Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 684 The Battle of the Kings (1)
Chen Jitang is undoubtedly an experienced commander of tank troops, and his layout during the march of tank troops is completely in line with the elements of both offense and defense.What he personally led was the elite 1st Division of the Panzer Corps, which was the division with the strongest breakthrough ability in his hands, and it was also the backbone force, so he placed it on the right wing.This is the most likely direction to encounter enemy tank troops. Although there is no accurate information that the enemy tank troops will definitely appear in this area, Chen Jitang still decides to be cautious.

Under his personal deployment, the marching layout of the 1st Division has bear tanks on the right flank. They are responsible for the protection and supply tasks in this direction. On the forward line, there is a mixed formation composed of leopard and lion tanks, while The backup support line is the main Tiger tank.The task Chen Jitang gave them was to quickly advance southwards, that is, in the direction of Moradabad, after breaking through the Mithra line of defense, so as to increase the strategic depth of the Dragon Army, so as to prepare for the follow-up anti-tank artillery battalion, high-level The artillery battalion builds a position.On the rear line was the 2nd Armored Division, whose main task was to act as a reserve, but also to protect the least defensive artillery units.

According to the scheduled plan, Chen Jitang only wanted to rush his troops to Mithra's Indian defense line quickly. If the time came in time, he would have enough time to set up the battlefield, and he could even send troops to the British tank troops who arrived later. An ambush.Unexpectedly, on the Mithra line of defense at this time, a large-scale British tank unit has already entered one after another. After repeated investigations by scouts, the number of tanks equipped and the tank turret Judging from the number of the troops, it should be two integrated armored corps, and the number of tanks should be at least a thousand or more.

For the sake of caution, Chen Jitang decided to exclude the two armored companies for further investigation or probing. Of course, this is an extremely dangerous mission. If the two companies are first discovered and surrounded by the enemy, they will undoubtedly be attacked. The brutal massacre of the pack of wolves, even wiped out the whole army, so Chen Jitang patted Brigadier Su Jin on the shoulder and said maliciously: "I will give you a mission to send you to death, do you dare to do it?"

As a brigade-level commander under the 1st Army of the Imperial Armored Corps, Major Su Jin has always commanded his troops in a cautious style.The white face and slightly thin body make him look like a general who can gallop on the battlefield, but Chen Jitang understands the blood and pride of a soldier in his bones best. Such almost harsh words challenged Su Jin.

"Dare! If you can't complete the task, you will shoot me!" Sure enough, Su Jin's pale face flushed red all of a sudden, and she hit the tank hard with her fist, giving a deafening answer.

During this period of time, Su Jin was the same as all the officers and soldiers on the front line.He deeply felt that the battle situation was not good, but he believed that the root cause of this bad situation was not in the combat soldiers, nor in the commander's tactical command, but in the damn weather here.The weather here is really too hot, with periods of fog and rain, which greatly affected the marching pace of the troops and also affected the front investigation.After a few hours of docking, the track of the tank unknowingly fell into the mud as deep as half a meter and could not be started. Not only that, the wear and tear of the parts was also increasing day by day.Many of the tanks in his unit had problems from time to time and were eventually withdrawn from combat.

In addition to the problem of marching, logistical supplies also encountered huge difficulties in bad weather. In the swampy tropical jungle, transport vehicles moved by mechanical wheels were far inferior to horse-powered supply teams. It is more effective in transportation, but the transportation volume of animal power is too small, and the speed is slow, which cannot meet the needs of front-line operations at all.

Su Jin, his family owns three silk reeling factories. In the eyes of ordinary people, he can definitely be a wealthy young man who has no worries about food and clothing. Support, from this point of view, he is a pure soldier, and he will not think too much about things that he can't understand. For him, he can not follow the life path specified by his family, but obey the orders of his superiors is the most important thing.

After receiving the commander's order, he led two armored companies and rushed forward along the way. There was no time to rest. Although he was quite tired, he immediately fought ten times after entering the outer cordon of Mithra. With the spirit of two points, he led the troops to search for the southern passage.The task he gave to the two search companies was: "Be on alert in the area three kilometers south of your main position, and report back immediately if you find the enemy's movements. At the same time, try not to exchange fire with the enemy without receiving orders, so as not to suffer unnecessary loss.

