The Russians were very cooperative with the actions of the Chinese Army, and a Russian armored battalion behind the second line of defense was ready to beat the water dogs after discovering that the Chinese Army had failed to break through its own defense line at the first time and was in a state of stalemate. It is true that Zhang Tianyi's armored battalion is in a stalemate, but another armored battalion has already assisted Zhang Tianyi's flank, and the Russians do not know about it.

A battalion of T1S and T3 vehicles began to run towards the battlefield, when the two sides could see each other through the smoke. No. 1 assault guns blocked the way of this Russian armored unit in the front. "The combat effectiveness of the assault gun in defense is at least three times greater than that of the No. 1 tank." After many battles, the Chinese Army decided that the heavily armoured, high-firepower, and low-profile assault guns were clearly better suited for defense than tanks equipped with turrets. Therefore, the Chinese Army handed over the task of defense to the No. 1 assault gun, while the remaining tanks were responsible for covering the two flanks of the assault gun and outflanking them at the right time.

To tell the truth, the Russians have never been people who can work fine aspects, and when the Russians assembled armored forces, all they thought about was to provide support firepower to the infantry, and they never thought about a large-scale fire fight with the opponent's armored forces. The last time on the Western Front, the Misinko Combat Zone, which was responsible for relieving the siege, fought with the Huaxia Army, but it was obviously impossible to count on how much experience to sum up from a single battle and then make a qualitative leap in the troops. And this time, the Russian armored battalion that was ready to pick up the foreign land had already dispersed in formation during the impact, and in this way, the Russian armored battalion, which was like herding sheep, crashed into the defense line of the Chinese army.

Facing the disorganized formation of Russian assault troops. The Huaxia Army, which was responsible for blocking the attack, found that all its arrangements were in vain, and he knew that the opponent was so faced, so why did he spend so much effort? With a dull sound. THE STUBBY MUZZLE OF THE NO. 1 ASSAULT GUN, WHICH WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR FRONTAL BLOCKING, SPEWED OUT A FIRE SNAKE, AND A 75MM SHELL FLEW OUT OF THE BARREL, AND A SPEEDING T1S TANK SUDDENLY SLAMMED, AND THEN A BRIGHT YELLOW FLAME ERUPTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE TANK, AND A FEW SECONDS LATER, A LOUD BANG PIERCED, AND THE ENTIRE TANK WAS RETURNED TO THE STATE OF PARTS.

Another chariot next to it panicked away from the burning wreckage in front of it. IT STOPPED, THEN AIMED THE 47MM CANNON ON THE CAR AT THE LOW KILLER IN THE DISTANCE. BUT JUST AS THE RUSSIANS WERE SHUDDERING AND SENDING A 47MM SHELL INTO THE CHAMBER, A RUMORED BALL OF FIRE APPEARED ON THE SIDE. Then there was a loud bang, and the fighting compartment of this vehicle was also reached with a burning torch. WITH THE ROAR OF 75MM SHORT GUNS IN THE DISTANCE, A BATTALION OF RUSSIAN COMBAT VEHICLES WAS DESTROYED BY 5 IN A SHORT TIME! However, the blood and sacrifices of their companions gave the Russians time to react, and the chariots behind began to stop. Then they turned their guns at distant targets.

Because there is no formation to speak of. At the same time, there was also a lack of coordination and command, so the Russians' tank groups were very loosely distributed, giving people the feeling of being scattered. The Russians turned the turret blankly to look for any target that could be seen, and then opened fire, which caused some tanks to concentrate their fire on the opponent's tank, while others were not taken care of at all, and were still methodically naming the Russians! The two sides are now engaged in an unfettered exchange of fire, with their artillery spewing deadly tongues of fire. IN THE FACE OF THE BLOW OF THE 75MM SHORT GUN, THE RUSSIAN T1S AND T3 TANKS WERE LIKE PAPER PASTE. THEIR 47MM GUNS COULD NOT PENETRATE THE FRONTAL ARMOR OF THE FIRST ASSAULT GUN AT A DISTANCE OF 500 METERS, AND THE 57MM GUNS COULD ONLY PENETRATE THE OPPONENT AT A MODERATE ANGLE.

The No. 1 assault gun of the Chinese Army is a platoon, a group of 4, constantly shooting, and then retreating when loading, and then aiming and firing again, trying to keep a distance and formation, all the combat vehicles try to lean together and share the pressure on the front. And when the Russians found that they could not penetrate the opponent from a long distance, close melee became the only option, they started their engines again and rushed towards the opponent at top speed, while trying to detour back to the opponent's flank, and on the flank, waiting for them was two companies of tank No. 1.

Although the 37MM gun of the No. 1 tank was first-class in anti-infantry, it exposed the problem of limited armor penetration depth in the engagement, so their task was close combat, and the Russians chose close combat under the threat of long-range fire from the No. 1 assault gun. Two companies of No. 1 tanks outflanked both flanks. The two sides fought fiercely at a distance of less than 300 meters.

