"What? What's wrong? The gunner, who had no observation window to see, heard the discussion of the commander and others, and was anxious to know the situation outside, after all, everyone would be nervous on the battlefield, and the slightest disturbance would make people uneasy.

The commander took his eyes off the periscope and said: "This group of Chinese people is really a bastard, they actually planted anti-infantry mines so close to the anti-tank mines, and as a result, in the tank that was hit, several tankeers were killed by the infantry mines as soon as they jumped out of the tank. ”

The commander's words made the gunners and ammunition men gasp in fright, how can people pass through such a densely arranged minefield, this battle is really impossible to fight. Despite their fear, they retreated to be shot as deserters, and they had no choice but to bite the bullet and move on. "Drive slower, don't rush to be the first target. Seeing that there are no Chinese people who are not easy to mess with, the mines are so powerful, and they will die even worse when they get closer, and when it comes to anti-tank weapons, people are the real experts. The driver, who was originally excited, nodded blankly when he heard the captain's words, and what happened just now frightened him.

The roaring explosion continued to sound, there were mines pressed by the chariots, and there were also mines that the infantry stepped on and the mines that the chariots had missed, which frightened the infantry behind them, and they only dared to move along the track marks of the chariots, but under the explosion of the mines, the chariots were heavily damaged, and only a dozen of them could move after a while.

The first chariot to crush the infantry mine miraculously survived, and although they ran the mine twice, fortunately both were infantry mines, so the chariot did not cause much damage. The driver felt like he had won the jackpot, but he was still nervous because he knew that the danger had not diminished at all, and that his vehicle could be blown up at any moment.

Not to mention the driver, the other people in the car were also very nervous, they all clenched their fists and looked in the direction of the driver from time to time. At this time, in the telescope, Somerville saw the troops with heavy losses, and this stormtrooping force as a test was still far from the foot of the mountain, and it had already suffered heavy losses.

Somerville immediately ordered a retreat, such a needless sacrifice was unnecessary, and it was better to destroy the minefield by other means.

When the signal to retreat was heard, everyone in that chariot breathed a sigh of relief. The driver was afraid of pressing the mine again, so he did not dare to turn around, so he had to change to reverse gear and let the tank slowly retreat. While carefully operating the chariot, the driver sighed: "Today we are really lucky, we are fine if we step on three mines in a row." ”

The commander also nodded in agreement, "Yes, today is our lucky day, and when we return to the campsite, we should celebrate." Before the commander's words fell, the receding tracks of the chariot deviated from the original track traces, and the wide tracks instantly pressed an anti-chariot mine. With a huge explosion, the vehicle was violently lifted off by the explosives explosion, and the entire tank was directly upside down, turning its belly towards the sky. The two load-bearing wheels were blown away, and the broken tracks fell off with a clatter, and the charioteers inside were completely stuffed inside.

"This group of guys has really retreated, and the mines are really enjoyable." Zhou Peng sighed, as soon as his words fell, the large-caliber shells of the Boston artillery had already fallen, and the dense explosions sounded in the minefield. The power of the shell explosion made the earthquake tremble, and the tremor detonated many mines, and Somerville was planning to use the artillery to open the way.

The mines were detonated continuously, and soon a large area was cleared, so anxious that Hou Yu was sweating profusely, but there was nothing he could do about it. After the shelling, the Bostonians sent another attacking force, this time with a division.

Seeing the opposing army spread out in formation and rapidly advancing towards the Brand Mountains, Hou Yu knew that this time he had to fire, and he immediately ordered: "All anti-tank weapons are ready, this time we will destroy these guys." ”

The Boston army was getting closer and closer, and when they reached the foot of the hill, the slope began to steepen, and the chariots and soldiers had to start climbing the mountain. The speed of the climb up the hill was very slow, and seeing the speed of the Boston army's charge slowing down, the cannon sound soon rang out, and the eighty-eight-millimeter anti-tank guns placed in the trenches began to fire.

A continuous cannon fire rang out, and a tungsten core armor-piercing bullet accurately hit the M4 tank that the Bostonians were moving, and the warhead easily penetrated its frontal armor, exploding in the tank, destroying the front vehicle in the charging road. Other anti-tank guns also opened fire, and more Boston tanks were destroyed.

The Bostonians were quickly counterattacked, using a variety of weapons to fire at the anti-tank gun emplacements, sparking sparks from the chariot shields, and the shells fired from the M4 chariot guns were also destroying the Wehrmacht's anti-tank guns, causing heavy casualties to the Wehrmacht artillery.

"Bazooka launch." Hou Yu shouted, and immediately dozens of soldiers stood up and fired rockets at the Boston charging team on the opposite side, and the battle between the two sides soon entered a white heat.

