Since suffering a big loss at the hands of the Americans, the Ming Army has studied trench tactics very thoroughly for so many years. It can even be said that trench tactics have been carried forward to the extreme.

The infantry regiment responsible for defending the exercise position was the main regiment under the command of the 40th Army, with a total strength of more than 3,000 troops, well-trained and well-equipped.

They built the entire exercise site into a huge position. The trenches were crossed, the firing points were hidden and dense, and the trenches were all planked and reinforced. Several barbed wire fences were pulled in front of the position and minefields were laid out. There is strong artillery support in the rear and a strong reserve ready to launch a countercharge.

The commander of the regiment of the Fortieth Army believed that if he wanted to attack his position, he needed at least one division. On the opposite side there was only a garrison regiment, an artillery battalion, several support forces and an armored unit of no more than forty tanks. He didn't care about this level of strength at all.

As for the legendary new aircraft, the regimental commander's impression of the aircraft has always been a biplane flying slowly and dropping small bombs. Having strengthened an anti-aircraft artillery battalion, the regiment commander was confident. Even, he has a secret weapon in his hands.

After the Battle of Northern Italy, the wreckage of captured British tanks was all sent back to the mainland for study. Although the army does not care, there are still corresponding countermeasures.

After analysis, the Army decided that the new weapon of the tank was not very invulnerable. They urgently developed a large-caliber single-shot gun of 20 mm caliber, which successfully penetrated armor plates of the same thickness as the British tank during the test using solid bullets. This single-shot gun was named an anti-tank gun, aka a battle defense gun.

An important reason why the army is not very interested in tanks is that an inexpensive anti-tank gun can deal with tanks. The Army considered tanks, which cost a lot of money, to be of little use in the face of a large number of troops armed with anti-tank guns. At the same time, the appearance of tanks will also adversely affect the cavalry, which occupies an important position in the Ming army. For a combination of reasons, the development of tanks was put on hold in the conservative army.

In this actual confrontation, the defenders were armed with more than 30 anti-tank guns, just to deal with the amazing tank that the little lieutenant colonel boasted about.

After everyone was in place, with the order of Lieutenant General Shi Qin, the actual confrontation officially began.

The first to appear on the battlefield was the dive bomber provided by Zhang Cheng. The only difference between this army dive bomber and the Navy model is that it does not have folding wings, and other features are almost identical.

Because the defenders had no air support, the eight dive bombers came out from behind the clouds in the high altitude in two four-plane formations, and after a brief inspection, they quickly attacked the defender's artillery position.

The anti-aircraft fire of the defenders on the ground quickly roared. Unfortunately, these anti-aircraft guns, designed for slow biplanes, were almost useless against high-speed, rugged dive bombers.

The speed and angle of dive bombers diving at a wide angle were terrifying, and the old anti-aircraft guns simply couldn't keep up with them.

"It's broken!" The commander of the anti-aircraft artillery battalion was also a veteran, and he knew it was terrible as soon as he saw the planes swooping down at a wide angle from thousands of meters in the air. His own family knew about his own affairs, and the rate of fire and rotation of the anti-aircraft gun in his hand could not keep up with the other party's movement at all. All the artillery fire went to the back of the dive bombers.

Under the gaze of thousands of pairs of eyes on the ground, eight dive bombers entered the bombing course with a terrifying loud screech.

Zhang Cheng made a small modification for the army's dive bombing, that is, to install a hole-driven sound device at the position of the cooling air intake in the nose. A mournful screech similar to an air raid siren occurs during the dive. Before the bomb fell, it had already had a great impact on the psychology of people on the ground and strengthened the effect of the blow. This is an improvement made by Zhang Cheng based on the famous German Stuka dive bomber during World War II.

In addition, this dive bomber has an angle display on the right side of the canopy, which the pilot can use to adjust the dive accuracy according to the angle and altitude, which can greatly improve the accuracy of the bomb, especially when the dive drop altitude is very low.

When the altimeter pointer pointed 800 meters, the lead pilot pulled the school machine gun and then pulled the bomb wrench. The 500-kilogram high-explosive bombs suspended on the A-line pylons below the center line of the fuselage and the 50-kilogram high-explosive shells hanging on the wings on both sides quickly broke away from the hook and flew towards the artillery positions on the ground.

There is no doubt that the pilots seconded from the Navy successfully completed their mission. The referee team quickly went to the defending artillery position to inspect it, and then determined that this powerful artillery battalion was completely wiped out after a round of air strikes!

The Ming army had never had the experience to deal with aerial bombardment of this magnitude. They still placed their artillery positions relatively close to each other according to the previous tactical requirements, which saved the dive bombers a lot of effort. In fact, for such artillery positions without air cover and without dense fast anti-aircraft artillery, dive bombers are definitely a strong eater. The difference is just a few rounds of attacks.

