In addition to the fact that the Mirage Armored Forces attacking Leping found the situation increasingly difficult, the situation of the Mirage Army on the beach landing site also became increasingly unfavorable.
Because the artillery of the 9th Army of the Tang Empire began to come ashore on a large scale to play its role: not only powerful 155mm caliber howitzers, but also a large number of rocket launchers.
This thing is the last straw that truly breaks the camel's back on the Mirage Army's defense line! After more than a dozen rocket launchers poured their ammunition onto the Mirage Army's defense line, they clearly realized that they might not be able to hold on until reinforcements arrived.
Intensive artillery fire instantly covered a defensive position of the Mirage Army, as if the Tang Army's firepower had suddenly increased by two or even three times.
Faced with such firepower, the remaining troops of the Mirage Army really had no way to hold on any longer. They had to continue to retreat back to a new line of defense.
But as they continued to retreat, the defenses they could rely on became increasingly sloppy: the Mirage Army had no intention of retreating to this position, and they did not have the ability to build three identical defense lines.
In fact, only the first line of defense is made of reinforced concrete, the second line of defense has only a few supporting points of a similar solid design, and the third line of defense basically only has trenches and some bunkers made of wood.
The Mirage Army that retreated repeatedly lost a large number of fortifications, which gave them less room for maneuver. And after losing enough trenches and bunkers, they actually had no way to continue fighting the Tang Army.
Just kidding, if you can just dig a few pits on the ground and fight with the Tang army, how can the Tang army be called the strongest army in the world?
Before the remaining troops of the Mirage Army, which had just moved to the third line of defense, had time to take a good rest, they discovered something extraordinary.
A tank they had never seen before, with a turret as curved as a pot lid, appeared in front of them: this was the second similar tank they had seen, the first one was seen on the beach. 63 amphibious tank with a large body.
The tank that appeared in front of them now was not tall, and could even be said to be a little short. But the long barrel of this thing shows its danger.
When the soldiers of the Mirage used their proud 76mm anti-aircraft gun modified anti-tank gun to fire a shot at the Tang Army's new tank, they found that the shell only left an inconspicuous hole on the Tang Army's tank. Bullet marks.
The tank continued to move forward as if it had not suffered any damage. At the same time, the Tang army that followed also showed the Mirage troops what it means to be well-trained.
They quickly spread out and spread their firepower behind the tanks. The light machine guns quickly suppressed the mirage troops on the position. At the same time, they also used mortars to easily kill the somewhat threatening 76mm. caliber anti-tank gun.
The accuracy of these Tang army mortar shots frightened the mirage troops stationed in the trenches. They usually need to fire two or three rounds to find the angle parameters, but the Tang army only needs one shell to almost all the remaining mortars find the firing parameters.
What made the Mirage troops even more frightened was that the 155mm caliber howitzers deployed by the Tang Army on the beach relied on their range advantage to maintain continuous suppression of the Mirage defense forces without advancing.
The opponent can shoot forward for more than 15 kilometers, and the power of the shells is frightening. The 150mm caliber artillery that the Mirage is equipped with was authorized by Cyric many years ago, and its range is only a little more than 10 kilometers.
The artillery battle between the two sides was completely at a disadvantage: most of the artillery positions were either destroyed by the naval guns of the Tang Empire fleet, or were killed by Stuka carrier-based aircraft... After they retreated further inland, I was educated by the 155 artillery and rocket launchers that landed.
Only now did the Mirage Army realize the cruelty of the world. The weapons and equipment in their hands were almost completely restrained and crushed by the weapons and equipment of the Tang Empire, leaving them with no power to fight back.
Certain characteristics of modern warfare are beginning to emerge. Multiple links, including sea, land, air, and even intelligence, reconnaissance, dispatch, and command, form an integral part of the military's combat effectiveness. When a problem occurs in one link, the entire closed loop collapses. This is why the appearance of 20 Ji made the lighthouse country break its defense.
Mirage is now facing a similar problem: the Zero fighter they had high hopes for had a problem, which directly caused them to lose battlefield air supremacy.
The loss of air superiority directly affected their naval and army operational decisions, which in turn caused their battlefield situation to begin to collapse.
"Tang Army tanks! Fire! Fire!" A Mirage Army officer waved his command knife and ordered his soldiers to fire on the Type 59 main battle tank directly in front.
Countless bullets hit the armor of that tank, and sparks flew everywhere! But the tank continued to move forward as if nothing was wrong, running over an already dilapidated trench.
It slowly rotated its turret, and then fired a shot near a machine gun position of the Mirage Army. Smoke filled the sky, and the Mirage Army's defense line immediately became much quieter.
