Chapter 69: Tank Battles

Li Feng continued to mobilize troops near the border between the two countries, and began to build a large number of fortifications and fortresses in the border area with the former Bright Empire and the Shenlong Empire, and a large number of second-line troops were fully deployed on this long line of defense to prepare for comprehensive defense.

On the border plain between the two countries, the Qinfeng Empire had assembled almost all 20 armored divisions in the country, as well as half of the artillery and infantry units, and almost everyone believed that war was about to break out completely. And this is exactly what Li Feng wants to see. If according to the conventional tactics, I am afraid that this battle will take a long time, and they deliberately expose a huge flaw in the hope of attracting all the forces of the Shenwu Empire, then they think that as long as they attack, they will win quickly.

As long as the opponent shows all the hole cards, he is 100% sure that the opponent will be completely eliminated. After all, he still has the trump card of the fortress as a backing, and everything about the other party is in his own control.

In the palace of the Shenwu Empire, Li Lingfeng transmitted information through his own secret department in the Qinfeng Empire showed that the main direction of the other party's attack was indeed the plain area bordering the two countries. Fortunately, he had foresight, otherwise it would be difficult to resist the opponent's offensive under a flat river, and all the deployment of troops in the opponent's country was under his control.

Then Li Lingfeng carefully flipped through the information of the opponent's new weapon, and stopped at the introduction of a super-large tank. To Li Lingfeng's surprise, he didn't expect that this kind of Land Cruiser was really made by the other party, and not only was it made, but it was also deployed to the front line. However, as a traverser, he knows too well the advantages and disadvantages of this weapon, as long as his air force is strong enough, this thing is simply a live target and will not play much role, plus its slow movement speed is not to be feared at all.

As for the new heavy tanks mentioned in the information, he is even more familiar. The kind of rat tank that wastes raw materials is good for nothing but weight and protection, and it is very restrictive to the terrain. Not to mention that the bridge of the other world cannot withstand it at all, even in many parts of the earth, it is impassable. Li Lingfeng couldn't understand why the other party had such a powerful industrial capacity, why he wanted to build such an impractical weapon. Is this completely full of food! He knew very well that the opponent's strength should be more than that, and everything he encountered when assassinating him at that time was obviously too much beyond the technological level of the earth, and it would probably be very difficult to defeat the opponent.

Judging from the information he has recently obtained, the other party has something quite advanced. It's just that the decision made by this guy is very strange, and he actually applied technology to the civilian field to benefit the people first, but the development of the military field is very slow. I really don't understand what the other party is thinking!

However, letting the other party develop is always a huge threat to yourself! Fortunately, the spies he cultivated had penetrated deep enough and had already gotten the exact time of the opponent's attack. I just happened to be able to solve this big trouble completely! At the same time, the armies of the Shenwu Empire in the former Bright Empire and the current Shenlong Empire began to assemble on the border between the two countries.

A week later, the war between the two remaining superpowers on the mainland finally broke out, and the opposing fortresses were captured one by one by relying on the absolute superiority of forces and the powerful destructive power of the Land Cruisers. The advance of the ground forces was unstoppable, but the attack on the last fortress was stopped by the arrival of reinforcements, and one of the largest battles in the history of the continent broke out.

The Shenwu Empire's combat forces included nearly 1,000 Stalin Type 3, more than 200 Stalin Type 4 heavy tanks and more than 2,000 T44 medium tanks as the lead, 10 regiments of S51 self-propelled guns as fire cover, and 20 heavy anti-tank gun battalions equipped with Isu-152 and 704 were mobilized for close support. In addition, more than two dozen mechanized infantry divisions followed.

The total strength of the Qinfeng Empire includes more than 2,000 King Tiger heavy tanks, 1,500 Tiger heavy tanks and more than 300 Mouse super heavy tanks, more than 3,000 Panther 2 medium tanks, and one P1000 Land Cruiser. 25 regiments of Panther self-propelled guns and 30 heavy anti-tank battalions armed with E-100 heavy tank destroyers armed with Tiger hunters and new 170-mm anti-tank guns, supported by at least 30 mechanized infantry divisions.

