In Leping Village, Xiang Ziyu's battalion had already assembled. Although more than 100 people were still missing, they gathered most of the soldiers after dawn and arrived at the important node of Leping.
Also arriving at almost the same time was the Mirage Kingdom's 3rd Armored Division. A thinly armored light tank produced by Mirage Kingdom appeared in the sight of the Tang Empire paratroopers, followed closely by a second tank.
There is a third car.
This was obviously a vanguard unit coming for reconnaissance. They advanced very cautiously, and there were some infantry covering the tanks scattered around.
"The tactics are good... It seems that I learned a lot in Fengjiang." Seeing these mirage troops putting on the air of infantry and tank coordination, Xiang Ziyu put down the telescope in his hand and gave the enemy a thumbs up.
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After the Mirage mercenaries returned to China from the Fengjiang battlefield, they also brought some tactical systems back to the Mirage Army: In Fengjiang, this is how they covered tanks approaching the enemy's positions. Now they are also following the same example, ahead of time.
The formation was set up.
"It's a pity that they are still a little young." The deputy company commander grinned and said, "I will teach them how to behave in a while!"
Sure enough, as soon as the deputy company commander finished speaking, the battalion mortars deployed behind Leping Village opened fire. More than a dozen 80mm caliber mortars fired a series of shells, which accurately landed on these mirages*
*In the forward team of the team.
"Boom!" The explosion blew away the Mirage infantry next to the tank. The Mirage soldiers following the tank all fell down at once. The tank continued to move forward. They had no problem dealing with the fragments of the mortar.
"The navy said that air support will not arrive until the afternoon." Xiang Ziyu did not expect the navy to help at all, and said casually: "We can only rely on ourselves now. The open space on the left is the most dangerous. After testing it twice, the Mirage people will definitely
We will attack from that side."
On the other side of them is a small highland, where the company's people are stationed. They are so high up that it is difficult for the mirage people to attack. The flat area on the other side is a good place for the opponent's tanks to deploy, and it is obviously an area that is more conducive to the attackers.
"I have placed most of our anti-tank fighters over there, just to see if those goblins can get on the road." The deputy company commander said while looking at the vanguard of the Mirage Armored Forces that began to retreat in the distance.
Xiang Ziyu lowered his head and looked at his watch: "They wasted at least 0 minutes again. It will probably be 11 o'clock when they come back..."
Sure enough, as time passed by, the Mirage Armored Forces resumed their attack. Some of them deployed on the front, and the other part relied on their large numbers and began to extend towards Leping's flanks.
The battle soon started again. The opponent's artillery fire fell on Leping Village. A building was directly hit and collapsed. The nearby house that was burned to only its frame also collapsed completely due to the vibration.
The courtyard wall built with earthen walls broke and collapsed section by section amidst the sound of cannon fire, and the whole village seemed to be shaking and shaking.
After dozens of shells fell, Mirage's tanks couldn't wait to start charging. This time, there were not only thin-skinned light tanks, but also some strong-looking heavy tanks.
It is said to be a heavy tank, but in fact it can only be regarded as a medium tank: the situation is similar to that of Japan, a mirage country that only focuses on the development of its navy, and the tanks equipped by its army are not worthy of using a large amount of steel.
However, due to the exciting technical indicators of the Tang Empire's tanks, Mirage's tanks are much more powerful than the Japanese tanks in World War II: at least they are equipped with a 7mm long-barreled gun imitating the Datang Empire's Leopard tank!
It's a pity that this thing is basically a knockoff, not nearly as powerful, but also more expensive. The Mirage was reluctant to use it on a large scale, and finally purchased a batch with the navy.
Yes, this kind of artillery is an anti-aircraft gun used on many warships of the Mirage Navy. Anti-aircraft guns are modified to be used as tank guns. This is also a traditional skill of many countries.
The Mirage armored forces, which were mixed with light tanks and heavy tanks, and under the cover of at least one battalion of Mirage infantry, launched a stud as soon as they came up.
It seemed that they were really in a hurry, and they didn't seem to pay much attention to the paratroopers of the Tang Empire: in their view, light infantry had no way to compete with heavy tank troops.
"Coming up!" A Tang Army soldier muttered, stuffing the grenade in his hand into the muzzle of the grenade launcher directly in front.
Although the paratroopers of the Tang Empire were light infantry, their advanced weapons technology gave them ferocious firepower.
The sniper hiding in the dark looked through the scope at the targets that were already "close at hand". His finger pressed on the trigger, and then with a slight exertion, the recoil from the gun stock was transmitted to his
on the shoulders.
"Bang!" There was a sudden gunshot mixed in with the sound of artillery. A Mirage officer who was following the troops forward fell down at the sound. His chest was penetrated by bullets, and blood even spattered on the body of the tank next to him.
With this gunshot, the paratroopers' counterattack began. Mortar shells fell one after another, and the goblin soldiers following the tanks were even suppressed by the paratroopers' firepower and could not even lift their heads.
"How much ammunition can they have? How can they attack so fiercely when they come up?" On a high slope in the distance, the commander of the Mirage Armored Division, watching the battle in Leping, sneered and said disdainfully: "I see you have used up all the shells in a while.
what to do!"
