The coalition forces that detoured to the South Gate area can be regarded as troops that are still willing to fight after getting the news.

Coalition commanders also knew that some officers and soldiers were unwilling to pay with their lives for a hopeless battle. Since he did not force such a thing, he did not give an order that he must fight to the death.

It will be the soul of a soldier.

He knew that just as well. Therefore, he himself was a little surprised that he was able to get this number of subordinates to follow.

He didn't do anything superfluous, everyone had their own choice.

The same goes for the military, of course.

Therefore, even if he was an officer, he did not want his soldiers to die with him.

He has no chance of winning the defensive front arranged by Zhang Shixin, which is his intuition for many years. He knew very well that what awaited him and his men was going to be a battle situation they had never encountered.

It's just that what about him?

He's ready for that.

And those who are willing to fight with him, too.

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Zhang Shixin did not let the self-propelled artillery formations attack immediately, but asked them to wait for his orders.

As for the main fire attack of the self-propelled artillery formations, it was a section of the area in front of those bridges.

Zhang Shixin is focusing on defense in this area, and the most important thing is that its geographical location is too important.

There were times when the troops, occupying the other direction, were able to take cover by relying on the warehouses, the drop at the point of the bridge, and even some shell craters.

Heavy tanks entered the warehouse, and after driving into the warehouse, they moved the barrels to the rear of the hull and smashed a hole in the wall.

Next, the tank drove out of the hole again, then stopped at the corresponding distance, turned the turret back to the front again, and finally, the tank fell back into the hole.

Zhang Shixin really imagined that it was like a game, and the barrel could pass through the wall, but in reality, how could there be such an unscientific thing, so if you don't want to damage the artillery, you should honestly turn the turret and reverse it.

Despite this, it was not possible to completely cover the tank. But in such a warehouse wall that can be broken by tanks, it is clear that even the use of explosives to blow a small hole in the wall will not allow the tank to be well protected.

Maybe one or two shells will destroy the wall, and at the same time, the effect of this is actually not very good, after all, if in the fierce battle, the warehouse can not withstand the damage and collapses, and a hole in advance may be able to make the tank quickly rush out of the warehouse and not be buried alive.

Zhang Shixin's idea may be groundless, but he himself thinks that it may be better to minimize the surname.

In contrast to the tank and combat vehicle units that had already entered the combat position, the infantry units arranged by Zhang Shixin to assist in the defense also entered the combat state.

Unlike the infantry units in the northern city, Zhang Shixin arranged a large number of machine gunners and a considerable number of anti-materiel sniper rifles here.

He didn't know very well whether the Barrett M78 had any other performance against the tank troops that launched the offensive this time.

However, even the Barrett M78 still can't penetrate the front armor of the opposing tank, but they can still play a role as a sniper rifleman.

It's a bit overkill, but it's better than a useless weapon.

And what Zhang Shixin was waiting for was an opportunity, an opportunity that would allow him to inflict heavy losses on the attacking enemy troops in one fell swoop.

What was the trigger?

Zhang Shixin's plan was to enter the interval area from the outskirts of the city to the other section of several bridges when a large number of armored troops entered the area, then it was his opportunity.

In this way, it is impossible to destroy too many enemy troops, but Zhang Shixin did not expect that he could completely destroy the enemy army, and there was not much difference in dreaming during the day.

His main purpose in doing so was to delay the density of the enemy's attack.

A few minutes later, Zhang Shixin relied on the group holding walkie-talkies in that area to observe the situation, and after feeding back the enemy's marching location to the tactical map, he found that the enemy had arrived at his preset target location, and took a deep breath: "The team hid back in the basement as much as possible." The artillery fired immediately!! ”

As soon as this order was spoken, a soldier who quietly used a military bayonet and attached a mirror to the situation without incurring reflection, after being tapped on the shoulder by the squad leader, quickly followed the squad leader and pedaled to the basement.

