"Fire!" A concealed 88-mm anti-aircraft gun was lowered horizontally and vertically to fine-tune its muzzle, and the huge cannon body half-buried in the ground suddenly shook, and an armor-piercing bullet whistled and flew towards the American tank in the distance. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It was the defensive position of the 293rd Infantry Division on the outskirts of Sfax Harbour, whose anti-aircraft artillery battalions were scattered across positions to increase the garrison with their anti-aircraft guns.

The infantry divisions of the Ming Army are not light infantry divisions with millet plus rifles and some light artillery in the traditional sense, they are all heavy infantry divisions that have completed mechanized reorganization.

The Ming Dynasty's hoplite divisions, especially the artillery regiments of elite units deployed on the front line like the 293rd Infantry Division, had powerful heavy artillery, and also had direct infantry support tanks. At the same time, the anti-aircraft artillery battalion and anti-tank artillery battalion directly under the division headquarters also have strong anti-armor forces. Therefore, when the American armored forces launched an armored assault, the defense line of the Ming infantry division was far from being as easy to break through as it seemed.

The 88-mm high-level dual-purpose anti-aircraft gun was very powerful. The muzzle velocity of the shell is fast, the armor-piercing ability is strong, the shooting accuracy is high, and the rate of fire is super fast. The only drawback is that the artillery is very heavy and has poor maneuverability. However, it is extremely powerful in fixed defensive operations.

The 12 88-mm heavy anti-aircraft guns attached to the anti-aircraft artillery battalion of the 293rd Infantry Division were placed in deep pits at key points in the position. The muzzle of the gun is only about one meter above the ground, and the degree of concealment is extremely high.

Although the 293rd Infantry Division had only twelve heavy anti-aircraft guns, two of which had been destroyed in the previous shelling. But the remaining ten anti-aircraft guns alone brought more than 100 losses to the American armored forces.

Before it was completely destroyed, the anti-armor forces of the 293rd Infantry Division and the armored units directly under the division headquarters had already brought more than 300 combat losses to the American army. Not just anti-armor forces, but also minefields and valiant soldiers.

However, the infantry was still unable to resist the powerful armored assault, and the most important thing was that the terrain here greatly limited the ability of the troops to defend and fight, but it was very suitable for large-scale assault of armored troops. The terrain was too flat, and there was no time to build a defensive line.

"Armored troops!" The officers and men of the 293rd Infantry Division of the Ming Army, who were constantly retreating under the pressure of the Americans' tank sea, cheered loudly. When the defensive line was critical, the 2nd Panzer Division, which had been reorganizing and resting in the rear, once again put on the battlefield and launched an armored counterattack against the American troops. The best way to fight armored forces is armor-on-armor.

"Attention all car groups, move forward at a constant speed, and pay attention to protect yourself!" Lin Shuo's car barely regained its combat effectiveness after an emergency rest, at least it had been replaced with a brand new sighting equipment. The Tiger Tank Battalion had suffered considerable losses in the previous series of battles, and now there are less than twenty vehicles left to fight. The rest of the armored forces of the Second Panzer Division also suffered considerable losses, and the entire Panzer Division was able to use less than 200 armored forces at this moment.

Even if the equipment and training of the Ming armored forces were stronger than those of the American army, and they were supported by infantry units, they could not resist the attack of the American army, which had an absolute advantage. The M26 Pershing tanks equipped by the Americans in large numbers have been able to shoot at the Tiger of the Ming Dynasty, and although they cannot penetrate the strong turret armor of the Tiger, it is still no problem to penetrate the front armor of the Tiger at close range. The Americans fought a war of attrition with the Ming army in the face of huge losses.

Whether it is Zhang Cheng or Wang Dexiang, they are both big this time. The previous fight was too smooth, and any opponent was defeated smoothly, which directly caused Daming's morale to rise. Even Zhang Cheng was unconsciously a little inflated, let alone those ordinary officers and soldiers. "One Ming infantry division can fight three divisions of Xiyi!" The rumors are very marketable in the military.

The Ming army is indeed powerful, whether it is equipment training or the quality level of officers and soldiers, all of them are above all opponents. But this does not mean that the Ming army is invincible, and no one is their opponent.

The Americans in the modern time and space of the later generations are so powerful in military and technological power, but in Afghanistan, they are beaten by the guerrillas and their heads are bleeding? What's more, the gap between Da Ming and his opponents is far less than they think.

At the beginning of the war, the Ming armored forces were extremely sharp. Both in terms of quantity and quality, especially the Tiger heavy tank, which had just entered service, was simply the nemesis of all Allied armored forces. At that time, the Ming armored forces were almost invincible.

However, two years passed, and it was two years in the wartime. After the allies had enough of the suffering of the Ming Dynasty, they launched countermeasures one after another. From a variety of large-caliber anti-tank guns to new aircraft to new tanks.

Although the gap between the warring parties still exists, it is already being narrowed. The bureaucracy of various countries has begun to explode in full force for their own interests. The bureaucracy, on the other hand, is the most capable group in the entire history of mankind, and it has unleashed the power of the state to the extreme.

