The scouts hiding in the distance saw that the defeat of the 6th Division was actually stopped by the supervising team.
He also quickly corrected the coordinates and continued to call for artillery strikes, striving to completely defeat the enemy.
In order to delay enough time for the main force that is coming to complete the encirclement.
"The ruler minus 002, the datum is 005 to the left!"
"The whole regiment has them, five quick shots."
"Prepare ~ release!"
On the artillery position 12 kilometers away, the artillerymen quickly adjusted their positions, loaded the shells, and pulled the gun ropes in one go. The 60 155 howitzers roared again.
…
A minute later, 60 155mm grenades roared in again, scattered and smashed into the queue of the 6th Division, and the raging rain of bullets was overwhelming.
This time, the goddess of fate did not burn Feng in the light. The fire engulfed him directly, and the aftermath of the explosion tore his body into pieces and turned it into a bloody mist.
Taking advantage of the period of shelling, the main force consisting of the second and third battalions of the teaching regiment and hundreds of tanks and armored vehicles had already arrived at their respective predetermined locations to complete the encirclement of the 6th Division.
Thirty Stuart M5A1 light tanks and dozens of SdkfZ251 half-track armored personnel carriers were already ready to go and were hiding in the woods.
As the bombardment ended, Huang Foyin put down the telescope in his hand, retracted the turret and closed the commander's hatch, and issued orders to the remaining tanks through the radio.
"Armored soldiers, pay attention to protecting the No. 56 tank and use a first-line formation to launch the attack!"
"Boom boom!"
The engines of 30 M5A1 light tanks roared, and after driving out of the woods one after another, they lined up in a row and rushed towards the 6th Zhizhi Division unstoppably, kicking up pieces of dust.
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Shortly after the bombardment ended, the smoke gradually dissipated, revealing countless craters. The official road where the Zhizhi Army was located was already covered with blood and corpses were everywhere.
Among the piles of mutilated corpses, there were many survivors who had been injured by shrapnel but were not killed. The severe pain made them wail.
"Ah, help!"
"Mom, my legs!"
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Many straight soldiers with tattered and shabby clothes got up one after another. Looking at the tragic situation in front of them, most of them were frightened.
They dropped their guns one after another and fled in all directions. A large group of people scrambled for their lives.
But how could they run out? They were already surrounded by hundreds of tanks, armored vehicles and more than 6,000 soldiers with live ammunition on all sides.
In the dust in the distance, countless iron lumps exuding metal emerged from the car. The soldiers who ran out for several hundred meters were frightened and ran back in groups.
Some people tried to resist midway, but the bullets hit the tank and sent sparks flying.
Found it didn’t work at all!
The machine gunner in the tank aimed at the crowd and pulled the trigger. The coaxial machine gun breathed flames and directly pierced those who did not see it into bloody gourds.
In the end, the more than 10,000 remnant troops were blocked by the teaching regiment and gathered back on the official road.
"Those who want to live, put down your weapons as soon as possible. We will treat the prisoners preferentially and will not kill them if we hand over our guns!"
"Hold your heads with both hands, throw all your weapons to the side, and then squat down!"
These remnants of the army had already lost their morale. They were quite cooperative when they heard that they would surrender their guns but not kill the prisoners, and showed them standard French military salutes to the training group on the spot.
An M5A1 light tank numbered No. 56, the commander's hatch on the top of the turret suddenly opened.
Lu Xiaojia climbed out of the turret. He had just taken the opportunity to be a tank commander. He felt that it was quite boring because these direct troops were so inexperienced.
After hundreds of rounds of 155mm grenades were fired, they all surrendered, and the tanks did not play any role at all.
"Be vigilant and keep these prisoners in custody first, and then clean up the battlefield."
"Yes, Master!"
【Ding! Congratulations to the host for stimulating the random mission "Opening up the Territory and Expanding the Territory" to eliminate Qi Xieyuan's tribe and capture the entire Huai Province. You can complete the mission and receive a random reward from this system. 】
Lu Xiaojia groped her chin, looking thoughtful, "The system hasn't released random tasks for a while. I don't know what good things the system will give after completing this task."
An AEC-type armored command vehicle drove up in the distance, and the translator hurriedly ran out of the vehicle.
"Master, this is a telegram from Deng Shichang, Marshal Lu, and the agent codenamed Lobster."
"And Master, the security regiment of Liyang City surrendered just now. The first battalion of our teaching regiment has entered the city and fully taken over the defense of Liyang."
