One month before the navy launched a military attack on Denmark, that is, March 1, 1735.
The Ming Dynasty's imperial divisions combined with the Japanese army began their second large-scale attack on the Holy Roman Empire.
The size of the last coalition was five armored brigades, fifteen mechanized infantry brigades, and ten cavalry brigades of the Ming army, plus twenty brigades of Japanese troops.
In this attack, the size of the Ming Dynasty King's Division was slightly larger than the previous one, with five more special operations brigades added. The Japanese state expanded to sixty mixed brigades, and the number of troops invested at one time reached 300,000.
Firstly, due to the lessons learned from the last battle, the Holy Roman Empire's resistance ability was indeed underestimated, which ultimately caused the problem of summer plague.
Secondly, it was also because they all made money by participating in the Japanese war. After returning home, many daimyo were dissatisfied, thinking that the distribution of the generals was unfair.
During the break from attending the summit last year, the second-rate general mentioned this matter, and Zhu Cixiang agreed to meet the demands of the deal, which was nothing more than spending more money.
Most of the daimyo in Japan relied on working as mercenaries for the Ming Empire to raise their troops for free, otherwise they would have to pay out of their own pockets.
As long as there are wars to fight, not only do they not need to spend money to raise troops, but they can also earn a lot of pocket money for themselves by serving the Ming Empire...
First he went to fight in the East Indies, then went to the United States. He previously fought monkeys in Annan, and more recently participated in the war against the Holy Roman Empire.
The more wars his men participated in, the more silver coins the daimyo earned.
The prerequisite is that you have to have a good relationship with the useless general and get enough troop quotas.
This time Zhu Cixiang decided to invest 300,000 Japanese troops in one fell swoop. Their combat effectiveness may not be as good as the Ming Dynasty king's army.
But his ability to mess around on the battlefield is still outstanding. Even if he can't kill the opponent, he can still scrape the ground everywhere.
Under the premise that his income is rising steadily in the next year, Zhu Cixiang doesn't care about the money at all.
The purpose is to directly cripple or even kill the Holy Roman Empire. Only in this way can it be eliminated quickly.
Don't be too optimistic, otherwise just like last time, you will easily get angry afterwards...
"what is that?"
"The yellow-skinned monkey's tank?"
"How could it be so big?"
When the soldiers of the Holy Roman Empire saw the dust rising across the line of actual control and the huge steel monsters rushing toward their location, they all had expressions of uncertainty.
Zhu Cixiang distributed two hundred T-9 heavy tanks (Panthers) to the five armored brigades responsible for opening the road. Each armored brigade can be assigned forty tanks, which can arm a tank battalion.
Zhang Huangyan took advantage of the situation and asked the following to use this batch of new ground equipment to try their skills. The relevant training has been completed long ago, and the only thing left is actual target shooting...
The T-9's ninety-five-millimeter gun can fire armor-piercing shells and grenades. The former is used to destroy armored targets, and the latter is used to attack infantry and fortifications.
With the emergence of the T-9, the original main T-8 tank (No. 4) was suddenly reduced to a supporting role.
Fortunately, there are not many T-9s this time, and a large number of T-8 tanks can still continue to shine.
The Holy Roman Empire did not intend to sit still and wait for death in order to prevent the enemy from the east from invading again.
With the strong support of Crown Prince Joseph, the Imperial Arsenal successively developed "Crusaders" comparable to the T-7 (No. 3), and "Imperial Guardsmen" of the same tonnage as the T-8.
Before the "Second Contest of Titans" began, more than a thousand Crusaders had rolled off the production line, and about three hundred Imperial Guards had been built.
They were not deployed in the border areas because they were worried about possible raids by the evil empire's air force fighters.
There is no doubt that Panzer No. 9 greatly exceeded the opponent's expectations.
In terms of armor, firepower, and mobility, it completely defeated any foreign tank of the same period.
In addition to its high cost, complicated craftsmanship, and the need for high-horsepower trailers and engineering vehicles, this tank is the top land warfare weapon in the world today.
But for Emperor Haojing, who has plenty of money in his pocket, the cost, craftsmanship and supporting vehicles are no longer a problem at all. It’s just a waste of money!
Due to the use of a brand new large-caliber tank gun and the fact that the entire vehicle's armor is made of manganese-chromium alloy, the cost of small-scale production of the No. 9 tank is as high as 200,000 silver coins.
The total value of the two hundred No. 9 vehicles put into actual combat has reached 40 million silver coins. If it were replaced by foreign armies, I am afraid only the Incas or Ottomans could afford it...
