When the white flag was erected on the second line of defense of the rebels of the Jin Kingdom, Guo Xing's heart hanging in his throat was finally put down. This time, he brought armored vehicles for experimental attack capabilities, there are only 50 in total, and if he continues to fight, he may really only be able to use the flesh and blood of the new army to fill the bottomless abyss that devours human life on these defense lines.

Just now, he got the news that almost half of the 50 armored vehicles attacking will not be able to enter the battle in the short term. At least 10 of those armored cars had their wheels hit by bullets, but there was a difference in the size of the damage caused by the hits.

The other two were completely scrapped with grenades by the stubborn soldiers in the Jin soldiers' trenches at close range, and even the soldiers inside were killed. To make matters worse, about 10 cars had their armor pierced by bullets at close range, and the steel plates on which they were not able to carry weight were so limited that the bullet resistance was not as exaggerated as it seemed.

Most of these bullet-pierced cars could only be ejected in the engine compartment after most of the bullets penetrated the steel plates, and did not hurt the soldiers in the cab, but it seemed impossible to expect these armored cars full of bullet holes to attack again.

Guo Xing secretly congratulated that the timing of the enemy's surrender was very coincidental, and the rest was dissatisfied with his equipment. These improvised armored vehicles did not really turn the tide, and if the enemy had not panicked by the bombardment of large-caliber shells, organized an effective defense and held their positions, it is possible that these vehicles would have been annihilated in the path of the attack.

However, as an officer selected by Wang Jue to focus on training, Guo Xing naturally has his own unique place, while seeing the lack of his offensive strength, he also discovered the fatal flaw of trench defense - after shaking its defensive support with heavy firepower, it is possible to tear apart the opponent's position by gathering troops with more assault force, which is not as difficult as imagined, as long as the troops can be moved, it can be done.

Almost half of the armored vehicles are no longer in service, and even if they are barely repaired, they cannot be put on the battlefield. After all, the rebels have begun to understand the weaknesses of these armored vehicles, and letting them attack is just a matter of sending the opponent a victory.

Considering the smoothness of the attack on Dawa County, Guo Xing did not rush to let the troops continue to attack Panjin, which was close at hand, but arranged a defensive line in the Dawa area, began to rest his troops and wait for his own backup. After all, the two cities of Yingkou and Dashiqiao were the hub cities of the garrison, and it was safe for the new army to build defensive positions here and the rear was quite safe.

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Before Todeltay, who had returned to Linghai in a rout, had not figured out where the troops attacking him had come from, he found that the Japanese troops had begun to retreat, and the 100,000 Japanese troops who had originally besieged Linghai began to pack up their east and west and retreat towards Panjin.

There was no time to rest, so Todeltay hurried to the Japanese headquarters, which was packing up his things and burning documents, preparing to retreat, and asked to see the commander Takanomiya Mitsui. Mitsui Takanomiya did not refuse to see him, and soon invited him into his headquarters.

"General Mitsui, at this time, it is not the attitude of the alliance to leave our Jin Kingdom and retreat rashly......" As soon as the two met, Todeltai didn't have time to say that he had suffered a loss and left, so he asked about the other party's preparation to retreat.

Mitsui Takanomiya didn't say anything, but said to his ally Todeltai with a stern face: "A few days ago, our navy competed with the North Sea Division of the Daming Naval Division for sea supremacy in the Bohai Sea...... The two sides fought to a draw, and now the Daming Water Division is shelling the county town of Dawa. ”

"What?" When Todeltay heard the news, he was visibly taken aback. Originally, most of the chassis controlled by the Jin Kingdom were inland far from the coastline, so although he knew that the naval guns were powerful, he had never experienced them firsthand. Now Dawa has been shelled by the Daming Naval Division, which gives him a more intuitive understanding of the range of naval guns.

"The fleet of the Daming Navy Division transported a force to the Liaodong Peninsula in the port of Tianjin...... According to the time, this force was sent to Yingkou, not Lushun, as we had originally predicted. Mitsui Takanomiya intuitively told Todeltay about the current dire situation, and added his own analysis.

After he finished speaking, he didn't wait for Todeltai to answer, and continued: "This is the posture of the Ming army to use the sea control power to attack us in Panjin before and after, and eat the 200,000 coalition troops in this vicinity in one bite...... Didn't the intelligence say that the Ming army was empty in the northeast, and the main forces were in the southeast? ”

When Todeltay heard that the army was sending troops to Yingkou, he immediately felt that something was wrong, and he quickly pressed the map on the table that had not been put away with his hand, and said to Mitsui Takanomiya: "In the direction of Jinzhou, the reinforcements of the Ming army have arrived, and it doesn't look like the Mongolian cavalry, but it looks like the new army mentioned in the information provided to us by Zhang Baiting. ”

Speaking of which, he no longer concealed it, and told Mitsui Takanomiya and Jiro Yamaguchi about his collision with the main force of the Ming army under Jinzhou City. When he mentioned that the Ming army also had 50,000 people, Mitsui Takanomiya's face became very difficult to look at.

A large part of the reason why Japan dared to ally with the Jin State and declare war on the Ming Empire was that it believed that it had an intelligence advantage. Based on this detailed information, they drew up a series of plans of action after the start of the war, but now it seems that this information is not as accurate as it seems.

"The information mentioned by Zhang Baiting, now it seems that a lot of it is fake news that Ming Guo deliberately left us...... Since the new army is very strong in combat and the Ming army is prepared, it does not seem to be a wise choice for us to stay in Panjin now. Thinking of this, Mitsui Takanomiya looked at Todeltay and said, "Relying on strong fortifications, you and I can still fight with the Ming army, but if we are surrounded in the field...... The mobilization capacity of the Ming army is several times that of you and me. ”

Do you need to say this? I have long advised His Majesty Yehe Haolian not to form an alliance with Japan and easily provoke the border town of Daming, but Your Majesty has been so determined by your encouragement that we would otherwise have the passive situation we have now? Todeltay looked at Mitsui Takanomiya and the others, and thought with hatred in his heart.

However, he is also a veteran, and he knows that now is not the time to criticize each other, as long as he opens his mouth and says: "Jinzhou can't take it, retreat to the vicinity of Panjin and build a defensive position, which is the best policy!" ”