Something is wrong! Looking at the shells falling on the position, Zhao Chen instinctively felt that there was something wrong with Fengjiang Army's style of play. He delayed because there was a steady stream of reinforcements behind him. What was Fengjiang Army waiting for?
Could it be said that they are waiting for reinforcements from the Tang Empire? It is unrealistic! If the Tang Empire was willing to get involved in the war, then the reaction speed would never be so slow.
To put it bluntly, even if the ground forces of the Tang Empire needed time to assemble and mobilize, the Air Force of the Tang Empire should have joined the war long ago!
Those terrifying flying demons don't need much time to assemble, and hundreds of them can be dispatched at will. Even the Stuka dive bombers that first appeared on the battlefield are definitely a headache.
But now, neither the Flying Fortress, the Stuka, nor that damn attack aircraft called Il appeared near Hezhe.
This shows that the Tang Empire's previous promise that it would not be involved in the war was binding to a certain extent.
If the Tang Empire has no plans to get involved in the war immediately, then there is something wrong with the current fighting style of the Fengjiang defenders!
As long as you make a casual judgment, you will find the logical paradox in this: Fengjiang Army has no reinforcements, and delaying time is completely asking for death. The only explanation is that they deployed frontal defenses to allocate troops to cause trouble in other directions.
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The terrain of Fengjiang City is very simple. There is grassland further to the north. There is no direct railway to Wasteland City, so mobilizing large corps to the north is simply a joke.
Therefore, the most likely option for Fengjiang's troops is to go south and attack Shanping - in fact, Zhao Chen had imagined this possibility on the way here, so he also made corresponding arrangements.
First of all, three lines of defense were deployed on the road between Shanping and Fengjiang, and a heavy defense was deployed. According to Zhao Chen's idea, even if the Tang Empire attacked, it would take some time to break through the defense lines and attack Shanping.
As long as he is given some time, he can continue to send reinforcements to Shanping, and then it will become a war of attrition, which will have the same effect as the decisive battle in Hezhe.
But for some reason, Zhao Chen still felt that the direction of Shanping was not safe, and he still felt that the defense in the direction of Shanping should be increased.
So he turned around, looked at the generals beside him, and ordered: "Have the two armored divisions in Zhao Zheng's hands immediately send reinforcements to Shanping! The troops from Datachi and Shanchong will assemble towards Guiguang!"
He felt that, together with Guiguang's two armored divisions, the defenders in the Shanping direction should also deliberately respond to the Fengjiang Army's attack.
The Zhao Zheng in his order was a royal confidant promoted by Zhao Kai. He took over Qian Jinhang's position and was responsible for commanding hundreds of thousands of troops in the southern region of the empire.
To be valued by the emperor and entrusted with important tasks, Zhao Zheng is certainly not a mediocre person. He is actually quite capable and a relatively obedient general.
After receiving Zhao Chen's order, Zhao Zheng immediately ordered his armored division to move northeast and prepare to go to Shanping.
At the same time, in the south of Fengjiang, in the general headquarters of the Fengjiang Army's southward troops, Luo Xiao, the head of the Imperial Military Advisory Group of the Tang Dynasty, began to issue combat orders.
"Toyoe's 1st Armored Division is responsible for the flank attack...Toyoe's 1st and 2nd Infantry Divisions will deal with the frontal enemy! We have reinforced all the artillery we can mobilize to you, and we must capture it within one day.
The first line of defense, do you understand?"
"Understood!" the commanders of the Fengjiang Army replied in unison. They are actually very confident in this battle. Now the troops have sufficient supplies and high morale. If they still can't win, they can really go.
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For the commanders of the Dahua Empire, as long as they are not fighting against the Tang Empire, they feel that their chances of winning are still very high.
"Then get ready! The attack will launch in an hour and a half." Luo Xiao dismissed these Fengjiang commanders, and then walked back to the front of the map with several of his staff.
He stared at the situation of the two armies near Fengjiang, sighed and said: "The terrain is too ordinary, the Fengjiang army's combat intentions are almost exposed. As long as the opponent's commander is not a fool, he will definitely guess our plan.
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"There is no way around this. There are only two ways to go, either Hezhe or Shanping. There is no need to guess." A staff officer said with a wry smile.
"Zhao Chen is on the northern line, and Zhao Zheng is on the southern line. It seems that Zhao Zheng is easy to bully, so we can only bully Zhao Zheng." Another staff officer took it for granted.
Regardless of the number of troops or the quality of the troops, Zhao Chen is the one who is difficult to fight, so attacking Zhao Zheng's troops first is the right choice.
"No matter what, let's concentrate our forces to eat Zhao Zheng first!" Luo Xiao made up his mind, or in other words, he had no choice from the beginning.