In Zhu Cixiang's view, given that the national strength and industrial level of the Holy Roman Empire far exceeded that of rubbish countries like Annan, it was necessary and necessary to upgrade the weapons and equipment of the Ming Dynasty.
The Air Force got the single-engine "Flamingo" fighter plane, and the Army couldn't justify not having new tanks.
Spending 40 million silver coins to install 200 Panzer IX tanks would be a good start to the Second Western Expedition to the Holy Roman Empire.
The reason why the No. 9 heavy tank was not installed on a large scale for the Western Expeditionary Force was not that its cost was too high, but that this tank had not participated in any actual combat before.
Once a large-scale situation occurs during actual combat, it will directly affect the progress of the Western Expedition.
It would be more appropriate to continue to use the more reliable No. 7 and No. 8 tanks, and wait until the battle is completed, depending on the specific situation.
Zhu Cixiang believes that after the Ming Dynasty Air Force is equipped with "Flamingo" fighter jets, the speed of fighting for air supremacy will be faster than last time.
The "Flamingo" is a fighter jet specially developed to deal with the "Albatross". The Sixth Air Force of the Air Force participating in the Western Expedition has installed as many as 2,000 aircraft.
However, the service of the "Flamingo" does not mean that the number of "Black-footed Albatross" participating in the war will be greatly reduced. This time, 4,000 "Black-footed Albatross" are temporarily assigned to the Sixth Air Force.
The "Flamingo" was mainly used to replace the "Albatross", which no longer participated in the Second Western Expedition, and the number of "Hercules" bombers participating in the war remained at the last three thousand.
The investment scale of "Black Hawk" armed helicopters and "Condor" utility helicopters is also around 2,000. Together with 1,000 "Hercules" transport aircraft, the total number of combat aircraft reaches 14,000.
The scale is similar to last time, but due to the service of "Flamingo", the combat effectiveness of the fighter unit is much stronger than last time.
On the first day of the war, swarms of "Flamingos" destroyed more than twenty enemy airfields on the other side of the actual control line.
At least a hundred "Albatross" fighters that were too late to take off or had already taken off were shot down. More than a thousand "Flamingos" dispatched by the Sixth Air Force were not lost.
However, the pilots reported that they had discovered another single-engine fighter, which was larger and seemed to have better performance than the "Albatross". It was named "Turkey" because it was also shot down ruthlessly.
Through interrogation of the captured pilots, we learned that this fighter plane is called the "Falcon" and is a new fighter developed by the Holy Roman Empire last year.
It weighs about one and a half tons, has a speed of about 230 kilometers, a range of about 800 kilometers, and is equipped with a cannon and two machine guns.
Although its cannon has a caliber of 22 mm, its quality is very poor and it often jams. This makes the pilots of the Holy Roman Empire complain endlessly, and they always take measures to kill their opponents.
In comparison, the "Flamingo" can suppress the "Falcon" fighter jet in all aspects of its performance, and the opponent has no idea of the existence of this new fighter jet.
The "Falcon" fighter jet is used to check and balance the "Black-footed Albatross", but before it succeeds, it turns into a burning "turkey"...
Through interrogation, it was learned that the Holy Roman Empire also imitated the "Black-footed Albatross" and developed a twin-engine heavy fighter called the "Eagle".
After Zhang Huangyan learned this information, he believed that the other party was generally unable to successfully develop two new fighters at the same time in a short period of time.
It must have received very objective technical support from France, the Netherlands, Sweden, or even two countries.
Zhu Cixiang also thinks so, but there is no direct evidence, and speculation cannot be taken seriously. It is not easy to draw random conclusions yet.
Both sides have new weapons on display, but it is obvious that the Ming Empire is slightly better in both air and land areas.
Zhang Huangyan not only has new fighters and tanks, but also a new rocket launcher - Zhengde!
Each rocket weighs twenty kilograms and has a range of about five kilometers, which is not far, but it is better than twenty consecutive shots.
The vehicles belonging to the artillery force are trucks, and the armored force's version is a T-6 tank chassis.
This means that when the weather is bad, the Ming Army can bomb the opponent's position or city to pieces without the need for air force support!
You can imagine the grand scene of a hundred rocket launchers firing at the same time...
As the leading tank troops launched their horizontal push operations, the Holy Roman Empire defenders on the other side of the actual line of control were greeted by a hail of rockets.
After the rain stopped, the outpost position was in a mess, but the bomb impact area had turned into scorched earth with green smoke, and various weapons and human remains were scattered around.