"Compared to the Russian tank, our No. 1 tank has a better advantage in close combat, in the case that both sides can penetrate the opponent, whoever reacts more flexibly, who has a faster rate of fire obviously has a greater advantage, my tank first aimed at the front of a T1S tank at a distance of 300 meters, and the 37MM armor-piercing shell hit him in the front at 45 degrees, but because of the angle, we couldn't penetrate it, but it didn't matter, we quickly went around to its side, THEN PENETRATED ITS FRAGILE ARMOR AT A DISTANCE OF 150 METERS, AND THEN QUICKLY TURNED THE TURRET AND DESTROYED A T3 TANK READY TO TARGET US WITH A CLEAN 4 BURSTS, THE T3 TANK'S 57MM GUNS WERE REALLY POWERFUL, BUT THEY WERE NOTICEABLY SLOWER TO REACT IN CLOSE COMBAT. After the war, a Chinese tank commander summed it up like this.

In the absence of superiority in troops, equipment and firepower, this Russian armored force was quickly and completely destroyed, leaving the wreckage of dozens of various combat vehicles on the battlefield, of which more than 30 were Russians. At the same time, Zhang Tianyi had already cooperated with the follow-up troops to completely destroy the entire Russian defense line, if it were not for the lack of accompanying infantry, the Chinese Army could have moved faster. After laying this line of defense, the Chinese Army decided that in addition to a small number of troops to continue to advance, the remaining four armored battalions and brigade headquarters were ready to fight a difficult defensive operation, because Cai Yi's actions had been discovered by the Russians, and now the main force of the Russian armored forces has been assembled, they have a large number of various combat vehicles, and have a full set of support artillery, from the most popular 75MM rapid-fire guns, to the powerful 107MM cannons and heavy howitzers.

"Our offensive is approaching its limit, not because we are not strong enough to continue advancing, but because of the flanks that are not solidified, and the formation, if we continue to attack, our flanks and rear roads may be destroyed, although the armoured forces are born to attack, but we must also use ourselves as bait when necessary. The remaining armored brigade was to be deployed as a reserve in its own flank and rear to launch a flank attack on the Russian armored forces if necessary. Cai wrote in the minutes.

The remaining four battalions searched for suitable terrain to place their defenses, and they alived to lay minefields in front of the positions or to place anti-defensive artillery on the flanks. As well as digging some machine gun and mortar bunkers, this time the Russian offensive will not be purely armored units, and the cavalry may choose to outflank them at the right time. TRUCK GUNS, ARMED WITH 75MM RAPID-FIRE GUNS AND 105MM HOWITZERS, WERE ALSO USED IN ANTI-ARMOR OPERATIONS WHEN NECESSARY, AND THEY WERE PLACED IN SHALLOW PITS DUG IN ADVANCE, WITH THE GUNS LESS THAN 0.5 METERS ABOVE THE SURFACE. and covered with canvas, and covered with covering. From a distance, peaceful land is no different. In order to prevent the other party from making a detour. The Cai Yi armored brigade adopted a wide frontal arrangement, and its own brigade headquarters served as a reserve. And another armored brigade was tasked with delivering the fatal blow. Cai wants not only to hold his opponent down, but to completely inflict heavy damage on his opponent in an armored duel.

Although the main force was used to defend against the approaching main armored forces of the Russian army, there was still an armored battalion that continued to sweep in depth. The defense line of the Russian army was not complete, after the first two lines of defense were broken through, and the armored units used to fight the fire were destroyed, the entire line of defense collapsed, and behind these defenses were a large number of baggage and logistics units. In the face of these troops with little resistance ability, what the Huaxia armored forces need to do is to smash everything that cannot be taken away.

The breakthrough of the flank defense made Linevich very annoyed, but his hand full of good cards caught the opponent off guard. "But that's fine, they took the initiative to reveal their position. It's the province that I'm looking around, so let's just finish it. The Russian general said confidently. Although the losses in the previous battle were somewhat large, the Russian mobile corps still had an absolute numerical superiority. And for the success of this decisive battle, when the flank was broken through, the Russians had already moved an armored regiment to the rear of Cai's flank to block his rear road, and at the same time, the rest of the forces were immediately deployed, and the cavalry that cooperated with it also began to follow. AND AS A VITAL WEAPON IN THIS CAMPAIGN, THE 107MM CANNON IS ALSO DEPLOYED IN PLACE, AND NOW, EVERYTHING IS READY ONLY TO THE EAST WIND!

"Our three armored regiments, totaling nearly 200 vehicles, will be engaged in the siege of the opponent on various battlefields. In addition, there will be 9 elite infantry battalions and 3 elite anti-aircraft artillery battalions to support the attack. All anti-aircraft guns are equipped with carts or automobiles. OUR 107MM CANNON CAN FULLY BRING THE OPPONENT'S POSITION INTO THE RANGE OF FIRE. Moreover, we have not yet established a full-fledged position for artillery, and generally small-caliber howitzers cannot pose a mortal threat to heavy artillery in artillery bunkers. ”

"It is true that our armored forces are qualitatively incomparable to the other side, but we have an overwhelming superiority in terms of quantity and support weapons, and this will bring us victory." Ninevich wrote this in a telegram to Kulopatkin. The words are full of confidence in this battle. BUT THEN, AFTER THE WORST, LINEVICH STILL "SUGGESTED" KULOPATKIN THAT HE COULD GIVE HIM SOME MORE 57MM FLAT-FIRING GUNS IN THE PLATOON. Used "just in case". After all, Linevich is not stupid, he has already felt a trace of abnormality, the Chinese Army will not abandon its comrades, let alone directly let an armored brigade die like this. There's definitely something wrong with that!

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