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Volume 1 Pioneer of the Times Chapter 1223 Artillery Battle

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    Chapter 1223 Artillery Battle The air seemed to be stagnant, and the stagnant feeling of suffocation made many people on the position a little nervous, because it was so quiet that almost no sound could be heard. The officers kept looking at their watches, and the soldiers  He nervously arranged the weapons in his hands, and there were always vigilant eyes in the trenches and foxholes scanning towards the north, which was the direction from which the enemy troops were attacking.  (Niu Wen Novel ~ Read Novel Online) The enemy is the army of Nazi Germany, and those defending the position are mainly the officers and soldiers of the Royal Guards Division of Iran. The position is just north of Gum City and is divided into two main positions.  One main position is in the west, and an "S"-shaped defense line is built based on a high ground. The commanding height of the position is a mountain peak, overlooking the railway to the east. The other main position is in the east, extending from near the railway embankment to  A dry river bed a few kilometers away. Since the eastern position lacks a commanding height, this is also the main assembly area for the defending armored forces. Once the western position is attacked by the main force of the German army, the eastern armored force will be responsible for flanking the attacking German army.  If possible, the armored forces will also be responsible for cutting off the retreat of the German offensive troops. If the German army's main attack direction is east, then the armored forces in the east will cooperate with the infantry defense on the spot, while the positions in the west will project artillery towards the front of friendly positions in the east.  Firepower, to cooperate.  Basically, the armored forces of the Iranian army are concentrated in the east, while the artillery forces are concentrated in the west. This arrangement certainly takes into account the terrain conditions, but at the same time, it also ensures that the performance of the weapons can be fully exerted, because the large-caliber weapons of the Iranian army  The number of long-range artillery is insufficient, and the range of medium-caliber artillery is limited. If you want to engage in an artillery battle with the German large-caliber long-range artillery, you must make full use of the advantage of the higher terrain in the west to extend the range of the artillery, and use the ridgeline to block and protect  Iraqi artillery.  Everything is ready, just waiting for the battle to begin.  Standing on the ridge, Peng Hanyi checked the time on his watch again, and the staff officer beside him continued to inform him of the information received from the individual radio.  "The artillery has completed firing preparations and is waiting for orders.  The air force assault force is accelerating, and the first batch of assault aircraft is expected to arrive over the position in two minutes.  The infantry has all entered the position and is waiting for orders.  The command adjusted the artillery attack again  The bombardment started four minutes before the launch time. The railway station reported that another batch of artillery shells had arrived in Gum and was being unloaded. However, the number of large-caliber artillery shells was still insufficient, and the train transporting large-caliber artillery shells from Iraq was delayed. " Listen.  Peng Hanyi frowned as he listened to the various news reported by his staff. With the current Iraqi artillery firepower, it was indeed difficult to say whether the target could be achieved as scheduled.  It has been a day since the German troops from the north arrived in the north of Gum, but they have yet to launch an attack. This makes Peng Hanyi a little worried. The Germans may be waiting for the follow-up troops to arrive, and then launch a fatal blow to Gum. This is also  The principle of German tactics is to concentrate superior forces to achieve the campaign goal in one fell swoop, annihilate the enemy's effective forces in the shortest possible time, destroy the enemy's command center, and undermine the enemy's morale. On the European battlefield, the German army has always done this, preferring to delay  The timing of launching some battles must also ensure the shocking power of the first wave of attacks by our own attacking troops. This kind of shocking power is not something that the Royal Iranian Army can withstand, even if the Kingdom of Iran has replaced a King who dares to face the German army head-on.  .  The Iraqi army's combat effectiveness is not strong and it will definitely not be able to withstand the thunderous blow of the German ground troops. Therefore, as His Majesty the King's military adviser and deputy commander of the frontline troops, Peng Hanyi suggested to the commander-in-chief of the Iraqi army, His Majesty the King himself, that  Taking advantage of the fact that the concentration of German offensive forces has not yet been completed, they took a preemptive strike and inflicted firepower on the front-line German ground forces, that is, artillery bombardment and air strikes.  The German troops began to enter the front-line positions late last night. Since then, the Iraqi army's artillery attack plan has been determined.  Based on the analysis of yesterday's Air Force reconnaissance intelligence, Peng Hanyi believes that the German ground forces will launch the Battle of Gum no later than this afternoon, and the Iraqi Army Staff also thinks so. The two sides are highly consistent in their opinions. Therefore, Iran's new  His Majesty the King cautiously accepted the opinions of senior staff and military advisors, and decided to take action before the Germans, using fierce firepower to weaken the intensity of the first wave of German attacks, and try to hold Gum as much as possible, even if it was for a few more days, thus creating a basis for the southern region.  War preparations buy time and ensure that all of Iran's territory will not fall.  In fact, the artillery fire between the two warring parties had already started yesterday afternoon, but it was all exploratory artillery fire. In the early morning of this morning, the two warring parties conducted another one-hour artillery battle. This was in the nature of harassment, and then there was another artillery battle on the position.  It fell silent, with only the faint smell of gunpowder smoke still lingering in the air, which aggravated the tense atmosphere, much like the calm before a thunderstorm. When the thunderstorm will come, no one is sure whether the German army is really conducting an intrusive bombardment.  , and no one can guarantee it.  Finally, the watchThe pointer pointed to nine o'clock in the morning, which was also the revised start time of the shelling by the Iraqi Army Command.  Peng Hanyi turned around, stood on the ridge, and looked to the south. There was a burst of smoke rising on time, and then there was the roar of artillery. A large number of artillery shells passed over the ridge and flew to the north, engulfing the German positions in a fire.  And in the smoke.  "Boomboom" "Whoosh¡ª¡ªWhoosh¡ª¡ª" After the Iraqi artillery bombardment began, almost within half a minute, the German artillery counterattack began. A large number of artillery shells came from the north.  It also passed over the ridge and flew towards the Iraqi positions in the south, submerging the positions there in fire and smoke. However, because the Iraqi artillery had moved its position again, all the German artillery shells did not threaten the Iraqi artillery positions.  After the barrel artillery, there was the roar of rocket launchers. With the roar of "swish", a large number of Iraqi rocket launchers began to project firepower to the north. The Iraqi artillery used multiple rocket launchers made in China, which are used by the army.  Heavy rocket launcher, which uses wheeled vehicles as carriers. Each vehicle can fire thirty rockets with a diameter of 127 mm at a time, with a range of more than fifteen kilometers. Although the accuracy is limited, it can cover the area in a very short time.  An area larger than a football field, with extremely fierce firepower, and this kind of rocket launcher had been used during the Sino-British War. Because it produced a continuous whistling sound when launched, it was also called the "Chinese Pipe Organ" by the soldiers.  ".  The German army also has multiple rocket launchers, but the range is far inferior to the "Chinese Pipe Organ". The main artillery used by the German army for artillery counterattacks is barrel artillery. Due to the large number of German large-caliber artillery, the Iraqi army's position was soon completely covered by smoke and storms.  The soldiers could only hide in the artillery-proof bunkers, feeling the shock of the air and the sound of tearing steel. The earth was shaking. No one knew when the artillery battle would end. Everyone was praying, praying for the shells.  It will not fall directly on top of the anti-gun bunker. After all, the fortifications built here are field fortifications and are not very strong, and there is no time to repair them.  After the artillery battle began, Peng Hanyi led his staff down the ridge and came to the headquarters built on the reverse slope of the hillside. Before he walked into the headquarters, a group of aircraft from the south had already appeared in the sky.  The jets of the Chinese Air Force and the Lanfang Air Force, including both fighters and bombers, will cooperate with the Iraqi artillery operations to carry out three-dimensional strikes deep in the German defense line and avenge the victims of Gum City. After all, the German army  In the past two days, planes have frequently bombed Iraqi military positions and the cities behind them. In modern warfare, it is difficult to determine the dividing line between the front line and the rear. Perhaps the dividing line is near the balance point of the air forces of the two warring parties, and Gum is also at the moment.  This is the current balance point of air force power, and it is likely to become the focus area of ??future air battles.  Stepping into the headquarters, Peng Hanyi found that the place was already in an uproar. The commanders and staff of the Iranian army were issuing orders or instructions to various positions through the radio, and reports from subordinates were also sent from various positions through telephone lines.  Passed to the headquarters, no one in the current frontline headquarters is idle, even Peng Hanyi, a foreigner, has his work.  Peng Hanyi's current job is to lead the staff to coordinate air-ground cooperation. The assault fleets of the Chinese Air Force and Lanfang Air Force communicate with the headquarters through radio stations at any time. On the one hand, they evaluate the performance of the ground artillery units, and on the other hand, they report to the air force assault units.  combat situation.  The Air Force's report showed that the air raid was going very smoothly. The German positions had been hit hard by the Asian Alliance Air Force, and the artillery units had also done a very good job. The German forward positions had fallen into chaos, and those who were massing towards the forward positions  The German army was completely disintegrated by the sudden artillery attack. If the artillery attack continued, the German army would not be able to launch an attack that day unless the German artillery could quickly find the accurate position of the Iraqi artillery position and suppress the artillery fire.  However, Peng Hanyi was not as optimistic as the air force commander. He knew that the logistical supply of the Iraqi artillery could not keep up. If enough artillery shells could not be transferred from Gum Railway Station, the artillery battle would begin before noon.  Finish.  Fortunately, the German army's logistical support may not be that sufficient. The Caucasus and Turkey have high mountains and dangerous roads, which obviously cannot provide timely replenishment of ammunition for the German army. Then the German army's logistical supply can only rely on the Caspian Sea's maritime transportation lines. But the problem  Now, the Chinese Air Force has started to conduct reconnaissance and patrols in the southern area of ??the Caspian Sea based on the east coast of the Caspian Sea, and has also received clear orders to resolutely destroy German transport ships if they are found, because it is on the  At 8:30 last night, the Asian League Security Council formally declared war on Germany collectively. Since then, the war between the Asian League and Germany has actually officially begun.  There is Turkey, ?Italy, an important member of the Central Powers, is not among the targets of the Asian League's military operations.  Perhaps the tight supply of logistics is another important reason why the German army stopped advancing north of Gum. Modern armies cannot fight without ammunition. Only when there is sufficient ammunition can the attack be sure and the offensive be continuous.  Only by doing so can the enemy be out of breath.
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