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Volume 1 Pioneer of the Times Chapter 1238 Tank Assault

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    Chapter 1238 Tank Assault On that dusty road, an army was advancing towards the west at full speed. However, because many sections of the road were destroyed by enemy engineers, this directly affected the speed of advancement, although friendly engineering forces were going all out.  However, compared with the high speed of the armored forces, the progress of emergency repairs is still too slow.  (Niu Wen Novel ~ Online Reading Novel) Leading the tank column around a collapsed intersection, Ji Liangcai looked back at the collapse of the intersection, which was several meters deep, like a heavy bomb dropped by the air force.  It was like a direct hit by a pound bomb. The intersection was completely unrecognizable from its original appearance. The German engineers worked very thoroughly. It would be impossible for non-tracked vehicles to pass here for at least two days.  There is no doubt that the battle report in Ji Liangcai's hand is completely correct. The German army in the Turkish battlefield is planning a strategic retreat. In the face of such a strategic retreat, Ankara will definitely be abandoned. Therefore, the task assigned to the armored forces by their superiors  It is to speed up the advance, strive to occupy Ankara in the shortest possible time, and cut off the back roads of the German and Turkish troops who are responsible for the rear mission. Ji Liangcai performed this assault mission, but he was not the first assault group, he was a reinforcement  force.  Ji Liangcai is currently commanding a tank regiment. This regiment is a reinforced regiment. In addition to one heavy tank battalion, two medium tank battalions, baggage troops, and communication troops, it has also specially strengthened two mechanized infantry battalions and a reconnaissance detachment.  , the total strength exceeds 3,000, and the strength is quite impressive.  It is said to be a reinforcement force, but in fact Ji Liangcai's tank regiment is currently performing an assault mission and must fight all the way. This tank regiment is going to reinforce a paratrooper unit, and that paratrooper unit was ordered to attack the Kezel River in the west.  Carry out an airborne operation to occupy a railway bridge that is equally important for both advance and retreat. The paratroopers carried out the airborne operation yesterday afternoon. Up to now, they have persisted in fighting for a day. Although they successfully occupied  The bridge and guarded the bridgehead, but the problem was that in the face of the fierce counterattack by the German and Turkish troops that were several times larger than ours, the paratrooper unit had suffered heavy casualties and could not support itself. Therefore, the task assigned to Ji Liangcai by his superiors was very clear.  That is to take over the defense of the bridgehead before the paratroopers guarding the bridge are wiped out, and to prevent the Germans from blowing up the bridge or taking control of the bridge.  According to the news that came from the paratroopers half an hour ago, the paratroopers are currently being besieged by the German and Turkish troops, and have been divided into east and west parts by the enemy's attacking troops. They are holding on to the east and west bridgeheads respectively. The situation is very critical.  , which forced Ji Liangcai to adopt risky direct impact tactics. Without waiting for the arrival of the second reinforcements, he commanded the tank regiment to rush directly to the east bridgehead from the road connecting the bridge and the eastern town. Now the only way to fight for this  The tank column may only be supported by the air force. Since the German and Turkish troops along the way have not been cleared, Ji Liangcai's tank column may be flanked by the enemy at any time.  This tank assault was a highly risky tactic. Ji Liangcai had to be prepared to withstand casualties, but he also decided that no matter how much resistance he encountered on the way forward, he must also strengthen his belief in moving forward and the belief of the entire army.  There is only one thing, and that is to move forward. On the way forward, Ji Liangcai raised his head and looked at the sky from time to time, but the air force aircraft promised by the Air Force Advance Command never appeared in the sky, not even a reconnaissance plane appeared. Ji Liangcai asked  I contacted the rear and got the answer that the Air Force is currently competing with the German Air Force for air supremacy in the southern region, and a fierce tank battle is breaking out in the southern battlefield. Several German tank units are desperately trying to break out under the cover of the Air Force, while China  Because the Air Force has to perform support tasks, it is temporarily unable to mobilize troops to rush to the northern front. Therefore, for at least an hour, Ji Liangcai must rely on the armored troops in his hands to deal with the enemies on the way forward. Now, this tank column has actually  Becoming the Asian League armored force closest to Ankara.  Ji Liangcai led his troops to set off at dawn, and now, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon, and he was still more than 20 kilometers away from the target area. With the current speed of advancement, he had no confidence that he would be able to reach the east bridgehead before dark, but  The critical situation of the paratroopers no longer allowed any further delay. Therefore, Ji Liangcai had just sent the light armored vehicles of the reconnaissance unit to go ahead, firstly to explore the path, and secondly to use the speed advantage to arrive at the bridgehead ahead of the main force and strengthen the paratroopers.  their faith.  But now, just after Ji Liangcai led the main force around the intersection that was destroyed by German engineers, he heard the sound of shooting from the front, including artillery and gunfire. It was very weak and was almost completely blocked by the tank column advancing.  The noise was drowned out, but if you took off your headphones and listened carefully, you could still hear the sound of gunfire in front of you.  At the same time, a battle report from the reconnaissance unit also came from the radio station.?, just a few kilometers ahead, the reconnaissance team encountered a blockade by a German army. At present, both sides were opening fire. The German army's firepower was very fierce. It not only had "Iron Fist" anti-tank rocket launchers, but also had anti-tank guns, from machine guns to  Analyzing the distribution and number of firepower points, this German blocking force is likely to have more than 2,000 troops. More importantly, the officers and soldiers of this German blocking force are all wearing a special color camouflage uniform.  