When the two tank companies drove out, the vanguard of the New Crusaders had already marched to a place less than four kilometers away from the outskirts of Mithra.If their planes can detect this area at this time, they will find that the Chinese tank troops of the two companies are like a weak civet cat, carefully stepping towards the sharp fangs of a mammoth.

However, China's new tanks also have a small weakness, that is, the target during the march is too obvious, and the smoke caused by the high-horsepower diesel engine power is enough to be seized by the enemy at a long distance, especially when a large-scale tank force advances , this weakness is even more obvious.

The two tank units facing each other met in a relatively open area. The jungle on both sides of the road had a slight turn at this place, and the New Crusaders who first discovered the enemy's situation, they You can see thick smoke rising from behind the jungle barrier.Immediately afterwards, Su Jin's troops also detected the enemy tank camp. Facing such a large-scale tank cluster, Su Jin couldn't help taking a breath, and immediately ordered the troops to stand by to reduce the smoke from the motors, and at the same time Report the situation detected to Chen Jitang by telegram.

"Damn it, it's a blessing, not a curse, and it's a disaster that can't be avoided. This time, let's have a head-to-head contest with the enemy to see who is the coward!" Chen Jitang broke his heart and said, "Order everyone to drive towards Mithra at full speed. Enter!"

On the Indian defense line, the commander of the coalition tank unit was Colonel Keren. When he stood on the turret and saw the gray-black smoke in the distance through the telescope in his hand, the first thought that came to mind was, I just encountered Chinese armored forces, and it seems that their number is still very large, at least not all of my own troops can deal with it.

After that, Karen considered how he should respond: retreat?This shows that the safest way is that this tactic should be chosen first when the enemy is strong and we are weak.However, the cruel reality tells him that if he withdraws his troops in a swarm now, the subsequent battles will become very difficult, not for anything else, just because the tank troops that have just entered Mithra at this moment have not yet done a good job. Immediately ready for battle, they need time.Therefore, from a responsible point of view, Karen felt that he should organize a sniper battle on the front line while sending back the enemy's situation report, at least delaying the speed of the Chinese advance.

Although Karen's military rank is not high, but his willpower is very firm. Once he had this idea, he immediately decided to implement it and set about setting up a temporary sniper position.To be honest, the terrain on this line is not suitable for a tank sniper battle at all. The flat roads and dense woods restrict the flexible movement of tanks to the greatest extent.Under such conditions, there is almost no possibility of an ambush, and the two sides can only face-to-face head-on.

But even so, Karen still tried his best to use the terrain to gain even the last sliver of advantage for himself.To achieve this goal, Keren divided his troops into two formations, preparing to attack the Chinese tank troops that were about to march in the left and right flanks.At the same time, he also dispatched four "Crusader 2" tanks, lurking on the left edge of the jungle, in order to be able to surprise the enemy's siege tanks.

The rapid advance of the Chinese troops resulted in Karen not having much time to arrange. Just before his tanks formed the best offensive formation, Su Jin's pathfinding troops, who had bypassed the corner first, had already appeared in Keren. Len's vision.

According to Chen Jitang's formation method, at this left turn, the first to encounter the Crusader tanks was the elite 1st Division in that direction.The vanguard of the division encountered three "Covenant" tanks heading straight from the left flank just as they turned around the bushes.Although this British tank is relatively close to the Crusader 2 tank in terms of firepower, it is only half the weight of the Crusader tank, so its maneuverability is quite good, and it is a good choice for assault operations.

The first to be attacked were the two Chinese Leopard tanks. In comparison, they had weaker firepower and thinner armor, but their only advantages were good maneuverability and fast driving speed.Even some armored soldiers are not optimistic about this tank.Therefore, when the three Covenanters appeared in front of them without any warning, the two tanks chose to retreat. They didn't even turn around, so they drove back to their rear team, hoping to find the best attack position, but the situation on the battlefield changes suddenly, and a slight hesitation may lead to major consequences.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

Three consecutive cannon shots were fired, and the three covenanters that rushed forward fired first, but unfortunately, their shells failed to hit their target, but the one that was slightly behind hit a Leopard tank turret.Since the turret is the weakest part of the frontal armor of the tank, and all the Covenanters fired high-speed armor-piercing shells, the shells pierced through the steel plate of the turret without much effort, and then, amidst a series of huge explosions, flames burst into the sky , The turret of this tank was completely blown to pieces!

(End of this chapter)