Chapter 1231 Battle of Smilki Passage (Part 1) The wilderness was quiet, with occasional unknown birds chirping, and then the feeling of loneliness became deeper. (Niu Wen Novel ~ Online Reading Novel) There is a forest to the north and a forest to the south. What separates the two forests is a simple road. It is actually a dirt road. It is muddy on rainy days and dusty on sunny days. Many roads in the Russian countryside are basically This is what it looks like. Today is a sunny day, it is early summer, the temperature is high, and it has not rained for a long time. The road is dry, but there is no wind, so the dust on the road cannot fly. In addition, there is no vehicle traffic, so the visibility on the road is good. Like the other side of the forest, this simple road in the countryside is also quiet, as if everything is sleeping, but this is only a superficial phenomenon. Fatal dangers lurk in the forest where there is almost no sound, and those close to the road The forest has also been carefully camouflaged. Under the camouflage, a German Army armored force is lurking in the forest, patiently waiting for the battle to come. Finally, the silence here was broken by a roar from the sky. Two jets painted in camouflage colors passed over this country road from a low altitude of less than 200 meters, coming from the east and going to the west. The flying speed is not fast, but the noise it makes when flying is deafening. The weird and ugly appearance is impressive. If you have a little military knowledge, you may be able to recognize the models of the two aircraft, which are exactly what the Chinese Air Force equips. The "Tornado" attack aircraft has another nickname: Flying Pig because of its ugly appearance. The German Army also nicknamed the "Tornado" the "Aerial Can Opener". No German tank could withstand the attack of the "Tornado". Like many Chinese Air Force combat aircraft, these two "Tornado" attack aircraft also have a shark mouth pattern painted on the lower side of the nose. They look very fierce. In fact, the combat effectiveness of the aircraft is indeed fierce. Almost all Even the top armor plate of an active tank cannot withstand the low-altitude strafing of the 27mm rotary gun on the aircraft. The dense rain of bullets can smash the top armor plate of a heavy tank into sieves in an instant, and this kind of Attack aircraft often rely on their thick armor to cruise at very low altitudes, hitting whatever they see, just like a wild boar flying in the sky, with a very good appetite and no taboo on meat and vegetables. Whenever a "whirlwind" appears in the sky, the German troops on the ground must be very careful to hide themselves. Unless there are German fighter jets in the sky, otherwise, when the "whirlwind" appears, all German tanks on the ground will and armored vehicles will look for hiding places for themselves as soon as possible. If the reaction is too slow, it won't take long before an expensive and exquisite "Panther" tank or "Tiger" tank will be hit by a tungsten core bullet. It turned into scrap copper and iron, or turned into a burning steel torch under the attack of rockets. No one dared to underestimate the "whirlwind". This was a lesson learned with blood on the battlefield, and the Germans will never forget this moment. On the battlefield, there must be a spear and a shield. The threat from the sky forced the German army to attach great importance to air defense. Not only did a large number of small and medium-caliber anti-aircraft guns provide fire cover for the ground troops, but the ground troops also developed camouflage and deception tactics to a new level. At such a height, camouflage nets are only necessary equipment, and local materials have become a reliable means for German ground troops to protect themselves. Hiding in the forest and mounting some wood on assault guns or self-propelled artillery can not only increase protection, but also Enhance camouflage. Now, the two "Cyclones" in the sky did not discover the fatal dangers hidden in the forest beside the road, so they continued to fly westward without looking back, and did not even conduct circling reconnaissance here. Watching the two "air can openers" disappear in the sky, the German armored grenadiers hidden in the forest quietly breathed a sigh of relief and began to be glad that they were not lazy in the morning. Otherwise, the current ambush position might have been It was a mess. Lurking in the forest is a heavy infantry regiment of the German Army Panzer Grenadier and some logistics units. Its main equipment includes No. 4 assault guns, anti-aircraft vehicles, self-propelled artillery, half-track transport vehicles and some "Iron Fist" rocket launchers. The strength is not yet high. To 2,000 people, their main task here is to ambush the Asian Alliance armored forces and Soviet armored forces, mainly Chinese armored forces, that are chasing the main force. This is the southern Russian region, close to the Volga River. The straight-line distance from Saratov, an important city on the west bank of the Volga River, is only more than 50 kilometers. The reason why the German army set up an ambush here is because this simple country road leads to Saratov. The only land passage for the Soviet Union, because there is a village nearby called "Smirki Village", so this passage is also called the "Smirki Passage". Back then, the retreating Soviet army ambushed and pursued here. Their German troops, and now it was the Germans' turn to ambush the enemy troops pursuing them here, andExactly the same as the last battle between Germany and Germany, this time the ambush side also launched a counter-attack with complete loss of air superiority. This was a desperate assault. The German armored grenadier units participating in the battle were already prepared to withstand a heavy blow. Prepare for heavy casualties in exchange for the safe withdrawal of the main force to Saratov. If necessary, this German ambush force can be completely annihilated. If the Asian Alliance armored forces chasing the German retreating troops do not want to pass through this road, they will have to go around to the south, take a long way, and waste two days to get to the city of Saratov. At that time, the German army will definitely The Saratov defense line has been consolidated and prepared for an attack. The Chinese military officer commanding the Asian Alliance Allied Forces will not fail to understand this. Therefore, the German commander believes that the armored forces of the Asian Alliance Alliance will definitely come from Sri Lanka. As