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"Boom!" After a loud bang, a Japanese army's 97 Medium War flames churned, and thick smoke billowed out. An armor-piercing projectile fired from the 75mm gun of the Ming IV tank pierced the fragile front armor of the 97 tank, and then the violent explosion caused the ammunition of the 97 medium battle to detonate, and the heat and flames ignited the fuel in the tank. Now no one can save this burning tank.

The tragic fate of this Japanese tank was only a microcosm of the Japanese armored forces on this battlefield. The Japanese army, which was clearly inferior in every way, was bitter and angry. Their artillery could not penetrate the Ming tanks, and their defenses could not stop the Ming armor-piercing shells. Sadly, even light tanks were not fast enough to make them go around the flanks and behind the Ming tanks to attack weak points.

In a tank cluster operation of this scale, in such a wide terrain operation, the light tanks of the Japanese could not achieve anything. With the exception of a few hapless Fours that were punctured through observation holes or flanked armor, most of the 7th Division's losses came from its own mechanical failures.

The loss of armored units by the 7th Armored Division due to malfunctions was far higher than the battle losses, and this was the beautiful result of Zhang Cheng's meticulous efforts in recent years. The huge difference in the quality of weapons between the two sides directly led to the fact that the Japanese army had a brave heart, but could not achieve any substantive results.

The 5th Division's remaining armored forces were quickly depleted, and the 7th Panzer Division was temporarily halted after breaking through the Japanese resistance one after another. The theoretical design performance of any weapon will always be very different from the actual one.

It's like fuel and ammunition. Normally, it is normal to think that the reserves that are almost enough are waiting for the battlefield, because of various reasons, such as the mental stress of the soldiers, sudden accidents, enemy attacks, and other reasons, the materials that were originally thought to be enough will be quickly consumed.

The 7th Armored Division, which had been fighting one after another and had been rushing all the way from the port of Incheon, stopped to replenish and recuperate. The baggage company transported ammunition and fuel to the front line to replenish tanks and armored vehicles. The Armored Maintenance Company stepped forward to repair damaged armored units. Although the Japanese artillery could not directly penetrate the armor of the Ming tanks, it would still cause damage to many important parts, such as periscopes, sighting equipment, infrared headlights and other equipment. Damage to these devices can greatly affect the combat capability of the tank.

The Ming army was resting, and the Fifth Division was suffering from artillery bombardment and aerial bombardment, and retreated several kilometers all the way before regrouping. But their establishment at this time has been disrupted. The 42nd Wing, which was stationed in the core position, was basically wiped out. The 21st and 41st Wings were not doing well, they also suffered heavy losses, and many of their soldiers were now trapped in fragmented and isolated positions. The temporary rest of the armored units of the 7th Panzer Division does not mean that the fighting is over. Under the cover of artillery fire and air power, the mechanized infantry continued to advance and assault, putting great pressure on the 5th Division.

Plus the destroyed tank wing, the search wing and the field artillery wing heavy artillery wing. Except for the 11th Wing, which was a reserve, there were no excessive losses for the time being, and the entire 5th Division had already been severely damaged!

Don't think that nearly 30,000 troops is a huge number, in fact, if you have watched major sporting events, you will understand that tens of thousands are actually not a lot. Under the combined blow of the sky and the ground, the losses of the Japanese army were extremely staggering. The number of dead and wounded, captured and missing, besieged in isolated positions, waiting for death, has exceeded half of the total strength!

"Why did you stop?" An armored car lined with many antennas was escorted by more than a dozen armored vehicles of the same model to the front-line position, and Zhang Cheng, who was wearing riding boots and a steel helmet, got out of the car and asked with a frown.

The armored assault has just destroyed the enemy's core position, and it is just the time to quickly keep up with the expansion of the results, why did it stop? After the division headquarters got the news, Zhang Cheng hurried to the front line to understand the situation.

"Sir!" The commander of the armored regiment hurriedly stepped forward to salute. This is someone who knows Zhang Cheng, or in other words, basically every officer at or above the regimental level in the armored forces was promoted by Zhang Cheng. It is impossible for them not to know the Supreme Commander of the Armored Forces.

As for the officers and soldiers around who didn't know Zhang Cheng, they all knew the division commander's command car that Zhang Cheng was sitting in, and more importantly, they all knew the gold star on Zhang Cheng's collar!

"Don't salute!" Zhang Cheng frowned and interrupted the colonel's salute, "This is the battlefield, do you want me to be the target of Japanese snipers and artillery attacks?" Haven't you read the Battlefield Code? ”

"I'm sorry, sir." The colonel's face froze, and he hurriedly apologized. At the same time, he hurriedly waved his hand and scolded the officers and soldiers around him. With so many people gathered here, if you really meet the Japanese artillery observers hidden on the front line, it will really be a big deal.

"Say, what's going on? Why stopped. Zhang Cheng turned to the back of a No. 4 chariot, felt the heat emanating from the engine heat vent, and took out a cigarette and lit it.

