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Chapter 544 Chapter 544
"These bastards! After being bombed like this, there are still so many cannons!" A soldier of the Tang army hiding in the trench shook the dirt off his body depressedly holding a rifle.

Just now a shell landed near his position, raising a cloud of dust that almost buried him.

The gravel falling from the sky hit the M35 helmet, making a crackling sound, and medical soldiers ran past from time to time, rushing towards the shouting sound.

No matter how well the trenches are dug, there will still be unlucky people who will be hit by shells.Either be killed by the blast, or lie on the ground with broken arms and legs and howl loudly.

There are also those who are not so lucky, and are scratched by shrapnel... This is the most unlucky one. They can't get off the line of fire with minor injuries, and they have to continue fighting while bleeding.

In war, the most ruthless point is that no matter you are brave or cowardly, whether you are a soldier or a civilian, you will always die.

The first warrior to stand up and charge may be hit by a bullet and fall down, or he may be unharmed.By the same token, the second soldier who jumps out of the trench to catch up may also be shot, or he may be fine.

If you dare not follow along, you may not be able to live even if you just squat in the trench and close your eyes. It is possible that a shell will fall and you will go to another world peacefully.But if you move your body, there is a chance that you will be hit and die.

Bullets have no eyes, neither good nor evil, let alone mercy.The moment it flew out of the barrel, there were only two possibilities: hit or miss.

In the sky, a Stuka dive bomber roared down, making a terrifying scream, and dropped a bomb as it got close to the ground.

On the Qi army's position in the distance, there was another dull and loud noise, and a column of smoke soared into the sky, tumbling and rising, and it was unknown what hit it again.

The Qi army was not to be outdone, and another shell landed near the Tang army's position. The huge explosion raised dust that covered the sky, and the air was full of a choking smell of burning.

Lying on the edge of the position, a platoon leader looked at the Qi army's position with a telescope.Then he retracted his head and reminded his subordinates loudly: "They are coming up again! Prepare to fight! The Qi army has begun to attack! Get ready!"

Everyone began to check their ammunition, and there was a sound of pulling the bolt on the ground.Immediately afterwards, another artillery shell from the Qi army fell, and landed in Luozhen behind him.

A low building collapsed, kicking up a cloud of dust.At this point no one even looked back because everyone was already used to it.

Even the leisurely and playful soldiers of the Tang Army even made a bet that there would be a few buildings left in Luo Town after the battle was over.

"Here we come!" When everyone was ready for everything, the soldiers of the Qi army had already pressed up. They stepped over the corpses of their companions and approached the defensive position of the Tang army step by step.

The battle broke out immediately, and Tang Jun's machine guns hiding in the frontal position began to roar again.The annoying sound of tearing cloth once again devastated the ears of Qi soldiers. They even really complained that the Tang army always had some weapons and equipment units with unique and unpleasant sounds.

The rate of fire of the MG42 machine gun is quite fast, so most of Tang Jun chooses to use ammunition belts to feed ammunition.That is to say, Tang Jun's logistics support is very good, and the generals also attach great importance to it, otherwise they really can't afford this kind of weapon that hits bullets like splashing water.

After the sound of a cloth tearing machine echoed on the ground, the Qi army's offensive came to a halt again for a short time.But this time they did not retreat as usual, but continued to grit their teeth and approach Tang Jun's position.

Tang Jun also immediately discovered the problem. There seemed to be more troops entering the battlefield behind the opponent. This time, the Qi army did not use one regiment, but two regiments or even more troops.

The densely packed Qi army rushed into the battlefield. The Qi army who was close to the Tang army's position was shot by machine guns, and they stuck to the Tang army's position.

This time, although the mortar fired dozens of shells, and these shells also landed in the most densely populated place of the Qi army, the Qi army, which suffered heavy casualties, did not retreat, but continued to advance desperately.

It seems that after several trials, the Qi army is unwilling to waste any more time. They plan to take back Luozhen today and open up the road to Nanye.

"Boom!" Tang Jun's shooters began to join the battle. They aimed K3 rifles at the enemies close to their positions, and then opened fire calmly.

After firing a bullet, they didn't bother to observe the results of their own battles, and retreated directly into the trench, pulling the bolt to reload.

With the addition of these shooters, Tang Jun's firepower suddenly became more three-dimensional and denser.

The Qi army who dispersed the attack immediately felt the pressure. Even though they had dispersed their formation, soldiers would still fall in the face of the opponent's bursts of fire.

It is not an easy task to attack by stepping on the corpses of friendly troops who were killed before. Although there is no difficult barbed wire in front of the Tang army's position, this does not mean that the journey is easy.

