Ma Zheng did not go into battle himself. He stayed with the large forces of the Third Army. When the armored division opened a hole, he could lead the large forces to charge.
Li Jingxiao watched from behind with a telescope the whole time.
Xiao Yi looked at Li Jingxiao from the side and thought to himself that he, the governor, was a war maniac.
I get excited when I go to the battlefield.
The armored division, commanded by division commander Zhang Dalei, launched the first battle of motorized warfare.
The targets of the attack were the Qing army and the American Zhaozhou Defense Line.
The two armies have deployed several lines of defense here, and their teacher is the Tenglong Army.
During the various countries' battles with the Tenglong Army, they learned positional warfare.
It's just that the layout of positional warfare is not comparable to that of the Tenglong Army, which is mainly reflected in the firepower configuration.
The Third Army of the Tenglong Army outside Zhengzhou attacked again, plus an armored division.
First, the artillery of the Third Army hit the US military position.
The U.S. military did not build bombproof caves and could only hide in the trenches and be beaten.
US artillery also began to counterattack, bombing the Tenglong Army's armored units.
The armored divisions of the Tenglong Army were very dispersed and attacked according to formations, with the tank corps at the head.
Behind the tank corps is the armored vehicle corps, and behind it is the motorcycle brigade.
The fully mechanized attack made the US and Qing troops on the opposite side dumbfounded.
The motorcycle brigade behind them was covered by armored vehicles, so they were relatively safe.
Ordinary artillery of the US and Qing armies simply could not penetrate the armor of Tenglong Army tanks.
The heavy armored vehicles and tanks of the armored division cover the light armored vehicles and motorcycle brigade as they continue to approach the forward positions.
On the vast battlefield outside Zhaozhou City, the motorized troops galloped past like a fast-reacting cavalry.
The sound of roaring engines echoed across the battlefield, intertwined with the thunderous sound of artillery bombardment.
The soldiers on the motorcycle were wearing camouflage uniforms and steel helmets, with grenades hanging from their waists and camouflage paint on their faces.
Some of them were riding motorcycles, while others were holding heavy machine guns.
Following the attack of armored vehicles and tanks, the tank tracks made a dull sound as they rubbed against the ground.
The air was also filled with the smell of a mixture of dust and machine oil.
The U.S. military saw patches of dust rising in front of them, covering the sky.
There was also the scene of continuous artillery fire, which made them tremble.
The soldiers of the Tenglong Empire Armored Division were all grinning. Although they had just joined the armored division, they had not trained for long.
But they have already seen how powerful these weapons are. They are simply steel beasts and a nightmare for the enemy.
The tank crew began to cooperate with each other, and the driver continued to drive the tank forward, speeding up as much as possible while avoiding the large artillery on the opposite side.
Heavy armored vehicles and tanks began their killing spree.
The American and Qing troops who fought did not dare to raise their heads at all.
After the US artillery position was exposed, it also became the direction of the Tenglong Army's attack.
Another heavy artillery position of the Tenglong Army began to bombard the artillery position on the opposite side.
The US military had no idea that the Tenglong Army had such an artillery position.
This batch of artillery is also the latest heavy artillery built by the Tenglong Army.
The positions arranged by the US artillery troops were based on the previous Tenglong Army artillery range.
They think this place is perfectly safe.
Who knew that the Tenglong Army had hidden secrets?
"Boom boom boom boom..."
"Boom boom boom boom..."
"Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang..."
"What's going on Carson?"
"Your Excellency Lieutenant General, what's wrong, our artillery position was destroyed?"
"How is this possible? Our artillery positions are not located in the rear?"
"Who knew, the damn Tenglong Army artillery suddenly became so powerful."
"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, let's retreat quickly. If the enemy can blow up our artillery position, it can also destroy our headquarters."
Armstrong nodded.
"Quickly notify the headquarters to retreat quickly and retreat to a safe distance."
".go."
Armstrong, Carson and others had just exited the headquarters, and the area near their headquarters was also bombarded by artillery shells.
"Boom boom boom boom..."
"Bang bang bang bang bang bang..."
Armstrong was knocked to the ground by the aftermath of a nearby shell.
His personal guards helped him up.
He looked at his command post and breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, we left quickly.
"Carson."
"I'm here, Commander."
"Are you okay?"
"Oh, God bless, I have my hands and feet."
"Go, retreat as soon as possible."
"Commander, what should we do with our frontline troops?"
"Tell our people to retreat, the Qing army will ignore it."
"yes."
The tanks of the Tenglong Army continued to bombard the US military positions, and countless trenches were destroyed.
The armored divisions had reached the first line of defense, and tanks and armored vehicles easily crossed the trenches of the first line of defense.
Motorcycles can only go around.
Ma Zheng followed closely with the infantry to the first line of defense.
"Hahaha, Lord, this armored division is so useful that the US military retreated without even putting up any symbolic resistance."
"The future will be all about mechanized warfare, so study it carefully."
"yes."
"My lord, it's still early now. You wait first while we attack the second line of defense while the iron is hot."
"Okay, go ahead."
"Zhang Dalei, continue the attack."
"yes."
"Rumble..."
The armored division's vehicles replenished their weapons and ammunition and continued the attack.
The U.S. military was the first line of defense and they caused almost zero damage to the Tenglong Army.
The U.S. military suffered thousands of casualties and lost an artillery position.
They retreated from both sides of the second line of defense.
The Qing troops on the second line of defense were exposed.
"Sir Governor, this American army is so useless. They lost their No. 1 position in just one morning."
"Yang Shan, I have told you so many times that we have lost Shandong. Don't call me the governor again."
"You are no longer the Shandong Admiral you once were."
"Hey, Shandong was lost in our hands. It is your responsibility to take Shandong back."
"Sir Governor, this American army has been resisting the Tenglong Army in front for so long. Why did it suddenly fail to hold on?"
"There's a problem. I just watched the US military retreat, and it was like running around. They didn't even bring any supplies with them when they retreated."
"Look at all their artillery and supplies."
"The rumbling sound I heard just now must be another trump card used by the Tenglong Army."
"It's really weird. How did Li Jingxiao do this damn thing?"
"They are not developing fast, but their weapons are much more advanced than those of the foreigners."
"The weapons we have were definitely the most powerful weapons in the world four years ago."
"The muskets in our hands now are like firewood compared to those of the Tenglong Army."
"Don't dislike it, don't the weapons in the hands of the US military be the same as ours?"
"You can't say we are too weak, it's just that the Tenglong Army is too strong."
"Report, Governor, Admiral, the Tenglong Army has approached our position."
"Go out and have a look!"
"Yang Shan, look quickly, what is that thing that appeared on the Tenglong Army position in front?"
