Although the Allied assault force at Jask had not yet been assembled, only 30,000 vanguard troops of the planned 100,000 main forces would be able to attack Jask at the first opportunity. After receiving the order to attack Bradley, as the commander of these 30,000 Allied soldiers, the British Lyons. Major General David, as soon as possible, ordered the artillery clusters that had been prepared overnight to launch a fierce artillery bombardment of Jask.

Half an hour of shelling turned the entire Chinese defense line back and forth several times. When the British and Indian soldiers who received the order to attack, in line with the idea of going up to harvest wheat, led by a tank regiment, cheered and rushed towards the Chinese position.

It's just that what David and all the Allied soldiers didn't expect was that this Chinese position, which in their opinion, should not have many people alive, suddenly burst out with high-intensity firepower to counterattack. Dense anti-tank bazookas, the first time to turn those attacking Shermans into flaming fireballs. Anti-tank mines caused heavy losses to the advancing Sherman.

The heavy machine-gun positions in the bunker were more like autumn winds sweeping away leaves for the attacking Allied soldiers. Especially those twin heavy machine guns, although in a war of movement, such weapons are not suitable for use, but in defensive battles. This kind of twin-mounted heavy machine gun, which was purely for the purpose of strengthening the firepower, directly stunned the Allied troops in these attacks.

The attacking force of an infantry regiment, nearly 2,000 people, was buried on the offensive road with the tank regiment in just a few minutes. In the end, only a pitiful one-third of those who survived were able to return.

David, as the commander, will certainly not be satisfied with such a result, another round of shelling. It is hoped that with the help of artillery, the current situation can be opened.

However, the result of the second attack was obviously still very disappointing for David. Despite the fact that the attacking troops had learned their lessons, they were very attentive to the firepower of the Chinese defensive line. But it still paid a huge number of casualties, and was finally repulsed.

The offensive was frustrated, and the offensive was still frustrated. A few hours passed, and this line of defense, which had been riddled with holes, still stood in front of David's eyes.

There is nothing to be done here, and it is impossible to get around it. on the entire line of defense. Defense is the same. There is no so-called weak point at all, perhaps the current David has not yet discovered the so-called weak point.

On this five-kilometer-long frontal line, the main direction of attack was changed several times, and the result was still the same. An army of 30,000 hours of attrition. It has been reduced by a third. And the Chinese defense line still could not be breached.

Noon arrived. David didn't even know that this was the first time he had given the order to attack.

The proud British finally felt the tenacity of the Chinese soldiers, and the resistance was very fierce.

After another round of shelling. The Indian soldiers of an Indian battalion, under the command of the British officers, bent their waists, got up and rushed towards the Chinese defense line, followed by a second offensive echelon composed of British and French, closely following.

The offense now is much easier than before. After all, those mines had already been crossed by the previous attacking troops, and many of the fire points on the Chinese defense line were destroyed in the shelling. However, the Chinese side's counterattack was still unusually strong.

The shelling was officially over, and the Allied soldiers also felt a hundred meters from the defensive line. Reunited with the Allied soldiers who were still hiding behind scrapped tanks. On their way here, nearly a hundred corpses were left behind.

No matter what time it is, the eyes of the snipers on the Chinese defense line have been staring at them, and as long as there is an opportunity to shoot, they will not hesitate to pull the trigger. Although under the cover of artillery fire, only about a hundred people were shot. But every time there was such a gain, it was already a great shock to the Allied soldiers.

Cats are fitting, firing forward, fire suppression, mortars light and heavy machine guns. Against the Chinese firepower network, slowly advancing, 100 meters, 80 meters, 60 meters, 40 meters.

Just when they attacked to a distance of forty meters from the defense line, they saw that the Chinese defense line was in front of them. At this time, many Allied soldiers were already smiling, and even David, who had been paying attention to this place from the rear, also showed a hint of a smile.

However, the sudden sound of artillery and the rocket launchers that were dragging their tailfires in the sky and smashing down in front of the position made everyone's expressions freeze.

Rockets and shells exploded among the Allied soldiers, whipping up shrapnel of death.

In the direction of the main Allied offensive, shells continued to fall. It smashed in the middle of the attacking troops, splashing countless blood splashes.

The binoculars in David's hand slipped silently in the rear, and he knew that this time the attack had failed again. China had never used artillery before, which made David ignore this point.

