As autumn begins, the hot weather gradually fades, and the northern region of the empire has entered a crisp autumn weather. On the Mongolian steppe, Emperor Long Yufei led a large number of generals of the Imperial Army to arrive here. General Liu Zhongming, Chief of the General Staff, General Zhao Xingkai, Minister of Logistics and Equipment, and others also accompanied him, as well as commanders of the major armies of the Imperial Army. Today, an exercise will be held here.

The exercise was divided into red and blue forces. Among them, the red side is two infantry brigades, which will rely on a small hill for defense. The Blue Force, on the other hand, is a brigade, and they are the attacking troops. By the time His Majesty the Emperor and the generals of the army arrived, the Red forces had already completed the construction of their positions. After two days, the officers and men of the two infantry brigades built a standard field position on the steppe.

Positions of barbed wire, trenches and mines. Combined with the artillery positions in the rear, such a defensive position, although not impregnable, is enough to give the attacking side a headache. What's more, the strength of the defending red troops was twice as large as the attacking blue forces, which undoubtedly surprised the generals who observed this exercise.

"Lao Zhang, what the hell do you say the General Staff is doing? Isn't it looking for death to attack the fortified positions of two brigades with one brigade? When we fought the Russians, one of our brigades was able to resist five or even ten times the Russians' attacks with firepower and strong positions. General Zhao Mingfu, commander of the Imperial Army's =2nd Army, asked in surprise after seeing the plan for the exercise.

General Zhang Wei, commander of the 1st Army of the Imperial Army, shook his head: "Who knows what the General Staff is preparing to do?" However, since they dared to carry out this exercise with great fanfare. That will definitely surprise us! Perhaps, the final result will be much more than we expected. It's not good. This exercise will once again subvert the tactics we are familiar with in the past. ”

"No, it won't! No way. I'll have to ask the Chief of the General Staff! Admiral Zhao Mingfu said with a look of surprise.

Then, General Zhao Mingfu came back with a sad face. He was with the Chief of the General Staff and did not receive much answer. Admiral Liu Zhongming only said one sentence, and everyone will know when the exercise begins. This made these senior generals of the Imperial Army even more curious.

It's just that the vast majority of generals still can't believe that the blue team will win. Although, everyone has already guessed that this will be the result. But it seems to have turned their minds upside down. It is not that they have not fought a battle in which they won more with less, but that was when the combat effectiveness of the soldiers on both sides was completely unequal. The same units of the Imperial Army. One brigade against two brigades, if you want to win, this is unlikely. In particular, the unit with fewer troops has to attack the main attack, and it is simply an act of seeking death to collide with the defense line built by the army with more troops.

"Chief of Staff, are the troops ready?" Long Yufei asked. He also attaches great importance to this exercise. After all, this is about the future direction of the Imperial Army. Now the contradictions between the Reich and Germany have become more and more prominent, and it is expected that it will not be a few years away. I am afraid that war will break out again. However, this time the Empire faced an extremely formidable enemy. Of course, compared to the Reich, the Germans were much less powerful. But in Europe, the Germans really deserved to be the hegemon. The strength of the empire is strong though. But it was too far away from Europe for the Empire to devote its forces to Europe. Even if you can send troops over, it will take time. The Germans, on the other hand, can rest on their laurels. Take the opportunity to sweep across Europe. Therefore, the empire must be in terms of weaponry and even tactical theory. All of them are far ahead of the Germans.

"Your Majesty, you're ready. The Red side has already entered the position. The BLU troops have also entered their predetermined positions! General Liu Zhongming, Chief of the General Staff, said. He knew what the goal of this exercise was. He was also very excited about this.

"Well, that's good!" Long Yufei nodded.

"Minister Zhao, are those new equipment of the Blue Side troops ready?" Long Yufei turned his head and asked Admiral Zhao Xingkai.

"Your Majesty, we've checked it twice, and all the new gear is ready! Ready to go into battle. Admiral Zhao Xingkai said. The focus of this exercise was to display new equipment.

The senior army generals on the side all pricked up their ears and listened to the conversation between Long Yufei and others. From the contents of the conversation, they learned that the purpose of the exercise was indeed to test the new weapons developed by the Logistics and Armament Department. This makes everyone a little puzzled, what kind of weapon can make the Minister of Logistics and Equipment so confident? If it is really possible to rely on this new equipment to break through the positions of the elite troops of two brigades with the troops of one brigade, it will definitely be a sharp weapon. If you equip your troops, the Imperial Army's attack power will be greatly increased.

