frightfiction Chapter 236: War Thunder system updated version?
Chapter 236: War Thunder system updated version?
In a large-scale battle, a difference of a few hours may determine the life or death of an army.
With the system space in hand, Zhang Chi naturally would not really wait for Kang Huojian to organize an additional transport team, as that would take too long.
Fearing that the night would bring more trouble, he once again became a human transporter, taking the risk of boarding an SB2C dive bomber and landing directly at the front-line field airport.
This action sounds risky.
However, they were escorted by more than 20 F4U-4B fighter planes piloted by elite synthetic pilots, and all aircraft produced by the system were stable and did not easily suffer from mechanical failures.
So Zhang Chi was not worried about his personal safety on this trip.
After jumping out of the back seat of the dive bomber, Zhang Chi got on a jeep and headed straight for the ammunition storage point.
What followed was simply physical labor - taking out the ammunition boxes in the system space one by one.
When Zhang Chi met Hao Yi at the battlefield command center, the latter looked embarrassed.
He just sent a telegram to complain about the lack of ammunition, so why did he call the commander-in-chief?
Zhang Chi also knew that the latter was a straightforward person. He patted Hao Yi's shoulder, whose face flushed red, and did not blame him. Instead, he comforted him:
"The battle was well fought. I don't blame you for being upset this time, Old Hao. Let's just talk it out and then we can fight well from now on."
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Now that he was here, Zhang Chi naturally had no plans to leave in the short term.
He sat in the Eastern Route Army's battlefield command headquarters, his eyes sweeping across the battle sand table covered with red and blue markings. From time to time, he could hear the sound of electric currents from the walkie-talkie and the battle reports discussed in low voices by the staff.
Zhang Chi narrowed his eyes slightly and watched calmly as Hao Yi deployed his troops and arranged the siege plan for Lashio City.
With sufficient artillery support, Hao Yi can finally let go and do his best.
At this moment, Hao Yi was lying beside the sand table, with his hands on the edge of the table, like a beast ready to pounce.
He lightly tapped a small hill in the sandbox with his thick fingers, and said in a crisp and decisive tone:
"The artillery will lead the way. First, conduct an hour of artillery preparation. Then I will have the Infantry Training Division advance directly to Luominggang, northeast of the city, and strive to capture this commanding height in one fell swoop. Your Excellency, what do you think?"
Zhang Chi slowly raised his head, with a hint of consideration and temptation in his eyes.
He did not give a direct answer, but calmly raised a question: "What if the Japanese hide on the reverse slope of the high ground and cannot be killed by artillery fire?"
Hao Yi replied confidently:
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I've already coordinated with the air force. They'll blanket the reverse slope with napalm fifteen minutes before launching their attack. By then, the area will be a sea of fire, making it difficult for the Japanese to support the frontal positions from the reverse slope."
After saying this, he stood up, holding a red and blue pencil in his hand above the sand table, and drew an arc in the southwest of Lashio City:
"After we capture Luominggang, I'll have the 2nd Infantry Division, in conjunction with some armored units from the 7th Armored Division, launch a diversionary attack from the flat terrain west of the city to the southwest of Lashio. This will prevent the enemy inside the city from being able to take care of each other. By then, the city will be easily captured."
After listening to this, Zhang Chi nodded slightly, with some encouragement in his tone: "Yes, it's a good thing to have confidence. Let's do it."
He didn't have any unusual habit of micro-managing, so after hearing that Hao Yi's deployment was generally fine, he simply became a hands-off boss.
[Ding, a new version of the Earth Universe game "War Thunder" has been detected. This system will be updated simultaneously. The estimated update time is 48:00:00]
Suddenly, the emotionless mechanical sound of the system echoed in Zhang Chi's ears, startling him.
"System, what's the matter with this sudden update?"
The game "War Thunder" in the original Earth universe has been updated to a brand new version. Dozens of new land, sea, and air vehicles have been added to the technology trees of various countries. If you do not want to update, you can silently say "Cancel Update" three times. This system will permanently maintain the current version.
Zhang Chi: ???
Not updating is stupid.
Before traveling through time, when Zhang Chi was still a college student playing games, he heard that the next version of the "War Thunder" game would update new vehicles such as the 'F-15E Strike Eagle', 'PZH2000 Self-Propelled Artillery', 'PLZ-05 Self-Propelled Howitzer', and 'J-10A Fighter'.
Logically speaking, the "War Thunder" game on Earth would have an updated version approximately every three months. He didn't expect that after traveling through time for so long, the game company in his hometown finally updated the version?
Could it be caused by the different speed of time flow between the two time and space?
After eliminating these complex problems involving quantum mechanics, Zhang Chi felt excited. After all, after the 48-hour system update was completed, he could see if there were any new low-level sea, land, and air vehicles that could be developed, or if there were any new gold coin vehicles that could be purchased directly.
"By the way, during the time when you updated the system, the research and development points and Silver Lion coins obtained by my soldiers and vehicles in combat are still there, right?" Thinking of the upcoming siege, Zhang Chi hurriedly asked the system in his mind.
[Host, rest assured, during this system update, you will only be unable to make purchases. System space can still be used as usual, and the R&D points and Silver Lions earned will also be retained as usual.]
"That's good, you can update with peace of mind." Zhang Chi was relieved. It was just that he couldn't buy new vehicles for 48 hours, which was not a big problem.
Time continues to pass.
The atmosphere in the battlefield command center was tense and anxious, with staff officers constantly running in and out, updating various intelligence and orders at any time.
Hao Yi also kept communicating with the three division commanders on the front line through telephone and radio to adjust the deployment.
Zhang Chi looked normal and calm.
By now, the Japanese troops in Pegu were showing signs of decline. After a series of attacks, the 55th Division in front of them had only one and a half infantry regiments left, plus some miscellaneous attached troops.
On their side, they had a firm grasp of air supremacy and could attack or defend. Zhang Chi's experienced heart no longer felt the slightest bit of tension.
He raised his arm and looked at the watch on his wrist. The second hand was ticking rapidly.
Tick, tick, tick.
When the second hand points to XII, the time is up.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
The rumbling sound of artillery continued to be heard in the distance.
The howitzer regiments of the two infantry divisions, with a total of 72 105mm howitzers, began a joyful chorus and began covering artillery bombardment on Luomingang, the commanding heights in the north of the city.
Countless shells flew into the sky, covering a distance of 9 kilometers, and then fell towards Luomingang under the pull of gravity.
Since limited steel and concrete resources were concentrated in Songshan and Tengchong areas in western Yunnan, the Japanese defenders in Lashio could only hastily build fortifications on Luomingang using bricks, huge trees and sandbags.
Amidst the huge explosion, these simple fortifications were quickly destroyed and turned into construction waste.
Several Type 41 mountain guns and Type 3 field guns that were pulled to the top of the hill tried to fight back desperately, but soon the Japanese and their guns were blown to pieces.