The Queen's armored convoy traveled east along the Shanghai-Nanjing Highway and arrived at the Tangshan Sniper School at twelve o'clock. The convoy paused here for lunch. All the instructors and students of the sniper school were flattered and rushed several kilometers out of the school gate to welcome the convoy. Although
This place is so close to Nanjing, but Her Majesty the Queen has never been here.
The principal arranged a banquet at noon to cleanse His Majesty. During the dinner, the principal and several ace instructors introduced Zhu Yourong to the story of the sniper profession, as well as the recent Nanjing defense battle and the zoo sniper battle. The stories were lavish.
It was exciting. The principal also took advantage of the opportunity to invite Nan Xiaoya, the sniper hero at that time and the instructor who was newly hired to teach at the school, to meet him.
Zhu Yourong was also said to be very interested and even poured a glass of wine for Nan Xiaoya with his own hands. Nan Xiaoya had already eaten early and was taking a nap when she was suddenly dragged here and she didn't know what was going on. She took the glass and was fascinated.
I looked towards Zhu Yourong in confusion for a long time before I realized who this person was. I was so frightened that I almost drank the wine up my nostrils.
Zhu Yourong then took advantage of the opportunity to briefly inspect the Tangshan Sniper School, and the convoy returned to the road at three o'clock in the afternoon.
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As soon as Zhu Yourong's convoy left the People's Guard camp in the morning, Li Gensheng called Xiang Xiaoqiang at the Blue Army headquarters in Wuxi and told him that His Majesty would be visiting the battlefield in person today. Xiang Xiaoqiang immediately decided to seize the opportunity and also built a convoy to go to the battlefield.
Carry out "observation".
Xiang Xiaoqiang did not lead many troops, only Guderian, Hu Jiong, Xiu Xiu, his own group of guards, an engineer platoon, and three trucks of sandbags. This convoy was not as gorgeous as Zhu Yourong's. There were no armored vehicles, but only
truck, and two officers' cars. This was much faster than Zhu Yourong's convoy. The nine vehicles were heading west along the Shanghai-Nanjing Highway, trying to reach the battlefield before Zhu Yourong and choose a viewing venue for her.
The location where the 1st Blue Division and the 1st Red Division are about to clash is right between Changzhou and Nanjing. Although Xiang Xiaoqiang set off from Wuxi and arrived at the battlefield farther than starting from Nanjing, Zhu Yourong's convoy was delayed at Tangshan Sniper School at noon.
It took two hours, so Xiang Xiaoqiang's motorcade arrived at the Lan 1st Division's station at almost four o'clock in the afternoon.
As soon as the officers and soldiers of the 1st Blue Division, the Second Division of the People's Guard, saw their commander coming, their morale was high, and a large group of people cheered. The orderly soldiers rode two sidecar motorcycles to clear the way and followed Xiaoqiang's motorcade.
In the back, continue driving west to the headquarters of the 1st Blue Division.
For several kilometers along the way, Xiang Xiaoqiang stood up from the open-top military vehicle and greeted the officers and soldiers on both sides loudly. Wherever Xiang Xiaoqiang's motorcade drove, there were cheers.
The convoy arrived at the division headquarters. It was only three kilometers away from Xinmenzhuang. Several armored command vehicles were parked in a small forest on the south side of the road. This was the location of the temporary division headquarters. A folding table was set up outside the vehicle, and Rommel was studying the map.
, are preparing to leave a small force to guard the remnants of the Sixth Red Division in Xinmengzhuang, and then move the larger force westward to attack the First Red Division.
At this time, he suddenly saw two important figures, Xiang Xiaoqiang and Guderian, standing in front of him. After being shocked, he realized that Her Majesty the Queen would come to the battlefield to observe this afternoon.
"Oh," Rommel said, his face glowing red, "Oh, oh..."
Xiang Xiaoqiang knew that Rommel immediately found inspiration when he heard that the Queen would come to observe in person.
Xiang Xiaoqiang originally wanted to try to discuss with Rommel to see if he could attack more leisurely and save some face for the old man Tang Yunsheng. Win is win, but winning is a process, don't win like an eagle catching a chicken. But
Now that I see him gearing up, I know that it is useless for me to say anything. If I put pressure on him, he will have to resign based on his temperament.
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Xiang Xiaoqiang's motorcade passed through the camp of the 1st Blue Army and drove about 15 kilometers to the west. About halfway between the two armies, the motorcade stopped. A group of exercise referees also came with the motorcade from the Blue Army, preparing to follow them.
While establishing the observation point, establish a referee point.
