Seeing that the Tanguts had used this powerful combination of multiple arms, Pang Wanchun put down his binoculars and said coldly to the generals around him: "The Tanguts have indeed made progress, but it's time for them to see our new weapons, let those big guys out!" ”

When the four powerful armies of Western Xia coordinated their operations, they immediately brought great trouble to the Second Army of the Empire.

Not only did the Imperial soldiers have to dodge the rockets falling from the sky, but they also had to concentrate their firepower on the priority of killing the self-detonating soldiers, so that the situation became precarious, and the most terrifying thing was the direction of the wind at this time.

The Imperial army used it against the Iron Harrier heavy cavalry, but the muskets were ineffective and could not penetrate their armor, only the poisonous smoke of the powerful artillery and the burning of phosphorus bombs could bring damage to them.

Today's wind is not small, at least above level three, so not to mention that the direction of the wind blowing is unfavorable, and it is impossible for the poisonous smoke to stay in front of the formation, and it is impossible to stop the charging iron harriers.

Eighty percent of the Imperial legions were infantry, and because of the widespread use and equipment of muskets, the cold weapons in the army had gradually disappeared, and most of the soldiers had only one bayonet.

In such a situation, if it was really rushed in by the ironclad cavalry of Western Xia, the consequences would be really unimaginable.

At this difficult moment, a bunch of cars with strange shapes appeared from the rear of the Second Army of the Empire.

The steel vehicle was eight or nine meters long and about four meters wide, with five wheels on each side underneath, and thick black smoke was constantly spewing from the chimney on the top.

If it is from later generations, it can be seen at a glance that this steel vehicle is actually the king of land warfare tank, but in this era, this war machine is still the first to appear.

As the main battle weapon of armored forces, tanks play an irreplaceable role in warfare. Since the birth of the tank, countless researchers have been trying to improve its firepower, protection and maneuverability.

In order to ensure that the tank has good mobility, scientists from various countries have tried to put gasoline engines, diesel engines, gas turbines, etc. on the tank. During the Cold War, the U.S. military even used small nuclear reactors as power to create nuclear-powered tanks.

Of course, even if the empire's technology far exceeds that of other countries, it is impossible to develop gasoline and diesel engines, let alone nuclear reactors, so the steam engine has become the best choice.

Many people don't know that the steam engine can also be applied to tanks, and this is definitely not an illusory product in science fiction works, but it is actually manufactured, and it is also designed in both tracked and wheeled models.

In the First World War, the emergence of new weapons such as tanks caught the eyes of many military powers. With its strong armor and excellent obstacle crossing ability, it has caused a huge impact on the enemy's defenses.

The United States, as a world power at the time, was very interested in this new thing.

In addition to importing tanks from the British, he also began to design and manufacture his own tanks. Among the many new tank design concepts and schemes, two tanks powered by steam engines have unique designs that have attracted the attention of the US military.

One is a tracked steam tank designed by the US Army Engineer Service, and the other is a three-wheeled steam tank developed by the "Holt" company.

The tracked steam tank was modeled on the British "Mark" IV tank, which was very similar in appearance to the "Mark" IV tank. It is noteworthy that the tracked steam tank had four pointed protrusions in the front of the hull. According to the analysis, it may have been used to cut barbed wire.

Unlike the Mark IV tank, the main armament of the tracked steam tank was not artillery, but a specially made flamethrower. The maximum firing distance of this flamethrower reaches 27 meters. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to think of the steam tank as a kind of Spitfire tank.

In terms of power, the tracked steam tank used two twin-cylinder steam engines with a maximum power of 500 horsepower. At first glance, the power is really not small, and the engine of the Type 59 tank is only 520 horsepower. However, due to the total weight of the tracked steam tank of forty or fifty tons, and the poor efficiency of the transmission at that time, the maximum speed was only 6.4 km / h.

In April 1918, after a presentation to the U.S. military, tracked steam tanks took to the streets to promote the issuance of U.S. Liberty bonds. Unfortunately, when this tank drove to the most prosperous square in Boston, it suddenly "lay down" and immediately became the laughing stock of the American people. With the end of the First World War, the tracked steam tank program was finally shelved.

Despite all the drawbacks of the steam tank, in the northwest where elephants cannot live, the tank with strong defense is undoubtedly a terrifying means of attack.

Therefore, the imperial military spent a lot of energy to equip the first batch of 100 steam tanks developed in the northern and southern armies.

Fifty steam tanks passed through the positions of the Second Army and met the self-detonating and mountain infantry who were charging into formation.

Due to the invention of the steam engine, it was still very large and took up a lot of space in a tank, so it was obviously not suitable to place a large artillery, so the Imperial Arsenal made some modifications to it.

The main armament of the Imperial 'Ironclad I' steam tank was not the use of artillery, but a special flamethrower, making it a veritable flamethrower.

When fifty Imperial tanks appeared on the battlefield, the soldiers of the Imperial Army immediately followed, which was also the way that the trained tank infantry fought together.

Flames erupted from the tank, enveloping all the Western Xia soldiers in front of them, and the mountain infantry with shields were immediately enveloped in flames, howling miserably, and even more terrifying were the self-detonating soldiers with gunpowder on their backs.

After the flames were sprayed, a large amount of gunpowder they carried was immediately ignited, and then there was a series of large explosions, not only injuring the people around them, but also some of the iron harriers that rushed forward were also affected by the explosion.

In this era, the empire came up with a tank, which is a very magical thing in itself, and the tank is neither afraid of flying arrows, nor afraid of close-quarters slashing, it can be said that it is an invincible existence.

When these steam tanks and the Imperial infantry hiding behind them have eliminated all the self-detonation and mountain infantry, only the Iron Harrier Heavy Cavalry is left on the Western Xia side, and on this battlefield, a battle for the king of the land will be staged next.

Is it the Iron Harrier of the Western Xia Kingdom who continues to maintain its invincible prestige? Or will the Empire's new steam engine tank make a name for itself?

When the strongest units of the two sides collide in the center of the battlefield, the result of who is the king of the land is immediately revealed......