"Immediately order the artillery unit to investigate the Chinese artillery positions and end their artillery for me." After losing his mind, David still had enough sanity. Although this attack was frustrated again, when he came back to his senses, he also found that this was not a bad thing. Being able to destroy the Chinese artillery in Jask is also a good result.

On the front-line battlefield, the shelling came very suddenly and disappeared very quickly. However, before the surviving Allied soldiers could catch their breath, the guns of the Chinese soldiers were already close at hand.

At the end of the shelling, the Chinese soldiers ran out of the defensive line and launched a counter-charge towards the attacking Allied soldiers. Under the cover of heavy machine guns in the trenches, Chinese soldiers armed with assault rifles had already rushed not far from the Allied soldiers.

The assault rifles in their hands constantly spewed tongues of fire, which these Allied soldiers armed with submachine guns or rifles could fight. The Allied soldiers who had just attacked were driven from a few dozen meters in front of the defensive line to more than a hundred meters like ducks being chased.

After that, the soldiers of the Chinese counter-charge all stopped and quickly returned the same way. Before the shells of the Allied artillery cluster fell, they returned to the defensive line.

This is not the first time that China has counter-charged, if it were not for the disparity in troops. I'm afraid that offensive and defensive translocation is not a strange thing, and the offense is more in line with the character of Chinese soldiers.

David, who was in the rear, saw the soldiers who had been driven back under the offensive of the Chinese soldiers. There was only a wry smile in his heart, "If your own soldiers could be like these Chinese soldiers, how could today's battle be so difficult." ”

In the telescope, the Chinese soldier's strangely shaped assault rifle attracted David's attention many times. After China entered the war, the whole world was no stranger to this new Chinese standard weapon. Its photographs have also appeared in countries around the world, and it is an individual combat weapon with rifle and submachine gun performance, which can definitely be called an epoch-making product at this time.

Although in the photo, David has seen it many times. But when he saw this weapon exert its performance in actual combat, he still couldn't help but feel a deep sense of shock. Although the United States and other world powers also study their own assault rifles, David does not think that he will be able to see his country's assault rifles in his lifetime. Maybe when, this old life will be confessed on the battlefield.

"Damn, why this weapon was not born in the great British Empire. If the soldiers of the British Empire had such weapons, they would not be able to win the war. When you occupy Jask, you must get one of these assault rifles, it's so beautiful. ”

David couldn't help but mutter. Just then, the phone rang.

"Hey, headquarters, this is an artillery unit, and the Chinese artillery positions are out of our range, and we can't hit them at all."

The news on the phone made David's face darken. He replied and hung up the phone. After thinking for a moment, he picked up the phone again.

"Transfer me to the New Delhi Command. ..., hey, this is the front command position, we are in trouble, ask for air support, knock out the artillery positions in the city of Jask. ”

"I'm Bradley, the Air Force is still fighting with the Chinese Air Force units, and there is no Air Force to help you now. I order you to take the forward positions in a short time, let your artillery cluster move forward for me, and destroy the airfield in China for me. ”

The plea for help did not get results, but put another shackle on himself. In desperation, David could only call the artillery cluster again.

"To move your troops forward, you must take out the opponent's artillery for me. Clear: No. As soon as the call rang, David immediately ordered.

"But in this way, we are also within the range of the other side's shelling, and if we are too close to the front line battlefield, it is easy to have an accident." The voice on the phone was clearly hesitant to give such an order. The way of survival of artillery is destined to be the role behind it. If you are too close to the front line, if something goes wrong, the result will be tragic.

"Do I need you to say it? Execute the order immediately. David was obviously upset by the words of the commander of the artillery cluster, and then spoke out in an angry tone.

"Yes."

Because of the artillery, David did not order the troops to attack again for the next half hour.

The Chinese side also took the opportunity to rest and recuperate, so that the soldiers could fill their stomachs.

Half an hour later, the battle began again, but this time it was not the Allies who attacked first, but the heavy artillery regiment of Jask who launched an artillery attack on the Allied artillery that had just established a new position. After loading the new rockets, the Vulcan rocket launcher on standby also used its powerful firepower once again.

After several rounds of heavy artillery shelling and rocket artillery taught the Allied artillery a profound lesson, the artillery quickly moved the artillery back into the hills. From collecting the gun mount to pushing the gun into the door behind, it took only seventy seconds for these Chinese artillerymen.

The counterattack of the stunned Allied artillery had just begun, but at this time, two minutes had passed since the end of the shelling by the Chinese side. Their counterattack is doomed to fail. (To be continued.) )