The armored forces of both sides were in full swing on a front of almost 30 kilometers, and a melee broke out in the vast plains of nearly 10,000 tanks, and almost all the armored forces of both sides were committed. Tanks on both sides

They began to shoot at each other from a distance of 1,500 meters, a large number of tanks were hit and exploded, and the battle was extremely tragic. And self-propelled artillery units followed closely behind with artillery strikes. The tankmen who had destroyed the tanks picked up pistols and submachine guns, and continued to fight with stones and teeth. Charred corpses lay on the battlefield, the wreckage of destroyed tanks burned everywhere, and the smoke billowed from the battlefield was like hell on earth.

The Rat Super Heavy Tank, with its excellent all-round defense and accurate shooting accuracy, easily destroyed everything in front of it, while the 122mm gun of the Stalin 4 Heavy Tank of the Shenwu Empire could not penetrate the front armor of the Mouse, and even the BL-10 of the 704 Heavy Anti-Tank Fighting Vehicle, which had the most penetrating power, could not penetrate these steel monsters. The armor material of the Apocalypse Tank is not something that ordinary weapons can penetrate, even if Project 268 is built, it will not be useful at all. Soon, all movable objects around the iron blocks were beaten into piles of burning scrap metal. And the Rat super-heavy tank, with the exception of a few that had broken tracks, had almost no losses. This battle is just a microcosm of the vast battlefield.

In other areas, the fighting was not so easy to win, and in many areas the tank units of both sides were covered by the fire of the enemy's self-propelled guns, causing very heavy losses. Encirclement, ambush, raid, counter-encirclement are constantly staged here.

At this time, Second Lieutenant Wei Lin, the 202nd Anti-Tank Destroyer Battalion of the Qinfeng Empire, had been promoted to major after several years of conquest and became the commander of the anti-tank destroyer battalion. And his troops were also ordered to follow the King Tiger tanks of the 5th Panzer Division to attack at this time. However, due to the wrong transmission of the order for some reason, they encountered several times more enemies than the intelligence. And the enemy forces in front of them were supposed to be attacked by the 2nd Tank Army, as a result of which the troops quickly fell into a bitter battle. There are no bunkers to speak of on the vast plains, and only by holding out until reinforcements arrive can you win any hope of survival.

At this time, Wei Lin was in a very heavy mood, and after learning that the order was wrong, he couldn't wait to name the idiot staff officers who conveyed the order with his revolver one by one. As soon as the two sides exchanged fire, Wei Lin felt that something was wrong, how could the armored forces of a division have such powerful firepower! However, the stubborn commander of the 5th Panzer Division, Brigadier General Hawke, did not think that the order would be mistaken from above, and instead of verifying the order with his superiors, he ordered a full-scale attack in advance.

As a result, the troops were now heavily encircled, surrounded by at least 3 Panzer Divisions equipped with Stalin's 3 heavy tanks. When the stubborn division commander finally realized his mistake, everything was irreparable. Although the command urgently dispatched troops from three armored divisions to rush to reinforce them, it was far from quenching the thirst of the near. Even if reinforcements are unexpected, it will take as little as 40 minutes to reach the battlefield. Wei Lin himself didn't know if he would be able to go back alive.

In less than 10 minutes, more than half of the King Tiger tanks were lost, and the anti-tank battalion under his command was also destroyed by more than 10 combat vehicles, making the battlefield situation quite grim. If the fight continues like this, I am afraid that it will take 30 minutes at most, and the entire unit will be reimbursed. Although the losses of the other side are also very large, the opponent's forces are far more than their own forces, and they are fully able to withstand such losses. Soon, the armored forces of both sides were completely mixed and entangled.

The scuffle intensified, and the smoke from the tank explosion blocked the view of both sides. The burning oil mixed with the corpses was scorched, and the choking smell even in the chariot was disgusting. It's like purgatory, and the explosion of tanks is endless. The chaotic situation of the battle completely left the tankmen on both sides in silos, and orders were of no use in this narrow battlefield. Because the battle has now been completely chaotic, the wrong charge indirectly disrupts the opponent's offensive, and in order to avoid accidental injury, the opponent's superiority in strength cannot be brought into play.

