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    At 11:20 a.m., the 11th Armored Division of the German Army suffered heavy losses and had to withdraw from the battle and fled eastward in embarrassment.  From the beginning to the end of the battle, it was exactly one hour, but during this one-hour battle, the 11th Armored Division of the German Army paid a heavy price!  During the fierce battle between the two sides, a total of more than 120 Panzer IV tanks of the German Army's 11th Armored Division were destroyed. In addition to the tanks previously destroyed by the Chinese Navy's carrier-based aircraft units, the German Army's 11th Armored Division lost 150  A Panzer IV tank, which is equivalent to 70% of the tanks in this armored division!  Such losses caused the 11th Armored Division of the German Army to suffer heavy losses.

    However, the tragedy of Major General Guderian is not over yet.  When the 11th Armored Division of the German Army had just withdrawn from the battlefield, a brigade of Q5 "Night Owl" attack aircraft of the Chinese Army Aviation arrived on the battlefield!  Although Astor is 600 kilometers away from Sicily, with the powerful air-hanging capability of the Q5'Night Owl' attack aircraft, even if it rushes from Corsica to Astor at high speed and leaves enough fuel for the return journey, it can at least be  Staying on the battlefield for about an hour can already provide fire support for the Chinese Army for a period of time!

    After the 36 Q5 "Night Owl" attack aircraft of this group caught up with the retreating 11th Armored Division of the German Army, they immediately launched an attack!  Each Q5 Night Owl attack aircraft carries four 250kg aerial bombs.  36 Q5 "Night Owl" attack aircraft, that is, 144 bombs.  Although the bombing hit rate of the Q5 Night Owl attack aircraft was not as good as that of the dive bombers, more than a hundred bombs were dropped intensively and still destroyed more than a dozen Panzer IV tanks.  For these Panzer IV tanks, the biggest threat is not the bombs dropped by the Q5 "Night Owl" attack aircraft.  But a machine gun!  The power of the 37mm aviation cannon is not weak. Although it is not enough to penetrate the front armor of the Panzer IV tank, there is really no problem in dealing with the weak top of the tank!

    "Dong Dong!" I saw a Q5 "Night Owl" attack aircraft quickly passing by a Panzer IV tank, and the cannon on the nose of the aircraft opened fire rapidly.  A series of shells were fired and hit the top of the moving Panzer IV.  The fragile armor was torn apart and the entire tank burst into flames.

    Chinese Army Aviation attack aircraft hovered over the heads of the German Army's 11th Armored Division, constantly attacking those tanks, and one tank after another was destroyed.  Major General Guderian almost jumped with anger.  The 11th Armored Division had already suffered heavy losses before, and was again attacked by Chinese aircraft.  This is completely annihilating the entire army!

    The anti-aircraft troops of the 11th Armored Division of the German Army used anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns to fire at aircraft in the air, but the effect was not great.  These attack aircraft are equipped with armor at key parts to withstand anti-aircraft machine gun fire. As long as they are not directly hit by anti-aircraft guns, they will not be in danger of being shot down.  The entire aerial attack lasted only twenty minutes.  But the remaining tanks of the German Army's 11th Armored Division were basically destroyed.  Only a few tanks saw the bad opportunity and drove into the woods beside the road in time, and they were able to survive.  But what are the remaining tanks used for?  The 11th Armored Division of the German Army suffered heavy losses in this battle!

    The 19th Armored Brigade of the Chinese Army is in this battle.  The loss is not small either.  A total of nearly forty tanks were destroyed, and almost a tank battalion was lost.  However, with the assistance of the navy's carrier-based aircraft and the army's aviation, they almost wiped out all the tank units of the German Army's 11th Armored Division. In this way, it was already a great victory!

    The 11th Armored Division of the German Army was almost completely annihilated, which shocked the German Army.  In addition, the 19th Group Army of the Chinese Army is launching an attack deep into the German army along the breakthrough gap.  The German commander, General Carl von Einem, ordered the entire army to retreat to preserve its strength!  Although he still has three armored divisions under his command.  But the 11th Armored Division suffered a terrible defeat. Under the joint attack of Chinese armored units and aircraft, the entire army was wiped out.  This made General Carl von Einem fear that even if the remaining three armored divisions were put into the battlefield, they would follow in the footsteps of the 11th Panzer Division.

    The German army's retreat across the board has basically brought the crisis of Astre to a close.  When the German army is not sure of defeating the Chinese army, they will not easily launch another attack.  This is especially true when you can¡¯t control the air!  The 19th Group Army of the Chinese Army was on the offensive on January 13.  Not only did they annihilate an armored division of the German Army, they also surrounded an infantry division.  When the main force of the German army retreated, this infantry division was a little slower and was surrounded by two motorized infantry divisions of the 19th Group Army of the Chinese Army.  After a hard battle, most of the German infantry division was wiped out, and the rest surrendered like the 19th Chinese Army Group Army!

