4363 (AD 1666), May 15th.

The commander-in-chief of the Shu Army, Tan Zhengyang, led the generals of the Shu Army to inspect the chariot camp.

The mercenaries have taken over the mechanized force consisting of tanks and self-propelled artillery for three days.

Commander Tan Zhengyang knew that in just three days, it was impossible for the mercenary officers to cooperate with the Shu soldiers.

In order to strengthen communication between the upper and lower levels, the Shu army also retained some officers from the original army.

While they learn the skills of imperial officers, they also play a role in smoothing the flow of military orders.

Even so, it was not easy for this unit to act as ordered in three days.

Commander Tan Zhengyang did not want to disturb the mercenaries' training of the army.

But the current situation changed and he had to go to the chariot camp.

Three days ago, Swiss army mechanics launched an attack in Iron Mine County.

Commander Tan Zhengyang immediately decided to send troops to build a defense line to resist the mechanics' attack.

When he was studying in the empire, he learned about the powerful assault capabilities of mechanics.

An ordinary trench can be crossed easily by a tank.

Commander Tan Zhengyang had no choice but to find another way. He deployed heavy mines and artillery units to block the enemy layer by layer.

He did not send infantry at all to build trenches to resist the enemy's attack.

Commander Tan Zhengyang knew that doing so was completely useless.

The soldiers' will alone was unable to withstand the assault of the chariot.

In doing so, he has no effect other than increasing casualties.

Commander Tan Zhengyang's ability allowed him to persist for three days, but he felt that he could no longer persist in doing so.

Swiss army mechanics broke through the minefield and adapted to the Shu army's bombardment.

As long as they are willing to bear the losses of some of their troops, it is only a matter of time before they can penetrate the Shu army's defense line.

The morale of the Shu army is sufficient, and Commander Tan Zhengyang can still gather the remaining soldiers to resist.

At a time when the morale of the Shu army is in the doldrums, if they are killed by Swiss army mechanics this time, the consequences will be disastrous.

Commander Tan Zhengyang knew that if he wanted to fight against the chariots, he could only let the Shu army's chariots attack.

The mercenaries had just arrived in Shu Army, so they could not continue to adapt.

The battlefield is the best teacher. There is no time for training now, so we can only let them experience the test of the battlefield in advance.

Commander Tan Zhengyang entered the chariot camp.

What he saw made him open his mouth.

The roar of cannons and the loud roar of tank engines were constantly heard in the camp.

More than thirty tanks lined up in a row and charged forward collectively.

The self-propelled artillery in the rear fired while advancing.

The shell exploded more than 20 meters ahead.

He could hear the thumping sound of the sputtered shrapnel hitting the armor of the tank.

As the chariot was moving, it fired from time to time, hitting targets in front of it.

This scene contains many technologies that were previously out of reach of the Shu army.

Barrage advance and mobile shooting are technologies that the Shu army could not achieve before.

He has been observing the conditions of Swiss army mechanics for the past three days.

Even the Swedish army was unable to advance barrage slowly. Most of the Swedish tanks had to slow down or even stop in place before shooting.

The chariot training is over, and the chariot soldiers climb out of the chariot.

Commander Tan Zhengyang then discovered that the soldiers in the chariot were all mercenaries and there were no soldiers from the Shu army.

Seeing this situation, he was not surprised by the previous situation.

Mercenaries are the most elite mechanized troops of the Imperial Royal Army.

It's not surprising that they can do this.

Commander Tan Zhengyang led everyone towards the center of the school ground.

He heard Lei Shi, the mercenary chief, lecturing with a loudspeaker.

"As soon as I arrived at the camp, I saw tanks and self-propelled artillery in the military camp.

These are the latest weapons of the empire, and they will not lag behind anywhere they are placed.

We fight with this weapon, and failure can only be our responsibility.

The instructor has just demonstrated that this is a skill that a chariot soldier must learn.

If you can't even learn this basic skill, then you are not a qualified chariot soldier.

The next training will be even harder. I don’t want cowards here, and those who don’t perform well will be kicked out immediately.”

Before Chief Lei Shi finished what he said, he had already seen Commander Tan Zhengyang and others coming in a hurry.

When he saw the solemn expressions of these Shu generals, he knew that something big must have happened in the army.

Manager Lei Shi immediately asked the mercenary instructors to manage the army.

He put down the loudspeaker and went to greet Tan Zhengyang and others.

"Commander Tan, something is wrong with the current atmosphere. What happened?"

Commander Tan Zhengyang did not answer this question, but asked: "Do you have actual combat capabilities now?"

When Manager Lei Shi heard this question, he knew that something big must have happened on the battlefield.

He replied with a serious expression: "Whether we can fight now depends on who we are facing.

If it were a mechanized army belonging to the Imperial Royal Army, I would suggest surrendering as there would be no way to fight.

If you are an army like Switzerland who still don’t understand how tanks are used on the battlefield, they treat tanks as mobile artillery.

Then I still have the confidence to fight."

After General Manager Lei Shi talked about the situation of the army, he asked in a slightly excited tone: "Have the Swiss army come?"

They accepted the employment of the Shu Kingdom and came to Europe to participate in the war, just for glory and wealth.

Risking your life and fighting for a fight also requires opportunities.

If they stay in the empire, they can only become ordinary people doing nothing.

The empire is no longer in a period of expansion, and ordinary people don't have many opportunities to develop.

Their predecessors were able to ennoble marquises and worship generals, and they were able to found countries overseas.

Because they joined the army late, they could only become ordinary people.

People who have a certain skill but are not as powerful as them enjoy the glory and wealth in the vassal country.

When Lei Shi and others learned of this information, they immediately went to Europe and contacted the Shu Kingdom through the help of a middleman.

They have been promised that as long as they perform enough military exploits on the battlefield, they will receive ample rewards such as silver coins. If they perform great feats, they can be directly granted the title of Marquis.

When General Thunderstone went south, he looked forward to entering the war as soon as possible.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! If he cannot encounter war, how can he stand out and finally become a prince?

He knew that some colleagues in the empire were already ready to take action after learning such information.

If they don't hurry up and make meritorious deeds, they may not have a chance in the future.

After General Manager Lei Shi asked this question, he quickly learned about the current situation from Commander Tan Zhengyang.

"Commander Tan, leave the Swedish army's mechanized division to us.

We will never let your army down."

Commander Tan Zhengyang saw the confidence of General Manager Lei Shi.

He had no choice but to trust the strength of the mercenaries.

If even the mercenaries could not cope with Rui's fortifications, the Shu army would have no choice but to abandon the Hongshanling area.

General Manager Thunderstone informed him of the upcoming battle, and the mercenaries immediately became extremely excited.

Commander Tan Zhengyang felt much relieved when he saw the mercenaries' joyful performance after hearing the battle.

If the mercenaries have this performance, it means that the mercenaries are very confident in their own strength.

In this situation, the more confident the mercenaries are, the better.

The mercenaries began to inspect the condition of tanks and other weapons.

They refueled their weapons and carried live ammunition.
To be continued...