Gu Xunlei laid the battlefield map on the engine cover of the jeep, then pressed the two corners of the map with two stones to prevent the map from being blown away by the wind, and then circled the Tari railway station on it.

"This is the core of the U.S. military's defense, and judging from the feedback from the Marine Corps, the U.S. military's defense deployment in this place is very tight." Gu Xunlei said as he looked at the two division commanders, "The U.S. military has deployed an anti-tank position to the north of the railway station, with about 20 anti-tank guns, and more than a dozen tanks have been destroyed by the Marine Corps. Now, the fleet can't support us, so we have to find a way to avoid the anti-tank positions of the Americans. The 1st Cavalry Division advanced along the coastline, taking care to distance itself from American anti-tank gun positions and trying to avoid premature exposure. The 2nd Cavalry Division penetrated from the left flank, went around to the back of the railway station, first took out the American anti-tank guns, and then interspersed the defensive positions of the American troops from behind, and when the time came, the 1st Cavalry Division attacked from the right flank, striving to tear apart the American defense line in the shortest possible time, so that the Marines could continue to advance! ”

"But we don't have infantry to cooperate, if we fall into the anti-tank net of the US army, then we will be hit at close range!"

"Now there is no time to wait for our own infantry units to come up." Gu Xunlei smashed his fist on the map, "The U.S. army is organizing a counterattack, and the attacking marines have been fighting for more than ten hours, and now they are tired divisions." We must hurry up and tear through the U.S. defenses, and then assault the tower to take control of this three-way junction north of the tower. Surround the U.S. troops in the tower. By daybreak. The fleet will return to the battlefield, and then the US military will not be able to fly out even if it has wings. ”

"But how to solve the problem of the infantry?" Weng Yu re-raised the question.

"I will contact Yuan Ye, you try to gather the scattered marines along the way, and the marines will provide us with infantry troops."

Weng Yu and Zhang Xiaolin glanced at each other, they didn't think that the Marine Corps would cooperate with the Army.

"Immediately go and organize the departure of the troops, I will act with the 1st Cavalry Division." Gu Xunlei didn't talk much nonsense, "Weng Yu, can you tear through the U.S. military defense line." It's up to you to get around the back of the U.S. forces as quickly as possible and finish off the U.S. anti-tank gun positions. I'll give you two and a half hours, and by two o'clock in the morning, you have to send a message. If you can get the job done ahead of schedule, then I'll let you go forward in the next attack! ”

"No problem, I'll lead the troops now!" Weng Yu immediately became excited. Being an armored assault striker is the most important. It is also the most glorious mission.

"General, what shall I do then?" Zhang Xiaolin was anxious, he didn't want Weng Yu to pick all the cheap.

"You? Fight with me, and when the 2nd Cavalry Division has successfully assaulted, we will attack from the right flank of the American defensive line, and then intersperse the American defensive line back and forth, so that the Yankees can see the real armored assault tactics! Gu Xunlei patted Zhang Xiaolin's shoulder as he spoke, "Don't worry. It's just getting started, and there's still a chance to come! ”

Zhang Xiaolin nodded. went to assemble his troops, in fact, he was still a little unconvinced, Weng Yu joined the army later than him, and he came two months late, and now he took advantage of it.

Gu Xunlei also immediately obtained the next year system with Yuan Ye, and after getting Yuan Ye's assurance, he ordered the troops to set off. The Marines will have several battalions of infantry to fight in tandem with Gu Xunlei's tank troops. When attacking the enemy's position, the tank must be covered by the infantry at close range, and if the tank loses the cover of the infantry, it can easily become the target of the enemy's anti-tank infantry. At least, on the battlefields of Europe and Russia, the threat of anti-tank infantry to tanks at close range is very great, and I wonder if the infantry of the US army can also exert strong combat effectiveness on the Australian battlefield.

At half past eleven, the tank units of the two cavalry divisions set off in batches. Gu Xunlei let the logistics support troops stay. The distance of this assault is only 25 kilometers at most, and the battle time is at most several hours, so there is no need for the logistics troops to accompany the assault troops, and it is not too late to let the logistics support troops follow after they have captured the tower. Gu Xunlei also entered the tank, he himself is an excellent tank commander, to a large extent, Weng Yu, the best tank commander in the Imperial Army, was brought out by Gu Xunlei.

