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    When Ningling's Beiyang Army rushed into the position in a chaotic manner, Mei Sheng had already led the cavalry to complete the cleaning of the outpost position. Under the strong attack of dozens of submachine guns and grenade launchers, the Beiyang infantry stationed here were captured without even a sound of resistance.  Clean it all.

    When the main force passed by here 20 minutes later, the muddy ground was already lined with surrendered Beiyang infantry. The rumble of the engines made the Beiyang soldiers involuntarily turn their attention to the truck convoy behind them.  When he and several armored vehicles passed by, his face turned pale with fear.

    "Your cavalry is still very powerful. If it were our infantry, we would have to struggle for a while at least."

    The praise made Mei Sheng scratch his head. The cavalry was originally best at detours and sneak attacks. It was really not a big achievement to defeat a Beiyang outpost that didn't even have a machine gun. What he wanted to see most now was how useful the armored vehicles were. He rubbed his hands and asked  "Commander Qiu, when will it start?" Qiu Wenbin said, pointing to the artillerymen who were calculating the distance with German-made rangefinders that looked like iron pipes, and said, "The artillery will first clear the perimeter for us and suppress the enemy's firepower.  At that time, you will still need your cavalry to feign attacks to draw out the firepower."

    The Krupp 1909 105mm howitzer does not need to dig bunkers during offensive battles. However, because the gun body is light, the Wehrmacht ordered a 20 times caliber long barrel type, so the artillerymen need to use sandbags to suppress the wheels and frame to prevent firing.  The resulting larger shift affects accuracy.  It took five minutes to deploy the 12 howitzers and several minutes to assemble the 70mm infantry gun, so it took eight minutes for the first shell to leave the barrel.

    "Boom! Boom!"

    Ningling is a small town. It has neither city walls nor strong defenses. It has only two highlands in the shape of horns. The 158-kilogram grenade plowed into the Beiyang highlands marked 101 and 1. It seemed to be very solid before.  The fortifications and bunkers almost collapsed upon contact, which made the soldiers of the 8th Mixed Brigade slap themselves hard. Why didn't they think of making them stronger!

    Wang Zhanyuan's expression also changed slightly. Although he had heard that the National Defense Forces were equipped with larger-caliber heavy artillery after the Battle of Xinyang, he had always dismissed it. He always believed that infantry was the key, but he didn't understand what a thicker barrel meant until he faced it now.  The two Beiyang artillery battalions deployed behind the high ground opened fire. Although the 75mm Japanese-made field artillery ballistics could pose some threat to the opponent in the straight range, the power of the artillery shells that I thought was good before now seems to be too small.  "Cavalry, spread out, draw out the fire." "Artillery, pay attention." After receiving the order, Mei Sheng could not wait for a moment. More than two hundred cavalry, who were already impatient, took advantage of the artillery to stop and roared towards the opposite side, passing by along the way.  The crop fields were trampled by iron hooves until the soil rolled up. Seeing the cavalry, Beiyang immediately pulled out Maxim and Madsen from hiding. The artillerymen on both wings also turned their muzzles to prepare for the desperate Wehrmacht cavalry to have a good time.  The sound of machine guns finally restored some confidence to the Eighth Mixed Brigade, but not long after the fight, the cavalry actually circled and went back. Wang Zhanyuan suddenly changed his color and shouted: "Quick! Stop! Stop!"

    "As soon as his words came out, the artillerymen of the National Defense Forces on the opposite side roared again. This time they not only fired 12 105 heavy artillery pieces, but also a total of 36 70mm infantry cannons from three regiments. These infantry cannons with lengthened barrels were pushed into  After two thousand meters, the power was enough to pose a threat to some light firepower points in the battlefield. The booming sound of the artillery even scared the retreating cavalry company's horses to howl and neigh, almost knocking Mei Sheng and others to the ground. After owning the truck,  10丨 It was finally possible to carry more artillery shells, so each firepower point of Beiyang Lu was ravaged by artillery shells at least three or four times. Seeing that it was almost done, Qiu Wenbin immediately ordered the brigade's heavy artillery to concentrate all firepower on the gap between Ningling and Shangqiu.  On the right side of Hill 102, suppress the artillery above, and then throw in infantry to attack the frontal containment. At the same time, six armored vehicles were thrown into the right side of Hill 102. The Daimler armored vehicle with a new engine was like a monster, spewing black smoke from the ground.  They came out quickly from behind, and the speed of 20 kilometers per hour in the wilderness was enough to ensure that they could complete the rapid penetration. The solid rubber tires and unique four-wheel drive technology ensured that there was no need to worry too much about the ruggedness and potholes. In addition to armored vehicles, there are more than 300 choices.  The infantrymen who came out hid behind thick steel plates and used the vehicle body as a cover to attack along the right wing. "Brigade commander, look over there!"  "The staff officer was startled by the big guy who suddenly appeared in the telescope, and quickly reminded Wang Zhanyuan, who was commanding the front. He realized the danger with just one look at Wang Zhanyuan, and remembered that the full-body armor used by Russia during the Russo-Japanese War could not even hit bullets.  Wearing a truck, he shouted anxiously: "Hurry!  Quickly turn the cannons around!

