In the early morning of 22 October, on the grassland more than 50 miles outside Zhangbei County, in the temporary headquarters of the Fourth Army of the People's Army, Commander Yin Changheng, who had just finished arranging his tasks, was frowning and looking thoughtfully at the officers on the left and right. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoThis exercise is sudden, as the other party participating in the exercise, the Fourth Army is almost unprepared to confront the armored division that has never met before, and in the face of this situation, Yin Changheng is really bottomless in his heart.

"The commander of the army does not need to worry, we will definitely be able to win in this exercise if we make such an arrangement." Yin Changheng's mind couldn't hide from the political commissar Chang Bin beside him, and he could only open his mouth to comfort him like this at this time. In the years of rapid prosperity, the former mountain bandit Chang Er has now become a major general and political commissar of the Fourth Army of the People's Army.

"Victory?" Yin Changheng was stunned for a moment, and then said after a faint sigh: "If the 10th Division can block the first round of attacks, and the 11th and 12th Divisions are surrounded and outflanked from the left and right, the victory will naturally be ours." It's just..."

When the officers heard this, they naturally understood the unfinished meaning of Yin Changheng's words. The armored division only heard of its name and did not see its people, but no one here had ever seen its real combat strength.

At this time, Zheng Kaiwen, the commander of the 10th Division, had to express his position: "Please rest assured that the 10th Division will definitely live up to the expectations of the whole army, block the attack of the 3rd Division, and buy time for the encirclement and outflanking of the other two divisions." ”

The confrontation exercise with the Third Armored Division in the afternoon was related to the honor of the entire Fourth Army, although the pressure on Zheng Kaiwen was extremely huge, but he still had a sense of confidence in his heart at the moment. You must know that today's 10th Division, in the entire battle sequence of the People's Army, is also the main force, although it is not easy to defeat the 3rd Division, but only to block its first round of attack, Zheng Kaiwen believes that it can still be done.

Yin Changheng nodded slightly, but he always felt faintly uneasy in his heart. It is said that knowing oneself and knowing the other side will win all battles, but because of the training conducted by the Third Armored Division alone, other units do not say that they know about it, and even their knowledge is very limited. Now that Yin Changheng has to face such an opponent who is difficult to judge his strength, it is strange to have the bottom in his heart.

It's just that now, everything that needs to be done has been done, and the rest can only choose to believe in their subordinates.

Although it was late autumn at this time, the scenery on the grassland was still very beautiful, but for Wang Derong at this moment, he had no intention of taking care of these at all. Time was too short, and from the time the order was given to rush here, the 28th Regiment was only enough to build a simple fortification on the defensive line for which it was responsible. With such a position, it will be possible to block the attack of the 3rd Division? Wang Derong looked rather unconfident.

"Don't worry, company commander, its third division is not a heavenly general, our entire tenth division and tens of thousands of brothers are placed here, and there is absolutely no problem in blocking them." Xu was aware of the old chief's worries, and Tang Jingming comforted Wang Derong on the side. After the reunification of the country and the reorganization of the Beiyang Army, Tang Jingming, who was added to the People's Army according to his personal wishes and after strict screening, was able to be assigned to the company of the old commander Wang Derong, which was also a surprise.

Wang Derong shook his head. Although Tang Jingming is a veteran and a member of a large family in Beijing, he naturally has nothing to say about knowledge, but in the troops of the People's Army, he is now a real newcomer, and he does not know the details of the various units at all. Don't look at the 10th Division, which is now also called the main force of the main force, but in front of the trump cards of the 3rd and 4th Divisions, it is still far, far away.

"The Third Division itself is not a good stubble, it is the master of a regiment that can top a division of the British. What's more, now, it has been adapted as an armored division from above! ”

When Tang Jingming heard this, he asked with some doubts: "Armored Division?" Company commander, what is an armored division? ”

"I don't know, but I'll see you soon." Wang Derong replied worriedly. He only knew that the Third Division was now equipped with a large number of motorcycles and cars, and the rest was really unknown.

Yes, soon to see. In the director's office, a few kilometers away from the exercise ground, as the military commanders of the major military regions who came to observe sat down one after another, Xiao Mubai nodded slightly, and three signal flares were launched, and the exercise officially began.

Many of you may have seen the cavalry charge, but they must have never heard of the charge of the armored cluster. If the scene of hundreds of Type 12 tanks and armored vehicles of the 3rd Armored Division rushing forward at high speed amid the roaring sound of engines brought them only shock, then what brought only panic to the officers and men of the 10th Division on the defending side was nothing left.