On the other side, Zhao Chen felt somewhat relieved after getting Zhao Zheng's reply. He thought for a while, walked to the edge of the map and looked at it carefully for a while.
Then he walked back to the table, grabbed the phone, and connected to the headquarters on the Hezhe front line: "Hello? Hello! This is Zhao Chen!... I order your department to be ready within an hour.
Within an hour... we must! Launch an attack!"
"Attack? Commander, didn't you order not to launch an attack for the time being?" The commander on the other end of the phone confirmed doubtfully.
"The order has been revised! Let me repeat it again! The order has been revised! Be ready to attack within one hour! The attack must be launched within two hours!" Zhao Chen grabbed the phone and ordered in a firm tone.
After a pause, he continued: "At any cost, attack Fengjiang Army's defense line! Before nightfall today, you must win a line of defense for me! Repeat my order!"
"Yes! Before nightfall today, seize the enemy's frontline positions at all costs!" On the other end of the phone, the frontline commander immediately replied.
"Okay! Execute the order!" Zhao Chen hung up the phone, walked to the map again, stared at the places marked as the Fengjiang Army's defense line, and was silent for a long time.
Just ten minutes after he issued the order, the Dahua Empire's artillery roared again, and raindrop-like shells once again fell on the Fengjiang Army's defensive position, kicking up patches of soil.
The solid defensive position shook slightly in the sound of artillery, and the soldiers hiding in the bunker could only wait, waiting for the crazy bombardment to stop.
However, this time, the artillery did not stop. Round after round of shelling broke the unspoken rules of the previous two days: the sporadic shelling seemed to have annoyed a certain big shot. Today's shelling is no longer routine.
It's a real battle.
After these years of training, the army of the Great China Empire has made some progress. Although they can only learn a little bit, they did learn some of the basics of the Tang army.
Before the artillery fire had completely stopped, the armored troops of the Great China Empire began to attack. The Type 3 tanks were placed one next to the other, covering the infantry, and they attacked fiercely.
The Toyojiang defenders, who thought the enemy was just firing artillery randomly to meet their errands, did not realize at this moment that the enemy was already approaching them.
They hid in the trenches, waiting for the end of the artillery bombardment that had come to an end. A Fengjiang soldier who was originally responsible for guarding once again returned to his covered post and saw the enemy's movements through the gap directly in front.
"Oh my God! Come on! Come on and see! They've brought out the tanks!" The sentry shouted loudly, putting his face behind the lookout gap.
"Tank! The tank is coming!" Hearing his shout, the squad leader immediately stuck his head out and looked at the big guy turning in the distance.
Frankly speaking, if you don't compare the Type 3 tanks of the Dahua Empire to the Leopard tanks, they are actually very good light and heavy tanks. They are almost as good as the German Type 3 tanks, and not much different.
However, it has indeed lagged behind in various performances, especially when the Tang Empire began to equip the 59 tanks.
Fortunately, it doesn't have to face Panther tanks or Shencha 59 now. It only needs to fight with friendly tanks of the same model.
"Damn it! The artillery fire came up just after the fire. It's really life-threatening." Seeing the Type 3 tank getting closer, the squad leader stationed here complained angrily.
They didn't have any anti-tank weapons, only a battalion's anti-tank gun not far behind them - the shelling just now was so violent, who knew if the anti-tank gun was still there.
"Old Zhang! Old Zhang! Go and see if the anti-tank gun of the anti-tank company can still be used!" the squad leader yelled at the top of his voice. If the gun can't be used, they will have to retreat quickly.
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What else should we do? Fighting for your life with grenades and tanks? Are you kidding me? You didn’t see the huge mass of black infantry following the tanks!
"Squad leader! The artillery squad is still here! They are adjusting the artillery!" After a while, Lao Zhang's voice came from not far away.
The squad leader immediately gained confidence and began to deploy tactics: "Follow Brother Liu's arrangement! Go to Position 1 with the machine gun. When the opponent approaches, fire from the flank! Put the tank over and wait for the anti-tank gun behind it to kill it!"
The Brother Liu he refers to is the consultant sent by the Tang Empire. Apart from this consultant, no one in the entire squad can make him, the squad leader, call him brother.
Soon, the artillery fire from the Fengjiang defenders also rang out, and the artillery shells fell at the feet of the Dahua soldiers who were pressing up. The accuracy was frightening. Soldiers fell down in pieces where the shells exploded, and some were even directly exploded by the shells.
Waves of air flew into the air.
There are more consultants from the Tang Empire on the artillery position, and their artillery skills are definitely among the best on the planet. With their given parameters, how could the artillery of the Fengjiang defenders be inaccurate?