Wei Lin thought for a moment and decided: "Get out!" The correspondent issued an order for all units to stop follow-up firing and go their separate ways. There is no need to cooperate with the armored division troops, and the goal is to save yourself by sniping. Repeat stop follow-up, I am responsible for the problem. "Soon the remnants of the 202 anti-tank battalion began to scatter, taking advantage of the smoke from the explosions of destroyed tanks on both sides and the wreckage of combat vehicles to hide themselves. After destroying an enemy tank, quickly move its position, and the vehicle repeats this process over and over again. Like a ghost blocker on the battlefield, he constantly hunts the enemy, although the sniping efficiency is not high, but it still has a great effect. In particular, the infrared night vision devices installed on the combat vehicle played an unexpected role in the battlefield with thick smoke.

This sudden change also caught the Shenwu Empire commander off guard, and the tank's vision was not good, and the smoke from the explosion greatly reduced visibility. The abrupt change in the opponent's strategy also made the battle a little more uncertain. This made the already chaotic situation even more difficult to control, and although it could not change the final outcome, it was clear that the cost and time of annihilating this army was far greater than he had previously expected.

Commander Weilin: "Reverse at full speed, target at three o'clock direction Stalin 3 heavy tanks, armor-piercing shells, shoot!" Immediately after that, the huge roar of the 170-mm anti-tank gun resounded across the battlefield.

Gunner Karl: "Target direct hit, confirmed destruction!" That's great. And the position where the chariot was just now was directly hit by at least three shells, which also made everyone in the entire fleet break out in a cold sweat, and at the same time, they were very glad to have such an unknown prophet commander in command.

Wei Lin: "Don't be too happy, turn left and go at full speed, and at the moment when the chariot started, a shell hit the position just now." Immediately afterwards, the car turned right and moved at full speed, once again dodging the direct hit of three shells. ”

At this time, the tankmen of the Shenwu Empire felt like they had been tricked by a monkey, and no matter how they fired, they just couldn't hit this tank that looked like a rather bloated target, which really made people hate it. And in order to take out this tank, it has already killed 3 tanks out of 10 tanks, which is really hard to accept!

Wei Lin: "Stop!" Turn left, 400 meters ahead, armor-piercing shells, fire! "Another tank was hit directly, and then there was a big explosion of the tank, which seemed to hit the ammunition rack. The entire turret was blown away. "However, this crazy tank was finally hit directly by three shells from the opposing tank, but one shot did not penetrate, and two vibrated eggs! It still didn't do any significant damage, except for knocking off a camouflage coating on the outside of the tank, which didn't cause any damage. ”

This E100 tank destroyer, numbered 021, was running around in the mass of tank wreckage, firing cold artillery from time to time. Just now, another tank was directly hit by the opponent's armor-piercing shell and turned into a pile of scrap metal. ”

Wei Lin: "Turn right and retreat sharply." "As soon as we exited less than 5 meters, two shells came from the position just now, but the tragedy was that the two shells not only did not hit the target, but hit the opposite tank. Not only did the tanks that went around the rear fail in a sneak attack, but they were sent to heaven by their own shells. In less than three minutes, six out of ten tanks were taken out. However, the remaining tanks have also rushed to a distance of 200 meters from the 021 tank, although there is still smoke interference, but it is not difficult to hit the opponent at such a close distance.

However, the result disappointed the opponent again, and another shell directly hit and killed one tank, leaving only 3 tanks left, and the opponent began to quickly retreat in an attempt to distance himself from him. Three more shells hit the opponent directly, but unfortunately the swaying body of the opponent when the opponent retreated caused 2 of them to be bounced away, and the first shot hit the main armor directly in front of it and failed to penetrate, and then another shell turned 3 into 2 shells.

Taking advantage of the fact that the other side was reloading for a while, the two tanks had already approached 100 meters, and the 170-mm anti-tank guns roared again, and now the situation became a one-on-one battle. Unable to penetrate the front, the only remaining heavy tank began to go around the rear of the side of the tank.

