I became a witch, but I started the industrial revolution

However, Medea had not had any expectations for this. The five divisions located at the border of Palia had already entered the territory of the Kingdom of Palia and began to intervene in the war between the three countries in the name of coalition reinforcements.

She has issued a third statement, not ruling out direct intervention in the war. I have already issued an ultimatum, it doesn't matter whether you listen to it or not, I have said it anyway.

No matter what, no country can accept the presence of other powerful forces around it, and its claws must be cut off!

Four of these five divisions are newly reorganized armored infantry regiments.

步兵团3100人：50人团部、3*步兵营、野战炮兵连1、坦克连，无后坐力炮连1、侦查排、工兵排、通讯排。

The number of people remains the same as before, 17200, but the armored infantry regiment is equipped with 40 tracked armored personnel carriers and 30 light tanks as new support firepower.

The remaining one is the newly formed Tank Training Division 1

The tank division was equipped with 260 light tanks, 200 armored transport vehicles, hundreds of all-terrain vehicles, and one artillery regiment, with a total of 1 36mm self-propelled howitzers, 152 towed 18mm howitzers, five small and one large tactical airship squadrons, and a total of 152 troop strength of 6 people.

The purpose of sending this tank training division out is also to conduct actual combat tests to see the specific effects of the reorganized armored mechanization.

The airship can lift supplies very quickly, and the small airship sets out in advance to serve as a part-time aerial scout at the front of the tank division, and can report to the tank troops at any time via the high-power radio on board.

The federal army did not have to spend much effort in the early stages of the attack on the Pralo Line of Defense, because at that time a large number of soldiers in the Pralo semi-permanent defense line had basically lost their combat effectiveness due to smallpox, and they surrendered directly when they encountered the federal army coming from Seris.

This forced the federal army to report to the rear and send some medical personnel to treat them, while the team rested here.

During this 500-kilometer march, 260 of the tank division's 100 tanks broke down along the way, 20 of which were repaired in a short time, and the total failure rate reached about 30%.

Medea's eyes went dark when he saw this. He hadn't done anything yet and a tank regiment was gone just like that?

Logistics is a science. Medea didn't have a deep understanding of it at first, but now she really feels it...

Not only did the tanks of the tank division break down, but the tank platoons of the four infantry divisions also suffered a similar fate, with the highest failure rate reaching 50%.

The entire distance from the Pralo Line of Defense to the foot of the Palia Capital is nearly 1200 km. After the tank division is gone, there will probably be only humans left.

What can she do about it? Repair it! Send it away!

While repairing the faulty tanks along the way, Mediah sent another 200 tanks. There were always some intact ones lost along the way, so they replenished the tanks lost by the tank division, and there were still many left.

She simply let them all go, and if they were broken they could be repaired, and if they couldn't be repaired they would be left there and wait for the troops in the rear to catch up and repair them or tow them away.

But it's not all bad news. At least the 280-meter dedicated logistics airship did play its due role. Compared with trucks, the airship has a higher loading capacity and can transport more spare parts and logistics personnel.

But there are also disadvantages. If there is a strong sidewind or strong wind, it will be difficult to carry out fixed delivery missions, and supplies can only be delivered by hoisting several containers.

The territory of the Kingdom of Palia was either grassland or desert, causing great suffering to the tank armored division that Media had high hopes for to be the first to fire the world's first shot.

The radial engine had a high failure rate due to the high temperature and dust in the desert, and the rear kept receiving suggestions to add various additional accessories to the vehicle.

Medea even began to re-examine whether it was too early to promote the use of tanks.

However, before she could make a decision, battle reports came from the front line that the 1st Tank Division, which was advancing towards the royal capital again, had collided head-on with two divisions of the Church of the Goddess of Light.

The engagement between the two sides lasted for 4 hours and ended with the surrender of 6000 troops of the Goddess Church.

Among them, tens of thousands of ordinary soldiers of the Vatican were killed, a suspected senior officer was killed, thousands of aircraft were destroyed, our side suffered more than 6,000 casualties, and nearly 100 tanks were destroyed.

This battle report immediately dispelled her doubts about tanks. Build them! Must build!

