Chapter 148: Shelling the Boiler

This steel monster has become a formidable obstacle to the battle, and dealing with it with light weapons alone is tantamount to a mayfly shaking the arm of a tree mantis.

Yang Mingzhi knows very well that this kind of armored train always has to have heavy armor. It does not resemble a tank at all, because of the contradiction between the power of the fuel engine and the thickness of the armor, the tanks of various countries can only balance mobility and defense.

And the armored train, its power system is a powerful boiler, and with full horsepower, it can naturally carry a thicker turtle card. In particular, the boiler room at the core of its power is wrapped in a layer of heavy steel plates.

Before the anti-tank guns arrived, Yang Mingzhi could only order his men to continue shooting at the iron guy.

"Don't be afraid, everyone, we'll wait for the time being, until our anti-tank guns arrive!" Yang Mingzhi ordered the soldiers around him.

At this moment, more than 600 people stormed the railway station, and the offensive of the troops was seriously hampered by the fire of the armored train. With every second that passes, the danger increases, and perhaps the enemy has immediately informed the Kyiv side, and soon reinforcements will arrive.

Yang Mingzhi did not doubt the speed of the German army's advance, if it was on the road, they could naturally run wildly. A man's feet can outrun a car, and if the troops have not made progress by then, the mission will be considered a failure, and then they can only retreat with hatred.

But retreat? Yerentina will go crazy! This mortal warrior will not hesitate to shoot the evaders, and she herself must have been prepared to die in battle.

No, Yang Mingzhi directly saw this woman, holding a rifle and shooting at the enemy, which was really worrying.

The German soldiers were fighting under the cover of armored trains at the moment, and neither they nor this behemoth were advancing, and their strength was still increasing. Yang Mingzhi regretted a little, if he hadn't ordered the mortar unit to run out of ammunition just now, there should be another wave of barrage at this moment. Then the warriors mounted their bayonets and charged in waves, and perhaps the ironclad train could be captured.

Yang Mingzhi took refuge under the rubble, and Natasha and Igor were beside him. The two men formed a sniper group temporarily, and the anti-tank guns were assembled and ready to fire.

"There's no way now, Natasha, whether it works or not, your anti-tank gun must shoot!" Yang Mingzhi commanded at the top of his throat.

Natasha is in a world of noise, surrounded by fires and explosions. She heard the order and immediately carried it out calmly and even numbly.

She was the first anti-tank gunner to be prepared, and the improved dual brakes counteracted the recoil well. She was the shooter, and Igor was in charge of observing and feeding ammunition.

"Honey, you have to find a way to take out that enemy cannon. That's your task, shut up all enemy artillery and machine guns. With that, Yang Mingzhi turned around and left this position.

Coincidentally, a number of anti-tank rushers arrived belatedly, carrying huge guns, and immediately received a direct order from Yang Mingzhi to fight head-on. "All of you, shoot a shot to change places, remember this, otherwise it will be too easy to be targeted by enemy artillery!"

How to conduct guerrilla warfare, the fighters learned a lot of theoretical knowledge on weekdays. Besides, this group of people is basically veterans of a hundred battles, except for those who are lucky enough to survive until now, their technical and tactical level is also very high. It was probably the best choice to let them hold the front, but they really attracted firepower, and the battle was bound to be very fierce.

On the front, machine gunners and anti-tank gunners dragged the enemy, bullets snapping into the artillery shields of armored trains.

Yang Mingzhi led a few people to the position where Balzen was sitting, and they fought with the enemy inextricably, using the destroyed locomotive as a cover to fight with the enemy.

Yang Mingzhi's sudden visit startled Balzen. "Deputy Division Commander, you shouldn't be here, it's too dangerous here.!"

"Danger! Come on! If we don't get rid of this turtle quickly, we're all going to be finished! ”

"But that thing is too powerful. How do we bring it down? ”

"Anti-tank guns, of course!" Yang Mingzhi said loudly, "You lead your people to evacuate here with me, and we have to detour back to its side." You stop your people now and tie up the grenades! “

Yang Mingzhi's plan was nothing more than a feint attack on the front and a main attack on the side, and the killer weapon was the anti-tank gun that was being carried.

Only a small number of people in the reconnaissance company were left to hold their posts, and the rest shifted to attack, and they joined the guard company under the leadership of Yang Mingzhi.

Time was wasted, and the fighters who were responsible for carrying the anti-tank guns finally arrived. Yerentina was still fighting head-on, because she had delayed a lot of fighters, and she was suddenly angry with the artillery!

Just when she was angry, Yang Mingzhi led a group of people back. "That's it! My commissar, it's already laborious for them to work together to move something so heavy, you don't have to blame them! ”

The commander of the artillery, Doronin, breathed a sigh of relief, and it was very serious to be criticized by the people of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but fortunately, the deputy division commander came to the round.

"Comrade Deputy Division Commander, we went through the battle, we fought and advanced at the same time, and our artillery company escorted the anti-tank guns to successfully arrive!" Doronin stumbled in salute.

"Okay, you're finally here." Yang Mingzhi hurriedly turned his head to Yelenkina and said, "The front will be handed over to you!" I led the death squad in a detour and bombarded the enemy from the flanks! ”

When Yelentina heard this, she was anxious: "No! You said you wouldn't be at the forefront of this battle! Do you want to die?! ”

"Dead? How can it be! Yang Mingzhi said with a smile, but his expression immediately became serious. Just do as I say. Natasha, listen to your commissar sister, and pay attention, aim well at the enemy's observation port! ”

Yang Mingzhi still remembers the promise he made to his wife, as the deputy division commander, he will be responsible for the whole division, and he will not be stupid like a junior company commander and attack the soldiers. But who cares if you kill red eyes, and time is very precious! Those promises are set aside for the time being, and the fighters are fleeting.

