Warlords: Rising from the Northwest Border and Sweeping Across the Powers

&34；我们被包围了！&34；豹2A6主战坦克车长施密特少校冷静地报告，&34；五辆T-80，正在从三个方向接近。&34；

Inside the tank, the four crew members remained alert. The loader checked the ammunition reserves, the gunner stared at the display screen of the fire control system, and the driver was ready to maneuver at any time.

"Keep calm," Schmidt glanced around at the monitors. "Let's teach these Russians a lesson."

The first T-80 approached from the right, 1200 meters away.

"Load armor-piercing shells!" Schmidt ordered.

&34;Armor-piercing shells loaded!&34;

&34;Target locked, shoot!&34;

The 120mm smoothbore gun roared, and with the help of the advanced fire control system, the shells accurately hit the track connection of the T-80. The 46-ton tank suddenly lost its balance and slid sideways into the snow.

&34；左转30度！&34；施密特立即命令，豹2坦克灵活地改变了位置，避开了另外两辆T-80的齐射。

&34;Loading high explosive shells!&34;

&34;High explosive shells loaded!&34;

&34;Shoot!&34;

The explosion exploded between the two T-80s, and the thick smoke obscured their vision. Schmidt seized the opportunity and drove the Leopard 2 back quickly, using the terrain as cover.

"The fourth one, eleven o'clock!" the gunner suddenly shouted.

&34;Armor-piercing bullet!&34;

&34;Loaded!&34;

&34;Shoot!&34;

This shot hit the connection between the opponent's turret armor and although it did not penetrate it, it also damaged the turret rotation mechanism of the T-80.

&34;The last one is encircling us from the seven o'clock direction!&34;

Schmidt sneered: "I'm waiting for you."

The Leopard 2 suddenly stopped retreating and turned sharply on the spot. Thanks to its advanced transmission system, this action was completed almost instantly. Before the last T-80 could react, the Leopard 2's main gun had already locked onto the target.

&34;Armor-piercing bullet!&34;

&34;Loaded!&34;

&34;Shoot!&34;

The shell whizzed out from a distance of less than 800 meters and hit the side armor of the T-80. After a loud bang, the ammunition compartment of the Tsarist Russian tank exploded and the turret was blown into the air.

"Beautiful!" the loader couldn't help cheering.

"Focus," Schmidt reminded him. "The fight is not over yet."

In this five-on-one encounter, the German Leopard 2A6 successfully resolved the crisis with its excellent performance and skilled crew cooperation. This also proves that in modern armored warfare, quality and training level are often more important than quantity.

"All regiments, charge!" Krylov's order blasted over the radio, "Tear through their defenses!"

On the snowy plain, the 9th Panzergrenadier Regiment's steel torrent began a thunderous charge. Dozens of Panther tanks formed a spearhead formation, followed closely by armored personnel carriers, their tracks grinding deep grooves in the white snow.

&34;34st Battalion, charge left! &;

&34;Second Battalion, suppress the middle road! &34;

&34;Third Battalion, outflanking from the right! &34;

The roar of the engine was deafening, the snow was rolled up by the tracks, and mixed with the exhaust to form a white smoke screen. The main gun of the Panther tank kept roaring, clearing obstacles for the assault troops.

"Forward! Keep going!" Krylov stood at the hatch of the command tank, observing the battlefield situation with a telescope, "Don't give them a chance to regroup!"

The machine gunners on the armored vehicles kept firing, suppressing the enemy's resistance. The armored grenadiers held their rifles tightly, ready to get off the vehicles and fight at any time.

&34;The breakthrough has been made! &34;The front-line commander reported, &34;The enemy armored group is retreating! &34;

"Full speed ahead!" Krylov seized the opportunity, "Second wave of assault groups, follow up immediately!"

Another group of Panther tanks and armored vehicles rushed out from the rear and joined the assault. The tank guns kept firing, and the shells set off pieces of explosions on the enemy positions.

"Pay attention to coordination!" Krylov continued to command, "Panzergrenadiers are ready to get off the vehicles and attack! Don't let any enemy escape!"

The entire armored group was like a sharp knife, piercing the enemy's defense line fiercely. In this imposing charge, the 9th Panzergrenadier Regiment demonstrated the powerful combat effectiveness of the German armored forces.

The defense of the 211th Tank Regiment of the Tsarist Russia began to collapse under this fierce attack. The T-80 tanks responded hastily, but they were unable to cope with the orderly attack.

"Push forward! Keep pushing forward!" Krylov's voice echoed over the radio, "Let them see what a real armored assault is!"

On the snowy plain, the 9th Panzergrenadier Regiment's steel torrent was unstoppable, crushing all obstacles into dust. This was a shocking armored assault, demonstrating the terrifying power of armored forces.

"Everyone, pay attention, start an orderly retreat!" Lieutenant Colonel Popov calmly ordered, "The second and third battalions provide cover, and the first battalion will withdraw from the battlefield first."

The T-80 tanks began to retreat slowly, but kept their turrets facing the enemy, ready to fire back at any time. The BMP armored vehicles cruised on the flanks to cover the main force's withdrawal.

"They are in pursuit," the signalman reported, "and the armored forces of the Northern Division are following."

Popov sneered: "Very good, let them come. The anti-tank position two kilometers away is ready."

There, dozens of 88mm anti-tank guns and a large number of anti-tank mines were quietly waiting. This was a well-laid trap, enough to make any armored unit that advanced rashly pay a heavy price.

But unexpectedly, the Northern Division's pursuit was not fierce.

"Strange," Popov observed, frowning, "their assault has lost momentum."

Sure enough, after chasing for several hundred meters, the 9th Panzergrenadiers suddenly stopped chasing. Krylov stood on the command tank and carefully observed the terrain ahead through a telescope.

"Everyone stop the pursuit," Krylov ordered decisively, "maintain your position and do not advance rashly."

"But sir," a company commander said eagerly, "we can press on!"

"No," Krylov shook his head, "the enemy's retreat is too orderly to be a rout. They must have set an ambush ahead."

Popov looked at the German armored forces that had stopped moving forward and could not help but sigh inwardly: "Sure enough, they are old foxes. They won't be fooled."

In this way, the two armored forces faced each other across the snowy plain. One side wanted to lure the opponent into a trap, while the other side carefully kept its distance. The first round of this armored battle came to a temporary end amid the caution of both sides.

"Retreat," Popov finally ordered, "and move to the predetermined location as planned. Since they won't take the bait, we'll set the next trap."

The tank tracks left long tracks on the snow, and the two armored units withdrew separately. But everyone knew that the battle had just begun.