Chapter 137: Fierce Battle of Baku (3)
Several tanks on the side of the road belonged to the same tank company, and the commander was Captain Yang Mengkui. He only has five Leopard tanks at his disposal at www.biquge.info the moment, plus a Tiger heavy tank temporarily under his command. In addition, there was about a company of infantry that could support him.
Although there were still many vehicles and soldiers converging here, Captain Yang Mengkui was unwilling to wait any longer as he looked at the increasingly dark sky. He was determined to use the power at his disposal to immediately attack the village next to the road.
"Loaded with high-explosive shells." Lin Shuo commanded his loader in a deep voice: "Prepare another armor-piercing bullet and put it in a convenient position." Although intelligence said that there was no Russian armored force in the village, it was necessary to be well prepared on the battlefield. ”
"Yes." The young loader nodded, pushed a grenade into the chamber, and closed the latch.
Soon, Captain Yang Mengkui's car started up, a puff of black smoke erupted from the rear of the car, and the entire tank moved forward slowly. Several other Leopard tanks then started one after another, pulling out of battle formation.
"Let's go." Lin Shuo raised his hand and commanded with the throat intercom. His tank soon shook violently, black smoke rose from the rear of the vehicle, and the tank began to move forward.
These six tanks were followed by hundreds of infantrymen. They hunched over behind the chariots, occasionally raising their guns and aiming at distant villages. The infantrymen who were riding Lin Shuo's free ride had also gotten out of the car and followed behind the tank with their guns raised. The road was very difficult to walk, and Lin Shuo, who was holding half of his body and observing the village with a telescope, could feel the huge roar of the engine inside the tank.
Approaching the village, the infantry quickly moved forward and set up MG42 in several places. The infantrymen, armed with rifles and submachine guns, began to disperse, preparing to follow the tanks into the village. Sensing that a battle was imminent, Lin Shuo quickly returned to the turret and closed the hatch.
Suddenly, a fire flashed in the opposite village, and a 50-mm anti-tank gun hidden in a barn opened fire. The shell quickly smashed into the car of Captain Yang Mengkui, who was in the head. The excellent defensive capabilities of the Leopard tank made the Russian anti-tank soldiers despair. The cannonball was swiftly deflected.
"Fire! Fire! "No matter how good you are in daily training, when you are actually attacked on the battlefield, you are still in a hurry.
After the hasty attack, several tanks began to turn their turrets almost simultaneously and fire in the direction of the barn. There was even a Leopard that started shooting without a short stop. And Captain Yang Mengkui's car suddenly increased the throttle and rushed straight towards the village.
"What?" Lin Shuo, who was lying on the periscope, frowned. After rigorous training, the crews of the 2nd Armored Division, known as the elite, were in disarray when they encountered an anti-tank gun. This is a clear lack of practical experience.
The troublesome anti-tank gun was wiped out in the barn along with several Russian soldiers who could not escape. At this time, Captain Yang Mengkui's car had already rushed into the village quickly. The rest of the Leopards that followed were thrown into confusion. Because some of the crews wanted to move on, some of them stopped where they were, and some of them were releasing smoke in an attempt to retreat.
"Get around!" Looking at the view blocked by the smoke, Lin Shuo pursed his lips and ordered his driver to bypass those leopards from the side and quickly approach the village to support Captain Yang Mengkui's car.
'Pap~Pap~Pap~'
'Knock Knock~~~'
Dense rifle and machine-gun fire rang out from inside the village. After bypassing the chaotic leopard pose, Lin Shuo's car, which was close to the village, came under heavy fire. Dense bullets hit the car body and caused a 'clanging' sound.
Lin Shuo finally saw Captain Yang Mengkui's car. At this moment, half of the Leopard tank crashed into a civilian house, but it finally stopped. This is clearly the result of the driver being too nervous.
"Fire!" After a brief stop, Lin Shuo's Tiger fired a high-explosive projectile into a private house. With a violent explosion, the heavy machine gun in the house disappeared in an instant.
At this time, the Leopard tanks at the entrance of the village finally ended the chaos and reorganized themselves and moved forward. And the infantry that followed had already caught up. MG42, not far away, fired suppressively at the village with the characteristic sound of tearing linen.
"Boom!" Lin Shuo felt his tank suddenly shake violently. He was shaken by the shock because he didn't hold on to the handle, and his forehead hit the periscope in front of him. Sharp pain ensued, irritating his brain. His car was hit, but it probably wasn't penetrated.
"Where is it?! Where did the fire start? Lin Shuo ignored the sharp pain in his forehead and hurriedly asked.
He raised his hand and wiped his forehead, sticky and bloody. Lin Shuo didn't care about treating the wound, and ordered loudly, "Reverse, reverse." Reverse! ”
The engine roared violently, and the huge tiger began to retreat.
