, the Ardennes offensive in 8711939 six against each other! Attack on all fronts!

At 10 a.m. on April 28, the rain was still pouring down, and the roads in the Ardennes forest looked a little muddy after several hours of heavy rain. Squadron tanks and assault guns painted in gray-green camouflage pressed over the muddy ground, and the tracks rolled up large patches of mud. Panzergrenadiers, dressed in dark green military raincoats, clung to their automatic rifles in the rain, huddled in half-tracks, or sat on the hulls of tanks 2 and 3. This is the Second Armored Division commanded by Lieutenant General Xie Jinyuan, a national hero who commanded a battalion in another time and space to guard the Sixing Warehouse in Shanghai, and naturally won Luo Yaoguo's favor, and with the qualifications of the fourth phase of Huangpu and the sixth phase of Lu University, he became the commander of an armored division with more than 400 tanks, assault artillery, and 20,000 officers and soldiers, and now he has been sent to Europe thousands of miles away to "fight for the tiger".

After the start of the Fronville ambush, Xie Jinyuan's 2nd Panzer Division was ordered to attack from Otong and capture the 1st Panzer Division of the French Army from the east, but it was empty. Subsequently, the 2nd Panzer Division received a new order to advance along the road from Bastony to Yuy. Their first target was the Belgian town of Somme, less than 12 kilometres from Otto. Lez. At this time, the entire 2nd Panzer Division was unaware that a French mechanized unit of about the same number was also heading to the Somme. On the way to Lez.

"Weft Country, now Somme. How far is Lez left? Xie Jinyuan sat on his command-type half-track armored personnel carrier, and asked Jiang Weiguo, a staff officer sitting beside him, in a low voice, while anxiously looking at the marching team outside the window. Due to the bad weather and road conditions, the tanks and armored vehicles of the Second Armored Division lined up on the road for six or seven kilometers long, slowly climbing forward at a speed of less than 5 kilometers per hour, and the 12-kilometer journey was not completed for two hours.

"Master!" After looking at the map, Jiang Weiguo spoke: "Our vanguard, Fang Shiming's 2nd Armored Search Battalion, should now be in Som. It's out of Lez City. ”

"Hmmm! Som. Have you figured out what's going on in Lez City? Are there any French troops? How many people are there? How's the equipment? Xie Jinyuan took a cup of steaming coffee from the adjutant in the passenger seat, took a sip, and then said to Jiang Weiguo: "Weiguo, you can also have a little, this coffee is very good, it was taken from the big house in Tyneville." ”

"Thank you." Jiang Weiguo reached out and took a beautiful silver wine glass from Xie Jinyuan's adjutant, and took a shallow sip of coffee inside. "According to our intelligence, the French 1st Panzer Division has left a baggage battalion there, estimated to be about 800 people. Equipped with only a few small weapons, if they hadn't slipped away, the 2nd Armored Power Search Battalion would have been able to take them out. ”

"Nope." Xie Jinyuan hurriedly shook his head and vetoed Jiang Weiguo's suggestion. "Tell Fang Shiming not to act rashly, if Som. If there is a French defense in Lez City, the armored search battalion will give me an honest retreat, and I will let Xu Youchang's 10th Panzergrenadier Brigade solve the battle. As soon as he finished speaking, a motorcycle drove over, and the communication soldier on it handed Jiang Weiguo a telegram. Jiang Weiguo took the telegram and looked at it, and the expression on his face suddenly became solemn. "Division, just received a report from the 2nd Panzer Search Battalion, they are in the Somme. At least one French tank regiment was found in the city of Leeds! The opposing side is armed with Renault R35 light tanks, as well as 47mm anti-tank guns and 75mm field guns. ”

"Hmm." Xie Jinyuan drank the coffee in his cup. "Order Xu Youchang's 10th Panzergrenadier Brigade to send a regiment, Luo Youlun's 3rd Panzer Brigade to send a tank battalion, and then transfer a self-propelled artillery battalion, and the battle will be in charge of Major General Luo Youlun." After speaking, he raised his wrist and looked at his watch, "It's 10 o'clock, give Luo Youlun 1 hour to prepare, and launch an attack on time at 11 o'clock!" ”

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April 28, 11:55 a.m.

The 18 No. 201 self-propelled guns of the 201st self-propelled artillery battalion belonging to the 2nd Chinese Armored Division have been deployed in the small Belgian city of Somme. The artillery positions southwest of Leuse were lined up, the muzzles of the guns were raised high, pointing to the small town 3 kilometers away, the gunners were all in position, and the ammunition men were holding the yellow and clear shells, nervously waiting for the order to reload and fire. Along the Somme. In the forests and hills south of Lez, a battalion of No. 2 tanks had been deployed, almost 60 of them, the vehicles had been activated, and the muzzles of the guns were all pointed at the French positions to the north. Behind these tanks, there were nearly 200 half-track armored vehicles, full of soldiers with Min-25 automatic rifles, and 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine guns or 57mm recoilless guns mounted on half-tracks, all of which were flattened, and the shooters and gunners were also in their positions, waiting with bated breath.

Major General Royolun has set up his temporary headquarters in a place close to the Somme. On the hill of Lez. There were several armored command vehicles and communication vehicles parked in the woods, and there was a shelter made of freshly sawn tree trunks. Looking out from this shelter, you can see the situation of the entire battlefield.

The rain had subsided and the ground was still muddy, but visibility had improved a lot. From Luo Youlun's telescope, you can clearly see the situation on the opposite French position. These French troops should only be one step ahead of the squadron, and they are only hastily deployed, and they are still rushing to repair the fortifications every minute! The position was full of shirtless and muddy French soldiers, and these pampered French had suffered a lot this time. The French tanks don't know where they are, and if they are just more than a hundred Renault R35 light tanks, as the reconnaissance force said, Luo Youjun is not worried at all.

