The speed of movement of highly mechanized troops is not a simple data, because more needs to take into account factors such as terrain and weather.

However, it is a matter of course to move in such a windy and beautiful plain area, and the speed is to beat the infantry division.

Well...... Although in addition to Zhang Shixin's troops, several other Capani King [***] troops had non-combat attrition in different situations, but Zhang Shixin knew that these people were all the troops he could rely on to fight during this period of time.

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"According to the battle reports obtained by the reconnaissance of the front, the enemy forces forcibly routed the defenders in a short period of time this time, and more often used a large-scale concentration of armored forces to carry out the assault. It can be said that the defeat of the infantry defenders, having lost their armored strength, in such a short period of time is not unreasonable. ”

"Although it is a bit sad, there is one thing that must be explained, that is, there are still some surviving remnants of the defenders in the hilly area fighting, and the enemy's armored forces cannot rush up to the hilly area to clear those remnants of the army without infantry support."

"It is also important to note that the other side seems to be leaving no prisoners, because our reconnaissance units in the other direction have found a mass massacre of our wounded prisoners. Although it is difficult to confirm this situation because of the distance factor, in many ways it reflects a situation in which the enemy seems to be taking a ...... Leave no prisoners of war in the battle plan. ”

"Finally, according to the information obtained by the scouts, there were no large numbers of infantry or other lightly armed combatants on the other side. This information is quite important, because according to a certain judgment, the opponent's armored cluster is probably already out of touch with their infantry units to a certain extent. ”

After Vatujin finished saying this information, he quickly sat back in his place.

Although such an explanation should be presided over by Dimitri, Dimitri seems to have asked Vatujing to help him do such a thing because of some other factors, so Zhang Shixin is not easy to say anything in the face of this situation.

After a short exchange of moments, Zhang Shixin stood up, glanced at the various officers sitting at the open-air conference table, and then laid out his own tactical plan.

"Guys, since the opposing infantry has not entered that area in large numbers, this situation is quite favorable for us. The next thing we have to do is to crush the enemy's advance as quickly as possible before the main force of the enemy's infantry arrives. ”

"There is still a certain gap between us and the enemy's military strength, although we still have nearly four divisions after the number of non-combat attrition, but it is also difficult to easily defeat the enemy's armored forces. As you know, this terrain is not suitable for too many troops to charge in groups, so now assign tasks. ”

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Ten minutes later, Zhang Shixin sat in the captain's seat on top of the car, his face expressionless, oh, no, it should be more appropriate with a helpless expression.

Because according to his plan, what he should do at this time should be to command the troops to fight on the front line instead of being an existence like a commander-in-chief, supervising the battle in the back.

However, in view of the amazing strength of the twelve imps, Zhang Shixin had no choice but to assume the position of commander-in-chief when his person was threatened.

Although this situation was not what he wanted, there was no other way for him.

Because when he proposed that he was going to command the battle at the front, not only Dimitri and Vatutin, but also the officers of the Kapani kingdom, after a short period of cold play, quickly cooperated together and tied him tightly.

Faced with this situation, how could Zhang Shixin solve it by asking the sky in a wordless sentence? He's pretty much orz......

Therefore, now in front of his eyes, instead of tanks and combat vehicles, a large number of artillery pieces of all kinds......

Whether self-propelled guns, or towed guns; Whether it is a large-caliber howitzer or a small-caliber rapid-fire gun, in short, the heavy weapons that Zhang Shixin can see are all directly related to artillery.

"......" Zhang Shixin lowered his head helplessly, because he liked the feeling of charging into battle more than being a general in the rear.

"Commander! All troops are ready! Zhang Shixin heard the words of the communicator of the long-range communication vehicle quite clearly, Zhang Shixin took a deep breath and said loudly: "The shelling has begun!! Five minutes later, the troops began to attack!! ”

A few seconds later, the artillery position where Zhang Shixin was located, thousands of cannons fired in an instant!

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Although the number of Zhang Shixin's artillery this time is not too much, the role played by the summoner gunner is not comparable to the gunner who relies on coordinate adjustment to shoot Zhu Yuan.

The effective range of the Hawkeye can effectively control the landing area, although it is still common to shoot the cannonball away. But it is much better than a shell that deviates by hundreds or even hundreds of meters because of a slight angular error.

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For nearly half a minute, the first wave of artillery shells of various calibers and rockets successively fell on the enemy camp marked as a peripheral strike point.

The power of thousands of shells and rockets killed the Pope [***] in the region.

Artillery units in two other directions immediately began fire support.

In this case, on average, the enemy camp will be bombarded with nearly a hundred or more shells per second.

Well...... This figure would be even higher if the shells that were completely far from the shelling area were included.

Obviously, these shells that flew into another area were the work of King Capani's [***] artillery unit.

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In the main force of the Papal States, which was slowly marching, the Pope's [***] command, which was accompanying the infantry troops, received a message:

"The troops at the front were subjected to heavy shelling by enemy troops!! Repeatedly, the troops at the front were subjected to heavy shelling by enemy troops!! ”

"Heavy shelling!? Didn't those idiots say that they had the situation in that area under control? Where did the massive shelling come from? ”

"It's clear that those people didn't complete their mission at all and lied about the military situation!"

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"Shut up!"

In the chaotic command compartment of the armored car, it was not someone who was the commander-in-chief, but a certain archbishop, who roared this sentence.

He glanced coldly at these officers, who were quite despicable in his eyes, and after a while he said, "It is because of the incompetence of you people that this situation has occurred!" Now you have to do not pass the buck, but come up with a solution! ”

"The archbishop taught. Why don't you hurry up and say what to do? An officer said this leisurely.