Because the injury on his arm was just right, he couldn't frantically hold the submachine gun and shoot all the way, and his subordinates were responsible for the hard work, and he was the existence of the prison army at this moment.

At this moment, part of the German army was fiercely dragged down by Yevgeny's battalion, and part of it fought on armored trains. Yang Mingzhi led more than 200 people to detour from the streets, and they met with slight resistance and entered the enemy's warehouse at once.

Yang Mingzhi was shocked at this moment!

"Oh my God! It's a fuel depot! Gasoline everywhere! ”

A new fighter plane appeared, and actually touched the enemy's oil depot, and he immediately ordered the troops to immediately start pouring oil.

"Artillery, now set up anti-tank guns, count ammunition. Others, open the lid of the oil drum for me and pour it for me! ”

The order had been given, and the soldiers immediately went into action, and Balzen had some questions: "Sir, we are in the oil depot, in case of explosion, we will all die!" ”

"That's right, so be careful! We're going to stop the enemy with a sea of fire, and we're going to blow up this depot at the end! To hell with the enemy and their supplies! ”

The artillerymen quickly assembled the anti-tank guns and aimed them at the enemy's "soft belly".

"Report sir! The artillery is debugged! Please instruct! The warrior said.

"Hurry up and get down for me! Count the shells, use armor-piercing shells, and hit me! ”

"Yes! Sir! ”

These artillerymen are in accordance with the artillery discipline, the ammunition is placed on the right side of the artillery, and one shopkeeper, one bombardier, and one gunner are coordinated by three people.

The gunner skillfully opened the gun door, stuffed the shell and closed the gun hit.

"The shells are ready! Please instruct! ”

Yang Mingzhi grinned with satisfaction, raised his binoculars, and saw the armored train under artillery fire.

"Fire!"

With a wave of his right hand, the gunner opened fire, and the armor-piercing projectile pierced the air and smashed into the side armor of the enemy's armored train with a whoosh.

The enemy was visibly aware of the anomaly, and the train driver shouted: "It's a cannonball!" I need to get out of here! He kept listening to the soldiers' words, but he didn't actually hear them at all, so he insisted on starting the train, thinking about the frontal attack of the Soviet army.

Yerentina was startled, and her pistol was topped with a helmet. "Damn, they're going to run into us! Get ready for the Demoman! ”

The train was moving slowly because the behemoth was too heavy and the acceleration was low.

Yang Mingzhi knew that there were not many opportunities, and immediately ordered the gunners to continue loading. "Use picric shells, targets, wheels of enemy trains!"

The gunner immediately adjusted the angle of fire, and the gun fired flat, and a shell hit the steel wheel directly, and the wheel was damaged after a violent explosion. At this moment, the train already has some power, and after the wheels are damaged, it is still moving forward because of inertia, and all of a sudden the friction is in flames, and huge sparks are set off on the tracks.

"Well done! Keep calling me! Two more blasting shells, and then armor-piercing shells! Yang Mingzhi ordered excitedly.

The gunners did not give in vain, two picric acid bombs were hit, and the flank attack successfully blocked the movement of the train, only the machine guns and artillery on it were still firing.

Natasha and the other anti-tank snatchers fired frequently, and one of the machine-gun towers on the armored train had been muted, which everyone believed had exploded the shooter's head, and immediately continued his efforts. It's just that the cannon's shield is too strong to penetrate at all.

However, the time for the Soviet army to force was over soon, and the anti-tank guns began to use tungsten core armor-piercing shells, which were originally airdropped by BT tanks. The train driver knew that he had become the target of the public, because he was under shelling, he actually led the stoker to jump out of the car and flee for his life!

The coal was still boiling in a pot of hot water, and the pressure was skyrocketing. In addition, the anti-tank shells eroded the armor on the outside of the boiler one after another, and even if it was hard, it could not withstand the continuous damage of the shells. Finally the boiler was compressed and deformed, and the metallic tungsten of a shell gave the boiler a small crack, but that was enough.

The huge pressure accumulated in the boiler suddenly exploded at this moment, and the locomotive was blown up by steam! The earth was also shaken, and debris was blown up all over the sky.

Yang Mingzhi almost jumped up in excitement, he raised his pistol and ordered, "Demoman!" Give me a blast and blow the train station upside down! ”

The fighters erupted in an astonishing roar, with the submachine gunners leading the way, while others armed with cluster grenades to destroy the remaining locomotives one by one. The greatest resistance to the troops, the armored train, was completely destroyed by the steam explosion. The German troops around it were shaken by the shock wave, their hearts and galls were shattered, and they were bleeding, and the fragments were flying sideways, and many lives were harvested.

Yerentina also knew that if she succeeded, she could order her troops to charge and expand the victory.

All the locomotives at the railway station were either blown up or named by anti-tank guns. The locomotive was destroyed, followed by the train wagon. The trains, which were still carrying goods during the day, were targeted, and soon all the wagons were blown up, and the goods on them, wheat flour, were already burning.

The purpose of the campaign has been achieved! Yang Mingzhi was on the battlefield, the sound of gunfire never stopped, and there were ruins everywhere and a large number of corpses. "Alright, it's time to finish!" (To be continued.) )