"Sir, it's almost time." At this time, the chief of staff of the 3rd Armored Brigade reminded in a low voice.

"Okay, 20 minutes of shelling, and then the armored forces assault!"

With Luo Youlun's order, the artillery group composed of 18 105mm self-propelled howitzers shook violently at the same time, the fire first spat out, followed by the thunderous cannon sound, and the 18 shells streaked away with a piercing scream. Opposite the hastily built French positions and the Somme. Some of the houses in the south of Leeds were naturally the area of concentrated bombardment, and this building, which looked so delicate and beautiful before the shelling, gradually turned into rubble under the continuous heavy shelling, and the French soldiers who had been busy digging trenches were either blown to pieces or curled up in the half-dug trenches under the sudden bombardment. The large area held by the French troops on the opposite side was filled with explosions, fire, and smoke, and there was not a single figure in sight, and there was no sign of French tanks.

"Shelling! Hide! ”

Just as Luo Youlun was watching his artillery ravage the French position, an exclamation suddenly sounded in his ears, and before he could react, the same sharp and piercing whistling sound had already broken through the air! At the same time, he was also thrown to the ground by the guards around him, and a heavy body of more than 100 pounds pressed on his body, as if he wanted to block the cannonball for him!

This is a French artillery counterattack! Or a 155mm howitzer! After a brief moment of surprise, Luo Youlun quickly understood what was going on, the powerful French artillery group was on its way again! However, the target of the shelling of the French should not be their own headquarters, but the shelling of the Somme. Chinese artillery opened fire from French positions south of Leeds!

Thinking of this, Luo Youlun jumped up, pushed away the guard who wanted to press him, and scolded: "Stay away!" , Lao Tzu can't die! Although he is a high-achieving student from Lu Xiao, Lu Shi, and Lu Da all the way, after all, he has led troops on the front line for many years, and he is not comparable to those courteous headquarters staff officers, and it is inevitable that "exports will become dirty".

"Call the artillery battalion and ask about their losses!" Luo Youlun straightened up and ordered the staff officers loudly.

"Sir, the artillery battalion reported that the French artillery bombardment did not hit them, and the distance was about 7, 800 meters."

"Order them to shift positions immediately!" Luo Youlun breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Call the divisional artillery command and ask them about the distance of the opponent's artillery positions and the number of artillery." ”

It's raining, and neither the reconnaissance aircraft nor the artillery observation balloon can take off. However, the "sound measurement company" under the division artillery command was still in operation, and they could find out the approximate location of the French artillery positions through sound measurement posts and mathematical calculations. And those French artillery also found the Chinese artillery that was firing through this method.

"Sir, the French artillery position that opened fire just now is only about 6,000 meters away from us! It's in the Somme. To the northwest of Leuz, there are about 18 155mm howitzers, 18 105mm howitzers, and 36 75mm field guns. The divisional artillery command has already arranged for the heavy artillery battalion to return fire. ”

"Only 6000 meters!" Listening to the staff officer's report, Luo Youlun was taken aback, the French artillery position actually moved forward! No wonder the previous counterattacks came quickly and accurately (in the era when there were no artillery radars, it was already good to rely on sound measurement to this extent). Wrong! It is probably not just the artillery positions that have moved forward, but the French army, which has at least one division, has advanced to the Somme. Near the city of Leeds! Otherwise, how would the French dare to put almost a regiment of artillery in front of that? Aren't you afraid of being attacked by Chinese tanks?

"Brigade seat, division headquarters phone."

At this time, a communications staff officer of the brigade headquarters walked in front of Luo Youlun with the department's phone. Luo Youlun took the receiver of the phone, and there was a telegram from the regimental headquarters in Chapter 865 that he was probably going to deprive de de Gaulle of his position as commander.

Pierre's estimate was good, and Lieutenant General Lawrence, who had long been dissatisfied with de Gaulle's achievements, did not say a word after receiving De Gaulle's reply, but ordered his dismissal, and assigned Jean, who had not suffered from Chinese tanks at all. Pierre temporarily took over the French army Chapter 865 The group suddenly rained bullets around it. The French artillery positions were immediately silent, and it is not known whether they were destroyed by Chinese artillery or were busy shifting.

Without the interference of artillery fire, more than 100 Chinese tanks on the battlefield rushed straight over. The 57mm anti-tank guns, 57mm recoilless guns, and 82mm mortars attached to the brigade and regimental levels also began to roar in unison at this time, and countless small and medium-caliber high-explosive munitions were thrown together on the hastily built French positions. Immediately, there were bursts of smoke and fireballs, bringing up pieces of flesh and blood and stumps, and more than a dozen 47mm anti-tank guns that had just been deployed to the position were also damaged in this burst of shelling.

More than 100 No. 2 tanks were about to storm the French positions, and the Panzergrenadiers who were accompanying the tanks in half-tracks also got out of their vehicles and began to charge with Min-25 automatic rifles, ready to seize the French positions with the help of the tanks.

At this moment, the roar of a motor suddenly came from the rear of the French position, which was about to collapse, and nearly 200 S35 tanks and Renault R35 tanks formed a huge phalanx and rushed out of the hidden position. More than 200 French tanks were all at full speed, accompanied by the huge roar of the motors, and rushed towards the formation of Chinese tanks that had stopped advancing and were ready to open fire! They were also accompanied by French infantry wearing Adrian steel helmets and rifles!

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