"......" Several officers of the Papal States looked at him silently, and lowered their heads not knowing what they were thinking.

As for the others, it's more overwhelmed.

"I really didn't expect you to use it to this point. I actually want me, a person who doesn't understand military affairs, to give you advice. So, if you don't order your troops to speed up their actions now, will you wait until the troops in front are defeated before you do what you have to do? ”

"Another point is to let the troops on the front line stick to their posts as much as possible on the premise of being able to defeat the enemy!"

When the archbishop said these words, he showed a hint of disdain.

He didn't expect that his eyes would be completely watched by someone who had been silent.

Someone, after thinking about it in his heart, had only two words to say about the archbishop: "Idiot." ”

Because he knew that the front-line troops who were only supplied with a small amount of supplies, even if they were highly armored units composed of almost all tanks and fighting vehicles, could not do such a thing as holding their positions without ammunition.

The enemy's tactics clearly have the shadow of that man, and the duke will not be reckless enough to fight you in a confrontation. It is obviously not a wise choice to use troops in such a situation to engage the enemy in a defensive battle.

Since the opponent appeared in that place, it is obvious that the opponent has made that hilly area the area of the decisive battle.

Although I don't know what the opponent has, in this case, it is the best choice to retreat appropriately and reorganize the formation.

As for speeding up the march of these infantry units, this in itself is a rather stupid order, although the mechanization of these units is not too low, but how much combat power can more infantry have left after a long and rapid march?

It can be said that this time the battle has reached this point, and it can be regarded as a complete defeat.

No matter how much military strength there is, then, in the case of continuous tactical mistakes, winning the battle is more of a joke.

"......" someone who has been silent all the time, still expressionless on his face, and he is not wavering.

Although he didn't want these bewitched people to give their lives, for the sake of the rebirth of the Holy See, he had to watch all this happen more as a spectator.

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The artillery effect of the eagle's eyes is naturally proper. In contrast to this situation, the Pope [***] was severely weakened again by the remnants of the vanguard army under the shelling of the charge in just ten minutes.

And at this time, the three-way assault force began to officially launch a fierce attack on the enemy army.

According to Zhang Shixin's tactical arrangement, Zhang Shixin roughly divided the troops on his hand into three parts, among them, the troops of the four Capani Kingdom were arranged on both sides of Zhang Shixin's troops, and as the troops in the central area, Zhang Shixin's summoning troops were responsible for the combat mission.

From a bird's-eye view from the sky, the battle plan arranged by Zhang Shixin this time was more of a bowl-shaped battle formation, advancing in coordination in a certain area and complementing each other.

As an area under shelling, the Pope [***] suffered very serious losses in combat forces here. In the case of ten minutes of targeted shelling, the Pope[***], as the Pope in the area of the attack, has only about one-fifth of the remaining combat strength, if not less.

However, the advance of the front-line troops was not easy. Because many areas were cratered by flying shells, Zhang Shixin's troops' advance was slowed down by finding a suitable way to advance.

This is also something that cannot be helped, because Zhang Shixin's troops have many things that can be regarded as huge and stocky in weight and size, especially the E-75B, which is now the main force of the Sino-Tantan force, at least more than 90 tons, and nearly 100 tons in weight, which illustrates this problem.

If these heavy tanks get stuck in craters and can't climb up on their own, then what happens next will be quite troublesome. So, a lot of lighter tanks can quickly move forward, and those craters are not a big problem for them. However, in order to avoid the offensive formation being too disjointed, the assault troops in front can only slow down, while guarding or engaging the enemy's counterattack forces, while waiting for the arrival of the main force.

It can be said that Zhang Shixin is helpless in the face of such a situation.

The distance between the two sides is about four to five kilometers, which is not too far for the armored forces. But the commanders of King Capani[***] were quite helpless about the fact that at such a short distance, their mechanized troops also suffered a non-combat malfunction and attrition.

Although it is said that it is supported by Zhang Shixin's scientific and technological capabilities, the tanks produced in reality will inevitably cause combat vehicles to suddenly lie down on the road and even when there is a fierce battle on the battlefield due to various reasons.

Therefore, this situation is more of a helpless situation for these officers.

They had always heard a rumor that Zhang Shixin's troops did not have mechanical failures, a problem that plagued all the officers of the mechanized troops and the top of the country.

In fact, it seems to be the same. Because they didn't see it at all, in the same case of a rapid march, none of Zhang Shixin's direct troops had ever left the line due to a malfunction.

As for them......

Well, now there is no reduction to a fifth, it's all God forbid.

It can be seen that the armored combat vehicle system of the Capani Kingdom has inevitably appeared in various technologies that can be said to be very normal.

"No wonder, many people say that this Lord Duke has magic that no one knows."

The continuous advancement of the troops at the front also made Zhang Shixin change an order.

"Units of all artillery positions, moving forward, looking for the next base point of shelling!"

Although Zhang Shixin was deprived of the right to go to the battlefield in disguise, for him, this was not a good opportunity to personally command the artillery unit?

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The battle near the hilly area gradually heated up. But strictly speaking, it is more of a coalition force led by Zhang Shixin, which is suppressing the Pope's [***] integrated armored corps to fight.

Soon, the Pope's [***] striker was counterattacked into an area about a kilometer west of the hilly areas where many areas had turned blackened.

But waiting here is Zhang Shixin and the coalition forces under his command, and more is the main force of the remnants of the Pope's [***] armored forces.

The second battle in this hilly area is about to begin. (To be continued.) )