This was the first time that the Imperial Army had participated in combat operations in the Pacific Theater from outside Korea and the South Seas. And no one thought that when Gu Xunlei's chariot was launched, no one would be able to tie his hands and feet, whether it was the US Army or the Imperial Navy, and the vast plains in the southeast of the Australian continent would become an ideal battlefield for Gu Xunlei to gallop, and this would also become his famous place.

The coastal plain is the most suitable terrain for groups of armored troops, and hundreds of tanks are lined up in a wide offensive front galloping on the beach. Gu Xunlei's car was in the center of the front, Zhang Xiaolin was on the left flank of the front, and more than a dozen tanks of the guard battalion were concentrated around Gu Xunlei. The paint on the guard battalion tank is different from other tanks, the biggest difference is that there is a black skeleton on the artillery shield on the front of the tank, which is the symbol of Gu Xunlei's armored troops, as for why Gu Xunlei chose the "pirate flag" pattern to be the symbol of the troops, I'm afraid no one knows.

The tanks were jolting violently, and the diesel engines were roaring. Gu Xunlei has been observing the situation on the battlefield, in fact, he is still more than ten kilometers away from the battlefield at this time. The tanks reached a speed of about 30 kilometers per hour on the beach, and in a short time the tank convoy left the beach and entered the plain behind after passing through a coastal forest. The night sky to the north flickered with fire, and from time to time there were flashes of explosions. The sound of the explosion was faint when it came, but everyone could appreciate how fierce the battle was ahead. The convoy was still moving fast, and Gu Xunlei did not let Zhang Xiaolin slow down.

"General, the 2nd Cavalry Division has reached the vicinity of the American lines. Impacting the onslaught! ”

I heard Zhang Xiaolin's voice coming from the headphones. Gu Xunlei immediately said: "How far are we from the US defense line?" ”

"About five kilometers. Arrive within fifteen minutes. ”

"Prepare for battle, attack in battalion units, pay attention to cover each other!" Gu Xunlei looked at the battlefield to the north again, and the sound of the explosion was much clearer, and it was much more dense.

Ten minutes later, Gu Xunlei returned to the car and closed the lid on it. The sound of the explosion coming through the hundreds of millimeters of armored steel was dull, but it was very shocking. At this time. Gu Xunlei can only observe the situation outside through the periscope, and he is no longer an army general, but an ordinary tank commander

More than 40 tanks from the two tank battalions of the First Cavalry Division immediately rushed to the front and pressed Gu Xunlei's guard battalion behind. Then the sound of tank guns firing came. Most of the tanks stopped only a split second in the fire. Then just move on.

"The 2nd Cavalry Division has penetrated the US defense line and is charging at the US anti-tank gun position."

"Weng Yu rushed over directly?" Gu Xunlei became anxious, "Damn, how far are they from the US anti-tank gun position?" ”

"Less than three kilometers and rapidly approaching." The staff officer, who was following behind the tank cluster, immediately replied.

"Help me pick up Zhang Xiaolin, let them turn immediately, storm the US anti-tank gun position, and in addition, pay attention to the distance. The tank battalions in the rear continued to intersperse the positions of the American troops. Gu Xunlei immediately adjusted the arrangement, "Where are the infantry of the Marine Corps?" ”

"It's already keeping up!"

"Slow down. Let the infantry of the Marine Corps follow, keep your distance, and knock out the American firepower points first! ”

The battle quickly entered a white-hot state, and the sudden killing of a large number of tanks shocked the American army. Initially, the U.S. meant the armored forces of the Imperial Marine Corps, but then they discovered that this was by no means the armored forces of the Marine Corps, because the Marine Corps did not concentrate on the tactics of using tanks. By the time the U.S. military reacted and organized anti-tank fire, Gu Xunlei's two cavalry divisions had already killed from the left and right flanks.

The Second Cavalry Division led by Weng Yu did not go around to the rear of the US anti-tank position according to Gu Xunlei's request, but immediately rushed to the US anti-tank position after breaking through the US army's right flank defense line, which actually exposed its own tank in front of the muzzle of the US anti-tank guns. Gu Xunlei also had to immediately change his tactics, allowing Zhang Xiaolin to lead two tank battalions to attack the left defense line of the US anti-tank gun position, while the other four tank battalions attacked in coordination with the infantry of the Marine Corps on the forward defense line of the US army.