They knew very well that hundreds of artillery shells and rockets would descend on the area in a moment.

It's not that they don't have confidence in their colleagues, but they don't have confidence in the rockets fired by self-propelled rocket artillery.

It's not a big deal to die on the battlefield, but if you die at the hands of your own people and can't complain about anything, that's the grievance of death.

Fortunately, the squad, which did not carry various heavy weapons, was able to run into the basement within twenty seconds and put itself in a relatively safe position.

As the basement was locked, they heard a series of explosions, felt the earth tremble, and dust fell on them......

An artillery massacre began......

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On Zhang Shixin's self-propelled artillery formation position, 203mm and 150mm shells continued to fly to the landing point after the barrel roared, and 150mm high-explosive rockets continued to fly away from the guide rails.

There were tail flames in the sky, and there seemed to be traces of cannonballistic ballistics......

After a few seconds, the shells and rockets quickly landed in the corresponding area, setting off fireballs that exploded one after another......

Some of the shells landed next to the coalition armored vehicles, directly breaking the tracks of these vehicles, causing serious casualties to the members of the hull, and some of the armored vehicles were even ignited by the scorching flames that accompanied the explosion, igniting the energy tanks. After a few seconds, the armored vehicle that had ignited the energy tank quickly burst into flames, and blue flames continued to engulf the hull.

Some shells or rockets hit the rear of enemy vehicles directly, and the top armor of most armored vehicles, which could not protect the penetration of these shells, after the top layer of armor was penetrated, the shells or rockets that exploded in the body of the vehicle could easily scrap the armored vehicles of the coalition forces.

From time to time, turrets have been blown up in mid-air, or armored vehicles that have almost broken in two.

Some shells, as well as rockets, deviated from their trajectory and landed on rooftops or on the sides of streets......

The rocket fire soon stopped, but the artillery shelling continued to bombard.

The gunner was able to quickly fire a shell almost after reloading. After all, compared with rocket artillery with super projection firepower, self-propelled artillery relies more on its own firing speed and single-shot power to inflict heavy damage on the enemy.

However, the density of the artillery bombardment was still much sparse, and the coalition armored vehicles, which were not heavily damaged and still retained a certain combat strength, had to continue to advance in the messy streets, bypassing the wingmen who were destroyed and wounded, and had lost the ability to fight or even move.

"Didn't give up?" Zhang Shixin was a little surprised by the other party's will to fight, but he also knew very well that the effect of shelling in such an area could not be regarded as too great, and from the periscope of the turret he saw that bursts of explosion smoke were constantly rising from the top floor of the building on the opposite bank, and there were even fires on the roofs of some buildings, Zhang Shixin knew that a considerable number of shells or rockets failed to play their role.

Therefore, the factor that he did not have high hopes for the effectiveness of the shelling was mainly due to this.

"It's still a bit off." Zhang Shixin thought a little pity, but he also knew very well that there was no way to do it. After all, more than half of the shells or rockets can land on the streets, and Zhang Shixin feels lucky.

After all, the angle is a bit wrong.

Zhang Shixin's self-propelled artillery position was in an area 22 degrees west of the south, and that area was almost due south, and the buildings on the street side were more or less obstructive to the shelling.

However, Zhang Shixin also knows very well that now is not the best time to dwell on such a thing.

Because some coalition armored vehicles have already emerged on another section of the bridge, emerging their steel bodies.

"Each unit holds its own position, and in the event of too much troop losses in other areas, nearby troops can carry out mobile support!"

Zhang Shixin gave the combat instructions, followed by armor-piercing shells that continued to shoot at the tank and combat vehicles that showed their shapes.

Zhang Shixin also wanted to take advantage of the height difference on the bridge deck, but as the turret of a T-44 was penetrated by a heavy tank of the opponent during the confrontation, and the crew members suffered heavy casualties, he knew that the tank fighting vehicle of the coalition forces was not too small, and he could still attack him on the bridge deck.