Milky Pass passes by, the ambush will definitely start on time. The German General Staff predicted that the battle would start this morning, but until now, it is already two o'clock in the afternoon, but there is still no Asian Alliance armored force coming. All the Germans hiding in the forest are a little anxious. Now The German army has lost battlefield air superiority and is unable to conduct detailed tactical reconnaissance against the pursuing Asian Alliance forces. Where has the main enemy force gone? This was also a point of contention within the German Army Staff. When he saw the two Chinese Air Force "Tornado" attack aircraft flying over the ambush position, the ambush commander subconsciously issued an order to prepare for battle. This was not just the intuition of the German commander, it was more This is actual combat experience. Judging from the battles we participated in in the first half of the year, whenever the armored forces of the Asian Alliance Alliance are about to launch an attack, the first thing to appear must be the "Tornado" attack aircraft. They are responsible for clearing the way for ground troops, clearing obstacles, and Since the Germans have lost battlefield air superiority, the "Tornado" can attack any suspicious targets they see at will. The war pattern of this Battle of Adelaide or the Battle of China and Germany is very different from that of the Soviet-German War. The role of the Air Force is becoming more and more important. The Air Force is no longer just fighting against the enemy's Air Force. In many cases, the Air Force It has become a decisive force in destroying the heavy equipment of enemy ground troops. In order to avoid alerting the enemy, the commander of the German ambush force did not order an attack on the two "Tornados". He patiently waited for the arrival of the enemy armored forces. Sure enough, just as the German commander expected, just an hour after the two "Tornado" attack planes flew over, the German officers and soldiers lurking in the forest heard the "boom" sound coming from the east. It¡¯s the roar of the engines of heavy tanks made in China. It is difficult for the anti-tank weapons in the hands of the German ambush troops to penetrate the front armor plates of Chinese heavy tanks from a long distance. Therefore, the German commander made a bold tactical arrangement. He decided to flank the enemy. Armored columns ambush troops and weapons in the forests on both sides of the road. After the enemy passes the road and exposes the flanks, all the German anti-tank weapons will give full play to their close combat capabilities and strive to inflict heavy damage to the enemy's forward troops from the flanks, and Slowing down the advance speed of its main force. "Prepare to fight" The German commander quickly issued a combat order. The German assault guns and self-propelled artillery were removed from the camouflage nets and moved forward to the edge of the forest that had been carefully cleared. Not only were they cleared A passage has been created for tanks and armored vehicles to move, and all the trees near the road have been sawed off from the roots. As long as the assault gun arches forward, the trees will collapse. Then, the assault gun suitable for ambush will They would rush to the tanks of the Asian Alliance and fire, using armor-piercing projectiles and concrete-destroying projectiles to tear open the side armor of enemy tanks. At the same time, the German infantry also installed the firing tube of the "Iron Fist" rocket launcher and hid it near the assault guns and self-propelled artillery. After the battle started, they would follow the armored troops to rush out of the forest and fire at the tanks of the Asian Alliance Alliance from the roadside. Rockets use their hot and high-speed metal jets to penetrate the thick tank armor, and suppress the enemy infantry with the firepower of machine guns ambushed at the edge of the forest. The German army quickly completed battle preparations and quietly waited for the enemy to come over. At the same time, the Asian Alliance Armored Forces are also advancing west along this country road according to the march plan. This force is just the vanguard. The main force is a Chinese Army Armored Regiment and a Chinese Army Mechanized Infantry Regiment. Commander He was a Chinese Army colonel. When he discovered that the troops had entered the forest area, in order to prevent being ambushed, he deliberately divided the troops into two parts. A heavy tank company was at the forefront, responsible for exploring the way for the main troops, and the company The leader is a Chinese Army captain named Zhang Mingzhi. Zhang Mingzhi led his company in front of the main force. Although the tank was already at its highest speed, the entire force was still not advancing fast enough. Moreover, the continuous long-distance march also left the tank in poor condition and the engine was overloaded, requiringHowever, at least the troops cannot stop advancing until they get out of this forest area. At this moment, Zhang Mingzhi was leaning his upper body out of the tank turret, carefully observing the surrounding movements. His "Wild Boar" heavy tank was at the forefront of the entire unit, responsible for exploring the path. In order to have the best view, Zhang Mingzhi Mingzhi must lean his upper body out of the tank. Everything looks normal, nothing unusual happens. However, some details on the road told Zhang Mingzhi that the situation was not as normal as it seemed. The condition of the Smilky Passage is abnormal, because the ruts on the road look too weird, as if the road has been deliberately modified. This may only mean one thing. Someone once cleaned the road by some means and changed it. Some rut marks and track marks on the car have been cleaned up. Having fought so many tank battles, Zhang Mingzhi has developed a professional intuition, and now, this intuition tells him that something is wrong here, and perhaps he needs to investigate carefully. "Attention, the No. 1 vehicle turned its muzzle to the left, the No. 2 vehicle turned its muzzle to the right, and the subsequent vehicle crews turned their muzzles in turn, pointing at the north and south forests respectively." Zhang Mingzhi quickly issued an order to all the heavy tanks in the leading unit through the radio station At the same time, he also reported to his superiors the strange situation he discovered on the road. However, while he was still making the report, the sound of a cannon broke the illusion of calm. This is how the battle for Smirki Pass began.