Originally, Wang Dexiang thought that the powerful and elite Second Armored Division plus two heavy infantry divisions would hold their positions for two or three days, but it would be an easy matter. These two or three days were enough time for him to mobilize troops to flank and outflank the Americans. However, the reality is that the 2nd Panzer Division almost didn't survive even the first day!

If Zhang Cheng hadn't taken the opportunity to directly cross Wang Dexiang and order the flank attack force to launch an attack in advance, which diverted the attention of the American army, the 2nd Armored Division and the 293,227th Infantry Division might even collapse on the night of the first day.

After all, a torrent of steel composed of more than a thousand tanks and armored vehicles, where can the troops of several divisions withstand such a wide and flat land?

The Ming army's flank attack turned into a strong attack, and now is no longer the time to think about the good thing of annihilating the American army, what we have to do now is to rescue the besieged troops first.

The combat effectiveness of the American troops was unexpectedly strong, and their will to fight was far stronger than that of the French. There is not much difference between the level of equipment and the number of equipment and the Ming Dynasty, and more importantly, their logistics supply system is very powerful, and they are the only opponents that the Ming Dynasty has encountered since the beginning of the war that can compete with the Ming in terms of the number of materials.

The fierce artillery battle between the two sides continued from the beginning to the end of the war, and the massive amount of shells and barrels that were consumed were enough for other countries to vomit blood. But the Americans were able to bear this price and competed with the Ming Dynasty.

General Patton was also amazed by the tenacious fighting and outstanding performance of the American troops, and he quickly adjusted his operational deployment. The 3rd and 7th Panzer Divisions, which had suffered heavy losses in the previous battles, turned their heads to resist the attack of Ming reinforcements, while the 2nd and 9th Panzer Divisions, together with three hoplite divisions, launched a ferocious attack on the Ming army on the outskirts of Sfax Harbor, trying to annihilate several Ming Division-level troops in one fell swoop.

Since the beginning of the war, the Ming Dynasty has never had a division-level unit completely wiped out on the battlefield. Once achieved, this will greatly boost the morale and combat of the Allies**.

Although the Ming army had suffered heavy losses in the previous days of fierce fighting with the French army, especially when breaking through the strong defensive line. Later, the U.S. Army, which had been recuperating for a long time, suffered a powerful blow and suffered heavy losses. There are reasons, but the unimaginable combat effectiveness of the US military is also an important factor.

In the face of the fierce attack of the American army, the Ming troops stationed on the outskirts of Sfax Harbor began to put up desperate resistance. Reinforcements are already close. With the exception of the 227th Infantry Division, most of which were outside the encirclement and had already made contact with reinforcements. The 2nd Panzer Division and the entire 293rd Infantry Division and the 227th Infantry Division were encircled.

General Patton gave a death order, demanding that the attacking troops end the fighting in the encirclement before dark. Because the reinforcements of the Ming Dynasty also received a death order, they began a frantic attack.

In the face of the frenzied Ming army, the American army soon could not bear it. General Patton had to urgently send the second batch of reinforcements from the port of Bizerte to defend against the Ming attack, which slightly relieved the tremendous pressure.

However, General Patton knew very well in his heart that the strength of the Ming Dynasty was very strong, and once they became serious, they could not really fight with the strength in their hands at the moment. If the fighting cannot be ended within today, then it must be withdrawn immediately.

Although this kind of encirclement fighter was very difficult to find, General Patton learned a lot about the culture of the Ming Dynasty during the years he spent in the Ming Kingdom, and he thought that there was a word that was very appropriate to describe the war situation at this time. That is, take it when you see it.

He had successfully stopped the offensive of the Ming army, and also inflicted heavy losses on the elite troops of the Ming army. After this blow, the Ming army could not launch another large-scale attack for at least a few days, which gave the French a respite. For the Americans, who are allies, they have done enough. Moreover, the combat effectiveness of the US military will also spread throughout the world with this campaign, which will be very helpful in raising the morale of the troops.

"Stop it all!" Lin Shuo, whose face was full of exhaustion, took a heavy breath, raised his hand and pressed his throat intercom, and ordered all his colleagues around him to stop.

"Behind is the division headquarters, and we have no place to retreat." In the face of the steel torrent of the Americans, even the mighty Tiger can only be oppressed and constantly retreat. But now there is really no way to retreat, and behind it is the division headquarters of the Second Armored Division, can these front-line combat units still retreat to the division headquarters?

The originally incomparably powerful Tiger tank battalion was now left with less than ten tanks. And every crew was wounded. Lin Shuo was the supreme commander of this remnant, and their original battalion-level officers had all been killed in the previous battle. Among the densely packed U.S. tanks that swooped down on them were powerful tanks that could penetrate the Tiger front armor at close range. Although they fought to the death, they had no way back.

"Fight for life and death!" Lin Shuo, who has been fighting continuously for many days, shouted with red eyes, "Brothers, fight!" (To be continued.) )