Yes, panic. It is said that the ignorant are fearless, but for the officers and soldiers of the 10th Division at this time, this is obviously not the case. In the face of a roaring horde of steel monsters, any soldier who sees it for the first time will panic, and no one is exempt, because it is the instinct of human nature.

The attack of the 3rd Panzer Division was not very elaborate, it was a tactic in which the White Tiger Regiment was in the front, and the other two Panzer Regiments responded from the left and right, and quickly advanced on the passage cleared by the self-propelled howitzer regiment with artillery fire. It is standard to break the surface with points, tear the position apart, and then use the follow-up troops to continue to expand the results.

Objectively speaking, this tactic is very sharp. If you want to resist under the existing conditions, you can only use the kind of trapezoidal arming with large depth to complete. However, this method was summed up by Lao Maozi in later generations at the cost of blood, and now there is no such thing at all.

The defensive line laid by Zheng Kaiwen's 10th Division was only a few hundred meters deep, and all the troops were scattered on various positions. Therefore, under the guidance of a white tiger flag on a red background, the group of white tigers at the head easily passed through the paper-like defense line of the 28th Regiment like a red-hot soldering iron, and the officers and men of the 28th Regiment had a rare commotion, and the commotion was followed by a collapse. Then, the second line of defense, the third line of defense... The whole process took just over an hour, and one of the main infantry divisions was driven out in this way.

Such a result not only caught the 11th and 12th Divisions, which were preparing to outflank them from both sides, but also made the senior generals in the director's department who came to watch stunned.

Under the rapid attack of the armored division, the officers and men of the 10th Division, which lacked basic anti-tank weapons, could only watch as the opposing tanks named their own fortifications and fire points one by one. Those dense machine-gun firepower hitting the tanks only tickled them, and those called artillery fire could only fall behind and eat ashes under the rapid maneuver of the opponent, and their proud combat effectiveness in advance could not even resist an hour's attack.

Astound! The results are truly shocking.

Not to mention the pale-faced Yin Changheng in the headquarters of the Fourth Army at this time, let's just say that the senior generals who were watching from the stands at this time were also full of complicated thoughts.

A drill that was originally thought to be vigorous ended in a hurry, and the time to end was so fast that everyone was a little stunned. It cannot but be said that the combat effectiveness of the Fourth Army is not strong, and it can only be said that under the mighty offensive of hundreds of tanks, their combat strength simply does not have the slightest room to be brought into play.

Among the crowd, Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang suddenly felt a little lucky, glad that in the previous unification war, Xiao Mubai did not take out these terrifying things to crush the Beiyang Army. Duan Qirui didn't know what the combat effectiveness of the 10th Division was, but Feng Guozhang had seen it, but such a strong and fully equipped main infantry division, when facing the attack of the armored division, he was actually beaten by people, and he didn't even hold out for an hour. Some soldiers, after seeing the tank, were so frightened that they turned around and fled.

It is no wonder that Xiao Mubai, who had just unified China, chose to do something to the Japanese. With such a sharp weapon in hand, and the time, place, and people are all occupied, it is difficult not to win!

Xiao Mubai naturally didn't know what the two of them were thinking, and he was very satisfied with the excellent performance of the Third Armored Division at the moment. Seeing that the purpose of this exercise had been achieved, he got up and said lightly to Jiang Fangzhen, chief of the General Staff beside him: "Next, we must let both sides do a good job of summing up, and the experience and lessons must not be left behind." ”

Looking at Xiao Mubai, who turned to leave, Jiang Fangzhen nodded slowly and expressed his approval. Before, he had always heard about mechanized warfare, armored cluster impact, and read countless materials, but after all, the things on paper were not as direct as the visual impact now. As an outstanding military strategist, after watching this exercise, he immediately realized what kind of impact this mode of war would bring to the world. He also finally understood why Xiao Mubai would rather insist on reorganizing the Fourth and Eighth Divisions into armored divisions despite his own opposition. Although the cost of armored forces is huge, it is indeed the direction of the future development of the army.

"Alas!" Sighing softly, Jiang Baili looked at Zhang Xiaohuai, Duan Qirui and other military commanders sitting on the left and right, and then said: "After today's exercise, I believe everyone has a deeper understanding of the reform of the army's tactics. When you go back, make a summary! ”

After finishing speaking, Jiang Fangzhen left without looking back, leaving only a group of thoughtful senior generals on the stage.

The world's weaponry and military changes are developing at a rapid pace, and every general of the People's Army present here understands that from today onwards, the mode of war has once again undergone a fundamental change, and has become a mechanized model that they have never heard of or seen before. But at the same time, it also made everyone feel fortunate that this time, it was their Chinese soldiers who took the lead.