Neither side knows which side these air killers are on! But soon, Zhou Xuan felt that something was wrong, because the other plane's plane was flying from the German side, and the German anti-aircraft artillery did not fire! What's more, Zhou Xuan has not received a notification of air support until now! Judging by these two points, the probability of a bad comeder is greater. "Release the smoke and retreat into town! There were also some anti-aircraft machine guns there. "Although I know that it is a little difficult to evacuate now, it is much better than staying in the open area and being stewed by the other party!

But what surprised Zhou Xuan was that Hu Bei didn't know much about the situation, but one thing was certain, that is, no matter what the identity of the other party was, he would have to retreat. After fighting for a long time, Huber had recovered from the state of killing red eyes, and roughly swept the surroundings from the conning tower, and less than half of the tanks could fight. A fully equipped heavily armored battalion and a medium tank battalion have been cut by more than sixty percent so far, which is simply unimaginable for Hubey. Even if the Air Force came to support him, Hube didn't want these remaining subordinates to fight the battlefield. After all, to put it bluntly, Hube only helped the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his own losses were enough to be worthy of the Habsburgs.

Originally, the two sides had been entangled together, and it was very difficult to evacuate, but if both sides decided to evacuate, then the situation that was difficult to separate could be solved, and the smoke released by the Huaxia tank first meant that they didn't want to fight, Hu Bei was stunned for a moment, and then ordered the tank to release the smoke and reverse and withdraw from the battlefield. The two sides also fired a few shots through the smoke when they retreated, but the actual effect was not good. You can figure it out with your toes.

"Isn't it? How tragic is it? After receiving the information that Hube was going to fight with the opposing armored forces, the German liaison officer who was in the port of Garibaldi was immediately as excited as if he had eaten shotgun medicine. Before that. He had learned of the involvement of the Chinese Army in the Italian Civil War, and that the German Army had fought against almost every army power except the Chinese in World War I. The sense of superiority that has been fought in a long war is not the slightest bit. This time, Germany invested a real heavy armored force for Austria-Hungary, and it would be a good thing if it could take advantage of this opportunity to weigh the level of the Chinese armored forces.

There is a saying that the unknown is the most terrifying. ALTHOUGH THE GERMANS WERE CONFIDENT IN THEIR ARMORED FORCES, A SQUADRON OF SINGLE-ENGINE GROUND ATTACK AIRCRAFT ARMED WITH 37MM ANTI-TANK GUNS WAS BROUGHT FROM AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN EMPIRE JUST IN CASE. That's why the scene just now appeared. However, this time the air force came and failed to destroy several tanks, because the ground was shrouded in smoke from the tanks of both sides and the artillery behind them. Still, the Air Force could see the brutality of the battle in the wreckage of tanks and the raging flames left on the ground. Although the air force wanted to strike at the opposing armored forces retreating into the city, the buildings in the city affected the firing range, and there was also dense anti-aircraft machine gun fire. In the end, after a few hasty shots, he decisively pulled people away. To the surprise of the Austro-Hungarian Air Force commander, after they returned, they received a commendation from the command, because Hube later sent a telegram of thanks to the Air Force. I am very grateful to the Air Force for covering their retreat!

After the two sides separated, there was no intention of fighting hard. Hube lost more than 6 percent of the armored units and almost all of the self-propelled guns after that. Without the courage or ability to continue the assault, even the German Panzers' journey in Italy might be over, for no more than 20 of the remaining 30 tanks could continue to fight. In the same way, Zhou Xuan's heavy battalion also suffered heavy losses, and less than half of the remaining usable tanks were left. And what is even more tragic compared to Germany is that it is difficult for Huaxia to obtain enough spare parts and repairs. After all, Italy and the Central Powers were separated by a narrow Adriatic Sea. And between China and Italy there is an Atlantic Ocean and a Pacific Ocean! What the? You say take the Suez Canal? Is it possible? And from the point of view of Huaxia's purpose, the level of the opponent has been weighed, so there is no need to shed unnecessary blood. So after the end of this battle. If nothing else, the dilapidated heavily armored battalion will also be ready to return home.

"Hube defeated?!" When the news of Hubey's defeat reached Germany. The German top brass was in an uproar, they never imagined that the first heavily armored unit they invested would actually be defeated in the first battle! "We gave him the qiē he needed, a battalion of heavy armor with a battalion of medium tanks, and a large number of self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and cannons. As a result, it was wiped out in the first battle! It's really an incomprehensible thing. Manstein, who was in the General Staff of the German Army at the time, recalled. The entire German army top brass was full of doubts and incomprehension, the Germans knew very well their own strengths and weaknesses, and it was impossible to win a war of attrition between the Allied countries and China, which were stronger than themselves in overall strength, and the key to victory was to end the battlefield in the shortest possible time by using sophisticated tactics, advanced equipment, and operational concepts.

