Chapter 683: Capture Jiangnan (3)
Zou Yiyong sat upright in the tank, and pulled off the brake in his hand with a solemn face.
There were two tremors from below, and the No. 007 tank piloted by Zou Yiyong and others slowly began to drive outside the camp.
Just behind the tank troops of Zou Yiyong and others, thousands of Han soldiers armed with muskets began a coordinated attack.
In the larger camp farther away, tens of thousands of troops were also being assembled, waiting for the tank troops to burst into the Qing camp and immediately launch a charge.
The Han army was 10 miles away from the Qing army camp, Zou Yiyong took out his pocket watch and looked at the time a little helplessly.
8:13 a.m.
"Don't be nervous, there are still three hours before you arrive at the Qing army camp, don't add too much coal, so as not to go wrong."
Zou Yiyong observed the movement of the battlefield ahead through the observation mirror in the tank, and at the same time shouted to several companions behind the tank.
At the tail of the tank, a young soldier wearing a Han sergeant's epaulette struggled to shovel coal into the furnace at the back of the tank, wearing only a military vest.
Every time a lump of coal is thrown into the burner, the tank rushes forward.
The man couldn't help but complain: "Isn't this just a job of digging coal, I would have known that I wouldn't have signed up, if so, it would be better to go home and farm." ”
"Hahaha", the seven people inside the tank were immediately amused by the soldier's complaint.
Zou Yiyong turned his head with a smile and said: "Don't dislike it, this is the military branch designated by the king, and it will definitely be prioritized in the future, work hard, and the future is bright." ”
However, before Zou Yiyong's words fell, ten of the fifty tanks that came out of the Han army camp suddenly screamed a few times, and they actually lay down directly.
There were even black and white smoke coming out of the buttocks of several tanks, and the eight people in the tanks ran out in fright.
The hundreds of soldiers who followed behind these ten tanks looked embarrassed, and it was really impossible to continue walking, nor to retreat.
Fortunately, there were officers who kept an eye on the place, and with his shouting, the gang quickly ran behind dozens of other tanks to follow.
However, when it was only halfway through, that is, 5 miles away from the Qing army's camp, 16 of the remaining 40 tanks were directly lying on their stomachs.
The remaining twenty-four tanks had to muster up the courage to continue their march forward.
On the battlefield, twenty-six tanks were left alone.
At the rear of the battlefield, Shao Derong and other generals even snickered, but because of Liu Ximing's presence, they could only hold back.
After such a while, Shao Derong's face turned a little blue.
Liu Ximing watched it with relish, and kicked Shao Derong's ass at the end.
"Laugh if you want to, hold back a hammer."
"Hahaha"
The twenty-odd generals in the camp were all set on fire at once, and they all began to laugh maniacally.
"Great, king, your damned tank is a bit unreliable, or let's change the artillery bombardment."
Liu Ximing snorted twice, looking unwilling.
"You know a fart, this is called a field test, besides, the cavalry of Jianyu is coming over soon, and whether this artillery can build a position is a matter of words."
Shao Derong forced a smile again, "That's better than watching this turtle crawl slowly." ”
Liu Ximing flew up again and kicked over.
However, at this point where they spoke, there were also changes in the camp of the Qing army.
The cavalry of the Qing army, who had been walking outside, finally rushed over from the woods on the east bank, and nearly 5,000 cavalry rushed straight to the tank unit and the infantry behind it.
"At 3 o'clock in front of the right, at a distance of 300 zhang, I found the enemy cavalry!"
The field of vision in the tank was limited, and Zou Yiyong found that the figure of the enemy cavalry was roaring.
The gunner in charge of operating the gun directly turned the steering wheel of the gun, and the barrel of the Divine Punishment Tank slowly turned to the Qing cavalry.
"Fire!"
Knowing that it was useless to fire the cannon now, Zou Yiyong still gave the order loudly.
"Boom"
The 4-inch gun on the tank erupted with a roar, and the body shook violently.
A pointed-tipped cannonball whizzed out.
Because the cavalry of the Qing army walked a lot, this cannonball actually bounced once and directly tore apart the bodies of the two Qing cavalrymen, setting off a burst of blood mist.