Back in time

[Hiss... Report to the commander! Report to the commander, a large number of trees have fallen in the forest one kilometer ahead of you. There are suspected traces of a large number of unknown troops. Please prepare for battle! ]

[Repeat, one step ahead of you....]

Graf, shirtless and holding a kettle to fill water, sat up straight immediately after hearing the report on the radio and picked up the walkie-talkie to reply: "Received! Climb to a higher altitude immediately and maintain observation altitude to guide the artillery!"

【receive! 】

After saying that, he put down the walkie-talkie and shouted to the radio operator who was also a part-time observer in the front row: "Switch the channel immediately and notify all crews to enter combat status! Quick!"

In the carriage of the marching Vatican troops, a white-robed wizard frowned and said to the officer who closed his eyes and rested, "General, my magic detected a large force ahead."

The general opened his eyes and asked, "Troops? Are there any troops infected with smallpox? How many are there?"

'About half of our number.'

"Half? Where did they come from? Never mind. Tell the believers to prepare for battle and capture them to ask about their situation."

Their troops went to Pralo to take over the defense line under the order of the commander. The church intelligence system only said that almost all the defenders of the defense line had lost their combat capability, and did not say that there would be any more enemies.

The distance of one kilometer is neither short nor long. By the time both sides have formed their array, the distance is already very close.

The 1st Tank Division mobilized half of its tanks to the front row, with dozens of infantrymen following behind each vehicle, maintaining a constant speed as they advanced towards the sand dunes ahead.

Graf took the intercom and began to direct the tank crew: [Move forward at a steady speed, keep slow, we are going to blow this place up.]

【Keep alert to the front, move forward, move forward. 】

The self-propelled howitzer was parked in place, and the field gun had already lowered the chassis and muzzle brake to the ground and began to adjust the elevation angle.

【嘶嘶......确认目标，女神教廷部队，炮兵团坐标确认：2-9-6-6-1-1】

【2-9-6-6, fill in】

【6-6-1-1, fill in, ready to aim. 】

[Fire!]

54 152mm howitzers roared at the same time. The sound waves gathered together like the wrath of gods, and smashed into the group of Vatican soldiers along the curved trajectory.

Before the grenades were brought down, several large magic circles rose up and enveloped the troops, intercepting most of the grenades and causing them to explode prematurely. However, the grenades were still powerful enough to kill soldiers within 20 meters of the grenades.

The shrapnel that was not deflected by the magic circle and hit the ground instantly killed most of the soldiers within a range of 50 meters. Only a few soldiers managed to escape with the help of their teammates.

Chapter 126: Carelessness leads to loss of military merit!

The mecha soldiers caught in it did not have a good end either. Although the fragments were blocked by the magic shield, the shock wave of the explosion still acted on them. Many mecha soldiers fell to the ground and were directly killed inside the mecha.

The general who was preparing for the engagement suddenly stood up and said in astonishment: "Goddess! What kind of weapon is this?!"

The howitzer passed the defense line of the mecha soldiers and smashed directly into the group of ordinary soldiers in the rear, blasting out large pits with a diameter of 40-50 meters like mowing the grass. Many soldiers on the edge were covered in the heads and faces by the flying body fragments and blood, and were frightened to the point of losing their minds on the spot.

At this time, the tank troops had already crossed the sand dunes and appeared in front of them.

Countless Vatican soldiers who were disoriented by the bombardment felt the vibration and tremor coming from under their feet. They subconsciously turned around and faced the front again, and saw densely packed steel monsters that were larger than the machine bodies rumbling towards them, shrouded in smoke.

Looking at the densely appearing steel behemoths, the general's lips trembled slightly in surprise: "Quick! Prepare for battle!!!"

Loader: "Ready to load!"

Graf roared: [Everyone fire! ]

The tanks that rushed down the slope and stabilized their bodies opened fire one after another. At the same time, the three machine guns on the front of the body also began to fire, and a fierce firepower broke out in a very short time.

"Oh!"

"Bang bang..."

"Da da da..."

The observer and the driver in the front row were operating their respective vehicle-mounted machine guns and pulling the triggers frantically. There was also an infantryman behind the turret operating the Maxim gun on the roof and firing at the front.

