"I have witnessed the arrival of an era from which the roaring steel behemoth will replace the infantry as the king of land warfare. In just three days, the fledgling armored units fought deadly on a battlefield of less than 12 square kilometers, and the most sophisticated products of industrial civilization were made into the most efficient tools of slaughter. Countless factories built over the course of months and years were destroyed in a matter of hours. The devastating and high attrition of modern warfare frightens all. Hundreds of various chariots and no less than this number of artillery roared across the battlefield, and steel and artillery fire eventually dominated the battlefield. —Cai Yi.

Both sides were struck by each other's determination and strength. Hundreds of vehicles of all types were deployed on a 4-kilometer-wide front, with 30 to 40 vehicles of all types per square kilometer, and this was only the first wave of troops to enter the battle, with a large number of reserves and follow-up artillery in both hands. "We only put in less than a third of our effort in the first wave, but I think it's pretty much enough to break down the opposition's defence." LINEEVICH CAME TO THE BATTLEFIELD IN PERSON, WATCHED HUNDREDS OF VARIOUS TYPES OF BATTLEFIELDS ON THE BATTLEFIELD ROARING FORWARD, WATCHED THE REAR DOOR TRACTION ARTILLERY BEGIN TO ENTER THE FORMATION, AND WATCHED HIS 107MM LONG-RANGE ARTILLERY IN THE DISTANCE FADE INTO THE LAST STAGE OF SHOOTING PREPARATION, THE RUSSIAN GENERAL COULDN'T HELP BUT FEEL OVERJOYED! "I'm proud that I can command such a large army."

On the opposite side of Linevich, Cai Yi, who holds two armored brigades, is also ready to meet the biggest test since the formation of the Huaxia armored forces. The Russians went on the offensive with absolute superiority. In the 2 days of preparation, the Huaxia Army has done its best. They camouflaged their chariots as much as they could, and laid out the retreat routes and blocking positions. This is a defense system with the support points of the battle defense artillery as the skeleton, and the various tank battalions are arranged in it. A combination of static and dynamic defenses. Consumption and hysteresis are carried out upfront. In the later stage, nearly an armored brigade of troops was deployed to counterattack it.

THE RUSSIANS' 75MM RAPID-FIRE GUNS WERE THE FIRST TO STRIKE AT THE AREA JUDGED TO BE THE POSITION OF THE CHINESE ARMY, AND A FEW SPARSE SHELLS FIRED BY MORE THAN A DOZEN 75MM GUNS FELL IN THE POSITION. Such an artillery bombardment was almost better than nothing, it was just a temptation, and under the cover of sparse artillery fire, dark green figures appeared in the field of vision of Tank No. 1, and about a company of T1S tanks appeared on the battlefield, and they slowly advanced. And the search formation was launched. They were not hit, and a few minutes later, more warbodies appeared from their flanks. These tanks were joined in a sparse front. Start moving forward! Behind them, more chariots began to roar, like Cossacks about to plunder.

"DISTANCE 560M, ONE ARMOR-PIERCING BULLET!" Xu Lijun took aim and firmly encased a T1S tank in the center of the aperture. HE AND HIS BROTHERS OPERATED A 57MM FLAT-FIRE GUN. If it weren't for the presence of a large number of Russian armored targets. It is possible that this artillery has already been mothballed. Mortars can do much better just against bunkers and infantry. But now, in the face of the Russians' tin cans, the only thing he can trust is this artillery.

The excitement of the battle made him gasp. The company commander's mobilization speech before the battle still echoed in his ears. "We are the victims, we are the cannon fodder! Our mission is for the other side to destroy us, and our value lies in the fact that we can destroy more enemies before we die, can delay the opponent's attack, and can provide opportunities for our brothers! "As a veteran who once participated in the First Sino-Russian War. Xu Lijun once thought that he was not afraid of life and death, but in this battle. In the face of an unprecedented enemy, he still felt a little worried in his heart.

With a bang, a shot rang out, and a bullet flew out of the short rifle under the scope. This method of simulating the trajectory of an artillery with rifle ballistics is very practical. However, not everyone can grasp it. And Xu Lijun was indeed one of the few people who could do it, and the rifle bullet did not hit the tank 500 meters away, but fell headlong to the ground. "The muzzle of the gun was raised by half a degree. The horizontal orientation remains unchanged. He commanded as he continued to track the ignorant tank in front of him!

The opponent has entered the effective range, and Xu Lijun feels that he is at least 70% sure that he can hit it. But he was waiting, waiting for the signal to open fire. By this time the Russians had become a little lonely, and they began to shoot, and the shells flew aimlessly into the distance, landing on mounds, trenches, or other places they thought might be the enemy. And when the two sides approached 400 meters, they rose into the sky with three red signal flares. The anti-tank gun positions of the Chinese Army finally opened fire!