"Now that you're ready, let's order the exercise begin!" Long Yufei said.

After preparing for so long, the armored units of the Imperial Army can finally be unveiled. When cars and trucks were developed, at the request of Long Yufei, the empire had already begun the development of tanks. It's just that, due to technical limitations, no specific prototype has been produced at that time. After the outbreak of war, a prototype of the tank was developed. However, the backward performance made Long Yufei unbearable, and the reliability was also very bad. What is the use of such a tank when it is sent to the battlefield? It is estimated that it has been damaged before it has even been sent to the front line! In addition, the speed of tanks is even slower than the speed of infantry, how can they break through the enemy's positions and cover their own infantry to attack?

Therefore, in the last war, Long Yufei could only regretfully give up the idea of letting the tank troops participate in the war. However, he gave a dead order to the military scientific research departments, asking them to speed up research and development, and to develop reliable tanks that can be used on the battlefield in the near future. In the next war, the Empire's tanks will be able to gallop on the battlefield and deal a fatal blow to the Empire's enemies.

"Signal, drill begins!" The Chief of the General Staff, General Liu Zhongming, gave the order for the start of the exercises.

For a while, heavy shelling came. The 75-mm field guns of the blue forces began to fire on the positions held by the red forces. Dense shells exploded on the positions of the RED troops, but the damage inflicted on the RED forces was limited.

The artillery of the red team remained silent and did not engage in an artillery battle with the artillery of the blue team. They targeted their artillery strikes at the attacking forces of the Blue Army. By the time the BLU forces attack, their artillery fire will fall on the enemy's head, inflicting the greatest blow on the enemy.

It can be said that the opening of the exercise, which was decent, did not surprise anyone. The commanders of these army groups of the Imperial Army, none of whom were not experienced in a hundred battles, had long been familiar with such tactics. Therefore, when the exercises began, these people were not surprised, but took it for granted.

The artillery preparation of the blue troops did not last long, and it was over in just ten minutes.

"The artillery preparation is too short, and such firepower cannot even destroy the fortifications of the red troops, let alone kill and injure the living forces of the red troops! If you want to break through the defenses of the red troops, it is almost impossible! Admiral Zhao Mingfu shook his head and put down the telescope in his hand. He is clearly not optimistic about the tactics of the blue forces.

"Let's keep looking, Lao Zhao. Since the blue troops dare to arrange it like this, there must be their considerations, don't jump to conclusions so early! Admiral Zhang Wei said.

A few minutes later, the Blues attacked. However, their attack took everyone by surprise. Of course, the exceptions are Emperor Long Yufei, Chief of General Staff General Liu Zhongming, and Minister of Logistics and Equipment, General Zhao Xingkai, who have long known about the equipment of the Blue Army.

"Boom!" It was as if a muffled thunder sounded in the sky. This forced the senior generals of the Imperial Army who were observing the exercise to point their binoculars at the place where the blue troops appeared.

I saw that what caught my eye was a black iron lump. It was the rumbling sound of iron bumps, and behind them were the soldiers of the Imperial Army who were bent on their waists.

"What the hell is that? It seems to be made of iron. Admiral Zhao Mingfu exclaimed.

Admiral Zhang Wei didn't say much, but his brows were furrowed, as if he was thinking about something.

"Boom!" An iron bump suddenly stopped, and then the tube on his head suddenly glowed red.

"This is a cannon, a cannon with a caliber of 37 mm!" An army general shouted.

I saw that those iron bumps were marching on one side, and if they stopped and fired. Although the 37mm cannon was not very powerful, the constant fire of hundreds of iron bumps turned the positions of the red troops into a sea of fire.

The artillery fire of the red troops also fired, but it was almost impossible to concentrate these moving iron lumps. Of course, because of the exercises, the shells and bullets used are specially prepared and do not really explode.

Under everyone's gaze, the iron bumps of the blue troops went on a rampage, directly crushing the defensive positions of the red troops. And the red troops have no way to deal with these invulnerable iron lumps. When the Red Army's position was breached, the infantry following Iron Pimple began to clear the enemy from the position. There are also machine guns on the iron lumps to cover them. The best results are obvious. (To be continued......)

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