Lu Xiaojia came back to her senses and was not surprised that the Liyang City security group surrendered. After all, these security groups were all weak-minded and had one-sided attributes.
"Show me the telegram."
After receiving the telegram and reading it, Lu Xiaojia was so happy that the corners of her mouth turned up, revealing her white teeth.
This first telegram made it clear that Deng Shichang had arrived in Zhenjiang, blocked the river, and asked whether to bombard Zhenjiang City.
This second telegram was sent to the Zhenjiang City Defense Regiment by a thousand-faced agent codenamed Lobster who was lurking in the 29th Division.
In the third telegram, his father asked him why he mobilized the army without permission, and asked about the current war situation between the two armies.
After reading it, Lu Xiaojia took out a lighter, lit the paper, and fell into deep thought.
These days, Qi Xieyuan has been transporting troops to the south bank one after another. A total of 6th Zhizhi Division, 9th Zhizhi Division, 26th Zhizhi Division, plus 4 garrison brigades, totaling about 65,000 people, have been deployed.
Among them, the 9th Division and the four garrison brigades were defeated by themselves this morning.
The 6th Zhizhi Division stationed in Liyang was easily killed by him just now, leaving no trace behind. Currently, the only Zhizhi Army on the north bank left is the 29th Zhizhi Division in Zhenjiang City.
In other words, it took him less than a day to eliminate more than 50,000 direct troops.
This is actually normal. After all, Lu Xiaojia has the full firepower of Sam State.
Today's battle alone consumed nearly 70 tons of ammunition and fired about 2,000 rounds of various artillery shells. Wherever the advance army went, it was pure artillery shells.
This was a disaster for the Zhili Army, which had not received anti-artillery training, was in an open area, and had not yet built anti-artillery fortifications.
You must know that during World War II, when the two armies fought in the plains, 75% of the casualties were caused by artillery, and the rest were caused by various guns.
During the entire World War II, the comprehensive casualty ratio caused by artillery accounted for 58% of the total casualties of soldiers. What a terrible statistic.
What's more, during this period, only four years had passed since the First World War in the West. The development of the air force was still in its infancy. As for high-tech missiles, it was even more nonsense.
This was the era when artillery was at its most glorious, and artillery doctrine was the undoubted truth.
"Reporting to the division commander, in this battle, our department seized about 6,000 rifles of various types, 29 Taisho Type 3 heavy machine guns, 4 Type 41 75mm mountain guns, and countless ammunition of various types. About 3,000 enemy people were killed and prisoners were captured There are about 11,000 people. When we were cleaning the battlefield and searching for the remaining enemy soldiers, we encountered a small amount of resistance and suffered 13 casualties."
"Pfft!"
Yao Zijing's post-war briefing made Lu Xiaojia laugh about how lonely the so-called invincibility was.
12,000 people could easily kill 50,000 people in one day, with less than a hundred casualties.
All he wanted to do now was yell.
That's it, that's it?
Qi Xieyuan, your fighting ability is not good. If I give you a chance, you will be useless!
Looking down at his watch, Lu Xiaojia saw that it was approaching dusk at 5:23 pm, so he was not in a hurry to attack the 29th Division in Zhenjiang City.
After all, the task force was not resting today, running continuously for eighty or ninety kilometers over long distances.
Now it is necessary to stop and let the soldiers rest. As for the direct army in Zhenjiang City.
There were three destroyers blocking the river, and the 29th Division was already trapped in the urn and could not escape at all.
If you want to eat it grilled, cold, steamed or boiled tomorrow, that's fine.
"Okay, let's take these prisoners back to Liyang City first, find a few places at random, and temporarily disperse them to guard them. Let the garrison brigade come to take custody of them tomorrow."
"Let the howitzer regiment also withdraw into Liyang City. Our task force will be temporarily stationed in the city tonight. We are strictly prohibited from harassing the people in the city."
"Yes, Master!"
Lu Xiaojia felt something strange under her feet. She raised her leather boots doubtfully, groped in the sticky blood mud on the soles, and dug out a bloody silver dollar.
After taking a closer look, I discovered that there were several carriages not far away. "Go and see a few people to see what's on those carriages, and take away all the valuables for me."
"Master's seat is made of silver dollars and gold."
Lu Xiaojia was overjoyed. There was no one else who could take advantage of the war to make some money to spend.
"Then what are you waiting for? Load everything up for me."
