On a large tree whose trunk required two adults to join hands to wrap around, Weiss climbed to a position five or six meters above the ground, staring at the dark and silent battlefield for a long time. With-Dream- . After the attack on Lā, the positions of the 793rd Garrison Regiment of the Federal Army erupted again with dense defensive fire. Artillery fire danced in the darkness, explosions flashed in the night, and billowing black smoke disappeared into the depths of the night......

Is it a strong protrusion on the front?

Weiss did not squint, but deduced the offensive strategy of his own armored forces from the distribution of guns and shells and various explosions. At first glance, the defensive firepower on the position was basically concentrated on the front, although the level of the position was relatively simple, and there were no mine arrays and deep trenches to block it, even if it was an armored force, it was obviously not a wise move to rush forward with such fierce firepower!

The promising senior Mustegan is proud to begin to despise his opponent? No, he's not that kind of character, no!

Putting aside his battlefield "golden finger" for the time being, Weiss tried to use conventional thinking to make inferences. At the beginning of the war, the armored combat vehicles of the federal army were mainly light armored vehicles "Sentinel" of four-wheeled construction and medium armored vehicles "Ranger" of six-wheeled construction. The performance and positioning of the former, as its name suggests, are mainly used to carry out battlefield reconnaissance patrols, and are heavily equipped because of their relatively simple structure, relatively convenient operation, and relatively low cost; The role of the latter is to quickly maneuver and assault in depth on the battlefield, and its comprehensive performance is strong, but due to cost, strategic and tactical thinking and other reasons, the number of equipment is not large, and only the cluster use of battalion-level units has been formed. During the North's outbound operations and border battles, the Union Army deployed no less than 1,000 armored fighting vehicles, but the role was far less than that of the Norman armored forces.

In the past few months, relying on a solid industrial base and a wartime system operating at full speed, the Free Federation has not only doubled its armed forces and provided sufficient ammunition and materials for the front-line troops, but has also carried out large-scale and large-scale equipment improvements on the basis of existing technology and combat experience, and all kinds of new artillery, aircraft, and combat vehicles have emerged one after another, injecting strong impetus and confidence into the federal army. In this chariot unit under the command of Lieutenant Mustegan, the number of "Sentinels" and "Rangers" of the early models was very small, and the "Lancers" with increased size, power, armor, and firepower - a six-wheel configuration, equipped with heavy tube guns or mountain short-barreled rapid-fire guns. These belong to the usual visible, Weiss saw two rare half-track armored vehicles before, that is the first practical half-track armored combat vehicle on the planet of Orens, the flat speed is not inferior to the pure wheeled vehicle, the off-road ability of the cattle batch, equipped with field type 5PIR caliber rapid-fire guns, both strong land attack and air defense capabilities, as soon as it came out, it was pinned on by the federal army. With the current level of weapons, if there are enough of these new combat vehicles to form a scale effect, it will not be a problem to crush the enemy army, the problem is that not only the directly subordinate guard regiment, but also the entire 9th Corps will not have a few vehicles.

Since the military strength has not reached the level of winning with strength, it is necessary to think of ways to use tactics, and with the intelligence and maturity of Mustegan, he will definitely think about it and make the right choice...... Sure enough, the battle lasted for about ten minutes, and a fierce battle suddenly broke out in the relatively quiet right flank position, and the exchange of fire in front of the position weakened, and after another four or five minutes, the left flank position was swept away by intensive gunfire and ammunition, and the fire began to extend to the depth of the position, which should be a manifestation of the successful breakthrough of the federal army.

Senior Mustegan is really not a general.

Weiss breathed a sigh of relief, walked down the mound, and mounted his warhorse. The reconnaissance battalion did not take a direct part in the fighting, and with the exception of a few squads sent to the vicinity to reconnoiter the enemy, the rest of the men were able to continue to rest in place. When the armored units successfully take the positions of the former 793rd Garrison Regiment that blocked the movement route of the corps headquarters, they must continue to carry out the task of pathfinding - it is said that in the actual control area of the federal army, the defense areas of the various units are connected with each other, and the command headquarters timely grasps the enemy situation through the reports of the various units and makes response arrangements. The problem was that the Normans parachuted many elite Marines behind the Union line before the big counterattack, and everywhere they went, they not only destroyed the Union army's field communication lines, but also attacked the headquarters, supply points, and prisoner of war camps, making a mess of the deep part of the Union front.

The battle ahead was not over, and a reconnaissance squad on the left flank of the route brought back very bad news: the Norman armoured unit was found ten miles away, at least the size of a regimental unit!

The Union front had long been battered by the strong attack of the Norman army, and if it were a traditional infantry unit, it would not have been so quick to reach twenty or thirty miles from the front line, and the wheels could be much faster than two legs. Weiss hurriedly rode his horse to the company commander's position, and before the two had time to discuss it, the alert team just now sent a new alarm: the enemy armored troops were rushing towards them, and there was still a quarter of an hour left for them to prepare.