A platoon of engineers began to search for a suitable location. There was a higher place just to the north, which should be considered a gentle highland. It was a few hundred meters away from the Shanghai-Nanjing Highway. Xiang Xiaoqiang and others drove there and climbed the hill.
Checked it out.
The view here is very good, it is wide open in all directions and can be seen for several kilometers. Cars can also drive up.
The Blue Army planes overhead roared and flew east and west. They were planes sent to reconnoiter and harass the 1st Red Division, as well as planes returning.
When several planes fly over, they all rush down and circle twice out of curiosity to get a better look. They haven't received the notice yet, and they don't know where the small convoy here is from and what they want to do.
Xiang Xiaoqiang ordered the guards to display the ground-air identification board and send a signal to the air to indicate his inspection status as the commander of the People's Guard. Suddenly, the planes in the sky shook their wings in greeting, and some fighter jets even performed a victory roll to show off their
Outstanding achievements.
Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at his watch. It was getting late. If he hurried now, Zhu Yourong could still see a battle before dark. He gave an order, and a platoon of engineers began to carry out earthwork on the top of the hill quickly.
After the operation, a flat ground of more than ten square meters was quickly cleared. Then the truck carrying sandbags drove up, and the engineers unloaded the sandbags and wooden boards from the truck and quickly built temporary fortifications.
Although it is not a live-fire exercise, there are still considerable dangers on the battlefield. "Small bombs" falling from the sky, smoke bombs, etc., may cause casualties. Officers and soldiers are soldiers, let alone exercises, they are real guns and live ammunition.
It is your duty to suffer casualties in war. But as the king of a country, you cannot be careless at all.
This is a "safe house" built for Zhu Yourong. She can be comfortable and safe in it, and use telescopes to watch the raging battlefields on all sides. It is spacious and comfortable, and there is a sofa and a small coffee table. Zhu Yourong
If you are tired, you can lie down on the sofa to rest. If you are thirsty, you can ask someone to make you a cup of tea. Take a short nap, then get up and observe...
Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at the sandbag walls around him getting taller one meter at a time, and thought to himself, this is a man building a hut for his beloved woman...
He looked at the vast fields all around, extending to the sky... He couldn't help but imagine:
This highland is a small isolated island, and Zhu Yourong and he are living on it. From now on, we have to hunt, fish, and build houses by ourselves...Zhu Yourong also has to sew, cook, and use animal skins for himself.
Making clothes... Although it is hard for the young couple, it is also fun...
Most importantly, give birth to a lot of...
"My lord? My lord?"
Hu Jiong was shocked when he found Xiang Xiaoqiang's mouth half-opened and staring at a bag of sandbags infatuatedly. He waved his hand in front of Xiang Xiaoqiang's eyes and pushed him twice to call him back.
the real world.
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The temporary fortifications on the high ground were set up. The ground inside was made as flat as possible, and then another mat was spread. The single sofa was also moved from the truck and put in. The engineers pulled another wire and put it in the fortifications.
There is a light inside, and the power is connected to the truck's battery...
In short, Xiang Xiaoqiang has made this "private box" as comfortable as possible.
He looked at the bright and comfortable space in the sandbag fortification almost infatuatedly. No matter how he looked at it, he felt that something was missing. The guard next to him had been sweating for a long time. How could there be such an elegant temporary fortification? But looking at Mr. Xiang
With that kind of look, no one dared to say anything.
Xiang Xiaoqiang suddenly slapped his head:
"Oh, that's right, I forgot, forgot, forgot..."
Then he quickly ran out, grabbed a vase and a bouquet of flowers from the truck, got into the fortification, placed the vase on the small coffee table, and then carefully inserted the flowers inside.
He took a few steps back to Xiaoqiang, admired it for a while, and changed the angle of the flowers several times. Then he clapped his hands with satisfaction.
The attendants next to him looked at him strangely.
The Queen observed the outside of the fortifications and built four simple observation points with sandbags to observe the four directions respectively. This is for the use of exercise referees.
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After everything was arranged, Xiang Xiaoqiang asked someone to contact the Queen's convoy and learned that Zhu Yourong was now in the column of the 1st Red Division and could arrive in about half an hour.
Xiang Xiaoqiang lay on the observation window of the fortification and looked around with a telescope. He looked at his watch again. It was already a quarter past four, and Rommel should attack. But within a few kilometers to the east, only sporadic stars could be seen.
reconnaissance vehicles, and several light Lightning 2 tanks.
That spectacular sight of a torrent of steel rushing towards us has yet to appear.
He looked to the west again. To the west, he could only see a few sporadic motorized scouts, riding motorcycles with sidecars and driving reconnaissance vehicles, heading this way in small groups.
