On the morning of July 1, the new army of the Ming Empire completed the formation of the 1st Armored Division after receiving a full 70 tanks from the rear, and allocated the extra 30 tanks, 10 to the 1st Division of the Praetorian Guard, and 20 to the 2nd Division of the Praetorian Guard.

This is a word game played by Wang Jue, His Majesty the Emperor wants to give priority to the idea of equipping the Janissary tanks, although he promised to carry it out, but in the process of implementation, he added some of his own ideas.

According to the establishment, the 80 tanks established by the 1st Armored Division could not be appropriated at will as an assault force, so the number of tanks in the hands of the 1st Army was temporarily set at 90 by Wang Jue, and the remaining 20 were handed over to the 2nd Army, which was in urgent need of tanks. In this way, he can be regarded as nominally equipping Guo Xing's 2nd Army with 20 tanks.

After the number of tanks in his hands finally exceeded 100, Wang Jue decided not to wait any longer, and his troops began to actively prepare, and on the second and third days, they were ready to cross the Liuhe River.

In the early morning of July 4, the sky was slightly overcast, and the Ming army, on the frontal position near Liaozhong, suddenly began artillery preparations against the rebel positions. Including 200 mm and 300 mm heavy artillery, the Ming army assembled about 100 large artillery pieces of various calibers to carry out heavy bombardment of the rebel positions.

Todeltai, the general of the Jin State, dispatched troops and started the battle known as the Battle of the Liao River. The two sides began to shoot at each other with artillery, but the Ming artillery clearly had an overwhelming advantage, and the Jin State soon had to rely on the fortifications to endure the seemingly endless artillery bombardment of the Ming Empire.

"If we continue to fight like this, the ammunition reserves that we have accumulated with great difficulty will drop to a dangerous number again." A Ming army general put down the binoculars in his hand and spoke to his boss, who was also looking at the black plumes of smoke rising on the other side of the river.

Most of the ammunition of the Ming army in the Jiliao area was stolen and sold, and even the remaining bit of foundation was lost when it was defeated, and almost all the shells that were fired now were transported from the rear, and there was indeed not much accumulation. Although it seems that the artillery fire is fierce and endless, in fact, it can last for a while at most, and it will disappear.

"Then the 150 mm caliber heavy artillery group fired, their ammunition is relatively sufficient, but it doesn't have much damage to the defense line of the Jin country, so they can only barely strengthen their momentum." Hearing what his deputy said, the artillery commander also put down the binoculars in his hand and said with some concern: "Next, it depends on whether the magical commander of the new army can really break through the rebels' defense line on the flank." ”

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"Hello? Feed? I am Todel Thai, and the Ming army is bombarding my forward defensive positions! At least ninety percent of the time, they will launch a general offensive in the Liaozhong region! "In his own front-line headquarters, General Todeltay pinched the phone and reported to His Majesty the Emperor Yehe Haolian in Fengtian City.

Standing next to Todeltay was Mitsui Takanomiya, the commander of the Japanese Far East Army and who had participated in the previous Battle of Liaodong. The Japanese commander also believed that the Ming army had concentrated almost all of its artillery, and the position of crossing the river was quite obvious.

"Don't worry! General Todelte! We have a very well-established defense line and a large number of troops here...... The Ming army forced the Liao River here, and it would definitely be easily repulsed. He looked at the shells that landed on the forward positions without pain, and said confidently to General Todelte, who had put down the phone.

Todeltay was also confident in his defensive line, so in his briefing just now, he didn't even ask for reinforcements from the rear. As for the strategic reserve placed by Jin Guo in Mukden, it was as steady as Mount Tai and did not move.

However, the Ming army started the battle of the Liaohe River with such a huge momentum, and it is unlikely that the Jin country will not be worried. After several small victories and indulgence by the Ming generals, they had never seen such a large-scale counterattack by the Ming army.

Therefore, even if the Ming army on the other side shelled with heavy thunder and little rain, no Jin officer could see that the other party was not prepared to force the Liao River. On the contrary, they all thought that the Ming army was preparing for a decisive battle in Liaozhong, and this information could be said to be 100 percent.

But even so, Todeltay still felt that all dangers should be eliminated as much as possible. He picked up the phone in his hand, and then went to the Liuhe Defense Line Headquarters on the northern line in Xinmin County. It was none other than someone else who answered the phone, it was the culprit who lost more than 40,000 troops in Dawa, and finally led to the rout of Dawa of Jin, the general of Jin, Ye Hehao Zhan.

"General! I'm quite calm here, there aren't many Ming soldiers on the other side of the river, and I don't have any pressure here at all. On the other side of the phone, Ye He Hao Zhan did not have any dissatisfaction with his transfer to the Liuhe Defense Line - who is not willing to do some easy and pleasant work, especially when everyone else is too busy to rest, he can easily and happily watch the excitement on the side, what a pleasant thing it is?

Todeltay also had no right to govern the Liuhe defense line, so he had to remind Ye Hehao Zhan on the phone, against the rumbling artillery fire in the distance: "The Ming army is shelling the Liaohe defense line on a large scale, please pay attention to the movement of the Ming army over there, so as not to be taken advantage of by the Ming army." ”

"I see! General Todelte! I wish you a victory in defeating the Ming army on the Liaohe defense line! Ye He Hao Zhan heard the dense artillery fire on the other side of the phone, and opened his mouth to bless. Then he did not disappoint Todeltay's kindness, and opened his mouth to make a promise: "General! I'll put the defense line in combat readiness, so don't worry. ”

Hearing Ye Hehao Zhan's promise, Todeltai also knew that there was no need for him to overstep his bounds, so after a few more words, he hung up the phone: "Since you are ready for battle, I will rest assured!" The Liuhe defense line will be handed over to you, and with you on my flank, the Liaohe defense line is foolproof. ”

Here Todeltay let go of the newcomer, and began to pay full attention to the battle in the main defensive section of the Liaohe defense line. And Ye Hehao Zhan on the other side, after hanging up the phone, dealt with it seriously: "Let the soldiers on the defense line enter the combat state, keep it for at least 10 hours, and then adjust according to the order!" ”

As Ye He Haolian's henchman, Ye He Hao Zhan still has some skills, and if it weren't for the successive accidents that disrupted his deployment in Dawa, he would not have been so ugly defeated. Now that the defensive line has been laid out along the river, he is confident that he can still hold his defensive line steadily.