    "The Beiyang artillerymen who were so overwhelmed that they couldn't lift their heads began to turn their muzzles. But let's not talk about how difficult it was to hit the armored vehicle that was a few meters away and bypassed the front at a speed of 20 kilometers per hour. The flames from the muzzles alone caused another fire.  Here comes the crazy suppression of the KB brigade artillery. Shi Mingyang, the machine gunner hiding in the No. 1 car, was the original heavy machine gunner of the 11th brigade. After participating in the Xiaogan Defense War, he participated in a special heavy machine gun training class and was transferred because of his outstanding performance.  Join the guard division. Although it is onlyIt was October, but it was not pleasant to get into the narrow and noisy armored vehicle. Everyone was sweating profusely along the way. However, we were more excited than sad. The thought of having thick armored steel  The protection allows you to fire as much as you want, and the taste is indescribable.  The steel-armored monster that first appeared in China staggered to the rear of the K2 highland. When it approached the highland, a large number of Beiyang soldiers appeared on the horizon. It must be said that compared with Ni Jun, the 8th Brigade, formerly the Zhili Mixed Brigade, fought much more bravely.  Several officers personally led the team, using trees and bunkers to try to block the armored vehicle's path.  The tinkling sound of stray bullets hitting the steel plate still frightened the KB brigade drivers who were using armored vehicles for the first time. Artillery shells fired from the highlands also exploded in the surroundings from time to time, so everyone rushed left and right in the hope of reducing the number of hits.  There was a possibility of hitting him, but after a while he realized that it was okay to be hit by a bullet, so he suddenly became more courageous, increased the accelerator and rushed towards the Beiyang Army.  When the distance reached 500 meters, Shi Mingyang took the lead and opened fire.  The German-origin 792mm Maxim is smaller than the self-produced ammunition needed to ensure universal use.  The Han III heavy machine gun is more powerful, but the ammunition consumption is too serious, but who cares about it when fighting. Shi Siming can squeeze the trigger as much as he wants through the aiming hole, and the machine gun mount connected to the car body ensures that the machine gun  No loss of accuracy due to tremor.  The power of Liu Ting Maxim's full-speed fire was extremely frightening. The flames were spitting out, and the copper-coated pointed bullets flew towards the enemy with an icy sheen. Although the Beiyang soldiers hid behind trees and bunkers, they still could not stop the strong wind.  A torrential attack.  Shi Siming's gun was aimed at a big tree. He had seen it very clearly just now. There was a Madsen light machine gun behind the tree. Beiyang has also purchased many such light machine guns since Kocang Mountain.  Todoroki?  Look how he died!  Almost without thinking, Shi Siming pulled the trigger in that direction. Within a moment, the big tree as thick as a bowl was broken by bullets. The Beiyang machine gunner behind him was so frightened that he quickly dodged, but he could not avoid the bullets with such a move.  There were four or five bullet holes in the child.  Blood and the scream of machine guns constituted the only melody as the roundabout team advanced. Faced with six armored vehicles firing at full speed, the Beiyang soldiers finally couldn't hold on anymore and fled back one after another, giving Shi Siming the opportunity to kill.  It only took less than twenty minutes for the six armored vehicles to complete the task of tearing apart the flank defense line and returning to the rear of Hill 102 in a large circle. Upon seeing this, the infantry following the vehicles immediately used mortars and grenade launchers.  Attacking the weakly defended rear area, instantly the entire 102 Highlands was filled with shining fireballs.  After Highland 102 was in danger, Highland 01, which was the corner of each other, suddenly didn't know what to do. They wanted to rescue but were afraid that the infantry would leave the bunker and be massacred by the opponent's superior artillery and machine guns. If they didn't rescue, once Highland 102 was lost, the shorter Highland 101 might also be lost.  Can't hold on.  Thousands of meters away, Ningling Town was already in chaos. The rumbling sound of cannons scared the people and fled northward.  Taking advantage of the opportunity to attack from the front and rear, two 70mm infantry guns and four 80mm mortars were pushed to the foot of the mountain. The shells drew arcs from overhead and continued to fall into the Beiyang position. Taking advantage of the superior artillery cover, the two  The infantry of the company began to charge towards the high ground under the cover of machine guns.  In order to ensure combat effectiveness when they were first established, 101 and 10丨 removed a large number of veterans from each division, and the proportion of new recruits was only 30%. The veterans who had been baptized by Hubei and Xiaocangshan had long been accustomed to charging with dense bullets.  , hashed into a skirmish line and then used all available bunkers or craters to climb up bit by bit.  Wang Zhanyuan's hands and feet were cold, and he never expected that a gap would be torn open so quickly. The infantry brought by six armored vehicles kept attacking from the back of the weak defense, causing the front to begin to collapse.  And he too underestimated the firepower of the guard division. Not to mention the 12 heavy artillery pieces in a brigade, there were also 36 infantry cannons and 36 mortars, and grenadiers were even equipped to the squad.  Facing the Qing Dynasty who could throw artillery shells into the position hundreds of meters away, the nerves of the 8th Beiyang Brigade began to slowly break. Many soldiers took advantage of the chaos and began to flee. Seeing that the position was getting more and more chaotic, Wang Zhanyuan also paid attention to it.  If there was no danger, he would draw his knife and chase the soldiers who escaped without authorization. However, after taking a few steps, he was knocked to the ground by an exploding 120mm mortar and fell unconscious.  After losing his commanding brain, Beiyang became even more unable to resist. The back road was blocked by six armored vehicles and KB brigade soldiers who kept coming around the gap. In the end, they had to put down their guns and surrender.  Mei Sheng looked at his watch and stuck out his tongue. In the past, when one infantry brigade faced another infantry brigade, even if the artillery was strong, it would take several hours for the infantry to open a gap, but now it is less than an hour from arrival to attack.  It starts to thin out.  Thinking of how proud I was when I led the cavalry in a surprise attack just now, I feel a little uncomfortable. How about applying for a transfer to learn driving?  I wonder if the leader will kick his ass!  .

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