Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

Through long-term rigorous training and strict discipline, the 297th Regiment's title of "Number One Regiment in Youzhou" is well-deserved.

At least within the entire Youzhou region, the 297th Regiment is undoubtedly a powerful force capable of easily defeating an entire brigade with its own strength.

This has been fully verified in actual combat.

Unfortunately, this time the 297th Regiment faced an opponent who was practically unstoppable: Shen Moshen's unit...................

For a long time, the reason why the 297th Regiment was invincible in Youzhou was not only because it was well-trained, but also because the warlord forces in Youzhou were generally poorly equipped.

Those local security regiments and brigades, let alone machine guns, are already considered quite remarkable if they can even equip themselves with a full complement of rifles...

But this time it's completely different.

5:30 am.

Dong Jiangong personally led the 297th Regiment to launch a surprise attack on the 398th Regiment's garrison outside the city.

However, when the cavalry of the 297th Regiment charged into the 398th Regiment's position in an unimpeded formation, they discovered that the entire position was already empty.

"Damn it! Did that Shen guy run away overnight?" Dong Jiangong, who had missed his target, couldn't help but curse. "I boasted to the division commander yesterday that I would capture Shen Moshen alive, and that bastard actually fled without a fight?"

However, before Dong Jiangong could say anything, they heard the roar of machinery coming from not far away.

Even the earth trembled slightly...

The cavalrymen's horses also began to feel uneasy.

Dong Jiangong immediately tightened the reins to steady his warhorse.

Immediately afterwards, Dong Jiangong and his 297th Regiment witnessed a scene that they would never forget.

In the distance, in the direction of the rising sun, a rumbling torrent of steel was rapidly crushing towards them.

The sun rises slowly, and dust flies everywhere.

A tank unit appeared directly in front of the 298th Regiment!

When cavalry encounters tank units, it's no longer a question of how fast your sword is, but whether you can escape...

"Tanks? Tanks! So many tanks..." Dong Jiangong's pupils contracted rapidly, as if he were seeing the most unbelievable scene of his life!

At this moment, not only was Dong Jiangong completely dumbfounded, but the entire 297th Regiment was also completely dumbfounded!

They were indeed well-trained and disciplined, and never lacked the courage to face the enemy head-on and launch a fearless charge.

But that's in terms of people—when facing enemy infantry who generally carried old-fashioned rifles and wielded large swords, the 297th Regiment was like a god!

They move like the wind and are incredibly brave; they are natural-born reapers of life!

But now, their enemies have changed to a group of steel behemoths—a truly hellish start for the cavalry...

At this point, all of the 297th Regiment's tactics were no longer useful.

Discipline and courage seem so insignificant in the face of overwhelming strength.

Cavalry vs. Tanks: A Clash of Two Products from Different Eras...

Faced with the crushing force of 102 tanks, the fate of the 297th Regiment was sealed from the moment they launched their "surprise attack"...

The roar of artillery fire and the interplay of firepower filled the air.

Outside Youzhou City, a one-sided, crushing battle is unfolding.

In the age of firepower, the glory of cavalry is destined to become a thing of the past.

Dong Jiangong, who had won the "jackpot", was blown to smithereens by a cannonball before he could even give the final order!

To be hit directly in the body by the first salvo—that's incredibly unlucky...

Without any suspense, the sudden surge of tanks swiftly annihilated the 297th Cavalry Regiment, known as the "Number One Regiment of Youzhou," with zero casualties.

At the same time, sixteen JU-87D dive bombers also launched an operation, carrying out tactical bombing of the 33rd Division's garrison in Youdu.

A piercing scream echoed across the sky above Youdu.

For the first time in their lives, the garrison in Youdu City experienced being bombed from the air.

Gu Xingbang, who was waiting for the 297th Regiment's victory report at the headquarters of the 33rd Division, also experienced the most terrifying moment of his life!

Four JU-87Ds specifically targeted the headquarters of the 4rd Division.

The sudden air raid caused heavy losses to the unprepared 33rd Division.

If it weren't for the staff officer beside him who tackled Gu Xingbang to the ground in time, Gu Xingbang would have been killed in the air raid.

However, the other officers of the 33rd Division were not so lucky.

More than a dozen officers from the division headquarters, including the deputy division commander and chief of staff, were killed in the air raid.

Lacking anti-aircraft weapons, the 33rd Division was completely powerless against the deadly bombing by JU-87Ds.

What's more, no one in the entire 33rd Division expected that they would be bombed by bombers right in the territory of Youzhou!

Because, before Shen Moshen started using his cheat code, there was no such thing as an air force in the entire Youzhou.

Let alone bombers, they had never even seen what the oldest "antique" fighter planes discarded by foreigners looked like.

In short—they never expected that Shen Moshen would have an airplane!

It's the kind that drops bombs—the "big gray plane"...................

But this is just dessert before the main course.

After the bomber squadron's debut performance.

Shen Moshen gathered the 15 newly acquired "Wasp" 105mm self-propelled howitzers, along with all the artillery of the 398th Regiment, and a fierce artillery barrage ensued.