It may be that the German SS troops have a fighting will that far exceeds that of the Wehrmacht, and there is a fanatical belief supporting their fighting beliefs.  After receiving the battle report from the reconnaissance team, Ji Liangcai snorted. To be honest, he really didn't take the German SS seriously. Aren't they just a bunch of militants brainwashed by the Nazis? No matter how powerful they are, they can  Are there any powerful destroyers?  Back then, he, Ji Liangcai, commanded a tank unit that sank a British Royal Navy destroyer. Now, the "Wild Boar" heavy tank Ji Liangcai was riding in had a pattern of a warship with a Union Jack painted on the side of the turret.  Woolen cloth.  Although he scorned the so-called "fighting will" of the German Nazi SS, Ji Liangcai did not care. He immediately mobilized several medium tank companies and rushed over for reinforcements. As for the relatively slow heavy tanks, they continued to follow the leading troops.  Move forward slowly. Heavy tanks are slow in movement and are a hindrance to a fast march. But you can't do it without them. You are afraid of encountering enemy heavy tanks on the road. According to the battle report of the reconnaissance team just now, the German troops who blocked them  The troops seem to be equipped with heavy tanks, and to deal with heavy tanks, the best weapon is our own heavy tanks, unless the Air Force can transfer attack aircraft over in time.  Out of caution, Ji Liangcai contacted the Air Force Forward Command and asked for immediate reinforcements of several attack aircraft. If there is no "Tornado", the old "Woodpecker" will do. After all, no matter how thick the tank armor is, it cannot stop the missiles launched by the Air Force aircraft.  Rockets, the accuracy of rockets may not be good, but they are dense enough.  The distance of a few kilometers is not that far for the tank troops in normal times, but now is not normal. The roads are full of blown-up roads. Every time you cross the cross-section on these roads, it takes a lot of trouble.  We even had to use explosives to slow down the steep slopes, making it difficult to detour. After all, this is the Anatolian Plateau, and the road is built in the valley. There are steep slopes on both sides, or simply cliffs. It is not possible to detour everywhere.  past.  The heavy tank troops slowly moved forward behind. Before they were halfway through the journey, the medium tanks in front had already arrived at the battle zone. At this time, the German heavy tanks finally made their official appearance. After a few shots, several "grey tanks"  "Wolf" was either wounded or destroyed. At this time, the commander of the medium tank unit finally confirmed the report of the reconnaissance unit. The German blocking force was equipped with at least six "King Tigers".  Hearing that there was an ambush by the German "Tiger King" ahead, Ji Liangcai immediately moved his index finger. This was exciting. It was rare to have a head-on confrontation with the "Tiger King". This was the first official appearance of the "Tiger King" on the Turkish battlefield. In the past,  , Ji Liangcai had only heard that this kind of heavy tank king had appeared in the Caucasus and Southern Russia. This was a land monster weighing more than 60 tons. Based on the terrain conditions of the Anatolian Plateau, the "Tiger King"  "Appearing here, if the German commander is not crazy, then the German command is desperate to withdraw more of the main troops. You know, even the "Wild Boar" only weighs fifty tons, which is heavier than the "Tiger King"  The whole thing is a bit smaller. From the perspective of total combat weight, this is not a heavyweight opponent, but with the weight of the "wild boar", walking on the road of the Anatolia Plateau feels very strenuous.  Roads and bridges were simply not designed for this land monster.  Even though he knew that the tonnage of the "Wild Boar" was not as good as the "King Tiger", Ji Liangcai could only continue to rush forward. No matter what, he had to break through the German blockade and attack the bridgehead. Controlling the railway bridge was the most important, because that was  The only way for the southern German troops to retreat to Ankara is in a town near the railway bridge. Two roads intersect there, one heading east has been destroyed by the Germans, and the other heading south is still in the hands of the Germans.  The German troops who attacked the Chinese paratroopers guarding the bridgehead were transferred north through the southern highway. As long as they occupied the railway bridge, they would cut off the retreat of tens of thousands of elite German troops in the southern theater.  Therefore, Ji Liangcai immediately ordered that all the tanks and infantry of the leading force immediately retreat back and get closer to the main force. At the same time, he once again sent a telegram to the air force forward command in the rear to inform the air force of the appearance of the "King Tiger" on the Turkish battlefield.  , he did not believe that under such circumstances, the Air Force could not spare a few attack aircraft and fighter jets.  At the same time, Ji Liangcai continued to urge the heavy tank troops to speed up. In order to catch up, he even had to order several half-track transport vehicles to be filled in deep pits on the road to serve as iron bridges to facilitate the heavy tanks to cross obstacles.    The hard work paid off. After a lot of hard work, Ji Liangcai finally caught up with the leading troops who had withdrawn from the front half an hour later. When he learned that the German troops were not chasing him, Ji Liangcai was even more sure that it was a responsible unit.  German troops on a blocking mission.  Contacting the Air Force again, attack planes and fighter jets had already taken off and were on their way, but Ji Liangcai couldn't wait that long. He decided to command the heavy tanks to launch an attack first. The heavy tanks attacked the German heavy tanks from the road. At the same time, the medium tanks looked for opportunities and  Passage through the town defended by the Germans, go around behind the German heavy tanks, and attack the relatively thin rear and side armor of the "King Tiger" from the rear or flanks.
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