At 6:30 in the morning on the 20th, when fish belly white appeared in the sky on the east side of the Jordan River, the brightness suddenly increased more than ten times at the intersection of the sky below it.
If you are someone who has experienced successive battles between the Anjia Army and the German Army, you will know that this kind of unusual light is actually the fireworks phenomenon produced when a large number of artillery fires. Chinese and foreign reporters covering the war in the Middle East all use cameras in their hands to faithfully
They were able to record this thrilling scene, especially the war reporters who were allowed to enter the artillery positions. They were extremely happy. When the scene of four to five hundred cannons lined up in rows, with their muzzles spraying neatly, everyone was amazed.
Shocking...
In order to use a large number of artillery shells and bombs to thoroughly cleanse the entire West Bank, Lieutenant General Peng Wanjun, who is responsible for this line of offensive tasks, will use various types of artillery from the First Tank Army, the 23rd Army and the Jewish Division under his command.
All used together.
The two armies had a total of four heavy artillery brigades, plus two rocket launcher brigades and artillery regiments from nine divisions, totaling more than 2,000 artillery pieces. They fired at the West Bank together. Its power can be imagined.
This kind of almost indiscriminate covering bombardment, when viewed from the sky, looks like a very large-scale directional explosion, and all the artillery shells do not explode all at once, but are divided into areas and move forward step by step.
Advance layer by layer.
Viewed from the sky, the entire German defensive position in the West Bank is like a large Go board divided into several squares. Starting from the eastern part of the chessboard, the Anjia Army's artillery shells almost cover the entire first layer of squares.
, and then advance to the west one by one.
These artillery shells are mixed with a large number of special artillery shells with proximity fuses added. As mentioned before, this kind of proximity artillery shells are very insidious and shameless. When they explode two or three meters in the air, even trenches cannot protect the soldiers hiding inside.
The bursts of shrapnel and bullets sprayed out, killing the soldiers hiding in the trenches almost instantly.
In the past, the German army raided the Allied forces in the Battle of the Bulge at the end of 1944. U.S. artillery used proximity artillery shells for the first time in the bad weather on December 8. The German army was unprepared and suffered heavy casualties. According to afterwards statistics, the power of artillery fire was
increased by about seven times.
Especially now, due to the proficiency of the Anjia Army's artillery, cluster bombardment has reached a very high level. Under the advancement and crushing of this firepower network composed of countless artillery shells, any position that has withstood the bombardment will not remain unchanged.
It was turned into ruins, and the suppressive barrage generated when the shells fired by artillery of various calibers exploded, leaving the troops of the German 30th Army and the French Eastern Expeditionary Corps Fourth Army, who were preparing to attack the Anjia Army, unable to hide.
The German army had no way to escape. Since it was predicted that the Anjia Army's general offensive would be launched in the next few days, most of the officers and soldiers entered the trenches and were on standby. With this kind of indiscriminate saturation bombardment, the officers and soldiers hiding in the trenches would not be killed even if they were not killed.
They will be shocked to death, and in addition to the close-explosion artillery shells, there are also several 130mm rocket cloud bombs mixed in the shelling. Even if they are not shocked to death, they will be burned to death by incendiary bombs, or they will be suffocated to death after running out of air.
It can be said that this is the most cruel and devastating means of attack.
This density of artillery fire gradually extended to the west. What followed behind the cluster of artillery fire were some small and medium-caliber artillery and mortars, which were used to suppress the firepower points that might have been missed.
While being covered by artillery fire, the engineering troops had begun to erect a pontoon bridge made of prefabricated components. In just half an hour, powerful tanks and armored troops had already begun to drive onto the pontoon bridge and launch an assault on the West Bank, closely following the tanks and armored vehicles.
They are the armored infantry who are responsible for covering the tanks and armored vehicles. They are responsible for destroying all remaining enemies.
As of 8:30 in the morning, after two hours of fighting, the Jordan River defense line that the Germans had worked so hard to build collapsed, and the enemy retreated towards the city of Jerusalem.
The Jordan River fortification area that the German army claimed to be indestructible in the media was broken so quickly. It really exceeded the expectations of the European and American reporters who were accompanying the army. They followed the large army across the river and took pictures of the trenches one by one. Unfortunately, none of them
Prisoners, they don't understand how this trench tactic, which was proven in the last European War and is still used today, will be defeated in the face of the Anjia Army's attack?
No one answered these reporters' questions. The First Tank Army, the 23rd Army and the Jewish Division, biting the German army's butt, kept heading west for nearly 30 kilometers. By 12 noon, the forward troops had arrived.
, the two sides once again exchanged fierce fire on the edge of Jerusalem.
The German army deployed the 7th Armored Division, the 20th Motorized Division, and more than 100,000 armed Arab soldiers to help defend the city of Jerusalem.
The Arab soldiers originally had a deep-seated hatred for the Japanese who had carried out ruthless massacres against their own tribes many times, and they did not even have much favorable impressions of Japan's ally Germany. But now when they heard that there was a Jewish division in the Anjia Army, they immediately
Strong national sentiment broke out, and they enthusiastically joined the army, preparing to block the advance of the Anjia army.
For the siege battle, the Anjia officers and soldiers had long been mentally prepared. The armored infantry that first engaged the German army had basically the same equipment as the infantry of other units. However, there was one difference, and that was the heavy-duty equipment worn by these soldiers.