A company of 12 anti-tank guns spewed out deadly flames at the same time, and on a position less than 800 meters wide, a fire dragon flew towards the Russian combat vehicles in the distance, these pre-arranged artillery positions were very hidden, and the muzzles of the guns were less than half a meter above the ground! To the Russians, it was as if the shells were coming out of the ground! WITH A LOUD BANG, A SHELL FLEW OUT OF THE BARREL OF THE 57MM GUN, AND A SHELL WAS THROWN. A second later, a fireball suddenly erupted from the side of a T1S vehicle, and the entire turret was torn off the hull by a violent impact. "It looks like we hit the opponent's ammo rack, which is a good sign!" Xu Lijun said as he looked at the Russian tank that had turned into a pile of scrap metal in front of him.

With the sound of another shell entering the chamber, Xu Lijun quickly shook the handle and pointed the gun at the next target. This is a T3 tank, Xu Lijun did not fire immediately, but waited for the opponent to continue to move forward and exposed his side before he gave the opponent a deadly shell. Anti-tank warfare pays attention to stability and ruthlessness, a proper angle can make a shell that should have been penetrated fly, blind fire can not get a record but will expose oneself, safe aiming and looking for the opponent's weaknesses is the only way to win. In less than 3 minutes, Xu Lijun had already destroyed 3 combat vehicles. And his comrades-in-arms were not so lucky.

The 6 anti-tank guns deployed on the front revealed themselves shortly after opening fire. Despite their low position, the dense shells eventually hit the immobile guns, and the Russians stopped and returned fire with artillery, the dense fire of dozens of guns tore all visible targets on the position to pieces, and in the burst of explosions, one cannon after another was reduced to parts. And I don't know if it was because Xu Lijun was lucky or because he was on the flank, and the number of shots was relatively small, he was not discovered.

T1S and T3 vehicles crossed the first line of defense. began to attack in depth, and behind them more and more chariots and cavalry appeared in the field of vision of the Chinese army. The Russians are on the offensive in full! "One more shot earns one!" Xu Lijun looked at the guns of the two T3 vehicles in the distance pointed at him, and he knew that he might be a corpse or minced meat in a few seconds. But it doesn't matter, Xu Lijun has already killed at least 4 targets, if he can destroy one, he is the first single combat ace in the Chinese Army, as long as he destroys 5 combat vehicles, he can become an anti-tank ace, and achieving this goal in one battle is undoubtedly unprecedented.

Rumble! With the flash of the muzzle, two T3 tanks 300 meters away almost simultaneously turned into two clumps of burning scrap metal. "Two in one shot?" Xu Lijun couldn't help but be stunned. However, the sound of artillery from behind him soon made him understand that it was assault guns and tanks at the rear of the position that had joined the attack. As more and more tanks were put into the battlefield, the already small battlefield quickly became crowded.

An artillery battle broke out between the tanks of both sides at a very close distance, and after a No. 1 tank had just destroyed a T1 tank, it found that there was another T1S tank in the direction less than 100 miles away from it, and the No. 1 tank, which had no time to turn the barrel, crashed directly into it in a hurry, and with a tooth-sore metal cracking sound, the barrel of this unlucky T1S tank was actually broken. HOWEVER, TANK 1 WAS NOT SPARED, AS A 57MM SHELL FROM BEHIND PIERCED THE FRAGILE REAR ARMOR AND IGNITED THE AMMUNITION RACKS INSIDE, REDUCING BOTH VEHICLES TO PARTS AT THE SAME TIME WITH A LOUD BANG.

"The two sides are almost like a group of heavily armored cavalry slashing and challenge. The two sides exchanged fire at close range, and the key to victory was speed and reflexes. Of course, it depends more on luck, we don't have time to think about which target is more threatening, we only know how to attack the nearest enemy. At the same time, try to get as close to your teammates as possible, relying on them to protect your flanks and behind you. We don't know what we're going to do next. All we can do is shoot the cannonball out of the cannon and then turn the barrel to the next enemy in the shortest time possible! Zhang Tianyi recalled afterwards.

In close combat, where both sides can penetrate the opponent, numerical superiority becomes the greatest advantage. Although the quality of tanks and crews of the Chinese Army is significantly higher than that of the opponent, a large number of casualties are inevitable in this kind of bayonet-level battle. One by one, the No. 1 tank was reduced to scrap metal in the artillery fire, but more comrades-in-arms still rushed forward without hesitation, using their lives to provide cover and buy time for the assault guns in the rear.

"The two sides are like two warriors with sharp blades, colliding and fighting without any tricks. With violence and will to defeat their opponents, the Russians are not without troops, nor are they unable to bear such losses, and in this tragic exchange, the grassroots units of the Russian army are the first to be crushed. Seeing that one armored company after another was disabled, the Russian commander in charge of the front-line attack finally couldn't bear such attrition. They retreated, and under the cover of artillery fire began to retreat back. Afterwards, Song Lijun described the first meeting between the two sides.

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