It's just that when a tank shoots at a depression angle, the hit rate will be slightly lower, which is also a small advantage.

Zhang Shixin's Tiger King tank was also shooting in a warehouse against a warehouse that was relatively close to the east moat.

Zhang Shixin's arrangement also has an advantage, that is, behind the Gelsalin moat, there is a thick city wall, so in this case, let alone that the artillery unit of the coalition army is basically finished, even if the other party still has a certain combat strength, it is unlikely to directly threaten Zhang Shixinbu, the defensive troops placed in the south.

Not afraid of 10,000, most afraid of what if, Zhang Shixin did not hold it up to the point where he thought that those howitzers were no threat to the King Tiger tank. So, he chose a safer area.

Fighting continued to break out on the bridge and on both sides of the defensive area in the southern defensive area, and some tanks and combat vehicles of the coalition forces circled to the opposite bank to fire at Zhang Shixin's troops.

Although the enemy's armored fighting vehicles were destroyed by artillery before they even reached the river bank, many tanks and fighting vehicles rushed to the opposite bank and fired at them.

"Boom"

Zhang Shixin watched from the periscope as the wall on the left side of his King Tiger tank was pierced by an armor-piercing bullet, and then, a crater was blown out of the ground behind the warehouse.

"......" Zhang Shixin was a little speechless, however, he did not give the order to retreat.

The next moment, a "bell" sound came from the front of the turret to his ears, Zhang Shixin found that his ears were shocked a little, but he still let his tank continue to shoot in place.

From time to time, on the banks of rivers and on bridges in the southern area of Gersarin, there were scenes of tank and combat vehicles being destroyed.

Zhang Shixin's troops, because they occupied quite favorable terrain, did not suffer too many casualties.

The casualties of the coalition forces were very heavy, but their strength was far more than Zhang Shixin's troops, and this loss was still within their bearable range.

Therefore, the war situation is constantly stalemate, and there is a tendency to become more and more intense.

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At the same time, the main defensive belt in the north also entered into a fierce battle, relying on a street building facing Gelsarin Square, as well as Su-152 assault guns and elephant tank destroyers hidden in the street, while covering the few machine gunners with machine guns to run back, they all fired at the enemy who appeared in the square.

In this main defensive belt, Zhang Shixin arranged a considerable number of snipers and machine gunners in the house facing the square, and these arrangements quickly wiped out the enemy troops who rashly pursued in the square.

In such a terrain, Zhang Shixin's troops can be called superior. In particular, while the enemy lacked heavy howitzers and armored support, the infantry of the coalition forces, whether in small detachments or in dense charges, could not cross the square.

Some coalition soldiers, leaning on the small buildings in the square, such as stone statues, grass, and fallen trees, fired at Zhang Shixin's troops.

For some enemy troops hiding behind heavy bunkers, Zhang Shixin's infantry did not have a good solution, and even the Barrett M78 could not effectively penetrate solid stone statues or stone tablets.

Unlike reinforced concrete, monolithic stones are significantly more defensive.

However, they did not know or forgot a little, Zhang Shixin arranged the Su-152 assault gun here.

Some of the enemy soldiers behind the statues, firing at the enemy in the houses opposite, suddenly saw several assault guns coming out of the street, and then turned their vehicles in their direction.

"Oh my God!" Some of the soldiers saw this scene and, while screaming, hurried to the back......

It's just that they were shot one bullet after another on the way backwards.

The soldiers who did not escape did not want to escape, but they knew that they could not escape.

Su-152 quickly fired high-explosive shells, and they fired not at the front of the statue, but at the sides......

Several 152mm high-explosive shells exploded on the sides of the statue, blowing away the enemy troops hiding behind the statue.

Several Su-152s, satisfied with their results, retreated to the back of the street......

The battle for the main defensive line to the north was also at a stalemate......

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During the fierce fighting in the southern area of Gelsarin, a large armored group appeared to the east of Gelsarin, and their target was Gelsarin.

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