kingnovel Chapter 451: Split into two groups and march north at full speed
Chapter 451: Split into two groups and march north at full speed
No matter how Ilderov cursed Li Shaoyi, the 72nd Division was divided into two groups and was advancing rapidly.
Tang Guoping's main force searched for the main force of the Rakshasa army, and Zhang Haiguang's security group occupied important towns. Both sides performed their duties and could support each other if anything happened.
As for the air forces, bombers and fighters attacked the enemy's airfields and military camps.
Transport planes are loaded with various supplies and replenished by parachutes as the troops advance, or they find some relatively flat grass and land directly to replenish.
Although the logistics troops also set out when the troops set out, in addition to cars, Sukhbaru also got a batch of horse-drawn carriages, which should be enough.
But Li Shaoyi wants to test our transport aircraft formation. We couldn’t find the opportunity before, but now the grassland is so vast. Although the cost of each transportation is relatively high, do we care about the cost?
So every time our army arrived at a place, before they had time to set up camp, some small white flowers would bloom in the sky, with all kinds of supplies hanging below. Before the supplies for the day were completely consumed, the supplies for the next day would have been delivered to you. The frequency of transport planes being dispatched was several times higher than that of fighter jets.
"I'm sorry, Commander Fan, but my conditions are limited."
On the south side of Saynshand, Zhang Haiguang's army was ready for battle. After finishing the meal, his artillerymen began to work.
Fan Xiliang was also assigned here. Originally, he was supposed to be assigned to the regular army, but the regular army rushed north too quickly and is now two hundred miles away. It has only been two days since they set out, and their daily marching speed is more than fifty kilometers.
"You call this limited conditions?"
Fan Xiliang said speechlessly.
The outer shell of the kettle is a lunch box, the same one used by their 36th Division. All of them are equipped with German equipment, but the food they eat is different. Even in the mainland, they can't eat dumplings.
In addition to this, everyone also has a can of beef, which is said to ensure the calorie content. In the mainland, only rich families can eat this stuff during festivals.
"According to our food standards, we should have two meat dishes and one vegetable dish, but we can't find any greens in this shabby place. Luckily, our dumplings still have some greens in them."
Zhang Haiguang liked to see the surprised looks of the Kuomintang officers. Anyone who came here as a military observer would be surprised. They originally thought that we were the most advanced army in the country, but after arriving at the 72nd Division, they would quickly change their views. You are far behind the most advanced.
Fan Xiliang didn't say anything, just gave a thumbs up, you guys are awesome!
"Report to the Brigade Commander, in fifteen minutes, a bomber formation will arrive over our area. Please direct our personnel to the bombing target."
When we were almost done eating, the communicator brought us a telegram from the Air Force.
"Order the reconnaissance company to move forward and provide guidance to the air force on bombing targets."
Zhang Haiguang swallowed the last bite of dumplings and stood on the command vehicle next to him.
Fan Xiliang was afraid that he would miss a certain scene, so he finished the dumplings in the lunch box in two or three bites.
"Dumpling soup, anyone?"
Just as I was about to follow and take a look, the cook behind me came with a big iron kettle on his back and started to feed the soldiers dumpling soup.
Original soup turned into original food, can this be achieved on the battlefield?
Fan Xiliang shook his head speechlessly. When he was taking classes with foreign instructors, the foreign instructors also said that war is all about logistics. When your logistics can keep up, you will definitely win the war. On the Xiongnu grassland thousands of miles away from the inland, the 72nd Division can achieve such logistics. What battle can't it win?
A roar disrupted Fan Xiliang's thoughts. Several heavy armored vehicles rushed out quickly, using the heavy machine guns and artillery on the armored vehicles to guide the targets of the planes in the air.
On the outskirts of the city of Saynshand, the Huns and Russians built many bunkers to prevent the 72nd Division from advancing. We can clear them with artillery, but if there are some that are relatively solid, we will have to use aerial bombs.
When the roar sounded in the sky, the heavy armored vehicles on the ground opened fire, and the enemy's position was instantly covered with dust. The pilots in the air should not miss such an obvious target.
More than a dozen planes quickly flew into the air, and then dived at a large angle, dropping several heavy bombs on the group of bunkers. The bunkers that had posed a considerable danger to us just now were now covered in dust.
The planes without bombs began to fire at the enemy's camp. Our soldiers watched happily from here. The enemy's screams were the trumpets of our victory.
The other five planes are still circling in the air. After the smoke and dust clears, they will wait for the mobilization of ground personnel. If there is no target to attack, they will be allowed to move freely. If there are any remaining bunkers, the remaining five planes will have to deal with them specifically.
Fan Xiliang's eyes were filled with envy. A security group could actually mobilize nearly twenty aircraft to help in the battle. He never dreamed that this would happen before.
Our 36th Division is ranked among the top three in the battle sequence of the National Army, but when has it ever had any air-ground coordinated combat?
"The whole army will attack from left to right and capture Saynshand."
While Fan Xiliang was sighing, Zhang Haiguang had already issued the combat order, which scared Fan Xiliang so much that he almost fell off the armored vehicle.
"You haven't even made any combat deployment yet, and you're just giving orders like that?"
In Fan Xiliang's eyes, Li Shaoyi fought like a game, but he didn't expect that his subordinates were the same.
"Didn't I just tell you? We'll attack from both sides. The first and second battalions will be on the left, the third battalion and the independent company will be on the right, and the artillery battalion will provide support."
Zhang Haiguang looked puzzled. Was there something wrong with his arrangement?
Fan Xiliang smiled speechlessly. This might be the reason why they were so efficient. Of course, the most important thing was their absolute confidence in their troops, which did not require repeated consideration.
The entire regiment was quickly divided into two parts, and the people in the artillery battalion were also ready. Every two artillery pieces formed a group, with a communications personnel standing next to them. If the front couldn't pass, our artillery would start to provide support.
The Hun army in Saynshand was stunned by what had just happened. At this moment, they could not think of anything else except running away.
Although the Luosha supervision team killed more than a dozen people with machine guns, they saw that there were too many people fleeing and they could not kill them all, including many Luosha officers and soldiers.
Two days after the battle began, Saynshand fell...