'Quack~squeak~' The strange sound of metal crushing the earth made all the Russian soldiers panic. Hundreds of steel monsters appeared in front of their position. The defenders knew they were tanks, but they had never seen such a large and hideous tank!

In the sky, many planes of the Ming Army Airlines shuttled by, roaring and rushing to the positions of the defenders' rear, dropping bombs one after another at the artillery positions and reserve assembly areas in the rear. The Russian army, lacking air defense thinking, suffered heavy losses, the artillery was almost swept away, and the reserves suffered heavy losses. At this time, the Russian army misses its own planes very much, even if it is an old aircraft with two wings.

There are not many Russian anti-aircraft guns that do not pay attention to air defense, and they pose little threat to the dive bombers of the Daming Army Aviation. And the air power of the Russian army is attracted to Lian Kolan at the moment, and it is fighting fiercely with the Daming Army Aviation, and there is no strength to take care of the battle situation here in Astara at all.

More than 200 tanks, arranged in a neat formation, crushed the ground through the forward guard posts, directly through the minefields that had been covered by dense artillery bombardment, and fell into the positions of the defenders. When the sound of crane gun fire rang out from the defenders' positions, the commanders of the many tank crews retracted into the turrets and closed the roof hatches.

"Stop!" With the shout of Major General Lu Zhiyuan, the driver suddenly stepped on the brakes, and the steel monster weighing more than 50 tons immediately stopped. With a burst of tooth-sore steel. After a pause sounded, the angled turret paused, and a blazing flame burst out from the muzzle. An 88-millimeter high-explosive shell burst out at an ultra-high speed, violently knocking over a heavy machine-gun fortification more than 200 meters away. Scattered machine gun parts flew along with the heavy's severed limbs.

"Forward!" Major General Lu Zhiyuan was satisfied and picked up the walkie-talkie and gave the order. As the driver stepped on the accelerator, the massive tank moved forward again.

Major General Lu Zhiyuan's crew was only a small splash in the whole battle. The highly trained armored soldiers used accurate fire to destroy one by one the fire points on the Russian positions that had escaped the previous brutal shelling. Clear the threat for the mechanized infantry regiment that is following behind the armored forces.

The Russian defensive positions, which had been cleared by tens of thousands of shells, were already in tatters and suffered heavy casualties. When a large number of tanks poured in, the resistance of the Russian army was weak.

After the artillery fire was extended, it was the first time that the Russian troops, who were forced by the officers to come out of the anti-artillery holes and enter the position, encountered such powerful artillery fire. All the survivors had an unprecedented fear on their faces. They don't know how much longer they can last. I don't know if I'll die today. Artillery bombardment of such a strategic scale they have never encountered.

The sky was filled with the terrifying sound of a huge engine. Looking up, a large group of black planes appeared in the sky. The fuselages of those planes were all painted black, and huge bombs hung from under their bellies. It was the terrifying Black Reaper bomber.

'Buzz~~~' The dive bomber with the sound of roaring through the sky swooped down from a large angle in mid-air, and accurately dropped the bombshells under the belly on the core position of the defenders. The strong fortifications had almost no resistance in the face of 500-kilogram bombs, and were quickly destroyed one after another.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!" In a sturdy reinforced concrete fortification, a Russian officer wielding a Tokarev pistol shouted at his soldiers to quickly adjust the angle of a 50mm anti-tank gun. And loaded with armor-piercing shells. This is an anti-tank gun built by the Russian army based on German technology, and in the performance test, they are capable of destroying all active tanks except the latest tanks at a distance of 500 meters, which is very powerful.

"Ready~~~ put!" With the officer's order, the gunner jerked the gun rope. After a muffled sound, everyone looked at the observation port to see the results of the battle. To the disbelief of the Russian army, the anti-tank guns, which were highly anticipated, were able to penetrate the armor of all active Russian tanks except for the new ones, did not have any effect. The tank that had been hit paused only slightly, then moved on.

"How is that possible?!" The Russian officer commanding the anti-tank gun looked at the surging Ming tanks in amazement. The distance was only two or three hundred meters, and it was still a direct hit. It didn't work at all?! How thick does their armor have to be?

"Keep attacking!" The unwilling Russian army reloaded again, and then targeted a Daming tank that was only more than 100 meters away and left the side to them. After a muffled sound, the tank remained untouched.

Several tanks noticed the semi-buried bunker, but a few shells had little effect.

As for the dive bombers in the air, they cannot be precisely connected on the battlefield in a chaotic situation, and it is up to the pilots themselves to judge the target. And this relatively low bunker did not get the attention of the bombers.