There are not many gun-type ammunitions. The most conspicuous ones are the various hand grenades and rifle grenades that are hung on military uniforms. Each soldier even carries a 40mm rocket launcher ammunition on his back to provide the so-called rocket launcher operators in each squad.
ammunition.
After a brief confrontation at the edge of the city, a heavy artillery brigade and a rocket launcher brigade rushed in and once again launched an indiscriminate attack on the German defense line. The German army had obviously learned the lesson from the morning and did not dare to deploy too many troops in the same area.
Therefore, when a round of shelling was completed, there were not many German corpses left.
The siege battle was officially launched in the northwest of Mount Zion at 1:30 noon. Under the cover of tanks and armored vehicles, a large number of armored infantry rushed into the city with billowing smoke.
"Attention, there are enemies moving ahead at the eleven o'clock direction!"
Walking beside the ruins after the artillery fire, the soldiers who searched carefully were always paying attention to the strange movements in the ruins.
A soldier discovered that under a broken wall, a man whose body was covered with sand and whose face he couldn't see clearly squirmed a little.
Since it was a full thirty meters away, everyone did not go over to check it, nor did they launch exploratory fire shots at it. At this time, the tanks and armored vehicles had already passed the broken wall and were attacking in depth. It seemed that they could only rely on armor.
The infantry took care of it on their own.
"Most of the Jews in the city have been imprisoned in concentration camps, and there are no Chinese here. This morning our air force has dropped a large number of leaflets in English, Arabic and Hebrew into the city of Jerusalem, asking all civilians to leave the fighting.
area. Since these people don’t leave, they are our enemies!
"Xing Ping, use two grenades to clear the area. Pay attention to one of them and take care of it behind the broken wall. Be careful that there is a hidden enemy firepower point there!"
The squad leader, Sergeant Shan Hao, said this while observing carefully. He did not order any soldiers to go forward to check. Seeing that there was no movement in front, he turned his head and gave instructions to a corporal.
After receiving the order, the corporal did not hesitate at all. He took out two grenades from his body, pulled the strings and threw them out respectively. The two grenades accurately flew over a distance of more than thirty meters and landed near the suspicious area.
One of them even flew out in an arc, directly over the broken wall, and landed behind the broken wall where the officers and soldiers could not see it.
"Boom-boom-"
Two violent explosions came one after another. The grenade that landed in front blew a hole under the broken wall without any suspense. A man wearing a robe holding a submachine gun was instantly blown to pieces and died.
Can't die anymore.
The explosion effect of the grenade that landed behind the broken wall surprised everyone, because in the explosion, it was obvious that in the smoke and dust generated by the shock wave, the body of a militant wearing a white turban was blown out
, while the smoke from the explosion was still steaming, painful groans and wailings could be heard faintly from behind the broken wall.
"Something's happening! Two more pills!"
Seeing what was exploded from behind the broken wall, Staff Sergeant Shan Hao did not hesitate at all and whispered to another corporal the order for additional supplies.
The Jing corporal named Huang Lan did not hesitate at all. He threw the two grenades that had been prepared in his hand one after another. Just like the grenades thrown by Corporal Xingping just now, they landed precisely behind the broken wall.
The explosions of two grenades came one after another, not only quickly ending the wailing and moaning, but the officers and soldiers also noticed that the sound of the explosion was not two but six. It was obviously the violent explosion of the grenade, which also caused the death of the opponent's grenade.
It exploded. The powerful shock waves generated by the continuous explosions completely pushed down the broken wall, and the scene behind it was immediately revealed.
I saw nine battered corpses lying there. Each corpse was riddled with holes from the fragments of the grenade explosion. Broken limbs were scattered around. Two of the corpses were injured.
It exploded into two pieces, and the intestines and intestines flowed all over the floor. It seemed that the two grenades hanging on the waist were triggered and exploded. As for the other two grenades that exploded, it was estimated that they were either placed on the ground or held in their hands.
Inside, the splattered flesh and blood, as well as the gray robes and white cloth fragments scattered everywhere, are the result of the combined efforts.
"It was so dangerous, I almost fell for these guys!"
Corporal Xingping led two soldiers forward, carefully inspected the scene, and found a deep kiln under the body against the wall. This may be an important reason why these people escaped the shelling.
"Attention, the whole class is in a covering formation and continues to search and advance. Rifle grenades and rocket launchers are ready to fire. A large number of local armed mobs are mixed among the German troops. They are probably in units of ten people. One of them lures the enemy, and the rest are preparing to launch a suicide attack.
."
After the squad leader, Staff Sergeant Shan Hao, gave his instructions, he made a brief report to the company headquarters through the walkie-talkie, and then went on the road again. Three of the soldiers attached 40mm grenade launchers to the semi-automatic rifles in their hands.
"Whoosh——"
"Boom boom——"
Soldiers in the army carry a large number of hand grenades and rifle grenades, as well as advanced Type III 40 rocket launchers. When they see the wreckage of a threatening target, without saying anything, they will blast it first and then slowly search it.
If this still fails to eliminate the opponent, then call an armed helicopter, or nearby tanks or armored vehicles to come for support. Under such powerful cleaning, even a mouse will turn into flesh and blood under this kind of cleaning.
foam.
By three o'clock in the afternoon, the battlefield had advanced to 4.5 kilometers and reached the urban area at the southwest foot of Mount Zion, the holy land of Jews and Arabs. The fighting became increasingly fierce.
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