu Guozhu walked to the corner of the village and saw the enemy artillery that he had killed that threatened the safety of his crew.
This is a pirated 76mm caliber anti-aircraft gun, originally used to defend airships. It poses almost zero threat to aircraft, but it is obviously useful for hitting tanks with level fire.
The good news is that this thing does not have matching armor-piercing ammunition at all, so you can only use grenades to deal with it. The bad news is that even with only grenades, this guy can still threaten the No. 4 tank.
Because Liu Guozhu had a practical experience in dealing with an "anti-tank gun", the staff of the regiment hoped that he would seize the time to write down some experience summaries, and then try his best to pass on his experience to other crew members in the regiment.
So Liu Guozhu can stay at the regiment headquarters tonight, where he can enjoy a separate room with lights, and he can also ask the civilian non-commissioned officers of the regiment headquarters to help polish the manuscript.
I heard from others that all the civilian non-commissioned officers in the regiment were as beautiful as flowers, with big breasts and perky butts, but Liu Guozhu didn't think anything of it - after all, he was still a young man, and he was still at an ignorant age.
Walking slowly on the village road where mortar craters can still be distinguished, Liu Guozhu even found the low wall that his tank had smashed into.
The bloodstains on some bricks and tiles had not had time to be cleaned, and cars arrived from time to time, slowly driving into the village carrying gasoline or ammunition.
The signal soldiers are erecting a long antenna. With this equipment, the regiment headquarters can convey orders to each battalion headquarters in a timely manner.
The skinny recruits carried heavy cables and connected the generator cars and equipment together. There were also telephone lines extending into some intact buildings.
The lights are bright there, and there is no so-called light control at all - there is no way, although there are express provisions to control the lights, in actual operation, no one will care about these details.
Especially when the enemy has no time to counterattack, or does not have the strength to counterattack, violating battlefield safety regulations has become a natural bad habit.
The staff of the regiment headquarters and some civilian personnel have to summarize and analyze the Qi Army's documents overnight. Useful and very important documents must be sent to the division headquarters in time. The rest can also be sorted out a little to understand the deployment of the Qi Army.
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This used to be the military headquarters of the Qi army, so there were naturally a lot of documents and information. The Tang army even seized more than 20 radio stations here, as well as a large amount of gasoline and generator sets.
The captured Qi officers also handed over a lot of valuable information, such as where are the field hospitals nearby, where are the ammunition depots and arsenals, where are the barracks and where are the checkpoints.
After overnight interrogation and data analysis, the attacking Tang army finally got a rough idea of the situation in Qi's hinterland.
I don’t know, I don’t know. With this understanding, the commanders of the Tang Army discovered that they seemed to... have already won!
That's right, the hinterland of Qi State is almost undefended. They have deployed nearly 500,000 troops on the border. How can there be any extra troops guarding the rear?
In the previous war design, the Qi army was not prepared to fight such a breakthrough battle with the Tang army, but was prepared to consume each other on the border with the Tang army.
Since there is no preparation for the current situation, it is impossible for Qi to make corresponding adjustments according to changes in the battlefield in a short period of time.
This was destined to happen. How could the Qi army, which lacked automobiles and armored forces, fight mobilely with the Tang army in the wilderness?
"Almost all nearby villages are undefended." Looking at the map and marking some locations, the leader of the 1st Armored Regiment said: "As long as you separate a tank and bring dozens of people, you can control the flanks.
villages, at least we don’t have to worry about the safety of our flanks.”
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "What if the Qi army counterattacks?" the staff officer of the regiment pointed at the border defense line on the map where the third prince was still entrenched, and reminded him.
"Just wait for the follow-up infantry to reinforce these defense lines." The commander of the 1st regiment was still full of confidence and felt that he could continue to advance towards the goal: "Tomorrow morning! We will get as close to Nanye as possible!"
"Capture Nanye tomorrow?" The staff officer was a little confused. He did not think that the Qi army would deploy a large number of troops in Nanye. If they fought like this, they might experience a fierce battle.
These tanks in their hands are all treasures. They are the guarantee for the Tang Army to be invincible, and they are also the basis for the Tang Army to win with less.
If they suffer unnecessary losses, it will definitely affect the subsequent combat plan, which is obviously an issue that must be considered.
In fact, the Tang Army had already paid a heavy price for running wildly: along the way, almost one-third of the tanks in their entire tank regiment were lost on the road.
The 1st Battalion was supposed to have 47 No. 4 tanks. When the battle started in the morning, two tanks had mechanical problems and did not participate in the battle. In the subsequent battle to break through the position, three more tanks were injured and could not continue to advance.
What followed was a breakthrough all the way forward. In the process, 7 more tanks broke down or had their tracks broken and were paralyzed halfway.
Yes, you read that right! There were more tanks that had to stop halfway to wait for the logistics and maintenance troops due to malfunctions than were destroyed by the Qi army.
So far, of the 47 tanks of the 1st Battalion, only about 30 will be able to move forward normally tomorrow.
In fact, this is already a very good maintenance rate - at the beginning of World War II, the German army did not necessarily have such a high maintenance attendance rate.
Similarly, the situation of the 2nd Battalion is not much better. They also only have about 30 tanks left, and the two command tanks at the battalion headquarters are even broken.
The situation of the 3rd Battalion is even worse. They were originally equipped with more than 30 tanks and were not fully equipped at all. Now, they only have 15 tanks left to fight.
A regiment should have had about 150 tanks, but now only about half of the tanks are left for combat.
Even counting the tanks that will be repaired and return to the team tomorrow, the best case scenario is to restore about two-thirds of their combat strength.
Similarly, trucks from regiment headquarters and division headquarters were destroyed, broke down, and were blocked on the road... almost one-third of them were of no use.
This is also a problem that will inevitably arise in mechanized military operations. No matter how reliable the machinery is, when a certain number of them is accumulated, the failure rate will still be so high that it will make people's scalp numb.
Not to mention cars, the carriages of the Tang Army's transport troops all suffered from broken axles and other malfunctions, because overloading was very common, and some troops even carried twice the amount of ammunition in order to continue fighting.
What is gratifying is that so many losses paid off. After the battle broke out, the Tang army broke through the defense line and ran a hundred kilometers in depth towards the Qi army.
This has put all the remedies and adjustments that the Qi army tried to make behind them. Similarly, this speed of advancement has completely thrown the Dahua Empire's border defense forces, who were preparing to take action, into chaos.
Their original plan was to march into Qi to help, but before they could take action, the Tang army stood in front of them.
This is completely different from the plan: safely entering Qi State is completely different from the preparation required to break through the Tang army's defense line. The commanders of the Dahua Empire did not dare to easily fight a positional battle. His tens of thousands of people could withstand
Can't afford to waste it.
The Tang army, which encountered almost no decent resistance, stopped that night. The Qi army, which basically found itself at a disadvantage and had no other choice, took advantage of this precious night and began to organize a counterattack.
In the view of Qi's commanders, only by making good use of this precious night and reversing the unfavorable situation can they stabilize their position and regain the initiative before dawn!
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There are no make-up updates today, so everyone should go to bed early.