In fact, the situation on the battlefield was already extremely chaotic at that time. Before Gu Xunlei arrived, the Marines and the Americans had been fighting for several hours, and the battle line was staggered, and there was no obvious dividing line at all. In addition, the infantry of the Marine Corps did not cooperate with the tanks at all, and many times, the tanks almost rushed to the front alone, and the infantry could not keep up. And this is the most taboo place for Gu Xunlei, on the battlefields of Europe and Russia, he will never dare to let the tank rush into the enemy's defensive position alone, which has almost nothing to do with death.

The battle lasted for more than an hour, and Gu Xunlei also led his guard battalion to rush up. It was at this time that Gu Xunlei discovered that the anti-tank capabilities of the US infantry were not very good at all. What made him even more incomprehensible was that it was difficult for the US anti-tank guns to penetrate the tank from the front, and even through the side armor of the tank. In other words, the ability of the US army to deal with tanks is much lower than what Gu Xunlei estimated before!

"General, the 2nd Cavalry Division has captured the anti-tank gun positions of the American army and is now sweeping the battlefield!"

After hearing the news, Gu Xunlei immediately glanced at his watch, and it was less than one o'clock in the morning. "Let Weng Yu immediately intersperse with the column, Zhang Xiaolin's troops immediately retract and cooperate with the Marine Corps to capture the US position!"

The battle quickly turned into a one-sided situation. Hundreds of tanks were left uninhabited, and the American army's will to resist was first destroyed, and then the American defense line was torn to pieces by the tanks. Although the infantry units of the Marine Corps were not able to effectively cooperate with the tank attack, they showed great combat effectiveness when attacking alone.

By half-past two in the morning, the Marines had captured the defensive positions of the American troops outside the railway station. At this time, the Second Cavalry Division led by Weng Yu had already rushed into the railway station and quickly penetrated the second line of defense of the American army. Weng Yu did not go against Gu Xunlei's arrangement this time, he did not let the troops stay on the US defense line for too long, but rushed directly towards the intersection of the highway in the northwest direction of Tali.

The two tank battalions under the direct command of Zhang Xiaolin entered the railway station at 2:40, and the Marine infantry following behind then participated in the combat operation to sweep up the remnants of the American army. Gu Xunlei's guard battalion arrived at the train station at about half past three. Porcelain, other tank battalions of the 1st Cavalry Division are assisting the Marines in sweeping the remnants of American troops in their positions.

"Zhang Xiaolin, organize your troops immediately!" Gu Xunlei asked the driver to park the tank next to Zhang Xiaolin's tank, "The anti-tank capability of the US army is not very good, his tank gun seems to be still 57 mm caliber, you directly attack from the front, let the marines outflank from both flanks, and tear open the second line of defense of the US army as soon as possible." I'm going to go to the tower for breakfast tomorrow morning, don't let me down, you boy!" ”

"No problem, General, do you want me to prepare some hot dogs for you?" Zhang Xiaolin immediately laughed.

Gu Xunlei also laughed, the battle was fought at this time, the troops basically completed the warm-up exercise, judging from the preliminary statistics, only 5 tanks were destroyed in the battle, and basically the walking mechanism was damaged by mines, which is repairable damage.

The troops continued to attack, and Gu Xunlei did not let the guard battalion continue to advance, but stayed at the railway station, and after the arrival of the commander of the Marine Corps, he gave the task of occupying the railway station to the Marine Corps.

Before five o'clock, the 2nd Cavalry Division arrived at the junction of the road, Weng Yu sent the news in time, and asked the troops to advance about ten kilometers north along the road, occupying a bridge on that side. The tank troops led by Zhang Xiaolin rushed into the city of Tali at half past five. At this time, the second line of defense of the American army has also been broken, and the American troops who remain in the tower have abandoned their positions and are fleeing north.

Gu Xunlei arrived in the tower at dawn, and along the way, a large number of American troops were handing over their weapons to the marines, and after only a few hours of fighting, the American defenses in the tower were completely crushed, and thousands of American officers and soldiers laid down their weapons. This offensive speed was not even expected by Gu Xunlei himself.