The few planes overhead would swoop down from time to time and shoot in a circle. The few reconnaissance vehicles didn't care much, probably because there were no drill referees on them, so they simply didn't even hide.
Xiang Xiaoqiang checked his watch a few more times, and more than ten minutes passed. There was still no movement from the 1st Blue Division. On this small highland, the main force of the 1st Blue Division could not be seen to the east, and the 1st Red Division could not be seen to the west.
The main force. The two sides are at least eight or nine kilometers away.
Several practice referees knew that after a while, they would have the honor to enforce the law under the eyes of Her Majesty the Queen. They all cheered up.
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Xiang Xiaoqiang and the others were condescending and could see the reconnaissance troops of the red and blue armies at the same time. However, they had not yet seen each other.
But the Blue Army's reconnaissance force must know that the Red Army's reconnaissance force is ahead, because the planes in the sky continue to inform the Blue Army of the Red Army's situation. But that is only an approximate number. The precise location of the Red Army's reconnaissance force has to be found by the Blue Army itself.
Xiang Xiaoqiang saw that the four Lightning 2 tanks of the Blue Army began to increase their horsepower and moved in two directions with two armored personnel carriers. This was obviously an attempt to outflank the master. The Red Army reconnaissance force on the other side of the master was still at a loss.
Go straight ahead.
The exercise referees on the high ground have connected to the radios of both sides respectively, wearing headsets and binoculars, ready to start "death sentences" at any time.
Xiang Xiaoqiang's heart was in his throat at this moment. He took the telescope and ran to the east observation window and then to the west observation window. Soon he felt that this was too tiring, so he simply ran outside and climbed on the sandbags.
Go up.
Now he was standing directly on the top of the fortification, standing on the highest point of the high ground. He could look down in all directions just by turning his head.
The reconnaissance troops from both sides continued to approach. Xiang Xiaoqiang stood in the middle and could see both of them at the same time, but now they could not see each other. Xiang Xiaoqiang suddenly felt something.
This seems to be the Battle of Jutland. On one side is the German High Seas Fleet and on the other side is the British main fleet. The outpost fleets on both sides are getting closer, but they don't know each other. Just when they are about to miss each other, they see a wave between both sides at the same time.
Black smoke. In order to find out what the smoke was about, they both sent reconnaissance troops to each other.
It was a civilian ship that appeared in the wrong place at the wrong time, attracting the reconnaissance forces of both sides, triggering the largest battleship battle in human history.
Xiang Xiaoqiang felt that at this moment, he was just like the civilian ship that appeared between the two sides. However, he did not accidentally enter the battlefield, but was the owner of the battlefield and the controller of the entire battlefield.
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The four tanks of the Blue Army formed four ambush points, targeting the four scouts of the Red Army. The four tanks took advantage of the slightly undulating terrain to hide their bodies, with only the turret and gun barrel exposed. They
His whole body was covered with leaves and crop leaves, and he lurked low in the crop fields, just like a lion lurking and hunting on the grassland, making it difficult to detect.
Eight armored personnel carriers were also tied with branches and leaves and were ambushed further back. Eight Woodpecker machine guns were aimed at the front. The soldiers on the vehicles held submachine guns and lowered their heads.
After tanks and armored vehicles entered the ambush position, they turned off their engines, stopped running, and entered an absolutely silent state.
This is also the advantage of tanks and armored vehicles with gasoline engines. The gasoline engine starts very quickly, almost instantly, unlike the diesel engine which takes a long time to "bang bang" to start.
When ambushing a gasoline engine tank, you can put out the fire. After firing the first shot, you can immediately start it and quickly move its position. In the late World War II, German heavy tanks often did this when ambushing the Allied forces.
Several soldiers who had jumped out of the car earlier had crop branches and leaves tied around their bodies and crawled forward carefully. They lay on a slope with their heads exposed and used binoculars to observe the Red Army reconnaissance troops that were gradually advancing more than a hundred meters ahead.
The four groups of Red Army scouts do not walk on the road, but are widely dispersed in the fields. This can not only expand the reconnaissance area, but also facilitate concealment. Each group of scouts has two sidecar motorcycles and one officer's car. There are four groups in total.
Twelve cars.
There are two soldiers on each sidecar motorcycle, equipped with a light machine gun. There are four soldiers on each officer's vehicle, equipped with a heavy machine gun. There is a 60-meter small mortar on the vehicle, and a small mortar is towed behind the vehicle.
37mm anti-tank gun.
Although there are not many troops, the firepower is still quite strong.
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Xiang Xiaoqiang was holding his breath while looking through the telescope, when suddenly someone at his feet shouted: