The train station south of Rydersmithtown is the largest building in the vicinity. The railway station, in typical colonial style, was transformed into a large fortification in a very short time. More than a dozen Makqin were placed in various hidden locations, and a large number of volunteers were hidden in the two-story building.

The noise and gunfire in the distance were endless, but none of them had anything to do with it. It is said that the potential of human beings can be maximized between life and death, and this is not wrong among these volunteers.

After seeing the power of the Daming tank cluster, volunteers from the United States began to collect explosives and plant them on buildings, preparing to attack the tanks with explosives. Volunteers from the UK bundled multiple grenades together to form a powerful cluster grenade. Volunteers from Russia emptied the bottles of vodka they carried and replaced them with gasoline, and plugged them with bandaging gauze to make improvised incendiary bombs. And the volunteers from Germany even took out a pen and paper and began to calculate.

When more than a dozen tanks weighing more than 20 tons rumbled into the railway station surrounded by hundreds of soldiers, the Americans quickly detonated the explosives. The buildings on both sides of the tanks lined up in a long column collapsed in an instant, and a huge amount of building debris poured down, burying the first few tanks and dozens of soldiers. A huge cloud of dust and smoke enveloped the entire attacking side.

"Knock knock~~~" The dull sound of Makqin shooting tore through the air, and more than a dozen long bullet rains swept into the dust and smoke rising in the air. Exercise. Angry shouts rang out in various accents, and the defenders stationed here opened fire desperately. There were also bold soldiers who rushed forward and threw grenades and Molotov cocktails under the cover of the ruins. Less than ten minutes of fighting forced the attacking Ming army to quickly retreat. Leaving behind the wreckage of several vehicles and the corpses of dozens of soldiers, the defenders achieved a temporary victory.

The battle that took place at the train station was just a microcosm of the fighting in the entire town of Ladysmith. The morale-boosting Ming armored troops poured into the town with many buildings, only to be knocked on the head by the defenders' anti-tank weapons using various methods and retreated.

The Ming armored forces underestimated the enemy. In a few hours, they attacked dozens of kilometers one after another, defeating the enemy who was equal to their own, but their own casualties were insignificant. This unprecedented shocking result greatly stimulated these young armored soldiers. The soldiers who participated in the actual combat for the first time were a little overwhelmed. The big stab entered the town and suffered a big loss.

"How's it going?" Pushing open the door of the temporary headquarters, Zhang Cheng, who was frowning, raised his hand and flicked the dust on his military uniform, his eyes swept over Lu Zhiyuan and the others with sad faces, and asked out loud.

Lu Zhiyuan and Jun Mo glanced at each other, and said helplessly, "The soldiers are not familiar with the situation in the town, and they were ambushed"

"What about the loss? Have you quit? Zhang Cheng pulled over a chair and sat down. Interrupted the narrative inquiry of the edge of the road.

Lu Zhiyuan paused slightly, and said in response, "According to preliminary statistics, at least more than thirty tanks and tracked armored vehicles have been destroyed, and the casualties of soldiers are close to four hundred. ”

Zhang Cheng looked up in surprise, "What did they use to do it?" In Zhang Cheng's impression, Wang Yan's intelligence did not say that the Boers had any anti-tank weapons.

"According to the soldiers' reports." "There were massive explosive explosions, incendiary gasoline bombs in wine bottles, cluster grenades, and so on. Many of the enemies hid in the buildings and threw their weapons from high places as the armored troops passed through the road, which was very powerful. ”

Zhang Cheng narrowed his eyes and raised his hand to look at the time on his watch. Turning his gaze to Lu Zhiyuan and the others, "The whole army rests and eats lunch." Air force sorties bombed the fleeing Boer forces. The artillery immediately formed artillery positions. All vehicle groups and units are replenished with supplies, oil, and ammunition. The Air Force reconnoiters various important strongholds in the city and responds to information. An armored force was sent around the city to block the escape route of the defenders. Zhang Cheng's voice paused slightly, and a chill flashed in his eyes, "I want to annihilate them all!" ”

The Boer army was mostly local herdsmen, and they all rode on horseback. Humans instinctively huddle together in the face of fear, and this is also true in war.

After the frightened Boers withdrew from the town of Redsmith, they retreated to the town of Dundee to the northeast. It was not long before the Boer army was gathering into a large marching army.

The Boer commanders were not trained to deal with air defense, and they had no idea what it was foolish to swagger and march in the daytime when the enemy had air supremacy. Until they pay a heavy price for it. This is called a bloody lesson.

'Buzz~~~' The dull sound of the engine came from behind the clouds, and the hazard Boers on the ground looked up in horror. In the morning, the planes screaming like devils had hurt them too much. The artillery of the Boers was almost completely destroyed. A large number of materiel and personnel were lost, and now the escape route is almost entirely light infantry.

Sure enough, it was exactly as the Boers had predicted. As the sound of the engine increased, groups of black dots whistled from behind the clouds. After circling, he plunged down like a foraging vulture. The shrill whistling greatly affected the morale of the Boers, and as they fled in all directions, deadly bombs were already whistling in the sky.

The power of the 500-kilogram bombshell is very terrifying, especially the high-explosive bomb, which is still on such an open ground. Flying shrapnel took a heavy toll on the Boers. But it was the terrifying shock wave from the explosion that caused even more damage.

In the absence of obstructions and no trench protection, those within the range of a powerful shockwave will instantly destroy their internal organs. officer, causing huge casualties. As dive bombers whistled and dropped heavy bombs and small bombs on their wings on the heads of the chaotic Boers, a large number of Boers fell in a pool of blood screaming.

Not only the dive bombers, but even the air superiority fighters who escorted them couldn't help but dive down and strafe the ground with 20mm machine guns and machine guns. This large-caliber weapon hitting a person is a complete tragedy. The bodies of many Boers were shattered. Blood and broken body vessels. The officials covered the earth. The pattern that makes your heart palpitate under the scorching afternoon sun.

Under the continuous attack of dozens of aircraft, the Boers could no longer maintain their basic formation, and they scattered and fled. It is unknown how many people will eventually reach Dundeetown. In fact, many Boer militia fled to their farms in a hurry after escaping, never daring to go into battle again.

When the air force fiercely attacked the retreating Boers. After a short break, the armored forces began a new assault on the town of Ladysmith.

Because of the large formation, the artillery regiment of the 1st Tank Division was quite large. In total, there were two battalions of 105-mm field artillery (each with 18 105-mm howitzers. A battalion of 155-mm field artillery (18 howitzers of 155 mm caliber. This level of fire support is already twice as strong as that of a conventional infantry division.

The 54 guns hanging on the tractor finally caught up, and they quickly deployed their artillery positions, arranged for the gun positions to be measured and fired, and also received the help of the Air Force school firing planes. When Zhang Cheng ordered another attack, these dozens of large-caliber artillery pieces brought an unprecedented rain of bullets to the town of Leddy Smith with ferocious shelling.

When fired from large-caliber heavy artillery, it produces brilliant muzzle flames and loud sounds. The power is amazing. It is not just a matter of saying that the Ming artillery is alone in the world, both in terms of power and accuracy. The reporters who were allowed to take pictures desperately and record the spectacular scene with their cameras. The reason why Zhang Cheng allowed reporters to do this was for propaganda. Zhang Cheng, who comes from a modern time and space, knows very well that proper hype can achieve unexpected results.

The shelling, which lasted up to half an hour, brought heavy losses to the town of Ladysmith. The size of the town is actually not very large, and after thousands of rounds of large-caliber shells were rained down, almost no intact buildings remained. The entire town is littered with smoke and flames of ruins. Volunteers from all over the country stationed here suffered a major blow in the shelling.

The shelling began to extend, and Zhang Cheng, who had come to the front line in person, left the X-gun scope, turned to look at Lu Zhiyuan, and exhorted, "Think about how you did it during training." After rushing in, pay attention to the protection of the various vehicle groups, and the infantry should not stay away from the vehicle groups. When encountering a suspicious target, fire directly, and this is the territory of the enemy country is the battlefield. There is no woman's kindness. To give full play to our firepower superiority and destroy the enemy with powerful firepower. Never use the lives of the soldiers to prove the bravery of the commander, get it? ”

"Yes, General." He had already changed into an armored soldier uniform, and the edge of the road with a fur hat stood up and saluted, and answered loudly.

"Let's go." Zhang Cheng pursed the corners of his mouth and nodded. A new round of attacks began.

Large numbers of tanks and tracked armored vehicles, surrounded by numerous infantrymen, once again flocked to the town of Leddy Smith. This time was different from before, the Ming armored troops moved cautiously under the protection of the infantry, and encountered suspicious targets and directly bombarded them with shells. As for whether it will accidentally injure local residents. At this time, I can't take care of these things. War is always brutal.

Many reporters from the Ming Dynasty followed the attacking troops despite dissuasion. Now the economic situation is not good, and the life of journalists is not easy. If you don't risk your life to fight for the news. You might lose your job. As the chief military correspondent of the Times, Qi Bing is one of them.

When they learned that the Ming Dynasty had formed an expeditionary force and set off for South Africa, the Qi soldiers were keenly aware that the Ming Dynasty was about to start a war with the Transvaal. He quickly applied for funding to travel from the London Concession to the Governor-General of South Africa to report on the wonderful battle on the ground.

Unlike the Europa reporters who gathered in the town of Ladysmith, the Qi soldiers who had been following the Ming army had already firmly remembered this new army, which was completely different from the old-fashioned and conservative army in the past.

It's just a few hours of fighting. Qi Bing already firmly believed in his own judgment. This brand-new three-dimensional ground and air assault force will completely promote a brand-new large-scale military reform that will affect the whole world. And the commander of this army, the miraculous General Zhang Cheng, will once again be famous all over the world! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, and your support. That's what motivates me the most......)

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