There was a lot of anxiety here, and Major Huo Zesen had just arrived with the battalion headquarters and the 3rd company, and although the main combat force of the reconnaissance battalion was in one place, it seemed that it would not help the big trouble in front of him. After listening to the company's report, the expression on Major Huo Zesen's face turned from sunny to cloudy as expected, and he gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, eager to compete with the enemy in the most primitive way. But the battlefield is the battlefield, the comparison is strength, and the fight is strategy, not the boxing ring of bravery. The major quickly calmed down, and he sent a messenger to report to the regimental headquarters and to warn the regimental headquarters and the corps headquarters by coded telegram, and then to consult his subordinates.

Weiss has never been the kind of person who cares, after Huo Zesen's formal questioning, he decisively came up with his own strategy to deal with the enemy - from ambush to blocking, concentrating the machine guns and rapid-fire guns of the reconnaissance battalion and even the guard regiment to block the enemy's armored troops, how many other troops can come, the key is to put the enemy close to fight, and one punch will make the opponent's head bleed, so as to have the opportunity to solve the battle for the armored battalion, adjust the position for the corps headquarters, and buy as much time as possible. Finally, West emphasized: "I only have one way, and that means you have two choices: use it or not." ”

After a moment of hesitation, Major Huo Zesen made up his mind: "Okay, immediately order all companies to start defense, and send another signal corpsman to report to the regimental headquarters, asking for artillery battalions and guard battalions to support us in carrying out blocking operations." ”

Next, with the help of battalion officers and non-commissioned officers, Weiss drew a simple combat map based on the operational map, marking the battlefield situation and the deployment position of each company. During the movement of troops, the field telephone lines could not be used, so they had to send signal corps to send improvised operational maps and combat orders to the companies. There is no doubt that this is another race against time, and the units of the reconnaissance battalion must seize the advantageous terrain before the arrival of the Norman army, but if the rest of the guard regiment cannot arrive in time, the combat effectiveness of the reconnaissance battalion alone, even if it occupies the momentum of the blockade, may be directly crushed by the enemy, and the consequences may be disastrous.

The signal corps quickly returned from the regimental headquarters, bringing the regiment commander's approval of the decision of the reconnaissance battalion to carry out the blocking deployment, but the armored battalion had all been put into battle, and the guard battalion, which was good at close combat, had to do its best to protect the corps headquarters, and neither of these two battalions could send a single soldier, so the regimental headquarters could only urgently dispatch an artillery battalion to support, and the 37th National Defense Division had already dispatched an infantry regiment to arrive, and if nothing else, it would arrive within half an hour.

When Weiss followed the company again to the intended combat position, the gunfire and explosions still showed no obvious signs of abating in the positions of the 793rd Garrison Regiment. In order to win the battle quickly and avoid being attacked on the back, the armored battalion threw itself into the battle, and this risky choice was not a problem in itself, and the battalion and company commanders basically knew the urgency of the battle situation, and the sooner they ended the battle, they could turn around and return to reinforcements one minute earlier, so that the friendly troops in the task of blocking the attack would have fewer casualties.

According to the flat combat map and limited reconnaissance data, Weiss and his colleagues set up a relatively reasonable blocking position in a short period of time, the four companies to which the reconnaissance battalion belonged were arranged in an inverted position, the left flank and the middle of each company, the right flank two companies, the combat position of the artillery battalion was located behind the left flank, the reinforcement direction of the 37th National Defense Division was also on the left flank, and only the direction of the armored battalion's reinforcement was on the right flank. In general, the 2 companies guarding the right flank will bear more combat pressure.

With only a few minutes left for the enemy to arrive at the battlefield, the officers and men of the reconnaissance battalion did not have time to dig trenches, so they had to make the best use of the natural terrain of the defensive positions - trees, mounds, hollows, farm fences, etc., to deploy battle lines, place firing points, and lay mines as much as possible......

In the dead of night, the rumbling of the vehicle's engine is like the rush of high tide, faintly at first, then getting closer and louder, until the ground feels a slight tremor.

"Hold on! Keep calm! Let them get a little closer...... Closer ...... Flares fired! Launch! ”

Under Weiss's orders, the right flank blocking position finally rang out with strange gunfire. A moment later, three flares burst into the night sky one after another, and under the dazzling yellow light, a torrent of steel composed of hundreds of armored combat vehicles was rolling in. With their thick hulls and muscular wheels, some with rotating turrets, and some with warheads integrated into the wheelhouse, their armor is no thicker than that of the Federal Army's vehicles, so they can only withstand ordinary bullets and lightweight shrapnel, and can be destroyed by larger-caliber steel-core armor-piercing bullets, direct artillery fire, and mines.

The moment they saw the outline of the enemy's chariots, the federal officers and soldiers couldn't help but gasp: those powerful Norman chariots were less than a thousand feet away from their battle line, and if they didn't slow down, they could run over them in half a minute. Nervousness, shock, fear, and all kinds of emotions were intertwined, and the Union officers and soldiers chose to erupt rather than collapse, and all kinds of weapons fired wildly. Faced with a dense array of enemy vehicles, they barely need to aim, and they can get a hit by lowering the muzzle of their guns.

The power of the guns and cannons is really on display. In the blink of an eye, the Norman chariots in the front row were destroyed and wounded, twenty or thirty of them exploded or slowed down, causing the speed of the entire armored group to drop suddenly. This slowdown not only sharply reduced the impact, but also reduced the mental oppression of the officers and men of the Federation.

After a burst of cathartic fire, Weiss duly shouted: "All attention, aim and fire!" Aim and fire! ”