On another armored vehicle, the commander controlled a roof-mounted machine gun with a shield and fired continuously at the Mirage's position.
Under the cover of this armored vehicle, the Tang Army soldiers advanced to a suitable distance, and they began to fire grenades, blasting the Mirage Army's position horribly.
The mirage army, whose firepower was completely suppressed for a time, could only huddle in the trench and wait to die, while the Tang army had already launched a charge at this time.
"For His Majesty the Emperor! Forward!" the commander of the Tang Army shouted loudly, and countless soldiers shouted and climbed up from the bumpy ground, took steps and rushed towards the mirage army's defense line.
They rushed to the vicinity of the Mirage trenches without much interference. Dozens of grenades were thrown out and landed in front and behind the Mirage defense lines. Immediately afterwards, these explosions flooded the trenches of the Mirage Army, and the tanks of the Tang Army had already rolled over these positions.
"Thud, tut, tug!" Standing on the edge of the trench, the Tang army began to shoot at the mirage troops in the trench pit from a high position.
Most of these mirage soldiers only had single-shot rifles. Although they fired back, their firepower was suppressed instantly. Except for a few Tang Army soldiers who were shot, such reckless fighting behavior did not affect the Tang Army's continued attack.
"Hello? Hello! General Mirage Wu Zhong! General Mirage...? I need support! If the tanks don't support me, the Tang Army will break through my defense line! Hello? Hello!" Grabbing the phone, the Mirage officer in the headquarters Weeping and wailing, desperately asking for reinforcements.
The troops who may be reinforcing him are still fighting with the paratroopers of the Tang Army near Leping at this moment. Even under the most optimistic estimates, the opponent would not be able to break through the defense within an hour.
Unfortunately, not all troops are called Tang Paratroopers. At least the combat effectiveness of these troops deployed on the beach by the Mirage Army cannot be compared with the Tang Paratroopers.
They did not have anti-tank rocket launchers, nor advanced tactics. There were not many anti-tank bombs mounted on long poles, so they could only watch the Tang Army's Type 59 tanks showing off their power on their own positions.
Just when the Mirage Army officer was clamoring for reinforcements, in the trench outside, soldiers of the Tang Army had already killed the garrisoned Mirage Army soldiers with a round of fire.
Several Tang troops rushed forward with assault rifles, and the Mirage soldiers in the trenches were killed and abandoned their armor. The Mirage guard outside the door shouted and was sent away with a grenade.
The explosion blew away the door of the headquarters, and the Mirage officer drew his pistol in the billowing smoke. But before he could raise his gun, he was kicked in the face by a shoe sole flying towards him.
A Tang Army soldier retracted his foot, then kicked away the pistol that fell on the ground. He looked disdainfully at the Mirage officer whose teeth were flying on the ground: "Come and see, I caught a high official!"
"Sir?" Seeing that the other party wanted to get up, another Tang Army soldier who came over gave the Mirage Army officer another kick in the stomach, completely rendering him incapacitated: "It's true."
"Hello? Hello! Are you still there? Who's talking?" Mirage Wu Zhong's urgent voice came from the receiver of the phone that was not hung up. This is the headquarters of an infantry division of the Mirage Army, and it is a very important headquarters on the beach defense line.
"Hello? Who are you?" The soldier from the 19th Infantry Division of the Tang Army asked carelessly as he grabbed the phone receiver.
"Who are you? Where is Mirage Wubian? Let him answer the phone!" On the other side of the phone, Mirage Wuzhong asked with the last glimmer of hope.
"Mirong Wu Bian? Who is Ming Wu Bian? You mean the one lying on the ground crying? He can't answer the phone. I am Hao Laosan, and this place has been occupied by the Tang Imperial Army!" The soldier was also unambiguous, He said his name and was very proud.
The next second, the phone was hung up...
Mirage Wuzhong knew that the beach defense line was almost finished. He now had to think about how he would deal with the complete landing of the Tang Army.
If the Mirage Navy's fleet can defeat the Tang Army's landing fleet at night, then he is still sure that he can trap the landing Tang Army to death on the South Island.
But if the navy fails, he will have to think about what to do if the South Island is lost: The only way the Mirage Army can fight against the Tang Army is that the Tang Army landed across the sea. If this capital is gone, then the Mirage Army... Why fight with Datang?
Just as Mirage Wuzhong was considering these issues, the Tang Army's Type 59 tanks had already crossed the third line of defense and launched a charge towards the deep area.
The battlefield is littered with abandoned artillery positions, discarded ammunition boxes, and some mirage bunker trenches that are still resisting.
However, the Tang Army's tank troops were not even interested in looking back, so they rushed onto the road, ran over the fields, and rushed north.
(End of chapter)