Just as he was watching his troops regroup and continue the attack, another round of less powerful artillery shells crashed down and landed among the crowd of his troops.
He didn't know that those were rifle grenades from the Tang Empire's paratroopers, but the ferocious firepower still made him gnash his teeth with hatred. He really didn't expect that the so-called light infantry would be so difficult to deal with.
On the other side, the extended Mirage troops also encountered trouble on the Leping flank: there were also Datang paratroopers on the small high ground on the Leping flank, which made the extension of the Mirage army meaningless.
If they continue to extend to the flanks, it will be equivalent to bypassing Leping: it is pure wilderness over mountains and ridges, tanks can pass through, but cars and luggage cannot.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! What's more, taking a detour is equivalent to leaving the Tang Army paratroopers in Leping alone. It does not mean that the entire armored division's flank is thrown to the opponent, allowing the opponent to harass them wantonly.
Sneak attack?
"Continue the attack! Within half an hour, I will have lunch in Leping." The commander of the 1st Armored Division did not look at the heavy losses of his own troops on the battlefield. He put the binoculars into the hands of the commander of the 1st Regiment and ordered coldly.
"Yes!" The regiment leader bowed slightly, and then ordered: "Let the armored battalion charge forward! Contact the following infantry and ask them to send another battalion! Capture Leping at all costs!"
In order to support their own attacking troops, the artillery of the Mirage Armored Forces really tried their best: they deployed as soon as they arrived at the front line, and then began to violently bombard the Tang Army's defensive positions.
A dozen large-caliber artillery pieces were obviously more powerful than the Tang army's mortars, and the shells fired by the heavy artillery were also more effective than the paratroopers' shells.
More than a dozen large-caliber artillery shells fell in the village of Leping, and some weak houses collapsed in the explosion.
The raised dust filled the entire village, but the paratroopers of the Tang Empire still fought back at their own pace without any confusion.
"The secret will be exposed during the fight... and it will explode on the house." Looking at the ruins behind him, Xiang Ziyu's deputy company commander couldn't help complaining.
"We are almost reaching the front line. It seems that the opponent is really anxious and has not even bothered to test our firepower." Xiang Ziyu squinted at the position in front of him. The sniper slowed down the opponent's attack speed and also slowed down the opponent's tanks.
There is a little distance between us and the infantry.
What he has to do now is to wait for the opponent to get closer, use light machine guns to block the enemy's infantry, and then let the anti-tank team kill those tanks that are alone in the attack.
There is no other way, he only has this one trick. There is no need to hide any trump cards, the paratrooper's only anti-tank method is RPG rocket launcher.
Therefore, they can easily repel the enemy's first attack, but when the enemy is on guard for the second and third times, it will be difficult for them to succeed.
But they can only fight like this, which is nothing more than using tactics flexibly, recombining old methods and continuing to fight for their lives with the enemies in front of them...
"Thud, tug, tug!" According to the pre-plan, gunshots came from the light machine gun position ahead. The bullets fired from the flanks indeed pinned all the Mirage soldiers to the ground.
But the tanks of the Mirage Army did not know what was happening behind them. They continued to move forward, twisting their bulky bodies in the fields.
A few seconds later, in the foxhole that had been hidden, the anti-tank hand of the Tang Army picked up an RPG rocket launcher, stretched out his head and aimed the rocket at the advancing Mirage tank.
"Hoo!" The Tang Army paratrooper pulled the trigger, and a rocket rushed toward the advancing Mirage tank with white smoke, blasting a hole in the side armor of the tank, paralyzing the tank on the battlefield.
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Shaped charges are really useful against steel plate protection, not to mention that the armor of the Mirage Tank is extremely thin. After this tank was destroyed, another advancing Mirage Tank was also ambushed from the other side.
The paratrooper anti-tank man was killed.
"What is that?" The commander of the Mirage Army, who was watching the battlefield, frowned, looked at the sudden appearance of white smoke trails, and his own burning tanks, and asked angrily.
Unfortunately, no one could answer his question, and he could only watch his tanks being destroyed one after another on the battlefield.
In just a short period of time, seven or eight tanks were already smoking and burning, paralyzed on the battlefield. And the infantry who rushed up with the tanks had been tortured to death by the Tang army.
Even though they were the elite of the mirage army, and even though they were determined to recapture Leping in one attack, in the end these mirage goblins retreated.
The losses were too much. Without a clear understanding of the Tang army's firepower deployment, a blind attack was in vain. An hour later, the Mirage Corps still did not approach Leping. They only left a dozen vehicles in the north of Leping.
The wreckage of the tank left the bodies of more than 300 soldiers.
"Is this the light infantry? Did they really parachute here?" Looking at the messy battlefield, the commander of the Mirage Armored Division, who had not been able to have lunch in Leping, asked in disbelief.
He really didn't expect that a group of infantry could stand in front of his tanks for so long...or that the other side could even repulse his attack easily.
"Hurry up and arrange the follow-up troops! Rush over! Within half an hour! Rush into Leping at all costs!" He held the handle of the command knife at his waist and roared angrily.