And the No. 4 heavy tank, which concentrated the highest representatives of the German Army's science and technology, plus the first-class armored troops and commanders in Germany, was actually blown up by the opponent in this battle, and the opponent's losses were far less than their own. The impact on the current structure of the German Army's military forces is undoubtedly enormous. The German Army strike emphasized mobility and penetration. If you want to divide and encircle the opponent, the premise is that you can easily tear apart the opponent's defense line, and this attack spearhead is the heavy armored force, if even the strongest attack force in the German army can't tear the opponent, then how should the battle unfold? Just when there was a lot of talk in the north of the German Army, Hindenburg said: "Let's wait for Hube to come back, I believe that Colonel Hube has done his best, and there must be a reason for his failure." ”

Also in the outcome of this battle also shocked Huaxia, especially Xu Jie. "I have to say that the performance of the armored forces of the Germans somewhat exceeded my expectations." At another army meeting, Xu Jie's words made the people present a little inexplicably surprised. As a traverser, Xu Jie knows what level the German armored forces were in history. IT'S ONLY BEEN A YEAR, AND THE GERMANS HAVE ALREADY BUILT A 30-TON TANK, EQUIPPED WITH INCLINED ARMOR AND A LONG-BARRELED 75MM GUN. If you exclude the subsystem performance gap, purely from the design point of view, the No. 4 tank of this plane has surpassed the historical long-barreled No. 4 tank, and is closer to the leopard in terms of concept! Although actual combat has shown that in terms of tank performance, German tanks of the same tonnage still can't beat the Chinese tank, but the German tanks have always been famous for their heavy weight. Historically, the leopard, known as a medium tank, has put countries to shame. God knows what monsters the German armored forces can make when this plane is stimulated.

Compared with the Germany in history, which did not have many resources, Germany in this plane can be called a rich man! Broken Russia is his vassal, and Austria-Hungary, Spain, and the soon-to-be-established Italian puppets are his allies. Germany can obtain a large number of various rare metals from Russia, and at the same time has abundant oil resources. Plus a stronger mobilization. Germany will certainly be more difficult to deal with than it has historically been.

"The development of our next-generation tank needs to be stepped up, and the Type 29 tank may not be long behind. We can increase the weight of the next generation of tanks to more than 40 tons. THE MAIN GUN IS AT LEAST 90MM CALIBER. While strengthening the frontal protection, it is also necessary to take into account the side. By the way, we also contacted the British and Americans and told them that we were willing to share the relevant technology with them. "It's not enough to make Huaxia stronger, the quality of British and American armored forces also needs to be improved. After all, India needs Britain and the United States to take the lead in the early stage of the war. China is not willing to lose too much of its population in India.

Similarly, after the end of this armored battle, which was neither large nor small, the British arrived at the battlefield as soon as possible, and the tragedy of the battlefield also shocked the British. But soon, they remembered what they were going to do, and what Huaxia's tanks could recover must be recycled. If it cannot be recycled, it will definitely be directly and completely blasted and reduced into scrap iron. Naturally, it was impossible for the British to pack up the damaged tanks in front of Zhou Xuan, so the British began to collect the tanks and other vehicles left behind by the Germans. But even so, after personally inspecting the German tanks, Rear Admiral Slim came to the conclusion: "If the British were responsible for fending off this German armored force, even if we had twice as many tanks as the defenders, we would have been pierced by the spearhead of the opposing armour!" I REALLY CAN'T IMAGINE HOW OUR IRON BOXES, ARMED WITH 40MM AND 57MM GUNS, COULD FACE THE GERMANS' TANK NO. 4! I am concerned about the future situation of the British Army. ”

The British picked up what they could collect as soon as possible, ready to pack it up and take it back for testing. And the Americans also expressed the hope that the Chinese and the British would be able to "share" the experience and spoils of this engagement. Because according to the agreement of the future Entente countries, the US Army needs to invest at least 30% of its troops in the Indian battlefield before the Chinese Army can participate in the war on a large scale. Of course, this 3 percentage refers to the exclusion of native Indian forces. Look at the Americans' own crooked artillery tanks, and then look at the tanks of the Germans, the Americans felt Alexander. Looking at the Huaxia tanks, the Americans thought that it was also a good choice to properly study the equipment of the Huaxia, and this decision was supported by many American officers who participated in World War I. According to a guy named MacArthur, the bigwigs at the Department of Defense have finally done something right! They know to look at the situation from the battlefield, not at how much money that arms dealer gives them!

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