When Ningling's Beiyang army rushed into the position, Mei Sheng had already led the cavalry to complete the cleaning of the outpost position, and under the strong attack of dozens of submachine guns and grenadiers, the Beiyang infantry stationed here was swept away without even making a sound of resistance ().

When the main force passed by 20 minutes later, the mud was already full of Beiyang infantry who had surrendered, and the rumbling and piercing engine sound made the Beiyang soldiers involuntarily look at the truck team behind, and when a 105mm howitzer and several armored vehicles drove in front of them, they were already frightened.

"It's still your cavalry that is powerful, and it will take at least a while to be entangled with our infantry."

The compliment made Mei Sheng scratch his head, the cavalry was originally best at detours and sneak attacks, it was really not much of a merit to overturn a Beiyang outpost that didn't even have a machine gun, what he wanted to see most now was how useful the armored car was, rubbed his hands and asked: "Brigade Commander Qiu, when will it start?" Qiu Wenbin pointed to the artillerymen who were calculating the distance with the German rangefinder in the shape of an iron pipe, and said: "The artillery will first clear the perimeter and suppress the enemy's firepower for us, and then you cavalry will need a feint to attract firepower." ”

The Krupp 1909 105mm howitzer does not need to dig bunkers in offensive warfare, but because the gun body is light, and the Wehrmacht orders a 20 times caliber long tube type, so the artillery needs to use sandbags to press the wheels and large frame to prevent large displacement after firing and affecting the accuracy (). It took five minutes for 12 howitzers to deploy, and a few minutes for the 70-mm infantry guns to assemble, so it took eight minutes for the first shell to leave the chamber.

"Boom! Rumble! ”

Ningling is a small town, there are no walls and no strong defenses, only two highlands are supported by horns, and the 158-kilogram grenade ploughs down in the Beiyang Heights marked as 101 and 1, and the fortifications and bunkers that were already very strong before almost fell when they touched it, so that the soldiers of the Eighth Mixed Brigade slapped themselves hard, why didn't they think of making it stronger!