    The victory of the 19th Army of the Chinese Army greatly inspired the Austro-Hungarian Crown Prince Archduke Karl and the Austro-Hungarian government.  This is GermanyThe Army's first victory after invading the Austro-Hungarian Empire!

    After that, the 19th Group Army of the Chinese Army, with the cooperation of the Air Force, Naval Aviation and Army Aviation, launched several attacks one after another and drove the German troops out of the Maritime Province.

    The German commander, General Carl von Einem, attributed this failure to the loss of air superiority.  Without air superiority, the German Army, both infantry and armored units, suffered heavy losses due to bombing by Chinese aircraft!  In particular, the disastrous defeat of the German Army's 11th Armored Division had a lot to do with the attack by Chinese aircraft.  General Carl von Einem strongly requested the air force to provide air cover for the army, otherwise they would not be able to defeat the Chinese and capture Astre.  However, with the Chinese Air Force fighter jets stationed at the airports around Astre, it will be even more difficult for the German Air Force to regain air supremacy in the area!

    At two o¡¯clock in the afternoon on January 13, Berlin time, Kaiser Wilhelm II held a military meeting with a dark face.  The failure of the Army's offensive hit him hard.  Kaiser Wilhelm II already recognized this fact as lagging behind China in terms of navy and air force.  After all, the gap between the two sides is too big, and Germany will not be able to catch up for a while.  However, the army is Germany's strength. Now even the army has been defeated by the Chinese. Where does this put Germany's face?  This also made Kaiser Wilhelm II doubt whether he could defeat China!

    German Army Minister and Chief of General Staff Marshal Falkenhayn, Navy Minister Marshal Tirpitz, Air Force Commander-in-Chief General Schulz and Crown Prince Wilhelm all attended this meeting.  However, everyone's expressions were a bit ugly.  This time the German Army's failure made them feel as if they had been slapped in the face by the Chinese.

    "Marshal Falkenhayn, does the Army have any explanation for the soldiers this time?" William II asked coldly.  He was already a little dissatisfied with Marshal Falkenhayn.  He has even planned to replace the German Army Chief of Staff.

    "Your Majesty, General Carl von Einem has sent back a detailed battle report! This morning, the 19th Army of the Chinese Army launched an attack on our army. Subsequently, the two sides engaged in a large-scale tank battle.  Judging from the results of the battle, the Imperial Army failed! The 11th Armored Division of the Imperial Army was completely wiped out! And the Chinese 19th Armored Brigade suffered slight losses! According to the analysis of the General Staff, the tanks and soldiers of the Chinese Armored Forces  In terms of quality, it is indeed better than the quality of the Empire's Panzer IV tanks and soldiers! It is estimated that the gap in this aspect will be completely reversed after the Panzer IV tanks enter service!" Marshal Falkenhayn said.

    Kaiser Wilhelm II nodded. The German Army has a total of 14 armored divisions. Each armored division is the treasure of the German Army.  This time an entire armored division was wiped out, which really made him very heartbroken.

    ¡°Besides the gap between the two sides, are there other reasons?¡± William II asked.  There is a gap between the quality of German tanks and tank troops and that of China, and William II knew this.  He also knew that it would be difficult to make up for it in a short period of time.

    "Your Majesty, another important reason is that we lost air superiority! During this battle, the Chinese dispatched aircraft to attack the 11th Armored Division twice. Once before the tank battle between the two sides, the Chinese dispatched twenty  Multiple aircraft destroyed more than 20 tanks of the 11th Armored Division. After the 11th Armored Division withdrew from the battlefield, the Chinese once again dispatched more than 30 aircraft and destroyed all the remaining dozens of tanks of the 11th Armored Division.  Destroyed! If we had air superiority, even if the 11th Armored Division would lose, it would not be so miserable!" Marshal Falkenhayn said.

    "Your Majesty, the main focus of the Air Force is now on preventing the Chinese Air Force from attacking the mainland! According to the information we have received, the Chinese have dispatched more than 500 strategic bombers to the Mediterranean region. Such bombers can attack the mainland.  The empire's homeland poses a serious threat! Therefore, the Imperial Air Force cannot devote too much force to other battlefields for the time being!" Admiral Schulz said.

    "Should the Imperial Army be bombarded wantonly by the Chinese?" Marshal Falkenhayn said with some dissatisfaction.

    "Marshal Your Excellency! In fact, the Chinese aircraft in Astor basically took off from aircraft carriers! These aircraft carriers are all in the Adriatic Sea. If these aircraft carriers can be destroyed, then the Chinese will do nothing to Astor  The air support intensity of the aircraft will be greatly reduced!" Admiral Schultz suggested!

    Everyone¡¯s eyes suddenly brightened. If the Chinese aircraft carrier could be sunk, all problems would seem to be solved!
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