"Hit those cars!" The continuous firing did not achieve any results, which directly led to the low morale of the Russian soldiers operating the anti-tank guns. And by this time, many Ming tanks had already rushed through the position. When they hit behind cover, they couldn't run even if they wanted to. However, the Russian army soon discovered new targets. A large wave of armored vehicles followed behind the tanks.

"Boom!" This time the shelling finally worked. A tracked armored vehicle instantly emitted black smoke, then ignited a fire, and slowly came to a crooked stop. Many of the Ming armored infantry escaped from the armored vehicles, and they also supported their wounded or killed comrades.

"Good!" The Russian commander, who was holding Tokarev and put it away, slapped his thigh hard and shouted loudly, "Go on!" ”

The locked anti-tank fortifications were destroyed and wounded by the armored infantry, and nearly 100 casualties were inflicted on the armored infantry. But. There are not many Russian troops who bravely resist this kind on the entire front.

Heavy shelling, horrific bombardment, armored assault of hundreds of tanks. The Russian troops stationed in Astara desperately asked for reinforcements, but even Koran, which was closest to them, was about to lose, and the Russian troops that could be mobilized were advancing towards Liankoran. Astara doesn't care about anyone here. At the same time, the surprise attack of Liankoran was an extremely demoralizing thing for the Russian troops stationed in Astara. Their back roads were cut off.

The small number of anti-tank guns in the hands of the Russian army and the large number of anti-tank guns equipped with them had almost no effect in the face of the Ming tank.

With the exception of a small number of elite troops, few troops had the courage to continue their stubborn resistance without support and with their rear routes cut off.

There is no air support. There was no artillery support, and there was no armored force for counter-assault. Trench positions alone could not resist a massive armored assault. The positions of the Russian army were broken through without incident. A large number of demoralized Russian troops abandoned their positions and fled to the rear. But how could these defenders, who were mainly infantry, outrun tanks and armored vehicles? How can you outrun an airplane flying in the sky?

Most of the 20,000 or so defenders were either killed or taken prisoner, except for a small number that had fled into the mountains. More than 100 artillery pieces that provided fire support to the defenders were largely destroyed by air strikes. The powerful Ming armoured forces quickly passed through the Astara line, and then quickly moved towards Liankoran.

At this time, even Koran's battle had come to an end.

The paratroopers under the command of Major General Cui Yunjie had increased their strength after joining up with the infantry who had come ashore by sea, and soon after a sweep of the modest Lian Kelan, who had taken full control of the important port city by lunch. Opened the starting position to Baku.

Most of the more than 5,000 defenders stationed at Lenkoran were killed or captured, and only a few escaped from Lenkoran.

At this time, the fierce battle in the sky also came to an end for the time being. The fighter group of the Third Air Force shot down most of the Russian planes and gave birth to a number of ace pilots.

According to the rules formulated by Zhang Cheng, if you shoot down five enemy planes in air combat, you can be called an ace pilot and receive a meritorious service medal. And if the number of downs reaches 20, it will be called a super ace.

After becoming a super ace, if it is not his own volition, the pilot will be transferred back to the aviation academy as an instructor, and will no longer continue to fight on the front-line battlefield. Zhang Cheng's rule is simple. He took the route of mass introspection, not the heroic escalation of the Germans during World War II.

The Luftwaffe's fight-to-death tactics were a desperate choice because they lacked resources. But Da Ming is different, Da Ming lacks nothing.

During a morning of fierce air battles over Lenkoran, six pilots added more than five crash markers to their plane. In addition to the excellent performance of the aircraft and the well-trained pilots, there are also important reasons why many old biplanes of the Russian military aircraft participated in the war.

In total, more than 200 aircraft of the Russian Air Force were shot down, most of them biplanes. The Third Air Army lost 39 aircraft. In addition, more than a dozen aircraft were seriously injured and forced to be scrapped.

Fortunately, the air battle took place over an area already controlled by the Ming army, and most of the pilots who parachuted were rescued. For the wealthy Daming Army Airlines. A good pilot is far more important than those planes.

Major Sha Jin successfully shot down 3 enemy planes and also became an ace pilot. Soon after returning to the airfield, he received a new order to escort the bombers with his brigade to attack a Cossack cavalry unit that was rapidly approaching Lenkolan.

As an important part of the Russian army, the brave and warlike Cossack cavalry has been in constant conflict with the Ming cavalry in Central Asia for many years, and has a prominent reputation. However, after the appearance of a large number of new equipment, the Ming cavalry units have begun to withdraw from the stage of history. The Cossacks, who were still wielding their sabers, had lost their former glory. (To be continued......)

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