Chapter 62: Deadlocked

Boom - boom!

Another wooden chariot was damaged by a direct hit from Prussian artillery.

Including the wheels and ruts, a third of the vehicles could not continue to move, and the most powerful 3-pounder gun was barely able to hit the hills.

"No one is allowed to stop! Keep pushing me, you cowards! ”

The commander of the chariot kept shouting at the top of his lungs.

"Why are you so slow to disembowel, you idiot! It's like a stupid pig! Hurry up and speed up Lao Tzu! ”

Boom!

Bang bang!

Although the caliber of the artillery mounted on the tank is small, it also requires cumbersome operation steps, and in order to reduce weight, only a minimum number of artillery is arranged, and you have to brave the chaos of smashing a person into a meat sauce shell to complete all the steps and aim, which can be said to be a very hard level of challenge.

"Aim at the Prussian position on the left side of the hill, where the enemy is dense after all! Okay, ready, light the fire..."

Whew-poof!

Yes...

My God...

Holy...

Before the word 'fire' could be pronounced, the head of the officer who was observing with the telescope was smashed off, and like a burst watermelon, it was scattered with red, yellow, and white liquid and debris, and the artillerymen on the side were so frightened that their eyes were wide open and they could not move.

"Damn it! What's going on on the Guard's side? Why hasn't the cannon been fired for 40 minutes after the scheduled time? ”

Behind the Russian position, a group of generals anxiously observed every move on the battlefield, and from time to time urged messengers and scouts to investigate the situation.

"Could it be... Did the Prussians have an ambush on the other side of the swamp? ”

"No, even if the Prussians guessed that we would sneak up from the direction of the swamp, but if you think about it, you should know that the swamp will never be allowed to pass by a large army at will, and even if it is an ambush, there will be only a few hundred people at most, right? Could it be that the Prussian commanders were all madmen, and they sent a few thousand men to defend the swamp? ”

"Hehe, if you want me to say, it's most likely to sneak attack through the dense forest, the swamp is not a place for people to walk at all, maybe the guys of the Guards have already fallen into the quagmire and can't extricate themselves, hehehehe-"

"Okay, that's what you think? Hehe, actually, that's what I guessed, hahaha-"

It was obviously a worse and worse situation, but several generals suddenly burst out laughing.

"Stop me!"

Marshal Apleksin Jr. was frowning, and he couldn't stand it anymore.

"Order the infantry fighting vehicles to start attacking as well, so that the Prussians can disperse their fire."

"Marshal, wouldn't it be too early to send infantry fighting vehicles now?"

"Humph! It's so early! If you don't send infantry fighting vehicles, when those artillery trucks are all gone, then you can only rely on human flesh to get on top, do you dare to get on it? ”

Marshal Apleksin Jr. slapped the table angrily.

"Uh, this... Okay"

The general was helpless.

"One, two, three pushes!"

Heyβ€”

"One, two, three pushes!"

Heyβ€”

On this side of the swamp, hundreds of Guards officers and soldiers were struggling to push the artillery.

Due to the overestimation of the hardness of the ground on the shore, the cannons that were brought up at the beginning fell into the mud pits that suddenly sank, and the muddy water of the swamp backed up, even if they were pryed with wooden sticks, they could not be pushed out, so they had to dismantle some of the wooden boats on the spot as stepping pads, which delayed a lot of time.

Also, despite the fact that Gregory. Orlov's landing was not very far from the Prussian-occupied hills, but the terrain was not gentle, as if the hills had grown out of thin air, and it took a lot of effort to move the cannons within range.

"Hey brother, why do you think this dirt mountain is so magical?"

Because it's too hot, Gregory. Orlov had already unbuttoned his shirt at this time, leaned his back against the wheels of the cannon, and put his arms around Alexei's neck with an open heart to chat.

"From the front, it's just a small hill, my sister thinks about it, but it's a long table from here, and it feels very uncomfortable to go straight up and down?"

"Phewβ€”I don't want to do this, but unfortunately we don't have much time left, even if we try our best, we have to complete this seemingly impossible task!"

Alexei's chest heaved and he gasped, but he gently patted the back of Gregory's hand, which was on his shoulder.

"This won't work, even if we push the cannon to the foot of the mountain, because the angle of fire is not enough, the cannon still can't hit the top of the mountain, this will only waste time, we have to find another way!"

Gregory's open palms suddenly clenched into fists.

"Either raise the cannon so that you might barely be able to get there."

Alexei shook his head and replied.

"No, if we can't reach it, our position will be exposed, and that will be the worst-case scenario! No, no, we have to find another way, even if it takes a little more detour, we have to get the cannon to a place where we can bombard the top of the hill directly! ”

"Come on, bro! Most of the only places to reach the top of the mountain are behind the mountain, but there will definitely be guards over there, and the chances of being spotted along the way are too great, and the Prussians only need to send a team of cavalry to cut us down."

"There's no way, it's time to get tough, every minute of delay will kill more soldiers, although our guards are also so desperate for honor, but we can't just care about honor, victory is the most important thing! Perhaps, what we do here will determine the final outcome of this battle, right, my good brother? ”

"Hehe, if that's what you think, those guys must have the urge to smash you right now"

Alexey glanced at the Guards soldiers who were pushing their cannons in the distance.

"Then pray that we can accomplish this impossible task! Brother, there's no time to grind here, come with me to investigate again! ”

So saying, Grigory grabbed Alexei by the neck and walked towards the other side of the hill.

"Oh-please... It's never too late to think about where you've come from! ”

Alexey, strangled screamed.