Zhu Yourong was conquered by this magnificent war picture.
She has never seen such a scene of thousands of horses galloping together. Not to mention that it is right under her nose and standing in such a good position. It can be said that Zhu Yourong has never seen any war scenes in his whole life. The last battle to defend Nanjing
, she lived in the Purple Mountain Fortress from beginning to end, and only saw the progress of the war from the map every day. But now, everything happened in front of her.
This scroll was not only something Zhu Yourong had never seen before, but also something that no one had ever seen before. Therefore, it not only conquered Zhu Yourong, but also everyone present.
It was also the first time that Xiang Xiaoqiang saw with his own eyes the "tank battle" that he had always advocated or dreamed of, and it was also in the gradually darkening dusk under the bloody setting sun. In the dusk now, it seemed that the sky was getting darker every second
Everything will be darker. The countless car lights below are getting brighter and brighter, like the Milky Way in the sky bursting open, and thousands of stars pouring down, flowing, and swallowing everything in front.
Armored cluster! This is the legendary real armored cluster!
Xiang Xiaoqiang now understands why Hitler was so excited when he saw the tank phalanx being practiced two years ago and said to Guderian next to him: This is what I want!
Guderian is now standing outside, looking at the torrent of steel below, with his heart surging. The scene when he accompanied the head of state to review the armored phalanx two years ago comes to mind again. But compared with the situation in front of him, two years ago,
The time in Germany was really nothing.
It’s not that there are many tanks now. These are the tanks of an armored division, and one-third of them have been transferred to the Second Blue Division. There are less than a hundred tanks galloping in the fields now. But these less than a hundred tanks,
There are also those armored vehicles behind, but they have formed an invincible momentum. At this moment, I am just looking at it from a distance. If I were on the battlefield, in front of this torrent of steel, then there is reason to believe that,
No matter how strong the infantry division is, it will be destroyed and crushed.
…
The observation windows on each side of the observation fort are long strips, but they can only allow a maximum of three people to watch side by side. Although a maximum of three people can stand on one side, Zhu Yourong and Xiang Xiaoqiang stood there, and the two of them had enough space.
The third person was a bit crowded. Although the battlefield could also be seen from the other three sides, the effect was much worse. The others did not want to miss such a sight that they had never seen in their lives. Secondly, they all felt something and simply couldn't see it.
It was very "interesting" to go outside and have an unobstructed view.
Amidst the deafening sound, Xiang Xiaoqiang pointed outside and shouted in Zhu Yourong's ear:
"Don't just look at the tanks - pay attention to the air-ground coordination - look at how the aircraft cooperates with the ground troops -"
Zhu Yourong stared outside with the telescope, turned his ear and said:
"What----???"
Xiang Xiaoqiang yelled at the top of his lungs again. Zhu Yourong nodded, took off the telescope, tilted his neck and looked up at the sky.
Xiang Xiaoqiang shouted again:
"The aircraft - not only directly killing the enemy - but more importantly, it is suppressing the enemy's counterattack - without aircraft suppression - our tanks cannot attack so smoothly - -!
!!”
Zhu Yourong turned around blankly, as if she didn't hear what he shouted.
"What----???"
she shouted again.
Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at Zhu Yourong. Surrounded by the sound of gunfire and the roar of planes, the two looked at each other. Zhu Yourong's eyes flickered slightly, but she still looked at him questioningly.
"I said - you can't hear anything I say! You can't hear, right -???...I...I..."
"What--??"
Xiang Xiaoqiang's chest felt hot and he closed his eyes and shouted:
"You know--I like you--!!! I love you very much---!!!"
"ah???"
"Yourong, I know you can't hear me now, so I can call you Yourong like this instead of calling you Your Majesty————!!! At this moment, you belong to me————!!!"
"what are you saying???"
Xiang Xiaoqiang opened his eyes and saw Zhu Yourong looking at him confused amidst the loud noise. Xiang Xiaoqiang became more courageous, pointed outside, and continued to shout to Zhu Yourong:
"Everyone expresses their feelings in front of flowers and under the moon - I confessed to you, but it was in the sound of artillery on the battlefield -!!! But I can't help it, I hope you don't mind -!!! Because,
Without the sound of cannons and airplanes, I would not have had the courage at all——!!! They made me unable to hear my own voice————!!! I couldn’t understand you when you sang that night, and you can’t hear me when I speak today
, this is also God playing tricks on people——! But it doesn’t matter, I love you————! Do you understand? I——love——you————!!!”
"Well……"
Zhu Yourong looked at him, pointed at his ears, and then shook his head, meaning he couldn't hear.
Xiang Xiaoqiang felt sad for a while, took a deep breath, and shouted loudly:
"I know, I'm just wishful thinking now————! You are destined not to belong to me————! I know that you will soon marry a noble nobleman with a noble family background————
!Maybe it’s that Prince of Siam————!!! I’m in pain! You know, I’m in pain————!!!”
After saying that, he picked up the telescope again, turned around and continued to look outside.
…
The battle outside was like a storm, it started like lightning and thunder, and when it ended it was like wind and clouds.
It is said that the Blue Army armored group defeated the Red Army infantry division, rather it was the aviation that defeated the infantry division. Several battles after the exercise began were like this. Large groups of aircraft continued to dive bomb and strafe in the sky, suppressing the infantry division.
There was no way to unfold it, no way to fight back, and it exploded into chaos.
At the same time, the blue army's offensive tank group was very "skilled". While the plane was still bombing the front line of the Red Army's position, it increased the throttle and rushed upward, without caring about the possibility of being accidentally injured by its own plane. But facts have proved that this
The effect is the best and the casualties are the smallest. With the traditional attack method, after the bombing and shelling, the defenders have a short breathing period before the attackers rush forward. They can climb out of the trenches and foxholes and start again.
Organize soldiers into position, aim artillery, and prepare for resistance.
But this kind of synchronized attack gave the defenders no time to breathe. As soon as they raised their heads from the dust of shelling and bombing, they would find that the opponent's tanks had already driven in front of them. In this case, the defense line had no other choice but to
Collapse, there is really no second possibility.
In his post-World War II writings, Guderian concluded, “When attacking with tanks, sometimes you don’t have to worry too much about being accidentally injured by your own artillery fire. Because being accidentally bombed once or twice by your own people is better than risking the enemy’s fierce resistance to attack.
Much more cost effective”.
A day's exercise confirmed this point several times. After a fierce air attack by the Blue Army, the Red Army's positions were almost paralyzed. The Blue Army's armored units were like tigers entering a herd of sheep, rushing to divide them and eat them.
It's not like conquering, but more like cleaning up the mess.
A very important reason is that the armies of this era are not used to facing violent air attacks. They are not yet able to deal with dual threats on the ground and in the air at the same time. In the face of such three-dimensional attacks, the armies of this era have no immunity and can easily
Chaos and collapse.
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By half past six, when it was completely dark, most of the 1st Red Division had been wiped out, and the rest was completely scattered and defeated.