"Sir." After taking the cigarette handed by Zhang Cheng and lighting it, the colonel took a deep breath and explained, "We drove all the way from Incheon and fought all the way. Shangfeng has been urging him to move forward quickly, and he has basically not made up for rest along the way. The two short breaks didn't make much of a difference. We're running too fast, and the traffic here is terrible. The tankers and ammunition trucks that followed behind for the most part did not follow. Before this attack, there were many crews with less than a third of ammunition and fuel left. Now that this battle has been fought here, many crews have even run out of machine gun bullets. If you don't stop replenishing, many crews will soon lose their combat effectiveness or break down. ”

Zhang Cheng's brows gradually relaxed, and he remembered that Major General Wang Dexiang ordered the Seventh Armored Division to stop and rest temporarily, but was forced to attack by himself.

Zhang Cheng naturally can't say that I did something wrong in this matter, and I shouldn't let you launch an attack in such a hurry. Or it is directly and unreasonable to say that I don't care about the process, I just want the result to be what is brabra. As a high-ranking commander, all he has to do is stick to his decision, and even Shousuke-sama can't influence him.

"How long will it take?" Zhang Cheng spit out the smoke ring and asked out loud.

"At least not until after dark." The colonel saw Zhang Cheng's brows furrow instantly, and hurriedly explained, "The road in North Korea is too bad. And not only our 7th Panzer Division, but also the 127 and 89 Infantry Divisions, they are also transported by road. Fuel tankers, ammunition trucks, maintenance trucks, and most of them are stuck in traffic jams. Moreover, we have hundreds of tanks and armored vehicles here. It takes a long time for all field supplies to be completed. ”

Zhang Cheng frowned and raised his head to look at the many warplanes galloping in the sky, and then turned to look at the many various vehicles around him. After retracting his gaze, he lowered his eyelids slightly, and after a moment of silence, he turned to look at the colonel, "Speed up the supply and pay attention to the counterattack of the Japanese army at night." After Zhang Cheng finished speaking, he walked into the armored command vehicle and left the front-line position.

It wasn't until after Zhang Cheng's convoy left that several officers gathered around the colonel and said with surprise on their faces, "I really didn't expect it to be General Zhang Cheng, and I finally saw the real person today." ”

"You haven't seen so many exercises and inspection troops?" The colonel, who was in a good mood, took out his cigarette and scattered around, laughing and joking.

"How can that count." The officers smiled and took out their lighters and lit cigarettes, "This is called seeing a real person." When the general got out of the car just now, that aura immediately shocked me. ”

"What else do you need to say?" There was a joke on the side and then said, "That's a super cowman who single-handedly pulled out the armored forces and army aviation, and swept the Caucasus and Baku in half a month." How long did it take to launch a major counteroffensive after coming to North Korea? General Zhang was a natural soldier. ”

"Actually, what I admire most is General Zhang's mind." The colonel raised his hand and patted the tall and mighty chariot on the side, and said with some emotion, "The main reason why we fought so smoothly is actually because of the advanced performance of the tank designed by General Zhang." The training and combat will of the Japanese are not much worse than ours, and if you look at their courage to carry anti-tank mines to attack tanks, you can see that they are not afraid of death. If we are equipped with tanks of the same level as the Japanese, it is not yet known how we will win or lose. ”

"Not bad."

"That's right."

"Hmm."

"That's it."

The officers on the side were all elites in the army, so they could naturally understand what the colonel meant. If it weren't for a series of new weapons and equipment designed and produced by Zhang Cheng for the Ming Army and Navy, they would never have been able to win so easily on the battlefield today.

After Zhang Cheng returned to the front command of the 7th Armored Division, he quickly sent a telegram to Xu Mu, who was far away from home. In a telegram, Zhang Cheng asked Xu Mu to buy a factory that produced large airships as soon as possible and invest in a large-scale expansion.

That's right, Zhang Cheng just wants to form a new type of airship force on a large scale. Although in the era when new planes ruled the skies, airships were almost a target. However, if you can grasp the air supremacy, the airship with super carrying capacity, low requirements for the docking site, can take off and land smoothly in most weather conditions, and the speed is not very slow, it is very useful when transporting supplies to the front line on a large scale.

Airship technology in this era is extremely mature. Airships with a multi-bag structure and safe helium-filled airships can deliver tens of tons of cargo to the front line in one go. And if it is transported on a large scale, the efficiency of the airship force is undoubtedly very powerful.

As long as we can firmly grasp the air supremacy, we can ensure the safety of the airship troops. Then this unit will greatly alleviate the situation of difficult supply of materials on the front line. In this case, Zhang Cheng could not be indifferent.

The matter of the airship force will have to wait for the time being. After all, the establishment of a new army is not just something that Zhang Cheng can decide on alone. Moreover, the design and production of the new airship will also take time, and it is unlikely that it will appear on the battlefield at least within this year. For Zhang Cheng, the most important thing at this moment is to deal with the approaching night.

In Zhang Cheng's impression, the Japanese were most fond of night counterattacks. Especially when facing opponents with strong firepower. (To be continued.) )