Since the warhead of the rocket is equipped with a large number of iron beads, as long as it splashes out, soldiers without shelter will definitely be affected and may not be spared.
When the No. 9 tank appeared in front of the position, there was not a single defender left on the position. Anyone who could still move had turned around and ran away.
The trenches used for anti-tank cannot be an obstacle to the advancement of the Ming Dynasty's armored forces. A large number of fighter planes have already dropped bombs at low altitudes, opening gaps for ground troops.
The minefields laid out by Crown Prince Joseph did not have much effect at this time, because the Holy Roman Empire faced the wealthy Ming Empire.
Let engineers clear mines?
What a waste of effort? ? ?
First use bombers to carry out carpet bombing, and then use rocket launchers to wash the ground. Isn't that the end?
Although there are craters everywhere and the explosion is almost like the surface of the moon, it is still much better than letting the mines blow off the tracks of the tank.
The mine-sweeping tank was also modified from the No. 8 tank. A mine-clearing plow was installed in the front, and the tank could just follow behind.
It is said to be mine clearing, but it is actually responsible for clearing mines. As long as it can open a safe passage for the tanks behind it, the task is completed.
rich?
You can play however you want!
No money?
When encountering a mine formation, you have to be patient and let the engineering troops go up and scrape the ground first!
In order to deploy the entire coalition force in a short period of time, Zhang Huangyan ordered his troops to be divided into five groups and attack the hinterland of the empire at the same time.
Each coalition army included one armored brigade, three mechanized brigades, two cavalry brigades of the Ming army, and twelve mixed brigades of the Japanese army.
The troops of the Holy Roman Empire may block one or two of them, but they will never be able to block the push of five armies at the same time.
Tens of thousands of fighter planes paired with tens of thousands of tanks is no joke.
The fighter planes overhead blocked the sky and the sun, and the tanks on the ground were all over the mountains and fields, giving the opponent no chance to counterattack.
The city of Warsaw had long been recaptured by the Holy Roman Empire, and Crown Prince Joseph deployed five thousand garrison troops in the city.
The heavy equipment included 5,000 artillery pieces (mostly mortars), 100 tanks, 50 fighter planes, and thousands of horses used by the cavalry.
The actual significance is far less than the symbolic significance, because in the face of the tsunami of coalition forces, this force is completely insufficient.
Zhang Huangyan was no longer interested in the original capital city of Boli, which had little to exploit. The target of this operation was the hinterland of the Holy Roman Empire west of the Oder River.
The 200,000 Ottoman troops cooperating with the coalition operations on the southern front can still attack Vienna, which their sultan loves very much...
The war zones that both sides are responsible for are the same as last time. How much oil and water can be scraped depends entirely on their own abilities.
"Heaven!"
When they saw the dark enemy aircraft flying over Warsaw, the defenders were left in despair. They were still praying silently in their hearts, hoping to see a miracle. Only in this way could the situation of the war be reversed.
miracle?
Carpet bombing is a miracle!
As long as the defenders do not choose to surrender, the only gifts they can get are bombs, artillery shells, bullets, rockets, and grenades!
As the country with the largest arms production capacity in the world, after more than a year of hard work, wouldn’t it be a pity to use so much accumulated ammunition? What if it gets damp?
Crown Prince Joseph announced to the outside world that there were 20,000 defenders in Warsaw. This trick was working at least for now. The Ming Air Force treated the defenders in the city as 20,000 to 50,000...
After the recapture of Warsaw, Jumin in the city either fled to the west of the Oder River or had been plundered by the Ming army.
Joseph had no intention of restoring the city's population, because sooner or later the two sides would have to fight again, or even several times.
It can be said that after excluding the garrison, there are basically not many people left in the city, making it a quasi-ghost town.
There is no chance for ghosts to scare people in the quasi-ghost town, which is already bustling with activity due to the bombing.
Only the First Army is responsible for the siege of Warsaw, and the remaining four armies will continue to attack westward before encountering large cities.
As for the southeast of Warsaw, it is closer to Lublin along the actual line of control.
The Holy Roman Empire troops did not appear there, because the Ming Air Force turned the city into ruins last time.
Therefore, the last carpet bombing of cities in the Holy Roman Empire was not without great effect. At least this time the other side could no longer use some cities as bait.
The same is true for Krakow, south of Warsaw. When the city defenses were completely destroyed, it was very difficult for the defenders to defend, and the temporarily dug trenches were far less effective than the city walls and trenches.
What's more, it took the defenders weeks, even months, to build the fortifications.
In the face of carpet bombing by the Ming Air Force, their true colors will be revealed within a few days!
