Scything (2)

The Assyrian grasslands, with not a single piece of cover, were the best possible environment for tanks.

This unobstructed terrain was precisely where tanks could perform at their best.

Nothing could stop the tanks advancing at full speed. The soldiers rushing toward them encountered the armored wave and were crushed beneath the tracks.

Even those lucky enough to survive had no chance of making it back alive among the noble private soldiers. The infantry were mopping up the battlefield behind the tank units.

"There will be no surrender! Kill them all!"

"Clear the battlefield quickly and race to Bruggen Plain!"

"Prisoners will only hold our army back! Don't waste time—dispose of the enemy quickly!"

Infantry armed with submachine guns and flamethrowers pulled their triggers without mercy. Only corpses remained in the wake of the tanks and infantry units.

The 19th Corps, moving hurriedly across a broad front, was split in half by the overwhelming impact of the 17th Tank Brigade of the 3rd Armored Division.

The 18th and 19th Brigades of the 3rd Armored Division arrived soon afterward and split the Imperial Army's 19th Corps in half once more...