Wang Zhanyuan's face also changed slightly, although after the Battle of Xinyang, he had heard that the Wehrmacht was equipped with larger caliber heavy artillery, but he always disagreed, always thinking that the infantry was the key, but it was not until he now faced it that he understood what a thicker barrel meant. The two Beiyang artillery battalions deployed behind the high ground opened fire, and although the 75-mm Japanese-made field guns could pose some threat to the other side in terms of trajectory and straight range, the power of the shells that were considered good before now seemed too small. "Cavalry out, spread out, draw fire." "Artillery pay attention." Mei Sheng, who got the order, couldn't wait for a moment, more than two hundred cavalry who had already been impatient stopped and roared to the opposite side with the help of artillery, and the crops that passed along the way were trampled by iron hooves and rolled up in the dirt, and when they saw the cavalry, Beiyang immediately pulled out all the hidden Makqin and Madsen, and the artillery on both wings also turned their muzzles, ready to let the Wehrmacht cavalry who did not know whether they were alive or dead enjoy it. The sound of machine guns finally restored some confidence to the Eighth Mixed Brigade, but it didn't take long for the cavalry to go around in a circle and go back, Wang Zhanyuan suddenly shouted: "Quick! Stop! As soon as he spoke, the Wehrmacht artillery on the opposite side roared again, this time not only 12 105 heavy guns, but also three regiments of 36 70mm infantry guns, these lengthened infantry guns were advanced to two thousand meters, and they were powerful enough to pose a threat to some light fire points in the position. The rumbling cannon even frightened the retreating cavalry company and war horses to scream wildly, almost knocking Mei Sheng and the others to the ground. With the truck, 10丨 could finally carry more shells, so every fire point in the Beiyang Storm was ravaged by shells at least three or four times. Seeing that it was almost there, Qiu Wenbin immediately ordered the brigade heavy artillery to concentrate all its firepower on the 102 Heights on the right between Ningling and Shangqiu, suppress the artillery above, and then put in the infantry to attack the frontal pinning, and at the same time, put six armored vehicles on the right side of the 102 Heights in one breath (). Daimler's armored vehicles with new engines are spewing black smoke out of the back like monsters, and the 20 kilometers per hour speed in the field is enough to ensure that they can be quickly interspersed, and the solid rubber tires and unique four-wheel drive technology ensure that you don't have to worry too much about bumps and potholes. In addition to the armored vehicles, more than 300 selected infantry took refuge behind thick steel plates and attacked along the right flank under the cover of the hulls. "Brigadier Commander, look over there!" The staff officer was startled by the big guy who suddenly appeared in the telescope, and hurriedly reminded Wang Zhanyuan, who was commanding the front. Wang Zhanyuan realized the danger after just one glance, remembered the truck used by Russia during the Russo-Japanese War, and hurriedly shouted: "Hurry! Turn the cannons around! "The Beiyang artillerymen, who were so pressed that they couldn't raise their heads, began to turn their muzzles, but not to mention how difficult it was to hit the armored vehicles in front at a speed of 20 kilometers per hour from a distance of 20 kilometers per hour, the flames from the muzzles alone attracted the frenzied suppression of the artillery of the KB brigade. Shi Mingyang, the machine gunner hiding in the No. 1 car, was a former heavy machine gunner of the 11th Brigade, who participated in the Xiaogan Defense War, and then participated in a special heavy machine gun training course. Although it was only April, it was not pleasant to get into the cramped and screeching armored vehicles, and everyone was already sweating profusely all the way to the march, but the excitement was greater than the sadness, and the thought of being protected by thick armor steel to fire to the fullest was indescribable. The steel-armored monster that appeared in the country for the first time staggered to the rear of the K2 highland, and when it approached the heights, a large number of Beiyang soldiers appeared on the horizon, and it has to be said that compared with the Ni army, the eighth brigade formerly known as the Zhili mixed brigade fought much braver, and several officers personally led the team, using trees and bunkers to try to block the advance path of the armored vehicles. The clanging sound of stray bullets hitting the steel plates still frightened the pilots of the KB Brigade who used the armored vehicles for the first time, and the shells from the high ground also exploded around from time to time, so everyone rushed left and right in the hope of reducing the possibility of being hit, but after finding that the bullets were hit at all, their courage suddenly grew up again, and they increased the throttle and rushed towards the Beiyang Army. When the distance reached 500 meters, Shi Mingyang took the lead in firing. The 792 mm Makqin of German origin is smaller than the self-produced one, which needs to ensure that the ammunition is universal. The Han III heavy machine gun is more powerful, but the ammunition consumption is too serious, but who cares about these when it comes to fighting, Shi Siming can pull the trigger to his heart's content through the aiming hole, and the machine gun mount attached to the body ensures that the machine gun will not lose accuracy due to tremor. The power of the six-ting Makqin firing at full speed was extremely terrifying, the spitting flames, the copper-clad pointed bullets exuded a cold luster and flew towards the enemy, although the Beiyang soldiers were hiding behind trees and bunkers, but they still could not stop this stormy attack. Shi Siming's muzzle was aimed at a big tree, he could see it very clearly just now, there was a Madsen light machine gun behind the tree, since Ozurayama, Beiyang also bought a lot of this kind of light machine gun, and used the light machine gun to bombard himself? Look how he dies ()! Almost without thinking about it, Shi Siming pulled the trigger over there again and again, and in less than a moment, the big tree with a thick bowl mouth was interrupted by bullets, which frightened the Beiyang machine gunners behind him to dodge quickly, but he couldn't dodge the bullets when he moved like this, and four or five bullet holes were punched out of his body at once. The neighing of blood and machine guns constituted the only melody in the roundabout procession, and the Beiyang soldiers finally couldn't hold it anymore in the face of the six armored vehicles that were firing at full speed, and fled backwards one after another, giving Shi Siming the opportunity to kill. In less than twenty minutes, the six armored vehicles completed the task of tearing through the flank defense line and returning to the back of the 102 heights in a large circle, and the infantry following the cars immediately attacked the weakly defended rear with mortars and grenadiers, and in an instant the entire 102 heights were full of shining fire. After the 102 heights were in danger, the 01 heights that were horns of each other suddenly did not know what to do, and they wanted to rescue and were afraid that the infantry would leave the bunker and be slaughtered by the opponent's superior artillery and machine guns, and if they did not save it, once they lost the 102 heights, the shorter 101 heights might not be able to hold it. The town of Ningling, a few kilometers away, was already in chaos, and the rumbling sound of artillery frightened the people to flee north. Taking advantage of the opportunity of flanking from the front and rear, two 70-mm infantry guns and four 80-mm mortars were pushed to the foot of the mountain, and one shell after another drew an arc from the top of the head and continued to fall into the Beiyang position. At the beginning of its establishment, in order to ensure combat effectiveness, 101 and 10丨 drew a large number of veterans from each division, and the proportion of new recruits accounted for only 30 percent. Wang Zhanyuan's hands and feet were cold, how could he never have thought that a gap would be torn open so quickly, and the infantry brought by the six armored vehicles kept attacking from behind the weak defense, causing the front to start shaking. And he underestimated the firepower of the guard division too much, not to mention 12 heavy artillery pieces in a brigade, as well as 36 infantry guns and 36 mortars, and the grenadiers were equipped to the squad. In the face of Qing Yisè can throw shells into the position hundreds of meters away, the nerves of the Beiyang Eighth Brigade began to slowly break, many soldiers took advantage of the chaos and began to flee, seeing that the position was becoming more and more chaotic, Wang Zhanyuan did not care about the danger, pulled out his knife and was about to chase those soldiers who fled without authorization, but only a few steps out of the ground was overturned by a 120-mm mortar that exploded, unconscious. After losing the command brain, Beiyang was even more unable to resist, and the back road was blocked by six armored vehicles and KB Brigade soldiers who kept bypassing through the gap, and finally had to put down their guns and raise their hands to surrender. Mei Sheng looked at the watch and stuck out his tongue, in the past, one infantry brigade against one infantry brigade, even if the artillery was strong, it would take several hours for the infantry to tear the gap, but now it was less than an hour from arrival to attack and the gunfire began to thin out. Thinking of the pride of leading the cavalry to sneak attack just now, I felt a little uncomfortable, or I applied for a transfer to learn to drive? I don't know if the regiment commander will kick his ass ......!.