"The people behind follow and move on." Cheng Guangling ran in the ranks, wiping his sweat while reminding the soldiers to speed up their pace, he led the 192nd Army of the National Defense Army. This is also a newly established reserve force, due to the lack of domestic production capacity, troops like them in non-important battlefields, have not had time to be equipped with mechanized weapons, so they are still a complete infantry army, and now they are going to outflank the Third Army in Boston, so they can only use it.

If the satellites of the Chinese Empire had sent the images to the headquarters of the Bostonians, they would have been surprised to find that a fierce battle was raging under the Brand Mountains near the middle of the Namib Desert, and that two large armies were outflanking the Boston army in a roundabout way, one on the left and one on the right.

Liang Yichao, the commander of the 199th Army, was the commander of another outflanking force, and he was also encouraging the troops to speed up their advance. The two outflanking forces were advancing at the pace of a rapid march and were soon moving north of Omaruru.

From here on, the troops would march into the mountains, the roads would be more difficult and difficult, and there was not much time left for them, and only a tall and strong reinforced division, with only 20,000 men at the front, would be at the forefront of the blocking mission, and they would have to face the Third Army Corps of Boston, which had mechanized equipment, and even if one corps was transferred to the Seventh Corps, the number of troops was as high as 120,000.

Cheng Guangling was also not sure about this combat operation, but Southern County was in a moment of crisis, if he couldn't boldly risk attacking and destroying one of them first, Southern County would be very likely to be occupied by the Boston army that was flanked left and right. Cheng Guangling's biggest concern was not the number of troops, or weapons, because even if there were no chariots and self-propelled guns, and even heavy towed artillery was left behind, with the elite level of light weapons of the Chinese Empire, there were still many ways to deal with the heavy firepower and chariots of the Boston people.

What worries Cheng Guangling the most is the quality of the soldiers, after all, although he has more than 100,000 troops in his hands, they are all recruits who have never been on the battlefield, and he can't estimate how much combat power he has, but after this rapid march, he still saw the good physical fitness of these recruits.

It has to be said that the year-long recruit training period of the Chinese Empire is still very effective, as long as these soldiers can achieve full physical fitness, proficiency in various technical and tactical movements, and excellent marksmanship, such a recruit quality is enough to reduce the casualties of recruits who have just entered the battlefield by half.

On the other hand, the armies of the Axis countries, after they have recruited young people into the army, they only have a short period of basic training and then send them to the battlefield, and those recruits who can barely shoot guns and are completely incapable of technical and tactical movements need to complete their real training on the battlefield, and such a training process is often at the cost of blood and lives, and their casualty rate on the battlefield is even as high as 70 percent, which is simply murder.

After entering the mountainous area, the fine soil covered on the hard rock has become a very dangerous existence, as long as the soldiers are not careful, the fine soil under their feet will slip on the rock, at the beginning of this situation, many soldiers who were caught off guard fell on their heels, and seeing that the road was not easy to walk, Cheng Guangling only slowed down his progress.

The rocky mountains were scorched by the sun, and the low sand willow bushes not only did not provide shelter for the warriors, but were also very dangerous, because there were many animals in them, which made the warriors who walked on the sand willows very careful.

Due to the hot weather during the day, desert snakes especially like to move in the shade here, and if someone steps on them, they fight back with their deadly fangs. Therefore, the warriors who walked in front slapped the nearby Salix with their rifles as they walked, hoping to scare the snake away in advance to avoid being bitten, because in an army that lacked serum, being bitten by a poisonous snake was almost like a death sentence.

The sun is gradually setting in the west, and the troops led by Cheng Guangling have already climbed several mountain beams, and according to the map and the satellite navigation system attached to the army, they are still more than 50 kilometers away from the battlefield, and they will not be able to reach it today. Night walking in the mountains is a very dangerous thing, especially in the mountains of the Gobi Desert, where it is even more dangerous.

Many animals that hide in the shade during the day will take advantage of the night to come out to feed, and many of the common animals in the Gobi are poisonous animals such as scorpions and snakes, in addition, it is difficult to distinguish the terrain at night, walking on steep rocky mountains, it is easy to slip under the feet and get out of danger, so although he has faintly heard the rumbling cannon, Cheng Guangling still decided to leave tomorrow.

There was not much fuel to use on the Gobi Desert, and in order not to expose the target, the Wehrmacht soldiers did not dare to use the alcohol stove they carried with them, so they could only open the can and eat cold rice with compressed biscuits. With inflatable tents, the fighters can get out of contact with the ground and sleep safely in a relatively closed environment, not afraid of the infestation of poisonous insects.