"Boom!" Another anti-tank shell flew over and slammed into the side armor of the Tiger. However, the Russian army's 50-mm anti-tank gun was obviously unable to deal with the heavily armored Tiger, and this armor-piercing shell also did not work.
"Two o'clock, the stable! Fire! This time Lin Shuo discovered the location of the anti-tank gun and hurriedly ordered an artillery strike. The huge turret of the Tiger began to rotate slowly, and as the muzzle of the gun pointed at the stable not far away, the tank suddenly stopped, and the fire from the muzzle erupted, and an 88 mm grenade crashed into the stable at high speed, reimbursing the anti-tank gun along with the Russian artillery.
"Huh~~~" After eliminating the anti-tank firepower, Lin Shuo breathed a sigh of relief. His tense spirit finally relaxed a little. Regardless of whether it can be penetrated or not, the one who can continue to fight calmly on the battlefield under continuous shelling must be Superman, and definitely not an ordinary soldier.
Lin Shuo looked at the village through the periscope, and Captain Yang Mengkui's car was now emitting black smoke from his buttocks, and he was reversing, trying to meet several leopards at the entrance of the village.
At this time, Lin Shuo suddenly saw several Russian soldiers suddenly running out of several neighboring houses through the periscope, shouting 'Ula' and rushing towards Captain Yang Mengkui's car. They all had bottles in their hands that had already been set on fire!
"Oops!" Lin Shuo's eyes suddenly contracted, it was a Molotov cocktail!
It's just too close. Before the Ming army in the rear could react, the Russian soldiers had already rushed to Captain Yang Mengkui's car and smashed the Molotov cocktail in their hands on the unlucky Leopard!
After the bottle that originally contained vodka shattered, the burning gasoline instantly wrapped the entire car of Captain Yang Mengkui. The flames looked like the whole car was burning from behind. The biggest drawback of using a gasoline engine is evident at this moment.
Captain Yang Mengkui's cockpit door was slammed open. The armored soldiers with flames crawling out of the hatch, screaming and waving their arms in a hideous face, tried to ask their comrades for help. Unfortunately, they were quickly knocked to the ground by Russian soldiers hiding in nearby buildings.
"I'm CNM!" Things happened too quickly, and by the time the Ming soldiers at the entrance of the village reacted, Captain Yang Mengkui's car was finished. Subsequently, the Ming army was red-eyed.
"Fire! Fire! Blow them up! An angry Lin Shuo told his anger to several other Leopards through the throat intercom. With the sound of tooth-aching steel writhing, the rotating turret pointed the muzzle of the gun at the buildings. The armorers began the demolition.
Under heavy shelling, the village was quickly captured. Not far away, waves of reinforcements came from the junction, tanks, armored vehicles, trucks, and infantry on horseback. In the midst of intensive shelling and heavy machine-gun fire, the Russians soon became overwhelmed. They abandoned the village from the rear and tried to flee away.
Several armored vehicles that had bypassed the village quickly caught up, and the Russians, who were maneuvering on their legs, could not run.
The infantry began to clean up the battlefield with close support from tanks. The sound of gunfire and grenade explosions is a constant reminder to everyone that this is a battlefield where life and death meet!
As the sky grew darker, the battle was over. More than a dozen Russian prisoners with blue noses and swollen faces and bloody faces were sent to the rear tremblingly with their hands raised. Originally, there were more prisoners, but the members of the Leopard tanks were obviously angry at the death of their comrades, so only a dozen or so prisoners remained.
Lin Shuo jumped out of his tank and slowly walked to the car of Captain Yang Mengkui, who had already extinguished the fire. The air was filled with the strange smell of burning rubber, steel, debris, and other things. Look at the tank that has been completely burned, look at the charred corpse of the machine on the ground. Lin Shuo was silent.
This is war.
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The speed of the advance of the Ming army made Lieutenant General Berekov scratch his hair. Almost all of the tens of thousands of troops he had placed south of Nevtechara fell into the hands of the Ming army. Even escaping couldn't outrun the Ming army. The speed and intensity of this terrifying attack was something he had never seen in his decades of military service.
Lieutenant General Berekov felt like he was going crazy. He believes that the Ming army on the opposite side is definitely the most elite in the entire Ming Dynasty. And the Caucasus is the main point of attack of the Ming army. As for the Ural line, which was stormed by millions of troops, it was definitely just an assist to lure the enemy!
Zhang Cheng was also surprised by the speed of the attack of his troops. Tens of thousands of Russian troops were as vulnerable as paper paste and were quickly routed. This is completely different from the Russian army in Zhang Cheng's impression.
Zhang Cheng's swift assault even attracted the attention of the Supreme High Command. They originally thought that Zhang Cheng would meet at the foot of the Caucasus Mountain and break the bloodstream, but they didn't expect Zhang Cheng's performance to be so eye-catching. It is unusually conspicuous in the situation where the battlefield is not going well.
Soon, Admiral Shi Qin rushed to the front on a special plane. (To be continued.) )