At this moment, Zou Yiyong and the others could no longer care about the results of the battle, and as soon as the tank fired, a thick burst of smoke immediately spread inside the tank.
Everyone hurriedly covered their mouths and noses with scarves around their necks.
A soldier immediately opened the vent above the tank, and it took a while for the smoke and dust to dissipate from the entire inside of the tank.
Looking at Zou Yiyong and the others, they were already full of dust at this time.
The cavalry of the Qing army muttered as early as when they rushed over, what is this thing with big smoke, and they were dumbfounded.
The whole body is covered in steel armor, there is a pipe behind the butt that suddenly emits black smoke, and from time to time there is a puff of white gas spewing from the top of this giant beast, how scary to look at.
"Is the puppet going to use the demon law again?"
The cavalry of the Qing army, who had experienced the offensive and defensive battle in Jiangxi, shouted tremblingly.
When the tanks of Zou Yiyong and others bombarded over, the Qing cavalry was even more frightened.
The contingent of thousands of men swerved a few hundred paces ahead of the tank unit and did not dare to stop until it was miles away.
"Demon law, demon law, it must be demon law!"
The thousands of Qing cavalry all turned pale and muttered to themselves.
In the camp, Liu Ximing, who was watching the battle with a telescope, laughed and looked at Shao Derong and the others with a smug face.
"See, this is the power of the tank, now the tank is newly built, and when we perfect the power system, this thing can run dozens of miles in an hour, isn't it better than the cavalry at that time?"
"The king is wise!"
Shao Derong and the others really saw that this tank had no effect, it was just a strange appearance to scare others.
But seeing that Liu Ximing was still on the rise, all the generals laughed and patted their ass.
The cavalry of the Qing army was frightened by this, and there were infantry behind the tank troops, so they only dared to hang far away but did not dare to step forward.
It wasn't until 11 o'clock in the morning that the tank unit of Zou Yiyong and others finally arrived outside the Qing army camp.
Along the way, another twenty tanks lay on their stomachs, and now only four remain.
In the Manchu camp opposite the Han army, hundreds of thousands of Qing soldiers looked at the dozens of behemoths that came out of the Han army camp in amazement, and they all forgot what to do.
Even if there are only four of them, the shock brought by the tank force is still unparalleled.
The alarmed Duoduo came out of the camp and muttered to himself in fright when he saw this scene.
"Demon law, it must be demon law."
After all, he was the commander, and he still had some determination in his heart, and when he saw that this monster of the Han army had approached his position, he immediately shouted:
"Archer prepare!"
At this moment, the tank unit of Zou Yiyong and others was only one mile away from the Qing army camp, and the vents above the tanks had long been closed, and the infantry team that had been following behind them had also stopped following.
By the time the four monsters of the Han army reached a distance of three hundred steps from the camp, Duoduo couldn't hold back any longer.
Who knows what these monsters can do, they must not be allowed to get close to the camp.
"Shoot the arrows!"
In the camp of the Qing army, only Duoduo heard an order, and tens of thousands of archers shot arrows like raindrops straight towards the tank troops.
"Jingle Bell"
After a blast, the arrows, which were already too far away to shoot at the tank, were even more useless.
Hundreds of thousands of people in the Qing army watched as there was no arrow rain in front of the battlefield and turned into a field of crops, but these four monsters didn't have anything to do, they still suddenly emitted black smoke, and they shook twice from time to time.
Inside the tank, Zou Yiyong smiled, wiped the dust on his face, tightened the mask and goggles on his face, and shouted:
"Target the Qing army camp, ready to open fire!"
"Boom"
The Heavenly Punishment Tank, which had come to a slow stop, roared to the ground, and four shells flew out and bombarded directly on the wall of the camp established by the Qing army.
Immediately afterwards, the Qing army saw the true role of the Heavenly Punishment Tank.
"Boom", "Boom"
The four tanks continued to bombard the camp without stopping, and the Qing army ushered in the sound of the collapse of the camp wall in a shock.
The seemingly impregnable battalion was directly bombed by the close fire of the Damned Tank.
"Hurry up, let's rush in!"
Inside the tank, Zou Yiyong saw the collapsed wall and immediately yelled excitedly.