Wei Lin: "Rotate 180 degrees to the right, no need to aim, just fire!" "Seeing that the opponent was about to stick to the side of the tank, but the 170-mm anti-tank gun opened fire in time at a distance of less than 5 meters. One shot directly penetrated the engine in the rear of the tank. The tank suddenly burst into flames with thick smoke, and the opposing crew barely had time to escape from it before it was engulfed in flames.

On the battlefield at this time, the armored forces of the Qin Feng Empire were almost completely wiped out. And the Shenwu Empire was not comfortable, the troops of the 3 heavy armored divisions were almost wiped out by one and a half, and the losses were also quite heavy. And the reinforcements of the Qin Feng Empire finally arrived late and arrived on the battlefield after being 20 minutes late. They encountered a block from the 704th Anti-Tank Fighting Vehicle Battalion on the road, which caused some time delay in a fierce battle between the troops, so the reinforcements did not arrive on time.

The ensuing battle became unusually easy, and the remnants of the opponent's weary army were quickly routed. Two of the three divisions were completely wiped out, and the remaining one was less than a tenth of its original size. Fighting was raging elsewhere on the battlefield at this time, and the battle lasted for a full 12 hours, ending with the complete defeat of the opposing armoured forces.

However, for this, the Qin Feng Empire also paid a heavy price, with a third of the armored forces lost, heavy casualties, and at least more than 30,000 tank soldiers sacrificed nearly 100,000 wounded. Although the losses of the opposing side were even greater, the attacking forces were almost completely annihilated, and less than 500 tanks managed to withdraw to the rear. Although the opponent was completely defeated tactically, it successfully blocked the offensive of the Qin Feng Empire strategically. The mechanized infantry units that arrived later built several strong defensive lines during this precious time. And the Qin Feng Empire was unable to continue advancing due to excessive troop losses. So the troops of the two sides confronted each other here.

At this time, Wei Lin's unit was still able to continue fighting after the statistics after the heavy losses after the battle, and the casualties of the officers and soldiers of the battalion reached 8 percent. had to be forced to retreat to the rear to rest. As for the King Tiger Tank Division {Disha Army} that they covered, more than 20,000 people, including Brigadier General Hawke, were almost all killed, and in the end, less than 100 people survived.

Although Wei Lin disobeyed orders on the battlefield, it was precisely because of his unauthorized actions that the troops bought more valuable time and prevented the troops from being completely annihilated. So Li Feng did not hold him accountable. But his outstanding battlefield record made him very curious. Li Feng even doubted whether this guy had the ability to predict danger, otherwise he would be able to survive in such a chaotic battlefield, which was really incredible. Li Feng felt that luck seemed to be a little too outrageous!

At the same time, Li Feng was very dissatisfied with the newly formed expeditionary force headquarters after he let go, and it was really unacceptable that such an important order would be conveyed incorrectly. Subsequently, a military investigation team was set up to intervene in the investigation. However, the result was completely different from what was imagined, and a few days later the person responsible was secretly arrested by the secret service, and after getting everything needed, the corresponding treatment was carried out, and the result announced to the public was just a battlefield accident. Of course, many people were duly punished for this and were demoted and retained to see the consequences.

On the same day, a staff officer of the command died in an accident that turned out to be an accidental choking on water while drinking coffee. Although most people think this reason is ridiculous, the autopsy results are not fake, so no one is disagreeing.

However, Li Feng saw in another report that this incident was completely the work of the spies of the Shenwu Empire who had infiltrated the Qin Feng Empire. However, in order not to startle the snake, it will affect the next plan. So I had to deal with this matter very low-key. However, this incident also reminded Li Feng that the intelligence infiltration of the Shenwu Empire must be completed as soon as possible. Only by getting the list of the other party's spies in the Qin Feng Empire can this kind of tragedy be avoided in future battles.

And the open and secret battles between the two sides are still being staged on the mainland, and at this time, the invading army of the Shenwu Empire has also completed all preparations at this time, and a full-scale war is about to break out completely!