Expedition to Europe

If you think about it carefully, using 60 tanks to attack 6,000 German troops is not too exaggerated.

In the Battle of the Somme last year, the British used tanks for the first time. Although most tanks failed to achieve their mission objectives due to malfunctions, the few tanks that completed their missions made great contributions.

In one of the most exaggerated cases, when a tank rushed to the German position, almost all the Germans raised their hands and surrendered obediently. This tank captured the Germans in the entire trench. Afterwards, statistics showed that more than 500 German soldiers were captured.

In this way, Chen Kangjian now has more than enough to attack 6,000 German troops with 60 tanks.

The shot fired by Chen Kangjian in the outpost has alarmed the Germans.

When Chen Kangjian led less than 60 tanks to continue on the road, the Germans had already made defensive preparations.

Making defensive preparations sounds like a leisurely process, but in fact, it is just digging a simple trench on the ground, building a few machine gun positions and 77mm artillery positions, and there are no more defensive facilities.

It is not that the Germans are lazy and do not want to repair, but that the objective conditions do not allow it.

Chen Kangjian's troops came too quickly, and the Germans were not ready yet.

Even so, Chen Kangjian was unwilling to fight head-on, and he arranged for the troops to split up at the first time.

Even though there were only 60 tanks, Chen Kangjian still dared to split up the troops. It is conceivable how big his heart is.

Although the word "battle" looks fierce, it is actually unremarkable, especially when the gap in strength has reached a point where manpower cannot make up.

It seems that the German defense line collapsed as soon as Chen Kangjian launched the attack.

Because it was raining and the ground was relatively wet, the tank troops stirred up less dust when launching the attack. It did not seem to cover the sky and the sun, nor did it have a majestic momentum. It was just a simple push, and with the detour of some tanks, the German defense position collapsed.

Even Chen Kangjian did not expect the attack to be so smooth. During the whole process, only five tanks were grounded, three tanks were destroyed, and three regiments of German troops surrendered and became prisoners of the armored forces.

In the German camp in Tadenois, Chen Kangjian accepted the surrender of the German commander.

This was a temporary camp. There were almost no antler fences, barbed wire, trenches, etc. There were only simple tents and Germans with angry faces, whether officers or soldiers.

It was really aggrieved. The Germans did not lack courage, but lacked weapons and fighting methods to fight against armored forces.

When Chen Kangjian jumped off the tank arrogantly, the German commander, Ludwig von Schroeder, the colonel of the 86th Regiment of the Prussian Rifle Regiment, presented his command knife, which symbolized the right to command.

"Sir, I hereby hand over the command of 5,600 soldiers to you. From now on, we will withdraw from this war and no longer bear any responsibilities and obligations. Please treat all officers and soldiers in accordance with their status. Thank you." Ludwig von Schröder was polite and showed the so-called "aristocratic demeanor" even when he surrendered.

Germany is also a signatory to the Red Cross Agreement. When the soldiers surrendered, even if they were fighting bloody battles the moment before, racking their brains to kill the enemy on the opposite side, or their hands were stained with the blood of enemy soldiers, from the moment they surrendered, they would also receive the treatment of prisoners of war, which includes: food, safety, dignity, and a certain degree of rescue.

Chen Kangjian is not a nobleman, he is just a commoner, with no noble demeanor at all.

But at this solemn moment, Chen Kangjian was still able to keep his composure. He straightened his military cap and collar, took the saber offered by Ludwig von Schroeder with one hand, and nodded with a little arrogance: "Please rest assured that all your soldiers will be treated in accordance with their status. As long as you abide by the rules of engagement and stop participating in the war, I guarantee that your safety will be guaranteed."

"Thank you very much..."

When Ludwig von Schroeder said this, he stood in front of the door of the temporary camp. In front of him were more than a dozen tanks ready to attack at any time, and hundreds of accompanying infantrymen who were ready to fight. Behind Ludwig von Schroeder were thousands of soldiers who had been disarmed and lined up at the gate of the military camp to surrender. Let unarmed soldiers face tanks armed to the teeth? Ludwig von Schroeder didn't want to do such a stupid thing.

In the battle just now, some German soldiers had already verified the brutality and tyranny of tanks with their lives. Those tanks almost didn't even use the tank guns on the turrets ready to fire at any time. They just ran over the German soldiers without any mercy or hesitation, and crushed hundreds of German soldiers into meat paste.

This move completely crushed the resistance will of all German soldiers. Almost everyone trembled in the face of the threatening tanks, and couldn't raise the slightest resistance spirit, so Ludwig von Schroeder chose to surrender.

At this time, on the faces of the soldiers lined up behind Ludwig von Schroeder, there was no anger or common hatred of the enemy, but relief and sadness. Faced with this situation, Ludwig von Schroeder could only say "Thank you very much...".

Ludwig von Schroeder really had nothing to say.

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So when Zhang Jingzong led the main force of the armored forces to Tadenois, he could only clean up the battlefield and take in the prisoners, and he didn't even have any leftovers.

"Old Chen, you are too reckless. You dare to attack thousands of Germans with just a few dozen tanks. Do you think your men are heavenly soldiers and generals?" Zhang Jingzong complained when he saw Chen Kangjian.

"Old Zhang, what are you talking about? What's the result? The result is that I, Old Chen, won a great victory! This proves that I, Old Chen, am wise and powerful. Even if there are only a few dozen tanks, let alone thousands of Germans, even if there are tens of thousands of Germans, I, Old Chen, dare to attack." Chen Kangjian, who achieved his goal, was very proud.

Chen Kangjian had reason to be proud. In the past hour, Chen Kangjian's troops killed thousands of Germans and captured more than 5,000 Germans, but only dozens of casualties were suffered. I am afraid that since the outbreak of the First World War, the Allies have not won such an advantageous victory. This is enough to make Chen Kangjian proud, and it is also enough to make the First Division proud.

"Okay, now that you have won the battle, you are the boss, and everything you say is right. But Lao Chen, can you think about me? Don't leave the chief of staff alone for everything. You want the medal, and I, the chief of staff, want it too!" Zhang Jingzong said half-truthfully.

Zhang Jingzong said this, which made Chen Kangjian speechless. It is useless to appeal to emotions and reason with people like Chen Kangjian. Chen Kangjian would be embarrassed if he talked about interests directly.

"Hehe, don't worry, Lao Zhang, this medal is half mine and half yours. If it weren't for your strong support as the chief of staff, I wouldn't be able to fight even if I wanted to... Okay, don't be angry, this credit belongs to everyone in our armored forces, not just one person. Don't worry, your share will be indispensable when the credit is reported." Chen Kangjian took on a lot of responsibilities.

It is indeed not just one person's. Such a big credit, even if the entire armored force comes to share the profits, it can get a lot.