Dense artillery shells and large-caliber bullets were fired crazily towards the front, and countless mecha soldiers lined up in the front were directly blown up, without any ability to fight back.

After another round of bombardment, the Vatican army adjusted its fighting stance.

The general brandished his sword and roared: "Charge!!!"

The machine in front began to charge and close the distance, while the pull-type magic crystal cannon at the rear threw fireballs with magma flowing on the surface at the tank.

At the same time, a large number of machines were storing energy on the spot, firing large fireballs and cooperating with magic crystal cannons to provide fire coverage.

A fireball hit a tank right in the face, causing its magic shield to tremble and flicker. The ball was almost beyond its endurance limit and was bounced off by the armor.

However, another shot hit the target the next second, smashing the shield and the tank body and embedding itself in the armor.

The terrifying high temperature directly melted the front armor of the vehicle. Amidst a series of shrill screams, the driver and observer were burned into skeletons.

The tank commander and his two companions at the rear of the gun rail were not in a much better condition; some were scalded into cooked meat by the intense high-temperature steam.

Some of them were caused by the lava on the fireball seeping into the ammunition storage area below, causing a secondary explosion. The turret was soared into the sky by the secondary explosion, and the infantry behind were also blown away.

Inside Graf's tank, he saw the enemy firing the magic crystal cannon and immediately said, "55 degrees to the left, 600 yards straight!"

The rotation speed of the hanging basket turret is not slow, and the turret can be turned in a few seconds.

The loader skillfully pulled out a shell with liquid in it from the ammunition rack at his feet, stuffed it into the barrel and closed the valve, all in less than nine seconds:

【Filling completed! 】

[Fire!]

"Bang!" Dozens of shells covered the Vatican's magic crystal cannon positions and blew them up.

Gunner: [Firing completed!]

Another round of bombardment smashed many of the machines that rushed forward into pieces on the spot, but a large number of machines also managed to get close by relying on their flexible movements.

But this does not mean that they are invincible. The soldiers behind the tanks rushed out, and the machine gunners on the roof of the tanks and the soldiers at the rear fired dense rain of bullets at the fuselage.

Many machines had their shields and joints destroyed by the intensive firepower, and were left lying on the ground waiting to die.

The tank turret's rotation speed cannot keep up with the maneuverability of the body, so it can only continue to aim the muzzle at enemies at medium and long distances.

One or two machines would be fine, but once there were more than two, the soldiers would not be able to clear them out in a short time and would have to be slaughtered by the machines that rushed into the crowd. With one swing of the heavy sword, four or five soldiers would be cut in half.

Once the soldiers behind the crew were slaughtered, the tank itself became a tin coffin, and the soldiers in the body of the tank would break through the steel plates in a few strokes and rush in to slaughter them. Many tank commanders chose to detonate the ammunition inside and die together with the soldiers.

The armored vehicle equipped with a machine gun in the rear laid its gun barrel flat and poured fire on the aircraft. Several soldiers equipped with submachine guns also approached and fired fearlessly, quickly and precisely eliminating the invading aircraft.

Although the sudden attack caused heavy casualties, the main force of the Vatican Army was unable to rush in due to the constant fire coverage of the howitzers and the battlefield blocking of the tank group's main guns.

The aircraft that rushed into the tank group was quickly cleared, but its three-meter-high body lying across the ground was also a considerable obstacle, leaving many tanks stuck in place and unable to move.

Seeing the opportunity, the general of the Holy See once again ordered: [Everyone charge!!!]

Countless ordinary Vatican magic soldiers without bodies began their death charge in armor, and the sound of gunfire was mixed with countless roars: [Ah!!!]

【For the goddess!!!】

[Scatter! Scatter! Attack!]

A large number of soldiers began to charge quickly under the gunfire and artillery fire. The howitzer regiment in the rear had to stop bombing. The two sides were too close to each other, and it was hard to say which side would kill more soldiers with a single shell...

The large number of soldiers rushing forward caused considerable trouble to the tank division. The soldiers in the rear fired desperately but could not kill them all. Although an armored soldier could be killed with only three or four rifle bullets, the number of people was too large.

The tanks held their hatred tightly, and the magic soldiers who rushed forward used all means to destroy the tanks, whether it was from the tracks or drilling into the bottom, using every possible means.