The 61st Plateau Combat Division has a self-propelled artillery brigade under its jurisdiction, equipped with 45 155 mm howitzers, and the upper caliber of self-propelled guns is almost 155 mm.

This is because even if the caliber of the artillery is increased by one millimeter, the body barrel, the brake and retreat machine, the cradle and other artillery parts must also be increased in size, and the entire artillery system is heavier, which brings a series of problems to the vehicle, and the increase in caliber on the basis of the 155 mm caliber does not increase the power of the artillery very much, so the caliber of self-propelled artillery in various countries in the Lin Yuan era is about 155 mm.

In this era, Lin Yuan also had to obey the laws of weapons and equipment itself, and after the caliber of self-propelled guns reached 155 mm, they would no longer increase, but instead increase the ratio of the length and diameter of the artillery barrels, and develop new shells to increase the power of the artillery.

Under the guidance of this idea, a new generation of LDP-98 self-propelled howitzer was born, that is, this type equipped by the Plateau Combat Division, this type of howitzer compared with the previous model, the biggest improvement lies in the length-diameter ratio, the length-diameter ratio of the previous type of gun was 39, and this type has increased to 45.

In terms of shell types, the new generation of self-propelled howitzers can fire a variety of extended-range grenades, including concave extended-range shells, bottom-row extended-range shells, etc., and can even fire smart shells carrying seekers.

After Fang Xianyang gave the order, the self-propelled artillery brigade launched a strike at the enemy's trenches, barracks, and open space where traps were dug out, and the self-propelled artillery brigade had three regiments under its jurisdiction, one of which was a barracks, a second regiment was a trench, and the third regiment was a clear field where traps were dug out.

A mass of shells fell in the barracks, almost all the houses in the barracks were blown into rubble, and all the tents were uprooted; The shells of the second regiment fell near the trenches, and the strong shock wave shook many Sikhs, just now the shooting of the tank guns was shocking enough, and now the shock of the howitzers is even stronger, the caliber of the tank gun is only 100 mm, and the caliber of the howitzer is 155 mm.

The Sikhs were lying in the trenches, scared their legs weak, they wanted to escape from the trenches, but the front and back of the trenches were explosions, they all felt that it was still the safest in the trenches, the violent explosion set off a large area of sand and gravel, these sand stones fell on the Sikhs, smashed the Sikhs dizzy, the explosion also raised a thick smoke, covering the sky and the sun, the Sikhs in a trance thought that the end was coming, many people went crazy and recited Sikh prayers.

What Fang Xianyang wanted to bomb most was to dig out the open space where the traps were dug out, because if the traps were blown out, there would be no obstacle to the attack of the tank troops.

The staff officer guessed correctly, the Sikh trap was indeed covered with wooden strips and grass, and these covers could bear the weight of people, but they could not bear the weight of tanks, so it was okay for people to step on them, but the tanks would not work. In the shock wave of the explosion, the sticks and grass were lifted off one after another, and the craters were exposed.

The explosion also blew deep craters into the ground, but these craters could not be an obstacle to the advance of the armored troops, because the craters were semi-circular, and the walls of the craters were relatively gentle, and the tanks could come up when they went down.

The shelling lasted for half an hour, and the entire sky over the battlefield was almost obscured by thick smoke, and the Sikhs in the trenches were all gray-faced natives.

At this time, Fang Xianyang felt that it was almost blown up, and picked up the communicator and gave an order: "All armored troops, rush me!" ”

At the sound of the order, the troops rushed to the Sikh trenches like wolves, and this time the tanks walked around the craters, sometimes through deep craters, and the area had plenty of groundwater, and many of the craters were filled with water, so the tanks made a lot of splashes through the craters, which was spectacular from a distance.

When the British officer saw the Chinese tanks rushing over again, he shouted angrily: "Sikhs, rush me!" ”

The Sikhs were really tenacious, they were just stunned by the explosion of the shells, and now they rushed out of the trenches again, rushing towards the tanks of Lin Yuan's troops with explosives bags, and naturally they were beaten into a hornet's nest.

Seeing this situation on the battlefield, Madson, the deputy commander of the Sikh legion, knew that the barracks could no longer hold on, and hurriedly led his subordinates to retreat.

As soon as the Sikh legion retreated, Fang Xianyang received the news, Fang Xianyang laughed and said, "Can two legs outrun our armored vehicles?" Front-line troops were ordered to quickly outflank the enemy forces in regiments, no, battalions. ”

Fang Xianyang's order, Zhuo Shiliang, who rushed to the front, conveyed the order, and the three battalions of the 549th Regiment immediately split up to pursue the Sikhs, who also knew that they could not run in one direction at this time, so they were divided into three groups, just let one battalion chase a group.

Zhuo Shiliang followed a battalion to chase the Sikhs who fled in the middle, and soon saw a large group of Sikhs running in the distance, although these Sikhs were running away, but they were not running around, but running in formation, Zhuo Shiliang saw this scene and thought to himself: "These Sikhs are worthy of being excellent warriors, and they are not chaotic at all when they escape." ”

Zhuo Shiliang thought about it while sending a message to Fang Xianyang: "Report to the division commander, our department has found the Sikhs, whether to destroy them all or capture the prisoners." ”

Lin Yuan once instructed Fang Xianyang to try his best to win the hearts and minds of the people, so when he treats the enemy army, he will try to capture as many prisoners as possible, and if he can't be captured, he can't be eliminated again, so Fang Xianyang said: "Try to take prisoners, and if the enemy refuses to surrender, then destroy them!" ”

Zhuo Shiliang said "understood", and then said loudly in the communicator: "Pay attention to all units, try to capture the enemy as much as possible, and don't destroy them!" ”

The battalion commanders agreed one after another, and the commander of the first battalion, who had been following Zhuo Shiliang, gave a loud order: "One company to the left, three companies to the right, and two companies to the center, surround these Sikhs!" ”

At the sound of the order, the first company of armored vehicles immediately detoured to the left of the Sikhs, and the third company made a detour to the right, and soon surrounded this group of Sikhs in the core, at which point the warriors shouted in Punjabi: "Lay down your arms, spare you from death!" ”

When the Sikhs saw that they were surrounded, they screamed loudly, drew the steel swords they wore at their waists, and rushed towards the armored vehicle.

Wearing a steel sword around the waist is a Sikh tradition, just like Japanese soldiers like to wear a katana, of course, Japan at this time has been completely transformed by Lin Yuan, and the spirit of bushido has been criticized as the dregs of militarism, and the original samurai customs have been abandoned, and no one wears a katana anymore. The new edition of the Japanese history textbook has been revised by Lin Yuan, and the new edition of the textbook particularly emphasizes that Japan has learned from China to get to where it is today, and if it were not for China, Japan would still be living in a primitive society.