"Hiss~~~" Dozens of generals looked at the verdict reported by the referee team in amazement, completely unable to believe their eyes. Although the generals had a bad feeling when the dive bombers attacked, when the speculation was confirmed, the shock still made many people feel at a loss.

Soon, the news from the airport also came back. After checking the results, the referee team judged that none of the planes were damaged in battle, and they could strike again at any time.

"Chiefs." Zhang Cheng walked up to the podium and looked at the generals with complicated expressions in the audience, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, and he smiled lightly and said, "Just using dive bombers is enough to completely blow up this position." In the absence of air cover and rapid-fire anti-aircraft guns. The dive bomber can clear all targets little by little. They are in heaven, and it makes no sense how to hide them. ”

Zhang Cheng paused, let these generals digest his words, and then smiled again, "But today's protagonist should be the armored force." After all, there aren't many opportunities like this without air protection. ”

Zhang Cheng's words made the faces of the generals look better, but there were still many people with ugly faces. Because they already have a vague feeling of something bad in their hearts.

"Next." Zhang Cheng narrowed his eyes and said softly, "Please watch the performance of the armored forces, commanders." ”

Zhang Cheng can be said to have taken out his old bottom for this exercise. Not only were all 40 tanks dispatched, but also tracked armored personnel carriers, which were used as secret weapons, were also sent to the training ground.

The artillery of the attacking side was not strong. But after the defenders' artillery was knocked out, they could do whatever they wanted. Nearly thirty minutes of shelling essentially emptied the minefields of the defenders. However, it did not have much impact on the main fortified positions. After all, it was only 105 mm caliber guns, and it was difficult to destroy strong fortifications and anti-artillery holes.

"Brothers, we must not lose the face of our Forty Army!" As the artillery fire began to extend, a shrill whistle rang out from the defenders' positions. The captain of the garrison shouted, "Commander, they're all watching us now! Even if you die, you have to be on the battlefield! ”

Actually, it's not like to die, after all, it's just a drill. But the matter of face is never easy. Especially for the Chinese. The commander and chief of staff of the 40th Army are all watching at this moment. If this regiment were to be defeated by a single blow, it would be a great disgrace. Despite the loss of artillery support, the defenders were still confident.

The defenders quickly moved into position, set up their heavy machine guns and anti-tank guns, and waited for the approaching attack.

It didn't take long for the defenders to suddenly feel a slight vibration on the ground!

The roar of the huge engine came from far and near, and the floating earth and small stones in front of the defenders in the trenches were shaking violently, which made the defenders suddenly have a bad feeling in their hearts.

Suddenly, a large number of huge steel monsters emerged from the somewhat dark grove in front of the position!

Dozens of new tanks poured out of the grove in formation, roaring towards the defenders' positions. Dozens of tanks were discharged in simple formations, although they were not yet skilled, but they were already beginning to take shape. On the surface, the power is amazing, and it brings a huge shock to the defenders.

The defenders had never seen such a giant steel monster before. Although they had seen tanks made of wood during emergency training, they had also practiced using anti-tank guns against model tanks with armor plates. However, when he went to the battlefield and saw the real steel beast, he was still excited and afraid. And the tanks that appeared in front of them were obviously much larger than the models they had seen during their training.

"Smack!" Some soldiers, who could not bear the pressure, pulled the anti-tank gun in their hand, but it did not hit. The gunfire was like a reminder that the entire position was filled with gunfire. Fearful soldiers, they shot desperately, trying to destroy the monster they had never seen before. But it turned out to be of little use.

The tank that Zhang Cheng prepared for the army was not the original model of the British. The armor of the tank he gave was unusually strong, and neither the anti-tank gun nor the heavy machine gun hit the armor for any use except sound and sparks.

The generals, who were still forcibly patient, couldn't help it, and put down their binoculars and rushed to the battlefield in the distance, they wanted to observe the actual battle situation up close. Among them, cavalry generals are the majority.

The defenders are going crazy. None of the weapons in their hands could inflict damage on the tanks or even stop their advance. As the crawlers crushed the ground and the loud sound of the engines became noisier and noisier, the morale of the defenders dropped rapidly.

'Da Da Da ~~~Boom~~~' The coaxial machine gun on the tank began to breathe out fury, while the tank paused from time to time to lift the machine gun positions and fortifications into the sky with its main gun. With the rapid approach of the tank group, the defenders' will to fight soon reached a critical point.

As a large number of tracked armored vehicles and trucks with steel plates followed, the small woods poured out one after another. The defenders could no longer hold on, and the soldiers at the front began to abandon their positions and retreat.

"Bastard!" The commander of the garrison blushed, slammed the steel helmet on his head to the ground, turned to look at his chief of staff, and roared, "Order the cavalry battalion to launch a counterattack immediately!" Be sure to drive them all back! ”

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