Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 766
The sudden attack of the Ming army still made the U.S. military very uncomfortable, but the U.S. military has rich combat experience after all. Even though the proportion of recruits is large, the officers and command staff have all experienced wars, and they know exactly what to do on the battlefield.

The Ming army at Tiemaoling and Qiziling blocked their way to continue advancing towards the Yalu River. Although the U.S. military could not fully judge what the Ming army wanted to do at this time, at least as long as they reached the river boundary, they would squeeze out the Ming army. The military space will provide favorable conditions for any future deployment of the US military on the battlefield.

The [-]st Marine Division immediately organized an assault force, including about [-] tanks and nearly [-] armored vehicles and cars, preparing to break through the guards of the Ming army in the valley plain and occupy Enzhou, which is still controlled by the Lelang army.

Sun Chengzong and Bai Mingxiu were both excited after receiving the information sent by the scouts.The assault of the first US Marine Division can be said to represent one of the strongest strengths of the US military. If such a force can be eaten up, the damage to the US military will definitely be substantial.

"The Americans still underestimate the enemy, and haven't carefully scouted our strength." Bai Mingxiu said with a smile.

If the Americans had carefully investigated, they would have discovered that the defense line deployed by the Ming army in the direction of their assault was quite solid. The Hundred Army had a fully equipped 105mm howitzer regiment, an infantry regiment and an armored regiment here.

Sun Chengzong also immediately made arrangements. On the one hand, he mobilized troops from other directions as reserve forces and responded to frontal combat forces.On the other hand, the armored regiment was ordered to detour from the southwest to the side and rear of the [-]st Marine Division of the US Army, preparing to attack the US military from both sides with the frontal front.

On this day, the U.S. Marine Corps arrived at the preset battlefield. The weather was not good and it rained very heavily.Bean-sized raindrops slammed on the soldiers, and the soldiers almost had to wipe the rain from their faces every once in a while to prevent the rain from blinding their eyes.

Fortunately, the [-]th Army is the unit with the most equipment and supplies in the Ming army at this stage. Every soldier is equipped with a raincoat of particularly high quality. They are also adjusting the artillery in the rain, preparing to say a friendly greeting to the enemy .

The artillery regiment placed several artillery battalions on the slopes of several highlands, condescending and occupying a geographical advantage.This position is also the position that the commandos of the US Marine Division [-] must pass through. Only after passing through the road held by the three mountains can they master this road and send troops to Enzhou in an endless stream.

The Artillery Regiment of the [-]th Army of the Ming Army also carried out some camouflage work. In addition to the heavy rain, the rain and fog were misty, so the U.S. Army did not find the artillery regiment of the [-]th Army in the first place, so it drove into the range of the [-]th Army .

"In the rain and fog environment, the wet ground will absorb part of the power of the explosion, and the accuracy will be greatly affected. However, our sudden shelling is enough for the US military to drink a pot." Sun Chengzong looked at his watch, waiting for the start over there.

He and Bai Mingxiu really cared about the battle situation, and even went directly to the front line to inspect the battle in his honor as an army commander.And Bai Mingxiu was not afraid at all. If he hadn't been afraid of being too shocking, he would have picked up a 40-meter broadsword and rushed up to chop the tank.

The rumbling cannons finally sounded, and Bai Mingxiu and Sun Chengzong stood on a hill behind and looked over there, but the visibility was relatively low under the rain and fog, and they couldn't see clearly what was going on.The artillery position in front can be seen roughly, but regardless of other things, it is just a artillery fire for them.

The U.S. military was stunned when it was suddenly bombarded during the march. The commander of the commando, Lieutenant Colonel Parker, quickly stopped the convoy, but it was not easy for the convoy to retreat for a while, so the U.S. military could only respond with anti-aircraft artillery. And slowly retreat back.

Because of the bombardment, the formation of the US military has also been chaotic.To avoid the shelling, Lieutenant Colonel Pike led his troops back a little.

"The firepower of the Ming army is unexpectedly strong." Lieutenant Colonel Parker has no experience in dealing with the Ming army, but he has fought against the Japanese army.The Japanese army's superb artillery skills caused a lot of trouble for the US military.Although the U.S. military fought against the Japanese army on the ground, although they all won victories, these were all achieved by relying on their strength, firepower, and national strength.The fighting quality of the Japanese army was recognized by the U.S. military, and the U.S. military was defeated by the Japanese one after another in the early days of the war, which is also evident.

Pike was about to request air support from the Ninth Army Headquarters to directly destroy the three artillery positions, but unexpectedly, as soon as his news was sent out, enemies appeared behind him.

"Tank, it's a tank!"

The tanks lined up in a very rigorous and disciplined offensive formation drove towards them in the heavy rain with the roar of their engines and the sound of their tracks hitting the ground.

Pike saw it from the command car too.

"A tank I've never seen before, with a long barrel!"

Pike originally thought that even if the Ming army had tanks, they should not have a large number of them, and basically they should be the Douding tanks left over from the Japanese kingdom, or some M4 tanks that were supported by the US military to the former Sinian Republic.But the tank that appeared in front of his commando now is obviously bigger than tanks like the M4. It has a completely different style from the turrets made by the American Empire. There is a grid of things hanging on the outside of the cast turret, Parker Don't know what it is.

But no matter how this tank came from, Pike can tell just by its appearance that this kind of tank will be a difficult enemy to deal with.

"The whole team, the whole team!" Pike immediately got into the car and used the intercom to order the entire commando vehicle.After the shelling, they suffered some losses, and they were very embarrassed. When they suddenly encountered the enemy's armored soldiers, and the number was equal to his own, he was also very nervous.

The tank coming from the opposite side opened fire first in the heavy rain. The fire flashed away, and the shells pierced through and directly blasted at the US tank.Parker's tanks are mainly M48 tanks, which are much more advanced than the M4 Shermans used during the World War II. They use 90mm tank guns, which have excellent protection and power.

But Parker soon discovered that the M48 tank they liked so much was as soft as a layer of tinfoil under enemy fire.

When shooting at a distance of more than 1000 meters, the accuracy of Ming army tanks was average. In the first round of shooting, there were basically no hits, but in the second round, a shell directly penetrated the front armor of the M48.Moreover, the shell directly detonated the ammunition in the turret, causing the explosion to blow off the entire turret.

"It was blown up in one shot? How could their artillery be so powerful?!"

(End of this chapter)