The bullets hit head-on, and there were actually not many Qi soldiers who had the courage to keep going. Most of the time, they crawled on the corpses. In the end, the distance of more than 100 meters seemed to be endless torture for them.

However, the Qi Army does have a numerical advantage. Not to mention that the entire Qi State's western front troops are moving closer to Luozhen, the 3rd Army is just three infantry divisions, with a scale of nearly 2 troops.

The infantry division of the Qi State is not like the infantry division of the Tang Army. It does not have such a huge establishment of 20,000 people. The infantry division of the Qi State is very traditional, with a minimum of 4500 people.

As for the main force like the 3rd Army, the three divisions under its jurisdiction are all elite, so the establishment is very large, all of which are strengthened, and they are all configured with six to 3 people.

Together with the artillery directly under the military headquarters and other miscellaneous troops, the strength of the entire Third Army exceeds 3, close to 2.This is probably the strength of a division of the Tang army, and the firepower configuration of the two sides is also similar.

However, in terms of training, the performance of weapons and equipment, and the ability of commanders, there is still a huge gap between Qi and Tang, which also determines the battlefield performance of the two troops.

The reason why the Qi army invested more troops in this attack was because reinforcements arrived later, and the Qi army had assembled more than 3 troops nearby.

With so many troops crowded together, it was obvious that it was almost impossible to squeeze.If more troops are not invested in the attack, then everyone can only hold together and wait for the Tang Guo Air Force to bomb.

Therefore, this time, the Qi army dispatched 3 infantry regiments in one go, and the strength of an entire infantry division, launched a fierce attack regardless of the cost.

The soldiers of the Qi Army, armed with bayonets, attacked the Tang Army's position with the most primitive tactics. When they approached, the Tang Army's flanks, which had been hiding all the time, crossed fire and finally began to roar.

At this time, the commanders on the front line of the Qi State realized that the Tang army who had been fighting with them before was not serious at all.

Now that the hidden firepower has joined the battle, Tang Jun's three-sided firepower has doubled the Qi Army's casualties in an instant.

The red-eyed Qi army did not retreat, the supervising team pressed forward, and continued to force their own troops to attack regardless of their disregard.

Five 6000 people were crowded on the battlefield like this, with countless casualties and insisted on standing still, unable to take a step forward and not allowed to take half a step back.

With the passage of time, the ammunition of the defenders on the Tang army's position began to tighten.A soldier opened the ammunition box under his feet and found that it was mostly empty.

"Ammo! I need ammo!" Almost at the same moment, the soldier on the other side pulled out the last magazine of the Thomson submachine gun from the magazine bag on his chest and shouted loudly.

"The reserves are almost gone! The delivery of ammunition will have to wait 10 minutes..." the platoon leader shouted loudly while loading new ammunition into his K3 rifle with a bridge clip.

"The tank troops should counterattack! If they don't fight again, our side will not be able to hold on!" After all, it was a temporary defensive position, and the Qi army's reckless attack caused a lot of trouble for the Tang army.A battalion commander standing on the ground put down his binoculars and said to the liaison officer beside him.

"The head of the regiment has already sent the news to the armored troops. I don't know why there is still no movement." The liaison officer raised his binoculars and looked at the enemy line that was already quite close to his own position, and said anxiously.

"No way! Wait... If something goes wrong, they will die!" The infantry battalion commander was a little annoyed. He didn't want to lose Luozhen's outlying positions on the first day when the battle broke out.

If the Qi army is really put into Luozhen to fight street battles, the strength of the Qi army will be brought into full play. Although the Tang army may not necessarily lose, being passive is an inevitable result.

On the other side of the battlefield, Tang Army's armored troops had been ordered to leave the reverse slope where they were hiding. They were already some distance away from the battlefield, but at this moment they did not attack the side of Tang Army's defensive position.

After discussing it, the 1st Battalion felt that if they just repelled the Qi army, it would obviously not gain much.It also exposed the hidden position that was finally found, which is simply a loss-making business.

So they decided to make a big one: raid the Qi army's hinterland, destroy the Qi army's artillery positions, and turn the enemy's assembly point upside down!
This plan takes advantage of the speed of the armored forces. If successful, the benefits will be greater than directly attacking the frontline troops of Qi.

So after the 2 tanks of the 3nd Battalion and 4rd Platoon were left behind to raid the flank of the Qi army's attacking troops on the front line according to the original plan, the remaining 5 platoons, a total of 18 tanks, circled around aggressively from the other side. It went around to the flank of the 3rd Army of Qi State.

While the Tang Army infantry was waiting for their tanks to launch a flank attack to help them relieve the pressure, the Tang Army's 1st Armored Division, 1st Regiment, and 1st Battalion went crazy again.

(End of this chapter)